Original picture by Kelsey Curtis on Unsplash

Can't Stay

Music collaboration with NoMates Ensemble

lyrics, concept - Uziel
Music, production, finalization - NoMates Ensemble https://soundcloud.com/no-mates-ensemble

Thank you NoMates for making a fun and interesting track with me! Super fun doing collaboration :)

Blackhole (Collaboration with NoMates Ensemble)

Blacktown

In memory of my dear friend Lebo, also drummer of the live band Laybow, here's another track of what turned out to be her final music session.

This is a live session played on nov. 5th 2021.  Lebo passed away on dec. 22nd 2021.

Though we may enjoy her energy embedded in her legacy and memories and in many different other ways, we will never get to interact with her directly again. And that will be missed tremendously. But she WILL be celebrated, this is not a question. 

The picture is her giving a 'goodnight kiss' as a funny pic to the bass player's son, a couple of years ago. This photo brings a smile to my face as it's full of joyful vibes.

me: guitar and voice
PP: bass
Lebo: drums

Polaroid (live 2021-11-05)

■概要
確定申告・・領収書を集めて会計ソフトに入力したり大変ですね・・という曲です。大事なことは後回しにせずに、先にやってしまいましょう。
最近は暗い雰囲気の曲ばかり作っていたので明るい曲にしました。
(2022.3.23 微調整　※最後の叫びなど除去)
(2022.3.23 Fine adjustment * Removed the last cry etc.)

■ Overview
Entering into accounting software, collecting receipts, and filing tax returns are difficult! It is a song called.
Don't put off the important things, let's do it first.
Recently, I've been making only songs with a dark atmosphere, so I made it a bright song.

■歌詞
一年に一度やってくる　憂鬱な時期だよ
これを乗り越えないと　がんばらないと
税金　払わないと

確定申告が　やってきた
確定申告が　やってきた
一年分の領収書をかき集めるのさ


強い味方は　会計ソフトだけど
出された数字の　根拠がわからない
これを乗り越えないと　見直しもしないと
税金　払わないと

確定申告が　やってきた
確定申告が　やってきた
これが終われば自由の身だから

■ Lyrics (Google Translate)
It's a gloomy time that comes once a year
I have to get over this
I have to do my best
Yes, I have to pay taxes

It's time to file a tax return
It's time to file a tax return
Collect a year's worth of receipts


A strong ally is accounting software
But I don't know the basis of the numbers given
I have to overcome this and have to review it
Yes, I have to pay taxes

It's time to file a tax return
It's time to file a tax return
I'm free when this is over

Kakutei_Shinkoku

"Heart of Gold" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young. From his fourth album Harvest, it is Young's only U.S. No. 1 single. In Canada, it reached No. 1 on the RPM national singles chart for the first time on April 8, 1972, on which date Young held the top spot on both the singles and albums charts. This is a cover of that song by Robert Brogan. Check out https://robertbroganmusic.com for more info about this artist! Thanks for listening!

Cover Songs

Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Cover

First song from our album, Solution to Life. A concept album about a difficult childhood, wild youth and corruption of adulthood.

llari I. Rantala (I-la-rI) - Bass Guitar
Kari Karhumaa - Keys, Synths & Drum Machine Programming
Composed by SÿntaxxËrror.
Produced by Ilari I. Rantala (I-la-rI)
Art & Logo by Ilari I. Rantala (I-la-rI)

© 2022 SÿntaxxËrror. All rights reserved.

01. Intro

Chutney disaster

Unmask

Silver Wind

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Digital Release: 10/15/2021

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A cinematic and emotionally expansive experience, Epica continues to captivate ambient and electronic music enthusiasts. Here’s what the critics have to say:

Journeyscapes Radio – "A cinematic-ambient opus that’s richly layered and deeply immersive."
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New Age Music Guide (Single Feature) – "The title track captures the sweeping vision of the full album beautifully."
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“There Are Other Worlds Than These” is an original ambient composition by Keith Richie that explores the concept of alternate realities and unseen paths—emotional and cinematic in tone, with layered textures that pull listeners across invisible thresholds.

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🔊 A journey beyond the veil, through soundscapes shaped by wonder, loss, and imagination.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Stephen King or The Dark Tower series. 

Epica

odd. industrial. melancholic. unconventional. electronic. alternative.

a bit of everything.

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