Ward C Locke
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The Salt and the Ice
The Salt and the Ice
"The Salt and the Ice" is a haunting folk track peering into a freezing apartment and a weary relationship. It explores the cost of staying still when the world demands a fight, highlighting the small, selfless acts that get us through the night.
Holes
Holes
"Holes" is a soulful, acoustic-driven Americana track that explores the beauty found in the artifacts of the past. The song reflects on the lives once lived and the stories left.
Loving You
Loving You
Heavy metal version of Minnie Riperton's 1970's classic.
Stay
Stay
"Stay" is a melancholic and atmospheric alternative rock track that pays deep stylistic homage to The Cure.
Fading Signals
Fading Signals
"Fading Signals" is a high-octane alternative rock anthem that masterfully balances raw aggression with cinematic atmosphere.
Back to Silence
Back to Silence
"Back to Silence" explores the private transition from chaos back to one’s own inner stillness. It captures the heavy, restorative weight of the quiet that remains when the world finally stops shouting and the thoughts begin to settle.
Operator
Operator
“Operator" captures the private dialogue that emerges when the world goes quiet and the body grows heavy. It lives in fleeting moments of darkness where fear and identity meet, serving as a quiet anthem for those facing the unknown, listening.
Found Me
Found Me
"Found Me" was born out of those long stretches of life where you feel like you're shouting into a void. I wanted to capture the exact millisecond where the silence breaks that moment when someone finally hears you.
Glass Fracture
Glass Fracture
Glass Fracture is a deconstructed jazz waltz. It trades speed for suspense, using a 3/4 pulse and dissonant piano clusters to create a dark, cinematic atmosphere in the A minor key.
Quinary Flux
Quinary Flux
Quinary Flux is a sharp, A-minor jazz waltz that weaponizes the V-i cadence. It uses a 3/4 pulse to disguise a complex, mechanical tension between the piano’s hammers and the bass’s wood.
