positive vibes/great guitar/very good production

Old Genesis-like synth sounds - wonderful! A fireworks of sounds and melody lines, very well put together!

Really nicely orchestrated.. and ROCKS! 😎💥

Wonderful song! I love this style. Good composition and instrumentalization.

I WANT TO KNOW

Synesthesia is main motif for this song, first because of original lyrics, then as I felt like adding it more flavor with female vocals*, & finally when I recently watched some paintings about this matter**.

*Great vocal performance by https://soundcloud.com/maraoldfield is most notorious matter in this piece, where riffing parts toggle with bass-guided proggy ones.

**Due credits to https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling for ad hoc painting of the song’s artwork.

Letra  /  Lyrics:

QUIERO SABER SI HACE CALOR  /  I WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS HOT

En verano, insoportable,  /  In summer, unbearable,
todo está lleno de ruido.  /  everything is full of noise.
El invierno, silencioso,  /  The winter, silent,
que congela los sonidos.  /  which freezes the sounds.

No quisiera quedarme sorda  /  I don’t want to get deaf
sin saber cuándo hace frío.  /  not  knowing when it’s cold. 
No quisiera quedarme sorda  /  I don’t want to get deaf
para saber si hace frío.  /  so as to know if it’s cold.

Los días soleados  /  Sunny days
acompañan al estío  /  go along with the summer
y cuando llega el invierno  /  and when the winter comes
el cielo está oscurecido.  /  the sky is darkened.

No quisiera quedarme ciega  /  I don’t want to get blind
sin saber cuándo hace frío.  /  not  knowing when it’s cold.
No quisiera quedarme ciega  /  I don’t want to get blind
para saber si hace frío.  /  so as to know if it’s cold.

ER24CH04 ©1995 ®2015

Quiero saber si hace calor (Vocals by Mara​Oldfield)

Alive

Textures of Heaven

Another chapter in my Mars story. The protagonists have landed on mars and reach their martian habitat.

I wanted to touch a few different points in this song.. 

Firstly, after months in zero gravity, the astronauts suffer from muscle and bone atrophy, making them weak. 

Secondly, while watching NASA's Insight landing, I was fascinated with the engineers which were anxiously watching their monitors for progress on the mission, with the knowledge that the landing was already over. Speed-of-light latency meant they just didn't know the result yet as communications take between 6 to 40 minutes depending on the relative position of Earth and Mars. So all they could do was watch and hope everything went ok.

Thirdly, a habitat would have to be sent, assembled and verified before a manned mission could be performed. A pressurized area of breathable atmosphere, with radiation shielding to protect from cosmic rays. 

Previously in this story:
https://soundcloud.com/gunnarsletta/liftoff
https://soundcloud.com/gunnarsletta/thegreatestadventure
https://soundcloud.com/gunnarsletta/sol
https://soundcloud.com/gunnarsletta/beyond-the-edge
https://soundcloud.com/gunnarsletta/home

Lyrics:

Feeling the pull from below
We try to rise, on our withered bones.. But..
No strength remains.. yet
we push on forward into the gate
We reach out and open the door
and stare out into the wasteland

Making our way across the scarlet dunes
Through sand and stone in this unfamiliar hue
And up ahead
We see the place where we are gonna stay

With the journey now behind us we are here, on this world.
And hand in hand we walk across the land
to our home..

Hunched over their mission screens, but they won't know our fate, for a while
Staring through their drying eyes as they watch the counter ticking down..
But soon, they'll know 
That humankind is walking on Mars!

A burrow in the ground
A shield of stone,
to shelter us from rays from high above
A pocket of the earthlike
with air to surround us
so we can catch our breath
Where we can breathe 

Sent up in seasons passed 
Built by machines so we could 
Move right in 
Now that we
Are here 

With the journey now behind us we are here, on this world.
And hand in hand we walk across the land
to our home..

First Landing

The Show........

As I get older -  try to stay sober - just long enough to realize it ain't over but it's getting colder - my knees getting weaker - I'm learning to stand all over again.
Seems that I've gone through - so many changes - what's left to conquer - am i getting so bored that i can't concentrate on the main goal - which nowadays is completely blurred
So leave me be with bottles and cans just let me reflect on the strange man that i am - we feel the conjecture in our tones - we're avoiding what we already know - If you look deeper beneath the layers of film in my eyes as they thicken every time i sip a sorrow away - it get's harder each day - putting on the show
My eyes will stay focused mainly on the next task – just as long as up my sleeve I find my flask – and while I’m submerged in all these urges and it’s hard to remember just where I am.
Still I’m remiss to ask you just what I was saying cause that’s all my mind will allow me to handle at this time I’m fading slowly degrading – I fell off earth long ago  –So leave me be with bottles and cans just let me reflect on the strange man that  i am - we feel the conjecture in our tones - we're avoiding what we already know - If you look deeper beneath the layers of film in my eyes as they thicken every time i sip a sorrow away - it get's harder each day - putting on the show
Please breathe your light into my aura its black and it’s purple – it’s out of control the colors are scattered and all that has mattered through all these years has already been
taken away in the blink of just one eye – don’t be judging - the colors keep smudging – and you keep begrudging me cause I’m fading – it’s not understated when you say I’m a mess.
So leave me be with bottles and cans just let me reflect on the strange man that i am - we feel the conjecture in our tones - we're avoiding what we already know - If you look deeper beneath the layers of film in my eyes as they thicken every time i sip a sorrow away - it get's harder each day - putting on the show

Eric Festa's Album

“The Show”

Dark Heart

Music, lyrics and vocals by Irina

Featured on https://freshonthenet.co.uk/2019/09/faves336/
ISC SF

How do you do
I wandered past your house so many times
On the off chance that you’d see me

How do you do
It isn’t that I miss your loving crimes
But I’m counting times you kissed me

If only we could talk
Without tears being shed
If only we could walk
Without words being said

I fly around you
Trying not to get burned
Fire surrounds you
I guess I’ll never learn
We said goodbye but that will never satisfy
My hope, my dreams, my soul

How do you do
We’re opposites that never quite worked out
No matter how I wanted it to

How do you do
You're the perfect one who I can’t live without
I wish you’d think the same about me too

If only we could talk
Without tears being shed
If only we could walk
Without words being said

I fly around you
Trying not to get burned
Fire surrounds you
I guess I’ll never learn
We said goodbye but that will never satisfy
My hope, my dreams, my soul

How Do You Do

Aether ocean

Words and Music by Stefan van Walsum
Gitarren, Bass, Drum programming and Vocals by Stefan van Walsum
Mix and Mastering by SvW at Nandis´s Cavern-Studio, Germany 
Copyright by Stefan van Walsum, 2020

SEI MUTIG! (Der Text) 
Durchgezechte Nacht mit verbogenen Gedanken.
Vernebelte Sicht durch Alkohol und Nikotin.
Aufgetaucht in einer Frühstückskneipe.
Irgendwo im Nirgendwo von Berlin.

Ich fühlte mich einsam und auch mies.
Nicht die geringste Spur von Liebe.
Was läuft hier nur falsch?

Fader Kaffee mit bitterem Geschmack.
Meine Blicke leer aber immer suchend.

Schräg gegenüber saß ein Mädchen.
Heller Teint und schwarzes Haar.
Ihr Blick traf mein Herz.
 
Was ist jetzt nur los?
Ist sie das große Los?
Im Hals `nen fetten Kloß!
Wie schaffe ich das bloß? 

Irritiert schaute ich zu Boden.
Ich wünschte sie käme rüber zu mir!
Kurz darauf blickte ich wieder auf - 
und sie stand ganz nah bei mir.

Und sie sagte:
komm sei mutig!
Zieh mich ganz fest an dich!
Hey, sei nicht so feige!
Glaube an dich und mich!
Verschließe nicht die Augen!
Schaue mich an, ich stehe vor dir.
Sei bitte mutig!
Küsse mich jetzt und hier!

Ich dachte:
komm sei mutig!
Ich zieh` sie ganz fest an mich!
Ey, ich bin nicht feige!
Ich glaube an sie und mich!
Verschließe nicht die Augen!
Schaue mich an, ich stehe vor dir.
Sei bitte mutig!
Küsse mich jetzt und hier! 
Küsse mich jetzt und hier!

Sei mutig!

Written, arranged, produced and performed by Arkestar 2020.

Gorgeous original artwork by Steve Perry aka Supinemouse:
https://soundcloud.com/supinemouse

Buy @ Bandcamp

That's Alright!

Many thanks to Sander for inviting me to collab on this wonderful track ..... a big joy to add the sax and a most pleasant musical collaboration !
Visit my friend's page https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer for more awesome music! // Photo by Cerqueira on Unsplash

104 °F //  Wayne of Summer & joerxworx

Seed germination and flowering) 🌻

CRAZY COMPASS: Russia Moscow/Penza, Spain, Croatia (summer 2020)

Sergey Kobzev @assembly-of-honey (Moscow, Russia) - drums, bass, flute
Pedro Acevedo / @eco-rem (Avilés, Spain) - jew's-harp
Alexander Bozhday @somebody-bo (Penza, Russia) - mysterious creaks
Samy Ben Rabah @samybr (Near Pazin, Croatia) - mandolin
Nata Boundariver @crazycompass (Moscow, Russia) - singing, drawing

P.S.

Soon the first Crazy Compass CD "Life Tree" will be released on @Meticulous-Midgets: https://crazycompass.bandcamp.com/album/life-tree

download

CRAZY COMPASS planet band - Подсолнух / Sunflower

Paul, Mike & Mark Playing games in the low light of October - 

Mike: vocals
Mark: all guitars
Paul: all synths, sound and background vocals

Enjoy!

Pay No Taxes - HalfBlindLucy

There's Always the Waiting

Square Window In The Moon Recorded and Mixed @ Broken Glass Ranch, Colorado. Square Window In The Moon © 2020 Re-Evolution Cafe' Orchestra: Composed and Produced.

Square Window In The Moon : Re-Evolution Cafe' Orchestra, Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano, Electric Bass, Bass Fx, Synth, Vibes, Percussion and Drums

Square Window In The Moon: Re-Evolution Cafe' Orchestra

Square Window In The Moon

I wish everybody a Happy, happy New Year!

Lyrics:
Hopes for the Future in 2021

This day is the great day when a new year is born
and we hope that it will be a lovely year
that we remember for the rest of our life
and we hope that all our kids feel fine
and that their future will be bright
and the people will open their doors 
and go out for to dance the whole night
they go out for to dance the whole night

Maybe also the weather will be calm without storms
and that we never will see that people lose their homes
not only by floodings but also fires in the woods
and we don't wanna see any earthquakes on our globe
so that all people can feel safe
and the people will open their doors 
and go out for to dance the whole night
they go out for to dance the whole night

And I wish everybody a happy new year
without sickness or other casualties
and that all can get a job after the virus has gone
and we all say please, take care
of all the friends You may have
and the people will open their doors 
and go out for to dance the whole night
they go out for to dance the whole night

Hopes for the Future in 2021

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Ever since I was a little kid, I've enjoyed playing and creating songs, and now I share my songs here in odd chance that someone else might enjoy them too. My influences are many, but I tend to gravitate towards progressive rock and metal and the epic and symphonic.

For my music, I do composition, arrangement, vocals and all instruments (except drums, those are programmed) and the mixing myself in my little home studio.

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Gunnar Sletta

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