Nice track! A blues riff well done with some upper level solos! Great job! By the way, instrumentals and french lyrics (for me) are ,as you said, more difficult to get a big audience. Have a nice day!

Well I love a good calling song - especially one that  names its area! I’d have loved a vocal too  - but the guitar break did it for me instead. Restrained and hitting the spot as dies the steel guitar. Lots of great walking going on in lots of different musical shoes. I hear New Orleons in every step!

It has sad tones at the beginning and end but some happier bits in the middle, as I imagined Vincent sitting outside in the sun with his paints and easel.
This piece meanders a fair bit, taking new turns before developing each new thought, perhaps like a bipolar state of mind in the artist, but if you listen carefully there's a theme that repeats throughout the work. In Van Gogh-coda, the sequel to this piece, the score is well structured and "makes sense", perhaps reflecting Vincent's state of mind when he is well.

Van Gogh-Part 1

From 12 little preludes by I. S. Bach, recomposed by Alisa Wunder

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The original version of this song called C Jam was closer to track #6 - Walking In New Orleans (Revisited) -  but Steve put such a cool guitar part on this one and gave it a character of it's own, that I changed the name of the song as it reminded me of a trip to New Orleans and how cool it was to just walk down the streets hearing the music from the bars and clubs we passed by.

Steve Giddings - Lead Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
Zamm Kenoby - Drums
Rafael Freitas - Bass Guitar
Steve Hillier - Piano

Mixed and Mastered by Zamm Kenoby

Music by Stephen Lawrence Hillier

Cover Art By Leraynne S.


Walking In New Orleans

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Every mirror lies. It reflects a face I don't recognize, sharp fragments of a me that no longer belongs to me. Cracks on the skin, emptiness in the eyes. It's not beauty that's missing — it's identity that's crumbling. This is my war against the reflection.

Produced by EileenNoise
Singer and guitar Sophie 

You can hear other works with her here;)
https://soundcloud.com/zipboy83/sets/grunge-vocals-by-sophie

[Verse]
Her mirror whispers
It cuts like glass
She sees a shadow
Her beauty won’t last
From the navel rises
A storm in her core
A flood of self-doubt
She can’t ignore

[Chorus]
She’s a masterpiece
Painted in pain
A work of art drowning in rain
Her eyes see cracks where there’s a glow
The mirror’s a liar
But she’ll never know

[Verse 2]
Each morning’s war
A battlefield stare
The mirror’s her rival
It doesn’t play fair
It twists her reflection
Bends her light
Leaves her in darkness
Hiding from sight

[Chorus]
She’s a masterpiece
Painted in pain
A work of art drowning in rain
Her eyes see cracks where there’s a glow
The mirror’s a liar
But she’ll never know

[Bridge]
The navel’s a spiral
Pulling her deep
A black hole of sorrow
Where secrets creep
She’s screaming silent
Her beauty denied
Fighting the ghost that lives inside

[Chorus]
She’s a masterpiece
Painted in pain
A work of art drowning in rain
Her eyes see cracks where there’s a glow
The mirror’s a liar
But she’ll never know

Distorted

A track on staying focused on your goals.  💯👊🏾🫵🏾

Clear to me

Who Can't Move On

Mid tempo rock song written arranged and produced by John H
John Hardman - vocals, guitars
(c)(p) 2025 Swamp Music UK & Swamp Records UK for all territories

Cooked Oxide 2

I'm Believin'

I'm Believin' - John Hardman

Video🎥 here: https://youtu.be/c3-cFsIUC0M / Links: https://ffm.to/everything-changed
Everything Changed (But Me) is the first chapter of our brand new apocalyptic trilogy (the second part, called "Let's Die Tonight", was released on June 26 - https://soundcloud.com/beatingedge/lets-die-tonight - along with the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4SFAXq_qGI).😅
The video shows a strange, purple sky filled with terrifying clouds. People are running, looking up, screaming... but we never really understand what’s going on. In the end, our guitarist wakes up from what seems like a nightmare, but she doesn’t look to her right, where the purple storm is real, outside her window. So maybe she isn’t dreaming at all. 
The song plays with two layers. One is global, unsettling, and chaotic. The other is much more personal and introspective.
The world is changing, inside and out.
Little technical side note: this song really gave us a hard time, too many incompatible gears, but we made it in the end! It should sound decent enough! 
As always, headphones recommended! 🎧
Make sure to watch the video to catch more of the story. 
This is only the beginning..😬
Thanks for listening and see you in the comments!
Love you! 💜
Released on major streaming platforms on June 20, 2025.
Released on SoundCloud on June 12, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

Lyrics:

I woke up one day
And it all was new
The world was insane
Oh what's it coming to?

Why is everybody running?
It seems so strange
And why is everybody screaming?
Everything's changed

Everything changed (Everything Changed)
But me
Everything changed (Everything Changed)
But me
Everything changed
Everything changed
Everything changed
Everything changed

And they're all looking to the skies
But oh what can they see?
And the world's passed me by
But not me

Why is everybody running?
It seems so strange
And why is everybody screaming?
Everything's changed

Everything changed (Everything Changed)
But me
Everything changed (Everything Changed)
But me
Everything changed
Everything changed
Everything changed
Everything changed

Everything changed (Everything Changed)
But me
Everything changed (Everything Changed)
But me
Everything changed
Everything changed
Everything changed
Everything changed

Everything Changed (But Me)

Official Music Video

All parts by Robert Grigg with inspiration from our Lord God!
https://youtu.be/s1xDAcgg9Nw?si=WHdluoX7f79IvU9-

A Better Way

Thoughts of You of Me

Somewhere between the shore and the stars, a message is drifting.
Not just words, but hopes, confessions, maybe even love.❣️
After the warm response to Let’s Die Tonight (https://soundcloud.com/beatingedge/lets-die-tonight), we figured we’d keep riding the summer wave (for those of us in the northern hemisphere, anyway) with a synth-pop track full of groove, heart, and a breeze of sun-soaked nostalgia.
It’s for anyone who’s ever sent something out into the world, not knowing if it would be heard… but hoping someone would listen.🌊
A rhythm that carries the weight of a whisper.
Read the words before they blink.
Before a wish unfolds.
Hit play and drift away! Love you all!🫶

Note: this is not the third part of our apocalyptic trilogy. For zombies and bloodshed, you’ll have to wait a little longer.🤘
At the moment, this track is exclusively available on SoundCloud.
Released on July 3, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

Lyrics:

Ocean waves they call my name
Bottled dreams for you to claim
Sending whispers on the tide
Hopes and secrets I confide

Sailing far across the sea
Winds of change they're guiding me
From the shore I say goodbye
Catch my words before they fly

Message in a bottle
Floating through the night
Message in a bottle
Guided by the light

Find it now don't let it sink
Read the words before they blink

Found my message to your shore
Opened hearts seeking more
Found my message hold it tight
In your hands love's pure delight

Sailing far across the sea
(The sea)
Winds of change they're guiding me
(Me)
From the shore I say goodbye
(Goodbye)
Catch my words before they fly
(They fly)

Message in a bottle
Floating through the night 
Message in a bottle
Guided by the light

Message in a bottle
Floating through the night
Message in a bottle
Guided by the light

Find it now don't let it sink
(Don't let it sink)
Read the words before they blink
(Before they blink)
In the stars a story told
(A story told)
In the dark a wish unrolled
(Unrolled)
Journey in love

To the days we're still unsure
Read the words before
Read the words
Read the words
Read the words
Read the words
Before a wish unfolds

In your hands love's pure delight

Message in a bottle
Floating through the night
Message in a bottle
Guided by the light

Message in a bottle
Floating through the night
Message in a bottle
Guided by the light

Read the words
Read the words
Before a wish unfolds

Message in a Bottle

Steve Hillier is a keyboard player and vocalist from the U.S. After 30 years as a sideman behind soul and blues recording artists Bobby Stringer and Betty Padgett, he started recording his own music. 

Steve started playing piano and composing music as a teenager growing up in Darien, Connecticut. His music crosses genres, from the progressive rock of his first EP "Moving Star" to the blues-rock of his follow-up EP "Wintertime".  

His lyrics talk of love, compassion, inclusiveness, and spirituality.

To stream and purchase his early home recordings, go to https://stevehillier.bandcamp.com.

Walking In New Orleans

Steve Hillier

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