Lullaby

Great Heroes

Sleepwalking

‘Sleepwalking’ by Issey Cross (Aaron Weston Remix)

Mirage Sun

I wrote this music at a time when I was going through a difficult time. I had never lost hope. I had never been weak in faith. I knew that I would find my way and I would find it.

The Moment

The Detroit underground dark jazz scene brings forth The Dark Messiahs' latest track, "Kid Twist." The melody of the piano weaves its way through the song with its hypnotic ostinato.

Blue Six's trumpet cuts through the atmosphere with a raw, distorted edge, adding an element of gritty allure to the ensemble. Tully Wilson's clarinet dances in and out of the arrangement, casting its spell, while Wilt Flowers' bass provides a steady, heartbeat that anchors the composition.

But it's Sonny Rhodes' piano that truly steals the spotlight, guiding you through the piece. From moments of melancholic reflection to bursts of more frenetic energy backed by Sticks Thompson's masterful drumming, driving the rhythm forward with precision and passion.

With its seamless blend of dark beauty and experimental fervor, "Kid Twist" allows you to close your eyes, and let The Dark Messiahs whisk you away into a world where dark jazz lives.

Kid Twist by The Dark Messiahs. Dark, doom jazz from Detroit.

A celebration of the Ostara, aka the Spring Equinox, the first in a series of eight pieces to celebrate the eight Druidic festivals of the Windmill of the Year, more about which here: https://anniedieuleveut.com/2024/02/01/the-windmill-of-the-year/

By Annie Dieu-Le-Veut and APi_ZZ (@api_zz)


Words and vocals by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut.
© Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, February 2024 

Music and Cover Art by APi_ZZ 
© APi_ZZ (Andreas Pirner) February 2024

Words:

Fire serpents and dragons are stirring 
Deep down in the hard, cold iron of Earth. 

Slithering land wights are waking, 
And wriggling and stretching, 
Woken from their sleep by the return 
Of the song of the Sun, 
Its melody singing all dreamers awake,
To light the cauldrons and fasts to break. 

Lady Slipper yawns and opens her petals 
To a bold west wind ruffling her labellum.
Thunderclouds above ominously threaten. 

An ash in full livery, its leaves right on time,  
Stands next to the winter-nude of an oak. 
So the old wives mutter in iambic rhyme,
“Ash before oak, we’re in for a soak.” 

Great Spotted Woodpecker drills Mars’s drum 
In a military tattoo, to marshall the bugs,
The soldier beetles and bark-gnawing weevils, 

Now Luna turns russet red in Earth’s umbra, 
A covenant of balmier days without number. 

Wyrm moon, Cold moon, Sap Moon
Pulling on the tides, rising 
And not just in the flooded rhynes, but 
Coursing up the loins of men too, 
Their reveries of love fine-tuned 
To Jack in the Green’s reciting 
To the tremolo thrill of Pan’s piping

Labyrinth Spider stands guard on the dell, 
While Salamanders ring the bluebells 
To peal out harsh winter’s fare-thee-well. 

Pixie-cup lichen arrives in the Vale, 
And elves riding turkeys with blue ruffled tails
Then ... Amanita Muscaria sings her aria, 
And Cuckoo tells us Spring is finally here.

Ostara

Vedic mantras use the same power that we see in cymatics in which we're able to observe how sound waves reorganise grains of sand on a metal tray. In the same way, these ancient Indian mantras enter through our ears and reorganise our brain waves and thus how we feel. 

This particular one, the Shanti mantra, is a peace mantra because when meditated upon, it brings wonderful feelings of wellbeing and so is perfect for de-stressing and encourages, in that way, our energy fields to realign, to attract good blessings and fortune. 

Don't worry about the meaning of the Sanskrit words I'm chanting. Just let them wash over you... along with APi_ZZ's gorgeously enchanting music. 

Vocals by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut
© Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, February 2024

Music and Cover Art by APi_ZZ (Andreas Pirner)
© APi_ZZ (Andreas Pirner) February 2024 
You can find him here: (@api_zz)

Words:
Om Sarveshaam Svastir-Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Shaantir-Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Purnam-Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Mangalam-Bhavatu 
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti 
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti 
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti 

Om Sarveshaam Svastir-Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Shaantir-Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Purnam-Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Mangalam-Bhavatu 
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti 
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti 
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti 

May there be Wellbeing in all,
May there be Peace in all,
May there be Fulfilment in all,
May there be Auspiciousness in all,
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti 
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti

Vedic Peace Mantra for meditation

This is my first experimental EP, hope you guys enjoy!!!

Counterfeits

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L'UOMO DAI CENTO VOLTI

Passa via, nel vento con la sua valigia e la magia
che regalava con un gesto
Fantasia e in viso quelle mille luce artistiche
che ci facevan stare allegri

L'uomo dai cento volti se ne va
senza poter mostrare la sua identità
e sorridendo aspetta il giorno per alzare quel sipario

Passa via, travolto da quel mondo telecamera
e lacrime di coccodrillo - whoa

L'uomo dai cento volti se ne va
senza dimostrare la sua verità
ma sorridendo attende il giorno per alzare quel sipario

Ombre lunghe, senza prove
e una ferita nella pelle
c'è chi ti ama sotto il cielo
di un'estate decadente
e sa dirti che il tuo conto non riporta un prezzo giusto
che non pagherai mai

L'uomo dai cento volti se ne va
senza poter mostrare la sua identità
e sorridendo aspetta il giorno per alzare quel sipario
E si riderà

Profili irregolari

L'uomo dai cento volti

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‘Sleepwalking’ by Issey Cross (Aaron Weston Remix)

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