winter 2025

Your Mix 6

Good Old Days

We all got them, some just can’t be seen……………cheers for having a listen


A constant reminder
A memory from afar
Now etched in time
My permanent scars

There’s another side to me
That you don’t really know
But if you look real hard
There’s a story to be told

And if it’s not what you wanna see
You can look away
They’re always gonna be there
My scars are here to stay

They been years in the making
Star of their own show
I can’t ask them to leave
Like me they got nowhere to go

A constant reminder
A memory from afar
Now etched in time
My permanent scars

My Scars

This song is based on a guitar lick that I'm playing for many years. I never made a song with it, until now. 

All instruments and vocals played by me, except for the tenor sax, it's played by my brother Erik
I hope you like it!
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Well you know, that I know, that you know, what you want
and I know, that you know, that I want it too

Do we wait, for our fate to be determined for us
or can we steer ourselves in the direction that we want to go?

what is it we’re waiting for?
What is it that we are waiting for?

Our deepest longings, 
Can slowly turn into regret

Well  You know, that I know, that you know, what you want
and I know, that you know, that I want it too

What is it we’re waiting for?
What is it that we are waiting for?

Our deepest longings, 
Can slowly turn into regret
Let's not regret.

Regret

Based on a collaboration of Indii Wild Moon and Nathaniel Ehrnman found here:
 
https://soundcloud.com/nathaniel-ehrnman/blue-september

Blue September

New York City 
And the Hudson wind
Like a hurricane breeze
Blowing over me again
The damage and goodbyes
Of all those years ago
Should’ve said hold on baby
But I let you slip and go

Now Vienna at dawn
Into the morning grey
Walking past all the moments
That remain along the way
Every cold street and square
Old pictures cling
But the city is a hunter
Chasing down everything

From the U-Bahn’s roar
To the High Line’s gleam
Two cities breathe at night
Pressed together in a dream
Driving brings me peace
Heavy traffic and convoys
And the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise

Yeah the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise
Yeah the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise

Two Cities (with Joliz)

There are many versions and different traditions of the story of the Magi and about their journey. And about their origin. Pictured on the cover is a drawing found in the 'Catalan Atlas,' a map of the world dated to the late 14th century. Pictured here are the three kings. The caption reads: “This province is called Tarshish, from which came the Three Wise Kings, and they came to Bethlehem in Judaea with their gifts and worshipped Jesus Christ, and they are entombed in the city of Cologne two days journey from Bruges.”
But where was the city (or the country) called Tarshish (Tarsis, Tharsis), whose king was already mentioned in Psalm 72?
No one, exactly, knows.

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I recorded the guitar part in 2018, when bought a Guild (my Washburn had become mute ...), so the track has a lot of noise and imperfections. Then there were several attempts to organize the piece and arrange it. This could be the last one. It came rather long and slow. But long and slow was also that improbable (and hardly true) journey - perhaps one could imagine it by closing the eyes and listening to the music.

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Composed by Michele Ansani (2018-2024).
Bansuri is courtesy of Aaroh; female vocals of Function Loops.
posted on SoundCloud: 2024, December 31

Traveling from Tarshish to Bethlehem * 🎧

The second track from my Echoes From The Wastelands EP!
And the first track to feature sounds from my new synth, the Arturia Microfreak!

Guitars used:
Gibson Les Paul Studio 
Yamaha Revstar 
Fender Precision Bass 

Novation Launchkey 49 MK3 midi keyboard 

Plugins used:
Tonex - Mesa Boogie Reference Signature Collection
Neural DSP Mesa Boogie MKiiC+ suite
Line 6 Helix Native
Arturia Analog Lab V
Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra 
Spitfire Audio - Labs Cassette Synth
Drums - EZ Drummer 3 - Dark Industrial 

Cover photo generated by A.I. 

Bandits

about getting it wrong.... demo of a Will Russell's track from the album ...and another thing. 

Trapped within You

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https://youtu.be/wnp6gJGOzAc
https://www.youtube.com/@theartificialhomewreckers


(Verse 1)
Well, I’ve seen men try to wrestle with the bottle,
Thinking they can beat it with a fight.
And I’ve watched hearts break beneath the shadow,
Of dreams they couldn’t make right.
You can’t lasso pain, can’t tie it to a post,
It’ll buck you till you fall.
So face your fears like a man in the mirror,
Before you come at it all.

(Chorus)
Tackle your demons, leave the cowboy alone,
He’s riding through his troubles on a path of his own.
It’s a wild, wild world, where the storms never cease,
Tame the war in your heart if you’re searchin’ for peace.

(Verse 2)
There’s a fight in every man who’s ever wandered,
A ghost that he carries deep inside.
And a cowboy’s just a drifter in the saddle,
Running hard from the truth he’s denied.
But your demons, they’ll haunt you, won’t let you sleep,
Till you stand tall and lay ‘em down.
You can’t outgun what’s under your skin,
It’ll chase you to the edge of town.

(Chorus)
Tackle your demons, leave the cowboy alone,
He’s got his own battles riding through the unknown.
It’s a dusty trail, and the fight’s never fair,
But you can’t break the wind with your fist in the air.

(Bridge)
You can’t ride forever without facing the fall,
The harder you run, the louder they’ll call.
And when you’re down in the dirt, and you’ve nowhere to go,
The only fight left is the one in your soul.

(Chorus)
Tackle your demons, leave the cowboy to roam,
He’s chasing his shadows, out there on his own.
Fix the cracks in your heart, find the strength in your name,
Before you saddle up blame and play the same game.

(Outro)
So grab that rope, and wrestle your pain,
Don’t be the fool who points out the rain.
The cowboy’s a mirror, and the truth is this:
The hardest battle’s one you can’t resist.

Tackle Your Demons, Not a Cowboy

Listen with headphones that cover your ears completely, so that the resonances, or beats, are constructed by the brain.
***** Experimental Choir
Left freq. 430Hz, Right freq. 434Hz, Average freq. 432Hz

For details on the Experiment, see the explanatory notes in the 2 previously published songs: "SIMPLE HARMONIES" and  "Sonata delle Melodie EXPERIMENTAL”.

EXPERIMENTAL CHOIR

About the depths of depression that I call the blackstuff. Happens to all of us, the trick is escaping. 

BLACKSTUFF WIP Mix 1.12725

Just a couple of songwriters trying to find our way. Blessed with some INCREDIBLE musician friends (Tim Pierce, Matt Laug, Jimmy Z, Arlan Schierbaum, Bill Churchville, Rafael Padilla, Michael Parnell) that create the musical magic of Ruby LaRue!  Steve Valenzuela is our trusted engineer and studio Producer Guru. We'd be lost without them. We share our music during the mix process and welcome everyone's 2 cents. Thanks for listening! Rock on......Follow us on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rubylarueofficial/