Music: Yann Kifer and Oddrun Eikli.
Poem: by Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886)
Piano , keys, and instrumental composition: Yann Kifer @annkifer
Vocal and vocal composition: Oddrun Eikli

Thank you so much for this JOY Yann. Thank you from my heart.

Angels, in the early morning
May be seen the Dews among,
Stooping—plucking—smiling-flying—
Do the Buds to them belong?

Angels, when the sun is hottest
May be seen the sands among,
Stooping—plucking—sighing-flying—
Parched the flowers they bear along.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry.

Angels, in the early morning. Yann Kifer and Oddrun Eikli.

This piano work aims to reflect the sensations and emotions experienced on a short trip to Lisbon. The narrow and steep streets, trams, viewpoints and bridges of this city inspired me to create this piece of music.

This marvelous photograph was taken by Lisa Fotios and belongs to his Pexels book.

As I Write These Lines

Quartet + Sonata

String Quartet in A Major - Movement 3

flashing lights blind my eyes 
i cant find you in the crowd
they push me on but i dont wanna go
this way that way every way but your way 
you promised me you wouldnt let me down 
but here i am so low

think that you can just
 wind me up and watch me go

i dont wann be i dont wanna be
here without you 
here without you
but i feel a bit just a little bit 
free without you 
free without you 

flashing lights blind your eyes 
you cant find me in the crowd
they push you on but you dont wanna go
this way that way every way but my  way 
you promised me you wouldnt let me down 
but here i am so low

think that you can just
 wind me up and watch me go

i dont wann be i dont wanna be
here without you 
here without you
but i feel a bit just a little bit 
free without you 
free without you 

get outta ma way im coming

i dont wanna be

Cast of characters:

Jack Karasek — beats and seed idea

K2 and the Three [and the Four] -- @k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–beats

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1– Roland Phantom workstation

Llanpsych–@llanpsych –Tez– electric guitar

Tea R. Sea @tea_are_sea -- Terry – Synthesizer

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– mix, master, and production

This song began with Ken's oldest son, Jack, who laid down the basic rhythmic beat. Ken took over after that with the rest of the beats, though. Jack just graduated high school last week, and he's into hip hop and trap music, so he wanted to share some of it with his musician father, who is very proud of him.

  Tez was first up on this one, which surprised me when I went back and checked the workflow. He added the perfectly placed guitar hits throughout. Josh was next up, using his synth to add the falling bass line. Last, but not least, Terry came aboard, adding the moody, melodic, high register synth.

  When it was all finished, we asked out resident pro mixer, Stephen, to mix it for us. 

  This song was in its current form for about the past eight months. It was originally part of a series of vehicles Eclectic Collective composed for The Mysterious Decibel. He got caught up in life, though, and had to abandon the project. So, we sat on it, asking all the rappers we know if they'd be interested in having a go with it, but no one bit. So, with Jack's recent graduation, Ken revived it as a celebratory song for his son. It could still use some vocals, too, so think of this as an open invitation to anyone who want to do the honors. 

  We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it. 

  Oh, and just a side note for all of our friends who follow along with us, we will have  new one for you, the following Friday, the 11th. Thank you for keeping up with us! 


Throwing Rocks - Eclectic Collective w/ Jack Karasek and Tea R Sea

miss begotten notions packing her knapsack for a lark of a weekend in the countryside

miss begotten notions (cover art by my friend Lyndsay Kelly) ❤️

Vocals https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa

Production https://soundcloud.com/rizlix


Here's a collab with the super talented https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa


You can find his original vocals here;

https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa/aint-having-it-no-half-1


https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa/what-progress-we-make-1


cover art created with https://www.canva.com/

FRAWSTAKWA x RiZLiX - No Half Stepping

this is my take on Mesmer the impaler, trying to use heavy dark tones to describe what he is.

I Will Not Suffer

What was that man dreaming of, the one who played the saxophone the other night? When he finally wakes up, we’ll ask him – though it’s unlikely he’ll ever reply. And if by any chance he were willing to answer, he might say: "Nothing that I can remember, because nothing ever happens in my dreams."

This is the second in a series of eight easy, acoustic, rather short, and deliberately inconclusive tracks, assembled by combining new ideas with reworked older material, adding parts and sounds along the way. 

Part 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/in-case-nothing-happens-part-1-night
Part 3 here: https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/in-case-nothing-happens-part-3-noon
Part 4 here: https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/in-case-nothing-happens-part-4-late-afternoon
Part 5 here: https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/in-case-nothing-happens-part-5-night-again

Composed by Michele Ansani (2025) (a partial remake of this: https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/johans-aceleration-check-the-description).
Female vocals courtesy of Function Loops.
Ambient and radio sound effects sourced from Pixabay.
Posted on SoundCloud: August 2, 2025.

In case nothing happens - part 2 (dawn)*

In a changing world, certainly in the UK, revolution and civil war are just around the corner. This track is intended to offer strength to those who refuse to accept insult. Drawing Out those amongst us who are prepared to say no, when no is required. To stand against totalitarian governments, quangos. ngos's and any other arms of oppression.
So this is what has inspired this piece.
Thanks for listening and any comments will be gratefully received.
Alan 

Con-Fusion

Drawing Out

Fioritura di Luce

I teach in US higher education (in a STEM field) & am a hobbyist composer writing in a few different styles. I recommend headphones. All of my music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Noncommercial license.

My bandcamp page is getting out of date again, but some older albums there can be downloaded for free or for a name-your-own price donation.

If anyone wants to try performing any of this stuff on real instruments please send a message and I can provide scores. Not sure how playable some of it is for human musicians though.

Unsolicited messages asking me to listen to your latest song will lead to you being blocked unless if I know you well and we've interacted a lot.

My music is written without the use of AI.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!

String Quartet in A Major - Movement 3

WalkingEars