Buen día beloved wave riding individual!
Good news! I invested in a sweatband! IT’S ON NOW!
Speaking of ON, you can get 15% off EVERYTHING at meaningwave.com (http://www.meaningwave.com) with code ‘SPRING’ at checkout! Valid for just a few more days!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCUS AURELIUS!
1903 years old, and more relevant and beloved than ever.
Thank you for ghost-writing this amazing music!
LOVE YOU!
It’s a beautiful day to be alive here at the time of MEDITATIONS II existing. Thank you for all your beautiful words regarding the record, that continue to come in every day. It is deeply gratifying when something one has worked so hard on resonates!
(https://twitter.com/MprAcc/status/1783457962150727947)
A new music video from the album drops on Monday!
(https://go.meaningwave.com/MVII)
In other MEDITATIONS II (https://go.meaningwave.com/MVII) related news, we were amused this week to learn that Google considers the record to contain “shocking content,” that is unsuitable for distribution, and banned us from promoting the YouTube visual, which we appealed, only to be further denied, and warned that our channel might be deleted if we tried again. Obviously, this is hilarious and typical current-year inversion. The positive side, I suppose, is that social media posts regarding the ban were distributed roughly 500% wider than the initial posts regarding the album.
(https://twitter.com/akirathedon/status/1782890473662607649)
I did a two-hour podcast (https://linktw.in/zsCGrR) with rowing world champion Max Planer (https://www.instagram.com/maxplaner/), which was released this week, and we go deep on all manner of topics, including the aforementioned inversion. The Description reads:
Max is outing himself as a big fan of his music, which has helped him overcome mental struggles in the transition from his athletic life to becoming a coach.
In this deep talk, Akira shares:
...his own life journey.
...his sources of inspiration.
...why goal setting is stupid and what he does instead.
...and much more!
Check that out here!
(https://linktw.in/zsCGrR)
Meanwhile, in Streams, we had a very powerful SUPER REQUEST SHOW on Monday (https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM552), and on Wednesday we did a special STOICWAVE LIVE extravaganza…
(https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM553)
See you tonight for the Friday night PARTY set!
(https://linktw.in/zXOOFx)
See you there! And don’t forget, you can get 15% off EVERYTHING at meaningwave.com (http://www.meaningwave.com) with code ‘SPRING’ at checkout! Enjoy!
LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
AKIRA THE DON, DSPDC, April ‘24.
PS! You have a few days left to get your orders for signed CDs in before that window of opportunity closes. Go!
(https://igg.me/at/MEDITATIONSII)
Timelapse of me drawing my new avatar
Tools: Procreate on iPad with Apple Pencil
Own the NFT at https://opensea.io/akirathedon !
BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER FROM BERTON AND THE DON!
TELL THEM NOW!
With lyrics adapted from Berton Braley's poem of 100 years hence!
STREAM https://go.meaningwave.com/TELLTHEMNOW
Art by me!
Own the NFT! https://opensea.io/akirathedon
“You can't pursue happiness
You could pursue a wild animal
You could pursue a ball
That's rolling downhill
You could pursue a car
You could pursue a dog
Because those are all real
But happiness you can't pursue
You could end up happy
But you can't pursue happiness
There are two things
You can pursue
That'll get you there…”
Make some noise for the grand return of Scott Adams () to the Meaningwave Universe! And with a song that couldn’t be more perfectly Meaningwave if it was synthesized in a lab by a team of 100 genius-level Meaningwave scholars 2000 years from now...
CHASING MEANING
(https://go.meaningwave.com/CHASINGMEANING)
…is out now!
I sent it to Scott last week, and he replied straight away, “I love it! But I am biased.” Which is fair. I love it too, and I hope you do too. Hey look! Here’s the music video!
(https://linktw.in/USRVHE)
Wonder where it’s gonna show up in next month’s MEANINGWAVE TOP 50, huh? SPEAKING OF THE TOP 50!
The MEANINGWAVE TOP 50 ...
It’s Friday, which means NEW MEANINGWAVE, and it’s BLACK FRIDAY which means up to 75% off at meaningwave.com! Use code BF24 at checkout!
(http://meaningwave.com)
"Mr. Hitchcock
What is your definition
Of happiness?
A clear horizon
Nothing to worry about
On your plate
Only
Things that are creative"
We are joined this week in the Meaningwave Universe by a new voice, that of legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, speaking to us across space and time of happiness, on this soaring new instant classic, with vocals sampled from 1964’s CBS TV special, Telescope, A Talk with Alfred Hitchcock.
A CLEAR HORIZON
(https://go.meaningwave.com/ACLEARHORIZON)
Is out now on all platforms!
(https://go.meaningwave.com/ACLEARHORIZON)
And you can enjoy the music video here
(https://linktw.in/BzBjIc)
MEANWHILE! It’s our biggest sale of the year right now at meaningwave.com. We’re offering 25% off EVERYTHING, including clothing, vinyl, posters, CDs… In addition, all digital bundles have been slashed by ...
It's the most wonderful time of the year... I am blessed and proud to present your annual gift of low fidelity yuletide glory and wonderment...
LOFI CHRISTMAS VII
(https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII)
…a cozy, crackling carefully crafted collection of Lofi Christmas perfection to soundtrack your holiday season.
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As is only right and traditional, the mix is comprised of a smorgasbord of delightful new winter bumps, 14 in total.
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As always, an instrumental version is available to stream (https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII) and download (https://akirathedon.bandcamp.com/album/lofi-christmas-vii) on all platforms (https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII) … and a special vocal-sample-infused version will be dropping on Youtube at 1 CT (https://linktw.in/tFeIKl), and available to download for our supporters. This version is peppered with samples from some of my favorite Christmas movies and TV specials. Can you spot them all? (https://linktw.in/tFeIKl)
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MEANWHILE!...
