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A Smooth Rendezvous (Edit: Mastered with Ozone on October 5, 2023)

I am not a professional and I have been very lucky and blessed to have been able to play music using so wonderful instruments as I have in all these songs. With them I have been able to try to mimic or recreate something that once was, something that could be and is "out there"; something that is so clearly and vividly expressed in the music genre often called "smooth jazz" - and in fact in the whole genre of "classical music". So I have wanted to try to demonstrate these amazing instruments, how I love them all and also how I feel playing them. This track maybe conveys some of that affection and the feelings to You and I hope this maybe would bring some joy or happiness to You, even for a brief moment.  

A minor partly improvised "song" (or maybe a basis for improvising) that also demonstrates once again the richness, beauty and potential of the Rhodes electric piano (which to me is maybe one of the world's most beautiful instruments) and hence also the Scarbee EP-88S. This was played by me with my old loyal workhorse Korg SGProX digital piano using the following sounds: 
- Scarbee EP-88S (Rhodes Mk I electric piano),
- Bass and Lead: Lounge Lizard EP-4/Insomnia sound pack,
- Strings: UVI Orchestral Suite/All String Ensemble Vel.

The drums and drum grooves come from Native Instruments Abbey Road 80s Drummer (with some adjustments and additions made by me and with a LinnDrum snare layer added with the UVI Drum Replacer).

Sorry about the large quantity of drum fills... I am an ex drummer (the quality of the fills of course is astounding bc they are from the 80s Drummer). I also am not a jazz musician so the lead lines in this piece truly are not very sophisticated; instead I tried to concentrate on the chords and chord progressions.

This track was inspired especially e.g. by 1) Mr. Bill Evans' song "We Will Meet Again"; 2) by my great hero Mr. Jeff Porcaro, who could easily record this kind of a drum track at one take (using his right-hand sixteenth-note hi-hat); 3) by Mr. Chris Rea's song "The Mention of Your Name" and 4) by a relatively large bunch of popular and classical music and jazz. Of course also everything Mr. Robbie Buchanan does and plays keeps inspiring me continuously.

A Smooth Rendezvous

This is a track I uploaded a while back and somehow made it private by accident.  This is more of a melancholy bit of upbeat.  Like grasping on to something great at a heavy down time. It's hard to explain how this particular track comes across, but I truly hope you enjoy it!

Coverallsalt

World of Bells

Godiamoci la vita finché siamo giovani, diceva un noto inno goliardico.
In proposito, credo che l'amore renda giovani in ogni tempo, e, quando l'età è cambiata, aiuti comunque a vivere con ritrovata giovinezza.
E mi piace anche pensare che se c'è l'amore la notte è lontana. 

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La notte è lontana 

Se l'amore è una luce 
Alla fine della notte
È il sapore di un fiore 
Il calore di un sole 

Se l'amore è una nota 
Che può far rumore 
Musica che suona libera 

Baciami 
Dimentica tutto 
Quello che non va 
La notte è lontana
Ma presto o tardi arriverà 

Se l'amore in un sogno
Ha un corpo di donna
Che mi ruba il pudore
Per farmi volare 

E somiglia una nota
Anche se fa rumore
Musica che suona libera 

Baciami 
Dimentica tutto
Quello che non va 
La notte è lontana
Ma presto o tardi arriverà 



Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved

La notte è lontana

La Notte È Lontana

An Italian American tale
Acoustic bass , Drum Prog: Franck Leconte
Guitars and vocals : Rino Lauciello 

The Cowboys today

Colors

Killing Me Softly (Cover)

Lyrics and composition, guitar and vocals by Joliz

July 2024

Paradox of Hope

Even a desert is cold at night.
Even a cyclone is calm inside.
Even two parallels meet one time.
More than a million points form a line.

So keep your hope in the darkest of times.
Be aware that the sun always shines,
even if he's on the other side,
even if he often tends to hide.

Even Schroedinger's cat's still alive,
if you don't look too closely inside.
Even a monkey can write "Faust II",
if it gives it an infinite try.

So keep your hope in the darkest of times.
Be aware that the sun always shines,
even if he's on the other side,
even if he often tends to hide.

Paradox of Hope

Yamaha tenor saxophone 
Mahalo Flying V ukelele
FL Studio piano and synths

Artwork-poor painting by myself

Saxative - Relief For The Constipated Mind

Enigma #156

Music and lyrics: Jose Miguel Millán
Vocals, backing vocals: Delhya
Guitars & bass: The Shire Bairn Project

For more The Bird Inside please check:
on.soundcloud.com/UHSf1wmW13JSX5g38

For more on DelhyA please check:
https://on.soundcloud.com/Hdsn6XhVRoax6VJdA

Nose in the showcase 
clouding the fate
 Counting the days,  
it was a long wait  
Sand in the shoes
 There was … no pain.

Kicking the stones  
To not return home  
Waiting the train  
Just To smash the coin  
Bleeding knees  
All was … a glee

Those were the days,  
Those were the nights

Roll the dice
 Playing Risk
 Who’s turn is it.
So purify
 Wonder dreams
Like a gleam

Pride in the pinball 
Watch for the thug
 Moove the machine  
Control the tilt
 Look for the way  
The green light… is on

Those were the days ,  
Those were the nights

Roll the dice  
Playing Risk  
Who’s turn is it.
So purify
 Wonder dreams  
Like a gleam

For all was the first time.
 First kiss, first broken heart  
The future didn’t exist 
But time run, run fast.

Those Were The Days (with The Bird Inside & DelhyA)

Step through the Curtain, reveal the passion 

Velevt Screen Remix

A little ditty partly inspired by the events of this past summer here in the UK but mostly just about polarised society, the constant stream of misinformation we're all bombarded with and the state of permanent anger that everyone seems to live in these days.

Verse 1

So this is modern life.
Sitting on a train, staring at a screen,
Getting really angry, listen to a stranger, tell you about something that they haven't even seen.

So this is modern life.
Head up in the cloud, don't believe a thing,
You're probably being lied to, by that angry stranger,
Motivation's murky making money from your dreams.

Well this ain't the future I remember being sold...
I must be getting old.

Chorus

Buy, subscribe, listen, watch,
Worry, panic, sleepless, lost,
Clicks, likes, follows, the game,
Lonely, withdrawn, quiet, pain.

Eat, sleep, stream, repeat,
Alone, cutoff, self-defeat,
Consume, collect, gamble, spend,
Hollow, empty, collapse, the end.

Verse 2

So this is modern life.
Must be right or left, hate the other side,
Blind to other viewpoints, listen to the leader,
Blame a group of others for the problems in your tribe.

So this is modern life.
Sitting in a truck, heading off to war,
Not sure why you're fighting, something that the leader
said in some long boring speech you listened to before.

Now your future has been sold...
And you won't be getting old.

Chorus

Buy, subscribe, listen, watch,
Worry, panic, sleepless, lost,
Clicks, likes, follows, the game,
Lonely, withdrawn, quiet, pain.

Eat, sleep, stream, repeat,
Alone, cutoff, self-defeat,
Consume, collect, gamble, spend,
Hollow, empty, collapse, the end.

Modern Life

A little demo song about appreciation,,,,,,,,,you know who you are…………..cheers for having a listen


You never ask for more than nothing
A kinder heart you couldn’t find
And what you have you’d gladly give
Always there, to ease my worried mind

And when the wind was angry
And the sky got dark
I’d listen to you sing
And the light would shine around you
And make me smile again
You kept me under your wing

A smile can say more than a thousand words
Among the noise it’s hard now to be heard
But you always got an ear to lend for sure
Never hesitate, to open up your door

And even in my darkest hour
When no one’s getting through
You showed me nothing but love
Your arms wrapped tight around me
Making me feel safe again
You kept me under your wing

Under Your Wing

En écoutant cette production de NégativeHeadphone, j'ai adoré.
Il a accepté que je pose ma voix et le chorus guitare. Puis il a fait un traitement sonore et un mix génial.
J'en reste pantois. Immense merci.
Dans le miroir, il y a des visages...
Sous les fenêtres jolies
des plumes de vie
Des ballons d’essai

côté morose maudit
Nous lance des cris 
Pour la nuit

Nuits de flammes
Nuits de larmes 
Où les âmes scintillent
Nuits de charmes
Nuits de drames
Où les coeurs vacillent

A t-on le pouvoir des questions
A-t-on le vouloir solutions
Doit-on fuir ou mourir 
le vertige des sourires



Vies pâles sans émotions
Regards froids sens profond
lumière bleue naturelle
Le respect éternel



Toujours fidèle aux visages
Qui nous relient aux images
Dans les reflets sans âges
De ces nuits d’orage

Chorus guitare

Toujours fidèles
Toujours fidèles

Toujours fidèles

Aux visages

Amber Mirror Negative Headphone/ Baie des anges voix et guitare

Anyway

Me and @enigmacurry worked on this a few weeks back. He pulled some really interesting open source samples from Citizen DJ https://citizen.dj.labs.loc.gov/ to accompany the beat that I sent him. I was very impressed with his resulting production!

Swash - w/ Enigma Curry

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/1B9Y0HtJHQQvcvnz5HMSuG?si=6f601b4af5184ead
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Apple: https://music.apple.com/de/album/seelenecho-single/1776364584
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Lyrik: (The English translation is below the German lyrics)
Schwarz wie Tinte fließt die Nacht
Durch die Schatten meiner Seele
(durch die Schatten, durch die Seele)
Jeder Atemzug bewacht
Von der Angst die ich verhehle

Zeit zerfließt wie Nebelmeer
(Zeit zerfließt)
Und die Last wird immer schwerer
(immer schwerer)

Doch ein Funke in der Nacht
Tanzt im Rhythmus alter Lieder
(Tanzt im Rhythmus)
Was verloren schien, erwacht
Kehrt als leise Hoffnung wieder
(Hoffnung wieder)

In der Dunkelheit gefangen
Kreisen endlos die Gedanken
(endlos kreisen sie)
Zukunftsängste, die mich bangen
Lassen alle Mauern wanken

Doch im Kern der tiefen Schwere
(tief in dieser Schwere)
Keimt eine neue Melodie
(eine neue Melodie)
Die mich trägt durch dunkle Meere
(trägt durch dunkle Meere)
Bis zum Morgenrot, ich fühl sie

Und der Funke in der Nacht
Wird zur Flamme, die mich leitet
(Flamme leitet)
Was zerbrochen war, erwacht
Wird zu Kraft, die mich begleitet
(Kraft begleitet)

In der Balance zwischen Licht und Schatten
(Zwischen Licht und Schatten)
Find ich Frieden, find ich Ruh
(Finde Frieden, finde Ruh)

English Translation:
Black as ink the night flows
Through the shadows of my soul
(through the shadows, through the soul)
Every breath guarded
By the fear I conceal

Time melts like a sea of fog
(Time melts away)
And the burden grows heavier and heavier
(heavier and heavier)

But a spark in the night
Dances to the rhythm of old songs
(Dances to the rhythm)
What seemed lost awakens
Returns as a faint hope
(Hope again)

Caught in the darkness
The thoughts circle endlessly
(endlessly they circle)
Fears of the future that make me anxious
Let all walls shake

But at the core of the deep heaviness
(deep in this heaviness)
A new melody germinates
(a new melody)
That carries me through dark seas
(carries through dark seas)
Until the dawn, I feel it

And the spark in the night
Becomes the flame that guides me
(Flame guides)
What was broken awakens
Becomes strength that accompanies me
(Power accompanies)

In the balance between light and shadow
(Between light and shadow)
I find peace, I find rest
(Find peace, find rest)

Seelenecho

Rudi played Baritone Uke, Drums, Percussions, Keyboard
Xian3 spent his voice and wrote the lyrics

As Tomorrow Arrived

First beams arrow
Fly like sparrows
As the morning arrives

Can’t remember
When i lost my temper
That is already gone

Getting back 
From another flight
As the morning arrives

As the morning arrives
As the morning comes
As the morning arrived

Driven in sorrow
`bout tomorrow
That is already gone…

Such a torture
With the future
As the morning come…

Leaving bed 
Only under protest
As tomorrow arrives…

As the morning arrives
As tomorrow comes
As the morning arrived

Thoughts are narrow
Fly like sparrows
As I open my eyes

Can’t remember
When i lost my temper
As tomorrow arrived ?

Was that your face ?
In a mirror ?!?
But that’s already gone
out

As the morning arrives
As the morning come
As tomorrow arrives
That is already gone
As tomorrow arise
As the morning come
As tomorrow arrived
As the morning begun…

As tomorrow arrived (some decibel with xian3)

Lyrics and composition, piano and vocals by Joliz

October 2024

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If I was a butterfly
I'd map the countries from on high.
If I was a butterfly
On every flower I'd stop by.

If I was a butterfly
I'd cross the ocean in the sky.
If I was a butterfly
I'd rest on sails to paint their white.

If I was a butterfly
A graceful dance would be my flight.
If I was a butterfly
The weight would fall and I’d feel light.

If I was a butterfly
A graceful dance would be my flight.
If I was a butterfly
The weight would fall and I’d feel light.

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Inspired and supported by Robert S. Dean.

Passing Butterfly

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