Small piano piece with repetitive chords on the left hand and some dissonances for a bitter-sweet mood. It reminds me of some sunsets in the countryside.

Piano Post Card IV - Le soleil se couche derrière les collines

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Now You Know - Guess What, The Colonials Never Left // Bright Night Mix

a drop from the series
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Guess What, The Colonials Never Left - The Series
https://soundcloud.com/fictionalive/sets/guess-what-the-colonials-never

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Now You Know - Guess What, The Colonials Never Left // Bright Night Mix

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded, mixed and mastered using Logic.
Guitars played: Taylor 714CE in open C Sharp tuning (Capo 9th Fret)
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.

Having originally released this song on Soundcloud in 2021, I am delighted that the wonderful violinist Jessica Elisabeth has added her beautifully crafted playing to this remixed and remastered track. 

I hope you enjoy listening to this new version of one of my personal favourites.


LYRICS: 
These thoughts go drifting by
And I watch them fade away
Where they come from I don’t know
Where they go, who can say
It seems that there is always
A lesson to be learned
Another twist in the story
As the pages get turned

So I put on my walking shoes
Take it steady, take it slow
Turn my collar to the rain
Breathe in deep and let it go 

What are the rules in this game
Are there any rules at all?
These thoughts go drifting by
And down the waterfall
It seems that there is always
A lesson to be learned
Another chapter in the story
As the pages get turned

So I put on my walking shoes
Take it steady, take it slow
Turn my collar to the rain
Breathe in deep and let it go

Now I’m standing by the river
At the foot of the mountainside
Will the grass be any greener
Over on the other side
It seems that there is always
A lesson to be learned
Another time, another story
As the pages get turned

So I put on my walking shoes
Take it steady, take it slow
Turn my collar to the rain
Breathe in deep and let it go

My Walking Shoes Feat Jessica Elisabeth

My Walking Shoes Featuring Jessica Elisabeth

I saw a video of a catfish eating a pigeon that had come to drink water on the banks of the Seine River that runs through Paris. From the catfish's perspective, it's easier to eat an unsuspecting pigeon than to go to the trouble of chasing a small fish. The TV commentary said, "Humans build cities, and nature acquires new adaptations." The number of bears in Japan has become so large that they are coming down from the forests into urban areas and attacking people. Global warming has made Japan's summers harsher, depriving us of the opportunity to enjoy the autumn leaves in our beloved forests.

№358 Silent Predator

Smiling Grass

Smiling Grass (Mix 2025)

ALEX MARA, Terra Sapiens - El Pianista 

 A composition inspired by the tragic story that happened on the El Pianista hiking trail.🚓🚧🌄

https://open.spotify.com/album/1EbhQtfQFlAArsJRa9X5iN?si=ou9ZLiftQgSTWta_RyBQqw

El Pianista

90_ Grandbrothers II Dance (inspired) - released on 11 November 2025

Finally, the time had come and I got to see the Grandbrothers live. At Huxley's Neue Welt in Berlin on 6 November 2025, they presented themselves in a very dance club-like manner. And I was immediately inspired to create this next tribute track. Enjoy this classic dance! 🕺
#dance #house #modernclassic #piano #liverecording

(produced with BlocsWave & LaunchPad)

Grandbrothers II Dance (inspired)

Collab with the one and only Uwe: https://soundcloud.com/wust

Ym Grunt

revenge is a primitive vile trait that is also unfortunately prevalent and powerful.It causes senselessbrutal violence, that in the end solves no problems and creates a recurring cycle of more violence. The notion to avenge ones ancestors I suppose has to do with a sense of guilt if you "do nothing" but I think you can forgive for the sake of creating a peaceful future for your children without forgetting the qualities of the ancestors or acknowledging their worth.

lyrics

what is revenge worth if no  one's left standing
what is revenge worth if your home is now rubble
what is revenge wort if your children are starving
causeing more pain just causes more trouble

your children are playing and need to feel safe
they have not yet learned how to kill or to hate 
for people who so long ago died
that when therirstories are told you can' tell the truth from the lies

you don't have to forget to forgive
give the children a chance to thrive and to live
do you understand!!

so put down your sword and put away your gun
go back to your store go back to your farm
remember the pain your ancestors caused
then go on with your life for your children and wives

teach the children how to forgive
to learn from the past so the future they build
will be on the right path
don't let the future look like the past

so what's revenge worth...

what is revenge worth?

The Soughing Wind – Feat. Oddrun Eikli
November 2025
Duration: 3:55
Listen to the wonderful music of Oddrun Eikli: https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli
Listen to more collaborations with Bruce and Oddrun:
https://soundcloud.com/bruce-klepper-1/sets/magical-music-feat-oddrun
For voice, violin, harp, bass flute, double bass, cloud chamber bowls, field recordings, virtual instruments and percussion

The Soughing Wind - Feat.Oddrun Eikli

Copyright ©️ 2025 by 
Dutchufo4real

Opening
I breathe in the quiet.
A quiet so deep, it feels older than time itself.
Ahead of me… the void unfolds,
a canvas of distant suns,
each one whispering a story I’ve yet to understand.

Section 1 — Leaving Home
There’s a moment, just before the engines ignite,
where fear and wonder weigh the same.
I close my eyes…
and the world I once knew drifts away
like a faint memory on the edge of sleep.
I am no longer bound to the soil that shaped me.
I am weightless.
Untethered.
Becoming part of something vast.

Section 2 — The Drift Into Space
The darkness isn’t empty.
It hums.
It breathes.
It surrounds me with possibilities I never imagined.
Stars slide past the window
like silent guardians of forgotten eras.
Every pulse of the ship carries me
deeper into the unknown,
where gravity loosens its grip
and time begins to stretch.

Section 3 — The Realization
I start to understand…
space isn’t a place.
It’s a journey inward.
Each drifting particle,
each silent planet,
mirrors the uncharted territory inside myself.
I am learning to listen—
to the stillness,
to the echoes of a universe older than language.

Section 4 — Approaching the Super Galaxy Cluster
And then…
the darkness changes.
A glow rises on the horizon—
soft at first, like the breath of dawn.
But it grows…
and grows…
a colossal cluster of galaxies weaving a tapestry of light.
Stars swirling in newborn storms.
Worlds colliding, merging, reborn.
I feel the pull of it.
Ancient. Powerful.
As if the cosmos itself is drawing me in,
inviting me to witness its secrets.

Section 5 — Understanding the Journey
I realize now—
this voyage was never about distance.
It was about perspective.
About standing on the threshold
between what is known
and what waits beyond imagination.
About letting the universe reshape me
in its own slow, quiet way.

Closing
So I drift forward,
inch by inch,
heartbeat by heartbeat,
toward the living sea of galaxies.
Not as an explorer…
but as a witness.
A part of the story
the universe has been telling
long before I arrived—
and long after I am gone.

A Witness to the Universe

Brain Hop

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Brain Hop

Brain Hop is a musical genre invented by the artist FICTIONALIVE on Monday, December 1st, 2025, at 1:24 PM. The genre seeks to bring depth, intellect, and philosophical reflection into contemporary music, emphasizing thoughtful lyricism, conceptual frameworks, and cognitive engagement across styles. Brain Hop differentiates itself from much mainstream music by prioritizing meaningful content, complex themes, and a cerebral approach to structure, rhythm, and sound design.

The creation of Brain Hop responds to the perception that a lot of current music leans heavily on surface-level entertainment while neglecting intellectual and existential depth. It aims to provide an artistic space where artists explore profound social, political, and existential issues through innovative production and poetic or experimental vocal delivery. Brain Hop can interact with hip-hop, electronic, pop, or experimental traditions, but is defined above all by its focus on ideas and reflection rather than by any single beat pattern or instrumentation.

​As of its inception, Brain Hop is positioned as an emerging genre within underground and alternative music scenes, promising to attract listeners and creators who value music that stimulates both mind and soul.
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