These are the rough mixes for my upcoming EP. Update: The EP is now available 
 in mastered quality on Bandcamp including all lyrics. https://nelicoko.bandcamp.com/album/pleasant

All songs were written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2022, all rights reserved. Thank you for listening :)

This EP was recorded after recovering from Long Covid, trying to get the voice back in shape.

Neli CoKo - Pleasant - EP

Cosmic Bubble is available on Bandcamp now: https://nelicoko.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-bubble-rough-mixes
 Thank you for listening and your kind support by lovely feedback, sharing, giving a like or putting it into your playlist. I am so thankful! :)

Cosmic Bubble - rough mixes

New Jams 24

Waxing Moon - Album in progress

Impressions from a journey June 2013

Vocals & lyrics, PET-bottle-bassdrum, beerbottle blowing, beerbottle beating, handclaps, recording & mixing by Neli CoKo

See the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KnAjUH2Sac


Lyrics
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B E R L I N
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No money in my pocket
But a suitcase in my hand

A smile on my face
Here I stand

Friday noon
End of june
And I´ll be 
Off here
Soon

And I feel free

To go
Miles and miles.

Hours in the bars

And I feel free

To leave my town
To take a time
To be strange.

It feels so good...

Neli CoKo - Berlin

Written, performend and recorded by Neli CoKo
Bremen, 2021, all rights reserved.
Lyrics:
Beware of the beast inside you
Be aware of the beast inside you
1. Treachery is the mortal blow
to every kind of faith
No relationship can grow
Behind a doubled face
Beware of the beast inside you
Be aware of the beast inside you
2. Treachery is the brotherly kiss
with a dagger on one´s back
Foreside smiling innocence
Back side the attack
Beware of the beast inside you
Be aware of the beast inside you
3. Treachery is inexcusable
A scar that never heals
Treachery is unforgettable 
Once it is revealed
Beware of the beast inside you
Be aware of the beast inside you
(c) Neli CoKo

Neli CoKo  Treachery

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, April 2022, all rights reserved.

Thank you for listening :)
Headphones welcome

Lyrics:
Baby, the world is going down
Baby, the world will sink and drown
War and destruction all around
Let´s play our favorite music loud

Save the last dance, save the last dance for me

Baby, The world is in a mess
Warlords are playing bloody chess
Split and reign and suppress
Babe, I put on my finest dress

Save the last dance, save the last dance for me

Baby, we have a wild romance
Baby, you give my life a chance
Maybe the world comes to an end
Let´s put on the dancing shoes and dance

Save the last dance, save the last dance for me

Baby, the whole world´s got the blues
Baby, there´s nothing left to lose
Baby, you know that I love you
Kiss me, let´s dance the whole night through

Save The Last Dance For Me

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo 2022, All rights reserved. Hybrid recording with analog metallophon.
Thank you for listening :)
This song is about my experiences trying to escape from persisting domestic violence as a very young woman.

On The Run

Written, performed and recorded by Neli Coko, 2022, all rights reserved. Hybrid electronic with analog flute live impro.
Thank you for listening :)

This track is about vulnerability and fragility caused by autism.

Made Of Breaking Glass

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2022, all rights reserved. Electronica with analog triangle and tambourine.
Thank you for listening :)
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Lyrics:
I´ve never known a router
Guiding me the way 
I am just a signal
Sent out every day.

Radiowaves, 
I got lost in radiowaves

Sending out a signal
Does anyone recieve it?
It seems to me, my signal
Has the wrong frequency

Radiowaves, 
I got lost in Radiowaves

A little tiny star
That can´t stop it´s pulsation
Sending out vibrations
In search of affiliation

Radiowaves, 
I got lost in Radiowaves

Depending on transmission 2x

Radiowaves

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2022, all rights reserved. One-shot Leadvocals
Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics:
I went out
after a long time. 
I saw hustle
hate and crime.

Don´t lose hope, resist.

Damned un-cosy 
around the world, 
adult desperate 
boys and girls.

Don´t lose hope, resist.

Seem no better 
times ahead.
People start their days 
filled up with dread.

Don´t lose hope, resist.

Confusion seems to 
rule the day.
Even sunny days 
seem to be grey.

Don´t lose hope, resist.

Where is beauty? 
Where is faith?
A seed in the heart, 
which we must raise

Don´t lose hope, resist.

Hope

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2022, all rights reserved. 

Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics:
If I got a dime
Every time
I was selfish
Then I would be a rich girl

If I got a dime
Every time
I was unfair
Then I would be a rich girl

I´m sorry 4x

If I got a dime
Every time
I was impatient
Then I would be a rich girl

If I got a dime 
Every time
I was bossy
Then I would be a rich girl

I´m sorry 4x
 
So if I hurt you
Believe me, it´s true
I wasn´t wise enough then
At least, now I know better.

If I Got A Dime

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2022, all rights reserved.
Thank you so much for listening :)

Lyrics:
So far away
I am sitting here
And you are sitting there 
So far away
I ´m here on my own 
And youre there on your own
So far away
You´re my shiny star
I love you from far
So far away
One day you´ll be here
Take me in your arms
now you´re far away.

Neli CoKo - One Day

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved.
Thank you for listening :)

Neli CoKo - Green Comet

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved.
Thank you for listening :) 
This song is a one-night-jam. The vocals could be sung ways better, It is a one-shot, the very first recording I did. But it had a kind of charme and so I kept it. 

Lyrics:
1.
I am so delighted by your presence
I am just so thankful you exist
Under millions of people around
You´re the one I kiss
You are the love of my life
2.
We are bound in a different dimension
No matter how near or far 
And we both feel a kind of tension
Under all the scars
You are the love of my life 
3.
We share a so much deeper understanding
We filled each others jar
It´s amazing to realize slowly
How one of a kind you are.
You are the love of my life

Neli CoKo - Love Of My Life - Impromptu

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved.
I love dub, so it was a pleasure trying one in my own style, 
Headphones welcome, thank you for listening :)
Tunnel picture by Burak The Weekender
 https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@weekendplayer/

All Alone

Neli CoKo - All Alone

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved. Thank you for listening :) 
Photography by Elijah O´Donnell https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@elijahsad/
Lyrics:
Sitting in a taxi
It is dark outside
Looking out the window
At pictures passing by

I´m just passing by in a taxi
In a capsule

Houses, cars and people
In grey, black and white
Look so large and distant
In electric light

I´m just passing by in a taxi
In a capsule

Neonlights and dim glow
Abstract sighs of light
In lonesome lost places
Attract creatures of the night. 

I´m just passing by in a taxi
In a capsule

Cab Ride

Neli CoKo - Cab Ride

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved. 
Thank you for listening :) 

Lyrics:
I´m quite disconnected
From main reality
Got no ties, got no debts
no ideology
AFK, I´m offline AFK, I´m offline
I am out of reach for
Generated needs
Don´t follow, don´t subscribe,
don´t eye 
the privacy of peeps
AFK, I´m offline AFK, I´m offline
I am from the underdogs
working trash, low income employees
I prefere a simple life
without applause, behind the scenes
AFK, I´m offline AFK, I´m offline
I live beside the screen
Fantasy is energy
I am not a target for 
custom made dreams
AFK, I´m offline AFK, I´m offline

Neli CoKo - AFK

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved. 
This song was inspired by a conversation with https://soundcloud.com/roger-b-train 
He had taken an amazing picture of a giant flock of crows in the sky. We were sharing thoughts of the symbolism of the crows at the end of summer. Parts of the lyrics are taken from the original chat. 
Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics:
"The crows will be coming again soon
Crops getting closer to be taken down 
Crazy sight to see day after day until solstice" (Rogers words)
"I hear, i can hear them coming
In my garden the harvest is done
Morning dew don´t vanish anymore
Mother nature ist tired
Light gets more pale and soon the dark days are there" (my words)
I´m still excited about the circle of the year from solstice to solstice
Crows will be coming soon
Foggy days, deep sun, long shadows
Old summer is like the last hug of a beloved grandma, 
We don´t want to let go. But we know she´ll be gone soon.

The Crows

Neli CoKo - The Crows

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved. 
Original cover picture by Tsvetoslav Hristov on pexels https://www.pexels.com/@tsvetoslav-hristov-1306654/ 
Thank you for coming here to listen :)
PS: now you can hear a remastered version, the first version was not mixed good. There was a lousy humming in the deep fequencies and it was too quiet.

Beyond Amnesia

Neli CoKo - Beyond Amnesia

Written, performed and recorded by  Neli CoKo, 2024, all rights reserved. 
I tried to create a real big space. Not easy! Thank you for listening :)

Now it´s time
Remember and release
Now it´s time
The pain will come and ease

Now it´s time
To get back on the ground
Now it´s time
Declutter what I found

I can´t believe it´s over, a new beginning
...

Now it´s time
To become innocent
Now it´s time
To live luminiscent

Now it´s time
To overcome the pain
Now it´s time
To let it all go down the drain

I can´t believe it´s over - a new beginning
...

New Beginnings

Neli CoKo - New Beginnings

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2024, all rights reserved. 
Thanks so much for listening :)

The Movie In Reverse

Neli CoKo - The Movie In Reverse

Collaboration. Beat composed and produced by Leiri Lou https://soundcloud.com/leirealbzab
Vocals and super-downtempo-beatbox by Neli CoKo
All rights reserved, 2024

Leiri Lou feat. Neli CoKo - Dance Under The Stars (Ray Powers Bass-Jam)

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo. All rights reserved. 2024.

Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics

In the mysterious stream
Of never ending happenings
In the tides of time
We flow, we flow, we flow.

In unawareness
We behave reflexively
Do the best we can
We don´t know, we don´t know, don´t know

Consciousness comes afterwards 
When we see the whole puzzle
It all makes sense from far away
we see, we see, we see

Backwards

Written, performed and recorded by Neli Coko, all rights reserved, 2024. Headphones welcome. 
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Thank you for listening :) 
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Lyrics:
It´s all so beautiful, it´s oh so beautiful :II
Your eyes, your smile, your voice, your mind
Your hands, your charm, your thoughts, your moods
It´s all so beautiful, it´s oh so beautiful :II
Your strength, your brain, your pain your doubt
Your back, your lips, your food, your arts
It´s all so beautiful, it´s oh so beautiful :II
Your words, your hope, your skills, your home
Your heart, your soul, your kiss, your care, your love
It´s all so beautiful, it´s oh so beautiful :II

Beautiful

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2024, all rights reserved. 
Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics:
You go your way the best you can
No one was there to guide you
You did not get protection and
You tried to get your way through
Little phoenix, little phoenix, little phoenix, do it again.

You had to look for shelter
You had to teach yourself
You stumbled and you fell
You always were rising as well
Little phoenix, little phoenix, little phoenix, do it again.

Your willpower is unbreakable
You try and try again
Your courage is unshakable
although you know the pain
Little phoenix, little phoenix, little phoenix, do it again.

Little Phoenix

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2024, all rights reserved. 
Thank you for listening :)
Original picture by Bob Ward https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@wardmediauk/

Day Turns Night

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2924, all rights reserved. 
Thank you for listening :)
Original photography by Vika Glitter https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/meer-dammerung-sonnenuntergang-strand-26310095/

Feel The Summer

Sent From Heaven

Sent From Heaven (Jam)

This song is about waking up after a surgery. Dizzy but happy. 

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2024, all rights reserved. 

Thank you for listening :)

Original Photo by Cottonbro Studio https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/gesundheit-behandlung-hangen-kunststoff-6191530/

After The Surgery

Remember the magic of the childhood and the wild days. It might still work. 
Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2025, all rights reserved. 
Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics
When we were young, we were able to fly
No fear no doubt, pain just passed by

Remember The Magic

The world was big, a space for dreams
It was crowded by possibilities

Remember The Magic

We made some miracles come true
What you desire and what you dream is up to you

Remember The Magic - Neli CoKo

Neli CoKo - After The Storm

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2025, all rights reserved. Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics:
When you think life could be better
Then realize, it could be worse.

When you think, life could be better
Then realize it never was at all. 

Original Photography by https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/monochromes-foto-eines-alten-mannes-2586537/

Grandpa Said

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2025, all rights reserved. Thank you so much for listening :) 
Original picture by https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/monochrome-fotografie-von-menschen-die-hande-schutteln-814544/

I´ll Be There

Percussions, marimba, lyrics, vocals, arrangement, recording and mixing: Neli CoKo. All instruments played acoustic with no loops. 

Bremen, Germany, May 2016, all rights reserved

Update 1: thanks to every single person, who is listening to this tune! Thank you all for your support and sharing, your friendly comments! This is amazing!

Neli CoKo - Way Home

One of my alltime favourites. The song was written by Paul Weller and performed by "The Style Council" on their legendary album "Café Bleu", released 1984.

When I am low, this song always gives me a smile. *_* 

Vocals and kalimba played and recorded by Neli CoKo, Bremen, 2017.
Photo: Neli CoKo

My Ever Changing Mood by The Style Council - Unplugged

Music: Kurt Weill  Lyrics: Ogden Nash
Music Arranged and Performed by The Warheads https://soundcloud.com/jrs-1-1
Vocals by Neli CoKo
Thank you so much for listening!

The Warheads & Neli CoKo - Speak Low (by Kurt Weill)

The Power Of Love by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 
from the LP Welcome To The Pleasuredome, 
released 1984, GB.
Free performance by Neli CoKo, dedicated to my Wheelman and inspired by Hoshy 
Bremen, 2020

The Power Of Love By Frankie Goes To Hollywood

After darkness there´s light. Now I can see. A vocal and rhythmic improvisation after realizing it´s done. So damn cool to have overcome this process. 
Percussion played on keyboard, vocals recorded on loopstation, unprepared jam.
Composed, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2021, all rights reserved.

Now I Can See

Neli CoKo - Now I Can See

Thank you so much for listening, all you wonderful people world wide! 

Experimental low budget music.  
Headphones welcome  :)

Composer, singer, percussionist and drummer. Minimalist.
Here on SC I always release my rough mixes. The mastered versions of my songs are available on Bandcamp.

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All the copyrights are mine except of collaborations and interpretations. 
Commercial spreading of my music is not permitted.

Neli CoKo

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