This song was written by Tez (Llanpsych)some years ago, I believe. he wrote it about a Loki-like trickster character. Little did he realize at the time that it applies perfectly to AI, too. So, with that in mind, we added the high harmonies to my vocals to give them a robotic quality. 
  Tez is also playing that ripping guitar you hear throughout. Ken (K2 and the Three, K2 and the Four) came up with perfect rocking drums for it, too, as always. He also arranged and helped me sing the oohs and aahs throughout, too. You'll hear me on the bass, organ, and vocals on this one. This is really Tez's song, though. We hope you like it.

Hello World (The Transatlantic Trio)

Happy Friday The 13th and all things Halloween.

Let’s dance our cares away at the Masquerade

There, at the stroke of midnight
Time, without asking, begins unmasking
the power of its nameless might
The clock is tick-tocking
When the raven comes knocking
Rapping thrice at the door
Nevermore
Nevermore
Nevermore.

Masquerade

When Tom approached me with this piano melody, the initial arrangement and the title to which he hoped I’d add lyrics and vocals, I thought it was almost unnecessary as the piece already said everything required. Shortly afterwards, Jussi had added sublime guitar which offered a hopeful balance in the mood. Knowing what Tom was referring to without discussing it openly I wrote these words from a similar position of experience. I contrasted the first verse of a woman at her peak with the second verse of a woman in decline to heighten the emotion. I found that the spoken word approach allowed more emotion to flow from both the music and the words. Tom had the great idea to ask Hidefumi to complete the song with a phenomenal solo. Thank you to everyone who helped make this come together, and a very special thanks to all of you for listening.

Music composition, piano and other instrumentation - https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier
First guitar and guitar arrangement - https://soundcloud.com/juswel
Lyrics and vocals - https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett
Final guitar and guitar arrangement - https://soundcloud.com/boon-suzuki

Image of a painted door in Funchal, Madeira - Douglas Corrance (https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCorrancePhotographer)

She knows just what it feels like now.
I think she’s losing it, I think she’s losing it. 
When she is almost ready, 
She will lose her reserve 
And her inhibition too.
Then she’ll lose herself in herself and then she’ll be free,
To be what she wants, what she wants to be.

She knows not who she feels like now.
I know she’s losing it, I know she’s losing it. 
As if she's gone already, 
She has lost her reserve 
And her inhibition too.
Already lost herself in herself and now she’s elsewhere,
Knows not what she wants, nor who she used to be.

She's Losing It - Tom Régnier/Jussi Welin/Mark J Bennett/Boon-Suzuki

Thank You Ray -  Piano Solo 8

From time to time I am ending up with doing a total new mix on songs I have posted before.
This is one of those, its just a part of the continuing process in the making of music. Always something new to learn.
Thank you very much Oddvar for your great contribution on guitar

Oddvar Solheim: Guitar
Torbjørn Vagle: Vocal, instruments and the photo (my"blue"aquarium)

As The Years Goes Passing By (Vagle & Solheim)

Karmania

Translated after French text

Vidéo YouTube :  https://youtu.be/bThqxsUetr0

Nous ...
Texte de Say M
Chant : Julia
Musique : Alain Illos 

Nous,
Ne les écrirons jamais
Ces paroles qui nous aiment
Mais qui nous ont menées
Vers un jardin d'ébène
Aux amours végétés
N'y entre que la peine
Que des vœux oubliés
Nous,
Ne nous obligerons jamais
À recouvrir de haine
Nos pas ensoleillés
Autour de l'Aquitaine
Et d'une vierge dorée*
Témoin de nos "Je t'aime"
De nos rêves échangés
Nous,
Ne remplacerons jamais
Au parfum de l'hiver
Tous nos troublants étés
Au devant de la scène
Cet enfant désiré
Qui ne sera la sève
De notre amour vidé
Nous,
Ne les écrirons jamais
Ces paroles qui nous aiment
Mais qui nous ont menées
Vers un jardin d'ébène
Aux amours végétés
N'y entre que la peine
Que des vœux oubliés
Nous,
Ne le deviendrons jamais
Nous,
Ne le deviendrons jamais

We...
We will,
Will never write them
These words that love us
But have led us
To an ebony garden
To vegetated loves
Only sorrow enters
Only forgotten vows
We'll never
Will never make us
To cover with hate
Our sunny steps
Around Aquitaine
And a golden virgin*
Witness to our "I love you" moments
Of our shared dreams
We'll never
Will never replace
To the perfume of winter
All our troubling summers
To the front of the stage
This longed-for child
Who will never be the sap
Of our emptied love
We will,
Will never write
These words that love us
But have led us
To an ebony garden
To vegetated loves
Only sorrow enters
Only forgotten vows
And we,
Will never become
We'll never
Will never become

Nous .... avec Julia

One Day Soon

Sometimes it feels like we’re two old young lovers
We break up to avoid embarrassing promises
We get back together and the cycle repeats
And the clock keeps on ticking and the years slip away

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re so hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip

We’re two uncertain hunters on a futile quest
Searching for the lost ark looking for the address
We’re two supporting actors looking for a leading role 
But most nights we’re just hunker down in our fox hole

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re still hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip

We see ourselves as young brilliant story tellers
But as we tell our tales, we repeat ourselves
Sometimes we’re tossed about by insignificant whirlwinds
We feel as precarious as crumbling towers

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re so hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip

We break up to avoid embarrassing promises 
That we never intended to keep
But then we get back together again 
Cause this hole that we dug is so deep

Sometimes we’re riding on the shoulders of giants
Other times we’re completely self-reliant

Some days it feels like we’re in control
Other days it feels like it’s just a dice roll

Sometimes we’re as strong as a young climbing flower
Other times it feels like we’re losing our power

We’re two old young lovers who don’t want face the truth
We’re two old young lovers trying to cling to our youth

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking, but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re so hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip
Two old young lovers and we’re joined at the hip

Old Young Lovers (lyrical collaboration with Michele Ansani)

Copyright-James Eoppolo 2024

No big story. My usual lay it down and move on recording process.

Thanks all!

That Night

A feasible musical stage show composition. The melody is in the flute.

And That's Why........

Many thanks for listening to my songs. 
Some of my solo projects can be short lived as I am using this platform like a playground for all sorts of musical experiments.
The album «ten waves» by Jimena Arroyo and me are now available on Spotify
"ten waves" ℗ 2020 Jimena Arroyo & Torbjørn Vagle
open.spotify.com/album/49F0sSLfSsfWOpAfr1EgJe
Check also out my songs with Oddrun Eikli https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fp2HGStdCYNJHWvlBQsIK?si=GVqRPRyTTkyfy9WIz5ZLjw
 thanks to all of you I`v been so lucky to create music together with!!