LOOK ABOVE YOU AT THE SKY


BAND NAME: Look Above You at the Sky
GENRE: Unblack / Noise / Experimental / Various
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Unknown (early), USA (now)

Added here based primarily on a few releases like "War EP", "Ab Morte Libera Me", etc which undeniably fit this site's criteria. A lot of this project's releases are non-metal.

Years active:
late 2014 - late 2017
May 2019 - present

Abbreviated "LAYATS".
Formed in 2014 as sort of a "spiritual successor" to an older experimental project I had, called "Of This Night", from 2009-2014. Only a handful of songs were ever released, but there were tons and tons of unused ideas for that project. Whether God wants me to reuse any those old ideas or not, one thing is for sure, I want to continue doing experimental music with this project.

Lineup:
Nocturnal Iridescence - All instruments, Vocals

Links:
 
Discography:


Victory (single, 12 January, 2015, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)

Symphonic unblack.

1) Victory
5:05, lyrics:
The warriors awake from slumber
The war horn sounds from the tower
Beyond the frozen Nordic mountains
Stand the bravest among men
Opponents of surrounding dark
Nevermore to be frozen in heart
Now to march on for honor of truth
Behind the clouds the sun peeks through
Bravery sent unto the holy hordes
And light reflects off the risen swords

Light shines into the dark of the heart
Clarity shines tearing darkened clouds apart
Warriors victorious hold their swords to the sky
Glory and victory for the Divine Guide


War EP

12 January, 2015, Independent, Bandcamp
January-March 2015, Independent, CD-R, limited 2 copies

Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)

'Black' / Thrash Metal.

The CD-Rs were given to friends, with "Victory" (see the release above this one) as a bonus track. Originally, the Bandcamp version also had the song "Til the End", but I removed it (sometime before 15 April, 2015), after discovering scriptural errors in the lyrics, with which I was uncomfortable. I also got the CDs back from my friends.

BANDCAMP VERSION

1) This War Is All Around Us
4:31, lyrics:
We are in a war for spirits
Innocent ones are caught in the crossfire
The enemy's planes are flying overhead,
And a gun is pointed right at you
At the same time, we extend a hand
We, the ones who will not be defeated
You don't have forever to choose
The nukes are almost ready to be dropped

Demon soldiers wage war, we have no choice but to fight
We have to save the lost in the name of Jesus Christ!


2) Resistance
5:30, lyrics:
Land of sin, Babylon, enough!
Pollution of the world and our hearts!
Temptation ends tonight
Resistance is imminent...

A barrage of bullets
To the heart of blasphemy...

It's finally fallen, the society that would kill us
The buildings of blasphemy are destroyed
You brought us into sin for so long
But never will take us again

Airplanes and helicopters of righteousness
God's military marches forth for victory
The tanks destroy all the heresy
Our youths, our elders, infected no more!

It's finally fallen, the society that would kill us
The buildings of blasphemy are destroyed
You brought us into sin for so long
But never will take us again


3) Another Sunset
2:53, instrumental

CD VERSION
1) This War Is All Around Us 4:31
2) Resistance 5:30
3) Til the End 8:30
4) Another Sunset 2:53
5) Victory 5:05 (bonus track)


Harsh Noise EP

Left: 22 May, 2015, Independent, Bandcamp
Right: May-June, 2015, Independent, CD-R, limited 1 copy

Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)

Noise music.

The CD-R was given to my friend. I had problems with my printer or something like that, so it ended up not having artwork.

All songs are instrumental.

Written on Bandcamp, for track 3:
Psychic abilities should be avoided at all costs.
I don't know much about the following websites, but these two pages explain it perfectly:
http://www.heavenlymanna.net/christianArticle.php?article_id=361
http://www.christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_Psychics.html


1) Do All to the Glory of God 9:54
2) Our Sins are Forgiven Through Jesus Christ! 10:41
3) Psychic Abilities are Not the Same as a True Gift of Prophecy 2:23


Unblack Something (EP, 28 July, 2015, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Experimental electronic/ambient with black metal influences.

1) Lake
2:32, lyrics:
I see the lake in darkness
Glowing in moonlight
I see the fog in which the girl
Is still said to reside

The mediums have talked to her
And she has talked through them
The masses have been fascinated
Since they learned of it

"What could it mean?" they say
As they look into horoscopes
Tarot cards and star charts
An explanation hoped

"The pieces just don't fit," they say
Conclusions are not reached
Ignoring one more place that they
Forgot could always teach

I brave into the forest
With no one by my side
But I know I am not alone
Because up in the skies

There is a Being who is
Watching over me
I'll fix the problem plaguing them
And then they all will see

The Bible taught about these things
In years long before ours
And tonight I will exorcise one
Underneath the stars

(I know you're not the girl...
I know you're only a demon, a familiar spirit, and you deceived them all...
But no longer...
I command you to leave,
Leave in the name of Jesus Christ!)

The power of God triumphs over darkness,
Evil may mislead, but not if you're aware,
God warned against it, and for those who heard,
We must keep fighting, righteousness, we... must... share!


2) In Every Song That I Write
2:58, lyrics:
Out the black of a nightmare
I finally can see the light
Let this discovery show
In every song that I write!

I've woken up from the dreamscape
That further fueled that spite
Let this triumph always show
In every song that I write!

In every song that I...

Out the black of a nightmare
I finally can see the light
Let this discovery show
In every song that I write!

I've woken up from the dreamscape
That further fueled that spite
Let this triumph always show
In every song that I write!

In every song that I write

Out the black of a nightmare
I finally can see the light
Let this discovery show
In every song that I write!

I've woken up from the dreamscape
That further fueled that spite
Let this triumph always show
In every song that I write!

In every song that I write


3) God's Truth Is Gnot Gnostic
4:49, lyrics:
Truth-seeking so long we forget to find
Turning over pages revealing the truth inside
Fourth-dimensional negatives not employed
God did not create a Demiurge in that formless void!

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
We are being called to, but not from outer space.
The government sold out, but not to aliens.
We seek for so long that an answer in front of our faces
Becomes something else to throw aside in a search for truth.
These mysteries, these books, these phenomena, these conspiracies, these words,
They are not imagined, but they are not what we think they are.
The answer to it all lies in a single prayer,
A prayer for guidance in the name of Jesus Christ,
Truly God's only begotten Son!

He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him,
Yet the world did not know Him.
He came to what was His own, and His own people did not accept Him.
But to all who received Him, who believed in His name,
He gave power to become children of God,
Who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:10-13)


Rarity Beatboxing (single, 29 September, 2015, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Electronic.

Yeah I like MLP, sue me. ;(((( parenthesis parenthesis.

A song made almost, if not entirely, out of Rarity sound samples from MLP.

1) Rarity Beatboxing
3:50, (Rarity dismissal noises)


50 C1053 70 D357RUC710N (single, 10 December, 2015, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Raw 'Black' Metal / Noise.

Aka "SO CLOSE TO DESTRUCTION".

Written on the artwork:
Romans 10:13

1) 50 C1053 70 D357RUC710N
6:26, lyrics:
From the abyss, in the abyss, so far from Earth
It's all over - the stars are soaring by faster
We are so close to destruction
How did it end this way?
It all began with a simple mission

Didn't we take every precaution? Isn't there anything we can do?
Can we just stand here, stuck in this encroaching room?

The room's getting hotter, the walls are glowing red
The system is failing, we lost control of the ship
And the room is shaking.
The roar of the ship gets so loud.

What is left to do?
Can anyone help us now?
Ground control can't hear us...
A strange peace comes over me.

Jesus, we thought we were so close to Heaven
We thought we could conquer the sky above us
Only now do we realize how far we really were.

The roar of the ship gets so quiet here in my thoughts.
You are the only way out...
Our lives are Yours.


Resigned to this worldly destruction
My soul finally purified

The room glows red hot
The ship reaches so close to the flame
They will say our mission failed.
But only for them. For us...
We have reached the new frontier.



Ab Morte Libera Me (single, 9 May, 2016, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Raw / Depressive 'Black' Metal.

1) Ab Morte Libera Me
2:40, lyrics:
This has been going on for so long
This is the valley of the shadow of death
I remember when You raised my spirit from death
The joy, the peace, the comfort
But now it feels so far gone
I don't know why I'm here, I'm tired of failing You
I'm begging you God,
RESCUE ME AGAIN!


I've felt Your grace, I know it can help me
I feel lost now, but I know I'm never alone!
My despair feels endless, but I know it has before
Rescue me for whom Your blood has flowed!


Melancholonoise (EP, UNRELEASED, Independent)
Format: Bandcamp

This particular version was never released, but it was expanded a bit and released under Vibrant Life instead. I ditched the first track because part way into recording, I realized I'd accidentally / subconsciously ripped off the melody from another band. I thought about changing it but I couldn't think another melody that worked well so I just scrapped the whole thing. Maybe someday I'll find another use for the lyrics?

Update: I found a note saying which song the "black/noise + electronic influences" track was supposed to be. I've added the lyrics below. I'm pretty sure I never had anything solid written for it in terms of music, but I might reuse the lyrics for something else. The same note indicates there was also supposed to be a more "airy" song. That one is most likely referring to "Escape - My Only Passion" which, while noisy, has a fairly "airy" atmosphere.

1) untitled
~3:00?, lyrics:
Walking by these lifeless reeds
It's fitting for me
The water's dried now I can see
The bottom of the deep
(repeated 3-5x?)

??) untitled ("Held Back"?)
track length unknown, lyrics:
Where is my joy, my peace?
Why am I worrying so much?
And why do I still fear
Though I have God's holy touch?
I know who tries to take it
I know which wolf attacks
You can prowl for awhile
And your sins will be paid back

You tried to take my peace
You held it back
Now you're held back
You tried to take my peace
You held it back
Now you're held back

I tried to find a working cure
But falsities abound
How many more will suffer
With all the lies around?
Even if my choice was right
And with those two succeed
How many more will suffer
How many will you mislead?

You tried to hide the cure
You held it back
Now you're held back
You tried to hide the cure
You held it back
Now you're held back

You can try to mislead us
But Revelations shows
How with a few you may succeed
But will fail when you're thrown
Into the eternal fire
And no longer can attack
How many will look down on you
And nevermore look back?

You tried to take salvation
You held it back
Now you're held back
You tried to take salvation
You held it back
Now you're held back


??) Gray Autumn Sky 8:18
??) untitled (later became "Intro into Depression") 5:00
??) untitled (later became "FIX ME") 6:37
??) untitled (later became "Escape - My Only Passion") 3:35


Yours Also the Night (EP)

18 January, 2017, Vociferator Entertainment, link expired
18 December, 2019, Independent, Bandcamp

Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)

Noise.
The "vocals" in track 2 were done in a text-to-speech program, and then distorted.

The Bible verses mentioned in track 2 were chosen to provide hope to those who are feeling depressed and suicidal. Additional notes about the motivation behind this can be read in the [YouTube description here].

1) Yours Also the Night
17:51, instrumental

2) Take Heart
8:03, lyrics:
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. (John 20:30-31)

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. (Galatians 3:26)

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. (1 John 2:1)

Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me. (John 14:1)

The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10)

It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8)

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

"I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)


3) Protoevangelium (From Sin Nature to Our Lost Innocence)
8:38, instrumental


Random Things I Had in My Music Folder (compilation, 10 September, 2017, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Electronic / Experimental.

Track 2 made in FL Studio.
Track 3 made in Soundation: soundation.com

All songs are instrumental.

1) Distorted Drums + Sounds 2:09
2) Futuristic Highway 2:44
3) Acts 5:19 5:47
4) Weird Noise Thing 1:00
5) Distorted Drums + Sounds (Noise Version) 2:09


† Cellphone Recordings † (compilation, 6 November, 2018, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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A compilation of the songs I recorded on my cellphone until I got a new, proper recorder.

These tracks were uploaded 10 November, and 8 December, respectively.

2) LAYATS - Electronic Improv Thing
8:40, instrumental

10) LAYATS - A Holly Jolly Track About My Neighbors and Their Demon Monster Brat Kids
1:52, lyrics:
My neighbors' kids are monsters
All they do is scream all day
And the neighbors don't help
Cause all they do is yell all day too

I wish they'd all shut up for once in their lives
Now they're annoying the dogs on the lower floor next door
And they're barking too

This song is what it feels like in my head when they yell
The kids yell like monkeys and the mom just yells back at them to be quiet and they don't
Cause they don't raise their kids right

"Be quiet!
Be quiet!
Be quiet!
Be quiet!"

Aaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuggggggghhhhhhhhhh
BURP
BUURP
BUUU-UUUU-UUUU-UURP


Humid (demo, 29 May, 2019, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Atmospheric / Ambient / 'Black' / Dungeon Synth.

1) God's Will (Those Woods and My Soul)
3:05, lyrics:
The somber dusk
The humid air
Magick denounced
For holy prayer

Devout to God
Through doubt and pain
Submit to Christ
"Please, stop the rain."


2) He (YHWH) Gives Rain on the Earth
2:20, lyrics:
He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields. (Job 5:10)


I Wrote a Great Song (single, 26 May, 2020, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Random, kind of "poppy" bedroom recording, just for fun.

1) I Wrote a Great Song
00:17 (vocalizing, no lyrics)





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