Tact; Franco Tartaglia, Paul Torpiano, Charles Cassar, Carl Matthew Camilleri
Film by Kenneth Scicluna & Klara Vassallo 
Recorded and Produced at Temple Studios

Catharsis

Tact - Catharsis

The myth of Persephone and Demeter was central to the Eleusinian Mysteries, secret religious rites held in ancient Greece that celebrated themes of life, death, and the afterlife. Persephone's journey between realms represented the hope for rebirth and renewal, both in nature and in the human spirit.

This myth is a timeless allegory of change, resilience, and the profound connection between humanity and nature.

Drums, keys, guitar, and bass by UPFUSION.
Composed and mastered by UPFUSION.

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Persephone’s Passage

Para escuchar la versión a capela  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/iluso-de-mi-ac-feat-mv
Para escuchar la versión original  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/iluso-de-mi-version-original-ver-texto
Para escuchar la versión instrumental  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/iluso-de-mi-instrumental

Iluso de mí.


Ya ha pasado bastante tiempo
desde que fui tu pasatiempo
hoy no quiero ni siquiera recordar
los días vividos en aquel lugar.

Creo que no me querías
y aunque lo presentía,
no sé por qué te adoraba;
creo me despreciabas
pero si me mirabas
todo se me olvidaba.

¡Ay, qué iluso que fui!
pensé que lo importante
de esta vida era amarse
pero esto no así
porque hay muchas más cosas
que todo lo condicionan
y hay que hacerlas porque sí.

Yo creía que era tu amigo
y no pasé de conocido
pues muy pronto tu orgullo afloró
y con él ¡cómo no! tu reputación.

Creo que te divertías
sin duda a costa mía
junto a tus buenas amigas;
creo también que sufrías
porque sé que era envidia
lo que muy dentro sentías.

¡Ay, qué iluso que fui!
envidia de mi mundo
tan diferente al tuyo
tan presente para mí
que impidió que me saliera
por unas cuantas monedas
con su ayuda te vencí.

Foolish me.

It's been a long time
since I was your hobby
today I don't even want to remember
the days lived in that place.

I think you didn't love me
and although I sensed it,
I don't know why I adored you;
I think you despised me
but if you looked at me
I forgot everything.

Oh, how foolish I was!
I thought that the important thing
in this life was to love each other
but this is not so
because there are many more things
that condition everything
and you have to do them just because.

I thought I was your friend
and I didn't go beyond an acquaintance
because very soon your pride surfaced
and with it, of course! your reputation.

I think you had fun
without a doubt at my expense
along with your good friends;
I also think that you suffered
because I know that it was envy
that you felt deep inside.

Oh, how foolish I was!
envy of my world
so different from yours
so present to me
that it prevented me from leaving
for a few coins
with its help I defeated you.

ILUSO DE MÍ (Feat. MV)

Be Me

𝐴 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒—𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡, 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.
𝑌𝑜𝑢’𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏y 𝐻𝑜𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝐺𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑, 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑜, 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑠𝑜𝑛, 𝐽𝑜𝑠𝑒́ 𝐺𝑜𝑛𝑧𝑎́𝑙𝑒𝑧, 𝑀𝑜𝑏𝑦, 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑇𝑎𝑡𝑖 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠, 𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑇ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝐶𝑎𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑜 𝑉𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑜. 𝐴 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑜 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 36:15. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑎 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚 𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑢 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒, 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐺𝑒́𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑛 (𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡)—𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑎 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑑’𝐸𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑒.
𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜-𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑗𝑎𝑧𝑧 𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑛, 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑈𝑠 𝐴𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡.

𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝐵𝑃𝑀 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ—𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔.

𝑊𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛—𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡, 𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑤𝑛… 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝. 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑’𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠.

𝙀𝑪𝙃𝑶𝙀𝑺 𝑶𝙁 𝙈𝑼𝙎𝑰𝘾𝑨𝙇 𝙄𝑵𝙁𝑳𝙐𝑬𝙉𝑪𝙀𝑺

This track lives in the space between obsession and vulnerability, where love and silence collide.
Written and produced in a minimalist, dreamlike space — it’s best listened to late at night with headphones on.

Even When It Hurts To

RGTI

In You (I Believe)

Verse 1:
(G) There’s something special in your (em7a9) eyes
(G) A fire that I’ve always (em7a9) seen (in you)

Pre-Chorus
(Asus4) I know I must protect it, (C) I’ll teach you not to waste it
(Asus4) I hope that you can feel it, (C) I pray that you can see that 

Chorus: (G) I (D) believe (am) in (C) you x2

Verse 2: 
(G) It tears me up when you say, (em7a9) I can’t
(G) To see that fear darken your (em7a9) eyes

Pre-Chorus
(Asus4) Take a deep breath for me, (C) It’s okay to make the leap
(Asus4) How can I help you feel it, (C) How can I help you see that

Chorus: (G) I (D) believe (am) in (C) you x2

Bridge A
(Asus4) Never gonna give it up, you gotta give it all
(C) You know you gotta get back up, you gotta stand tall
(Asus4) I’m never gonna let you go, not gonna let you down
(C) I’ll always be your biggest fan, no matter how you fall

Bridge B
(G) Remember when you first fell off your (em) bike, (G) that bloody knee, the alligator (em) tears were streaming from your eyes 
(am) So, I knelt, down and held you till you (C) smiled, then you (am) dusted off, and got back on, and (C) rode until the sun went down

(G) And while we may have lost count of the (em) miles, (G) don’t ever forget, I know it’s hard to believe, that you can (em) do it all, do anything. 
(am) And while the pain may seem too great, (C) in time, (am) the scars will fade, but not the memories, of (C) all the beautiful things that you’ve (G) achieved  

Verse 3:
(G) I always knew that you could (em7a9) fly
(G) Your precious light, oh let it (em7a9) shine

Pre-Chorus
(Asus4) The courage grows in you, (C) nurture it in all you do
(Asus4) Let yourself enjoy the climb, (C) along the way remember that

Chorus: (G) I (D) believe (am) in (C) you x2

In You

Locian, a solo artist from Sydney Australia, recently released their debut album "Fears Reflections And Shades Of Time", and performed their album launch the night before recording this interview.  Zachary (Locian) dropped by the Outrageous studio to talk about the album, and discuss some of the music that influenced his musical styles. The album is also played in full, and in sequence. 

Outrageous Intro 
Spirals / Zak Roams (plays in background of interview dialogue) 
Slave / Zak Roams 
Brain Damage / Pink Floyd (plays in background of interview dialogue)
Breathe / Pink Floyd 
Slippery People (live) / Talking Heads (plays in background of interview dialogue) 
Burning Down The House (live) / Talking Heads 
Sky Fits Heaven / Madonna (plays in background of interview dialogue) 
Frozen / Madonna 
Crossroads / Zak Roams (plays in background of interview dialogue) 
---Fears Reflections and Shades Of Time (full album)--- 
Voices In My Dreams
Shadow On The Wall
Walk Your Halls 
Power 
Hall Of The Soul
Lose Control
Just Begun 
A Shade Of Time 
Forced Back 

Don't Stop Me Now / Queen (plays in background of interview dialogue) 
Another One Bites The Dust / Queen 
Outrageous Outro 

Locian Fears Reflections and Shades of Time


This track is a raw outcry from the ashes of California's devastating wildfires.
It channels the anger and frustration of communities left to fend for themselves amidst bureaucratic failures and political negligence.
From underfunded emergency services to delayed disaster aid, the song exposes the systemic issues that have worsened the wildfire crisis.

In January 2025, the Palisades Fire alone destroyed over 12,000 structures and claimed 25 lives... Yet leadership was absent when it mattered most.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was criticized for being abroad during the crisis and for cutting $17.6 million from the fire department's budget beforehand.
Governor Gavin Newsom also faced public outrage for his administration's lack of preparedness and slow response.

"Everything’s Burning" is more than a song. it’s a demand for accountability and a tribute to those who’ve suffered due to systemic neglect.
Let the flames of this anthem ignite awareness and change.

EVERYTHING'S BURNING

Fast Beat

Me llamo Juan Francisco Bueno Olóriz, soy músico, compositor, letrista y toco la guitarra y el piano. Desde niño me ha gustado componer la letra y la música de mis canciones, primero de forma autodidacta y poco a poco de forma profesional, después de mucho esfuerzo y estudio. 

Mi titulación en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Zaragoza (España) es de profesor superior de Pedagogía Musical. Tengo estudios de armonía, contrapunto, fuga, composición, arreglos musicales y además he sido profesor de Estética, Historia de la Música, de la Cultura y del Arte en los conservatorios de Tudela y Tarazona (España)

Mis canciones las han cantado artistas de la talla de Luana Ruff, Sebastian, Jesús Lainez,  Manuel Palomino, Joelblesseddd,  Paco Cuenca, Mara Oldfield, Dazz Deva, Ana López Lorente o Carmen París y trabajo con grandes profesionales como el pianista José María Berdejo, el saxo Maiker Rivero, el guitarrista Nacho Abril, el chelista Pablo Baleta y el ingeniero de sonido Juan Miguel Sánchez en el estudio de grabación SIN/CON/PASIONES.

También he compuesto música para videos y documentales, fugas, invenciones, imitaciones canónicas, música modal etc. 

2014: semifinalista en el International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
2023: Special Prize en el 2nd ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition
 2023: Gold Prize en el Franz Schubert International Music Competition en la categoría de Composición Original.
2023: Second Prize en el Vivaldi International Music Competition en la categoría de Composición Original.
2023: Absolute First Prize in The Bach International Music Competition en la categoría de Composición Original.
2024: Third Prize at the Dubai ProMusic Competition en la categoría de Música Clásica Original.

My name is Juan Francisco Bueno Olóriz, I am a musician, composer, lyricist and I play the guitar and piano. Since I was a child I have liked to compose the lyrics and music of my songs, first as a self-taught person and little by little as a professional, after a lot of effort and study.

My degree from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Zaragoza (Spain) is as a higher professor of Musical Pedagogy. I have studied harmony, counterpoint, fugue, composition, musical arrangements and I have also been a professor of Aesthetics, History of Music, Culture and Art at the conservatories of Tudela and Tarazona (Spain)

My songs have been sung by artists such as Luana Ruff, Sebastian, Jesús Lainez, Manuel Palomino, Joelblesseddd, Paco Cuenca, Mara Oldfield, Dazz Deva, Ana López Lorente or Carmen París and I work with great professionals such as the pianist José María Berdejo, the saxophonist Maiker Rivero, the guitarist Nacho Abril, the cellist Pablo Baleta and the sound engineer Juan Miguel Sánchez in the recording studio SIN/CON/PASIONES.

I have also composed music for videos and documentaries, fugues, inventions, canonical imitations, modal music, etc.

2014: Semi-finalist at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
2023: Special Prize at the 2nd ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition
2023: Gold Prize at the Franz Schubert International Music Competition in the Original Composition category.
2023: Second Prize at the Vivaldi International Music Competition in the Original Composition category.
2023: Absolute First Prize in The Bach International Music Competition in the Original Composition category.
2024: Third Prize at the Dubai ProMusic Competition in the Original Classical Music category.

ILUSO DE MÍ (Feat. MV)

Juan Fco. Bueno