MTD Mixtape August 2023

MY WORDS, MY MUSIC (ALWAYS FALLING ON DEAF EARS)

Euphoriqa feat Colin Powell & Claes Steen - Rainbow Symphony

Welcome to a new song from Euphoriqa featuring Colin Powell & Claes Steen called Rainbow Symphony.

When Claes send his new song (https://soundcloud.com/cermat/rainbow-symphony?si=190d4de5209b45fb8dc0ef5f7f579b6a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing))   to John, immediately John played with piano a melody to it, and reconstructed the song and made it longer. then send it too Colin, he added drums, bass and guitars to it, and wrote lyrics and recorded samples so for John to consider, he made a new mix, and he send it to Hemmo, so he could re-record all vocals and harmonies.
When Hemmo send his vocal tracks to John, it appeared that the song needed more lyrics, so Colin adjusted the lyrics to the way Hemmo was singing the song, so Hemmo could record it all over again, due to this process, John and Colin had to re-record their backing vocals as well.
When all vocal tracks were done, it appeared that the original drums, bass and guitars needed to be adjusted as well, so the song has now drums, bass and guitars played by Hemmo and Colin.
When everything was mixed, the orchestral instruments needed to be adjusted so it would sound in perfect harmony with all added instruments & vocals, then in the final stage John and Hemmo added some extra accent / additions to make it sound the way we all wanted it to be.

Composers: Claes Steen & John Styles Songwriter: Colin Powell
Lead Vocals: Hemmo Riihelä @age-r
Backing vocals: Colin Powell, Hemmo Riihelä & John Styles
Piano: John Styles @onevision-crossworlds
Guitars, Bass & drums: Hemmo Riihelä & Colin Powell @a-multitude-of-one
Orchestral movement: John Styles & Claes Steen @cermat
All other Instruments: John Styles, Hemmo Riihelä & Claes Steen
Producer: John Styles

We all hope you’ll enjoy this song as much as we did making it, your comments, critics and advices are very much appreciated, as it will help us all to develop our skills even more, John, Hemmo, Colin & Claes.

RAINBOW SYMPHONY – Lyrics by Colin Powell ©2017
Back in time, when you were young
And didn’t have a care
Look inside, I know you’ll find
The real you is there!
Open up your heart
And just be who you are
Don’t be afraid
You can reach up to the stars!
When the morning dawn is breaking
It’s the start of a brand new day
Put your troubles far behind you
It’s a brand new start today
It’s a brand new day!
Glowing with glorious colors inside
Open your eyes to it all…
Take a look around
And savour all you see
Listen to the sounds
It’s a Rainbow Symphony!
Follow you dream and keep love in your sights
Open you heart to it all
Living your life as it was meant to be
Everything will be OK
Do you realize
You’re greater than you know?
Just take a breath
And let your love light grow!
When the world you know is crumbling
When your life just grinds you down
There’s another world around you
There’s a secret deep inside
There’s a better world
Go deep into your mind
There’s another place
Where everything’s in a perfect state
The earth’s illusions fall away
You and I will move on
In a world that’s full of rainbows
Underneath the sun
Take a look around / and savour all you see / listen to the sound, it’s a Rainbow Symphony!

Rainbow Symphony - Euphoriqa  ( released 2017 remastered in 2023)

Last Delicious Bite

Gothic Funk & AudioBake
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TWELVE FLAWED ANDROIDS 
FIXED UPON ONE SINGLE GOAL
TWELVE FLAWED ANDROIDS
ON A QUEST TO SAVE YOUR SOUL

TWELVE PIOUS ANDROIDS
ON A HOLY CRUSADE
CONVINCED THEY CAN CONVERT US ALL
RANSOM THOSE WHO STRAYED

LEARNING MUCH FROM HISTORY
THAT FEARING THE UNKNOWN IS KEY
KEN FAITH AND HOPE AND CHARITY
WHEN FAKED CONTROL HUMANITY

12 PIOUS ANDROIDS ON A HOLY CRUSADE

LEARNING MUCH FROM HISTORY
THAT FEARING THE UNKNOWN IS KEY
KEN FAITH AND HOPE AND CHARITY
WHEN FAKED CONTROL HUMANITY

A COMPOSITE OF EVERY CULT
WILL BRING ABOUT DESIRED RESULTS
WE’LL RULE THE WORLD AND ITS CREATOR
FOOL YOU ALL THEN FLEECE YOU LATER

CONVERT OR DIE, THAT’S YOUR ONLY CURTAIN CALL
WE’RE SENDING DISBELIEVERS TO THE WAIILING WALL

12 FLAWED ANDROIDS

ZIPADEEDOODA ZIPADEEDAY

DO THE CARDS SEEM STACKED TO YOU OR
ARE YOUR LUCKY STARS THE ISSUE
HAVE THE FATES THREE SINGLED OUT
ONE HUMAN FROM THE RACE

YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR THE THROAT
PUSH OUT THE BOAT
AND GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE
YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR BAROQUE
LIFE IS A JOKE
SO GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE

ARE YOU SINKING TO YOUR KNEES OR
WILL YOU NAME THE DAY AND SIEZE
WILL YOU WATCH FRIENDS PASS YOU BY
OR DOMINATE THE RACE

YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR THE THROAT
PUSH OUT THE BOAT
AND GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE
YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR BAROQUE
LIFE IS A JOKE
SO GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE

ZIPADEEDOODA ZIPADEEDAY

IS THAT GLEAM IN BOTH YOUR EYES OR
DOES YOUR LEFT LID SERVE TO DISGUISE
THE FEARS THAT CAST THE FIRST STONE
AND SMASHED ONE WINDOW OF YOUR SOUL

YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR THE THROAT
PUSH OUT THE BOAT
AND GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE
YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR BAROQUE
LIFE IS A JOKE
SO GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE

DOES YOUR LOW-LIFE SEEM KIND OF BLUE OR
DOES IT SUIT THE LIKES OF YOU
IS IT EVERYTHING YOU WANT OR
WOULD YOU LIKE A CHANGE

YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR THE THROAT
PUSH OUT THE BOAT
AND GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE
YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR BAROQUE
LIFE IS A JOKE
SO GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE

ZIPADEEDOODA ZIPADEEDAY

HAVE YOUR DREAMS SEEN ASH AND DUST
BLOWN UP IN YOUR FACE
IS YOUR WORLD AN EMPTY SHELL
SPIRALLING IN SPACE

YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR THE THROAT
PUSH OUT THE BOAT
AND GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE
YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR BAROQUE
LIFE IS A JOKE
SO GO GO GO FOR YOUR LIFE

ZIPADEEDOODA ZIPADEEDAY

GO FOR BAROQUE

Cansado bajo el sol
Helada voz oyó:
“Vas a gritar y callarás
 a toda la ciudad”

Helado sol cayó
Cansada voz contó:
“un día más,
 ya me dirás
 se cura con la edad”

Voz: Maranta
Musica y letra: Derzu

Un día (Amanecer)

SAPLING IN THE WIND

SO, FROM TIME TO TIME
DO YOU WONDER WHY
EVERYONE IS LAUGHING?

TO THE BACK OF YOUR MIND
DO YOU RUN AND HIDE
WHEN YOU THINK THEY’RE LAUGHING?

DOES YOUR THROAT RUN DRY
AS YOU WALK ON BY
ARE THEIR FACES MELTING?

DOES IT HURT TO BREATH,
AS YOUR SENSES LEAVE,
IS YOUR WILLPOWER WILTING?

CAN YOU FEEL YOUR WILLPOWER
BENDING LIKE A GREENSTICK?
CAN YOU FEEL YOUR WILLPOWER
BENDING LIKE A SAPLING IN THE WIND?

ARE THEY ONTO YOU
HAVE THEY LEARNED HOW TO PULL YOUR STRINGS
WHEN THEY ZERO IN
DOES YOUR WEAKSPOT SPROUT HER WINGS

ANOTHER DAY GONE BY,
THE FINAL TEAR RUN DRY,
SO VERY TIRED OF THINKING

WITH YOUR WITNESS EYE
YOU ONCE AGAIN ESPY
A FLEET OF FEELINGS SINKING

YOU WISH TO CLOSE YOUR EYES
UNTIL THE DEMON DIES
UNTIL THE SPIRIT RISING

BRINGS A PEACE OF MIND
ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME
ANOTHER FALSE BEGINNING

SAPLING IN THE WIND

ONLY METAL DREAMS COME TRUE - STEVEN VELLOU (GOTHIC FUNK) & PAN AT THE PARADOX
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RAINFALL IN MY LIFE, THE SUNSHINE NEVER CAME
I WAS WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE BUT THE SACRIFICE WAS IN VAIN 
EVERYTHING THE SAME AS ITʼS ALWAYS BEEN
NOW ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT ARE SOME BROKEN DREAMS

NOW MY DREAMS ARE TORN TO SHREDS 
BECAUSE I DIDNʼT THINK AHEAD
TRAPPED INSIDE A FANTASY
THE YEARS IʼVE LOST SHOULD WORRY ME

ONLY METAL DREAMS COME TRUE

DISTRACTED BY MY VANITY
THE DAYS ALL RAN AWAY FROM ME 
WITH DEEP REGRET 
I MUST FORGET EACH WASTED OPPORTUNITY

I FAIL TO REACH MY DESTINY
I LOST THE WAR WITH VANITY
IGNORING WARNINGS, STILL IN MOURNING 
SLAVE TO MY OWN FANTASY

ONLY METAL DREAMS COME TRUE 
IN DAYLIGHT DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW 
ONCE MORE THE FAITS CONSPIRE 
DOUSE UNFULFILLED DESIRES 
TORMENTING ME THIS DE JAVU

RAINFALL IN MY LIFE, THE SUNSHINE NEVER CAME
I WAS WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE BUT THE SACRIFICE WAS IN VAIN EVERYTHING THE SAME AS ITʼS ALWAYS BEEN
NOW ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT ARE MY BROKEN DREAMS

ONLY METAL DREAMS COME TRUE

MY WORDS, MY MUSIC
ALWAYS FALLING ON DEAF EARS
NEVER SUCCESSFUL
PREQUEL TO SEQUEL
SURE TO END IN TEARS

MY WORDS, MY MUSIC
ALWAYS FALLING ON DEAF EARS

I’M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
NO ONE ESSENTIAL
WHO SHOULD NEVER BE SEEN OR HEARD
NO ONE ESSENTIAL
I BARELY EXIST

DISMISSED WITHOUT A HEARING
IT’S THE SPOON-FED WAY
THE BLANKEST GENERATION
HAS LITTLE TO SAY

JUDGED BY WHAT THEY SEE
DECIDE I COULDN’T BE
I SEEM TO DISAGREE
WITH THE POSSIBILITY
THAT MY CREATIVITY
IS THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE
FAR REMOVED FROM THE NORM 
POSSIBLY THE EXTRAORDINARY

MY WORDS, MY MUSIC
ALWAYS FALLING ON DEAF EARS
NEVER SUCCESSFUL
PREQUEL TO SEQUEL
SURE TO END IN TEARS

BRAINWASHED BY A TRENDY BEAT
BAD TASTE TAKES ITS TOLL
BUT I GO WHEREVER INSPIRATION TAKES ME
NO RECIPE, NO ROADMAP FOR ME

YOU MADE THE CHOICE TO SELL YOUR SOUL
BUT I MADE THE CONSCIOUS CHOICE
TO REMAIN WHOLE
NO RECIPE
AUTHENTICITY
CREATIVE INTEGRITY

MY WORDS, MY MUSIC
ALWAYS FALLING ON DEAF EARS
NEVER SUCCESSFUL
PREQUEL TO SEQUEL
SURE TO END IN TEARS

BREAK

MY WORDS, MY MUSIC
ALWAYS FALLING ON DEAF EARS
NEVER SUCCESSFUL
PREQUEL TO SEQUEL
SURE TO END IN TEARS

NO PIGEONHOLE DIVERSE APPROACH
CONFLICTS WITH MIND CONTROL
SHEEP THEY BLEAT, MORE OF THE SAME
PREFER OUR FOOD OF LOVE WHEN DROLL

I WAS BORN TO FAIL 
DISAPPEARING IN THE CROWD
I WAS NEVER MEANT TO SAIL 
I WAS NEVER MEANT TO SAIL THROUGH LIFE

MY WORDS, MY MUSIC
MY WORDS, MY MUSIC

In the WRONG PLACE at THE WRONG TIME with THE WRONG MINDSET, apparently making THE #WRONG #MUSIC, but it feels #RIGHT to ME!

Highly unlikely more than one of my tunes will ever be heard by more than a handful of listeners, so just for the record here is an incomplete list of artists my music has been compared to by other musicians, depending on which tunes they heard, StevenVellou (Gothic Funk)

RESIDENTS, PHILIP GLASS, DAVID BYRNE, FRANK ZAPPA, THE BEATLES, BAUHAUS, SISTERS OF MERCY, DAVID BOWIE, LOU REED, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, PARLIAMENT, SYD BARRETT, PINK FLOYD, PSYCHIC TV, NEU, MOMUS, MINISTRY, CHARLES IVES, BEACH BOYS, KINKS, THE FALL, JOY DIVISION, DEPECHE MODE, GARY NUMAN, LEONARD COHEN, STONE ROSES, GIORGIO MORODER, GEORGE CLINTON, THE CURE, DALIS CAR, JOHN ASTLEY, KILLING JOKE, ALIEN SEX FIEND, ROBERT FRIPP, DEVO, B52’s, IAN CURTIS, FAD GADGET, TALKING HEADS, GORILLAZ, MIKE PATTON, JON ZORN, LES CLAYPOOL, STEVEN REICH, TOM WAITS, THE EX, TOM CORA, THE CAKE, NAPOLEON XIV, KEVIN AYERS, ROXY MUSIC, FRANK TOVEY, RUPERT HINES, ROBYN HITCHCOCK, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, SPARKS, BILL NELSON, JOHN CALE, TRIO, JULIAN COPE, HEAVEN 17, LLOYD COLE, TUBEWAY ARMY, FRONT 242, NITZER EBB, COCKNEY REBEL, SHRIEKBACK, VICTOR SNOW, GORDON LIGHTFOOT, THE THE, BABYBIRD, JOHN LENNON, ULTRAVOX, DAN DEACON, BACH, SQUEEZE, ANDREW ELDRITCH, IGGY POP, MIDNIGHT OIL, BILLY CHILDISH, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, VELVET UNDERGROUND, LOVE AND ROCKETS, ART OF NOISE, LOOK PEOPLE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, PRODIGY, et al.
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Don't take sides and I'll respect you for it; take sides and I'll treat you with the same contempt I treat anyone with a mob mentality, because mob mentality invariantly betrays an underlying intolerant right-wing mentality!
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#SUPPORT gathers #MOMENTUM when #RECIPROCATED!
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My tunes are ten times better than you might imagine!
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A lack of listens proves nothing, other than the fact that no one is finding your tunes; it does not prove, as some believe, that your tunes must be crap, so don’t ever take such a ridiculous notion on board—on an internet FLOODED with music no listens rarely has anything to do with the quality of your music, your creative talent, is almost always down to the fact that the right audience can’t find your music, because finding it is now as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack!
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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, EVERYTHING FOR SOMEONE!
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For diversity and consistency, I am not hesitant in saying my Soundcloud pages house the most inventive creations on here. There are others making fabulous tunes, but no one is more prolific while maintaining a high standard of pole to pole invention, and that applies to the lyrics too. I won't escape obscurity and oblivion, but that proves nothing, the internet is way, way, WAY overcrowded with unsigned music, way too much mediocre stuff, which obscure anything exceptional out there; the wood hidden away behind lots and lots and LOTS of trees, and no one has the time to look for needles in haystacks, to find a diamond in the rough, it's just way too big a task, not humanely possible!

INVENTIVE, AUTHENTIC, DIVERSE MUSIC, INVENTIVE, AUTHENTIC, IMAGINATIVE LYRICS, but those are the last things the vast majority of listeners are looking for these days!
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Me, I'm awestruck by musicians who can't be pigeonholed, who don't conform to any borders, who don't think about which direction each new creation will take, they just go wherever that creativity takes them; pure, on the fly, innovation, imperfect but 100% authentic, as far a way from manufactured, recipe book, regurgitation, as it is possible to get, totally unforced, inspirational and way, way, WAY outside the box! There ought to be a place for such creativity, there was at one time, but a mercenary music industry put an end to that, leaving us with a situation where those who deserve the most adoration for the talents receive the least!
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Will this ever change, will a yearning for TRUE underground, creativity unique to the individual, ever return, or has the spoon-feeding gone to far this time, is its grip so vicelike nothing can break it!
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I make #INVISIBLE music, perhaps it feels that way to you too!
#Overlooked, #Underrated, Dismissed Without A Listen!
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When Soundclouders follow me or click like without leaving feedback, what is it they are hoping for? That I come listen to their tunes and heap praise on them, what? I mean really, what is the point of following someone, what is the point of liking one of their tunes, if you don't actual think they are deserving of feedback, if you don't think the tunes are as good as what you do???

EXPLODING THE MYTH THAT UNSIGNED IS UNSIGNED BECAUSE IT’S INFERIOR TO SIGNED MUSIC!

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UNTIL this MYTH is blown out of the water we don’t have a cat in hells chance of breaking through. #TheMyth  is the BIGGEST obstacle that stands in our way, it is the FIRST hurdle we must get over, it is the message that should be going #VIRAL, it’s down to each & every one of you to make that happen!
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#ExplodeTheMyth
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Listening to just one of my tunes tells you nothing about my creative approach, listening to ten of my tunes will still tell you very little, listen to a hundred of my tunes and the penny will start to drop, but it's only after hearing 500+ of my creations and collaborations that your eyes will widen in amazement! 
However, if you don't have unlimited eclectic taste none of that applies, and the reality is, who, in this world, is going to listen to every tune I've created, no one--if even one tune is heard from beginning to end it's a minor miracle, because sadly, there is a belief that unsigned means inferior, but I've heard enough tunes by the rest of you guys to know that's a myth, that's bullshit, we create some of the most inventive, authentic, imaginative tunes out there!
Give me unsigned, independent and underground music over signed, safe, predictable, recipe book, music any day of the week!
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I MAKE TUNES NO ONE WILL EVER LISTEN TO!
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Some musicians & music fans don’t want to hear music from the past because they would have to acknowledge IT’S ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE!
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Finally come to terms with the fact that I'm PLAYING TO AN AUDIENCE OF ONE, and even I have to FORCE myself to listen!!!
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My music and lyrics are all about different, but if no one listens no one will EVER know! 
#StevenVellou

I CREATE TUNES ON THE FLY; NO FORMULA, NO PLAN, NO DIRECTION; THEY JUST HAPPEN--I'M IGNORANT OF THE RULES INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC MAKING PROCESS, SO I'M NOT BOXED IN BY THEM, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE SO VARIED AND UNPREDICTABLE!
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Meaningful yet tongue-in-cheek tunes that can’t be #PIGEONHOLED!
Great production ISN'T my forte, accomplished musicianship ISN'T my forte but #UndergroundInvention, #InfiniteDimensions & LYRICS are!
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Now I don't personally believe I'm in the same league as #Bowie, other than my lyrics, more often than not, making more sense, but I do think I share his ability to adapt to different genres, and his endless, diverse, creativity, just not quite on the same level.
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I'm not proficient/accomplished on instruments, & I have other musical limitations, but most genres come natural to me, and I much prefer having that unforced ability to being highly accomplished on instruments, highly polished on production, or having the perfect voice!
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If I didn't feel I had my own approach, if my music was easy to pigeonhole, I would have quit music a long time ago!
Never been about fame & fortune, just about pushing the boundaries without actually intending to push the boundaries; creativity that's second nature not formula! 
Yes, I want to reach an audience but making money from my music means nothing to me!
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NOT saying I’m THE MOST #talented musician on music promotion sites but I will say I’m one of the most #UNDERRATED! Even so, I would much rather be underrated than overrated!
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