SPIRA

Illa Sera

First recorded in June 2023. 
From the album A Number of Mirrors.

It's a song about snakes, only this time there's more of them.

This new version was mixed and mastered by
Woods Studio Norway Mixing and Mastering 
www.soundcloud.com/woods_studio 

Lyrics

A commodity you sold.
For an act that's gotten old.
A mask that lays discarded in the dark.
A point made that clean missed the mark.
A fragment of a word.
Or a story you misheard.
Filled your pockets to the trim with all their mould.
Ignoring the rich fields of gold. 

(ooooooo)
I know that you don't really care.
(ooooooo)
I know my faults.
(ooooooo)
I know that you don't listen in.
I took too long to begin.
Written off.

A momentary lapse.
To behaviours of the past.
Pay the ferryman with coins that you had stole.
A pointless collector of souls.
A phoney masquerade.
A throw off to the shade.
Your tactics are excused now, on the whole.
Felt rung out and wrought by the goal.

(ooooooo)
I know that you're not really there.
(ooooooo)
It's just a jolt.
(ooooooo)
I know that rivalry's a thing.
A simple tune to sing.
From the vault.

(ooooooo)
I know there's wastelands and a king.
(ooooooo)
I know the job.
(ooooooo)
I know there's snakes and everything.
I caught a glimpse.
Only a glance.
Aside: "perchance!"
So I've no chance...
With all you Snakes.
So I'm away.

The ringing of the bell.
Won't shake you from the spell.
A payment you have pending from the dole.
A vessel to fill up with coal. 
An un-heeded warning.
Before the anger has set in.
The centre that is struggling to hold. 
A vector for lies that are old.

(ooooooo)
I know that charm can often hide.
(ooooooo)
A selfish grin.
(ooooooo)
We've all been taken for a ride.
To hell we go.
In a handcart.
We made a start.
Usual ride.
A dagger in the side.
Misses the heart.

More Snakes [2024 Remaster]

Landslide

First recorded in December 2022.
From the album Salt.

It's a song about the castle.

This new version was mixed and mastered by
Woods Studio Norway Mixing and Mastering 
www.soundcloud.com/woods_studio 

LYRICS

There's a castle that stands,
on a hill, above the sands,
while the people below,
hatch some plans. 
Though the fields and the trees,
are packed with stupidity.
Might be you, could be me,
naturally.

These were the ways.
That they kept you in place.
These were the ways.
Back in the days.

As the castle looks down,
ashen faced, in the town, 
oh, the people they frown,
looking down.
And they never glance up,
at these rocks they've piled above, 
piled for years, piled with tears,
piled with love. 

These were the ways.
That they kept you in place.
These were the ways.
Back in the days.

The castle surrounds, 
a cliff top, above the town, 
seabirds cry,
as they circle around 
Control has no bounds,
like a face in the clouds,
looking down at the state of the town. 

And what will we be.
For one thing, were not free.
There's a castle, 
which watches, 
you go.

Castles [2024 Remaster]

Performed by ELCEE

Written by: Laura Charman
Magnus Grönegress

Produced by Magnus Grönegress
Engineered/Mixed by Roman Schwerdtfeger

Mastered at kog studios 😊

🥀 LYRICS: 

[Verse 1]
I wear it on my dress tonight, I wear it on my face
This melancholy temperaments got me dancing in a maze
And someone says a joke but I didn't catch it 
Coz I'm so far away
I am but a vine, who's  forgotten where she's growing from 
And your a chess man

[ Pre Chorus ]
Lost in the garden,
In the garden
Lost in the garden,
In the garden

[ Chorus ]
And that's the thorn in me 
That only wants to see
Disaster and beauty 
Guess that's the thorn in me
But life still needs some glitter with your roses 
Your roses

[ Verse 2 ]
I wanna give a hug to the void but then would it recognise me
Zoning out someone spills their drink and my thoughts they are right off the brink
This moody garden it envelopes me and i've lost my connection to the ground
Misty moonlight breaks my heart just right and you keep drifting far away

[Pre Chorus]
Lost in the garden,
In the garden
Lost in the garden,
In the garden

[Chorus]
And that's the thorn in me 
That only wants to see
Disaster has beauty 
Guess that's the thorn in me
But life still needs some glitter with your roses 
Your roses

[Bridge]
You know me I'm thinking on my toes but I'm falling on my back
You know me I see the good with the bad but I just can't understand why you call me back 

[Chorus]
And that's the thorn in me 
That only wants to see
Disaster has beauty 
Guess that's the thorn in me
But life still needs some glitter with your roses 
Your roses

✨

Thorn In Me

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The song "Birthday Cake" is about longing, nostalgia, and the bittersweet nature of love and memory. Through tender imagery like "birthday cake and lemonade kisses," it conveys a deep yearning for someone cherished. The lyrics evoke a sense of warmth and sweetness, tied to memories of intimate moments and the comfort of being with someone who makes everything feel right.

It reflects on the emotional connection we have with those we miss, capturing the small joys and profound feelings they bring into our lives, even in their absence. At its heart, "Birthday Cake" celebrates love, memories, and the enduring power of heartfelt moments shared with someone special.

Lyrics:
Birthday cake and lemonade kisses,
I miss you, my dear, with all my wishes
Memories linger, like sweet melodies
In the shadow of your smile, I find my ease

Sprinkles on cake, lemonade's sweet embrace
I'm yearning for you, in every place
Whispers of moments, like rustling trees
In your comforting smile, my heart finally believes

Birthday cake and lemonade kisses
I miss you, my dear, with all my wishes

"Birthday Cake" Written and Performed by Northern Sky.

Birthday Cake

New year. New deal... same BS every time. And the simple things get pushed further away.

Lyrics
Its a borrowed Life for the wife and the kids
its a 5 part special of life on the skids
its welfare on wall-street yes we know that its not smart
but theres no time to use good sense just open up your heart
We cant make it simple and real
we must not make it simple and real
because its the new deal

its buy the lie now and pay over time
low monthly payments affordable crime
its the latest new deal now theres no time to mess around
its pay it no mind cuz you’ll be 6 feet underground
lets not make it simple and real
no we must not make it simple and real
because its the new deal

its a weekend for two with all expenses paid
where nobody says no and everyone gets laid
its a big screen tv set
a brand new red corvette
its a cancer free cigarette oh you bet
taken it to the bank
use it to fill your tank

its a frenzied pace better roll with the hype
its a Christmas card with a magnetic stripe
its no Sunday dinner and baseball for free
and its no vodka and poker with aunt marie
we cant make it simple and real
no we must not make it simple and real
because its the new deal…

children of all ages its the new deal.
there's a sucker born everyday
I wanna be born again..

The New Deal

The vastness of space fills me with deep respect for the unknown and gratitude for life on our planet.
Die Weite des Weltalls erfüllt mich mit tiefer Achtung für das Unbekannte und in Dankbarkeit für das Leben auf unserem Planeten.


Galactic

This one is a 20min edit of a two hour treated guitar against amp feedback drone. 

Incandescent Sage - Degradation 3 edit

The comeback of the year!? No, not Serum... ReCycle is back, more than 30 years after its initial release - and it's free! 

To celebrate this occasion Reason Studios engaged Don Cannon to host a beat challenge, with no rules at all! Well, almost: they gave you one short drum beat to use/slice/transform/whatever... apart from that: nada! Do as you please! 

Well, please some more rules next time!? You could make a metalcore banger and only use the beat as a super short break, or make a two hours long bombastic symphonic Hans Zimmer piece, and only use parts of the beat for a percussion part... and so far there have been quite a wide variety of entries... how to judge that???

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It's also wunschmaschine's epic comeback! Took some (uploading) timeout after my Artist Pro subscription ran out to see what would happen.... well: nada, nothing! Nobody noticed, not even soundcloud: didn't lift a finger to win me back. No offers, nothing... and not a single holiday sale or anything. Heck, they also missed the opportunity to use this competition for marketing effects. Seems they're marketing skills are even worse than mine!

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Whatever... made a full track based on this beat, hope somebody likes, Don Cannon maybe? :P Well, maybe not... maybe you? I even made "recycling" the central theme of the lyrics, of the cover art. I sliced the beat, transformed it, reversed it etc. but tried to honour its stylistic nature... and it's clearly the basis, the central piece of the track. Whatever... 

Bye for now!

Recycle The Beat

On And On And On (ReCycle the Beat Challenge)

NoSax NoClar

-Rue des Abeilles

Clarinette Basse : Julien Stella
Saxophone Soprano : Bastien Weeger

Rue Des Abeilles

https://linktr.ee/wunschm_schine
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https://www.youtube.com/@wunschmaschine
https://wunschmaschine.bandcamp.com

older stuff:
https://audiomack.com/wunschmaschine

social:
https://www.instagram.com/wunschm_schine/
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INFO: Middle aged music maker (and recreational drummer) from the middle of Franconian nowhere arranging music for open minded music lovers who (like me) don't want to listen to the same (kind of) music all/every day - way too boring (or even annoying).

So you'll find all kinds of stuff here, from Space Jazz to Hip Hop, from Synthpop to Triphop, from Folk to Doom, from here to there, from then to now, and many things in between - except for "pure" EDM / Techno / Trance, not my cup of tea. :P 

Many tracks tend towards "alternative pop". Well, if you don't like a song/genre - just skip it! I won't mind...  ;)

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P.S.: Before you ask: I (almost) never start with the vocals, asking myself: what strange things could I make with those?

Instead I start making strange music THEN look for some vocal parts that might fit. You'd be surprised how often you get a "match" the moment you throw those in the mix. Well, sometimes it needs a little tweaking... ;)

On And On And On (ReCycle the Beat Challenge)

wunschm@schine

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