Do I seem lighter now?
Do I pirouette into the room?
Have the shades all been ripped away?
Are the bleeding hearts now in bloom?
Mhm

Honey, you're the torch that has shone through the night
Just for me
Lovely, the glow that has pierced my skin
And set me alight
On this cool, dark night

Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Tonight

Do I seem happy now?
Am I now a joyful sight?
I think I used to be funny
Let's see if I am when I see you tonight
Mhm

Honey, you're the torch that has shone through the night
Just for me
Lovely, the glow that has pierced my skin
And set me alight
On this cool, dark night

Lovely, the way your skin adheres to mine
Lovely, the hills I trace down your spine
Lovely, all the ways you are tonight, on this

Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
When we burn most bright


A Torch in the Night

Have a listen to my album "Curiosities Of Outsider Art" (Sept 2025). Quirky and interesting tunes.
Thank you for listening!

I try to write with rich lyrical details and self-deprecating humor about the human condition. Plus, that unique Shade Structure sound!  It sounds best with headphones. Thanks for any comments, reposts or likes.

Discography: Available under Album tag on my Soundcloud main page. 
* Curiosities Of Outsider Art (Sept 2025)
*All this Useless Beauty (2025)
*Rockers (2024) 
*Arrhythmia & Blues (2024)
* The Curse Of A Good Looking Ghost (2024)
* Low Profile (2024)
* Smilers (EP 2023)
•Short Songs For Tall Minds"  (2022)
•Friends, They're Gonna Get Your Story Wrong (2021)
•A Suburban Dadaist With Some Store Bought Beats (2021)
•All Feel and No Technique (2020)
•This Is How I Spend My Nights (2019)
•California Songs (2018-2019)

All sounds contained within are home-made/DIY recordings. Most songs are short stories, as I am influenced by Musicians & Writers like Raymond Carver, Warren Zevon, Mountain Goats, Tom Waits, Mark Eitzel,  Randy Newman, Destroyer, Steely Dan, Captain Beefheart, Loudon Wainwright III, Leonard Cohen & The National. Most songs have the lyrics on the song page. Thank you for listening!

Caféine is a French songs duo (Jo and Cathie) with Original, hand-crafted compositions ;- ) Every kind of collaboration welcome!  Work in progress ! songs to enjoy with your morning coffee!
All songs are 100% homemade, handmade, without AI, so it takes us time and the result is 1) uneven and 2) debatable in terms of content and technique. Thank you for your support if you like one or more songs!
Caféine est un duo (Jo et Cathie) de chanson française de compositions originales et artisanales! Toute collaboration est la bienvenue!  - Chansons douces ou vitaminées à déguster avec le café du matin! 
Toutes les chansons sont 100% fait maison, fait main, sans IA, et donc cela nous prend du temps et le résultat est 1-inégal 2-discutable sur le fond et la technique. Merci pour votre soutien si une ou plusieurs chansons vous plaisent!

#chansonfrancaise #Frenchsong #French_song #Songwriter #Pop-French #Feelgood #coffee #morningchill #jazzy #chill #Paris #frenchmusic #bossa #dreamy #calm 
Membre SACEM #France 
 Merci pour votre soutien ! Thanks for your support ! Grazie per  il vostro sostegno! Gracias pour su apoyo!  당신의 지원에 감사드립니다 !謝謝你們的支持  !ご協力ありがとうございます! cảm ơn sự hỗ trợ của bạn!

After my last creation, it felt like the universe went quiet. Every sound, every spark of inspiration just disappeared. At first, it felt strange, almost like I had lost my connection to everything that moves me. But that silence taught me something. It made me listen deeper, not to the world around me, but to the stillness inside.

And somewhere in that quiet, something started to wake up again. A small pulse, a spark, a reminder that the fire within us never really goes out. It just waits for us to believe in it again.

Now I am creating from a different place, not from pressure or expectation, but from love, from truth, from the desire to grow and express what words cannot.

If you have been in that same quiet space, wondering where your light went, trust that it is still there. The silence is not an ending. It is the breath before the next chapter begins.

It is time to rise again. Time to create.



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“Returning to the source is stillness,
which is the way of nature.
The way of nature is unchanging,
and knowing constancy is insight.
Not knowing constancy leads to disaster.
Knowing constancy, the mind is open.
With an open mind, you will be open-hearted.
Being open-hearted, you will act royally.
Being royal, you will attain the divine.
Being divine, you will be at one with the Tao.
Being at one with the Tao is eternal,
and though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away." ‐Lao Tzu


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I wanted to share a sincere update about the new track. The creative spark was strong from the start, but along the way, the process revealed some real challenges that slowed the momentum.

I’m holding true to a no-rush mindset. Every artist faces that moment when inspiration tests patience, and this is mine. The struggle is frustrating, but it’s also the forge where something greater takes shape. These pauses, as difficult as they are, often become the heartbeat of the art itself.

To honor that process and deliver something that truly lasts, the preview is postponed until further notice.

Thank you for walking with me through this phase. I’m not chasing completion; I’m chasing something that feels eternal.


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✨ I came across this piece from Sinners again, and it reminded me of the power music has to heal and awaken something deeper in us.
Sharing it with you all because music is more than sound 》》》it’s medicine for the soul.

https://youtu.be/-h5fUA-DAdk?si=uynh8fMjL0kuB8BN

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The Love of Music Above All:
For me, creating isn’t about chasing trends or playing it safe. It’s about honesty, about following that pull inside that refuses to be silenced. Every time I sit down to make music, I remind myself why I began: not for views, not for validation, but for the love of music itself.

True creation means being unafraid to be yourself, even when it breaks the patterns others hold onto. When you follow your gut and trust that spark you feel within, you align with something greater. That’s the energy I put into my music, and it’s the journey I invite you to walk with me.





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My music is born from struggle, discovery, and transformation. It has been my torch through the darkest nights, guiding me toward light when all seemed lost. Every note carries a piece of my journey: pain, resilience, and the spark of hope that refused to die.

Music saved me, and through it I found a way to connect with others in moments where words were not enough. These compositions are more than sounds, they are vessels of emotion, meant to reach the hidden places of the soul and remind the lost that light still waits beyond the shadows.

If my work can touch even one heart, lifting it from despair into wonder, then it fulfills its purpose.



Birthday: Jun 6 1991
Name: Jesus Emanuel Salib
Married (11+ years)
I live for 3 things: 1) God, 2) My family & loved ones, & 3) Music that carries Healing 


HARDEST LOCAL RAPPER FROM PITTSBURGH 🔥 MOST OF MY SONGS *ARE NOT OFFICIALLY RECORDED OR RELEASED* WELCOME TO THE UNDERGROUND UNRELEASED

You can watch the video clip "Reflection" on my channel YouTube.
All for the sake of experiment. Attempts to master neural engines through practical experience and turn them into works of art.

A laboratory with an open bar and floating altar. Come on in! 

Here are various solo and collaborative projects - songs, soundscapes, live looped solo guitar improvisations. 

This project used to be called "imaginary friends", but it became too real for that name, as did many of you.

I hope you enjoy something you find here. Do feel free to be in touch, you never know what might happen.  

I also invite you to attend @hypnopompetus, a duo project with the illustrious Cheesemont Paisley-Paisley https://soundcloud.com/sel-sync, and Fictive Sisters, a transatlantic band with  the incomparable Wheelwright https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-distraction.

Dubbed “brooding indie rocker” by Losangeles.com, Los Angeles vocalist Hayden Kelly, carries some unique vocal attributes and sultry versatility.  Hayden was the lead vocalist for Baltimore Sunday, The Gravy Tribe, Monochrome (Perish), Citizen Savant, The Furies and has played in esteemed venues (House of Blues, The Hotel Café, The Viper Room, The Derby, LA Pride and The Mint).
Her first album, the self titled "Baltimore Sunday", was recorded by Ryan Krieger (Cro Mags, Blue Man Group) and mastered by producer Jon Russel at Presence Studios in Connecticut. Hayden has shared a stage with Buddy Guy at the legendary Stanhope House in New Jersey and has had the good fortune to work with some amazing musicians like Joel Stites (Scapegoat Wax) and Craig Meyer (Rachel Platten, Baltimore Sunday).

Main DAW :  Studio one pro 7    Mixcraft pro 10 studio    Ability pro 5

My name is Marc from Newcastle and I am from Newcastle and I am going out with carly syron. And she has got wonderful carers as welll

A Torch in the Night

Mafew Van de Maxville