Virtual World - Issue 34

Virtualmind - Fear of Flight (1998)

This is The Shadows In The Shade.  It's about "living in a simulation" theory.

Lyrics:
Watching every move you make
Hearing every thought
Knowing everything you are
And everything you're not

Nothing will you try to do
Nothing do you say
Shadows in the shade
Providing you the way

Every move you make, your own
Believe what you believe
Yet doing things with cause unknown
Is too much to conceive

Barely take a moment's pause
Then get on with your day
Back on track and for the cause
For that's the chosen way

Connecting and collecting
Minds and souls to trade
Blending in the background
Shadows in the shade

In another lifetime
Outside in the sun
Playing games with those they knew
Real friends having fun

Mothers called the children home
When the sun went down
Street lights brightly shined the way
For all the kids in town

Immersing in the virtual
Real worlds to the eyes
Without a question follow paths
As if hypnotized

Somewhere in the deepest dream
A voice is calling out
Street lights brightly shine the way
Then suddenly go out

Morning brings a brand new day
In time all dreams will fade
All part of the simulation
From shadows in the shade

The Shadows In The Shade

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mBUwmQ87d8

take care (video in desc)

Matt Ess Meet Moonshiner 2023 /Melodic Techno, Afterlife/

featuring https://soundcloud.com/dev0x
prod. by lilvicbxi
open was over a year old and dev0 killed that shit, well worth the wait tho

lyrics///
& she was wearin’ all black
yeah, you know i luv that
i had to tell her stay back
sad! (ohhh)

i know that you don’t care
& life ain’t fair
i cough up blood, it’s everywhere

& she like my shit, she said i’m rare
..i’m a piece of shit, you’re just unaware
so get out my hair, so get out my hair..

i think your mom was right
i prolly shouldn’t drive
i’m sayin’ fuck it tho, yeah we’ll be fine

we both got so high
l8ly it’s so hard to tell my wrongs from rights
& im getting so sick of all your petty lies
i always bide my time when i shut my eyes

she told me “i like silence”
she’s bumpin’ ultraviolet
& that ‘my shit w/ ♡ xc ♡ was so fuckin’ fye’
yeah,,

i’m pissin’ on you kids
i believe i can flyyy, yeaahh 
i’m like R Kelly w/ these hits
best believe i’m that guy, yeah

i can’t tell my wrongs from rights
woke up still high
i swear i wanna die
your thought still runnin’ thru my mind

i popped another percocet 
just to feel alright
yeah, just to feel alright
feel alri-feel alright

you don’t know how hard i went 
just to get here
i fuckin’ runnit up
take a pill then disappear

three racks in my pocket
your pic still in my locket
three racks in my pocket
fuck, i’m so off it

ohhhh

just stepped out in the function
a-all these ppl starring at me
i just walked in & i can’t function

all this molly, i’ve been rollin’
i wrote u a letter but i nvr sent it…

me & bro goin’ crazy
your bitch in my mercedes
yeah, we’re rockin’ ur town
we came straight from the ‘80s

2002 baby, yeah everyone hates me
i don’t give a fuck, yeah u shop at Old Navy
you ain’t got any gravy..
2002 baby… you ain’t got any gravy..

all black w/ dev0

verve collection

"Digital Hearts" explores the clash between technology and human emotion through a new wave lens. Set against a backdrop of neon nights and chrome reflections, it questions whether true feelings can survive in an increasingly virtual world. The song marries pulsing electronic beats with philosophical lyrics about love transcending artificial boundaries. Drawing inspiration from 80s synth-pop, it creates a retro-futuristic soundscape where binary code meets human touch. Through theatrical vocals and dramatic production, it suggests that even in our digital age, authentic connection breaks through programming.

Digital Hearts

Japão em 2025: o distópico mundo do tráfego humano (e de crianças) e a sua relação com AI e virtual girlfriend/online waifu

Spin RP is a dynamic mobile app designed to immerse users in a rich virtual world full of role-playing experiences. Combining customizable avatars, multiplayer interaction, and a virtual marketplace, https://spinrp.onl/ provides an engaging environment for gamers who love social gaming. Players can customize their characters, interact with others in real-time, participate in online events, and earn in-game currency. Spin RP features a thriving community where players create content and contribute to the game’s economy. With its immersive graphics, dynamic events, and user-driven content, Spin RP offers an evolving world of adventure and fun for all types of players.

Spin RP_ Immersive Role-Playing on Android

Digital Echoes

Escape at your fingertips. But what do you leave behind?
Synthetic Paradise is a candy-coated dive into virtual bliss — where nothing hurts, nothing’s real, and pleasure never ends.

It’s vibrant, euphoric, and addictive — a glowing dream with dark undertones.
Behind the avatars and pixel highs, a question lingers: if this is paradise… why do we still hear the real world calling?

🎶 For fans of: Gunship, LeBrock, Timecop1983, The Midnight

📀 Track 8 of 12 – Synthetic Paradise
🎧 Genre: Cyberpop / Retrowave / Futuristic Synth
🎙️ Artist: Arkhameus
🌍 Album: Reconnect
📅 Release date: May 10, 2025
🔗 https://solo.to/arkhameus

Synthetic Paradise

Ce sont mes premières connexions sur Second Life. Plus de vingt ans après sa création, je veux voir ce qu'il reste de ce monde virtuel. Ceux qui y ont habité me racontent cet espace. Ceux qui y habitent encore en deviennent mes guides, 
et m'accompagnent dans l'exploration de ces mondes simulés où vivent les corps-avatar.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plum/119/52/37

Ein intimer Song über das Entkommen aus dem grauen Alltag in eine digitale Welt voller Licht, Zusammenhalt und Gefühl. „Mein Zuhause“ verbindet geflüsterte Strophen mit explosivem Refrain – perfekt für alle, die nachts zocken und sich dabei zuhause fühlen.

Mein Zuhause

Music takes me to new worlds. Life is the best teacher. Writing about life is a challenge and experience is what guides me. Loves, pains, disappointments, sadness, joy, despair, hope, melancholy, happiness, all these feelings burn in my veins and make me create.
You all welcome to follow my journey.

booking: m4ttess@gmail.com
label: extractrecords@hotmail.com

Released by: IAMT, Naked Lunch, Dolma Red, Finder Records, Avaken, Dope, Dear Deer Black, Universum, Free Spirit Records, Red Channel Records, Black Square Records, Mechanikal, Naked Lunch DSR Naughty Pills Records Contrast Records Movement Traxx Graviton Audio Industrial Philharmonics Battle Audio NPR Limittles Unaffected Records Carmarage Records LW Recordings Soul Fly Records Gastspiel Records Viral Outbreak Digital Business Class Records Brachial Kontakt Ex-tract Records Luma Records Ushuaia Records et al.

🌌 Arkhameus creates immersive musical experiences that bridge past, present, and future—fusing vibrant Synthwave, nostalgic City Pop, and powerful Cinematic Pop into emotionally resonant stories. His album "Echoes Through Time" invites listeners on reflective, energetic, and introspective journeys, exploring themes of destiny, memory, hope, and the profound significance of our choices.

Influenced by artists such as The Midnight, FM-84, Gunship, and Timecop1983, Arkhameus captures life's emotional depth, vibrant optimism, and cinematic intensity. Step inside the sound and explore the timeless echoes of your own story. 🚀🎶

Gaming-Streamer auf Twitch und TikTok mit Fokus auf Horrorgames und Simulationen.

Dan X2 is Dan Blackard (Reno, Nevada & Susanville, California) and Dan Lockhart (Carmel, Indiana & Edwardsville, Illinois).  We met here on SoundCloud.  We like making music together.  We have written and published over 300 songs together.  More songs written together than Lennon and McCartney.

You can find Dan Blackard's music here:
https://soundcloud.com/daniel-blackard

You can find Dan Lockhart's (aka ProgRockDan) music here:
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
https://soundcloud.com/user-276716031
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan-instrumentals

The ProgRockDan1 site was taken down by SoundCloud. It was located here:
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1

We play the music that comes to us.  Much of our music has a basis in blues and rock.  Although we venture into other musical territory.  You will find hints of jazz, country, bluegrass, soul, classical, and other music in our songs.  We have a number of songs that change time signatures and pace.

When we first started recording we called ourselves Dan and Dan. 
 You can find our music under that moniker here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-590884876

We stopped using the name Dan and Dan's because there were to many other Dan's using that name.  If you google Dan and Dan we would not show up.  We believe that Dan X2 to be a moniker that we could own.   If you google Dan X2 we are right at the top,

You can find more Dan X2 music on ReverbNation:
https://www.reverbnation.com/dananddan5

The first Dan X2 album is now available on iTunes.  Songs on the album are not available on SoundCloud.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/4114/1439066447?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

You can also find the Dan X2 album on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3hEejRAQYPj9q130D5lZ8f

You can also find the second Dan X2 album:  "Playing the Odds" on Amazon Music:
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Odds-Dan-X2/dp/B08C4VNX3R

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6oI3XsqPph3v6Xkg2BjVDG

and other on-line music sites.

We have a music making process that fits our unique skills.  We each do the parts that best fit our skills and interests.  Dan Lockhart does the initial song development.  Dan Blackard writes the lyrics, perform the vocals, and adds lead guitar.  Dan Lockhart then takes the track and do all final production (mixing and mastering).

Dan Lockhart writes all of the chords, timing, changes, and develops the track.  I then send two tracks to Dan Blackard.  One track has Dan L. describing the song.  Tell him the key, the timing, and any oddities about the song (changing keys or time signature...).  In the track Dan L tell Dan B verbally where is the verse, chorus, bridge and any other important information.

Dan Lockhart then send a second track that does not have this verbal dialogue.  This is called the instrumental track.  This is a track to which Dan B. can sing and add his parts.  Dan Blackard then returns  four pieces to Dan L:  a complete version of the song, a solo track of his vocals, a solo track of his guitar parts, and the artwork to accompany the song.

Dan Lockhart add his information into the original file.  Dan L. listen to it and make changes to the song to enhance the meaning of the lyrics. He sometimes adds instruments or takes away some instruments.  As Dan L. play many instruments (guitar, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, violin, viola...), he can make a lot of adjustments.    On rare occasions he move pieces about.  Dan Lockhart then masters it and prepare it for final production.

You can find press releases about us in the Lassen News here:
http://www.lassennews.com/former-resident-creates-album-with-near-stranger/

and in Current in Carmel  here:
http://www.youarecurrent.com/2018/12/20/carmel-resident-partner-create-album-through-internet/

You can find Dan X2 videos Here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7p2YTgLdrMAJjSBBwrgRew

Out albums are also on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCicvC6l-R73MzdLHLdcFuZQ

We hope you enjoy our music.

A musical place I like to escape to.

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