Beats and vocal songs that I made between 2004 and 2014.

Spotify

Classix (2004-2014)

Radio Evolved 24 Jan 2021

Hiphop, Rap & Reggae

Dubstep, Dub, Future Bass & Trap

From 2004-2024, this playlist contains a selection of my best songs from the past 2 decades.

Shani Ace - Best Of (2004-2024)

ms styles

This song is as much about a person as it is about a place (see if you can spot it in the coverart).
Looking for a vocalist to sing on this, hit me up if you're interested!

Hung up on U

A new rap song with a guitar solo on the occasion of my 10-year #SoundCloud anniversary. :)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0B2pFN1qCgtgtGNm3IKuwu?si=af2d8944fa044144
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDjE5Up9fFQ&list=PLuBDW00YMlu0QkTdrKraaFLbhytyd22O0&index=1

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LYRICS:

Verse:

I’m sending these words, with each letter in its place to be
by moving the air and pushing waves from A to B
where the mic picks them up and converts them to data
which eventually goes live on the world web much later
and all the while you’re hitting ‘play’ on your device
it downloads the song to play on your device
where your speakers or headphones send waves to your ear
making you hear/ this amazing tune here
But that’s not all, that’s just the beginning
only now does your mind start bustling and spinning
neurons sending signals via neurotransmitters
to produce a response/ once/ they are delivered
the chemicals, taken from synaptic vesicles, reach
the target cells, which just say ‘message received’
and the end result of that journey which was incredibly long
is you dancing to the music and enjoying the song


4x Hook:

I know that this news might come to you lot as a shock
(I know this comes to you as a shock)
But what you hear/ just right here/ ‘s the new hit on the block
(this here is the new hit on the block)
you better be prepared, cuz when this tune is gonna drop
(when this tune is gonna drop)
I wanna see you dancing to it/ totally entranced in music
(I wanna se you dance, I wanna se you dance, dance, dance, dance!)

4x Hook

New hit on the block

There's also a Dubstep VIP mix:

https://soundcloud.com/shani_ace/bass-meteors-falling-from-the

Bass meteors falling from the sky

The title is a reference to my 2012 track https://soundcloud.com/shani_ace/shiny-little-dubstep-star

Artwork licensed through Adobe Stock.

Shiny Tiny Bassy Star

This is the first song from my EP "The Ascension of Dark Math"!

6/8 at 182bpm (DT), this must be a first for me. :)

Listen on Spotify

Ascension

This is a track that transitions from Hiphop to Drum & Bass to Rock.

Originally called 'Instant Tragedy', this song was written around the start of the war and takes the Y2k22 bug (did you know there is also a Y2k38 bug?) as a metaphor for how humanity - probably the actual bug - is destroying everything and how poorly this year is already going for the world.

Artwork created by DALL-E.

Lyrics:

Y2k22, what's the damage?
it seems so different from the original, as it
broke IT systems, but this time
we broke society, yep, we absolutely smashed it!
you can read all about it online, all the crashes
but nothing about how to fix all this madness
it’s very different from then at the turn of the century
back when this habit/ wasn't yet established
Now if there's information out there, I gotta have it
so I'm always eager and ready to go down the rabbit
hole, but not back then when I was like a savage
not that things are really that civilized now, has it
even improved since then on average? I don't know
every single ad is/ a distraction, that's the leverage
making you pay premium to enjoy the advantage
of easy access to content and brand message

Y2k22

This song comes from a life-affirming place and tries to transport the fundamental joy of life to you even in the most dire circumstances. Because that's what music can do!

Life is live.

A song about climate change.

Artwork created by DALL-E

Lyrics:

Verse 1:

Every day you’re sitting in your cozy house
not noticing how/ things happen, day in, day out
don’t you feel that scorching heat all around?
I mean that feeling must be so profound
you don’t even hear that crackling sound
until your house is burned down to the ground
but you don’t even notice that it’s on fire
cuz you’re a denier/ that’s just how you’re wired
you’re just repeating that infamous line
from that meme with the dog: “this is fine”
it’s burning, any sane person would know this
so how the fuck do you not notice?!
your brain must’ve had the wildest crash
now all that’s left is just a pile of ash
it’s so far gone, there’s no denying it
you’ve made your bed, now lie in it

Hook:											

The house is on fire
The house is on fire
The house is on 
fireeeehheeeere

Bridge:

You gotta stop
you gotta stop!
you gotta stop!
you gotta stop
You gotta stop
you gotta stop!
you gotta stop!
Cuz the house is on fire

The House is on Fire

Zu weit, zu lang

nexter

A special song for a very special lady. ❤️

Lyrics:

Verse 1

I love night life with you/ I love high life with you
every night out is a highlight with you
I just fucking love being in your presence
It's like you’re filling me with life's essence
I'll always be your light in the darkness
I'm always with you, right where my heart is
Thinking of you, when I’m laying in bed
always wishing I was with my baby instead
Focussing my mind, body and soul on you
Extending my arms, wi th nothing to hold on to
all I can feel, is the absence of you
but never wanna talk in the past tense 'bout you
missing your warmth, your face, the beauty of you
such a cutie with juicy lips, tits and booty like you
I miss that magical shine that's all around you
all I wanna be, is all around you!


Hook (2x)

Everywhere, everytime
With You
Wherever, I wanna be
With You
Everything’s better when I’m
With You
I wanna be forever
With You


Bridge 1

When I think of you									
it makes me wanna sprint to you
no place too far for me
I’m just that much into you
all I want is be with you
so I’m out here seeking you
No matter how hard it gets
I wanna see it through


Verse 2

I'm laying in bed, still enchanted by you
Reminiscing 'bout smiling and dancing with you
About the day my heart was stolen by you
since then our love has been growing and you
make me so happy, I didn't know it was you
the love of my life, and girl I'm so into you!
Every moment apart/ puts a strain on my heart
but I'm strong for you, ja für dich bin ich stark
moving heaven and earth, from below and above
Cuz seeing you smile, makes me happy my love
for there's no one better than you
All I know is I wanna be forever with you


Bridge 2

you're the Value to my Village
you’re the Comfort to my Zone
you’re the love of my life
and the one who feels like home

you’re the Ginger to my Ale
the Cider to my Batch
the Cherry to my Beach
and the Phantom to my Fest

you’re the Bovine to my Bass
you're the friendship to my brace/let
the Green to my Wood
you’re the neighbour to my hood

you’re the Tim to my Horton’s
no one is more important 
the Honey to my Bee
with you is where I wanna be


Hook (2x)

Play on Spotify

With You

A classic from 2005. 
Check out my music video (with English subtitles) for this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr4R76UjQtU

Also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/5RAVPEk8bGaKWTEFN2L6Ae

Music Video

Nachtfahrt feat. Littlelion & migo (2005)

There comes a chopper, run!

Dubrock Carousel

Flutomatic

A remix of this song:

https://soundcloud.com/kamihamiha/sharkinashotglass

Check out Kamihamiha!:

https://soundcloud.com/kamihamiha
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kPMx8A1KCq9Er6HDZUpYP
www.facebook.com/kamihamihauk
www.twitter.com/kamihamihauk
www.youtube.com/kamihamihauk
www.thekingkamihamiha.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/thekingkamihamiha

Artwork from Shona Skylar:
www.facebook.com/skylarslab/
instagram.com/shonaskylar

https://soundcloud.com/shani_ace/kamihamiha-shark-in-a-shotglass-shani-ace-remix

Kamihamiha! - Shark In A Shotglass (Shani Ace Remix)

This is the first single from Headradio as well as my first collab with Aimée Britannia.
2020 started with a lot of pain (both emotional and physical) and heartbreak for me, I could barely sleep or function at all. One day I poured all of those emotions into this beat.
Later on, Aimée picked up on those feelings, she wrote and recorded the perfect lyrics and vocals that captured/expressed exactly what I was feeling. It was a really great start that laid the groundwork for our second collaboration.

Out now on Spotify & Apple Music: https://www.gate.fm/DDfOReMR

Check out more of Aimée's music here: 

https://www.instagram.com/aimeebritannia/?hl=en
https://music.apple.com/za/album/pipe-dreams/1472067828
https://open.spotify.com/album/5a24Tmbaf5AOHKduN6ADYt?si=f6noPWscRXiIambswXKxlQ
https://www.deezer.com/us/album/102088332
https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bkmn5qshlhoj2grtwfvx5ihlnee
https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B07TS3WXFL
https://tidal.com/browse/album/112467861

Demons (feat. Aimée Britannia)

The second single from my album 'Headradio'.
https://soundcloud.com/aimeebritannia nailed it again with her angelic vocals and melancholic lyrics.
It's a song about reminiscing and looking back on old treasured memories.
Remastered by https://soundcloud.com/tunefish-672292805.

Also out on Spotify!

Make sure to check out Aimée's new single "The world could have become so much more" as well!

https://www.instagram.com/aimeebritannia/?hl=en
https://open.spotify.com/track/6hfCLkmh2jc9OwRd5E4LeI?si=QNN2Jkg-TF6lHu5V3Th5fw
https://music.apple.com/za/album/pipe-dreams/1472067828
https://www.deezer.com/us/album/147619252
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/?id=B3ta56go3s2kdxej3rlqrdvcx74
https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Could-Have-Become-Much/dp/B088FZSWDV
https://tidal.com/browse/track/141117241?play=true

Days like this (feat. Aimée Britannia)

This was a late addition to Headradio and the first time I made something Trap-like, even though I sure like that heavy bass.
So I call this genre Glockentrap, because of the bells (aka glockenspiel) it is built around. Some people also said it sounds spooky.
This tune certainly gave me some severe earworms, so you better watch out! 😂

Bell Air

A complete reinterpretation of https://soundcloud.com/shani_ace/nachtfahrt with new, English lyrics as well as a brandnew beat made by yours truly.

Coverart made in collaboration with DaGreen.

LYRICS:

Verse 1:

At night, everything’s so bright in the city	
I really love wandering through the night in the city
it might be a pity/ that no one else is around
to see it, but really, I just wanna delve in the sound
put on my headphones, walk through the night
through the streets, through the parks and the like
Those are the parts that I like/ about the city life
Love the city vibes/ because they give me life
Might be strange for some, but to me it feels right
To get new ideas, I appreciate nights
my favourite time is 4:04 - Shani not found
I might be around/ but immersed in the sound
making beats, writing songs, that's how it goes
That’s how I roll/ slowly getting back in the flow
During the day I might feel exhausted and tired
But back to life at night, that’s just how I’m wired


2x Hook:

Cuz at night - I'm in my element
just feels right, nothing else is relevant
riding through the night in the wee hours
brings lots of inspiration and gives me power

Bridge:

“I really love wandering through the night in the city”
“I really love wandering through the night in the city”
“I really love wandering through the night in the city”
“night in the city” - “night in the city”


Verse 2:

I like walking through the city at night/ it gives me that vibe
that I need to get inspired to write
new songs, new tweets, or just some messages
or an essay about the world and what a mess it is
but really, I just wanna chill and relax
listen to some tracks/ let my mind just kick back
to recharge/ to seek large/ refreshment of energy
to make up my mind/ my future, what can it be?
to reflect and rewind/ to go back in time
cuz its one-directional nature is my enemy
and to package in rhymes/ what I have on my mind
that - right - there - is, my remedy
can’t do it with daylight/ that’s poison like snakebite
need to cruise through the dark | ---- | and have a great night
to feel like myself again, to be in my niche
I need freedom of time as much as freedom of speech!


2x Hook

Nightride

I would summarize my music as Strum & Bass.
A fusion of bass music and guitar music. 

(Dnb, Future Bass, Dubstep, Dub, Rap, Rock, Metal)

My producing & recording journey started in 2002. Around that time I was already playing live gigs as a rapper & singer in a band and always felt at home on stage, which comes to no surprise as the child of a professional musician. I just grew up improvising on instruments and studio equipment, so singing, rapping - especially freestyle - and electronic music production just came naturally to me.

PFP made by: instagram.com/dylan_j_shipley