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There is something fascinating, when you look back at an amazing artist’s releases, and you find something special. Several years ago, TyDi collaborated with various talents from around the world. Finding his sound, connecting with creative hearts that wanted to do the same, sharing their hopes, dreams, and wishes through their creativity. From soulful, to harmonic, driven, beats, melodic, and expressive, music is an artform, where a producer and songwriters are its paintbrush.
Awhile back I wrote a review for Collide, which was the second part of a series. “Shooting Stars,” released in 2011, was the first part of the saga. I thought I would look back on these amazing albums once more, reconnecting with what made TyDi, and various artists he had created something with, special.
“Shooting Stars”
Release date: 2011
Label: Armada
This eighteen track release explored different emotions: memories, feelings, and the ups and downs of life itself. Within each song, melodic, or with vocals, it goes beyond a few minutes. It expands its sound design, telling a story of the artists that co-produced each track involved within the album. The range, scope, and expansion of these eighteen songs goes another level, as each one connects to each other. Finding a sound that explores feelings of loss, growth, change, creativity, and a flow from within.
1) Take a Chance
2) Greater Heights
Co-producers: Tenishia
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Jennifer Rene
3) Talking to Myself
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: DJ Rap
4) Out in the Cold
5) The Moment it Breaks
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Tania Zygar
6) Sex, Lies, and Still Obvious
7) Acting Crazy
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Sarah Howells
8) Half of Everything
9) Vanilla
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Tania Zygar
10) Yes, That Did Just Happen
11) Her Lullaby
12) Why Do I Care?
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Tania Zygar
13) The Camera Doesn’t Lie, But You Do
14) Long Nights on Fast Planes
15) World’s Apart
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Audrey Gallagher
16) Never Go Back
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Brianna Holan
17) Criminal
Co-producer: Protoculture
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Meighan Nealon
18) Ariana
My favorites are the songs TyDi collaborated on with Tania Zygar. They are a different vibe from the rest of the album, taking on a more personal deep-dive, rather than holding everything inside. Eventually bursting, rising to the surface, with words you never meant to say, but held back on because that is not who you were, or are. But every song within this album does analyze deep with oneself, our strengths, weaknesses, the fight we have inside, or with the person on the other side of the mirror.
“Collide”
Release date: 2018
Label: Global Soundsystem Records
In this second part of the journey, TyDi along with Christopher Tin explores a more diverse sound. Combining their sound styles together, it takes on more of a trance opera, a vast scope within harmony, vocals, and energy. Capturing the essence of who we are as humans, the connections, and break-ups that shape our heart, mind and soul.
1) Everything I See
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Cameron Walker
2) Upside Down
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Akazi
3) Closing In
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Dia Frampton
4) Did You Know?
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: London Thor
5) Gold Blooded
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Dyson
6) Can’t Look Away
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Olivia Somerlyn
7) Tell Me
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Dia Frampton
8) You Don’t Love Me
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Freesia
9) Losing Sight
10) Don’t Forget Us
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Lola Rhodes
11) Fallen Angel
Lyrics and vocals by Singer, Songwriter: Coco Jones
12) Alive
A spiritual sequel, but in a sense of growth, pain, acceptance, striving to be better, but also grounded, yet facing challenges when you feel alone, or even going dark. The title is more than a description of the album, but rather of everything happening all at once. It is also about everything that makes us who we are, and what we perceive on the outside – who we try to be, even when we fall and get back up again.
Why revisit? Let’s just say, there is something new in store.
What’s Next
When the next chapter arrives, a review will be on the way.
