Drifting low...
Nowhere to go...
Shadows call...
But I won’t follow...
Oh no!
I won't follow.

Falling footsteps, distant chimes,
A fading face erased the time.
The air is thick with things unsaid,
Soft regrets where love once bled.

A silver thread, the night unwinds,
The weight of ghosts still ties me blind.
I reach for light, but touch the cold,
A story lost, a hand untold.

Drifting low...
Nowhere to go...
Shadows call...
But I won’t follow...
Oh no!
I won't follow.

The wind moves slow through hollow streets,
A fading song, a ghost that speaks.
I chase the night, but lose my way,
The past still whispers, begs to stay.

Oh no!
I won't follow.

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

I Won't Follow

the answer

A cover of my favourite 90's band The Cranberries. Dolores O’Riordan’s voice always fascinated me and her stunning beauty.  Needs a few more vocals towards the end.  For another day!!

Oh, my life is changing everyday
In every possible way
And oh, my dreams
It's never quite as it seems
Never quite as it seems

I know I felt like this before
But now I'm feeling it even more
Because it came from you

Then I open up and see
The person falling here is me
A different way to be

Aah, la-ah-la-ah
La-la-la
La-ah-la-ah

I want more, impossible to ignore
Impossible to ignore

And they'll come true
Impossible not to do
Possible not to do

And now I tell you openly
You have my heart so don't hurt me
You're what I couldn't find

A totally amazing mind
So understanding and so kind
You're everything to me

Oh, my life is changing everyday
In every possible way
And oh, my dreams
It's never quite as it seems
'Cause you're a dream to me
Dream to me

Dreams (The Cranberries Cover)

Lyrics : Walker
Music, Vocals & Production : Sarah Paradise-Brown

This is a very personal song to Walker, written entirely by him. The lyrics are his, and his original vocal and music idea helped shape the overall feel. I reworked the melody slightly and produced the music, aiming to stay true to the emotion behind his beautiful words. It was a real privilege to be part of bringing this to life.

Be sure to check out Walker’s other work. He’s a fantastic person and a truly talented songwriter.  https://soundcloud.com/user-329901696

Saw a photograph of you 
smiling like you used to
you'll sail the waters 
and reach the other side 
still smiling .
got a feeling deep for you 
something no one else can feel
i'll wait for sunrise 
to shed a little light on things

all you need now 
is a hand to hold 
all you need now 
is a friend 
is a friend ..

Got a feeling you could be 
all i'll ever need to see
the sun on the waters 
chasing the screams 
that taint my dreams

got a feeling deep for you 
something no one else can feel
i'll wait for sunrise 
to shed a little light on things

all you need now 
is a hand to hold 
all you need now 
is a friend 
is a friend .. 

instrumental ..

i saw a photograph of you 
smiling like you used to
you'll sail the waters 
and reach the other side 
still smiling .
got a feeling deep for you 
something no one else can steal
i'll wait for sunrise 
to shed a little light on things

all i need right now  
is a hand to hold 
all i need now  
is a friend 
is a friend 
all i need now is a friend

Friend

This song is part of a mini musical theatre album... with more to come. Working with the amazingly talented Axel is always a huge pleasure and inspiration.… and he is just so good 😊 Grateful for the listens, please enjoy!!! 🙏 https://soundcloud.com/axel-m-501052973

Blood

Your scent is moonlight on the wind
A promise wrapped in trembling skin
I hold you close, but not too near
For what I want is what you fear

You breathe like fire beneath restraint
Your touch is warm, your world is faint
And though your lips could steal my soul
I’d give you all, and not feel cold

You shine where I can never go
But still I linger in your glow
If love means letting go of fire
Then let us rise above desire

Blood is calling from below
Blood is more than I should know
Blood would turn the night to me
But love… wants more than destiny
Blood is silence wrapped in sound
But love is where we won’t be bound

I've tasted death in every shade
But nothing made me feel this way
You made the world turn soft and slow
And showed me things I’ll never know

You gave me truth without disguise
A world of pain beneath your eyes
But I can't live with what you are
Even love can’t cross that scar

I want you…
I know...
I need you…
But we can’t...
So hold me once, then let me go
Don’t drink the love we’ve come to know

Blood is beating like a drum
Blood is where we both came from
Blood could bind me to your name
But love is not a thing to tame
Blood may sing, may plead, may flood…
But not tonight, not with blood

If I must live without your flame
Then I will carry still your name
If I must walk into the day
I’ll dream you home some other way
Some love survives,
survives in broken light
But not tonight…

Not with blood!

_______________________________
Credits:
Vocals: Sarah Paradise-Brown & Axel Menningen
Music: Axel Menningen
_______________________________

Blood

Prompt: drum and bass acoustic rock, jazzy nurock, jazzy grunge metal, eterial wave, funky bass riffs, jazzy and spacy guitar solo, technical fingerstyle bass, funky slap bass, funky bass riffs, pedal effecter bass, hard kick drum, hard bass, bright & heavy guitar, [[ dirty and cool male vocals, harmonic vocal group, 3 vocals harmony ]]

Words:
I’m in a free fall, diving through the blue
No rules, no map, just cutting through
The speed is loud, the fear is small
I’m alive in the free fall

© 2024-2025 Stingray Tokyoska, © 2024-2025 Primal Groove, All Rights Reserved. "Primal Groove™” is a project of music production, since 2007.

Creation with SUNO AI
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Free Fall

Cold Pulse

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Prompt: drum and bass acoustic rock, jazzy nurock, jazzy grunge metal, eterial wave, funky bass riffs, jazzy and spacy guitar solo, technical fingerstyle bass, chamber and funky slap bass, funky bass riffs, pedal effecter bass, hard kick drum, hard bass, bright & heavy guitar, [[ dirty and cool male vocals, harmonic vocal group, 3 vocals harmony ]]

Words:
As the wind marks time I feel (I feel)
Something quiet something real
Like a heartbeat out of phase
Finding light in fractured days
I used to run without a name
Now I walk through fire and rain
And every turn and every climb
Teaches me the shape of time

© 2024-2025 Stingray Tokyoska, © 2024-2025 Primal Groove, All Rights Reserved. "Primal Groove™” is a project of music production, since 2007.

Creation with SUNO AI
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Shape of Time

Produced and written by Sarah Paradise-Brown

Something feels broken
Something inside
I often wonder
Why I’m not like the other guys

Something feels distant
Good times get pushed aside
The closer you hold me
The further I reside

Were you faking when
You said it felt so good

Don’t touch my skin
I can’t breathe when you pull me in
Love’s just a word
I’ve only heard
What love should be
Cause I was never shown
How love should feel
How love should feel

Tell me if you’re feeling tired
Tell me if you’re feeling tired

Don’t touch my skin
I can’t breathe when you pull me in
Love’s just a word
I’ve only heard
What love should be
Cause I was never shown
How love should feel
How love should feel

How Love Should Feel

Montag. Normalerweise der miesestes Tag der Woche. Aber dieser Montag wollte offenbar den Highscore knacken. Ich saß im „Karmaglück“, einem Laden, in dem die Laktoseintoleranz zum guten Ton gehört und der Barista aussah wie Jesus nach einem Praktikum bei Apple. Mir gegenüber: Uwe und Volker. Meine persönlichen Endgegner in Sachen „gelungenes Leben“.
„Du musst da proaktiver werden“, hub Uwe an und nippte an seinem Matcha-Ingwer-Irgendwas. Er klang wie ein Kalenderspruch auf zwei Beinen. „Deine Grundhaltung entscheidet, mein Lieber.“
Volker, der in einem stillen Retreat in Berlin, „Reichstag“ oder so ähnlich, offenbar gelernt hatte, durch Nicken Weisheit zu simulieren, nickte. „Absolut. Alles eine Frage des Mindsets. Schulwahl, Beruf, Hobbys. Das ist wie Domino-Day. Jeder Stein muss richtig stehen.“
Ich dachte an meine Steine. Mein Abi: 3,4. Mein Job: T-Punkt-Salesman. Mein Hobby: die Fernbedienung finden. Mein Domino war eher ein Totalschaden auf der A1.
„Nehmen wir die Liebe“, fuhr Uwe fort und legte seine Hand auf Volkers Unterarm, was mir kurz Angst machte. „Du findest nicht den richtigen Partner, du wirst zum richtigen Partner. Dann kommt der Rest von allein.“ Volker nickte wieder. Seine „beste Ehefrau von allen“ backt glutenfreies Brot und hat einen eigenen Töpfer-Account auf Insta. Meine letzte Freundin hat per WhatsApp Schluss gemacht, weil ich beim Tatort eingeschlafen bin.
„Du musst Gelegenheiten ergreifen, mein Bester!“, predigte Uwe. „Mutig sein. Dir was gönnen!“ Er sah mich an, als wäre ich ein liegengebliebenes Testabo. „Wir fliegen nächstes Jahr nach Peru. Selbstfindung auf 4000 Metern. Muss man sich auch mal gönnen.“
Mein letztes „Gönnen“ war die große Tüte Chips statt der kleinen.
„Es geht um Zufriedenheit“, schloss Volker sein Nick-Seminar ab. „Ruhe. Gelassenheit. Du darfst dir den Spaß nicht vermiesen lassen.“
In diesem Moment vibrierte mein Handy. Eine Push-Nachricht meines „Geiz ist geil“-Service: „MediaMarkt: 50 % auf alle Soundbars!“
Das war mein Notausgang. Mein Rettungs-Airbag. Mein Defibrillator.
Ich sprang so schnell auf, dass Jesus an der Kaffeemaschine zusammenzuckte. „Sorry, Jungs, absoluter Notfall! Ich muss los!“
Uwe und Volker starrten mich an. „Was ist denn passiert?“
„Soundbar!“, presste ich hervor. „Ganz dringender Soundbar-Vorfall. Ich muss... die Gelegenheit ergreifen. Mutig sein!“
Ich knallte einen Zwanziger auf den Tisch und rannte aus dem Laden. Während ich Richtung Straßenbahn sprintete, dachte ich nur eins: Gelassenheit, ihr Pfeifen? Könnt ihr haben. Ich gönn mir jetzt erst mal richtig phätten Surround-Sound für meine Zwei-Zimmer-Wohnung. Das ist MEINE Art von positivem Mindset. Rock on!

Folge 138: Gute Entscheidungen

"Redder" is a palindrome. Like "racecar" or "level". These pieces of music ain't.

Hi, I’m Volker – or "docredder"/"redder" when it comes to music. My journey into sound started early: as a child I sang Bach in a boys’ church choir, and that’s when I discovered how music can feel like both mathematics and magic at the same time. Later in life, I studied science and technology, but music has always stayed with me, as a way to process emotions, ideas, and imagination.
I’m not a virtuoso on any instrument, just a little guitar and some keyboard, but that never stopped me. For me, music is not about technical perfection, it’s about creating moods, telling small stories, and experimenting with sounds. That’s why I produce everything myself: the writing, the arrangements, the vocals, the mixing, and even the cover artwork. It’s a DIY approach, but it allows me to keep every piece authentic.
My influences are eclectic. I’ve always admired the timeless soundscapes of Pink Floyd and Genesis, the storytelling of Supertramp, the bold arrangements of Yes, Electric Light Orchestra and Muse, and the free spirit of Miles Davis. From progressive rock and indie pop to touches of jazz, funk, or ambient - I enjoy blending different textures until something new emerges.
Over the past years I’ve released a wide range of tracks, from introspective ballads like "Lament of the Last Generation" and "The End of Our Human Days" to playful experiments such as "Anna Sutter" or "Das Sein im Tinder-Schein". Some songs are melancholic, others ironic, some are inspired by literature, history, or science fiction. What connects them all is that they come straight from the heart - and from curiosity.
Every song is a little adventure for me. Sometimes it begins with a lyric, sometimes with a guitar loop, sometimes just with a feeling. I use simple tools like GarageBand, samples, my own voice and AI voices, but I try to arrange and transform them in ways that keep the listener surprised. My hope is that, even if just for a few minutes, the music opens a window into a different perspective.
I’m grateful for everyone who listens, shares, or gives feedback. Music for me is about connection - and every play, every comment, every message makes this journey worthwhile. If you enjoy honest, handmade songs that mix styles and don’t always follow the rules, I’d love for you to join me on this path.

I Won't Follow

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