"When Freedom's Lost"
Valhjim

When freedom's lost, there's this feeling
of helplessness, vulnerability, angst.
A void opens its gaping maw, all joy

is lost where vultures gyre in the sky
and a Great Beast devours the human 

soul.

Valhjim - synthesizers, samplers, guitars.
Martin Miers - drums.

Hope you like this, folks.
Thanks for listening
and for your kind words.

Valhjim

(C) 2024 Jim Valero (all rights reserved).

When Freedom's Lost - Valhjim w/Martin Miers

The Children Sense A Depressing Uncertainty...

“Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy…” Proverbs 27:9 (TPT version)

"May good and faithful friends be yours wherever you may roam." - Irish Proverb

In addition to my family, the greatest riches in life are my circle of close, faithful friends.  Some of these friends are a part of my daily life; others are friends that I may not see very often but when I do, it’s like we’ve never been apart.  

Friends make life sweeter and also help cushion the blows when life gets hard. Thinking today about the strength, joy, and inspiration that comes from all cherished, faithful friends, and grateful for them all.

Faithful Friends

"Above all birds, the hummingbird gives me the feeling of the mystery and the wonder of life." - Gladys Taber

A short improvisation inspired by our first visiting hummingbird of the season. ☺️

The Hummingbird

Going in deep can result in unexpected encounters.
Track: Clarinet; Clarinet/moog; Tenor saxophones/moog.
Beats c/o Garageband.

Pic. Anglerfish c/o Pinterest.

BLACK WATER

Steadfast (Jun. 2025)

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD97jEGib8s

Solar System

Jupiter

Jupiter & Video Link

‘mare salis’
Personal.
Semi-live performance.

Dead Sea.

Tools :
Pam’s, SIG.
- DFAM > Desmodus Versio.
- Basimilus.
- Plaits (vowel and speech synthesis) > Monsoon (clouds mode).
Rnd Step, Ochd, Batumi.
Buff Mult, Sinc Defero, Mutes.
StMix, Black stereo mixer, Listen IO.
Logic: Suitcase Mark I.
Recorded, mixed and mastered with Logic Pro.

You can listen to an excellent remix by joerxworx here:
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx/kalia-beach-by-petrus-major-keys-sax-remix

Associated image : Petrus Major.

Kalia Beach [personal]

itwasthewires : synthesizers
Marco Lucchi : synthesizers
Jacques Lemaire : synthesizers

Jacques Lemaire - Massif du Vercors [Sustain - Marco Lucchi - itwasthewires]

An improv composition in celebration of the perfect, simple days that bring us moments of happiness and wonderful memories. Wishing more of these days to everyone listening.

The Perfect Day

way above the sky 7.4.25

Valhjim is a music composer with an eclectic approach to different genres: rock, pop, folk, New Age, and experimental electronic music. Greatly driven by imagination and poetic imagery, he combines multiple instrumental textures to fire the imagination of his listeners. 

His more experimental ambience and electronic music is built with layers of suggestive sound textures, rhythms, and melodic lines that stir the imagination into suggestive imagery and worlds unseen, true architectures of sound that open up limitless spaces to explore. Often Valhjim's melodies sail through genre thresholds, crossing over from one genre to another, from neo classcal to electronic, or from jazz to rock or new age.