i only remember the good parts

by orchid mantis

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releases May 17, 2024

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1.	good news 01:41	lyrics	buy track
i drove back home and called your phone you said that you're fine i miss you all the time stay right there i'll see you soon thought this through i've got good news don't think it's broken i'll see you soon i'll make it through you told me you're just fine but i miss you all the time
2.	wasted energy
3.	another life (ft. sign crushes motorist) 02:11 video	lyrics	buy track
i wish you knew me better maybe we'd be together someday the tide is gonna change sleep on an empty stomach because you no longer want to see me in a different way in another life i play the husband to your wife and hold you until we fall asleep it's over, i know it is it never even started because i could never be enough
4.	high time
5.	only here for you
6.	get back
7.	in my head
8.	signal breaks
9.	heartache
10.	it feels so far away now
11.	didn't mean (ft. mei semones)
12.	my forever (ft. jordana) 03:22	lyrics	buy track
give me one good reason to trust you baby i know you wish i would tell me all the ways you would love me better than anyone else could i wish you would i wish you would prove to me you could be the one my forever you said you're looking for someone to rely on and care for and when you say this around me you make it seem that you want me i've had the fairest share of people who pretend to be there for me won't you help me believe you could be a different story so give me one good reason to trust you baby i know you wish i would tell me all the ways you would love me better than anyone else could i wish you would i wish you would prove to me you could be the one my forever
13.	two weeks (and i miss you)
14.	drove back

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This buried gem of the late 90s Atlanta DIY scene marks a very special release for the Orchid Mantis label. Recorded in '96 by reclusive lo-fi artist Blue Noon, 'i only remember the good parts' is a collection of muted, introspective lullabies assembled and delicately restored from their original master tapes. This is a remarkable discovery considering most of Blue Noon's catalogue had been lost in the aftermath of a foreclosure on the artist's residence due to their infamous disappearance in '97.

Fortunately, the artist's former home was recently sold by its subsequent owners, resulting in an auction which miraculously included a large cardboard box marked only by the cryptic phrase "two weeks left" scrawled hastily in black sharpie. An unnamed music journalist who attended the auction quickly realized its significance, knowing the residence's previous history. Sure enough, the box had been pulled from a shelf in the attic, untouched for over 15 years. The additional presence of a Tascam 4-track tape machine and condenser mic suggested this attic had been the recording space where much of Blue Noon's catalogue was recorded.

The conspiratorial types attracted by this enigmatic artist will no doubt find further lyrical material to support the strange and far-fetched theories that have circulated regarding Blue Noon's disappearance, which include debt evasion, a desperate PR hoax, or even the involvement of an esoteric procedure from obscure early-internet forums called the "Possession Pact." Audio restoration hobbyist Thomas Howard, who mixed and mastered the release, can attest that there is a haunting aura embedded within the original tapes.

Howard asserts that the audio began to affect his dreams, among other bizarre claims. In his own words, "I spent about 6 hours straight one night mixing the album, and after a while, I could swear the lyrics changed entirely, almost as if they'd been reversed. I couldn't make anything out, but as crazy as it sounds, it started to feel as if they were responding to my thoughts." Curiously, Howard cut ties with the label shortly after conveying this to our staff, and has been unreachable since.

We're delighted to share that in loving tribute to Blue Noon's legacy, a selection of notable indie musicians have built upon three unfinished instrumentals from the era to bring them into 2024, almost as if the anonymous artist had never left.

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releases May 17, 2024

Written and recorded by T̶h̶o̶m̶a̶s̶ H̶o̶w̶a̶r̶d̶ Blue Noon in Atlanta, GA, featuring contributions on tracks 3, 11, and 12 as listed below:

Vocals written, recorded and performed by Sign Crushes Motorist on "Another Life"
Vocals written, recorded and performed by Mei Semones on "Didn't Mean"
Vocals written, recorded and performed by Jordana on "My Forever"

Mei Semones appears courtesy of Bayonet Records

Mixed and mastered by Thomas Howard

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