Nycteris and the Lamp
Valhjim

Embark on a journey into the solitary world of "Nycteris and the Lamp," a haunting melody that whispers of a young maiden's lonely existence within the confines of a castle tower. Born into darkness, her only companion is the gentle glow of a solitary lamp, casting shadows upon walls untouched by the sun or moon. 

Through ethereal choirs and cascading synthesizers, the song envelops listeners in the eerie tranquility of her secluded life.

"Nycteris and the Lamp" is a testament to the power of music to evoke emotion and transport listeners to realms unknown.

(Included in the album "Photogen and Nycteris: An Electronic Rock Fantasia.")

Hope you like it, folks.
Thanks for listening
and for your kind comments.

Thanks to Martin Miers for playing drums.

Valhjim

(C) 2024 Jim Valero (all rights reserved).

Nycteris and The Lamp

Encounter
Valhjim

"Embracing each other, they stood in the midst of the wide grassy land, neither of them able to move a step, each supported only by the leaning weakness of the other, each ready to fall if the other should move...."
                              --  George MacDonald.

"Encounter" is a soft-feathered piece featuring the liquid sounds of piano notes and clusters of choirs and strings soaring into the heart and mind. It recreates sonically the encouter of PHotogen and Nuycteris as they lean against each other in the valley twilight, sttempting to escape from Watho, the white witch. 

(Included in the album "Photogen and Nycteris: An Electronic Rock Fantasia.")

I hope you like this piece, folks.
Thank you for listening
and for your always kind words
of encouragement.

Valhjim 

(C) 2024 Jim Valero (all rights reserved).

Encounter

Diese Komposition schreibt das Thema "Pulse Of Steel" fort, welches sehr rhythmusbetonte, kraftvolle Elektronikmusik darstellt, die zum Teil Techno-Passagen enthält oder Ausflüge ins Progressive unternimmt. Part V enthält in den abschließenden Schlagzeugpassagen sowie in der sich auf- und abwärtsbewegenden Melodie eine bewusste Anleihe an das ursprüngliche erste Stück, welches auch schon auf dem Album "Neverending" erschien, wo es die Vertonung eines Bildmotives darstellt. Part V ist Teil des gerade erschienenen neuen Albums "Dancing Pulse", welches die Themen "Dancing Spirits" und "Pulse Of Steel" vereint. Ihr findet es auf Spotify und Bandcamp.

This composition continues the theme "Pulse Of Steel", which is very rhythmic, powerful electronic music, some of which contains techno passages or ventures into progressive. Part V contains, in the final drum passages and in the up and down moving melody, a conscious borrowing from the original first piece, which also appeared on the album "Neverending", where it sets an image motif to music. Part V is part of the newly released new album "Dancing Pulse", which combines the themes "Dancing Spirits" and "Pulse Of Steel". You can find it on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Pulse Of Steel Part V - Neverending Flow

"Zoic"
Valhjim

"Zoic" immerses listeners in a tapestry of richly textured soundscapes that evoke primordial landscapes. Morphing sound clusters intertwine in a continuous flow, adorned with haunting echoes reminiscent of distant whale songs or the primal calls of prehistoric creatures. 

Amidst this auditory tapestry, hints of avian chirps and the rustle of unseen fauna evoke a vibrant ecosystem teeming with life. Synthesizer pads and bass lines sculpt the passage of time itself, evoking the essence of a bygone era in the enigmatic world of "zoic."

(Featured in the Album: "Explorations": https://valhjim.bandcamp.com/album/explorations)

Hope you like it, folks.

Thanks for listening
and for your kind words.

Valhjim 

(C) 2024 Jim Valero (All rights reserved).

Zoic

In collaboration with Chris Bright who is the owner of it. He plays the piano, I am doing a little melody and background theme.

Ambient Journey

A greater Notion

A Greater Notion (feat. Chr. Bright)

"Explorations"
Valhjim

"Explorations" consists of a series of moments where several clusters of sounds interact in various spontaneous ways. The resulting tapestry of textures and timbres shifts in tone and pitch, thus creating a vibrant soundscape where the imagination can build its own worlds. 

Guitar arpeggios, synthesizer effects, choirs, percussions, and richly textured pads combine to create a soundscape that conspires to excite the mind and engage the heart. 

(Featured in the Album: "Explorations": https://valhjim.bandcamp.com/album/explorations)

Hope you like it, folks.
Thanks for listening
and for your kind comments.

Valhjim 

(C) 2024 Jim Valero (all rights reserved).

Explorations

"Desert Twilight"
Valhjim

"Desert Twilight" unfolds with a haunting yet delicate soundscape, blending surreal ambiences and subtly shifting atmospheres. A melancholy violin melody plays through eerily suggestive musical motifs, while a woman's evocative song and altered piano chords add depth. The sound of desert wind blowing enhances the track's introspective, otherworldly feel.

Hope you like this piece, folks.
Thanks for listening
and for your ever kind words.

Valhjim 

(C) 2024 Jim Valero (all rights reserved).

Desert Twilight

"Silence: A Fable"
Valhjim

"Ours is a world of words: Quiet we call  
Silence -- which is the merest word of all"
                                     -Al Aaraaf.

 "The waters of the river have a saffron and sickly hue --and they flow not onwards to the sea, but palpitate forever and forever beneath the red eye of the sun with a tumultuous and convulsive motion. For many miles on either side of the river's oozy bed is a pale desert of gigantic water-lilies. They sigh one unto the other in that solitude, and stretch towards the heaven their long ghastly necks, and nod to and fro their everlasting heads. And there is an indistinct murmur which cometh out from among them like the rushing of subterrene water. And they sigh one unto the other."

--Edgar A. Poe, "Silence: A Fable (published 1838).


Dear listener, I hope you like this experimental piece inspired by Poe's mysterious tale.


Valhjim - Synthesizers, samplers, SFX, guitar.
Martin Miers - Drums, percussions. 

Thank you for listening
and for your kind words.

Valhjim 

Copyright: © 2024 Jim Valero (all rights reserved).

Silence  A Fable - Valhjim w/Martin Miers

Arcturian Saga

"The Deception of the Thrush"
Valhjim


"                                            Shall we follow
the deception of the thrush? Into our first world.

The unheard music hidden in the shrubbery,
and the unseen eyebeam crossed, for the roses
had the look of flowers that are looked at....

And the pool was filled with water out of sunlight,
and the lotus rose, quietly, quietly,
the surface glittered out of heart of light,

and a cloud passed, and the pool was empty.

Time past and time future
what might have been and what has been
point to one end, which is always present."

                                                    — T.S.Eliot

Hope you like this soundscape, folks.

thanks for listening 
and for your always kind words. 

Valhjim — synthesizers, samplers, SFX, guitars.
Martin Miers — drums, percussions.

—(C) 2024 Jim Valero (all rights reserved). 



The Deception of the Thrush - Valhjim w/Martin Miers

Hello, 
“03 Echorythm” the new Ambient track from the new album Velsynth (2025).
Good listening. 
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