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January '21

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Depeche Mode Never Let Me Go Ronin Mode Remix                                                                                                                                                                               Ronin Mode is an American electronic music producer He first gained international recognition by releasing remixes of the songs by Chvrches never say die, and Depeche Mode never let me down again, inspired by bands like Nine inch nails, Depeche Mode, and ATB, Ronin Mode study music as a teen but had to quit for personal reasons. After a long hiatus he is back!

Depeche Mode Never Let Me Go Ronin Mode Remix

Ronin Mode is an American electronic music producer He first gained international recognition by releasing remixes of the songs by Chvrches never say die, and Depeche Mode never let me down again, inspired by bands like Nine inch nails, Depeche Mode, and ATB, Ronin Mode study music as a teen but had to quit for personal reasons. After a long hiatus he is back!

Depeche Mode Never Let Me Down Again Ronin Mode Remix

Out now via @mau5trap: http://smarturl.it/PatchworkEP

Patchwork

Matt Lange - Consider This

I wrote the music to 'Dainichi' a year ago and have rewritten it no less than 10 times. Then kind of recently it all just came together perfectly. This song is so special to me because it represents a mixing of styles and cultures that's a central part of who I am and how I make music. 

'Dainichi' is the zen Buddhist embodiment of emptiness. Essentially it’s the idea that everything is void of meaning or value. All things are impermanent and in a state of constant flux. In a way, it teaches us to be optimists because problems and pain are both only temporary.

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Dainichi

Bleed Together is out now:  smarturl.it/bleedtogether

Lyrics: 

So this is the way
You wove your thread into my fate
Echoes in your eyes and through your hair
Mirror blue and I stare
Entwined in crimson desire
We’ll take it slow
Tend our garden as it grows
Lift you up to breath you in
Grasp me tight and feel you break my skin
For nights like this I’d burn forever
Can you paint our picture on a star
Your inherent charms apparent
Can you stand below and catch my fall
You’re protected, I’m connected
Can you carve your name into my heart
Tear it open, yours for taking
Can you cut yourself in symmetry
Birds of a feather bleed together
We’ll take it slow
So no one knows
That we’re tethered
We’ll take it slow
So no one knows
We’re of a feather

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Bleed Together EP

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Bleed Together

This is the opening track to our first EP. 

Repertoire: 
Mathias Sawicki - Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics
Michael Hankus - Bass VI, production, drum programming
Liam Coward - Incoming Drummer

Lyrics:

Celluloid caps, golden shorelines, wind sings and withers for more

Familiar faces, vaseline hazes, inhibitions all coming to light

Fuzzed memories, dissonant answers, to questions that lie beyond

No set of footprints, in my peripheral, as solitary as one could be


Pebble in hand, breeze on footbed, no desire to wade anymore

Windowpane skyline, segmented sightline, perception is a door we unlock

Head held high, looking forward, a future that is mine by design


Cerebral Surf

Wash over me

Cerebral Surf [2018 Demo]

Miss Primetime (feat. Pell)

Danger close, can she do it on her own
So close to freeing
Misleading and deceiving
And she's still bleeding all alone

Her crimson lips, imprisoning the words she meant to scream
In silence singed her dreams to their bones
There's nothing in the breeze
She's raining tears of scarlet, eclipsing her soul

Vexed by this hex
Pluck my heart from my chest

She'll just shut her eyes and watch them burst to flames
Unimpeding, ungrateful, unendearing
And she’s still bleeding all alone

Her crimson lips, imprisoning the words she meant to scream
In silence singed her dreams to their bones
There's nothing in the breeze
She's raining tears of scarlet, eclipsing her soul
Her soul, her cannot be saved
From the anarchy of letting go of dreams
She's fading.

If I had a penny for each of your sinking thoughts
I'd be rich enough to buy your love
I don't know what you were expecting
It's me and you and our thoughts and this bed
Vexed by this hex, pluck my heart from my chest
If I had a penny for each of your sinking thoughts
I'd be rich enough to buy your love

Mistakes we've made, that game we played
The lengths you'd go so you could pretend that you're invincible
When to all the world you're visible
Mistakes we've made, that game we played
The lengths you'd go so you could pretend that you're invincible
When to all the world you're visible
Let down your guard and take a breath with me

Duality

The Unspoken

Better (Electric Mantis Remix)

Récemment, j’ai commencé une série de musiques autour du cycle de l’eau. Je ne sais pas encore si je vais faire le cycle entier, mais en voilà déjà une :
La pluie vient de s’arrêter, la goutte reprends ses esprits. Elle comprends pas ce qui s’est passé. Elle était si bien dans son nuage, au sommet du monde. Et puis elle est tombée. C’est sure, la chute a été brutale, mais plus que tout c’est la nostalgie d’avant la pluie qui la fait souffrir. 

L’image s'appelle “Exit”, de Nexumorphic. Voilà le lien pour celles et ceux que ça intéresse (beaucoup de monde j'espère, sa galerie est géniale) : https://www.nexumorphic.com/artwork-sovereignty

Nostapluie

Mine

Underestimating Me

Dissonant Flames

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Lyrics:

Let me ask you a question: Why do we make music?

Why are we doing this to us, releasing track after track and 
reading through tons of feedback and screaming 'till our lungs start bleeding
It is the feeling that we get when we have finished a new track
Sharing our deepest emotions, some are blue like the ocean

Knowing that someone feels the same tells me I'm not going insane
Working so hard on everything, knowing that you're doing the same
Came here just for promotion, found new friends with devotion
Learning something new every day, blowing my troubles awaay


What are we doing? 
Why do we do it?
All for the music!


Some of us come for life while others come for praise
It’s hard to send our music off into the waves
Came here for one thing, but left with so much more
And now I see it so clearly, this is what I came here for

We’ve got your post rock, hip hop, folk and R&B
We’ve got the goods to satisfy your every need
Whatever your flavor, all are welcome here
Don't overthink, let your guard down, feel free to create without fear


What are we doing? 
Why do we do it?
All for the music!

What are we doing? 
Why do we do it?
All for the music!

All For The Music (feat. Neon M)

テクノカマキリ (Demo)

Pot of Frogs

Run Away

You've opened your eyes
To a world on fire
A stately funeral pyre
So where you going now

And as the flames burn low
And the embers glowed
I can’t hear a single word
That you're saying now

But I’m not the one to put it out

You emptied your heart
On a world in the dark
But your Lightning bolts have missed their mark
So what you throwing now

And when they are singing your song
Are you humming along
Even though they’ve got it all wrong
So whatcha singing now

And I'm not the one to shout it out

Feign a smile
But I can see it in your eyes
We’ve learned to live in dark ages 
But you’re desperate for the sunrise

Paint the night
Tracing the shadows in failing light
We’ve learned to live in the dark ages
But we waiting on the sunrise..


Tuning F A C F A E

Is It Over Yet?

Put It Out

Made for Life's Everyday Soundtrack, a fun event @soranleif heads up every month where he gives a group of producers 3 stems that must be incorporated into a track. The rest is up to you. Special thanks to Soran and David Petty Music @user-24405761 for the stem work!

Check out LES Volume 6 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvL8kTSkINs

Latest version: 8.2.20 (remastered mix, added saturation to basslines, fixed some vocal issues, added about 30 more seconds to the end).

Diary Of A Cephalopod In Crisis

Part 2 of the S.P.A.C.E. saga
prod. by James D
Words TDJ

There's no turning back now
There's an event horizon
I'm off the coverage map anyhow - No Verizon
No disguise could hide the surprise attack from my friends.
I'd re-up the supplies to my men but they're all dead.
I keep a rocket in my back pocket
I blast atomic.
Rain down like a comet
Can you hear me now? You can't stop it
Microphone getting so hot I'ma drop it
But it's burning hotter than the sun
So I'm leaving nothing but ashes in my palm when I'm done.

The planets are all ashes 
The stars are all dust
The station's been destroyed 
There's no one left to trust.

The planet's in ashes.
The environment's in shambles.
I may as well be wearing a briar coat made out of brambles out here in thin zone
Trying to phone home but my signal is scrambled.
Trying to get a handle
But to make an omelette you gotta break a few eggs
Watch me upstage my enemies
Poison stinging like the tentacles of an anemone 
One day I'll make the shadow pay 
But it steady stays ahead of me.

Chorus (repeat)

Planets to Ashes

Photo Cred: 5 Ace.

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]:
I know you're struggling,
I feel your heart breaking,
Just know I'm by your side,
Even though, even though I'm half the world away.

[Chorus]:
Half the world away.

[Verse 2]:
Please close your eyes tonight,
Imagine distant skies,
I'll be there for you to find,
Even when, even when I'm half the world away.

[Chorus]:
Half the world away.

[Bridge]:
I promise babe,
Every day,
That I'm astray,
You will find, you will find, you will find me,
Even when, even though I'm half the world away.

[Chorus]:
Half the world away.

Half The World Away

Hello my friends,

When creating this track, I wanted to establish the feel of someone that is searching for the love of their life. When we are in a relationship with someone, we hope that that person is our soul mate but most of the times its just a glimpse into what we are searching for because things fall apart for various reasons. This track is about that search and yearning to find that special someone.

With this track, I feel I've leveled up a bit when it comes to sound quality of a mix. I decided to take a more subtle approach with the sound design and honestly, I feel it paid off in spades. 

I hope you are doing amazing! If you've found the love of your life, hold onto them with everything you have. If you haven't, they are out there and when you finally meet, it will be absolutely fantastic. Until next time my friends!

With Love,
Soran Leif

Glimpses Of You

Welcome to the Assassins Experience, Hope you enjoy the ride :)

Lyrics & Rap: Tone Deaf Jeff (https://soundcloud.com/tonedeafjeffmusic)
Music Production, Mix & Master: Partial Cigar (https://soundcloud.com/partial-cigar)

First Act:

An assassin in white. 
Sent to sever the sultan's life. 
He waits till the toast at night when the wine has been spiked. 
And while everyone's clutching at their throats, 
the sultan's slipped a note. 
Written in blood. 
It says look up you dumb thug. 
And he does. 
The killer plummets down, 
lunging at the guy with a knife plunging around,  
toppling the sultanate and sending his crown clattering to the ground.  
He retreats, mission complete. 
Disappears in a dervish, 
off to collect the check for his service.

Second Act:

A certain ebon assassin answering the call to arms from the rebel faction. 
Her whirlwind of death gains traction as she slips through their camp inactive.
Blacks out a lamp. 
Acts out a plan. Knives flick out fast. 
She kicks down a guard with a low sweep, 
nicks his neck mostly, 
hoping he'll go to sleep soon from the toxin. 
Drop a smoke bomb now everyone's coughing. 
Slashing and stumbling, 
a confused throng wondering what's wrong, 
too busy bumbling to notice their target's gone. 
In the chaos she'd sown, 
she killed twenty of their own. 
As for their leader? She left em alone. 
Demoralized men would mutiny soon enough tearing the skin from his bones.

Assassins (Feat. Tone Deaf Jeff)

Had the guitar written for this for ages and recently put it to some nice lyrics about performing at an open mic, no ones listening except the one person you care about, and that's all you need. Lots of clean up possible but kinda burnt out on it and wanna move on, initially thought id have harmonising vocals and some strings but I never got them to work (hence the demo).

Lyrics:
The bar is filled with noise
Louder than my voice
My song will go unheard
Aren't open mics absurd
But you're always listening
I know that you care
lost the room but I'm focusing
On the moment that we share


Guess it feels the same
Our secret type of fame
You can't be outdone
My audience of one
Well do it all again
Our self indulgent game
You always make it fun
My audience of one


I crack a stupid joke
Your laughter gives me hope
You've heard them all before
Still laugh while they ignore
Dont care they're not listening
I just care that you do
Lost the room but I'm focusing
Focusing on you


Guess it feels the same
A secret type of fame
You can't be outdone
My audience of one
Well do it all again
Our self indulgent game
You always make it fun
My audience of one

Audience Of One (Demo)

Featuring https://soundcloud.com/melosopher on saxophone

Are you friend or foe?
Never seem to know with you
True, we share a name
But you don't feel the same, do you?
I'm baited and blistered
All because it's not for you

Did you think about it?
Or did you try to break it? 
Have you come to numb the pain?
In some world
Some day
You won't need to blame me
Could we try to start again?

Tear me down again
Just to feel the weight from you
Some won't let you near
While others lie in fear of you

Come in screaming
With your guns blazing
Have you come to numb the pain?
In some world
Some day
You won't need to blame me
Could we try to start again?

Unresolved (ft. Melosopher)

Collab project with Ruben Kildahl https://soundcloud.com/kildahl
Mastered by Carl Saff https://saffmastering.com/

Will be on streaming platforms at some point

Fax Bot - Devious Steve

Whiteface Mountain is the 5th highest mountain in the state of New York, and one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. The summit offers a 360-degree view of the Adirondack Park. On a clear day, the skyscrapers of Montreal Canada are viewable, at nearly 80 miles away. Whiteface was the main ski venue of the 1980 Winter Olympics, and is still a US Olympic training site to this day. Whiteface offers the largest vertical drop of any mountain, east of the Rockies.

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Whiteface EP

Dreams Of Spring

Bug - Dreams Of Spring

Created with Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra, Epic Strings, and Spitfire Labs Arctic Swells.

Image by Kathleen Handrich from Pixabay

An Old Stone Garden

Mis/s Erase is finally done. What started as a quick looping jam in June soon grew to me one of my personal favourite full on songs for my album.

Enjoy

Mis/s Erase (DEMO 2)

Every little thing I say, Seems to mess around your day 
Every little thing you do, makes me want to fight with you
Every night you drive me to drink,  I'm trying to swim but I know I'll sink
You've been getting on my last nerve, and here's something that I observe 

Fighting is no way to be
Loving you is what I seem to need
Tell me, why do we even fight
Can't we find a way to make things right

Are you really gonna take it that far, Baby just get in the car
Remember when you kissed that guy, I was just saying goodbye
Come on say it to my face, You’re the one who made the mistakes
Maybe you’re just too blind to see, Quit playing games with me 

Fighting is no way to be
Loving you is what I seem to need
Tell me, why do we even fight
Can't we find a way back home for tonight

No one seems to win
When did it begin 
So flawed 
But such bliss 
Just lie and tell me this can fixed

Fighting (featuring Rielle.Life)

This song is reflective, with me thinking about my time and how it was spent this year.

I tried to make a more ambient track out of this, and I'm relatively happy with how it turned out.

Unresolved (ft. Melosopher)

NEON M