TELL ME SOON ABOUT CATS' PARADISE

GHOSTS ARE SOULS DANCING AROUND

Mixed for Paploviante

Mixed for Nyitia

BARBARA HOLDS DARKNESS ON EARTH

FuWatt - Sparkling Cat

[UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

Tradacoustic series no. 193

Music, mostly recent, a few days, a few months...

creation: 2022/11/04

HK_Tradacoustic_193

Related tracks: My Way - Emily Coy And Paploviante

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Soundcloud New Tracks Winter Session 2022

Full Moon Night (V0) - Piano Works

Tea plantations on the planet Athoek, the location of some intrigue in Ann Leckie's book, Ancillary Sword.
I took inspiration from the early work of Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Vangelis)RIP. I loved how he combined traditional Greek instruments with electronics on "Earth".  "Heaven and Hell"  remains a personal favourite. 



All rights reserved 2022

Plantation On Athoek

“Einen Augenblick noch....” 

Ein kurzer Augenblick noch vor dem Abschied. Eine Umarmung, ein zarter Kuss, ein tiefer Blick in die Augen beider Liebenden.

Bitte halt mich noch bevor Du gehst. Einen Augenblick.  
Diesen zarten aber durchaus fordernden Moment habe ich versucht mit diesem kleinen Cellostück akustisch in ein Klanggemälde zu verwandeln. 

Jeder von uns kennt diesen einen Augenblick. 

Eine weitere Fortsetzung in loser Folge von Kompositionen meines Cello Zyklus mit dem Titel „Charisma Cellos“

Begonnen habe ich mit den Kompositionen „Tagtraum“ 
https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg/night-dream?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Sowie Nacht Traum

https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg/night-dream?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

sowie „Flüsternde Stille“
https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg/wispering-silents?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Danke für Eure geschätzte Aufmerksamkeit.

Musik : 	Björn Cloppenburg
Foto :   	Björn Cloppenburg

Spitfire Audio LABS 


SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg

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“Just a moment”

A short moment before saying goodbye. A hug, a tender kiss, a deep look into the eyes of both lovers.

Please hold me before you go. Just a moment.
With this small cello piece, I tried to transform this tender but quite demanding moment acoustically into a sound painting.

Each of us knows this one moment.

Another continuation in a loose series of compositions from my cello cycle entitled "Charisma Cellos"

I started with the compositions "Daydream"
https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg/daydream?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Night dream
https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg/night-dream?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

and "Whispering Silence"
https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg/wispering-silents?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Thank you for your valued attention.

Music : Björn Cloppenburg
Photo: Björn Cloppenburg

Spitfire Audio LABS

SOUND CLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bj-rn-cloppenburg

Just a Moment

Just a moment

You Could Never Take Away

Overdubbed guitar duet arrangement dedicated to my wife of 20 years.
Recorded 1998
Remix version
Artwork by Joshua Lasky

Soon

Hello All
We just wanted everyone who has submitted a track to know that Smirks is continuing to work on these. We are both proud and pleased to say that your response was simply amazing, with such brilliant pieces to work on and, because we want the finished product to be the best it can be, putting everything together is taking time.  Smirks also contracted Covid some weeks ago, which has laid him quite low for a time - another reason things have been held up.  But we wanted to assure you that the project is very much ongoing.  

So Smirks decided to put this together to give listeners a taster of what we want the end product to be.  He hasn't included any of your submissions because he didn't want to spoil the element of surprise for everyone involved.
There are many collabs currently being put together - even my brother Tel and myself are working on something - so it's a very complex entity, all things considered.  But rest assured, we are getting there.
Thanks to all for all your patience.  (Gary Reeves)

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Samples used ( to name a few )
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Voice Actress Jennifer Hale - Game - OVERWATCH - Ashe
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G6nWZ61j_w

MJ - Black or White
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFE8cirkdQ

intro - ELDERS REACT TO DUBSTEP - 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgII2gDY-Rw

Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnELifX3sQ

Gaming Music - Star Ocean 3 OST - Requiem For A Saint
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G28copkOp0

Faithless - Salva Mea
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON3PC7ApBB0

Opera - Maria Callas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwGIBewHPM

Movie - Gone with the Wind 1939
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja1fqOo4ukc

Movie - Scarface 1983
www.youtube.com/watch?v=35p6iA24_w4

Bobby McFerrin - Ave Maria
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14LcvpXmb74

Duo des fleurs - Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa 2017
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A

The Doors - Light my fire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbj1RFaoyLk

Dick Clark Interview - Jefferson Airplane 1967
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKtJ0XTwgTE

Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtfZbj4J71A

Golden Earring - Radar Love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRlSHG5hRY4

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5BuYf8q4o

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwwaWVP2PGE

The Beatles - Love me do
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ND5fVCEqI

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp9G0zkorio

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHcYFxU4fMo

and lots more ...

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Soundcloud samples used
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Mountain Songs

Norman Chop Trio - Yes we are 1973
Mountain-songs –  https://on.soundcloud.com/Z3B7

Norman Chop Trio - The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood
Mountain Songs - https://on.soundcloud.com/y4ui

Vocals - Hippie Sara - Love me closer
Sara B Vocals -  https://on.soundcloud.com/96Lb

Cello - Rachael Lander
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM9bFD8pq28

TCP MUSIC
Teresa-Powell – Mist
TCP MUSIC - https://on.soundcloud.com/pBs8

ECSTASY OF FUMBLING - A Town Called Ghost
ECSTASY OF FUMBLING -  https://on.soundcloud.com/1Gfy

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Collab info
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Collab admin - Mountain Songs
@mountain-songs - 
Remixer - Lyrical Smirks
@user-820148039
@user-518378272

*New OBC
Mountain-songs – One-big-collaboration-revived-project-please-read-description-for-all-the-info -  https://on.soundcloud.com/fkXE

ONE BIG COLLABORATION UPDATE - Please read description...

This is another collaboration that was written by STONERJAZZ, who is without a doubt one of the most major dudes out there 
Once again joined by the amazingly creative Uziel and the magical voice of Janine Levinson.  Also a first for me - working with the mighty Tea Are Sea

It's an awesome group of creative pros and I'm once again excited to be asked to play on a track with this crew.


Uziel sings, and co-produced with TMS (amazing work from her that saved us from disaster)
TRC layed down a beautiful foundation Synth track in the second half
TMS plays his Sitar and guitar and E-Bow throughout
Janine sings
Stonerjazz Lyrics/Synth/ roland boss bass and drum engine and sings.

STONERJAZZ - https://soundcloud.com/user-911083679
Janine Levinson - https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson
Uziel - https://soundcloud.com/user-455619833
Tea Are Sea - https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea

ASTEROIDS
LYRics. by SToNeRJAZZ

Some asteroids in outer space are made of cheese.
We only need to capture one of these
And we can feed everyone in the world for free.
I'm hoping it won't be a Roquefort or a Brie,
A nice sharp cheddar would be just fine with me.

Make a list check the box then move on
Lock the door, mop the floor, do the chores then move on.
Love the world if you're able, if you're not please set the table
Time to eat, wash your feet, eat your meat
Repeat with rice and beans and broccoli.

High speed snow and sleet outside
While we practice worldwide genocide
In the name of economic prosperity
How bout you, if you were boss what would You do?

Wood nymph hiding stealthily behind a giant Douglas fir
Off to the west. A most majestic tree.
She took my hand that girl with diamonds in her eyes
And said now follow me to a clearing where they were singing songs of love and war.

Getting back trying to unlock the doors
Crucifixion is the perfect antidote for lethargy
Oh can't you see.
If we had our druthers we'd be getting back to where we were before
Even though that bridge is burning brightly in the middle of a balmy night
The dog wood bloomed
Reminded me it used to be her favorite tree
When she still loved me like a bell that rings in distant memories

ASTEROIDS - STONERJAZZ,  Janine Levinson, Uziel, Tea Are Sea

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Hans Albers: All other instruments, Arrangement & Production

I think it’s important to say that a lot more women than you think have had one or multiple miscarriages. It’s just that it is a subject not often talked about because of the very personal pain that the couple go through. The unborn life has no contact with anybody else except the mother and the emotions are often only remembered by the mother and father.
When Jo and I were expecting our second child we were very excited and looking forward to having another Reeves in our growing family. I will never forget the day that we were told we were going to lose the baby and once told, left sitting in an open A & E waiting area having to cope with all our raw emotions and the prospect of the impending loss amongst the rest of the other patients.
Jo had to go through a painful operation to terminate the pregnancy and it is a day she will never forget. We were a family of three planning being a family of four having now to plan being a family of three recovering from an invisible loss and explain it to our young son.
It was an extremely difficult time but we were fortunate that after a few years we did have two more children. Jo tells me that although it is difficult to explain the connection she had with the unborn child that the presence of life inside her will never be forgotten.
I felt I couldn’t let this moment in our lives pass by without acknowledging our unborn child in some way. The rollercoaster of emotions we shared at that time from euphoria at increasing our family to devastation and bereavement at our loss were felt intensely only by Jo and myself played it’s part in forging the strong bond we have had throughout our relationship. (Terry Reeves)

Two giving chance for more to love
Sharing excitement of a life that grew
Future moments by imagination
Holding tightly to a dream, not knowing who

The moment will always be there

No blessing from a hand of friendship 
Could change the feeling of love untried
A desperation of disappearing contact
Sixteen weeks of wonder with a life inside

The moment will always be there
Will always be there x2

Will always be there x3

It’s hard to share the tears of life unborn
Expectations waiting, true feelings strong
Growing three to four into a family together 
Not knowing where to be or why we belong

The moment will always be there
Will always be there x2

Many questions asked reasons who or why
Emotional growth but no name it’s true
An everlasting memory impossible to share
Changing 4 back to 3 kept just between two

The moment will always be there
Will always be there
Will always be there
Will always be there

FOUR TO THREE - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

Watch the video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XKWXagB3Cs

Music & Production by Hobocop
https://soundcloud.com/metrocityrecords

Vocals & Art by Cosmic Keanu

FREE D/L On Bandcamp
https://cosmickeanu.bandcamp.com/track/not-so-afraid

Not So Afraid

What can I say 
I don’t know what to think
Can’t shake this feeling
It overwhelms me

only solution
Seems to be
just to run away

That’s the way
I’ve dealt with
Everything before

every time 
I feel the fear 
and want to run away
I think of you
And I’m not 
so afraid

This tide incoming 
it feels so hopeless
There is no reason
No sense of purpose

pushed around so long
By things we can’t change
We feel abandoned
life has no meaning

that’s an illusion
Things are deeper than
we can ever know

There is infinite joy
Beyond understanding
Beyond the senses,
Living in the truth

Achieving this
no higher goal
grounded in being, unshaken
In pain and sadness

Content with whatever
unattached to pleasure
Gain true freedom
Enter absolute joy

Let go of attachments
mind grounded in the truth
At peace forever
Completely absorbed in God

Belief without faith
is a quagmire of doubt
never satisfied
In this world or beyond

Let go of attachments
mind grounded in the truth
At peace forever
Completely absorbed in God

every time 
I think of you
I’m not 
so afraid

Video

Not So Afraid (Hobocop & Cosmic Keanu) VIDEO AVAILABLE

The last number in a 4 track E.P. entitled "DUALITY"
Soon to be released world wide by me and Billy https://soundcloud.com/billy-korg
Lyrics:-
I've Played nice
No more Mr nice
I've played fair
Nothing else is there

All you gotta do is
All you gotta say is
The word i wanna hear is
Tell me to my face now
All I wanna say is
All I wanna hear is

We're so ready
We're tired of waiting
We wanna do it now
GO! GO! GO! GO!

I've Played nice
No more Mr nice
I've played fair
Nothing else is there

All you gotta do is
All you gotta say is
The word i wanna hear is
Tell me to my face now
All you say is
All I wanna hear is
All you gotta do is
All you say is
All you gotta do is
The word i wanna hear is

We're so ready
We're tired of waiting
We wanna do it now
GO! GO! GO! GO!


Billy Korg / winkandwoo 2022

GO! GO! GO! GO!

GO! GO! GO! GO! - Billy Korg & winkandwoo

Subdivisons

🌈 No need for guns, no need to fight 🌈

＊This work is made by overdubbing my guitar playing (mainly chord work) to winkandwoo and The Turtle Project(TTP) 's work "Hold The Line".Thanks to Winkandwoo and TTP for accepting my proposal.

★Key＝F
Lyrics and chord progression for this song:click below ↓
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jN2Q-y5isk2e0teErReV9RT94qiYEzLH/view?usp=sharing

 The reason why I worked on this work this time is because I want to sing and play with everyone.Therefore, I prepared a simple sheet music with lyrics and chords. There is a link above.

This work is probably one of the "protest songs". If I were to compare it to John Lennon's work, I think it would be "Give Peace A Chance." Yes, there are gems that confront discrimination, oppression, and prejudice, denounce injustice, and sing against war, and this is one of them. And not just to protest, but to sing together to "express your determination, clarify your way of life, question society, and lead to reform".

When winkandwoo released this work, I thought he was a great vocalist, singing a lot of important things and weights in the lyrics of "No need for guns, no need to fight".

And now many lament: "Ukraine is my country. Russia is my country. The country is killing my country." Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes, saying most people crossing the border from Russia don't want to kill people and don't want to serve this government. There is a movement to stigmatize this movement by branding it as a "traitor" and to use public power to contain it. I think protest songs play an active role here. Their lives and livelihoods are with us.

I hope that this song will help mankind break away from the "gun society" where mass shootings occur frequently, and that it will help all those who refuse military service in Russia. And I hope that this song will help unite Russian citizens against the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops and all citizens who support the Russian Revolutionary Movement.
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【Palm Muting】Also, for those who are practicing guitar, I think that this work will be a teaching material for effectively playing scales using open strings while playing low chords. This time I'm playing Palm Muting all the way through. Below are some video examples that may help you. I searched on youtube. Use this technique to sing while playing the guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTEu0D4UtKg&t=243s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yTxf3vHYEM&t=496s

1)
Dm,Dm,B♭,B♭
F,F,C,C
2)
Am,Am,Dm,Dm
B♭,B♭,F,C
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In the 16 bars starting from Am above, there are three short guitar improvisations. I recorded each one as if it was played by a different type of guitar player. I would like you to listen to that part as well :)

Lyrics and chord progression for this song:click below ↓
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jN2Q-y5isk2e0teErReV9RT94qiYEzLH/view?usp=sharing

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winkandwoo  ---- Hold The Line - The Turtle Project (wink's karaoke mix)
https://soundcloud.com/winkandwoo/hold-the-line-the-turtle-project-winks-karaoke-mix
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THE TURTLE PROJECT ... https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project/hold-the-line
Wrtten arranged and produced by The Turtle Project.
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Charts: New & hot https://soundcloud.com/discover/sets/charts-trending:rock:jp
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Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftE8vr0WNus

winkandwoo - Hold The Line - The Turtle Project ft.JUNZO on electric guitar

winkandwoo - Hold The Line - The Turtle Project ft.JUNZO on electric guitars

This is a cover song that Rekha and I did.  It's a Carpenters track and we held on to most of the original arrangement but took some creative license otherwise 

For me the Carpenters are like John Denver or the 80's hair metal scene - something I enjoy but don't tell just a whole lot of people about.   Doing this one was Rekha's idea and I think she nailed it.   This track is brought to life by her killer performance.  

There's a guitar intro to this thing here.  
https://soundcloud.com/texmex-shaman/weve-only-just-begun-or-whatever

Another note - I personally want to dedicate this track to my good friend and synth-master Steve Fullyard (@steve-fullyard) who married his lovely bride K very recently. I wish them both all the happiness they can handle.

Cover of We've Only Just Begun by the Carpenters
Songwriters: Paul Williams / Roger Nichols
Made popular by the Carpenters
Vocals - Rekha Iyern [Fe]
The rest - TMS 


Lyrics
We've only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way
(We've only begun)
Before the risin' sun, we fly
So many roads to choose
We'll start out walkin' and learn to run
(And yes, we've just begun)
Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watchin the signs along the way
Talkin' it over, just the two of us
Workin' together day to day
Together
And when the evening comes, we smile
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow
(And yes, we've just begun)
Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watchin' the signs along the way
Talkin' it over, just the two of us
Workin' together day to day
Together
Together
And when the evening comes, we smile
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow
And yes, we've just begun

We've Only Just Begun - w/ Rekha

COtu - Production, Guitars
Negative Headphone - Production, Guitars
Mix by the amazing Negative Headphone

check him out out
https://soundcloud.com/negative-headphone

Phases

Phases    - - - - - - Negative Headphone and COtu

J'attends (i'm waiting)

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Lead Vocal
Gary Reeves: Drums / Drum arrangement
Hans Albers: All instruments, backing vox, arrangement & production

Cover art by Jooinn.

This is a totally stolen idea gleaned from another one of those phone conversations with my brother Gary. We talk to each other every few days and normally end up sounding like two old men sitting on a park bench putting the World to rights.

I’m sure a lot of what we say has been said many times before (what hasn’t?) but one day, out of the blue, Gal says to me “ Sometimes I find things too difficult to deal with. I would love the opportunity to step off the world for just one second and clear my head a bit...” At the time I just accepted it as the type of thing we say to each other but two days after the phone call the idea of stepping off the world to escape the pressures of daily life returned when I was playing my guitar. The words “I’m stepping off, I’m stepping off” fitted with what I was playing and the start of a new opus was born.

Once a song seems complete, I generally record a quick demo and send it off to Gal to see if it has any potential. If he thinks it has, between us we try to put a better demo together to send to Hans.  If he thinks it’s any good, he’ll work on an arrangement and more often than not sends back something back that sounds way better than what we’d imagined.  

We might chip in a few ideas here and there (as Gal did with a totally new drum arrangement on this) but Hans is definitely the one that gives it most of it’s final shape and sound.  I love every step of the songwriting process.  It provides a kind of therapy and the creative process gives every day purpose and interest.  You could say it’s my way of stepping off the world for a short moment.
(Terry Reeves)

I’m stepping off the world
To give myself a chance
For a moment of reflection
Avoid the need to dance 
One thousand miles per hour
Never firmly on the ground 
Gravity with no connection 
Spinning fast head going round 

Stepping off, I’m stepping off
I’m stepping off, I’m stepping off
I’m stepping off, I’m stepping off
Stepping off the world 

No New Year's Revolution 
Rotating much too fast 
Survival of the fittest
Fittest days are in the past
Step off every Monday
Not back until Tuesday week
One moment makes a difference
Like a lifetime so to speak

Stepping off, I’m stepping off
I’m stepping off, I’m stepping off
I’m stepping off, I’m stepping off
Stepping off the world

Don’t want to give a reason
Good feelings are oppressed 
Try different constellation 
Laying down has more interest
Stepping off a single second 
With no single past regret
Not a care for single thinking 
Avoid joining one single thread

Stepping off, I’m stepping off
I’m stepping off, I’m stepping off
I’m stepping off, I’m stepping off the world
Stepping off the world, Stepping off the world, Stepping off the world, Stepping off the world, Stepping off the world, Stepping off the world...

STEPPING OFF THE WORLD - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

After a trip through the Mediterranean with the paramour of my life years ago... these lyrics emerged as an expression of gratitude and love. Yesterday those lyrics found home in this new original composition.

Forever thinking about you and the family we've made baby.

Thinkin' About You

Feline Zorro and his trusty companion, Shadow Chaser, wish to relate another story. This one, is Safety Dance, by the super-group Men Without Hats. I have lost my hat in the heat of battle before, so I can relate. Please enjoy!

As far as the 'everyone look at your hands line', that is a good one. I use that one, along with, 'hey, your boots are untied', or 'hey, what is that on your shirt'? Then, that is when I strike!

Safety Dance -- Feat. Zorro! (Men Without Hats Cover)

Giant Anteater

Rastafarian Reggae Tune!
titled: Gimme Mi Herb
lyrics and singing by: Sennid
riddim by: Steenkoud
inspired by: JAH RASTAFARI H.I.M. HAILE SELASSIE I 1st

SENNID & STEENKOUD - GIMME MI HERB!!!

Experimental Piano. My mother was hospitalized yesterday...

I-The day my mother was hospitalized

fallen from space - r.s.stropharia + pantoclast (18.08.2019) remix by r.s.stropharia (22.10.2022)

Tell Me Now
written by Jasmin M. 
all rights reserved - 
THX for your support! <3 Cheers, Jazzy <3

Tell Me Now - Jasmin M.

HAGE PARADISE

"The Roadside Ghost" by PS Perkins and R Thomas
Guitars, bass, vocals, synths: PS Perkins
Drums, percussion: R Thomas

Featuring Wendy DuMond aka "Bog Witch" aka @mamby-p on phantom background vocals

LYRICS:
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Out on the street, people you'll never meet
Struggling just to survive
You wouldn't want to be them, pretend you don't see them,
Just roll up your windows and drive

But the ghosts are not dead, and they're not in your head
They're just waiting right there to be seen
There's no way of knowing and the rowers keep rowing
Going somewhere that you've never been

Whoa, weary walkers, may I lighten your load?
The night is so long and you're hearing my song
As you sleep at the side of the road
Whoa, weary walkers! How may I lighten your load?

The days turn to ash with no cars whizzing past
Where only the strangers belong
The desert is wide, and then once you're inside
You are hypnotized by its song

With a guitar to strum, the ghost sticks out its thumb
But it no longer hopes for a ride
Just shuffles along to the beat of the song
To lie down by the river side, dreaming....

Whoa, weary walkers, may I lighten your load?
The night is so long and you're hearing my song
As you sleep at the side of the road
Whoa, weary walkers! How may I lighten your load?

With silence to ponder it's hard not to wander 
Your mind becomes vacant and free
No matter the cost, all who wander are lost
Swallowed up by the sagebrush sea

Your forever host is the roadside ghost
And it's broadcasting now on the breeze
You'll see there's no choice, there is only the voice:
"Follow me, follow me, follow me....."

Singing
Whoa, weary walkers, may I lighten your load?
The night is so long and you're hearing my song
As you sleep at the side of the road
Whoa, weary walkers! How may I lighten your load?

BARDS:Of The Shimmering Seraphs

The Roadside Ghost

Sparkling Cat

Music written for seasonal Winter, Autumn or fall time treats. Memories of childhood or could also have a creepier or melancholic quality.

Esoterian

you were a soul, never meant for this life.
this world is hard, full of trouble and strife.
you were so sensitive, you took it all to heart.
nobody saw, you were breaking apart.

people like you, don't speak out........people like you, full of doubt.

i saw your sadness, is it the same as mine?
another day, wont it turn out fine?
i saw your face,, i never saw the signs.
i didn't know, it was the end of the line.

people like you, don't make a sound......people like you, quietly drown.

such helpul words, are very hard to find.
i wasn't close to you, i didn't know your mind.
i feel so sad, full of sorrow.
now that i know, there's no tomorrow.

people like you, sensitive soul........people like you, leave a hole.

now that you're gone.......and we know your fate.
many tears at your funeral, but now it's all too late.
we must learn from this, nobody is the same.
we can't carry on like this, we should be full of shame.

people like you, dont make a sound........people like you, quietly drown.
people like you, sensitive soul........people like you, whose life we stole.

Sensitive soul.

My Way Feat Emily Coy
Paploviante Bass, Music, Picture and Mix
Vocals Emily Coy
https://soundcloud.com/stemstore

My Way - Emily Coy And Paploviante

Independent

Music & Evil Laughing: Jan Schonander

Sometimes it's good to just go with the flow. For classical fans this is yet another Chopin derivative.

It could also be called "The Post-apocalyptic Celebration Of The Final Victory Of The Vampires"

The Triumphant Yet Somewhat Creepy Shortish Interlude

..... my remix of Paul's wonderful track https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/house-bass-paploviante-open-collaboration with a bit of sound design and a humble solo with breathcontroller and Respiro sounds !
Cheers & a big thank you to Paploviante !!!

straight forward // remix of House Bass by Paploviante

Earth Scored Null

I'm very pleased to get to work with Karl's music yet again as we have collaborated on many projects together. When I first heard 'Haust' (Icelandic for Autumn), I was haunted by the richness of the bowed sound and the grinding industrial textures that spoke to me about the extreme environment in Iceland (https://soundcloud.com/sesar/haust). I asked Karl if I could contribute and a few weeks later I'm proud to present our 8th collaboration.

Music, instrumentation, arrangement and production - https://soundcloud.com/sesar
Lyrics/Vocals - me
Image - Douglas Corrance

What was grey becomes black, 
That sinking feeling, 
As darkness falls, 
Dark falls.  

Dawn's late, later still, 
That sinking feeling, 
As darkness falls, 
Dark falls.  

Grey to black as darkness falls.

Darkness Falls by Sesar & Mark J Bennett

Original Mix/lyrics & vocal: KOE / *English description below*
Une rencontre, une amitié... Barbara, une femme pétillante, pleine d'humour et de vitalité qui me redonne de l'espoir, de l'énergie et le sourire chaque fois que je la vois.
Le produit vitre sur l'image est une façon de dire qu'elle efface les pensées négatives par sa bonne humeur. Le flamant rose? Elle seule peut comprendre...😄
A meeting, a friendship... Barbara, a sparkling woman, full of humor and vitality who gives me hope, energy and smile every time i see her.
The glass product in the picture is a way of saying that she erases negative thoughts with her good humor. The flamingo? Only she can understand...😄

"Barbara" ©
when i'm with you
I don't care about anything
when i'm with you
when you are there
everything is clearer
we laugh at everything
when you call me
oui, c'est la vie
qui me sourit
c'est le soleil
a clearing
the world can collapse around me
when i'm with you...

*Published under license Creative commons license(CC BY-NC-ND)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
& protected copyright © France*
Bandcamp: kidofearth.bandcamp.com/music

Just felt like a little bit of jazzy swing....

Released 1 Nov 2022

Spotify

Hold Me Close Baby

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Greetings all you fun and funky SC musicians. I don’t typically upload remastered versions of a song as a new track. I usually just replace the old with the new, and change the title to reflect the remaster. But this one is special, for a few reasons (and if you’re not much into personalized mixing details, you may want to skip this liner note).

First (and most importantly)… I thought I’d lost the ability to edit the original tracks for this song. The last time I opened it up in Logic (updating it for the 2018 album remaster), the siren voices were all messed up (automation in Alchemy can have odd results sometimes). I just assumed the original native file was broken forever, because I no longer had access to that version of Logic. I had to do the album remaster from my only existing mix… and it was definitely lacking.

4 years later, I’m so glad I took a chance on reopening the native file when I concluded this ‘Siren’ trilogy. All the sounds/automations were exactly as I had left them. Prior to this attempt, I just assumed the worst, and never tried again. Thankfully, I was wrong. :D

Second… the remaster turned out much better than I hoped; and the differences were so satisfying, I thought it might be fun to have both versions up (for a side by side comparison, for any interested musicians out there. Here's the older version: https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl/siren-rising).

So why does this one sound so much better than the original version? (And please take all of this with a grain of salt. I’m no pro. But I have discovered what works for me.)

Honestly, a tremendous amount of credit goes to having a much better understanding of Compression. For many folks, Compression is almost a dirty word. Just the title of the plug-in alone confused me at first. Why would I possibly want to compress my sounds, when I liked them as is? 

But it turns out (for me at least) that the different Compression options really shine when chosen specifically, and used minimally. As an example (and I’m not sure if your DAW offers similar options, but), Studio VCA works brilliantly with strings, female vocals and many of my favorite synths. But Studio FET works great on drums. Etc. And while some might cringe at the idea, I absolutely love what Soft Distortion does to most tracks as well. Used in mild amounts, Soft Distortion adds a phenomenal amount of spacial quality to the sound. I don’t use this one all of the time, but I bet I use it at least 75% of the time now (and Compression in general on about 95% of the tracks).  So there you go… I’m definitely a big fan of Compression… when used responsibly. :)

In addition, I’ve also learned a lot about EQing since I first did this song in 2017; so much so, that I was actually baffled by some of my earlier choices. So a large amount of the repair/update time for the 2022 remaster was spent on getting the EQing for each track set up more effectively.

And finally, I had the opportunity to give the full mix a healthy rebuild. After 5 years, you’re undoubtedly going to have a very fresh perspective on a piece. And I realized a lot of the sounds simply weren’t in their optimal positions in the stereo field. I also reconsidered where sounds faded in and out, and how intensely they did so… and I updated all of that as well. 

And there you have it, the story/history behind one of my all time personal favorites. I’m so glad I had an opportunity to revisit this one (while leaving all the original instruments true to form), and I hope you enjoy all the latest sound enhancements as well. I’m excited to hear what you think of my ’Siren Rising (2022 Remaster)’. :D

WTF! The Musical

Siren Rising - 2022 REMASTER

Piece inspired by romanticism in the city: love within concrete walls, poetry beneath artificial light...

Three vocal parts (translated lyrics below) became in very different moods in the songwriter phase, so I couldn't fit them in the same tempo. Working hard on transitions, I got the following solution:

Intro: ad libitum
A: 6/4 & 5/4 at 147bpm
B: 4/4 at 220bpm
C: 4/4 at 293bpm

Such ABC pattern is repeated twice, structured with some city scenes, and 2nd 'C' part includes a guitar soloing lesson by https://soundcloud.com/paco-ray, old friend of mine, technical consultor and personal luthier ;)

Pic: edited photo taken from home studio window where I recorded some city sounds for the track.

LETRA / LYRICS:

DAS VIDA A MI CIUDAD      /      YOU GIVE LIFE TO MY CITY

En la ciudad donde vivo,     /   In the city where I live,
llena de romanticismo,       /   full of romanticism,
el cariño que has perdido    /   the affection you have lost,
ven a buscarlo conmigo.      /   come to look for it with me.

Las farolas en la acera,    /    The lamps along the sidewalk,
con su fija alternativa,    /    with their constant alternation,
iluminan, no iluminan,      /    illuminate, do not illuminate,
el escenario de mi vida.     /   the stage of my life.

Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de pedir perdón. / we are able to apologize.
Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de sentir amor. /  we are able to feel love.

Caminando sobre asfalto,   /     Walking on asphalt,
abrazado a tu cadera,     /      held on your hip,
entre coches aparcados,     /    amid parked cars,
duerme la ciudad entera.    /    the entire city sleeps.

Eres tú toda la vida      /      You are all the life
que esta ciudad necesita,   /    that this city needs,
compartiendo cada esquina,   /   sharing every corner,
calles de melancolía...     /    streets of melancholy...

Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de pedir perdón. / we are able to apologize.
Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de sentir amor.  / we are able to feel love.

ER21HC01 - (C) Ruizzo 1995 - (R) Francés Records;) 2014

Das vida a mi ciudad (2nd solo by Paco Ray)

I had a dream, and I wrote this song not to forget it. 

Technical highlights: hand played bass, slightly odd riff on chorus (15/2) & some extra psychedelia.

Pic & sounds taken with my phone during a recent experience which could help me understand the dream, maybe…

Letra  /  Lyrics:

NÍMOR (No sé dónde estoy)  /  NÍMOR (I don’t know where I am)

Entré en la sala sin hacer ruido,  /  I entered the room making no noise,
los pocos que vi eran desconocidos,  /  the few ones I saw were strangers,
busqué una cama que estuviera libre y dormí.  /  I looked for a spare bed and slept.

Al día siguiente no encontré mi sitio,   /  The following day I didn’t find my place,
todo estaba lleno de desconocidos,  /  the whole room was full of strangers,
me di la vuelta para salir y te vi.  /  I turned around to leave and I saw you.

Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...
Nímor, no sé quién eres…  /  Nímor, I don’t know who you are …

La cama de al lado estaba vacía,  /  The bed at your side was empty,
y me preguntaste si la quería,  /  and you asked if I wanted it,
la quise y pronto nos hicimos amigos,  /  I did and soon we became friends,
desconocidos.  /  strangers.

Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...
Nímor, no sé quién eres…  /  Nímor, I don’t know who you are …
Nímor, no sé qué pasa…  /  Nímor, I don’t know what’s going on...
Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...

Te pregunté “¿cómo se llama este sitio?”  /  I asked you "what’s the name of this place?"
y me contestaste que estaba contigo,  /  and you answered that I was with you,
y sin darme cuenta te quise mucho y dormí.  /  and unconsciously I loved you so and slept.

Ahora del sueño ya me he despertado,  /  Now from the dream I’ve already woken,
tu nombre lamento no haber preguntado,  /  your name I regret not having asked,
te llamaré como el sitio en que te conocí.  /  I’ll call you like the place where I met you.

Nímor (…)  /  Nímor (…)

ER27HC06 ©1995 ®2015

Honorable broadcast (34:47 - 40.00): http://jeffhickmott.podomatic.com/entry/2015-09-18T05_02_20-07_00

Nota para el oyente español: ninguna influencia de Chiquito de la Calzada en el título; lo pongo tal como lo soñé y punto.

NÍMOR (No sé dónde estoy)

original song, electronic based with vocals

down and round

Track shows a very delicate theme and a quite hard-riffed part, both alternating and finally flowing up to an endless symphonic dream (words are half a poem I wrote previously (not these, but lyrics below)).

Letra  /  Translated lyrics:

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)  /  Don’t you wake up (Only a dream)

No... despierta... no... no despiertes  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up
no, cuidado... no despiertes, na na na na na...  /  no, take care ... don’t you wake up, na na na na na…
... despierta al fin y date cuenta  /  ... wake up at last and realize
de que todo ha sido un sueño, na na na na na...  /  everything has been a dream, na na na na na...

Una vez más, nervios y resentimiento,  /  Once again, nerves and resentment,
todo en mi vida es sueño, sólo ha sido eso.  /  everything in my life is a dream, it has only been so.

Y de nuevo, con el tiempo,  /  And again, with time,
incubando un nuevo sueño,  /  incubating a new dream,
me voy hundiendo en mis propios brazos,  /  I am sinking in my own arms,
me acuno, me canto y me voy acostumbrando...  /  cradle myself, sing to myself and get used...

Otro escenario, otros personajes,  /  Another stage, other characters,
la misma historia, na na na na na...  /  the same story, na na na na na...
que durará un día, un milenio,  /  which will last one day, a millenium,
toda mi vida, na na na na na...  /  all my life, na na na na na...

Pero sin duda vendrán a despertarme  /  But undoubtedly the laughs of people
las risas de la gente, alguna tarde.  /  will come to wake me up, any evening.

Y entonces, con miedo...  /  And then, fearfully...

No... despierta… no… no despiertes (…)  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up (…)