2020_05_27

The unknown

Collaborations

Cosmic Spirit

Special PSYCHOKAMIKAZ RECORDS edition 2 - all the people that didn't make it onto the first... 
Music by:
HOWTOMAKASONG, Mephisto Proxis, quarkstrangenesscharm/Frostlake, TheNumbersInTheDream, The SAPONETZ, Western Obsidian - TVOD, mindless m*z*k/taRka, Agitation Φ, OLIBRIUS 1er, Vincent Eoppolo - Society's Realization of Itself, Tony+Morris, Lemonade/Levitating, BERNARD TONNERRE, Mayor of Donutville, The Pleasant Company, Boson Spin, HARRY COVERS, Ahornberg, Humanfobia, ΔککΔ´🌩, ELUCIDE, 𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖏𝖚𝖗𝖔 𝕹𝖚𝖈𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖗, ismael, Dystopian Cosmos

Soundclouds 46

16 track digital recording, 2 April 2013.

sampler, hammered keyboard

A brief encounter

A collaboration a long time in waiting. My friend embedded my words deep within his rich reality long, long ago. Now it has made it here.

With the utmost appreciation for taking my words to the music you enveloped them in, I thank you my dear friend.

Find him here and you are sure to stay a while.
https://soundcloud.com/quarkstrangesscharm

Inescapable Mind with music by Quarkstrangenesscharm

16 track digital recording, 4 and 5 January 2014
Available on Bandcamp (http://quarkstrangestcharm.bandcamp.com/track/the-unknown)

laptop

Toto - Dune Soundtrack - Prophecy Theme

First of all, I want to thank the wonderful SinTaMental (https://soundcloud.com/sintamental), who kindly  recorded the words 23 October 2015 (and made some corrections on the way).

Basic recording (bassguitar and sampler) was done somewhere in 2004, overdubs (guitar, synthesizer)were done 20 October 2015. Words were written on 30 July 2015.

Photograph by my brother  Oscar. I'd like to dedicate this song to him.

The sun was hot  blazing in a blue autumn sky
We strolled the green hills and fields 
Without a care in the world
Like we did in younger days that were full of promise
Days that never seemed to end
We caught the colours of the falling leaves
Thinking this might go on forever
Thinking life might go on forever

Under shadows of trees
The river was so cool and inviting
its water clear and full of strength 
Running forever and ever
We saw flights of birds
And smelled the sweet scents of decay
But we didn’t catch the colours of the fallen leaves
imagining this might go on forever
imagining life might go on forever
									

Blue autumn sky- collaboration with SinTaMental (see description)

A soundtrack for the book by Stanislaw Lem... The story in short: Mankind tried to  probe and understand the ocean of the far distant planet Solaris, wich seems to be a kind of a living beeing. Strange things are happening on the station hovering above the planets ocean (read the book!!!!). The psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the spacestation.  In the end, he lands on the surface of the planet and touches the ocean... an experience that changes him...

Solaris

Anexa (https://soundcloud.com/annnnushka) came with the idea of adding vocals to an existing instrumental, "De lange leegte" (https://soundcloud.com/quarkstrangesscharm/de-lange-leegte)... I think you'll agree that she did a wonderful job! For words she chose a poem by Russian poetess Anna Akhmatova, again an excellent choice!

Anexa is a great pleasure to work with, please check her out!https://soundcloud.com/annnnushka.

vocals: Anexa
words: Anna Akhmatova
instruments: Ralph

"I’ve ceased to smile long ago …" 

I’ve ceased to smile long ago,
The bitter winds now chill my lips,
Another hope was just let go,
Another song was added since.

Against my will, I’ll cede this song
To people’s laughter and offense,
Because love’s silence for the soul
Is too unbearably immense.

I've ceased to smile long ago- Anexa with quarkstrangenesscharm

Eve Of Serenity

Frostlake wrote words and vocal melodies for "Under a blue moon".
 I think she did a wonderful job, adding beautiful words and vocals and harmonies, creating a moody and sometimes haunting track. 
A very big thank you Jan, for this collaboration, for all your work and for your input...you gave this track a new life!

Please check out Frostlake (https://soundcloud.com/frostlake) for a very special mix of British psychedelics, folk and electronics. Frostlake is also a core member of Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere (www.discus-music.co.uk), that has been described as 'an improvising cosmic rock beast'.

Recorded september 2015 (backing tracks) and April-May 2017 (vocal tracks).

Frostlake: words, vocals, harmonies, final mix
and artwork.
quarkstrangenesscharm: synthesizers, electric and acoustic/electric bass, guitar and e-bow.

Under A Blue Moon
A lonely moon hangs among the darkest blue, for you and I share the same view high above from our different worlds but on the same earth. I am here, you are there, we breathe the same air yet I'm alone and I think of you, do you think of me under these stars, under this blue, under this rising moon?
(Frost hangs in the shadows bruised by a blue moon)

Under A Blue Moon- Frostlake with quarkstrangenesscharm (see description for lyrics and info)

We are stars wrapped in skin,
The light you are seeking has always been within.

We Are Stars

Guitar's Improvised By Martin Reed
Produced By Martin Reed

I Find That I'm At Peace With The uNIVERSE

Take a very famous piece and massacre it ....(For training )

She devils on wheels

i found another dead tree
she whispers your nothing to me
i cover her in glowing green
and colours from the magic dream
beautiful ancient dead tree
she whispers...
your nothing to me

Wrap Her In Glowing Green

a 'warp' of this piece https://soundcloud.com/myrhyum/in-the-words-tonymorris-myrh
original by Tony+Morris https://soundcloud.com/tony-morris-308328247/badubba

artwork . Mariam Zohra D : Myrh

for a different take on this - https://soundcloud.com/boson_spin/in-the-words-tonymorris-f-myrh-boson-spin-re-imagining

In The Words - Tony+Morris/Myrh (mindless m*z*k warp)

The music for the end scene of the film Cicatrix directed by Rory Wilson

Connection (from the film Cicatrix)

REX MEUS

Such silly things come to my mind
The way I smile to myself
When I’m feeling sentimental

And cloudy thoughts make way for daydreams
Oh cloudy thoughts can go...
Oh they go....

Such funny thoughts
Well they go through my mind
The way I laugh to myself
When I’m feeling sentimental...

Chorus

Such silly things
Come to my mind
The way I smile to myself 
When I’m feeling sentimental...
Ooh

SENTIMENTAL

For those moments when mixed emotions come across and you can experience this kind of "happy sadness" feeling...

Mixed Feelings

How the night came (@howthenightcame) came up with the idea of making an album on Roman mythology (Ovid's great book Metamorphoses) and invited other artists to participate in the project. 
The results are very nice I think: 21 tracks based on his favourite stories, while collaborating with lovely artists like Hypoid (@hypoidsound, www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_iQ5JFusPt9EIwKIZ5rew) and Daniel Diaz (dedeland.com, @daniel-diaz) amongst others.

“Ovid stares at The Black Sea (Niobes return)” was the track I was asked to collaborate on. The story is about a woman who turns to stone: (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobe)
The basic tracks and final mix are How the night came’s. Thanks Martin, for your confidence and all your work!

Here you can listen to (or download) The Ovid album: howthenightcame.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphoses with an accompanying PDF which gives you some information about the project.
For more info: howthenightcame.wordpress.com/
www.youtube.com/channel/UCPGfN1lu3WZovgIA42_G0eg

How The Night Came - 21. Ovid Stares At The Black Sea (Niobe's Return) -with Quarkstrangenesscharm-

Sunrise

Thanks for lending an ear.

for different sounds see also:
https://soundcloud.com/delichtmorbidebrigade
https://soundcloud.com/thefactsoffiction
https://soundcloud.com/bint-4
https://soundcloud.com/rgmb-1