Name: Out of Focus by Heliopolis 5 in The Fat Funker's Picks
Duration: 4 min 15 s
Description: This track ended up reminding quite a bit of the Dutch rock band Focus from the early 70's ( mainly from the vaguely operatic voices I used ) hence the title! I only made this connection when I'd finished it believe-it-or-not. Once again it was made in GarageBand.

What a wonderful series of unexpected ideas!

amazing selection of sounds,instruments and composition-trally cool production-well done

Great composition, and Ilove the Band Focus!!!!!

Nice Track, lots of influences with cool ideas... nice track, like that Calaidoscope of Sound and Genre.... Very well done...

Awesome track! Really nice! 🔥🎵✨👍

Wild ! could be a soundtrack of hollywood blockbuster... !

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This track ended up reminding quite a bit of the Dutch rock band Focus from the early 70's ( mainly from the vaguely operatic voices I used ) hence the title! I only made this connection when I'd finished it believe-it-or-not. Once again it was made in GarageBand.

Out of Focus

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Greek producer George X makes his Balance Music debut with a three-track EP, including one collaboration with Brazilian duo Anonimat, that doesn’t hold back on the heat. Across three tracks, he delivers a masterclass in deep, main-room dynamics—perfect for any DJ looking to elevate the energy.

'Sunday Morning' is that rare track—moody yet ablaze with power. A throbbing bassline anchors delicate, colliding sounds, their impact reminiscent of a particle accelerator. At its core, a soft, arpeggiated synth serves as the axis around which the drums pivot. In the breakdown, serene pads offer a moment of respite before a gradual build erupts into a towering drop. This is deep main room music for when it’s time to go up another level.

Losing yourself in 'Uncensored Feeling' is inevitable. A rolling George X bassline pulls you in like gravity, while exquisite guitar and piano samples lend an introspective yet almost uplifting glow. As the breakdown unfolds, minor pads cast a moody haze, while rising, synthesized keys simmer beneath the surface—gathering momentum before surging into a powerful, euphoric drop. This is deep, sophisticated music crafted for discerning dancefloors.

On ‘Telezar', Brazilian duo Anonimat joins George X for a main-room production that nods to old-school progressive sounds. Less than two minutes in, questioning pads signal the first major breakdown, swelling toward a massive, high-impact drop. Growling synths cut through the dense, driving bass, while those same questioning pads drift weightlessly above. The second breakdown introduces twinkling synths, leading into a euphoric cascade of soaring melodies and nu-school textures. A main-room powerhouse and pure dancefloor box office. 

PREMIERE: George X - Sunday's Memory (Original Mix) [BALANCE MUSIC]

A huge thank you to Stefan @stefankraft_music for his splendid orchestral reimaginings of my piano compositions, which resulted in creating an incredibly captivating sonic tapestry. It has been a great honour and joy for me to collaborate with this immensely talented composer and musician.

Thank you so much for listening, we genuinely hope you will enjoy this work. 

Credits:

Composition & piano performance: Anastasiya Ihnatovich
Arrangement & orchestration: Stefan Kraft

Over (Ft. Stefan Kraft)

afterlight 
~~~~~~~~
Exploring the theme of unconfessed feelings. 

Melodic piano with atmospheric vocals introduces you to an emotional deep house with organic percussions and saxophone. 
The emotions are getting stronger which builds up to an enormous attraction exploding into drum & bass with liquid melodies, completely shutting out anything else besides the two of you. 

"We are both aware of the feelings we have towards ourselves, trying to keep it secret.
The signs are there and we know where to go to feel the truth.
Once we 'made it through the afterlight', there's no coming back, it's just us.
You and me."

afterlight

A summer sort of sounding track...

I've always found the transition between two worlds at sunset to be fascinating so this is my attempt to translate it into something vaguely musical :)

Sunset

Stytz Syndicate    Album  "Best Before"
Music :    Stytz
Lyrics :    Pee Gee / Harriman
Producer:  Josef Piek (Purple Schulz)

This was one of the songs Stytz Syndicate performed in Stuttgart opening for Willy De Ville ´s  "Southern Comfort Tour", when Willy joined the band on stage and sang together with Hubert Stytz. Great memories !


Don´t Keep Me Waiting

My life is so empty without you
After all the years we´ve been through
Long ago when we first met
You caught me in your net
Do it again!

My body yearns with desire
My bleeding heart burns like fire
The moment you made eyes at me
You blew my mind entirely
Do it again... Don´t play for time
I´ll be there if you change your mind

Baby, Baby...Don´t Keep Me Waiting
Sorry if I´ve done you wrong
Baby, Baby... Don´t Keep Me Waiting
My love is still so strong

My nights are long and lonely
I´m waiting for my one and only
I´m in need of your kiss
And I´m dying for your caress
Do it again..throw me a line
I´ll be there if you change your mind

Baby, Baby... Don´t Keep Me Waiting
Sorry if I´ve done you wrong
Baby, Baby...Don´t Keep Me Waiting
My love is still so strong

Baby, Baby...Don´t Keep Me Waiting..........................

Don't Keep Me Waiting

The music video featuring this song is now available at YouTube:

https://youtu.be/IiVtELZRzgQ?si=rGXnh0R441foU5VH

Since growing up in an old neighborhood of Victorian homes, I’ve occasionally recalled one particular property at the end of our street that had fallen into disrepair. It was one of the biggest houses in the area and looked like it must have been quite the impressive home in its day. But my friends and I always imagined what horrified tales must lurk in those shadows. All these years later I can say that the house and property were completely replaced by modern, more cheerful condominiums, the rusty gates and wild overgrowth long gone. But I recall some of the history I learned about the once proud estate and felt it all made for great Halloween tale telling as Nat and I have tried to convey in this rockin’ trip into the dark and stormy night....

Written and performed by Daniels & Durgy
Produced by Nat Daniels of Gentle Rain Records
©2025 Daniels & Durgy

Lyrics: Thirteen Ravens

Dead of night, I’m walking home
The rain is beating down
I should have grabbed a cab before 
I left the pub in town

The sidewalks here on Franklin Hill
Uneven with despair
Lead me past the iron gates
The old stone mansion there

Behind the broken fences 
Overgrown with thorns
The thunder booms must fill the rooms
And stir the ghost that mourns 

He was a wealthy statesman
And this his grand estate
He had it all but shame did fall
Upon his final fate

Now all these decades later 
As the world just passes by
I stop to put my collar up
And hear an eerie cry

The mansion long abandoned 
There stands a silhouette
And on one bare limb of a tree
A dozen ravens sit

Above the broken gables
Circles one last mate
As if to warn that somewhere there
The old man lies in wait

Lightning cracks the darkness
The ravens scatter fly
They croak like deadly demons cast
Into the sullen sky

Thirteen ravens on their watch
To hold the blackened past
While crooked shutters hang upon 
Their secrets to the last

But I must pull away now
From this place where shadows dwell
Where thirteen ravens tell their tale 
And hold you in their spell

Thirteen ravens like a chain
Of nightmares in the rain

Thirteen Ravens

Music: Little Man & Janne Hennie
Lyrics & Vocals: Janne Hennie
Instruments & Mix: Little Man 

The picture is my mothers dog ❤️
Update 4 October: He passed away 2 October.. Rest in peace, little friend ❤️

Lyrics:

Every time I came to visit
You danced around my feet
Made happy noises, barked a song
Lots of cuddles, lots of love

You are my friend, like a brother to me
We could talk, have long good walks
Always faithful, with trust in us
So much comfort in my mothers dog

But now you're tired, you need to rest
I know you did you're very best
I will carry you on our last walk
My little brother, my mothers dog

If I was sad, you licked my hand
could always sense and understand
Whenever something was bad or wrong
You were there, your presence so strong

Take a rest now, my brother, my friend
I'm pretty sure I'll meet you again
Then we'll take a long good walk
Lots of cuddles, lots of love

But now you're tired, you need to rest
I know you did you're very best
I will carry you on our last walk
My little brother, my mothers dog

My Mothers Dog

Yearning (Demo) – eine exklusive Fassung, die nur hier unter Harmonic Echo zu hören ist. Diese Version entstand in der Schmiede von DestKorn und legt den Schwerpunkt aufs Piano, begleitet von einem starken, tief traurigen männlichen Gesang. Der Gesang wurde mit ACE Studio umgesetzt, doch jede Note, jede Melodie und das gesamte Arrangement stammen von mir.

Der Text von Nicole K. verleiht auch dieser Fassung ihre emotionale Intensität. Diese Demo ist roh, unverfälscht und gibt einen Einblick in Musik, die sonst nirgends veröffentlicht wurde.

Lyrics :
Ein Schatten wächst in meinem Herzen,
er nährt sich still aus meinem Schmerz.
Die Liebe fliegt, der Hass bleibt hier,
Gefangener im Traum von dir.

Ich suche Licht in deinem Blick,
doch jeder Funke schlägt zurück.
Zwischen Liebe und der Qual,
trägt mich die Nacht ein letztes Mal.

Die Götter schweigen, kalt und blind,
ihr Schutz verweht im schwarzen Wind.
Die Ketten schneiden, der Engel schreit,
was brennt in mir, bleibt nur dein Leid.

Ich suche Licht in deinem Blick,
doch jeder Funke schlägt zurück.
Zwischen Liebe und der Qual,
trägt mich die Nacht ein letztes Mal.

Zweisam einsam, süßes Gift,
mein Körper sinkt, die Seele drift‘.
Der Käfig bricht, doch Freiheit lügt,
wenn Dunkelheit den Morgen trügt.

Ein Feuer still, es frisst mich leer,
mein Schrei verhallt, ich will nicht mehr.
Die Sehnsucht bleibt, sie brennt in mir,
verloren, doch für immer hier.

English:
Yearning (Demo) – an exclusive version available only here under Harmonic Echo. Forged in the workshop of DestKorn, this version focuses on piano and violin, carried by a strong, deeply sorrowful male vocal. Vocals were created with ACE Studio, but the music, arrangement and every single note are entirely mine.

The lyrics by Nicole K. give this version its emotional depth. This demo is raw and unrefined – a glimpse into music that has never been released anywhere else.

Lyrics (English translation):
A shadow grows inside my heart,
it quietly feeds upon my pain.
Love has flown, but hate remains,
a prisoner within your dream.

I search for light within your eyes,
but every spark just strikes me down.
Between love and bitter pain,
the night will carry me one last time.

The gods are silent, cold and blind,
their shelter fades in the blackened wind.
The chains cut deep, the angel cries,
what burns in me remains your pain.

I search for light within your eyes,
but every spark just strikes me down.
Between love and bitter pain,
the night will carry me one last time.

Together lonely, sweetest poison,
my body sinks, my soul drifts away.
The cage breaks open, yet freedom lies,
when darkness veils the breaking day.

A fire still, it eats me bare,
my scream fades out, I want no more.
The longing stays, it burns in me,
lost forever, yet always here.

Credits
Music, arrangement, mix & master: DestKorn / Lyrics : Nicole K.
Vocals generated using ACE Studio – artistically directed and produced by Nicole K.
Artwork: DestKorn
℗ 2025 DestKorn | © 2025 DestKorn. All rights reserved.
SenneRecord 2025
Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution is prohibited.

Yearning (Piano & Voice Demo)

CANDLE IN THE DARK (Timeless floating in Space - Paploviante)
Backing Track Paploviante:
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/timeless-floating-in-space-open-collab-offer
Vocals Alley ( Gosthack)
https://www.ghosthack.de
Lillithe: Mix, Arrangement and Production
Lyric:
A candle in the dark
And in your own fashion
You burned it to the ground
Its sad but it's true
I can't get over you
I'm trying to breath 
But I'm choked by the fumes
Set me free
I'm just trying to breath
Let it go
Cus I can't keep hold
If I told you that I love you
Would you let everything slide
If I told you that I want you
Would I run and hide?


CANDLE IN THE DARK (Timeless floating in Space - Paploviante)

Vampire Night

One of those back burner incomplete songs that I started writing back in 2018 timeframe. Pulled it out awhile back and things started to flow, crazy how that happens. Made some changes with the melody, and added a few new lyrics, which were inspired from events of this past year. Trials make us stronger. I hope you enjoy this live recording on my trusty little Baldwin.  Never stop believing in yourself:) Keep fighting! We are overcomers! Blessings to ya'll. Thank you for listening!:)

Stronger 

I've learned
To put a fight in my spine
From all the climbs
Without your hand in mine
Stronger now
Doing better than just fine
In the valley I'm still on cloud nine

Just like the sun whenever I go down
I'll rise in the morning
Just like the stars surrounded by the dark
My soul keeps on shining 
Just like the moon when I'm invisible
I'll never stop believing Oh Oh 
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh 

And I've learned
To breathe when under the gun
Every battle I face
And never run
Pressing on 
From a past that is done
Wherever I go I will be someone 

Just like the sun whenever I go down
I'll rise in the morning
Just like the stars surrounded by the dark
My soul keeps on shining 
Just like the moon when I'm invisible
I'll never stop believing Oh Oh 
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh

Instrumental 

Ohhh Ohhhhhhh

Just like the sun whenever I go down
I'll rise in the morning
Just like the stars surrounded by the dark
My soul keeps on shining 
Just like the moon when I'm invisible
I'll never 
I'll never
I'll never
I'll never 
Stop believing Oh Oh 
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh


All music written and recorded by © Daniel Colter Valentine All rights reserved.

Stronger (Orginal Song Live)

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I enjoy producing upbeat tracks spanning a range of pop styles. I really hope you have fun listening to them. I write my tracks using GarageBand and hopefully I am improving my writing, arranging and production skills. I do not use AI in any of my compositions.

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