Ghosts - Sounds against War

Now available on Bandcamp as a Single!

https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/side-step-dimensions-single

An experimental synth pop love story about a couple that ended up finding each other by travelling through dimensions and falling deeply in love.

Lyrics and singing are by Masha.

Art by our friend Midnight On Mars, here's his website: https://www.deviantart.com/midnight-on-mars

Lyrics:

Have I actually side stepped 
Through some strange dimensions?
Unaware, travelling through rifts in time
Without directions?

It would sure explain some things
Like pure perfection timings
For instance how we met,
What predetermined paths were set?

When my universe collided with your own,
Our introduction was intense
I wondered if you were my clone
Cause only you make this much sense

Yours is the voice 
That reached out to my soul
Falling in love with you wasn’t a choice
It was just inevitable

Regardless of reality
Still feeling so unreal
I’ve found a realm of quality
You are the real deal

But had there been any distraction
There may have been no interaction 
We never would have met that way 
That blows my mind, I'm now your fiancée

If circumstances altered,
The meeting would have faltered

It makes me wonder: how many of me did not meet one of you?

If I’m in the 
Best timeline
And I believe 
That’s credible
You’re by my side
Though realms collide
To make that possible
x2

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As more translations are made we'll be adding the new singing tracks to the single release in more languages.

A note from Masha: "I'm interested in singing this in other languages as well such as German, Italian, Japanese, and French. If you would like to translate this for us, please send us a message or email."

Arcane Arcade

Side-Step Dimensions

Fifth track of my album based on Robert W Chambers book "The King in Yellow" (1895).

The King in Yellow

In the Court of the Dragon

SPINNIN' MY WHEELS (JunkHeap (c) Refixed Feb 2023 / (c) Jul 2016)

Oh here it goes...
And I don't know where I'm going,
it all seems so lame.
Another day feeding the negative in my brain.

Well it's turning it over...
Spinnin' my wheels.

Walking through the mall, and seeing the aged,
Crumpled and trying to make it through the day,
trying to make it from A to B.
And here I am, healthy and able,

and there she was...

I see the look in her eyes, and it makes me high.
and I know that's she likes me, maybe ask her out for tea.

Spinnin' my wheels.

There's a need to change,
and if I don't, then it leaves me aimless.
To get it into a different groove.
Instead of thinking that I've got it all figured out.

To learn to trust again,
To learn to love again,
To earn her trust,
It's only a matter of time... until she's mine.

I see the look in her eyes, and it makes me high.
and I know that's she likes me, maybe ask her out for tea.

Spinnin' my wheels.

Spinning My Wheels

Wrong Spell For Crimson Divinations My Dear Runny Angel Eye

Touch

one of the very few tunes I've arranged almost entirely with sampled sounds & loops, this one was created entirely in Garageband without my trusty keyboard. Definitely going to try more of this...

instruments include upright bass, dobro (slide steel guitar), electric piano, vibraphones, drums, and me playing various percussion

All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve.   :)

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here's some pictures I took: www.flickr.com/photos/mark_boucher/
my best photos on 500px (safe site): 500px.com/p/mrmark?view=photos

Mark's Album (post-2020)

Dark Roast (electro-acoustic blend)

葉月(August)

Art work: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N%C5%8D_mask_-_Deigan_Type.JPG

flute-like voices: Vocaloid Yukari

窓の外　凶暴に夏　立ち騒ぐ

Outside my window, the blustery summer is in full swing.

葉月(Hazuki)

葉月 (Hazuki)

Orb experiences can last a long time, sometimes even days.

Commander Sisko, First Orb Experience

Antarctic（with aaego1）

May Cause Drowsiness

Archmage Band was formed in 2013 by Rob Ulysses and Masha Solo, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo based in Australia. 

Big News: We're planning out the follow up to our previous album, 'Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]' and it has a release date of May 15th, 2024 (15/05/2024) but it is all almost done! It is a 20-track album exploring an experimental blend of synth-pop, phonk, gothic synth pop, chiptunes, fantasy and sci fi themes, and is also the soundtrack to our story/game in progress 'Parallel Tales' (as is the previous album).

More about Realm I:
In late 2023 we released a debut 12-track album, as part of the 'Realms' series, 'Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]' on December 12th, 2023 (12/12/2023) We're ecstatic that it's finally finished and we hope you enjoy it. It will be streamable both on Soundcloud and Bandcamp without limits.

Here's our website: http://archmagemusic.com/

Gear:
We use just one synthesizer, the Roland Gaia SH-01, for most of our work, combining it with sounds from Reason Compact and Figure on occasion.

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 (2023-2025 music)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

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

Side-Step Dimensions

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