Roberto B (@user-55822457) and I now present track 6, "Triangles", in our album in progress "Midnight Coffee". We hope you'll enjoy it.

Created in collaboration on 29 June 2021 (initial mix and recording in MAGIX by Roberto B), 17 July 2021 (subsequent additions, mix and recording by Alex M in GarageBand and Logic Pro X), and 29 July 2021 (final mix and recording in Logic Pro X by Alex M), and posted here on SoundCloud on 30 July 2021 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover is designed and implemented by Alex M on 29 June 2021 (in Tayasui Sketch in Mac OS), and cropped and annotated by Alex M (in Mac OS Preview) on 30 June 2021.

Thank you so much, Roberto - for the beautiful musical ideas and our collaborations!

Duration: 9:46 minutes

Triangles - Roberto B & Alex M

Track 11 in "Etats d'âme" (2022) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X, 8 August 2022, and mixed in Logic Pro X, 15 August 2022; posted on SoundCloud on 16 August 2022 (before the release of the album as a whole).

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, was created in Tayasui Sketches on 4 February 2021, edited and annotated in Paint and saved in its final form on 6 February 2021.

Duration: 6:13 minutes
Tempo: 90 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: D

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording:

1. Strings - Cinematic - Cello
2. Keyboard - Keyboards - Grand Piano
3. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Rhythmic - Motion Pluck (Pad Back 50% and Bright 50%)
4. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Synth - Ethereal Pluck (Pluck Delay)
5. Drums - Electronic - Platinum
6. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Leads - Black Diamond (Sax Pad)
7. Synthesizer - Soundscape - Ambient Guitar Landscape
8. Arpeggiator - Synth Layers - Space Ensemble
9. Synthesizer - Experimental - Falling Cycles

Etats d'âme - Dizzy

Roberto B (@mgxloop and @volt5000) and I present track 4, "Ictus", in our work-in-progress album of late 2022 - and we hope that you'll enjoy it.

The track was created in collaboration on 18 September 2022 (initial composition, recording and mix in MAGIX by Roberto B), 9 October 2022 (subsequent composition, arrangement, recording and mix in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X by Alex M), and 10 October 2022 (additional arrangement, recording and final mix in MAGIX by Roberto B), and posted here on SoundCloud on 16 October 2022 (by Alex M), before the album as a whole. We acknowledge the use of vocal samples from MAGIX selected and integrated by Roberto B.

The artwork cover for the track was designed and completed using PowerPoint and Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 14 October 2022 - in coordination and agreement with Roberto B.

Duration: 6:16 minutes

Ictus - Roberto B & Alex M

Roberto B (@mgxloop and @volt5000) and I present track 9, "Souvenir de notre été", in our work-in-progress album of late 2022 - and we hope that you'll enjoy it.

The track was created in spontaneous collaboration on 13 November 2022 (initial composition, recording and mix in MAGIX by Roberto B; and subsequent additions, arrangement, recording and mix in GarageBand iOS and final arrangement, recording and mix in Logic Pro X by Alex M), and posted here on SoundCloud on 18 November 2022 (by Alex M), before the album as a whole.

The artwork cover for the track is based on a photo taken by Alex M on 28 August 2022, cropped and annotated by Alex M in MacOS Preview on 15 November 2022 - in coordination and agreement with Roberto B.

Duration: 8:14 minutes

Souvenir de notre été - Roberto B & Alex M

Roberto B (@mgxloop and @volt5000) and I present track 11, "The Birth of Space", in our nearly finished album of the autumn of 2022 - and we hope that you'll enjoy it.

The track was created in collaboration on 3 November 2022 (initial composition, recording and mix in MAGIX by Roberto B), 2-3 December 2022 (subsequent composition, additions, arrangement, recording and mix in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X by Alex M), 4 December 2022 (further arrangement, recording and mix in MAGIX by Roberto B), and 7 December 2022 (final arrangement, recording and mix in Logic Pro X by Alex M), and posted here on SoundCloud on 10 December 2022 (by Alex M), before the album as a whole.

The artwork cover for the track was designed and completed using PowerPoint and Mac OS Preview by Alex M in MacOS Preview on 20 November 2022 and cropped and annotated on 7 December 2022 by Alex M in Mac OS Preview - in coordination and agreement with Roberto B.

Duration: 6:27 minutes

The Birth of Space - Roberto B & Alex M

Track 12 (last) in "Ephéméries" (2023) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS, 21 November 2018 (the acoustic guitar only), and mixed/re-recorded in Logic Pro X, 26 January 2019 (the acoustic guitar only); all other instruments in this extended orchestral version added on 23 November 2018 in GarageBand iOS and modified, mixed and arranged in Logic Pro, 25 April 2021 and 19 March 2023; posted on SoundCloud on 20 March 2023 (before the release of the album as a whole).

The initial acoustic guitar version is here: https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/ephemerie-1-acoustic-guitar

And the whole album "Ephéméries" (2023) is here: https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/sets/ephemeries

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, is based on a photo taken on 28 June 2018, then resized and annotated in MacOS Preview by Alex M on 26 January 2019.

Duration: 5:51 minutes
Tempo: 112 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: D major

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording:

1. Guitar - Acoustic
2. Drum Kit - SoCal
3. Synthesizer - Bass - Deep Sub Bass
4. Synthesizer - Classics - Beautiful Melody
5. Synthesizer - Strings - Vintage Synth Strings
6. Synthesizer - Strings - Old Squeeze Box
7. Synthesizer - Plucked - 16mm Dream Sequence

Ephémérie 1 (Extended Orchestral)

ACDP stands for Alex M, Cyril Mendez (@canm), DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3) and Patrick aka DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007). This is our 1st collaboration as a quartet. We hope you'll enjoy it.

Remix by DjArtw2001 of 10 March 2023. Artwork cover by DAN-DT of 11 March 2023, annotated with text by Alex M on 4 April 2023.

Merci infiniment, mes amis de SoundCloud, Cyril, Dan et Patrick, pour cette belle collab remix de nos musiques !

Duration: 14:47

0.00 - 0.47	DAN-DT, from "Liberty Road"
0.47 - 1.57	Cyril Mendez, from "Marseille"
1.57 - 3.00	DjArtw2001
3.00 - 5.10	Alex M, from unused part in "Trois versions d'une histoire", plus arrangements by DjArtw2001
5.10 - 5.35	DjArtw2001
5.35 - 8.28	Cyril Mendez, from "Mirage"
8.28 - 10.04	DAN-DT, from "Liberty Road"
10.04 - 13.28	DjArtw2001 (Analog Synths & Revolta2)
13.28 - 14.47	Alex M, from "Planet Communication - Alex M & Andreus 2020 Collab Remix"

Liberty Road - Collab Remix (2023): ACDP

Patrick/DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) and I present our new collaborative composition "Why Not?!" - and we hope that you'll enjoy it.

The track was created in collaboration on 12 February 2023 (initial composition, recording, arrangement and mix by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro), with an improved mix on 27 and 28 February 2023, and 18 June 2023 (subsequent composition, recording arrangement and mix by Patrick/DjArtw2001 in MAGIX) and 21 June 2023 (final arrangement and mix combining the two compositions by Alex M in Logic Pro) and posted here on SoundCloud on 23 June 2023 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the track was created in PowerPoint and cropped and annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 23 June 2023 - in coordination and agreement with Patrick/DjArtw2001.

Duration: 7:25 minutes

Why Not?! - Alex M & Patrick/DjArtw2001

I have not been composing and releasing new tracks of my own during the past few months, but I have  got an idea last weekend for a next concept album under the title of "New Beginning". So here is track 1, with the same title, in this commencing album: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS on 16 and 17 July and in Logic Pro on 18 July 2023, with a final mix in Logic Pro on 19 July 2023; posted on SoundCloud on 21 July 2023 (before the release of the album as a whole).

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, was created in PowerPoint and annotated in Mac OS Preview on 19 July 2023 (and 5 January 2024, changing the year from 2023 to 2024 in the brackets of the album title).

Duration: 8:00 minutes
Tempo: 102 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: B flat

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording:

1. Guitar - Acoustic
2. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Pads - Digital Dreamstate (Sci-Fi)
3. Drums - Electronic - Vintage Arcade
4. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Synth - Minor Outbursts (Laser Plucks)
5. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Arpeggiated - Crushed Arp (Tight Saw)
6. Bass - P-Bass
7. Synthesizer - Pad - Boarding Area
8. Synthesizer - Pad - Beyond Deep Skies

New Beginning

Tom (https://soundcloud.com/tom-2020) and I now present track 2 in our collaborative album in progress "La belle et le loup, ou Les loups du Gévaudan" (2023), or in English translation "Beauty and the Beast, or The Wolves of Gevaudan").

The song was created in collaboration on 4 October 2023 (initial composition, recording, arrangement and mix in MAGIX by Tom), 10 October 2023 (additional instruments, melodies and sound effects, recording and arrangement in GarageBand and Logic Pro, with an intermediate mix in Logic Pro by Alex M), and 11 October 2023 (final additions, arrangements and mix in MAGIX by Tom), and posted here on SoundCloud on 13 October 2023 (by Alex M). We are grateful for the use of vocal samples from the package "Magix Trance - The Vocal Trance" purchased and integrated into the music by Tom.

The artwork cover for the track is based on a photo by Tom of 11 September 2013 that was cropped and annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M and Tom in coordination on 8 October 2023.

Duration: 6:20 minutes

La belle et le loup, ou Les loups du Gévaudan 2 - Tom & Alex M

Track 6, "It's Snowing!", in my work-in-progress album "New Beginning": spontaneously composed, in a wave of sudden inspiration, played, arranged, edited, recorded and mixed by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro in the evening of 16 November 2023) and posted immediately on SoundCloud that same late evening, 16 November 2023 (before the release of the album as a whole).

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, was created in PowerPoint and annotated in Mac OS Preview on 19 July 2023 (and 5 January 2024, changing the year from 2023 to 2024 in the brackets of the album title).

Duration: 7:50 minutes
Tempo: 100 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: B

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording:

1. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Keys - Curious Hammers (Aged)
2. Bass - P-Bass
3. Drums - Electronic - Seismic
4. Strings - Cinematic - Viola
5. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Rhythmic - Echolocation Synth (8-bit Groove)
6. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Pad - Mirror Pad (Blinking 67% Rustic 33%)

It's Snowing!

Tom (@tom-2020) and I are glad to present track 7 (last but one) in our almost finished collaborative album "La belle et le loup, ou Les loups du Gévaudan" (2023), or in English translation "Beauty and the Beast, or The Wolves of Gevaudan").

The track was created in collaboration on 25 November 2023 (initial composition, recording, arrangement and mix in MAGIX by Tom) and 10-11 December 2023 (subsequent composition, recording, arrangement and final mix in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro by Alex M), and posted here on SoundCloud on 11 December 2023 (by Alex M). We acknowledge use of vocal samples from MAGIX Dance-Main Stage, selected and incorporated into the track by Tom. 

The artwork cover for the track is based on a photo by Tom of 11 September 2013 (exactly 10 years and 3 months ago!) that was cropped and annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M and Tom in coordination on 8 October 2023.

Duration: 6:59 minutes

La belle et le loup, ou Les loups du Gévaudan 7 - Tom & Alex M

Our trio - that released a single of two tracks under the title of "Trois versions d'une histoire" here on SoundCloud on 27 June 2023 - is delighted to now present our 3rd collaboration. Like the previous two, it was the initiative and the lead of Patrick or DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007), who mixed in MAGIX during the night of 27-28 November 2023 a part composed by Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3), originally back in 2018 under the title of "Meander", with a part composed by Alex M, originally under the title of "New Beginning" (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/new-beginning) that appeared here on SoundCloud on 21 July 2023, and parts and transitions composed and mixed by DjArtw2001 recently. We release this new collaborative track emerging from Patrick's (re)mix under the title suggested by Dan: "Not All Who Wander Are Lost". We hope that you will enjoy this heightening sequence, beautifully blending the music of each of us into a single composition of philosophical contemplation, wisdom accumulated through life, reconciled emotion and symbolic mysteriousness!

The painting in the artwork cover for the track was created by DAN-DT on 16 December 2023, and then the artwork cover was annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 16 December 2023 too - in coordination and agreement with DjArtw2001 and DAN-DT.

We also decided to now add this 3rd collaboration, as a 3rd/final "bonus" track, into the single released by the three of us, "Trois versions d'une histoire", here on SoundCloud on 27 June / 17 December 2023  (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/sets/trois-versions-dune-histoire).

Thank you so much for this 3rd beautiful collaboration and artwork of ours, Dan and Patrick!

Duration: 9:42 minutes

Not All Who Wander Are Lost - DAN-DT, Alex M & DjArtw2001

Track 7, "Coping with Despair", in my work-in-progress album "New Beginning": spontaneously composed in Logic Pro in the late evening of 26 December 2023 and arranged, mixed and recorded in the small hours of 1 January 2024 in Logic Pro by Alex M, then posted on SoundCloud on 5 January 2024 (before the release of the album as a whole).

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, was created in PowerPoint and annotated in Mac OS Preview on 19 July 2023 (and 5 January 2024, changing the year from 2023 to 2024 in the brackets of the album title).

Duration: 4:24 minutes
Tempo: 120 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: C

Digital instruments used, in the order of composing and recording:

1. Piano - Steinway Grand Piano
2. Synthesizer - Strings - Synth Pop Strings
3. Synthesizer - Classics - Beautiful Memory
4. Synthesizer - Rhytmics - Shimmering Harmonics

Coping with Despair

Track 8, "Daylight of Wisdom", in my work-in-progress album "New Beginning": spontaneously composed in Logic Pro using Akai keyboard midi input in the evening of 13 January 2024 and arranged, mixed and recorded in the evening of 14 January 2024 in Logic Pro by Alex M, then posted on SoundCloud on 18 January 2024 (before the release of the album as a whole).

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, was created in PowerPoint and annotated in Mac OS Preview on 19 July 2023 (and 5 January 2024, changing the year from 2023 to 2024 in the brackets of the album title).

Duration: 3:37 minutes
Tempo: 146 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: C

Digital instruments used, in the order of composing and recording:

1. Piano - Steinway Grand Piano
2. Orchestral - Strings - Cellos
3. Synthesizer - Classics - I-95 Specter Lead
4. Synthesizer - Classics - Kenware Heroic Synth
5. Drum Kit - SoCal

Daylight of Wisdom

Track 9, "Longing for Spring", in my work-in-progress album "New Beginning": spontaneously composed in Logic Pro using Akai keyboard midi input in the evening of 27 January 2024 and arranged, mixed and recorded that same late evening in Logic Pro by Alex M, then posted on SoundCloud on 28 January 2024 (before the release of the album as a whole).

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, was created in PowerPoint and annotated in Mac OS Preview on 19 July 2023 (and 5 January 2024, changing the year from 2023 to 2024 in the brackets of the album title).

Duration: 3:39 minutes
Tempo: 110 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: C

Digital instruments used, in the order of composing and recording:

1. Synthesizer - Classics - Sunshine Thru Clouds
2. Synthesizer - Classics - Route 22 Revelation Synth
3. Orchestral - Strings - Cellos
4. Synthesizer - Lead - Magical and New lead
5. Synthesizer - Classic - Classic Pad
6. Electronic Drum Kit - Pulsar
7. Synthesizer - Sound Effects - Ocean Waves Modular

Longing for Spring

Patrick/DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) and I begin presenting today on SoundCloud the compositions of our new collaborative album, still incomplete, "Galaxy Universe" (2024). This is its 1st track, "Galaxy Universe 1" - and we hope that you'll enjoy it.

The track was created on 20 September 2023 (initial composition, recording, arrangement and mix by Patrick/DjArtw2001 in MAGIX), 21 September 2023 (subsequent composition, recording, arrangement and mix by Alex M in Logic Pro using Akai keyboard midi controller input) and 22 September 2023 (final arrangement and mix by Patrick/DjArtw2001 in MAGIX) and posted here on SoundCloud on 4 February 2024 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the track zooms on a part of an oil painting by Patrick/DjArtw2001 of 19 January 2024 that was cropped from a photo and annotated using Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 3 and 4 February 2024 - in coordination and agreement with Patrick/DjArtw2001.

Duration: 7:23 minutes

Galaxy Universe 1 - Alex M & DjArtw2001

Patrick/DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) and I now present track 2 in our current collaborative album "Galaxy Universe" (2024).

The track was created on 20 September 2023 (initial composition, recording, arrangement and mix by Patrick/DjArtw2001 in MAGIX), 21 September 2023 (subsequent composition and recording by Alex M in Logic Pro using Akai keyboard midi controller input) and 7 February 2024 (final additions, arrangement and mix by Alex M in Logic Pro) and posted here on SoundCloud on 9 February 2024 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the track zooms on a part of an oil painting by Patrick/DjArtw2001 of 19 January 2024 that was cropped from a photo and annotated using Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 3 and 8 February 2024 - in coordination and agreement with Patrick/DjArtw2001.

Duration: 9:28 minutes

Galaxy Universe 2 - Alex M & DjArtw2001

Patrick/DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) and I present track 3 in our current collaborative album "Galaxy Universe" (2024).

The track was created on 9 September 2023 (initial composition, recording, arrangement and mix by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro), 10 September 2023 (subsequent composition, recording, arrangement and mix by Patrick/DjArtw2001 in MAGIX), 17 September 2023 (further additions, arrangements and mix by Alex M in Logic Pro) and 20 September 2023 (final arrangement and mix by Patrick/DjArtw2001 in MAGIX) and posted here on SoundCloud on 17 February 2024 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the track zooms on a part of an oil painting by Patrick/DjArtw2001 of 19 January 2024 that was cropped from a photo and annotated using Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 3 and 14 February 2024 - in coordination and agreement with Patrick/DjArtw2001.

Duration: 7:04 minutes

Galaxy Universe 3 - Alex M & DjArtw2001

Our trio - that released a single of 3 tracks under the title of "Trois versions d'une histoire" (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/sets/trois-versions-dune-histoire) here on SoundCloud on 27 June 2023 - is glad to present our 4th collaboration, "Hold on Now". Like the previous three, it was Patrick or DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) who took the initiative and mixed in MAGIX on 18 December 2023 a part composed by Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3), originally back in 2014 under the title of "Hold on Now", with a part composed by Alex M in 2022, and originally included in a collaboration under the title of "Ictus" (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/ictus-roberto-b-alex-m) that appeared on SoundCloud on 16 October 2022, and parts, effects, arrangements and transitions composed and mixed by DjArtw2001 recently. We are particularly grateful for the amazing vocals in Dan's' part (and original track of 2014) by Emily Richards (Madame Snowflake), who can be found on ccMixter: ccmixter.org/people/snowflake/profile. We hope you'll like this new collaboration, posted on SC on 25 February 2024 (by Alex M).

The painting in the artwork cover for the track was created by DAN-DT on 19 February 2024, and then the artwork cover was annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 25 February 2024 - in coordination and agreement with DjArtw2001 and DAN-DT.

Duration: 6:59

Hold on Now - DAN-DT, Alex M & DjArtw2001

Our trio is delighted to release here - only on SoundCloud - a 5th collaboration, "Survivor". Patrick or DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) took the initiative and mixed in MAGIX on 28-29 February 2024 a part composed by Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3), originally back in 2016 under the title of "Surviving Wonderland" and with the participation of Cat LeBlanc (https://soundcloud.com/catleblanc) and Paul or unreal_dm (https://ccmixter.org/people/unreal_dm/profile or http://unreal.re-mix.me.uk/), with a part composed by Alex M in 2021, and originally included in a collaboration under the title of "Le naufrage" (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/le-naufrage-roberto-b-alex-m) that appeared on SoundCloud on 11 December 2021, and part of his own composition of 2010 "Story IX", adding effects, arrangements and transitions. We hope you'll enjoy the beautiful blend of our music in this new collaboration mixed by DjArtw2001 and posted on SC today, 2 March 2024 (by Alex M) - with warm congratulations to Dan for his birthday! 

The artwork cover for the track was created by DjArtw2001 on 1 March 2024 and combines earlier artwork by DAN-DT (the central image) and Alex M (the frame), and then annotated with the title in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 2 March 2024 - in coordination and agreement with DjArtw2001 and DAN-DT.

Duration: 10:58

Survivor - DAN-DT, Alex M & DjArtw2001

And now this is the concluding track 10, "Stay with Me", in my just completed album "New Beginning" (2024): composed in Garage Band iOS in the late evening of 3 March 2024 and arranged, mixed and recorded in Logic Pro in the late evening of 4 March 2024, with final arrangement and mix in Logic Pro in the late evening of 5 March 2024, by Alex M, then posted on SoundCloud on 7 March 2024 (together with the album as a whole).

The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, was created in PowerPoint and annotated in Mac OS Preview on 19 July 2023 (and 5 January 2024, changing the year from 2023 to 2024 in the brackets of the album title).

Duration: 3:19 minutes
Tempo: 124 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: Bb

Digital instruments used, in the order of composing and recording:

1. Piano - Boesendorfer Grand Piano
2. Bass - P-Bass
3. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Mallets - Spacetime Keys (Breathy)
4. Drums - Electronic - Simmons SDS-V
5. Synthesizer - Strings - String Decay
6. Cinematic - Textures - Tranquility
7. Synthesizer - Sound Effects - Thunderous Ambience
8. Cinematic - Ambient Drone - Twilight Splendor

Stay with Me

Our trio - that released a single of 3 tracks under the title of "Trois versions d'une histoire" (soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/sets/trois-versions-dune-histoire) on 27 June 2023 - is now working on an album to appear here on SoundCloud in 2024. We present another track in it, "Future Project". Patrick or DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) mixed in MAGIX on 26 February 2024 a part composed by Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3), originally back in 2009 under the title of "Fever", with a part composed by Alex M on 9-10 September 2023, and included in his collaboration Galaxy Universe 3 (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/galaxy-universe-3-alex-m-djartw2001), and parts, effects, arrangements and transitions composed and mixed by DjArtw2001 recently. We are particularly grateful for the amazing vocals in Dan's' part (and original track of 2009) by Emily Richards (Madame Snowflake), who can be found on ccMixter: ccmixter.org/people/snowflake/profile. We also thank Houman (https://soundcloud.com/houmans) for participating in Dan's part too. We hope you'll like this new collaboration, posted on SC on 9 March 2024 (by Alex M).

The painting in the artwork cover for the track was created by DAN-DT on 4 March 2024, and then the artwork cover was annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on the same evening - in coordination and agreement with DjArtw2001 and DAN-DT.

Duration: 6:16

Future Project - DAN-DT, Alex M & DjArtw2001

The three of us are working on an album to appear here on SoundCloud this year, in 2024. We now present another track in it, "Oscillation". Patrick or DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) mixed in MAGIX on 1 March 2024 a part composed by Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3), originally back in 2017 under the title of "Turmoil", with a part composed by Alex M on 6 August 2021, and included in his collaboration "Mad Bad World" (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/mad-bad-world-roberto-b-alex-m), and a collaboration of 2020 of Patrick with Alain Guerin (https://soundcloud.com/user-233987240 ) under the title "Il faut en parler" with parts, effects, arrangements and transitions composed and mixed by DjArtw2001 recently. We sincerely thank Alain Guerin for the lyrics and vocals in Patrick's part. We hope you'll like this new collaboration, posted on SC on 11 March 2024 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the track was created by Alex M on 8 March 2024 in MATLAB, and then annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on the same evening - in coordination and agreement with DjArtw2001 and DAN-DT.

Duration: 11:26

Oscillation - DAN-DT, Alex M & DjArtw2001

Patrick/DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) and I present track 4 in our current collaborative album "Galaxy Universe" (2024).

The track was created on 20 September 2023 (initial composition, recording, arrangement and mix by Patrick/DjArtw2001 in MAGIX), 20 September 2023 (subsequent instruments, recording, arrangement and mix by Alex M in Logic Pro using Akai midi input), and 10 March 2024 (final additions, composition, arrangements and mix by Alex M in Logic Pro) and posted here on SoundCloud on 18 March 2024 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the track zooms on a part of an oil painting by Patrick/DjArtw2001 of 19 January 2024 that was cropped from a photo and annotated using Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 3 February and 11 March 2024 - in coordination and agreement with Patrick/DjArtw2001.

Duration: 7:46 minutes

Galaxy Universe 4 - Alex M & DjArtw2001

Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3) and I are happy to release our new collaboration also featuring Laura (record of 2018 from Dan's database) under the title of "What Have You Done?". He surprised me pleasantly by mixing my instrumental composition "Stay with Me" of 3-4-5 March 2024 and posted here on SC on 7 March 2024 (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/stay-with-me) with added synthesisers and arrangements by Dan on 22 March 2024 and incorporating as well vocal samples with the beautiful voice of Laura, with final mix by DAN-DT on 10 April 2024. We hope that you will enjoy this sad and dreamy song.

The painting in the artwork cover for the track was created by DAN-DT on 22 March 2024, and then the artwork cover was annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on 10 April 2024 - in coordination and agreement with DAN-DT.

Duration: 3:08

What Have You Done? - Alex M & DAN-DT featuring Laura

Our trio is working on an album to appear in full here on SoundCloud in 2024. As we are progressing, we present another ready track for it, "Peace". Patrick or DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) mixed in MAGIX on 27 February 2024 a part composed by Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3), originally back in 2016 under the title of "Quiet Moments", with a part composed by Alex M on 15-17 June 2020, and released on 17 June 2020 as Elegia (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/elegia), and a track "Peace III" plus parts, effects, arrangements and transitions composed and mixed by DjArtw2001 recently. This new collaboration was posted on SC on 27 April 2024 (by Alex M) and we hope you'll enjoy it.

The artwork cover for the track was created by Alex M on 22 April 2024 in PowerPoint and then annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on the same evening, with final version of 27 April 2024 - in coordination and agreement with DjArtw2001 and DAN-DT.

Duration: 7:56

Peace - DAN-DT - Alex M - DjArtw2001

Our trio is working on an album to appear here on SoundCloud in 2024. We present another track in it, "Processus". Patrick or DjArtw2001 (@djartw2007) mixed in MAGIX on 7 March 2024 a part composed by Dan or DAN-DT (@Dan-T-3), originally back in 2015 under the title of "Shallow Waters" with vocals by Emily Richards or Madame Snowflake (who can be found on ccMixter: ccmixter.org/people/snowflake/profile), with a part composed by Alex M on 19 January 2019 and 6 April 2019, and released on 7 April 2019 as "Did I Survive?"  (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/did-i-survive), and parts, effects, arrangements and transitions composed and mixed by DjArtw2001 recently. This new collaboration was posted on SC on 3 May 2024 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the track was created by DAN-DT on 24 April 2024 and then annotated in Mac OS Preview by Alex M on the same evening, with final version completed on 2 May 2024 - in coordination and agreement with DjArtw2001 and DAN-DT.

Duration: 11:19

Processus - Dan-DT - Alex M - DjArtw2001

Track 1 in "Cycles" (2017) by Alex M: composed, played, edited, recorded and mixed by Alex M on GarageBand iOS, 1-2 February 2017 (posted on SoundCloud on 11 February 2017).

Duration: 6:56 minutes
Tempo: 120 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: B flat minor

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording:
 1. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Arpeggiated - Arp Animations
 2. Bass - P-Bass
 3. Drummer - Kyle (Crash the Party - edited and adjusted loop)
 4. Strings - Cinematic - Violas
 5. Keyboard - Grand Piano

Cycles

Cycles 1 (in Bbm)

Track 1 in "The Curse of Hope" (2020) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS, 20 March 2020, and Logic Pro X, 23 and 24 March 2020, and mixed in Logic Pro X, 24 March 2020; posted on SoundCloud on 25 March 2020 (before the release of the album as a whole). The album artwork cover, also used as the cover of each constituent track, is based on a photo taken on 3 November 2019 and edited in Paint, saved in its final form on 24 March 2020. Music sheets are available for all tracks (upon request).

Duration: 9:54 minutes
Tempo: 105 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: A minor

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording: 
1. Piano - Steinway Grand Piano
2. Guitar - Acoustic Guitar
3. Strings - Cinematic - Cello
4. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Keys - Mutant Keys (Chorus Plink)
5. Keyboard - Synth Leads - Inharmonic Lead (Cutoff 30% Resonance 70%)
6. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Arpeggiated - Luscious Arp Layers (Arpeggio)
7. Drums - Electronic - Advanced Machines
8. Bass - P-Bass
9. Sound Effects - Alex M's Own Sample - Spring Bird Singing in My Garden (recorded on 24 March 2020, Caversham Park Village, Reading, England)
10. Sound Effects - Alex M's Own Sample - Rainy November Day in an Empty Street (recorded on 9 November 2019, Caversham Park Village, Reading, England)

The Curse of Hope

I have always admired music, of diverse styles. Like most of us, I have tried learning to play a few instruments at a basic level in my teenage. But it is only now, in the 21st century, that modern software allows anyone to fool around being the composer, the designer of a whole composition, simpler or more complex, organising together the parts of the various instruments - and to hear the results of this experimentation or inspiration instantly! That is how I have recently begun enjoying the distraction of attempts at composing during my leisure, discovering an amazing dimension of life, and art, perhaps the most intangible, heightening and hypnotising one, and the closest to the soul... (21 August 2017) ... Forgot to mention: music is for sharing - that's why we are all here! (4 September 2017)

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