There’s so much that I can say about Mike Wallace, much that I’ve already said in the past that should always be reconfirmed for extra measure but if there if there is one word that I would used to describe him it would be, inspirational. Mike is the embodiment of a person that takes music serious, who eats, sleeps and drinks music and who has taken his once inspirations and appreciations of the music to now creating the music and inspiring others in the process. From his love of Hip Hop, deep dive into the sound of library music and collecting one of the most impressive collections around to now creating music, library and beyond to find himself in those same crates that his composing greats reside. It may not be tape Tuesday but any day that Mike Wallace releases a tape, it’s a good day and the perfect one at that and we’re excited to dive into his new release “Crawling Toward The Sun” which was recorded, mixed and mastered by himself in 2025 and made solely on the Melbourne Instruments Delia synthesizer.
Rooted from a seed, destined to withstand the climb
What started as photosynthetic dreams began the ticking of time.
Slowly sprouting before ones eyes, the journey seemed too far.
The heat of the day caused blooming at night, coloring the sky with stars.
The joy of life was short-lived, as the sky began to mud
In a flash of light, the day went dim and soiled the ground with flood.
Time slows down when rain from heaven finds the plant off guard
The aftermath of lessons in life grows petals back twice as hard
Forced to remain resilient and calm. the plant now moves with ease.
The rain from summer turns frozen for winter-like icicles melting through trees.
With droplets of water penetrating the soil, the ticking of time has begun.
The day is fresh, a now journey awaits, as the plant crawl’s back toward the sun.
-MW