Name: Pacifier by Mike Branch
Duration: 3 min 36 s
Description: “Pacifier” is an indie acoustic reflection on the quiet things we reach for when the world feels too loud. It explores that human need for comfort, distraction, and emotional shelter in the middle of uncertainty and pressure. Built on warm acoustic tones and an intimate vocal delivery, the track sits in the space between vulnerability and hope.

feels very nostalgic, like I'm back in my room discovering songs on the radio

I so  much prefer such a piece with technical flaws, but real human emotions (and a nice voice btw) over perfect but unalive AI music. I don't repost such stuff, but this I repost, because of the emotion. I would love it, if the guitar really locked in with the drums. It's stumbling a bit too much for my taste. Keep it going, the emotion is real and I love that you're expressing it with music so we can resonate.

This song started out many years ago as a novelty party spoof on blues. I would ad lib the lyrics and improvise an accompaniment on acoustic guitar which meant no two performances were ever the same. See Retrospection’s Facebook page for a sample.

Recently I decided to do a serious blues rock version and this current track has been inspired by the blues rock style of Eric Clapton and the licks by other blues artists. The lyrics still do contain just a little hint of the mischievous fun from the old party days.

Back Fence Blues

Para escuchar la versión original  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/isabel

Para escuchar la versión instrumental  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/isabel-ver-texto

Para ver el video  https://youtu.be/DC_YomrvGYA

ISABEL

Yo era un muchacho triste y solo
cuando te conocí; 
yo era un muchacho triste y solo
cuando me enamoré de ti.

La luz entró en mi vida
con una chiquilla
tan linda como tú;
brilló en una mañana
que el alba mostraba
su manto más azul.

Estribillo

Tú has cambiado mi vida
me has devuelto la sonrisa
me has abierto el corazón
que aún estaba cerrado
recordando el pasado
sin ninguna emoción.

Sólo estando a tu lado
no me siento abandonado
Isabel de mi corazón
sólo estando a tu lado
vuelvo a sentirme algo
y hasta tengo una ilusión.

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Soy tan dichoso en este mundo
porque tengo tu amor;
soy tan dichoso en este mundo
porque tu empuje es mi motor.

Te vas con esa sonrisa
de bondad divina
que me da la paz;
y con tus rubios cabellos
que agita el viento
como en un trigal.

Estribillo

ISABEL

I was a sad and lonely boy
when I met you;
I was a sad and lonely boy
when I fell in love with you.

The light came into my life
with a little girl
as pretty as you;
shined in a morning
that the dawn showed
her bluest cloak.

Chorus

You have changed my life
you have returned my smile
you have opened my heart
that was still closed
remembering the past
without any emotion.

Just being by your side
I don't feel abandoned
Isabel of my heart
just being by your side
I feel something again
and I even have an illusion.

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I am so blessed in this world
because I have your love;
I am so blessed in this world
because your drive is my engine.

You leave with that smile
of divine goodness
that gives me peace;
and with your blonde hair
that stirs the wind
like in a wheat field.

Chorus

Isabel

Para escuchar la versión instrumental  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/en-la-otra-orilla

En la otra orilla

En la orilla del dolor
sólo tienen frustración
y el anhelo de un mundo mejor.

En la orilla del placer
todo es poco hasta ser
el más fuerte y el que tenga el poder.

Estribillo

Desde la orilla se ve el fulgor
de la riqueza aupada en neón
que nutre la fe y la ilusión.
Todos se echan a la mar
porque piensan que tendrán
por fin un lugar para soñar.

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No se entiende que huir
del infierno es seguir
el instinto de sobrevivir.

Estribillo

Y se tienen que aguantar
si los quieren explotar
los mismos que los quieren echar.

On the other shore

On the shore of pain
they only have frustration
and the longing for a better world.

On the shore of pleasure
everything is too little until you are
the strongest and the one who has the power.

Chorus

From the shore you can see the glow
of wealth boosted in neon
that nourishes faith and illusion.
Everyone sets out to sea
because they think they will
finally have a place to dream.

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It is not understood that fleeing
from hell is following
the instinct to survive.

Chorus

And they have to put up with
if they want to exploit them
the same people who want to throw them out.

En la otra orilla (Feat. Hugo Iglesias Olmos)

Victoria - Officium Defunctorum (Remix)

Welcome to the 3rd and final instalment of Conzoom's Electropop Depeche Mode covers album. Featuring the full album, and some unreleased bonus tracks. 

Outrageous Intro 
My Secret Garden / Cold Connection
The Sun And The Rainfall (Extended) / Echo Image
Broken / Erotic Elk
Behind The Wheel / Eth
Nothing To Fear (Extended) / Franco Colombo 
It Doesn't Matter Two / Oui Plastique ft Bridget Gray
Never Let Me Down Again (Extended) / Parralox 
The Things You Said / Perpacity
Ghost (Full Length) / Somegirl
Precious / Spektralized 
Puppets / Technomancer + Angst Pop ft Stephan Groth
Halo / The Moons Of Jupiter
Soothe My Soul (Extended) / Tycho Brahe 
Rush (Extended) / Halo
Where's The Revolution / Kunt
But Not Tonight / Positronic
The Dead Of Night (Extended) / Somegirl
New Dress / Egoamp
Two Minute Warning / Vainerz
Enjoy The Silence / Haberdashery
Outrageous Outro 

Electropop Depeche Mode Vol 3

soundtrack to a set of short documentaries

2025

m muse

Fallen Angel

We ain’t going anywhere

Bumble

The Bridge

“Pacifier” is an indie acoustic reflection on the quiet things we reach for when the world feels too loud. It explores that human need for comfort, distraction, and emotional shelter in the middle of uncertainty and pressure. Built on warm acoustic tones and an intimate vocal delivery, the track sits in the space between vulnerability and hope.

Pacifier

Mike Branch
Beach-born, ocean-inspired.

An Australian singer-songwriter blending modern beach acoustics, folk, and indie, Mike Branch crafts songs that feel like a deep breath of sea air. Influenced by legends like Bob Dylan, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Jack Johnson, his music is a reflection of the tides—sometimes calm and introspective, sometimes powerful and free. Whether riding waves or writing songs, Mike finds rhythm in nature and storytelling in the swell.

Pacifier

Mike Branch

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