paradiso

A dreamy reflection on loss and memory, where grief becomes light in the echoes of home.

Echoes of Home

Melodic progressive metal with brass jazz infusion from the debut self-titled album by Red Dust of Mars

Heliosphere

Umbra

Animata

"The story in Your Eyes" (J. Heyward) [08.25.25]
J Dulva and Counting Coup
(c) 2025 Cenote Music

Poolside Residency 2024

The Story in Your Eyes [08.25.25]

Another candle, another year
Colleagues nod, the cat says "purr"
The mirror shrugs, the future grins
Life's messy, but it sings

Happy birthday to me!
I'm still becoming who I want to be
Happy birthday to me!
The questions matter more than certainty
The past is gone, the future’s wide
The horizon's closer than I think

The magazines sell panic at midlife
"Buy a car, trade your spouse, dodge the knife!"
But my cat insists the meaning is clear
The lap is warm, the song is here

Happy birthday to me!
The silence teaches more than melody
Happy birthday to me!
The flaws are part of the symphony
I may not dance the way I dreamed
But the spotlight's softer than it seemed

Yes, mortality's a bore
But I've still got books unread
Wine unsipped
Arguments un-won
And my cats, plural, demanding bed space
If this is midlife
Then I call that halftime
And I've always loved the second act

Some friends are gone, some chapters closed
Some seeds I planted never rose
But others bloomed in the strangest ground
And joy's a weed, it sticks around

Happy birthday to me!
The years are chapters, not a eulogy
Happy birthday to me!
The page keeps turning restlessly
The curtain lifts, and I still want to see
Happy birthday to me!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Okay, so this is technically cheating BUTTTT here's my super special song for Undertale's 10th Anniversary!
I say it's cheating, cause this song really was not meant to release today, and in fact, has been sitting on my PC from even before "LET ME HELP YOU!" released.
The song that was meant for the anniversary is well.... not done yet..... so please wait a little....
But that being said, I hope you enjoy this scrapped COTW song for the time being.
I put a lot of effort into it.
Like a lot a lot.
It was ultimately scrapped because Papyrus turning on the evil mode and killing you because he said so is bad writing (who would've thought).
Thus to clear any further confusion: There will no longer be a "2nd Part" to Papyrus' ending in COTW.
Sad, but you'd be happy to see what replaced it.
It's Like Really Cool I Think/I hope.

I'm gonna post my actual message prepared for the Anniversary alongside the song that was ACTUALLY meant for it.

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Time Spent: 32 hours 13 minutes
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Listen to this song on other platforms (soonish)!

[Spotify] open.spotify.com/artist/1k4Lg0ub7f3t9E8DBAqaEU
[Youtube] www.youtube.com/@PlacekTheStar
[Apple Music] music.apple.com/us/artist/placek/1667113797
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(Unfinished) Thumbnail art by Smeeb
Original "DESPERATE MEASURES" by Me and @Darealhktuber
Based on WIPs by @Sasterdadudester and @Mrpizzapasta3
Undertale by Toby Fox
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©Emder Studio


why the hell is penumbra motif here

DESPERATE MEASURES [Scrapped Remaster]

Inhale.Exhale. This one is like calm breathing. A brand new improvisation of mine. Performed and recorded at home. Like always, I start with no specific idea. I just follow my intuition and I let It flow. Very intense but also calming. Please enjoy. Don't forget to follow for more. 

Improvisation_160925_Calm Breathing

Some epic ambient metal for motivation and focus. Some more tracks to hum along to while the ashes fall. 

Buy me a coffee

Lighting the forge

Flying Drone Dance

Melodic progressive metal with a brass jazz infusion

Animata

Red Dust Of Mars