The fourth song of our summer series "We Can Solve Most Things If We Talk" is a hymn to Hope.  It is the enduring attribute of mankind to be able to think beyond the most painful circumstances and imagine a better life and a better world.  Peter is not just a fine writer of melody and lyrics, but a very able and eloquent guitarist and vocalist.  Oddrun graces this song with her angelic voice as if she were Hope itself, and in duet they give the song wings.  Seagull's synths, bass, and mix are ever sure and seamless, a true labor of love.
Music, Lyrics, Guitars & Vocals; Our dear poet Peter, soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks
Vocals; Soundcloud's most wonderful voice; Oddrun, @oddrun-eikli
Compilation and mix by visionary producer; Seagull, @farout-music-studio

Will you Raise Your Right Hand?

Peter
Can you number the circle’s rim, each point on a list?
Enumerate the air, simply cupping of your hands
Freedom lantern’s falling dim in honesty’s fading mist
But will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Oddrun
Can you census the clouds, in a ledger of the sky
Set out in a single line each and every grain of sand
When the despot weaves his thieving lies will you stand idly by
Or will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Peter & Oddrun
Can you audit every atom, in a volume for the shelf
Each uniquely named, indexed on demand
Does the mirror only fathom, a shallow of your self
Or will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Oddrun & Peter
Can you detail every shimmered light on a canvas of the stars
A snapshot of the cosmos as at light speed it expands
Will you document but passive shame in the volumes of your pale memoirs
Or will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Oddrun & Peter
Can you hoist the flag of humankind above the crass material world
Crush the armies of greed, their legions to disband
When the shining banner of grace is finally unfurled
Did you raise your right hand, when hope made its stand?

Hopeful Man--Will You Raise Your Right Hand (Peter, Oddrun, and Seagull)

This dear Listeners is a Re-Mastered Release of Cosmic Cycles with Soprano Nadia Selvaggi. It's a beauty. Please  Re-post and share it more widely.

I originally reached out to fellow SoundClouder and Vocalist Nadia Selvaggi, @nadiaselvaggi ,wondering if she'd like to collaborate on one of my orchestral-fusion compositions. And Happily she said Yes! 😊

After a few weeks of Listening, she zeroed in on one of my favorites entitled - Cosmic Cycles*. And as i expected, her thoughtful, lyrical and awesomely powerful Vocalaise certainly takes the piece to new Cosmic heights. 
I'm so thankful for her creative contribution to this piece.

We're delighted to present it today. 😊

May you enJOY.

Composition © Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 -2024
Vocals ℗ Nadia Selvaggi 2022 - 2024

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Nadia Selvaggi 2022 -2024

Mixed by Anomon

Photo : A Stairway to The Milky Way

Cosmic Cycles * with Soprano Nadia Selvaggi

Album My Strange Night Stories
nowyyorg 2024

Why Always Me ?

One of Jobim's all-time classics. Done with more keyboard than has been usual for me with these songs.

Meditation

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco

Autumn Tears

Sand And Dust

What Suit?

Written, Arranged, Performed, and Produced by Kyle Bolan
Art by Kyle Bolan

Take in fire - liquid fire
Scream like dragon - world knows your name
But there is no more power over you
There is no power greater than you

Hands tied back and trapped
Hot breath is in my face
You think I am hurt
But I am prepared
I am prepared

Take in fire - liquid fire
And take in breath no more
There wasn't any to be had before
Now I am all I am
Now I am all me

Grass between your toes
In the prints, the paths of tigers
But they are extinct
They don't come around here no more
There is no more food
So no need to come this way no more
              August 15, 2024

Taking Fire

music and lyrics produced by karla lynette 

original...goodbye to yesterday

First version. Mount Athos. Greece 2013.02.19

China Town (London)

Chill out
Created with MAGIX Music Maker 2015 Premium

apollo

Break It

In Mexico, I played with bands like  "Atrás del Cosmos", "Queso Sagrado", " Broken Heart", "Decibel", "Bardo Thodol", "Kathmandu Ensemble", Silent Light. In New York City I played with Bands like, "King"s East", "In The Service Of", "Fist of Facts", "Desire", "Dense Undergrowth"," "Matahari", "Like Wow", "Devil's Breakfast", "Muse Mob", "Atlantis 3000", "Monster", "Zenith", "Andromeda Crash" "Night Shade", I also collaborated with Hector Zazou, Harold Budd, Elliott Levin, Dennis Charles, Tetsu Inoue, Bettina Koster. Barbara Gogan, Salvatore Principato, Ken Man, Scott Hartley, Thomas Truax , Johanna Hugring, Martina Hoogland, Amanda Garrett and many others. For many years I also wrote Jingles for a lot of products like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mc Donalds, Toyota, Kodak, Payless Shoes, Rothman's, Salsa Tabasco, JC Penny, Liberty Science Center, American Heart Association, MCI, Reebok, AT&T, Fanta, Play Movil, etc, I also made music for Viacom writing music for cartoon networks, Bravo TV, Chanel 1, and MTV. Also wrote music for Bill Moyers (PBS)and also for Fax TV in Germany.