Calm & Steady series

- short tracks of dance music

All tracks were uploaded between 10/2020 and 01/2021, mainly in the 12/2020 - 01/2021 interval, with the following older exceptions:
. . - Libby Laksmi "LP79"(#15): 9 months old,
. . - a sine a square "Riviera of Eden"(#13): 4 months old.

The other series (short tracks) so far are:
- "Hard-Fast-or-Nasty" (more intense/abrasive)
- "MiddleLane", and "Superdance" (the middle, or ambivalence)
- "Funky-Dub-Trap" (terminology conundrum)
- "Fantaisies" (for professional dancers only)
- "Minimal"
- "Dark"
- "BreakB-Jungle-DnB"

There is little overlap between them, mostly between: *
. . A) MiddleLane, Superdance
and
. . B) all other series

* Increasingly there is some overlap between "Calm & Steady" and "Funky-Dub-Trap", and between a bunch of others (Dark, Minimal, ...). I'm trying to keep it to the minimum, the overlap, tracks finding themselves in more than one playlist

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David Klein & Ben Schoenflies - Peace (Demo / Preview)

Electron

Beautiful Nightmare

Original Song
by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics

I'm a man of peace,
At war with myself.
I tamed the beast,
On my knees I knelt.

There's some distraction,
There's something wrong.
I don't need the attention,
To carry on.

The streets are burning,
The World's gone mad.
My heart's still yearnin',
For what we once had.

We cry in frustration,
Scream if you need.
Black smoke I'm chokin',
I need to breath.

If we could make a difference,
Would anybody care.
Some people seem to lose their way,
But they're neither here or there.

We've forgotten who we are now,
We run like rabid dogs.
We struggle in misfortune,
And we're missing what we lost.

We're ordinary people,
Living ordinary lives.
What the hell brought us to this?
We've fallen for the same old lies.

Please someone tell me,
If I'm only dreaming?
Wake me from the nightmare,
That we're in.

If peace and love and harmony,
Is something worth fighting for.
Why are we on the verge,
Of another civil war?

Can anyone make some sense of this?
Please help us if you can.
Like millions I am lost,
And I don't understand.

I'm a man of peace,
At war with myself.
But it's still not as bad,
As what we're doing to ourselves.

At War With Myself

AT WAR WITH MYSELF

Spells in the Darkness

Original Song
by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics

Got a high pain tolerance,
Even though it gets me down.
I can't get to sleep at night,
My life's being turned around.

I've counted every reason,
Why I need to carry on.
I ain't got no religion,
Or a shoulder to cry upon.

I think I'll clear my senses,
Breathing in the night times chill.
The stars that shine above me,
Sooth my mind and all my ills.

I've travelled ever distance,
I think I've paid the price.
Took the path of least resistance,
And it wasn't always nice.

I've loved and lost,
Sweet dreams desire.
I swear that I've been cursed,
Every part of me hurts.

I take my medication,
I rattle when I walk.
I live in isolation,
I hardly ever talk.

To everyone who knew me,
To anyone who cares.
I've lived a life I'm happy with,
I'm glad I paid the fare.

You know I still believe in,
The fire that burns in me.
You’ll never see it,
Till I give it you for free.

Am I happy, Am I able,
I'll flip a coin on that.
My cards are on the table,
As I lay bare the facts.

I've lived a life I'm happy with,
I'm well known for my laugh.
It's loud and its proud,
I've never doubted that.

Am I happy, Am I able,
I'll flip a coin on that.
My cards are on the table,
As I lay bare the facts.

MY MEDICATION

We are in the greatest crisis of the 21st century. And no one can predict with certainty today when and how this crisis will end and what changes we can expect in all areas of life. This track is meant to tell us that we can do it together that it will be the same again or maybe even better than we know it.

THE UNIVERSE

No Future

No Future - Michael Gogol 2025

Dear friends, we are delighted to present to you our first compilation:
‘Mtsvane’ in the Georgian language means Green, the color Green carries the vibration of growth, harmony, new beginnings, health, renewal, harmony, hope, peace, and environment. 
Exactly one year ago we started our new year with lots of positive intentions, unstoppable musical rituals, love, endless dances, and hugs. 
At that time we couldn’t possibly imagine any of the outcomes we all are dealing with right now. 
An idea we are about to share with you has always been there. 
we have been circling around it, and 2020 made it all more clear it was time for action. 
It was time to dedicate ourselves to something bigger than all of us, and we choose to do so with what we love. 
With this movement, we’d like to spread the word into our community that we all are capable of doing more, with what we love. 
We believe that the only way to say thanks to our Mother Earth, who suffers so much especially last period, is to leave something after us. 
The whole revenue from album sales will serve global reforestation. 
Nothing from this would be possible if not for the enormous support from all the artists involved.
We are beyond grateful for this compilation, in which you'll find a glorious selection of downtempo, electronic, ethnic, folk, deep, tribal melodies.

We have teamed up with a non-profit organization,
‘’One tree planted’’. 
After collecting the revenue for the planting season, everyone involved in this project will choose a region and every dollar will plant a tree. 
( NORTH AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, THE PACIFIC. )

Release date:
11 January 2021

Mtsvane

Plant a Tree

Gogi Gunia - The Birth

BUY NOW: https://unfinishedmonkeyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/umr35-in-der-finca

In der Finca

DOWNLOAD

We Chillet Very Nice In The Bed

First track of 2021! It took me a little to make one because I have not been very motivated to create music lately. But I got a new track out now!

Detroit Sounds

Dreamworld (First track of 2021)

A Strange Wedding - The Super Slow Hyperspeed Fractals

Mangled

Prelude №8 "Metamorphosis"

During this whole pandemic I've been struggling to complete things! Have a lot of stuff in the pipeline and some close to completion. Taking a lot of time to learn and explore so keep stopping back by! As always, I just love making music and listening to what others are creating. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to listen...

2025/12/12:
Anybody else prevented from accessing SC servers via VPN?  All of them are blocked for me.  This is the first time it happens to me in six or seven years of almost daily SoundCloud activity.  I use a VPN in SC because when I don't I get horrible delays that show up in many different ways.  The only explanation I have found is that somehow their security/identification system has flagged my IP address and introduced all kinds of speed bumps.  It makes the experience very unpleasant, irritating.

2025/12/06:
Why was Jonathan Bellot's account
[https://soundcloud.com/jonathanbellot] deleted?
...

You can't see it because of the angle with which I took the shot, aiming down, but beyond those blocks is the sea.  To the left is the Mediterranean, to the right is the Atlantic Ocean.  No it's not Gibraltar, but a little bit further West. ... Actually I checked recently and it is further North more than West, I thought I was facing South when in fact I probably was facing the Atlantic ocean, which is why I suppose the waves were of a decent size where we were.
...
My face and the bike are a courtesy of Joël Vaudreuil
[https://vimeo.com/user8897093]  ... Merci Joe!
I then went ahead and butchered his work with a borrowed helmet.
Sorry Joe. =(
...
sometime in 2025:
I have not been able to recover access to my other account [https://soundcloud.com/ha-kekong] for a couple of years.  Don't be mad if I have not replied to your message in the past two years, that's because I never got them ; ) ... You can always reach me here though.
...

I'm trying to promote what I think is good music, so if you want to help out a bit I'd rather you [like] or [repost] my *playlists* rather than my field recordings, if you don't mind, unless you are a die hard fan of those things. Thank you ; )

I speak French, so if you send me a private message, and that you are a francophone, please write in French, thank you.  ... I mean, you don't absolutely have to, but I would prefer it. 

All my field recordings (except for when I record a person) are public, freely downloadable by anyone who is able to click on the button.  I encourage anyone interested to use them in any way whatsoever, on purpose or accidentally. No need for permissions or credits or any other kind  of administrative maneuvers.
...

Anarchists give me hope.

I'm a big fan of EFF.  Love ya EFF.  (no connection with the above line)
... and of course Richard Stallman and Linux and all the others.  Bless yous.

Now don't be lazy, go find out what it is this "EFF" that I'm talking about.  I'll give you a hint: it has to do with computers.

You have a nice day now.  Hugs & Kisses.

Mangled

The Whisper of Bones

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