a collection of soothing ambiances I stumbled across in my search for eternal wisdom.

nic sorted ambiences

the best of jazz so far

COMFORTING GOLDEN SUNSHINE

Some great songs from some Fantastic Artist's/Bands and a few of my own.

AB Playlist 095 Part 2

The Latest songs from some fantastic Artist's/Bands and a few of my own,

Playlist 094

Best

ambient music

Guitars

Para Lia - Kassandra
from the album ‘Gone With The Flow’
paralia.bandcamp.com/album/gone-with-the-flow

Visit the 3D virtual art exhibition with the great work of Louis Renzoni and the music of Para Lia here:
https://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/

words and music by René Methner
mix and production: René Methner
mastering: Thomas Heimann-Trosien, TurnstyleMastering, Berlin
cover artwork based on Louis Renzonis 'Light From A Candle' 

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The background for the inspiration of course is Homer and the tales on the Trojan war. But Kassandra does not tell a story – it’s a kind of a painting with an ancient scenery or maybe just a sketch: Kassandra in front of the burning city. And it could be a modern painting. We are in a distance of more than 3.000 years to the plot of the ancient tales – and still mankind has Kassandras and tears in front of burning cities.

Working on Kassandra i had in mind from the beginning that Cindy will take the main voc in this song. So i wrote the harmonies and the song structure with that in mind and i love how she sings the song. Kassandra also includes a few notes played with a Greek Baglamas and helps the song to get a special note. This string instrument is the small sister of a Bouzouki. 

lyrics:
on sungod days in the morning dew
the tears of kings are just a few
meaningless rain drops

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
and the ships are grounded

in the golden light of the afternoon
she is dancing like the queen of doom
she blinks into the sunlight

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
into the sky
into the sky

Gone With The Flow

Bandcamp

Kassandra

Another piece with my friend @rosindust. Almost a tango. Or even a wordless love song.
And we are proud to say that it is a real home recording: I recorded guitars and double-bass in bedroom and she recorded her violin in the next room, the kitchen... just 6400 km away :)

In the picture, somewhere near Lucca, Tuscany, few years ago.

Here all our collaborations:
https://soundcloud.com/francescocartocci/sets/grazie-tatiana?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Composition and all arrangements: Francesco Cartocci

The gentle charmer - with Rosin Dust

Here's my attempt in "Symphonic Rock" using a free String Plugin (DSK Overture). Guitars are all "Maybach Lester" Model, my new favorite.
I had a hard time finding a title for this track. Until I played it to my friend Marcus. He immediately said that he sees mountains, highlands etc. I finally found my title :-)

The Mountain Path

This is my cover of a song by Amber Fults, as part of the #mysongisyoursong project of Make Music Day 2021. https://youtu.be/Yioq18GlzZ8
Singer-Songwriters around the world swap songs, re-interpreting them.


Here's Amber's version of my song "The Lamp of Welcome" https://youtu.be/RoKaS86Flw8

And here's her original version of "Fire Burning"
https://open.spotify.com/track/30jVabsbADXhiiGzXrVap0?si=4a176915f7054954

Fire Burning

Fire Burning #MySongIsYourSong

Inspired by the great Lalo Schifrin. 0-15 seconds taken from "Shifting Gears' as featured on the Bullitt soundtrack (Schifrin, 1968)

Song For Lalo

HRG - Sterling Cozza, Ben Kopf and Cameron Womack. Written by George Cables.

Helen's Song

A big thank you to Jeff Roberts and Andrew Borderick for playing on....."Just a Boy".

This sad and devastating local story has been on my mind for a long time.... I'm reminded about this tragedy nearly everyday as I run along the Mississippi Blvd and see the memorial. 

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Just A Boy
Written by TJG August-September, 2021


Thank you to Jeff Roberts (@jeff_roberts)for his catchy bass guitar work!
Thank you to Andrew Borderick (@andrew-borderick)for the fantastic B3! 
Thanks to Rene (@para-lia) for feedback on an early draft - always appreciate that. 

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Mix 1: September 23, 2021
Mix 2: November 9, 2021
Thanks to Eddie Cilettie for departing some of his wisdom about mixing ;-)

Verse 1
You move like a summer breeze
There's whistling in the trees
You're always on my mind
You were just a boy
Don't leave me alone

Refrain 1 - instrumental and hum

Verse 2
You know I hate Christmas Eve
It brings me to my knees 
You're always on my mind
You were just a boy
You were just a boy

Refrain
How they took your life
What a senseless crime

Verse 3
You said you were going for a ride
But I didn't say goodbye
You're always on my mind
Don't leave me alone!

Refrain
Well they took your life 
by surprise
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime

Verse4
And After all this time
I can't heal
and baby sometimes I can't feel....

Refrain
Yeah they took your life
Yeah they took your life
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime
How they took your life
How they took your life
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime
How they took your life

outro
You move like the summer breeze
and I hear you whistling in the trees....

Just a boy (ft. Jeff Roberts and Andrew Borderick)

The Labyrinth

Snowflakes

Snowflake

On est encore et toujours
Pris dans l'entonnoir des amis pour la vie
Les franges de l'espoir sont parties dans la nuit
Les derniers trouillards, les premiers déguerpis
Cuit dans le brouillard, hey, la tyrannie du déni

Des fois les gens se reprennent
Arrivent à reprendre les rennes
C'est chaud c'est chaud
C'est plus facile d'oublier
De faire du cliché

On est encore et toujours
Pris dans l'entonnoir de la folie des avis
Perdus dans le noir du mépris sans sursis
Accessoire pour conjurer l'ennui
Peur de pas pouvoir, hey, la tyrannie du déni

À bat la mission
Je préfère ma pulsion
La dernière fois c'était pour un beau dicton
Plus de compromission
Fais bien attention
Je vais péter un câble

Et puis c'est reparti
Je sais bien que c'est un cycle
Mais je préfère dire que je suis comme cela
C'est tout un vice, c'est les prémisses
D'une chute destructrice
Quelque part ça me rend triste
Mais c'est bien mieux que l'ennui

Tout m'agace quand je m'ennuie
Tous trépassent quand je m'enfuis
Pousse et casse tout ce que je détruis
C'est bien mieux que l'ennui

Je fais comme ça depuis si longtemps
Je ne sais pas faire autrement 
Essayer autre chose me fait trop peur
Tout sauf avoir l'air faible
Oh

Des fois les gens se reprennent
Arrivent à reprendre les rennes
C'est chaud c'est chaud
C'est plus facile d'oublier
De faire du cliché
Oï


Et toujours
Pris dans l'entonnoir des amis pour la vie
Les franges de l'espoir sont parties dans la nuit
Les trouillards, les premiers déguerpis
Cuit dans le brouillard, hey, la tyrannie du déni

Pris dans l'entonnoir, de la folie des avis
Perdus dans le noir du mépris sans sursis
Accessoire, pour conjurer l'ennui
Peur de pas pouvoir, hey, la tyrannie te poursuit  
Oï

Calé Cosy

Pris Dans L'Entonnoir

I am heavily influenced by Norwegian jazz Ecm label and all that.

Norwegian Blue

Orchetastic

Contentedness

#16 (Number 16)
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2022 AB Music
A rock soundtrack inspired by a favorite Melbourne Band 'ROCKET SCIENCE'

#16 (Number 16)

Spend the Day with Sunshine. Jazzy Version 2022

Happy 2022 everyone 🥳! Hope it’s a great year for you. 

Was listening to Porter Robinson's song "Something Comforting" and Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know" and thought to myself, 'I would love to combine two of my favourite songs from two of my favourite artists together with a sprinkle of Decan Usmic'. 

You might not like this due to the different genres of these artists… But I hope you like it and thank you as always for listening and for your support.

Somewhere Comforting: A Porter Robinson, Keane and Decan Usmic Mashup

MYCOLOGICAL METABOLISM

The Light of my Life
Vocals: from www.Ghosthack.de Demetri
Paploviante Bass, Mix, Artwork and Mastering
Lyrics:
You, the light my life
I find myself
Being baptized
By the sunlight now
Oooo
A lovin this pure
I don’t feel like I deserve
Now I’m listenin'
Tell me what to do
My arms are always open
My home is your home
I won't forget the vision
You and me on a throne
Your happiness to me
I'm trying to describe it
My heart it i just cant hide it
Your love sets me free now

The Light Of My Life - Paploviante

This is my newest song - written in the last 2 weeks (Feb 2022). The most important Love in the world is self love. In the darkest of times having an internal dialogue was crucial.  This is quite literally me having a conversation with myself.  Everything is temporary and it too shall pass..

Conversations With Myself (Demo 2022)

look into the light written and produced by Jim Manser feb 2022

Sometimes songs i write seem to come out of thin air its almost like i dont have to think about writing them they just come ..this is one of them and its kinda got a spiritual theme about looking at the great beyond .recalling your life your birth and your death all part of your existence ..seek the light dont fear it ..embrace it when it comes 
Jim feb 2022
watch the music video on https://youtu.be/n1WXwSUvvuQ

Look into the light

youtube

Look Into The Light [watch the music video on youtube]

Photo by Lucas Benjamin on Unsplash

https://unsplash.com/photos/wq1BodC0TS8

Yesterday, Tomorrow and Now

Toujours et Encore (Always and again)

Is it pronounced Athel-flad or Ethel-fled, I'll leave it up to you.  She was the Lady of the Mercians in 900 CE.  Although not crowned as a Queen she was a strong but compassionate ruler according to the historians.

Aethelflaed

Final version: This best captures the day I just had.

...my own version of a 'Smoke Rings'

Summer - Day - Together

Berlin-based French producer and multi-instrumentalist Romain Granger transports us to a new and light-weight world to ease our minds with a blend of lofi and ambient music.

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Romain Granger - Lay Down ft Air Goat

날 만나줘잉

Made for Necrocities, a Metroidvania Month 21 entry with 909crime.

Get the game here:
https://strangegraphics.itch.io/necrocities

Necrocities OST

sir, this is the internet

Self-recorded instruments and vocals, based on live performance many years before - added with new content and remastered

Oliveira Studio 13

This is my 46th Studio Album ‘C’Mon Aussie C’Mon’ which is the 7th part of the project of Australian music, and another tribute album to Australian Bands and Artists. The 1st volume is ‘Sounds of Then...This is Australia’, the 2nd volume is ‘True Blue’, the 3rd volume is ‘Howzat’, the 4th volume is ‘Down Under’, the 5th volume is ‘G’Day G’Day and the 6th volume is ‘My Island Home’.

‘I Am Australian’ is a popular Australian folk song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers and Dobe Newton of the Bushwackers. The song was first released as the final track on Bruce Woodley's 1987 double album ‘Roaring Days/I Am Australian’, with vocals by Woodley and his daughter Claire.

‘C'Mon Aussie C'Mon’ is popular Australian cricket anthem by ‘The Mojo Singers’ and was released in 1978.

‘Like It Like That’ is the title track and first single from Australian Pop, R&B and Soul Singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian's fifth album ‘Like It Like That’. It was co-written by Sebastian, David Ryan Harris, and Sean Hurley. It was released on 13 August 2009.

‘Missing Piece’ is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, released on 21 May 2021 through Liberation Music as the lead single from Joy's third studio album, ‘In Our Own Sweet Time’.

‘Unstoppable’ is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sia, taken from her seventh studio album ‘This Is Acting’ (2016).

‘Are You Old Enough’ is a song by New Zealand rock band Dragon, released in August 1978 while the band were still based in Australia. It was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album ‘O Zambezi’ (1978).

‘Need You Tonight’ is a song by the Australian rock band INXS, released as the first single from their 1987 album, ‘Kick’, as well as the fourth song on the album.

‘Mean to Me’ is the debut single of rock band Crowded House, released in 1986 on the group's self-titled debut album, ‘Crowded House’. 

‘Capricorn Dancer’ is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Richard Clapton and was released on 18 April 1977.

‘Don’t You Know It’s Magic is a song by John Farnham and was released on 18 Dec 1972 from his Album ‘Magic and Rock ‘N Roll’.

‘Morningtown Ride’ is a lullaby, written and performed by Malvina Reynolds. It was covered by The Seekers and their recording reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

‘Just as I Am’ is a song by American singer-songwriter Rob Hegel. It was co-written with Dick Wagner and was released as a single in 1982. The song was covered three years later by English-Australian soft rock duo Air Supply from their eighth studio and second album, ‘Air Supply’.

‘Please Don’t Ask Me’ is a song by John Farnham and was released on 3 July 1980 from his Album ‘Uncovered’.

‘Banks of the Ohio’ is a 19th-century murder ballad, written by unknown authors. The song has been performed by many country and folk singers. Olivia Newton-John released a version in 1971 and her recording reached No. 1 in Australia.

‘Bad Boy For Love’ is a song by Australian rock band “Rose Tattoo’ from their Album ‘Rock ‘n Roll Outlaw’ and was released in Nov 1978.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1976.

‘Shadow Boxer’ is a song by Australian hard rock group ‘The Angels’, released in June 1979 as the lead and only single from the group's third studio album, ‘No Exit’.

‘Speak No Evil’ is a song by New Zealand band Dragon released in February 1985 as the lead single from the group's eighth studio album ‘Dreams of Ordinary Men’.

‘New Sensation’ is a song by Australian rock group INXS. It was the third single released from their sixth studio album, ‘Kick ‘(1987). 

‘Sounds of Then (This Is Australia)’ is a 1985 song by Australian rock band, Gang Gajang, from their self-titled debut album, ‘Gang Gajang’. 

This selection of songs from 1971 to 2016 covers many bands and artists...so there is something for everyone. This will bring back memories or a new listening experience of Australian Music.

Enjoy!!!

Please Don't Ask Me (O'Neill Fernandes)

Eigene aufwendige Studioproduktion Ambient 8, diesmal mit integriert kantonalen Stimmen sowie der Gelegenheit, mit den langjährigen Backvocals von Pink Floyd eine gemeinsame Session zu haben - ein edles Stück Musik

Oliveira Ambient 8

Auskopplung aus Ambient 8, mit der Gelegenheit, mit den langjährigen Backvocals von Pink Floyd eine gemeinsame Session zu haben - eine schöne Erinnerung

Oliveira Studio 15

Self-recorded instruments and vocals - added with new content and remastered.

Oliveira Studio 16

Oliveira Studio 17

When https://soundcloud.com/dneye asked me for a track to play his fantastic guitars on, I brainstormed this 5/4 piece with odd chord set in order to make it difficult to him and thus get the best from his skills. After programming it, I added some organic solos (yep I played keys) to make it seem more friendly ;))))

And he... succeeded in the challenge, overcoming all my expectations !!!

Five by D'n'Eye: guitar1, guitar2, guitar3, guitar4, harp.
Five by E-Ruizzo: piano, bass, mellotron, organ, drums.

Hope you'll enjoy this our first post in the new year !!


High Five !! (with D'n'Eye)

This track was made with the Korg Volca Sample and Korg Mini Kaoss Pad S2.

Korg Volca Sample Ambient

V. Vista

Invisible Cosmic Traces

Invisible Traces of Life

Invisible traces of life

Bowed electric guitar, synths, and noise.

Ebullience - the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings

Ebullience

A journey of love & light! I wrote the original drafts of SIDEWAYS in lockdown...whilst I couldn't escape the daily routines of a physically limited life, my imagination had the freedom to fly towards love and light! May all beings keep doing so! 

Composed by Kirk Kadish, Annette Scott, Janice Slater & Parris Spivey.

Sideways

THE DAYS THE WEEKS AND THE YEARS
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWJtWEi-2zM

ANOTHER WORLD

THE DAYS THE WEEKS AND THE YEARS

THE DAYS THE WEEKS AND THE YEARS (see info for video link)

Hanging out in the cloud forests of the Sierra Juárez mountains in Oaxaca, I’m tapping into the sounds of the universe like a mushroom-drunk nahual, reaching into the heart of nature to grasp at the mysteries of existence.

You’ll hear influences from deep time and across as many cultures as I can get my hands on. I get obsessed, man. Seriously, everything else melts away around me. I can spend days absorbed in an idea, like that stone statue guy—but with a stone guitar instead.

My approach to music? About as unpredictable as my ability to remember where I last saw my passport (pretty crucial when you live abroad all the time, right?). Some say I’ve got a “touch” of inattentive ADHD. Me? I call it an avant-garde approach to life. And yeah, maybe there’s been a mushroom-induced revelation or two along the way, but who’s counting? I don’t need a million-dollar studio—just a good instrument, a decent interface, a computer, and some monitors that hopefully survive my absent-minded chaos.

I’m a multi-instrumentalist who loves complexity, especially when it sneaks up on you through unexpected rhythms or harmonies from the far corners of the globe. From Carnatic ragas to garage rock grooves—why not just mix every cool sound and see what happens? Maybe I’ll start with a harmonic progression from Bach’s Goldberg Variations and slap it into a Hindustani 7/4 thaal (that’s rhythm, if you’re wondering). It’s a bit technical but, trust me, as cool as—well, let’s just say it’s the kind of vibe that might inspire a dream-like hallucination about nailing the perfect groove.

Yeah, I am a Ph.D. trained evolutionary biologist, and...   that sounds impressive until you find out I bailed on it the second I landed a good job. I was bored out of my mind. People look at me like a guy who won the lottery and then spent it all on the greatest collection of rare video games (I mean, I’m not that bad, right?). But switching from science back to music wasn’t just quitting—it was finally tuning into something deeper. Music and science might seem like distant cousins, but to me, they’re intertwined—both ways to unlock the secrets of the universe.

Now, I live in Capulálpam De Méndez, a mystical town in the Oaxacan mountains. The ancient Zapotec culture runs deep here, and creativity flows as freely as the mezcal at the fiestas (and trust me, there are plenty of fiestas).

Art is for everyone, and I’m always pushing to create something that connects—whether it’s a complex harmonic structure or just the right amount of groove to make you forget your troubles (or your keys, in my case).

So if you’re into music that teeters on the edge of chaos but mostly lands right where it needs to be—well, welcome. Just don’t expect me to remember how I got here, or where I left my bag. Seriously, my passport might’ve been in there… Was it the tuk-tuk? (sounds like a joke right...  Err..  its not....)



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Relajándome en los bosques nublados de las montañas de la Sierra Juárez en Oaxaca, estoy sintonizando los sonidos del universo como un nahual borracho de hongos, llegando al corazón de la naturaleza para intentar comprender los misterios de la existencia.

Escucharás influencias de tiempos profundos y de tantas culturas como pueda explorar. Me obsesiono, hermano. En serio, todo lo demás desaparece a mi alrededor. Puedo pasar días absorbido en una idea, como ese tipo de las estatuas de piedra—pero con una guitarra de piedra en su lugar.

¿Mi enfoque hacia la música? Tan impredecible como mi habilidad para recordar dónde dejé mi pasaporte (bastante crucial cuando vives en el extranjero todo el tiempo, ¿verdad?). Algunos dicen que tengo un "toque" de TDAH inatento. ¿Yo? Lo llamo un enfoque vanguardista de la vida. Y sí, tal vez haya habido una o dos revelaciones inducidas por hongos en el camino, pero ¿quién está contando? No necesito un estudio de millones de dólares—solo un buen instrumento, una interfaz decente, una computadora y unos monitores que, con suerte, sobrevivan a mi caos despistado.

Soy un multiinstrumentista que ama la complejidad, especialmente cuando te sorprende con ritmos o armonías inesperadas de los rincones más lejanos del mundo. Desde ragas carnáticas hasta los grooves del garage rock—¿por qué no mezclar todos los sonidos geniales y ver qué pasa? Quizás empiece con una progresión armónica de las Variaciones Goldberg de Bach y la meta en un thaal hindú de 7/4 (es decir, un ritmo, por si te lo preguntas). Es un poco técnico, pero créeme, es tan genial como—bueno, digamos que es del tipo de vibras que podrían inspirar una alucinación soñadora sobre encontrar el groove perfecto.

Sí, tengo un doctorado en biología evolutiva, y eso suena impresionante hasta que descubres que lo dejé en cuanto conseguí un buen trabajo. Estaba aburrido como una ostra. La gente me mira como a un tipo que ganó la lotería y luego lo gastó todo en Beanie Babies (no soy tan malo, ¿verdad?). Pero pasar de la ciencia de nuevo a la música no fue simplemente abandonar—fue finalmente sintonizar con algo más profundo. La música y la ciencia pueden parecer primos lejanos, pero para mí, están entrelazados—ambas son formas de desentrañar los secretos del universo.

Ahora vivo en Capulálpam De Méndez, un pueblo místico en las montañas de Oaxaca. La antigua cultura zapoteca corre profundo aquí, y la creatividad fluye tan libremente como el mezcal en las fiestas (y créeme, hay muchas fiestas).

El arte es para todos, y siempre busco crear algo que conecte—ya sea una estructura armónica compleja o solo la cantidad justa de groove para hacerte olvidar tus problemas (o tus llaves, en mi caso).

Así que si te gusta la música que oscila en el borde del caos pero que la mayoría de las veces aterriza justo donde debe estar—bienvenido. Solo no esperes que recuerde cómo llegué aquí, o dónde dejé mi bolsa. En serio, creo que mi pasaporte estaba allí... ¿Fue en el tuk-tuk? (suena como una broma, pero... ehh, no lo es...).

MYCOLOGICAL METABOLISM

Damon Peterson