Nostalgic trip to the 70s :)

Written, performed, mixed & mastered by
André "pixelorb" Brandes © 2025

Image: pixabay.com (CC0 Creative Commons)

Instruments:
- AmpleSound "Taylor 714CE"
- Toontrack EZdrummer2
- Toontrack EZkeys
- Synapse "The Legend"
- Synapse Dune 3
- PG-8X
- FL Studio FLEX

Farewell To A Hope

Nu Jazz chill music with a throbbing beat at varying tempos. I used the same "tick-tock" synth from tracks on my Time Machine EP.

Happy Samhain! 🔥

Hour Glass is about time ⏳

An original composition, no AI, digital music created MIDI to DAW by a human

HOUR GLASS
I have an hour glass in my mind 
It measures life in bits of time 
Like TikTok videos
Showing how the sand flows 
All in a trickle 
Dancing Wu-Li masters remind
The consequence of time 

While the force of gravity 
can bring me to my knees 
The hour glass remains to hold
Above and below 
Before and behind 
Carry me forever
In the consequence of time 

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70-52 bpm
Variations of Cm, Am, Fm, C7, G7
DAW: Apple Logic Pro X
MIDI: Akai Professional Keyboard
VST or E-INSTRUMENTS:
Concert Grand
Boesendorfer Grand
Ambient Lead
Clarinet Solo
Ethereal Mallets
Lunar Chords
Phantom Winds
Cellos
Modern Strings
Studio Double Basses
Deep Round Synth Bass
Upright Ballad Bass
E-PERCUSSION:
Timpani
Indian & Middle Eastern Kit
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COVER ART is a surrealistic interpretation of the song as original CGI by SUNNYBECK using a composite derived from original and AI-generated images rendered by the DaVinci app, then altered, retouched, and designed in Photoshop.

Released on SoundCloud
October 31, 2025, 11:12 PM ET

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Hour Glass

Escape The Ratrace

Galactic Space Dust

When I heard this music by Florian, I immediately loved it.  I asked him if I could write some lyrics for it.  He already had a vocal melody to work with, and he graciously agreed. The lyrics are loosely based on the first manned and untethered balloon ride, designed by the Montgolfier brothers. The picture in from Wikipedia showing the Montgolfier's balloon.

When it came to needing a real human vocalist I knew just the person to ask. Thankfully Bruce (Epic Dreamery) agreed to join our project. 

I love this song. I love the Disney vibe. At this point it is a demo, as Florian may decide to do some additional mixing and mastering. I hope you love it too.


Climb Aboard With Me
Music, melodies and production by Florian Hoffmann
Vocals by Epic Dreamery
Lyrics by Andrea Brennan


Today is the day
My brother I can hardly wait
To show the world that we can fly

In red, blue and gold
She’s a sight to behold
Ascending high into the sky

Climb aboard with me
This basket of hopes and dreams
Pull the chord, let's go 
Make history

Hour by hour
The crowd grows louder
Buzzing with a great expectancy

Hearts light and eyes wide
The air just feels electrified
Now it’s time to make them all believe

Climb aboard with me 
This basket of hopes and dreams
Pull the chord, let's go
Make history

We’ll brave the last step
On this marvelous quest
With our spirits soaring high

The countdown’s begun
We lift off on one
To become pioneers of the sky

Climb aboard with me 
This basket of hopes and dreams
Pull the chord, let's go
Make history

Climb Aboard With Me -Demo

I'll let the lyrics explain the idea.

I’M SO MATERIAL
(c) JunkHeap Oct 19 2025

I’m sort of old school, trying to live my life,
but it’s changing so fast I’m going cross-eyed.    
I wish I had all of the things that I see on my screen.
I never seem to be happy without them in my room.

Looking at the screen with the blinds all the way down.
I go outside and spend a bit of time looking at my phone,
while the beautiful world passes me by.  
Shopping online oh ya.  
Pretty girl gives me a smile,
but I’m staring at my phone waiting for a reply.

I’m so material.  Just want a little more.
Forget the mindfulness.  We want to consume it all.

Spending money I don’t have,
then spend a little more.
until the bills eat me alive; 
while the world buzzin’ like a beehive.
Not sure how I’m going to survive.
Never enough to satisfy.

Thrill of the purchase, 
done with the splurging,
telling myself I need to pull the reins.
Lights a flashing; ad enticement;
much excitement; cash exchanged.

Never seen a moment, like this. 
Like a drug in the veins, such bliss.
but it’s more than that,
We’re all matter of fact,
Missing that something that resonates.

Pretty girl doesn’t give me the time,
because I’m begging on the street,
sitting in the grime.

I’m so material.  Just want a little more.
Forget the mindfulness.  We want to consume it all. 
...consume it all.

I'm So Material

Words and music K Gennery
for my mother Daphne Jean Gennery
5.11.29-30.8.25

im one weeping willow in a street lined with oak
i wont sit on the satire or breathe in all the gun smoke
cause them there silences dont make it any less of a killer
best i run fast on the b of the bang

in another universe now youre on your way there
it will feel like your the first to hear the uni-chorus
in another universe now youre on your way there
it will feel like your the first to hear the uni-chorus
sing out sing out sing out, sing

im one weeping willow in a field flooded with tears
a flasher with a flash light illuminating his wears
3 long straight right turns when i should have taken a left
just another way of getting there in the end

in another universe now youre on your way there
it will feel like your the first to hear the uni-chorus
in another universe now youre on your way there
it will feel like your the first to hear the uni-chorus
sing out sing out sing out, sing

one weeping willow

Written by Danny Flowers performed by Eric Clapton 1978

Bass, drums, vocal & mix : Little Man
All other instruments : PdB Orchestra

Tulsa Time

Lyrics: 昔々ある所に
モノノケが棲んでおりました
そのモノノケの言うことにゃ
坊や、良い子だ、ねんねしな

English ver: Once upon a time, in a far-off land,
there lived a spirit creature.
The spirit would say,
‘Hush now, little one… time to sleep.’

Tale of the Mononoke

Reassuringly Confused

ASTRYPT // The Universe Is Unpredictable. 
@docfritz // All Musical Stuff, Rhythm Design, Artwork, Mix & Production 
Composed, Arranged & Performed by DOCFRITZ @OESJ 
 © 2025 // All Rights Reserved by @OESJ

ASTRYPT

The name JunkHeap came from creating song ideas and leaving them for later, and then picking through the junk heap of ideas to enhance a new song idea.  Explore my discography, find something you like.  

All of my albums on Soundcloud have been reduced to a sampling of a few songs.  The complete albums are available on all streaming sites.

JunkHeap is a solo, alternative rock music project.  Unapologetic, thought-provoking, emotionally raw music for the masses...