“Hope you lost your appetite for the easy things in life…”

The Offer is a raw, lo-fi folk confession—intimate and unfiltered. Anchored in delicate guitar work and emotionally exposed vocals, it questions, confesses, and dares to open up.

“So if you really want what love has to offer, hurry up before I change my mind.”

For listeners drawn to love songs that feel more like personal letters—unpolished, urgent, and real.

The Offer

Love Makes You Feel Brand New (Live Rehearsal)

Richard Koch did it again! One of the most independent and unmistakable jazz trumpeters of our time is back with his fourth studio album. After three quartet records, he now presents us with a new work as bandleader in a new quintet: “Rays Of Light”. It will be released on 04.07.2025 by Fun in the church. 
In terms of instrumentation and instrumentation, this acoustic work could have been performed in the 19th century. We hear Fabiana Striffler on violin, Valentin Butt on accordion, Andreas Lang on double bass, Nora Thiele on frame drums and Richard Koch on trumpet. However, Koch's compositions are interspersed with the transatlantic history of pop music over the last 150 years: from the American Folk Book to Internet radio - and back to the village festival in his adopted home of Wustermark, from where he can always travel quickly by regional train to the jazz capital of Berlin. 

At a time when the transatlantic relationship is threatening to tip politically, Koch's “Rays Of Light” are just the right thing to counter the whole madness culturally as a European musician. After all, it is particularly evident in music how our cultural DNA is similar and has always influenced each other. Just as all kinds of European folk and salon music, crossed with Afro-American and oriental influences - influenced by Christianity, Islam and voodoo - have given rise to a magical, earth-spanning, creole music: jazz.
And we haven't even talked about Bach, Dylan or the Beatles yet. 
Koch's pieces in the year 2025 cannot be assigned to a specific region or tradition either: It is music that is just as suited to the Austrian Alps as it is to Provence or New Orleans. It is understandable in both urban and rural settings. It incorporates Balkan elements such as klezmer, we hear oriental percussion in its origins, and the double bass adds a good dose of swing and bop from the nervous metropolises. The accordion offers plenty of harmonic scope for interpretation and the violin shares this with the trumpet, without getting lost in metaphysical speculation. 
Koch's compositions are as light-footed as they are colorful. As if he wanted to say: Listen up, dear people! All the music in the world is here, everything is good! But the lightness of his playing, which seems to rub off on his fellow players, remains his creamy secret. When Koch and his quintet leave the stage, everything quickly becomes as gray as it was before. 

So it's no wonder that successful rock & pop acts such as Peter Fox and the Beatsteaks, as well as musical mavericks like Nils Frahm and Jimi Tenor, have long sworn by Richard Koch's trumpet playing. Everyone likes to have this very special swag at their party. And party is indeed a good keyword. Because “Rays Of Light” is extremely party-ready. It is perhaps the most party-ready album in the Berlin jazz world in recent years. An album that would like to bring the whole quarrelling family back together again in these times, plagued as they are by ultra-diversity on the one hand and fear-filled, categorical, anti-woke rejection on the other. 

You can't think of many jazz musicians who can pull music off their sleeves as easily as Richard Koch and his “Rays Of Light”. Musicians who really aspire to be understood by everyone out there. Without being camp or kitsch. This instrumental jazz-folk music is celebrated with great seriousness and full concentration. With great passion and infectious joy of playing! Chapeau! 


Rays of Light

Moon Dance

I like this track, wonder what it will sound like a month from now.

Unconditional love (demo)

Words Falling

A demo for an electronic folk song I made.

Bed of Flowers (demo)

A cover I did of the song "The Good That Won't Come Out' by Rilo Kiley from their Album The Execution of All Things. All lyrical rights belong to them.

Angee Maree - The Good That Won't Come Out (Rilo Kiley Cover)

Been so long To finally upload something just a 5am session Nothing new nothing to be surprised still getting hang of the new set up may sound REALLY bad Beats are made by credit prod. muzcean & qazers please check them out 
Thank you.

Locked Away  credit prod. muzcean & qazers

Composed in 1959 by the Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfá, with lyrics by Antônio Maria, Manhã de Carnaval (“Morning of Carnival”) was written for the landmark film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus). The movie, which reimagined the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice during Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, became an international sensation, winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Manhã de Carnaval is one of the most recorded songs in the world, celebrated for its haunting melody and poignant harmony—a bittersweet evocation of love, loss, and hope at sunrise. The tune became a gateway for the bossa nova movement, introducing Brazilian sounds and rhythms to global audiences and inspiring countless jazz interpretations. Its evocative minor-to-major progressions and subtle rhythmic sway are instantly recognizable, making it a staple of both vocal and instrumental jazz repertoires.

Curiosities:

Sometimes titled “A Day in the Life of a Fool” in English versions.

The song is often used in jazz jams as a “Latin standard.”

The melody’s melancholy is offset by lyrics that speak of renewal and the ephemeral nature of happiness.

🌐 Discover more
More arrangements available at https://ricardofarao.com
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Black Orpheus - L. Bonfá

prod. nathan p

Lyrics:
Hear my pain
baby in my voice 
if i let you down
ima hate myself
but its all a waste of time anyway
but i would waste all my time with you everyday.

all a waste of time anyway

A true story wrapped in country soul. "Change for a Dollar" is a reflection on betrayal, growth, and the power of choosing peace when revenge is within reach. From friends stealing thousands in product to a billion-dollar company taking credit for an invention, this song reminds us that our peace, growth, and calm are worth more than any moment of payback.

Change for a Dollar

Here's a truly special one folks. To celebrate FIFTEEN YEARS of 'Cash Only' by Millionaires, we've teamed up with the cast of Spongebob AND a breakthrough, award-winning, bedroom rocker-turned stadium filler - hyperstar ED SHEERAN! NO AI WAS USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS. PROTECT REAL ARTISTS. SPECIAL THANKS TO Aardman Animations, Nickelodeon, Elton John (Who we're very pleased to say donated £16,469 to Slum2School Africa after a bit of pressure from Gromit). No wensleydale was harmed in the making of this track. All proceeds go to Pets in Needs of Vets and Mumbai Big Block Society.

Chum Dress (Millionaires - Prom Dress Remix)

Model 12 (NEW VERSION)

alone

my very first cover! messy here and there but enjoy~

Inikah Cinta

We create soulful music with wandering ambience, uplifting melodies, touching lyrics, and great rhythms.

I write raw, truth-driven lyrics about the world we're living in — no filters, no fluff. Every word you hear starts as a thought spoken into voice-to-text. I don’t make beats or sing — I focus on the message. If you’ve ever felt like something’s wrong with the system, with society, or with the stories we’ve been told… this is for you.

The Speak Low started as a folk-experimental duo with Rolando Velasquez featuring different  lead guitarists. Over the years the line-up has gotten bigger. Majority of  production has been DIY. Also don’t be afraid to say hi. It’s always nice knowing there’s real people listening to what we’ve done. Thanks again for listening. If you can, please follow on here, Spotify or Instagram so we know you’re listening. Hope you’re all feeling good today 😬 full band album coming soon…?

Full band right now is….
Rolando Velasquez - Rhythm Guitar+Vocals
Lewis Beck - Lead Guitar + Keys
Billy Felix - Bass
Willie Condrey - Drums

My music isn't good but I had fun making them !

It’s Maudredi.
Yes, I produce all my music
Yes, I play guitar and bass
Yes, I like sonic

I’m a guitarist and producer that dabbles into the worlds of jazz-fusion, R&B, Indie Rock, Alt Blues and other experimental sounds. I’m not a traditional styled songwriter. I occasionally partake in psychedelics for healing. I prefer to dream than to be awake. I’d rather be blind than to be deaf and never hear another sound. I believe music heals the world in inexplicable ways. It runs through all of our veins. We move through its vibrations. Its melody echoes endlessly in our curious chambers. We make love to it. We play it at our funerals. We use it to escape. And to find ourselves. It heals. It breaks. It rebuilds. Music is everything we search for in this ineffable chaos.

I love making music for those who are also in question of every waking moment. Every perceivable thing. It baffles me. But making music makes it all make a little more sense. I hope my sounds can heal. I hope they make you cry. And feel love. And happiness. And sadness. And everything in between and inside and outside. I love people so fucking much. It hurts sometimes. 

I hope in 5 years from now, I can say I’ve gone on tour, I’ve sold a vinyl of my own, and I can smoke a joint with some of the artists I look up to. Fuck money. I’m tryna prosper off community. 

Friendship and love is the greatest currency. Music is the greatest drug.

-River Koobrick // 12.7.23

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