your music Dennis and Wes' poem create a fascinating story telling. Inspiring. Thank you!

Ook deze is weer zeer mooi dennis , heerlijke muziek en een mooi verhaal , vakwerk man :-)

Your music is such warm bath under this poem. Love the tasteful way you filled this in. Wonderfully done Denis.

Subtle way you used the layered synth. Great support on the song.

interesting atmospheres ... takes you to think .. about reality ,  solid bass structure .. cool.

nice electronic synth touches, gorgeous backing string pads, and always silky smooth basslines one expects from you...

Fine transatlantic event - Euro music and American poetry

Hi flowermouth, I like your use of synthesiers on this one and the echoed "Goodbye my friend" is an effective ending.

E484K

Solsken

no stress_wav

Update 2/15/20 - Another year down... another lesson in humility,  always next year!  

https://hofa-contest.com/song/3738/

Welcome to what looks to be my the last competition for 2019.   HOFA is hosting its annual Christmas mixing competition.   When I got the invite a few days ago I took a listen and was like.....ugggghhhh!!!  An "a cappella" which puts me in my weakest spot for a starting position.  

The human voice when on a piece of music, ends up being one of the most important/relatable parts of the piece.  A great vocal performance can prop up a band... but it very seldom works the other way around.  

It's been one of the more challenging things for me to mix properly.  Here is the 2019 HOFA competition and the only thing on it, VOICES!!.  Challenge accepted HOFA and here is where I ended up brothers and sisters.  

The competition closes out in January so still plenty of time to get into the competition if you want to have some fun....working the faders.  I mean common what else could be more fun?....(blushes)  Really people, such dirty minds!!  haha

https://hofa-contest.com/

Happy Holidays brothers and sisters

Special thanks to Bill from November Sound( https://soundcloud.com/november-love-680008043 ) for being an advisor on the project... Big thank you for this and all your support in 2019. 

On a slight comedic note to one of our own:  Sunnidayz always mentions not being a techie...  If you get here sister.... I fought my production rig for 3 hours this morning to print the final mix and master...  Had everything set last night... wanted to sleep on it before finalizing.  This morning bam..kerchunk..bzzzt....with every session crash... I was reminded of those things you mention, about it getting in the way!  Three hours of fighting for 20 minutes worth of work!!

Let There Be Snow

Competition - Let There Be Snow - HOFA 2019  Mixing competition

The Valentine
Melted in the snow
On the way home
I should know

Fresh yet faded 
Washed with mud
Hand writing 
Smeared like blood

Witnessing a fool’s confession
Blinded by love’s obsession
On the pavement there it lay
Too late to look away

Dismal day in February 
Heart caged like a canary
Suffocating in a mine
Tears well in my eyes

I knelt
And tucked it in my coat
The end of love
The death of hope

The world around me
Slowed to a stop
My heart ticking
Like a clock

Oh St. Valentine
Are you just one of the guys
True love, just throw it away
February’s darkest day

If I could travel back in time
I’d go back, wouldn’t I?
Or fast forward with no replay
In-depth analysis, it’s so passé

But love’s madness marches on
Do they see me on the lawn?
A lighted box where love is framed
I watch them thru the window pane
Oh St. Valentine
Are you just one of the guys
True love, just throw it away
February’s darkest day

Light a candle 
Say a prayer
He’s in love
And I’m nowhere 

Life’s a mystery
The cause unknown
Open up your heart 
Your cover’s blown

But my darkness 
Seeks revenge
A fast date 
With his best friend

Red sky, the lover’s couch
Haunting drama when he finds out
Venus smiled on his friend last night
When he sees us, he’ll see the light

Oh St. Valentine
You’re just one of those guys
True love, just throw it away
February’s darkest day

Oh St. Valentine
You’re just one of those guys
True love, just throw it away
February’s darkest day

February

Losing Light

Step right up and get yer biscuits and gravy!
hilariously terrifying :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh2C7_n8ZB8

biscuits 'n gravy across the nation

music  (Rise Your Chaos Star) & art . noxpox (Andre Hindenburg)@noxpox5
vocals & their mix . Mariam Zohra D : Myrh

at the bank of the shore | noxpox & myrh

One Heart Whole

 there's a warm breeze
and many ways to survive
 take your worries
and hang them out to dry
hear me if I'm not mistaken
 forgive me all I know
many loves must be forsaken
 to make just one heart whole
 to make just one heart whole

 your wily ways
all these secrets and lies
should have no place
in your heart or mine
 any thorn can be misleading
and discolour the rose
left alone, distraught and needy
 leave me any- anything but broke
 to make just one heart whole

drop all defense, discard pretense,
relinquish resistance, be still

hear me if I'm not mistaken
 forgive me all I know
many loves must be forsaken
 to make just one heart whole
 to make just one heart whole

 there's a warm breeze
and many ways to survive

1 heart whole

This track is on my new album "In a breath's length". 
Wes Parham is a Poet from Atlanta, USA. He´s a big part of the album 
You can find him here: https://soundcloud.com/warmphase

Albumcover by Stephanie Poels-Zanders
https://www.poelszanders.com

Good person, good friend, goodbye (Poetry & spoken word: Wes Parham) NEW ALBUM out on Bandcamp.

Chapter Ten of a concept album about a rock band performing their first celebrated gig whilst the world comes to an end.

Ch 10 - Looking out over you all - They hung him up on the cross, another hero raised from nothing and swiftly destroyed

LOOKING OUT OVER YOU ALL
I've really got nothing left to say
All I had is taken away
Nail me up, remind you that I'm there
More fitting than the quick electric chair
The beauty of the rise to the downfall
But I'm still looking out over you all

I will return come what may
As life it drifts slowly away
Build me up then slowly cast me out
That's really what this life is all about
The beauty of the rise to the downfall
But I'm still looking out over you all

You can't kill my legacy or steal my love
I'll contemplate her beauty from above
The cruelty of the rise to the downfall
But I'm still looking out over you all

Looking Out Over You All

flowermouth = melancholic electronic music with spoken word poetry. 'flowermouth' refers to No-Man's inspirational debut album (Tim Bowness/ Steven Wilson)
flowermouth's hometown is Eindhoven, where the very first pioneers of electronic music started in 1957: Room 306, Basement Phillips Natlab Factory.

I like to add poetry, vocals, guitar and fieldrecordings from other artists to my songs.
The main instruments I play are bassguitar and keys.
Great that you've visited flowermouth's Cloud and if you would like to lend me your voice, guitar or something else please contact me. I love to collaborate.

flowermouth/ Dennis Ramler on Bandcamp: www.dennisramler.bandcamp.com
After flowermouth's debut album  -Drift- (2012) he released -Grey Façades- 
(2016) -  with spoken word poetry on every single track by various artists. Some of his tracks were broadcasted by BBC-6 Radio, Dutch Radio (B-FM) and published by American Art Magazines like -Moonchild and Theta Wave. Early 2021 his third album came out: "In a breath's length". Again with the help from American, Brittish, and for the first time also Dutch poets.

Good person, good friend, goodbye (Poetry & spoken word: Wes Parham) NEW ALBUM out on Bandcamp.

flowermouth

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