No matter whether this qualifies as demo or fully-fledged piece, it's a wonderful song, the lyrics so evocative, so beautifully observed.  I hear you, Dan...

Oh, so good to hear you, Dan. And especially in a way that holds and calms me like this. I think I didn't catch your new identity/project name. Glad to be here with you!

Copy of Weekly Wave

"The Sinner in Me – A Velvet Confession in Heat and Shadow"

A torch-soul confession from the dark side of desire.
“The Sinner in Me” drips with smoky elegance and unapologetic sensuality—where gospel lips kiss like temptation and velvet skin hides sacred scars.
Breathy, smoldering vocals curl around upright bass, brushed drums, and moody Rhodes, building into a chorus that aches, pulls, and releases.
This is no prayer for redemption—this is the sound of surrender.

For late nights, dim lights, and sins too sweet to regret.

The Sinner in Me 

[Verse 1]
You see the smoke, not the flame behind it,
I smile like mercy, but play no saint.
Lips like a psalm, touch like temptation—
Speak my name, and I let you in.

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't search for purity, don't pray for innocence,
I'm the ache you return to.
I wear my scars like velvet skin,
Soft beneath fingers, yet soaked in sin.

[Chorus]
It's the sinner in me,
That draws you close, then sets you free.
I don't promise heaven—
Just fire between your teeth.
You can love me or leave me—
But I'm the ember that never fades.
There's no saving what you see—
It's the sinner in me.

[Verse 2]
With one kiss I've poisoned your dreams,
Now you sleep in shadows too deep to wake from.
I'm the melody that won't unravel,
The wound that throbs when your mind wanders.

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't pretend to be your healing,
I'm the sin you secretly revere.
Wrapped in silk, dipped in shame—
Yet your voice trembles when you call my name.

[Chorus]
It's the sinner in me,
That draws you close, then sets you free.
I don't promise heaven—
Just fire between your teeth.
You can love me or leave me—
But I'm the ember that never fades.
There's no saving what you see—
It's the sinner in me.

[Bridge]
Light your candles, say your prayers,
Wash me off with holy stares.
But when night crawls up your spine—
You'll wish this sin was yours and mine.

[Final Chorus]
It's the sinner in me,
That brings sweet torment and breathes heat.
I won't beg, I won't plead—
Was never meant to be redeemed.
You may chase what's pure and free—
But crawling you'll return to me...
To the sinner in me.

The Sinner in Me

💔 They judged our love, doubted our bond, tried to silence our dreams... but we’re still here.
🎙️ "Still Here, Still Us" is a raw, soulful anthem about surviving hate, holding each other close, and rising stronger, together.
🎶 Smooth harmonies, grounded rap, and a touch of sax weave a story of love that won’t break.
🔥 For anyone who’s ever been told they don’t belong, this one’s for you.

#StillHereStillUs #AxisThree #RnB #PopRap #NeoSoul #QueerVoices #PolyLove #UndergroundSoul #LGBTQMusic #EmotionalRap #IndependentArtist #SoundCloudRNB #NewOnSoundCloud

Still Here, Still Us (Axis Three)

I Am Pure Joy


[Intro – airy, breathy, spoken like a rising spell]
You tried to dim me.
Break me.
Tame me.
But I rose laughing—
I am PURE JOY

[Verse 1]
I wear light like second skin
Gold in my lungs, fire within
You said I felt too much, too loud
But I was born to move the crowd

My laughter cracked your quiet room
My tears bloomed flowers in full bloom
You called me storm, I called it choice—
I am the sun behind my voice

[Pre-Chorus – shimmering, ascending]
I don’t glow just to be seen
I blaze because I’ve tasted grief
And made it sing, made it fly
Now I rise
And I reply—

[Chorus – euphoric and grounded]
I am PURE JOY
Not fragile, not fake
Not made to bend or just behave
I shine in color, I move in sound
I lift the broken off the ground
You call it loud, I call it mine—
I am PURE JOY, by fierce design

[Verse 2]
I’ve danced with shame and called it name
Held sorrow close, then loved again
Not light that hides behind a smile
But fire that stays, that dares, that climbs

You can’t contain what dares to bloom
I am the voice that fills the room
No filter, no disguise—
Just soul, and song, and rising skies

[Pre-Chorus – radiant]
I didn’t heal to shrink in place
I healed to laugh in your face
And every scar I ever wore
Now glows
And gives me more

[Chorus – repeated, expanded]
I am PURE JOY
Unshaken and whole
The echo deep inside my soul
I shine in color, I breathe in bloom
I turn the pain into perfume
You call it loud, I call it mine—
I am PURE JOY, by fierce design

[Bridge – whispered, then soaring]
I don’t ask to be allowed
I was born already crowned
No guilt, no mask, no decoy—
Just one wild truth:
I am PURE JOY

[Outro – like rising sun]
Let them tremble. Let them fade.
Let them bow or run away.
I don’t chase
I don’t destroy—
I just exist.
I am PURE JOY.

I Am pure joy

Be My Only.wav

I started making this piece with the intention of it being a set of songs that could stand on their own as well as being an open collaboration, but then it took on a life of its own, and things just got out of hand from there, lol! 

But I still managed to control myself and didn’t add too many samples though, haha! 

I was listening to 1985 and 1986 hip hop singles when making this so….

You can download this for free as well as some of the unmixed stems on Bandcamp. The lyrics can also be found on Bandcamp since SC didn’t provide enough space in the song info. I reached my description limit!

Feel free to treat it as an open collaboration if you like. The song list, BPMs, and time signatures are listed below. 

I Like To Sample Old Drums Bandcamp Link: 
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com/album/i-like-to-sample-old-drums

Funny we are now moving to Portland. Bye, bye Hillsboro. I guess this is now a farewell song. 

Track Credits:

The Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, Production
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com
Russell Sinfield: Mix and Master
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield

I Like To Sample Old Drums
Rap Attack: 112 BPM 4/4
Take The Max Down To Hillsboro: 189 BPM 4/4
Peach ’N Plum: 132 BPM 3/4
What, Would, When: 112 BPM 5/4
I Like To Sample Old Drums: N/A
This One Goes: 101 BPM 4/4
Bllll: 92 BPM 4/4
The Couch Can’t Help It: 87 BPM 4/4

Here are the lyrics just for: 

Rap Attack

I will
Put you in a tourniquet
Bleeding there’s no stopping it
Got a pimple 
I be popping it
Tripple nipple
Don’t be knocking it
I be chopping it off
Now blood is slopping  
I ain’t mopping 
You be dropping
When you slippin’ in it 
Finna sit and watch as I scoff
Maybe lickin’ ice cream soft serve, huh
What cha sayin’ I can only seem to catch ya gurgling brah
Nah, No one can hear you scream 
When you got a severe stream of
Foam bumbling, bubbling from your mouth, tumbling gravitationally south
Bro, i’m feeling bad for your health
See you reeling keeling over looking so sad 
had I know your noncongealinkg slow at healing
I might have
Not tried to put you in a tourniquet 
Tried to put you in a tourniquet
Tried to put you in a

I Like To Sample Old Drums

Bandcamp

Russell Sinfield and the Couch King -I Like To Sample Old Drums

Return, Feel, to live...

The dream of flying , far from this world, with the beloved one....

On Oubliera

Bonjour j'ai le plaisir de partager avec vous
Le nouveau titre de M'Z qui est une adaptation d'un morceau initialement joué avec Adelphya
'La ruée vers le numérique'
Composé comme une BO de western ramen (alternative au spaguettis) 2025, 
Ça sort aujourd'hui 01/08/25 !!​

Les styles oscillent entre Hip-Hop Electro Jazz Fusion et Prog
Tous les liens à ici :
https://music.imusician.pro/a/y8GUkCtd
https://matzizrecords.bandcamp.com/album/la-ru-e-vers-le-num-rique

La ruée vers le numérique

Music, lyrics, vocal and acoustic guitar : Grave
Bass, drums, electric guitars, arangement & mix : PJ Project

I Am Memory

Sometimes the simplest of things
can bring peace in a troubled time.

Lyrics;
On the cool green grass
Watching big white clouds
Under a bright blue sky

The sun brings the heat
The trees bring the shade
For this worn and weary guy

In a slight cool breeze
There's a hint of change
Like a valley at the foot of a mountain range
For the shade of trees
The cool green grass
And the warmth of the summer never lasts

I'd rather be here
than anywhere
And watch the clouds
That float up there

With a soft cool breeze
flowing through my hair
As the leaves dance slow
In the summer air

This peaceful moment will carry me
Through the changes to come inevitably
A hand to hold for pain that a life can give
A cushion for the crashes in this life I live

The white clouds blend
Into a coat of grey
To cover the bright blue sky

It's time to go
Before the rain comes down
Upon this worn and weary guy

A Moment That Carries

Collaboration
Check out James Kevin's music
https://soundcloud.com/james-kevin-749817093

Let It Burn -with James Kevin

The Aries & The Leo (II)

Tom's piano melodies are so inspirational, not just to me (Mark) but also to Jussi, Georg and Boon. The energy of this piece carried us all off on a wonderful journey. We hope you enjoy the joyful enthusiasm that Tom initiated. Tom also gave me the key line, 'My Way Through' and I had to run with it as it made so much sense with this uplifting and hopeful music. Thanks for listening.

Tom Regnier -  @tom-r-gnier Music composition, piano and other instrumentation
Jussi Welin - @juswel First guitar and guitar arrangement
Georg Boehme - @georg-boehme Horns and horn arrangement
Boon Suzuki - @boon-suzuki Final guitar and guitar arrangement
Mark Bennett - Vocals and lyrics

Wherever you’re bound you know I’ll, 
Make my way through 
Sure may take a little while
 But I’ll make my way through

Wherever I’m bound I know I’ll,
 Make my way through
 It may take a longer while 
Till I make my way through

Wherever you’re bound,
…You’re bound
I know that I’m bound, yeah!

When I get there you know I’ll
Make my way through
Sure may need a broader smile
But I’ll make my way through.

My Way Through - Tom Régnier & Friends

Mick on vocal, organ, conga & harmonica, Rob on guitar

Baby Please Don't Go

Not Like This

Potrait of the Wind

Dan's Shadowman has left the building ...
Enter Doomjelly, a name I carefully picked out of a hat. 
Thank you very much for listening!

A Moment That Carries

Doomjelly

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