What a night

Folk rock with acoustic guitar and harmonica. Hope it treats your ears very gently.

Out of This Galaxy (That's the Truth)

Soulful solo piano takes of songs in a variety of styles.

Name your price!

Space Oddity

A Winter Wedding

Preview Track of newly released album ThreeFold  by Imperial Measures released Jan 1st, 2026

Between the Lines

To those I failed, left behind
Written out of time

Invisible
Dead upon the page
Between each line
Time draws his wage

Somewhere in these words
Lies and truth combine
Somewhere in this world
Hide between the line

With those I call a friend
Each second spent in time
Unfolds to last forever
When you read between the lines


https://imperialmeasures.bandcamp.com/album/threefold

Imperial Measures are -

Kevin Hartnell
Stefanie Kisamore
Peter Rand

Between the Lines

Vue sur mer  ( translated after French text )

Vidéo: https://youtu.be/flteI1H-s1o
Texte: Muette et Alain
Musique: Alain Illos
J’ai longtemps confondu partir et m’évader
Et je changeais de ciel pour ne pas me lasser.
Je faisais mes valises avant de m’attacher,
Cherchant dans l’absolu un sens à inventer.
J’ai traversé des mers dont j’oubliais le nom,
Dormi dans des hôtels bien trop vastes pour mes rêves,
Les grandes villes me vendaient leurs promesses en carton,
Que je photographiais avec une sorte de fièvre .
On croit que le bonheur se cache dans ce qui brille,
Dans l’éclat du décor, dans le doux corps des filles.
On achète, on possède mais on devient aigri.
À force de chercher, le désir s’est enfui.
J’ai brûlé des amours à durée limitée,
Des promesses d’un jour destinées à sombrer,
Rêvant de pas errants qui deviendraient chemin
Mais on repartait vite, chacun son lendemain.
Dans une maison blanche ouverte sur la mer,
Avec des volets bleus battant au rythme des prières.
J’ai cru trouver l’amour, le nid qui va avec,
Une vue sur l’océan, un été un peu sec.
On croit que le bonheur se cache dans ce qui brille
Dans l’éclat du décor, dans le doux corps des filles.
On achète, on possède mais on devient aigri.
À force de chercher, le désir s’est enfui.
Aujourd’hui je regarde les jours passer lentement,
Je n’attends plus vraiment des sentiments parfaits,
Oubliés mes départs, mes brusques revirements,
J’apprends à rester là, et je m’en satisfais.
On croit que le bonheur se cache dans ce qui brille
Dans l’éclat du décor, dans le doux corps des filles
Je sais au fond de moi que ce qui me suffit,
C’est une vue sur parking balayé par la pluie
En noir et blanc.

Vue sur mer
For a long time, I confused leaving with escaping,
And I changed skies so as not to grow weary.
I packed my bags before settling down,
Searching in the absolute for a meaning to invent.
I crossed seas whose names I forgot,
Slept in hotels far too vast for my dreams,
Big cities sold me their cardboard promises,
Which I photographed with a kind of fever.
We believe that happiness is hidden in what shines,
In the glitz of the decor, in the soft bodies of girls.
We buy, we possess, but we become bitter.
By dint of searching, desire has fled.
I burned through short-lived loves,
Promises of a day destined to fade,
Dreaming of wandering steps that would become a path
But we quickly left, each to their own tomorrow.
In a white house overlooking the sea,
With blue shutters flapping to the rhythm of prayers.
I thought I had found love, the nest that goes with it,
A view of the ocean, a slightly dry summer.
We believe that happiness is hidden in what shines
In the glitz of the decor, in the soft bodies of girls.
We buy, we possess, but we become bitter.
By dint of searching, desire has fled.
Today I watch the days pass slowly,
I no longer really expect perfect feelings,
Forgotten are my departures, my sudden changes of heart,
I'm learning to stay put, and I'm satisfied with that.
We believe that happiness is hidden in what shines
In the glitz of the setting, in the soft bodies of girls
We buy, we own, but we become bitter.
By searching so hard, desire has fled.
Today I watch the days pass slowly,
I no longer really expect perfect feelings,
Forgotten are my departures, my sudden changes of heart,
I am learning to stay put, and I am content with that.
We believe that happiness is hidden in what shines,
In the glitz of the decor, in the soft bodies of girls.
I know deep down that what is enough for me
Is a view of a parking lot swept by rain,
In black and white.

Vue sur mer avec Muette

A story told at the edge of voice and silence.

Part of the Rooms series.


2:22

At first, I was quite confident we'd finish quickly.

Manfred contributed all the guitar parts and vocals with his usual perfection.

And yet, it turned out to be a real challenge.

...so many keyboards and effects... Synchronizing everything rhythmically proved difficult. Giving up wasn't an option, so we gritted our teeth and persevered.

And so, after a few days (actually, considerably more), we present our version.

No AI, no remix, or anything like that—everything is handmade.

Crazy - Seal (Cover by M.A.W. and @Struppix)

Menuet Opus 14 No. 1 (Public Domain)

Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Menuet Opus 14 No. 1 (Public Domain)

LAP DANCER

Bring It

I didn't choose this obsession it was chosen for me unknowingly.
Lucky me no regrets.

Bring It

J.Rivas

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