In pain the new time is born.

Adelbert von Chamisso

(1781 - 1838), actually Louis Charles-Adélaïde de Chamisso de Boncourt, a German-French poet and naturalist.

Source: Chamisso, Poems. Occasional poems. From: On the death of Otto von Pirch, 1833

Im Schmerze wird die neue Zeit geboren.

Adelbert von Chamisso

(1781 - 1838), eigentlich Louis Charles-Adélaïde de Chamisso de Boncourt, deutsch-französischer Dichter und Naturforscher

Quelle: Chamisso, Gedichte. Gelegenheitsgedichte. Aus: Auf den Tod von Otto von Pirch, 1833

Sands Of Time

Bibbelchen

Utilizing a blend of external hardware and software instruments to produce this electro.  Samples derived from a Charles Bukowski reading.  Thank you for listening!

Context is Minimal

Context Is Minimal

I SEE THE RAIN ON MY WINDOW
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath

I see the rain on my window,
dropping down into the drain,
The pill I take helps me to like it,
and I watch it again and again.

But once a year the pill is forgotten,
and they let me see the world anew,
and have a date with a woman that will be like me,
that is, she'll be pill-less, too.

And they'll take us to a wooden table,
where she'll sit across with a rose between,
But before we talk, she'll want to go to the bathroom,
and I'll laugh and cry and make a scene.

And I'll see the rain on the window,
dropping down into the drain,
And when the waiter comes to take our order,
I'll ask for something to be normal again.

I see the rain on my window,
dropping down into the drain,
The pill I take helps me to like it,
and I watch it again and again.

I See the Rain on My Window

Tuk-tuk On The Autobahn

Wieder einmal auf Kontrollflug durch ihren Quadranten kam Disco-Cat am Planeten Neptune 9 vorbei. Eigentlich wollte sie nur neues Material für den Soundspeicher bei dem chinesischen Kater Meo-Wing für ihr Keyboard kaufen, doch von der gegenüberliegenden Diskothek hörte sie seltsame Musik… Ihr Mittelsmann, Kater Maunzi, hatte ihr gesteckt, dass Space Cat offensichtlich einen Job als DJ angenommen hat.
„So will sie sich auf den bevorstehenden Kampf vorbereiten?“, dachte sich Disco-Cat, „und vor allem, was denkt die denn, wer ich bin? Ich entführe doch keine Prinzessinnen!“

Irgendjemand spielt hier ein „abgekatertes“ Spiel. Um herauszufinden, wer hier Intrigen spinnt, entschloss sich Disco-Cat auf den Planeten Chephren zu fliegen, um sich in Whiskas-City Rat von der geheimnisvollen Sheba zu holen… Sie riet ihr - nach einem langen Gespräch - ganz entspannt zu schnurren und der Dinge zu harren… Mit neuem Material an Sounds für ihr Keyboard trat sie die Heimreise nach Maine Coon an - mit einem mulmigen Gefühl! Es war ihr, als ob ihr jemand folgte…

Doch den Rat von Sheba befolgend, zog sie sich die Kopfhörer über und hörte Musik von Cat Stevens.

Once again on a control flight through her quadrant Disco-Cat passed the planet Neptune 9. Actually, she only wanted to buy new material for the sound storage at the Chinese Cat Meo-Wing for her keyboard, but from the opposite discotheque she heard strange music... Her intermediary, Cat Maunzi, had told her that Space Cat had obviously taken a job as a DJ.
"Is this how she wants to prepare for the upcoming battle?" thought Disco-Cat, "and above all, who does she think I am? I don't kidnap princesses!"

Someone is playing a "hungover" game here. To find out who is scheming, Disco-Cat decided to fly to the planet Chephren to get advice from the mysterious Sheba in Whiskas City... She advised her - after a long conversation - to purr quite relaxed and wait for things to happen... With new material of sounds for her keyboard, she started her journey home to Maine Coon - with a queasy feeling! She felt as if someone was following her....

But taking Sheba's advice, she put on her headphones and listened to music by Cat Stevens.

Disco Cat In Trouble

It’s Easy Doing Country (or #widowlife)
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath
 
Now a man started a country song,
And sang it out all strong,
And he played it at the honky-tonks,
And he hummed it all night long,
But nine months later,
His song became undone,
When someone knocked at his door
And handed him a son.  

Oh, it was easy (for him) to do country,
And sing it for all to hear,
Then forget all about it,
And keep it in arrears,
But the woman he’d composed with,
wouldn’t let it disappear.
And she added a boy to his chorus,
And that at sixty years!

And she told him flat out:
I really wanted to love you,
Until I found it was a sham
Your country song went out of tune
When I found you were a married man.
You made me think you were solo,
When your duet was at home,
So good luck at being trio,
You, your wife, and son. 

Oh, a man started a country song,
And sang it out all strong,
Until he got a baby boy,
And the tune went out all wrong,
Then the whole town got involved,
And sung the parts unsung.  
And his wife joined the chorus
And even brought her gun. 

It’s easy doing country
When your wife’s not a home
Going down to the honky-tonks
Pretending to be alone
But nine months later
When presented with a son
It’s really hard explaining
 exactly what you’ve done.

It's Easy To Do  Country

A heartfelt pop ballad built on piano, glockenspiel, drums, and cello, “It’s Always Been You” captures the timeless feeling of realizing love has always been right there. 

It's Always Been You

It Ain’t The Same

A Man's Truth

Angelys has crafted a timeless tune with catchy hooks, a beat that never stops, and an earworm we can all sing along to. Check out original music video: https://youtu.be/h42rk5RoaCk and #spreadthelove

Song In My Heart

I’m a song-writer who enjoys creating music of any genre.

My son recently introduced me to A.I. and taught me how to do covers of my previously released non-A.I. music. Since I've never considered myself a performer (except playing with worship bands at church or solo-piano at a rehab center) using A.I. is right up my alley.

Since I've  exhausted using my previously released music for A.I. covers, I now compose music in a DAW, rip to a wave file, and make an A.I. cover of this wave file. I then write lyrics to the A.I. music. It takes around 100 A.I. iterations to complete the lyrics and get a style I'm happy with.  

Brief Bio: Lived more than a quarter of my life overseas (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). Each country gave me an appreciation for different types of music plus probably why I get bored easily in sticking with one genre or another.