My favourite tunes to unwind to after a long day.  Thank you to the artists and writers who provide such wonderful melodies and soundscapes. 

All the best,
Max

Chill Music

Soul Flame 115>>>

Birthday 2024 - IV

With reverence to @Burn-it-Smith for a strong dose of inspiration. The Barrelhouse Bard from Brighton is SoundCloud's leading purveyor of upright wit and wisdom. Check him out.

You’re so beautiful when you are drunk
Your left eye goes lazy and you act like a punk
You laugh as you trip on the heels of your pumps
You’re so beautiful when you are drunk

I get lost in your glassy eyed stare
You’re the center of attention but you don’t even care
I mumble, “I love you,” like it’s some kind of prayer
You just give me your glassy eyed stare

We stumble through the streets and I fall down at your feet
It’s the same old thing we did last week
Another beer cave for us to spelunk 
Just another drink with just another drunk

You have grace, glamour, and style
As you fumble with the phone that you can’t even dial
We sleep in the taxi that only takes us a mile
So much for grace glamour and style

I love the smell of merlot on your breath
As you yell at the door as if it were deaf
On the couch like a corpse the only thing that is left
Is the smell of merlot on your breath

Pink elephants on parade, will we ever have it made?
The money’s always gone before I get paid
And all I can think of after all I have thunk
Is you’re so beautiful when you are drunk
You’re so beautiful when you are drunk

You're So Beautiful When You Are Drunk

Please feel free to check out my lyric video of “Alone” on my YouTube channel.   

Lyric Video:  https://youtu.be/Bj63weum9js

Peace and love,
Max



Lyrics

I heard the words you sang to me
Sadly so serene
The melody hangs over me
Sacred and obscene
With wounds never meant to heal
Open and laid bare
And words I don't wanna hear
Hanging in the air

And I don't...want to say
I couldn't find a way
To make you want to stay
And now...I have to go
Go on alone

Love it can burn into the soul
And fade with the wind
The words left unspoken now
Will linger in the end
Your love's like a reverie
Of a long forgotten road
Broken down and weathered
Nowhere left to go

And I don't...want to say
I couldn't find a way
To make you want to stay
And now...I dont want to go
Go on alone

Alone

Mastering: https://soundcloud.com/naski1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Savage

It's time for this one to come out. 
Single off the new EP~

FREE DOWNLOAD: https://hypeddit.com/97c2ye

Support: https://bluelain.bandcamp.com/track/the-world

THE WORLD

‘Fréquence’ is our third collaboration with incredibly talented singer Enlia, following the same success formula of romantic french lyrics laid over chilled, R&B infused beat, which worked quite nicely with the first track we recorded together back in 2015. It’s a melancholic track about boundless affection and love.

Lyrics by Aline Le Gonidec (https://enliamusic.com)

On cover Dolorès (https://www.instagram.com/dolores.anapeste)
Captured by Célia Le Goazou (https://www.instagram.com/celia_legoaziou_)

Fréquence

Fréquence (with Enlia)

Telematique presents special 4-tracks EP 'Atanaca' by Alej Ch from Greece.

@alexandros-antwnopoulos

Alej Ch - New Me (Original Mix) PREMIERE

Expression

Let Go

Harmonizer

i smashed her pumpkins and she sobbed

Fade 0413

music：目卍
(https://x.com/mesvastika?t=B3DO7DlJZZ3qWUtJ3r4ePw&s=09) 

vocal：三月
(https://x.com/_sangatsu_?t=Bux8OxzUqVJ0-9zpnzrPXw&s=09) 

MV：(https://youtu.be/gsUbRL5YvHA?feature=shared) 

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『デザイン』 

ふと、目を奪ったラベル
疲れに効くと書いてある
教えられた、僕は今
疲れてる事を知った 

上がらないままのレベル
変わらない日々にそう書いてある
呆れられた僕は今
ただ順番を待ってる 

「袋をなんで欲しがってんの？
任して！いつものエコバッグ貸して」
「なんて？忘れちゃって」
やりとりは続いている…

物語のアイデアなど
考えてたって日は暮れる
なんとなくの日々に落ちる会話に
デザインされる 

ふと、目を奪ったノベル
綺麗な文字で書いてある
振り返った君は今
怒りもせずに笑った 

耳を疑ったレベルの破裂音が、この胸に。
盗んで見てた僕の方が
とんでもないものを盗まれた 

なんで？欲しがったって
見つからない事ばかりだったのにな
なんて、忘れちゃうくらい
“全て”に出会えた気分 

物語のアイデアなど考えてたって敵わない
ケセラセラの日々に落ちる偶然に
デザインされる 

物語のアイデアなど考えてたって間に合わない
ひとりひとり、日々に落ちる偶然に
デザインされる 

物語のアイデアなど
なんとなくケセラセラひとりひとり
変わらないように見える日々も
偶然にデザインされる
偶然にデザインされる

デザイン(三月×目卍)

You are listening to an original song by Emily Kate Boyd. The lyrics were directly inspired by a conversation between Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue.  

"O Sweet River"
by Emily Kate Boyd

O Sweet River,
Carry the memory of her pain
To the wind-tormented sands
Of the sea

These days so restless,
Rich and unsatisfied,
Like the sorrow of a king
Ruled by his endless, lonely nights

When every idea comes to mind
On the back porch seems to die,
O Sweet River, stay alive
Stay alive

O Sweet River,
Will you remind me of the night,
I was humbled and took the shape
Of the mist, the well, the lake?

When my tears fell upon her face,
I was humble
Formless
In her grace

Teach me to trust this and keep faith
As I surrender to this place
Dissolve the hard and entangled shape
Of my fear

I’ll be grateful, I’ll be kind
And I’ll keep good love on my mind
I’ll be grateful
Kind

All my love, all my friends
All I need in good hands

All my love, all my friends
All I need in good hands

In the Woods

O Sweet River

not a single day

Vocals, Guitar, Violin, Viola,: Joy Becker
Cello: Ben Cashell
Percussion: Casey Birks

From Within

Nightmare on Elmfield Road

Sicko

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded and mixed using Logic. Mastered in Soundcloud
Guitars played: Taylor 714CE in standard tuning 
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
LYRICS: 
Some would say I’ve got no sense of direction
Some would say I’ve got no sense at all
Some would say I’m going round in circles
Like a clock ticking on the the wall

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

Some people say I move too fast
Some people say I move too slow
Some people say there’s no need to move at all
If you don’t know where to go

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

I might go looking for the sun in the morning
Or maybe in the afternoon
Sit back with a cold beer in the evening
And just look up at the moon 

Some would say head for the highlands 
Some say the lowlands are for me 
Some would say just follow your heart
Wherever that may be

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

I might go looking for the sun in the morning
Or maybe in the afternoon
Sit back with a cold beer in the evening
And just look up at the moon 

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

Maybe I Do

Manchester-made singer/songwriter. 'Her songs are word paintings, giving a voice to the vulnerability of being human'. New EP 'From Within' coming soon.

"Beautiful voice matched perfectly by her clever songwriting" - Billy Bragg