This is a bit sinister and dark in a Hitchcock kind of way, the music a perfect soundtrack for a developing plot; are the characters going to fall in love knowing they are a match, each being equally armed? Or will they walk away calling it a draw before any blades are brandished? I read suspense, maybe a dark suspense, but unresolved.

I love the voice in the instrumental theme, great track.

This song grabs me. The arrangement creates a deep sonic atmosphere. The delicate piano playing is splendid.

Lately I started trusting my intuition and exploring the symbols around me. I came to the conclusion, that if I had looked at the symbolism of things (animals, signs, plants...) more often in my life, I might have avoided some difficult relationships and demanding times. When I wrote this song I had to think of an old, dusty attic full of old books, candles and bottles with little ships inside...

Thanks to: Jordy Meow for the great foto taken in Japan (no, surprisingly it is not made with Photoshop) and to Adam Richard Tucker (@adam-tucker-composer) for the motivating first feedback on the song arrangement.

Matthias am Klavier

Symbols

Symbols - Piano Instrumental

My first experiment with Jon Meyer's Woven Strings

A Point In Time

Song #3 with my good freind Jerneja Medved

"Dancing with a Witch"

She knows what you are feeling
But she can´t say a word
Your lies would cut into her heart like a blade of an ice cold sword
She has nothing to show you but the sense inside her bones
You shouldn´t dance with a witch if your heart is made of stones.
She reads you like an open book
But just the secrets between the lines
While she´s listening to your words she´s receiving all the signs.

Prechorus:
She took another hit now it´s her fault that your little hand hurts
She´s asking the rain to wash the pain of your last words
She´s up for all kinds of games, but there´s a rule you shouldn´t ditch:
Your heart should be pure if you wanna be dancing with a witch.

She could take your peace away, but she will never cross that line
She´s sending you fairies and angels when she tells you that you´ll be fine.
You wanna eat from her garden, but you can´t resist the itch
Why do you spill the poison while you´re dancing with a witch?

Three times around the hollow tree
A hair from salamander´s knee
I now shall wipe your trouble clear
For as long as you´re sincere.

Dancing with a Witch (A Dom & Neja Song)

I created and sang this text and vocals myself, but a female singer with a warm soft voice would be ideal for this track. Any suggestions?
 
** The Glass Forest **

Now I need  to thank you for this most pleasant evening
in that charming restaurant,
and I agree: Serrated knifes are just perfect for steaks.

Really? What makes you think this road is creepy?
It's dark, for sure,
but it's just a twenty minutes walk to town.
Oh, yes! I've heard about the brutal killings,
the stabbed corpses.
I read the news.
They suspect there are two killers, actually. 

That's peculiar... Do you really want to have right now 
a glass of red wine in this cold dark forest?
Well, why not?
Girls enjoy surprises, you know...

This is a fascinating situation.
You see, I saw you stealing a knife when we left the restaurant,
and I saw you hide it in your jacket.
Now, guess what...
I stole a knife, too.

The Glass Forest (JFC Vocals over Debra Buesking track)

Instruments used:
Nexus - Hollywood, Violin String 1
Nexus - Hollywood 2 Strings, Synaegian Strings
Nexus - Factory Presets, Nexus Grandpiano Soft
Nexus - Hollywood 3 Ethno, Vienna Baroqueflute
Soundiron - Olympus Micro Choir (01, Full Ensemble - ohs)

All sounds were adjusted in settings to fit the composition. Attention: This is not the final product. There are percussion elements added, double basses, other orchestral elements, some runs and FX. It's the idea that counts!

"You would know madness at work if someone wanted to dissolve one of those noble marble pictures created in ancient times by a great sculptor in sharp acids, with the justification that then a new work would certainly arise from the decomposed stone, which would soon make up for the loss of the one destroyed in such a way ... Thus, what in the spiritual matured image-forming power once knew how to form, so that the best of earthly mankind may be preserved in it, is truly much too valuable - to hand it over to quick destruction now!

DECAY

Composed, Arranged, Performed and Produced by Lefteris Matapas.
Recorded and Mixed by Lefteris Matapas.

Horizon

Solo guitar - LeoMReznik. My next blues improvisation with backing tracks.

SoulJamBlues

A compelling dramatic piece of the depths of the ocean heard through the music.  A violin commands the melody and then the rock synth dominates.

Into the Deep


D&D RECORDS Official YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnIbcD9xmXYmNWMbeivRRw

Exquisitely Yours

3 Years ago I was inspired to write this piece after listening to the news about the dreadful event in Bruxelles.....I had never posted this piece created by Jeff Torres, as the date is approaching again I thought you might want to listen to it.....
To hear more music by Jeff Torres please visit his channel
https://soundcloud.com/jtcmposr

Le 22 Mars 2016  Jeff Torres- Liz Dicker (Spotify)

Fantaisie Impromptue(album 16 ans, 26 pièces pour piano solo) music by philippe blanc

*** NOTE April 2025: It just came to my attention that, unless we do a separate contract, all our uploaded music in SC can be freely used for AI training. This is written down in the legal section, under the licensing paragraphs. What can (should) we do to change that? *** 

*** Note Dec 2024: Alas, AI generated content that is not disclosed as such is now being posted at an alarming rate, sometimes multiple tracks in a single day from fake artists that even write down fake introductions. Please avoid reposting these deceptions, it only adds to the confusion.  ***

*** NOTE June 2024: Generative AI is becoming amazingly powerful. Nothing against it. Just to avoid the confusion and embarrassment of finding ourselves praising and encouraging mindless algorithms, I believe it would be nice for us to always disclose its usage in our tracks. What do you think?  ***

Hello, welcome to my page.

I've been making music since 1972. At the time, with Pedro Castro, we created the alternative rock band Petrus Castrus. 

The music I'm placing here is mostly from the home recordings of my ongoing projects and ideas. I created a few playlists (Inéditos) according to language (PO - Portuguese; EN - English; SP - Spanish; FR - French; IT - Italian), and also for concept albums (Três Jardins). There are two long tracks (Mediterrâneo and Isaías) for full concept albums. A playlist called Synergies gathers the collaboration projects with other musicians in the fantastic SoundCloud community.

Petrus Castrus edited records can be found on Spotify and Soundcloud. See the Facebook Petrus Castrus page for more details, including comments about the recordings uploaded here. 

We are both amateur musicians, i.e. music lovers. As for me, I'm just an electrical engineer with a master in AI that really loves creating music and use it to share ideas. That is why all tracks include lyrics or texts.

By the way I'm not interested in third-party offers to boost the number of plays. I like it as it is, and I've always declined such offers. Thanks anyway. 

I don't repost much, just some tracks that I find outstanding and with very few plays, so I can help them to get better known. I believe that repost parsimony also makes life easier for those who follow me.

Enjoy!

The Glass Forest (JFC Vocals over Debra Buesking track)

José F Castro - JFC (Petrus Castrus)

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