Top 50 : R&B & Soul

Ladat’s Support Jan’22 vol.1

The music as I like it...
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In the Box

PL Easy & Ambient

Dark heavy synth bass with brighter leads driving you through a displaced space eventually bringing you out.
Dystopia

Dystopia

Episode 183

Αυτή είναι η 4η μου συνεργασία με τον Χρήστο Γεωργίου όπως λέω και στην εισαγωγή. Σε αυτό το κομμάτι, διαλύω τις αυταπάτες των ανίδεων και διαδίδω τις γνώσεις μου! 

MTK - Γνώθι Σαυτόν Feat Χρήστος Γεωργίου  

Μουσική: MTK και Χρήστος Γεωργίου
Στίχοι, Μίξη, Μάστερινγκ: MTK

Εισαγωγή:

MTK, Χρήστος Γεωργίου 
Αυτή είναι η 4η μας συνεργασία!

Τα μυαλά είναι σαν τ’ αλεξίπτωτα, δουλεύουν μόνο όταν είναι ανοιχτά!
Το γινάτι βγάζει μάτι χειροπιαστά! 

Εγώ και ο Κιτσάκης βγάλαμε άλλο ένα κομμάτι 
Στα ‘λήθεια, η αρνητική κριτική δεν μας νοιάζει 
Αναμφίβολα η ευελιξία μοναδικούς μας κάνει 
Η ηλεκτρική κιθάρα με το χιπ-χοπ σίγουρα ταιριάζει 
Δεν είμαι αγαθιάρης, σε ζηλότυπους δε δίνω βάση 
Ξέρεις πως ζηλεύουν όταν ψειρίζουν ένα ‘ριστουργηματάκι
Ούτε στίχους έχουν γράψει ούτε μπιτ έχουνε φτιάξει
Κανείς πλέον δουλειά δε θέλει ώστε τη καλή να πιάσει.

Κουπλέ 1:

Ουδέποτε ήμουν καλούτσικος, δε το συζητάω
Το θέμα είναι πως τους γκασμάδες και ανέντιμους δε πάω
Ούτε λέω ότι μεθάω, ούτε ξέκωλα πηδάω
Ούτε δέρνω και βαράω, ούτε γλεντοκοπάω

Τ’ ότι ρεζιλεύονται συνέχεια είναι φάουλ  
Κάθε πράξη έχει συνέπειες, προσέχω, δε χαλάω 
Σαν ακαλλιέργητος βλακέντιος δε μιλάω 
Με τις βλακείες που λένε τα ποζέρια γελάω  

Δεν τολμάνε να προωθήσουνε αρχές ενώ τολμάω  
Φως στους νόες δίνω, άρα τον χρόνο δε τον σπαταλάω  
Είμαι ενσυνείδητος, και βέβαια τα σπάω 
Όπως ο Καζαντζίδης τους πονεμένους συμπονάω 

Στο διάβολο τη ψυχή μου εγώ δε τη πουλάω 
Πράγματι, σαν κλειδάκι, το ευ ζην μου φυλάω 
Επομένως προσοχή σχεδόν ποτέ δε τη τραβάω 
Εύλογο που πολλές προβολές δεν αποκτάω. 

Ρεφρέν: 

Το δε ζητούμενον αλωτόν, εκφεύγειν δε ταμελούμενον
Ούτε καν είμαι των απαισιόδοξων 
Ούτε των αταξίδευτων συμπατριωτών   
Αλλά των γενναίων, των ξεχωριστών,
Των φιλόδοξων και των επαναστατών 
Και των ηθικών αξιών, 
Όπως λέγανε οι αρχαίοι γνώθι σαυτόν!

Κουπλέ 2:

Πολλοί ‘ποθέτουνε ότι θα ήμουν «χάλια στην Κύπρο»
Και πως θα αισθανόμουν σαν έναν «μοναχικό τύπο» 
Σα να περνάνε ‘ναν μορφωμένο άνδρα για γύφτο 
Τα βιώματά τους δε καθορίζουν τα δικά μου, δε δίνω,

Δυάρα για την αποθάρρυνση, δε θα χάσω και ύπνο  
Γράφοντας στίχους, αρνητικές σκέψεις άνετα σβήνω 
Σε γεγονότα τα επιχειρήματά μου βασίζω 
Να ‘χετε τα μυαλά σας ανοιχτά, σας συστήνω  

Μηδέποτε τον εαυτό μου με τους άλλους συγκρίνω    
Ευέλικτος είμαι, τους ορίζοντές μου πάντα ‘νοίγω 
Παίρνω σβάρνα τα μέρη, χαρά ΄ποκομίζω,
Εξερευνώντας διάφορες χώρες, σε σπηλιά δε θα μείνω 

Τρώει τη ψυχή η μιζέρια, θέλουμε θάλασσα, ήλιο, 
Κι εγκαρδιότητα, με τη σκοτεινιά δε τη βρίσκω 
Είμαι κάποιος, φωτίζω, παίρνω φωτιά, καθότι σπίρτο 
Στο κάτω-κάτω της γραφής, ξέρω καλά που ανήκω! 

Ρεφρέν: 

Το δε ζητούμενον αλωτόν, εκφεύγειν δε ταμελούμενον
Ούτε καν είμαι των απαισιόδοξων 
Ούτε των αταξίδευτων συμπατριωτών   
Αλλά των γενναίων, των ξεχωριστών,
Των φιλόδοξων και των επαναστατών 
Και των ηθικών αξιών, 
Όπως λέγανε οι αρχαίοι γνώθι σαυτόν!

Τέλος (x2):

Δε παίρνω τις σαχλαμάρες τοις μετρητοίς
Δε παίρνω τις σαχλαμάρες τοις μετρητοίς
Δε παίρνω τις σαχλαμάρες τοις μετρητοίς
Άμα παλέψεις για τα όνεριά σου, τότε θα παλέψουν για σένα, θα δεις!

MTK - Γνώθι Σαυτόν Feat Χρήστος Γεωργίου

Are the Russians repeating a new Berlin. A new (mental) wall is rising down through Europe as a consequence of the war. Why ? Inspired by the war in Ukraine and David Bowies monster hit "Heroes". The song written in and about Berlin. Trying to catch a part of the same feeling. Waving. Guitars flying. Waves in the sea.

Highlights from John F. Kennedys speech in Berlin 1963 - Ich Bin ein Berliner. 

Instrumental version without John F. Kennedy Speech:
https://soundcloud.com/modvaegt/walk-on-clouds-instrumental

Track from the Instrumental Rock Album 2023 from MODVÆGT:
No Music No Life: https://soundcloud.com/modvaegt/sets/nomusicnolife

V. 1.0
Released January 2023

Ich Bin Ein Berliner (Instrumental with Kennedy Speech)

Bryson Tiller ~ Finesse (Cover)

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Sunday Best

In year 2016 we made the successful ascent of Aconcagua (6,962 m).
It was good rock&roll. 
I still have in my mind the hard moments when we have been nailed down to ground on the place called Portezuelo del Viento evaluating if we still have a chance to keep going up.
All this memory turned into this kind of folk&jazz piece. I had good fun to make this music. As good as making this nice summit with good band of friends.
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Windy corner

Short surfing on the new waves of RnB
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On R&B Waves

I turned one more year of my life. For sure I'm getting older but it seems the spirit is not affected. I still wanna dance...
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Wanna Dance (Electro Funk)

Bit of romance....
Done in Apple GarageBand using Chill Live Loop Grid.
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Chilling Valentines

This is my hit for Swiss Music Awards. Or at least for Naomi Awards in category Outstandingly Bad Contribution to Music.
Or this is the outcome of experiment related to Mike Cohn’s article about “Six Agile Product Development Myths” (Myth #1: Isn’t Agile Just for Software Development?).
Anyway it doesn’t matter what it is. I had really good fun doing it.
Music and video are all done by iPhone (GarageBand with Rock Live Loop Grid and Clips), final compilation in Abode Elements, using Agile approach with spirit of “Think Big, Start Small, Learn Fast” and “Fail Fast, Fail Often, And Follow Your Passion”.
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It Rolls

No Idea

Nature is, in so many ways, a genius artist. From my point of view, the sky is one of its most amazing masterpiece! It becomes painting, literature and music all together and touches each of us in a different, always powerful, way. 

Turning the head up at the sky, by a clear night, being astonished by the beauty of the stars and feeling giddy by their quantity. Looking heavenward, at night, if possible from a peaceful, quiet and dark place, is a pleasure I think I will never get tired of. From balcony before heading bed or getting out of a tent early morning before climbing a summit, there is always something magic about this celestial roof. Watching the stars... It’s fascinating, it’s our roots and our future, it’s infinity and more you think about it, more huge, inspiring and terrifying this becomes. It’s simple, obvious, there since ever and simultaneously so vast, complex and in permanent transformation

My version of a night sky full of stars is mixing a traditional mandolin with an electronic background, the cover picture is from MaKo and my thoughts are put in words by Alihossi.

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▶ARTWORK◀
MaKo: instagram.com/marketka1975

Watching the stars

We are all in movement, travelling, more or less often, across short or long distance, back to our roots or to unknown places. We do it in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. We do so all year round. We travel by day and night. We do it with pleasure, excitement, boredom or fear. This is a daily activity for some, when for others it’s only for holidays.

Some travel across the world, jump in more planes that they can keep track of, suffer jet-lag every week and keep their passport in their pocket at all time.

Some travel in their dreams, close the eyes and escape to exotic places, imagine the most beautiful places and get away in their secret thoughts.

Some travel through maps, pictures, books, movies, poems, songs, exhibitions, discussions and stories.

I have myself a long list of places I have been to, some I would like to return to, some I don’t know yet and think I would like to discover, some I don’t know I would love, some I don’t even think about, some I think I would not be interested about and some I will ignore forever.

This song is dedicated to the far Asia I don’t know, a town I never thought about visiting until tonight, a small street corner I just pointed by chance when looking on my phone, a geocache which is exactly eight thousands one hundred and forty-nine point five kilometers away from my bed.

So close, so far, so similar, so different, so dark, so clear, so beautiful, so ugly, so calm, so noisy, so calm, so ugly, so beautiful, so clear, so dark, so different, so similar, so far, so close.

A probably quite comparable place to the one my friend MaKo was standing to when she took the photography illustrating this song.

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2nX96XjXTUZvCoNWTNNun3
SoundCloud: @Ladat
Apple Music: music.apple.com/ch/artist/ladat/1465006973
Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/artists/B07S5HGR98
Deezer: www.deezer.com/artist/66111552
BandZone.cz: bandzone.cz/ladat
YouTube: www.youtube.com/Ladat77
FB: https://www.facebook.com/77Ladat

▶ARTWORK◀
MaKo: instagram.com/marketka1975

8'149.5 km

Why do we travel? Why to leave our comfort, family, friends, habits and context? For the sake of leaving our comfort, family, friends, habits and context! To change, to shake the dust, to try new things, to put ourselves in relative danger, to be surprised, to learn, experiment, discover. How many expectations to we carry along in our backpack? The hope to fall in love with another culture, to meet inspiring people, to learn new language and codes, to live unique experiences…

Quand je voyage, c’est un mélange d’espoir, océan, sourires, pluie, mouvement, Suisse, corps, musique, merveille, différence, liberté, vivre, transporter, respirer, retour, train, souvenirs, oubli…  

When I travel, it doesn’t matter how it turns, if my hopes are fulfilled, if my expectations are met… I always come back full of memories, some strong, some sweet, some I keep thinking about, some which pop up unexpectedly. And it always feel good to come back home after an intense period of travel, to get back to my comfort, family, friends, habits and context. It feels safe, warm, easy, quiet.  

Cover photo by MaKo

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2nX96XjXTUZvCoNWTNNun3
SoundCloud: @Ladat
Apple Music: music.apple.com/ch/artist/ladat/1465006973
Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/artists/B07S5HGR98
Deezer: www.deezer.com/artist/66111552
BandZone.cz: bandzone.cz/ladat
YouTube: www.youtube.com/Ladat77
FB: https://www.facebook.com/77Ladat

▶ARTWORK◀
MaKo: instagram.com/marketka1975

Quand je voyage

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Hot Pink

Like That (feat. Gucci Mane)

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Say So

When We Were Happy

Ladat, born Ladislav Tesar, is Litomerice (Czech republic) native, body and soul, who writes and composes his music in Chatel-St-Denis, Switzerland. Ladat is not a band in the true sense of the word, but rather a musical project that emerged in 2019 as an escape from reality, because things go better with music.

Ladat's musical odyssey defies conventional labels and freely blends elements of rock, folk, country, and jazz into a rich and genre-bending style that invites listeners to explore the diverse spectrum of influences that shape his emotional and diverse compositions.
As an experienced composer and lyricist, Ladat weaves stories that deeply resonate with audiences and offers a captivating and immersive musical experience, where each song is an expression of boundless passion, creativity, and an unapologetic celebration of musical diversity.

Since 2021, Ladat has been collaborating freely with the Slovenian A7 Recording Studio and musicians around guitarist and drummer Blaž Pavšič, such as Uroš Mohorič (guitar), Gregor Alič aka Hanson or Peter Beznec (bass), and singers Anton Premec, Kristina Jelić, Maja Štebih, Hana Pavšič or Oliver Neff aka Titanic Jack.