℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded and mixed using Logic. Mastered in Soundcloud
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
Guitars played on this track:  Taylor T5 (Koa Top) standard tuning; 
Taylor 714CE tuning C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ C♯ (Capo 9th Fret)
LYRICS: 
See the lightning on the skyline
Hear that thunder roll
Feel the storm rising in the midnight air
Reaching out for my soul
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll

See the snow capped mountain in a big blue sky
Hear that mountain stream begin to flow
And that stream becomes a mighty river
Reaching out for my soul
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll

So many questions
Where are the answers to be found?
Is my head way up in the clouds?
Are my feet on solid ground?
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll

From this headland looking out to sea
As the ocean breeze begins to blow
Wave after wave washes over me 
Reaching out for my soul
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll
Tell me can you hear 
Can you hear that thunder roll

Hear That Thunder Roll

The vortex that we all have been drawn to. The bottomless pit that you cannot taste or touch. The wheel turns with or without you... You know what the wheel is as well as I do.

I-la-rI (Ilari I. Rantala) - Composed, all instruments, vocals, lyrics, field recordings & drum machine programming.
Artwork and produced by I-la-rI.

© 2022 Ilari I. Rantala. All rights reserved.

The Wheel

Seldom does a day go by but I return, at some stage, to Bach. I recall the magic of first hearing the D minor Chaconne, the glorious opening mvt of Cantata 140, the slow mvt of the double violin concerto... the opening Arioso of Cantata BWV 156, to which I owe the inspiration for this particular little offering.

I've never subscribed to the notion that Bach's music is more cerebral, less emotionally charged than the music of later generations. Despite its transformation into a contemporary love song I'll be delighted if something of the romance and warmth of Bach's original shines through here. The final section of the song resorts to a simple vocalise elaboration of the Arioso melody. A heartfelt tribute to the composer who, more than any other, set me on a musical journey (from classical roots to folk, rock, jazz, fusion... and back) that still, so many years later, feels like it's only just begun.

A very special vote of thanks to the many others who've contributed to this recording, including:
Carolina de la Muela (vocals); Nicholas Ojeda (Dble Bass). Strings - Nightsongs Studio Strings. And not least, to Simon Gibson down at Abbey Road Studios for his customary prowess in the final mastering.

Lyric Vid link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOD8gMqJoKg

Arioso in Red

Inspired by the Artemis project by NASA to return to the moon

Return To The Moon

Production Note
https://furicomusicteam.blogspot.com/p/dear-lessons.html

Dear Lessons (Piano Version)

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2022, all rights reserved.
Thank you so much for listening :)

Lyrics:
So far away
I am sitting here
And you are sitting there 
So far away
I ´m here on my own 
And youre there on your own
So far away
You´re my shiny star
I love you from far
So far away
One day you´ll be here
Take me in your arms
now you´re far away.

Neli CoKo - One Day

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Brin de reggae

YOU'RE HIDING

I know you're hiding 
behind the passage of time 
to avoid the clash 
your reflection in the mirror 

you want to escape the fate 
that I read in your hands 
to make your own way
to become someone 

and I know the reasons 
that make you smile 
when you're in pain 
I know your demons 
that drive you to lie 
when you want us to love you 

but I want you to know 
that I remain ice-cold 
to all the coin tosses 
that you throw at my face

I know where you're hiding
to cover your tracks 
i don't want your place 
it's your life you're wasting 

and I know the reasons 
that drive you to lie
when you feel hatred
I know your demons 
that make you smile
when you want us to love you 

I know you hide 
behind the passage of time 
to avoid a clash 
your reflection in the mirror 

but I want you to know 
that I remain ice-cold 
to all those coin tosses 
you throw at my face

Tu Te Caches (translated)

🌙 Midnight in Montmartre – by Nexus ft. Jessica & Rodrigo

Midnight in Montmartre is a moody, velvet-laced journey through the shadowy streets of Paris at night — where whispered secrets drift through jazz-soaked air. 🎷🖤 With the expressive vocals of Jessica and the smoky baritone of Rodrigo, Nexus brings together noir jazz, urban blues, and classic big band swing, painting scenes of old-world elegance and late-night mystery.

Each track feels like a cinematic memory — dusky cafés, clinking glasses, silhouettes in the rain. The arrangements are lush and evocative, blending sultry horns, brooding keys, and rhythms that sway like candlelight. This is jazz for the lost hours… romantic, restless, and rich with story. 🎙️🕯️🎩

Don't Come Back

Blues Song.mp3 Dodakk24/7

Sometimes introspective; always driven by a wider social conscience and a sense of human fragility. Touching on topics that tear at the heart of the human condition (loneliness, love and loss, homelessness/poverty, social exclusion).  And, there again, what’s a songsmith if not a conjurer of dreams? Dreams to lift us, if but for a moment, above the dull vicissitudes of life. Dreams of a world reimagined, that brave souls will always aspire to whatever the cost (Martin Luther King Jr...). A glimmer of unfeigned empathy. A glimpse of sunshine after rain. Music offered as a little healing for troubled times; a solace for the soul; a little heartfelt scattering of dreams - tread softly! 'Our life is no dream; but it ought to become one, and perhaps will' (Novalis)

Arioso in Red

Dave Mohan