With only Smeagol as their guide

With only Smeagol as their guide,
two Hobbits, with no steed to ride,
and no army beside,

having left the Shire with no goodbyes,
they dreamt of green meadows and blue skies,
but trudged ahead with few friends but a few who were wise,
day after day, they awoke to desolation and spying eyes.

Their foe was powerful had but one flaw as he lusted for power.
He could not imagine them approaching his tower
not to possess and wield the ring's mighty power
but to restore it to the Earth to devour.

There they stumbled toward Mordor, 
hardly stouter than a flower

only to have Smeagol cheat them all in the end
and get the ring back for he had no other friend.
But then, when all was lost, the story took an odd bend,
for Smeagol finally accomplished what no one else could
and bore that terrible burden to its fiery end.

Charles Ashurst 2021 1 12 edited 2023 1 14

with only smeagol as their guide 2023 1 14

Summer '22

Opus 2

This is a love song about letting go of your love for another, letting go of attempting to fall in love, and trying to fall in love again.

Lay it on you

The Finale

Take This 90’s Ride With Me .m4a

Close your eyes

01. Armin van Buuren & Nicole Moudaber - House Party [ARMADA]
02 IDEMI & Lustral - Everytime [ARMADA]
03 Sunny Lax - Samsara [ENHANCED PROG]
04 Tensnake - Free [ARMADA]
05 Maybe - 9 [ANJUNABEATS]
06 Cassian & YOTTO & Da Hool - Love Parade [AFTERLIFE]
07 Eli & Fur & Hugo Cantarra & Richard Judge - Love Again (Simon Doty Remix) [PIAS (ELECTRONIQUE)]
08 Claudio Cornejo (AR) - Colombo [UNIVACK]

Deep Sound Moments:
09 John Creamer & Stephane K - I Wish You Were Here (Das Pharaoh Remix) [FSOE UV]
10 ALPHA21 & Cendryma - Re-Entry [PATTERN]
11 VOLAC - Wannabe [THE MYTH OF NYX]
12 M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade - Body Language (Helsloot Remix) [GET PHYSICAL MUSIC]
13 Hausman - This Is Not a Drill [CLUBHAUS]
14 Don Diablo - Lose Control [HEXAGON]
15 SKREZIO DJ - Closer [NEW MUSIC]
16 Claudio Cornejo (AR) - Ocean Vibes [UNIVACK]
17 Darren Tate vs. Jono Grant - Let The Light Shine In (Nitrous Oxide Remix) [ARMADA CAPTIVATING]
18 SIDEPIECE - Cry For You [LIP SERVICE]
19 Levitate - Energia [UNDR BEAT]

The Weekly Moment Track:
20 Korolova & JOA - My Mind
21 Alex O'Neill & Uri Farre - Let Me Go [DEEPER HARMONIES]
22 Kasablanca - Time [ANJUNABEATS]
23 Federico Monachesi - Nile [OR TWO STRANGERS]
24 Oliver Smith & Amy J Pryce - Open Up (Hausman Remix) [ANJUNABEATS]
25 Diana Miro & Cristoph - Echoes [INTERSTELLAR]

Hype For Dreamers:
26 Rasmus Vels - Naila (Azpecialguest Remix) [HUSLY]
27 ALPHA21 & Cendryma - Resonance [PATTERN]
28 HAFT - Ascendance [UV NOIR]
29 HAFT - Skybound [UV NOIR]
30 Claudio Cornejo (AR) - Infinity [UNIVACK]

Kurai Presents Special:
01 Bouars & Førehand & VEENMOL - Techno on My Mind [KURAI]
02 DALJAE - Free Your Mind [KURAI]
03 Endica - Now or Never [KURAI]
04 Christian Lau - Underground [KURAI]
05 IOA - Afterparty Baddies [KURAI]
06 Select•Avenue & Poly Powder - Heart of Acid [KURAI]
07 King Chen - Veil of Oni [KURAI]
08 Marie Vaunt - LSD Loop (Marie Vaunt Edit) [KURAI]
09 Miss N-Traxx & Nick Acid - Mein Elixier [KURAI]
10 Sine2 - Let the Bass Consume You [KURAI]

Opus 2

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