Another outtake from the droplets first album (https://thedroplets.bandcamp.com/album/the-droplets-2):

You've got a merry-go-round
Spinning up inside your brain
And everyone on the ground
Believes the ride is a game
But the fall and the rebound
Can sometimes look the same

You think in dreams
You live too fast
And all your schemes
Just leave you gassed

Your mind's a tilt-a-whirl
Spiraling out of control
You reach out for the pearl
But you dare not let go

Now you're riding so high
Too high to look out below
When you sail through the sky
Is all the world too slow?
Tell me why do you fly?
I'd really like to know

You race through dreams
You breathe too fast
And after all your schemes
You are gassed

Gassed

Composition and piano performance: Anastasiya Ihnatovich
Orchestration and arrangement: Franck Ancelin

The music video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aURLed2mkaQ

Up Until Then (Ft. Franck Ancelin)

Up (Ft. Franck Ancelin)

✦◇ Aeon Sanctum ◇✦

It is a great honor to introduce this special musical project set to the powerful and beautiful poetry of the extraordinary Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral. This work was made possible with the kind permission of the Gabriela Mistral Foundation.
I want to give special thanks to the remarkable soprano Maribel Villarroél, whose stunning voice gave life and soul to each piece. Her deeply personal interpretation and awe-inspiring vocals brought authenticity and passion to this music. I am equally grateful to the brilliant pianist and arranger René Calderón, whose sensitivity and artistry are infused into each song. Their talent, dedication, and collaborative spirit have taken this project to levels I could only dream of as a composer.
Gabriela Mistral’s poems speak to the heart with timeless emotion, strength, and depth. Creating music for her words was both a challenge and a privilege, an emotional journey that led us to deep connections with her legacy and message.
The visual side of this release is also something I’m excited to share. The album cover was created by the outstanding Chilean artist Giovanni Gellona, whose artwork beautifully reflects the emotion and atmosphere of the music and Mistral’s poetry, and projects both her dignity and lovingness.
This album is not just a musical interpretation; it is a tribute to Chilean culture, poetry, and artistic collaboration. I hope listeners around the world can feel the love, effort, and respect behind every note.
I invite you to experience Gabriela Mistral’s poetry through this musical lens and share it with others who might be moved by it.
With gratitude,
Pamela Illanes-Tatsuoka
©2025Pamela Illanes-Tatsuoka.All Rights Reserved.�

PIECECITOS 
(Lyrics from Gabriela Mistral's poem "Piececitos")

Piececitos de niño,
azulosos de frío,
cómo os ven y no os cubren,                                                                               Dios mío!

El hombre ciego ignora  
que por dónde pasáis,                                                                                            una flor de luz viva                                                                                               dejáis;

Que allí donde ponéis                                                                                                   la plantita sangrante,                                                                                                  el nardo nace más 
fragante.

Piececitos de niño,                                                                                                   dos joyitas sufrientes,                                                                                          ¡cómo pasan sin veros,                                                                                          las gentes!

 https://youtu.be/rgPA8BJ8pXQ?si=iNifb8Ueml87woy4

Oda a Gabriela Mistral

Piececitos

Composition and Sampling collage by Synline.
Photo by Rytis Bernotas。

In My Bad Dream

Lost eyes wander for years
Blind to all that’s been near

What if all I need was right here all along

Chasing flashier signs
Missing all that was mine

What if all I need was right here all along
What if all I need was right here all along

I lifted up my heavy cross
Until it broke me down
And I woke up inside my mess
Digging in the ground

I lifted up my heavy cross
Until it broke me down
And I woke up inside my mess
Digging in the ground
Digging further down

What if all I need was right here all along
What if all I need was right here all along

What If All I Need Was Right Here All Along

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Boy_Blues

Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home (Oct. 2025)

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Guess What, The Colonials Never Left - Now You Know // Bright Night Mix

Give Me Reason

Elusive Scum (music only) by Wearing World '25

Elusive Scum

A companion piece to "Winter Waltz."

Lately, I've been in a "waltz-writing" mode. There's something about a waltz that is both sentimental and energizing at the same time, which makes it very appealing. This particular waltz is an improvisation that I recorded a month or so ago on my old Yamaha Clavinova, and then promptly forgot about it.  I managed to uncover it just in time, before Autumn "waltzes" away. It contains some of the charming "flaws" that come with recording on a 25-year-old instrument, then attempting to master it. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it, as well as the rest of the Autumn season!

A Late Autumn Waltz

Here you will find little acoustic pop songs; melancholy, dreamy-folk things. Sometimes some jangly, fuzzy rock tunes or ambient pieces as well. Work-in-progress demos to finished tracks, informal playlists to official album releases. Enjoy.

Gassed

Tom Hanson

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