Please don't use long words, it leaves me discombobulated

This is the second chapter of our true love story, I Dreamt Last Night. This dreamy acoustic piece discusses the difficulties we have with being forced to be apart while we wait for Ciroyelle to receive permission to move to the USA so we can begin the rest of our lives together. In our dreams, however, we must never part. 

Ciroyelle - Lyrics and Vocals
Tyler Cressman - Lyrics, Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Percussion, Strings, Vibraphone, Mellotron, and Production. 

dOme studiOs 2021

Lyrics:
 I dreamt Last Night

I dreamt of you last night
two rivers ran as one
moon aligned with the sun
and then all was just right

Heard you say..

Always missing you
I just want to stay by your side
hold me tight
don’t want to / can’t stop kissing you!

All I know is that so soon
this perfect dream comes true …

I dreamt of you last night
our worries seem so far 
we were dancing between the stars
just like Lovebirds in flight

Heard you say…

still I’m missing you
I'll always stay by your side
and hold you tight
and I won’t stop kissing you

All I know is that so soon
this perfect dream comes true …

All I know is that so soon
this perfect dream comes true …

I Dreamt Last Night

Atrophy

Words and music Antipodeans 2022. Recorded and engineered at Grovehill Studio. Mastered by Dr Hackey at the Hackey Sack.

No Words

Earth

Arctic Dreams

Ever imagined what happens inside the universe whenever you get the dreaded 'Blue Screen' of death on your PC.

Blue Screen

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded and mixed using Logic. Mastered in Soundcloud
Guitar played: Taylor 714 CE in Open G Tuning (capo'd at the 3rd fret.)
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography
LYRICS:
Oh this life under the stars
I am weathered, I am worn
But these trade winds blow
And guide me home
Breathe in breathe out
No complications
I take my chances
When the dice are thrown

I’m thankful for the turning of the tide
Watch the waters flow and cast my fears aside
But there’s a time ………to take the strain
And the sun ……………….will rise again

I have no answers
To my questions
Though I wonder 
At the magic of it all
The hourglass
Tells its story
As these grains of sand 
Gently fall

I’m thankful for the turning of the tide
Watch the waters flow and cast my fears aside
But there’s a time ………to take the strain
And the sun ……………….will rise again

Oh this life under the stars
I am weathered, I am worn
But these trade winds blow
And guide me home

The Turning Of The Tide

For this track I used volca drum for the lofi beat as I've often done lately. Many of the synth lines are made with the minilogue xd, but I also tested out a modern wavetable vst (vital), a type of synthesis I haven't yet experimented with much. You can hear it in the deep resonant line that comes in for the final minute or so. I'm looking forward to further experimenting with it!

The photo is from a  strange national park in Utah called Goblin Valley  that has a lot of interesting rock forms. I spent some time camping with friends there years ago, though I didn't take this particular photo.

Image Courtesy: Greg Willis (www.flickr.com/photos/gregw66/4058207685/), Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic | Flickr

Alien Landscapes

Rich Man Lyrics

This one is called Rich Man. In our last song, the poor man was trying to get by with limited funds. In this one, our hero is just enjoying life with whatever he can. He's happy just living life.

Lyrics;
I walk in old shoes
Drive on old wheels
Don't have much money
But that's not how I feel
Cause I'm a rich man

I do what I need
And that's getting me by
Got two feet on the ground
And my Head in the sky

I travel lightly
Not much to my name
But I've got all I need
Just the same
I'm a rich man

Wherever I'm at
Is where I want to be
And I'm living my life
Like this world's made for me
I'm a rich man

I have my friends
And my family
They're all the best people
And they're rich just like me


I've traveled the highways
In sunshine and rain
Slept in a boxcar
Of many a train
I've loved and lost
And I still feel the pain
But life is for living
And I can't complain

I don't need a thing
To prove my success
Nobody out there
I need to impress
But I'm a rich man

I do what I need
And that gets me by
Two feet on the ground
My head in the sky

I might walk in old shoes
and drive on old wheels
Not much money
But that's not how I feel
Cause I'm a rich man

I'm a rich man
a rich man
a rich man ...

Rich Man

Solitarian

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Tiger Lily

A Macabre Discovery

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Blue Screen

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