AB Playlist 076 Part 2

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The Latest songs from some fantastic Artist's/Bands and a few of my own,

Playlist 061

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Alex M 5

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Pissed Me Off

My Everything (Part III) (feat. G Herbo)

From The Bayou

100 Rounds

Take A Step Back (feat. XXXTENTACION)

i hate toothaches
Stream Everywhere: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kinfolkjon/rebound-feat-lil-xan--teven-cannon

STREAM ALL PLATFORMS

BETRAYED (BobbyJohnson)

Texte Français et Google traduction

LA POUDRE BLANCHE...

Il se jouait à la russe
Bravant sa roulette
Se cherchant des plus
En laissant les miettes.
Il écœurait de sentiments
Surtout pas de haine
Aux injustices seulement
En vivant dans la peine.

Il se prenait des interdits
Qui grilleraient son temps
Sans se trouver maudit
Pour rêver en plus grand.
Il traînait son ombre
La suivant par derrière
Les regards de ce monde
Pas bien fait pour lui plaire.

La poudre blanche, retrousser la manche
Et quand bien même, ceux qui en prennent
Il n’y aura plus, depuis le début
Aux artifices, que la fin de triste

Il mettait ses oeillères
Pour aller tout droit
En courant vers l’enfer
Qu’il espérait moins froid.
Ce n’est la peur au ventre
Qui le ferait partir
Aux ténèbres impatientes
Mais pourquoi vouloir en finir?

Il se riait des sorts
Dans tous leurs tirages
Taquinant la mort
Qu’elle vienne avant l’âge.
Dans les méandres des rues
Malfamées de racailles
Il s’était tout juste perdu
Mais fallait-il qu’il s’en aille?

La poudre blanche, retrousser la manche
Et quand bien même, ceux qui en prennent
Il n’y aura plus, depuis le début
Aux artifices, que la fin de triste,
Que la fin de triste.

Salut bien bas, adieu à toi.

WHITE POWDER

He was playing Russian
Braving his roulette
Looking for each other
By leaving the crumbs.
He was disgusted with feelings
Don’t you hate me
To injustices only
By living in pain.

He was taking prohibitions
That would blow his time
Without being cursed
To dream bigger.
He dragged his shadow
The next one from behind
The eyes of this world
Not good for her.

White powder, roll up the handle
And still, those who take it
There will be no more, from the beginning
To the artifices, that the end of sad

He wore his blinders
To go straight
Running to hell
That he hoped less cold.
It’s not fear in the belly
That would make him go
To the impatient darkness
But why do you want to end it?

He laughed at the spells
In all their prints
Teasing the death
Let her come before age.
In the meanders of the streets
Thugs of the street
He just got lost
But did he have to go?

White powder, roll up the handle
And still, those who take it
There will be no more, from the beginning
To the artifices, that the end of sad,
Only the end of sad.

Hello down, goodbye to you.

LA POUDRE BLANCHE (La destruction)

Track 4 in "The Curse of Hope" (2020) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X, 18 June 2020, and mixed in Logic Pro X, 18 June 2020; posted on SoundCloud on 9 July 2020 (before the release of the album as a whole).

Duration: 4:21 minutes
Tempo: 90 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: Db

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording: 
1. Keyboard - Alchemy Synth - Synth - Aluminium Bandpass (Soft Warm)
2. Drums - Electronic - Prismatica
3. Studio Horns - Single Instruments - Studio Trumpet 3
4. Bass - Subby Bass

Con lo sguardo perso tra le nuvole

Track 5 in "The Curse of Hope" (2020) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X, 15 July 2020, and mixed in Logic Pro X, 15 July 2020; posted on SoundCloud on 15 July 2020 (before the release of the album as a whole).

Duration: 3:24 minutes
Tempo: 80 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: Bb

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

1. Piano - Steinway Grand Piano

The Highest Point (Was It?)

After recently remixing in a 2020 collab Travelling (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/travelling), track 3 in my 1st album, Return to Equilibrium, 2016 (soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/sets/alex-m-return-to-equilibrium), Tom and I attempted our 1st music-creating collaboration on a brand new track! I am so glad to present it here. The SoundCloud page of Tom, @user-675973110, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover based on an image provided by Tom, cropped and annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 1 August 2020.

Completed in collaboration on 30-31 July and 1 August 2020 (with final mix and recording by Alex M in Logic Pro X) and posted on SoundCloud on 1 August 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom!

Duration: 4:30 minutes

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Tom & Alex M

The darkest clouds

All of my songs start out on my Guild acoustic guitar – and then I get carried away. Thanks for listening. Hope you find yourself humming along with the chorus someday. 

Written by Tim Griffis August 1-4, 2020
Mix 1: August 5, 2020
Mix 2: August 8, 2020, changed eq on the bass guitar

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Tim's Guitars
Rhythm1: Guild DV52 Acoustic (bought in Vancouver back in 2000)
Rhythm2: Fender Stratocaster
Lead1: Fender Stratocaster
Bass: Fender Squire

Mics: Neumann TLM 67
Drums: arranged by TG
Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape. 


Lyrics (keeping it sparse as usual and to the point)

Verse 1
Your Life – it’s a beautiful thing
One Life – it’s yours to win

Chorus 1
Dark clouds bring a brand new day
Dark clouds wash it all away

Verse 2
Sometimes life, it takes you away
To another time, another place

Chorus 2
Dark clouds bring a brand new day
Dark clouds wash it all away

Bridge
When your heart longs for another day
It’s gonna be alright
It’s gonna be alright

Outro
Dark clouds bring a brand new day
Dark clouds wash it all away
Wash it all away…

The darkest clouds

Once Upon A Time

Track 6 in "Tender Snow" (2020) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X, 3 and 17 August 2020, and mixed in Logic Pro X, 17 August 2020; posted on SoundCloud on 18 August 2020 (before the release of the album as a whole).

Duration: 8:15 minutes
Tempo: 96 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: F sharp minor

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

1. Guitar - Acoustic
2. Piano - Steinway Grand Piano
3. Bass - P-Bass
4. Drums - Acoustic - SoCal
5. Strings - Cinematic - Viola
6. Studio Horns - Single Instruments - Studio Trumpet 2

Nostalgia

I like a lot Tom's beautiful Meditation/Nature cycle, 10 tracks (so far) in a recent thematical sequence on SoundCloud, and - while listening to all, one after the other as they were appearing over the course of a few days - I suddenly had the idea of (collab-)remixing one or two of them. So, in return to Tom's collab remix of my Travelling, https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/travelling-alex-m-tom-2020-collab-remix, on SC since 30 July 2020, I asked, and he agreed, that I attempt a collab remix of his wonderful Meditation III, https://soundcloud.com/user-675973110/meditation-iii-2020, on SoundCloud since 2 August 2020. I am now glad to present this new track, my 1st-ever remix, in fact collab remix with Tom. Tom's SoundCloud page, https://soundcloud.com/user-675973110, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover based on an image provided by Tom, cropped and annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 24 August 2020.

Collab remix created on 23 August 2020 (with final mix and recording by Alex M in Logic Pro X, in coordination with Tom), and posted on SoundCloud on 24 August 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom!

Duration: 9:04 minutes

Meditation III - Tom & Alex M Collab Remix

Lyrics, mixing: Myckaël Marcovic https://soundcloud.com/myckael-marcovic/tracks
Music, vocal, mixing and mastering: Lukowig www.facebook.com/Lukowig/ twitter.com/Lukowig
Illustration: Lukowig and Myckaël Marcovic

Je suis le vieux forçat de cette forteresse
Aux invisibles murs, mais remplis de murmures
Tournant en procession au fond de cette pièce
Où mon âme n’a plus que des lambeaux d’armures.

Et tel un condamné, j’entends leur psalmodie
Gémir à demi-mots leur sourde messe-basse
Tombant à gros flocons dans l’hiver infini,
Ressusciter sans cesse un passé qui se glace.

Aux âmes condamnées, l’enfer est ici-bas.
Les regrets éternels sont, plus que tout, vivants
Quand ils rongent l’espoir dont l’unique combat
Est de cautériser les jambes du présent.

Mais quand revient le soir, loin des bruits de la ville,
Que la folle vitrine amusant le passant
Remet le fond de tain d’un miroir indocile,
J’y revois, impuissant, le passé lancinant.

Puis dans ce grand mouchoir qui se prend pour mon lit,
J’allonge ma défaite, inutile d’aisance,
Comme si en dormant, les conseils de la nuit
Allaient soudain venir dans ce port de plaisance.

Aux âmes condamnées, l’enfer est ici-bas.
Les regrets éternels sont, plus que tout, vivants
Quand ils rongent l’espoir dont l’unique combat
Est de cautériser les jambes du présent.

L’amour a tout l’esprit et tout le corps divin.
Et si j’en perds le nord, c’est que par tous mes sens
Il m’y anéantit, pour un oui, pour un lien
Qui n’aura d’heureux que le poids de l’inconscience.

Aux âmes condamnées, l’enfer est ici-bas.
Les regrets éternels sont, plus que tout, vivants
Quand ils rongent l’espoir dont l’unique combat
Est de cautériser les jambes du présent.
24 mai 2017

Aproximate translation :

I am the old convict of this fortress
With invisible walls, but full of murmurs
Turning in procession at the bottom of this room
Where all my soul has left are tatters of armor.

And like a condemned man, I hear their psalmody
Moaning half-words their deaf low mass
Falling to large flakes in the infinite winter,
Constantly resurrecting a frozen past.

To the doomed souls, hell is down here.
Eternal regrets are, more than anything, alive
When they eat away hope whose only fight
Is to cauterize the legs of the present.

But when we come back in the evening, far from the sounds of the city,
Let the crazy window amuse the passerby
Put back the bottom of one of those indocile mirrors,
I can’t help but remember the haunting past.

Then in this big handkerchief that thinks it’s my bed,
I lengthen my defeat, useless of ease,
As if in sleep, the tips of the night
Suddenly would come to this marina.

To the doomed souls, hell is down here.
Eternal regrets are, more than anything, alive
When they eat away hope whose only fight
Is to cauterize the legs of the present.

Love has all the spirit and all the divine body.
And if I lose the north, it’s because of all my senses
He destroys me, for a yes, for a link
Who will be happy only by the weight of unconsciousness.

To the doomed souls, hell is down here.
Eternal regrets are, more than anything, alive
When they eat away hope whose only fight
Is to cauterize the legs of the present.

May 24, 2017

Le forçat du passé

Le forçat du passé [Myckaël Marcovic and Lukowig]

Tom proposed a remix version - in fact, a collab remix created in agreement - of my recent composition Nostalgia, on SoundCloud since 18 August 2020, https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/nostalgia (track in Tender Snow, a work-in-progress album), which I am now glad to present. We gratefully acknowledge the use of vocal samples from "MAGIX 2020, nouveaux sons et voix" from Tom's archive. The SoundCloud page of Tom, https://soundcloud.com/user-675973110, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover based on an image provided by Tom annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 6 September 2020.

Collab Remix completed on 5 September 2020 (with final mix and recording in MAGIX by Tom, in coordination with Alex M), and posted on SoundCloud on 6 September 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom !

Duration: 7:58 minutes

Ностальгия - Alex M & Tom Collab Remix

MIDNIGHT HOUR
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 1988/2015/2020 AB Music

MIDNIGHT HOUR, YOU SAY THERE'S NO LAW
IN THIS HOUR, YOU GO ALONE

CHANGING YOUR NAME, IT'S NOT REALY YOU
AND IN THIS HOUR, YOU'LL MAKE, YOU'LL PAY
(chorus)
WATCH ME THERE NOW
SO........... REMEMBER SO
SO........... REMEMBER SO CLOSE
SO........... REMEMBER SO CLOSE
AND NOW YOU ARE TORN

THE KIDS ARE ALL SHOUTING, PLAYGROUNDS A SONG
CATCHING THE COLDNESS, I'M ALL ALONE

MIDNIGHT HOUR, YOU'RE UNDER THE LAW
IT'S IN THIS HOUR, YOU ARE ALONE
(chorus)
WATCH ME THERE NOW
SO........... REMEMBER SO
SO........... REMEMBER SO CLOSE
SO........... REMEMBER SO CLOSE
AND NOW YOU ARE TORN
(break)
(chorus)
WATCH ME THERE NOW
SO........... REMEMBER SO
SO........... REMEMBER SO CLOSE
SO........... REMEMBER SO CLOSE
SO........... REMEMBER SO
SO........... REMEMBER SO CLOSE

Another  World

MIDNIGHT HOUR

After "A Midsummer Night's Dream", https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/a-midsummer-nights-dream-tom-alex-m, on SoundCloud since 1 August 2020, Tom and I are glad to present here our 2nd music-creating collaboration! The SoundCloud page of Tom, https://soundcloud.com/user-675973110, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover based on an image provided by Tom, cropped and annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 9 September 2020.

Created in collaboration on 4-9 September 2020 (with final mix and recording by Tom in MAGIX) and posted on SoundCloud on 9 September 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom!

Duration: 8:44 minutes

Visions of the Future - Tom & Alex M

Like a duck on the pond. On the surface everything looks calm, but beneath the water those little feet are churning a mile a minute.”
— Gene Hackman

Always fun to collaborate with Belial who seems to have discovered the fountain of youth with regard to ambient sounds. 

Rhodes, Bass, Percussion, Synth: Jan Schonander
Ambient sounds, Percussion, Synths: Belial Pelegrim 
https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim

Faux Chill

Faux Chill | Belial Pelegrim & TheGat(s)

LES GENS S’ENGUEULENT ON SAIT PAS POURQUOI MAIS
LES GENS S’ENGUEULENT
LES GENS S’ENGUEULENT ILS SAVENT PAS POURQUOI MAIS
LES GENS S’ENGUEULENT

DES NOMS D’OISEAUX DES MOTS DE TROP ET DES GROS MOTS
POUR TROIS FOIS RIEN DU MOMENT QUE ÇA FAIT DU BIEN 
DE FAIRE DU MAL UN ANIMAL 
DEUX ANIMAUX

AVEC MA POULE C’EST UNE AFFAIRE QUI ROULE MAIS
DÈS QU’ON S’ENGUEULE
Y’ A TOUT QUI S’ÉCROULE EN SUCETTE EN SEMOULE OUAIS
TEL UN CRUMBLE

QU’EST-CE QUE T’AS DIT RÉPÈTE UN PEU J’VAIS TOUT CASSER
TU M’FAIS PAS PEUR D’ABORD C’EST TOI QU’A COMMENCÉ
ON A L’AIR FIN AH OUAIS ON A L’AIR BEAU À VOIR
DÉFIGURÉS LA BOUCHE ROUGE ET LES YEUX NOIRS OH

LES GENS S’ENGUEULENT ET QUAND ILS EN ONT ASSEZ
DE S’ENGUEULER
CHACUN SINGLE VA SE FAIRE VOIR DE SON CÔTÉ
POUR FAIRE LA GUEULE

DES LIONS DES MOUSTIQUES DES LYCAONS DES TIQUES
DES CHIENS QUI ABOIENT ET DES CHATTES HYSTÉRIQUES
VIOLENCES DOMESTIQUES QUI S’Y FROTTE S’Y PIQUE
DANSER LE TWIST ET LA SAMBA SUR UN FIL ÉLECTRIQUE

LES GENS S’ENGUEULENT

LES GENS S'ENGUEULENT - cats & dogs (Lyrics)

Tom had a new and challenging collab idea this week, to now try something more different for us, in the soundtrack/cinematic/dramatic/orchestral genre, under the beautiful title/theme of "Composed Chaos". So we are glad to present this composition of ours here! The SoundCloud page of Tom, https://soundcloud.com/user-675973110, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover based on an image and idea by Tom, annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 16 September 2020.

Created in collaboration on 14-17 September 2020 (with final mix and recording by Alex M in Logic Pro X) and posted on SoundCloud on 17 September 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom!

Duration: 6:00 minutes

Composed Chaos - Tom & Alex M

Music Is Life

Tom and I are glad to present this inspired and spontaneous composition of ours we completed in only an afternoon plus late evening yesterday (our fastest collaboration ever)! Right after our collaborative version, overnight (like he usually composes), Tom has also created an alternative version of his own, under the title "Silent Night", https://soundcloud.com/user-30709365/silent-night. The SoundCloud page of Tom, https://soundcloud.com/user-675973110, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover based on an image and idea by Tom, annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 23 September 2020.

Created in collaboration on 22 September 2020 (with final mix and recording by Alex M in Logic Pro X) and posted on SoundCloud on 23 September 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom!

Duration: 6:27 minutes

Phoenix - Tom & Alex M

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-rock-show-single/1842375564
https://touchofthewood.bandcamp.com/track/the-rock-show

I'm just having fun!
Hope you enjoying too!
Thanks for listening.

The Rock Show

Tom and I are glad to present the latest collaborative composition of ours. As evident from the title/theme and artwork cover, it is inspired by the lost paradise of childhood. We hope you'll get lost into its dreamy beauty! The SoundCloud page of Tom, https://soundcloud.com/user-383750027, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover based on an image from http://citizenkid.com and idea by Tom, designed and implemented by Tom and annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 14 October 2020.

Created in collaboration on 12-15 October 2020 (with final mix and recording by Alex M in Logic Pro X) and posted on SoundCloud on 15 October 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom!

Duration: 4:53 minutes

The Lost Innocence of Childhood - Tom & Alex M

Tom and I are glad to present the latest collaborative composition of ours. As clear from the title/theme and artwork cover, it is dedicated to all medics and caretakers during this COVID-19 pandemic who sacrificed their time to save lives and bring relief. The SoundCloud page of Tom, @user-383750027, provides access to his own fascinating tracks. Do visit his page and enjoy his music!

Artwork cover designed and implemented by Tom and annotated by Alex M (in Preview) and saved in its final version on 25 October 2020.

Created in collaboration on 25 October 2020 (with final mix and recording by Alex M in Logic Pro X) and posted on SoundCloud on 25 October 2020 (by Alex M).

Thank you so much, Tom!

Duration: 6:56 minutes

Tribute to the Caregivers - Tom & Alex M

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)