Alchemical [Fusion] is a haunting progressive rock epic that conjures the eerie specter of nuclear annihilation. The song's narrative is woven from the words of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who famously declared "I am become Death, destroyer of worlds" as he witnessed the first atomic blast. The track's haunting harmonies and driving rhythms evoke the apocalyptic consequences of nuclear war, as eerie audio clips from Harry Truman's announcement of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki eerily underscore the song's themes. Through a maelstrom of soaring guitar solos and pounding drumbeats, "Alechmical [Fusion]" probes the dark heart of humanity's most devastating creation, leaving the listener to ponder the devastating consequences of our destructive potential.

Alchemical [Fusion]

If catharsis is the sense of relief after tragedy, this is what comes afterward.

The Sound of Light

dripping

Dripping

Information on this track will be posted soon.  rjb

Piano Sonata No. 9

Pretty Papers

I am not a religious person
Happy New Year! 

Come gather round people
You won’t believe the news
The war has ended
And there is peace on earth, it's true!

The people made their stand
Arm in arm, and hand in hand
And there is freedom in our land

No more poverty and greed
No more homeless in the streets
No more leaders telling lies
No more borders to divide 

All the world has become one
And we’re righting all the wrongs
Can’t you hear the song
And angels sing above
Songs of grace, songs of love
And it gives us hope again
As they sing their sweet refrain
Throughout the land

“Peace on earth to everyone”

Peace On Earth (Christmas '24)

Nonsense

DU SKA VA PRESIDENT - IMPERIET
Cover by Stina Crow and ExploderaMera
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Du ska va president
Du ska va president
Du ska va president

Nånstans nere under jorden på botten av ett hål
I en gruva i Hell city värker muskler av stål
Där barndomssånger botar ånger läker sår
Där skyltfönsterögon lägger pussel-letar spår

Alla föddes lika nakna utan stygn på sin kropp
Tio-tusen ton stenar där städer växte opp
Megatropolis väggar andas smärta andas hopp
Under jorden, under jorden

Men du vet väl att

Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär

Under nattens svarta himmel är det fest i timmar tolv
Alla inkassobreven fyller år på ditt golv
Men vårat liv är kort, ett party i en papperskorg
Sjung en sång för barnen om ett liv utan sorg

Nånstans nere i bunkern dunkar hammarslagens sång
Om hur solen värmer kroppar efter vinter lång
Låt den eka i din hjärna du måste du e stjärna
Under jorden


Men du vet väl att

Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär

Men du vet väl att

Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Du ska va president du ska va miljonär
Under jorden
Under jorden
Hej hej å
Under jorden

Under jorden
Hej hej å
Under jorden
Men du vet väl att

DU SKA VA PRESIDENT (Cover by Nix & Stina)

Life of birds

1068 Ballade

J'air repris ici dans une toute nouvelle version un de mes premiers morceaux créés au moment où je m'étais acheté, il y a maintenant déjà quelques années, mon piano numérique (Roland FP30) qui m'enchantait à lui tout seul par ses sonorités nouvelles pour moi. Il perd malheureusement beaucoup ici de sa sonorité, car je ne peux le brancher à ma carte audio que par sa sortie casque. De cette première version et de son arrangement d'époque j'ai cependant conservé ici  la partie centrale. J'espère que vous apprécierez son ambiance très rêveuse

un ange passe

I'm a composer, working from a 3' x 5' studio (some may call it a dinette) in a 5th wheel camper, while traveling the United States. I've been on the road for six years, so most of my recent work will have come from a different state (of mind and location) during my travels.

Music makes me feel better about everything. I don't know that I'm ever happier than when I am creating. I sometimes wonder if creativity isn't one of the primary keys to happiness. Do you ever feel better than when you say, "Look what I did."? This phrase magically conjures the purest sense of childlike joy.

Music works for every part of our lives. We all have music for when we are sad, happy, celebrating, meeting others, when we are alone, and even when we are lonely. Did a song come to mind as you read each of those situations? I remember the first song I ever heard on the radio, on my first bus ride to kindergarten. One of my favorite musical memories is playing in a band for steel beach on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

I love telling stories with music. Everybody loves John Coffey in the Green Mile, but Mr. Jingles should have a song commemorating his reaching and joining the circus at Mouseville. If you agree, join me for this and similar journeys. The music here is synthetic, but as real as you would choose to have it.

My music most often lands on Soundcloud first and is inspired by one of my favorite communities, Naviar Haiku:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
I find writing to a Haiku prompt sufficiently limiting and exquisitely inspiring.

The Sound of Light

Raymond Stull