herman13schwartz

Figure It Out

A song about trying to help someone depressive.

Guide You Safely

44 minutes 44 seconds of 'La Discoteca Speciale !' - 'Size doesn't matter - seven inch are enough !' freaking out @ Studio S.I.K., Kiel in April 2000 done with vinyl only on 2 turntables by Herman Schwartz

www.hermanschwartz.de

Herman Schwartz @ Studio S.I.K., Kiel in April 2000

The Ulysses butterfly, or Papilio ulysses, is a large swallowtail butterfly native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. It is a common sight in the rainforests of Cairns, Queensland. The Ulysses butterfly is known for its striking blue and black wings, which can reach up to 14 cm in length. The males have a bright blue patch on their forewings, while the females have a more subdued blue color. The Ulysses butterfly is a fast and erratic flier, making it difficult to photograph. It is most active on sunny days, when it can be seen feeding on nectar from flowers. The Ulysses butterfly is an important pollinator of rainforest plants. It is also a popular tourist attraction, and many people visit Cairns specifically to see this beautiful butterfly.


Ulysses

DJ ALLSKYNZ - 'WILD @ ART' - 02.04.25

An hour trip into electronic bliss

'WILD @ ART' - 02.04.25

House set at 080 Barcelona Fashion Week

Frammento contenente tre brani (Umberto, In nome della Nazienda in crescita, Minidub) registrato dal vivo a Turriaco GO, il 9 maggio 2009, durante il concerto "Scateniamoci" a favore dei lavoratori cassaintegrati della Eaton Automotive presso la Casa del Popolo.
La poesia "In nome della Nazienda in crescita" è di Carlo Natali.
Con Carlo Natali alla voce, ritmiche e field recordings e Thomas Graber ai synth, elettronica, manipolazioni sonore.

[unreleased] L'Orastrana - Umberto/Nazienda/Minidub (live @ Scateniamoci Turriaco GO 2009-05-09)

A little bit of tropicana to warm up a cold damp UK afternoon!
Thank you always for your kind reposts plays and playlists!!!

Primavera

WARNING: This is one of my Avant-Garde theatrical pieces and NOT a love song! It's an instrumental about the dangers of war and the horror of a Nuclear bomb being dropped somewhere! Perfect timing for today, right? It's not a pleasant theme or thought but I'm really worried about the mindset that this world is in at the moment, even the doomsday clock is the closest it has been to midnight ever! Whichever country is stupid enough to drop a nuke, will be the country that dooms us all! The planet may survive but humanity and the animal kingdom will certainly perish with the nuclear fallout. I'm a veteran and I don't want us to end in such a selfish, cowardly, idiotic manner such as this!! 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/V76mqew2Ji8

The video is a remake and a remix and it deals with the reality we all must face now due to some very stupid people in charge here and around the world! This a WARNING to everybody, if you love your family, friends, children, neighbors, anyone! Please, let's remove anybody in power that thinks this is a good idea! There are many such non-thinking individuals in power around the world right now, that simply couldn't care less about you and your loved ones! Please watch the video, it goes with this soundtrack! A NUCLEAR WAR WILL NOT HAVE A WINNER! We will all be losers!! Please share this song/video with all your friends and family. A warning to the wise from a musical vet. Take care and beware and may God bless us all before it's too late.🙏✌🏼

"OBLIVION" (Video - https://youtu.be/V76mqew2Ji8)

let me be there for you

on the dance floor

This song is a new one written this year and it's about how we've all become Broken Mirrors in some way. All of us, we were a loving people, not a cruel people, we were a caring people, not a hateful people, we were a hard working and strong people but also a very fragile people and I feel we've become a little bit more shattered in recent years. Our beliefs and hopes have diminished somewhat and this song reflects that broken mirror in us all. It's harder and harder to stay positive in this crazy hateful world today. I sang this one since Charlie was not available. I think the mix was too loud but I'm having problems with my computer and couldn't adjust the sound in my film editor like I usually do. 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/CUpzZLL-xJc

I worked hard on the video and tried to follow the lyrics as close as possible. It will drop on August 1st on YouTube. It's about our lack of empathy as of late and this constant hatred for other people that I now sense in this great country of ours!.  So I asked myself, how did we get here? When a country starts depriving its citizens of basic needs like healthcare and not helping our senior citizens and ignoring the less fortunate among us and stop assistance for veterans (like me) that risked our lives for this country, then we're on a road to destruction and our government has failed us.  All I can do is write songs, so songs I shall write. I still believe in love, love is always the answer!  Take care & God bless!🙏😎✌🏼

“BROKEN MIRRORS"

WE LIVE INSIDE OUR CASTLES,
WE HIDE BEHIND OUR WALLS,
WARM AND SECURE, NEVER ENDURE,  
HARDSHIPS THAT BEFALL,             
THE CRESTFALLEN AMONG US,
THE ONES THAT WE IGNORE,      

PRETEND THEY DON’T EXIST,
PERHAPS THEY’LL MELT AWAY, 
THEY’LL DISAPPEAR, ALONG WITH FEARS, 
WE MAY BE THEM ONE DAY,
THEY REALLY NEVER MATTERED,
THE WRETCHED WE DEPLORE, 

BROKEN MIRRORS, BROKEN MINDS,
SOMETIMES WE CHOOSE TO BE BLIND,
CONVINCE OURSELVES, WE’RE MILES ABOVE,  
THOSE THAT BEG AND CRAWL,
 BROKEN MIRROR ALWAYS REFLECT, 
 WHAT’S BROKEN IN US ALL,

MAN IS A STRANGE CREATURE,
SO CRUEL BUT YET SO KIND, 
OUR TAPESTRY IS OUR ARTISTRY,
OUR HEART SOMETIMES SUBLIME,    
YET SOME HAVE A DARKER SIDE,
THEY LURK BEHIND SATAN'S DOOR,  

     BROKEN MIRRORS, BROKEN MINDS,
     SOMETIMES WE CHOOSE TO BE BLIND,
     CONVINCE OURSELVES, WE’RE MILES ABOVE,  
     THOSE THAT BEG AND CRAWL,
     BROKEN MIRROR ALWAYS REFLECT, 
     WHAT’S BROKEN IN US ALL.

 BY JIM VALDES © 2025

"BROKEN MIRRORS" (Video - https://youtu.be/CUpzZLL-xJc)

This months edition of Kalanda Tapes is now live, featuring some of the months best underground house releases!

This month the focus is on big hitting high energy house tracks. More of a peak time vibe but with a few unexpected twists and turns along the way.  

Hope you enjoy the mixtape and if you did please leave a like and comment. :)

" Monthly independent house music podcast "Kalanda Tapes" from Hifi Low Life covering the months best releases from the underground house scene, mainly covering the minimal / deep / tech subgenres "

KALANDA TAPES 19 ( JUL 25 NEW RELEASES / deep / tech / minimal )

So nice that my longtime collaborator friend @dough-factory has returned to SoundCloud after a break of a couple years! This is our first track working together since then and it came together in a really cool way. I was inspired by Ryan's electronic drums and bass to lay down some rhythm guitar as well as a few synth leads. Then he came up with some awesome lyrics/vocals that I think captures the vibe of this piece quite well.

Keep an eye out for more from us, we are thinking of pulling together a whole album or EP over the coming months.

Dive

Be Careful what you wish for. You just might get it. Fame is a double-edged sword.

Careful

All Guitars, Bass, Saxophones, Vocals, Drum programming by Carlo Neve
Written, Recorded and mixed by Carlo Neve
Recorded in Ableton Live 12

Artwork: Picture taken by Carlo Neve in Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, The video installation by Refik Anadol is titled 'in situ'. 


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Hugging Trance Abstraction (More more)

I have been thinking, 
thinking too long
about effects, consequences, 
decisions that I take or won’t                 

It is time to loosen 
the grip of limitations 
Break free from boundaries 
and let possibility lead the way
 
no maps, no clocks, no alarms, no job, no alibis or excuses
no targets, no goal, direction unknown, just go let the muses seduce you

more fun, more jazz, more friends, more art, more guitars, more satisfaction.
more beach, more sun, more wine, some rain, more more, more more attraction
more sax, more beats, more bass, more love, more leads to more dance action
more colour, more beauty,  less duty, more magic, more hugging trance abstraction

More, more, more, more, more, more, more, more

Hugging trance abstraction (More more)

top secret (met you before)

 I wrote this song after a trip to Shady Hallow Lake in Indiana. Charlie has some lake front property there and it's great for camping, fishing, roasting marshmallows and playing live concerts. It's very calm and relaxing and a great time was had by all! I wrote the song back in 2010 but the video I put together last year. Check out the video and you will be there with me:

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/Mz_vslWLXaU

I tried to keep the video as true to the lyrics as I could. It was a lot of fun putting it together. I love the tranquility of a full moon casting the silvery glow over the lake! It's very magical! I especially love the fact that there were no I-phones, computers, TV's, ect, ect. No distractions, everything was left in the car! Times like those really heal a person. It was spiritually rejuvenating!  Charlie sang the song very well but my harms were a little flat (like my head!😂, sorry about that!). It was a very cool experience for me and my wife and we got to do some jamming by the fireside on the lake too! Well, I hope everyone enjoys it and thanks for dropping by and listening! That is always appreciated! Summer will be gone soon so for now, let's just bask under the glow of an Indiana Moon!! 🌕🙏✌🏼 

“INDIANA MOON”

SHADEY HOLLOW LAKE,   
LATE SUMMER AFTERNOON,       
GUITARS STRUMMING AFTER SUNSET,    
INDIANA MOON,
                   
SOFT CAMPFIRE GLOW,     
MELLOW SLEEPY LAGOON,    
SUCH SWEET VOICES SINGING UNDER,    
THE INDIANA MOON,

DANGLING OVERHEAD,   
LIKE A SILVERY BALLOON,             
REFLECTED IN THE STILL BLACK WATER,  
INDIANA MOON,

SHADEY HOLLOW LAKE,     
LIKE A WELL-KNOWN TUNE,    
WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED,    
INDIANA MOON.
             
BY JIM VALDES © 2010

"INDIANA MOON" (Video - https://youtu.be/Mz_vslWLXaU)

Dance meets Ambient in this artist collab between Neekoo & @Suzora - 
A beautiful journey into a new world! ❤️

herman13schwartz

Dirk