Folk & Singer-Songwriter

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Dusk

I Am... I Said [Neil Diamond Cover]

**"Something Beautiful" by These Guitars Say Sorry**

COVER ART BY FRASER CORMACK. SEE MORE OF HIS WORK AT FRASER CORMACK PHOTOGRAPHY
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In "Something Beautiful," These Guitars Say Sorry delivers a poignant and heartfelt acoustic ballad that beautifully blends elements of singer-songwriter introspection with the edge of alternative rock. Accompanied by the gentle strumming of an acoustic guitar, their soulful voice captures the essence of longing and vulnerability. The song weaves a tale of searching for beauty and meaning in moments of heartache, with their expressive delivery making every word resonate deeply. "Something Beautiful" is a testament to These Guitars Say Sorry's ability to merge raw emotion with the nuanced textures of alternative rock, creating a powerful and evocative musical experience that leaves listeners moved and reflective.
What I wanted to do
What I wanted to do
Was make something beautiful
Was make something beautiful

What I wanted from you
What I wanted from you
Was for you to forget me
Was for you to forget me

Let's hope for something beautiful
Let's hope for something true
Pure, poor and hopeful
Black and blue, beaten and bruised

Disappearing from view
Disappearing from view
You never saw me
You never saw me

What you asked me to do
What you asked me to do
I couldn't ignore it
I couldn't ignore it

I don't matter if you don't mind
Something beautiful 
It seems so hard to find
Something beautiful 
So hard to under stand
Something beautiful 
Slips right through my hands


The earth and the ash
The earth and the ash
Does it all matter
Does it all matter

There's no going back
There's no going back
It was something beautiful
It was something beautiful

Let's hope for something beautiful
Let's hope for something true
Pure, poor and hopeful
We're black and blue, beaten and bruised

Something Beautiful by These Guitars Say Sorry

This song is great and it,s all about fact,s  

FACTS BP.mp3

https://youtu.be/0XE1owLw-zI
Windy Hair - Gen XYZ is a song for the postmodern generations that have found its not possible to rely on the previous ways of representing reality. The metanarratives of the past fail to account for where we find ourselves now, or show us the best ways to move forward in a world of relativism. Its a straight forward indie rock song that speaks to the common thread that runs through the lives and experiences of generations X,Y, and Z: how do we find our way in this new landscape when many of the old societal structures, systems, and beliefs are no longer relevant, useful, true, applicable, or reflective of the worlds we live in. 
Do we settle for lives of bare subsistence and servitude to the ideas of the past? Or do we find new ways that are empowering and life affirming! 
Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums and vocals without any lame ass autotuning, no AI, no fake BS, just real playing, real singing about real things in the real world. Get up and dance and sing along!!

"Windy Hair - Gen XYZ"

With your “so what” style 
and you windy hair
ya dress like a punk
on the way to a rave
and ya don’t care
ooo if you aint their fav
Its ok
Won’t change what ya do or say

Riding along on the waves that push you
not really sure where they’re gonna take you
Along for the ride
as long as it feels ok inside
If it all gets too absurd
You can kick all to the curb

With your flashing eyes and your windy hair
the world wants you march 
but you’d rather dance
And ya know it ain’t wrong
to make the most of your only chance
Its ok
to follow your heart today

With your windy hair and your so what style
Ya know that we’re only here for awhile
So you might as well sing
Ya never know what tomorrow will bring
Ya might as well dance
Ya never know if you’ll get another chance

Riding along on the waves that push you
not really sure where they’re gonna take you
Along for the ride
as long as it feels ok inside
If it all gets too absurd
well you can make like a bird 
and fly away

With your flashing eyes and your windy hair
the world wants you march 
but you’d rather dance
And ya know it aint wrong
to make the most of your only chance
Its ok
to follow your heart today

Windy Hair - Gen XYZ

Windy Hair - Gen XYZ - Defiantbutterfly

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Moving Forward
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In every fall, there's a rise—moving forward is the only way.
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[Intro:]
The sun is rising, new day’s in sight...
I’ve been through the storm, now I’m chasing the light...

[Verse]
Had my share of heartache, but I’m still standing tall,
Every time I stumble, I learn from the fall.
Life’s a wave I’m riding, with the flow, 
No turning back, just watching it grow.
I’m moving forward, but I’m still standing tall,
Every time I stumble, I learn from the fall.
Life’s a wave I’m riding, with the flow, 
No turning back, just watching it grow.
No turning back, just watching it grow.

[Chorus]
I’m moving forward, brighter skies ahead,
Leaving behind all the words unsaid.
With every beat, I’m finding my stride,
Living for the moment, with nothing to hide.

[Bridge:]
Step by step, I’m finding my way,
Learning to dance through every day.
The future’s wide open, I feel it clear,
Taking on the world, without any fear.

[Outro]
Moving forward, no looking behind,
With the beat in my heart and peace in my mind.
I’m moving forward... yeah, I’m moving forward.

I’m moving forward,

Leaving behind all the words unsaid.
With every beat, I’m finding my stride,
Living for the moment, with nothing to hide.

Step by step, I’m finding my way,
Learning to dance through every day.
The future’s wide open, I feel it clear,
Taking on the world, without any fear.

Moving forward, no looking behind,
With the beat in my heart and peace in my mind.
I’m moving forward... yeah, I’m moving forward.
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Moving Forward

Fail. Fail Again. Fail Better.

EL AGAVE

https://youtu.be/QF6gWORmcvw

"Y así va a pasar ora na'má, na'má.
Uhh no le hace sí, yo como, yo soy de allí,
na'más yo me sacarron, me corrieron".

Veta de agua,
sombra negra, serena,
al fundirse, la llama nace y vibra:
el agave.

Grieta de tierra,
flora seca, desierta,
al fluirse el fuego crece y silba:
el agave.

Composición, producción, mezcla y master: Sojue Stradac 
Portada: Mis dibujos + Leonardo AI

SILUETAS

El agave

El Agave

My words here describe a shamanic journey that taught me more about the origins of sentient life, and I'm most grateful to @APi_ZZ for accompanying my poem with such enchanting, captivating and epic music.

Words, spoken vocal and cover art by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut
Copyright © Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, October 2024

Music and cover title by APi_ZZ 
Copyright © APi_ZZ (Andreas Pirner), October 2024

Words:

One night, I was in astral flight over indigo storm-tossed seas.   I was riding the air as a sea gull, soaring above the drowned reefs.

An uncertain moon shone fitfully on the  watery valleys and peaks.   And I saw rank upon rank of white-crested billows, Rising and falling in regular formations, like a galloping cavalry. 

Then, off the point of Bardsey Island, where all currents and tides take charge, The water hissed as it met the wrecks of the Spanish galleons, And I heard the bells ringing, in the church spires, in the groves of sunken forests of swaying trees, In this place they'd called the Lowland Hundred, which, one night,  was swallowed by the seas.

The Moon came and went, sometimes vanishing behind huge black clouds But in the dark, the thundering was just as deafening as it drove the gales, Then when her silver face came out again, as the furies raged around, I could see the drowned reefs bellowing and spouting high, like the blowholes of whales.

I realised ....in all that din, that there was a song and a rhythm.   My ear was picking out the orchestration of this storm.   I heard the deep-toned, bass roar of the surf as it crashed into the caverns, The clangour of its surges against the chalky outcrops, The Gregorian tones of this tempestous tempest, and the tiny piccolo as the wind whistled around the rocks.

Throughout it all were the clarion-calls, and the blowing of conches, as if the souls of the drowned land were calling out from their watery graves, And that’s when other beings began to appear in the waves. 

Out of the wind-whipped foam, riders of the storm took form.   Some wore winged helmets; others had wild flying robes and hair.   They were galloping in on white horses, their strong muscled thighs gripping their girths, As they swept up those old souls, to take them back to the firmamental seas, The cosmic oceans from where they first took birth.

Then, behind them, in the walls of water following the surf, Not rising into the air as the horsemen, but deep in their own element, unhasting, unresting, I saw the sea gods coming, moving inexorably with irresistible force. 

These Great Ones rose with the tide; their approach was stately and unceasing, Their faces were vast and calm; they were unhurried, ineluctable in their progress.   They were the rulers of the great waters where their word was unimpeachable law.

And it was then that I saw the folly of man who thinks he can master the seas, That it’s only by the grace of these gods that we live on its margins.   That all land is really a beach where we thrive only through their privilege,  For if they gathered together in wrath, they could drown all humanity.

It seemed our lives are spun, like a thread, between forces that could destroy us with a mere breath, But from which we draw our sustenance.   For all things are one and, at the last call, in the final analysis, There is no part of us that does not come from the cosmic seas.

Sea Gods

Game over

Twilight

One Track, Multiple Souls: The Art of Versions Returns
In 1970s Jamaica, a revolution began. One riddim, countless voices.

Today we re-rerecorded our Smalts song 'To and the Meaure' from poet Robert Creeley, reimagined through the voice of our female guest singer B, telling its own version story.

B and the Measure is the first single in the Smalts Queen B Series.

B and the Measure

Through the Stars
Words and Music by Tom Harris

[Verse 1]
A boy with wonder in his eyes,
Gazing up at endless skies.
Moon and Mars, the Sun so bright,
He asked the world about the night.

They called him strange, they pushed him down,
Yet he ran faster, left the ground.
Through the woods, across the sand,
He outran doubt, he took his stand.

[Chorus]
Through the stars, through the night,
Reaching far, chasing light.
Falling fast, yet rising high,
A broken heart still longs to fly.

Through the dark, through the cold,
Dreams won’t fade though time grows old.
Even bound, he still will soar,
Past the edge... forevermore.

[Verse 2]
Through the halls of Stanford’s gates,
He wrote the laws of time and fate.
Black hole whispers, cosmic tides,
He saw the start, where truth resides.

NASA called, his dream took form,
He trained through fire, he braved the storm.
Honest, faithful, strong in soul,
The stars so near—his final goal.

[Chorus]
Through the stars, through the night,
Reaching far, chasing light.
Falling fast, yet rising high,
A broken heart still longs to fly.

Through the dark, through the cold,
Dreams won’t fade though time grows old.
Even bound, he still will soar,
Past the edge... forevermore.

[Bridge]
Then the winds began to change,
Fate had carved a different page.
Doctors sighed, the time was short,
A heart too weak to reach the port.

[Verse 3]
On his bed, he heard the sound,
Engines roaring, leaving ground.
Watched his friends fly past the blue,
And in that moment, he just knew...

His body stayed, but not his soul,
Beyond the sky, beyond control.
Through the stars, through the tide,
He took his final, sacred ride.

[Final Chorus]
Through the stars, through the night,
Reaching far, chasing light.
Falling fast, yet rising high,
A broken heart still longs to fly.

Through the dark, through the cold,
Dreams won’t fade though time grows old.
Now unbound, he soars once more,
Past the edge... forevermore.

[Outro]
Past the Moon, past the Sun,
Heaven called—the race was won.
With open arms and endless flight,
He touched the stars... and found the light.

Through the Stars

Where It's At

Blast from the Past

New single, 'Among The Ruins', out now! 
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Vassilis is primarily a passionate music enthusiast. He is also an independent singer/songwriter and producer based in Manchester, UK.

With over two decades of live performances under his belt, Vassilis has long been a fixture in the music scene. More recently, he has made a notable impact as a recording artist, as his self-produced debut single, "A Quest For Long Lost Memories", released in 2020, marked the beginning of a series of well-received tracks, including the 2021 EP "Return To Innocence".

Through his music, Vassilis reflects on the nuances of everyday life, adopting the perspective of a curious and thoughtful observer. His songs offer a window into a personal yet open-ended interpretation of the world. Tracks such as Better Days Are Here, All We Have Is Now, and Are You Ready To Move On? highlight his knack for crafting memorable melodies and delivering them with a warm, sincere vocal style.

His sound spans genres - from indie folk to rock and dream pop - and is characterized by rich vocal harmonies, atmospheric synths, and resonant guitar lines. Inspired by the freedom of independent pop aesthetic and sensibilities, his music places the focus on creating an immersive listening experience rooted in both emotion and melody.

As he continues to captivate audiences with his soulful, genre-blending style, Vassilis remains true to his artistic vision. His work reflects a deep dedication to his craft and a genuine love for music.

All of Vassilis’s releases are now available on major digital platforms, as well as on his personal online music spaces.