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Od Yishama (The Sound Returns)

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// EXHIBIT 16 · THE SHOWCASE SAMPLER

Od Yishama (The Sound Returns)

Dark frozen blocky foundation shattering and rising into the glowing golden skyline of the Old City — cover artwork for Od Yishama

“OD YISHAMA”
1-OF-1 COVER ARTWORK

Image literally maps the journey from the frozen Dnieper river to the streets of Jerusalem. The dark, freezing, blocky foundation at the bottom is shattering and rising up, transforming into the glowing, golden skyline of the Old City. It’s epic, cinematic, and deeply tied to the Hebrew prophecy in the chorus.

// THE CONCEPT

A sonic reclamation. Forged in the shadow of the Dnieper and unleashed in the heat of Jerusalem, this track shatters the silence of hidden roots with a raw, defiant pulse. Blending dusty, swung MPC breakbeats and heavy sub-bass with chopped soul vocals and ancient klezmer instrumentation, it’s a visceral bridge between the past and the present. Driven by the prophetic Hebrew lyrics of Jeremiah 33:11, this isn't just a song—it's a heartbeat rising from the concrete, a refusal to be quieted, and a maximum-energy declaration that the sound will always return

// LYRICS

[Intro]
[Vinyl crackle, warm and heavy]
[Dusty, swung drum break starts, head-nodding rhythm]
[Deep, warm sub-bass slides in underneath]
[Pitched-up vocal chop teases the melody: "Od... Od... Od..."]
[Chorus 1]
[Full chopped-soul groove, layered soulful harmonies]
Od... Od... Od yishama...
B'arey... b'arey Yehudah...
U'vchutsot... Yerus... Yerushalayim...
Kol sa... kol sason...
V'kol sim... simcha!
[Verse 1]
[Beat strips back, minimal drums, heavy bass groove]
[Raw, intimate spoken-sung vocal, close to the mic]
They tried to quiet the courtyard...
Tried to bury the song in the snow.
But the rhythm is older than the concrete.
It’s in the marrow. It’s in the soul.
From the Dnieper river to the southern heat...
We don’t ask for permission to speak.
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Extended flipped oud and ney flute sample solo]
[Swung drum break gets heavier, more aggressive]
[Vinyl crackle prominent, tape saturation warmth]
[Chorus 2]
[Beat returns harder, defiant and anthemic]
Od yishama!
B'arey Yehudah!
U'vchutsot... Yerus... Yerushalayim!
Kol cha... kol chatan...
V'kol ka... ka-kallah!
[Verse 2]
[Tempo feels like it locks in, driving, relentless bass]
[Resonant, powerful vocal delivery]
No more camouflage.
No more hiding the light.
The silence is broken.
We are taking back the night.
Every beat is a heartbeat.
Every chop is a breath.
We are singing life...
Right out of the jaws of death.
[Bridge]
[Sudden stop. Total silence except for vinyl crackle]
[Stuttering vocal chop builds up slowly, panning left to right]
Od... Od... Od... Od yishama...
Od... Od... Od... Od yishama...
[Snare drum roll builds tension]
OD YISHAMA!
[Beat drops back in HARD, maximum energy, sub-bass rattling]
[Outro]
[Chopped soul groove slowly fades, riding the swing]
[Deep bass lingers, echoing]
Kol sason... v'kol simcha...
Yis... Yis... Yisrael...
[Vinyl crackle returns, needle lifts, slow fade to silence]

Prophetic Hebrew lyrics of Jeremiah 33:11, transliterated

INTRO · CHORUS 1 · VERSE 1 · INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE · CHORUS 2 · VERSE 2 · BRIDGE · OUTRO

// PRODUCTION COMMENTARY

Jewish chop soul — dusty swung MPC breakbeats, heavy sub-bass, chopped soul vocals, ancient klezmer instrumentation with flipped oud and ney flute. A sonic reclamation from the Dnieper to Jerusalem.

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