Incredibly smooth tones throughout that I’m sure were sourced from the finest of origins. Super lush soundscapes abound that allow the mind to take it down about a thousand notches and enter into a restful state of contemplation, or a deeply meditative state. Your song writing, arrangements, and musical deliveries here are really something else my friend ! Pink Floyd status.

this reminds me of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters on vocals era.   very very cool!!

Keys and kit got me straight away, both sound fab. The organ and the slow down add the sleepiness. Although Im listening at 7am so be a bit worrying if I nodded off ;)  Great track.

Ah Wha?

An acoustic / orchestral version of this song from our 3rd album. Featuring John's daughter, Ada on the trumpet!

LYRICS:

They stayed at home
And you went to Rome
Ate on your own
Embraced the unknown

You counted leaves
While they stared at trees
Down on your knees
Escape their disease

It’s too far, it’s too high, it’s too hard to climb

Rome - acoustic version

WIP: I have some small changes to do. That some instruments/drums haven't been panned correctly

Music/lyrics/Arrangement by Achazia
Made in Reason (Propellerheads)
Have a look at my video as well if you wish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPYgoD4-YSY

Would you catch me if I fall.
It's a long way to down.
I want to surrender
but I don't know how.

I'm running through waste lands
to the deepest end
I'm fighting emotions.
That is my defence.

I was once touched by shadows.
That tore me inside
and then you came to me
like a shining light

Do not get any closer
I'm letting you go 
I keep on running.
away from your love.

Falchon's elegy

Aquatic Locomotion

The picture shows a detail out of „Guernica“ (1937, oil on canvas) by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Please also take a listen to the remix by Audiobake: https://soundcloud.com/audiobake/the-mare?si=0eb319b5427c4cd3afc7e41138a8c014&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


The Mare

1
Guernica, the holy city of the Basques, 
Is located east of Bilbao in northern Spain.
It became known worldwide when it was
Attacked by German and Italian fighter planes 
More than 85 ys ago
During the Spanish Civil War 
Bombed the city into rubbles and ashes
And everyone else who lived there before
Guernica, one of the first airborne bombardments 
Aiming to eradicate civilians and other innocents

2
There`s no color, there’s no depth 
And for sure there’s no relief 
From your point of view
It’s monochrome and cubistic,
It makes your stomach tighten up,
When you think about everything that's happened ever since then and, 
Above all,
What is yet to come ?
What’s next upon the sleeve ?

3
There is a long and 
Pointed, deadly spear 
Piercing right through the chest
That’s like a manifest 
Just look into the frantic eyes of the dying horse
And you know and feel immediately, what’s goin’ on
It makes one wonder who the hell is comitting thus 
And for fucks sake what's basically wrong with us 
There`s no color, there’s no depth 
And for sure there’s no relief 
From your point of view
No matter what point you may choose
Will the victors again 
be writing down the history ?
It was the victors backthen,
Who wrote down history long ago...

The Mare

IG track (p)2023, open collab with noxpox ..
https://soundcloud.com/noxpox13/noxpox-dreamin-ov-moonrocks

noxpox / IG - dreamin ov moonrocks (synthetic light curve module)

Streamline Light

Decaye

Translated after the French text

Vidéo Youtube : https://youtu.be/tIufYg0fDxY

Mieux Vaut Tard
Texte : Jefherson
Chant : Julia
Musique : Alain Illos

Texte: Jefherson
Chant :Julia
Musique : Alain Illos

ll est des évidences
des choses qui vont de soi
dire ce que l’on pense
ce qu’on sent, ce qu’on croit.

Mais moi toute ma vie
Je gardais tout pour moi
Comme un loir endormi 
engourdi par le froid..

Etait-ce par pudeur
Par peur de m’exposer
D’ouvrir un peu mon coeur
Ou simplement d’oser.

Montrer peur ou colère
Inquiétude ou tendresse.
N’était  pour toi mon père
Que choquante faiblesse

Sois un homme mon gars !
Cogne fort et encaisse.
 
Surtout ne pleure pas !
C’est bon pour les gonzesses

Rester copie conforme
A ce  modèle viril
Ne pas braver la norme.
Voilà. !Ainsi-soit -il !

REFRAIN    

Mais est venu le jour
De remise en question
Toi touché à ton tour
Par ton opération


Pour toi bien difficile
La maladie soudain
Te révélait fragile
Ou simplement humain

Aux portes de la mort
Tu m’as dit ton amour
En moi, il vit encore
Et il vivra toujours.
Tu m’as dit ton amour
Mieux vaut tard que jamais
Je t’ai dit à mon tour
A quel point je t’aimais...

 Better late than never

Some things are obvious
things that go without saying
to say what you think
what you feel, what you believe.
But all my life
I kept everything to myself
Like a sleeping dormouse 
numbed by the cold.

Was it out of modesty
For fear of exposing myself
To open my heart a little
Or simply to dare.
To show fear or anger
Worry or tenderness.
For you, my father
Only shocking weakness

Be a man, boy!
Hit hard and take it.
Above all, don't cry!
It's good for the chicks

Stay a carbon copy
To this virile model
Don't defy the norm.
So be it!

REFRAIN    

But the day has come
Of questioning
You in turn
By your operation
For you very difficult
Sudden illness
Revealed you to be fragile
Or simply human
At death's door
You told me of your love
In me it still lives
And always will.
You told me of your love
Better late than never
I told you in turn
How much I loved you...

Mieux Vaut Tard  avec Julia

I know I shouldn’t fool myself
But I’m waiting for a miracle to come 

So cold in this frozen land	
And if I’ll be without you, I might fall 

I’m calling up to heaven above 
Hello, where are you my friend? 

I’m sending out a message of love  
But I know, I have lost the best I had 
The best I ever had 

Somehow you slipped out of my hand
But I will hold them tight, our memories of gold 

You’re close, yet so far away 
But my world cant be the same, not as before 

I’m calling from the edge of the world
Hello, where are you my friend?  
        
I’m calling from the top of my lungs  
But I know, I have lost the best I had
The best I ever had 

I know I’ve tried to fool myself 
But I’m still waiting for a miracle to come

Best I Had

To The Boys Who’s A Man 

A true song about been given everything from childhood to adulthood and how that affects your personality and how you behave and see the world through different eyes.
Nothing is out of reach yet having everything is still never enough.
This leads to constant problems,  addictions and a massive worry to your love ones. 
Thanks to Nat Daniels for her wonderful vocal contribution. Nat never fails to impress and she is always professional in her approach.
We are going to release an EP on all major streaming services featuring the four songs we have recorded with Nat in the near future. 

Verse 1
You have a  affliction 
(to your addictions)
You’ve have looked death in the eye
(Shed the  crocodile tears dry )
A life that’s been designed 
(You Crashed, burnt &  survived )
In the early hours 
(Thank god no roadside flowers )
You’ve gambled on your life 
Took a massive risk that night 
Pushing against the rules
Thinking your invincible 


Chorus 

This is to  the man  who’s a boy 
Who’s had everything x2
You are down  to the wire 
Running faster getting Higher



Verse2
This is your father and your mother 
Dealing with you  like no other
Your in  danger of going to far
Especially that night in the car 
Something will give or happen 
So break the cycle of this  pattern
It’s time to grow up 
For the boy who’s  had everything 



Middle 8 
It’s time to grow up 
This is to man who’s who’s a boy x2
Who’s……..had everything x2
Whoooooooos everything x4
Everything…….

To the Man Who's a Boy  -  Conscience of Kings with Nat Daniels  -  .wav

Lyrics:
This is it,
Swallow your selfishness.
And with that,
We can pass and want for nothing, at all.
Little ego, names called obsolete.
"Look around open eyes",
the nature speaks.
There's no riddle, 
the ego overthinks.
Out there defining, controlling and labelling.
Making a mountain out of a molehill.
Little ego,
You can't stand in the way.
A mighty river rushes through, you.
Pushing the little ego out of the way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Weight lifted, clouds parted, light hearted.
So wonderful, elating.
A breath of fresh air.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How is it we filter it out?
All this opportunity, potential...
Consequentially, I'm floating.
Floating downstream.

Foregone

My Love For You

Until The World Goes Cold

Trivium - Until The World Goes Cold

As a music enthusiast in my early teens I purchased a  good set of headphones that I would listen to music while looking out my bedroom window at night and watching the warm Jets fly west into the distant skyline......

If you're still awake at the end of the song I've done something wrong.
Now..... lights out..... and mind at rest.......

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© 2016 Conover

Lights Off, Headphones On, Mind at Rest (•ิ_•ิ)

Its Been A While

So that you might hear me

Laurel Wreath

If there was only two traits that came through in my music, I would hope that it would seem to be effortless and inevitable.
The Kind Place Studio

Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Fender Bass, Lead and Backing Vocals.

I Lead the band from the back. That's what I do.

Until I come out front. Then it's fireworks.

Arranger: Chorus & String Arrangements, Back Beats, Drums & Percussion

I'm a trap player, locked in with the drummer. That's were I live. 

In tandem with the drummer; following his moves, and him following mine. 

Always with the trap. In, on and around the trap. Yeah. 

i set up on the drummer's left, so we face each other when he's playing on his high-hat (sock cymbal).  

In synch with the drummer and his hi-hat. Playing "on the hat." 

Studio Musician, Session Player, Recording Artist. Band Leader, Sideman. Recording and Music Production.

Composer, Arranger, Music Theory Instructor, Charting, Orchestration and Scoring Instrumental Parts.

Session Musician for Last Minute Jam Productions and Regular Member of "The Bunker Band & Studio Crew at Geo Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA.  

Arrangements for Last Minute Jam Productions. Geo Sound

Recorded with Tacony Eloi Good Karma Band.

Played with Skip Denenberg.
Performed at JC Dobbs. Prism Concert Release.

Recorded backing guitar and vocal tracks for local bands, vocalists and many different and varied musical artists over the many years.  

Played and Recorded with The Shy Dogs (Shy Dog Productions). Played John & Peter's, New Hope, PA.

Played and Recorded Live with Razz-Ma-Tazz. Velvet Lounge, Philadelphia, PA.

Recordings:

Last Minute Jam, Volume 1. 

No. 19. Roman: Go Away. All Guitars Played by Mike, and include:

Gibson D-50 Acoustic, Fender Telecaster, Rickenbacker 12-String & Gibson Les Paul Gold Top (with P-90 Humbuckers).

Last Minute Jam, Volume 2: Minutes To The Millennium.

No. Belmont Plateau: Written & arranged by Michael Stella. Produced by George Manney for LMJ  Productions.

Season's Greetings Philadelphia. Gibson SG Custom, Fender Telecaster and Rickenbacker 12-String  played by Mike.

No Electric Guitars. Acoustic & Electric Guitars played by Mike. 

Additional Recording and Live Music Arrangements & Productions by Michael Stella, for StarSongs Music, Bensalem, PA).

Saxton Road: "Love Always"
(unreleased cd).

Music produced by Bob  Schneider and Mike Stella. 
Saxton Road is Robert Schneider & Michael Stella. 

Music written and recorded early summer through late autumn, 1998. Final Mixing, November 1998.

All tracks produced and 
recorded at Saxton Sound Studio, Philadelphia PA. 

Produced by Robert Schneider and Michael Stella.
 
Michael Stella:

Gibson ES-345, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson J-45 Acoustic.
Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster. Sigma Electric/Acoustic Guitars. 

Rob Schneider:

Yamaha Electric Piano, Roland D-50 Synthesizer and Electronic Keyboards, Synthesizer Bass &  Electronic Drums.

Saxton Road Bio: 

Instrumental jazz fusion ensemble that always brings an eclectic mix of alternative, jazz, soul, funk, fusion & contemporary.

Saxton Road: Live Always.
(unreleased cd).

Song Titles, Writers & Track Listings:

1. People Make The World Go Round. 7:35 (T. Bell & L. Creed).

2. Winelight, featuring Dick Noble, Alto Saxophone. 6:11 (W. Eaton).

3. You And Me. 4:54
(D. Kuramoto). 

4. Chicago Song. 5:59 
(M. Miller). 

5. Love Always. 5:17 
(B. Roberts -B. Bacharach- C. Bayer-Sager) 

6. For The Love Of You 8:41 (Arrington-Isley-Isley-Isley-Isley-Jasper-Isley).

7. Song For Shea, featuring Michael Quaranto, Yamaha SPD-1 7:53 (M. Stella). 

8. Since I Lost My Baby. 7:56 (W. Robinson, Jr & W. Moore).

9. One Thousand Days 5:19 (B. White)

10. People Make The World Go Round (alt. keyboard mix. All instruments played 
by Rob Schneider). 5:29 
(T. Bell & L. Creed).

11.Love Always (Solo Guitar Mix). 5:29 (B. Roberts -B. Bacharach- C. Bayer-Sager) 
 
12. For The Love Of You (extended mix). 9:49 (Arrington-Isley-Isley-Isley-Isley-Jasper-Isley).

13. Song For Shea 7:57 (alt. mix, Bob Schneider, Electronic Drums). 

14. Chicago Song: Alternate Mix.  5:35
(M. Miller).

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