Zhoca:  Vocals
Ben Juul:  Drums, Mix and Mastering at Tone Hill, NY
Dirk Taubenheim:  Guitars, Bass, Vocals

This is one of our big hits we played as The Drowning Dolphins a very long time ago. Hope you enjoy the new version. Thanks so much, Zhoca & Ben!

Never Mind  ft. ZHOCA

A few things to say.
1. Sorry, this song is a long one: more than seven minutes, too many to expect to have listeners desirous to get to the end of a small marathon. Moreover, it is slow (the first refrain only comes after three minutes or so) and sung in Italian (the English translation is available, but it is never the same thing).
2. The photo shows two actors: Bekim Fehmiu and Irene Papas, protagonists of a wonderful TV series (‘Odissea’) aired in 1968. A show that enriched my childhood and conditioned my imagination (and my reading) forever.
3. I have long wished to be able to write a song about that story within the story of Ulysses' wanderings: his return to Ithaca and his failure to be recognised by Penelope. I succeeded in 1994, then producing a few versions of it. I recorded this one a few years ago, the sound quality was not excellent but now I have taken it up again, singing it all over again and changing the arrangement a little. I hoped at least to recreate an atmosphere musically suited to the story evoked.
Female vocals courtesy of Sound Doctrine.

LYRICS 

he speaks softly from afar
and his voice is like a stray dog
like a boat you can barely see
like a moon on a swing
suspended on the edge of a sea wave
he holds his breath to follow his song

she sings and as she sings she has dozed off
he takes her hand and
whispers ‘welcome back into my life, welcome back’

she still sleeps and dreams of making love
with this morning shadow
of these colourless eyes 
came from an icy adventure
of days that smell clean
of all nights and all days
of spells, escapes, memories 
of days lost without desires

and if she will not listen to his words,
if evil will not slip from her heart
then who knows
where the wind will settle him
where he will lose himelf
where he will rest

[Penelope]
"Are you the night that burns
are you this sky that falls on me
are you this ship that arrives
are you this fire congealed inside me
... (You're all I need) ..."

she squints her eyes and moves slowly
as if to let the world to feel
all the weight of this abandonment
of this vanished illusion 
of her infinite sadness
sadness that perfume the nights and days
spent alone with this wound

but he is not only the thought of every morning
he is in the sand in the waves
that have always bounced on the shore
he is the cement of this house
is the receding fear
is the storm ever closer
he is this morning shadow
and she will listen to his words
and the sea will deposit him on her heart
and then who knows
maybe the wind will settle 
the circle will close
and she will recognise him

[Penelope]
"... (You're all I need) ...
are you the night that burns
are you this sky that still falls on me
are you this ship that arrives
are you this fire congealed inside me
are you my eyes you are my hands
are you my lips my skin of today and tomorrow
are you this peace that rises again
are you this home to recapture
this night to rest
... (You're all I need) ..."

------

Lyrics and music by Michele Ansani (1994).
Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, September 15

Nostos (il ritorno di Ulisse) **

Voici la version "soft" du générique que j'ai réalisé pour l'animation et les remises de prix du prochain festival de films courts " Les Moulins d'Or " dont voici le lien : lestontonscadreurs.fr/festival-courts-metrages/ Merci à Christophe Blanchard pour sa confiance renouvelée .
Here is the "soft" version of the light motiv music that I created for the animation and awards ceremony of the next short film festival "Les Moulins d'Or" here is the link: lestontonscadreurs.fr/festival-courts-metrages/ Thanks to Christophe Blanchard for his renewed trust.

Canopée 2 🌱

A character study. A Randy Newman (pre-Toy Story) influenced song.
Lyrics:
I get under your skin
Yeah, that's where I begin
With your sister and your friend
I drove a wedge between you
To create walls
That would just let me be
The center of it all
I get under your skin
You're pretty enough
Oh yeah, I've been here all along
I'm an asshole
I'm a son of a bitch
I get under your skin
I'm an asshole
I'm a son of a bitch
I'm a control freak
I'm getting pretty good at this

I was at the playground
I'm on the highway
I'm in your life
I'm into your head
I'm into your mind
I do it all
I leave no fingerprints behind
I'm an asshole
I'm son of a bitch
I'm a control freak
I was born for this!
I'm an asshole
I'm a son of a bitch
I'm a control freak
I was born with this?

( a charming and disarming guitar solo)
(Just like some of the charming destructive people you probably know)

I'm an asshole
I'm a son of bitch
I'm a control freak
I'm an asshole

Asshole

Мої мрії були десь там
Десь там
Де закінчується океан
Океан
Що забрали ви, він віддасть
Відааасть.
Та зруйнує кожен мій паркан.
Паркааан -----

Настав той час коли вже все нове
Життя це зліпок - ти ліпиш себе
Тільки закрив очі, я знаю куди йти
Тільки тоді я бачу себе в собі.

Мої мрії були десь там
Десь там
Де закінчується океан
Океан
Що забрали ви, він віддасть
Відааасть.
Та зруйнує кожен мій паркан.
Паркааан.

Я пізнав і не забуду
Те що знав і те що буду
Життя це лише океан
І як розвіється весь цей туман
РОзвіється розуму омааан.

Мої мрії були десь там
Десь там
Де закінчується океан
Океан
Що забрали ви, він віддасть
Відааасть.
Та зруйнує кожен мій паркан.
Паркааан.

Все починається з тебе - усвідом це
Через любов йти - цей шлях простий
Душа сповнена надій, зможе творить
В царстві що ти створив тільки тобі жить. 

Мої мрії були десь там
Десь там
Де закінчується океан
Океан
Що забрали ви, він віддасть
Відааасть.
Та зруйнує кожен мій паркан.
Паркааан.

sQweal - Океан мрій

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Trumpet solo. Steinway Brothers Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Fretless Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Acoustic full drum set full kit. Percussion Cowbell. Ago go Bells, Congas, Bongos.

Carmel

Funky Ride

Lasst uns heut Nacht nach draußen geh‘n

Lied zu Heiligabend 2021
T+M Otto Scharbau

Lasst uns heut Nacht nach draußen geh‘n
Schöner Weihnachtswinter
Fröhlich wir dort zusammensteh‘n
Junge, Alte, Kinder
Lasst uns gemeinsam fröhlich sein
Und das Fest genießen
Sei es nur Wasser oder Wein
Nichts kann uns verdrießen

Mittwintersonne strahlt so schön
Weißer Weihnachtsmorgen
Lasst uns nochmal nach draußen geh‘n
Fern von allen Sorgen
Lasst uns in Freiheit fröhlich sein
Und das Fest genießen
Kein Zwang, keine Kälte sperrt uns ein
Nichts kann uns verdrießen


Let's go outside tonight

Song for Christmas Eve 2021
T+M Otto Scharbau

Let's go outside tonight
Beautiful Christmas winter
Joyfully we stand there together
Young, old, children
Let's be happy together
And enjoy the holiday
Be it just water or wine
Nothing can annoy us


Midwinter sun shines so beautifully
White Christmas morning
Let's go outside again
Far from all worries
Let's be happy in freedom
And enjoy the holiday
No compulsion, no cold locks us up
Nothing can annoy us


Lasst uns heut Nacht nach draußen gehn

RIP Eddie Jordan.

What an absolute legend you are.

You slayed the dragon man...


https://youtu.be/R22nxVYLaBQ?si=f6703K1jBvuIrr8B
This is the 1998 Belgian GP. Absolute carnage at the start. The Jordan boys survived it and we won and got second. I remember Eddie's side on camera shot like a video. No expression. Stunned. No other human being had done this before and will ever do it again. A private team beating all the money! Pure heart! and a bit of luck ☘️ (Brawn GP doesn't count... they developed that car with Hondas money)

https://youtu.be/93QKt44OsIU?si=E_hvp81hKf89WEIE
This is the 2003 Brazilian GP. We won it again. However Ron Dennis the snake he is tried to bend the rules because of the unsual finish so, wrongly McLaren got presented the trophy... Dennis was a dick! We got the trophy next week when they read the rules on lap count back and finishing the race early because of an accident

https://youtu.be/_KLjvuNCD3U?si=ZASzEErF79FzkCtY
This was EJ's third win and in my opinion the most satisfying. This race we won on pace. This race the universe said an Irish man lead a team that built the fastest racing car in the world for that day. That's different to winning with 7 cars left and solidified EJ as man myth legend forever ♾️


After retiring as a team boss... Eddie became the best F1 pundit around. Famous for his inside knowledge he was always the one with the saucy stories haha... Add to that one of the best sense of humours you can get...

Eddie was also a fine drummer and loved his music.

 I remember reading the headline when Senna got taken on teletext... "Senna clinically dead... " I ran to my room and cried on my own thinking I shouldn't be upset about this I didn't know him... Today are my next tears for an F1 legend and I knew enough about him for this to hurt too.

You will be sorely missed Eddie

Rest in Peace you absolute incredible human

EJ 🔆

Saving The Rest

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Senza Parole

01 - Spitfire Audio - LCOT + AG
02 - Native Instruments - Piano Felt

Piano + Guitar Pad

Hello .  Thank you for your visit . I'm just a modest amateur.  Trying to do emotional music.  Sometimes personal compositions and I also like doing instrumental arrangements and mixing-mastering for collaborations.  Always with heart. Without Ai here for posts (except for some reposts) Hope enjoy your listening.   Pascal :)

Canopée 2 🌱

Pascal Basso