Captain Space Clown-Return of The Queen

A celebration of Ostara, aka the Spring Equinox, the first in a series of eight pieces Andreas and I made to celebrate the eight Druidic festivals of the Windmill of the Year, more about which here: https://anniedieuleveut.com/2025/01/22/windmill-aligning-ancient-festivals-and-music/

Windmill album by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut and APi_ZZ (@APi_ZZ)
Hear it here: https://on.soundcloud.com/fLLfY9grivmkbJtr8

Words and vocals by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut.
Copyright © Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, February 2024 

Music and Cover Art by APi_ZZ 
Copyright © APi_ZZ (Andreas Pirner) February 2024

Words:

Fire serpents and dragons are stirring 
Deep down in the hard, cold iron of Earth. 

Slithering land wights are waking, 
And wriggling and stretching, 
Woken from their sleep by the return 
Of the song of the Sun, 
Its melody singing all dreamers awake,
To light the cauldrons and fasts to break. 

Lady Slipper yawns and opens her petals 
To a bold west wind ruffling her labellum.
Thunderclouds above ominously threaten. 

An ash in full livery, its leaves right on time,  
Stands next to the winter-nude of an oak. 
So the old wives mutter in iambic rhyme,
“Ash before oak, we’re in for a soak.” 

Great Spotted Woodpecker drills Mars’s drum 
In a military tattoo, to marshall the bugs,
The soldier beetles and bark-gnawing weevils, 

Now Luna turns russet red in Earth’s umbra, 
A covenant of balmier days without number. 

Wyrm moon, Cold moon, Sap Moon
Pulling on the tides, rising 
And not just in the flooded rhynes, but 
Coursing up the loins of men too, 
Their reveries of love fine-tuned 
To Jack in the Green’s reciting 
To the tremolo thrill of Pan’s piping

Labyrinth Spider stands guard on the dell, 
While Salamanders ring the bluebells 
To peal out harsh winter’s fare-thee-well. 

Pixie-cup lichen arrives in the Vale, 
And elves riding turkeys with blue ruffled tails
Then ... Amanita Muscaria sings her aria, 
And Cuckoo tells us Spring is finally here.

Ostara

John Falko - Lughnasadh

"Gentler Times" - A Post-Apocalyptic Love Story 

Journey through the ruins of civilization with this haunting progressive metal odyssey. "Gentler Times" weaves a poignant tale of love persisting in a world laid bare, combining the philosophical depth of Rush with the orchestral grandeur of Symphony X. 

Featuring soaring female vocals set against a backdrop of crushing doom metal riffs, atmospheric synths, and dynamic percussion, this track bridges the gap between classic prog complexity and modern metal intensity. For fans of Dream Theater, Opeth, Kamelot, and Queensrÿche.

The composition alternates between delicate passages and powerful crescendos, mirroring the narrative's exploration of finding beauty in desolation. Each instrument tells its own story - from the thunderous bass foundation to the ethereal synth layers that paint a picture of a world both lost and reborn through love.

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
In the twilight of our world, where shadows grow so long
I found you humming softly, a half-remembered song
Your voice a gentle echo, of a time that's passed away
In this landscape of lost dreams, you make me want to stay

[Pre-Chorus]
We're fragments of the old world, drifting through the haze
Clinging to each other, as we count our numbered days

[Chorus]
Echoes of yesterday, linger in the air
Whispers of a love we knew, when the world was fair
In this faded photograph, of all we left behind
Your hand in mine reminds me, of a gentler time

[Verse 2]
We walk through empty streets now, where millions once did dwell
Each step a muffled heartbeat, each breath a story to tell
In the ruins of grand cities, where neon dreams once glowed
We find solace in each other, on this lonely road

[Pre-Chorus 2]
We're relics of a bygone age, survivors of the fall
In a world that's lost its music, you're my curtain call

[Chorus]
(Repeat)

[Bridge 1]
And as the sun sets slowly, on all we used to know
I look into your eyes, dear, and watch our love still grow
For though the world has ended, and silence fills the day
In your arms I find the strength, to face come what may

[Bridge 2]
So let us keep on dancing, to a melody long gone
In this symphony of silence, our love will carry on
For in this world of endings, we've found a new sunrise
A love that paints the darkness, with hope's sweet reprise

[Chorus]
(Repeat)

[Outro]
As we face the uncertain future, in this world laid bare
We'll hold onto each other, and the love we share
For in these echoes of yesterday, our hearts still find their way
To a love that's everlasting, come what may


#ProgressiveMetal #DoomMetal #FemaleVocals #MetalBallad #ProgMetal #Symphonic #PostApocalyptic #ConceptualMetal

Gentler Times [ Solo Version ]

Song written in cooperation in a HSC Songwriting challenge Febr 2025:

Lyrics: Joe Gilder
Music, arrangement, production, Vocals and guitars: Marc Oele / The Crameleo Disco
Violin: Nate Kelmes
Piano: Gary Dugan

SET APART

Hi! Thank you so much for listening to my music. This song is inspired by a girl who may be real or maybe she is a fictional character with an interesting look and a mysterious smile that makes your imagination fly

Listen to here:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/0LSwlTjIIGUi6wNrBJgoKX?si=7efed7d61df14cd0

Lyrics
https://www.letras.com/itzco/lips-of-fire/

Lips of Fire

A sonic journey filled with mystery, introspection, and pulsating energy.

The Midnight Gate

About the creator of shadows in this world 




tous les jeux auxquels vous jouez,  
créateur d’ombres ;  
tout ce que tu dis ;  
briseur de cœur…

Bridge
comment puis-je un jour être libre de vos mensonges ;  
comment puis-je arracher ces liens ;  
abandonnant…

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all the games you play, shadowmaker, everything you say; heartbreaker... how can I ever be free from your lies; 
how can I tear off these links; 
abandoning 

abandonnant

After our band S.Y.P.H. had split up again and everyone was pursuing different projects (Uwe Jahnke with the Fehlfarben, Peter Braatz at the Berlin Film Academy), only me and Jojo remained in the former S.Y.P.H. rehearsal room at Schaberg in Solingen. So Jojo and I founded the Bit's project. Waldemar Kutschma (guitar and vocals) and Gintaras Gaubis (keyboards, piano, percussion) joined us. A really wild, sensual music found its great outlet. At this time, I built the drinking water studio into the rehearsal room. 180 square metres became the centre of extended sessions where many of the pieces on the Home Run were created. Then Waldemar and Gintaras contacted Michael Karoli and visited him in his studio in France (Les Roussinolles near Nice.) This led to the desire to do a recording session there and produce a record. After I had rewired the studio and included the rooms in his house (drums in the living room of the house of a former olive mill) vocals and percussion were done in his empty pool, Jojo and Waldemar were in the studio room. We mainly worked at night because it was unbearably hot that summer. The result was 4 tapes with 2 hours of music. With this result we drove back and only I went back to Michael's studio Outerspace several times for mixing and editing...

https://soundcloud.com/ulrich-putsch
https://soundcloud.com/jojowolter
https://soundcloud.com/fehlfarben-official (Uwe Jahnke)

Legal : www.ullip.eu/video-production
The use of my music to train AI and generate similar compositions is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted. European and German copyright law applies in all cases. All rights reserved ©

Home Run

Snake Byte Kit

HERE IS A ROCK / METAL TRACK I MADE! I HOPE THAT Y'ALL LIKE IT! MUCH LOVE FROM SOUTHEAST TEXAS! XOXOXOXO!!!