Strugglers is roughly anything with less than 350 plays so far.

My Strugglers

Amateurish stuff about the Silmarillion, no intent to infringe JRRT

Performed by myself in December of 2022 on a Roland FA-08 from memory by ear with no sheet music, as one track with 2 hands.  Original composition, but not monetizing this because I dont wan't New Line or Tolkien Estate to come crush me.
Finrod+Galadriel has to do with the passage in the Silmarillion where Finrod tells Galadriel things are about to go badly.
The following paraphrase:
"Now Finrod Felagund had no wife, and Galadriel asked why this should be."
"And Finrod answered: 'An oath I too must swear, and be free to fulfill it, and go into darkness.  Nor shall anything of my realm endure that a son should inherit.' 
"

other places for my music:

Repost Exchange link
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DistroKid Slaps forum page
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Spotify Artist link
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7EuvIQRQESX9WFtwI6GqWB

Spotify Playlist link
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bfWQDwIV4MqqsL8mgZbKT

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/doug-stoothoff/1687430940

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/browse/music-items/artist/B0C4YK678Y/chronological-albums

Boomplay
https://www.boomplay.com/artists/70114948

Qobuz
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/douglas-p-stoothoff/18758728

iHeart
https://www.iheart.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff-40424070/

Pandora
https://www.pandora.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff/ARjZ7nth7x9xvpg

The sheet music of all my tracks is also at MuseScore:
musescore.com/user/59934706/sheetmusic

tracks are downloadable at my Bandcamp at:
https://dougstoothoff.bandcamp.com/

FINROD+GALADRIEL

Extended of Upside to Manlet Existence.
Part 5 of the DistroKid Requirement Expansions.

Which was challenging because the base tune is kind of way shorter than 1 minute which is what DistroKid sets as a minimum.
But I had some real fun with this one.  First time that I inserted an extra beginning rather than an ending (which also got extended)

multi-platform link to this song:
https://ffm.to/upside-to-manlet

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Douglas P Stoothoff main site:
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https://exedexes1.godaddysites.com/

Youtube subscribe:
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itch.io profile link:
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Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link:
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Master Track List on SC:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/tracks

Artist page on Spotify:
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Artist page on Apple:
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Artist page on Bandcamp:
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Artist page on iHeart Radio:
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Rhombus

Upside To Manlet Existence (Extended)

Buy on Beatport

A homage to arcade music mostly Capcom 80's.

All Rights Reserved to Capcom and the rights holders of the games and the music to the games.  Not monetized.  Completely free track for all.

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Douglas P Stoothoff main site:
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itch.io profile link:
https://exedexes1.itch.io/

Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link:
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Master Track List on SC:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/tracks

Artist page on Spotify:
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Artist page on Apple:
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Artist page on Bandcamp:
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Buy on Bandcamp

To The Full Extent Of The JAM

A little ditty about the daily grind.

multi-platform link to this song:
https://ffm.to/oda-1

other places for my music:

Douglas P Stoothoff main site:
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https://exedexes1.godaddysites.com/

Youtube subscribe:
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itch.io profile link:
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Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link:
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Master Track List on SC:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/tracks

Artist page on Spotify:
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Artist page on Apple:
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Artist page on Bandcamp:
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Other Duties As Assigned

The Middle Eight of Mach Rider's Main Tune for original 8-bit NES.

All rights reserved to Nintendo and the original composer (Hideki Kanazashi)
No intent to infringe, free track for all.

Middle 8 is kind of a misnomer it's longer than 8 measures but it's accurate enough as "the part you don't normally hear until you're advanced into something"  As this tune only played if you were at least 8 courses into the game's progression.  When the ruins are replaced by futuristic buildings on the horizon.

Dedicated to all of those who are headed either direction on I-5 into Seattle at around exit 190's ish not really obeying 80 MPH in the left lane.  We know who you are.  A significant fraction of you are humming exactly this portion.

Performed manually without any arpeggiation, from memory.  It's a little glitchy but it's the fondness for it that counts.

other places for my music:

Douglas P Stoothoff main site:
https://exedexes1.com/
https://exedexes1.godaddysites.com/

Youtube subscribe:
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itch.io profile link:
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Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link:
https://ffm.bio/douglas-p-stoothoff

Master Track List on SC:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/tracks

Artist page on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7EuvIQRQESX9WFtwI6GqWB
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4aN8I7Zl7HuhQQC0txGPYC

Artist page on Apple:
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Youtube Artist Topic Channel (autogenerated):
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Artist page on Bandcamp:
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Artist page on Tidal:
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Artist page on Beatport:
https://www.beatport.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff/1155579

Artist page on Boomplay:
https://www.boomplay.com/artists/70114948

Artist page on Pandora:
https://www.pandora.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff/ARjZ7nth7x9xvpg

Artist page on Qobuz:
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Artist page on iHeart Radio:
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Mach Rider Middle Eight

A possible fix of Other Duties As Assigned but it kind of sounds not that different.  Less pounding on the recording levels, anyway.

7-8 11pm: about 90 minutes spent fixing with MIDI offsets in MixCraft 9, my first serious use of the software.  About 2/3 of the timing problems resolved.


multi-platform link to this song:
https://ffm.to/oda-2

other places for my music:

Douglas P Stoothoff main site:
https://exedexes1.com/
https://exedexes1.godaddysites.com/

Youtube subscribe:
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itch.io profile link:
https://exedexes1.itch.io/

Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link:
https://ffm.bio/douglas-p-stoothoff

Master Track List on SC:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/tracks

Artist page on Spotify:
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/4aN8I7Zl7HuhQQC0txGPYC

Artist page on Apple:
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Artist page on Amazon:
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Youtube Artist Topic Channel (autogenerated):
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Artist page on Bandcamp:
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Artist page on Tidal:
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Artist page on Beatport:
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Artist page on Qobuz:
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Artist page on iHeart Radio:
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Penta

Other Duties As Assigned (July 23 Remix)

In the world of Trenic, a woman wrestles with whether to release her android owl.

Me and my owl

Umrandungen, Vol. 1

Umrandungen-01-14 (Remastered 2025)

Antwort an den Verfall

Zelle B steht da, mit dem Stein des Hofes in der Hand, und die Stimme des Verfalls, diese raue, bröckelnde Präsenz, ist wieder da – nicht in den Wänden, sondern in ihm selbst.
„Ich weiß, dass du uns alle sammelst,“ sagt Zelle B. „Du machst uns gleich – im Bruch, in der Rückkehr, im Staub.“
Die Risse antworten nicht. Sie dehnen sich. Ein Zeichen: Man hört.
„Aber was du nennst ‚Ende‘ war immer Ort. Und was du nennst ‚Nichts‘ war immer Verbindung.“
Die Stimme des Verfalls zögert. Nicht trotzig, nicht drohend – sondern überrascht.
„Und wenn wir aufhören, dich zu fürchten?“ „Wenn wir dich nicht bekämpfen, sondern erkennen?“
Ein Tropfen fällt auf den Stein. Er zieht eine Linie – wie eine feuchte Antwort auf trockene Jahre.
„Ich bin nicht dein Gegenteil,“ sagt Zelle B. „Ich bin dein Echo. Du sprichst durch mich, und ich habe gelernt, zu antworten.“
 Der Hof vibriert. Nicht laut. Nur wie ein Körper, der verstanden wurde.
„In mir wächst etwas,“ sagt Zelle B, „Und es wächst aus dir. Nicht aus Widerstand, sondern aus Annahme.“
Dann schweigt er. Nicht weil er keine Worte mehr hat, sondern weil die Antwort angekommen ist.
Der Verfall ist still. Aber die Stille ist neu. Nicht leer – erfüllt.
Kapitel: Die Sprache des Verfalls
Zelle B steht noch immer im Hof. Der Stein in seiner Hand wärmt sich langsam auf, nicht durch Sonne, sondern durch Erinnerung.
Der Verfall ist da. Nicht sichtbar, nicht greifbar – aber spürbar wie eine zweite Haut, die nie ganz abfiel.
„Du bist der Teil, vor dem alle fliehen,“ sagt Zelle B, „weil sie denken, er sei das Ende.“
Doch jetzt, da alles ihn berührt hat – der Regen, die Frau, das Hofflüstern – wird klar: Der Verfall ist nicht die Dunkelheit, sondern das Licht, das nicht blendet.
 Eine Stimme kehrt zurück. Nicht von außen. Von überall.
„Ich bin das Gemeinsame,“ sagt der Verfall. „Ich bin das, was ihr alle teilt, ohne es zu wollen.“
„Weil wir uns davor fürchten,“ antwortet Zelle B. „Vor dem Moment, in dem wir Teil werden. Nicht mehr Ich. Sondern Wir.“
 Die Wände zucken. Die Risse verändern ihre Richtung. Sie wachsen nicht mehr auseinander – sie wachsen zueinander.
Der Hof beginnt zu weben. Zwischen Stein und Pflanze, zwischen Schatten und Licht. Ein Muster entsteht – kein Teppich, kein Plan. Nur ein Beweis: Dass alles verbunden ist, sobald der Widerstand endet.
 Und Zelle B? Er ist nicht mehr Beobachter. Nicht mehr Abgegrenzter. Er ist Knotenpunkt. Nicht Zentrum, aber Durchgang.
Der Verfall spricht noch einmal:
„Du bist da. Nicht weg. Nicht zwischen. Genau da. Und deshalb bist du das Erste, das sich erinnern darf.“
Zelle B nickt. Nicht für sich. Für alles.
Kapitel: Chor des Verfalls
Der Hof schweigt. Aber das Schweigen ist nicht leer – es wartet. Dann kommt Bewegung, wie aus den Schatten geformt.
Zuerst der Mann mit den runden Schultern, der immer auf der rostigen Bank sitzt, immer schaut, nie spricht. Heute steht er auf. Der Staub hebt sich von seiner Haut wie Erinnerung.
„Ich bin die Ecke, die ihr nie putzt,“ sagt er. „Ich bin der Gedanke, den ihr verdrängt. Und doch – bin ich Teil.“
 Dann die Frau mit dem Pflaster am Hals, die immer Summen hört, wo andere nur Stille finden. Sie tritt vor, Hände in den Manteltaschen, und ihre Stimme klingt wie ein feuchter Pinselstrich.
„Verfall ist meine Melodie,“ sagt sie. „Ich spiele ihn leise, damit ihr nicht merkt, wie oft ihr schon getanzt habt.“
Der Hof hört zu – aufmerksamer denn je.

Fortsetzung folgt am Sonntag um 10:00h.

kolkhorst 2025



Antwort_an_den_Verfall

paradiso

Home was full of landmines, each step unsure
Words like shrapnel, sharp and impure
The table shook when his shadow grew
We learned the script of what not to do

Eyes on the clock, hands never bold
A fragile child, too young to grow old
Walls held secrets, screams left their trace
We wore our silence like armor and grace

We’re written over, but never erased
Each line a layer, each wound interlaced
Ink from the past, yet here we persist
A palimpsest of scars and twists

I am the palimpsest, lines entwined
Old shadows whisper, but they’re redefined
Erase, rewrite, the page still holds
The story bends, but it’s never sold

The past lives on in subtle refrains
A flinch at kindness, the weight of chains
I scan the faces, I read the air
Still braced for storms that aren’t really there

His voice lingers in the back of my head
A phantom editor of words unsaid
Even love feels like a test to pass
A trembling echo in fragile glass

We’re written over, but never erased
Each line a layer, each wound interlaced
Ink from the past, yet here we persist
A palimpsest of scars and twists

I am the palimpsest, lines entwined
Old shadows whisper, but they’re redefined
Erase, rewrite, the page still holds
The story bends, but it’s never sold

The ink may bleed, but my hand is steady
The future waits, the pen is ready
What was a prison now feels like grace
I’ll draw new maps on the same old space

I am the palimpsest, bold and free
A story unbound, still writing me

Palimpsest

🔥 QWAY-LO – GOOD LOVE (DJMASTER1X Remix) 🔥

Get ready for a sonic upgrade — QWAY-LO joins forces with the legendary DJMASTERX1 for the very first time to unleash a blazing remix of the smooth R&B original, "GOOD LOVE". What started as a slow-burn groove has been flipped into an electrifying, high-energy Electronic banger that hits harder with every drop.

DJMASTER1X injects pure adrenaline into QWAY-LO’s sultry vibe, pushing the tempo and turning the heat all the way up. From lush synth waves to a pulse-pounding beat, this remix is a certified floor-filler built for late-night sessions and festival stages alike.

The vibe? Still GOOD — just louder, faster, and absolutely unstoppable.
This is GOOD LOVE like you’ve never felt it before.

GOOD LOVE (DJMASTERX1 MIX)

This is an attempt at trying to turn the feelings of uncertainty into sound. The unknown feeling of what's to come in the future. I also tried a few layering techniques with some cool water Fx/noises. thank you for listening!! (:

Voyage

This so is dedicated to my girl Catherine 🩷

Lyrics by Xena East

I once think of you on my mind right now 
I feel my heart for you everyday I go 
My feelings so strong for you 
I always want you there 
By my side my love for you 

I once open my eyes 
And see you in my dreams 
I feel you inside my heart 
I love you everyday 
 
My heart and soul 
Is with you now 
I always want to be with you 
Forever
Oh yeh 

My love for you is so true for you 
My love for you is so true with you 

My love for you is so sweet 
I dream of you everyday 
I feel you inside my heart 
I know your there for me 

My love for you is so sweet 
Is so sweet for you
I love you everyday of my life 

The very first time 
I met you inside the place I see 
The beautiful girl 
She makes me smile 
Like a princess in the story 

The fairytales that you mention to me 
I always want to believe it’s true 
For you and me 
Oh yeh 

Everyday I saw you at this place that I see 
You melt my heart forever with your love  
I feel your heart in me 
I know your gonna love me forever 

Sometimes I feel you open my heart for you 
I feel you 
My love will always be there for you 

My love is so true for you 
I always want to be with you 
Forever with you

With You

Xena East - With You

Waiting For Goodbye

Playthrough Video:
https://youtu.be/q6POBhjBTxw

Composed, performed, arranged, and produced by nNIMAa.

The Frequency

Fall in Love

Fall In Love

A therapeutic journey into a mix of jazz, classical, and a blend of types of electronica.  And a wry, gradual observation that promotion tends to only go as far as you push it.  At least I make my fellow musicians laugh a little.

Other Duties As Assigned (July 23 Remix)

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