Best of the Cloud 23 12 23

The Hope of the Sunrise

ECSTATIC CALLS FROM A MELON BRAIN

RhuneStar 3 *** 2024 Favourites ***

Daily Drops

Retro-Tone ...... New year Mix 2024

MORE TRANSITIONS STAND UP ON A CIRCLE

EVERY NEW CHILD IS AN ABSOLUTE STAR

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NADA  / NOTHING

He pensado en la muerte  /  I've thought about death
y en lo que habrá detrás.  /  and what will be behind.
Puede que no haya nada,  /  It may be nothing,
¿te has parado a pensar?  /  have you stopped to think?

Nada, nada... nada.  /  Nothing, nothing... nothing.

Nada, nada, nada ni siquiera aire,  /  Nothing, nothing, nothing not even air,
nada, nada, nada que pueda tocarse,  /  nothing, nothing, nothing you can touch.
Nada, nada, nada que tocar ni respirar.  /  Nothing, nothing, nothing to touch nor breathe.

Nada, nada, ni una idea ni un deseo,  /  Nothing, nothing, neither an idea nor a desire,
nada, nada, ningún miedo ni silencio,  /  nothing, nothing, no fear or silence,
nada, nada, nada nada se puede escuchar.  /  nothing, nothing, nothing nothing can be heard.
...
Nada, nada, no esperes encontrarte  /  Nothing, nothing, don't expect finding
nada, nada, no puedes imaginarte  /  nothing, nothing, you cannot imagine
nada, nada, nada, no te entra en la razón.  /  nothing, nothing, it doesn't fit your mind.

ER18PB06 - ©1995 E-RUIZZO – ®2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;)

Nada (He pensado en la muerte)

High recommendation of headphones, to fully enjoy sound adds and effects.

Letra / translated lyrics:

África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
la vieja madre...   /   the old mother...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
la tierra extraña...   /   the strange land...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...


Son tus raíces   /   Your roots are
más profundas que el tiempo.   /   deeper than time.
Olvida tu vida   /   Forget your life
que ahora es desierto.   /   which is now a desert.

Tus raíces de sangre se han perdido,   /   Your blood roots are lost
y tu exótico mundo ha envejecido.   /   and your exotic world has got old.
La llamada de la selva ha convertido:   /   The call of the jungle has turned:

tus batallas en guerras,   /   your battles to wars,
y tus bosques en hambre,   /   and your forests to hunger,
y tus hombres en tierra.   /   and your men to soil.

África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
tus cantos lejanos...   /   your distant singings...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
ahora están muertos...   /   are dead now...
ahora están muertos.   /   are dead now.
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...


... 1995 E-RUIZZO - 2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS

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África (Hombres de tierra)

I'm very glad to share this great piece, came through an intense step by step collaboration with Jowwwafi. It started by fitting one of my old poems to some chords he sent to me, then... well you'll get the best description by listening to it 5 or 6 times ;)
Feel free to check our previous collab https://soundcloud.com/jowwwafi/nowhere, and his whole cloud @Jowwwafi.

Letras / Lyrics

Escucho tu risa  /  I listen your laugh
y oigo tus pasos, espero.  /  and hear your steps, I wait.
Te miro, y al ver tu sonrisa,  /  I look at you, and seeing your smile,
no dudo, te quiero.  /  I don’t doubt, I love you.

La suave fragancia en tu cuerpo jovial,  /  The soft fragrance in your cheerful body,
llegó el amor, tu perfume me excita,  /  love came, your scent excites me,
tu cálido aroma, es primaveral,  /  your hot aroma, is from springtime,
y versos de amor sobre tí me recita.  /  and verses of love about you it recites me.

Tu risa sincera,  /  Your laugh is honest,
tu risa, hermosa,  /  your laugh, beautiful,
tus labios, preciosa,  /  your lips, precious,
hacen que te quiera;  /  they make me to love you;
si bien yo quisiera  /  Though I wanted
con ellos hacer otra cosa:  /  with them to do another thing:

¡Ay si yo pudiera  /  Ay if I could
besar, tan siquiera,  /  kiss, at least,
tan maravillosa,  /  so wonderful,
tu boca,  /  your mouth,
color de la rosa!  /  color of the rose!

©2014 JOWWWAFI & E-RUIZZO – ®2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;P

Tu boca, color de la rosa (with Jowwwafi)

This one started out as 2 different incomplete projects (in different keys) after failing to fully actualize either I thought I'd fuse the 2 into one piece with lyrics that touch on longing and loss.  
All Rights Reserved 5/16/2023

Into the crystal light
a deep and satisfying sight
then I'm in your arms once more

Over the distant range
a tale that never wants to change
can you see it now, with me

Under a mystic spell
the ole familiar parallel
to be in your arms again

After the driving rain
the landscape never looks the same
now I'm back again this time

We will remember
never surrender
We will remember now

Once we discover
Love in forever
we'll make it through somehow

We will remember
never surrender
We will remember now

Into the crystal light
a deep and satisfying sight
then I'm in your arms once more

In Your Arms

This is a new collaboration project with THE TURTLE PROJECT https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project
The start of a new EP ! "THE HOPE OF THE SUNRISE"
Lyrics:-
A small boat rowed across the lake
A young farm hand left the village late
By sundown the mist would fool his eyes
By moonlight he reached the other side

He hopped out onto the shore
He kicked the boat out to the water
And dropped down to his own knees
And started crying with ease

I'm calling all the power of earth
The pure magic we have had since birth
Good people meet and create change
We are powerful and we must reclaim

He dropped down to his own knees
And started crying with ease

I'm calling all the power of earth
The pure magic we have had since birth
Good people meet and create change
We are powerful and we must reclaim

The Turtle Project / winkandwoo 2023

I'm Calling

I'm Calling - The Turtle Project & winkandwoo

Track 2 from the evolving EP with https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project
This is the transition track before the story really unfolds.
Lyrics:-
"With his torch and a mere compass to guide him,
No map, Just faith,
He takes the first step"

Into the forest
With the leaves
And the trees
And the moonlight above him
Into the forest
The damp ground
And the moss
And darkness surrounds him

Gotta find a clearing


The Turtle Project / winkandwoo 2023

The Forest

The Forest - The Turtle Project & winkandwoo

Part 3 of the future E.P.  "THE HOPE OF THE SUNRISE" with the amazing 
THE TURTLE PROJECT
https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project
Lyrics:-
He made it to the clearing
And looked around
A beam of light above him
That swept the ground
A U.F.O just landed
Without a sound
The sliding doors that opened
The beings that came out
Like they were very beautiful
Seemed to know what he's about
They walked right up greet him
Spoke his language right out loud

We live on the moon
We've been watching you
And we heard your cry for help

He guessed their vibe was so brand new
He'd listen to what they could do
He felt the love in everything they said

There are many of us
We are from your future
And we're here to guide the past

Although he felt that this was true
He didn't understand the woo
I'ts like a key that unlocks a door inside

It's the woo
Yeah it's the woo
Woo's gonna getcha
Yeah it's the WOO

We've been helpng humans
Since the dawn of time
We are always on your side

It's the woo
Yeah it's the woo
Woo's gonna getcha
Yeah it's the WOO

We have got to go now
Follow all the signs
Now we're saying our goodbye

The Turtle Project / winkandwoo 2023

The Woo

The Woo - The Turtle Project & winkandwoo

Ce titre parle de l'alcool et les ravages que cela provoque.
forcément il m'évoque les dur moments de mon enfance.
La premiere partie c'est moi...La deuxieme c'est mon père
 à travers le reguard d'un enfant cela peut avoir effets de cicatrices.

ça Va ça Vient

ça Va ça Vient!

A feel good song by Charlotte and I , the last one for this year but working on new stuff for 2024 . I've got another 3 songs out to finish the year off , the next one is in 3 days time . We would like to thank you for all the support you have given us this year , outstanding !
Featured on New album - Hopes and Dreams
https://open.spotify.com/album/78ewrWZjS41XvHT9mFWd6O?si=yDMcRADSSrOdWlanz6UPMw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nWWNcrIRv08J_eEbL7MJ_1UTdMo0MjJLM

Time Of Our Lives

Time Of Our Lives ( Charlie and the Fox )

part 4 of 5 from  the new E.P. with The Turtle Project https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project
" THE HOPE OF THE SUNRISE"
Lyrics to No Angels:-
"As the young man left the clearing, he scrambled down a hill, and saw an old man, sitting outside a cave on a huge mushroom, beckoning him".

I saw the ship overhead
Did you get to meet them
You think they're good
They're very good
At fooling and deceiving

Did you trust them
Did you listen
Did you believe these
Gung-ho strangers
They will trick you
They will bleed you
Don't you know 
They are no angels
No Angels

As you move on
On your way
Never search for saviours
Discernment rules
Feel your way
Only you can make it

Do you trust you
Will you listen
Do you believe
You are the changer
See the pitfalls
Hear the dangers
Don't you know
You need no angels
No Angels

Do you trust you
Will you listen
Do you believe
You are the changer
See the pitfalls
Hear the dangers
Don't you know
You need no angels
No Angels

The Turtle Project / winkandwoo 2023

No Angels

No Angels - The Turtle Project & winkandwoo

Chapter 168 of 266
Chapters released every weekend. All TAFFETA tracks are created within seven days.

I use a complete hybrid of organic & electronic sounds within the scope of the Taffeta project. Nothing is out of the question and no limits are set on how things may evolve one way or another.

If you wish to take a dive into everything that has come before:
The TAFFETA Albums each contain 15 consecutive tracks and are available for free, exclusively on Bandcamp.

TAFFETA VOL. 11 releases on Jan. 5. 2024.

TAFFETA Vol. 10 is now available for download exclusively on Bandcamp
belialpelegrim.bandcamp.com/album/taffeta-vol-10

COVER YOUR TORSO WITH TAFFETA! Check out the official TAFFETA t-shirt!
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The TAFFETA Playlist is always kept up to date:
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Taffeta 168

TAFFETA | 168

Mise en ligne : 15/12/2023

Musique, arrangements, mixage : Leia 
Mastering : C.M

© Leia S.V 2023 All Rights Reserved

Shadows

COtu - Synths, Guitars, Production, Mix

Mastering by Marc Felish

Melonhead

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No To Yes feat. SilverBella / Paploviante Music
Vocals and Lyrics:
SilverBella
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/21613/no-to-yes-main-vocals-92bpm-funk-acapella
https://soundcloud.com/silverbellasings
Paploviante:
Bass, Music Composing, Mix, Picture and Mastering

No To Yes feat Silver Bella

Thank You very much for 1300 plays! ❤️

This is little experiment for me - a revamp of an other persons track.
About 4 months ago I came across a song by Donak RV "Duo Melodica" https://soundcloud.com/donakrv/duo-melodica. I really liked it, and since I was working on the song "You Can Count on Us", I had a free nylon guitar from @heavyocitymedia Foundations on hand. I started improvising to it... and this remix/revamp was born ;) I sent Donak RV a sample and he agreed to let me perform this "devastation" of his track ;) This version is made on the basis of an MP3 file downloaded from the author's profile. A stem version is still in development.

I hope You'll like it at least a bit :)

Duo Melodica (R.U.R.'s Nylon Guitar MP3 Revamp)

Donak RV - Duo Melodica (R.U.R.'s Nylon Guitar MP3 Revamp)

stand up for something

https://youtu.be/xUxQajqWlWg?si=DjoYScS1ZjYNeTiT
Oi oi my Team! Back with track 12.
For the album Criminals. 116 Bpm.
Simple keys, groove, effects & all.
Appreciate you listening. Support.
All feedback. Much love, thanks!
Uploaded on 29/12/2023.

Brainwashed

I FLY 
Music, words and production : Bruno Chassaigne 
Guitar, vocal, keyboards & machines : Loony De Bussy 
Art cover : Nataly NGM

I Fly

This is the lead track from the set of songs that I began with Wou-Wou & the Wormling during the start of the turmoil and chaos brought upon by the pandemic. This is also the first part of four tracks within the album directly based on Wou-Wou’s comic, The Shrike. It has been incredible working with Bitzone and Stricknice throughout the project as well. It is always cool when the everyone in the stag heard works well togehter and brings distinct yet complimentary ideas to the mix. Big thanks also to Weighty Tree for introducing his groovy style of neopsychedelica to the rut! 

May everyone be victorious at their turn during the rut.

Track Credits:
The Weighty Tree: Guitars
https://soundcloud.com/theweightytree
https://theweightytree.bandcamp.com
Stricknice: Intro Guitars, Samples and Sample Work, Keys
https://soundcloud.com/j-nice-6
Bitzone: Drums, Orchestration, Mix, and Master
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
www.bitzones.net
Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Reverse Guitar, Bass, Mellotron, Synths, Original Demo Track, Song Art
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling
wouwouandthewormling.bandcamp.com
www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0rEOgxbaIcWbZZuxAKVmA
the Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, Ending Samples, Production
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com

Lyrics

Intro
Several weeks after the events of The Great Scurry, all had returned back to normal in the autumnal forest. Nature has a way of quickly shaking off the traumas of the past and returning to its most basic of desires. You see, all of life yearns to mate and procreate, and while most that experience defeat from the stronger or rejection from those seeking the fitter, muster the determination to get back up again, some take their spurning to heart, as if they were more deserving than nature intended, where it festers and begins to grow a new grotesque life of its own.     

Verse
Word 
Yo
As antlers crashed with the desperation of lust 
And the scent of musk in the air
I couldn’t help but take notice there
Was a sweet smell of autumn 
Carried in the gust 
Of wind  
It is a beautiful time of the year
When the does come into estrus 
And there is only one thing on my mind
I must get some of that behind 
I find
Times like these to be harbingers 
That linger
I could count times like these on my fingers
If I didn’t have hooves 
And wasn’t crashing to the ground 
With the sound of defeated dreams 
Of games of hard to get
And multiple days of getting wet 
I let the overwhelming excitement of rut
Get the best of me 
And now am crest fallen to see
The Doe that I thought was mine
Walk away with the buck that brought me down to the twines
Uh

The Shrike Pt. 1

The Weighty Tree, Stricknice, Bitzone, Wou-Wou & the Couch King - The Shrike Pt. 1

Now Christmas time is now passing and we are heading into a new year I would like to thank all of you who have taken your precious time to listen and support my music over the past year. I appreciate you all.

Music,arrangment,orchestration,mix and production :- Pablo

Christmas Passing

In Memory of Carmela 1940-2023 ✝️

Music, vocals, lyrics & production: Hobocop https://soundcloud.com/metrocityrecords

Lyrics, vocals & artwork: Cosmic Keanu

No More Than This

So tired of all your games
Being treated with disdain
A selfish heart turns black
Tears will flow when you look back

What seems important now will fade
Can you live with the choice you made?

Please take me away!
I don't know who I am anymore!
Who am I now!?
Who am I now!?
It's been so long!
Can't turn back now!

As the water reflects our face
So the heart is weighed by grace

What seems important now will fade
Can you live with the choice you made?

Greater love no more than this, 
To lay your life down for a friend

No More Than This (Hobocop & Cosmic Keanu)

Bronchiectasis

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year 2024!
Thank you so much for your support here on SoundCloud!

Transition / Paploviante 
Paploviante: Bass, Composing, Arrangement, Mix, Picture and Mastering 
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Transition

A beautiful sparrowhawk descends - alas it can be a death sentence for one of our much loved songbirds drawn to the garden feeders....a bird lover's dilemma.....

Image c/o Eric Robitaille via Pinterest.

Sparrowhawk Blues

The final part of our EP The Hope Of The Sunrise https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project
Lyrics:-
He made it to the ocean
And sat down on the sand
He noticed the changes
He held it in his hand
A new inner knowing
His heart felt so light
Just as the sky turned orange
The horizon got bright

Life is hope
Life is faith
Life is trusting yourself
It's never too late
Life is hope
Life is faith
Life is trusting yourself
It's never too late

Ah The hope of the sunrise
Ah The hope of the sun rising now.

The Turtle Project / winkandwoo 2024

The Hope Of The Sunrise

The Hope Of The Sunrise - The Turtle Project & winkandwoo

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of 'Last Call')

Greetings my SC friends. It’s been a strange few months, and I am excited to be back. But I have a feeling it’s not going to look like it did… at least for the near future. I’m having a hard time organizing my thoughts lately. And while the musical energy is flowing better than ever, my ability to write satisfying liner notes is feeling a little clogged (this will be my 6th attempt at this write-up). 

As much as I regret it, the write-ups may need to stay on hold for a while longer. But first, I wanted to share what happened (in the form of a write-up. Lol). 

For starters, it’s important to mention I’ve been an alcoholic since I was 15 (a 40 year relationship). And although I genuinely loved what a nice beer buzz did for my noisy mind, I also knew what toxic alcoholism looked like (from many examples in my extended family). So I knew I had my work cut out for me, if I wanted to overcome my genetic dependancy. 

Granted, I also have a ‘responsibility’ vein that runs deep. I did my best to prioritize my family and responsibilities first (‘don’t drink til 5:00. Don’t drink if ya have to drive’ kinda stuff), and I considered myself a ‘functioning alcoholic’. Truthfully, I was never ashamed of my drinking. As a teenager, the ability to not give a shit that I found in a beer buzz honestly saved my life. And it allowed me to unplug from the noise for many decades after that.

But I wanted to do better than that, so I started making changes quite a while ago. Here’s a brief summary of how that unfolded:

1. Back in 2006 I concluded my negative headspace was the root of the problem (perspective is huge); so I altered my daily routines, knowing it would take years to undo the lifetime of programming that caused that thinking in the first place. I started consuming info that was positive and hopeful and loving (and avoided negative info like my life depended on it… which it did). And I did that intensively for the next 15 years.

2. But by January of 2023, I realized the beer buzz no longer quieted the noise and ugliness happening in the world (it all went too chaotic too fast). So if the crutch wasn't helpful, it needed to go. That’s when I tried Tai Chi (to give my mind something else to focus on). And it worked brilliantly.

3. Over the next 6 months, thanks to the calmer headspace created by Tai Chi, I cut my drinking tremendously (and for perspective, we’re talking 9-18 Natties daily… down to 3-6 Natties daily). The surprise outcome… the fog in my mind was clearing for the first time, and I was not prepared for sober adult Justin (man is my brain chattery when left to it’s own devices). So at the beginning of August 2023, I decided to take my Social Media break. That was more timely than I could have imagined, because…

4. On August 26th I was given the gift of Pancreatitis (the disease that lets you know ‘Wow, Dude. You drink way too much’). I went to the Emergency room with terrible intestinal pain, and I ended up in the hospital for 5 days. Long story short, I left the hospital sober, and have been that way ever since. And I’m genuinely happy about that… because thankfully, I did a great job preparing for that day.

So in a nutshell... I am back. But the writings may have to wait a while longer (at least until I figure out how my new clearer headspace works). Interestingly, I managed to produce almost an entire album of new music over my break, so I'll put those new songs up on SC over the coming weeks. 

And since I’m just a few songs short of completion, I’ll be releasing a very personal album (symbolizing my adventures with sobriety) very soon. It’s called ‘What Color Is Your Paradox?’, and I hope to have it on Bandcamp in February.

In the meantime, I’m happy to be back. And I look forward to seeing what all of you have been up to over the last few months. :)

 Big hugs from your blatantly open-book friend.
-Justin

Paradox?

Last Call

Hexfarm is

Phil Bywater - Saxophones/Flutes
Dane Renshaw - Drums
Mat Ward - Bass Guitar/Vox

Track 2 from Hexfarm - who meet once a year to jam for a couple of days then head back to their various corners of the world : )

Cost/Benefit Erection - Hexfarm

Conversation With The Last Dragon

We wish all a Happy New Year 2024  🎈🎈🎈
If U Love Me feat. 2nick8
2nick8 Vocals and Lyrics:
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/21971/if-u-love-me-122bpm-pop-acapella
https://soundcloud.com/ds-nick
Paploviante:
E-Bass,Rhythm Guitar and Solo Guitar
Lillithe:
Wha Guitar, Beats, Synth, Jew’s Harp, Mix and Production

If U Love Me - feat 2nick8

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!  (Let us hope it will be a peaceful one.)
This is my first song to kick off 2024, a little bit of Hip and a little bit of Hop with a chilled R&B vibe.


Many thanks for all of your very kind plays, shares reposts and playlists. Very much appreciated.

(c) Vocalatti 2024

THINK

Well it's 2024 , let's hope it's a good year for all of us . This is a song of hope , all the people who have gone are up there looking down on us , just keeping an eye on things , that's my belief anyway ! On the 10th is a release by Fox and Brownie , Gaz had written a great song and I did the instruments , it really works , see what you think ! Happy New Year to all you Guys and Gals !

Say Hello To My Friends

Change is overdue!
Full lyrics

I'm tired of being down all the time i wish that you would lift me up
I'm tired of being tired all the time to face the truth would be way too much
I think of all the things you did to me and all the pain i felt in your touch
I think of all things you said, woman they add up - you said way too much
Change is coming you could smell it in the air
Don't know who you think you are but pretty girl you better think again
A storm is coming down the road - you better say what you got to say 
because your words are growing old the absolute is on its way 
I'm tired of being wrong all the time when half the time i know i'm right
I struggle with my insecurities and let you win each and every time
I used to be a stronger man i seemed to lose my confidence somwhere along the line
i need to find my balls again before the absolute gets swept behind
Change is coming you could smell it in the air
Don't know who you think you are but pretty girl you better think again
A storm is coming down the road - you better say what you got to say 
because your words are growing old the absolute is on its way

One more time!

Eric Festa's Album

"The Absolute"

Hi friends, this song is a collab with 2 of my oldest SC friends

https://soundcloud.com/zefora

and

https://soundcloud.com/wildmansolow-is-c-crow

Lyrics:


Martin L. and Cro Magnon

Vocals: Zefora, Cor Magnon and Martin L.

Arrangement and Production: Martin L.

Starchild - Likewyse with Zefora & Cro Magnon

Written, performed and recorded by  Neli CoKo, 2024, all rights reserved. 
I tried to create a real big space. Not easy! Thank you for listening :)

Now it´s time
Remember and release
Now it´s time
The pain will come and ease

Now it´s time
To get back on the ground
Now it´s time
Declutter what I found

I can´t believe it´s over, a new beginning
...

Now it´s time
To become innocent
Now it´s time
To live luminiscent

Now it´s time
To overcome the pain
Now it´s time
To let it all go down the drain

I can´t believe it´s over - a new beginning
...

New Beginnings

Neli CoKo - New Beginnings

I hope that if I have known how to fill this track with sun, it will give you the sensation of burning your feet with the hot sand of the brazilian beaches.
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Composed & produced by Chivicke
HomeStudio Productions ©2024
Photo: cottonbro-studio