Outdated music for dead folks

A sad song, about miscommunication between differently wired brains.

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Lyrics
The blind, they do think ill of me
Must be a madman, to some degree
The deaf just talk behind my back
about what is going on and what I lack
I can see that, I can feel that

You think I’m selfish, naive,
downright evil; you misperceive
Disconnected; still very loud
Secluded brain; living in a cloud
I can see that, cannot help that

There’s no sign, above our heads
The things we do, it will be misread
I can see that; it makes me feel sad

Hurting when one rambles on:
‘there’s always something going wrong’
Unspoken expectations; the memos I don’t get 
The things they impose
You’re not my warden

Try to copy what they do
No connection coming through
Try to listen to a word
The real intention, it wasn’t heard

I can see that, I can feel that
I can see that
It makes me feel sad

Lonesome (introvert)
Foolish (offbeat)
Indifferent (processing)
Egocentric (angsty)
Awkward (shy)
Gullible (open-minded)
Dazed (limitless)
Clumsy (intellectual)
Eccentric (different)
Mean (honest)
Weird (beautiful)

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Instruments
• Distorted fake guitar: Yamaha reface CP
• Rhodes: Yamaha reface CP
• Spacey lead synth: Twisted electrons megaFM
• Choir: M-tron pro
• Bass: eurorack patch
• Ride: eurorack WMD Crucible
• Ghost note hihat: eurorack Omsonic Pixeldust
• Other drums & percussion: AD2

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I can see that

A song about narcissist leaders and their followers.

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Lyrics
Wolves and sheep
Cruel dance in the darkness of night
A new round up, but where is the fight

They glamour the sheep
All baffled by the masters’ strength and their icy speech
Sheep need to belong
Get along
Wolves and sheep

Wolves herding sheep
Unspoken hostilities shining through, 
from behind the masquerade
Some cannot keep up

Wolves feed off the weak
Submitting to such masters was not the best idea
There will be slaughter of sheep

Wolves and sheep

Counting the sheep
They howl with the wolves to fit in
Lost their intuition somehow

Expelled or asleep
Or they feel exalted for not being the slaughtered one
Most need to belong
Get along
Wolves and sheep

Wolves and sheep

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Instruments
• Guitar: Les Paul
• Bass synth: eurorack Minimod > A102 > A136 > A101
• Granular sitar: eurorack MI clouds + ribbon controller
• String synth: Prophet 6 > A105
• Lead synth: Microbrute
• Drums: AD2
• Electronic conga: T.rex 606
• Guiro: Musyngkite
• Wolves sample: Quick sounds

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Originally recorded in 2016
The lyrics, drums and remaster are from 2022

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Wolves and sheep

A song about the dying planet.

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Lyrics
Noah’s ark, on a collision course
Adrift through unknown space
We might have caused the flooded lands
No one truly cared for this place

Are we still here to see the day
when the ship arrives back home
Will there be singing birds in Eden
Or have they gone extinct

Drifting beyond the event horizon
Where it all comes to an end
The memory slowly fading
With every new born child

Are we still here to see the day
when the ship arrives back home
Will there still be an Eden
Or did we dim the light

The ship
Lost in space
Adrift

Lost, lost in space

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Instruments
• Guitars: Les Paul
• Bass guitar: Cort fretless
• Rhodes: M-tron pro
• Trombone: M-tron pro
• Space synth: Microbrute
• Drums: AD2
• Shaker: Skaka
• Gong: Chau
• Birds (start of song): Quick sounds
• Spaceship (end of song): original Arp Odyssey 1978

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The ark (lost in space)

The Ark (lost In Space)

For the existential nihilists among us: A song about the cruelty of life itself, for all the things we love and accomplish are eventually destined to fade away. (Yes, it doesn’t get any more lighthearted than this ;-)

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Lyrics
Love is life at its best
Loss, the subsequent test
Life, the cruelty contest
We just keep living on, moving on

Success, your star is sky-high
Crushed, in the blink of an eye
Life, the cruelty contest
We just keep working on, moving on

Moving on
We’ll just keep moving on
Our luck is destined to end
But we’ll just keep moving on

Health, the young never cared
Decay, now who will be spared
Life, the cruelty contest
We just keep breathing on, moving on

Moving on
We’ll just keep moving on
We’re destined to fade away
But we’ll just keep moving on

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Instruments
Electric guitar: Les Paul
Short notes synth & mellotron voice: M-tron pro
Drums & percussion: AD2
Bassdrum: LinnDrum sample
Shaker & tambourine: Klevgrand Skaka
Bass synth: *)
High pitch synth: *)
String synth: **)

*) This was recorded in the period when Dorian owned lots of vintage synths, while not documenting recordings properly. Therefore, these synths can be: Yamaha SY-1, Yamaha CS15, Yamaha CS01, Roland SH-2000, Korg 900PS, Korg 770, Moog Realistic MG-1, Arp Odessey, Oberheim SEM, Sequential Circuits Prophet 600, Roland JX8P. If you happen to be a synth-geek and you recognise a sound, be my hero and write it in the comments.
**) The string synth I owned back then: Arp Solina String Synthesizer, Solina String Ensemble, Arp Omni 1, Roland 505 Paraphonic, Roland 202 Strings, Farfisa Syntorchestra, Farfisa Polychrome.

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Keep movin' on

Keep Movin' On

A song written after extreme fever, accompanied by delerium.

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Lyrics
I might be broken, beyond repair
It seems like a dream long forgotten
since I wholeheartedly cared

Can’t look at horizons, defeated by waves
While deep down I hope 
I will live on a long and prosperous life

But look at my face
I’m dying
My last breath of life
Losing my colour
Transform into something I’ve never dreamt of

I might be broken, beyond repair
My courage, it’s fading
I no longer run
alas alas

I might be broken, beyond despair
Deep down I know it’s not yet the worst
alas alas

Internal struggle to be peaceful and stable once more
A forsaken concept
to imagine my life all refreshed and renewed

In hell I’m facing
this angel smiling kindly at me
Deep down I hope he’s a wisp
guiding the way through the sea

I may not be broken
It’s not the end
There is this face of an angel
Shining, so I won’t-have-to be afraid

Together we’ll face it
We will see this through
We’re in this together
Brothers at heart and beyond

My guardian angel
He has come down just to strengthen me
The soul of a will-o-the-wisp
leading the way to my heart so that I will prevail

Together we’re facing
the end of the journey through misery
I just know my angel is here 
to guide me through the ink black sea

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Instruments
• Chords: Philicorda GM752 (organ by philips 1967)
• Bass: Arp omni 1 (string synth with a pleasant bass sound 1975)
• Synth: Farfisa syntorchestra (rare string synthesizer 1975)
• Electronic drums: Multivox rhythm ace (drum machine 1979)
• Hand clap: Linndrum (drum machine 1982)
• Copper sizzle: Roland R8 (drum machine 1989)
• Electronic crash: sample

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Originally recorded in 2008
The lyrics and remix are from 2022

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Face of an angel

Face of on angel

A creepy fun song about someone who's burried alive because of their will and testament.

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Lyrics
I am alone in the dark
Thinking of my love
So hungry and cold
You left me with the creepers

You are so warm and alive
I should have dragged you with me
6 feet under, in the ground
You truly are a keeper

I need to get out of this confined space
But you locked the coffin’s lid with nails

Under a stone in the yard
Thinking of my will
How could you be so heartless
You truly are a weeper

I am alone in the dark
Thinking of my life
Sunken in the mould
Forgotten by the reaper

Used to be warm and alive
I should have brought a whiskey
6 feet under, in the dark
Could not sink any deeper

I need to get out of this confined space
But you locked the coffin’s lid with dozens of nails
Now you’re dining under my chandelier
I just need to get out of here

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Instruments
• Guitar: Jazzmaster
• Bass guitar: fretless Jazzbass
• Drums: AD2
• Casio SA-38 keyboard
• Alt sax: M-tron pro

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Black widow

A song about remorse, after being angry at someone for (what turned out to be) the wrong reasons.

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Lyrics
I am so sorry
For the trouble that I caused
Truly, truly sorry
You must be at a loss

I wrote you a letter at my darkest hour
To get things of my chest
Ever since I’m worried
Should’ve laid things to rest

I’m so sorry for the things I said out of anger
I just didn’t know
That you were living with this demon
In your head and in your soul

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Instruments
• Electric guitar: Telecaster
• Bass: M-tron pro
• Drums: AD2
• Organ: M-tron pro
• French horn: M-tron pro
• Brass: OT Sine
• Lofi effects: Audiothing & Klevgrand

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Disclaimer
Dorian Urac is the artist name of a real human being with a pulse. Dorian sings, composes, mixes, writes his own lyrics, creates his own artwork and he plays several acoustic, electric and digital instruments. In this production, sampled notes of acoustic instruments are used, arranged into music by Dorian playing a keyboard. The samples come from companies that pay musicians providing content.

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Outdated

Truly sorry

Truly Sorry

Lyrics
Alive in the morning
Alive in the evening

Alive at AM and PM and always
The weekends and midweeks a zombie
Always conscious and creative while I’m at home

I’m alive
But also dead

Alive in the evening
Alive in the morning
Well, there’s something that you should know about me
I’m a night crawler
A morning crawler
I’m always around

Insomnia
Always the dreaming
Always in limbo
Always around
Floating around through dimensions
Surfing on the creative waves

Insomnia
Insomnia
Insomnia

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Instruments
Eurorack bass: Befaco kickall into VCF74 & Germania 241

Eurorack drums:
BD: Orpho & Tiptop 909
Snare: Mutant
Open HH: Tiptop 909
HH: Omsonic Pixeldust
Woodblock: 2hp Pluck
High conga: Futureretro Transient+
Cymbal: Tiptop one (sample)

Rock guitar: Les Paul
Solo guitar: Jazzmaster

Alto saxophone: OT Sine
Rhodes: Yamaha Reface
String synth: GF String machine
Compu tone: GF String machine

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Insomnia

Lyrics
Time is passing while we’re still asleep
Dreaming of our sweet fairy land

Sweet lullaby
It makes us fail to hear
Bad omens in the whispering leaves
Changing of time

Night after night
Demons nesting in our sleep
In corners they’ll fester and grow
Bending the times

Sweet lullaby
While we dream we tend to close our eyes
The memory of bad tides long gone

Darkening clouds
We are fast asleep
It happened to the others before
Time after time

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Instruments
Felt piano: OT Sine
Bass: M-tron pro
Cello & violins: OT Sine
Weirdness stereo cello: Labs
Celesta: BBC
Chimes: OT Sine
Wind gong: OT Sine
Elephant in the room: OT Sine
Flute: OT Sine
Drums: AD2

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Dorian Urac is the artist name of a real human being with a pulse. Dorian sings, composes, mixes, writes his own lyrics, creates his own artwork and he plays several acoustic, electric and digital instruments. In this production, sampled notes of acoustic instruments are used, arranged into music by Dorian playing a keyboard. The samples come from companies that pay musicians providing content.

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Sweet lullaby

Sweet Lullaby

A song about know-it-all egos, as inflammatory as the sun.

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Lyrics
Every now and then 
A saint comes from the sun
Always right about moral virtues
Yes, he knows it all

He’ll come to your doorstep
To blast defences away
A lovin’ kind of hatred in his eye
It’s with love from the sun

Sun ray through your window
It boils the house
If you don’t take up his kindness
You’ll be toast in the sun

Oh how his knowledge is so great compared to us all
Feel your own insignificance
in the shadow of the man from the sun

Oh so bright in his wisdom
He burns away the doubt
There’s no reason to have any fears
Unless you say he’s not right

A crack in your window
It’s too late to run
You’ll be cooked and grilled
By the man from the sun

A stone through your window
Storm wrecks town
He’ll never be sorry
For the man from the sun
He knows it all

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Instruments
•  Acoustic guitar: Ample
•  Bass: EZbass
•  Rhythm guitar synth: UVI
•  Solo guitar synth: UVI
•  Theremin: Arturia sem
•  Music box: UVI
•  Drums: AD2
•  Electronic drums: Audiothing & Bucket
•  Brass: OT Sine

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The Man from the Sun

Nope, this spaghetti-western surf rock song is NOT about megalomania. It's about taking back control when someone treats you badly.

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Lyrics
I put a crown on my head
The throne is all mine
You’d better say you’re sorry
For the thing you did

I am king
So don’t you try
Don’t you try

Don’t you have any shame
What did you try to achieve
You put a knife in the back
Of the one you adore
Well, that would be me

I am king
So don’t you try
Don’t you try

I’ll be on the throne at my place
The pleasure’s all mine
You may come into my court
If you keep your mouth shut
If you don’t do as I please
You’ll be sorry
So don’t even try

You just crawl
You just crawl
For the king that I am
You just crawl
Crawl
Crawl
Crawl for me

I have this crown on my head
Decisions are mine
You’d better lay at my feet
And hope I’ll forgive you

For I am king
So don’t you try
Don’t you try

The pleasure’s all mine

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Instruments
• Surf guitar: Jazzmaster
• Acoustic guitar: Ample
• Bass guitar: Ezbass
• Drums: AD2
• Silly toys: UVI
• Brass: OT Sine

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The mad King

A dark humor themed boogie woogie about a certain goth cult spinster from the Victorian era, who was accused of brutally murdering her father and stepmother with a hatchet. It wasn’t proven in court, so she went free. 

The lyrics contain references to details of the case, leaving open whether Lizzie was indeed the murderer, but also on whether she might or might not have been a lesbian. The latter was a rumour derived from the 19th century misogynistic believe that a refined woman of middle-class upbringing wouldn’t be capable of such a heinous act, unless of course (sigh…) the 32 year old spinster secretly was an angry lesbian (an imagery which was later adopted as a trope in modern pop-culture). Perhaps Lizzie simply wasn’t interested in marriage, or she did not have any luck in finding love, or she found the ideal of virtuous Victorian womanhood oppressive, or she was kept on a short leash by her parents, or perhaps she fell for women after all. Who knows? 

And why did Lizzie (according to the police reports) not show any emotions when she was confronted with her dead parents? Is it indeed ‘proof’ she was the murderer, as the police liked to think? Or was she simply in shock and did the whole situation feel unreal to her? I’d personally like to think Lizzie might have been on the spectrum (therefore lacking the emotional response bystanders would expect), but since I’m apparently drawn to neurodiverse folks, I might be projecting my own preferences on her as well.

In the end, we’ll never know the true story of Lizzie Borden, which is all part of the intrigue. Nevertheless, Dorian went on a virtual date with dressed-in-black Lizzie 132 years after the murders took place. It was a joy to write this song about her while reading her background story.

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Lyrics
I went on a date with a girl named Lizzie Borden
The loveliest creature I had ever seen
The first time I saw her she was cutting down a tree
Forty whacks should do it, she said to me

Lizzie Borden
She’s my date

I went to the house of the spinster Lizzie Borden
Her dad wasn’t home, so I guess he was gone
She said she had a fight with her mum
But she buried the hatchet
I guess me and Lizzie, we were home alone

Lizzie Borden
She’s my date

Lizzie whispered in my ear: close your eyes
I guess I was in for a big surprise
There was a tension in the air
As if she was sharpening blades
Oh Lizzie Borden, you won’t leave me in one piece

Lizzie Borden
You wicked girl

Lizzie Borden
My final mate

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Instruments:
• Electric guitar 1: Telecaster
• Electric guitar 2: Les Paul
• Acoustic guitar: Ample
• Rhythm pick guitar: UVI
• Bass guitar: Ezbass
• Drums: AD2
• Brass: OT Sine

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A date with Lizzie Borden

A song about the harmful effect of telling youngsters there’s this one-and-only True Love out there waiting for them, as pictured in romance novels and romantic comedies. Without the alleged soulmate one is said not to be complete as a person (…) This imagery of a “one-and-only-true-love-who-meets-all-sky-high-expectations” sure is a recipe for disappointment, loneliness, self doubt and disaster. 

In reality, lots of people have the potential of becoming a lovin’ partner and it isn’t all roses and sunshine. A future partner might not even tickle all boxes at first glance, let alone those of parents, family, friends and society. In modern times it’s all a matter of trial and error, and a willingness to experience emotional growth. 

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Lyrics
The stories used to say
A prince will come your way
He’ll be coming home

Alone in your bed
Thinking of this man
How d' you know
How will you find
All reasons for doubt

Script in your ball book
It’s written in gold
But you crave to know
Where is your true love

True love

The fairy tales all state
True love it is your fate
He’s your soulmate in your darkest hour

No more pain
In your lover’s arms you’ll finally be whole
Your knight in shining armour
Keeps you safe at night

True love

There was no one who used to say
It doesn’t help to pray
Locked up behind your castle door

There’s someone in your life
But is she the one
She is your lover
Who you adore

Will you know
Will you find
Among millions under the stars
All you crave to understand
Where did the white horse run

True love

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Anna M.
Background vocals & initial idea for the song text topic

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Instruments
• Acoustic & chorus guitars: Ample
• Guitar synth: UVI
• Guitalele: UVI
• Bass guitar: Ezbass
• Pads *)
• Sid mode machine: UVI
• Brass: M-tron pro
• Drums: AD2 + UVI 707
• Chimes: OT Sine

*) Arturia modular / Gforce string machine / UVI Saturn4 / UVI Farfisa polychrome

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True love

A shorter version of my 2016 / 2022 song. The intro is skipped and it has a more raw and focussed sound. Many thanks to Jameson and Alex for their advice on the mixing process.

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Lyrics
Wolves and sheep
Cruel dance in the darkness of night
A new round up, but where is the fight

They glamour the sheep
All baffled by the masters’ strength and their icy speech
Sheep need to belong
Get along
Wolves and sheep

Wolves herding sheep
Unspoken hostilities shining through 
From behind the masquerade
Some cannot keep up

Wolves feed off the weak
Submitting to such masters was not the best idea
There will be slaughter of sheep

Wolves and sheep

Counting the sheep
They howl with the wolves to fit in
Lost their intuition somehow

Expelled or asleep
Or they feel exalted for not being the slaughtered one
Most need to belong
Get along
Wolves and sheep

Wolves and sheep

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Instruments
• Les Paul guitar
• Bass synth: Eurorack Minimod > A102 > A136 > A101
• Granular sitar: Eurorack MI clouds + ribbon controller
• String synth: Prophet 6 > A105
• Lead synth: Microbrute
• Drums: AD2
• Electronic conga: T.rex 606
• Guiro: Musyngkite
• Wolves sample: Quick sounds

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Wolves & sheep

Wolves & Sheep

For all the sensitive, divergent young individuals out there, expressing themselves through alternative clothing and creativity, feeling alienated among peers at high school.

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Lyrics
You are not broken
You’re just perfect the way you are
It’s the way you were born

You are such a beautiful soul
Don’t let them bullies kill the light
For they are locked inside a box
And you my friend
You will break free

Set your doubt aside
Spread your wings and fly
The whole world is yours
If you’d only try
And when the time is right
You’re heading for the sky

You are more refined than most
Sensitive and unique
In your own right

The world is so wide
All the options are open
One day you will be ready
You will be free

Set your doubt aside
Spread your wings and fly
The whole world is yours
If you’d only try
And when the time is right
You’re heading for the sky

The path can be lonely
One day you’ll find your home
With those who understand
And you won’t feel broken
Within the collective of free minds

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Instruments
• Piano: New York lite 1926
• Pads: UVI Saturn4
• Violin: OT Sine
• String synths: Gforce sm & UVI
• Ladidada: UVI Handysound
• Guitar synth: UVI
• Bass guitar: EZbass
• Electronic drums: UVI
• Drums: AD2
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Another version of my song ‘You’, which was released earlier this year.

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Lyrics
You are not broken
You’re just perfect the way you are
It’s the way you were born

You are such a beautiful soul
Don’t let them bullies kill the light
For they are locked inside a box
And you my friend
You will break free

Set your doubt aside
Spread your wings and fly
The whole world is yours
If you’d only try
And when the time is right
You’re heading for the sky

You are more refined than most
Sensitive and unique
In your own right

The world is so wide
All the options are open
One day you will be ready
You will be free

Set your doubt aside
Spread your wings and fly
The whole world is yours
If you’d only try
And when the time is right
You’re heading for the sky

The path can be lonely
One day you’ll find your home
With those who understand
And you won’t feel broken
Within the collective of free minds

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Instruments
• Piano: New York lite 1926
• Pads: UVI Saturn4
• Violin: OT Sine
• String synths: Gforce sm & UVI
• Ladidada: UVI Handysound
• Guitar synth: UVI
• Bass guitar: EZbass
• Electronic drums: UVI
• Drums: AD2
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You (are not broken)

Lyrics
Summertime
The wind blows
Summertime
Roses in the garden

Scorching in the blaze of golden eye
The buzz of a mosquito passing by
Daisies in the field
Time stands still
Shadows fade away here on the sunlit hill

The wind blows
The wind blows

Summertime
The wind blows
Summertime
The wind blows

My thoughts ascending with a bird in the sky
Across the horizon where the musings fly
Sweetness in the air
Time stands still
Problems fade away beyond the sunlit hill

The wind blows
The wind blows

Summertime
The wind blows
Summertime
Lonely bird in the sky

Thunder coming from the deep
Prelude of the tempest’s weep

Summertime

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Instruments
• Alhambra classical guitar (+ effects)
• Jazzmaster guitar (tonebender fuzz)
• UVI Jupiter 4
• UVI chorus guitar synth
• EZbass
• AD2 drums
• OT Sine chimes & orchestral effects

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Disclaimer
Dorian Urac is the artist name of a real human being with a pulse. Dorian sings, composes, mixes, writes lyrics, creates his own artwork and he plays several musical instruments. In this production, sampled notes of drums and bass guitar are used, arranged into music by Dorian. The samples come from companies that pay musicians providing content.

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Summertime (the wind blows)

Instrumental version of Dorian Urac’s spaghetti-western surf rock song The Mad King.

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Instruments 
• Surf guitar: Jazzmaster 
• Acoustic guitar: Ample 
• Bass guitar: Ezbass 
• Drums: AD2 
• Silly toys: UVI 
• Brass: OT Sine

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Disclaimer 
Dorian Urac is the artist name of a real human being with a pulse. Dorian sings, composes, mixes, writes his own lyrics, creates his own artwork and he plays several instruments. In this production, sampled notes of acoustic instruments are used, arranged into music by Dorian playing a keyboard. The samples come from companies that pay musicians providing content.

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The Silent King

Lyrics
This is the end
My dear friend
This is the end
My lonely friend

This is goodbye
This is the end
The end

You said it was time
The battle is lost

This is the end
The end

There is no hope
The suffering unreal
You’ve been to the dark side
Not holding up
Decisions unreal
All the sadness and pain
On a cold sad winter day
You went away

This is goodbye
This is the end
The end
Goodbye

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In memory of Margreet.

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Instruments
• Fender western guitar (acoustic recording)
• Telecaster electric guitar
• EZbass
• AD2 drums
• Ride (acoustic recording)
• Arturia Mini V3 minimoog
• UVI HX-20 synth hits
• M-tron pro (mellotron) strings & French horn solo
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No AI. Dorian Urac sings, composes, mixes, writes lyrics, creates his own artwork and he plays several musical instruments.

© Dorian Urac - 2025

This is the end

And now for something completely different… 

In parts of Europe we have monthly balfolk events, with live acoustic music and European folk dances like the Mazurka, Polka and the Schottische. There are lots of young subculture folks and almost everyone is on the dance floor. The vibe is always social and kind of sweet. When I went balfolking again (thanks to JOrk :-) after a break of 10 years, I got the idea to write a Flemish Mazurka inspired song; a waltz with an occasional silence on the third count, which feels like a slowmotion – a slide in time.

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Lyrics
Chandeliers and champagne
False laughter, oh what a joy
The bride, such a carnation
She loves the boy

Vixens and jesters
The family preys on her soul
Trapped in their garden
Down the rabbit hole

She keeps on dancing
Through brambles and thorns
The feast, it’s such a nightmare
But she dances on

Long after the party
Barefoot and ice cold
She keeps on waltzing
Wearing a blindfold

She doesn’t know about
the dance around the throne
Trapped in a madhouse
All alone

She keeps on dancing
With blisters on her feet
Oh she keeps on dancing
The hurt and the bleed
She keeps on dancing
Through fire and smoke
The guests are long gone
But the dance will go on

Once she was a breeze
But it didn’t take long
For the dragon to charm her
And mute her song

Forgotten in time
The name she once wore
A grin while still waltzing
Behind the door

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Instruments
• Alhambra acoustic guitar
• Oberheim SEM sub bass (Cherry Audio)
• Diatonic button accordion (layered M-Tron pro & Harmonus 300)
• Bells & clicks (samples UVI)

No AI. Dorian Urac sings, composes, mixes, writes lyrics, creates his own artwork and he plays several musical instruments.

© Dorian Urac - 2025

Brambles & Thorns

Dorian Urac is inspired by 80s new wave, alternative rock, nostalgic lofi recordings and cheesy outdated music from the 50s and 60s. 

Dorian's first and only gig was in 2007, at a closed playground, where a shady intergalactic convention of evil overlords took place. (True story, obviously they were not quite right in the head.) Ever since, Dorian decided to remain a cozy stay-at-home rock star.

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