The order of the tracks has no deeper meaning. The list grows as I find the best tracks of the entire SoundCloud space and is purely subjective.

Best of SoundCloud 2023 Part 2

First single from the album "Lost Tapes Pt I" (5/5/2023); a selection of unreleased tracks and demos 1997-2022.
Siamese Twin Records 2023.

Written, arranged and produced by Wim Janssens. 
Mastered by Leonard De Leonard.

It's Not You

New video on YouTube https://youtu.be/2aUqACWrHHs

*** RISE ***

Can you see the dawn arising
Can you see the light inside your mind
Can you feel it ?
Love will never die !

Be majestic like a phoenix 
You can be as golden as the sun
You can reach it
Nothing ever really dies !

RISE 
Shine like the sun
Make real your dreams
Realize it's all just make-believe 
Take time and take space
Shape with your hands
Your life's your own
Your master plan...

The universe it has no corners
There's no boundary 
You are not alone 
Are there edges to the oceans' waves ?

So the grass it may be greener
And the rivers may run clearer
So - How'd you know -
If you can't look to the other side ?

RISE
Shine like the sun
Wishes and dreams
And watching them all come true 
You'll see
That finding your way
Is all that it takes 
If you can wait for them to be...

RISE MAJESTIC 
RISE PHOENIX
YOU CAN BELIEVE IT !

RISE 
Shine like the sun
Make real your dreams
Realize it's all just make-believe 
Take time and take space
Shape with your hands
Your life's your own
Your master plan...

Rise

It always amazes me how the simple sharing of a guitar idea can become a full-fledged song in the hands of master-producer Seagull @farout-music-studio.  He enlisted the help of Madame Snowflake for the vocal and lyric theme of the song "Don't Be Afraid" adding his own special touches to the mix.  But it first started out as a love song from Godin, a guitar with a unique and beautiful nylon-string voice.
"Don't Be Afraid" (for Lauren)
by Snowflake
2014 - Licensed under
Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Standing close to your bedside
Hoping, watching your breath rise
Stay here hold to your
Faith dear
Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid
Your room flooded with white light
You’ve one foot in and one taking flight
Stay here hold to your
Faith dear
Don’t be afraid dear
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid
Strong yet fragile
Like an angel
Waiting gracefully
For her wings
Now, ah
Holding your hand, praying to understand
A higher plan
Stay here hold to your
Faith dear
Don’t be afraid dear
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid

Love From Godin, Don't Be Afraid (Seagull, David, and featuring Snowflake)

Sometimes a song needs a special touch to bring it to its full potential and Finn  once again has transformed this very average little ugly Duckling song into a beautiful elegant White Swan  and lifted it to a height that only he can with his amazing vocal & production talents. Listen to more of Finns Songs https://soundcloud.com/finn_eces?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
The song is about an ordinary Guy, could be you and I, He has no wings, he's good and he's bad, he's human not an Angel but when you need someone he is the one who is there for you in your hour of need and always will be , because he's  Solid. He's your friend . 
Thank you Finn. 

Written by : Johnny Mc Farlane 
Performed & arranged by : Finn eces

Ordinary Guy : Featuring Finn Eces

Redheaded Blonde

This is a Prog Rock song with psychedelic lyrics. It is a co-write with Alex O'Brien (no relation), who assisted me with the lyrics. David Hynes provided the bass track and Roy Blake provide the Mastering. I did the rest. AI Imagery - Rich O'Brien.
Lyrics are below:

The sun blazes brightly
We see the daylight clear
The way to go
Away from what we fear
And follow towards the light
We summon from our dreams
The path destiny calls
Or so it seems

CHORUS
Our thoughts arise from a pool of liquid blue
Like the notes resound from a steel guitar
Arising from our sleep, a memory of murky hue
The truth of our lives is heard, an echo from afar

The rain falls
The river floods
The warm blood flows
Through our veins
Time passes by 
Leaves mysteries
We search and search
For eternity

BRIDGE
Shimmering springs wash away our deep despair
As we head to a place to live without a care


REPEAT CHORUS

An Echo From Afar

The Valuable Friends:

@rick-4-1 - Refuge Drums
@janinelevinson - Haven Vocals
@phil-mcwalter - The Other Asylum Stuff

SANCTUARY

I want you
I think I see you everywhere
We want love
We want to see love everywhere
 
Under the sway of thy gentle wings
All the world comes together
 
Old friends, no more these sounds! 
Let us sing more cheerful songs 
More full of joy! 
More full of joy!
Joy, bright spark of divinity, daughter of Elysium 
Fire-inspired we tread thy Sanctuary 
Sanctuary…

Joy!

I want you
I think I see you everywhere
We want love
We want to see love everywhere

Under the sway of thy gentle wings
All the world comes together
 
All you millions, I embrace you 
Well this kiss is for all the world
And you millions, oh I embrace you all
This kiss is for everyone 
All the world…

© Aug 2023 Phil McWalter

Lyrics and music inspired by Friedrich von Schiller's (1759-1805) poem: "A die Freude" [Which also appears in the choral fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - 'Ode to Joy'.]

Image: The Sanctuary, Avebury, Wiltshire UK. Dates from 2,500BC

"For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought."
from 'The Faerie Queene' Edmund Spenser 1552-1599

Sanctuary

Spotify

This painting depicts the Yoshiwara district, a licensed red-light district in the Edo period of Japan. It's a unique cultural aspect of Japan, and explaining it fully here is challenging. Interestingly, some men genuinely proposed marriage to courtesans. To some, the courtesans working here might have seemed like starlight in the night sky.

Composition and Sampling collage by Synline
Featured on the my new album 'Unstable"https://on.soundcloud.com/P2ewh

Lost Starlight

In Time

FLOATING WORLD // REMIX // Back to the future.
Basic sequences and keyboards by Frank Luge
@docfritz //  Drums, Percussion, Rearranged and Remixed
@joerxworx // Sensational Floating Soprano Saxophone
© 2023 FRANK LUGE // DOCFRITZ // OESJ

FLOATING WORLD

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FLOATING WORLD ft. joerxworx

Music: Composed, written, mixed, mastered, and performed by: Bloom
https://www.youtube.com/@bloomprod/videos

Vocals and Lyrics: Written, performed, mixed, and mastered by: The Mysterious Decibel

Lyrics: 

Out of bounds
and the specter came to me
Came to me
came to me
with a blackened rose
I didn't know what to do about it
I brought it with me to every show

It never ended
Just bloomed to Vanta
Took the life right outta me
I can't let go

Sailing through my timeline on a festering sea
My radar is wrecked, Is this even still me?

I'm just a clown and I'm holding a black rose
Petals grip tightly on this stem that I chose
But the seasons that surround me are just wilting away
If this rose keeps here
My being won't stay

Got a call from the specter today
Said he's delivering a fresh bouquet 
A little bit nosy and you can meet your decay
The stench of the devil and his charming sway

So go on now
Take a saw to my hand
And crush the damn thing when it hits the ground!
This rose is black
And soaked in red
Is this what it takes to get somewhere else instead?

I'm just a clown and I'm holding a black rose
Petals grip tightly on this stem that I chose
But the seasons that surround me are just wilting away
If this rose keeps here
My being won't stay

Bloom x The Mysterious Decibel - Gripping The Black Rose (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Scratch Kelly 
https://soundcloud.com/scratchkelly
🖤🙏

DANCE with ME (by Scratch Kelly)(MrDjBigHouse Mix)

The Lunatics are proud to present this track with the wonderful Vocalatti / vocals & lyrics - https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti !!!
... as always with Lunatics tracks: https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz has woven the magic, composition, drums, bass, keys -
 I added a bit saxophon; so: huge thanks to Vocalatti and Hendrik ! ... <3 photo: Alexandru Acea, unsplash

Lunatics 94 / In Your Eyes / Vocalatti - Cosmic Ratzzz & joerxworx

An experimental ambient remix of the previous release, Isa.
Hope you like it 🖤

Les Animaux

Isa's Daughter

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring Steve Roy (Canada) Electric Bass. Fender Rhodes Rhythm. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Godin Nylon acoustic Guitar Rhythm. Gibson SG Electric Guitar Rhythm. String Quartet, 1st & 2nd Violins, Cello, Bowed Acoustic Bass. Tenor Saxophone solo. Vibraphone solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Flute solo. Trap Drum set Full kit. Percussion Tambourine, Ago go bells. 22" Zildjan Ride & Crash Cymbal.

Release Me

Rain Flower 2

Thanks for this funky Stuff here, Big Like to my Friend Joerxworx,
To hot for us Grandfathers
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx

Lunatics 99 Boddy Movement/ Joerxworx & Ratzzz

Lunatics 98 Body Movement/ Joerxworx & Ratzzz

It s a song for my beloved cats:)

Verse 1

Night just slips away
And the morning comes the sun awakes

I want you to stay
But you close your eyes and drift away

I can feel
I can see
I know what s behind the curtain

I believe 
We can live in harmony

I feel free 
When you re near
We will always be together

Please

Believe me

Chorus

When you call my name 
I ll be by your side
Everything will be alright

No more tears to cry
No more fears to fight
Everything will be alright

Call my name
When you
Call my name

Call my name
When you
Call my name

Verse 2

Rain begins to fall
And the night is falling over me

Darkness takes control
I wish you were here close to me

Chorus

When you call my name 
I ll be by your side
Everything will be alright

No more tears to cry
No more fears to fight
Everything will be alright

Call my name
When you
Call my name

Call my name
When you
Call my name


Bridge

When you call my name 
I will be there for you each day
All your worries then will not matter

If you call my name 
I promise I will find a way
I will change your life for the better

I say

Chorus

When you call my name 
I ll be by your side
Everything will be alright

No more tears to cry
No more fears to fight
Everything will be alright

Call my name
When you
Call my name

Call my name
When you
Call my name

Call My Name

Composition and Sampling collage by Synline
Featured on the my new album 'Unstable"on.soundcloud.com/P2ewh
The album is down to just a few songs remaining

Take A Minute

An experimental dark electro soundtrack 🖤
Recently remixed for your listening pleasure.

Apex

In a nondescript apartment building in the heart of Manhattan, there exists a peculiar unit with a closet unlike any other. Behind its seemingly ordinary exterior lies a hidden passage, a twisting network of stairways and corridors that stretch for miles beneath the building.

Within this maze of hidden passages, each corridor leads to a different world, a reflection of the deepest desires and fears of those who enter. Some seek riches and fame, only to confront their greed. Others hope to find lost loved ones, only to face painful truths. And still, some are drawn into a surreal dreamscape, where reality blurs into the fantastical.

As residents continue to explore the ever-expanding labyrinth, tensions rise. Friendships are tested, alliances are formed, and rivalries emerge as they search for an exit, a way back to the world they once knew. But the labyrinth is unforgiving, constantly shifting and changing, leaving them lost in a maze of their own making.

Secrets of Expanding Interiors

Secrets Of Expanding Interiors

If you use AI in any form to create "your music", don't bother with my profile, you are not welcome here.
AI music generation detector: https://www.submithub.com/ai-song-checker
I do not support the use of generative AI in music creation. I will not support people who use such technologies nor will I use them. The two songs I posted only serve to raise awareness of the existence of such technologies and as a warning.

At the beginning I would like to sincerely apologize that I am responding to comments late and I am sometimes unable to keep up with listening to your work, but I still work full-time in a profession that has absolutely nothing to do with music and I have my duties towards family and home.

To everyone who flew into my corner on SoundCloud: I am grateful for your support with likes, shares and thank you for the great comments. Please don't hesitate to suggest changes to my music in them. Thanks to this, the next songs will be better and better.

All my music is MIDI (except some drum loops), played/created by me and edited in Ableton Live.

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Born in 1970. Music fan since 1985. Now heaving fun with making music. I'm self-taught, playing everything by ear. Started in 1990's but due to certain circumstances left in 1998 until April 2022. My music is created in Ableton Live 11 Intro (until december 2022) and 11 Standard with mostly free plug-ins. Fan of soundtracks (my personal heros are John Williams, Clint Mansell, Philip Glass, Thomas Newman, Hans Zimmer and much more), world music (Dead Can Dance), chillout (Bent, Zero7, Groove Armada, St. Germain, Air, Röyksopp, Kosheen and more), trip-hop (Massive Attack, Portishead), acid jazz (Us 3), fusion (Pat Metheny Group, Dirty Loops), progressive rock (Porcupine Tree), classical (Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Debussy, Orff, Mussorgsky) electronica (Imogen Heap), IDM/House (Moderat, Apparat, Plaid) and electronic music (Vangelis, Kraftwerk, Isao Tomita, Marek Biliński, J.J. Jarre).

Still learning how to produce music.

Best of SoundCloud 2023 Part 2

R.U.R.