"Melancholy Friction" by Lorenzo’s Music is the sixth track in their experimental movie soundtrack project. Born from a live stream songwriting session, the raw audio features crackles and hiss reminiscent of old tape recordings. Wide room mic recordings of bass and guitar add depth, while vocals—sung through a vintage bullet harmonica mic—echo the theme of realizing too much has passed. This alt-rock, experimental piece is a unique blend of lo-fi grit and emotional intensity.

Recording Files

You can clone the Ardour DAW recording session files from our GitHub repository and reuse and remix the song.

Clone the song on GitHub here - https://github.com/lorenzosmusic/melancholy-friction

This song is released under Creative Commons so you are free to:

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Melancholy friction © 2025 by Lorenzo's Music is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/