This my first ever song with lyrics. 
The piano version of this song is at 
https://soundcloud.com/konrad-spittelberg/the-new-years-queue-piano-miniature
Check out my other music here: https:\\konrad-spittelberg.carrd.co

In the New Year's Queue

On a crisp and sunny morning, I step inside the market hall
Buying treats and sparkling wine, for our New Years party at night fall
My thoughts are drifting to the evening, dreaming of a joyful night
I dream of dance, of friends of fancy fashion– tonight is gonna feel allright

And then arrive at the counter - no, that's euphemistic to say
‘cause the end of the line is 20 meters away
Patience tested but my pulse still stays rested
I glance at my watch, just sufficient time still at hand
But if I get delayed, my day won't go as I planned
“Come on, why can’t you just move along?”

An elderly 
-- couple decides that they want to get 
--rid of all their coupons
They search their bags with amazing endurance - it’s a geriatric marathon
They turn each leaflet individually – is it still good?
I feel the pressure slowly rising under my hood
 
why do I have to waste my time in line - what's the deal?
how did I end up here - I must attest -- this gets a surreal feel
Every minute feels like hours, I’ve got to  go
Stuck in this snail trail that is creeping so slow

--- A man wants to pay 
his whole purchase with coins and he counts them with intricate care 
--- But then he mixes them up 
and so the count repeats again, 
--- as the line waits in ever increasing despair
his fingers start to tremble even more 
as he tries to build piles
 --- if it were for me
I would strongly support a law 
That would put this guy  into eternal exile

 Clench my fists till they’re white
Try to resist the anger that is building up inside of me
Hormones storming, my vision forming a tunnel
That is filled to the top with a bloody red sea
I must confess, it was no clever plan
To use my cart, As a battering ram
First it caused a shopping cart traffic jam
And then the first blow started to hit  into my belly

You will understand that I needed to defend my stand
Fists were flying there were children crying I did not care
Rage was holding me in its clutch
My composure breaking, this was getting too much
As I went down under kicks and blows


And the last thing that I’m able to recall
I was smashed against a wall
It nearly  broke  my skull
Conciousness waved politely bye bye 

I woke up the following day in a hospital
the bruises were not really critical
but my enthusiasm for this new year had faded to null

Around next Christmas, 
I'll mind my own business
And leave all the parties behind 
And will try  …
… to unwind

The New Year's Queue (Piano Poetry)

The piano is not just an instrument; it is a storyteller. My lifelong companion. Each piece holds the memory of a moment in time, of a period in life. Here, I share my personal journey—one miniature, one experiment, one story at a time.

I’m Konrad Spittelberg, 52 years old. Though I’ve always called Vienna my home, I have pursued various interests, building an interdisciplinary background that spans education in Latin and Greek, studies of Mathematics, Physics and Economics and a carreer in Consulting and Risk Management. Sometimes, you might also find me immersed in games of Go, Chess or D&D. 

But only when I’m not making music. Of course. Still then, all of my interests have shaped the way I think — and, in turn, the way I compose.

The instrument of my life is the piano. I play it since the age of six, the first 16 in music school with my dedicated teacher Margarete Gerlach (and also thanks to the city of Vienna to the incredible publicly funded music schools!). My piano playing saw multiyear interruptions due to travel and workload. But in recent years I’ve found the time to pursue my passion again—with renewed joy. I devote many of my evenings to developing, refining and rehearsing my piano miniatures. 

I inhale music wherever I find it. In the echoes of Renaissance motets or contemporary cluster music with my local choir, which I joined 30 years ago. In music running in the background of a fashion store which I Shazaam for later enjoyment. Or live concerts - there are so many gifted artists in the world! 

My music is a dialogue between tradition and exploration. Rooted in classical and romantic traditions, it ventures into jazz, rock, and pop.  I love to experiment—playing with unexpected tonalities, syncopated rhythms, and dynamic contrasts. My compositions often evolve through shifts in tension, rhythmic complexity, and harmonic modulations, sometimes venturing across the circle of fifths. I’m also diving deeper into the art of mastering, an area where I still have much to explore.

If my music speaks to you, I’d love for you to follow my journey. Follow along, share your thoughts—whether in appreciation or in challenge. Music, after all, is meant to be a conversation—and I’d love to hear your voice in it.
Enjoy your time with my music! 
Contact: konrad.spittelberg@gmail.com
Spotify and Youtube: https:\\konrad-spittelberg.carrd.co

Thanks for tuning in.  Stripped Down, Raw and Real songs complete with flaws are what you'll find here.  Write on, Songsters! 

Much love from the USA,
Renee

PLEASE NO PROMOTERS or VIDEO PLEASE. I DO MY OWN ! 
All new songs are real vocals and voices are not ai assisted. 
Mairidh Gaol is Ceòl: A well-known Scottish Gaelic proverb that translates to "The world will end, but love and music will endure”
Vocals now real people performing 
Collabs welcome. I’ll provide the lyrics if you would like to provide the music and vocals ? 
Scottish born and bred. Just exploring some ideas spinning round in my head and putting them up here. Various styles of music and trying to find my niche ! Songs are ai assisted. All the songs are written solely by me. All New music uploaded is  real people without any ai assistance on the vocals . Older Music and singers are partly ai assisted

I play the piano. Unless otherwise noted, everything is played and recorded on a Kawai ca99.


Once upon a time I programed, people called it hacking, I called it learning, I can still do it, but I prefer music, etc., 

The profile picture was taken when I was a teenager in the 1990s. I just liked the old washed out look of it. They were actual physical things back in the day. And phones had cords.

I started playing around age ~8-10 (who remembers, I know i started with the violin but moved on). Over the years I've had to re-teach myself the piano many times due to life getting in the way and not allowing me the time to work on it. The repetition of re-learning has helped with the style and technique I used to play here.

It's sort of like what happens when you learn multiple programming languages.. the syntax, etc., stop mattering as much and you just think about what you need.. works in music too I guess. :)

I have visual snow 🌨️🌨️🌨️ 



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REKHA's Collabs 2019-2025
Aerofuzz - Fly Baby Mix, NANO, Atlantis & Eagle -  Magi©Ian - Ian Rutter: https://soundcloud.com/ian-rutter-144739802
Let Your Spirit Fly, Close To You, Voodoo Stone Obsession, Agnus Dei - (Deep Mix), Pyar - (Hypnotic Mix), Sign Of The Times, Beautiful Darkness - Joerxworx - Jorg S:  https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
Cathedral, Gateway & Agnus Dei (Original), Another World, Life Of Ours & We Were Made - René Puschinger: https://soundcloud.com/r3np
(Don't Go) Tripping' On My Head - Meezerpocalypse - Ted Ransom: https://soundcloud.com/meezerpocalypse
Talk To Me, One For Me, Sonica-Cosmica, Everywhere, Trenches Below, Retro Active, COLD, Queen Nemo, Take Me - DELAFLOR - Manuel:  https://soundcloud.com/mercer-goldengalls
Rays of Hope, Northern Skies, Lifetron Trailer incl Lifetron Narration, Lifetron Ext Play, 4 Tracks, Lifetron 1, Inward Bound, Lifetron 2 & Rays Of Hope - OESJ (Peter Pasch & Ralph Wadephul): https://soundcloud.com/oesj
Music & Lyrics, Composer & Author REKHA - IYERN [Fe] - IYERN FE RECORDS CANADA/REKHA SONGS Publishing
Could It Be You, Hollywood & L'Étranger (Could It Be You) - Peter Heckmann:
https://soundcloud.com/peterheckmann
Solaris & Freedom - MusikLogo - Earnie S: https://soundcloud.com/musiklogo
Phoenix Resurrection, April Hope, Feline Fever, The 300, Forever Love & Flames of My Desire, This Time, Bend The Light (The Mad Scientist Speaks) - The Gat(s) - Jan S: https://soundcloud.com/thegats | Our YT Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW0f_FxkhzY
Candy Apple Dreams, Lies, FIX YA, Purple Hearts, Sweet Sin & Rock Reigns - Christian Moll Drenyovszky aka Eclectronix:  https://soundcloud.com/eclectronix
& https://soundcloud.com/christianmollmusic
Dark Deep Blue & Wicked - Echo Garage - Sven: https://soundcloud.com/echo-garage
Rockin' Deep, Stefan Van Walsum - Stefan: https://soundcloud.com/stefan-van-walsum
Only You & Together Forever - Wane of Summer - Sander H: https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer
Pyar, BANG BANG & India Man - AdmassD - Dirk: https://soundcloud.com/admassd
Indifference - Xanylovem - Xavier: @xanylovem
Another String  - Andrew Doyle aka II Camaleonte: https://soundcloud.com/andrew-doyle-32194121
Sweet Nothin' - KAERIAN: https://soundcloud.com/kaerian-1
Magic Land, DREAMS OF YOU & Beautiful Memories - Lecktric - David: https://soundcloud.com/proglectric
Family, Ride With Me - Colin Robinson: @colin-robinson-4
Halo - Belial Peligrim: @belialpelegrim
Captain Good - Tom Laukemper: https://soundcloud.com/tomlaukemper
Dream With Me Yodel Mix Original Version & Dream With Me Album Version - Karin-Maria Brunner: https://soundcloud.com/user-53145152-479345033
Banshee Woman, Paradise Below & Shiva Abode -  Mike - Motion X: @tripping_motion & Tripping Motion Music: https://soundcloud.com/trippingmotionmusic
Happy Hap-Hap - Hideo - PrimaLoop: https://soundcloud.com/primaloop
Psychedelia  & OM Interstellar - Martin Reed - https://soundcloud.com/its-tophonicus
House Of The Rising Sun - Brian Hudson - WetDogs Music https://soundcloud.com/brian-hudson-145918679
EASY - Cover, Give It Up, Crass & Crude, Cosmic Desserts, Whew, We've Only Just Begun - Cover, Cosmic Desserts - (Sleazy Bar Mix), Love Express, Just Want To Tell You, Planks - TexMex Shaman - https://soundcloud.com/texmex-shaman
My Baby | Permission Not Granted for use - eddyoffline - https://soundcloud.com/user-705706912/tracks
The Joy We Need - Svayam - https://soundcloud.com/joaomsousa
Boy Toy - N.o.b.S - @nobsmeyer
Rock Wind - Patrick Picault - https://soundcloud.com/patrickpicault
BBright - B-Day Boy, Kranko Branco Bizerko (Out Now on my YT) - https://soundcloud.com/wolfgang-schwarz-01051902
No Side - Car Camel, Spare Parts, Slave to the Device - ONE BLIND MOUSE - https://soundcloud.com/oneblindmouse/tracks
Shri Krishna - Rüdiger Petter - Listen to the amazing music of Rüdiger Petter here: https://soundcloud.com/ruediger-petter
Time Is Up - Stonerjazz's (Jeff) amazing tunes here: https://soundcloud.com/user-911083679
Roxy Rockers - (Rock Show Cover)- Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)https://soundcloud.com/josh-clary-1 & The Eclectic Collective
Bottle - GRENZLICHT: https://soundcloud.com/grenzlicht
Tandava  - Jo Richter of Sonic Structures & Silent Stretches - https://soundcloud.com/sonic-textures
My Song - SHARK TEETH - https://soundcloud.com/shark_teeth93 & Echo Garage - https://soundcloud.com/echo-garage
All I Ever Wanted: Midisound & Delaflor - https://soundcloud.com/sonido-reflexivo
Hope - MJ-Brewer & TexMex Shaman -https://soundcloud.com/user777114915

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++++. PROFILE NOTES ++++

Once a wannabe, not yet a has been.

It had been over a decade since I put together a song,
and for that matter basically walked away from music altogether.
Losing hope that I would ever have the time to put into music again,
I finally gave away my 3rd music studio.
I ran across SoundCloud around 2013,
and thought I might take what few songs I had recorded, 
and lay them to rest there.
And there they languished.

HOWEVER, around 2017 I went back to SoundCloud
and began listening a little more and a little more,
and actively taking a part in visiting the sites
of so many wonderful musicians and beautiful songs.
Also, more and more often I would discover that these artists
were blossoming everywhere around the world,
and most definitely worthy of high praise and compliments.

Then suddenly, these old dead soundtracks right here
began to have a bit of life breathed back into them.
From the kind words that began to come trickling in,
I thought, maybe, someday I might give this music thing a try again.

The thing that finally pushed me into action
was a particular SoundCloud artist…Sander Heerings,
AKA https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer
 

Not only was he encouraging,
but he began faithfully responding to a few questions,
then a barrage of them.

The final result seemed to be that after a couple of months,
the Old Grinder now has a 4th studio and, finally, a new song.
I hope there may be many more to come.

Thank you Sander, and to the multitude that have dropped in
to listen to these old songs, 
and most of all, for perking up my spirits.

pianoimprovictor@gmail.com
Victor Birkan resides in Beer Sheva, Israel. In his youth, he obtained a classical musical education in St. Peterburg, Russia. Even then, he showed an interest in piano improvisation, although his teachers did not encourage it too much. Then came a long break… Victor tried different professions – biologist, computer IT. His passion for music did not interrupted, but he only started playing regularly again around 2016, and in 2018 began posting his compositions.
After receiving positive feedbacks on social media, he focused on improvised music. He is deeply convinced that improvisation is not a privilege of jazz, it is the classical piano that finds its way to people's hearts. Victor Birkan never prepares for his recordings. Sitting down at the piano, he has no idea where to start, what will be in the middle and how he will finish. The melody will come from somewhere... He seeks to capture pure emotion and splash it onto the keyboard. Practically does not use computer effects. His listeners often write about the "magic", bewitching influence of his compositions.
Over the past year, Victor’s composition, “Between Night and Day”, has been nominated for Best Solo Piano Single by the ONE WORLD MUSIC RADIO, and some interesting compositions have been created in collaboration with Yellow Roze Records label. Victor is constantly striving to expand his audience.

Solo acoustic rock n roll! 🎸🎤

I am a solo guitarist mainly playing acoustically. I am a rock n roller with folk, country, blues, jazz and classical influences. It could be summed up as cowpunk.

I have written two songs, Mexico and Solution, and have also written a number of instrumentals. As I don't have many songs of my own, I like to learn to play standards so I have developed a bit of a repertoire.

All originals are copyright. 

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy it! This is NG, bluesing out!