Work in progress

Carry him home

Onwards, Upwards!

Mae Karthauser's brand new album, August, is a collection of songs that were each written in one day, all within one month: August 2021. The songs were arranged for the trio of piano, flute and cello with three vocals, allowing for imagination and innovation to flourish. In the spirit of 1960s Laurel Canyon, these 14 songs were recorded in just 2 days as live performances at the Sorting Room Studio in Dartington, home turf for the musicians and a return to Mae's place of musical study. Simplicity and authenticity are prioritised over technical "perfection" to capture the vibrancy of these adventurous songs as they emerge from the ether and into the material world. The result is a raw, real, and relatable energy that carries the listener on a journey through many magical worlds.

03 - August - Accordion Song

A powerful and heartfelt emotional ride of a saucy banger. It explores the internal struggle and emotional tug of war when you love someone that you know isn’t good for you, but leaving is so hard.

Whisper all my secrets

PEACEFUL

This absolutely sucks XD

This track was created as part of CubiSteel's (soundcloud.com/cubisteel) 3rd challenge, in which competitors were to write a song with the following prompts:
Acoustic
Loop
and Previous

The winning track of this challenge was REN (soundcloud.com/user-776403531) with their song "Memory Lane" (soundcloud.com/user-776403531/memory-lane)

To see all other tracks which were entered in this challenge, go to soundcloud.com/cubisteel/sets/challenge-3

Cursed To Repeat [CubiSteel Challenge #3]

Ymdrech

With creeping synths and hyper-conscious lyricism Dos Floris distils moments of life into sound waves.  In the wake of an emotionally charged separation, “Somebody Else” tackles the struggle to recenter oneself in a compassionate mindset after being deeply wounded by a partner acting out of their wounds. Instead of continuing the pattern of grasping at a futile relationship, the song expresses a will to forgive and move on.

Broken Love

Somebody Else

I hear him on the radio talking, 
I watch him on the TV news, 
Some people tell me he’s a popular fella, 
Some people say they disapprove

On the surface he’s an intellectual, 
On the surface he’s a leader of men, 
I really want to get to know him better, 
I really want to be his friend

He isn’t left, he isn’t right, 
There’s no one specific in my mind, 
He’s a preacher to the choir, 
He’s a cheater, he’s a liar

And we hate him like nobody does, 
We love him…

All he wants is a master narrative, 
Something on which he can rely and build his life around, 
He took a look at religion and bits of conflicting political thinking, 
For all it’s worth, 
And now he’s one stop on the train from his heaven on Earth

I tell you what I think he’s really not worth much more than the price of a ticket to the circus, 
But I find no one likes a visit to the circus like I do… 

He isn’t left, he isn’t right, 
There’s no one specific in my mind, 
He’s a preacher to the choir, 
He’s a cheater, he’s a liar

And we hate him like nobody does, 
We love him…

All he wants is a master narrative, 
Something on which he can rely and build his life around, 
He took a look at religion and bits of conflicting political thinking, 
For all it’s worth, 
And now he’s one stop on the train,
One stop on the train,
One stop on the train from his heaven on Earth…

Pardon me boy, 
Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 
Can you afford, 
To board the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Pardon me boy, 
Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?

Master Narrative

'Bloom Again' EP, released 27/10/2023. 

Doesn’t feel like once before
Left me empty wanting more 
Called it off, I called it off
Called it off, I called it off 

Recorded by Ed Meltzer at Pocketsounds and Chambers Studios, Edinburgh.

Mastered by Pete Maher