Wonderful creation you two! Very sleek instrumentals and great use of words. "You filled me full, life, glass from which I drink"...really liked that :)

excellent collab! Wonderful atmosphere in this work!

Great job Nick to these amazing vocals by Karin. Top collab

Very stylish and ambient vibe!! The spoken word works so well with your music!!

sounds like Metheny with the hanging guitar lines!  sweet

some deep images from Karin's lyrics - and love the spatial side of the drum groove with the floating guitar work Nick

Beautiful evocative journey Nick and Karin, magic mixture of words, vocals and guitars!

I offer an open collab with some quite similar spoken English and German vocals.  Some time ago Remotely Creative has used these words and created a track I love. He is not on sc anymore, please enjoy his "These days". I would be very happy if these vocals could inspire again, the German lyrics never have been used. Feel free to use the vocals, shorten, sing ... however you want, just credit me and let me know when you have uploaded.

These days I am swamp, I’m mountain and dale. 
I’m deep, I’m steep, I’m dumb and deaf,
my word gets lost on me.						
Landslide is, the year of power passed. 
Screens of fog run through me 
till blind and dark I touch the ground,
still resisting.					 

How may my shield break away  
without pervading sun, 
without meadows floating me green 
and water that allays?
Who climbs free, once my vision has gone
and my strength has turned?
Where to tears me the war?

Scarce years at the bottom of breath -
I’m clouds, I’m abyss and sea. 
Demons and angels rise  				 
My light fades and glints				 
Years run through me
Caught in a circle I surround me  
The world’s beauty mere sensing
Busy life far away.

Has the wall penetrated me, 			 
leaning me bare against the cleft? 
I’m falling not knowing the end.   		 
But in the thick of it you cannot get out.
At times the world reaches hands to me,
at times a river flows through,  
sometimes voices. 
My inner eyes still weighty with tears.		 		

You filled me full, life, glass from which I drink,
Now I’m the mountain that I ascend.
I’m the canyon into which I jump.
My own dance has changed and emptied me.
Silence yet.

Are you quiet, world?
Another door is opening, another view.
Accordance  now 
between soles and the ground,		 
Confine myself to one step, in which I’m whole.
And within me one wakes up, 
whose dance is not exhausted yet, 			 
but innocent and loud.

Here, this bird is mine and his tone am I.
I extend these wings, I paint him colourful. 		 
I throw him the flight.						 
I raise him out of flames, out of calm waiting.		 

Behind the dark horizon there is the sun.  
The sun-hour clears and the nightbark lands. 
The silent sea sets me free 
into a new measure of time.
My step has got other tracks.


Diese Tage bin ich Sumpf, bin Berg und Tal, 
bin tief, bin steil, bin stumm und taub 
und mein Wort verliert sich an mir.
Erdrutsch ist und das Kraftjahr vorbei.
Nebelwände ziehen durch,
bis ich dunkel und blind den Boden berühre.
Und immer noch ist Widerstand. 

Wie soll sich der Panzer lösen, 
wenn die Sonne nicht durchdringt,
wenn Wiesengrün nicht in mich strömt
und Wasser mich nicht stillt?
Wer soll diese Kür vollenden,
wenn die Vision verloren geht 
und die Kraft sich wendet?
Wohin reißt mich der Krieg?

Magere Jahre am Atemgrund.
Wolken bin ich, Abgrund und Meer,
Dämonen und Engel steigen, 
mein Licht verblasst und strahlt. 
Jahre laufen durch mich.
Im Kreis gefangen mich umrunden. 
Wie schön die Welt ist, fernes Ahnen, 
und lautes Leben weit entfernt.

Hat mich die Wand durchdrungen, 
hat mich ans Nichts gelehnt? 
Ich falle und weiß das Ende nicht.
Doch mittendrin steigst du nicht aus.
Die Welt streckt manchmal Hände rein.
Manchmal strömt ein Fluss durch mich,
manchmal Stimmen.
Immer noch sind meine Innenaugen schwer.

Voll gefüllt hast Du mich, Leben,
Glas, aus dem ich trinke!
Ich bin der Berg, den ich erkunde,
Die Schlucht, in die ich springe.
Mein eigener Tanz hat mich gewandelt,
hat mich geleert.
Schweigen jetzt.
 
Schweigst du, Welt?
Eine andere Tür geht auf, ein andrer Blick.
Zwischen meinen Sohlen und dem Boden Einverständnis,
Mich beschränken auf einen Schritt, in dem ich ganz bin.
In mir wacht eine auf, deren Tanz noch unverbraucht,
unschuldig und laut.

Hier, dieser Vogel ist meiner und seine Spannkraft bin ich.
Ich schwelle ihm Flügel, ich male ihn bunt
und werfe ihm den Flug zu,
lasse ihn aus Flammen steigen, aus stillem Warten.

... for the last lines look in: Diese Tage_A1

Invitation Open Collab: These days / Diese Tage (LYRICS IN DESCRIPTION)

ATOMIC GOD

Music by Paploviante
https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle

Vocals and Lyrics by Cosmic Keanu

The Greatest

Love is patient, love is kind,
does not envy, takes the time;
endures all things, 
does not rejoice in pain,
never proud, or unkind

We knew in part at one time,
now the partial is done away
One time I saw in a mirror, dimly,
now we are face to face

[chorus]
When faith, hope, and love abide,
the greatest of them all is love

If I speak with the tongues of men and angels
but do not have love,
I have become a noisy gong,
fit for none

If I knew every truth
and have the faith to move mountains,
without love,
in the end,
it all amounts to nothing

[chorus]

If I give away all I possess,
and have the courage to face death,
If I don’t have love
in my understanding,
all the profits 
amount to nothing

Love is patient, love is kind,
does not envy, takes the time;
endures all things, 
does not rejoice in pain,
never proud, or unkind

[chorus]
When faith, hope, and love abide,
the greatest of them all is love

The Greatest (Paploviante & Cosmic Keanu)

Waltz fugoid at the royal court of Sanssouci

look also for notation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCB-70gnzkA

Electronic piano from the sequencer of the music program

Attempt at a fugue with various motifs
from a waltz
and B A C H
and F ri E D ri C H and others

The idea originated in Potsdam at Sanssouci Palace, where in May 1747 Johann Sebastian Bach once played for King Frederick the Great.

Electronic piano from the sequencer of the music program

Attempt at a fugue with various motifs
from a waltz
and B A C H
and F ri E D ri C H and others

The idea originated in Potsdam at Sanssouci Palace, where Johann Sebastian Bach once played for King Frederick the Great.


Walzerfugoid am Königshof von Sanssouci

Piano elektronisch vom Sequenzer des Notenprogramms

Versuch einer Fuge mit verschiedenen Motiven
von einem Walzer
und B  A  C  H
und F  ri  E  D  ri  C  H  u.a.

Die Idee entstand in Potsdam beim Schloss Sanssouci, wo im Mai 1747 Johann Sebastian Bach für den König Friedrich der Große vorspielte.

Walzerfugoid am Königshof von Sanssouci/  Waltz fugoid at the royal court of Sanssouci

Unknown album (30/09/2024 19:56:02)

Spin City

A song that was recorded October 2023 that was just sitting in the list of unreleased songs.
I listened and thought this would work as a duet. Noobly agreed so I put it out there to an ex 90s chart star, Soundclouders and artist I know of  but with no success as the vocalists were either to busy with there own projects or some didn’t even reply with a nice no. 
I always ask Nat usually but thought for a change it might be good to work with a different vocalist as I feel I have asked a lot of her recently and didn’t wanna take the piss and for her to feel  obliged.
How wrong was I  because I spoke to Nat and she loved the track .
Her vocals on this are incredible. I’m not exaggerating when I say I was blown away by her delivery.
There is another track on our clouds called Divine Intervention with Nat  in the same style which created a little noise outside of Soundcloud among publishers a few years ago but never really got the credit it deserves. Check it out if you like a duet ballad.
We have asked Nat to do another with us so I want to thank her for the time, commitment, enthusiasm and most of all her amazing vocal range. She is a lovely person with a passion for her talent.
She is such a professional and throws herself into the moment of the song making it special. 
So as before she will always be my first choice again. 

This is a simple young love story under the stars in a tiny festival tent.

Stitch Your Name 

V1
She said words can be beautiful but love is action 
So stop talking now and show me that attraction 
So I poured another glass of wine
I said tonight is the night then we combine
My God your so cheesy but being with you just makes easy 

Chorus 
If it’s on let’s think it 
If it’s on let’s want  it 
If it’s on let’s do it 
The tapestry of natures, embroidery
Stitch your name into my heart
The first letter is always athe start 


V2 
I take that as compliment not treat  it with contempt 
Underneath the stars in a field in  this tiny festival tent 
Listening to the echoes of the weekends  event 
Will stay with us forever and be  always meant 
And I don’t think I’ve ever this felt so content 

Chorus to finish

Stitch Your Name ~ Conscience Of Kings With Nat Daniels

'ex-love' 

I'm such a fuckin' fool
to have fallen for you.
You act like everything is cool,
but your words don't match what you do. 

I caught you in the act.
And how did you react?
You placed the blame right back
on me. Claimed I used the key misappropriately. 

But you're the liar and the cheat, ex-love.
So, why the fuck did you give me a key, ex-love?
If you knew you're gonna fuckin' cheat on me, ex-love?
Then turn it around, place the blame upon me, ex-love.

We're through.
Because of you.
Not me.

ex-love

drum is VST - all instruments by me, real sax, real guitar, real keys and bass via keyboard

one man jam II / Nov 18th 2

December

Hello friends! 
We invite each and every one of you to listen to our next track together! We hope you enjoy the vibe! 
Thanks for liking, reposting and commenting! 😎🎹🎸
——————————————————
Bill Brooks (Remnant60) ..... synths, bass, production and mixing
Surfers like Us ..... guitar, composition

Things Change (w/Remnant60)

This is my very simple take on the old familiar Christmas carol as my offering to the holy and joyful season. Stripped down and a bit different from the standard delivery. My wishes to all for a Happy Christmas!

O’ Little Town of Bethlehem

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

https://soundcloud.com/augenmerk/sets/invitation-open-collab-these

Diese Tage bin ich Sumpf, bin Berg und Tal, 
bin tief, bin steil, bin stumm und taub 
und mein Wort verliert sich an mir.
Erdrutsch ist und das Kraftjahr vorbei.
Nebelwände ziehen durch,
bis ich dunkel und blind den Boden berühre.
Und immer noch ist Widerstand. 

Wie soll sich der Panzer lösen, 
wenn die Sonne nicht durchdringt,
wenn Wiesengrün nicht in mich strömt
und Wasser mich nicht stillt?
Wer soll diese Kür vollenden,
wenn die Vision verloren geht 
und die Kraft sich wendet?
Wohin reißt mich der Krieg?

Magere Jahre am Atemgrund.
Wolken bin ich, Abgrund und Meer,
Dämonen und Engel steigen, 
mein Licht verblasst und strahlt. 
Jahre laufen durch mich.
Im Kreis gefangen mich umrunden. 
Wie schön die Welt ist, fernes Ahnen, 
und lautes Leben weit entfernt.

Hat mich die Wand durchdrungen, 
hat mich ans Nichts gelehnt? 
Ich falle und weiß das Ende nicht.
Doch mittendrin steigst du nicht aus.
Die Welt streckt manchmal Hände rein.
Manchmal strömt ein Fluss durch mich,
manchmal Stimmen.
Immer noch sind meine Innenaugen schwer.

Voll gefüllt hast Du mich, Leben,
Glas, aus dem ich trinke!
Ich bin der Berg, den ich erkunde,
Die Schlucht, in die ich springe.
Mein eigener Tanz hat mich gewandelt,
hat mich geleert.
Schweigen jetzt.
 
Schweigst du, Welt?
Eine andere Tür geht auf, ein andrer Blick.
Zwischen meinen Sohlen und dem Boden Einverständnis,
Mich beschränken auf einen Schritt, in dem ich ganz bin.
In mir wacht eine auf, deren Tanz noch unverbraucht,
unschuldig und laut.

Hier, dieser Vogel ist meiner und seine Spannkraft bin ich.
Ich schwelle ihm Flügel, ich male ihn bunt
und werfe ihm den Flug zu,
lasse ihn aus Flammen steigen, aus stillem Warten.

Hinterm dem dunklen Horizont ist die Sonne!
Die Sonnenstunde klärt und das Nachtschiff legt an. 
Das Schweigmeer gibt mich frei in ein neues Zeitmaß.
Mein Schritt hat andere Spuren.

Karin Tarabochias Album

Diese Tage_A1 (with lyrics)

Diese Tage_B1 (lyrics in description)

https://soundcloud.com/augenmerk/sets/invitation-open-collab-these

These days I am swamp, I’m mountain and dale. 
I’m deep, I’m steep, I’m dumb and deaf,
my word gets lost on me. 
Landslide is, the year of power passed. 
Screens of fog run through me 
till blind and dark I touch the ground,
still resisting.

How may my shield break away 
without pervading sun, 
without meadows floating me green 
and water that allays?
Who climbs free, once my vision has gone
and my strength has turned?
Where to tears me the war?

Scarce years at the bottom of breath -
I’m clouds, I’m abyss and sea. 
Demons and angels rise 
My light fades and glints 
Years run through me
Caught in a circle I surround me 
The world’s beauty mere sensing
Busy life far away.

Has the wall penetrated me, 
leaning me bare against the cleft? 
I’m falling not knowing the end. 
But in the thick of it you cannot get out.
At times the world reaches hands to me,
at times a river flows through, 
sometimes voices. 
My inner eyes still weighty with tears.

You filled me full, life, glass from which I drink,
Now I’m the mountain that I ascend.
I’m the canyon into which I jump.
My own dance has changed and emptied me.
Silence yet.

Are you quiet, world?
Another door is opening, another view.
Accordance now 
between soles and the ground, 
Confine myself to one step, in which I’m whole.
And within me one wakes up, 
whose dance is not exhausted yet, 
but innocent and loud.

Here, this bird is mine and his tone am I.
I extend these wings, I paint him colourful. 
I throw him the flight. 
I raise him out of flames, out of calm waiting.

Behind the dark horizon there is the sun. 
The sun-hour clears and the nightbark lands. 
The silent sea sets me free 
into a new measure of time.
My step has got other tracks.

These days_A (with lyrics)

These days_C (with lyrics)

These days_D (with lyrics)

Some music to Karin's beautiful words:

https://soundcloud.com/augenmerk/sets/invitation-open-collab-these

These days I am swamp, I’m mountain and dale. 
I’m deep, I’m steep, I’m dumb and deaf,
my word gets lost on me. 
Landslide is, the year of power passed. 
Screens of fog run through me 
till blind and dark I touch the ground,
still resisting.

How may my shield break away 
without pervading sun, 
without meadows floating me green 
and water that allays?
Who climbs free, once my vision has gone
and my strength has turned?
Where to tears me the war?

Scarce years at the bottom of breath -
I’m clouds, I’m abyss and sea. 
Demons and angels rise 
My light fades and glints 
Years run through me
Caught in a circle I surround me 
The world’s beauty mere sensing
Busy life far away.

Has the wall penetrated me, 
leaning me bare against the cleft? 
I’m falling not knowing the end. 
But in the thick of it you cannot get out.
At times the world reaches hands to me,
at times a river flows through, 
sometimes voices. 
My inner eyes still weighty with tears.

You filled me full, life, glass from which I drink,
Now I’m the mountain that I ascend.
I’m the canyon into which I jump.
My own dance has changed and emptied me.
Silence yet.

Are you quiet, world?
Another door is opening, another view.
Accordance now 
between soles and the ground, 
Confine myself to one step, in which I’m whole.
And within me one wakes up, 
whose dance is not exhausted yet, 
but innocent and loud.

Here, this bird is mine and his tone am I.
I extend these wings, I paint him colourful. 
I throw him the flight. 
I raise him out of flames, out of calm waiting.

Behind the dark horizon there is the sun. 
The sun-hour clears and the nightbark lands. 
The silent sea sets me free 
into a new measure of time.
My step has got other tracks.

Image
http://brickworkz.com/clients/dandelion/

Diese Tage (These Days) - Augenmerk und ♤

This is what I did.
Fast asleep now
Time was our only enemy 
Be good
Nick

I write poems, lyrics, I'm open for collaboration.
Listen https://wouwouandthewormling.bandcamp.com/album/vox
https://theaudiobin.bandcamp.com/album/the-audio-bin-ii
https://moon-dust.bandcamp.com/album/last-days
Artists I've collaborated with in order of happening: @klaustauber @in-mobile 
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@bobby-brady @mr-pepino @she-s-excited @soulmuzick13 @jonathan_beckenstein @esemanolain-ruizzo @the-audio-bin @soloneili @belial-pelegrim @wust @ruedirena @wilwilwil @rss001  electroHippie @clouders_for   @open-strings  @luhd ...

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