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Calm and Steady tracks series no. 250

created: 2022/04/30

Picture CREDIT:
(c) Nikolai Vladimirov – some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Ambient Track. With all that going on in Ukraine and two and a half years of pandemic decided to watch Blue Planet to chillout. These deep ocean vents took me away to a different place. Started early this morning locked in my bedroom studio , came up with this Ambient track  bit rough around the edges hope it chills you out for a short time.

Deep Ocean Vents

My Love Can See The Future

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thats all so fkin sad

;-Il Était Une Fois-;

Recorded live at home in "studio"

have i lost my mind?
somethings missing that i can't find.
have i lost all of my self-control?
have i lost all of my respect for the world?

have i worn apart,
and lost all the pieces of my broken heart?
in all the pieces, have i lost my soul?
empty choices tend to take their toll.

i tossed my faith in all the confusion.
i told myself that i lost my mind.
i'm 38, i'm an old man, just look at the times.
my analog days have been left behind.

put me back on track.
come tie my shoes and teach me how to act.
i tell myself that i can fix it all.
then i can't get myself up in the morning.

there must be more to this.
day to day, just to exist.
then give me something to make me numb.
better give me something to make me dumb.

i tossed my faith in all the confusion.
i told myself that i lost my mind.
i'm 38, i'm an old man, just look at the times.
my analog days have been left behind.

have i lost my touch?
couldn't tell you, i don't feel much.
my whole body starts to fall asleep,
from all the pressure that's on top of me.

have i lost my sight?
i have, i can't get nothing right.
slowly drifting waiting for the shore.
there's no one working in the lighthouse anymore.

i tossed my faith in all the confusion.
i told myself that i lost my mind.
i'm 38, i'm an old man, just look at the times.
my analog days have been left behind.

Them Days We Left Behind

David Dunham - Acoustic guitar
Seagull - Bass Guitar, Synth and electric guitar
Voices - Clara

I had the fantastic opportunity and the honor to work with the superb guitarist David Dunham to create this piece of music that became "When the light fades"

So a very serious and warm thank you David.
It has been a highlight to work with you and create this special tribute to all those who are no longer with us, and then with a special thought for the children
The song tries to honor these children and paint the endless grief we all feel when children die in a completely insane war.

During our work, this link appeared, where Pink Floyd reappeared in a fantastic tribute together with Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox. An incredibly touching gesture.
https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjUfVmtAvfdg&token=8b9c7d-1-1649569097729

Listen to more of David Dunham's wonderful music here; https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Seagull & David Dunham - When The Light Fades

This remix (March 20024) removes the rim shot (which was driving me nuts) and adds a new drum section.  
The nspiration is Ann Leckie's award winning "Ancillary Justice"  epic, written back in 2014. How did I miss it? 
This is  the first track on a mini-album and is meant to reflect the overall theme: the hyper rational determination of the central character (Breq) to deliver justice against an empire bent on brutal annexations.  Hmmm.....
The cover art is from a limited edition of the book and is by Lauren Saint-Onge.

All Rights Reserved 2022

Ancillary Justice (Remix and Remaster)

Sensen : Senmove & Senglar
https://soundcloud.com/senmove

SenSen - 84ghd ii

Sundial

Pizzicato Springblues From Stockholm

Electric Rebel

A song about a relationship that struggles against other peoples prejudices and aggression.
A big thanks to Nat from me & Noobly for agreeing to sing on the track to create the feeling and the moment of the song ……
Butterfly Lips 


Lyrics: Butterfly Lips 

V1

Were like the pantomime villians
Everyone boo’s when we enter the room 
We’re just an Imprint on your souls 
That you left like an unkept wilted rose
It feels like we have been dropped off 
After diving to the middle of nowhere 
So we will clear our desk find a box
Fill it right up and fuck right off

Pre Chorus 

It’s been one of those days 
Now it’s one of those nights x2

Chorus 

And the one thing that we never resist
Is the taste of our butterfly lips x2

V2
We are the coffee flavour
in our mix up bag  of revels
Maybe that’s the reason why is everyone bitter and dishevelled
So our moral gymnastics as  somersaulted through the roof again
So we will clear our desk find a box
Fill it right up and fuck right off

Pre chorus 
Chorus 



V3
Many people like to  claim Responsible for the success
But we find ourselves on our own 
For the failures and regrets 
So keep it short and keep sweet 
Cause we’re listening through gritted teeth 
So we will  clear our desk find a box fill it up and fuck right off 

Pre chorus 
Chorus

Butterfly Lips  ~ Conscience of Kings with Nat Daniels

I've been "away" for a while musically, because I was busy with setting up a new PC as "music machine", but yesterday and today I've created a new track from scratch, started with programming percussion, beats, brass and stuff, the jungle vibe ambience included (with Palindrome); so all is vst and no audio loops used. Finally I added a sloppy sax jam, which may be replaced some day ;-) so have fun and enjoy my late summer vibes ! photo by Truman Talbot, unsplash

Jungle

New EP, Bee Sting is out now. 'Cherry Cola Tree is a b-side from it but check out the whole release :)

https://woodlandtapeexchange.bandcamp.com/album/bee-sting

Bee Sting

Cherry Cola Tree

最後の頁が静かにめくられる。
残るのは、失われたすべての残響。

YouTube : https://youtu.be/9sOpzuSF6u0

14. 静寂の書架と最後の頁 | The Silent Shelf and the Final Page

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.  2025/12/16 UPDATE: I have received no reply about this from anyone so I am guessing this hasn't happened to anyone else, which is quite surprising.  It's a good thing I don't have paranoid tendencies.  I now can use my VPN service again, so this lasted about four days.  As usual I have no idea how this came about.

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.

Sundial

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