"The Last Poem of Guthrun" is the 8th tracks on my new album, "Divan" (meaning "a collection of poems"). This song, a lament or dirge, is in Indie Pop/Alt Rock style, with Melodic Techno elements. The original text on which the lyrics of this song is based, is in Old Norse, and is contained in "The Poetic Edda" which dates from about 1270 AD/CE. It is called "The First Poem of Guthrun" - "Guthrunarkvitha I". I reinterpreted this text in my lyrics, and named the song "The LAST Poem of Guthrun". The lyrics are about the death of the legendary Viking warrior, Sigurd (Siegfied in Germanic legends), and the grief of Sigurd's wife, Guthrun, following his death. Vocalist: Ben Alexander. Bassist and bass producer: Luke Garfield. Sound engineering: Luke Garfield at Banana Llama Studios.  Lyrics on www.codaes-music.com. Lyric video on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/858257564

Divan

The Last Poem of Guthrun

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The Last Poem Of Guthrun

This is the title track of my new album, also called "Howl". The songs on the album express deep emotions, and some, like this one, have Boom Bap-style beats, grinding electric guitars, and howling bagpipes. 
The music video is on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/899054314
The lyrics are on www.codaes-music.com
Lead vocals: Ben Alexander
Bass composer-performer-arranger: Luke Garfield
Sound Engineer: Luke Garfield

Howl

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"Dreams May Come", on my album, "Howl", is about dreaming of loved ones who have left this life. In these dreams it can feel as though they are with you again, which is consoling but also painful - since dreams are fleeting. Dawn Lief is the lead vocalist. Luke Garfield is the bass instrumentalist and mix engineer. Lyric extract: 
"I saw my brother
in my dream last night. 
Time had stopped 
and he was still all right.
There he was again, 
fair and green-eyed.
 He was himself
as if he had not died.
What are these ghosts that still haunt me? 
Are they memories that never mend?
Or are they forever sadness?
Or are they dreams that never end?"
The lyric video is on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/907092546

Dreams May Come

Dreams May Come (Feat. Dawn Lief)

"Die On That Hill", on my album "Howl", is about the saying that something is "a hill to die on", an expression which people use when they are describing their stance on an issue. 
Lead vocals are by Ben Alexander. Mixing and mastering are by Luke Garfield. The lyric video is on Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/906481819

Die On That Hill

For Valentines's Day, here is "All of This", a love song. It's about the one you love being the whole world, and everything that's wonderful in it, to you. 
"Then there is all of you,
waiting there, quietly.
Footprints show our path is one.
You are all of this to me."
Ben Alexander is the lead vocalist.
Luke Garfield is the bass instrumentalist and Sound Engineer.
Music video on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/913104638

All of This

All Of This

This is the title track of my new album "Ticket to Mars", which tells the story of travels to outer space in search of other planets on which to live. Why would anyone want to to go to outer space, or go to Mars? That's what this track is about. Lead vocals by Ben Alexander. Mixing and mastering by Luke Garfield.
"If you have the bucks, and you know
people who would let you go,
would you go 
to Mars in a rocket?
A space tourist, oh? 
Would you go to see the stars? 
Would you like to get to Mars?"

Ticket to Mars

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Ticket To Mars

This track stands out for the vocalist who has a distinctive deep and brooding voice that perfectly matches the lyrics about our yearning to go to other planets and to reach the stars. Why search for another planet so far from ours? As the lyrics go: "Our rudder’s in the gutter so we stare up at the stars - Feet in the mud - Head in the stars."
Songwriters: Marthe Bijman & Sean Berchik
Visualizer video on https://vimeo.com/937026873
Sound engineering by Luke Garfield, Banana Llama Studios
Audio and Video Publisher: Red Pennant Communications Corp.
Audio ISRC CBAKR2402011

Head in the Stars

Head In The Stars

The 4th song on my album, "Ticket to Mars", this is a song telling the story of two people separated by a wall and by distance, and their longing to be together. Ultimately, it's about love and the need to be connected to others. 
Beautiful vocals by Dawn Lief
Sound engineering by Luke Garfield
Visualizer video on https://vimeo.com/940998432

The Great Wall

A catchy tune on my album "Ticket to Mars", about why people would want to travel to outer space, and why some people choose the less-travelled path. An optimistic view of the future. 
Lead vocals by Ben Alexander. 
Sound engineering by Luke Garfield.
Lyric video with experimental A.I. lip-synching on Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/952514824

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