Powerful steppin’. Great sound. I’m crushed

Soaring (Apollo 11 Remix)

Astrarium

Colloidal Foam

Lyrics and music: Michele Ansani (1998).
Inspired by a Robert Musil's short story ("The Perfecting of a Love", 1911).
Cover photo is from Pietro Corrao.

Like some others I have already posted, this is a song from the late 1990s, recorded then with a Korg D8. I remixed the surviving file, working on volume and equalisation after separating the tracks, and adding some stuff. 

LYRICS (ENG / ITA)

nervously looked at the stranger
at that moment his beard lit up for a moment
she guessed there solidity, naturalness
and everything reconnected, she was there...

It flashed in her mind that already other times
The thing had begun in the same way, it was so...
And at the thought for an instant a voluptuous horror touched her
A voluptuous abulic horror
as before a sin yet unnamed

she wondered if he could have noticed
that she was looking at him
and her body filled with a slight sensuality
she seemed to be swimming in darkness before him
dissolved and impalpable like pale foam

so they travelled close
and little by little crept back into her thoughts
that restlessness
she tried to tell herself
that it was only the disturbance
of that sudden solitary journey
among strangers
soon afterwards instead she believed
that it was the wind that enveloped her
in a rigid frost

there was suddenly
a light high and clear on her past
as on an indescribable landscape of mysterious order
was a strange sense of the future
as if everything
that seemed long past
still lived on

furtively she sought the stranger
at that moment his hand for a moment
caressed her
she sensed in it a natural solidity
and everything reconnected
they were there ...

and thought of days
strangely distinct
from all the others
open before them
like a fugue of remote rooms
and joined with a hasty laugh
to the conversation

----

nervosamente guardò lo sconosciuto
in quel momento la sua barba per un attimo s’illuminò
v’indovinò solidità naturalezza
ed ogni cosa si ricollegò, lei era lì…

le balenò in mente che già altre volte
la cosa nello stesso modo incominciò, era così...
ed al pensiero per un istante la sfiorò
un orrore voluttuoso abulico
come davanti a un peccato ancora senza nome

si chiese se potesse essersi accorto
che lei lo guardava
e il suo corpo si colmò di una leggera sensualità
le sembrava di nuotare nelle tenebre davanti a lui
dissolta e impalpabile come pallida schiuma

così viaggiarono vicini
e poco a poco ritornò ad insinuarsi nei suoi pensieri
quell’inquietudine
cercò di dirsi
che era solo il turbamento
di quell'improvviso viaggio solitario
fra gente estranea
subito dopo invece poi credeva
che fosse il vento che l’avvolgeva
in un gelo rigido

vi fu improvvisamente
una luce alta e chiara sul suo passato
come su un paesaggio indescrivibile dall’ordine misterioso
era uno strano senso di futuro
come se tutto ciò
che pareva da lungo tempo passato
vivesse ancora

furtivamente cercò lo sconosciuto
in quel momento la sua mano per un attimo
l’accarezzò
v’indovinò solidità naturalezza
ed ogni cosa si ricollegò
erano lì ...

e pensavano a giorni
stranamente distinti
da tutti gli altri
aperti davanti a loro
come una fuga di stanze remote
e si unirono con un riso precipitoso
alla conversazione

La Conversazione *

Karusellheim

We hope that you like this new version of "I Have Changed" with synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo), vocals by Masha, and production and drums by Tot.  (@tot-beat / @user-288513022)

You can find the instrumental here:
https://soundcloud.com/archmageband3/i-have-changed-w-tot-on-drums-instrumental

Description from the instrumental version:

Our friend Tot. from Japan suggested we do an emotional ballad song next time we collaborated - so we decided to finish a song of ours from 2018 that had no drums and invited him to drum over it. 

He added some amazing funk energy in the beat to our unconventional chiptunesque pop ballad. Thanks so much for joining us Tot.!!

Art by Masha. 
Lyrics by Rob and Masha.

Thank you for listening!

Lyrics:

Everything goes through changes
Differences and alterations
Things are different, life moves on
Truth is former times are gone
x4

I am grateful that you still believe in me
But there's something that we really should confer
Every time we talk it's tumultuous as can be
Every time we talk it's tumultuous as can be

Every time I think of you
I know inside
That between us now
There is a great divide

If you knew me even better then you'd say
That I've changed too much and I've been led astray
I have changed, I'm not the same
You'd only say that it's a shame
Things are different, life moves on
Truth is my old self is gone
I tried but I couldn't do
Everything you wanted me to
Can't go back to who I used to be

You want the idealised version of the past self me
That person isn't here, that person isn't me
If you knew me even better then you'd say
That I've changed too much and I've been led astray
x4

(I am grateful that you still believe in me)
(But there's something that we really should confer)
(Every time we talk it's tumultuous as can be)

I hope that you don't mind that
The Real Me
Is exactly what you see 
Before you today

Realm III

I Have Changed - w/ Tot. on drums

Careful what you wish for........

[Track notes: flutes laid down in 2021 and recently rediscovered languishing on my Zoom R24. Filled in the 'gaps' with some improv oboe, added a beat track and embellished with horns....so here it is].

Pic c/o Pinterest

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Nervaeindir Uppreisnir

🎶 Dive into the world of T O Y F O R G E! This energetic and melodic track captures the bustling spirit of Santa's workshop, mixing vibrant Future Bass beats, festive bells, and angelic vocals in an epic atmosphere. Discover all my musical creations, albums, and projects on my social platforms: 🔗 https://linktr.ee/noxVAnders ✨ Thank you for your support, and stay tuned for more sonic adventures!

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Download - cjmusicmachine.bandcamp.com/album/electric-phantom

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“Digital Sunset” is a nostalgic dive into the neon haze of the late ‘90s — where VHS dreams flicker on static screens, and analog synths hum with the warmth of forgotten memories. Blending retro-futuristic melodies with modern production, this album captures the feeling of cruising under city lights, lost between the past and tomorrow.

Each track paints a scene — from the hum of an electric boulevard at midnight to the soft glow of CRT reflections on sleepless nights. It’s music for night drives, for rainy windows, for remembering what never was.

Let the synths shimmer, the drums pulse, and the nostalgia wash over you. Welcome to the soundtrack of a future that lived in the past.

Neon City Dreams

Olivier Noël, aka "n o x V Λ n d e r s", is a Franco-Cameroonian DJ and producer who has explored various musical genres since the 90s. He took his first steps in Switzerland, in Basel, under the name "Blackangel", where he made crowds vibrate during wild raves, particularly in abandoned factories of the Swiss food company "Le Bell."

In the 2000s, he moved towards more accessible sounds, exploring electro house under the alias "DJ Coolfun", not hesitating to flirt with what he himself calls "commercial soup." Three of his sets from that time can still be heard on SoundCloud (@dj-coolfun) and on edeejay.com (www.edeejay.com/profile-125718/video/).

But it was in 2012 that he fully immersed himself in the depths of progressive trance, refining his approach to mesmerizing sounds.

In 2015, Olivier made a radical shift towards drumstep under the alias "Skyloox" and dubstep by changing his alias to "OnBass 1978", mastering powerful drops and shattering rhythms. During this period, he left an indelible mark in Lorraine, mixing for various events and radio stations, including the iconic Radio-Déclic FM in Moselle. His explosive sets from that time can still be listened to on Mixcloud (www.mixcloud.com/OnBass/).

Always seeking evolution, Olivier returned to trance in 2020 under the alias "Oliver Chrisma5" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFzQr9gGdFQ), before diving headfirst, in 2024, into the retro-futuristic sounds of Synthwave, Vaporwave, and Chillwave.

Today, under the identity of "n o x V Λ n d e r s", he explores linear and mesmerizing soundscapes, blending melodies that are sometimes dark, sometimes bright. While respecting the unique codes of Synthwave, he allows himself to venture into other genres, notably dub and electro, while staying true to his vaporous and melodious atmospheres. Each production is an invitation to travel through time and space, a true musical journey back to the future.

His inspirations draw from the work of artists such as Daft Punk, Skrillex, Tiesto, Deadmau5, DJ Snake, Seven Lions, and Kavinsky. Additionally, he draws from pioneers of electronic music like Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Vangelis, as well as modern Synthwave and Vaporwave artists such as The Midnight, Mitch Murder, Timecop1983, and Com Truise.

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