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"Take The Black" is an epic cinematic symphonic folk metal song that has been inspired from fantasy role play games and medieval music. The pyromancer is back and brought his shady friends. Let's assemble, take the black and bring down a bloodthirsty tyrant! 
After writing "Pyromancer" in 2021, we wanted to create some epic battle music. Everything started with an arpeggio on my acoustic guitar, when I suddenly had the idea to try something with bagpipes. Jordan's comment about medieval villagers wielding forks and shields against a tyrant has been a great lyrical prompt, so we continued on that. The arrangement grew bigger, and bigger, and soon we had to summon the whole band. 

Credits:
Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, classical guitar, clean electric guitar, lyrics, programming (bagpipe, brasses, drums), production
Jordan Hirsch: vocals, lyrics, composition
Stephan Kösters: bass
Simon Ashby: electric rhythm guitars
Tom Slatter: electric lead guitars, solo

Where to find us:
https://soundcloud.com/nadinedemacedo
https://soundcloud.com/tfish77
https://soundcloud.com/sphk
https://soundcloud.com/sdashby
https://tomslatter.bandcamp.com

==== LYRICS ====

High above the castle walls
Lives a tyrant drenched in blood
Drop by drop, we share our strength
Til this trickle is a flood

Cut by cut he bleeds us
Til we are drained and dry
But tonight I'll lead us
Our swords and knives held high

Gathering our strength now
Together we are one
In the black we'll do our work
Until the deed is done

Fighting back for what is ours
Fighting for our lives
In the black we'll find it
In the black we'll thrive

The blackness is where strength takes hold
It's time to save our souls

We are the children of the night
Sellswords, reapers and dark knights
Let us steal the night away
And stay hidden for the day

We are the children of the night
Sellswords, reapers and dark knights
Let's assemble and attack
Take the black, I'll take the black!

(Take the black)
(Take the black)
(Take the, take the black)
(I'll take the black!)

We'll take the hills
We'll take the land 
We'll take his life with our bare hands
We'll take the night
We'll take the day
We'll take the black, take it away

We've given all that we can give
We cannot let this evil live
So we will take a life tonight
We'll take the black, we'll take what's right!

The blackness is where truth unfolds
It is time to save our souls

We are the children of the night
Sellswords, reapers and dark knights
Let us steal the night away
And stay hidden for the day

We are the children of the night
Sellswords, reapers and dark knights
Let's assemble and attack
Take the black, I'll take the black!

(Take the black)
(Take the black)
(Take the, take the black)
(I'll take the black!)

We are brothers in arms
raise swords, prepare spells and charms
Let truth and virtues reign
Our fight won't be in vain
Prepare! Behead the king!

The blackness comes to take our toll
We've sacrificed our souls

We are the children of the night
Sellswords, reapers and dark knights
Let us steal the night away
And stay hidden for the day

We are the children of the night
Sellswords, reapers and dark knights
Let's assemble and attack
Take the black, I'll take the black!

(Take the black)
(Take the black)
(Take the, take the black)
(I'll take the black!)

Take The Black

Mixed and Mastered by Woods Studio
https://soundcloud.com/woods_studio
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/spukschreibmaschine

SpukSchreibMaschine - Monkeys

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Desecration Of Mankind - Purgatory For False  Orthodox

Dear friends, the other day I saw a video from a bomb-ravaged city. A small dog walked among the ruins and seemed to be searching for something. Then I got inspiration for this song.
How can the warlords be allowed to continue their killing spree. They seem to be driven by greed, by hatred, or by a distorted religious view.

A Dog looking for his Master

In the night between the buildings where the battle took place
the lonely dog was searching for his master who is just a little
boy, nine years old - they walked out together
when the bombs hit the streets of their dear hometown
The situation here in this world - can no longer continue

The little boy has lost his mom and his dad during this war
the only relative he has is the little dog he found forty-
four days ago - and now they are separated
during these misarable days in their hometown
The situation here in this world - can no longer continue

The dog sniffs around all the ruins and all the dirt
with the intension of finding some signs which can tell him where the
little boy may be - and suddenly he found him
he was stuck under concrete masses but still he was alive
The situation here in this world - can no longer continue

The dog bumped his nose against the little boys dusty cheek
 he looked for a reaction and after a while the boy can 
open his eyes - and after some licking
he can see that the young man can produce a smile
The situation here in this world - can no longer continue

A Dog looking for his Master (Lyrics in English in description)

audio scribble

Don`t Say It`s Over

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Summer Rain (2018) CD4 Track 06

A song about making a change and bringing positivity to the people you bring into your circle and them not doubting your reasoning for doing this. Growing together to be come stronger. 
If we describe a situation as a virtuous circle, you mean that once one good thing starts happening, other good things happen, which cause the first thing to continue happening.  
Back in the 90s this was the title of my bands debut album The Virtue Circle yet we never made a song out of the title but I have now ! 
Noobly send me this  fantastic instrumental and I had the easy job of writing lyrics and vocal melodies that matched his great work.
Hope you like guys please feel free to comment, like and repost on this great community of independent artists. 

Virtue Circle 

V1 
Your smile took me away to another place 
your hyper focus made everything safe
Let them know that you belong 
Embrace your oddities 
These are your super powers your real qualities 

Chorus 
Come into my virtuous circle 
A perfect circle just for you 
Don’t call me out x2
Don’t you ever call me out 
It’s my virtue circle and it as no doubt 

V2

You are the lighting that connects us Both 
And our virtue circle will give us the growth 
We reshape the order to suit our selves 
And leave what we don’t need permanently shelved

Chorus 

M/8
Don’t me call me out x4
Cause I’m going show you there is on doubt 
So please please please
Don’t call me out 

Chorus 
ad-libs

Don’t call me out x 2
It’s my virtue circle and as no doubt

Virtue Circle ~ Conscience Of Kings

Matsuri techno ~ Japanese festival

Made in #Ableton (August 2024)

This track is dedicated to my grandfather.
He also made music, like organ, accordion, harmonica etc.

https://hega.bandcamp.com/album/grandfather-ii

Grandfather (II)

Firstly I would like to say, all those suffering with Psoriatic arthritis .. I TOTALLY GET IT !!!!  I had my first flare up a few months back and it stopped me dead in my tracks !!!! . I could'nt open a tin of beans never mind play anything. Luckily I got my shot (which made me feel like I was 20 again) which lasted long enough for the medication to kick in and now things seem to have calmed down a great deal. fingers crossed !!!
I started tracking this one about 4 months ago but never got it finished. FINALLY its finished I hope you all enjoy it. Just somthing easy going to get started again.

Once again thank you to all for all your great support.

Music,composition,arrangement,mix and production :- Pablo

The Enchanted Lake

Ivre du Monde

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Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!

Latest Updates: 
From 1st June 2025, celebrating 10 years of KORG KRONOS music with lots of brand new music showcasing the wonders of this iconic workstation in all it's glory. Also as a nod to the release of the KRONOS 3, which will take KORG into the next generation.
All my albums in full quality are available on Bandcamp, please check out the link below.
Have recently taken a short holiday to recharge my batteries and top up my creative juices. Thank you to all my followers for your continued support and encouragement, means the world to me.
Over 10K minutes uploaded, over 1500 tracks - am sure there is something in there for everybody to enjoy. I love making music. Hope it matters to you.
Am posting some Jarre sounding pieces as homage to my lifelong hero of electronic music, using some of the sounds and instruments he has used along the way. Jar of Jarre is my collection of memorable sounds which have changed the way we appreciate modern electro.
Keep an eye out for my new collection of 2024 Remastered best of tracks, coming soon.
New year, new start. Back on the search for good music and inspiration. Will be featuring a lot of my older work remastered this year, seems like a long time since I began my composing journey back in 2000.
Happy New Year to all my followers, May 2025 be filled with musical magic. 
Thank you for all your kind comments and support throughout 2024 I do appreciate it. Stay safe and love each other.
All my remastered best tunes from 2015 to 2023 are now available to buy on Bandcamp.
Am back to making regular music now but sorry no Christmas songs this year. This time of year is very hard for me as it is when my father became very ill and died in the new year 2010. I still miss him very much but hope he would be proud of my musical journey, he is my number one inspiration.
Just a quick personal note on AI and music. I think it is not a good thing for the creative side of music and a lot of it comes without feelings or soul. Creativity is a gift, and should be greatly valued, cherished and nurtured. Music is what makes us human and can never be replaced by a computer.
Finished remastering up to and including 2023 now. Has been a mammoth task but well worth the effort. Next year I shall be working on a remastered series of my pre KORG days 2000 to 2008, in 8 volumes, as well as celebrating in style my 10 years of KRONOS magic, can't wait for 2025.
Have now amassed over 1000 tracks on SC (that's over 8000 minutes of music) and it has been a blast sharing them with you all. Next year 2025, marks the 10th anniversary of the start of my KORG journey.
Am currently putting together a remastered Anthology collection of all my best tracks from 2015 onwards. 2015 consists of a 3 volume set (Now available on Bandcamp). 2016 consists of a 4 volume set. (Also available on Bandcamp). 2017 consists of a 4 volume set. (Available on Bandcamp) 2018 consists of a 4 volume set. (Also available on Bandcamp). 2019 consists of a 4 volume set. (Now available on Bandcamp). 2020 consists of a 3 volume set (now available on Bandcamp).
If you would like to listen to more of Magician, especially retro older tracks please checkout Bandcamp (see link below).
Have recently been rediscovering some of my older music pre KORG days and remastering for uploading to my cloud. Hope you like. Seems such a long time ago now.
I have been lucky to have music in my life, and now the time to explore how it can affect other people. I have discovered many new talented artists on SC and am happy to encourage and support their work; from small beginnings come great things. Please be inspired to be your best, inspire others too, encourage those who lack the inner courage to move forward, and together we can make music make a difference in all our lives.
Am spending a lot more time on my music now since retiring from work in July 2020. Always learning new techniques and honing my craft. Am comfortable now with all chord sequences throughout the scales and loving improvising with the help of my mighty KORG still. Am still trying to give my full support and encouragement to all SC users and some latest (you know who you are), are developing nicely. Be good to one another, be gracious to others, leave your ego out of your life and above all else remember there is always someone worse off than yourself. 
Please be kind to each other, to be happy with our lot without jealousy or greed; to give without asking the cost; to love as if there is no tomorrow; to share and inspire others who may be less fortunate than us; most of all to enjoy life for the joy of living, for we know not what the morning brings - stay safe my friends, be strong and always stay positive; remember life changes - DON'T let it change you!!  
Music is my life - has helped me through many dark places, is a big part of who I am. I put my heart and soul into every single piece of music I produce. I have found many wonderful friends on SC and many exciting talented people.  Been writing and producing music now for 40 years plus. Specialised in electronic based orchestral compositions. I have created my own genre which I call 'electrorchestration'.
Favourite artists/bands include Gary Numan, Little Boots, Jools Holland, Eno, Edgar Froese (1944-2015), Jordan Rudess, Kebu, Madis, Keith Emerson (1944-2016), Rick Wakeman, Richard Wright (1943-2008), Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre, M83, Public Service Broadcasting, Dream Theater, ELP, Yes and Mystery to name but a few.
Click on link below to Bandcamp for more music from my collection

Summer Rain (2018) CD4 Track 06

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