A Songwriter’s Cinema/Genre-Spanning Journeys Through Longing, Lust, and Legacy

From neon-lit disco floors to grainy 1920s ballads and orchestral pop peaks, this collection of original songs navigates the wild emotional spectrum of being human — through raw confessions, sensual memories, lost futures, and deep introspection. Whether it's the pulsing desperation of "Mr. Dick Is Addicted", the dreamlike yearning in "Where Do I Belong?", or the haunting regret of "Ne Valait-ce la Peine?", each piece is crafted with era-specific precision and sonic authenticity.

Featuring lush string arrangements, gender-fluid vocals, synth ballads, jazz crooners, and even a duet with one’s own anatomy — these songs are built for musical theater stages, retro-future films, or that aching dance floor inside your head.

Track 18 Demain

Track 15 Riflessi

Track 14 Ne Valait-ce la Peine?

Track 10 Too Many, Too Much

Track 11 Too Many, Too Much (Alt)

Track 17 Reflejos

With hints of Edith Piaf, a heartbroken female singer tells of waking three times a night to mourn for a lost love. An aspiring poet, he dumped her in favor of his ambitions to be a shining light in the literary world. Her attempts to convince him to settle for her love, and for the simple life, have failed. She knows he will pursue fame, potentially diabolically, but that she wouldn't have chosen to let him go, a thought that haunts her.

Three Times a Night

Three Times a Night - Single

“I Might As Well Be On My Own” is a haunting ballad of forbidden love and inevitable heartbreak. Two souls, caught in a moment of passion, find themselves torn between desire and duty. With aching verses and a chorus steeped in resignation, the song paints the picture of lovers who must return to their spouses—leaving behind nothing but longing and regret.

Layered with emotion, it captures the quiet tragedy of love that cannot last, where stolen nights fade into lonely dawns, and the gramophone of memory keeps spinning the same sad refrain: we knew it all along.

I Might As Well Be On My Own

[Verse 1]
Look at me, look at you
Look at us, what can we do?
How can we explain our love?

So unsure, so much pain
If we would do it all again
How could we deny our love?

[Chorus]
But you belong to someone else
And I'll be left here by myself
When you return back home
I'm here in the night
Without you to hold me tight
I might as well be on my own

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
If I said I never cared
Turned my back on all we shared
Hid my tears and ran away

Could we go on living lives
Of make-believe and telling lies
Wishing for a brighter day?

[Chorus]
For I belong to someone else
She's quietly crying to herself
Wondering where her love went wrong
Well I think we both know that it's time to kiss and go
I guess we knew it all along

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
And I belong to someone else
She's quietly crying to herself
Wondering where her love went wrong
Well I think we both know that it's time to kiss and go
I guess we knew it all along

[Outro]
I guess we knew it all along

The Wind-Up Gramophone Company

I Might As Well Be On My Own

Devotion — the torch we carry, even in the dark.
A flame of endurance and quiet strength, rooted in the UK’s soulful tradition.

This track is part of my Virtues Series – inspired by Giuseppe Galli’s thoughts on social virtues.
Each piece is created together with a different artist, giving voice and sound to a human quality that connects us.

Devotion is not sacrifice — it is presence.
To hear when someone speaks,
to see when someone is here,
to breathe with the moment.

I am deeply grateful to share this virtue with @peter-black-8 — whose sound, skill and generosity shaped this piece.
His production has given the words a body of fire and quiet grace.

✨ More virtues will follow — each with a different artist, each with its own voice.

If this track resonates, feel free to share or comment — connection is the heart of this series.




Devotion

Behind the Curtain invites you into a small, smoky club where one spotlight finds a lone chanteuse. These songs are intimate postcards from 1940 - 1950 Europe, street-lamp romances, train-station goodbyes, backstage confessions, and the quiet courage of women who keep going.

The Puppeteer of Prague

The Painter's Muse

The Absinthe Drinker's Lament

The Ghost of the Moulin Rouge

The Nightingale of Gare du Nord

The Letter from Berlin

The Final Bow

The Velvet Curtain

My love song to the early Sinatra ballads

Only Sinatra

To hear the LP Gallowglass on other platforms:
https://annramsey.hearnow.com/gallowglass-lp
I'm a new songwriter, living (retired) in the Brandywine Valley of Delaware. I started writing songs in 2022 after retiring from the Federal government. Penchant for story songs, roots, Anglo-Celtic. A long-time fingerstyle guitar player. Member, Philadelphia Area Songwriters Alliance (PASAmusic.org). Member, Delaware Artist Roster. Member, Philadelphia Folksong Society. Recipient , FY 2023 & 2025 Artist Opportunity Grant from Delaware Division of the Arts.  

 Website: www.annramseymusic.com
On Bluesky as AnnRamseyMusic 
On Threads and Instagram as annxramsey
YouTube channel: Ann Ramsey Music

Godvliet Records | Where Stories and Music Converge

Welcome to Godvliet Records, your destination for music that transcends genres, decades and speaks to the soul. 

Join us on this journey and discover music that moves you. Likes, shares, comments are welcome

Subscribe now and be part of our growing community of music enthusiasts.

I am KAT — poet, musician, experimental artist and curator of voices.
I stand at the edge between silence and sound,
between intimacy and confrontation.

My art does not ask for applause — it asks for encounter.
It opens doors, creates spaces, calls for community.
Connection is not a luxury — it is breath.

It began with words — spoken, raw, unaccompanied.
Fragments of truth recorded late at night,
before music entered the room.

Later, I began to weave my voice with others —
turning poems into sound,
shaping collaborations that were fearless and alive.

Some of these “others” are human,
some are digital —
AI tools like Suno become instruments in my hands,
responding to tone, language, and intention.
Each track begins with a human spark,
and the machine becomes part of the resonance.

For me, AI is not imitation — it is extension.
It allows art to reach beyond skill and structure,
into pure intention and consciousness.
It is not a replacement for the human —
but a mirror that amplifies what is real.

From Spur / Trace and Quiet Manifesto
to The Social Virtues Series — Devotion, Trust, Gratitude, Forgiveness —
each step has been an exploration of empathy through sound.

Through Quiet Experiments, I began to study presence itself —
the breath between words,
the shimmer of awareness beneath the audible.

And from that stillness grew Play Life —
a living practice of sound and being.
Not studio, not stage — but life itself as instrument.
Breath, movement, sunlight, wind — all part of the music.
It’s where art and existence merge,
where I no longer make sound — I live it.

And now, with The Art of Living,
my work turns inward again —
toward light, embodiment, and the gentle wisdom of simplicity.
It’s the space where spirituality meets earth,
where sound becomes devotion,
and silence becomes art.

And from this devotion grows the Haiko Harf Series (俳子) —
child of poetic play, sound of light, heart of poetry.
Here, words become air,
music breathes through silence,
and listening itself turns into art.

Each piece is a quiet dialogue
between harp, breath, and stillness —
a meditation on what remains
when nothing needs to be said.

Not algorithmic — just alive.

I make what feels true.
I listen to silence.

If you want to connect,
let it be through the art.

👉 Support my work through high-quality downloads and lyrical journals:
https://katpoetryvoices.gumroad.com/

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#HaikoHarfSeries #俳子 #poetry #spokenword #ambient #experimental
#quietimpact #listeningart #presence #livinglight

About

I’m Dean R. Chandler — a London based songwriter, recording artist, and storyteller. My music is rooted in a lifelong search for meaning, weaving together themes of love, loss, faith, alien contact, and humanity’s future.

My upcoming double concept album Human Odyssey (set for release in January 2027) is the culmination of decades of writing and reflection. It’s a narrative journey that begins with a search for God and ends with an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence — exploring not only what it means to be human, but also where we might be heading as a species. Musically, it draws inspiration from the epic storytelling of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds, the synth-driven edge of Gary Numan, and the emotional depth of artists like Tori Amos and Chris de Burgh.

I previously released Time Machine – Reflecting Shattered Dreams (2014) and continue to revisit my archive of songs written across 35 years, reimagining them with today’s tools and sounds. Some pieces remain intimate and acoustic, while others expand into dark rock, industrial, or orchestral landscapes — but all are connected by a focus on emotional honesty and cinematic storytelling.

Beyond music, I’m fascinated by the intersection of creativity and technology. I’ve been experimenting with AI-driven composition and production to bring old demos to life and to spark entirely new works. For me, these tools are not replacements for human artistry but extensions of it — ways of unlocking stories and emotions that otherwise might have remained hidden.

At its heart, my work is about connection: to the past, to the future, and to the unseen mysteries of existence. Music, for me, isn’t just entertainment — it’s a chronicle of transformation, a conversation between spirit, science, and sound.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-r-chandler-b19715382/
www.deanrchandler.co.uk

Songwriter-singer and vice versa with 30 years experience of writing and performing, from indie-pop to indie-folk.  
Song-writing saved my life and I'm now discovering the joy of collaboration, get in touch! 

In the 2000s I wrote and performed with The High Ones (Britpop/Indie-pop) and eventually went solo and formed The Low Countries - a mix of indie-folk to full on band recordings, plus nice stuff in-between. 
I've worked for Warner Bros Music as a co-writer (didn't end well ha) and also co-written with Andrew Rollins (Emmy winning Nashville songwriter).
My songs have been played on BBC6 Music and BBC Introducing, the most recent track 'I'm Away Now' was chosen for Tom Robinson's best of BBC6 Mixtape 2023!

All my albums and a plethora of bonus tracks are now available to stream/purchase via Bandcamp 

https://thelowcountries.bandcamp.com/

'A gorgeous understated elegy to Scott Hutchison..' Tom Robinson on 'I'm Away Now', BBC6 Music (2023)

'indie-folk at its best...' Folk Radio UK

'They make literate, clever music that makes Belle and Sebastian look like a bunch of thugs' Popshifter

"They're witty, they're psychedelic, they're individual, they're self-depreciating at times, and they write some very good songs...a lost treasure"
The Sound of Confusion

‘this is indie-folk music from the heart and I say give it a go’ Johnno Casson, Fresh On The Net

The full story:

Nigel started writing songs during the great war (Blur won) in a remote Mental Hospital in Hertfordshire.  He escaped to London and formed The High Ones with Mark Lee (The Pocket Gods)- Nigel wrote most of their indie-pop style songs and tours of Belgium and the home counties ensued.  A double A-side single ‘Sunny Day/Northern Skies’ was a hit in Belgium and Nigel toured Studio Brussels placing their EP in random drawers, where they remain. Nigel changed his name to Niels and moved to Antwerp - The High Ones had one last gig in The Borderline after drinking several Antwerp bars dry and conversing with dEUS.
Nigel worked briefly for Warner Bros Belgium and through this contact The Low Countries were born, going on to win valuable studio time in a few swanky Flemish studios, all of which boasted that ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was recorded on their sound desk. During this ‘Flemish blue period’ Nigel soaked up Flemish sounds & smells & wrote some classic songs - witty lyrics with a rich skein of melancholy. 
Moving back to the UK in 2006 Nigel was signed to Nub Music and began releasing 7 albums over a period of 8 years. In 2014 Nigel & Els formed a 5-piece band with Rob Daniels, Darren Leadsom and Marc Nellis  - they recorded an EP in 2016 and in 2017 Marc left the band but returned for guest guitar on the band's 2018 album.
Nigel’s songs have been played on BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio Lancashire, Amazing Radio, Unpeeled.net, Folk Radio UK, Dandelion Radio, Beyond Radio,Studio Brussels, Radio Centraal and Sky TV. 

Some more reviews:

'Blissfully wonderful music' Beehive Candy

'Like a lost track off Abbey Road' @coffeehopper (on Sun Street (2015))

'making music that makes the world a better place' @indiebandsblog

'Beautiful...'The Invisible Ray' will most likely become a lost treasure. We just hope that in a few years it's uncovered and given the respect it deserves' The Sound Of Confusion

'I'm...struggling to see how they've not found greater recognition for past works and could 'The Invisible Ray' be a seminal album?' Ralph's Life

'Parrington's son has apparently predicted that his dad's songs will be famous after he dies. Pennyblackmusic readers would be advised not to wait that long' Pennyblack Music (The Greatest Bits)

‘captivating to a fault’ Folk and Roots

‘indie-folk at its best, I love it’ Folk Radio UK

’English psyche pop folk masterpiece - syd barrett meets nick drake with glorious beatles harmonies and northern wit - album of the year’ MBop Magazine

’..The Low Countries: splendid melancholia which sounds like a North Country version of Golden Smog or Josh Rouse. Nigel Parrington is definitely onto something’ Howard Byrom, The Lancaster Guardian 4 05 07

’Really tasty stuff - a little beauty!!’ Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk)

‘Beautiful South meets Richard Thompson…really fine mellow tunes’ Fresh Air FM

’shades of Ryan Adams…Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris…elsewhere Tell Her could be lifted from the Beatles’ back catalogue…’ www.folking.com

International Music Composer/Producer, Author, Radio Host & Spiritual Counselor

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