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HEROES & VILLAINS

Trance

From the Laybow demo recording sessions

Lebo - drums
P. P. - bass, backing vocals
Tom - guitars, vocals

Laybow - Resolve

Lebo - drums
Peter Paul - bass, backing vocals
Tom - guitars, vocals

Laybow - Polaroid

Lebo - drums
P. P. - bass, backing vocals
Tom: guitars, vocals

Laybow - Chaotic Disorder

UTOPIA

I KNOW ?

TOPIA TWINS (feat. Rob49 & 21 Savage)

Taken from the upcoming STA debut album "Rock and Roll Kills" (2024)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/1drueM8F0Hc

lyrics:
butterfingers
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I heard this story a long time ago
i heard it before, and now i am long gone

I faced my demons and now i'm back strong
not headstrong, at some point i was wrong

butterfingers, we lost control
we slipped away and run away

i cross my fingers, we won't mess it up 
again this time, i hope you'll be fine

you were so sloppy and gave it up
i hope you remember, that i was your crutch

next thing you know, was to lose control
and now you crawl, to save your soul
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(c)&(p), all rights reserved, STA 2023.

Rock and Roll Kills

butterfingers

Dark environment

LYRICS:

I paved the road and I drove it home
All on my own like I like to be
And I brought the rain and drank all your pain
And make you feel sane when you want to be

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
What you wanted from me, you don't need it
What you want me to be, I can't be it
What you need to believe, can't un-see it
What you need is the need to be now

Now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now

I paint my sky and I fly it dry
Limits are high in a reverie
And I make the way and borrow you may
But you only play yourself mentally

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
What you wanted from me, you don't need it
What you want me to be, I can't be it
What you need to believe, can't un-see it
What you need is the need to be now

I used to be alone, I'm used to being alone
When I'm feeling alone, I feel I'm close to home
There will come a time when your mind is free
There will come a time when you don't need to be
Anyone

What you wanted from me, you don't need it
What you want me to be, I can't be it
What you need to believe, can't un-see it
What you need is the need to be now
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Need To Be

Long time ago in the Scottish Highlands. A tribe that lives in a rough and harsh surrounding, strengthened over generations by the unfriendly environment. The borders of the tribes territory are not exactly known. In particular, in the North, the saying goes that vast areas of unoccupied lands will belong to those that first dare to claim it. So a small troup of currageous military men sets foot to the Northern Frontier ...

Composition-wise: The piece explores the change of atmosphere when the same motive is played with different accompaniments. The same theme can be found for instance @ 0:00 ff,  0:23 ff and 1:05 ff. The accompaniment increases in intensity and rhythm for these three instances, ranging from a meditative intro over a – to my ears – tribal dance or chant towards a first  climax of the piece which might make a good soundtrack for a battle in the Scottish Highlands. The track then settles down to the second theme @ 1:33 which again is repeated with much more agitated accompaniment @ 1:55 ff. 

While the track is in general in 4/4, it raises the tension by sometimes breaking the metrum into more unconventional rhythmic structures. This holds in particular for @ 0:46 ff where the metrum changes to a succession of ¾, 4/4, ¾, 6/4, 6/4, 4/4, ¾, 4/4, ¾, ¾, ¾ and then reverts to the original 4/4. Also @ 2:09  there is in insert of a ¾ bar and at the very end @ 2:30, there is a 2/4 break just before the final chord. 

I did some Youtube Shorts in Case with more details on some composition tweaks that I used in this track:
Varying the Accompaniment: https://youtube.com/shorts/7HAWSz2Mg14?feature=share
Breaking the metric structure: https://youtube.com/shorts/tUvaq8D6nUo?feature=share
Ligature Bows: https://youtube.com/shorts/-WBf6Du040g?feature=share
Keeping the attention until the end: https://youtube.com/shorts/qnJl5BQ4yxU?feature=share


The track has been recorded on a Roland FP-90 and mastered in Cubase by adding  reverb, a Stereo enhancer and fiddling a bit with the EQ. 
The picture was created with Stable Diffusion. 

The track can also be found at 
Youtube (including the scores): https://youtu.be/FIQZc7JakvQ
Spotify: spotify:album:5YG7dpoBElKImcbmX7eWTU

The Northern Frontier

The Northern Frontier (Solo Piano)

Sadly and tragically as apt today as it was when released 50+ years ago. A song of divine retribution, ultimately. This song has been with me all my life and it was a pleasure to do vocals for https://soundcloud.com/thephaige on this. He did all the hard work and created an orchestral, snarling, chaotic, beautiful soundscape which nods to, but doesn't ape the original. 
Not monetising, just for fun
Play as loud as you can, then turn it up more
be good
Nick
Instruments, mix, prod, artwork  - Gary
Voice - Nick

War Pigs - Alternative Universe - ThePhaige with Nicholas Ridiculous

Shiny Machine | remembering Eddie Van Halen

It's been three years now that we lost legendary Rock guitarist Edward Van Halen. In memory and celebration of his life and influence on me and so many others I have made a track in the vein of and heavily inspired by his music and playing.

I hope you can enjoy this tribute and that it will make you think of him and his joyful, loud and exuberant music.

-Dan

Recorded with the EVH relic Frankenstrat Guitar.
Track written, recorded and played by Dan van den Berg, loosely based on EVH music.

Recorded October 2023,
Recorded using Amplitube, AURIA.
Image AI and editing by Dan van den Berg

Shiny Machine | Remembering Eddie Van Halen |  Dan van den Berg

owidram

Bleeding

Finally ready for release;

Tom - guitars, vocals
Peter Paul - bass, backing vocals
Lebo - drums


lyrics:

down the river, downstream
the lightness of being
and the lake breaks light
casting the dark aside

and the river flows
but the echoes still beating
like the words that you said
while you were sleeping

put a flower in your hair
let the petals fill the air
let them swirl around you
closes overhead

now the rain comes down
and the waves are getting higher
as the sails they flutter
in the skies, getting wider

put a flower in your hair
as the raindrops fill the air
let them swirl around you
closer...

and the river flows
back to the ocean
as the sun breaks through
at the heart of the motion

take the flower from your hair
as the rainbow fills the air
let it swirl around you
closer...

Laybow - A Day On The Water

Another track for the Laybow legacies demo, finally ready for release:

Tom - guitars, vocals
Peter Paul - bass
Lebo - drums

Alan Watts samples

Laybow - Decry

Here’s my new song with piano, bass, drums, erhu, synths and vocals. 🎶🎹🎵🎼🎧🎤💕😊

Thank you to my lovely Sander for mastering. @wane-of-summer❤️

Over the moon and sun

The Cliffs of Moher form a famous cliff coast in Ireland. They are located on the west coast of Ireland's main island in County Clare near the towns of Doolin and Liscannor. 
Height: 155 m (509 ft)

Les Falaises de Moher forment une célèbre côte de falaises en Irlande. Elles se trouvent sur la côte ouest de l'île principale irlandaise, dans le comté de Clare, près des localités de Doolin et Liscannor.
Hauteur: 155 m (509ft)
Production: Lillithe

Journey To The Cliffs Of Moher

After Lunch

Morphometry

Bandcamp

Noumenon

My first commercial track released back in 2006 - Orbits 1; please let me know what you think - this is pre KORG days.

Orbits 1 Remastered

Let your soul rock...a wonderful combination

Night Sky

This track is a collaboration with SeaShea on.soundcloud.com/CnDF4
I tried creating a fall song using the same production style as our collaboration 'Seeing The Sea' with SeaShea from the summer. I believe it's a luxurious experience to create music together while looking at the same moon. Please look forward to our future collaborations.

Composition and Sampling collage by Synline
Electric guitar playing and arrangement by SeaShea
Featured on the my new album 'Code Share' on.soundcloud.com/v4P9a

'Moon Water' Synline=SeaShea

Yet another track finished from the Laybow legacy.

Tom - voice, guitars
Peter Paul - bass
Lebo - drums

Laybow - Favorite Game

Travis Scott - Yeah Yeah (Feat. Young Thug)[Bass Boosted]

THE SCOTTS

Tom "Puppet Xeno", core member of the Alice Deeper music project.
Grungegoth, Myth Wave, Eclectic experimentalist -

Alice Deeper is on Spotify, Bandcamp and Youtube. Check the links below to connect. We aim to make it worth your while 😸

Laybow - Decry

PuppetXeno