The Anthem (B.A.N.G Version)

This song is a heartfelt and uplifting call to action, focusing on the importance of teaching children the values of kindness, love, and respect. The lyrics emphasize the need to lead by example, showing kids that peace and understanding can exist in the world. 

The song encourages listeners to raise their children with empathy and compassion, to teach them to spread love and kindness, and to promote a culture of respect and inclusivity. The message is one of hope and optimism, urging us to create a better future by instilling positive values in the next generation. 

Throughout the song, the tone is inspirational and motivational, with a soaring chorus that drives home the importance of teaching children to care for one another and to make a positive impact on the world.


LYRICS: 

[Verse 1]
Look into the mirror what do you see
A world growing wild or a place to be free
Show them kindness that's the key
Teach the kids how love should be 

[Verse 2]
Words hit harder than a swinging fist
Show them peace can always exist
Erase the hate write a better list
Plant seeds of love where anger twists 

[Chorus]
Raise 'em high on the wings of care
Lift them up show them someone's there
Paint the world with respect to spare
Teach the heart to always share 

[Verse 3]
Don't just preach let them see it clear
Actions louder teach 'em year by year
Hold the world close keep it near
We'll build a future where love's sincere 

[Bridge]
Drop the fear it won't mend the cracks
Help them give without looking back
Shatter walls that set us off track
It's time for love to lead the pack 

[Chorus]
Raise 'em high on the wings of care
Lift them up show them someone's there
Paint the world with respect to spare
Teach the heart to always share 

[Bridge]
Drop the fear it won't mend the cracks
Help them give without looking back
Shatter walls that set us off track
It's time for love to lead the pack 

[Chorus]
Raise 'em high on the wings of care
Lift them up show them someone's there
Paint the world with respect to spare
Teach the heart to always share



Love in the Mirror

All words and music by Rowland Newell.

Rowland Newell - guitar, programming, arrangement and production.

Produced in Logic Pro using Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio Pro  to craft the vocals - 

Thanks to the incredible voice of Emma Rowley AKA Solaria for bringing the voice in my head to life.

Lyrics

Spent my life chasing sunsets
Spent my life feeling small
Spent my life chasing something worth nothing at all
Spent my life chasing something worth nothing at all

Thought I saw the road before me
But fate had other plans
You saw my life on the palm of my hand 
You read my life in the palm of my hand

———-

Spent a fortune on snake oil
Sold my soul for magic beans
I staked it all on a get sane quick scheme 
I blew it all on some get sane quick scheme 

I used to dream about it 
I did not understand
It was right there in the palm of my hand 
I held it tight in the palm of my hand 

——————————————

Ain’t gonna let it go lightly
Ain’t gonna let it go lightly
Ain’t gonna let it go lightly
Ain’t gonna let it go lightly

Ain’t gonna let it go lightly
Ain’t gonna let it go lightly
(Ain’t gonna let it go easy)
Ain’t gonna let it go lightly
Ain’t gonna let it go lightly

——————————————

Spend our lives building empires
All empires will fall
Spent our lives chasing something that’s nothing at all. 
Don’t waste your life chasing something worth nothing at all.

© Rowland Newell 2025

Palm Of My Hand

Lyrics:

If I could find an army
To do as I command
If I could paint a picture, love
To help you understand
If I could dig to China
Without making a sound
Then baby I’d be nowhere to be found

If I could kill a giant
With the tiniest of stones
If I could keep a shooting star
From falling alone
If I could kiss the sunrise
Each time around
Then baby I’d be nowhere to be found

And it’s a long time to lie
A child beneath an endless sky
Who can only reach so high
And I love to wonder why
I feel I’m left with only my disguise

If I could find the secret
To how the world began
If I could hold the key of life
In the palm of my hand
If I could take you with me
And slow the turning down
Then maybe we’d be nowhere to be found

And it’s a long time to lie
A child beneath and endless sky
Who can only reach so high
And I love to wonder why
I feel I’m left with only my disguise

And I love to wonder why
I feel I’m left with only my disguise

Music & Lyrics: Nicholas L Gunty & Brian Eugene Powers
Produced by: Frances Luke Accord
Mixing: Nicholas Gunty 
Mastering: Sage Audio
Special thanks to Chaz Hearne (banjo) and Caitlin Urbain (backing vocals)
© 2016 Frances Luke Accord Music Publishing (BMI)

Fluke

Nowhere to be Found

Nowhere To Be Found

i love the way the light leaks through my window in the mornings now

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first days of spring

Look deeper in the "about" section to learn more about Tryptology and its goals. 

1 - Anamatha - Khetzal [00:00]
2 - Pettra - Jamil [08:13]
3 - Lunarave - Nothing's Real [16:00]
4 - Neelix - Smoke in Mirrors (DJ Bim M-Sphere Remix) [23:00]
5 - The Overlords - Sundown (Ionizer remix) [28:00]
6 - Hyperspace – Common Spirit [36:30]
7 - Pleiadians - Time Dilation (Etnica Morning Mix) [42:15]
8 - Vibrasphere - Autumn Lights (Mindwave Remix) [53:40]
9 - Man with no name - Teleport [1:02:00]
10 - Pettra - Desert [1:07:14]
11 - Resonant Warrior – Code Insomnia [1:14:00]
12 - Ra - Other Self [1:21:00]
13 - Electric Universe - peak [1:28:15]
14 - Man With No Name - Voices [1:35:40]
15 - Electric Universe - Rain (California Sunshine Remix) [1:41:10]
16 - GoaTree - Neural Oscillation [1:48:00]
17 - Chi-A.D. - Flame of Eternal Life [1:54:00]
18 - Typhoon - Prelude [2:02:52]
19 - The Muses Rapt - The Return Of The Travellers [2:10:30]
20 - Urban Fury - Connection Established [2:16:50]
20 - Resonant Warrior – Enchanted Forests [2:23:24]
21 - The World Beyond - Chapter III: The Gate (Facing The Keeper Below The Human-Form Mountain) [2:30:30]
22 - Pleiadians - I Believe [2:46:38]
23 - Lunar Dawn - Prav [2:54:38]
24 - BreKeke - Raised Pinky [3:02:20]
25 - Resonant Warrior - League For Spiritual Discovery [3:10:11]
26 - Juno Reactor - Guardian Angel [3:18:00]
27 - Hux Flux & Digicult - The Moksha Medicine [3:22:37]
28 - Man With No Name - Teleport [3:28:10]
29 - Aquya - Unreal [3:34:30] 
30 - Interconnected - Godmind [3:40:50] 
31 - Aquya - Liquid Touch [3:47:10] 
32 - Delirious Noon - Transfigure [3:56:00] 
33 - Outsiders & Burn In Noise - Burning Out [3:59:10] 
34 - Veasna - Energy - Pulsar [4:06:30] 
35 - Digicult - Star Travel [4:13:50] 
36 - Stereomatic - Natural Trance (Zikimoto vs Stereomatic Remix) [4:20:00] 
37 - Sonic Entity - Age Assembly (Original Mix) [4:27:00] 
38 - 1200 Micrograms - Cling On [4:34:30] 
39 - Mindlock - Time Warp [4:40:08] 
40 - Eternal Bliss - Phoenix [4:46:06]

Resilience [Emotional Psytrance, Goa, Full On, Uplifting Music Mix]

Tim Bernhardt, AKA Satin Jackets, returns in March with his first proper single of 2020, the brightly optimistic 'I'm With It' featuring American singer, songwriter Metaxas. Returning to the leftfield pop that characterised last year's critically acclaimed album, 'Solar Nights', the new single artfully pairs Satin Jackets' distinctive musicality with Metaxas's intimate vocal delivery to create a vibrant uplifting song brimming with optimism.

Having met in 2019 after Tim remixed Metaxas's hit 'Be Real', the pair quickly realised they were a perfect fit for each other as Metaxas explains. "After meeting Tim through our collab on Be Real: Remixes, we instantly hit it off and decided to work together on a song. Tim sent over the first version of 'I'm With It' and I immediately felt a connection to both the groove and instrumentation."

"I remember writing the verse and chorus in one go, and feeling like the song's hopeful chord progression needed suitably hopeful lyrics. The song talks about reinforcing relationships and stating definitively that one is present and supportive. Most people struggle with insecurities and a true friend and partner usually does their best to keep these away."

With more than 35 million streams on Spotify alone, Satin Jackets' 2019 album 'Solar Nights' cemented his position as one of the biggest, and best, nu-disco producers working today. Continuing to refine and polish his sound the German producer shows no sign of resting on his laurels though as 'I'm With It' and recent collaboration with Australian star Panama, 'Electric Blue', have clearly shown.

https://satin-jackets.com/
http://www.eskimorecordings.be/

Eskimo Recordings

Satin Jackets & Metaxas - I'm With It

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“Optimism” started so long ago, and then went unfinished and forgotten - yet has always been calling from the distance - finally free to play inside your heart and soul. Much love & Respect!

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so cool!

Written for Club Fantastic: Synthetic Dance 2020 https://clubfantastic.dance/

Club Fantastic

COOL_EXCEPTION

january 31st, 2021

…these may be challenging times but happiness always prevails ~ let us have a sip of tea ~ the cold afternoon glow is brightening the plants and the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle ~ let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things…

…flowers from M.RUX, Boozoo Bajou, Jon Hassell, Andrew Pekler, Arrangement, Roedelius & Schneider, Felicia Atkinson, Carmen Villain, Borealism, Bill Callahan, Jasmine Guffond, Efdemin, Ballaké Sissoko, William Eaton, Marisa Anderson, Broadcast, Wilma Archer, King Krule, To Rococo Rot, Shuttle358, Meitei, Deux Filles, Pep Llopis, The Putbacks, Kikagaku Moyo, Julian Lynch, Micachu & The Shapes, John Wizards, Dang Olsen Dream Tape, Clan Caiman, John Lurie, John Abercrombie, F.S. Blumm & Nils Frahm, Mazzy Star, Loving, Leafar Legov, Alice Coltrane, Brightblack Morning Light, Frantz Casseus, Ryo Kawasaki, Elizeth Cardoso, Elvira Rios, Eleventeen Eston, Pop-Off Tuesday, Acetone, Jassbusters, The Sea And Cake, Clutchy Hopkins, Javelin, Dome, Stephen Cohen, Daniel Lanois, Elvis Presley….  

…artwork by René Magritte ~ blank page (1967)…

...there is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life...

time for tea

Greetings Humankind 💙 ! Born in 2012 Tryptology (meaning Science of Tryptamins, the shamanic molecules found in magic mushrooms, Ayahuasca (DMT), Bufo Alvarius, Pineal Gland among others) formerly called Relentless has spontaneously emerged from consciousness to be the home of High Vibes.

♫♪ Psydub, Ethnic, World, Psybient, Spiritual, Ethnotronic, Folktronic, Ambient, Dub, Chill Out, Psychill, Entheogenic, Downtempo and also some Progressive, Trance, Psytrance, Uplifting ♪♫

In addition to music, Tryptology is also about numerous topics which are linked to the global awakening process such as Knowledge, Spirituality, Philosophies, Consciousness, Life, Love...Co-Naissance💙🙏 (See the Tryptology youtube channel community section + website in development, and Twitter (X)).

Songwriter, lyricist, arranger, self producer & programmer (occasional guitarist and non-singer)

All words and music written and crafted by Rowland Newell. 

All vocal melody and harmony lines written by RN and scored in Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio Pro and utilising the beautiful real world voice of Emma Rowley AKA Solaria, courtesy of Eclipsed Sounds. 

Produced in Logic Pro. 

“I stand exposed before the dawn
I can't dance I won’t perform 

The voice was in my head 
Should I fuck myself instead?”

Mgmt: andres@paperclip.no
Booking: thomas.reade@allofloride.eu (World except), brent@good-direction.agency (US), watty@movidamusica.com (MX)

For a decade now the name Satin Jackets has been synonymous with sublimely laidback Balearic house and sun kissed disco. The brainchild of German producer Tim Bernhardt who, following a successful career producing house music under a variety of different aliases, launched Satin Jackets as a vehicle to explore his lifelong love of disco and the clean, polished productions of artists like Chic and Trevor Horn.

“I had always been fascinated by just how glossy people like Nile Rodgers made their music,” Bernhardt explains. “It always sounded like the musical equivalent of a fashion magazine’s cover. I’d been making somewhat more underground music for a while but really wanted to go in totally the other direction and create this really smooth, polished sound.”

That first Satin Jackets release, the dreamlike You Make Me Feel Good, would set the tone for what was to come. Released on the iconic Belgian label Eskimo Recordings, which had previously helped launch the careers of artists like Aeroplane and Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, it was an instant hit. Its graceful melodies, airy textures and yearning chorus became the soundtrack to the setting sun at parties worldwide.

With almost metronomic precision You Make Me Feel Good was followed by a string of acclaimed singles and remixes for some of the genre’s biggest names, including Goldroom and Blank & Jones, establishing Bernhardt as one of the most exciting new names in the nu-disco scene. While the face behind the mask may have remained a mystery, Satin Jackets’ warm, polished take on disco soon made the name familiar to music lovers around the world.

Taking things to the next level, 2016’s debut Satin Jackets album, Panorama Pacifico, firmly cemented Bernhardt’s position as both Eskimo’s flagship artist and as one of the biggest nu-disco producers around. Winning praise from the likes of Mixmag, DJ Mag and Groove, the album has gone on to click up over 75 million streams on Spotify alone, and Satin Jackets’ golden mask has become a regular fixture behind the decks at clubs and festivals from Mexico City to Seoul.

2019’s follow up, Solar Nights, would see Bernhardt further develop and refine the Satin Jackets sound. Rapturously received by fans, DJs and press alike, the album, propelled by singles like the global hit ‘Northern Lights’, proved that, much like the original disco artists that first inspired the project, Bernhardt was just as capable of crafting radio friendly pop hits as tracks for the dance floor.

While the pandemic may have put plans for global tours and festival appearances on hold, Bernhardt kept himself busy as clubland went into hibernation. Having relocated to Munich just before lockdown, a succession of singles that ranged from out-and-out pop collaborations to instrumental, chilled-out tracks as well as a series of live Lockdown Streams kept Bernhardt in touch with his ever growing legion of fans. Indeed, it was those Lockdown Streams and the response from his fans that allowed Bernhardt to rediscover, in his own words, “the connection between what I do and what people feel” and sow the seeds for what was to come.

Now as we emerge blinking into the new world, Bernhardt returns with Satin Jackets’ third album, the aptly titled Reunion. Where the first two Satin Jackets albums saw Bernhardt work to first develop his own sound and then elevate his productions to another level, Reunion reveals a musician and producer wholly at ease with both his abilities in the studio and artistic vision. 

From blissful instrumental tracks that seem to effortlessly float above the clouds, through to bittersweet wistful pop songs featuring the likes of Australian star Panama, Belgian singer Ivy Falls, US based vocalist Metaxas and up-and-coming British singer Tailor, Reunion is a strikingly confident album that layers new depths and dimensions to the Satin Jackets sound and sets the stage for the next exciting chapter of the Satin Jackets story.

~ sound enthusiast  ~ curator ~ collector

lover of the warm, smooth and mystical.

in the mood for some tunes? bookmatt@gmx.de

'25
february 21s - radio thalflug at biesentales
march 27th - atmospheres at kater blau
april 4th - beate uwe, b2b Morgen
april 24th - OOM at teeraum sanvian
april 26th - ost:end
may 3rd - köpi house project
may 24th - aken sommerfest, b2b Amapola
june 6th - kauz
june 14th - jonny knüppel
june 19th - la nature festival, b2b Morgen
august 9/10th - detect classic festival

'24
january 1st - kater blau, b2b Lilienfein
february 17th - kater blau
march 28th - säälchen
march 31st - radion
may 19th - laut klub
may 25th - aken sommerfest, b2b SLÆGI
june 20th - kascheme
june 29th - fusion festival
july 14th - zuckerzauber, b2b Amapola
july 21st - detect classic festival
july 27th - klunkerkranich
august 2nd - garbicz festival
august 16th - bucht der träumer, b2b Amapola
august 25th - kater blau, b2b Lilienfein
september 4th- ostseebad binz, b2b Amapola
september 28th - südpol, b2b Lilienfein
october 11th - smelteverket, b2b Morgen
november 2nd - ahorn space
november 10th - sisyphos
december 2nd - kater blau
december 13th - holzmarkt, b2b Amapola
december 14th - klunkerkranich

'23 
february 3rd - kit kat
april 9th - kater blau
april 22nd - hausmania kulturhus
may 20th - mensch meier
may 26th - aken sommerfest
june 16th - zuparken festival
june 25th - laghi carcana
july 15th - zuckerzauber, b2b O/Y
july 16th - disko babel, b2b Morgen
july 22nd - kater blau, b2b Morgen
august 3rd - ostseebad binz
august 11th - orangerie
august 25th - kater blau, b2b Lilienfein
august 31st - crack bellmer
september 3rd - lusatia festival, b2b Morgen
september 22nd - kater blau, b2b Harald Kindseth
november 5th - salon zur wilden renate
november 24th - objekt klein a, b2b Dorian Fecht
november 27th - kater blau
december 10th - ost:end
december 15th - wonderfruit festival


...shared sounds with Agatha Hopfen, Ahorn Space, Aken Sommerfest, Anima Festival, Bar Barbette, Beate Uwe, Bucht der Träumer Festival, Christa Kupfer, Conscious Madness Festival, Crack Bellmer, Detect Classic Festival, Disko Babel, Donau 115, Edelweiss, Farbfernseher, Feel Festival, Fiese Remise, Fluc (Austria), Funkhaus Berlin, Fusion Festival, Garbicz Festival (Poland), Gardelegen Festival, Hausmania Kulturhus (Norway), Holzmarkt, Hoppetosse, IPSE, Jackie O, Jonny Knüppel, Journey to Tarab Festival (Hungary), Kasette (Turkey), Kasheme (Switzerland), Kater Blau, Katzensprung Festival, Kiosk Art (Switzerland), Kit Kat, KLEIN.garten (Turkey), Kleiner Onkel, Klunkerkranich, Kramladen (Austria), Kultstätte Keller, Laghi Carcana (Italy), Laut Klub, Loftus Hall, Love Foundation Maastricht (Netherlands), Lusatia Festival, Mensch Meier, Mit Dir Festival, Monkey Bar, Objekt klein a, Oewerall Festival, Orangerie Neukölln, ost:end, Ostapotheke, Ostseebad Binz, Old Smithy's Dizzle, Planet Flow, Pangea Festival, Polygon / The Yard, Radion (Netherlands), Radio Thalflug, Ritter Butzke, Rummelsbucht, Salon Zur Wilden Renate, Säälchen, Sa Terza Metari Festival (Italy), Sisyphos, Skippergata (Norway), Smelteverket (Norway), Spedition Bremen, Stadtpalais Stuttgart, Stereo33, Südpol, Süß War Gestern, Sutormania Festival (Montenegro), Teeraum Sanvian, Turm, Uferlos (Switzerland), Verwirrtshaus, Von Freunden für Freunde Festival, Weltcafé,  Wildenbruchbar, Wokule, Wonderfruit Festival (Thailand), ZK/U, Zuckerzauber, Zugvögel Festival Süd (Spain), Zuparken Festival...


let's boogie to funk and cuddle to oldies.

(almost) every moment deserves a soundtrack.

press play. spread love.

Songwriting has been a lifelong passion for me, dating back to elementary school when I first began crafting stories, poems, and eventually lyrics. As a former drummer in various bands, I always relied on others to bring my words to life musically. However, after a long hiatus from drumming, I decided to take the leap and learn to compose music to accompany my lyrics. Through classes and dedication, I've embarked on a new journey, breathing fresh life into old lyrics and penning new ones. You'll find a mix of older and newer works here, for the lyrics. 

Music has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is being completely entranced by 'The Little Drummer Boy' as a very young child. There was something about the rhythm and the melody that just captivated me. I must have played it a thousand times, wearing the record out, and from that moment on, I was hooked. I knew I wanted to be a drummer, and to create that magic for others. 

But I was too young then, and of course I couldn't afford a drum set just yet. So, I turned to writing as a way to express myself. As I mentioned above, I started with stories, then poems, and eventually, lyrics. I found that writing was not only a way to tap into my creativity, but also a way to process my emotions and experiences. 

As I grew older, my love for music only deepened. I realized that music has this incredible power to transport us to different times and places, to evoke emotions and memories that we thought were long forgotten. It's a universal language that can bring people together like nothing else can. 

For me, writing lyrics is a cathartic experience. It's a way for me to tap into my emotions, to process the world around me, and to create something that I hope will resonate with others. And when I hear my words come to life in a song, it's truly magical. It's a feeling that never gets old, and it's what keeps me coming back to music time and time again. 

I love many genres of music and artists of many genres. And if you listen to some of my songs, you will find that I like to make songs of different genres as well as mix different genres into each song. One of my all-time favorite bands is Evanescence, and I have made a lot of songs where I have tried my best to emulate that sound. 

Now, I have recently started experimenting with new sounds. I never heard of glitch beats before I took music classes, and now I'm fascinated with the sound, so I have been experimenting with glitch beats recently. 

I hope you enjoy some of my songs. And thanks so much to everyone who has been listening so far. I truly appreciate it. I welcome constructive feedback to help me grow as an artist, and I appreciate your support. ❤️

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