(French translation above)

We dance

On the spleen of the world
When silence mocks the bird 
On all my sleepless nights
When black anxiety bites

Chorus :
I dance, you dance
You dance, I dance
We dance dance dance

On the blues of my words
When taken from bad cards
On my love that is gone
When gone for a new dawn
(chorus)

On my life that had shut 
When wanders too long but
On my days full of hope
When they’re ready to cope
(instrumental)

On the spleen…
On my nights…
On the blues of my words
On my love…
On my life…
On my days full of hope…
(chorus)

Myckaël Marcovic,  March 28nd, 2021

On danse

Sur le blues de la Terre
Quand l’oiseau manque d’air
Sur mes nuits sans sommeil
Quand le malaise veille

Refrain :
Je danse, tu danses
Tu danses, je danse
Oui ! Danse danse danse on danse

Sur la fin de mes mots
Quand ils n’ont plus d’écho
Sur mon cœur en débris
Quand la nuit désunit
(refrain)

Sur ma vie affamée
Quand plus rien ne vient mais
Sur mes jours pleins d’espoir
Quand ils revoient un phare
(instrumental)

Sur le blues...
Sur mes nuits...
Sur la fin de mes mots
Sur mon cœur
Sur ma vie
Sur mes jours pleins d’espoir (refrain)

We dance (english version)

[original guitar score by @john-byrne-117035719]

When I watched you from a paper cloud,
my paper cloud
was overflown with all the
beauty there could be.

And then it was time
to tumble down, can't turn around,
but every choice I made
made a smaller me.

And when I looked around
my world so small, no world at all
I remembered all the colors
I'd seen from above.

And I decided to enjoy the fall
dive into the rotten dirt
and dig me up some love.

This plane is going down,
but it's the screaming
of the air that awoke us

Good time to take a look around
and find the way to plummet
with an unrelenting focus

Yeah, this plane is going down, down, down
but it's still holding up,
and it ain't down yet.

Great time to use up all that focus
I need to burn my way
down to zero in regret.

[ zero in regre-e-et, e-et ]

So when I take you
by the neck and waist
then spin around,
it's like I'm dancing
with a much braver me.

Let's never plan
to settle down, nor settle for
anything less than everything
there is to do and be.

This plane may be going down
but nothing short of
a mountainside can block us.
It's time to move those feet around
we can dance circles 'round the world
when all we've got is focus.

[ Swing with me.
Take a swing with me.
We'll take a swing at everything there is
to do, and to be.
There's so much to do
and to be... ]

You're invited to my paper cloud—
my paper cloud
makes all possible beauty plain to see.

This plane's still going down,
it's going down, it's going down,
but it ain't down yet.
There's always time to
work our way down to
zero in regret.

We will watch the world
grow bigger in our eyes.
We will burn every last drop of fuel
on nothing will suffice.

Support John

Zero In Regret

Unleashed

What You Mean

The 6th track in OST Composing Jam #7 game jam hosted by Lone Rabbit for itch.io

project page:
https://exedexes1.itch.io/life-of-rixlor

my main website:
http://exedexes1.com

316: Life of Rixlor (Climbing the Martial Ladder) released July 15, 2024

Feature.fm link to this track:
https://ffm.to/rixlor-martial-ladder

SoundCloud for this track:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/exedexes1-05-rixlor-promotionwav

Spotify for this track:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6SJacOTld4imuGjQ7tKYN6

Bandcamp for this track:
https://dougstoothoff.bandcamp.com/track/life-of-rixlor-climbing-the-martial-ladder

Douglas P Stoothoff main site:
https://exedexes1.com/

itch.io profile link:
https://exedexes1.itch.io/

Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link:
https://ffm.bio/dbx6kbg

Master Track List on SC:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/tracks

Artist page on Spotify:
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https://music.apple.com/us/artist/doug-stoothoff/1687430940

Artist page on Amazon:
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZCySWQ-wAQ0GMtXag

Artist page on Bandcamp:
https://dougstoothoff.bandcamp.com/

Artist page on Tidal:
https://tidal.com/browse/artist/39485859

Artist page on Beatport:
https://www.beatport.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff/1155579

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Ešrā

Life of Rixlor (Climbing The Martial Ladder)

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Life of Rixlor - 05 - Climbing the Martial Ladder

This song is the antithesis of my previous track, Higher. It's heavily influenced by 90s grunge, and aims to portray the lowest point in someones life, with a hint of hope.

Lyrics:

Feel the weight of the world
It's all slipping away
Lost in noise, can't be heard
Another dark and empty day
Lower, they might hear
Thoughts pounding in your head
Some things should stay hidden
Some words should not be said

Lower my expectations
Lower my guard
Trying to find salvation
But it's just so hard

Lower than I ever was, Lower than I ever was,
Lower than I ever was
Lower than I ever was, Lower than I ever was,
Lower than I ever was

Seeking light in the grey
Shadows dancing on my mind
All I've known fades away
Leaves me broken behind
They said I should get high
Changing me to something else
But I think I like this way
When I'm low I'm just myself

Lower my expectations
Lower my guard
Chasing a faint reflection
Of a life that's scarred

Lower than I ever was, Lower than I ever was
Drowning in the echoes of my loss
(Lower than I ever was)
Lower than I ever was, Lower than I ever was
No one can see the lines I've crossed
(Lower than I ever was)

Lower than I ever was, Lower than I ever was
(Drowning in the echoes of my loss)
Lower than I ever was
(No one can see the lines I've crossed)
Lower than I ever was, Lower than I ever was
(Drowning in the echoes of my loss)
Lower than I ever was
(No one can see the lines I've crossed)

Feel the weight of the world
It's all slipping away
Lost in noise, can't be heard
Another dark and empty day

Lower

instrumental: multitracked guitars with reverb

eventide 'verb

The video on Roomrock : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC3gydWVZ5M

Someday will come the pride.
Anger will be aside.
You won’t worry for the kids.
They'll grow happy and free.

I promise you someday we will prevail baby.
I will do what it takes.

I promise you someday we'll feel secure honey.
I will do what it takes.

One day, there will be no more threats.
We'll sleep soundly. No freaks.

The future will be appealing.
We'll smile anew in the morning.

I promise you someday we will prevail baby.
I will do what it takes.

I promise you someday we'll feel secure honey.
I will do what it takes.

Someday (Roomrock version - Link to the video in comments)

Guitars and Bass by Robert Grigg. Drums by Yamaha Keyboard

Puzzling Confunktion

A foray into some decent quantized electronica stuff.  Getting back into the regular pace after Rixlor.

323: High-Dimensional Space released August 5, 2024

Feature.fm link to this track:
https://ffm.to/high-dimensional-space

SoundCloud for this track:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/high-dimensional-space

Spotify for this track:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6duvV5DCBqIUWEl8moTwml

Bandcamp for this track:
https://dougstoothoff.bandcamp.com/track/high-dimensional-space

Douglas P Stoothoff main site:
https://exedexes1.com/

itch.io profile link:
https://exedexes1.itch.io/

Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link:
https://ffm.bio/dbx6kbg

Master Track List on SC:
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/tracks

Artist page on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7EuvIQRQESX9WFtwI6GqWB

Artist page on Apple:
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/doug-stoothoff/1687430940

Artist page on Amazon:
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0C4YK678Y/douglas-p-stoothoff

Youtube Artist Topic Channel (autogenerated):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZCySWQ-wAQ0GMtXag

Artist page on Bandcamp:
https://dougstoothoff.bandcamp.com/

Artist page on Tidal:
https://tidal.com/browse/artist/39485859

Artist page on Beatport:
https://www.beatport.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff/1155579

Artist page on Boomplay:
https://www.boomplay.com/artists/70114948

Artist page on Pandora:
https://www.pandora.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff/ARjZ7nth7x9xvpg

Artist page on Qobuz:
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/douglas-p-stoothoff/18758728

Artist page on iHeart Radio:
https://www.iheart.com/artist/douglas-p-stoothoff-40424070/

Ištešrā

High-Dimensional Space

“Vale of Tears” fuses the driving rhythm of drum & bass with the sheer intensity of metal - featuring hellish vocals from long time collaborator Andy Chavez.

Stream / Purchase:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/digitaldusk/vale-of-tears

Vale of Tears

Vale of Tears (feat. Andy Chavez)

Vale Of Tears (feat. Andy Chavez)

Up And Down

It's a blessing to be able to create music and if someone enjoys my work, that's icing on the cake! All blessings come from God.

As a retired DOD Civil Service worker, I have time to record some. I have been recording at home sice around 1990 and some of my tracks are very old.  I‘ve had 50+ years in bands playing music of many types. I still play the club scene 3 to 4 times a month. Life is good!

I'm a Guitarist who likes to write, record and sing many styles of music. Please check out my tracks. I'm also enjoying the occasional collaborations.  Meeting some good friends on here and continuing to grow. Thank you for listening!


Es una bendición poder crear música y si alguien disfruta de mi trabajo, ¡eso es la guinda del pastel! Todas las bendiciones vienen de Dios. Como trabajador jubilado del Servicio Civil del Departamento de Defensa, tengo tiempo para registrar algunos. He estado grabando en casa durante unos 23 años y algunas de mis pistas son muy antiguas. He tenido más de 50 años en bandas tocando música de muchos tipos. Todavía juego en la escena del club de 3 a 4 veces al mes. ¡La vida es buena! Soy un guitarrista al que le gusta escribir, grabar y cantar muchos estilos de música. Por favor, echa un vistazo a mis pistas. También estoy disfrutando de las colaboraciones ocasionales. Conocer a algunos buenos amigos aquí y seguir creciendo. ¡Gracias por escuchar!