Written for an indie video game inspired by Japanese storytelling, this theme song sets the stage for a beautiful and thrilling adventure.

Sunrise On Adventure

"Chemica" is a hypnotic downtempo journey where ancient Taiko drums pulse beneath layers of ambient guitars and ethereal flutes. The track fuses organic textures with electronic moods, evoking a ritualistic dreamscape. A sonic blend of primal rhythm and serene introspection.

Chemica

An epic and emotional cinematic trailer track inspired by Chinese culture and tradition.

This powerful composition blends orchestral strings, heroic brass, ambient pads, and authentic Asian instruments like Guzheng, Xiao, Bawu, Dizi, Gong, Taikos and more to evoke a sense of grandeur, mystery, and adventure. Perfect for travel documentaries, cinematic intros, historical projects, cultural videos, epic storytelling, and inspiring promotional content.

Featuring a modular structure for easy editing: dramatic ostinato intro, rising tension, powerful climax, and ambient outro.

Explore China Cinematic Trailer

Easy to skip the morning trafic, when your mount can just eat the jam!

Shai-Hulud

Track: Taiko Ritual
Artist(s): Meier
Label: Backrooms
Catalog: BR02
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno
Release Date: 06/06/2025
Mastering:  Functional Disorder
Artwork: Workshop Lobby

Artist links: 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/meier-dj
Bandcamp: https://meiermusic.bandcamp.com/album/shake-your-conscience-ep-003
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_meier_/

Label links: 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/backroomsrec
Bandcamp: https://backroomsrec.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backrooms.rec/

Pre-Order Link: https://backroomsrec.bandcamp.com/album/the-liminal-verses


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Premiere: Meier - Taiko Ritual [BR02]

Inward, slow and unrelenting.
The stillness draws from within the chaos.
This is how it begins.

Taiko Days

QUARTET

I didn’t write 4 Minute Bake to say anything profound. I wrote it because I wanted to burn through four minutes with nothing but power, drive, and rhythm. This piece is about being loud, fast, and unapologetically physical. It doesn’t build toward some grand emotional payoff—it is the payoff. Right from the first strike.

The heartbeat of the piece is taiko drums—relentless and chest-pounding. I built around that core using air gamelans, a synth pad for a bit of sustained color, and both bowed and struck gongs to stretch and smash the space in between. It’s what I imagine if Mike Portnoy was dropped into a taiko drum circle and told to go full Dream Theater mode—no restraint, just propulsion.

I see it visually as a kind of drum fever dream—a room full of percussionists in reds and browns, all motion, no stillness, everything sweating and shaking with intention. It’s cinematic. It’s experimental. It doesn’t need to explain itself. Just hit play.

This isn’t for everyone—but it’s definitely for:
• Percussion enthusiasts who live for the beat
• Choreographers looking for sound that pushes bodies into action
• Film directors who need something that surges forward like a train with no brakes

Big thanks to the Strepito group for bringing this to life—your energy is all over this recording.

One last thing I try to remember when I write:
Have a focus—and go after it with everything you've got.
This piece is that mindset, turned into sound.

Sketches 2025

4 Minute Bake

4 Minute Bake - Master 20250605

HERE IT IS, YOULL GET MORE WHEN I HIT 2K - TY FOR THE LOVE 

ORAKOL - FULL COMBO (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Looking East | Asian traditional

Check out the song reveal video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cboTowqlLHw

I made a tiebreaker song for SGTS 2025!
"Irradiance" is a Hypertrance-inspired track

Big thanks to the GTS team for letting me be part of this last GTS series!

Credits:
Music by me @psyquo - https://psyquo.carrd.co/
Artwork by Transendium - https://transendium.carrd.co/
Released as part of Squad Global Taiko Showdown 2025 - https://gratiaproductions.com/2025/sgts/home

Irradiance

Irradiance (Squad Global Taiko Showdown 2025 Round of 32 Tiebreaker)

Sound Generation series continues. Back with Volume 7. This mix is a special mix indeed. Features some rare golden tunes from the 1999-2000 era. Mostly key mixed, and you can certainly hear the smooth transitions. A mixture of bouncy hard trance to start off with, into more serious and uplifting hard trance, then finally into some real heavy club hard trance. What a journey! 

01. Mo'Hawk - Previous Years 
02. B.B.E. - Seven Days & One Week (Kai Tracid Rmx)
03. Black Spider - Save Your Life! (Quo Vadis Rmx)
04. Dial M For Moguai - Beatbox (Knuckleheadz Rmx)
05. R.E.D. S.E.C.T.O.R. - State Department (Club Attack)
06. Nuw Idol - Sin 
07. Insider - Boots On The Run (Mellow Trax Rmx)
08. Taiko - Rappelkiste (Club Mix)
09. Deejay Hyde - Fast (Axel Konrad Rmx)
10. Novacane Vs. No One Driving - Playa Sol (Jon The Dentist Push Harder Rmx)
11. Tony Walker - Field Of Joy (Flutlicht Rmx)
12. Sendezentrum - Utopia
13. Emmanuel Top - Turkish Bazar 2000 (Thomas P. Heckmann Rmx)
14. Modus - Modus 3 (Down The Keys)
15. Pulsedriver - Darkside Of Life (DuMonde Rmx)
16. Aquagen - You Are So Quite 
17. Arpeggiators - Freedom Of Expression (DJ Scot Project Rmx)
18. Brain 18 - Virtual Reality (Inside Your Mind Mix)
19. Balloon - Monstersound (Cosmic Gate Rmx)
20. DJ Wag - The Big Bang (W.A.G. Rmx)

Sound Generation - Volume 7 - Mixed By D-Railed *FREE WAV DOWNLOAD*

The second single from my album, Become Other, an epic song symphony in four movements.

Heavy Heart (Single Version)

Tōkichirō

Zero no Megami (ゼロの女神 _ Goddess of Zero) its a music from Zero no Megami album of KiraKira Doom. Published by: Sayux

Zero no Megami (ゼロの女神 _ Goddess of Zero) - Sakura Slayer

This is the original track for Black River that I wrote

Black River (Original)

There's a secret rave in the shrine later tonight, don't tell the priests!

Echo

🎧 祈響 -Inorine-（30秒 Preview）

響きが、祈りになる。

Japabient（ジャパビエント）──  
日本的な静けさと音の余白を重ねながら、  
祈りの音空間を描き出す音楽シリーズ。

本作『祈響 -Inorine-』より、  
静寂と祈りが、たおやかに広がる“音の場”の一端をお届けします。

フル音源のご購入はこちら：  
🛒 https://ototamakaze.booth.pm/items/7093363

🌐 制作・演奏：日ノHayato  
https://ototamakaze.jp

#Japabient #祈響 #Inorine #和太鼓 #癒し #祈り #ambient #spiritual

祈響 -Inorine-（Preview）

Blending Realities.

~~All my music is free to use for any projects.

https://x.com/thedatashape

DJ Kuryba is a dynamic musician and composer based in Ontario, Canada, known for his innovative blend of electronic beats and immersive soundscapes. With a passion for pushing creative boundaries, he crafts music that fuses elements of techno, house, and ambient genres, creating a unique auditory experience for his listeners. Drawing inspiration from the diverse cultural influences around him, DJ Kuryba's work explores deep, emotional resonances while maintaining a vibrant, rhythmic energy. Whether performing live or composing in the studio, his music speaks to both the mind and the body, captivating audiences with its layered textures and hypnotic rhythms. Please drop a follow and a like if you enjoy my music.

A vitty chap, full of dad jokes, who loves all sorts of different music genres and styles, but can't play one single instrument 😄

And yes, BIG disclaimer: All my own uploads are made in Suno (but I own the rights), so theres that! 😇 Hope I can inspire others to give it a try and let the creativity run free! 

Enjoy! (and remember to like and follow🙏)

Ig: oldie.80 
https://www.instagram.com/oldie.80/profilecard/?igsh=aHM2bDdwc3Q1OGU0

Backrooms is a label born with the aim of translating the visual and imaginary sensations of liminal spaces, maintaining a focus on dancefloor music.

PRE ORDER BR02 V.A. - THE LIMINAL VERSES:
https://backroomsrec.bandcamp.com/album/the-liminal-verses

🎧✨ Oi, eu sou Sayux!
Como a Música faz parte de nossas vidas, emoções a cada batida, Resolvi postar as principais Playlists oficiais do canal lá no YouTube !

「太鼓芸能集団鼓童」で 世界約40カ国をツアー、人間国宝・坂東玉三郎氏演出の舞台に抜擢。 国立競技場オープニングイベントや、FUJI ROCK FESTIVALでも大太鼓の演奏を務めた。 2020年独立、高知に移住。海外でも演奏やワークショップを行う他、作曲も。 神社や学校での活動も精力的に行っている。

Eric Schultheiss stands at the vanguard of contemporary composition, forging a unique path that bridges the rhythmic drive of global percussion with the infinite possibilities of digital sound. As a composer, percussionist, and educator, Schultheiss is acclaimed for his hybrid electro-acoustic works—pieces that fuse the organic pulse of drums with orchestral richness and the sonic innovation of modern electronics.

Rooted in a Southern California upbringing steeped in progressive rock, classical discipline, and the improvisational freedom of jazz, Schultheiss draws on a vast tapestry of influences. His music channels the off-kilter accents of Stewart Copeland, the lyrical intensity of Neil Peart, the storytelling depth of Peter Gabriel and Sting, and the progressive artistry of Genesis, Dream Theater, and Spock’s Beard. This synthesis results in compositions that are as intellectually rigorous as they are emotionally evocative.

Currently, as Head of Percussion Studies and Electro-Acoustic Composition at the Middle Tennessee Conservatory of Music, Schultheiss is an outspoken advocate for the DAW as a true instrument. In his hands, digital workstations become canvases for sonic experimentation, allowing for real-time orchestration, microscopic precision, and the layering of polyrhythms and timbres that would be impossible with traditional notation alone. He champions technology not as a shortcut, but as an authentic extension of the composer’s voice.

Signature works such as Lights Twinkle—a Christmas percussion-ensemble piece blending Japanese Taiko, harp, and haiku-inspired vocal textures—showcase his ability to unite tradition with innovation. Airidea’s Journal explores the dialogue between structure and freedom through dance-driven percussion and atmospheric synths, while As You Sleep and Terminal Memory reveal Schultheiss’ penchant for ambient soundscapes, introspective melodies, and cross-media collaborations. His compositions have been commissioned for film, dance, and multimedia productions, performed by leading ensembles, and praised for their intricate interplay of rhythm and resonance.

As an educator, Schultheiss is dedicated to shaping musicians who are not only technically skilled but also creatively fluent in both acoustic and digital modalities. At the Middle Tennessee Conservatory, he mentors young composers in hybrid techniques, polyrhythmic structures, and DAW-based workflows, encouraging them to embrace technology as a creative partner. His influence extends beyond the classroom, as he helps students gain visibility in the digital era and equips them to thrive in an evolving musical landscape.

Through his relentless curiosity, innovative spirit, and commitment to artistic growth, Eric Schultheiss is redefining what it means to be a composer in the 21st century. His work is a testament to the power of bridging tradition and technology, and to the limitless frontiers that await those willing to explore them.

Fatal Energy Records.

Established in November 2015. Australia.

Owner and Managing Director: David Swan

Genres - Hard Trance, Hard Dance, Hard Tech, Hard Techno, Hard NRG, Hardstyle, Rawstyle, Uptempo, Techno, Trance, Uplifting, Progressive

If you would like to submit a demo track for consideration then contact me through here, Facebook, or email at djdavidswan@live.com.au

Thanks for listening and the support!

LAMEBOY ADVANCE SP
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@orakolmusic
I'm the most active on my twitter :)
contact:
orakastlive@gmail.com
GROCERY BOIZ 🛒

Apasionado del film scoring 🎬🎹🎼
I don't make music, music makes me
🎹🎶🎤🎼🎧🎙🎸

Resides in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Berkeley, CA. Born in Seattle.  PhD, Harvard. “Gary Noland is one of the great composers of the 21st century.”—JACK RUMMEL, KGNU 88.5 FM, Boulder CO, “...iconoclastic, stylistic potpourri standards of giddy humor, no holds barred soup to nuts and high spirits.”—ROBERT LEVIN, pianist, musicologist, composer, "...a fleet-fingered, ebullient performer ... bright, witty and engaging.”—CHRISTIAN CAREY, SPLENDID MAGAZINE, “...distinctive, inventive ... subversive ... You can hardly be indifferent to Noland’s music and so I would urge you to try it.” —ROGER BLACKBURN, MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL, “...set in a dizzying harmonic language that loops uncontrollably through a wide-ranging gamut of possible and impossible tonalities ... The general effect is like watching wet paintings of 19th Century musical memorabilia drip into frazzled 21st Century oblivion...” —ALLEN GIMBEL, AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, “Mr. Noland writes as a ‘time traveler’ in styles long abandoned by most composers as well as styles so new as to not have been imagined but by him. This he accomplishes naturally, convincingly, with originality and true passion. His command of all musical languages and his ability to traverse musical time is nothing less than remarkable. Listen!”—DONALD MARTINO, Pulitzer Prize winning composer, “...mind-bending spiraling of focus which is truly breathtaking ... spectacular...”—CHARLES AMIRKHANIAN, composer, sound poet & radio producer, “I'm amazed at your harmonic skill. Haven't seen or heard anything like it from any one else—except yours truly—certainly not from your generation. It falls somewhere between Strauss and Mahler. Especially like how you are able to slip in and out from the tonal to the atonal—or near atonal...”—GEORGE ROCHBERG, American composer, Pulitzer Prize finalist, “...court jester to the classical establishment...”—PAYTON MACDONALD, AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, “...florid and juicy...” —RICHARD BUELL, THE BOSTON GLOBE, “...an incredible aural web ... a great ostinato of American kitsch. Sul pont never sounded so good.”—RUSSELL STEINBERG, composer, conductor of the LOS ANGELES YOUTH ORCHESTRA, “...I am bowled over by the expertise of your music: you use certain elements from the 19th century and from jazz, etc., and just at the moment when I am about to say, OK, what else is new?, you do a number of things, such as speeding up, becoming wildly dissonant, modulating to a distant continent, stopping completely and throwing some kind of total surprise ... you seem to know exactly when to do what and how much. I don’t know anybody else who can do it!” —ANDREW IMBRIE, American composer, Pulitzer Prize finalist, “... remarkable stuff...”
—MAX MORATH, American ragtime pianist, composer, actor & author, “...a loony composer from Oregon...” —MAX SHEA, WMUA 91.1FM, Amherst, MA, “Gary Noland is one of those 21st Century composers seeking to forge a new aesthetic based on older models that do not traffic in serialism or minimalism ... Zany waltzes, ragtime riffs, chorales, toccatas, and much else romp and tear through these depictions of superheroes and villains from his ‘chamber novels’; other pieces spoof serial music ... to grand operas ... and Jewish guilt.” —JACK SULLIVAN, AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, “...Paranoid Ravel...”—ALEX DUNN, KZSU FM90.3, Stanford, CA, “...It’s a romantic romp, rhythmically robust yet melodically flirting with the nostalgia of cabaret, minus the sleazy diminution of spilled drinks and smelly ashtrays. Its elegance recalls Elgar, and the serious sides, a synthesis of those strange bedfellows Schubert and Ives. Composers hate it when their music reminds you of someone else’s, but writing within a tradition, Noland has incorporated divergent styles that, woven together, work. Cosmopolitan without snobbery, it’s intelligent, pleasurable and convincing.” —ROCKY LEPLIN, THE BERKELEY VOICE

Choral, orchestral, and indie game music with a whimsical, delightfully odd sound.

www.sam-ezell.com
www.youtube.com/@sam_ezell_music

music composer/producer; making music I like.

Accepting commissions! See my website for details

Ben Bostick is becoming hard to define.

Following five lauded Americana albums, Bostick’s latest offering finds him light years away from the well-traveled country roads on which he made his name. Become Other owes more to Reznor and Beethoven than to Haggard or Cash. Many listeners familiar with the artist’s catalog will be shocked that this genre-bending mythical song symphony flowed from the same pen as the greasy blues rocker “Feeling Mean,” but his sure-handed treatment of the new opus is sure to entice the brave and curious among them to join him on the journey.

Bostick traces his radical creative departure to the rise of AI generated music, and to one specific moment. “I was listening to an AI country song my friend sent me when my wife walked into the room and said, ‘Who is this? I love her voice!’ At that moment, I knew everything was different.” 

Alarmed by AI’s ability to convincingly write and produce music in existing styles, Bostick determined that an artist’s role is to aim for something higher. “One thing AI can’t do is produce things of real meaning,” says Bostick. “It can only produce facsimiles of meaning.” With this idea in mind, Bostick embarked on a radical experiment in meaning, which led to the birth of Become Other. Every word, every note, every sonic gesture of the album’s opening is transformed and reworked into the material that forms the music to come. Everything is connected; everything has meaning.

The album’s narrative centers on the protagonist’s despairing confinement in a place called The Tangle and his eventual metamorphosis and emergence into a World Without Measure. It is structured in four symphonic movements, each of which depicts a stage in the hero’s journey. Movement I is a realm of despair, but with just enough hope to justify life. Movement II is an attempt to find temporary relief from the misery, but the hero’s superficial efforts plunge him into even darker places. Movement III finds the hero struggling against his mysterious enemy, who, as he realizes in an painful epiphany, is himself. Movement IV is the hero’s metamorphosis and emergence into a world of limitless vision, his affirmation of strength, and a prayer of thanksgiving.

This psychological myth is woven into a tapestry as thick as Wagnerian musikdrama and as dense as an Emily Dickinson poem. Perhaps if William Blake had set his visionary works to music, they would have sounded like Become Other. Over the course of the four dramatic movements, listeners will experience the hero’s journey from despair to glory, confinement to freedom, blindness to manifold vision. This is music of epic scope and universal truth, a primal myth of personal struggle and overcoming.

Bostick is cutting a new path of limitless imagination, bounded only by the desire to make art of profound meaning. Well aware that forsaking the confines of a well-defined genre will confuse some listeners, Bostick is nonetheless unwilling to be artistically restricted by marketing concerns. “I just wanted to make an album that would have blown my mind as a 14-year-old. Not a piece of content. I know this album isn’t for everyone, but I know there will be some teenager somewhere who will put on their headphones and go, ‘Wow, I didn’t know music could do this!’ That’s who this record is for.”

It is uncommon in the world of music to witness a creative turn so extreme; even more rare is to suddenly see revealed such an unexpected depth of artistry and astounding compositional versatility. Clearly there is more to Ben Bostick than we thought—and clearly there are exciting things to come from this artist.

Ben Bostick is an Atlanta-based composer and performer.

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