We are the Animals

This track is both music and a tribute. It begins with a classical atmosphere of acoustic guitar arpeggios, lush strings, and cinematic chords, then gradually welcomes jazz trumpet melodies, bluesy guitar licks, and funky bass riffs. The tension builds until it breaks into a powerful trance house groove with deep rolling bass, shimmering synths, and hypnotic layers. Over it rises a low, soulful female voice, warm, raw, and resonant with gospel depth.

This piece is dedicated to my father, who named all his daughters Esther to “save the world.” I have never met my biological father, but through this track I answer his call.

Esther

Para escuchar la versión instrumental  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/mariposa-de-alas-blancas-version-instrumental
Para escuchar la versión original  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/mariposa-de-alas-blancas-version-original-ver-texto
Para escuchar la versión con Dazz Deva  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/mariposas-de-alas-blancas-voz-dazz-deva
Para escuchar la versión
MARIPOSA DE ALAS BLANCAS

Entraste en mi vida por sorpresa
con un beso que encendió mi rostro:
me convertí de pronto en tu presa
que acabaron de abatir tus ojos.

Buscaste el apoyo de mi brazo
como si lo hubieras hecho siempre:
compréndelo, pero en esos años,
no eras la moneda más corriente.

Estribillo

Mariposa de alas blancas
que vas sembrando en tu vuelo
la ternura y el consuelo
que a tu corazón le faltan
sin que apenas te des cuenta:
que Dios te otorgue la suerte
y el cariño suficiente
para cuando estés de vuelta.

Mariposa de alas blancas
que confiada recorres
el jardín lleno de flores
sin pensar en que una trampa
puede anidar tras su aroma:
desconfía de tu sombra
y de quien mucho te nombra
cuando vuelas viento en popa.

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Te advierto, y no quiero ser profeta,
que muchos no entenderán tu afecto:
tu corazón te ha de dar problemas
en un mundo tan cruel e infecto.

Escucha a este lobo solitario
porque necesita de tu aliento:
quiero matar ante ti el presagio
de que estoy cantando en el desierto.

BUTTERFLY WITH WHITE WINGS (For Aurora)

You came into my life by surprise
with a kiss that lit my face:
I suddenly became your prey
that have just cast your eyes.

You sought the support of my arm
as if you've always done it:
understand it, but in those years,
you were not the most common currency.

Chorus

White winged butterfly
what are you sowing on your flight
tenderness and consolation
that your heart is missing
without you hardly noticing:
may God grant you luck
and enough love
for when you're back.

White winged butterfly
how confidently you walk
the garden full of flowers
without thinking that a trap
can nest behind its scent:
distrust your shadow
and of whom many names you
when you fly smooth sailing.

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I warn you, and I don't want to be a prophet,
that many will not understand your affection:
your heart will give you problems
In a world so cruel and infected

Listen to this lone wolf
because it needs your encouragement:
I want to kill the omen before you
that I'm singing in the desert.

Chorus

Mariposa de alas blancas

What They Deserve .wav

This time we’re taking a different approach, focusing on Tom’s chest voice and music that fits the mood. "No Man’s Sky" is a mix of cosmic and intimate: it uses space imagery (void, stars, silence, infinity) to talk about inner or relational distance. It’s not necessarily a romantic relationship, it could be between two people, two friends, two souls. But the message is that even in the midst of emptiness and distance, there’s an unbreakable bond.
The “No Man’s Sky” here isn’t the video game, but a metaphor for a vast, boundless space where no one can live. Yet inside this “no man’s sky” there’s still a connection: two hearts beating or dreaming together, despite everything.
There’s strong melancholy (silence, coldness, broken stars), but also hidden hope: the idea that connection endures beyond distance.
It’s an atmospheric ballad, suspended between science fiction and the deepest human feeling.
We sincerely hope you enjoy it! Catch you in the comments, love you all!! 🫶

Released on major streaming platforms on October 10, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

Lyrics:

Just a tiny dot in space
like a star too far away
we are drifting in the dark
with an endless void between us

No man’s sky…
a silence all around us
No man’s sky…
cold and endless, wide apart
Yet our hearts still beat as one
in this no man’s sky

Lonely shadows in the night
fading voices, fading light
this distance never dies
it lingers in our souls
it won’t fade away

No man’s sky…
a sorrow hanging over us
No man’s sky…
empty heavens, broken stars
Yet our hearts still dream as one
in this no man’s sky

Even bound forever
we are unseen
just two distant sparks
in eternity
and still…
we remain…

No man’s sky…
an endless space between us
No man’s sky…
so far, yet never gone
No man’s sky…
we are one
in this no man’s sky

No Man's Sky

The eternal problem always eating away at your insides, gnawing, itching.........

The vexing problem

Rapture is a new collaboration between the Beating Edge and Joe Stroffolino, following the awesome 'Asteroids (The Original Was Better) (https://soundcloud.com/beatingedge/asteroids-the-original-was). Joe wrote both the lyrics and the original music, while the Beating Edge rearranged and recorded it in a punchy rock style, adding driving guitars, strong rhythm, and dynamic choruses. Vocals feature Tom on lead, with Joe and Mary contributing both backing vocals and lead parts on certain verses and the bridge, creating a layered and energetic vocal texture.
The song explores the absurdity and irony of doomsday prophecies, the obsession with the rapture, and the endless cycle of believers and false prophets. It blends satirical storytelling with a critical eye on human behavior, delivering a mix of humor, intensity, and thought-provoking commentary through energetic rock arrangements.
Rapture is a track that engages both the mind and the ears, combining narrative, power, and fun in equal measure.
Copyright 2025 Joe Stroffolino & The Beating Edge

Lyrics:

These prophets who say the world's gonna end and they set a specific date
And then when it doesn't happen, their followers still think they're great
The sun rises the next morning and people stumble out of bed
Disappointed that the rapture didn't happen and they're still alive instead of dead

All these people going through the motions, trying to deal with the daily grind
Hoping the rapture comes soon and they're not the ones who are left behind

They claim they have a direct line to God but there was a glitch in the connection
But now they're certain of the expiration date so they issue a correction
The shepherd guides the flock and tries to keep them safe from harm
But how many times can you cry wolf before people ignore your alarm

All these people going through the motions, trying to deal with the daily grind
Hoping the rapture comes soon and they're not the ones who are left behind

Who cares about the environment if you think the world is gonna end
And you're convinced the second coming is right around the bend
So drill baby drill and chop down all the plants and trees
No need to spend money on curing terrible disease

In every generation throughout history, people were certain that the rapture would come
And they had followers willing to believe them as they fed them each a tiny crumb
In baseball you only get three strikes and then the umpire says you're out
But when it comes to doomsday prophecies, the true believers have no doubt

All these people going through the motions, trying to deal with the daily grind
Hoping the rapture comes soon and they're not the ones who are left behind

Rapture

میان سکوت فشرده و تنش‌آلود جنگل،تنها و آسیب پذیر؛با نیرویی مرموز رو به رو می‌شود...

از اصواتی بهره بردم که شاید هر کدام به صورت مفرد چندان شنیدنی نمی‌باشند اما برخوردشان صدایی تولیده کرده که از شنیده شدن عبور می کند تا به حس کردن برسد.

در ساخت کاور آرت، همان‌گونه که موسیقی، بیانگر تعلیق و بی‌پایانی جنگل است—یک متافور از جایگاه انسان در برابر تاریکی‌های درونی را به تصویر کشیدم.



森の中の殺人者(Killer In The Forest)

Au-Delà du Jour

Another beautiful tune by https://soundcloud.com/kocosaur gained my rearranging mind: https://soundcloud.com/kocosaur/spiritbound 
Choirs and a celtic harp enhance the beautiful original track. Enjoy.

Spiritbound

Feed Me (*(1), *(2) ):
1: Feed Me (NOF Granie, Soma Enner, Soma COSMOS) 05:39
2: Coffee (NOF Granie, Soma Enner, Soma COSMOS) 02:23
3: Scooter (NOF Granie) 07:24
4: Passing Through (NOF Granie, Soma Enner, Soma COSMOS) 05:04
5: Listening (NOF Granie) 02:26
6: Above (NOF Granie, Human Voice, Soma Pipe, Soma COSMOS) 03:40

*(1): NOF Granie, granular synthesiser by Norman Freund
*(2): Soma, Soma Laboratory, hardware synthesisers.

Dates:
12-Oct-2025 (inception), 20-Oct-2025 (finalised), 20-Oct-2025 (released)

Artists:
Music composed, performed, produced by Norman Freund
Photography by Zachary Freund
Artwork by Norman Freund

BandCamp Purchase:
https://normanfreund.bandcamp.com/album/feed-me

(The description provided here is a summary, refer to my BandCamp page for full details).

Description:
Feeding time, my morning ritual, my cat Pixel gets feed before any thing else, no peace otherwise. A meow, saying feed me. Recording Pixel's feeding requests, me getting my breakfast ready (coffee cup rattles, coffee machine) and the after breakfast sounds of my son, Zachary Freund, on his scooter, doing a tail whip on a rather resonant steel bollard, all to be feed into my granular synthesiser, Granie.

A mix of granular synthesis and various other instruments: my voice, Soma Enner, Soma Pipe, Soma COSMOS. Tuning of the synthesisers was largely improvised, no particular system in mind, just choices which I thought suited the mood at the time.

Five field recordings were used for the granular synthesis:
1: Pixel's feed me requests
2: Pixel getting seconds
3: Pixel's human minder getting breakfast ready
4: Coffee machine sounds
5: Scooter and bollard sounds

Track 1, "Feed Me"
Granie granular synthesiser featuring Pixel's meow.
Soma Enner.
Soma COSMOS, Rhythmic #6 mode, dynamic use of blur and drift parameters.
Granie tuning done prior to performance, all five grain buffers had their own tuning.

Track 2, "Coffee
Granie granular synthesised sounds, Soma Enner, Soma COSMOS. As the title suggests, this featured the coffee making sounds.

Track 3, "Scooter"
Granie granular synthesised sounds, featuring the scooter hitting the steel pipe. The clinking of coffee cups provided the percussion. The dual delay+feedback network of the Granie was experimented with here, modulating delay times and gain feedback. The ringing sound of the steel pipe, providing an ostinato, setting the mood.

Track 4, "Passing Through"
Granie synthesiser sounds, Soma Enner, Soma COSMOS.

The underlying theme here was a flickering sound reminiscent of old super 8 movie projector, which was done here through granular synthesis of the coffee cup sounds.

The lead part was played with the Soma Enner and the Soma COSMOS. Various themes were recorded into the COSMOS memory live, layering in, fading out and presenting new ideas and adjusting live the COSMOS Blur and Drift settings (Rhythmic #3 mode). Enner tuning was totally improvised live.

Track 5, "Listening"
Granie synthesiser sounds.
Track five comes back to the original theme, Pixel's meow. At first the meow is definitely not recognisable since the play-back frequency was several orders of magnitude higher than originally recorded, but then towards the end it is gradually slowed down to the original recorded play-back speed to reveal it's source.

Track 6, "Above"
Granie synthesiser sounds.
Human voice -> Soma Pipe -> Soma Cosmos -> Granie synthesiser.
The lead parts were mostly singing into the Soma Pipe using the Resonator mode (dual frequency controls on the Pipe). Naturally I messed with the COSMOS blur and drift settings live during the performance.


The Granie synthesiser is available for purchase from my GumRoad site at:
https://normanfreund.gumroad.com/l/granie

ready for you to make your own audio journey into granular synthesis.

森の中の殺人者(Killer In The Forest)

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