[Rough translation]
FOR THE SAKE OF A QUIET LIFE*
In the mirror she sees her mother
In the mirror she sees her husband
She sees her brother
She sees her father
As in an interrogation
Their eyes a blinding light
They ask no questions
They see through her 
and judge
They form the reflection
Of her appearance
Where she herself 
Has disappeared

For the sake of a quiet life
She tucks her thoughts
For the sake of a quiet life
She tucks her mind
For the sake of a quiet life
She tucks her feelings
For the sake of a quiet life
That has never been quiet

Every day she’s thin and modest
Every day she’s nice and smart
Makes herself useful
Being everything for everyone
She is who she thinks
They want her to be

She is who she thinks they want her to be
She is who she thinks they want her to be

Once she colored outside the lines
Danced and sang as if no one was watching
While playing she saw boundaries disappear
And her curiosity won over fear
Now she dares not to choose herself
She is guided by other people's taste
Love and friendship, you can lose
So she adapts and she perfectly fits
She is really perfect

She can't find the courage
She does what she always does

For the sake of a quiet life
She tucks her thoughts
For the sake of a quiet life
She tucks her mind
For the sake of a quiet life
She tucks her feelings
For the sake of a quiet life
That has never been quiet

She is who she thinks they want her to be
She is who she thinks they want her to be

* Literally translated it is: for the sake of sweet peace
(that has never been sweet).

Cover image: Masha Raymers
Music, lyrics & all instruments: Bas Kooman
Master: White Sea Studio

Om de lieve vrede

OM DE LIEVE VREDE (mastered)

A Sunday hardware jam with the Akai Force, Novation Peak and the Elektron Analog Four, Digitakt and Digitone.

This time around a relaxed downtempo breakbeat song. What do you think, do you like it? Let me know in the comments.

Video of the jam session can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/a0TTh2t7dU8

Slow Fuzz

Slow Fuzz (Hardware jam)

First of all a very happy new year!!

This song was made for the planned tutorial series in 2022 on my YouTube channel.
The premise is that in these tutorials I'll be using another device from my setup in addition to the Akai Force and doing a live jam on it, then showing how I've set up and arranged everything, both in the Akai Force and the device I'm using next to it. I'll go over the different parts like the track configuration, effects, the crossfader, or anything else I used for the live jam. Each video will be different and the genre of the jam will be adapted to the device I use or at least how I use it.

My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HansuMyura

I'm curious what you think of the song.

#Techno #Melodic techno

Magnetism

Magnetism - Akai Force and Digitone Jam

::| TO HEAR THE FULL RANGE OF FREQUENCIES AND STEREO EFFECTS, A GOOD PAIR OF HEADPHONES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED |::

An experimental improvised ambient performance of Mutable Instruments Rings into Beads as sequenced by the Make Noise 0-CTRL. This was originally a 20 minute exploration piece, but the first 13 minutes was sort of typical and pretty much what I had already done in the previous piece, but the last 7 minutes shifted into something completely different... and my partner came in and said "it sounds like a Quantum Soul Journey or something!" So here it is. I cut out the first half and left the rest... video version can be seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBrQEfnu1tQ

Tidal Resonance // Quantum Soul Journey

Quantum Soul Journey // Mutable Instruments Rings into Beads

Another hardware jam, featuring my mate S. A. Fred's Roland TR-08, in addition to Elektron Model Samples on drums, Roland JX-08 on Bassline & Organ lead, Waldorf Blofeld on chords & Korg Minilogue on wee quirky synth trombone/string.

Picture of my daughter Chiara, taken by my son Gianluca in Edinburgh this summer.

Cautiously Optimistic

Elektron Model Samples on the beatwork (plus additional tr707 perc from Ableton)
Dave Smith Prophet Rev2 on the stabby chords
MAM MB33 on the acid
Korg Minilogue on the spaced out additional chords.

Photo thanks to my father, Peter Grafton.

Simple Pleasures

Entrückt

Voltage Vortex

Reborn, a synthwave track with a 80s feeling.

Reborn

Fika meaning: A moment to slow down and appreciate the good things in life

Composed, Produced, Programmed, Mixed & Mastered by Douwe van der Boon

Recording & Mixing in Ableton Live 10 Suite
Mastering with Izotope Ozone 8 Advanced

Musical Sketches

Fika

Written & produced by Ode to the Quiet

Vocals, piano & synths by Marianne Oldenburg
Guitars, synths, samples by Tobias Kerkhoven
Bass and synths by Evert van der Waa
Drums & samples by Otto de Jong

Recordings by Ode to the Quiet & Matthijs Kievit (Joneski)
Mix by Johannes Berglund (Fever Ray, The Knife, Liima)
Master by Alex Geurink

Siren choir: Pascalle Walbrecht, Miriam Moczko, Tamara van Esch, Annelotte de Graaf, Johanneke Kranendonk 

Artwork by Rutger Zuydervelt

Island

All tracks written, recorded, programmed, mixed and mastered  by Douwe van der Boon; Mainly hardware instruments are used. Recording and mixing in Ableton Live 11 Suite; Mastering with Izotope Ozone 8 Advanced

Feel free to download and use my music. If you want to use it, please let me know!

Fika

Northern Sound Productions

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