The unknown

Collaborations

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HIT-PARADE "ALL №1" for @Meticulous-Midgets anti-label from @CrazyCompass planet band

Cover art by @d-vitaminge

HIT-PARADE: all №1 (june 2018)

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

Alby

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)

https://vacantstations.bandcamp.com/album/doors

Come (Redux)

Free Download

Nightscape

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

Free download on bandcamp: https://jasny-svetly.bandcamp.com/track/wet-street

МОКРАЯ УЛИЦА

Мокрая, мокрая, мокрая улица 
в небе асфальтовом мне нарисуется. 
Кто-то торопится, кто-то волнуется 
в доме на этой знакомой мне улице. 

А мне сюда 
не нужно уже никогда, 
я просто так здесь, 
я просто есть, просто есть, просто есть. 

Люди, сегодня меня повстречавшие, 
завтра становятся просто вчерашними. 
Но то, что мне нравится, - 
это останется 
рядом со мной, в моей памяти: 

этот город, умытый дождем, 
этот день, этот дом, 
в памяти вечно умытый дождем.

Мокрая улица / wet street

For this collaboration Sulevia kindly provided the beautiful lyrics and painting. Sulevia, thank you for collaborating and for your patience!

Please check out her website for more wonderful poetry and painting, (http://www.sulevia.net). And please listen to her adventurous music (https://soundcloud.com/user-947999181)!

16 track digital recording, 22 February- 24 May 2017. Voice recorded by Sulevia, January 2017.

Sulevia: words, voice, artwork
qsc: synthesizer, iPad (shakuhachi), bass, tenor ukulele, sample.

there´s a vibratory field that connects all things
time is timeless, compact, incomprehensible,
drifting in like leaves in storm
take, what I offer you
between colour-world and word
no questions, no answers
only now
divines, pulsates
heart-leaves-trembling
bound from sounds
silence-pressing
I search you
time borders trickle downhill
catch in morning dew 
what shows up shiny etheral 
gets through blood weave
and swings

Zeit Ist Zeitlos - Sulevia with quarkstrangenesscharm (see description for words)

UFO Diskord

Wild music. Collective collaboration. Remote recording. Thanks for all of you!

Sergey Kobzev / @jasny-svetly (Moscow, Russia) - junk drums
Patrick Frey / @protone68 (Bern, Switzerland) - didgeridoo, alphorn, vocal sound
Danny Lee Tunstill / @d-vitaminge (Rotherham Land, United Kingdom) - guitars
Alexander Bozhday / @somebody-bo (Penza, Russia) - bass, guitar, percussion, theremin
Gyula Bódis / @discratebye (Szabadbattyán, Hungary) - gong 
Nata Boundariver / @crazycompass (Moscow, Russia) - singing, painting

"Твой Берег Сокровищ / your treasure coast " canvas / oil 80 x 50 cm (painting by the music)

Download > https://crazycompass.bandcamp.com/track/your-treasure-coast

"Твой Берег Сокровищ должен быть полностью недоступен другим". (В. Серкин "Хохот Шамана")

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CRAZY COMPASS planet band - Твой Берег Сокровищ / your treasure coast

woah now ye!
Oh no no...

be who you want to be
take your own trip
find your way homewards through the infinite
be your own demons
your own gods is you
I and I
You and you
do what you do what you do

woah now ye
oh no no

listen and listen and listen again
your enemies
enemies
enemies 
friend
find your way out now
it's the only way
I second
a minute
a life in the shade

Oh Yes Oh No

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-

The Antlers - "Undersea" EP / © Transgressive / Anti Records ..

http://www.transgressive.co.uk/
http://www.underseaundersea.com/ ..
http://www.anti.com/home/ ..

Antlers - Crest (Tricky Remix)

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