I have been tasked with choosing a monster and making a song for it. I chose the kraken. the result is both tense and playful, reminiscent of old video game boss battle music (at least that's what I was going for)

art by VM: https://pixabay.com/photos/fantasy-octopus-sea-eyes-3063727/

KRAKEN ATTACK!!!

Lyrics
The cold wind grazes my cheeks
walk alone

Winter is just around the corner

Logyros

This is a remix or ‘Exchange’ of 2 previously released tracks from the 2017 Album "The Insulators"

[1] Dressed in Pure White
[2] Tomorrow Finds the Stars

The idea started while going through old project files and exchanging some of the instruments used. Quite the rabbit hole . . .

Exchange 2 (Dressed In White  & Tomorrow Finds The Stars)

Gunfight

Ceryx

KORG sounds A070 - Alaska Split improv by Magician

Alaska Split

https://ajkaufmann.bandcamp.com/album/second-hand-man

Second Hand Man

"White Lady" (from the "Second Hand Man" Vinyl, 2011).

F-Three Risky Monkeys

every single note on this song is a reason to cry

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More', and by clicking the BandCamp link above)

Happy New Year, my friends. Here is my first musical offering for 2021; something designed to lighten our moods and lift our spirits; but not without a hint of reflective seasoning concerning January’s sad events. Needless to say, this has been another rough liner note to write.

My goal has always been to find the positive in any situation. I want to be a voice of love and compassion, and joy and laughter (and all sorts of other ‘good for you’ things). And I figure even the roughest situations can create the most polished of diamonds. But after the assault on our US Capital building last week (and the threats of more to come)… I’m still numb from the shock. 

I know it’s hard to see this as a good thing, but at least one hopeful scenario has come from all of this; awareness of the situation. It’s like a car that thankfully misbehaves in front of the mechanic, so the problem can be diagnosed. The entire world has now been shown the faltering condition of our US engine; and the dangers of letting it remain unrepaired. We also now know the problem runs deep through the veins of our society. And it has been there for a very long time. We have a much better idea of how far we’ve fallen. And that is a positive.

While a part of me wants to rant about recent events for my entire post (lets face it; this noise is at ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ levels right now), I feel it might be wiser to return to my original goal of being a positive voice… and share something that might help all of us right now.

Years ago, I discovered a wonderful little story (which I’ve shared a few times in my posts and blogs; so forgive me if you already know this one). I’m not really sharing it as an anesthetic to what is happening. I’m sharing it because it is a great set of bifocals for helping us process how we are reacting to it.

As the story goes, a teacher and his pupil were traveling down the winding road back to the monastery. The pupil was clearly lost in thought; struggling to better understand his conflicting emotions, love and fear. He turned to the teacher and asked ‘How do I know what is inside my heart; which of these energies is strongest?’

The wise, old man stopped and said to the pupil “The conflict inside you is like two wolves; the wolf of love and the wolf of fear.”

“But how do I know which is strongest?” Asked the pupil.

“Well, which do you feed the most?” Replied the teacher.

That’s one of my favorite little ‘brain morsel’ discoveries that is helping me keep my mind and heart open. And it’s something both sides of this conflict could really use right now, as a glue for reimagining our country in a better light. Make no mistake… the mess we’re in is quite real. But the solution will not be found in fear. Like Einstein once said. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”. Stay strong and positive for each other, my friends. We are the Vox Populi. And if this can be done with love, we will rise out of this darkness. I hope you enjoy my latest musical creation. :)

Vox Populi

Almost all tracks are free to download and covered by a Creative Commons license. Collaborations / Remixes are welcome so feel free to experiment - no need to get my permission first. Just send me a link to your track when you're done :)

I love listening to & creating Ambient, Dark Ambient & Experimental electronica (and the occasional beatscape). I have no professional aspirations  - I just really like creating music / manipulating sounds. It's my way of relaxing after a hard day at the office. All my tracks are produced using monitoring headphones (Sennheiser HD 280 Pro) so I recommend that you listen to my music through headphones. My DAW of choice is FL Studio. I also use Reason every now & then. 


To the artists I follow; I do my best to try to listen to as many of your tracks as possible each night (I listen to each track all the way through - you went through the effort to create a track so you deserve to have it heard in full). If I miss a recent upload of yours, please forgive me...

Thank you for taking the time to visit my little corner of the soundcloud. 

Always remember; To create original output, consume unusual input.

Logyros

Stan Magendanz

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