All Shook Up Elvis Presley cover

Composed by Maeva Roussel
Produced by Léon Barbot @leon-b-official

Cold

Full disclaimer, this cover art is an old sketch Dave made back in high school that went through several iterations in photoshop over the years - and even though what we could come up with was half-decent, in the end we ended up using AI to add some of the clutter and fog in the scene. We think this is worth pointing out because of the whole 'AI MUSIC IS CANCER' thing. But you see, AI is just like the photoshop we use for the cover arts, or the DAW we use for the songs, it's a tool to help you. If the tool is doing everything then it's no longer the same thing, it's more like you are the one helping the AI. 

Anyway, this could be considered a part two of this song: https://soundcloud.com/davemillz/war-israel ; and how our media (from books/magazines to smartphones) distort our views of reality and our own sense of self. And while we battle over stupid things in the Neo-Feudal Agoras of our choice (Facebook, Twitter, etc), our overlords, the corporate "dukes" and "viceroys" of today, have brought our tiny rock once again to the verge World War - inevitably, the last War.

World War II was caused by three autocratic states that sought to impose their systems on the rest of the world: Germany, Italy, Japan - and each started their own localized Wars that only turned into a World War once the United States became involved. Today, there are three autocratic states seeking to impose their systems on the rest of the world: China, Russia, Iran. Two of them, Russia and Iran, have directly led to localized Wars in Ukraine and Gaza, one of them a traditional War, the other a proxy War. The third localized War, is a mystery as it's not here yet. It could be between China, India and Pakistan over Kashmir, it could be between China and Taiwan. The former are three nuclear states, the latter will most likely warrant a counteroffensive by the US. Both, if taken to their ultimate escalation mean the end of the world as we know it. 

Should we feel fine?

...

Yeah... Yeah... Yeah...
Praising 
The slaying
Of depressed heroes
Waving
Goodbyes to the chanting
The new wave's been taking 
Blood spilt for granted
An assembly line of lies
To taint our life...


Life has become
Such a dark room
Protest with the mind
While forfeiting the ownership of soul

Under your thumb
Is your own Mount Doom
Lures you with a fiery eye
As you give it all semblance of control

Over all outcomes
Come and climb into the womb
Drink the fluids dry 
And kill the mother to consume her role

Time makes it numb
Hit the gas to make soon
Replace the Us with I
And dump the old corpse down the Hole!


[Chorus]
With sand on fire
We make a glass so pretty, it blinds
Reshape desires
For a War into a praise to the Divine
The desert's on fire
We make a Star to brighten the night
Reshape desires
For the End into a praise to the Divine


Yeah... Yeah... Yeah...
Scathing is 
The saving
Of defective heroes
Wailing
The end that's in the making
A new way for taking
Blood spilled for granted
Silos of old allies
Plague our minds...


[Solo]


A.I., D.E.I.
May masquerade the pain
The rights to point the blame
Fade away as soon as you sign down your name

Under the terms
Of the Lord of this Domain
Data frames reclaim
All the gold that you've been told amount to fame

In this here game
You kill the targets to gain
Entry into the chain
Must wear the flag of clan, lest you'll live in shame

So, pick your strain
Red or blue to reign
If in the end it's all in vain
Might be too late for us all to abstain


[Chorus]
With sand on fire
We make a glass so pretty, it blinds
Reshape desires
For War into praise to the Divine
The desert's on fire
We make a Star that brightens the night
Reshape desires
For the End for a praise to the Divine


Yeah... Yeah... Yeah...
Engraving
The blaming
Of the dead heroes
Paving
The steps towards erasing
Our nuclear awakening 
The facts now escape me
Maybe it was their pride
That took our lives


[Solo]


///////////MARCH 2025

Sand to Glass

Into the Abyss (2025) – Calling out fake friends
At some point in life, we all come across fake friends, who pretend to care and drag you into the abyss. The lyrics channel the raw frustration of being used, betrayed and misled. "Into The Abyss" is a cathartic scream for justice, a metalcore song that pulls no punches, when it comes to calling out toxic people.

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, lyrics, screams, synthesizer, programming, production
Thomas Utzel: composition, synthesizer
Daniel Hiatt: vocals, guitars, lead guitar

Where to find us:
https://soundcloud.com/nadinedemacedo
https://soundcloud.com/dshiatt

Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss (feat. Daniel Hiatt)

When the night falls, and the bassline rises… you don’t just listen — you remain. 
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Vedran – I Remain (Dance/EDM Version-DJ WD40)

A Shallow Breath (First Draft)

Echoes of Elysium

My third installment of a remix of a VickStiX track (https://soundcloud.com/vicky-adair/behind-closed-eyes) -- this time slightly enhancing the 3/4 beat character of the tune.

Behind Closed Eyes (remix)

Your submarine is shamefully green
You scrape the ice with a velvet pin
Inside your eyes is a black screen
You tear my soul in three. It's mean

Your double mind, always moving, is confusing
I can't get it for good. At least, I slip on/in
Your look fades in. Your smile has sheen. Do I believe?
I can't get it for good. At least, I slip on/in

Give me your hand. Spread the ice cream.
You bend the time. So damned pristine.
Watch behind you. He's always in.
Eager to  get your soul by spring.

Your double mind always moving is confusing
I can't get it for good. At least, I slip on/in
Your look fades in. Your smile has sheen. Do I believe?
I can’t  get it for good. At least, I slip on/in

Double

This time we’re taking a different approach, focusing on Tom’s chest voice and music that fits the mood. "No Man’s Sky" is a mix of cosmic and intimate: it uses space imagery (void, stars, silence, infinity) to talk about inner or relational distance. It’s not necessarily a romantic relationship, it could be between two people, two friends, two souls. But the message is that even in the midst of emptiness and distance, there’s an unbreakable bond.
The “No Man’s Sky” here isn’t the video game, but a metaphor for a vast, boundless space where no one can live. Yet inside this “no man’s sky” there’s still a connection: two hearts beating or dreaming together, despite everything.
There’s strong melancholy (silence, coldness, broken stars), but also hidden hope: the idea that connection endures beyond distance.
It’s an atmospheric ballad, suspended between science fiction and the deepest human feeling.
We sincerely hope you enjoy it! Catch you in the comments, love you all!! 🫶

Released on major streaming platforms on October 10, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

Lyrics:

Just a tiny dot in space
like a star too far away
we are drifting in the dark
with an endless void between us

No man’s sky…
a silence all around us
No man’s sky…
cold and endless, wide apart
Yet our hearts still beat as one
in this no man’s sky

Lonely shadows in the night
fading voices, fading light
this distance never dies
it lingers in our souls
it won’t fade away

No man’s sky…
a sorrow hanging over us
No man’s sky…
empty heavens, broken stars
Yet our hearts still dream as one
in this no man’s sky

Even bound forever
we are unseen
just two distant sparks
in eternity
and still…
we remain…

No man’s sky…
an endless space between us
No man’s sky…
so far, yet never gone
No man’s sky…
we are one
in this no man’s sky

No Man's Sky

Das Wunder der Weihnacht

Being musician and artist "since ages", the last two decades and all the developments in digital music broadened my interests and activities in doing music actively and passively. Not being shy of any genre (OK, leave off some Punk and Extreme Metal derivates) I engage in composing, arranging, mixing and collaborating. 

Oh, and I do all my artwork and designs as well. And as you may notice I regard AI as a friendly helper.

Have a few looks & listens into my repertoire and eventually gain some insights. I'm always open for collabs if the the interests match ...

Behind Closed Eyes (remix)

APi_ZZ