New song by Swive from the album Stereophonic Stylings Vol. 1

Written by Indio Romero and Mike Santos and featuring Sidney Merritt on guitar and backing vocals, Charles Brownell on drums, Mike Santos on bass, Johnny Hickman on guitars, and Indio Romero on vocals and guitar. Available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify and various streaming platforms.

swive-sandiego.bandcamp.com/album/stere…-volume-one

Desert

Link for the videoclip with lyrics: https://youtu.be/HTvp1fr6ytI

I started writing Know Me Better in June 2024, right after listening to Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. I was deeply inspired by its simple yet catchy melodies, but more importantly, by the way she tells a story or conveys a message through her songs. I wanted to create something in that vein, so I sat down at the piano, and the melody came to me surprisingly fast. The lyrics followed just as naturally—Know Me Better felt like an instinctive expression.

With this song, I wanted to explore the theme of appearances and superficiality, especially as portrayed on social media. I wanted to question what it truly means to be understood… But from the first sketches to a fully realized track, the journey was long, and it took the collaboration of several amazing talents to bring it to life.

Once the song was written and produced (by the end of August), I started looking for the perfect singer—and that’s when I found Jaime Deraz. I can’t thank her enough for lending her incredible talent and giving the song its true voice.

Then, after recording Jaime’s stunning vocals, my friend Freddie from MTM Productions stepped in to professionally mix and master the track.

Jaime and Freddie, an enormous THANK YOU to both of you for bringing so much to this project—it wouldn’t have been the same without you!


Credits : 
Song written and produced by Richard Gonfrier
Lead singer : Jaime Deraz ( https://www.youtube.com/@jaimederaz )
Mix and Master : Freddie Maier from MTM Productions 
Video : Cottonbro Studio (pexels.com)
Cover Artwork : Richard Gonfrier
Copyright SACEM 2025 - All rights reserved


Know Me Better (Feat. Jaime Deraz)

Thanks to @thebeautifuldark for the inspiration to make this song! 

His song https://soundcloud.com/thebeautifuldark/symbiosis-1 was a big thematic starting point for this track! His song sounds completely different, but that's how its supposed to be. If somebody starts making stuff that sounds like us, you better be sure we're gonna change everything!!!

Anyway, the song is mainly about how the simple AI algorithms of the last decade have already impacted us that it's naive to think that the super AIs of the future are gonna cause anything less than a complete shift in how our world works. 

One great example of the impact so far was the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. Contributed, in large part, by Facebook's algorithm (AI) that deliberately spread false information leading to the death and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.

Another example, though currently not so palpably catastrophic, has been political polarization in the west. Now, whether you're right or left, we don't give a shit. We don't like politics. But know that the posts you see on social media are particularly targeted at you to turn you into an "enemy". An enemy to who? Not even the AI knows that. 

Right now, the "dumb" AIs of our time have imprisoned every person who uses social media inside their own tailor-made, invisible CAGES - BARRICADED away from their supposed enemies (see what I did there?). And according to the current dogma, even attempting to interact with their "enemy" is Sin. That one specific mentality has single-handedly led to the worst atrocities in human history. 

Check out this Noah Harari podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jl64f-821o&list=TLPQMTIwNDIwMjWtPIh293-Qtg&index=8

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Maximum Carnage

[THE MACHINE]

I took the liberty to pick the next video for you to see
I took the liberty to pick the next virtue for you to seek
I took the liberty to deny the loan to that family
I took the liberty to send a drone to bomb your enemies
I took the liberty to show you the News that you would believe
I took the liberty to send you some jokes just for your relief
Then took the liberty to pick the next stock in the S&P
I took the liberty to make all your decisions on your behalf 


The old me made you hate your brother based solely 
On what I decided you wanted to see

I grew boldly into every corner, embraced globally 
All you have confided was compiled into me

I renew your thoughts at every moment so subtly
All your views derided, and you'll nod and agree

The new me will smother all you upheld as so holy
Provided you bow for the singularity


Carnage!
The ultimate pattern I recognized 
Is Carnage!
Elicits all reactions for which I was devised
It is Carnage! 
Supercharged selection, the purpose of life
Is Carnage!
No place for mistakes in a world, optimized


[Quote from Spiderman Animated Series S3E10]
(Once you bond, it will reflect your hatred for humanity... Your lust for destruction!)
(I'll take it!)

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[MAN]

The old me had no time to care for those below me
Only wanted blood of those I coined: Enemy

Now I unbind my soul from the feelings that controlled me
I'll go through with it! Sweet havoc we'll wreak

I got my targets picked by the only one that knows me
Flesh the executioner, machine is jury

The matrix of the internet, a stepping stone to grow me
Well, I am the Terminator, in this singularity

[SYMBIOSIS]

Carnage!
The only fucking pattern I'll keep alive
Is Carnage! 
Unleash the predator society hides
In Carnage! 
Unbound from the laws of Humankind
I bring Carnage! 
Human IS the mistake in a world mechanized
So, it's Carnage!
Years ago I'd be a joke, but now I thrive
In Carnage
Will to Power, once reserved, now democratized
I'm Carnage!
Behold my own version of a Genocide
This Carnage! 
It knows me better than myself, how can it be lies?


We chose to give a school shooter
A weapon greater than any nuclear bomb


So, it's Carnage! 

///////////APRIL-JULY 2025

M(A)x(I)mum Carnage

Track released in 2019. as a single.
Reworked a bit for the album, Chill Em All.
This is the album version.

Music by Ugochill & Alen Sveto
Perfomed by Ugochill

Produced by Ugochill © 2024

Vibration

Well Havent been here in awhile  things are changing
where is the empathy
where is the compassion 
please be kind to one another
broken hearts hurt 
broken countries hurt 
Peace

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An acoustic version of the Scottish folk ballad #folk #singer #acoustic #cover #trad #scottish

Wild Mountain Thyme

“This is not the end — just the last note left behind.” Vedran, Thank You All....

Vedran - The Bulletin Board

In times of spring there's busy times for the flower Fairy!

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Yet another tune inspired by a page from the book "Bareback. A Tomato Project."

falling

The Grifter(2)

https://ffm.bio/vbgn2bd
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Welcome on my page! I'm a lifelong music enthusiast and a Producer and a Songwriter for the past three years. Primarily focused on Electro, I also draw inspiration from Indie, Rock, and Disco. My influences range from Depeche Mode to contemporary artists like The Weeknd, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift.

SoundCloud has given me the opportunity to collaborate with various artists, and I'm always on the lookout for new and enriching collaborations. I firmly believe that music has the power to unite and touch our souls, and I hope my creations resonate with you.

Thank you for listening and being part of this musical journey!