A list of some wonderful finds here on Sound Cloud.  This will be posted at Tainted Icarus's website soon.  

Seasons greetings and best holiday wishes!!

2018 Year End Roundup Of Great Music

Credits - 
Song writer: ThomDust (@ask0the0dust)

Artwork: ThomDust

Music: 
Vocals & Guitar: Deadlover
Lead Guitar: ThomDust

Mix and Master: Tainted Icarus, Deadlover
Production: Tainted Icarus

Graveyards in the Autumn

Our hearts like graveyards in the autumn 
Those same hearts still waiting for something

We feel like tourists in every place
Even here at home
Its cruel how life can sometimes be so cold

Like Graveyards
Like Graveyards in the autumn

Dying in exile for something
Something has become nothing

We feel like tourists in every place
Even here at home
Its cruel how life can sometimes be so cold

We age and wear like statues 
The moment came but passed you 
We age and wear like statues 
The moment came but passed you
Till the autumn comes again

Our hearts like graveyards in the autumn 
Those same hearts still waiting for something

We feel like tourists in every place
Even here at home
Its cruel how life can sometimes be so cold
We feel like tourists in every place
Even here at home
Its cruel how life can sometimes be so cold
We feel like strangers in every town and now we're so alone
Its cruel how life can sometimes be so cold

Like Graveyards
Like Graveyards in the autumn

Graveyards is a song Thom wrote a few years back, yet another from our acoustic days, the track is one of my personal favourites I've wanted to get it out there for a long time but never really had the technical know how to do it justice. I sent Jeff (Tainted Icarus) a copy of the demo a month or so ago, I wont go into details but he's helped me no end to get together a workable production which he was then able to master, thanks buddy.

With Thom's lead guitar work and Jeff producing the track we have something that I'm really proud of.

I hope you enjoy the song

Thanks for listening

Deadlover

Graveyards In The Autumn (Thom Dust & Tainted Icarus)

Had great expectations. Started with great ideas, aiming to create a massive production. After 45 minutes and two beers, the inner Barnaby got hold of me. Here's Jekyll and Barnaby, with my apologies :)


Barnaby McKnuckels

I woke up and looked in to the mirror
I don't know why I slept with a mirror
I guess
I was confused

I woke up with a mirror in my hand
I looked in to that
And saw
Why bother

Barnaby got a license to kill
Wide TV and girls to drill
Don't be drag and smoke a fag
Do the Barnaby thing
And don't feel bad

Space Ex to Mars, I'll take that
Leave you maggots behind my back
I'm living the way
The Barnaby way
Don't mind if I do

Barnaby got a license to kill
Wide TV and girls to drill
Don't be drag and smoke a fag
Do the Barnaby thing
And don't feel bad

Don't be yourself, you think too much
Barnabies don't care for such
Out of sight, out of mind
Barnabies are always right

Barnaby McKnuckels

Celestial Oblivion (Prod. Logic Levls & PACMAN)

Production & Mix @logiclevls
Production @pacman-mic-mastery
Cover art @time2cclear

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We appreciate you listening!!!

Celestial Oblivion (Prod. Logic Levls & PACMAN)

Challenge was to make one of my shorter songs with one of my longer lyrics, so I 'had' to craft it into an amalgam of 9/4 and 4/4 signatures. Thus, it may feel crazy on verses but I hope also catchy on refrains.

Letra / Translated lyrics:

Sólo pido no tener deseos (Ya no quiero imaginar)  /  I ask only not to have desires (I don’t want to imagine anymore)

¿Puedes explicarme qué es lo que me pasa?  /  Can you tell me what happens to me?
Señor, llévate de mí esta confusión.  /  Lord, take away this confusion.
Quítame el don de la inteligencia,  /  Take the gift of intelligence from me,
pues si no pensara tanto, sería feliz.  /  because if I didn’t think so much, I would be happy.

Siento que este mundo me es extraño,  /  I feel this world is strange,
estoy a disgusto con mis sentidos.  /  I get displeasure from my senses.
No puedo comprender su funcionamiento,  /  I cannot understand their functioning,
ni siquiera amoldarme a él.  /  nor even get used to it.

Sólo pido no tener deseos,  /  I ask only not to have desires,
ya no quiero imaginarme nada.  /  I don’t want to imagine anything anymore.

Esta situación siempre es pasajera,  /  This situation is always temporary,
pero se repite una y otra vez.  /  but repeats itself again and again.
Este malestar de cuerpo y alma  /  This discomfort of soul and body
me hace desear dejar de ser.  /  makes me wish to stop being.  

Pienso entonces en todos los que me quieren,  /  Then I think of all those who love me,
o al menos en los que a veces lo parecen…  /  or at least about those who sometimes seem to…
¿Por qué es tan difícil la coexistencia  /  Why is coexistence so difficult
en medio de una sociedad inteligente?  /  in an intelligent society?

Sólo pido…  /  I ask only…

No deberías dejar pensar a algo imperfecto,  /  You should not allow something imperfect to think,
sino limitarlo a cumplir su función social.  /  but limit it to fulfilling its social role.
Sólo quiero ser un engranaje más, señor,  /  I only want to be one more cog, Lord,
en tu rebaño de almas, sin preguntas.  /  in your flock of souls, without questions.

Esta vida que me has dado, señor,  /  This life you have given me, Lord,
me tortura, de modos insospechados,  /  tortures me, in unsuspected manners,
a buscarle un sentido a mis dudas,  /  to look for a sense to my doubts,
lo cual, tal vez, sea precisamente su fin!  /  which, maybe, is precisely its purpose!

Sólo pido…  /  I ask only…

ER43FI10 97-18

Sólo pido no tener deseos (Ya no quiero imaginar)

La-di-da! Just wanted to pretend being still young 😉 and play some late 80s Alternative Rock stuff following the footsteps of some of my favorite bands.

Lyrics, Vocals, Music, Guitars (Strat), Bass (Preci), Organ, Drums (AD2), Mix & Mastering: @bonetender

©Bonetender 2018 All Rights Reserved

Things

Painless End

My Own

Guitars - Dannyboy & Livra LB
Lyrics and Vocals - Livra LB
Drums - LumBeat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3AeGE5CJs
Voice Intro - Horse Race Radio Narrative  - GP Brasil 2015

Why Number One ?
There are a lot of numbers
Why Number One?
There are a lot of numbers
Why Number One?
There are a lot of numbers
Why Number One?
There are a lot of numbers
Why Number One?

You wanna se them losing
To be the 'Nunber One'
You wanna se them losing
To be the 'Nunber One'
You wanna se them losing
Why Nunber One?

Why Number One ?

Guitar instrumental metal/rock track with santoor (Indian hammered dulcimer)

Escape Route

Breaking Through

Raw unedited Guitar Solo, not more, not less

Music, Guitars (Strat), Bass (Preci), Drums (AD2), Mix & Mastering: @bonetender

©Bonetender 2018 All Rights Reserved

Sentiment

Thanks to Mrinal Desai and TCM Underground Official for this wonderful remix of Blake Reary's My Body! Always a pleasure and honor to be on this track!
Refer to original track for more info:
https://soundcloud.com/mrinal-desai/raquel-ft-alex-blake-my-body-tcm-underground-official-ambient-edit
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWjJOeGR9eE
Release Date: July 22, 2018
Vocal Arrangement: Jack Tahbaz
Vocals: Jack Tahbaz
Lyrics: Jack Tahbaz

My Body

Your Body
Your Body
Your Body
Next to mine
girl you drive
me crazy
you take away
my pain
all that 
I can think of
is your body
next to mine
last night
you drove me
senseless
I know 
this love
is endless
now you
find me fearless
to live my life
Your Body
Your Body
Next to mine
Your Body
Your Body
Next to mine

Your Body - Blake Reary - Feat Jack Tahbaz (TCM Underground Official - Ambient Edit)

Escape / feat. Emily Coy - 2018
Vocals : Emily Coy free vocals
https://soundcloud.com/freevocals/emily-coy-escape-free-acapella
Trumpet: Ron King
Bass and mastering: Paploviante
Logic Pro X

Escape - feat. Emily Coy

My songs are like buses.......nothing for ages, then a bunch in quick succession!
When Hiroshi hinted to me that he would love to collab, I was delighted, as I very much admire his work! In due course I sent him a song, which he liked and said would be fun to work on.
Usually I keep my acoustic in my songs, as it is the backbone, keeping the rhythm and vibe. Hiroshi has replaced this with a fantastic bass which stays true to the original acoustic riff. From there he meticulously built it up and had the unenviable task of having to deal with my complex vocals. He said it was quite a challenge to organise the instrumentation , especially due to its unfamiliar combination between melody lines and chords, and to the unusual time signature at the beginning.
Thankfully he enjoyed the task and threw himself wholeheartedly in to it, which I think you will hear for yourself, as it is a powerful and dynamic  piece of work....and the guitar solo Epic!!
Thanks so much Hiroshi for all of your hard work! Listen to more of his fantastic work soundcloud.com/aerogene
A big prosperous July blood Moon to you all! xx
aerogene070 - All instrumentation, mixing and mastering
Lizzie - Music, Lyrics and vocals
Cover Picture - Lizzie Pentland

Come on Tell Me ( feat aerogene070)

Meat In My Teeth

POWER UP
Happy to present my new track with IPG1 (Ian Greaves).
Hope you’ll enjoy it!
Vocals and verses : IPG1
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/open-session-to-all-vocals
Music and Mix: Lillithe

Power Up - IPG1 & Lillithe

Music, lyrics and vocals by Irina

When the stars are out
And the night is new
I can see no stars
All I see is you
I can see no moon
Gliding through the skies
I'm forever lost
In your magic eyes

If you just say
I'd run away with you
I'd give my heart
I'd risk my life for you
But I'd stay away my love
If you only say my love

When the sun is up
And the day is due
I can see no sun
All I see is you
I can see no clouds
Gliding through the skies
I'm forever drowned
In your magic eyes

If you just say
I'd run away with you
I'd give my heart
I'd risk my life for you
But I'd stay away my love
If you only say my love

Magic Eyes

The Horror Host collectable stickers and zine, designed by Wou-Wou & the Wormling, available on Bandcamp here:

https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com/album/the-horror-host

"The Horror Host" monster character shirts and other Wou-Wou & the Wormling items available here: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/wouwouandthewormling 

All medallions from sticker or album only purchases will go to Shelter at england.shelter.org.uk to help families without homes. 

$23.58 Donated So Far!

All coins from Zine purchases will be considered a donation to Wou-Wou & the Wormling to help him continue his art 

Watch "The Thing That Should Not Be" Tales From the Crypt (1972) GIFish video here:
https://www.facebook.com/marquis.zane/videos/vb.100000277086729/2255142524504962/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab

Watch "The Claw" 60s American Bandstand mashup video here: 
www.facebook.com/marquis.zane/videos/vb.100000277086729/2431095043576375/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab 

Complete Song Info, Track Credits, and Lyrics available on Bandcamp

Huge thanks to the SoundCloud community for being so awesome to work with, listen to, and be friends with!

Track Listing: 

Intro 
Crystal Balls 
3 Bongs News Break 
Hidden Agendas 
The Thing That Should Not Be 
A Green Commercial Break 
Time Travelers 
The Claw 
Everyman For Himself 
Sign Off

Russell Sinfield: Mix and Mastering 
soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield 

Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Art and Merchandise Design 
soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling 
wouwouandthewormling.bandcamp.com 

Kathy Freeman: Lyrics, Vocals, Background Vocals, Slide Guitar, Guitars 
soundcloud.com/mskathyfreeman 
kathyfreeman.bandcamp.com 
Fat Pockets, Lyrics, Vocals, Bass
soundcloud.com/fatpockets 
fatpockets.bandcamp.com 
Darren Douglas Danahy: Keyboards, Synths, Theremin 
soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy 
dddanahy.bandcamp.com 
Weighty Tree: Guitars 
soundcloud.com/theweightytree 
theweightytree.bandcamp.com 
The Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, Background Vocals, Production 
soundcloud.com/couch-king-presents 
musiciselation.bandcamp.com

The Horror Host

Kathy Freeman, Fat Pockets, D.D Danahy, Russ, Weighty Tree & The Couch King - The Horror Host

Neli CoKo - Love Song (Open Collab)
https://soundcloud.com/neli-co-ko/neli-coko-love-song-open-collab

Music, Mix and Bass  Paploviante 2018

Love Song - Neli CoKo

We Don't Do Formal-Feat: Dominiquefrench

White Mash - Dark Rain
www.facebook.com/johnwhitemash/
twitter.com/dewitdesign
www.whitemash.bandcamp.com/


Contact : dewitdesign@gmail.com

Written and produced by John de Wit (White Mash)
license : all rights reserved (c) 2018

Dark Rain

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News: Well a lot I could say...but going through some issues right now.  So I am on occasionally...though a lot less than  I would like.   You are always my peeps and  I love you clouders as brothers and sisters.   Peace and love my friends!

Member of: 
The Welcome Parade (https://soundcloud.com/thewelcomeparade)

Musician, Songwriter, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Producer and general noise maker.   If you don't get that..that's on you!  

Tainted Icarus has a protest/grunge/rock type of feel.   Sharing a similar vibe and feel of great bands like Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Cult. 

Slogging it out my home studio and trying to understand the deep sorcery that is Music Recording, Mixing, Mastering.    Jesus if someone had told me how damn complicated the topic was... I might have reconsidered.   

I keep it real, listen to your music and comment.  Be supportive of myself and others and I have your back.  I stay out of the rampant game playing and focus on finding real people making music. Is that you? If so pull up a chair and PM me.  

It takes me a while to make the rounds.  If you are releasing a new track and want me to stop by sooner... send me a PM.  

Relax and enjoy a tune...or make one.  No need to run around in that haze of fury.  Peace and love!