Sleep; restful sleep that is disrupted  by a disorientating and somewhat disturbing dream. Only partially inspired by the poem "Intimations of Immortality" by William Wordsworth but the composition title does come from a line in the poem.
I would recommend this poem. To me I find it very moving. At the start of the poem the poet regrets the passing of a time (as a young child) when everything in nature seemed "as if apparelled in celestial light". Now he tries to and partially/fleetingly reclaims that feeling but anxiety and despair creep back. From my 21th. C atheist viewpoint his "intimations of immortality" seem quite forced and wishful thinking. The poem, however, is very moving and resonates with partially formed thoughts that it stimulates in the reader.

The Fields of Sleep

https://soundcloud.com/arcaans/quince-traction-marco-polo-arcaans-remix

Marco Polo

Piano solo with electronic elements.  Guitar in the Chorus. 
Guitar work courtesy of Mr. Jim Kennedy. Head to the Coast and Chillax!

Tines and tides

Update 2/15/20 - Another year down... another lesson in humility,  always next year!  

https://hofa-contest.com/song/3738/

Welcome to what looks to be my the last competition for 2019.   HOFA is hosting its annual Christmas mixing competition.   When I got the invite a few days ago I took a listen and was like.....ugggghhhh!!!  An "a cappella" which puts me in my weakest spot for a starting position.  

The human voice when on a piece of music, ends up being one of the most important/relatable parts of the piece.  A great vocal performance can prop up a band... but it very seldom works the other way around.  

It's been one of the more challenging things for me to mix properly.  Here is the 2019 HOFA competition and the only thing on it, VOICES!!.  Challenge accepted HOFA and here is where I ended up brothers and sisters.  

The competition closes out in January so still plenty of time to get into the competition if you want to have some fun....working the faders.  I mean common what else could be more fun?....(blushes)  Really people, such dirty minds!!  haha

https://hofa-contest.com/

Happy Holidays brothers and sisters

Special thanks to Bill from November Sound( https://soundcloud.com/november-love-680008043 ) for being an advisor on the project... Big thank you for this and all your support in 2019. 

On a slight comedic note to one of our own:  Sunnidayz always mentions not being a techie...  If you get here sister.... I fought my production rig for 3 hours this morning to print the final mix and master...  Had everything set last night... wanted to sleep on it before finalizing.  This morning bam..kerchunk..bzzzt....with every session crash... I was reminded of those things you mention, about it getting in the way!  Three hours of fighting for 20 minutes worth of work!!

Let There Be Snow

Competition - Let There Be Snow - HOFA 2019  Mixing competition

Written, performed by Kyo Arakane
Bass guitar by Anthony Ciulla

Imagination is going too far tonight 
I am having another sleepless night 
Did they have to kill Martin Luther King Jr. 
Did they have to keep themselves superior 
Here I go…
We are always looking for humanity 
Blaming that Chinese Communist Party’s cruelty 
Why don’t we take a look at our own country? 
Why do people living in separate category? 
Here I go…
Xenophobia, bigotry in smiling masks 
Prejudice, friction, genocide 
Education doesn’t always work out 
What do you say?

2020 remakes

Xenophobia

Your Corners Curve Like Lemonade
By David Husted

Your Corners Curve Like Lemonade Sun Drops    
Melting on an ocean's horizon   

I Wipe the mud from my knees
over madness
The windows are weeping as I lay dreaming 
Of stranded Islands
Empty and stripped clean


Ohhh… Your corners curve like lemonade
Zoo keepers  open up in their cages 
Bubble gum wrappers floating flames flickering orange    
We're  Basking in an almost; Ireland and Italy in Brooklyn

V2
Einstein and Heisenberg in parliament
Embers proliferating magic
Thriving through the time fields sucking information from the cosmos
Our very constitutions dust and water; 
Gold and oil on the alter now;  be a ghost to this chatter
Plot our lives in advance,……….     Of the rising sands

Ch
Ohhh… Your corners curve like lemonade
Zoo keepers  open up in their cages now
Bubble  gum wrappers floating flames flickering orange    
We're  Basking in an almost; Ireland and Italy in Brooklyn

Bridge

We will not Run
We will not run   

Ch 

The Chorus has a psychedelic vibe to it but with its own unique twists and turns.  I tried not to box myself into corners with my lyrics and used a very open ended process to my word smithing.  I felt know need to present you anything too "air-tight" in terms of story or arrangement.  This is what I love about song writing. I toss up ideas (the crazier the better) and see what happens.  Once I have a kaleidoscope of working pieces I gently mold them into forms that contain loose tendrils of cohesiveness and meaning but only just barely.  This is one of those song's I created with no preconceptions or creative borders and I just let my mind go where it wanted to.  Sometimes this works and sometimes it is a disaster.  In this case I arrived at something I liked enough to share with you.  

Never mind that Dave, what is the song about?  

It has something to do with the excruciating beauty of a sunrise.  It has something to do with love.  It has something to do with how quickly time moves forward.  It has something to do with how impermanent everything really is (including us).  It has something to do with how lucky we are to be the tiniest spark of a flame witnessing this miracle before us for the most minuscule parenthesis in time.  It has something to do with stepping out of my self imposed cage, and yet not running away and hiding.  It has something to do with staring this beautiful, wild catastrophe of existence right in the face and enjoying the ride.   Far Out Dude. Now go put your favorite tie dye shirt on, grab a cup a coffee and listen to my song : )!   Groovy Man…..Will Do!  

May your corners curve like lemonade.

Your Corners Curve Like Lemonade

Lothlorien

オルフェ

剥製の天使　愛された幽霊
どこまで登る　階段裏で出会い

剥製の天使　愛された幽霊
詩人は白紙の詩集を読んだ
詩人は白痴で詩集に酔っていた

剥製の天使　愛された幽霊
詩人は白紙の詩集を読んだ
痴人は白痴で死臭に酔っていた

Orufe

Dred Fouglas: Guitar/Vox/Lyrics.
Added drums and bass from some talented friends through Wikiloops.

Lyrics:

Trails of vapor in the sky
that scar the frail cheek of day
Evaporate like a morning mist
into the grey
I don’t know where I’m going,
but I know I’ll be there soon
Somewhere lost in the leaves,
or the memories of June

You know, it’s almost a shame, but it’s only goodbye 
Goodbye

May my body burn to ashes
May my ashes grow a tree
Where the doves will come to cry
and mourn for me
I hope to find celestial cities
The eternal dance of lights
Where the frosty voice of God
solemnly invites

You know, it’s almost a shame, but it’s only goodbye 
You know, it’s almost a shame, but it’s only goodbye

It’s Only Goodbye

The main motif is a 5-beat phrase, counting the rest at the end; so it keeps turning around in 4/4 time.

SWINE B4 PEARLS

Album Scenes Etcetera from Christian Levitan
UPC 4061798106202
EmGee Publishing

Scenes Etcetera

Clair de Lune

Clair De Lune - (Neoclassic Version)

DRIP Glitch

Genres:  Chill, Downtempo  & Ambient electronic,  Soundtrack and Instrumental Rock. 

Music composed arranged and produced by Vic DeMarzo.  Other artists are noted in the song description if applicable 

Enjoy music for what it truly is "The Universal Language"...

Tines and tides

The Digital Divide