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Wondrous Things

25 years ago, I was taken advantage of by a label and received no compensation for the tracks they released. I spent years having them removed from all digital platforms. Though I’ve released many works since, those tracks have remained a painful memory. 

After all this time, with access to only instrumental versions and the vocal stems, I’ve fully renovated, and improved them to match my current standards. 

They’re finally ready to be heard—restored with the sound quality they deserve.

Special thanks to Jacko who, 25 years ago, inspired me to send in Immortality to a European song contest where it won. This in turn led to the track being played on MTV.

Then Again

This track was originally written in the 80s. It feels as though this actually has gotten worse since then. Will we ever learn?

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LYRICS

Take a look at the world now - It's the only one we've got.
All them people who know how - but the temperature is getting hot.
Just be friendly - maybe help me - it won't cost you very much
If you help me - I'll remember - then I could help someone else.

Look at the world - What do you see?
The only place to be for you and me.
Look at the world and count to three.
It will be a place without a tree.

Shape up!

No time for debating - Oh it could be a better place.
Don't stand around waiting - and go without leaving a trace

If you can do - I think you should too
Then you've started - the uncharted
the founding of a new world is done
with room for everyone.

Look at the world - What do you see?
The only place to be for you and me.
Look at the world and count to three.
It will be a place without a tree.

Shape up!

Shape up!

Shape up!


Look at the world - What do you see?
The only place to be for you and me.
Look at the world and count to three.
It will be a place without a tree.

Shape up!

Look at the world - What do you see?
The only place to be for you and me.
Look at the world and count to three.
It will be a place without a tree.

Shape up!

Then When?

Look At The World

I have a special treat for you for this year's Halloween - A horror track almost forty years in the making! 

Just after the end of the 80s Amplitude Problem and I made a track that was never to be released since we did not know what rights, if any, to obtain.
We had a blast sampling voices from the fifth film about Freddy Krueger and made a wild track in the style of early techno...
... that no one got to hear.

Now, almost four decades later, I have remade not only the track but also used my own voice to mimic all the samples we took from the film.
In other words - PROBLEM SOLVED!

This, in turn, made me do the same to a bunch of other tracks that, for various reasons, did not get to be released in the 80s.
They will all be released on an album called THEN WHEN? in December.

Discover more about Amplitude Problem and his music here:
amplitudeproblem.bandcamp.com

Take care and Happy Halloween!

Freddy's Dead

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Turn Around

Time Is Kind

Oriental Dreams

Who We Really Are

Dragonfly

A real 80s extended dance mix with all ingredients.

Dragonfly (Extended Dance Mix)

Imagine living for 200,000 years.
How would it change the way we love, work, or dream?
Would we finally unlock the secret to lasting happiness—or slowly unravel into despair?

THEN AGAIN

Immortality

Since many of you seem to have enjoyed Asteroids I revisited the field to see what else could be found. This is what emerged. I hope you will enjoy it. :-)

Gravity Well [ALBUM OUT NOW!]

What if a global, technologically advanced civilization existed 11,000 years ago— and we’ve simply overlooked the signs, mistaking their traces for myths?

Lost Civilization

It's no longer a question of if we'll resurrect dinosaurs—but when.
If Jurassic Park taught us anything, it's that bringing them back is a spectacularly bad idea.
But since when has that ever stopped humanity?

Ressurection

Resurrection

In short: This is a funky bastard :-)

Check out the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK4_MDtCizE

Ozone Surfing [ALBUM OUT NOW!]

Infinity—more often a word than a concept we truly grasp.
But if it’s real, then every moment, every life, every thought...
has happened before. And will happen again. Forever.

Infinity

If played backwards, Armstrongs words when setting foot on the moon becomes a prediction.

If humanity endures, we won’t stay bound to Earth.
We will reach beyond the stars—spreading across the universe,
one world at a time.

Man will indeed Space Walk.

The Universe is Waiting

Since 1950, humanity has surged from 2.5 billion to over 8 billion souls.
How many more can this planet hold?
At what point does growth become a question of survival?

Overcrowding

In the court of Syracuse, Damocles tasted the sweetness of power—
only to look up and see a sword hanging by a single thread.
The message was clear: with great power comes constant danger.
But centuries later, are we any wiser… or just more distracted?

The Sword of Damokles

Once we're plugged into virtual reality through a synaptic interface,
will the real world ever feel real enough again?
Or will we choose illusion over authenticity—forever?

Synaptic Interface

I seem to be gravitating towards the funk these days. Quantum Flux is the real funk of nature where particles appear from nothing, exist for an extremely short time and then vanish again. Somehow this track kind of gives me that picture :-)

Quantum Flux [ALBUM OUT NOW!]

This track has been a project for quite some time. It finally finished evolving. A bit of upbeat synthrock feel to it.

bits & pieces 2

Binary Habitat

Binary Habitat [Album OUT NOW!]

I was asked by Retroglyphs if I wanted to do a remix of The Noose.
I really liked the track so I gave it a go.
I tried to bring out that New Wave feel that I got from the original track.

Here is a link to the original track:
https://soundcloud.com/frank-cervantes/retroglyphs-the-noose

RETROGLYPHS - THE NOOSE  [DAMOKLES REMIX]

This is the first track on the album Time Machine where all 14 tracks are about different aspects of the art of time travel.

You can hear the entire album here:
https://future80s.bandcamp.com/album/time-machine

Quote from the album review by Preston Cram at Iron Skullet:
"Damokles cites a wide array of artists and styles for his unique sound, from Jean-Michel Jarre to James Brown, Yazoo to Soul Sonic Force, and this rich collection of influences reveals itself immediately on the opening track, “Retronomic Time Adventure.” The musical tapestry contains unmistakable elements of funk and hip-hop, with a groove-worthy beat supplemented by table scratching and robotic backup vocals. The core of the song recalls classic pieces of ’80s electro like Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit!” and Paul Hardcastle’s “19,” and Damokles adds to the song with a vocal style that will feel familiar to fans of Italo disco and synthpop from Germany, Sweden, and neighboring parts of the world. His voice is distinct from nearly everything else in retro electro, and like the rest of his music, it reflects his background and intimate knowledge of ’80s music. A variety of synthesizer effects ring out through it all, and though they take a backseat to the turntablism, they flesh out the music for a lavish and layered musical experience. A breakdown in the back half of the song gives Damokles an opportunity to demonstrate his aptitude for ’80s-style rapping, which he handles with the same skill he displays in every other facet of the song."

You can read the entire review here:
https://ironskullet.com/2017/09/26/album-review-damokles-time-machine/


Lyrics:


I'm caught in a time zone
It's threatning to tear me up
I'm getting my mind blown

Tried to shaking the feeling
So strong it will never stop
I'm up in the ceiling

Gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

So gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

RETRONOMIC

RETRONOMIC

Can't stand evolution
It's time to get back again!
It's the only solution

I'll tear down the blockade
Need to do it to save my brain
Return to the decade

SOLO

Gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

So gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

RETRONOMIC

Break it down!

The DJ's hot on the wheels of steel
With a brand new bag and the feelin's real
The crowd is going wild to the hot new sound
Gettin' crazy down on the stomping ground

He is rapping on the mic 'bout a problem to fix
He's doing it right with a bag of tricks
I am back in the place where I want to be
Where the beat is setting me free

Time machine
Gimme a time machine

Gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

So gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

So gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

So gimme a time machine
Send me back!
I loved that scene
Send me back!
It is in my splean
Send me back!
Retronomic timeadventure

Retronomic Time Adventure

GET THE ALBUM HERE!

Retronomic Time Adventure [Album OUT NOW!]

Being trapped in the passed is no picnic!

Get the album here!
https://future80s.bandcamp.com/album/time-machine

LYRICS:

An opportunity
Of going back
So much activity
You can't keep track

By interacting
you change the flow
A chain reaction
You end up with no time to go

When is my destiny?
Why am I here?
What I do presently
is what I fear!

I change the future at an
Increasing rate
I travel farther
back to set the record straight


Searching for tomorrow
Cause everything has changed
It's like a big collage with
all the pictures rearranged

Searching for tomorrow
increasingly unclear
I have to find a way to
getting back to my own year

I need to set it back
To status quo
But how to fix the crack
I just don't know

I can't return to
The place I left behind
Not Until I find out
How to do a full rewind


The only thing I ever wanted
was to experience the past
But the things I set in motion
got out of hand so very fast

One thing led to another
I got courted by my mother
What will happen if she doesn't meet my dad
I something I will soon discover

Time Machine

Searching For Tomorrow

Buy the album here!

Searching For Tomorrow [Album OUT NOW!]

This is one of the two remixes I made of this track and this is the d.j. approach. 



Wez Clarke & Maxine Hardcastle - Bringing Me Back - Damokles - Confusion Control Mix

This one took a turn way out into the land of mysterious sounds. Somehow I feel that it is about the druids that once built Stonehenge. 

Bits & Pieces 3

Druids

This is a 12 track album and I will be uploading one track a week until all are present. On Bandcamp there is an additional four bonus tracks (instrumental versions of the vocal tracks) to be had when you buy the album.

Hear the whole album here:
https://damokles.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-a-future-past

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You Will Never Catch Me!

This track is part of the album "Tales from a Future Past". 
Buy it here: https://damokles.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-a-future-past

Sunrise Drive

Time For Goodbyes

That 80s Feeling

Tales from a Future Past

ElectroFunkadelic

On the Beach

Master of Circumstance

Grab A Hold Of Yourself

This is part of a 12 track album. On Bandcamp there is an additional four bonus tracks (instrumental versions of the vocal tracks) to be had when you buy the album.

Hear the whole album here:
https://damokles.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-a-future-past

We're Going Far Beyond

This is a 12 track album but on Bandcamp there is an additional four bonus tracks (instrumental versions of the vocal tracks) to be had when you buy the album.

Hear the whole album here:
damokles.bandcamp.com/album/tales-fr…-a-future-past

Releasedate:
2019 September 16

Leaving You This Way

Come Out and Fly With Me

This is my remix of Waveshaper's awesome track CRT Days. As usual, I do my remixes old school style using almost only the material from the original track as opposed to the modern way of creating a new track and adding bits and pieces of the original into it.

Check out the original here:
https://soundcloud.com/waveshaper-2/waveshaper-crt-days
https://waveshaper1.bandcamp.com/track/crt-days

Be sure to follow Waveshaper here:
https://soundcloud.com/waveshaper-2
https://www.facebook.com/watch/Waveshaperofficial

Waveshaper - CRT Days [Damokles Remix]

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I was there when it all happened back in the 80s and I guess part of me never really left :-)

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