This is super smooth. Compression is on point :)

Damn. You never disappoint. Now I'm hungry. If you ever tour New Zealand definitely look me up

Re-Ex Discovered

Pale Ontology

A Guess

Escape

This song started out many years ago as a novelty party spoof on blues. I would ad lib the lyrics and improvise an accompaniment on acoustic guitar which meant no two performances were ever the same. See Retrospection’s Facebook page for a sample.

Recently I decided to do a serious blues rock version and this current track has been inspired by the blues rock style of Eric Clapton and the licks by other blues artists. The lyrics still do contain just a little hint of the mischievous fun from the old party days.

Back Fence Blues

The Heart Part Vl Freestyle (Response)

(Youtube Music Video)
https://youtu.be/eeZ7_w_zitU?si=T4yaS77i8cHpC02b

Paint The Sky In Blood

🐦‍⬛Blane Bent - Paint The Sky In Blood (Prod By. YBH Beats) The Heart Part Vl Freestyle🎖️

Spellcaster

Wreckage

I'm a monster, I prowl the night
Knocking empires left and right
I rule the world, I claim the throne
You fear the dark? It's where I roam

I'm a tiger, I stalk in grace
Silent steps - you'll lose this race
I strike for sport, I strike for fun
You run too slow? The hunt is done

Feed me, feed me
Or I’ll take what’s mine!
Feed me, feed me
Leave your offering, heed the sign!

I'm an angel, soft and light
Floating, golden, pure and bright
My love is warm, my touch divine
Yet touch too much - I draw the line

I am frozen, stiff with fright
Shadows shift - I'm gone from sight
A whisper moves, I flee, I hide
But soon enough, I'm at your side

Feed me, feed me
Lay it down with gentle hands
Feed me, feed me
Stay with me, I understand

I watch, I wait, I shift, I change
My form is fluid, moods deranged
You call me monster, beast, divine
Yet here you stand, serving mine

I am hunter, ghost, and queen
I am shadow, sleek unseen
Soft or savage, brave or small
I am a cat - I am them all

Feed Me

Ghost Nation’s latest single, Last Words, is a pop-infused reflection on the power of words—how they can heal, wound, or remain forever unspoken. The song delivers a dynamic pop sound, built around a compelling melody that echoes through both the whistling and the vocals. With evolving rhythms and layered instrumentation, Last Words grows in intensity, culminating in a powerful and resonant finale.

Lyrically, the track dives into the fragile balance between truth and self-preservation. Lines like "Each word is a tightrope, I'm balancing on / Between what is honest and what is kind" capture the tension of choosing words carefully—of walking a fine line where every phrase carries weight. The song explores the fear of being truly seen, the struggle of unspoken truths, and the inescapable marks they leave behind.

Release Day: Friday, 28 March 2025

Last Words

TRIPLE CROSS {prod. homoci x 717MaKid x JKBtheProd}

Woke up with the river in my boots,
Sky lookin’ like it owed me a fight.
Train wailin’ down by the bayou bend,
Sounded ‘bout right for my night.

Left my roots in a busted bottle,
Traded road signs for smoke and sin—
Ain’t no compass when the devil’s drivin’,
Just a twitch in the bones and the wind.

I drift like the wind don't know me,
Float like the rain forgot my name.
Keep on movin’ ‘til the lines get crooked—
Guess I was born to drift anyway.

Found a shack where the porchboards groaned,
Old man squintin’ through a kerosene haze.
Said, “Boy, you look like a long-lost story—
With too many starts and no last page.”

Hung my coat on a nail full o’ rust,
Took a swig from a jar that bit like fire—
Even ghosts’ll sit when the sky turns red,
Even sins run outta desire.

I drift like the wind don't know me,
Float like the rain forgot my name.
Keep on movin’ ‘til the lines get crooked—
Guess I was born to drift anyway.

Every goodbye’s just a slow exhale,
Every mile’s another curse I sell.
Some folks stay, some raise hell—
Me? I drift... and I drift real well.

I drift like the wind don't know me,
Float like the rain forgot my name.
Keep on movin’ ‘til the lines get crooked—
Guess I was born to drift anyway.

Guess I was born… to drift anyway.

Drift

"Memory Card: Silent Hill 2 (Sleepless Specter Remix)" is a collection of remixes from the PS2 game, Silent Hill 2.

Laura Plays The Piano (Remix)

My third EP. I hope you like it. Next up is my album :)

Keep Me Rollin'

Streetside Philosophy's second album Cliffhanger is a deep dive into the core style of the band, and explores a gritty side of the indie / alternative genre.  All songs were recorded using only live analog instrumentation by songwriter John Spivey.  Cliffhanger was a culmination of 15 years of original writing and tells a cryptic story layered with hidden meanings.

Gills

"Carry On" - From the "Hinter uns das Land" / "Behind Us The Land" Project

This is "Carry On," an epic metal rock ballad (5:57 min) by Beyond & Before Music, inspired by the novel "Hinter uns das Land" ("Behind Us The Land") by Frank Talmon l'Armée.

Imagine a conceptual band, "Adelheid's Wisdom," performing this track: A powerful, emotional male lead vocal tells a story of overcoming adversity, of stumbling and rising again. He's supported by haunting, mystical female and male vocals and an epic soundscape blending the intimacy of piano and cello with the power of distorted guitars, driving drums, and orchestral elements.

The song features dynamic shifts, a spoken word interlude with thunderous undertones, a soaring guitar solo (melodic building to a shred), and a massive final chorus. It's a song about the scars that make us stronger, the battles within, and the unbreakable spirit that carries us on, together.

This track is a deep dive into themes of resilience, inner strength, and the hope that endures even in the darkest of times.

Music & Concept: Beyond & Before Music (Frank Talmon l'Armée)
Inspired by the novel: "Hinter uns das Land" / "Behind Us The Land"

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© 2025 Beyond and Before

"Carry On" (Complete Epic Rock Ballad Lyrics)

[MYSTIC INTRO – André] 
There’s a road where shadows whisper...
Where the lost and lonely gather...
Every scar a buried secret...
Every step... a choice to matter...

[VERSE 1 -André] 
The road of life, a winding, rugged track,
Sometimes a gentle slope, sometimes no turning back.
You see the storm clouds gather, feel the chilling breeze,
And stumble over stones that bring you to your knees.
A heart can shatter... 
(Echo - Elfriede) shatter...
Like fragile, fallen glass...
(Echo - Elfriede) glass… 
Hopes can dim and falter...
Watch the moments... pass... 

[PRE-CHORUS 1 - Adelheide] 
But in that silence, when you’re standing all alone...
You hear a whisper... 
a voice you’ve always known...
A spark to light the darkness...
To re-ignite... the flame... 

[CHORUS 1 – André] 
WE CARRY ON! WE CARRY ON! Together! Side by side!
Through the deepest valleys! Across the raging tide!
Every scar... a lesson! 
Every tear... a sign!
This unbreakable spirit...
(Adelheide) Yours... and... mine!

[VERSE 2 - Adelheide] 
You might have built your fortress... upon the shifting sand...
Watched it wash away... 
(Echo) away...
By forces... you can’t command...
(André) The echoes of a promise... 
A dream you held... so tight...
Fades into the shadows...
Of an endless... lonely night...

[MYSTIC INTERLUDE 2 - André] 
The storm you fear... is already inside...
(Adelheide and André) It carved your courage... from the mountain of pride...

(Adelheide) 
The chains that bind you... are forged by your hand...
Now strike the anvil... and reshape... the land...

[INTRO – REPRISE – André and Adelheide in the back]

There’s a road where shadows whisper...
Where the lost and lonely gather...
Every scar a buried secret...
Every step... a choice to matter...

[BRIDGE] (Full Band But Adelheide Lead)
Oh, the world will test you...
(Echo:) test you...
Try to break your will...
(Echo) break...
Push you to the limits...
Stand you on that hill!

[[FINAL CHORUS - André]
WE CARRY ON! WE CARRY ON! WE CARRY ON! TOGETHER! WE ARE STRONG!
This is where we rise!
(André and Adelheide) THIS IS WHERE... WE BELOOOOONG! (Hold note)

[OUTRO – Adelheide and André] 
The road still winds... (Breathy)
But now we walk it...
Together...

Carry On

After the existential crisis of The Judgement, I wanted something soothing and comforting to round things off, and I could think of no better for that than Americana roots rock. The words are a mash-up from Auguries of Innocence by William Blake.

21. The World

The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara
"Deus Ex Machina"
Music Composition: Andrea Papi
Lyrics & Vocals: Daphne Ang

Deus Ex Machina is an arresting sonic and theatrical experience of man’s perennial struggle between fate and free will. Charged with both pathos and ethos, the song is a musical revisitation of classical literature’s greatest tragedy – the story of Oedipus Rex.

"Deus Ex Machina" tells the story of King Oedipus of Thebes, who despite all his efforts, ends up fulfilling the prophecy he was trying so hard to avoid: that he would kill his father and marry his mother.

Inspired by the sonnets of Shakespeare and the lyrical poetry of Ancient Greece, the lyrics tells the story of Oedipus Rex – a play by Sophocles written over two thousand years ago. The song is chanted and recited over the music much like in the chorus in Greek tragedy.

Released worldwide on September 18, 2020, "DEUS EX MACHINA" is the third single of The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara. The track forms part of the independently produced album ‘Full Spectrum'. 

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Lyrics 

On the path of peril, the blind king staggers away
All he can see is darkness like a shroud
Groping through mist and cloud, the devil his only friend
Doomed is he to find release only at his end

Cursed is he who incurs the wrath of envious gods
Woe is he, he who walks alone on the road to ruin
Woe is he, whose fate is abandoned to the wind
Woe is he, the end too dread to tell, too dark to see

Trial is the test of man
Hubris will be his fall
Fate is the curse of man
In god’s envy, tragedy befalls

Hamartia is the flaw of man
Hubris be his downfall
Trial is the test of man,
But death befalls us all

Oh cursed Oedipus, 
Pursued by the hounds of fate
For slaying and laying with kindred, 
You took out both your eyes

All your sins laid bare
Your shame you alone will wear
So you go away without a guide
A vagrant with no sight

Oh cursed Oedipus, 
Hallowed be thy pain
A blind man wandering across the land
Never to be seen again 

Oh cursed Oedipus, 
Hallowed be thy shame
Architect of his own tragedy
So vanished he, into a shoreless sea 

Trial is the test of man
Hubris be his fall
Fate is the curse of man
In god’s envy, tragedy befalls

Hamartia is the flaw of man
Hubris be his downfall
Trial is the test of man,
And death will end it all

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Connect With The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara: 

➤ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2V3zzIcq2sbRbaEjbGypc8
➤ Official Website: https://tcomas.com
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© 2020 The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara / TCOMAS Music

Full Spectrum

Deus Ex Machina

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🎤 Jim Helsel – Bio (2025)
Producer. Songwriter. Artist. Drummer.

I’ve been writing, recording, and mixing my own music since I was a kid with sticks in my hands and fire in my chest. My debut album, Lucidly Surreal, dropped in January—and since then, I’ve been chasing the edge of every sound I create.

Now I’m deep into my second album, AfterShock, six tracks mastered and building momentum. Singles like Love Lost have set the tone, and my newest release, Daniel’s Delusion, brings cinematic rock energy with full band and drumline power—intense, atmospheric, and impossible to ignore.

My music isn’t background noise. It’s emotional expression—layered guitars, dark textures, tight arrangements, and raw energy. Tracks like Runner and Daniel’s Delusion pull from personal struggle, restless energy, and the stories that shape life in Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, but they reach a global audience.

I don’t write songs for algorithms—I write for connection.
If you feel it, it’s yours too.

Expect the unexpected. And turn it up.

Feed Me

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