Still
Breathing
Ah
No
Wait
Pieces of yesterday
Fall through my hands
Broken rhythms
Broken names
Broken skies
Still we play
Still we breathe
Again
Again
Again
Break it
Break it
Break—
Break—
No—
No—
Sing
Don't sing
Laugh
Cry
Breathe
Stop
Breathe
Every trumpet
Finds another answer
Every saxophone
Forgets the question
Every heartbeat
Changes time
Nothing stays
Nothing stays
Nothing
Ah—
Ha—
No—
La—
Mm—
Still
Still
Still
When the walls begin to disappear
Only echoes remain
When every melody is gone
The silence starts to sing
Raise every broken voice
Raise every broken hand
Tonight
We leave no note behind
No dream behind
No soul behind
When the lights grow small
When the last horn fades
When tomorrow calls
We'll still remember
We'll still sing
We'll still breathe
Preservation Blues
Preservation Blues
Preservation Blues
...is still breathing
- Lyricist
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- Composer
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- Producer
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- Guitar
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- Bass Guitar
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- Drums
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- Keyboards
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- Vocals
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- Piano
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- Trumpet
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- Saxophone
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Preservation Blues
Imayuku Detective Agency
To break something is not to end it.
It is to give it a new life.
"Preservation Blues" is a fearless reimagining of the New Orleans jazz spirit, honoring its legacy by dismantling familiar forms and rebuilding them into a bold work of contemporary avant-garde jazz.
Distorted Rhodes piano.
Restless brass conversations.
Unpredictable shifting meters.
The voice moves beyond melody-singing, whispering, breathing, and transforming into another instrument within the ensemble.
Order dissolves.
The groove collapses and returns in unexpected forms.
Yet beneath every fractured rhythm, the soul of the blues continues to breathe.
Tradition is not preserved by remaining unchanged.
It survives through imagination, reinvention, and the courage to explore new paths.
As scattered fragments of sound slowly gather, the music reaches a single, quiet affirmation:
"Preservation..."
Not as a farewell to the past-
but as a promise to the future.
"Preservation Blues" stands as one of Imajuku Detective Agency's most adventurous creations-a cinematic avant-garde jazz journey where chaos, memory, and freedom unite in a single unforgettable performance.
Artist Profile
Imayuku Detective Agency
Imayuku Detective Agency A collective that traces the boundary between urban noise and silence. Rooted in big band jazz, their sound fuses the raw energy of rock, the bounce of ska-funk, and the experimental edge of modern jazz. Centered around a powerful horn section trumpets, saxophones, and trombone their rhythm section drives everything forward with an aggressive, commanding groove. Their music is more than instrumental. Fragmented riffs, sudden silences, and near-collapsing ensembles are presented like pieces of a case, only to align into brief moments of perfect unison. On stage, improvisation collides with structure, ensuring that no performance is ever the same. Imajuku Detective Unit does not simply play music. They document an electric sense of unease hidden within the city.
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