So perfectly done. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

had to listen again..this time concentrating more on the lyrics.. awesome!

Another blast of this masterpiece , well done guys !

Hi Goff,  Since our collaboration, you know a bit about my musical tastes. I have to admit they’re not very eclectic. The four songs you released after Water to Wine weren’t really my cup of tea.  Now that I genuinely like one of your songs again, I just had to tell you.  Keep composing the way you’ve been doing so far, and above all, keep being yourself!

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Waking Dream

ABOUT

This track has been on the back burner for a (very!) long time and started out as an outline composition in support of a short film, about a reincarnated witch.   As it turned out the film didn’t happen, but the song continued to evolve, and somewhere along the way got renamed to Selene!

It’s a song about two women, separated across time, and could follow several different themes: haunting, possession, reincarnation or perhaps love.. I'll leave you to decide..It touches on separation and isolation, the power of connections and perhaps a life rebuilt, for both the songs characters.

I’ve been very fortunate to be ably assisted in creating this track, by two fantastic pro musicians; Glenn Welman, on drums, and an absolute POWERHOUSE soprano vocal performance from Marion Schneider (Mioune) Without their talent, innovation and, in Marion’s case, a ton of advice, Selene would not be the track it is!  Thanks should also go to Joseph, at JREL Music Studio, Oklahoma City, whose mastering skills put the finishing touches to a track that I really am pleased with!  Thanks a million guys! 

Selene, Music and Lyrics:   Goff Johnson
Drums: Glenn Welman
Vocals: Marion Schneider (Mioune) 

Lyrics

Verse 1: woman

In the quiet of the night,
Something stirs the wind
The silence isn’t right, I don’t know where
There’s some-thing lost inside,
 
Verse 2: Ghost 

I was a sigh behind the moon
A darker shade of night
A story ended far too soon, and far from sight 
But longing for the light 
 
Pre-Chorus: woman

I’m filled with questions with no answers
A masquerade without a dancer
 
Chorus: Ghost

Reach through the night — awake within my dream
Reach for the light
 
Verse 3 (duet)

There’s a truth to be revealed
Through shadows and through time
Throughout the counting of the years 
Our stories will entwine
You’ll be my voice, I’ll be your flame  

Pre-chorus 2 : both

The veil is torn, all doubts are gone
our souls are joined, our names are one
 
Chorus: both 

Reach through the night — awake within my dream
Reach for the light 
 
Middle Section : Ghost  

I thought I’d never be complete
A will without a form
You’re the spell I couldn’t speak
I’m the storm you’ve always worn 
                      
Final Chorus: both

Reach through the night — awake within my dream
Reach for the light 
 
Outro Chorus (quiet reprise)

Tonight — wake within my dream (ghost)
Reach for the light (woman)

Selene

Composer : Karl Heimgartner Dat :Oktober / 21 / 2025/ © Copyright
Artist: Carlito Home 
Genre: Lo-FI – Hip Hop 
Single: 2025
Instrumental: Karl Heimgartner 
Title:Sunlight in the Fog
Track:12

My workstation with: Presonus Studio One 5 Professional and LANDR Cromatic Studio

Mixing: Christine Sampson : Mastering: Alessandro Giordano by MTM Mastering True Music Productions/Es
Thank you for the cooperation, Freddie and Team MTM Mastering True Music Productions.

https://karl-heinz-heimgartner.jimdosite.com/


https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/7LANWX2Rm1deKHSSsPNARQ?si=0800a1ea104945d2

Sunlight in the Fog

Composer : Karl Heimgartner Dat :Oktober / 12 / 2025/ © Copyright
Artist: Carlito Home 
Genre: Lo-FI -Jazz
Single: 2025
Track: 13
Instrumental :  Karl Heimgartner 
Title : Embrace the Morning

My workplace with Presonus Studio one 5 Professional and LANDR Studio.

Mixing: Christine Sampson : Mastering: Alessandro Giordano by MTM Mastering True Music Productions/Es
Thank you for the cooperation, Freddie and Team MTM Mastering True Music Productions.

https://karl-heinz-heimgartner.jimdosite.com/


Dear friends,

This is the last song for 2025, and I'm taking a break from composing new music.

Let yourselves be surprised in 2026.

For the past year, 2025, I'd like to thank all the users who listened to and commented on my music.

Best regards,

Karl Heimgartner / Carlito Home / Karl Heinz-Heimgartner

Embrace The Morning

Les Ombres


Nous marchons en ligne, les yeux baissés
Les voix qui murmurent, les pas qui s'alignent
Nous suivons le mouvement, sans réfléchir
Les pensées sont ailleurs, les âmes sont absentes


Les écrans nous hypnotisent, les mots nous endorment
Les vérités sont cachées, les mensonges nous dévorent
Nous sommes les marionnettes, qui dansent au rythme
Des fils qui nous manipulent, des voix qui nous commandent


Nous sommes les ombres, qui suivent la foule
Sans penser, sans agir
Nous sommes les visages, qui se fondent dans la masse
Sans identité, sans voix



Et puis un jour, nous nous réveillons
Et nous voyons les chaînes que nous portions
Certains avaient raison
Mais nous étions trop aveuglés pour voir

Nous sommes des ombres, qui suivent la foule
Sans penser, sans agir
Nous sommes les visages, qui se fondent dans la masse
Sans identité, sans voix


Maintenant nous savons, nous voyons clair
Les mensonges sont évidents, les vérités sont là
Mais il est peut-être trop tard, pour changer le cours
Des événements qui nous ont menés là où nous sommes.

Les ombres

This started off as a track entitled 'Conflicted Thoughts' which was an instrumental. When I recorded the vocals I thought'Broken Echo' fitted better as a title and the arrangement reflects that. It's a bit strange but hey ..... !

Lyrics

Broken Echo

When I first met you 
I was so proud 
I proclaimed my love out loud
But that has waned 
My heads in flames   

Am I stuck here in a cage 
Or am I the one who turns the page   

Stay or go I don’t know 
My heart’s a broken echo 
Every yes feels like a no 
Stay or go 
I don’t know   

Your hands feel like a safety net 
But the threads 
Twist cruelly and I’m set 
With no escape 

If I leave 
Will I still feel whole 
If I stay 
Do I lose my soul 
This push and pull is taking its toll   

Stay or go I don’t know 
My heart’s a broken echo 
Every yes feels like a no 
Stay or go I don’t know

When I first met you 
I was so proud 
I proclaimed my love out loud
But that has waned 
My heads in flames   

Am I stuck here in a cage 
Or am I the one who turns the page   

Stay or go I don’t know 
My heart’s a broken echo 
Every yes feels like a no 
Stay or go 
I don’t know   

Your hands feel like a safety net 
But the threads 
Twist cruelly and I’m set 
With no escape 

If I leave 
Will I still feel whole 
If I stay 
Do I lose my soul 
This push and pull is taking its toll   

Lyrics by Phil Hawker

Broken Echo

Stargazers

Sounds are really interesting things, even if they are made up of false or incomprehensible pieces. Can you make something meaningful out of them? I experimented with that in this music, adding a little instrumental music as well.

Bad Reception

Meditation 2

We all chase dragons in our lives: enemies, fears, things we think we must fight. But sometimes the dragon is not the real evil. Sometimes the thing we battle is inside ourselves. This song is also a tribute to my first band, Black Acid, with whom I wrote it back in 1989. 🐉⚔️

The Dragonslayer

Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/vKiLtzDInXs
We wrote this track trying to imagine what it feels like for people who once made music in a real, organic way, then discovered how easy it is to use AI to pump out songs and make fast profit.
Some of them even deny using AI vocals… even though the same two-to-four AI voice timbres show up across basically all AI-generated songs, not just in one profile. Anyone who listens a lot can recognize them instantly.
And the ironic part? Many musicians go under those tracks and write huge compliments about the “amazing vocals,” taking them at face value.
We’re not anti-AI. AI exists and it's here to stay.
We’re against the indiscriminate and unregulated use of AI that disrespects the work of people who actually make music.
This song isn’t a rant.
It’s satire. A snapshot. A reminder that creativity still matters… no matter what trend is taking over.
Peace, joy… and above all, ethical AI for everyone.😉

https://ffm.to/ai-killed
Released on major streaming platforms on December 10, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

Lyrics:

Oh-oh, oh-oh...
She’s singin’ better than we are,
AI killed the human star.

We stayed up late, the room was loud,
cheap beer, bad takes, a faithful crowd.
Now every song’s a perfect clone,
she types the notes, I check my phone.

We used to bleed to make it shine,
now she does it in half the time.

AI killed the human star,
no pulse, no soul, just perfect art.
Plug her in, she steals my part,
and somehow makes it sound like heart.

I miss the cracks, the out-of-key,
the shaky hands, the “damn, that’s me.”
Now every chord is tight and clean,
like something built inside a dream.

She learns the pain, but not the sweat,
I play along, she wins the bet.

AI killed the human star,
she took my voice, she took my scars.
Now all my ghosts are on her drive,
she sings them back, too much alive.

We built her drunk on coffee grounds,
she took the throne, we lost the sound.
Now I’m just lines inside a file,
she smiles, and makes it worth a while.

AI killed the human star,
but damn, she makes it sound bizarre.
Maybe we’re the ones to blame,
for givin’ her our fire and name.

Oh-oh, oh-oh...
AI killed the human star.

She killed it good!
Yeah! Not for us!

AI Killed the Human Star

Official Music Video

*** NEW MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK RELEASE, SELENE NOW OUT ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS!!***

What a great place Soundcloud is !  I can honestly say I never imagined there were so many talented and generous artists, composers and producers,  to be found in one place!  It's been my very great pleasure to meet and collaborate with some of you, already, out there in the WWW,  and I hope many more in the future! 

I've written and recorded music since I was a teenager  (... that's a long time ago!!) and about half the tracks posted here are purely my own work. I also experimented, for a while,  with A.I. supported music, which I used to help build up a Sci Fi "concept album" (for those that remember them!) titled "Stories of Stardust", released 26th Feb 2025.  

A.I music can be a divisive topic, but I've no wish to use it as a replacement for human musical talent, and going forward I'm back to  working  with real people again. That's where the magic is to be found!  Which brings me to....

Collab is ALWAYS welcome!!  In fact it's my favourite way to work - check out my Collabs playlist for some recent examples!  Really enjoyed working with these talented artists!!   

For me the collab journey is only just starting so please (please)  gimme a shout if you think we could work together in the future! 

cheers, and keep the music playing !! 

Goff

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