Ray Wilson
Opeth
Iona
Flying Colors
Gazpacho
Ali Ferguson
Sigur Ros
The Gathering
Marillion


753  Ray Wilson Opeth Iona Flying Colors Gazpacho Ali Ferguson Sigur Ros The Gathering Marillion

The most beautiful well written and haunting song ever made. And it worked so well with the movie. It's a must see bucket list to watch and the soundtrack. Still chokes up to this day :(

Phil Collins - Against All Odds - ( Electric Dreams Mix )

A very haunting from Phil Collins as only he can do it (:

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight - ( Crazy Mix )

A Mentira Bem Contada

View & Distance

02 Kulawik - Empty Streets MV1 DEVL12500315 320

"Celestial Sovereign" (https://soundcloud.com/api_zz/celestial-sovereign) was an early highlight in my beginnings with AI experimention. A (imho) perfect progrock track came up that needed not much further production than mixing. Attempting to stimulate AI to create similar results weren't very successful, though I won't claim to have tried "everything". Anyway, I took the AI lyrics from "Celestial Sovereign" and let a new AI song creator work with them, naturally aiming for some progrock à la "Celestial Sovereign". As suspected it didn't work out. Rather mainstream quasi-progrock tracks came up. Since only the vocals impressed me, I stripped off all accompanying instrumentations and fully replaced them. This is the result. 

Celestial Sovereign 2025

[CHORUS]
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
“Beware the Jabberwock,
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
“Beware the Jabberwock"

[INTRO]
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
      And the mome raths outgrabe.

[VERSE]
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
      The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
      The frumious Bandersnatch!”

[CHORUS]
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
“Beware the Jabberwock,
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
“Beware the Jabberwock"

[PRE-CHORUS]
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
      Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
      And stood awhile in thought.

[BRIDGE]
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
      The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
      And burbled as it came!

[CHORUS]
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
“Beware the Jabberwock,
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
“Beware the Jabberwock"

[VERSE]
One, two! One, two! And through and through
      The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
      He went galumphing back.
He left it dead, and with its head
      He went galumphing back.

[Celesta solo]

[OUTRO]
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
      Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
      He chortled in his joy.
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
      He chortled in his joy.

Beware the JabberFolk, my son!

Jabber-Rock-Acoustic

A silent call...
A silent call...

My heart, a room of wide and empty space
A garden blooming in a frozen place
It’s learned to breathe in this devoted air
And doesn’t long for what is not right there

Maybe this waiting is the truest part
Maybe this longing purifies the heart
An invisible love, a silent call
And in this emptiness,
Maybe I learn to hold it all

A patience grew inside me like a tree
That’s reaching branches not for fruit, you see
But for the light, the endless, open sky
To feel the stars, to learn the reason why

Maybe this waiting is the truest part
Maybe this longing purifies the heart
An invisible love, a silent call
And in this emptiness,
Maybe I learn to hold it all

And if you came, a presence, solid, true,
Would this whole world I've built collapse for you?
This fragile branch that reaches for the grace,
Would it just break in a fulfilled embrace?

Maybe this waiting is the truest part
Maybe this longing purifies the heart
An invisible love, a silent call
And in this emptiness,
Maybe I learn to hold it all

A silent call... growing louder...
A silent call... in the quiet hour...

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Ozone 11, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

A Silent Call

This song isn't just a journey for the protagonists of the story being told here. 
It's also a musical rollercoaster through various styles of modern music: 
from jazz, to nu-soul, electronic, and ambient, the wild ride continues through rock and progressive rock. 

Enjoy the ride. :-)




White sail on a blue sky
Summer laughter floating by
On a sea of glass we fly
Just my friends and I

There’s an island in the haze
Calling through the days
Oh, the island in the haze
Singing in a craze
Setting hearts ablaze
For the end of days

Then a shadow, then a shade
An island that the fog has made
A promise whispered, unafraid
A secret to invade

There’s an island in the haze
Calling through the days
Oh, the island in the haze
Singing in a craze
Setting hearts ablaze
For the end of days

No map to show the way
To this forgotten, green display
We heard the call and came to play
And now we want to stay

There’s an island in the haze
Calling through the days
Lost inside its maze
In the siren's gaze
Setting hearts ablaze
For the end of days

Can you feel it in the air?
A song beyond compare
A beautiful despair
A trap, a velvet snare

(Sirens singing)

The laughter died, the sun went cold
A story left untold
We made a vow, a band of gold
To claim the souls they sold

We turned the ship against the tide
With all our fear inside
No room to run, no place to hide
With truth as our guide

We sail into the haze
To end these wicked days
We'll break you from the maze
And set your heart ablaze
We're coming to bring you home
You are not alone!
You are not alone!

Their melody, a woven lie
Beneath a broken sky
We brought a silence to defy
A truth that cannot die

We sail into the haze
And break you from the maze
We're coming to bring you home
Where you truly belong
You are not alone!
You are not alone!

And for a moment, heaven-sent
Their wicked music bent
The ancient, evil magic spent
The fragile spell was rent
We saw your eyes, you heard our call
And watched the curtain fall

We sailed into the haze
Destroyed their evil maze
We came to bring you home
Where you truly belong
You are not alone!
You are not alone!

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Ozone 11, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Island In The Haze

Being musician and artist "since ages", the last two decades and all the developments in digital music broadened my interests and activities in doing music actively and passively. Not being shy of any genre (OK, leave off some Punk and Extreme Metal derivates) I engage in composing, arranging, mixing and collaborating. 

Oh, and I do all my artwork and designs as well. And as you may notice I regard AI as a friendly helper.

Have a few looks & listens into my repertoire and eventually gain some insights. I'm always open for collabs if the the interests match ...

Let me share my journey with you. I started DJing at 16, playing school events in Sydney alongside my mate David. By the time I was 19, I had broken into the Sydney club scene, finally stepping into the career I had always dreamed of. From the very beginning, I was passionate about playing uplifting music—there's nothing worse than being in a club with a DJ who doesn't know how to get the crowd moving.

Over time, I made my way into the heart of Sydney’s nightlife. The 90s were the golden era for DJs—the energy was electric, the music was explosive, and the vibe was unforgettable. I had the privilege of being trained by some of the best and working with top talent in the city. That’s where I truly found my groove.

Honestly, I wish the magic of 90s music had never faded, but times changed. In the early 2000s, I hung up my headphones and turned to producing club tracks, especially since so many artists weren’t releasing proper club mixes. Still, I never stopped DJing—I just evolved and moved into a new realm.

"Redder" is a palindrome. Like "racecar" or "level". These pieces of music ain't.



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