Child of Mine . . .

 To Creix . . . who's music
reflects the dark of my midnight soul,
and the tender gleam of hope

through the poetry of the mind;

and who is my friend,

inspiring me

to reach beyond my limitations!

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Child of mine, 

you cried in the night
. . .  the night so deep and dark,
like a ditch
full of muddy waters . .
yet gently stirred by the delicate kisses
of fronds of fern
bent low . . .
and reflecting on ambient light,
they sparkle dreamily
unknown . . by mountains
or meadow . . . melody or silence;
no soul here
but you
and I

. . . to face the dark
of our own fears
. . . where no star dances
through hot aches,
spots on a frozen heart . . .
. . . my heart weeps for you

. . . our tears mingle
like rain with the dew
on the flower,
bent low . ..
slowly losing each petal,
one after the other . . .
drifting, slowly drifting
into the muddy waters . . .

Rune and Evgeny

Wolfpack under the full moon (Music by Evgeny Emelyanov)
Video by xxxXxRUNExXxxx - http://www.youtube.com/user/xxxXxRUNExXxxx/videos

With lovely black and white pictures, evoking thoughts and emotions regarding wolves . . . Rune put together a gorgeous video showcase for Evgeny Emelyanov's composition,  "Father and Daughter (feat. Viktor Vorokhov)" . . . a dramatic piece, from the album reviewed below, it is studded with strings and a tender piano . . . Romantic and thoughtful, the entire ensemble is emotional and delightful . . .




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"Impulse" by Evgeny Emelyanov
on Bandcamp and also on Jamendo . . .

"This is quite an eclectic little album . .. interesting music from beginning to end . . . Most are definitely suited to soundtrack requirements . . . music to set a mood or mental image . . . dramatic or refined . . . relaxing or enlightening . . . and all very good . . . as just a listen on a rainy afternoon . .. before the sun descends . . . yet the heart needs room to breath . . . and the music sets the stage . . . "
- My review from Jamendo.com



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In Black and White Whispers

Paris .. . Cemetery

http://www.youtube.com/user/ArduinnaMusic/videos

So dreamy and ethereal . . . you can't help but fall in love with the wolves in this black and white video, featuring the music of Arduinna .  .

Taking us back through our haunted history
we look into the deep eyes of the wolf
and follow their journey across the frozen tundra . . .

The music is cool and mesmerizing
with a hidden passion yearning to break free . . .
the song of the wolf shimmers across the white wilderness
of our imagination . .
Follow in the vanishing footprints of the wolf
as he walks with his pack . ..  sifting through the mists
of time . . . and meaning .. .
preparing us to love . . .
compelling us to never forget
the wild
in our heart . . 

"When the Last Wolf Dies" by ArduinnaMusic:







"Catharsis" by Krzysztof Malinowski

This album is so listenable . . . that one could find themselves matching spirits to the music as one goes about their day . . . Electronic and vibrant . . . a gift to the soul . . . a sensitive mood, calming yet poetic . . 


A vision of the night . .. 
deep into the realms of shadow,
we pursue the light
yet hidden from the beast
we tremble in the cold . . .
from one end of our life
to the other . . . we
search
always searching for that other
which somehow meets us in the middle . . 
a faith a love a hope 
we rise to greet peace
on trembling legs . .  and silent voice . .
we heard a song 
that led us here . . .

Life in Surround Sound Color

I have forgotten how much I loved this album . . . so fresh and clean . . 
with so many upbeat nuances . . . and driven emotions . . . beautiful to say the least . . 

I have borrowed my old review from Jamendo: http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a103224/life-painted-melody-vinyl-edition

A life story paints a melody
the music
sings to us of our beginnings,
our living, our hopes,
and our end . .
Listen to this electronic music
from beginning to end
as if it were a poem . . .
a history of the sorrows, loves and joys of existence
and find yourself reflected
as if from a mirror
or listen to the beautiful music
and hear
the melody
of your soul
dancing in your heart. . . .

 http://themotyw.bandcamp.com/album/life-painted-melody

To Become the Sun

Here it is:

To become the sun,
                               first become the rain
and lay yourself in the                    
                                 puddles and the lakes . . .
Then
become the sun
                               to dance and twinkle
on the layers of waters                 
till they,
rising,
                    meet the atmosphere
as the dew
                                         that disappears into the heat
and flies into the heart                   
of the cloud
                         converging on the edge
of the universe . ..
where suns . . .give birth . .                   
and somehow
though we are lost
                                     we find hope . . .
and a hundred thousand ways
                                                    that lead back home . . .

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Creix . . . as always, one of my favorites, was one of my first friends on Jamendo . . . his music has a way of touching me . . . in ways that no other music can do . . .

He has a style uniquely his own, electronic, expressive, and quite creative.  I think he has a dream, and a heart that stretches to the stars and back . . . where he shares some of his fantastic soul, through his compositions . . .

After Jamendo

Lincoln City, Oregon

So many of us are distressed about the loss of the "old Jamendo" and its friendly playgrounds, viable community, and easy to follow layout.

For me, the biggest loss is the review feature. I made so many friends through the reviews and the dialogue in the forums and elsewhere. It's a huge loss but these issues will need to be covered elsewhere and in other ways . . .

So, I have decided to write my reviews here on my blog with a widget or link to the music in question . . .   

So here is a problem . . .  When musicians remove their music from a site, the widget becomes useless .. .. When I come upon these, here in my blog, I remove them and usually I remove the words, also .. . . (I just removed a widget and review)
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Another site I've been enjoying exploring is : http://archive.org/
which is a vast repository of web sites, books, texts, videos, audio . . . etc.
including all of Jamendo: http://archive.org/details/jamendo-albums

I found this little song by another Jamendo favorite of mine, posted here on her own little pages . . . Van Syla's "Rain Moon" . . . uniquely her, yet in a new style.

Stunning!
Beautiful and ethereal . .
graceful is this dream song . . .
the gauzy skirts of the clouds
drift over the shining face of the moon . . .
flirting and dancing
to the drumming rain . . .
a sentimental wistfulness . . .
and for a moment our vision expands
to witness a passion, between
a lonely rock and a serene blue planet . .
and then we follow the tracks
of the rain . . . upon the black pavement . .
our hearts . . . that much lighter . . .

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So There you have it ... my latest recommendations and reviews . . . .. ...

Enjoy the music . . . where ever it may be, and however it finds you . . . it is there to fill you with emotion, joy, and passion . . . 

Enjoy it while you can . . .