Part 1 of my "All Hope Is Lost" mini track series.
The world is broken and all hope is lost....

As the tears fall 
The end is realised
The knife embedded 
Darkness

Words penned by my friend Keith Dorman, his response after listening to the music.

All Hope Is Lost

Money of Dance.m4a

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ASLEEP IN THE LIONS DEN (A DAMSEL IN THIS DRESS 1)

Loop beat w/Rhythmic Theremin Noise. Bass & keys solos too

R&N MOROSGOVANYI - 20240121(2) live - DZHSR

Remix of the https://soundcloud.com/wgrzegorz/people-of-the-jericho . 
More sounds telling the story, more power.

DaDum Bass - People of the Jericho (Cinematic remix)

Colaboración con mi amiga finlandesa, María Malmi. 
Se trata de una canción propia de María (os dejo enlace de la canción original tanto en Youtube como en Spotify) al final.

Mi versión se ha realizado con una base totalmente nueva y María ha vuelto a cantarla, enviándome nuevas pistas de su voz y coros. Mi parte instrumental, por si alguien tiene curiosidad, verá que difiere mucho de la original.
Esperamos que os guste.

Canción original, letra y voz: MARIA MALMI.
Instrumental, producción y mastering: DELAFLOR

Enlaces para la canción original:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/1eebWGEpKEKE7b0qRYiACJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF6LjnitldQ

Breathe (MARIA MALMI AND DELAFLOR)

‘Will we be fools again’ 
Written in September 2023 after standing in a queue in Starbucks, looking out at a wet, dirty and declining High Street.  I had been been watching the people in town, including one particular couple locked into an intense conversation under an umbrella. They prompted the story in the song. 

I wanted the backing to be sparser and more guitar led to give it an edge. I also wanted the instrumental in the middle to have a woozy, emotional feel to it. 

It’s a song about everyday people ‘stuff’ against a backdrop of a slowly deteriorating townscape. It couldn’t be slick (and I couldn’t be no matter how hard I try!) I hope you enjoy the song. Best with headphones! 

Take care

James (lyrics below) 

Will we be fools again? 

The chewing gum looks like leopard spots on the pavements in the rain
And litter blocks the drains again

Recklessly, we agreed to meet, after these silent years
Now there’s excitement and fear!

Behind the wall, by the social club, an old sanctuary for lovers 

We’ll talk, we’ll laugh 
and then I’ll start to think 
will we be fools again?
Will we be fools again? 

Graffiti on the empty shops, can our town survive?
And meanwhile we destabilise our lives! 

What fools we’d be, to lift the lid and let those lies escape 
Just think of all the hearts we’d break 

But we’re in your car, the radio’s on, as we unwrap the past! 

That smile! Those eyes!
Make me start to think
Will we be fools again?
Will we be fools again?

I’m aware, yeah I’m aware, 
I know where my fault lines are
And you’re spread right across them!  
Right across them.. yeah!

Instrumental 

Yes, we’ll talk, we’ll laugh
You know I’ll start to think
Let us be fools again
Please let us be fools again

Yes, we’ll touch, we’ll kiss
And then the path is clear
For us fools again
Let us be fools again….please, please..

James Whiteman September 2023

Will we be fools again?

Words and Music by Edvard Grieg
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Der Winter mag scheiden, der Frühling vergehn,
der Sommer mag verwelken, das Jahr verwehn,
Du kehrst mir zurück, gewiß, du wirst mein,
ich hab es versprochen, ich harre treulich dein.

Gott helfe dir, wenn du die Sonne noch siehst.
Gott segne dich, wenn du zu Füßen ihm kniest.
Ich will deiner harren, bis du mir nah,
und harrest du dort oben, so treffen wir uns da!

The winter may wane and the springtime may fly and the springtime may fly
The summer may depart and the year may die and the year may die
To me thou wilt return, thou art mine soon or late art mine soon or late
I gave thee my promise and faithfully can wait, and faithfully can wait

God watch over thee at the dawn of each day at the dawn of each day
God bless thee every time that thou kneelest to pray that thou kneelest to pray
I will tarry here for thy coming my love thy coming my love
Or if thou wait'st in heaven I'll meet thee there above
I'll meet thee there above

Solveig's Sang

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"Celestial Cartography"

I can feel your heart beat
I can feel your body heat
So close to you in a wheat field
I Can feel my soul getting healed

 

And we breathe again and again
Breathe in!! life is so...
And we hide in our secret den
Breathe out, life can go.

 

I can feel your heart beat
I can feel your body heat
In the shimmering summer sun
forget what is left undone !

 

And we breathe again and again
Breathe in!! life is so...
And we hide in our secret den
Breathe out, life can go

 

 

 

Could  we steal eternity ?
Could  we forget gravity ?
Could we find , could we find ,the precious key ?
Could we love, ccould we be loved ?
Could  we save can we be saved ?
Could  we always,be amazed ?
can we steal eternity now…

now
Together now
Together now...

 

can we steal eternity now…
now
Together now
Together now...

Life is so...

Live Performance: Volti, San Francisco, March 11, 2016

Program Notes: The Sanskrit Mantra “So ham ham sa” has been called the universal breath mantra. Its vibration resembles the sound of the breath during inhalation (so ham) and exhalation (ham sa). I was drawn to this mantra because it is the breath that connects us all and brings everything into being. Breath is our first act of life as we enter this world, and our last as we depart it. In between, we take on average a staggering 17,000 breaths a day, mostly unaware of our breathing, while a barely audible mantra continuously flows through our bodies as we inhale and exhale. It is the awareness of our breath that lies at the heart of “Into Being.”

“Into Being” was commissioned by Octarium for the Art Local Project .

Into Being (2011) - SATB Chorus a cappella

Composer Ingrid Stölzel has been described as having “a gift for melody” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and “evoking a sense of longing” that creates “a reflective and serene soundscape that makes you want to curl up on your windowsill to re-listen on a rainy day.” (I Care If You Listen)  

Stölzel’s compositions have been commissioned by leading soloists and ensembles, and performed in concert halls and festivals worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, Seoul Arts Center, Thailand International Composition Festival, Festival Osmose (Belgium), Vox Feminae Festival (Israel), Dot the Line Festival (South Korea), Ritornello Chamber Music Festival (Canada), Festival of New Music at Florida State (USA), Beijing Modern Music Festival (China), Festival of New American Music (USA), and SoundOn Festival of Modern Music (USA). Her music has been recognized in numerous competitions, among them recently the Suzanne and Lee Ettelson Composer's Award, Red Note Composition Competition, the Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers, and the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Competition. Recordings can be found on various commercial releases including her portrait album “The Gorgeous Nothings” which features her chamber and vocal chamber music. Stölzel teaches composition at the University of Kansas School of Music.

Into Being (2011) - SATB Chorus a cappella

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