A compelling sonic journey ... the drone-like feel evokes emotions ... a touch of unsettledness or regret or nostalgia?  But the higher melody seem to offer an optimism, repeating itself as if in encouragement?  The buzzy, near dissonance is so well done -- there's a sweetness in the seeming "sour" dissonance, if the listener goes deeper.

Fall

We aimed to make some happy/sad dream-pop with a melodic reverie soundscape, bittersweet, about realising July is here again. (Where has the time gone?)

Masha Solo is the vocalist and lyricist. She also drew the song art.

Lyrics:

Anyone seen
Where the time’s gone by?
Living memories 
Drifting through my mind

The time is flying by
It's already July
How did all these 
Months slip by me?

With every passing day
Though it all feels the same
It's a constant 
That we're changing

Killing
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Days fly
Weeks fly
Months fly
Years die

Before you even 
Know it,
Moments
Turn to memories

Try to achieve 
All my goals
And dreams
Time can't freeze

It's time we realise
That we don't have the time
Time to waste on being angry

With only some much time
We should prioritise
Do the things 
That make us happy

If I am luckier than most
And live to eighty, then
18 thousand more days
Would be all I have

All I can do is try my best
To notice I'm alive
In this moment
Breathe in, make the most of it

Because in spite of how time flies
I'll still spend every year
Right by your side
Always
Till we disappear

Mulu Lagoon

July

Character created by Rob and art by Masha. It is the character Riven's theme song and will be on the album 'Realms'. 

Rob: "Riven is a scientist who's on the brink between genius and insanity. He is from our Parallel Tales series, specifically the second story 'They Call Me A Thief'."

Our guest drummer here is Tot. from Japan who we think did an excellent job (Thanks, Tot! Really fun drums and a great fit for our song)!! Here's a link to Tot's page: @tot-beat

A vocals version is in the works. A tidbit about the song: The sound effect at the end was purely accidental, but we decided to keep it as we felt that it fits the story.

We hope you enjoy this surprise collaboration. Thanks for listening!

Realms

Riven Halfwaye - w/ Guest Drummer Tot. - Instrumental

Riven Halfwaye - w/ Tot. on drums - Instrumental

A nocturne inspired by "Into The Night" by 'Big Black Delta' and the general mood of 'SONOIO', two of our favourite music projects.

We've been working on this song as a first foray into space rock since November 2021, finalized in late July 2022. Hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening!

Royalty free background image from Pixabay. (has since been deleted, unknown author)

Enlightened

At The End Of The Day - Instrumental

E-La Musicologie

A soundtrack piece written for the Vuhu Island game, aiming to be pretty yet providing a sense of wonder and mysterious uncertainty.

Synths used: Roland Gaia SH-01, Figure, Reason Compact

Synth work: Rob & Masha

Artwork: darksouls1 on Pixabay for the song art.
Teaser trailer: syaibatulhamdi on Pixabay for the moon phase image.

Remixing is allowed, provided you credit & link back to us and it's noncommercial.

Archaeology

Temple of the Moon - Instrumental

Temple Of The Moon - Instrumental

Open Collab by https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea :
Earth & Sky
https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/earth-and-sky
https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/sets/earth-sky-open-collaborations

This is my Version,.

Tea R. Sea - Earth & Sky ( 30 Grad Colours Rmx)

Open Collab by Laar  https://soundcloud.com/user-325797522
https://soundcloud.com/user-325797522/sets/hydrochloric-open-collab
Laar - Hydrochloric : https://soundcloud.com/user-325797522/hydrochloric

...this is my version..hope u enjoy..

Laar - Hydrochloric ( 30 Grad Sunrise Rmx )

Oscuridad

nexus

Always The Same

Archmage Band was founded in 2013 by Rob and Masha, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo from Australia.

Our Albums:
Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-i-instrumental-prologue
Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-ii-instrumental-prologue-2

Gear:
We use a synthesizer (Roland Gaia SH-01), a midi controller (the Korg microKEY), Reason Compact, Figure, and Garageband to make all our sounds.

All art by Masha unless stated otherwise on the release.

For enquires, collaboration or remix ideas, or just to get in touch with either Rob or Masha, contact Archmage Band at mail@archmagemusic.com

Additional Accounts:
@archmageband2 (2022-2024 Music)
@archmageband3 (2024-2025 Music)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

Thank you all for listening to our music, have a lovely day.

At The End Of The Day - Instrumental

Archmage Band

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