The Lost Tapes (EP) - from the vaults of FAR Studios and Europasound Studios - consisting of recently uncovered original tracks, previously unreleased new songs (different mixes and alternate remixes) from 1985 - presented by Tobias Freund and Peter Heckmann.

Performed by Alexandra Graf (vocals) and Peter Heckmann (keyboard and drum programming, bass)

Additional musicians:
Wolfgang Palm (PPG programming)
Chris Evans (keyboards)
Tobias Freund (keyboards)
Peter Weihe (guitars)
Milos Vuckovic (guitars)
Pete Christlieb (Sax)

All "The Raining Heart" compositions and lyrics by Tobias Freund, Alexandra Graf und Peter Heckmann.

Originally produced by Peter Heckmann for Tinus Musikverlag, Frankfurt (*Raining Heart / *Alien Beat) and Constant Musikverlag, Hamburg (*Hollywood).

Originally recorded January/February 1985 at Europasound Studios - then mixed at FAR Studios in 1986 and now newly mastered at Non Standard Studios, Berlin by Tobias Freund in 2025.

The Lost Tapes

Oscar's Collage

Buy at Bandcamp

Oscar's Collage (Remaster 2025)

Photo by Stablecog AI

Puts me in mind of when I bought my first reflector telescope.
I actually watched some kind of craft take off and head into the sky
as it slowed to a stop against the star field and faded to deep red...
then vanished.

Don't look too close...
The AI thinks you need to merge your head into the optical tube
to get the best view,
and don't be shocked that our young astronomer
only has 3 legs.

Stargazing

Thank you for sharing your time with me. If I can do one thing for you, keep that one thing to yourself, but manifest it through deep meditation. I will fuel myself using the psychic and spiritual essence you are sending to me, kind of like Cerebro.

Retrograde

Shared Mirror

Written by Peter Schickele, Joan Baez 1972 for the film Silent Running.
Music Production by Thomas Mierkiewicz 🍋 ‬Lemonbrew Studio @user-297959700
Vocals by Kate Stanton 3/30/2025 #coversong #songcover #collaboration 

Rejoice in the Sun (Lemonbrew & Kate Stanton)

Adjusting your view on aging as you enter the twilight years of life.

Greg Hurley: Composition / Arrangement, Lyrics, Vocals, Lead guitar, Guitar, Keys, Bass and Drum programming, mix and mastering / © 2025 Lyrics And Music 

Music video:  https://youtu.be/nKdyXT0ItRc

Lyrics:
Every morning shines, learning to dance with time 

I used to burn like a neon sign, chasing shadows through the night
Now the fuse is short, the spark’s gone dim, but the memories still shine bright
You won’t believe it, I’ll tell you now, once there was a time 
The road was long, but I’m grateful now, for the miles and the winding rhyme

Every morning shines, learning to dance with time

The clock ticks slow, I just let go, I’m learning to let it be
Every move I make, every breath I take, and I’m finally free
You’d hardly recognize me, I’ll confess, there was a day
The climb was steep, but I’m wiser now, for the heights and the price I pay

Every morning shines, learning to dance with time

Dance With Time / Video in description

Whatchu Up To?

Hobo Skip

This song was inspired by a holiday on the coast. It starts in the style of ambient music and slowly turns into a classic piece of electronic music, inspired by the Berlin School

Have a listen to the extended version on Bandcamp:
https://lichtbildgestalter.bandcamp.com/track/vapour-island-extended-version

Video on youtube with spezial version:
https://youtu.be/QikiaW-p6_A
and on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/1087383281/a0aaaa4728

Vapor Island (link to video inside)

Teknosis Shift (2025)

I didn’t write 4 Minute Bake to say anything profound. I wrote it because I wanted to burn through four minutes with nothing but power, drive, and rhythm. This piece is about being loud, fast, and unapologetically physical. It doesn’t build toward some grand emotional payoff—it is the payoff. Right from the first strike.

The heartbeat of the piece is taiko drums—relentless and chest-pounding. I built around that core using air gamelans, a synth pad for a bit of sustained color, and both bowed and struck gongs to stretch and smash the space in between. It’s what I imagine if Mike Portnoy was dropped into a taiko drum circle and told to go full Dream Theater mode—no restraint, just propulsion.

I see it visually as a kind of drum fever dream—a room full of percussionists in reds and browns, all motion, no stillness, everything sweating and shaking with intention. It’s cinematic. It’s experimental. It doesn’t need to explain itself. Just hit play.

This isn’t for everyone—but it’s definitely for:
• Percussion enthusiasts who live for the beat
• Choreographers looking for sound that pushes bodies into action
• Film directors who need something that surges forward like a train with no brakes

Big thanks to the Strepito group for bringing this to life—your energy is all over this recording.

One last thing I try to remember when I write:
Have a focus—and go after it with everything you've got.
This piece is that mindset, turned into sound.

Sketches 2025

4 Minute Bake

4 Minute Bake - Master 20250605

Picture: Welcome to the Enlightenment (Rae)

This feels so refreshing. I never included this final Vocal track in addition to Alchemical Woman and (G)Older, but now it feels Right.  Galadriel is the Softer Swordswoman, but Equally as Strong!

Dave's guitar is now more detailed and Exquisite with a fine acoustic sound towards the end. So Roy Harper I think👌🔥

My Vocals feel more Balanced, Softer in Ethereal, and more suited to Galadriel with special additions. 

Please enjoy Galadriel the Enlightened as she raises her Sword in Truth.

Lyrics and Vocals by SolarRae🎤

Guitar Work and Mix by Dave Bayes🎸
@dave-bayes
@guitar-alchemy

Lyrics:

I am the Truth of Enlightenment
I'm Free Yeah

I am the Truth of Enlightenment
Straight down the Middle
I walked Straight down the Middle
With a Sword and a Word

I went straight down the Middle
Yeah Straight down your Middle
And I'm Free yeah ...

I am the Truth of Enlightenment

Galadriel Truth (The Enlightened)

https://buymeacoffee.com/peterheckmann 

BIO: Independent Music / Film / Theater Producer, Musician, Mixing / Mastering Engineer and Multimedia Production Specialist with over forty years of experience in the entertainment and multimedia design industries. 

I worked with a broad spectrum of clients in both the entertainment industry and corporate sectors. 

My expertise has been achieved through nearly five decades of professional involvement in documentary video, feature film and music production, audio recording and engineering, stage design and theatrical production, multimedia and graphic design, investigative journalism and project management.