A selection of tracks I've discovered on Soundcloud.

Newly discovered music I'm really into

This song may appear simple, if not simplistic. This is right, it’s not a complicated, rather a common, story about opening the door to someone and having to let this someone leaves you one day through the very same door.
However, in life like in love, don’t let the ordinary fool you. The little things in life are the biggest ones and when you have to look back to realize it, you’re actually lost to those magical instants.
Zut doesn’t stand for « Zebra University of Technology », but for « damn! » or « oh, heck! » in French. Yes, in French! Writing in the language of Molière was an arduous choice. It took me a year or so to go from the original « kinda » French lyrics to the final ones, which were done in a bar, on a paper napkin, along a few drinks!

The melody and chords were the most intuitive to find, playing around for a few evenings. However, honestly, my accent didn’t suit the rhythms and atmosphere. Finding singers willing to contribute proved not to be an easier task! Finally, Oliver Neff aka Titanic Jack agreed to record the main vocals. Together with Maja Štebih with her nice back vocals, they made such a great work on this Indie folkish-poppish-rock track. 
Thanks to both of them for their time, trust and capacity to see, and bring, beauty into the world! 

Mixed and mastered by A7 Recording Studio (@a7-recording-studio, www.a7recordingstudio.com)
Produced by Blaž Pavšič
Lead vocals by Titanic Jack
Back vocals Maja Štebih

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Zut!

AIR
Music by Mirabell & Overdrive

Air is a song produced in collaboration with Norwegian singer-songwriter Mirabell and is clearly inspired by J. S. Bach's Air on the G string. This track is an experimental work that mixes modern vocals with baroque music.

Mirabell owns a magnificent voice and is a talented instrumentalist (she plays piano and harp). I recommend a visit to her SC page: https://soundcloud.com/mirabell

Strings are from Trailer Strings Kontakt library. Choir from Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra Kontakt library. Harpsichord from Fluffy Audio Rinascimento Kontakt library. Soloists are samples taken from the Noiiz website.

Cover art is the sculpture "The Angel" by Benjamin Victor, available on Pinterest at https://br.pinterest.com/pin/566961040602686459/

Hope you enjoy.

Air (feat. Mirabell)

I used to think you were a fantasy
Instead, you were fulfillment of a prophecy
That said the world was ending and that
I was just another casualty

I used to think that we were written in the stars
The only writing is the remnants of these scars
I saw a future that I guess, was never ours
But way deep down

I knew all along
I knew all along
I knew all along
I knew all along

And I got swept into your gravity
What mistook as sacred was just strategy
I've never be so caught up in what I had thought
Was destiny

And I could always see the end from here
But I had hoped these feelings would just disappear
What started as a dark cloud in the distance
Became so clear

Pull me closer
Pull me under
Hold me down
As the dark sky fills with thunder
Watch me drown

I knew all along
I knew all along
I knew all along
I knew all along

I used to think you were a fantasy
Instead, you were fulfillment of a prophecy that says
Whatever I am chasing, always pulls away
From me
I used to think that we were written in the stars
The only writing I do now
Seems much less far
I saw a future that I guess, was never ours
But way deep down

Prophecy

11- Vioflesh Wake Up

Destiny is a time-breaking, Spanish-tinged pop song with elements of the 2000s. 
The track was inspired by the American series "Gossip Girl" back in 2020. It reflects the eclectic yet ambitious vibe of the New York lifestyle: the luxurious life of the Manhattan elite, as well as the traditional culture of the city that never sleeps. A fast piano sequence, underlined with wind instruments and drum kit make the song energetic and funky.

Destiny

My new song and video "Turn Back" is the third of the trilogy of videos I filmed in Ukraine in August, 2023. It has multiple meanings depending on the place in which you find yourself.  For many people, it is a plea to a loved one who looking for something somewhere else to find it right there at home.  But for me, this song and video are about Ukraine. First, it is a call for those millions of refugees who left Ukraine after the war began to come back home to help Ukraine rebuild.  Ukraine needs you and this is where your heart remains.  Second, it expresses the longing of all those Ukrainians who have a  friend or family member fighting near or far to come back home alive. In the video, you can see photos of thousands of soldiers who died defending Ukraine. Those photos are posted on The Wall of Remembrance next to St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, the bells of which were heard all over Kyiv in December 2013 at the beginning of the “Revolution of Dignity” of Euromaidan. Ten years ago, there were only 100 photos on that wall of the “Heavenly Hundred” who were killed by terrorists at Maidan in Kyiv. Now there are more than ten thousands photos with more added every day. The destroyed enemy tanks and heavy military equipment shown in the video are set up in the square next to the cathedral to remind people of the terror unleashed against innocent Ukrainians. These three videos form a trilogy of modern Ukrainian history, showing the dignity, strength and desire that ordinary Ukrainians stand for despite horrific difficulties.  They went through "Armageddon" to get "Another Chance to Live Again" and finally "Turn Back" to a normal life where there is love, happiness and independence. Through these songs and videos, I am acting as a chronicler, calling on people from all over the world not only to feel the severity of the war, but also to help the Ukrainians get back what belongs to them.  My harmonies are in a polyphonic form where separate vocals alternately hand off or differentiate the melody with a mesmerizing, haunting and calming effect.

Please like, comment, share and support Ukraine. After I returned from Ukraine, I launched a foundation to help those injured and to raise funds for reconstruction. Please donate if you can. www.KelsieKimberlinFoundation.org 

TURN BACK 
Honey, where are you going to, turn back you belong with me
There is nothing out there for you, you got everything here

No I don’t think that you can make it by yourself
And I don’t think that you can stay away for long

You gotta come home to me, it is where you are most happy
You gotta come home you’ll see, it is where you ought to be

You are looking for something, I know where you’ll find it
Come on back from where you left from, I am here waiting

Keep me close to your heart, when you’re out there alone
Searching, I know that you find me, right here back at our home

No I don’t think that I can make it by yourself
And I don’t think that I can live here without you

You gotta come home to me, it is where you are most happy
You gotta come home you’ll see, it is where you ought to be

Turn Back

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Higher Calling

Turn down the light

fall again (synthwave mix)

"How can the nothing be described without describing something that is around this nothing?" Georges Perec
Part of the album "Die Umrandung des Nichts".

First Track from Album "Die Umrandung des Nichts"

How can one create space for the absent by the presence of sound? Christiane Hommelsheim sings and plays on sound objects, Ralf Haarmann electronics and mandoline. With a central interest in loops, they create intertwined acoustic layers.
#meditation #calm #emiliatorrini #loops #relaxed

Die Umrandung des Nichts

In the Inside

Jenny wrote this wonderful song. You can find a piano version on Jenny's profile. https://on.soundcloud.com/SHRqs Then she trusted me enough to let me add new music to her vocals. This is the result. I tried to approach the song and here you can hear my version of it. Jenny, I really thank you very much for the trust you have placed in me.

Vorbei - vocals/lyrics by Jenny

Echoes Of The Awakening

"Last Call" is a pop-rock ballad about pouring your heart into something without any immediate payoff — and wondering if you should keep going. It captures that three-feet-from-gold moment, when exhaustion sets in and the dream (personified as “you”) feels distant, yet your heart knows it’s yours. Rooted in perseverance, it’s a reminder to hold on even when the world gives you every reason to walk away. Drawn from my own journey — leaving India to pursue music in the U.S., with family half a world away — the song blends synthy textures with rock guitars and drums, beginning with a spacey openness and building into a gritty, anthemic climax: a sonic embodiment of resilience.

Lyrics:

Took a plunge off the pier
Shook hands with my fears
Struck a deal with hope
All just to hold you close

Haven't seen my family in years
Learnt to laugh, love through my tears
Crossed the seven seas
But you don't seem to see

The way I try hard to make you mine
Yet you turn away
(You) find someone else to bless,
to take my place

How u wander though you know
You can make me your home
And I don't know where to stop
I go on, on, on…

To my last call
Once (and) for all
I've waited way too long
Here's the last one
Then I'm done
But you're my only one
Maybe I'm foolish, maybe I'm vain
but I can't go on living this way
it's the last call
(The) last one
then I will be gone

Now I've made a few mistakes
And that's how we up the stakes
I've found peace in that face
And love in myself
Tryna be with you has taught me the best
And all I ask from you is a yes, yes

In the last call
Once (and) for all
(I've) waited (for) way too long
Here's the last one
then I'm done
You're my only one
Maybe I'm foolish, maybe I'm vain
But (I)can't go on living this way
Here’s the last call
(The) last one
then I will be gone

Last Call

SAtFivE - Holidays
Summer Vibes, Positive, Holidays !
With Candice Duthé 👍👍🎶🎧
Dua Lipa style ❤️

Holidays

Song from my 6th Studio Album Pulse of the Machine:
https://djtransaction.bandcamp.com/album/pulse-of-the-machine-album
Everything was made on a Roland Fantom Synthesizer, all original.
Fun song? Song is a fusion of disco and 80s elements with electronica. I was going for a fun summer feel. Did i do it?
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Image from space dandy
https://theglorioblog.com/2014/09/03/space-dandy-episode-22/

Pulse of the Machine

Juno Station 6

Juno Station 6(nudisco/electronic)Original

Big picture wise, it’s synth pop then something trippy for the bridge. Then I thought it worked fine with just piano/bass/drums towards the end so I let it turn into a singer-songwriter sort of thing. Is it new? Someone’s probably done it before. 
Songwriting wise, I did stick to the main chord progression from ‘Nightcall.’ There’s a part in the first chorus where I used negative harmony and it didn’t sound good so there’s pretty much only a second of that. During the second chorus there is a triad pair. A triad pair is when you a triad like the Red Lantern triad and the Twin Dragon triad and you pair them up. Just checking is anyone reads my theory explanations. Anyway, a triad pair is when the next triad doesn’t use any of the notes of the first triad. Then I did the subdominant -dominant key change but this time I used a deceptive cadence. The bass plays a bit of the dominant bebop scale to highlight the dominant chord. Then the synths play a harp arpeggio which is mostly stacked with 5ths. One of the basses also highlights the 3rd degree at times during the chorus. 

 Sound effects, the intro/last bars of the chorus use the same rhythm and similar sound effect to John Carpenters Escape From NY series. The backing male vocals at the last chorus reminded me of the creepy music they play when they’re summarizing horror films on WeChat.  The bass for the bridge was going for the synthesized bass of Redbone. There’s both real bass/synthetic bass Redbone and there’s 3 basses in this song. Also 2 drum kits which is similar to ‘Instant Crush.’ I really enjoyed doing the production on this one for once and I was doing my Itzy fist pumps like she does in ‘River.’ It’s headbangeable and danceable. 

Lyrically, the chorus is about self doubt. A person who thinks they are not good enough for someone else. So, not me then. The second verse is about bravado. I did read this thing on reddit where a person wrote, “I wrote this bridge. I don’t care if my favorite artist doesn’t like it. I like it. And that’s what matters.” He is damn right.


Lyrics:
“I told you you better hope I didn’t make it back”-Snake

Show me what dues I gotta pay, to make it just right, baby. (Cos it’s a pop song I need to say ‘baby’ once)
Past freight trains, and street lines, and credits are, on the incline  (I guess credits are indeed on the incline for me)
I don’t care if the damned won’t do. The damned can do what they like. (Queen of the Damned reference. I try to go for a Aaliyah in Queen of the Damned vibe when I dance)
Up Up down down square circle triangle (it was improvised cos’ after up up I just went down down and then I made it sound like a PS2 cheat code which is a reference to Metal Gear Solid where the main character is based off of Snake)
Into my head she’s long gone. Now she’s gone to a place of no return
When the rain comes. When the flood’s done. Dry your tears son. It’s time to go home (Watchmen reference)
Nations fall and, Nations rise, You’re a part of this, Enterprise
It’s why you shouldn’t stay, why you shouldn’t stay, why you shouldn’t stay, no more.

Verse 2: 
It’s death and bloodshed for the mainstream geek.  (Improvised lyrics often contradict themselves. Although there are some people who are geeks and only listen to mainstream music)
And when we put on these tunes we’ll make your knees weak.
Step by step, stone on stone, and when we build these homes you won’t feel so alone
I don’t care if the dam breaks loose. The damned can do what they like. (Pink Floyd reference)
We do what we do and we like what we like we don’t care what you say and we’re gonna make it right. 

Chorus 2:
In the month of may it’s why you shouldn’t fall so hard for these feelings.

The time we spend on sordid lakes
And now you find something new
Awake. Some say, it’s only for you.    (Awake is a nod to Childish Gambino)

Some say that, you’ll need me. 
Some say that, you’ll heal me.
It’s why you I never ever never ever x many times wanna feel this way no more.

Why You Shouldn't Stay

Music for Content Creators – DIRECT DOWNLOAD from SoundCloud!

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Title: Dance of the Fire Spirit
Music by Michael Herter
Genre: Classical, Neoclassical, Baroque
Video: 

"Dance of the Fire Spirit" is a captivating orchestral piece that transports listeners to the heart of the Baroque era. This composition weaves together intricate melodies and dynamic rhythms, evoking the elegance and grandeur of 17th-century music. Inspired by the mythical and ethereal, the piece tells a story of a mystical fire spirit, dancing gracefully amidst flickering flames. Each movement is imbued with passion and energy, showcasing the harmonious interplay of strings, woodwinds, and harpsichord.

Whether you're a lover of classical music or a newcomer to the Baroque style, "Dance of the Fire Spirit" promises an enchanting auditory experience, full of drama, beauty, and timeless artistry. Let the music ignite your imagination and take you on a journey through a world where magic and reality intertwine.

d-moll; 4/4; varies bpm

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Dance of the Fire Spirit

A melancholic yet atmospheric synthpop ballad, Echoes in the Hallway captures the haunting presence of lost past. With dreamy synths and haunting vocals, the song paints a picture of solitude—empty hotel rooms, long drives, and fading echoes of the past. As the beat pulses beneath introspective lyrics, it pulls listeners into a bittersweet haze of nostalgia and longing, lost between memory and reality.

Neon Spark - Echoes in the Hallway

To travel

DEVOTION / Cover of Pure Devotion by "Timbaland"

DEVOTION

A grungy video game soundtrack for my Ludum Dare 46 game “Atlantoid Plantoid” using a Moog Voyager XL, EHX Space Drum, PO-12, and Volca FM

Atlantoid Plantoid Ludum Dare 46

My music projects
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Ice Line Drift (ambient minimalist beat-free rhythmic electro-prog inspired by Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis)

Replay in Neon (leftfield melodic electrocrunch)

The Midnight Detective Club (Vocals - Ellen (& sometimes me). Synthpop songs inspired by OMD, Eurythmics, Blancmange, Electric Youth, Yazoo)

Also some orchestral and alt-rock.

Newly discovered music I'm really into

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