Just one more sand dune before we reach an oasis! Oh no, it's a mirage! I can reallt feel the heat! Great track! 😎

grossartig ...vor allem die orientalischen Klänge...genau richtig eingesetzt was eine enorme Spannung erzeugt.!!

lovin this sound safari! 😊  way to flow.........

Magnificent recreation of a Bedouin atmosphere

great synth work, interesting melodies and harmony!

Very imaginative percussion and drums. Good work!

Such exceptional musical intuition. ...in all of your tracks.

wonderful, indiana jones vibes, this was very fresh and great desert song

It is really an honour to work with Igor Iofe in this song, who provided these wonderfully delicate trumpet melodies. The song is a trip through landscapes and inner realms, a topic that has always fascinated me. Thanks a lot also to Adam Tucker for doing the final engineering, what a help.
Superficial translation of the lyrics:
We fill up the bottles,
the goal the horizon.
In the heart no pain, no thoughts,
our worries are gone too.

So far this world,
so wonderful this sand,
With you by my side
With you by my hand

Here no one can stop us any more,
swimming in the horizon
Wide open views, from high cliffs,
deep inside us, the land speaks.

Flying high, circling the coast,
Deep in the sea, we see the ground,
Warm air warms our thoughts,
Deep within us, the land speaks.

Then in the evening under the blankets
Cold air on the face
Infinity in the starry sky
which then engulfs us

Trumpet: Igor Iofe @igor-iofe-1
Mastering: Adam Tucker @adam-tucker-composer

Sea in sight

Sea in sight (with Igor Iofe)

Slowly the idea comes up to make a trip to the desert. At first still with some doubts and with uncertainty. But then it goes straight in, and the adventure begins.  Take a listen and you will see what I mean. Feel free to join this journey and have fun.

DAW Cubase
HALion Sonic SE 3 Library
Padshop 2
Retrolouge
Prologue
Spector
Alto Glockenspiel
Xphonika
120 bpm

Picture by No-longer-here on Pixabay

desert journey

Well, what can I say about a swamp? I've never heard a swamp either. But if there were a swampy sound, it would certainly be like the one in this track. A bit dark and spooky, unsure what's around the next bend, unidentifiable noises...

DAW Cubase
Halion Sonic SE
Groove Agent SE
Spector
Prologue
125 bpm

Picture by Artie Navarre on Pixabay

sound of swamp

It's a one shot dearly precious thing
To be alive.


So glad to be here
Whole and sound
So glad I can be
Still around

I don't need your church or creed
To get me by
I don't need no alcohol or pills
To get me high

I don't need to fight with you
I don't need a gun
I'm doing what I was born to do
I'm having fun

I'm high on life

I don't need negativity
Don't drag me down
I'm the king of my own life
Don't steal my crown

Eyes wide open,high on life
That's when I thrive
It's a one shot dearly precious thing
To be alive

So glad to be here
Whole and sound
So glad I can be
Still around

I'm high on life

High On Life

You are on a journey, but it is no longer clear where and why. It is increasingly uncertain what awaits you around the next corner, step by step it goes further into the unknown. But there is light to be seen again and you are finally where you wanted to be.

DAW Cubase
Halion Sonic SE
Groove Agent SE
Retrologue 2
Padshop 2
Flux
Colors LoFi Tapes
Olympus Choir
Xphonica
Dark Mass

Picture by Reimund Bertrams on Pixabay

journey to unknown

(Written by Terry Reeves)

Terry Reeves: Vocals
Gary Reeves: Drums
Hans-Michael Albers: All other instruments, arrangement & production

Illustration: 'Floating Man' by Enrique Mendez

I don’t believe in luck but I do feel very privileged to have two angels looking after me. My wife Jo and my daughter Charlotte have saved my life on three occasions keeping me alive until the ambulance arrived. I have been told that without their interventions I would not have survived.

Both have chosen not to believe in any God or indeed any outside power that can change our lives.  There may be many of you who disagree but these are the choices we make - each of us believes what we feel is best for us.  If a belief in a higher being helps give anyone’s life more meaning and guides them through each day, we have no argument with that at all.   

I think of Jo and Charlotte as my Atheist Angels.  The care they have given me during these close-to-death experiences shows what beautiful souls they are, always there for me at the time of greatest need.   

On every occasion, there were times when I truly thought that I was drawing my last breath, my existence disappearing as they fought to save me and all I could think of at the time was that, barring my brother Gal, all of my closest male antecedents died when they were just 63.  I was the same age during these episodes and I really didn’t want my name added to the sequence.  My Atheist Angels made sure that it wasn't.

Now I am 67, a proud grandfather, still around to enjoy the experience of watching my family thrive and grow.  There is another grandchild on the way later on this year and the more time I can spend with the love of my life Jo, the better and although my illness is not exactly how I planned things, I still try to enjoy every extra moment.

The continuation of ‘Cripple Club’ with Gal and Hans has been another unexpected bonus and we plan to keep going as long as we can. Here’s to the next song - I do hope you enjoy this one.   (Terry Reeves)

The whisper of a distance voice
Two angels arriving single choice
Keep breathing slow not too much
Your not leaving just stay in touch 

I’m floating yes I’m floating yes I’m floating floating away

A feeling of desperate final breath
Lonely moment no time to caress 
Fighting every 63rd dying thought
Surviving each gulp of air caught 

I’m floating yes I’m floating yes I’m floating floating away

Has time arrived to lay down still
Not accepted by two who really feel
More than one chance to live again
The Angels alongside helping pain

I’m floating yes I’m floating yes l’m floating floating away

Fight to avoid final thought of death
A fading light continues to suggest
Only time decides what, when and how
My Atheist Angels this time will not allow

I’m floating, yes I’m floating, yes I’m floating, I’m floating
I’m floating, yes I’m floating, yes I’m floating, I’m floating 
I’m floating, yes I’m floating, yes I’m floating,
Floating to stay……………………..cont

MY ATHEIST ANGELS - CRIPPLE CLUB

It Comes In Twos

Fantasy

A big thank you to Jo Richter @sonic-textures for offering up this inspiring open collaboration poem! His recording, also quite strange and experimental, can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/sonic-textures/the-passing-crave-voice-effects

The rhythmic background in my track was created by taking Jo's recording and chopping it up into fragments, then running it through a sample arpeggiator using an app called Samplr. Jo's recording is also used in the backward tape effect at the beginning and end, also created with Samplr. 

To further experiment with tape manipulation effects I did my own reading of the poem, then snipped the vocals into fragments and pitch-shifted them, this time using the Abu Dhabi dynamic loop slicer in Korg Gadget. Of course I also layered on some synth and keys (arturia microfreak, minilogue xd). Quite a different approach for me on this one, but it all came together surprisingly quickly considering the relative complexity. I hope to experiment with similar techniques going forward, I'm finding it fun to work with poetry and spoken word, so am definitely open to more collaborations that go in this direction!

Lyrics copyright Jo Richter (Sonic Structures and Silent Stretches)

the day slopes
down the hill
his residence rests on

the clouds in his gaze
match the clouds in the sky
as the winds gently shape them

he has a slow meal
within shifting structures 
of people who rush by

stopped at a corner
he sees squatters evicted
from ivory lodgings

matching his steps
to the patterns of stones
he rewrites the pavement

past the outskirts of town
he watches a beetle
scuttle along a fencepost

he walks past the tree
he has been dreaming of
for ten years in a row now

in liquified air
this moment freezes
unseeing his life

The Passing: Fragmentary Mix - w/ Sonic Structures and Silent Stretches (Poem by Jo Richter)

I had the great pleasure of having the ultra talented artist RICO polish up my song A BEAUTIFUL DAY , i think you will like it as much as i do , Thanks Rico , go visit his music :-https://soundcloud.com/ricochet8888

A Beautiful Day (RICO MIX)

A BEAUTIFUL DAY (RICO MIX)

I made another game it's a one-person survival shooting game I will post the link in the description if you are interested in playing it I'm just finishing up.

Toyz Alive

Toyz Alive (Main Theme)

Thank you so much for being here and taking the time to listen to my music.

My first steps in electronic music were with the Atari 260 ST (manually upgraded to 1 MB memory), a Yamaha PSR460 keyboard and Cubeat 1.0 (later renamed to Cubase 1.0). So I've always been focused on Cubase, so to speak.

That was a long time ago. In the meantime I set up my little studio and recorded a few songs for myself. However, I didn't dare to publish them because they might not be good enough for the world. 

But at the beginning of 2023 I risked to publish the first songs. I hope you like my music, even if everything is very amateurish. 

Have fun, Werner.

Update May 26th, 2023

Now 5 months have passed and I would like to describe my impressions so far. 

This is the best community I have ever experienced. You guys are so great, motivating, inspiring, creative and constructive. This week I welcomed my 500th follower and you gave me the opportunity to reply to over 1000 comments. I never would have expected that.

Many, many thanks for your appreciative support and of course for your great music that you share with all of us here.

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