Feeds the Soul

Art, Reinterpreted

Any work of art is an expression of its artist, imbued with their life essence. The Feeds the Soul project is built upon this belief. Incepted in 2023, the first Feeds the Soul album has since been interpreted by artists of varied mediums. Next, each artistic output will be reinterpreted back into music to form a new sonic descendant.

Diverse Musical Expression

This project aims to capture the full spectrum of human emotion. Thus, each album in this interconnected series must meet certain criteria:

The album must be exactly 12 tracks in length.
Each track must be a different key, with no repeating root notes.
Tracks must be ordered according to the circle of fifths
All songs on each album must be the same BPM
- Halftime and double-time are allowed.
Each track must use elements of the track which inspired the art that is being reinterpreted, where applicable.
- These can be samples of the full song, or individual stems.

Artistic Freedom

Those who contribute non-musical works are given free reign over creative direction of their work(s), so long as they produce one of the following:

A single composite piece, representing an album as a whole
A series of pieces, with one per track of the album.

Realizing this vision would not be possible without the contributions from artists located across the country.

Discover each artist and their work below:

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Acrylic Paint on Canvas

"I often have a difficult time projecting what is going on in my brain onto a canvas. This project has pushed my creativity further than my typical comfort zone. As an artist, I often create what I'm used to - what is 'safe'. I'm thankful to be supported by a fellow artist to reach limits I didn't know possible." - Mads

a blue figure with yellow dreadlocks playing a drum kit with lasers emitting from the drums. the face of the kick drum is decorated with flowers

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Digital Illustration

"This project, and all the events that have taken place since its inception, have changed me as an artist and as a person. Conceptualizing this release has been one of the toughest, yet most rewarding assignments entrusted upon me. I hope that the growth we have experienced as artists and as friends continues to bloom as we move along our respective journeys." - 5meomartian

A series of cartoon-styled organic objects, with the central focus on a humanized COVID-19 virus with eyes and a face mask.

jugs of purple juice with symmetrically arranged leaves over a sunburst backdrop

a blue meditating figure, decorated with flowers, surrounded by trees

Intricate lines evocative of the inner workings of a clock

spiky vertebrae protruding out from a sideways sort-of-eyeball center

This illustration depicts a cozy corner of the dream universe

this illustration depicts a different figure depending on the orientation of the artwork. it is an abstract surrealist composition, so it loosely resembles a bat from one direction, and a slug when flipped upside down

A humanoid figure in a meditative post holding an energy orb, with other arms protruding outward controlling various orbs, and elemental focuses, contained within a larger orb of some form, with flames emitting outward from the figure-containing-orb.

A hi-fi sound system sub bass speaker with a pair of chickens wearing sunglasses on either side of the horn

intricate lines protruding outward from a sideways sort-of-eyeball central focus

This illustration is symmetrically arranged, smiley faces that appear to be melting

This illustration depicts a surrealist arrangement of chairs along the walls and ceilings with a background of abstractly placed musical notes

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Acrylic Paint on Canvas

"This has been a grounding constant during an ungrounded time in my life -- it has been such a pleasure to be a part of. It gave me so much beauty to focus on while living in a tough environment. Thank you for creating music that inspired and guided these pieces, and for starting such an awesome, creative idea." - Al

an orange figure sitting on a blue, wavy tube, with leaves sprouting from their head

a tree with a braided trunk emitting circular white auras

an orange figure, sitting on a lavender plant, with a web emitting from their chest

a female figure falling into the center of a web, entangled in green branches

the inside of a coastal cave, with a person seated at the edge of the water looking out toward the sunset

four cacti swirling around a desert-colored portal

a larger-than-life bat perched across a few pine trees under the night sky

barren trees with a rainbow piano interwoven between them

yellow/orange, red, and brown waves over a black and white grid background

a white window looking out upon an orange sun, partially covered by purple clouds

a yellow waterfall between a pair of trees, with a bridge traversing in front of it

a purple portal through space, with musical notes floating into it

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Batik

"I feel it is important to highlight the batik art form, which originated from Indonesia. The technique involves layering molten wax onto cloth, and is referred to as wax-resist dyeing. This particular collection is hand-drawn, but the process may also involve use of wooden blocks for applying the various shapes and patterns." - Buddy

$a batik with green, blue, and purple colored fractal pattern evocative of pyrography$

a green, yellow, blue, and pink concentric circular patterned batik

this piece is characterized by erratically arranged, jagged shapes

a semi-floral outlined batik with rainbow colored concentric circles within

a pair of hands with flames emitting from them

a green, yellow, blue, purple, and pink concentric circular patterned batik, with heart-like shapes on each corner

a concentric patterned batik, with a full rainbow of colors

a concentric semi-floral patterned batik with green, red, yellow, purple, and indigo colors

a batik with a blue background, and red, yellow, orange and magenta circular pattern on it