The celebration began immediately -- drawing airtone. The quality of his stems, both musically and technically, are outstanding. It made creating with him a real joy. I cut up his arrangement a bit and added piano, organ, pads, synth strings, rain and vox. His beautiful melodies guided me and playing along gave me an even deeper appreciation for the thoughtful chord choices in his song Travel Light. Thank you ccMixter! You create oxygen for my soul. [u]Travel Light[/u] Breathe, breathe in Breath, breathe out Travel light Through, this dark night There's only now Breathe in oxygen Trees give before they are fallen Life comes back again Until then Travel light Through this dark night There's only now Breathe in oxygen Before the world has fallen Before we all have fallen Fallen Fallen We've fallen down Fallen down Until then Travel light Through this dark night There's only now Only now Fallen We've fallen whispered melodic song about god and greed. key of a flat minor, 4/4 time. [u]Blessed are the Greedy[/u] Moses spoke with God upon the mountain Buddha found him underneath a tree Jesus walked with father in the desert Fortune is the modern god almighty Blessed are the greedy Angry with the needy Got to navigate the camel through the eye Some may call it cheating It’s just Darwin-like competing The dividends in hell pay awfully high Krishna’s path began with liquid light Bahá'u'lláh sought world unity On Mt. Hira Allah visited Muhammad Now God is gambling down on snake-eyes Wall Street All Great Spirit creates Is money simply waiting to be made Took Him less than seven days, She can do it all again We'll put the pieces off together down on Wall Street Refrain The dividends in Hell pay awfully high The dividends in hell Blessed are the greedy See you all in hell.Lead vocals from a new track by my new band.Another lead vocal track from my new project.from the bridge section of "2012"I've listened to this story at least 100 times while editing and remixing Tony Ten Finger's soothing voice. I never get sick of hearing it, and the lessons embedded in his words keep seeping into deeper places in my soul. I felt inspired to include his entire story set to music, so as to not miss a drop of wisdom. A very special thank you to every artist who provided such amazing stems for the Dreaming Together Event - you made creating this soundtrack a joyful process.I sure could use some hope this year! Writing this little ditty certainly helped muster some in me. A special thanks to Abstract Audio for an awesome loop as a framework, Rey Izain for a cool clap/drum track and to Kara for the inspiring chimes and glockenspiel. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56948]HERE's the PELL.[/url] [u]Kiss of Hope[/u] I light a candle in my chest Most of the world's in darkness And I'm despaired I must confess But I won’t feed that emptiness Hope is where the heart is Hope Is where the heart is I'm fighting apprehension with every breath Call an intervention to sway this death With intention divide my attention And find my true self in the wilderness Hope is where the heart is Hope Is where the heart is baby Hope is where the heart is I need a kiss of hope this year Earth looks dead in the ice and snow Conjures dread of the undertow Speeding the end of the we world we know Wake up friends nowhere else to go But inside Nowhere else to go Eyes open wide Nowhere to else to go Nowhere else to go Nowhere else to go Wait Hope is where the heart is Hope Is where the heart is baby Hope is where the heart is I need a kiss of hope this year I need a kiss of hope this year baby I need some hope this year So bring it here Need a little bit of hope this year So bring it here Need a kiss of hope Need a kiss of hopeOver twenty years ago I took a vow of Ahimsa, nonviolence. Part of that vow is promising to heal from the pains of the past so the wounds we carry are never done to others. The violence ends with us. This year as our family lights the Menorah we pray for a miracle -- an end to war, hate, corruption, and injustice. May the peacemakers come forward to lead a way to harmony for all people, for we have only one planet earth to share. A special thanks to Siobhan for beautiful and inspiring stems; Apoxode for creating loops just for this song (I will add him to remix tree when he uploads); and all of you who listen. I'll bounce piano, bass, string, and vocal stems soon... Happy Hannukah. Land of Miracles by Madam Snowflake Winter enters Landing softly Moving slowly Winter is clever Feels like an ending But earth is only sleeping Light the candles Read the stories Sing the songs We long to hear Tonight is hopeful We dream of peace And of miracles Of miracles This year This year This year Loved ones and families gather Reciting the blessings As darkness fills with stars Glowing flames, spinning games, children’s laughter And voices expressing Desire for harmony here and afar Light the candles Read the prayers and stories Sing the songs We long to hear Hearts are hopeful We dream of peace And of miracles In the land of miracles This year This year This year Remembering That for centuries Miracles and mystery Predicate our history Remembering That for centuries Miracles and mystery Predicate our history Light the candles Recite the blessings Faith and love returning The oil is still burning Light the candles Read the prayers and stories Sing the songs We long to hear Hearts are hopeful We dream of peace And of miracles Of miracles We dream of miracles In the land of miracles This year This year This yearA poem written and recorded after a magical journey to Anza-Borrego desert to view the wildflowers![url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/20207]ccPlus License Available[/url] mono track (stereo available if you request). piano track recorded in sync as well. four bar intro key: d minor [i]It's suddenly silent I was expecting this Pointed rivet of madness Pinning me here When did I start to forget? The shade of your eyes And the words that you said This can't be happening I'll wait here for you All my days My lips are aching And waiting for and your truth to return I'm losing the memory of your face And the sound of your voice that once burned In me like the story Of abandoned Garden For earthly priority This can't be happening Can't sleep or let go I'll wait here for you I'll stand in the rain I will pray I will stay I'll wait here for you All my days All my days All my days All my days Maybe all we need is time Maybe you will change your mind Maybe you will seek and find The me reflecting in you Lover lift the curtain Enter my temple, my inner sanctum Is this happening We're here all alone I'll wait here for you I'll stand in the rain I will pray I will stay I'll wait here for you I'll take all the blame Wear your letter of shame I'll wait here for you All my days All my days All my days I'll wait here for you All my days I'll wait here for you All my days I'll wait here for you I'll wait here for you I'll wait here for you All my days I'll wait here for you All my days I'll wait here for you I'll wait here for you I'll wait here for you I'll wait here for you I'll wait here for you [/i]rough piano source track that aligns with the a capella vocal of I'll Wait by Snowflake key: d minor[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/20237]ccPlus License Available[/url] Apologize, apologize A gyre at sea, swirling tragedy Nation free, I blame you and me Six to one, polyethylene to plankton We can't outrun, the damage our deeds have done Can we get it right, can we get it right Can we get it right, can we get it right Apologize I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'm sorry, I'm sorry One or ten, evolve or fall again Animal and man, atoms the same from start to end Magnify it, verify it, quantify it, amplify it Clarify, identify it, specify, apologize Modify, diversify it, simplify, revivify it Beautify, humanify it, rectify it, sanctify Can we get it right, can we get it right Can we get it right, can we get it right Can we get it right, can we get it right this time Can we get it right, can we get it right I Apologize Apologize Oxygen or gasoline, I can't discern my greater need A prisoner of conveniency, with apathy to injury The transport of my groceries could be less of a misery For fish, bird, dolphin, manatee; what's good for us is good for me What's good for us is good for me, what's good for us is good for me [url=http://tunetrack.net/snowflake/]Snowflake[/url] is so honored to share [url=http://tunetrack.net/dj-quenique/]DJ Quenique[/url]'s "I Apologize for the Megamix" from her ccMixter EarthDay project "Apologize" about the North Pacific Gyre. The tracks Quenique selected for this live megamix include remixes of [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/opus_opium/uploads]Chuck Berglund[/url], [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/unreal_dm]Unreal DM[/url], [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/jlbrock44]SpinningMerkaba[/url], [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/4nsic]FORENSIC[/url], [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/ditto]Ditto Ditto[/url], [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/radiotimes]radiotimes[/url], [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/brad_stanfield]Brad Stanfield[/url], and [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/AlexBeroza]Alex Beroza[/url]. [url=http://www.tunetrack.net/snowflake]Snowflake[/url]'s Chosen Remix: [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/radiotimes/20268]Sorry[/url] by [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/radiotimes]radiotimes[/url] [url=http://www.tunetrack.net/emilyrichards]Emily[/url]'s Chosen Remix is: [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/brad_stanfield/20435]Apologize[/url] by [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/brad_stanfield]brad_stanfield[/url] I am working on licenses for an actual Remix Album of my favorite 8 remixes (several are different from DJ Quenique's!) --------------- Snowflake's lead vocal, backing vox L&R, piano L&R and drum loop for Apologize, a song about the [url=http://site.healthegyre.org/]Pacific Gyre[/url]. The lead vocal starts at :18 but matching back vox start at :04... Favorite Remix will be announced on 4.20 on[url=http://www.tunetrack.net/snowflake]Snowflake[/url]'s 4/20 release and producer royalty credits will be given... Key: Intro & Verse - g minor to C major, Chorus: Eb, Bb to C major. 120 BPMThis meditation will be played tomorrow at EarthDay San Diego at 3pm. Over 60,000 are anticipated to be in attendance. Thank you to essesq & MiNiMaL-aRT for your creations. May we all heal together. ~[url=http://www.tunetrack.net/snowflake]Snowflake[/url]Snowflake recites and elaborates upon a timeless Rumi poem. The vocal begins at :16 and has spaces inbetween but continues to the end of the track. Cut it up! Snowflake is going to do vocal background tracks to accompany this shortly. BPM 120 Key B minorhere is a raw vocal track i was screaming into shure sm57 to go along with spinning merkabas mix of dj vadim and bradstanfied. there is some distortion on the track but should still work in a full mix.... there is also an organ part!So I yesterday I was given the opportunity to create a [url=http://tunetrack.net/snowflake/blog/posts/134/peace-remixed-snowflakes-holiday-album-for-tibet/]holiday album[/url] that will be distributed properly, benefiting monks and the people of Tibet. I could do a boring piano/vox album...but if we make it a collective ccMixter project, we can share writing/publishing and net sales (after Tibetan contribution of course!). 'Heard the Bells' a capella and correlating piano track are here in 320k mp3 (I'm receiving error messages for FLAC). Other ccMixter artists will be doing the same! I modified the lyrics, melody and accompaniment from the original a bit (by Henry Wadsorth Longfellow, about the civil war). Thought it made more sense this way. Peace... [i]I heard the bells on Christmas Day I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carol's play And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace, peace on earth I thought somehow the day had come For truth behind all Christiandom But blindly we just roll along With a broken song of peace Peace And in despair I bowed my head There is no peace on earth I said We separate the right from wrong For hate is strong and mocks the song Of peace on earth Peace for men and women everywhere Goodwill to all Then peeled bells more loud and deep God is not dead nor doth he sleep Life cannot fail love will prevail With peace on earth Ringing, singing on its way The world revolved from night to day A voice, a chime, a chant sublime of Peace on earth Peace on earth Peace Peace on earth Goodwill to all [/i]A poem I've composed touching on a variety of world cultures and their celebrations surrounding winter solstice. This spoken word is intended for remix for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/1996]ccMixter Holiday Remix Project[/url]. Words: [i]Shortest day, longest night Standing still great sun so bright Celebrations our whole world ‘round Peace on earth, oh such sweet sound The Hunter’s belt leads Sirius As Three noble kings to the Christmas Star Giza and its Pyramids mirror These mysteries of heaven afar The English circle called Stonehenge The Irish tomb of Newgrange The Scottish mound at Maeshowe Like Iranian Yalda, mark the birth of day The Puebloan Sundagger at Chaco The Inca and their glowing House of Dawn Abu Simbel, grand rock-temples of Egypt The Great Zimbabwe fortress aligns with Orion Sun Goddess Amaterasu emerges the same day As Dong Zhi marks winter’s arrival A Yulelog burning warmly for 12 long nights And Eight days of cheer for the Festival of Lights Rebirth of the sun And birth of the Son Our shoes placed together All in Harmony, we are one Oh Shortest day, longest night Standing still great sun so bright Unify our world all around Peace on earth, oh such sweet sound Peace on earth, oh such sweet sound[/i]ccmixter rocks!My hubby wrote this song and I want to give him some cool productions of this track as his Christmas gift this year. Will you help me? :) His song expresses sentiment that rings true to me during this strange time in our history. Vidian is one of my favorite Mixters and I was thrilled by my assignment (although scared). I listened through nearly every remix, and Dark Realm Winter Harvest and its violin track by Dimitri Artemenko said "pick me"! I totally revamped an old song sketch of mine "The Hermit" written about this character in the Tarot Deck - for he is Persephone's guide through the Dark Realm of Winter and it seemed fitting. This was my first remix, ever. I felt so lucky to have been paired with Vidian! I've uploaded the lead and back vox, piano and loop stems as well. [i]Persephone He held the lantern Whispered my name Swallowed the butterflies As they flew to the flame I can feel it burning Feel it burning Feel it burning low Her Soul in hiding Of power afraid A galaxy turning Stardust remade I can feel it burning Feel it burning Feel it burning low I can feel it burning Feel it burning Feel it burning low This heart of mine Outside of time This heart of mine Open wide This heart of mine Outside of time This heart of mine Open wide This heart of mine Outside of time This heart of mine Open wide I can feel it burning Feel it burning Low[/i]I wrote this little ditty yesterday in hopes of making the holiday peace on earth message a bit of sexy fun. I hope this track gets remixed for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/1996]ccMixter Holiday Album[/url] ;) Key: G (blues) Chords Used: G G7 C C7 D D7 (want a chord chart? email me!) Lyrics: [i]Come home my little soldier Come back across the sea Come home my little soldier I want you beneath my tree Today I sat on Santa’s knee And whispered what I need I asked him for some peace on earth And you right here on bended knee Come home my little soldier Come back across the sea Come home my little soldier I want you beneath my tree Oh baby Oh baby Baby yea yea You know we should be making love Between my silky sheets The only dream I’m dreaming of Is the way you make me feel complete You hold the cold of your M16 When you should be holding me Won’t you lay down your weaponry? And come lie down with me… Oh, come home my little soldier Come back across the sea Come home my little soldier I want you beneath my tree Ooooh baby Baby Baby, yea yea The toys I’m using aren’t as fun Won't you trade in your machine gun Come home I want you underneath my tree Baby [/i]I've added the 'song stems' (sort of like samples, but more like a source track?) for this track for your remix enjoyment. I had this foggy vision of creating an ambient/electronic mash-up of Silent Night & Angels We Have Heard on High, and without sounding religious. I listened to tracks on ccMixter for days...and when I heard Yiourgh by DoKashiteru, I held my breath! It was perfect. DoKashiteru's amazing track created the perfect framework for this piece (peace!)...and it just sort of wrote itself. Doubling DoKashiteru's genius piano part was challenging because I play all my tracks live - I am ignorant and afraid of midi and quantization :/ Thanks to [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/5681]all of you[/url] for the incredible remixes submitted so far - I am so emotional about it. Peace.This assignment has pushed me into my own inexperience - editing, cutting & creating from samples. This was my first time creating a song from small, individual pieces (and it was *very* challenging for me!)...my respect for all you cutters grew immensely through this process. Wish I had a couple more days to improve some things, but alas, the beauty of the Secret Mixter is it pushes you to let go! This song seems to be a journey from The Gateway of Music into some sort of connected One (to quote the lyrics). :D I can't believe I got spinningmerkaba (Victor, are you sure this thing ain't rigged?)!i was honored when MCJ asked me to record a pella of silent night - i tracked my vocals to Admiral Bob and SackJo22. i was thrilled when i heard all the other ccM carolers! happy christmas to all and to all....i was worried i may not be able to complete a mix for this inspiring project. this track has a of a bit spooky soundtrack feel i suppose. i loved getting to know SackJo by working with her voice. And Gurdonark, I am now so much more connected to your incredible work - I used every sample you put up in your pack. thanks for guiding us to this project. i feel it is bringing out an entirely new level of artistry here at ccM. a special thanks to SackJo for her encouragement and Loveshadow and ditto ditto for some suggestions to make my mix better. not sure i was able to implement them fully, but i definitely tried :) oh, i'm bouncing my piano source right now to upload my stems...This is my first podcast I've recorded at ccMixter (I'm a bit rusty!). It features more of the wonderful tracks from the Peace of Winter project. There are so many [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/5681]amazing mixes[/url], some are featured on the [url=http://tunetrack.net/#/snowflake/releases/peace-of-winter/]Peace of Winter album[/url], some in this podcast, some in [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/DJ_Quenique/24255]DJ Quenique's MegaMix[/url].....thank you for sending a musical message of peace this year. Goodwill to all. P.S. You'll have to download it or [url=http://tunetrack.net/snowflake/blog/posts/193/the-iglu-podcast-ep-1-and-peace-of-winter-megamix-by-dj-quenique/]listen here[/url] to hear it for now because it is over 13MB....i wrote this song back in 2004 when America somehow re-elected GWBush (very, very much to my utter dismay). the concept of people as little robotic drones came to me. and i wondered, can we as a species keep from failing while headed on this destructive path? in addition to this 128k mp3 preview, i've uploaded a zip file that includes a FLAC (lossless) stem for the pella (mono) and also the piano (stereo). i will try to get some bvox up soon too. ironically, there are so many military planes flying over my house, i can't keep recording because they are too loud. :( are they sending a message? Lyrics: Little robots, dangerous drones What do they know We're hibernating human souls We've been here before Can I go down into your coma Can I go down Money, money, stains holy hands Makes dirty pockets Twist your religion And war fits the plan So do the profits Can I go down into your coma Can I go down Can we go down before it's over And turn it around Money, money Money, money The stars are eyes watching Our big compromise Can we keep from failing The stars are eyes watching Our big compromise Can we keep from failing Television what a preacher Your only teacher Sleeping leaders Don't you remember We are each others keeper Can I go down into your coma Can I go down Can we go down before it's over And turn it around Can I go down into your coma Can we go down Can we go down before it's over And turn it around Where did you go this time Can we keep from failing Where did you go this time Can we keep from failing Where did you go this time Can we keep from failing Where did you go this time Where did you go Where did you go this time Can we keep from failing[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/24553]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] I wrote this song two days ago after watching a documentary on Peak Oil. I've been making concerted efforts toward living sustainably for a nearly a decade, and each time I accomplish one goal, ten more emerge. Maybe Harmony is more important than I thought. Music is starting to parallel life more and more... This is just a rough sketch of the song to preview the vocals - the piano is just a guide track. There are four sets of stereo back vox in flac, the lead in flac and a lead double in flac, as well as the piano. Key of A (piano part), 6/8 time Lyrics: On the shoreline After sunset Watching seabirds fly Feet in the sand With my head in my hands Is luxury pushing us over Harmony Nature’s great sanctuary Harmony For every living thing How long, how long How long before it’s gone How long, how long Will anyone hear this song Only faking With green-washing Can we be the change And take just what we need Much less than it seems Is gluttony pushing us over Harmony Earth needs real vulnerary Harmony For every living thing How long, how long How long before it’s gone How long, how long Will anyone hear this song And make a change That is real Make a change We can feel Make a change That is real Make a change For harmony Give me harmony We need harmony Give me harmony We need harmony For every living thing How long, how long How long before it’s gone How long, how long Will anyone hear this song How long, how long How long before it’s gone How long, how long Will anyone hear this song And make a change That is real Make a change We can feel Make a change That is real Make a change For harmony Give me harmony We need harmony Give me harmonyThanks to morgantj for posting the link to the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability]Wikipedia page on Sustainability[/url] on our [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/2124#83862]forums[/url]. I've studied it the past few days. This morning, I recorded what I thought were important excerpts from over 29 pages of data. This track ended up being over 9 minutes long, even though it barely summarizes all the data available on this one webpage alone. I don't anticipate this being a single song due to its length and lack of artistry, but perhaps, excerpts from the recording may be used in a mix (flac file available for download). I learned a lot recording it and found myself overcome with emotion several times during the recording process. May we be the change.i had a lot of fun doing this remix. i loved working with spinningmerkaba's twang and throwing in some stellar moments from SackJo, Panu and Anchor. this is also the first time i've actually used my own ccM samples instead of just performing them live. different. i may end up adding bass and perhaps do a reggae version. we'll see :) let's perform this live! :DThis track tried (desperately) to be a reggae song for weeks. Today after realizing my song sounded worse than reggae by numbers, decided to go with a more 'how we would do it Live' feel and that seemed better, although still a bit sloppy. We may actually attempt to do this Live in Dallas for the NBB conf on Feb 10 - wish the ccM singers would be there to do some live Harmony........[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/29407]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Admiral Bob suggested I contribute this track to the [url=http://bit.ly/fxUOeY]Strike the Root Remix Project[/url] - where ccMixter is remixing Larry Lessig and other [url=http://www.rootstrikers.org/]Rootstrikers[/url]. In Nov 2010, I received an email asking folks to [url=http://pol.moveon.org/obamavideo/]create videos saying "I Miss You" to Barack Obama[/url]. I started crying. I miss honor. I miss truth -- from the [url=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyipV_pK6HXw&rct=j&q=bailouts%20explained&ei=nXqfTebJBsfciAK_uaGDAw&usg=AFQjCNFmlU0iDmsji3WiMaTxWeF6tvO04w&sig2=Tut2vb9nJNWwaVn0_hK1xA&cad=rja]bailouts[/url] to [url=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CEoQtwIwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPTUY16CkS-k&rct=j&q=quantitative%20easing&ei=d3qfTd6gCvLZiAK2usD_Ag&usg=AFQjCNHQjbOLtJBJpQQPskcOCcj4-tD4hg&sig2=qItBV2xRlWH68wnEYPsI8g&cad=rja]quantitative easings[/url], from [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/29252]subsidized Naked TSA Scanners[/url] to [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/28397]HAMP/Mortgage Fraud[/url]. The list goes on and on. What is happening in my country? What is happening in our world? Are we all sleeping? I'm not good at making videos, but I wrote and recorded this little ditty to share my feelings.Thanks for listening. [b]I Miss You[/b] (lyrics) [i]I miss you, where are you hiding? Miss you, your soul's not lighting up now I miss you and the hope once shining through you Did someone hurt you? Did you give into bribery? Did fear wrap around you Did power strong-arm liberty? I would forgive you if you would be the change again And I could support you if freedom rang aloud again You're missing where men with courage stand Somehow you're missing will you listen now? I miss you overturning exec Misuse of commander and chief signature But now you're doling out the dollars But I would forgive you if you would be the change again And I could support you if freedom rang aloud again You're missing where men with courage stand Somehow you're missing will you listen now? Will you listen now? I"m afraid to fly where nothing's sacred Afraid to trust this House of Bankers Made a lie of justice is she blind? Well, I'm in terror now Did someone hurt you? Did you give into bribery? Did fear wrap around you? Did power strong-arm liberty? I would forgive you if you would be the change again And I could support you if freedom rang aloud again You're missing where men with courage stand Somehow you're missing will you listen now? Will you listen now? I miss you will you listen now I miss you will you listen now I miss you will you listen now will you listen now [/i] Chords: Verse: A A/G# A/F# D E Verse B-Part: A D A D E A D A D E Pre-Chorus: D A F# E D A D E Chorus: A A/F# D E A A/F# D E Chorus hook: F# D E Bridge: D A D A D A G# F# D E Outro: A A/G# A/F# D EWhat a pleasure to work with a wonderful set of samples from kthugha! i loved both Thebes and faraway, so this track starts with seeds from the slower, mellower faraway sample set and moves to his up-tempo loops and samples cut from Thebes. i also cut up and affected some of his vocal work as well. inspired, i wrote entirely new lyrics and melody around the framework. i could have still used a few more days on this mix, but here it is! Lyrics: A moon halo Envelopes me Misty arms Cling to me This moon halo All around me Pure reflection Blinding me I am insignificant Here at midnight Under your bright, white, light Who nourishes the moon? It's light is not its own Moon halo, moon halo Moon halo, hanging over Moon halo, moon halo Moon halo, hanging over Lunar pull, lunar lift Sleeping soul, puppet kiss Lunar pull, lunar lift Sleeping soul, puppet kiss Let go, let go Let go, let go Let go, let go Let go, let go Is the moon really hell?Well, it looks like Mana Junkie got stood up for the Secret Mixter and for that I am truly sorry. I had a lot of throwing this fun little mash-up/edit together. Luckily Mana had two tracks at 110 bpm and a very interesting one sided telephone conversation as a pella. the mixes are both by Mana, i just did some editing and mixing up here and there (and sang some orgasmic backing vox - lol).... i love your work Mana!!spinningmerkaba got stood up on the Secret Mixter too.....so I decided to cut up his more than 20 minute Elephant MegaMix into something around 5 minutes, looped a few parts, moved stuff around. It is a great track I think folks miss because you can't stream the full length - so here is a preview! cheers :)Working with world-renowned-opera-singer David Robinson (originally from Mexico City, now in Vienna) on a version of Ave Maria has been an honor. This Saturday, I'll be presenting a workshop on music, octaves and culture....and hoping to play a mix of the stems from this project for those in attendance. This is a preview mix of the samples - David's lead vocal, my stereo harmonies, David's piano (some distortion on this track) and Wolf Sebastian's cello tracks (available on his ccMixter page here: [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/wolfsebastian/26322]http://ccmixter.org/files/wolfsebastian/26322[/url] ) Thanks to David for his beautiful voice.[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/28995]ccPlus Commercial Licensing Available[/url] This song was born unusually (for me) - as a sort of sister song of my Secret Mixter remixing process. I won't disclose the relationship yet, to avoid spoiling the Secret. This track is dedicated to spinningmerkaba - he's the creator and keeper our Garden. Waiting in the Garden Here in my garden Where I seek my peace When darkness creeps up on me Giving the solace I seek I will be waiting I will be waiting I will be waiting Right here For you Deep in this soul winter My heart is starting to weaken "The sky ain't made out of money" The wind whispers to the trees I will be waiting I will be waiting I will be waiting Right here for you I will be waiting I will be waiting I will be waiting Right here In the garden In the garden Waiting I met Mister Grim Reaper He offered an exit too sweet "Don't Lovers each get their Eden? Please, before I leave?" I will be waiting I will be waiting I will be waiting Right here for you I will be waiting I will be waiting I will be waiting Right here For you recorded to 62 BPM, 6/8 time (4/4 click included as stem, bounced from zero) - i know this may seem weird :) chords (sorry, i don't know how to notate in chords properly, i'm classical gal!) Intro: gm gm/f gm/em gm gm/f c gm gm/f gm/em Eb D Verse: gm gm/c gm Eb gm gm gm/c gm Eb D Chorus: gm gm/f gm/em gm/c gm gm/f gm/c Eb Bridge: gm gm/f gm/em gm gm/f c gm gm/f gm/em Eb D[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/26747]ccPlus LIcense Available[/url] Sunday I had a break through watching the Royal Tenenbaums...of all things. Why haven't I put out an album in seven years? (Gwyneth Paltrow's character painfully reminded me of this). I've been trying to do this album, called Open, for years. I've been paralyzed by it. Afraid of it, frankly. So enough excuses. Thanks to Margot Tenenbaum, here's the first song from Open. This is the cleanest pella I've ever uploaded :) Open will be a three part album - [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/7894]The Songs[/url], The Remixes, The Production. There are 12 songs and I hope to record one a week (just pella, backing vox & piano). I'm writing this here because I know I won't do it unless I write it here. I can only hope and imagine this song will expand from here, with you all. Inside Outside I've almost given up But it's love that keeps me here Binding this Soul to skin Inside I've almost given up But it's fate that ties me with Golden ropes of faith In a losing race We fade Away Truth is something we can never see It's intertwined with lies like you and me Truth is something we can only be Trapped behind these eyes are you and me Inside, outside Particles of you equaling me and all Other matter, doesn't matter How the curtain falls Rust to dust, the stars or bust I'm electronic light Electronic light Electronic light Inside, outside Wandering the galaxy with speed and sound Whirling round I'm upside down Just saying this aloud Rust to dust, the stars or bust I'm electronic light Electronic light Electronic light Inside, outside key: d minor & b flat major (verse) f major (chorus). bpm: 77 everywhere except the two bridges which are 100. am uploading mp3 and flac of all bvox, pella and piano. recommend using xact to encode/decode flac to .wav or .aiff. http://mac.brothersoft.com/xact.htmlWasn't sure I was going to make it, but here's the second track from [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/26747]Open - thanks to everyone for your encouragement so far.[/url] Wrote this for my friend Cheryl (violinist for LA Phil) and sang at her wedding - no pressure (were roommates in LA) It was extremely challenging to compose (love songs are the worst). Dan proposed to Cheryl in San Francisco, and their wedding vows were inspired by sections of Plato's Symposium - so that guided the song. Key of c minor (bridge E flat maj) [u]Reflection[/u] [i]Candlelight In the city on a hill With a bottle of wine You whisper those Life changing words And lift me out of time Where you end I begin You're my reflection My connection to the whole A perfect circle round my finger A diamond that once was stone You give these gifts to me On one knee Opening this world I've never known Where you end I begin You're my reflection My connection to the whole I lose myself in you Then find reunion You're my reflection Melting into One (In your eyes, see me In you I see me) End to empty conversation In you, you're my true reflection Where you end I begin You're my reflection My connection to the whole I lose myself in you Then find reunion You're my reflection Melting into one We're melting into one Yea, we're melting into one Melting into one One[/i]"Democracy passes into despotism." ~Plato This is the third song from [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/7894]Open[/url]. Thanks for the amazing mixes you've created so far....I am truly grateful. This track is mainly at 102 BPM, but the middle section slows to 84 BPM. After bouncing the tracks, I may need to rerecord some parts, as there is a bit of mic distortion (although not clipping on volume itself....) - if you request it, I will recut the vocal. The piano part needs to be recut/and or quantized - it is just meant as a guide for now :) key - c minor (third only implied however) and g minor with chromatic walk-up in the chorus. [b] [u]Mr. Senator[/u][/b] Mr. Senator Use your mighty power Incriminate the evil dictator Mr. Senator In your lofty tower (so high) Exonerate the incorporator Elucidate it's only a favor On your long, lonely road It's glamorous to be you (you're glamorous) So fabulous just to see you (so fabulous) In the media fuss all around you (with so much fuss) The Marley-Bone Bus is coming for you too Eventually Sorry Senator Your favorite Afghani flower (pretty poppies) Aggravates an addict's behavior (heebie-geebies) A prisonmate could end up your neighbor (lock your gate) On your long, lonely road It's glamorous to be you (you're glamorous) So fabulous just to see you (so fabulous) In the media fuss all around you (with so much fuss) The Marley-Bone Bus is coming for you too Eventually Chin up Senator The Lobbies love you still A warning Senator Your most human hour Will be adjudication Before your Creator Acceleration to the underworld crater On your long, lonely road It's glamorous to be you (you're glamorous) So fabulous just to see you (so fabulous) In the media fuss all around you (with so much fuss) The Marley-Bone Bus is coming for you too The Marley-Bone Bus is coming for you The Marley-Bone Bus is coming for you too Eventually (He's coming for you too baby)[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/checkout/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/27039]ccPlus License Available[/url] I'm unsure why, but I've been very afraid to share this song (it's too much like one of those private journal entries you burn!). a special thanks to SackJo22 for giving me the courage to share it here. [b] Goodbye Shadow[/b] Wrestling with despair Fighting him on my knees Wandering in mental cages Haven't really slept in weeks I've been ignorant To all this fear Harboring deep in me Anchoring me to my shadow Sailing on a stormy sea Is this a test I am failing Falling fast Could use a safety railing Falling fast, falling fast Goodbye shadow Stay behind me Goodbye you're not me I've just this chance to be Or not to be Be, be, be, be Goodbye shadow, goodbye please go Goodbye shadow, goodbye please go Goodbye shadow, goodbye please go No turning back Pushing through this black Of my shadow (now please go) Goodbye shadow Stay behind me Goodbye you're not me I've just this chance to be Just this chance to be Just this chance to be Or not to be (Goodbye shadow) To be or not (Goodbye shadow) To be or not (Goodbye shadow) To be or not To be This track is in 6/8 time and I tracked it at 166. There are several sections (I'd love to make this song more like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' or 'Themes from an Italian Restaurant' in layout). Basic chords: Intro Eb dm Cm Bb Ab aflat minor V Eb Bb Eb fm/Ab dm (flat 5)/Ab fm Bb Eb Bb gm Ab Bb/Ab Eb Pre Chorus: cm Ab cm Ab cm aflat minor Chorus: Eb dm Cm Bb fm Bb Eb Bb gminor cminor Bb Ab aflat minor Eb Bridge: Eb Eb (flat 6) fminor (flat 5, 7)/Eb Eb (repeat 4x) Solo: cm Bb Ab gminor (repeat 4x) Breakdown: cm Bb cm/Ab aflat minorReally enjoyed working with Abstract Audio's sample packs and treatments.....tried to construct one poem/melody based on the selections I edited together ('borrowed' the terms Beloved and the Friend from Rumi). This mix stars Hektor Thillet as the voice of G*D ;) (Could have used another week with this to get the levels and EQs right...no excuses tho eh?) [i]Beloved, tell me Dear Beloved Tell me what you want from me Ecstasy, divinity, peace? Please, won't you tell me What do you want from me? Beloved, Love Divine Beloved, tell me This is a disease Tell me what you need Love Divine Gently, tapping me Tell me what you want from me Will you stay? This is a disease Tell me what you want from me Love Quiet! Tell me what you want from me Quiet! Haunting me with beauty Beloved Beauty Blossoming Like a lily Beloved, tell me Tell me what you want from me The Friend replies, I want nothing But the opening Of your Heart. [/i]"do my dirty work keep it low like a Mason" sorry this mix is late gmz...no mixter left behind! this is my first hip hop mix, and one of the quickest i've done, so please forgive the imperfections. I met Michael Burnz (M.i.C) via our 4th grade girls in Laguna Beach... told him about ccM a couple weeks ago. we sent him links to mixes by BlakeHT & BOCREW....and then he put up this pella. now having heard the lyrics at least 27 times, the words have really pierced me. gmz's track Back2Mixter is all of the production here. i did some editing, slicing, doubling and treating, but the beats and sounds are all gmz's. i couldn't resist singing along. freethrow!Well, I missed the two weeks of the Secret Mixter, but luckily, back it at without falling off the wagon for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/26747]Open[/url]. This is the fifth track from the album - heartfelt thanks to all of you for supporting so far. Truly. This song is in 6/8 time at 118 BPM, key of E. There is an alternating 5-count section in the bridge (as opposed to 4 regularly!) Thanks to spinningmerkaba for his great acoustic guitar work! I wrote this track during a pretty difficult time...and through it, realized I could only surrender to how infinitely small we all are in the vast universe. I am really nothing! [b]Bewildered[/b] [i]Waiting 'til dawn for hours You sit in lotus in the backyard Asking for peace to come Can't give that to you Can't give it to no one 'Cause I'm really nothing Venus hasn't left her light on Her lunar lover is long, long gone There's no eraser For the wrongs we've done But I'd do it again If it brought us back to the one 'Cause I'm really nothing without you I'm really nothing at all I'm really nothing without you I'm really nothing Heaven and hell combined Invariably intertwined Heaven and hell combined Invariably intertwined Heaven and hell combined Intertwined Bewildered body Absent mind I choose this bliss I choose this kiss 'Cause I'm really nothing without you I'm really nothing at all I'm really nothing without you I'm really nothing at all I'm really nothing I choose this[/i]i wrote this after someone very close to me passed away. the reality that every moment is all we have, and that we are certainly 'running out of time' hit me squarely. the pella stem is sans delay. verse: dm C Bb C (repeat) chorus: gm F/am Bb C# dm (repeat) solo: dm C dm C [i]Hourglass This hourglass Is all I have left Each day a grain Inside my head My ocean front Washing to sea Every day a wave eroding me There's no escaping This time To be or not to be He said Now that man I loved is dead But I am marching not far behind Recording all these pictures in my mind There's no escaping This time This time This time This time What to do With my remaining sand Choice or fate Is right or wrong in my hands There's no escaping There's no escaping There's no escaping This time This time This time This time[/i]On July 19, 2000 my baby sister, Annie, was killed by a drunk driver. I was on a 50-city tour for MP3.com, that night in the city of Cleveland. I'd visited the Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame that morning with my sister Natalie, her two young children and my band. It was strange that of 50 different cities, I happened to be in Cleveland that fateful night that changed everything. I don't know why I feel safe divulging the most personal thing that has happened in my life here with you all, but for some reason, I do. Thank you for that. Talking with my mom last week, she asked if anyone at ccMixter had remixed any of Annie's songs from the [url=http://tunetrack.net/emilyrichards/releases/folded-wings/]Folded Wings album[/url]. I explained I don't have the stems, so have never shared them. My mom said, "well, I'd love to hear a new version of Too Young." So I re-recorded the pella and piano of [url=http://tunetrack.net/emilyrichards/releases/folded-wings/lyrics/13640-too-young/]Too Young[/url] this morning (apologies for some of the crunchiness on the pella, I think I may have distorted the mic diaphragm? any suggestions?). This song is a favorite of my family's and I would love to be able to present them with a new version on July 19. Thank you for your support at this 10th anniversary that is weighing heavily upon me. And thank you for being my partners in cathartic, artistic creation. Peace. Too Young Somewhere there's an answer Somewhere on the way she will know Somewhere there is someone listening Someone, somewhere Girl, get on your feet No more hiding let them see you Don't be ashamed 'cause variety Is the splendor of life and dreams You're too young to be on that bridge You're too young to be standing on the edge Too young to be alone with the rain You're too young Somewhere there's an answer Somewhere on the way she will know Somewhere there is someone listening Someone, somewhere You just want to be understood You just want to be guiltless if you could Don't be ashamed 'cause miscalculations Are mislabeled as nothing good You're too young to be on that table Too young to believe you are less than stable Too young to be alone with the rain You're too young I know your strength will win I know your strength will win You're resilient, well more than you've been Somewhere there's an answer Somewhere on the way she will know Somewhere there is someone listening Someone, somewhere, someone, some Somewhere, someone, somewhere You're too young to be on that bridge You're too young to be standing on the edge You're too young, you're too young You're too, you're too, you're too strongThe moment I heard Subliminal's The Swing State, this melody entered my mind. I've been working on it ever since. This track is all Subliminal (brilliant, he is!) - I just cut the parts up a bit. This song is [url=http://tunetrack.net/snowflake/blog/posts/427/greenroom-song-for-atlas-shrugged/]inspired by the Book Atlas Shrugged[/url], and striking the root of course ;) Give it Up (Start Again) There is no other way, there is no other way You know your circus tent is falling in on itself, on itself You took the money and our net of safety for yourself, for yourself Yea, there is no other way, we don't need you anymore Strike it down, and dig it up Yea, there is a better way, find harmony before We strike it down, and give it up The dark night of your sin is closing in on itself, on itself Your wicked wallet width is growing thin, blame yourself, yea blame yourself Yea, there is no other way, we don't need you anymore Strike it down, and dig it up Yea, there is a better way, find harmony before We strike it down, and give it up Give it up, give it up, give it up Through your corruption we lost everything (sweet sting) And your destruction is just rebalancing (justice is sweet) Yea, there is no other way, we don't need you anymore Strike it down, and dig it up Yea, there is a better way, find harmony before We strike it down, and give it up Yea, there is no other way, we don't need you anymore Strike it down, and dig it up Yea, there is a better way, find harmony before We strike it down, and give it up Yea, there is no other way, we don't need you, don't need you Strike it down, and dig it up Yea, there is a better way, find harmony before We strike it down, and give it up Start again (give it up), start again (give it up) Start again (give it up), start againSo I'm stuck in bed with a torn LCL. Admittedly, I was on muscle relaxants when this was born. Special thanks to go1dfish for turning on all my gear, adjusting my mic, helping get me comfortably situated, engineering and showing me how to EQ & render in Reaper. :) [b] Mine + Yours = Ours[/b] I own these words They are my words, not yours My creation, my pronunciation My very own annunciation! My own syllables and rhymes My own meter, my own time These are my words, not yours Mine. Mine-mine, Mine-mine, Mine-mine-mine. Pause. Mind the Gap. Formless. Enters. Mind-dive to silent depths Melt. High. Eye and eye. Through before unreachable nebulae Fly. If time is unreal, Presence -- the only, one, true, gift, How can there be Yours without mine and mine without yours? In this ever-moving infinite Beautiful, chaotic, dysfunctional Dream? But where there is one We divide one In two. Divide the whole into Yours and mine. Why? Wake the fuck up. Wake up. Wake up. With infinite everything Existing all hours What’s yours and what’s mine Must also be ours. Yes, yes I’m waking, I am here, now I see! There is one Or There is three! No absurdity We’ve heard Called duality! Sides combined We are whole, We are one We are We We’re the Holy Pythagorean Trinity Choose yours or mine? We’re no longer confined To black and white. We’re exploring With color We’re beginning to see From this ignorance at least, At last, we are free! One and one Is always three.[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/Loveshadow/27808]Loveshadow's letter[/url] inspired me and I related to it personally. So personally, I decided to do an adaptation of his track. Dear Mr. Williams, I am sorry to say I have just read your letter here in San Diego today You see, it troubles me greatly to see that you claim That I endorse your view Though you may not know my name Or in fact where I live, how I think, feel or care You see I am a Songwriter Speaking up for a Freedom To Share. Did we meet at the Senator's luncheon in '04? At the Red Elephant Convention with Mr. Hatch in New York? If we did my apologies, for I met many folks from ASCAP that day That I'd not met before. Now I do appreciate your efforts, to speak on my behalf But the statement's you've made Well in all honesty make me laugh. You see as a child on my fourth birthday My parents brought home a piano No unions, or subscriptions to pay I was free just to sit and improv and create No authorisation needed to sing or to play. Years later in Nashville and then in LA I heard: "If you just lose some weight And write lighter songs, love songs You can make it real big Lots of folks will be singing along Now, will you dance on TV and sing our list of tunes?" I said, "No, I’m a writer. So I pick the web over you." And now I write, record, upload and sing Perform at concerts and conventions worldwide But there are few who can or will pay So I've got a job on the side. But I still have my music and that's a God given thing Free to me and to all who love to play and to sing I am free to express and share what I please Without you or your contracts Or your boxes and fees. So Mr. Williams I am sure your intentions are pure But whose words will you hear - those of your artist or of your lawyer? Copyleft is my choice, copyright is MY right Now if you'd just say you're sorry And make amends quite contrite, Remain a member of ASCAP? Well, I just might.Loveshadow's letter ignited more words that needed to come out, along with a bit o' melody and a chorus. Then Victor found that crazy Paul Williams quote--and there came the bridge. Then had to tip my hat to 'Rainy Days and Mondays' of course! This is the third version of the song since Sunday (I was frustrated with it for a while). Special thanks to Franklin for the line 'artists on the margin' and to spinningmerkaba for kicking my ass, making me spend more time on the lyrics and vocal style. thanks also goes to spinmeister--i thought i might not need to come up with a piano part, alas... This is a very rough mix with a piano guide track and some minimal bvox. The chords alternate between Am EMaj Dm with a couple of Dm over F Maj variations. [b]Oh Dear Mr Williams[/b] Oh Dear Mr Williams Your frownin' clown That's got me down Can't speak for me Oh Dear Mr Williams I hope at least on that we can agree Dear Mr Williams Now I'm sad to say Your letter to your members Fills me with dismay But I believe Good reasoning Could put us back on course And we will find our way Oh Dear Mr Williams Artists on the margin Want community Oh Dear Mr Williams I hope at least on that we can agree Heart payment That's what we get And maybe Someday We'll get paid But I can say That I won't wait It hasn't Happened Yet. Dear Mr Williams Now I will sing A ditty just for you NC-BY-CC This part's my own But when full grown This song won't be for ASCAP Or just me Now please Can we Agree This cup o'tea Is free To me Oh Dear Mr Williams Funny as it seems This melody is free For you Mr Williams I hope at least on that we can agree (Feel free) We wait to share in your apology (Feel free) I hope at least on that we can in unity Savour artist choice-- Can we agree? Mr Williams!UPDATE: Amazing, [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/SackJo22/27988]SackJo22 added her gorgeous soprano[/url], and also doubled our parts, in the wee hours. She mentioned she had some trouble aligning the parts, so I've cut 'em up and have a new rough mix (flac & mp3 320k) available as the last download here on the stems for this pella. [url=http://tunetrack.net/mnodes/14704/download/]Download the .wav[/url] here. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/jacindae/27941]written by Jacinda Espinosa[/url] Crazy, but I imagine we could open a concept album with this song...particularly if we had a huge choir of ccM folks singing it. Jacinda wrote parts that are quite challenging and I found singing on pitch very difficult. That being said, I really enjoyed journeying deeply into this piece -- it stretched me. I did a double of each of the parts and have bounced each as a stereo mix. Jacinda's parts and lyrics are available [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/jacindae/27941]here[/url].Maestro J. Lang did all of the work on this track (I just added the vocals) - listening to him in headphones for two days has made me worship him :) It's been more than an afternoon delight working & singing with these voices I feel are now my friends. The amazing Santiago (from ToDo Mundo) stopped by yesterday and threw down a little Spanish impromptu at the end. I may need to remix (the levels are all over the place) -- was just anxious to upload something today!My [url=http://auxout.com/soundwhat.php]Aux Out[/url] speakers blew out Sunday night when I was in the early stages of mixing - I wrote Dave at Aux about Freedom to Share and how I'd use their speakers for all the mixes I've done on ccM (they offered to replace them/upgrade me for free!) -- so this mix was done in headphones (eeeks). I've never been a cutter, so this was extremely challenging (i thought to take a picture of my pro tools session because there are so many little parts and tons of tracks) - I'm sure there is a better way to do this, I just don't know how. The transitions still need help, but they are "beyond my power to heal...." Suggestions are welcome. It felt important to include samples from the early ccM days in Freedom to Share - so I started with the Trifonic remix that includes many of the [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/wired]Wired Magazine CD[/url] samples -- I had a blast singing with Cee-Lo (saw Gnarls Barkley up close Coachella 2006). Happened to find Vidian's track by accident when I was searching for Danger Mouse and it seemed to fit perfectly with Loveshadow's letter. Then needed something to create the transitions back and forth between Trifonic & Vidian - hisboyelroy's remix of Vieux Farka Toure seemed perfect. Thanks to the Williams Family Singers for recording Dear Mr Williams and to spinningmerkaba and SackJo22 for providing mix feedback when I was losing my mind. Remixed Mixes by: Trifonic, Vidian & hisboyelroy Vocals by: Loveshadow, Cee-Lo, Luke Jennings (The Rapture), Jemini, Vieux Farka Toure, Scomber, KCentric, Songboy3, projectQuestion, Mana Junkie, & the Williams Family Singers Samples by: Danger Mouse, Beastie Boys, The Rapture, Vieux Farka Toure, Matmos, Zap Mama, Spoon, DJ Dolores, My Morning Jacket, a minor theory, Subliminal, bigbonobo Williams Family Singers are: SackJo22, Essesq, Debbizo, Admiral Bob, Hektor Thillet, Porch Cat, Panu Moon, St. Paul, Ivan Chew, Franklin Viator, spinningmerkabaI've spent a lot of time with Startaster's pella the past few weeks. His words gain meaning at every level and listen. I've loved this track by teru for a while now. I did some minor treatment of his track, and played a live piano track along with his mix. teru's work: Piano loop from Kaer Trouz. Percussion clicks from Nurykabe. Kick/snare from shagrugge. Strings from Illusions of Sound. Guitar from admiralbob77. Harmonica from subdes2. thanks to everyone for inspiring me to learn more.I love this song by Admiral Bob and have always wanted to sing a duet with him! I tried my hand at playing a live take piano track, continuing with the Jackson-Browne-style the Admiral inspired (mine isn't quantized either Admiral). A special thanks to SackJo22 for recording her harmony vocals on such short notice - they add the depth and texture that makes this track feel like a live show, all of us around the piano. The flac download of this track was actually mastered by the Admiral himself! This is just a sketch of an idea -- I'd hoped to polish and properly produce it, but I've run out of time. Thanks to everyone for making this project life-changing for me. I love you guys!Yesterday Jason and I attended a public auction in San Diego -- where they auctioned off more than 600 homes in San Diego that are foreclosing. We learned this happens daily. We were there because we got a TRO, postponing the sale of our home three weeks. I believe Wells Fargo, and other corporations like them, will continue to decline until they remember it was exceptional service and quality that made them successful. From cruelty all the way to fraud, banks in America have been perpetrating unreasonable action, that is impacting the value of every home, and the overall economy. This song's arrangement doesn't allow any breathing and the parts become very flat from the second chorus on. I'd love to hear arrangement ideas for adding some short instrumental sections or ways to build the different parts. Goodbye (Wells Fargo) Where do you go When they f*ck you over Where honor and truth have died There's nothing inside For the one truly tried I trusted you, you lied Where do I go Now they left me nothing No options to satisfy I've got nothing to hide I've tried and I've tried I trusted you, you lied. Lied. Goodbye, goodbye You led me along a long time with your lies Goodbye, goodbye The way you lie it almost makes me cry Where do you go Where do I go You've taken all my hope My home You've burned my dreams alive Goodbye, goodbye You led me along a long time with your lies Goodbye, goodbye The way you lie it almost makes me cry It's my time to fly My time to fly Flying from the ashes rising high Goodbye, goodbye You led me along a long time with your lies Goodbye, goodbye The way you lie it almost makes me cry Goodbye, goodbye And now I stand alone against you Tall and justified Goodbye chords: verse 1: G F e minor C G D/F# a minor C interlude: G D E minor Eb verse 2: G F e minor C G D/F# a minor C c minor chorus: G D e minor Eb G D e minor Eb bridge 1: G F e minor Eb Chorus bridge 2: G F e minor Eb Last Chorus: Last note: GCan't believe it's been a year since ATM began operating ccMixter. What an incredible year. May ccMixter flourish for six more years, and beyond!Calling Sister Midnight rocks! I had so much fun listening through remixes and samples. I've revealed a couple of secrets about myself in this mix. First, I hate to wake up in the morning! Get Up seemed like a track that could get me moving in the morning. Second, I love to dance. I actually tore the LCL in my knee July 28, 2010, dancing. I was almost done editing the pieces for this track, when I saw spinmeister uploaded a remix of the same song. I loved his so much, I replaced my rhythm section with a treatment of his in the 1st bridge section :) i took a couple of pictures of my edit screen and talk a little more about the track [url=http://tunetrack.net/snowflake/blog/posts/324/behind-the-mask-secret-mixter-it-is-the-hour/]here[/url].With [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/8300]Freedom to Share[/url] and [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/8777]Behind the Mask[/url], I got behind with the pellas from my upcoming album, [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/7894]Open[/url]. So here is track 7, called Seed. Seed was written for J.R. Sterling, one of my truest and dearest friends and mentors. His family asked that I write and sing something at his funeral, which was incredibly emotional and challenging, but also an honor. A special thanks to spinningmerkaba for his beautiful guitar work. Music can convey what regular conversation cannot. Seed A part of you is now Permanently A part of me Like a dandelion seed In every face I see Each place you opened me To the possibility Only you could see Now you're like a seed Growing in everything A flower opening To a dream This is your legacy Your wisdom's in the ocean Deep under the surface Where it's hard to breathe You are guiding me You are gentle Like a spring rain Yet sharp as a sunrise Your generosity Is the air all around me And you're like a seed Growing in everything A flower opening To a dream This is your legacy You are a part of me A part of me A part of me I cannot see You are a part of me A part of me A part of me I cannot see You are a part of me A part of me A part of me Opening To a dream A dream Your dream This is your legacy You are a part of me A part of me A part of me Chords (96 bpm 6/8 time) Intro: D D/bm D/G D Verse: D D/bm D/G D/F# A D D/bm D/G D/F# A Chorus: D/G D D/bm D/G Bridge: D D/bm D/G D (repeats) Outro: G/D D D/bm D/G D D D/bm D/G D/G D D/bm D/GWhile not my greatest composition or recording by any means, this is my contribution to [url=http://www.reddit.com/r/OperationGrabAss/]Operation Grab Ass[/url] (thanks to go1dfish for the suggestion). This is a true story. I will [url=http://wewontfly.com/]opt-out[/url] from now on. Safe? TSA Keep your hands at bay No, no, no pat down Between my legs USA You have lost your way When pornographic perverts Keep us safe I flew to San Francisco Four times last month Ironically on Virgin America A business traveler With priority boarding Forced to the Naked Scanner line I objected, seeking an alternative The guard said, "We cover up your face! Take that or you'll get a thorough pat down!" As they scanned me I wallowed in disgrace TSA Keep your hands at bay No, no, no pat down Between my legs USA You have lost your way When pornographic perverts Keep us safe The second time In the security line At SFO's International Terminal I avoided the first-class que And escaped their naked, backroom view TSA Keep your hands at bay No, no, no pat down Between my legs USA You have lost your way When pornographic perverts Keep us safe I reserve my pudenda for my husband And quite uncomfortably, Once a year, for my doctor. Now all of you wearing those Repugnant,light-blue gloves Should be ashamed. For they who sacrifice liberty For security, deserve neither. With all our intelligence And innovation, You think we'd find a better way! As for me, well, I'll be flying privately With Air2Air whenever I can. And praying for evolution. Let freedom ring. TSA Keep your hands at bay No, no, no pat down Between my legs USA You have lost your way When pornographic perverts Keep us safe Can pornographic perverts Keep us safe? From pornographic perverts Keep us Safe Chords: Chorus: am F dm G am F am dm F G am Verse: am F G am am F G am (repeats)[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/29362]ccPlus Commercial Licensing Available[/url] Here is the title track from [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/7894]Open[/url], called, well, uh, Open! :) Special thanks to spinningmerkaba for the great arrangement suggestions I've incorporated. (Also, thanks to Tool for the concept of Swinging on the Spiral). Open is one of my most personal songs, and was born the moment I realized pure consciousness is depicted by the Hanged Man, fully aware of the spectrum of existence - its beauty and its horror. And that in the balance, hangs, love. Open Damp cold of darkness Covers me Just one star Can be seen Through my window It's midnight City lights are blinding us But something's stirring deep in me I'm upside down Completely open Confused and compelled By the mystery Of black sky and deep blue sea One eye curling open Awakening The mind of the ages now in me I'm upside down Completely open And I find myself nearly naked Fully knowing I'm upside down Completely open All alone 'Cause you still love me No longer asleep And no longer satisfied But blissful 'cause you Still love me I'm upside Completely open One eye curling open Awakening Infinity that's mirroring in me I'm upside down Completely open And I find myself nearly naked Fully knowing I'm upside down Completely open Understanding now I'll be left here Hanging Swallowed the pill And unplugged Fully Open All alone 'Cause you still love me Swing on the spiral Swing on the spiral 'Cause you still love me Swing on the spiral I'm upside down Swing on the spiral 'Cause you still love me Swing on the spiral Completely open Swing on the spiral I'm upside down Swing on the spiral 'Cause you still love meAs the days have gotten shorter since summer solstice, I have entered my own dark night of the soul. Some of you have helped me on a personal level through this journey, and I thank you, and ccMixter on a whole, for providing light and comfort in darkness. I wrote this song this morning while I was thinking of how I could say thank you to Susan, and soon thoughts extended to my entire ccM family. I have a bad cold, so my vocals aren't as clear as normal. Maybe it adds a bit of style (hoping??)? Again, a special thanks to SackJo22, go1dfish, essesq, Admiral Bob, Gurdonark, Loveshadow, fourstones, and of course my dear spinningmerkaba, for carrying me to the other side. Also, I give heartfelt appreciation to all of you that remixed Goodbye Wells Fargo. Straight to the Light Darkness changes You again A heavy burden Weighs you down But look around There must be an end You've been lifted up By the arms of a friend Time is turning Pushing you through This endless night With hope emerging Pulling your heart to the light Candles burning Illuminate Doubt-filled corners The coldest soul Can feel the glow Of love over hate You've been lifted up By a new kind of faith Time is turning Pushing you through This endless night With hope emerging Pulling your heart to the light Walk straight to the light Straight to the light Something stirs inside Gratitude replacing pride You've been lifted up By a friend Who carries you To the other side Time is turning Pushing you through This endless night With hope emerging Pulling your heart to the light Time is turning Pushing you through This endless night With hope emerging Pulling your heart to the light Walk straight to the light Straight to the light Out of the night Straight to the light 4/4 time - 60 BPM (although has a 6/8 feel which I think would be around 170-175 BPM) key of C only three chords in varying order: C F amHadn't played this since my young teens until a month or two ago. I pulled it out of my dusty old music drawer and gave it a whirl. It is still a bit rusty...[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/29693]ccPlus Commercial Licensing Available[/url] This song is a story of a [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=223JAnawpMg]dragonfly and its change from water nymph to creature of flight[/url]. There is an understory of change outside form. I'm planning to give this song to my mom for Christmas - a dragonfly is the symbol for my little sis, Annie. [b]Dragonfly[/b] Is it time For my wings I always thought I'd be flying By now Here under the water I've lived out the years But up to the surface I'm climbing now Transformation Is coming Regeneration for one Who will Fly, fly, fly Take to the sky Expanding Longing to breathe I'll break through the ceiling Holding me in Transformation Is coming Regeneration for one Who will Fly, fly, fly Take to the sky Once the change takes hold Bliss through Metamorphosis Once the change takes hold This soul lifts Fly, fly, fly Take to the sky Fly, fly, fly Take to the sky Transformation Is coming Regeneration for one Who will Fly With new wings I always knew I'd be flying By now 6/8 time, 196 bpm Chords: Intro: G em c G Verse 1: G em C G Verse 2: G em C G B Sec: em c G G em c G D chorus: G em C G verse 3: G em C G prechorus chorus (double) bridge: em C G D em C G D em C G D/F# em C cm chorus (double) prechorus last verse: G em C GI heard Jason working up a loop to error404's sample and I wrote this melody and lyric around it (J was teasing me about stealing his song - hahah). Through this song, I've learned I'm especially intrigued with the myths of the underworld (Persephone in particular). I really enjoyed singing along with Anchor, Jason and Susan -- and borrowing their lines for my verses (Susan's spoken word is divine). Abstract Audio's bells at the end remind me a bit of Pink Floyd and Gurdonark's sample seemed like the perfect way to 'disappear' with Anchor, down to the hot core of middle earth.... Happy New Year everyone! Hot Core (down below) Winter's calling me Underground where it's warm Between sea and sky Calling me home Hot core where we started Hot core the heat of my heart Winter's calling me Build a new layer, slough one off Between sea and sky Something is terribly wrong Hot core where we started Hot core the heat of my heart Left hand shield, right sword Evil falls through alchemy Between sea and sky It's just another year for me Hot core where we started Hot core the heat of my heart Hot core where we started Hot core the heat of my heart Expand your horizon In all directions at once Hot core like the sun Like the earth, like the atom Like the galaxy inside me Down below, down below Hot core where we started Hot core the heat of my heart Hot core down below down below...[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/30051]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] A special thanks to spinningmerkaba for creating this loop and for playing acoustic and electric guitar on this track. Maybe later I'll share who inspired this song back in 2004, but for now, know, it isn't about Jason or any "love" of mine. ;) Let's just say, it's about someone who broke my hopes, and I'd imagine, the hopes of some of you too. To This From ten feet away I can feel you Sincerity upon your face Can read you You falsify your story To win your way I see your innocence anyway Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Can't help but second guess you You're standing strong on the runway Red carpet laid beneath your feet Like any other day The promise of tomorrow You lose today I see your permanence Anyway Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Can't help but second guess you Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Can't help but second guess you I don't know If I love you less Now that you've shown You can't be honest We're both living with the Emptiness Now that it's come to this From light years away I can feel you There's nothing you can say So I'll believe you I see your innocence Anyway Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Can't help but second guess you Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Now that it's come to this Can't help but second guess you We're both living with the Emptiness Now that it's come to this To this key of CIn this little piece, I've tried to describe what it's like to create - music, art, poetry, etc. I learned, words are insufficient! The Arrakis sample is from my Kurzweil, recorded direct. I mic'd the Harmonium, handmade in Afghanistan. My dear friend Antonia recently gave me this beautiful instrument. I am still a novice, but something bursts in my heart each time I play it! Emergence Inspiration ignites An invisible channel That opens Between machine And Soul Fingers Become mere extensions Hands Only servants To a vast, silent source Unseen Yet, irrefutable. I let go And lose any Separate identity From this Infinite fountain, That pours a river of heaven Through me. We Merge Like the Star, Whose golden cups Paint the Universe. Her creation Absolves time. Now Emerging From Conscious Undercurrent Art Is Born.If the [url=http://www.enginerdiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/09-02-12_02.jpg]Ent wives[/url] came home, I imagine there would be a lot of Merging, and likely, kissing :) When I heard the line 'it is your mouth on my mouth as we kiss' in SackJo22's spoken word, I knew that's where this track would start. her voice makes that line magic. Abstract Audio's samples/loops are a joy to work with. They were the backbone of this track. Thank you! Gurdonark's sci-fi samples are brilliant. like glittering stars over [url=http://img-fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images/nasmith/TN-Fangorn_Forest.jpg]Fangorn[/url]. error404's Kanna percussion track provided the pieces that seem to give the track a little extra rhythmic lift. debbizo's Xivah is that whistling sound. i had a lot of fun finding this little gem in her cool sample - and i put everywhere! Alex Beroza - I just listened to your new mix, and I knew I needed just a pinch of 'Alex' in this track. I used one note, but pasted it all around with weird effects. You are like savory! violetOasis makes her ccMixter debut with the acoustic guitar chords that start off the song (and are sprinkled throughout). she is only 10 years old and rocked it! k_loco - thanks for listening and giving me great feedback. please thank DJ Quenique for listening to the early iterations too. you guys are rock stars! thanks spinningmerkaba for pushing me through the hump on this one. creating this track felt like a two-week long football game, moving only one yard at a time. i know i'm a pain in the ass when it comes to criticism, but i am really grateful. i think the mix is better in headphones - still trying to figure out this mixing, plug-in, EQ thing! this genre is terribly foreign to me, and i'm still a novice, learning so much. enough already! thanks for listening.I was very moved by DJRCHIVE's sample 'For My Grandmother' - his grandmother and my cousin passed the same week. I imagine we might all feel the desire to stop time to really Be with the ones we Love. thanks to spinningmerkaba for his amazing guitar work. thanks to porchcat for the drones. Stay (for this Moment) Stay, stay, stay Wait I'm here now Stay for this moment Sweetheart Be with me Standing still Your color Wound around me I will Love you Push Through the shadow Emerge Above, below Wait I'm here now Stay for this moment Wait I'm here now Stay for this momentI really love Admiral Bob's remix (particularly the chorus) and felt compelled to sing along. I created a choir by singing 10 different tracks, doubling the good admiral's parts. I tried to EQ some of the 2k out of deb's pella, but there was a lot of sibilance that made her beautiful lyrics difficult to discern. So I doubled her spoken word, and thereby really connected to her lyrics. I then edited some of Abstract Audio's samples and cut them into simple kick, snare and hi-hat parts. That turned into playing djembe, snare, kick, and shaker along with the admiral. Then spinningmerkaba decided to join in, and played a djembe track, a cardboard box track, a random track (chairs, claps, countertops), and a woodblock. We had a lot of fun! I doubled the chorus and tripled Anchor in the outro. Mixing this was difficult, and I'm sort of stuck. I may try to remix again and upload one with better levels - my ears are worn. Suggestions are welcome! Baptism (lyrics by debbizo): She could not imagine there was a heaven. It was nothing she could hold in her vision and climb to through dreams. She could not trust the untouchable the reality she could never know. There were only loose threads of past and present which she twisted on stretched-out fingers to weave into days she could touch and feel; and voices in the tortuous void, that did not resemble speech; and faceless, nameless sounds she must resist like early death. They came too soon, so that she did not hear only listened to the confusion she felt. In the room of invisible faces she must walk alone and feel their eyes upon her, knowing they could see her desire like the full-blown rose dropping its garments. Knowing she would fall into the arms of a stranger and wake to discover she had given too much of her self. Chorus (traditional): Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundiAbstract Audio so kindly requested I record this excerpt from the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence]wikipedia page that explores emergence[/url]. I added the sentence about ccMixter. I believe ccMixter is an example of emergence, and evolution. Thanks to everyone that has made this project so emotional and fulfilling. Peace.I love how Alex Beroza framed spinningmerkaba's pella in a mantra-hit. spinningmerkaba asked me to add melodic & lyrical variation. Colin Mutchler's spoken word seemed to align in meaning and mantra.Happy Birthday Addy! Adilyn, my sweet niece, asked me to write a song for her birthday. It's been challenging to write, but I've enjoyed the push. I interviewed Addy twice and learned a lot of great things about her. She loves chocolate. Her favorite song is Year Without Rain and her favorite book is I Can Read with My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss. Rebecca Cannon suggested I write a song 'Go To Girls' for our young girls. (Thanks Rebecca!) I started humming the original melody over SassyGal's KISSING and emailed her and asked her for the stems - she and Scomber graciously supplied them, only after I'd already adapted the melody to Alex Beroza's track. Alex is amazing, and I'm so grateful he put up his instrumental! I'm happy for SassyGal's stems, as I have 10 nieces, and I'm getting ready to work on the next one. I have a feeling I'll be writing a lot of these young-girl-friendly songs in the next year. :) Go to Girl Your strength lifts me Your soul keeps dancing Nothing brings you down I trust you with everything You're my go to girl Adilyn My go to girl My best friend In the whole wide world Adilyn You're go to girl 'Til the end Chocolate kicks us up You can read with your eyes shut If there's a year without rain You will be right there for me Just the same Go to girl My go to girl You're where I go Where I go (when I need someone) Where I go Where I go (when I need someone) You're my go to girl Adilyn My go to girl My best friend In the whole wide world Adilyn You're go to girl 'Til the endWe had to send our sweet cat Charlie to heaven last week - he was only 10 months old and a very positive source of energy for our entire family. He was extra close to my heart and I've taken it pretty hard. I started working on my secret mixter track a day after he passed, and that night it was pouring rain in the dark night. I stood outside in the rain, just as this song describes, my tears blending with the raindrops. Suddenly I started dancing! Somehow it helped heal me, and this song was born. Tanzmob's remix of illi was such an awesome frame for this song, and I cut, chopped, and copied. His excellent production, sounds and changes really inspired me in a new way. Although I have no idea what he's saying in the rap section, it felt right to include it :) spinningmerkaba played upright Zeta bass for me (channeling Tony Levin) and I cut, zoomed, pasted, aligned. I felt like I was channeling Peter Gabriel! he also played a great trumpet track that i manipulated. I'll bounce pella and stems soon. Thanks for listening. Dance in the Rain [i]Dance, dance, dance I like to dance in the rain, head back, arms out I like to dance in the rain, wash away my pain Breaking down, make no sound I'm gonna pray for the rain, give back this drought I gotta dance in the rain, tonight that keeps me sane To the ground, make no sound And there's a whisper riding on the wind Singing slow down, slow down Staying here when the eye draws near Saying slow down, slow down Rain, rain, rain Like to dance, I like to dance Like to dance, I like to dance I like to dance in the rain, clear off my doubt I love to laugh in the rain, shed what I can live without And there's a whisper riding on the wind Singing slow down, slow down Staying here when the Is draw near Saying slow down, slow down Breaking down, breaking down To the ground, make no sound Dance in the rain Dance in the rain (repeat) Breaking down, breaking down Breaking down, make no sound [/i][url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/31354]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/29407]I've been impacted by corruption[/url], and especially since the crash of 2008. A lot of the songs I share here at ccM are about my experiences -- I Miss You, Goodbye Wells Fargo, Pornographic Perverts, etc. Started writing 'Like Music' this morning and haven't stopped all day. It was inspired by a conversation I had with Speck, which led me to reflect on Tolkien and Collin - who say each of us are like musical notes in 'a great music' or 'conscious harmony' -- perhaps if we all just sang our perfect note there would perfect harmony. I guess this songs touches on how I propose we fix corruption - where striking the root is like shining a light. ;) Like Music I want a renaissance to shine a light Be the change we want to set things right We've been waiting in the dark For so long I want awakening in my heart Hear the angels sing and shine a spark We've been sleeping in the dark For so long But I believe in truth Guess I'm not so unlike you 'Cause there's a sound like music In you trying to get out So let it sing through everything That is you now I want a miracle of my own I've been hiding here alone for so long But I believe it's true (I believe it is true) That I'm not so unlike you (I am like you) 'Cause there's a sound like music In you trying to get out So let it sing through everything That is you now We are many voices ringing in the dawn Only through our choices can freedom carry on We are many voices singing hope along With our very own songs There is a sound like music In you dying to get out So let it sing through everything, through everything And let it sing through everything That is you now I want a renaissance We've been sleeping in the dark for too longNot my most artistic piece here at ccM, but a vocal wandering on the subject at hand. Cathartic at least! At the Root Help! We’re embedded in the system at its very root It holds us. It strangles us. We need the system – for our water Our food, our fuel, our shelter. We are utterly dependent upon it. The system is designed to create dependency. It’s so much easier to control those who [i]need[/i]. Despite faithfully feeding this hypnotizing system, it has failed us. Its puppeteers Gambled - Our money, our resources, our democracy, our sustenance. And lost. And then got bailed out, at our cost. Their fiduciary failure was rewarded with lavish bonuses and golden parachutes. Decadence is never enough when money is your master. Gandhi said, “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.” We’ve been striking at evil’s branches. If money is at the root of all evil, perhaps it is time to Strike the Root. How? Unplug. Our money is power. Stop buying what they are selling. Instead? Give our money to local farms instead of the subsidized, monopolized agricultural conglomerate. Give our money to small business – not big international chains siphoning community funds for the excessive elite. Give our money to our children for education, not for weapons that kill other people’s children. Give our money to enrich our health, instead of pharmaceutical companies that manufacture addiction. Give our money to restore the environment around us, upon which all life depends, instead of mountain-topping and off-shore drilling. Give our money to innovation, not to industries bound for certain obsolescence. Give our money to creators, not looters. Turn off the television. Grow a garden. Ride a bicycle. Write. Read. Dance. Sing. Feed our Souls. Follow our dreams. Strike this root chord of a new scale, together. Sing a new song, of awareness, kindness and harmony. Resonate at the root - with Love.I instantly fell in love with Alex Beroza's production of projectQuestion's F### 'em. There was something special about Lonnie's pell paired with the sensitivity of Admiral Bob's piano. It changed this pella for me -- from anger to sorrow. The words struck me straight in my heart. I added some backing vocals which I'll add here as stems. I also rolled off a lot of the 2k in opening spoken word section and turned up the piano. Alex's mix is incredible and mine may be overcompressed - it's mainly for bvox anyway. Peace.Update: Based on feedback from ya'll, I remixed myself with the bass and kick turned way up, lead vocal turned up and some of the synth parts turn up as well. Thanks for pushing me! I was inspired by Kara's Power to Strike and thought I might add some back vocals to it -- and then that idea blurred with one that came via spinningmerkaba's Earthmoves sample pak that reminded me of Earth Intruders by Bjork. Not sure how I ended up here (and I'm sure it could use a remix or remaster!). I imagine all of us dancing around the trunk of a huge gnarled tree ([url=http://plaza.ufl.edu/rescott/Assets/Lothlorien_dg8%5B2%5D.jpg]Lothlorien style[/url]), hacking with shovels and axes. Thanks for listening. We are Free (at the Root) We've been hacking at the branches You've been stealing all the loot Now we are marching for the changes That are striking at the root You're going down (going down) This is your demise (karma decides) You'll finally drown (set right somehow) On your sea of lies (no, no more) Strike the root of this tree It's falling soon making a clearing Strike the root it's time to sing Calling to you and me No way back now (no way back now) Trapped by your faults (it's your fault!) And if we turn around (turn back around) Disintegrate to salt (like Lot's wife) Strike the root of this tree It's falling soon making a clearing Strike the root we're unplugging Calling to you and me We've been hacking at the branches You've been stealing all the loot Now we are marching for the changes That are striking at the root Twisting, swaying, twisting, dancing Twisting, shaking, twisting, dancing "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil To one who is striking at the root." At the root, at the root, at the root. Strike the root of this tree It's falling soon making a clearing Strike the root it's time to sing Calling to you and me Strike the root of this tree It's falling soon making a clearing Strike the root we're unplugging Calling to you and me Strike the root of this tree It's falling soon making a clearing Strike the root we are free Calling to you and me Twisting, swaying, twisting, dancing Twisting, shaking, twisting, dancing (at the root we are free) Twisting, swaying, twisting, dancing Twisting, shaking, twisting, dancing (at the root we are free) Dancing (at the root we are free) Dancing We are free[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/31799]ccPlus Commercial Licensing Available[/url] The Key is trying to be a gift of forgiveness - for myself and for a long, lost friend. Over a decade ago, I hurt this friend of mine very deeply. It was a tumultuous time, when my biggest dreams were coming true. But as William Blake says, "heaven and hell are born together" -- and at the turn of the century, true to Blake's words, my worst nightmares also befell me. My pain spilled over onto many around me, and I felt helpless. In some ways, I still do. This is the newest track for my album [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/7894]Open[/url], still slowly trudging along. Thanks for your continued support! The Key Your hate moves like a freight train, steady with a heavy weight Barreling down for many years Delivering loads of pain, refueling again and again Any hope caught in your smoke just disappears It's your turn You draw a hard line in the sand, make them walk a wire when they're much too young to stand Over your chasm revenge widens everyday, the innocent say, "hey now, love's the only way" It's your turn to say you're sorry, your turn to fall down on your knees Maybe you'll learn that you've been hurting the ones that you love more than me It's your turn Set yourself free, you hold the key Set yourself free, what will be will be You assess a lofty fare (for your grief train), with thorns barricading all the roads from here to there Where our diamonds in the rough are suddenly growing up Your scorn crown and bitter cup are now theirs to bear It's your turn to say you're sorry, your turn to fall down on your knees Maybe you'll learn that you've been hurting the ones that you love more than me Set yourself free, only you hold the key Set yourself free, what will be will be Set yourself free, only you hold the key[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/31839]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] nosce te ipsum key of F One Way Midnight, still haven't got it right Asleep to the light inside It's coming round, dawn is coming round The other side There's only one way to give another day to unborn angels Love all the children, we're all just children Rich man and the poor, the saint and the whore Yea, you've been one before Legs that walk and wings that soar, all mystery of the ocean floor And both sides, yes both sides, of the goddamn war, no There's only one way to give another day To unborn angels There's only one way to give another day To ourselves Believe it, one heart of stars that moves And breathe it, with beating sun and dancing moon See it, think for yourself, think for yourself You can be it, we are one, I am the one and you are too There’s only one way to give another day To unborn angels There’s only one way to give another day To ourselves There's only one way, there's only one way There's only one way to ourselves, know yourself, think for yourself There's only one way, there's only one way There's only one way to ourselves, know yourself, think for yourself There's only one way There's only one way There's only one wayI was psyched to draw Duckett! He is a ccM icon with such a huge library of work -- I spent days just listening. Love ain't gonna make a sound! Such horrible grammar, but it's true, isn't it? This was my Agent Blues interpretation -- a sneaky, silent approach to love. Loved cutting, chopping, pasting and working with duckett's work. I could do at least four mixes of his work and not even begin to touch all of his amazing catalog. I hope he likes it.... [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/39222]Here's the pell :)[/url] Peace! [i][b]Closer Now[/b] Growing - get funky now Launching, launching, launching to furiously circle and crash face forward Love is gonna sneak up on ya It won't even make a sound Taking all your dreams on for ya Feet will hardly touch the ground Getting closer now Don't think of backing down Peeling off the layers of your Frightened personality Love is gonna lay before ya Who you're really meant to be Getting closer now Don't think of backing down Love ain't gonna make a sound Love ain't gonna make a sound Love ain't gonna make a sound Love ain't gonna make a ... Again and again, again and again Love ain't gonna make a sound Love ain't gonna make a sound Love ain't gonna make a sound Love ain't gonna make a ... All else is dark, that way is light The faintest leak of air tells me that way is home Getting closer now Don't think of backing down Getting closer now Don't think of backing down Love ain't gonna make a sound (get funky) Love ain't gonna make a sound (get funky) Love ain't gonna make a sound (get funky) Love ain't gonna make a ...[/i]I tried to write a scary Halloween song, but I suppose with everything going on in the world, this is what I channeled instead. It's not so much spooky as frightening. Less ghoulish and more about death. Given the dark nature of the lyrics, I found myself laughing at several points because of the light nature of the melody and vocals. I hope you guys can make this song even scarier!!! Peace. [u]Face the End[/u] I'm afraid, you're afraid We're all afraid Why shouldn't we be afraid People are dyin', the world is cryin' Why wouldn't we be afraid Turn and face the end Turn and face the end Bullets and a hand grenade Supremacy, a castle made of fear and hate Why wouldn't we be Dark and depressed or feel sick in the head Sooner or later we'll all be dead So turn and face the end Turn and face the end 'Cuz it's over, yea it's over This is hauntingly frightening I'm truly afraid Turn and face the end Face the end We are the criminals guilty of murder Our sins are original, defying the cosmic order Well nature is patient and kind But our karma of eye for an eye Is leaving us blind So we all deserve to die Turn and face the end Turn and face the end 'Cuz it's over, yea it's over It's gonna get worse so prepare For death and destruction Mass extermination And our final extinction You should be afraid, but don't be afraid Turn and face the end Turn and face the end This is the ending, this is the end (So turn and face it) This is the ending, this is the end (So turn and face it) The end key of Ab (verses c minor)A triptech of three of Joe's remixes, recombined into one. The lyrics sung are taken from Joe's song Lost. I've been greatly saddened by this loss, but have also felt hope through the outpouring of support shown here at ccM for Joe and his family. Susan told me I'd feel comforted spending focused time with Joe's works. She was right. Joe gave me the stems to Geese a while ago, and I'd forgotten about the sketch I'd started. Could almost swear Joe placed things where he wanted them tonight. Music is beyond this world...Mind Map That's pells are a world all their own - exploring them has been a gift. I was amazed when I pulled Kara, as I've been in her head space for a couple of months now. Poetic. Through her music alone, I sense she is a kindred soul. This little piece feels dark yet somehow hopeful -- Mikey Burnz on the MiC adds that dash of love and light. Thanks to spinningmerkaba for playing an amazing fretless bass track (one take - only edit is in beginning) -- he also provided the drum track that comes in in the middle of the second chorus. The framework of this track is built upon the 'Stupid People' loop by Speck. The song was just Kara and Speck for the first week! Bitcrusher's mind-bending loop brings the song home. I've missed out on listening so far because I can't stop messing with this mix. I still have so much to learn (and don't yet really know how to use my toys - thanks to Abstract Audio for trying to teach me how to use a compressor properly - i'm trying!). I'll get lyrics up and stems if you want 'em. Peace.Special thanks to SassyGal for inspiring the melody and style, Covert for amazing production on the track and Scomber for getting me all the lossless files so quickly. He helped me get started back in March. This song is for Kennadie ([url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/30788]Addy's sister[/url])![url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/34971]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Wrote this for Carol Riley for her 60th birthday -- her son Matt helped me with the words. She used to sing a lullaby to him as a child that he still holds close to his heart. I promised her a recording of it for Christmas -- so here it is! Remixes are very welcome :)The moment I heard this I ah'd along. Beautiful guitar work by Zep Hurme. Fun to remix him as I've been quite lucky to be on the receiving end. :) The quality of my stems aren't very good solo'd. I recorded them with the track pretty loud in my cans. it sounds ok in this mix, with everything aligning and all the delay, but might not sound so good for you. If you still want them, let me know!I hope I did this right Gurdonark! Two chromatic scales of ahs -- starting on low G and finish on high G. The preview has a tiny bit of reverb and has two voices mixed together. The flac download is each voice separate, without effects. Sorry for the pitch wabbles - hope they still work!I have no words for this wordless song. Just feeling a bit melancholy I guess. Grateful for music -- as the ultimate transformer :)When I heard spinningmerkaba's military-like sample, this operatic melody burst out. Your drum tracks are excellent Jason, and thank you for making such great 'wuht' Orc-like sounds! I studied opera back in college, but I haven't used those muscles in a long while, so please forgive my warbling ;) Wolf Sebastian was visiting for work on another project -- I knew his cello work would be perfect on this track! Thank you Sebastian! [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33466]Pell with Flac stems here[/url].This is the pell for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33465]Orc March[/url] (thanks to [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/wolfsebastian/33463]Wolf Sebastian[/url] for the name idea after playing cello!). And special thanks to spinningmerkaba for the excellent grunts (all that LOTR paid off babe)![url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33628]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Special thanks to Kara for helping me on the lines that were stuck. I hope someone will do a remix with 4 in the floor kick drum! While this preview sounds like a ballad with just the piano, I hear it like some sort of pop song in my head. :/ For the children. In Peace Don't want to be afraid Hard not to hesitate But we can't wait To be the change It's not too late Free from hate Think of the future that we could create Face the facts today There's a better way Take one step back and say There's a better way Like a tree Rooted in peace In peace, in peace One with all living things One life-heart beating With Soul Being Higher mind seeing Our one world is breathing With you and me In Harmony Revolving Our destiny is Evolving To peace like a tree Growing up free In peace, peace In peace, peace No more deforestation Restore before ocean pollution To every nation Be the solution Like a tree Rooted in peace Growing up free Rooted in peace In peace, in peace In peace, in peace In peace, in peace In peace key of D most chords are D Maj9 and A maj with a C# over F# now and then for good measure. one of the simplest chord structures ever :)[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33801]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Special thanks to Sandor Arendse for giving me the chance to collaborate with him on this gift for his wife -- it is their 10 year anniversary this weekend! Sandor sent me a poem he wrote for her and I cut and mashed it, and wrote some sections too. I'm sure they'd love to hear your remixes in celebration of their special day. You guys rock! Favorite Photograph My memories laid out You're picture perfect Then and now Then and now As Phoenix and Dragon Intertwined Painting our heaven Stopping time You're my favorite photograph My soul's other half And I'm whole again Each time you laugh Don't let go Our love will last You whisper my name Giving me your love and taking Only the same Feeding the flame Freezing the frame You're my favorite photograph My soul's other half And I'm whole again Each time you laugh Don't let go Our love will last We'll be the last to last My favorite photograph You're a piece of perfection With all your sweet affection Give depth to my perception And oh, I love you so From here to there and back again From here to there and back again You're my favorite photograph My soul's other half And I'm whole again Each time you laugh Don't let go Our love will last We'll be the last to last My favorite photograph We'll be the last to last My favorite photograph Chords Verse: Bb F gm Eb Chorus: Eb F D/F# gm Eb F Bb D Eb F D/F# gm Eb F Bridge: gm D/G fm6/G Eb eflatmin susI was so happy to draw Basematic -- he's been helping me with a side project for over a year now, and I'm the one slowing it up. He's done some amazing remixes of my pells and I'm truly grateful. I loved working with his loops and samples! I met rappers/musicians/producers DJ Sapient and Josh Londono at Occupy San Diego and not long after they rapped in our live set of Strike the Root for Libertopia. They shared these pells with me and we recorded a bit in my studio specifically for this Secret Mixter. Special thanks to spinningmerkaba for laying down some awesome crunchy electric guitar to make my parts sound much improved! This track was very challenging and I've had a lot of issues trying to get the bass levels & EQ to sound as thumping as they do in my mixing speakers everywhere else. Thanks for listening! Lyrics Occupy your mind occupy This news should not come as surprise See the shackles around your ankles If you stop and open your eyes Systemic oppression pressed us into the streets With poignant signs bobbing overhead to the beat Acute angles aimed to marginalize protests of corporate greed So we sit circled pondering how to proceed LLCs posting record profits in the billions Leeching hundreds of dollars from deprived civilians We re-educated without lines of socioeconomic crimes We re-occupy the minds cast off everyone buying us On the positive side How do we ensure democracy survives After we yank the knives out of Lady Liberty's sides Do what they do at the occupy As the people’s mic citizen’s voices amplify Reduce big government in size Stop the corruption The fed is lethal to the flag and the eagle The fed is lethal I’m going to pray for all our sakes We’re moving away from our mistakes Starting today we’ll make it right Stand with your Soul tonight Open your eyes Most post modern politicians Suck us like a virus Direct democracy in its infancy Slapping smiles across our faces With unanimity we create our own policy Restoring confidence in the human race Bi-camera politics are senseless So we work with consensus Step to horn where fallacious arguments Find yourself defenselessNo mixter left behind! Dedicated to the students at [url=http://youtu.be/6AdDLhPwpp4]UC Davis[/url] -- and [url=http://www.occupytogether.org/]occupiers together[/url] everywhere. Lyrics: Don't want to believe What I see on the Livestream What they sell me on the TV It's haunting But if you lay down your gun You can feel the winter warming sun Through the window And the soft glow Of Mother turning Dream, dream Imagining you and me In the same dream If we open our hearts Well we're making a start To remember the one part Of every soul Beneath their guard So if you lay down your gun Then at least we have begun To recondition If we listen To our Father's yearning Dream, dream Imagining you and me In the same dream With the same dream With same dream Imagining you and me In the same dream You can feel the winter warming sun Through the window And the soft glow Of our Mother turning Don't want to believe What I see on the LivestreamA lovely bit from Frozen Silence. After a bit of cutting, pasting and arranging, sang this little variation of The First Noel. Peace.[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/34809]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Wrote this for our eleven-year-old (violetOasis). She was struggling with trying to write a song -- so wrote her one to help her believe in herself. I hope to give her a CD of the track for Christmas -- along with any remixes of it from ya'll. I hope you can help me and make it something a young almost teen would like :) Just added [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/34848]Shine[/url] -- the song for violet's sister, CasperTFG. I would very much love to receive remixes of this track too if you have the time and inspiration :) Go On Wait for a whisper be still Stay for an answer that will Lead you along the perfect song Is yours so take the wheel The part inside where your soul hides Longs to be revealed You're beautiful don't hide it You're beautiful, your heart's a candle Light it Pray that our winter's chill will soon recede And make way for your dreams to be real if you believe Who you are is not so far from who you want to be Now that you're here imagine you can be anything You're beautiful don't hide it You're beautiful, your heart's a candle Light it Go on and light it Go on and light it Go on and light it Who you are deep in your heart Is who you gotta be Now that you're here there's no more fear Imagine you can be anything[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/34848]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] As a follow-up to [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/34809]Go On[/url], here is Shine -- intended as a Christmas gift for our 14-year-old, known here at ccM as CasperTFG. She is an extraordinary young woman whose maturity continues to teach me and improve me. I plan to give her the song in a sort of artbook with pictures, lyrics and a CD -- including any of the remixes uploaded here before Dec 24. I love the mixes of [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/34809]Go On[/url] so far (very much!) and feel blessed to give a little of ccM to my family (not plastic gifts made in china!). I intentionally created cross-over lyrics/theme between the girls songs. They are so tied together, it seemed their songs should be too. Peace. Shine Laugh until you cry, you're strong You carry more inside And as you grow you know You'll never be denied any dream With everything you try you show You shine so bright Like a clear star on a winter's night Laugh until you fly beyond these walls You can never think too high So go on And shine so bright Like a clear star on a winter's night Shine like art 'cause in your heart Is where you start strong You're more beautiful than ever Your kindness heals what's severed And all that you endeavor is yours Yea, that's for sure Shine so bright Like a full moon on a summer night Shine like true art 'Cause in your heart is where you start Soft More beautiful than ever Your shine goes on foreverCopperhead sent me this lovely jazz version of his [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/copperhead/34689]To The Best Time of the Year[/url] to take for a sleighride -- I guess this is a female version of the song ;) It was awesome working with this amazing group of folks' stems -- and Platinum's sleighbells seemed perfect for the end! Best Time of the Year It's the best time of the year For me to love you my dear Hold me all night, yea We're under the lights It's the best time of the year There's a yulelog burning low Babe you know I love you so Don't feel the cold Or the winter wind blow As long as you're holding me near It's the best time of the year For me to love you my dear Hold me all night, yea We're under the lights It's the best time of the year Wishing for stars and on nights when it's dark It's warm in my heart when we start As long as it's snowing keep mistletoeing It's the best time of the year It's fifteen below But we wouldn't know We're bundled up together in here Oh, it's the best time of the year For you to kiss me my dear No need to fight Let's make love all night It's the best time of the year Oh, wishing on stars and long nights when it's dark It's warm in my heart when we start As long as it's snowing keep mistletoeing It's the best time of the yearbeautiful little piano bit from Vladimir Sterzer. this morbid little song popped into my mind and i guess it needs to be expressed from someplace deep inside me. i'm not trying to be overly conspiratorial about the end of the world, but rather, thinking carpe diem for this holiday season. all we have is -- NOW. Our Last Christmas Wake me from dreaming Of the end This could be our last Christmas The age is turning In this moment waiting Present living memory Breathing in the beauty Honoring all living If this were the last lighting Our candles burning If this were our last winter What are we learning In this moment loving Consciousness expanding Breathing in the beauty Celebrate all living Happy Solstice everyone!I hope that 2012 brings an era of hope, change and evolution of our species. I pray we will learn how to consume much less and when we do, much more efficiently. I imagine we will learn how to work in harmony with nature and one another. I believe music, art, trades, and sciences will be valued more than shopping malls and reality television. Gotta dream, right? :) [u]Launching into 2012[/u] Standing on the edge Of a year and an age Tunneling inward Change shouts on the pages Mother is crying As Master is lying "She's yours for the taking" Soon she'll be shaking Launching into 2012 Launching into 2012 Waiting on the edge For your comet world-clock To strike heated sparklers In the hearts of a sweet, sleeping flock Launching into 2012 Launching into 2012 Alive, breathing Launching into 2012 Launching into 2012 Fit for re-tying Master still lying Bonds are for breaking Soon you'll be wakingSpecial thanks to Alex Beroza for creating such amazing tracks with polished, beautiful production! This is another song for my nieces (three down, five to go!!). Let me know if you want the pell.... Flyer Dancing inside With a hunger game Sparkling brown eyes You light a flame You're a flyer Plain to see A flyer Free Reaching the trees Launching to your dream Yellow and shining Bright spot rising Just remember to Love All you need is just Love Don't forget to smile (keep it real) You can make the world smile (keep it real) You're a flyer Plain to see A flyer You're a flyer Meant to be A flyer Free Shake it up - so, so creative Move it up - climb the pyramid LIft it up - get elevated Move it up - your Love is needed now![url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/35554]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] For Jason and Rochell -- what a beautiful couple! I was honored to play this at their wedding. Witnessing true love is good for the heart. Happy Valentine's Day! Whole The moment our love began A winter sea kissed the woodland You're kneeling now where I stand An emerald token in your hand Remembering how to trust That night all the footsteps closed in 'round us Holding you calms my fear My feet on the ground Your head in the atmosphere Love sings her answer on the wind Loving you the high never ends Letting go and falling in Honoring you, my lover, my friend You're my home You're making me whole Again and again Sleeping by the ocean Warm water sweet on our skin I'm softer but stronger Love sings her answer on the wind Loving you the high never ends Letting go and falling in Loving you through descent and ascension Holding on and diving in Honoring you, my lover, my friend You're my home You're making me whole You're waking my Soul Again and again You're making me whole Making me whole You're my home You're making me whole Waking my Soul My Soul You're making me whole WholeLoved working with DJRCHIVE's samples (I'm a fan and have listened to [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/djolliej/31648]Corn[/url] several hundred times!) Special thanks to spinningmerkaba for playing slide, electric and bass, and to Sackjo22 for recording a special excerpt from the Dhammapada. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/35985]The pell and bvox are now uploaded[/url]! Sorry for the delay. I've struggled with the various levels (especially the bass and synth) - so feedback is great (may do a replacement mix too). Peace. Detachment Walk all the way through Oz Only to find Everything you wanted Was here all the time Detachment, letting go Detachment, vertigo Take a leap of faith in the dark Outside the lines Yet, you drip like a drain from my heart (bleeding me dry) Feels like goodbye Detachment, letting go Detachment, vertigo Detachment, let the river flow through Detachment A thunderstorm rages over The homeland tonight But I'm all alone as they march through our door Leave on the light[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/35985]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Apologies for the delay -- Here is the pell for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/35828]Detachment[/url] from the [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/11900]Leap of the Heart Secret Mixter[/url]. This preview of all the vocals is treated, but the lead vox is clean and dry as a separate download. Special thanks to [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/SackJo22]Sackjo22[/url] for reading the Dhammapada. Detachment Walk all the way through Oz Only to find Everything you wanted Was here all the time Detachment, letting go Detachment, vertigo Take a leap of faith in the dark Outside the lines Yet, you drip like a drain from my heart (bleeding me dry) Feels like goodbye Detachment, letting go Detachment, vertigo Detachment, let the river flow through Detachment A thunderstorm rages over The homeland tonight But I’m all alone as they march through our door Leave on the lightI've been listening to a few public domain Christmas songs to find something that inspired me along our theme, [url=https://ccmixter.org/thread/4475]Season of the Stars[/url]. The lyrics to O Little Town of the Bethlehem were much more star focused than I remembered! I tried using AI (Suno) for the first time (thank you for the tutorial Loveshadow) to generate an instrumental track for inspiration. The melody/lyric adaptation is my own. The original was written in 1868 - words by Phillips Brooks and melody by Lewis H. Redner. O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in the dark streets shineth The everlasting light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight The silent stars go by The everlasting light The silent stars go by The everlasting light In me tonight In me tonight O morning stars together Proclaim thy holy birth And praises sing to God the King And peace to all on earth The silent stars go by The everlasting light The silent stars go by The everlasting light In me tonight In me tonight O little town of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem The silent stars go by The everlasting light The silent stars go by The everlasting light In me tonight In me tonight In me tonight In me tonight [url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/36510]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] I swear this feels like the longest month of March my lifetime, with the biggest Ides (beware the Ides!). Ah, change we must. [u]Soul wants to Grow[/u] My Soul is letting go My Soul wants to grow I know that if the water flows The top of my roots won't show I am letting go As above, so below I know that if my karma flows The hole in my root won't show But there's no clear answer in my mind This fool heart keeps falling all the time From dark night, the dawn will feel sublime This moment is mine And I feel fine Down in this waking Soul A big door's been closed A window, like the promise says, Is opening wide for sure My Soul wants to grow My Soul wants to grow My Soul wants to grow Wants to grow So I'm letting go Letting goI needed another week to work on this, so it is rough and more of an idea than a production. Feedback is welcome and hopefully I'll have time to refine this mix. Thanks to Ghost K for contributing such quality stems -- what a treat. Man and Machine (Singularity) Man and machine, man and machine Singularity, singular moment between Singularity, singular moment with man and machine Spins in a moment of time Twists to assist Speeds to a remedy blind Trips to the wires Singularity, singular moment between Singularity, singular moment with man and machine Blinks make me think in the now Soon to be taking a bow Kicks at the tips of my toes Panics in lines as I go Singularity is the concept of an intelligence explosion. Singularity, singular moment between Singularity, singular moment with man and machine Nobody can be so sure Colours the grey Shift on a series of bits Coils to delay Singularity, singular moment between Singularity, singular moment with man and machine Shakes as it juices the wires Dances in nano-sized fires Here in the future they sell No more to tell Leaving a currently disharmonious state, the next step of human evolution will likely result in human DNA being reorganized into 46 and 2 chromosomes. The cogs and the wheels, the pulleys and string The theory and practice for making it spin The fine grain resolved to a split hair of time The notion of motion, the drawing of lines The parallel trouble for Aubrey De Grey The bending of present to future today The old and the new meet in steampunked extremes The singular moment of man and machine. The parallel trouble for Aubrey De Grey The bending of present to future today The old and the new meet in steampunked extremes The singular moment of man and machine. Singular moment of man and machine Singular moment of man and machine Man and machine, man and machineUpdate: added a mix of just the vocal and guitar, without the phone messages :) Spent the last several weeks with Jeff Grant's beautiful guitar playing. It's a strangely powerful connection, the one we gain with each other here at ccM -- through spending so much time with each other's personal creations. Thanks to all of you for giving me the courage to share some pretty personal things through music. It is my mom's 60th birthday! She is an incredible woman, mother and friend. I cried a large portion of the time while recording this ;) [i][u]The Heartstring[/u] You gave me life Soft like the moonlight You take my wrongs helping me feel alright Your art of listening Lifted by angel wings You believe in me with all my world-saving crazy dreams Your love wrapped around my soul Where I'd be without you only God knows Your heart is the truest part of me Yea, you're the heartstring leading me home Time's always changing With memories we're saving And your hope's behind me so I can endure anything With each sweet, new chapter Our children's laughter Ties us all together always & forever Your love wrapped around my soul Where I'd be without you only God knows Your heart is the truest part of me Yea, you're the heartstring leading me home We all know it's not been easy With more than your fair share to carry But you're still open and you keep on loving When our world is storming Your faith is transforming And now I sing for you, for you [/i][url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/36940]ccPlus License Available[/url] Not much more to say..... Schizophrenia You give me schizophrenia Wishing I had never handed ya A heart that can't forgive ya Hoping for amnesia We gotta hope for a dose of amnesia Wishing I could just forget ya And stop crying with the cinema This time, this time Head over my heart She lost the part this time You're lighting up a dark room You're lighting up this world's dark room But my world will be darkening soon too The light's almost gone without you This time, this time Head over my heart She lost the part this time This time (Keep on leaving) I don't want to live this way (Got me believing) You show me with the words you say (You're not coming back) I was meant to walk away That rainy day last time But I had lost my mind To schizophrenia This time, this time Head over my heart She lost the part this time Schizophrenia Can't forget but I forgive ya A majorI was amazed to draw go1dfish given all we've been working on together lately. His guitar work rocks! This is for him. :) Like A Sycamore Gratitude like a sycamore grows Her long-armed branches reach tall and skyward Now that the sunlight of day is at its longest Her roots have dug deeply And you, a nearby sapling, have felt the shift in the dirt. You've felt the rusted expansion of dense space in these layers of earth that were once compacted and worn down. Worms have tunneled this soil, gnawing away at decaying matter. Can you feel the chomp at all that feeds you? Creeping crawling alchemists, transforming death into nutrients; harmoniously fueling all of us that stand swaying in this musical forest. It's black, cold and claustrophobic underground. The warmth of the sun, only a falling memory. In this dark night, I'm shedding my skin. Licking the scabs on my roots, and silently hoping sap, like blood, will stop flowing -- escaping me through the wounded patches where my bark has been suddenly chipped away. And you've watched it all through your window. Seen the tears. Heard wailing from behind the front door. Through the smoke, your soul rises. They are similar, the smoke and your soul. Molecules like scent. Permeating cell membranes and walls around sleeping hearts. But through this decay, your heart is no longer sleeping. Open it wide. Allow your dreams to soar and then be crushed by the gravity of a Rocky Mountain landslide. And then from the rubble of wind and change, lay your hands to the ground. Pray to something unseen, the force from which all stars were made. Compassion like water flows over you. It washes you clean, and you start again. Choose one or ten. Your mind ignites like a sparkler, synapses connecting dendrites. This new Harmony evolves you and all you're connected to. You're glowing like a blue star in our noosphere's web-net constellation of collective consciousness. And like a brother, you stand guard. You protect the edge of this recovering forest, where the thoughtless clearing of wooded acres that once stretched for miles, is now springing forth green starts of new life. Gratitude like a sycamore grows.[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/37827]ccPlus License Available[/url] Sometimes life can surprise you when you're down. Falling This feels like nothing I've felt before Head over backwards, my heart on the floor I'm down where you found me but With the root of your Soul You wrapped your Love around me And now you're making me whole I'm reflecting you But you seem too good to be true Yea, I'm falling for you Baby, baby yea, baby, baby Now you got me where you want me Don't be bringing me down Yea don't, don't be fucking around I'm reflecting you But you seem too good to be true Yea, I'm falling for you Baby, baby I'm reflecting you But you seem too good to be true Yea, I'm falling for you Falling yea, falling yea, falling yea, falling chords: verse: f min Bb (repeat) chorus: Ab Bb F maj Ab Bb C majI reimagined the song Three Kings with a big band jazz swing arrangement in mind, inspired by the [url=https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2018/12/24/a-christmas-story-the-three-kings-and-the-star-of-bethlehem/]three stars in Orion's belt also referred to as the three kings[/url]. If you're interested in remixing with my vision, check out the detailed post in the [url=http://mixter.plus/workshop.php]Workshop[/url] where you'll earn Aura points! Three Kings Variation by Madam Snowflake Sing the legend of the three kings Wise old luminescent beings They have traveled so far They rise in the east slowly preceding Across the sky they fly westward leading They traverse so far Stars of wonder in a line tonight Shine your beauty to our eyes' delight Silver gleaming, ever streaming In our hearts ignite Yes, sing the legend of the Three Kings With miracles and joy this season brings For thousands of years they've traveled far Tonight they're followed by the Christmas Star Stars of wonder in a line tonight Shine your beauty to our eyes' delight Silver gleaming, ever streaming In our hearts ignite For thousands of years they've traveled far Tonight they're followed by the Christmas Star Stars of wonder in a line tonight Shine your beauty to our eyes' delight Silver gleaming, ever streaming In our hearts ignite Tonight Tonight This is the legend of the three kings Stars that shine above us They are the three kings This is what came out after reading all about the confusion of GEMA. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/38226]Here's the pell too[/url] (hope you'll remix it!) Why do you seek to restrain me When illusion could never contain me These scarcity thoughts, with their firewalls and oppressive limits, Are falling away. A new humanity is emerging. Evolution is the way of the universe. It is inevitable. So why do you fight change? Control. Fear. Scarcity. Now how could sharing, expansive in its very nature, create scarcity? How can we artists at ccMixter make "the music dry up"? The truth is, the music is multiplying. The truth is, the music is magnifying. The music connects us, even across continents, with the invisible hands of a network. The music is the universal language we all speak. Notes, voice and rhythm spark subatomic particles of a unified field. Exponential in their growth, our unique, collective creations spread like a virus through other art forms and technology. We are contagious. We yearn to be free-- Freely ourselves, without judges and scorecards. Freely expressive, without boundaries made by currency and contract. Free hearts, freely cooperative. Together, we are singing the songs of creation, like it was in the beginning with the sounding of the very first Om. And so I reach to you, with the best part of me. The art of me. Don't draw a line, Open your mind. Leave your limits behind. This change can't be confined. We're not just defined By what we must leave behind. Step forward. Who knows what we'll find![url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/38225]Here's a little remix[/url] of Copperhead including this pell. More remixes are encouraged and hoped for ;) Why do you seek to restrain me When illusion could never contain me These scarcity thoughts, with their firewalls and oppressive limits, Are falling away. A new humanity is emerging. Evolution is the way of the universe. It is inevitable. So why do you fight change? Control. Fear. Scarcity. Now how could sharing, expansive in its very nature, create scarcity? How can we artists at ccMixter make "the music dry up"? The truth is, the music is multiplying. The truth is, the music is magnifying. The music connects us, even across continents, with the invisible hands of a network. The music is the universal language we all speak. Notes, voice and rhythm spark subatomic particles of a unified field. Exponential in their growth, our unique, collective creations spread like a virus through other art forms and technology. We are contagious. We yearn to be free-- Freely ourselves, without judges and scorecards. Freely expressive, without boundaries made by currency and contract. Free hearts, freely cooperative. Together, we are singing the songs of creation, like it was in the beginning with the sounding of the very first Om. And so I reach to you, with the best part of me. The art of me. Don't draw a line, Open your mind. Leave your limits behind. This change can't be confined. We're not just defined By what we must leave behind. Step forward. Who knows what we'll find!Here's the pell to my [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/39173]Secret Mixter[/url]! [b]Closer Now[/b] Love is gonna sneak up on ya It won’t even make a sound Taking all your dreams on for ya Feet will hardly touch the ground Getting closer now Don’t think of backing down Peeling off the layers of your Frightened personality Love is gonna lay before ya Who you’re really meant to be Getting closer now Don’t think of backing down Love ain’t gonna make a sound Love ain’t gonna make a sound Love ain’t gonna make a sound Love ain’t gonna make a … Again and again, again and again Love ain’t gonna make a sound Love ain’t gonna make a sound Love ain’t gonna make a sound Love ain’t gonna make a … Getting closer now Don’t think of backing down Getting closer now Don’t think of backing down Love ain’t gonna make a sound (get funky) Love ain’t gonna make a sound (get funky) Love ain’t gonna make a sound (get funky) Love ain’t gonna make a …[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/39469]ccPlus License Available[/url] This one is for Loveshadow..... [u]Embrace the Taste[/u] Setting your sights high Nothing can pull you down Oh what's in your mind's eye Is taking shape and sound Look at the people All quite a lot like you So take down your one steeple Let love your love shine through Let your love shine through Yea, it's up to you Let your love shine through No I'm not gonna wait For this rain to dissipate No time to waste Life's too short not to taste And embrace Embrace this moment No matter what it takes No matter what it takes Let your love shine through Yea, it's up to you Let your love shine through Let your love shine through Yea, it's up to you Let your love shine through No matter what it takes No matter what it takes No matter what it takes No matter what it takes Life's too short not to taste F Bb F/C F/Bb F/CMonths ago Ghost K approached me about collaborating on their new project. I was honored! We've all been busy so it took a while, but here's the little song I wrote and recorded over their beautiful track. The preview track has tons of verb but the stems are dry. I'd love to hear what others will do with it :) Please forgive some of the sound of the Ghost K track in the headphones. I needed it loud enough in vocal tracking to inspire me! [u]Waking Me Softly[/u] Like a dream waking me softly Like a sweet dream waking me softly Lighting me slowly, lovingly weaving Heat spiraling Lighting me slowly, lovingly weaving Through my heart strings Break it down, break it down Break it down for me now Break it down, break it down Break it down for me now For me now Like a dream waking me (softly) Waiting for the break of day Hoping I won't run away Before I find the words to say Why am I afraid Waiting for the break of day Hoping I won't run away Before I find the words to say Why am I afraid Break it down, break it down Break it down for me now Break it down, break it down Break it down for me now Like a dream waking me softly (why am I afraid)[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/39677]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Well this is a sad little number that needed to come out. Thank God for music, the great cathartic artform. Thanks for listening! [i] In a Box[u][/u] Put it in a box and lock it Try to forget all about it Cut our love off Hide it in a pretty box My heart that beats for you has gotta stop Put on a smile but all the while I'm giving soul-blood to you Pretend everything doesn't remind me of years Like disciples too Put it in a box and lock it Try to forget all about it Shelve it up in the closet We say we're both better without it So cut our love off Hide it in a pretty box My heart that beats for you has gotta stop Put it in a box Put it in a box baby Put it in a box honey Put it in a box sweetheart Bought you walking shoes knowing I could lose The part of me that's part of you Months and miles long gone so I moved on But I never really wanted to I put it in a box I can never open Put it in a box I can never, never open Put it in a box and lock it Try to forget all about it Shove it down in my pocket Ignore that it's there when I'm walking Shelve it up in the closet We say we're both better without it So cut our love off Hide it in a pretty box My heart that bleeds for you has gotta stop Put in a box (I can never open) Letters in a box (can never open) Pictures in a box ( I can never, never open) Pretend everything doesn't remind me of you C7/F C maj a min G maj/B C[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/40012]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] I had to get this one out of the way first. Now, onto something happier (I hope!) It All This Christmas I will miss us Critiquing the holiday lights of the neighborhood From the windows of your old Mercedes Yea, I will miss us on the cold nights when Orion is bright And your voices don't sound down the hall There's just silence where we once had it all All We had it all This Christmas will you miss us Filling the stockings for four Gifts arranged on the floor Round the living tree we would plant in the garden Yea you won't kiss us you'll miss us Writing the girls' names on their PJs And their cheery, early morning call Won't resound where we once had it all All We had it all The blue icicle lights are still in the box With the Hanukkah tops And the hook of my heart's taken down Like the pictures of you from the walls They're just empty where we once had it all All We had it all We had it all We had it all Now we're reliving the fall Where we once had it All We had it all We had it all baby We had it all This Christmas I will miss it all Ab Eb/gm fm Db (verses) Ab Db (chorus) fm Db Ab Eb/gm (bridge) fm Db Ab Eb/gm fm Db[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/40176]ccPlus license available[/url]. For Loveis. The big moon and bright stars the past few nights inspired this little song. Special thanks to Patronski for lyrical ideas and melodic coaching :) [u]Winter Glow[/u] Winter is for dreaming While mother nature is sleeping Yet underground Stirs the sound of new spring Are you listening to the symphony Of our earth song Changing when the nights are long And the Dog Star rises in the east (winter glow) Winter is for dreaming Of the peace we could be keeping Yet we're hibernating Souls awaiting This one true thing (peace) All humanity Meant for harmony Tied with each other And our living Mother Still in the cold we sleep 'til our awakening Winter glow Silent snow Moonlight low to the ground In winter’s glow Wise hearts know There’s a magical world to be found Love is how Love is how Snow falling down Arms wrapping around Envelop our town sleeping sound For now In winter glow Silent snow Moonlight low to the ground In winter’s glow Wise hearts know At sunrise a chorus resounds Then rivers flow And forests grow There’s a magical world to be found Now Love is how Love is how Snow falling down Melting somehow As dawn comes around[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/40379]ccPlus License Available[/url] That's Jeris on the drums, the bass, the piano, the guitar and rhodes (how 'bout those solos!), sax and trombone. He is way better than Dick Van Dyke :) This jazzy ditty gives some suggestions on how to avoid those dirty little places called malls and huge-cheap-labor chains :) [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/40415]Here's the pell[/url] (which is CC BY!) and [url=http://tunetrack.net/mnodes/26288/download/]here's a download of the flac file.[/url] Happy Holidays! Give it away Give it away This holiday give your love away Give it away Give it away Oh give your love away Give it away This holiday give it away Give your love away Put your heart into it Soul and thought create it True you just can’t buy it Your originality Means more to me with no merchant to pay So give your love away Grow it for your Soulmate Pictures laid out save the date Mirror remade Paint the reclaimed Your real ingenuity Means more to me with no big chain to pay So give your love away Stitch, crochet or sew it Write a song and record it A donation made In your loved one’s name Genuine philanthropy This kind of deed is all that we need So give your love away Give it away Give it away This holiday give your love away Give it away Give it away Oh give your love away Cut it shape it make it bake it Search it paste it cook it taste it Carve it spin it draw it print it Sing it frame it name it save it Giving indeed is all that we need So give your love away Give it away Give it away This holiday give your love away This holiday give your love away Give it all away Give it all away[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/40415]ccPlus License Available[/url] In the spirit of the "Gift of Song" (better gift? you can't buy that at the mall!) -- here's the pell for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/40379]the mix of this track featuring Jeris and ChuckBerglund[/url]. The stems are dry. :) Happy Holidays! Give it away Give it away This holiday give your love away Give it away Give it away Oh give your love away Give it away This holiday give it away Give your love away Put your heart into it Soul and thought create it True you just can’t buy it Your originality Means more to me with no merchant to pay So give your love away Grow it for your Soulmate Pictures laid out save the date Mirror remade Paint the reclaimed Your real ingenuity Means more to me with no big chain to pay So give your love away Stitch, crochet or sew it Write a song and record it A donation made In your loved one’s name Genuine philanthropy This kind of deed is all that we need So give your love away Give it away Give it away This holiday give your love away Give it away Give it away Oh give your love away Cut it shape it make it bake it Search it paste it cook it taste it Carve it spin it draw it print it Sing it frame it name it save it Giving indeed is all that we need So give your love away Give it away Give it away This holiday give your love away This holiday give your love away Give it all away Give it all away[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/41611]Link to pell[/url] :) I drew Ivan Chew -- what an incredible library he has. I incorporated a few of his tracks that hadn't been remixed into his instrumental track All Alone -- once I heard it I knew it would become a new song all our own. I cut it up, arranged it differently and Ivan kindly sent me the drum stems so I could cut and fit them in too. A very special thanks to spinningmerkaba for playing beautiful acoustic guitar tracks I edited and added throughout. I'll bounce the pell and backvox soon! To be or not to be (that is still the question)....and this is my third song on ccMixter that incorporates those famous lyrics by Shakespeare. I guess I need to pay attention to that? ;) [u]Secret Things[/u] Sowing seeds and secret things Imagining The change I wish to see, To be (or not) to be Plant it deep down Bury seeds in fertile ground Embryo soon surging Plant it deep down Darkness close and warm surround this New life emerging Secret things sweet and green Secret things safely loved by me Oh what dreams may come For the young Souls born from this world of One Plant it deep down Softly sleeping in the ground Little cosmos hibernating Pushing, breaking through the ground Another perfect circle comes around Germinating Secret things sweet and green Secret things safely loved by me Do you dare to bear The whips and scorns of time Yes, savor breath inside this moment I and I Secret things sweet and green Secret things safely loved by me Safely loved by me Safely loved to be or not to be Loved (secret things)[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/41611]ccPlus license available.[/url] Sorry for the delay in uploading my pell and other vox for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/41275]Secret Things track[/url] from [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/14085]February's Fortune Secret Mixter[/url]. The stems are clean. Peace. Secret Things Sowing seeds and secret things Imagining The change I wish to see, To be (or not) to be Plant it deep down Bury starts in fertile ground Embryo soon surging Plant it deep down Darkness warm and close surround this New life emerging Secret things sweet and green Secret things safely loved by me Oh what dreams may come For the young Souls born from this world of One Plant it deep down Softly sleeping in the ground Little cosmos hibernating Pushing, breaking through the ground Another perfect circle comes around Germinating Secret things sweet and green Secret things safely loved by me Do you dare to bear The whips and scorns of time Yes, savor breath inside this moment I and I Secret things sweet and green Secret things safely loved by me Safely loved by me Safely loved to be or not to be Loved (secret things)[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42063]ccPlus License Available[/url] This is a silly little ditty inspired by my fiance (wow, did I say fiance??), John. In American culture, masculinity seems to be based on a cornerstone of the typical "western cowboy" -- guns, tough guy, meat-eating, native-land invaders. John is nothing like this, although he does love tequila and I consider him to be very masculine indeed. I thought to turn the idea of what a real man is on its side -- strength in a gardener instead of a hunter, embracing crops native to Mexico instead of invading and pillaging, leaving the gun behind, getting wrongfully imprisoned for setting pigs free, etc. Big John makes a special cameo appearance at the end ;) [b]Big John[/b][u][/u] Here’s a tale of a man An American With a bottle of Silver in his hand Big John He’s working the land Growing all that he can He’s a cowboy vegetarian Big John Big John got the brig When he set free all the neighbor pigs He smuggled a swig and began to dig Big John Big John Big John headed south For the agave crop With a cork in his mouth Big John And men would come from miles around But none could steal his drinking crown Big John They call him Patron By the lamplight he rolls his own At home with the smoke, skull and bones Big John Big John Big John left his gun With his copper bullets on the run Big John And the legend told by everyone He rode into the setting sun Big John The fame that he gained From tequila that shares his name A hole in his soul burns aflame Big John Big John They call him Patron Big John[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42067]ccPlus License Available[/url] Unlike the light-heartedness of [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42063]Big John[/url], this piece is deep and heavy. I sobbed many times during its composition and recording. Guess I've been carrying it around for many years. I was raised in a religion steeped in tradition, a tradition that placed women in a position of obedience. Much of this spoken word is inspired by the sacred rituals performed in the inner circle. May all beings, regardless of gender, religion, race, sexuality, history and more, be treated with equality, love, tolerance and respect. This is the age of Aquarius (and I happen to be one!) Peace. [u][b]Eve (Say Yes)[/b][/u] Bow your head. Cover your face. Obey your husband. Say yes. You are Eve. You tempted Adam. You engaged the serpent. Beguiled, you ate the fruit. You disobeyed. You will be punished. Paradise is lost. This is your fault. You shall wear this sin. A scarlett letter burns, On your chest, in your Soul, in your DNA. Remain subservient. Bear the pains of procreation. Sacrifice yourself for your children, who do not bear your name. Clean, cook, serve, and surrender. Receive no compensation for your work. There are no vacations, no intermission, no substitutes. Endure the loneliness of the evening. Sleep nights alone, worrying for the safety of your Beloved. Abandon sleep altogether, haunted by disloyalty and betrayal. Shrivel in the shadows. Give for others and forsake yourself. Accept dependence and ignorance. And still, unconditional is your love. Buried in tradition, Shrouded in expectation, Ridiculed for transition, Determined for evolution. Lift your head and remove your veil. Trust your instincts. Embrace your own thoughts. Nourish your intellect and deepen your Soul. Awaken. Each moment provides a crossroads to change. Be that change. Live all you've dreamt of, all you imagine. Serve without sacrifice. Love without submission. Surrender only to your highest self. Say yes. You are Eve. Return to the Garden. Adam will follow. Eden is nigh.[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42164]ccPlus License Available[/url] Since pondering [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/2972]this project[/url], I've come to realize how much all life is more alike than different. All of us breathe, eat, eliminate and pass on. We all experience pain and perhaps some of us dream a dream of harmony. Thanks for listening. [u] [b]Hold On (Now)[/b][/u] No real difference You and me Blood and water Eyes to see Raise your head To sky and sunrise Beauty's never dead To spirit deep inside So hold on Been brothers so long Open your hand [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream]A new dream began[/url] And it's here and now No real difference In our sleep Infants follow A gentle flock of sheep Raise your head Mother speaks with the clouds Creation says Embrace my life, my sound Hold on Time passes on All turns to sand Back where we began So be here and now Stay here somehow Here and now Hold on Your sister's not gone Soul understands The circle has no end Be here and now Stay here somehow Here and now Now[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42393]Pell available here[/url]. It seems much of our society is built on purchasing goods, people defined by what they own instead of who they are....at the peril of the ecosystem and each of its intricate life forms that make all of our breathing and living possible. I've been blessed to work with [url=http://www.chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn/#plastic-bottles]Chris Jordan[/url] whose art and photography changed my life. He's creating a beautiful film called [url=http://www.midwayfilm.com/]Midway: Message from the Gyre[/url] (we may get the score stems recorded at Abbey Road!) that is a warning to all of humanity. I'm counting on the 100th monkey theory! Special thanks to unreal_dm for an incredible blues track that I loved editing and remixing, to Billy Ray for the most awesome drums ever, Patronski for contributing verse, and Rey Izain for cool public service audio. Peace. [u]Human Race[/u] We're in a race for the human race We're in a race for the human race To save our planet that we can’t replace No other earth is there in outer space Give mom a break for goodness sake I'm gonna give much more than I take I'm not defined by what I buy But what's inside my heart and my mind I'm not defined by what I can buy But what's inside my big heart and mind Not much we need, say goodbye greed Life is in great peril and it's time to take heed Nurture all the flowers with the birds and the bees Trees upon the land and the fish in the sea No need for all those goods in plastic packaging The earth is sorta blue 'cause she wants to be green That SUV sucks up too much energy Imagine travel that's petroleum free Water that's clean, and air that we can all breathe With solar panels on our roofs and our streets No offshore oil No ocean spoil The future of our world is up to you and to me The keepers of the flowers and the birds and the bees Trees upon the mountain and the fish in the sea Meaningless consumption just pollutes everything The earth is so blue 'cause she wants to be green The problem's staring us bright eyed in the face Who can stay blind to all the life we erase Let's work together to leave less of a trace We're all just visitors in this mortal space The earth will thrive We'll stay alive If we connect with nature and our love deep inside We're in a race for the human race I want to give so much more than I take[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42393]ccPlus License Available[/url] Sorry for the delay! Here's the pell to [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42299]Human Race[/url]. May humanity evolve with love! Some steps to start? Take the [url=http://www.plasticpledge.org/]No Plastic Pledge[/url] :) Human Race We’re in a race for the human race We’re in a race for the human race To save our planet that we can’t replace No other earth is there in outer space Give mom a break for goodness sake I’m gonna give much more than I take I’m not defined by what I buy But what’s inside my heart and my mind I’m not defined by what I can buy But what’s inside my big heart and mind Not much we need, say goodbye greed Life is in great peril and it’s time to take heed Nurture all the flowers with the birds and the bees Trees upon the land and the fish in the sea No need for all those goods in plastic packaging The earth is sorta blue ‘cause she wants to be green That SUV sucks up too much energy Imagine travel that’s petroleum free Water that’s clean, and air that we can all breathe With solar panels on our roofs and our streets No offshore oil No ocean spoil The future of our world is up to you and to me The keepers of the flowers and the birds and the bees Trees upon the mountain and the fish in the sea Meaningless consumption just pollutes everything The earth is so blue ‘cause she wants to be green The problem’s staring us bright eyed in the face Who can stay blind to all the life we erase Let’s work together to leave less of a trace We’re all just visitors in this mortal space The earth will thrive We’ll stay alive If we connect with nature and our love deep inside We’re in a race for the human race I want to give so much more than I take[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/42419]ccPlus License Available[/url] An aspect of my identity is about to change -- I'm getting married in June! Crazy. For years I thought I wasn't the marrying type. Though I may add a new last name to the one I've carried all my years, I am still me, on the verge of growth and new possibility! I wrote this song for the wedding vow ceremony that will take place in just over a month. I'd love to give John mixes of this song for a wedding gift and include a favorite to accompany the wedding video we're having made...... Special thanks to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jones_%28record_producer%29]John Jones[/url] for spending the time with me by the piano to help arrange this song, taking it from on-the-edge-of-cheesy to truly romantic. You rock JJ! [u]Just Beginning[/u] In your eyes There's a bright paradise All I imagined, all of my dreams With you now realized Our whole world is a garden I've always dreamt about Eden And here we stand by the ocean Hand in hand Just beginning You're my rock, my strength Lifting me up an entire tree length All I imagined Heaven could be With you now awakening Our whole world is a garden I've always prayed to find Eden And here we stand by the ocean Hand in hand Sharing our name where the seed of our love began And we're just beginning Sweet scent of the green surrounding us Blue, your eyes like the sea White breath of the sky, those we love right nearby And we're just beginning We're just beginning Just beginning Our whole world is a garden Every day making our Eden And here we stand by the ocean Hand in hand With just one heart beating Sharing our name where the seed of our love began And we're just beginning Here we stand by the ocean In the garden Of our Eden Here And we're just beginning Our whole world Just beginningJeris's catalog is so wide, so inspiring, I just listened to his library for a few days, in awe. Many of his remixes, without even picking apart his stems, spoke to me and a vision was born. Having just returned from my glorious honeymoon, the many sonic paints Jeris has shared with us through remixes, compositions and stems inspired my sharing of chapters from my incredible experience. I didn't play a single instrument in this production -- just treated, edited, and recombined elements and composed songs, vocal lines and storyline. Jeris's remixes include many mixters too. I thank them all for the great musical works they've contributed to make this piece possible. This is by far my most challenging production I've ever tried to undertake. While I didn't play a single instrument, I struggled to make many pieces become one, in level, sound and theme. I hope I've done Jeris and his amazing talent some justice. Peace and Love [u]Memory of Paradise[/u] Our lovers' paradise was enchanted, intertwined with midnight rain Each sunrise like wine, bold pinks, warm reds, the same colors beating in my heart (Mad Summer Nights) Embraced by the wind (Mad Summer Nights) Kissed by the sea Holding each moment as it gently slipped into memory Falling like leaves from a tree, fading like memories Falling like leaves from a tree, we’re pushin' daisies As the always sets we knew eventually heaven would rest So we imbibed in all love has to offer Drunk and high on more than rum and tequila Magic smoke, pine, plumeria A duet of lovers, two red-crested cardinals with our guitar....imagine I stand on shifting ocean sand, an hourglass of bliss still slipping through my hands Waves break rock and smooth it down, moonlight pulls the tide somehow Yes hearts of Lovers seem to understand (come on) The legends of Makana lit a flame in us, Erupting as our own tears mixed with a warm summer rain. And there in the lush mountainous gardens of LImahuli, longing was born. A night of stars a ceiling for lovers' unspoken charms A night of stars held in a circle of pine arms Sweethearts dreaming outdoors, song of the ocean roaring Oh what mysteries spark in the starlight of dark Ah our temperate nights under infinite stars The passionate breath of the wind, a warm down pour, Luring us indoors (a night of stars) We flew to a new haven, a bay of blue dotted by dorsal fins. We swam in their midst, wild dolphin spinning, mating, Mirroring our own adoration, celebrating all species and all creation. The sheer cliffs of Sweetheart Rock An amber trail of the setting sun, Dancing torches, romance. I am in Love with your Enchanted world Where rain is a wet kiss on a mystical bay I am here loving you, lift me away To your enchanted world today I never want this to end, memory lives forever We're falling like leaves from a tree We're fading like memories We're fallling like leaves from a tree Under our feet we're pushin' daisies Under our feet we're pushin' daisies Memory lives forever[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/43328]ccPlus License Available[/url] I'm in the [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Kings_Peak_with_Henry%27s_Fork_Basin.jpg]Uinta Mountains[/url] and this little poem was inspired by the majesty of [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Mount_Timpanogos_at_sunset.jpg]Timpanogos[/url], now stripped of her glaciers. I only have my iPhone so I apologize for the low quality MP3. Will record with proper MIC in lossless once back home! Peace and love to you all, my ccMixter family! [u]May We Join Hands?[/u] The world is changing. I feel it in the mountain wind, Taste it in the summer rain. I saw promise in a rainbow just yesterday. Evolution is the way of our Universe. I'm hopeful for the first time after decades of despair From sleep and degradation. The vast blue-green of the ocean, This spinning orb of land and sea [url=http://alexgrey.com/art/paintings/soul/gaia/]Earth, is my mother![/url] I dove to her depths in the bay of [url=http://www.hawaiigaga.com/kauai/beaches/kee-beach.aspx]Ke'e[/url] Where the reefs seem to be dying, Trampled under foot. We are consuming her, and slowly destroying ourselves. I weep. My brothers are the bears, fish and condors. The mountains, clouds and waters, my sisters. We take. Help us give! The world is changing. Glaciers melt again from an [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_glacial_period]ice-age before[/url]. Earth warms from our [url=http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/overview.html]emissions[/url] and [url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-ways-man-destroying-environment.htm]consumption[/url]. Our predecessors, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age]and their methane[/url], are long extinct. History is repeating. Or, are we regenerating? Evolution is the way of creation. My human brothers and sisters, may we join hands? Let us be bound in eternal friendship, And, holding onto one another, Take yet another giant leap for mankind Into [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multisensory_integration]multi-sensory[/url] existence [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Six_%26_2]46 and 2[/url] The world is changing I feel it surging in my heart And taste it in the summer rain. I saw promise in the sunrise just this morning. Onward. Forward. For all there is Is [url=http://alexgrey.com/art/paintings/soul/wonder/]now[/url].Check out the [url=https://youtu.be/D-zdkC7oMMg]Official Lyric Vid[/url]! And the the [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44103]pell here :)[/url] I drew IdZero. I listened for days! He has such an array of uploads to explore. I was drawn to a guitar riff he played that I found myself humming so cut it up and built the song around that and a great keyboard part of his as well. I've been working with Javolenus on our holiday album and he'd given me the stems for his William Blake track (brilliant) so I cut and arranged those as a loop for rhythm and structure. Copperhead recorded some drums for me in the choruses (thank you!!!) to give the song the extra energy it needed. I played bass and a couple of little keyboard parts. I had a really hard time mixing for some reason but hope you will enjoy. The lyrics are inspired by a book I'm reading with my husband called [url=http://www.eckharttolle.com/books/newearth/]A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle[/url]. The book is exposing me to myself and the aspects of me that are egoic. I'm seeing my flaws and weaknesses so fully, with that deeper part of me that loves without judgment, and is present in the timeless now. I'm working on trying to make that part of me more prominent and loosen my grip on the rest. It is a journey! [u]New Earth[/u] Take my escape route Dark night ending now Memory seems wiped clean For one Love only New Earth New Earth Blessed amnesia Present euphoria Soul mind directing Ego - let go New Earth New Earth Quantum Mind machine Forming reality All I's get behind my Third eye opening Opening, opening Quantum Mind machine Forming reality All I's get behind My third eye is opening Find our way out No hiding underground A cure in here and now Regenerate somehow New Earth New Earth[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44103]ccPlus License Available[/url] Here's the pell in association with my [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/43967]secret mixter[/url] track. May harmony prevail! New Earth Take my escape route Dark night ending now Memory seems wiped clean For one Love only New Earth New Earth Blessed amnesia Present euphoria Soul mind directing Ego - let go New Earth New Earth Quantum Mind machine Forming reality All I’s get behind my Third eye opening Opening, opening Quantum Mind machine Forming reality All I’s get behind My third eye is opening Find our way out No hiding underground A cure in here and now Regenerate somehow New Earth New Earth[i]I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.[/i] ~Gandhi I've been long cynical and there has been much in our religions and society that has ruined "the Jesus Story" for me. I usually prefer songs of peace and the beauty of winter and the magic of the stars this time of year to typical Christmas hymns.... Not sure why I took on this ambitious public domain Christmas song today...perhaps given our Winter Lights, Nights theme and because this song is about a most notable Night (allegorical or otherwise). I'm not sure what happened to me, but the lyrics of this song really pierced me unusally. I found myself crying multiple times while trying to record. "law is love, gospel is peace....all oppression shall cease..." If only such a miracle could happen for us humans at this time in our history. Just imagining such a possibility gave me some sort of wild hope. Happy Holidays my friends. xxx[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44468]ccPlus License Available[/url] I'm awed by the magic of this world this time of year. The longest night of winter solstice, the glorious northern lights, Orion's belt rising in alignment with Sirius and the Sun, infinitely intricate snowflake fractal patterns, days with no night at the south pole. Whichever tradition we celebrate, whichever religion we ascribe too, we are all made of the same electrons, neutrons and protons. :D Just made my [url=http://youtu.be/QT7J4LqScv8]first lyric vid[/url] for this song! Feedback welcome. Special thanks to the "We Are All One" choir :) Happy Holidays! [u]The Light[/u] It's a frozen winter night On a silver bed of snow This silence stills the chill in my mind With a warmth in my Soul from the moon all aglow And the lights in our southern sky Are the stars all aligned with the fable Symbol of a miracle, where we become one So I wait in the dark for the Sun For the light, wait for the light On this darkest eve of the year Candles dance with our fire burning bright Holding hands with the hope that our peace is right here Angels with broken wings taking flight There's no night in the southern sky And glowing wind with the northern auroras Joined by this phenomenon, as we are all one So I wait in the dark for the birth of the Sun For the light, wait for the light Awakened by light And the lights in our southern sky Are the stars all aligned with the fable Symbol of the miracle, remembering we are all one So I wait in the dark for the birth of the Son For the light, wait for the light Awakened by light Here comes the lightI was instantly moved by Rob's beautiful spoken word "Looking Up" -- I could imagine his father making their childhood Christmas tree from simple scraps, and the joy of their family gathering round it. It moved me on the first listen, and now much moreso after spending many hours with his voice and words. Jeris's "What Child Is This" shimmering stems were a perfect framework for this mix. And Speck's Winter Bells wander between the phrases, living to its title ;) Merry Christmas. Lyrics by robwalkerpoet I look up at the norfolk island pine outside the red brick toilet block, the way the ancient branches grow horizontally straight out of the trunk and I remember our childhood christmas tree. Too poor to buy a fresh one every year and perhaps before the plastic ones, dad made one. In a block of jarrah, a thick round trunk with holes drilled to receive silver-frosted pieces of dowelling which reduced in length symmetrically as they climbed the home-made tree. over these were draped fringed green cellophane creased from being folded and stored away from previous years. many of the kids here now would think it hilarious but we thought our christmas tree was beautiful. and with it came unspoken things that many of these kids don’t have. stability. consistency. two loving parents and a feeling of abundance that they may never know.[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44551]ccPlus License Available[/url] What's Christmas without a little pop ditty? It's loose in places and the vocal unsure here and there, but I've never moved this fast (still slow for many of you). This track is dedicated to my family and Little Annie. It probably sounds trite, but I really do love California, even at Christmas :) Special thanks to urmymuse for contributing such inspiring stems. I chopped them up a bit. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44552]Here's the pell[/url] and backing vocal stems in case you fancy a remix! [u]California Winter[/u] I'm watching the sunrise With you Not a cloud in the sky Still cold here this morning But by afternoon A wind will be warming Our city by the ocean Where I've never seen it snow But wouldn't dream of leaving No place I'd rather go (California) Ride to the promenade On two wheels Little lunch by the seaside Near the cliff on a park bench Where a date and her name is inscribed Yea our city by the ocean Where I've never seen it snow The place we hid from Christmas After He took her home California winter California California winter California Our little dream of a paradise Here and now in paradise The peace rose in the garden Is flowering Despite these dark days Tonight at our fire Orion Will rise as you hold me, and we'll celebrate Our city by the ocean Where we've never seen it snow At Christmas new emotion Stirring love, makes it grow Oh the feeling by the ocean Pulls my heart to my Soul I wouldn't dream of leaving No place I'd rather go California winter California California winter California No place I'd rather go[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44552]ccPlus License Available[/url] Here's the pell preview and stems for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44551]California Winter[/url] [u]California Winter[/u] I'm watching the sunrise With you Not a cloud in the sky Still cold here this morning But by afternoon A wind will be warming Our city by the ocean Where I've never seen it snow But wouldn't dream of leaving No place I'd rather go (California) Ride to the promenade On two wheels Little lunch by the seaside Near the cliff on a park bench Where a date and her name is inscribed Yea our city by the ocean Where I've never seen it snow The place we hid from Christmas After He took her home California winter California California winter California Our little dream of a paradise Here and now in paradise The peace rose in the garden Is flowering Despite these dark days Tonight at our fire Orion Will rise as you hold me, and we'll celebrate Our city by the ocean Where we've never seen it snow At Christmas new emotion Stirring love, makes it grow Oh the feeling by the ocean Pulls my heart to my Soul I wouldn't dream of leaving No place I'd rather go California winter California California winter California No place I'd rather go[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44622]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Merry Christmas! I remixed my hubby as a present :) I chopped up Patronski's vocals so they would fit to a 105 bpm grid, laid in a piano track and unreal_dm's drums, then played a few other instruments to try to make it sound like a song. I feel like my mix is muddy and not sure why. I EQ's each track and place them individually in the stereo field...but alas, it is the thought that counts right? Peace and love to all! [u]We’re Still Whispering[/u] It’s Christmas Eve, the snow is falling. The stores are closed, a cold wind blowing. In our driveway, I see you there. The fires lit, my heart wide open. We’re here alone, tree is glistening. The kids are gone, but we’re still whispering. You’re in my arms, like the first time. Tis the season, and we’re remembering. The gifts are wrapped, they’ll come and go. My love for you, will always grow. The moon is bright, this winter night. Our cherished gift, is our love tonight. Its Christmas day, the music’s playing. The foods prepared, anticipating. Our guests arrive, they fill the room. Throughout the day, I dream of you. Christmas comes, just once each year. The great reminder, for why we’re here. Its better to give, then receive. The gift of love, is all we need. The gifts are gone, until next year. My love for you, is always here. My soul is bright, this Christmas night. My favorite gift, is our love tonight. We’re here alone, the tree’s still glistening. The kids are gone, but we’re still whispering.[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/44657]ccPlus License Available[/url] Here are some thoughts and reflections as we transition into 2014. It is a little lengthy and could probably be chopped into a few different mixes...(Hoping for a house remix, ambient remix, weirdbient remix, a glitch remix, a rock remix, a pop remix, etc. hahah).... :D Happy New Year! Reflection Upon a day, a month, a year One face in the mirror Yet another sees with these eyes Hovering Right Here I am the observer, fully present While also revisiting the past I am Still, Yet relinquishing time on its wheel Where no moment will continue to last This annually recurring week of darkness Is a symbol These few days like floating between death and new life I am a soul pulled through a white tunnel of light And then, with but a turn, the New Year arrives Can I stop? This ever-pressing forward motion? Standing, breathing, expanding In this peaceful, glorious Now? Feel detachment from nostalgically drowning emotion From all that has passed and gone Yet all of this memory is alive in me somehow The earth in her perfect precision Has swung again ‘round the ever-burning sun But my little life seems balanced on a scale measured differently Scenes spliced together are its collective sum Just another tiny human existence Just one small heart beating, quietly Hoping Growing Evolving Almost silently What is breath? What is life? What is my play on this stage So frequently wrought with beauty and also strife? Is it love? To have, to hold, to twirl as a whirling dervish Elevated by desire, intoxicated by ecstatic joy? Or, just the mere opportunity to inhale The evening fragrance of sweet citrus blossoms and Marvel At the rich red, orange and purples of the painted sky ceiling at sunset To relish in the returning dawn chorus resounding from the canyon’s trees Or to rest peacefully on a warm afternoon while the fountain sings And Golden fish dance beneath the pink lotus, her petals blooming once more, As persistent as each moon phase And reliable as is my Lover’s deep affection? My Soul feeds upon this beauty It wells within me Like a cup of wine Over-poured. There need be no answer. Only this tender moment Where awe and gratitude reside Where ethereal warmth renews cells, heart, spirit Where love is All there is. And so, dear reflection Another New Year commences Let us celebrate with all life, our kin! For we My Beloved, Are yet again Here. Here again To begin.Susan's words "still we battle while we're praying" pierced me and wouldn't leave me alone. The imagery of her Path of Glass works kept ringing in my head. I started with Free Mickey's works, found Ana by Bless, and started chopping. Vieux Farka Touré's vocals sounded like praying to me. Lots of slicing, cutting, treating. This mix was a big challenge for me. It sounds better in headphones I think. I hope Susan doesn't mind the cutting and re-arranging I did to make things fit. Very emotional stuff. Peace. [u][i]Shattered[/i][/u] by Sackjo22 [i]our shattered dreams say it all nightmares bring transformation still our children bleed from their worldly wounds still we battle while we’re praying our shattered dreams say it all a shattered mirror the path of glass glistens the shards are piercing glass glistens shattered reflections broken path sun glistens pierced mirror glass glistens broken path of reflections pierced mirror glass glistens a shattered mirror the path of glass glistens our shattered dreams say it all still we battle still we battle still we battle battle while we’re praying[/i]I had a small window today so created a little acapella choir version of his track. I briefly tried to add instrumentation, but Lessig is not quite in the key of C and I don't have enough experience in pitch shifting (input would be great!).... Hope this helps for their NHRebellion Walk Celebration on Friday. Peace. Lyrics by Colin Mutchler [u]We Walk[/u] We walk with love for our country To honor our grannies and sons. We walk for an end to corruption To "the will of the people be done."[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/45158]ccPlus Comercial License Available[/url] I wrote this song for our wedding day but haven't had a chance to record it until today. Am hoping to give my hubby a CD of mixes of "Circling" on Valentine's Day, if any of you have time to remix! :D [u]Circling[/u] There waiting you stand by the sea Heart like a wave, renewing, pounding Giving new life to an old sacred ring With our whole world circling round Our sacred ground last home for the Torrey You're the rock holding me, I'm the tree I'll marry the ocean if you'll marry me With our whole world circling Since the Grand Canyon I've dreamt of Eden One taste of heaven while I'm still breathing And then you appeared Now I'm walking to you standing there Loving you more than each day before Soul like a spring with new life in everything Your hope is lifting me up through the blue and green Of our whole world circling Since the Grand Canyon I've dreamt of Eden One taste of heaven while I'm still breathing And then you appeared straight of nowhere Here by the ocean we start the healing Paradise in motion and you are the reason I release my fear I've known you for a thousand years Since the Grand Canyon we've walked to Eden You are my heaven and now I believe That the way is clear As I'm walking to you standing there With our whole world circling Our whole world circling You're my whole world 3/4 timeThanks to [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/blakeht/45457]BlakeHT[/url] for giving me the opportunity to write a pell inspired by one of his beautiful tracks. The stems are clean. Normally I pan one of each backing vocal to the side but bounced them separately here. [u][b]Sailboat[/b][/u] Lyrics by Snowflake Fill my mind with ocean, sailing in your universe Stopping time and motion, I am poet, you are verse Endless sea horizon where the sky and earth caress Naked waves we ride on, rising falling like your breath Sailboat as our only witness We're floating in the eye of a tempest An azure sky painted with wisps of white shines in your eyes Thunder clouds are forming miles away But no storm can touch us here today Sun like gold, it shimmers on the water, in your hair Angel clouds they mirror our own heaven in the air With silent wind we drift on, dancing with a gentle mist In my arms you whisper, on your skin my salty kiss Sailboat as our only witness We're Lovers in the eye of a tempest An azure sky painted with wisps of white shines in your eyes Thunder clouds are forming miles away But no storm can ever take away (today) Fill my mind with ocean, sailing in your universe Stopping time and motion, I am poet, you are verseI drew DJ Sapient, one of the few folks here at ccMixter I've actually met in person. We even played one show together back in 2011. I was psyched to pull him. I took his incredible samples and cut and cut and recombined and cut and pasted and voila! This track explores various fairy tales and their allegory for sleeping consciousness. May we all experience the transition and transformation that comes from being awakened by the depth of LOVE. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/45529]Here's the pell and backing vox.[/url] :) [u]Wake Up Kiss[/u] Hidden high up in a tower from the world concealed Midnight, the breaking hour when the truth will be revealed The facade is ever-stronger to a naked king we kneel Yea your nose is growing longer when will you become real? Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why you’re wasting, waiting for this Lying dormant in a bottle while your secrets keep And she fooled you with an apple now the spell is long and deep Bleeding finger on the spindle a hundred years until we meet From the path you fell to find a wolf dressed like a sheep Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why you languish trapped in your abyss Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why are you just waiting for his kiss What are you waiting for? Poppy fields, velvet curtain, no place quite like home So you've sold your voice for certain risk to gain a human soul Through a hole you're in her garden, queen takes you as a pawn You were never ugly darling; all this time you’ve been a swan Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why you languish trapped in your abyss Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why can't you wake up Tell me why tell me why you’re wasting, waiting for this Why can’t you wake up, why don’t you wake up Why can’t you wake up, why do you wait for this baby Why can’t you wake up, why don’t you wake up Why can’t you wake up, why do you wait for this There is no time to waste now darling Sleeping through the life you’ll miss Still in time we taste all darling Why do you wait for this? There is no time to waste now darling Sleeping through the life you’ll miss Still in time we taste all darling Do you wait here for his kiss[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/45529]ccPlus Commercial License Available[/url] Here's the pell and harmonies for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/45480]Wake Up Kiss[/url]. The stems are clean flac files. :D [u]Wake Up Kiss[/u] Hidden high up in a tower from the world concealed Midnight, the breaking hour when the truth will be revealed The facade is ever-stronger to a naked king we kneel Yea your nose is growing longer when will you become real? Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why you’re wasting, waiting for this Lying dormant in a bottle while your secrets keep And she fooled you with an apple now the spell is long and deep Bleeding finger on the spindle a hundred years until we meet From the path you fell to find a wolf dressed like a sheep Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why you languish trapped in your abyss Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why are you just waiting for his kiss What are you waiting for? Poppy fields, velvet curtain, no place quite like home So you’ve sold your voice for certain risk to gain a human soul Through a hole you’re in her garden, queen takes you as a pawn You were never ugly darling; all this time you’ve been a swan Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why you languish trapped in your abyss Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why can’t you wake up Tell me why tell me why you’re wasting, waiting for this Why can’t you wake up, why don’t you wake up Why can’t you wake up, why do you wait for this baby Why can’t you wake up, why don’t you wake up Why can’t you wake up, why do you wait for this There is no time to waste now darling Sleeping through the life you’ll miss Still in time we taste all darling Why do you wait for this? There is no time to waste now darling Sleeping through the life you’ll miss Still in time we taste all darling Do you wait here for his kiss key of G flat alternating major/minorHere's the pell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/54620]To The Mountain[/url]. :) [u]To the Mountain[/u] Come with me To the mountain Swim beneath A crystal fountain Where the moonlight Casts a shadow Even a dark night Has afterglow Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Awakened by a kiss You say "let’s go outside" And stretch upon the grass Before the sunrise Watching meteorites Hundreds an hour They dwarf the satellites A heavenly shower Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Only love inside Only love inside Wake me up, wake me up Wake me before black turns into blue Wake me up, wake me I don't want to miss a thing with you Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Only love inside Only love inside Here's a little choir-type ditty that I wrote for a sing-along in an upcoming spiritual retreat. It is hymn-like in nature in its current state. I'd love to see what permutations could evolve through you all. Peace! key of C maj [u]Sacred Light[/u] The light in your eyes Opens a gate To love in your heart Blessed by the grace Of magical power From infinite place Marking this hour In our Sacred Space Sacred Light Will you please stay Sacred Light For this I pray Waking to Be Here with my Soul Taking this moment To feel what I know Is timeless and formless A miraculous glow Vibrating around us As our presence grows Sacred Light Will you please stay Sacred Light For this I pray Remember Your essence, your Soul As we enter This Sacred Space Don’t let go Sacred Light Will you please stay Sacred Light For this I pray Sacred Light Will you please stay Sacred Light For this I pray For this I pray For this I pray[url=http://tunetrack.net/license/ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/45781]ccPlus Commercial Use License Available Here[/url] This is the first song I actually wrote while dreaming! In the dream, I'd been given an assignment to write a song about the book [url=http://www.amazon.com/Mermaid-Chair-Sue-Monk-Kidd/dp/0143036696]The Mermaid Chair[/url], live, with a quartet, with a room of people of watching. I was so nervous in the dream, but then this song came out. I forced myself to wake up and write it all down. :) I'm looking forward to hearing what you do with it! key of D maj / b min (chords below lyrics) [u]Fly Again[/u] Today I returned to the island Rush of thought flooding in from my childhood Though I’ve tried to forget how we lost you The sun-silver water revives you Now Still a girl nearly drowning just to feel A father With a weight of a spark bearing fault On these shoulders But freedom of truth is unraveling A storm-hidden cross of pretending Falling back in the chair where he’s there Just like a prayer Let me go I’ve lost myself along this road And I don’t know why Yea I can’t say how But I can see a light It’s my one way out I gotta fly again Somehow While egrets nest White pelicans fly Saw clouds and myself in the blue of his eyes I could feel the tide inside me rise On the shore of our goodbye Let me go Let me go Haven’t you always known That you'd let me go I’ve lost myself along this road Yea let me go Gotta find my way back home And I don’t know why Yea I can’t say how But I can see a light It’s my one way out I gotta fly again Feel alive again Gotta fly again Somehow Let me go Gotta fly again Let me go I gotta fly again Let me go I gotta fly Intro: D A/C# G Verse: D A/C# G Pre-chorus: b min A/C# D G g min (or G7 into chorus) Chorus b min A G b min A G b min A G D A/C# b min A G g min Bridge: D/F# G D/F# G b min A G g min D G D G b min A GI've had a beautiful experience creating with Kara's uke. I'd started working on writing this little song a couple of weeks ago. Listening to her track was like a lightbulb going on -- and with a key change and a few melodic shifts, well, it blossomed into this ditty. The pell and other simple stems can be downloaded [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/46136]HERE[/url]. June is a big month for me -- in addition to my hubby's birthday, it is also our first anniversary. I knew I wanted to give him something creative and have been using the cards and letters he's given me as inspiration. The lyrics to this song are all taken from a letter he wrote me before we were married. You could say I'm mashing up his love letter to me. :) I imagine Kara and I playing this live on an unplugged stage at the Big Music Fest (could we do that somehow virtually?)...thank you Kara!! Never stop raising the bar For ourselves, for each other Our growth is depending on Pushing each other And remember not to fall Too far apart from each other Be always there with a light and a hand For each other Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open minds Sensitive consciousness Focus and remember what this feels like Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open eyes Focus, focus, Focus and remember what this feels like I've been here alone Through reflection, meditation Never with someone else Focus and remember what this feels like Never with someone else Focus and remember what this feels like Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open minds Sensitive consciousness Focus and remember what this feels like Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open eyes Focus, focus, Focus and remember Thank you for the beauty of this oneness so far Deep in my core Discovering more Through each otherThanks to KungFu for encouraging me to create a promo for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/ccmixter-big-summer-music-fest]BIG Summer Music Fest[/url]. Thanks to Patronski for having a radio-friendly voice. I love creating with you all -- we climb to new heights!This song seems to be in the unplugged/acoustic/singer/songwriter genre for the Pleiades Unplugged Tent? It is my hubby's birthday coming up in June. I'm going to give him this song! I'd actually love to give him remixes of this song as I'm sure your production will far exceed mine. :) Everyday I celebrate you You're a dream come true Now on this day I say your name Then you whisper your love too But today is about you Only you Only you Today is just for you You've made a change Stirring up the same In all of us around you And that always makes me want you Today is about you Only you Only you Today is just for you I love you Love you Love you Only you Today is about you Only you Only you Today is just for you I love you Love you Love you Love you Love you Only you v: F/Eb F/dm cm gm prechorus: Eb Bb gm Eb cm (F) chorus: Eb F gm Eb F Bb Eb F gm EbI wrote this song for my hubby and our first anniversary coming up this month. The lyrics to this song are all taken from a letter he wrote me before we were married. :) The remix including Kara's amazing uke can be heard [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/46135]HERE[/url]. [u]What This Feels Like[/u] Never stop raising the bar For ourselves, for each other Our growth is depending on Pushing each other And remember not to fall Too far apart from each other Be always there with a light and a hand For each other Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open minds Sensitive consciousness Focus and remember what this feels like Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open eyes Focus, focus, Focus and remember what this feels like I've been here alone Through reflection, meditation Never with someone else Focus and remember what this feels like Never with someone else Focus and remember what this feels like Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open minds Sensitive consciousness Focus and remember what this feels like Exploring Uncharted Territory With completely open eyes Focus, focus, Focus and remember Thank you for the beauty of this oneness so far Deep in my core Discovering more Through each otherAdmiral Bob rocks the blues! This little ditty is Unplugged Lounge ready but hopefully it will build and transform into something for the Omega Roots Stage with help from ya'll. I can imagine bass, drums, keys, even horns. :) [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/46165] The pell and scat are HERE[/url]. Sometimes I see what is going on around us and I get depressed. But like ejc mentioned earlier this week, if we can create from our darker emotions, well, we're somehow taking a better step together. There's always hope! [u]A Foolish Game[/u] Life's a foolish game Do you ever feel the same Well maybe we could change Turn this ship the other way Feel it in the darkness We're sailing right into those jagged cliffs Yea Some say we've always been insane Hey life's a foolish game A simple equation For an enclosed system Natural world gone missin' Plus all our CO2 emissions Equals degradation Waste and shifts and mass extinctions Oh no But maybe we can change We sure can't stay the same Cuz life's a foolish, foolish game Possible solution Rewire our connection Maybe less consumption Emerging from a mind of isolation Revalue all that we've been given God don't work on commission We make up one big breathin' chain We're the quite the same Hey life's a foolish, foolish game Life's a foolish game Do you ever feel the same Well maybe we could change And turn this ship another way Take less than we've been given If we move in that direction Yea We'll find our place in this living chain We're the quite the same Yea life's a foolish, foolish game Life's a foolish game Hey life's a foolish game Life's a foolish gameHere's the pell for the blues [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/46164]mix - A Foolish Game[/url]. I'd love to hear some collaboration on this one from all of you talented folks. Peace. [u]A Foolish Game[/u] LIfe's a foolish game Do you ever feel the same Well maybe we could change Turn this ship the other way Feel it in the darkness We're sailing right into those jagged cliffs Yea Some say we've always been insane Hey life's a foolish game A simple equation For an enclosed system Natural world gone missin' Plus all our CO2 emissions Equals degradation Waste and shifts and mass extinctions Oh no But maybe we can change We sure can't stay the same Cuz life's a foolish game Possible solution Rewire our connection Maybe less consumption Emerging from a mind of isolation Revalue all that we've been given God don't work on commission We make up one big breathin' chain We're the quite the same Hey life's a foolish game LIfe's a foolish game Do you ever feel the same Well maybe we could change Turn this ship another way Take less than we've been given If we move in that direction We'll find our place in this living chain We're the quite the same Hey life's a foolish, foolish game Life's a foolish game Hey life's a foolish game Life's a foolish gameAs soon as I heard Jeris's amazing 'Harp Hop' I started humming along. It was begging for the brilliant words of Michael Burnz. I hope he isn't upset that I cut him up just a bit to make it fit the BPM of Jeris's samples (cut and re-arranged a bit too). Lots of little nudges and moves here and there. I love Mike's lyrics!! The bass line is integral to this track, so it sounds much better in headphones or with a nice sub (vs a laptop or small earbuds).... ;) Let me know if you want my vocal stems.....peace. [u]Jah Wisdom[/u] We bout to come alive We bout to energize We waking zombies up, open them sleepy eyes If you got the soul baby we got the vibe To get ur heart pumping like a rollercoaster ride It’s all peace & love my man let it go If not , the homies can help u at the do’(door) It’s all good we ain’t no heros But if your man start a problem we will end it like so And yall know how it go everytime we roll It’s like a mad addiction you can’t say no My ninja, check the diction and diction the flow We got ur body moving uncontrollable Check your hate at the door Leave your pain on the floor Ayo it ain’t fiction it’s real as real go Hands up, don’t stop til the rhythm say so Weak hearts a tremble , bad minds a run The foolish nah understand Jah wisdom So we have to bring it pon the bass and the drum Cuz it ain’t where u from my man it’s how u come! Check your hate at the door Leave your pain on the floor Yall know how the pressure can feel around ya neck Hard to breathe3 like a panic attack ina ur chest So we bless the DJS , spinning that livitay (livity ) Turn it up let it bang, it’s life in them soundwaves It’s time to boogie down down let the sound sound Heal every frown , reCharge and rebound When Babylon a trippin and it’s Rippin at my core Jah music is the Cure good medicine for the Sore Music is more than just beats and dancefloors It’s life in ya pores, it’s strength to endure (when it hits) ya nah feel a pain nor a sting So hit me with that musical thing BoOm Check your hate at the door Leave your pain on the floor Hate ain't the answer to take away your pain Revenge like a cancer, a circle where we're all insane Change is the answer, so why stay the same? Change baby change, change baby change now everybody got things they tryna deal wit and some got things they would rather 4gEt i fall into the keys and the bass drum kick cuz life is popping off and I'm tryna get Up in iT! 2morrow ain't promised and yesterday is vintage today is only minutes so we NAh live timid! Holla if u get it / we can't be bothered with limits, turn it Up, FEeL it Life is 4 dem that LIVe it Check your hate at the door Leave your pain on the floor Hip hop ya'll it don't stop ya'll Hip hop ya'll i just rock ya'll When my soul connects To the discoteck I’m in the zone Like Heaven and Earth just intersectEarthlings, stop f*ck!ng with your Mother! (Apologies to the Good Admiral for using profanity with your incredibly rockin' stems...I will probably do a G rated bounce too!) Say Goodbye I could take your for a zombie See the whites of your eyes 'Cause this wave is a tsunami And I'm finding it hard to show you any pity As you're staring at the screen You're mother f*ck!ng lazy You're gonna take it all You're gonna take it all I gave it up for you Never really wanted to Our dream of green and blue is dying I gave it up for you Never really wanted to The dream of me and you is dying I can make a proposition You could change But you're consumed with your addiction And I'm finding it hard to show you any pity As you throw it all away You're mother f*ck!ng lazy You're gonna take it all You're gonna take it all I gave it up for you Never really wanted to Our dream of green and blue is dying I gave it up for you Never really wanted to The dream of me and you is dying So say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye Escaping is my mission But [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Prometheus]Prometheus[/url] is far beyond my vision You're gonna take it all You're gonna take it all I gave it up for you Never really wanted to Our dream of green and blue is dying I gave it up for you Never really wanted to The dream of me and you is dying So say goodbye Say goodbye And I can hardly breathe So say goodbye No end that I can see So say goodbye No curing your disease So say goodbye No choice I gotta leave Don't wanna say goodbye Goodbye[url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]ccMixter keeps me sane. Contribute please? :)[/url] Another dark ditty for the Andromeda Alternative Theatre! :) While this is technically a remix (special thanks to Jeris for an inspirational drum track!), it is more of a pell. The production is minimal and doesn't feel finished to me. I'd so much rather hear what ya'll could do with it. I would love to hear someone go totally TOOL on this song with heavy and rhythmic drums, bass and guitar. ;) Thanks to Patronski for participating in the insane asylum whispering in the intro. Thanks for listening! v: [url=https://www.basicmusictheory.com/f-minor-triad-chord]f min[/url] / [url=https://www.basicmusictheory.com/e-diminished-triad-chord]e min dimished[/url] ch: [url=https://www.basicmusictheory.com/f-minor-triad-chord]f min[/url] / [url=https://www.basicmusictheory.com/c-dominant-7th-chord]C dominant 7[/url] [u]Climb[/u] I’m dysfunctional baby And so are you Clearly dysfunctional baby There’s nothing to do but AWAKEN AWAKEN Soul smothered by mental illness Ego entertained by screen violence So obviously flawed in our history books What can we do? Yea, I’m dysfunctional baby And you’re dysfunctional baby [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights#mediaviewer/File:The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights_by_Bosch_High_Resolution.jpg]We’re all dysfunctional[/url] baby There’s nothing to do but AWAKEN (out of the madness) AWAKEN (light in the darkness) AWAKEN (out of the madness) AWAKEN (Climb out of this well of insanity Climb out, climb out, [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Blake_jacobsladder.jpg/800px-Blake_jacobsladder.jpg]climb[/url]!) Call to arms and extermination How can we call ourselves human Witnessing species mutation There's nothing to do but AWAKEN AWAKEN AWAKEN AWAKEN AWAKEN (out of the madness) AWAKEN (light in the darkness) AWAKEN (out of the madness) AWAKEN Climb, climb Climb out of this of well of insanity Pull me out of this cell of insanity Climb out, climb out, climb out [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Judgment_%28Michelangelo%29#mediaviewer/File:Michelangelo,_Giudizio_Universale_02.jpg]Climb[/url]![url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]Show some love for the Mixta! :D[/url] Generally, I prefer the terms "intelligence" or "lifeforce" or "universe" but I'm trying to look at language in a more objective way -- and that it is our attachment to letters and syllables that creates our judgment and separation. We are all one! I can finally call You God again For years this word Stirred fear and conflict in me Sometimes even anger Judgment, intolerance, ignorance Tainted the innocence Of letters and language But words are not meaning And You are Nameless I sense you In matter And space between forms Tonight I recognize you In the early evening sky - Your fingers are high clouds Painting new shades of pink and red You spring to life on the mountain ridge In young grasses between the boulders In the wide-eyes of the grazing deer In a welcome song of rain Kissing our parched earth I whisper thanks for your beauty And find you in the quiet When thought Finally Stills I am empty And also full You are part of me And them And us A Trinity Beyond Words[url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]I love ccMixter and gave to the IndieGoGo campaign. Who's with me?[/url] This is my first attempt at an ambient track -- it was much more challenging than I expected. I started with MyFreeMickey's awesome loop and cut it up a bit, and threw a massive amount of reverb on it. Then I took parts of Chuck's beautiful synth track and cut it up to fit the loop and melody I could hear in my head. Did the same thing with a small part of Javolenus's guitar and Sackjo's vocals. Then added some of my own synth sounds and bass. Then added Susan's spoken word - cutting it up to fit the track - adding delay, compression and verb. (I sang along with her in some parts too). For something different, I used an uncut section of Javolenus's guitar and Martijn's bass track. Not exactly the masterpiece I was hoping for, but I enjoyed the tranquility of working with this music (especially Susan's divine lyrics). Peace.[url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]Spare change for ccMixter please!? :)[/url] A short little ditty for chillin' out and relaxation. I just love this guitar line from Stefan. And Martijn's bassline and second guitar line are lovely. I added some piano and some vocal ahs. Then EQ'd and treated each track and voila![url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]Give a buck for ccMixta eh? Everything counts! :)[/url] Here's a little nerdcore-hip-hop collaboration. A special thanks to Patronski, Sackjo22, KaraSquare and Admiral Bob for contributing some incredible lyrics and spoken word. Oh and thanks to MLK, JFK and Neil Armstrong too ;) earritation's stems rock! Higher We’re beginning revolutionary thinking Just imagining and quantum manifesting It’s flow we’re channeling, yea all collectively creating Theory aligning, field unifying Stopped focusing on past and the future Emerging as an evolutionary creature Living in the moment, essence energized Fire's been rekindled, re-inspired deep inside Tell me what you takes you higher What sets your heart on fire What's making your Soul inspired Won’t you tell me what takes you higher It's when the fires fueled by spirit are surging It's when the force of nature is emerging It's the answers that I know when I question the shadows and the transformations born from the learning When the darkness snuffs out all the light Nothing's ok, and nothing's alright A single sound can wake me up This universal language of music and love Tell me what you takes you higher What sets your heart on fire What's making your Soul inspired Won’t you tell me what takes you higher Free-styling in the forest, chilling in the woods Inside of my tent, just thinking about what’s good I know you think its gotta be something that you feel But sometimes, sometimes its just learning how to be Bow to glowing sunrise on a golden hillside Moon pulls the tide as the skies open wide Thought set aside for a motionless mind From the stillness inside on euphoria ride Tell me what you takes you higher What sets your heart on fire What's making your Soul inspired Won’t you tell me what takes you higher Let me know if you want the stems! :) peace.[url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]Please give up a latte for ccMixter? $5 is all it takes to help. :)[/url] EDM is an entirely new genre for me. This was very challenging but would have never been possible without the amazing stems from CSoul and Copperhead. I edited, treated and re-arranged things, but all of the music was created by them. Suggestions for my mix are welcome. [u] Universe of Music[/u] A universe of music Music is eternal sound Music is my lost and found Connecting the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noosphere]noosphere[/url] Our voices are merging right here Music is eternal sound Music is the language found Connecting the noosphere Voices are merging right here, right now This is my universe Music is my universe Music is universal A universe of music Universe[url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]Please support ccMixter this month :)[/url] Well this is my last track for the ccMixter Big Fest, on its last day! EDM is a lot more challenging than I ever expected and wow, I have a lot more respect for all of you that create samples, loops and EDM mixes than ever before. I'm not worthy. Special thanks to alexjc916, Vidian and George Ellinas for providing such excellent sounds and loops. Lots of slicing, pasting, nudging, treating, reversing and mixing here. I'm not thrilled with the overall mix quality so I may remix later. Peace.My world is infinitely brighter and better because of you all here at ccMixter. Please support ccMixter's first ever fundraiser at [url=http://igg.me/at/ccmixter]IndieGoGo[/url]!I really needed to find my center and creativity today. Honestly, this [url=http://ccmixter.org/keep-ccmixter-open-and-free]fundraiser[/url] is kicking my ars but I'm really enjoying the pics for [url=http://ccmixter.org/show-us-your-gear]#ShowUsYourGear[/url]. What an incredible community we have - thank you all for your support. A very special thanks to [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3185]Sackjo22[/url] and [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3188]Copperhead[/url] for offering $5 for each remix they receive for the ccMixter fundraiser. I took the challenge here and am double-dipping -- all for [url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world/x/8609045]ccMixter's sake[/url] of course. ;) I'm later than these two, so I'd like to offer $10 for each remix I get starting today until the end of the fundraiser (eeks!) Perhaps this little ditty will end up in a web vid or vid game or who knows where else. Thanks to Patronski for singing the low upbeat notes. This mix is a little muddy and I probably need to adjust the levels after I can hear again -- so input is welcome please!I really love ccMixter. And that's because of all of you. I'm honored to be part of a collective group of people that connect beyond geography and history. I'm proud to give our music to others in a time of copyright lockdown. I love every time I receive a remix notification and listen to how much my music grows through all of you. Thank you so very much to those of you have so kindly given to [url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ccmixter-open-music-for-the-world]ccMixter's fundraiser[/url] - you are amazing. For every remix or video including this song by Nov 24, I'll donate $20 to ccMixter. I'm joining in the "Remix Me and I'll to Give to ccM" idea [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3185#206698]Sackjo22[/url] started and [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3188]Copperhead[/url] joined too. What a great way to give (and receive). I hope some of you will too, at any level. "Some things are worth sacrifice!" Peace and love. [u]All of the World[/u] I've been criticized for giving too much of my life To musical mix-versation, they wonder if I've lost my mind I've emptied my bank accounts Charged to the limits all lines to be found Borrowed from friends and believers Some say that I'm running out So why do I? Why? Why do I put it all on the line? Music is a nexus Music leaves me breathless Music it connect us All of the world A miracle would be nice Some things are worth sacrifice Imagine the change you want to see My vision would more than suffice I've emptied my thoughtful doubts Climbed to new limits, blue sky all around Move on with my friends and believers To a fountain that never runs out So why do I? Why? Why do I put it all on the line? Music is a nexus Music leaves me breathless Music it connect us All of the world All of the world All of the world All of the world Gotta change their minds Starting deep inside Give to receive, that's how to believe In the turning tide Why do I? Why? Why do I put it all on the line? Music is a nexus Music leaves me breathless Music it connect us All of the world All of the world All of the world All of the world All of the world Chords: verse A: G D G D G bm G D verse B: G D G D G bm em G pre-chorus: A/G D7 A/G D7 A/G D7 em/G A chorus: G A D G A D G A bm A/G bridge: D/G D G/D7 D/bm A/C# A hook: G D7 G D7 G D7 G D7[url=http://ccmixter.org/people/getatmic]Michael Burnz[/url] and I have been working on this track since July! We wanted to release it for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/hubble-hip-trip-stage]hip-hop stage[/url] at the [url=http://ccmixter.org/ccmixter-big-summer-music-fest]BIG Fest[/url], but it needed more time to steep. Alas, now it is here just in time for Halloween! :D Special thanks to My Free Mickey for a killer drum track that was our foundation. Michael and I went deep-sea diving on the lyrics and meaning behind this song. Now it's time to take the mask off (lol, pun intended) and let all the love rise to the surface. Thanks for listening. [u]Your Mask[/u] by Michael Burnz and Snowflake Welcome to the masquerade Where everybody in the scene got a part to play They wear the mask like it's Mardi Gras holiday You can't tell what's real from what's really fake You are who you pretend to be they say What's in the dark gone spark in the light of day Know yourself stand up and just let it play Take that mask off you don't need it anyway Take your mask off Show me how you feel Take your mass off [url=http://www.zaiusnation.com/stuff/zaius/moosic1/rastalingo.html]I and I[/url] is real Pull your mask off Show me truth in all you feel Take our mask off I and I is real Made in the image of God ! You are beautiful Perfectly imperfect don't let haters lie to u Free up your mind your body's like follow too Take a stand in the sand be strong and follow through They settin up distractions to keep you from acting On your God-given passions "You too different now mask it" They got some hellafied arrogance asking me to change What JAH done made perfect Take your mask off Show me how you feel Take your mass off I and I is real Pull your mask off Show me truth in all you feel Take our mask off I and I is real Every day you got the mask on, It's a day to long Every day you got the mask on Is the same old song Every day you got the mask on I know it feels kind of wrong Cuz every day you get the mask on Another piece of you is gone Take your mask off Show me how you feel Take your mass off I and I is real Pull your mask off Show me truth in all you feel Take our mask off I and I is realIn August one of my dearest and closest friends was diagnosed with late stage [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_myeloma]Multiple Myeloma[/url]. She was told she had three weeks to live. Since then, I've been blessed to spend many hours by her side, through some very intense experiences. Because she's allowed me to walk through this with her, my presence and gratitude for the simple things has increased greatly. She is still fighting. She is still here. Thank you to Clarence Simpson for an incredibly beautiful guitar track. He wrote "C Minor" for his son who was born prematurely and struggled for life. I searched for days through his amazing catalog of uploads ([url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3188#208148]inspired by his pledge to help ccM[/url]). After reading his story my heart burned to share my own story of struggle to his music. It seemed right. I hope he won't mind that I cut up his parts into what the songwriter-in -me felt were my verses, choruses, solos and a bridge. Thanks for listening. [u]Don't Be Afraid[/u] for Lauren Standing close to your bedside Hoping, watching your breath rise Stay here hold to your Faith dear Don't be afraid, don't be afraid Your room flooded with white light You've one foot in and one taking flight Stay here hold to your Faith dear Don't be afraid dear Don't be afraid Don't be afraid Strong yet fragile Like an angel Waiting gracefully For her wings Now, ah Holding your hand, praying to understand A higher plan Stay here hold to your Faith dear Don't be afraid dear Don't be afraid Don't be afraidGreg invited me to write a verse and chorus for his project. I was honored! Enjoy!! :) Through music let go Illusion of control Through music let go We're stronger as a whole Sharing all my songs with no expectation What comes back, beyond imagination Now I'm addicted to the inspiration ccMixter is a brand new nationAlex Beroza is a musical master. His mixes are always clear, with perfect arrangements, the best sounds, and delicious hooks that don't let go. Listening through his library of works overwhelmed me at first. Alex is great about uploading stems to his mixes and I found two of his tracks of the same tempo and similar keys, and started chopping, cutting, and shuffling around. At first I thought this was going to be an instrumental, but then I started hearing a melody and words in my head. As I wrote the lyrics to this song, I dove deeply into my ccMixter experience. I consider this track my "Love Song for ccMixter" -- and all of the words describe how I feel creating with everyone here. I loved all the time I got to spend with Alex on this mix. He's a true talent. I got very lucky with this draw! [u]One Sound[/u] [i]You speak to me with no words Here this morning Your sound like a whisper Growing louder deep inside me Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song Two voices, one tongue Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song Our lives bound by one love Melting the lines drawn by minds With a melody Your art mixed with mine We're recombined, and its heavenly Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song Two voices, one tongue Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song Our lives bound by one love Oceans away yet today We're making music There's no way to say What's flowing in my heart Can you feel it? Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song Two voices, one tongue Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song Our lives bound by one love Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song Two voices, one tongue Let us sing, let us sing, let us sing, let us sing a song All life bound by one love One love, one voice, one verse One sound of the universe One love, one voice, one verse One sound of the universe[/i]A special thank you to everyone who gave to ccMixter during our first fundraiser! Susan, Kara, and I have divided up the audio thank you list for those claiming that perk (and above) -- [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/48418]Kara's can be heard here[/url] and Susan's is in progress! A list of all who contributed [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3182]can be found here[/url]. ------- ccMixter exists and flourishes because of you. And there are some of you to whom we want to offer additional genuine thanks, for contributing so generously to our first fundraiser. These individuals gave $25 or more to ccMixter. Thank you. Hans Atom Kara Square Keri Thredgold Keytronic Langmar Peter Lawrence Lessig Linny Richards Loveshadow martin r. bergdahl Matthew Haughey Mauricio Gomez Cloudjumper Michael Rasmussen Mr Yesterday Musikpirat Natalie Poelman Morkrash onlymeith PABLO FERNANDEZ MAQUIEIRA Patrik Nilsson Panu Speck Thank you again, from all of us at ccMixter.org.Please forgive my feeble attempt at singing in German! This track is recorded for [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3212]Singen im Advent[/url] - because I don't speak German I thought it safer to alternate English and German. There are several versions and translations of this beautiful song, and I combined a couple into my little "remixed" version. I hope to get some unique remixes from this very traditional recording! [i]Still Still Still[/i] (Traditional) Still, still, still, One can hear the falling snow. For all is hushed, The world is sleeping, Holy Star its vigil keeping. Still, still, still, One can hear the falling snow. Schlaf, schlaf, schlaf, Mein liebes Kindlein schlaf! Die Engel tun schön jubilieren, Bei dem Kripplein musizieren. Schlaf, schlaf, schlaf, Mein liebes Kindlein schlaf! Dream, dream, dream, Of the joyous day to come. While guardian angels without number, Watch you as you sweetly slumber. Dream, dream, dream, Of the joyous day to come. Wir, wir, wir, Tun rufen all zu dir: Tu uns des Himmels Reich aufschließen, Wenn wir einmal sterben müssen. Wir, wir, wir, Wir rufen all zu dir.I've been listening to Patronski write a song with these same chords, and I couldn't help it -- I started writing my own melody and words over the same chords. This is my first-ever song on ccMixter written/recorded on acoustic guitar. I'm learning, and not very good. I'd love to hear someone who can really play accompany me :) I hope you have a Happy Holiday everyone! verse: D A G A chorus: D A em A bridge: em A em A em A em G A [u]Love Is[/u] by Snowflake & Patronski Our friends think we're crazy For not watchin' TV We'd rather sit together And talk with the trees Then garden 'til we get dirty Just to jump in the blue sea The life we're living baby Fills all of my needs Love is the answer Yea and love is the gift Baby love holds us together Yea and love is at the top of my Christmas list Love to hear you playing guitar First thing in the morning Philosophize With the dog while we're walking Raise a glass eye to eye When we dine every evening I fall asleep To your voice while you're reading baby Togetherness That's how we are blessed Togetherness Is our oasis in this wilderness Love is the answer Yea and love is the gift Oh baby love holds us together Yea and love is at the top of my list Love is the answer Yea and love is the gift Oh baby love holds us together Yea and love is at the top of my Christmas list Talk together Walk together Read together Sleep together Plant together Grow together Cook together Clean together Sing together Play together Write together Wrong together Dream together Dance together Umm together Ummm hmmm hmmmmunreal_dm gave us some amazing stems with Holiday Funk. this little tune gave me a chance to eliminate some of my darker thoughts in a cathartic way. i'd love to hear remixes of the pell :) may your holidays have moments of peace and love, even in the face of sorrow. peace. [u]Holiday Funky Blues[/u] by Snowflake It's the holidays again And me I've caught the blues Sad I'd rather hide inside 'Cause the world has blown its fuse Don't even want to go online Just to find there's more bad news Yea it's the holidays again This time I've got the blues Holiday funky blues I've got the holiday funky blues Momma's living all alone And I just can't bring her home Daddy's got a new wife now They all can't get along I'm writing up my wish list Things that money just can't buy A world in peace and harmony 'Stead of one that makes me cry Holiday funky blues I've got the holiday funky blues Holiday funky blues I've got the holiday funky blues My best friend has gone to heaven Her family's left behind Not a year for celebrating This season seems unkind But holding onto one another The only hope we find On this earth where eye for an eye Will leave the whole world blind Holiday funky blues I've got the holiday funky blues Holiday funky blues I've got the holiday funky bluesI tried to imagine what it would be like to lose your own memories and aspects of self. It was an emotional journey writing and recording this song. I'd love to hear a string section with this. I tried to notate the chords below the lyrcis as best as I'm able (this is not my strength!). I have a sinus cold so please forgive the stuffy vocals! [u]Acceptance[/u] by Snowflake These scars Say it all Parts of me Only memory No choice Can’t go backward Now Awake in this night Of shadows So few stars No voice Can’t go back there Somehow Will healing begin Degradation reach its destined end Take my hand and Please understand I’m breathing in Acceptance until Then Senses confined To body and mind Empty chamber waiting Losing all time To stillness behind Thoughts cannot contain me These scars Say it all Parts of me Gone from memory No choice Can’t go back Will healing begin Degradation reach its destined end Take my hand Beloved Understand I’m breathing in Still breathing Breathing in Acceptance until Then fm em-flat 5/fm fm gm-flat6 cm dm-flat 5 C-flat-7 C fm Chorus: C fm C fm fm/g fm/Ab Eb cm Fm em-flat5 dm-flat6 Ab/Db C fm Bridge: dm-flat5 C dm-flat5 C dm-flat5 em-flat5 fm em-flat5 dm-flat5 C dm-flat5 C dm-flat5 C dm-flat5 em-flat5 fm em-flat5 dm-flat5 C last note F Maj I tried to imagine what it would be like to lose your own memories and aspects of self. It was an emotional journey writing and recording this song. I'd love to hear a string section with this. Maybe a choir too. I have a sinus cold so please forgive the stuffy vocals! [u]Acceptance[/u] These scars Say it all Parts of me Only memory No choice Can’t go backward Now Awake in this night Of shadows So few stars No voice Can’t go back there Somehow Will healing begin Degradation reach its destined end Take my hand and Please understand I’m breathing in Acceptance until Then Senses confined To body and mind Empty chamber waiting Losing all time To stillness behind Thoughts cannot contain me These scars Say it all Parts of me Gone from memory No choice Can’t go back Will healing begin Degradation reach its destined end Take my hand Beloved Understand I’m breathing in Still breathing Breathing in Acceptance until ThenIn March of 2014 my hubby and I stayed in the lovely, tiny town of [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Haena_Kauai.jpg]Ha'ena[/url] on the quiet north shore of Kaua'i. It rained most of our stay and I loved listening to the birds, the roar of the ocean and the sound of falling rain. Inside the cottage were Tibetan bells and a gorgeous old gong. I sampled them all with my handheld Roland Edirol. I finally organized them and bounced them for Music for Healing. The mp3 preview includes all of the samples, one after another in linear fashion. Each sound is available as separate download. This is the first of three nature-sounds sample packs I've uploaded for the Music for Healing project. - [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/49320]Bells and Birds (from Italy)[/url] - [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/49321]Rain, Chimes & Fire[/url] (from Southern California) This is the second in a set of three nature-sounds sample packs for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3305]Music for Healing[/url] project. The first, rain and bells from Kauai, can be found [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/49302]HERE[/url]. The third, Rain, Chimes & Fire is [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/49321]HERE[/url]. These samples were taken in the small [url=https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5168/5257516577_aa70286664_z.jpg]Italian town of Praiano on the Amalfi Coast[/url] - these church bells rang so beautifully right after a wedding that my hubby and I just happened to witness on our first anniversary. The birds and roosters were the way [url=https://instagram.com/p/pgjVwCON_b/?modal=true]every early morning sounded in the town[/url]. The last two rooster samples are actually from our young rooster, Terry, who was supposed to be a hen and was named Terra (short for Pterodactyl). When we got home from Italy, we learned of his gender and found him a new loving home on a farm where he now has three girlfriends. :) Like the other nature sample packs, the mp3 preview includes all of the samples, one after another in linear fashion. Each sound is available as separate download. This is the third in a set of three nature-sounds sample packs for the Music for Healing project. The first, rain and bells from Kauai, can be found [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/49302]HERE[/url]. The second, Bells and Birds is [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/49320]HERE[/url]. These samples were just recorded in Southern California. The rain was at the San Ysidro Ranch -- in the Poppy Cabin, on the porch of [url=http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/05/d0/30/dc/san-ysidro-ranch-a-ty.jpg]the beautiful old Adobe[/url] and in the courtyard near the copper rain-gutters. The fountain I sampled yesterday during a much needed rain storm - [url=https://instagram.com/p/aG3hSMON33/?modal=true]the fountain recycles water in our fish pond[/url]. The windchimes are also from our home in LA, recorded during the rain - the first on our front porch (a wedding gift from Brad Stanfield) and the second, a handmade windchime spinningmerkaba and I made in 2004 from all reclaimed materials. The fire was made by my hubby yesterday during the rainstorm and kept us warm all day (the wood was trimmed from our own pecan and avocado trees - yes, they are still fruiting!). Like the other nature sample packs, the mp3 preview includes all of the samples, one after another in linear fashion. Each sound is available as separate download.This is a beautiful old spiritual found in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sometimes_I_Feel_Like_a_Motherless_Child]public domain[/url]. There are countless versions of it recorded by greats like Louis Armstrong and Odetta. I tried to create my own interpretation. This is a very challenging vocal, emotionally and technically. Thanks for listening.I was deeply moved by Jamie and her Family's spoken word - there were several times while editing and mixing that I broke into tears. Doxent's Baltic Sea Beach is present from beginning to end of this track -- in hopes to add some soothing comfort. Javolenus provided beautiful guitar work at both the beginning and end. Chuaqui, GeeArtriaRose and Doxent provide the ambient melancholy work and Xalpheric and julianmoss are the soundtrack for the two younger kids. I did quite a bit of editing of the vocal and hope I kept the emotion and integrity of the interview. Sending love and compassion to Jamie, her husband and children. A compassionate thank you to Bonnie Shepherd for sharing her emotional and courageous story. It was quite an editing challenge to find a way to cut down her 12 minute interview into something "song length" and still retain all of the importance of her experience. I hope I've done it justice. A special thanks to the wonderful musicians whose artistry frames her vocals and emotion. I did some EQing, compression, reverb, leveling and cross-fading -- but the recordings are all their works. Sending love to Bonnie and her family. I wrote and performed this track for a group of 200 business men a couple of weeks ago. They didn't boo me off the stage. :) I have a cold and my piano needs repair (sorry for the buzz). I look forward to your mixes. Let's [url=http://tunetrack.net/awake/pages/sustainability/]make a change[/url]! [u]Make a Change[/u] by Snowflake I wanna change and give the world more than I take I want to change, yes I do, and make amends for my mistakes This apathy won’t get the best of me [url=http://plasticpollutioncoalition.org/support/pledge/]I've got to change[/url] When I was young Daddy taught me earth is Eden When I was young, way back then, so much beauty to believe in Now [url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-famiglietti-drought-california-20150313-story.html]lakes are low[/url], [url=http://www.edf.org/ecosystems/colorado-river-last-great-desert-wetland]rivers ain’t flowin’[/url] so We've gotta change Oh my brothers, [url=http://www.rainforestfoundation.org/10-things-you-can-do-save-rainforest]let's make a change[/url] Change for our children Yea we could save them and Change for [url=https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/09/extinctions]creation[/url] This is our evolution Let's make a change Oh my sisters [url=http://cotap.org/reduce-carbon-footprint/]Let’s make a change[/url] There’s a [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Bingham_mine_5-10-03.jpg]big, big hole[/url] fueling this way we’re used to livin’ And [url=http://www.desmog.ca/2014/07/02/photos-famed-photographer-alex-maclean-s-new-photos-canada-s-oilsands-are-shocking]hole after hole[/url], oh no no, where [url=http://www.svt.ac-versailles.fr/IMG/jpg/amazon_deforestation_20070812.jpg]nothing lives now[/url] from all our diggin’ But out of sight, out of our hearts and minds That’s got to change Oh my brothers, [url=http://www.nrdc.org/energy/dirtyfuels_tar.asp]let's make a change[/url] Change for our future See the big picture and Change for one each other We’re in this lifeboat all together Let's make a change Oh my sisters, [url=http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/campaign/plant_seed/]let’s make a change[/url] Water is Soul hear it crying [url=http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/?ar_a=1]from the ocean[/url] And we’re made of Soul so we’re told [url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/03/22/world-water-day-10-places-most-in-need-of-clean-water/]Every child in every nation[/url] With open eyes can’t help but realize [url=http://www.50waystohelp.com/]We've got to change[/url] Oh my brothers, [url=http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/february/nasa-study-finds-carbon-emissions-could-dramatically-increase-risk-of-us/#.VRmhlTvF-6I]we've got to change[/url] All my sisters,[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_living]let’s make a change[/url] We can’t stay the same There’s no easy way Lord help us change Let’s make a change We can’t stay the same There’s no easy way Lord help us change Be the change, be the change Be the change, be the change Yea A special thanks to Matt Kabus and Victor Stone for helping me get unstuck with my second verse and bridge and for suggested improvements. [u]Lost[/u] Numb and baffled [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_degradation]Flying to a wall[/url] Of [url=http://www.worldwatch.org/node/810]endless wanting[/url] My heart warns, we’re gonna fall We’re lost Oh no Been lost So long Falling backwards (one by one) Into a [url=https://moboxmarine.com/blog/what-why-sea-level-rise/]deep sea rising[/url] As [url=http://www.midwayfilm.com/]albatross send warning[/url] [url=http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/biodiversity/elements_of_biodiversity/extinction_crisis/]This pyramid is crumbling[/url] Cuz we’re lost (oh oh oh) Oh no Been lost For so long Lost Oh no Been lost So long [url=http://www.chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn/#plastic-bottles]Oblivion[/url] (everyone) In oblivion [url=http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/]Trapped by the sun[/url] Lost Oh no Lost We’re lost Oh no Been lost So long We’re lost Oh no So lost For so long We’re lost Oh no Been lost So long We’re lost Oh no So lost For so long Chords: verse dm7 F am (C) chorus dm7 F C G bridge dm9 F7 G[url=http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/05/14/great-grief-how-cope-losing-our-world]Feeling a bit depressed lately[/url]. :( This is more of a sketch than a song. Hopefully some of you can help me round it out. [u]Shallow Waters[/u] Feel so alone Burned by my knowing Out of control As we reap what we're sowing I fight back against the shadow I find hope beyond the shallow waters Faced by a truth Open eyes can't help viewing Cannot refute All our senseless undoing I fight back against the shadow I find hope beyond the shallow waters Confused in the dark Illumined by a spark Return to the start To move forward Confused in the dark Illumined by a spark Return to the start To leap forward Confused in the dark Illumined by a spark Return to the start To go on I fight back against the shadow I find hope beyond the shallow waters I fight back against the shadow I find hope beyond the shallow waters Dive deep, dive deep to see Dive deep, dive deep to see am am/G am/F dm7 [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/50530]Just added the pell and other stems HERE[/url]. I drew Vibs. I was very challenged by this draw as Vibs has many solo pells but didn't have any instrumental samples when I was working on this mix (looks like he just uploaded a couple!). I'm not skilled at building songs around pells so instead, I tried to build a song around the poignant lyrics Vibs has shared. I dug deeply into each track to create the mash-up that is lyrically this song. A very, very special thanks to CDK for creating the loop that this track was based around, and for behind the scenes creating a "bass-warp" for me specially for this track (I've now learned that is dubstep!). Thanks for listening. Supernatural Time moves heavily this summer Fierce with fire, cruel like a dragon For we are in the army Reporting to the higher authority Supernatural I want to fly Supernatural I want to dance, soar to new heights like a kite Through a sky so blue there's blood on their shoes Rationed supplies are so hard to find Care for the poor to be a champion in this war Supernatural I want to fly Supernatural Never cry dear for your fear It's better not to fight To make peace without sound I write this song somehow Now is the time for you to finalize This life must be meaningful Before you and I die Here's the pell and other stems for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/50477]Supernatural, my secret mixter track of vibs[/url]. Many of the lyrics are mashed up sentences from vibs lyrics in a variety of his uploads. Cheers!This little public service announcement is for you Zep. :) [url=http://climatechange.lta.org/climate-impacts/shifting-seasons/]Shifting Seasons[/url]Inspired by science and truth, here is the pell for my [url=http://beta.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/55903]Unbury Your Heart remix[/url]. I made this one CC BY - so please remix me every which way :D [u]Unbury Your Heart[/u] Lyrics & Music by Madam Snowflake I’ve tried to warn you With logic impart Basic science and truth Says we are breaking apart Our balance has toppled Oh, once state of the art Now we spread like a virus And very soon we all will depart Unbury your heart Baby, just unbury your heart Hurry dear and unbury your heart I can feel this in my heart Factors irrefutable painfully show We've gone off the charts All simply computable So how are you still in the dark? Unbury your heart Baby, just unbury your heart Hurry dear and unbury your heart I can feel this in my heart In my heart In my heart In my heart I've tried to warn you I've tried to warn you I've tried to warn you But you can't hear me I've tried to warn you I've tried to warn you I've tried to warn you But you can't hear me I've tried to warn you I've tried to warn you I've tried to warn you But you won't hear me Unbury your heart Baby, just unbury your heart Hurry dear and unbury your heart I can feel this in my heart I can feel this in my heart Can't you feel it in your heart So why are you still in the dark Oh, unbury, unbury your heart Can't you feel it in your heart Awake from the dark Unbury your heart Unbury your heart I can feel this in my heart Can't you feel this in your heart Awake from the dark Unbury your heart Unbury your heart I can feel this I can feel this I can feel this Burning in my heartI'm uploading this glitchy little instrumental just before the deadline! Whew. A special thanks to reusenoise for great stems. I loved chopping you up LOL ;) Great work from everyone on the Dig the Soundtrack remix event. May our music be found in even more web vids in the future. Rock on my friends!Sorry I went a couple seconds long. 15 seconds is hardly enough time for me to express all of the reasons [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3809]ccMixter is important to me[/url]. I'm so grateful to everyone here -- you've made me a better musician, a more sincere artist and a better person. Thank you ccMixter! Sometimes I lose hope in humanity and the destruction we are wreaking upon our beautiful earth and its inhabitants -- all for what? For a few little pleasures? Can we give up a few of those little things for the forests, animals, oceans and each other? Why does it seem so hard to change? I feel trapped in our system that I know is destroying us all. It hurts. My way of coping is music. This song comes from the very deepest, grieving part of me that hopes to be better, change and heal. I want to evolve! Thank you for listening and for giving me a safe place to share my Soul. Peace. [u]Earth is Burning[/u] Been frozen by fear Feel the end drawing near There's a torrent of tears Filling my eyes 'Cause I'm caught in the wake Of our collective mistakes There's a daily heartbreak That opens me wide There's a question up above From the Source some call Love Can you hear this voice resounding Deep inside It says what did you do When the earth was burning? What did you do When earth was burning Earth was burning What did you do Did you give up hate Open your fist now for a handshake Wear your suffering with grace Before you die And exchange some convenience, it's such a simple thing For the forests' good green abundance And all the world's ocean brilliance It's not so hard to try What will you do When the earth is burning What will you do When earth is burning Make a sacrifice For another life Won't you tell me What will you do What will you do What will you do What will you do Take one step today Before it's too late Take one step today No, we just can't wait 'Cause one step and one step Lead to another Together And that's all it takes What will you do 'Cause the earth is burning What will you do The earth is burning Make a sacrifice For another life Won't you tell me Tell me What will you do 'Cause the earth is burning What will you do The earth is burning A small sacrifice Saves another life Earth is burning What will you do What will you do Take one step, start with one step Just one take step, start with one step Let's take one step together One step together One step together All together now Step together One step together Step together All together now Chords: verse: A D A D A D E chorus: A D/A A F# D C# B E A bridge: D7 F# D7 F# D7 F# B D7What a pleasure to draw the ever-so-talented 7OOP3D of whom I'm a long fan. I'd intended to combine several works, alas this one title had over 15 awesome samples and that kept me very busy. :) I did a lot of cutting, sometimes even down to 32nd notes, forming new melodies and loops from their wide, rich sounds. I also played some mediocre piano, synth bass, organ and strings (but my good keyboard is on the fritz!). I ended up with so many tracks in this mix that I got an error from Pro Tools saying I'd need to delete one to have them all play. Needless to say this mix has a lot going on and I think I need more time to get all of the EQs and placement right - my ears are confused! I'd intended this track to be instrumental but a melody and words wouldn't leave me alone.... [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/52223]Here is the pell[/url]. I also uploaded [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/52212]an instrumental version[/url]. [url=https://teespring.com/windfall-secret-mixter]Happy Birthday ccMixter[/url]! [u]Fever[/u] [url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html]Ice shelves flow like rivers[/url] [url]Currents stop[/url], confused Humans sweat and shiver Their Mother has been abused Been abused, she is abused [url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/23/global-warming-is-now-slowing-down-the-circulation-of-the-oceans-with-potentially-dire-consequences/]Seaboard caught by winter[/url] From currents all confused While [url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/californias-drought/4/]deserts beg for water[/url] The [url=http://m.livescience.com/27692-deforestation.html]woodlands are misused[/url] Misused Fever Feel the fever There’s a fever Taking a hold Fever Feel the fever There’s a fever Won’t let go Hope Carry us homeThis is the instrumental version of my track [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/52149]Fever[/url] for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/32007]Windfall Secret Mixter[/url]!Here is the pell for my Secret Mixter track [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/52149]Fever[/url]. There is also an [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/52212]instrumental version of Fever here[/url]. [u]Fever[/u] [url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html]Ice shelves flow like rivers[/url] [url]Currents stop[/url], confused Humans sweat and shiver Their Mother has been abused Been abused, she is abused [url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/23/global-warming-is-now-slowing-down-the-circulation-of-the-oceans-with-potentially-dire-consequences/]Seaboard caught by winter[/url] From currents all confused While [url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/californias-drought/4/]deserts beg for water[/url] The [url=http://m.livescience.com/27692-deforestation.html]woodlands are misused[/url] Misused Fever Feel the fever There’s a fever Taking a hold Fever Feel the fever There’s a fever Won’t let go Hope Carry us home[url=http://beta.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56457]Here are the VOCAL STEMS.[/url] I drew the wonderful Porch Cat, whom I've loved since my very first days at ccMixter in 2006. I loved exploring his vast body of work, and selected loops and samples that seemed to evolve around a "space" theme, to take a journey through music to imaginary constellations. A special thanks to Spinmeister for helping out with some guitar, synth and additional loops. I mixed this not on my regular gear, only with headphones. I now can hear I need to turn down the vocal levels and fix some EQs. I'll try to mix again and replace ASAP. Other feedback is welcome. Peace. [u]Escape Pod[/u] Floating In indecision Hoping I’m wrong Witness To degradation The ants go Marching on They march on Marching on Sinister Anger around me Tunnel vision And we’re undone We're undone Now we're done Now Is my escape pod Now Is my escape The now Is my escape pod In now I escape A matrix of Pale imitation You fools geology Is what’s real And this moment is real Forget what you feel This moment is real What is real Now Is my escape pod Now Is my escape The now Is my escape pod In now I escape And there’s nowhere that’s safe Yea there’s no hiding place So there’s no other way Oh than to be here now And there’s nowhere that’s safe Yea there’s no hiding place So there’s no other way Oh than to be here now And there’s nowhere that’s safe Yea there’s no hiding place So there’s no other way Oh than to be here now Now Is my escape pod Now Is my escape The now Is my escape pod In now I escape And now I'm hiding from the world Now I'm hiding from the world I'm in this world But not of it In this world But not of it In this now In this now Now At a time of traditional celebration, I'd have to be blind to ignore the suffering, changes and division in our world. One thing seems certain, the only way to evolve through and beyond it all, is to do so together. I recorded this little ditty on my Kurzweil PC88 (my good keyboard is on the fritz!). I played the sleigh-bells live (thus a little loose on time). [u]This Winter[/u] This winter is feeling colder This winter the night has come To wrap us all in silver starlight This winter could be the one Where peace lives beyond imagination With release of divided condemnation With complete hope beyond a hesitation To stand all together This winter it's getting warmer At the North Pole and deep within With warnings sounding all around us This winter we just might begin To make a change part of daily conversation Increase our positive meditation And cease all this needless degradation To stand all together For love and light For love and life We are circles concentric Notes in one symphony Our puzzle grows allometric Pieces all connected just like you and me This winter This winter stand together This winter Take my hand and make a stand together For love and light For love and life For love and light For love and life Let's stand together this winter Stand together this winter Stand up together this winter Take my hand and make a stand together This winter key of C verse: C, am, F chorus: C, F bridge: G, am, G/b, C G, am, F, G7 "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." ~Albert Einstein This time of year there are many "miracles" - the longest and shortest day of the year both happen at the same time on opposite sides of the earth, representing a perfect balance of yin and yang. There is the miracle of the oil and the miracle of the birth. There is the miracle of days starting to just get lighter instead of darker in the northern hemisphere. There is a miracle of a new year - to forget past trouble and create the reality we hope for. There is the miracle of many people all expressing wishes of peace. Patronski wrote this beautiful song, Miracles, and I've been singing it for weeks. I changed the key and manipulated the chord changes and melody just a bit. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/52602]Here's the Pell[/url]. A special thanks to Brad Stanfield for the incredible bass and guitar tracks. Peace on earth, good will to us all. v: am / G ch: C / F7 Miracles There is too much talking And there is nothing left to say They say faith can move mountains On my knees I start to pray Too close for comfort And too blind to see It’s black and white, there’s no color Something's coming over me Heard a voice calling out my name Time to change we can’t remain the same It’s a road less traveled On a path to better times All that glitters isn’t gold Time to read between the lines Used to getting what we want Still don’t realize what we need We keep burning the midnight oil Just to satisfy our greed Heard a voice calling out my name Time to change we can’t remain the same The weight is getting heavy Nothing ever stays the same Evolution is the cross we bare And the price we have to pay When we stop our sleeping When we finally wake We’ll be turning water into wine Nothing standing in our way Heard a voice calling out my name Time to change, we can’t remain the same Miracles happen every day What was once impossible fades away When we stop our sleeping When we finally wake We’ll be turning water into wine Nothing standing in our way This is the pell for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/52601]track Miracles[/url]. The lyrics and melody are by Patronski, with a couple of minor adaptations. Miracles There is too much talking And there is nothing left to say They say faith can move mountains On my knees I start to pray Too close for comfort And too blind to see It’s black and white, there’s no color Something coming over me Heard a voice calling out my name Time to change we can’t remain the same It’s a road less traveled On a path to better times All that glitters isn’t gold Gotta read between the lines Used to getting what we want Still don’t realize what we need We keep burning the midnight oil Just to satisfy our greed Heard a voice calling out my name Time to change we can’t remain the same The weight is getting heavy Nothing ever stays the same Evolution is the cross we bare And the price we have to pay When we stop our sleeping When we finally wake We’ll be turning water into wine Nothing standing in our way Heard a voice calling out my name Time to change, we can’t remain the same Miracles happen every day What was impossible fades away When we stop our sleeping When we finally wake We’ll be turning water into wine Nothing standing in our wayThanks to Dysfunction_Al for the awesome stems! I chopped and re-arranged and added a bassline and vocals. Happy New Year! Will upload my pell when back at my DAW. [u]All Comes to Life[/u] Gold paints the sky Just after sunrise Elation fills all space inside When my eyes meet your eyes Yellow leaves kissed by the breeze Rain down on me All thought retreats into silence sweetly Completing you and me Drinking the sight Of the winter light All comes to life With you by my side Three stars in a line A sign of a dark time And a hopeful start A circle moon rises Your hand touches mine Setting sparks in my heart Drinking the sight Of the winter light All comes to life With you by my side Darkness surrounds me Your arms wrap around me Then light streams down on me Our whole world is singing Darkness surrounds me Your arms wrap around me Then light shines upon me Our whole, one world is singing Drinking the sight Of the winter light All comes to life With you by my side Drink to the sight Of the winter light All comes to life With you by my sideHere's the remix that goes with [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/59838]my pell Good Intentions[/url].... A special thanks to spinmeister for a hip, inspiring track. You rock dude. Here's to 10 more years ccMixter!!! [up][/up] [u]Good Intentions[/u] by Madam Snowflake Years paved with good intentions Naïveté how I explain my good intentions For my mistakes I’ve dearly paid Journeyed to hell but returned today Just to say there’s no time to waste on mere on good intentions I uttered a promise standing on her grave To bury my grief seeds and grow from the pain Those flowers and weeds bloom and die everyday My roots dig and stretch Far down in the depths Love is born from the rain Years paved with good intentions Naïveté is how I explain my good intentions And for my mistakes I’ve dearly paid Journeyed to hell but returned today Just to say there’s no time to waste on mere on good intentions In my rear view mirror a replay of shame Doing the same thing again is insane Breaking recurrence can reset the game In silence I wait Ego stays at the gate With consciousness leading the way Looking back 10 years ago On that road I don’t like all I see 10 years from now Will I feel the same somehow Evolution is made When the constant is change Observer is fully awake! Years paved with good intentions This new decade might just be made through our good intentions And for our mistakes We will have to pay Might journey to hell but survive to say That today there s no time to waste on mere good intentions There’s no time to waste Evolution is made When the constant is change Evolution is made There’s no time to waste There’s no time to wasteSome of my friends have been asking me to put together a collection of music suitable for meditation. It seems [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/3873]Dig the Soundtrack[/url] for instrumental music has finally motivated me to start. Jeris's 100 Hz Gamma Wave is a drone throughout, to elevate the consciousness and relax the body. Gurdonark's Eyes Open was magically the same key as my singing bowl and string pad part I'd already recorded. I cut/treated it and spread his calming melody in the gaps between the singing bowl. Kara's beautiful rain storm was exactly what I was looking for for the last section. Thank you all for pushing my creative expression beyond my comfort zone. Peace. For the first time, I drew the same person I had last time — which was a HUGE thrill for me! (i know this has happened to others but this is a first for me…) Ant.Survila is someone I could create with over and over again. His dramatic chords and cinematic sounds inspire my writing in a very unique way. Ant’s beautifully flawless stems were incredible to work with! I played djembe, clarinet, and harmonium along with him. [u]Parallel Pathways[/u] by Madam Snowflake I live two different lives Between two shades of sky I fly Drawn upon two distinct lines Defined by two separate times I fly One in the city One with the land One filled with music One covered in sand I don’t understand How could I understand The City of Angels Where my art was found To warm island sunrise Feet bare on the ground My soul won’t forget I haven't shrugged just yet I’m living two different lives Under two shades of sky I fly Drawn upon two distinct lines Defined by two separate times I fly I can’t grow roots I got no roots I can't grow roots I’m constantly repotted I’m living two different lives Under two shades of sky Drawn upon two distinct lines Defined by two separate times I fly I fly I fly Anxiety No one feels sorry for me Pulling, stretching, expanding My wavering capacity Somatic anxiety But don’t feel sorry for me As I’m spiraling Spiraling Spiraling 🌀 Parallel pathways Will they converge Zigzagging this maze What will through me emerge? As I'm wandering Eclosing, swinging between I’m living two different lives Under two shades of sky I fly Drawn upon two distinct lines Defined by two separate times I fly I fly I fly I fly Spiraling SpiralingThe U.S. election has those closest to me baffled and even, well, afraid. A lack of morals along with an abundance of greed and power have taken the spotlight. One of the only ways I can transform negativity into peace is by writing music. This piece has been particularly ambitious for me both musically and vocally. While this is not an instrumental, it does seem to represent part of the Soundtrack of our lives at the moment. The piano solo in this kicked my butt!!! Peace and hope for us all. Intro & Verse: cm cm/Eb cm (Ab Bb) cm B part: Ab a flat m Chorus: Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb cm G Bridge: cm Ab cm cm Ab cm cm Ab cm Eb cm G cm fm cm fm cm Bb Ab G cm Bb Ab a flat m End: Ab Bb cm Bbm/d fm Bb cm Bbm/d fm Bb Cm Ab Bb cm Ab Bb cm (I'll be writing the solo on staff paper if you want it...) [u][b]Shock and Awe[/b][/u] This wrestling for the White House Has much of us in dismay They’re in the ring ’til a knockout Then we’re all stuck either way Might be dumb but we’re not blind Half of us see at least half of the lies I’ve asked around about the White House Seems either side feels the same No real choice, still we turnout To pick the player we least hate They’ve thrown the game, it’s no surprise Our camel is lodged inside the eye Shock and awe Leaders above the law We’re all in shock and awe And our hope is nearly gone Say what they need not what you mean It’s all so slippery Fear as a fuel, anger the tool Writing this history A finger to blame, need someone to pay So we can build a wall Dividing liberty for all In two Us and you Left, right Black, white Christian, Muslim Race and custom Science, religion Have we forgotten We each have children (they each have children) We are God’s children (God loves his children) Perhaps we are all dumb and blind with Shock and awe Leaders above the law We’re all in shock and awe And our hope is nearly gone Caught in the lies A world in demise Is in for a big surprise We sit paralyzed Warm currents and tides Just two of the signs Have we gone insane The ring’s just a game We fall in the golden hall To the destruction of us all The ocean is dying Forests are falling Species expiring But they’re still denying Rivers are drying Sea levels are rising With temperatures climbing When will you start trying to change Perhaps we are all dumb and blind from Shock and awe Leaders above the law We’re all in shock and awe The people petite bourgeois We’re lost in shock and awe And our hope is nearly gone But hope is alive in me Hope is alive you’ll see Hope is alive in me Hope is alive you’ll see There’s always hope Just a fool’s hope But there’s always hope Hold onto hope Hold onto hope Hold onto hope Hold onto hopeProducing instrumentals is not my strength, but DJ Vadim gave me some great material to work with, and Sackjo22 happened to stop by to lay down a phat bass line. I don't know how to use VST's or midi, so I was forced to pick up my actual instruments (from all around the world!) and play everything live. I'm a little lost in the mix, so suggestions are welcome. DJ Vadim: loops, organ, trumpet, electric & acoustic guitar Sackjo22: fretless bass Snowflake: piano, acoustic guitars, strings, harmonium, clarinet, djembe, shaker, vox Here's hoping this time of terror will be the end of what isn't working, and the birth of something better. [url=http://ccmixter.org/keep-ccmixter-open-and-free]Happy Birthday ccMixter[/url]! 16 years! [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/62484]Here's the remix[/url], made possible by [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/cdk/57150]Analog by Nature[/url]. [u]Too Deep[/u] by Madam Snowflake We live in a [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4257]time of terror[/url] I’m a mirror, a fact bearer My brothers seems to learn by trial and error Tragically, tragedy, measured by the casualties Sing it honestly Yea, I'm afraid while I’m awake Because we’re in too deep I'm afraid while I’m awake Should I go back to sleep Blade cold against my skin Balance on this edge, razor thin Derangement, normal world we live in Walking dead, a quintessential human Zoom in Take a closer look at reality petrifying me This terror of a new kind Infectious disease of insanity What is that a zombie Staring back at me With my waking eyes With my waking eyes Shield my waking eyes This fear don’t only come at night With my waking eyes With my waking eyes Oh, shield my waking eyes Stand up and fight, rise up and fight But I’m afraid while I’m awake Because we’re in too deep Yea I'm afraid while I’m awake Should I go back, should I go back to sleep Should I go back to sleep Should I go back to sleep I’d rather dream, I’d rather dream, I’d rather dream, I'd rather dream Go back to sleep Admitting that I’m frightened Of the evil and the men that have tightened Their power on a people that are simply not enlightened But there’s a fight to reunite and that’s our existential right Blocked line of sight 2 degrees Fahrenheit will burn us all alive Still we overspend, overextend For the dividends That's a dead end Turn around to make amends My friends, my friends Oh, I'm afraid while I’m awake (I'm afraid) We’ve gone too far, we’re in too deep (speak truth) Yea, I'm afraid while I’m awake (I'm afraid) Should I go back to sleep With my waking eyes (I'm wide awake) With my waking eyes (it's all at stake) Shield my waking eyes This fear don’t only come at night With my waking eyes (I'm wide awake) With my waking eyes (it's all at stake) Oh, shield my waking eyes Stand up and fight, rise up and fight I'm afraid while I’m awake (I'm afraid) 'Cause we’re in too deep I'm afraid while I’m awake I can’t go back to sleep I've been writing this, a little every morning, for the past two weeks. It is a true story. :) May we all emerge from this as better humans -- even if no one else does. This change is a catalyst for those of us who care to see this world be a better place. I can feel it. [u]Hope is a Choice[/u] by Madam Snowflake As I awoke this morning, a lively, resonant dawn chorus sang these words: “Hope is a choice." In the dim shadows of my bedroom, hope feels like a distant daydream. But the glorious sunrise persists. A soft glow reaches through every crack and seam of my window curtains, and sublime birdsong increases with harmonic vigor. The same message resounds: “Hope is a choice." “Right now I choose to hide,” I say aloud. My cocoon of a bed feels safely removed from a world in chaos. But under the spell of melodic admonition, I rise, open the curtains and then, the window. Immediately, nature’s generous beauty envelops me. A multitude of green trees are pierced by rays of golden light. The trees stand as guardians, to purple, yellow, orange, pink, and white flowers dancing with a whispering wind. An orchestra of parrots, crows and finches in surround keep rhythm with the bubbling fountain. And the intoxicating smell of jasmine beneath my window beckons. But the sorrow returns. I can no longer see the high mountains on the far horizon that global quarantine had surprisingly revealed just weeks ago. The peaks are once again cloaked by gray, opaque pollution. “We can’t stop ourselves, from destroying ourselves.” A low police helicopter reverberates a thick fear in the sky, and the wild roar of the freeway is a dissonant echo in the canyon. But then, I hear a sweet young Phoebe fledging with the guidance of its parents. I see a squirrel quietly drinking from our fish pond. And a monarch circles directly below my window. Hope is a choice. I muster my courage. I alone can change, stretch, grow — even if the world falls into deeper darkness. Outside my backdoor, two butterflies in my mesh habitat have just emerged from chrysalis, their wings still small, folded and wet. Their journey to transformation inspires mine. I vow to adopt that slow, steadfastness to complete regeneration. For one day too, I will fly.I spent several days listening through Scomber's incredibly rich library of pells, samples and remixes. Admittedly, I'm not best at building a mix around a pell (and Scomber has many excellent ones). it was magical when I found Vidian's remix "George's House" which includes some great excerpts from Scomber's pell Why. I deconstructed Vidian's mix and thereby dove into George Ellinas's samples. I built a mix using some of George's source, some of Vidian's remix and Scomber's pell. I added one of Scomber's pad stems (it fit perfectly with barely any editing!) and spread some of his Time Machine laughing and other odd sounds throughout. (I used Vidian's treatment of Scomber's pell "as is" on a couple of phrases because it sounded so cool!). I loved Scomber's lyrics so much, I sang some of them with varied melody and arrangement, turning this track into a duet. I also played bass, a low synth track and added a little sound candy here and there to give it some low end and sparkle. I spent a lot of time editing and adjusting levels -- my ears are shot so feedback is welcome! In honor of the May Day theme, Patronski recorded some pretty darn convincing radio "help" vocals. I'll put the pell up in a day or two. Thank you Scomber, for writing a song I felt so deeply in my heart. The gun violence in America has me frustrated, baffled and deeply, deeply saddened. These words are what spilled out of me last night after watching the bereaved students and families speak about Parkland High School. I'm sorry it's long -- I needed to share. I hope you remix so we can share! Namaste my friends. [u] Thou Shalt Not Kill[/u] by Madam Snowflake Thou shalt not kill. There are no listed exceptions. Not for self-defense. Not for food. Not for valor. Not for money nor for power. Thou shalt not kill. Does a gun serve any other purpose? Any purpose other than to kill? You say a right to a gun means you are free. What twisted kind of freedom is there in taking life? Your freedom has us caught in a weapons race. You believe more guns will somehow keep us safe. You feel you must kill before someone else kills. My friends, the more rounds of ammunition fired, the more lives inevitably lost. And death does not create life. Only life does that. I reflect. Something seems painfully defective in our species. What compels us to create tools made only to end the life of another being? Is that our right? To intentionally stop the breath and heartbeat of another sentient life form? I admit, I do not understand those who passionately believe possessing a killing machine is a symbol of their freedom and safety. Is this not illusion? We are broken. Our excuses are pitiful. Our explanations belabored and weak. I am weary of it. I conclude. Homo sapiens are sick. Mentally ill. There is no sane reason ever to kill. This dysfunction resides deep in our DNA. For truly, we are so darkly afraid. But, where would our civilization be if we’d never begun murdering other beings? Can you imagine the tranquility, harmony, peace? We can stop. Stop this madness cloaked as freedom and rightful dominion. We can heal. Heal this twisted condition that is stealing light from the human soul. Thou shalt not kill. There are no listed exceptions. Not in a time of war. Not in a time of famine. Not for sport or revenge or glory. True courage requires facing one’s fears and enemies unarmed, standing in the strength of the light, unafraid. We must trust and be brave, brave enough to shift this paradigm. Leave the old law of eye for an eye behind before we’re all hopelessly deaf, dumb and blind. I would rather be murdered than murder. Is this not the message of the Christ? Is this not the way of Ahimsa? I have a dream. I see piles and piles of weapons, surrendered willingly by thousands upon thousands of my brothers and sisters. Guns, rifles and ammunition all melted down as a symbol of our commitment to evolve. As a symbol of our value for creation, for life. Thou shalt not kill. Now is the time to change. Do not be afraid. It is not too late. Now is the time to live and remember That all life is sacred.Who is this song about? :) The pell and all backing vocals are [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/54423]HERE[/url]. I've been working on this track for a few weeks but the melody kept evolving and then I'd have to re-track all of the vocals. I don't have any speakers here in Utah so this is a headphone mix (and an old, wrecked pair at that) so welcome feedback to make it sound better. A special thanks to Blue Wave Theory for being such an incredible musicians and for sharing such truly amazing stems with us. I felt like Gwen Stefani and Chrissie Hynde singing along with them. I'd love to play live with you guys sometime! [u]Living Nightmare[/u] by Madam Snowflake I’m wide awake but you’re a nightmare I can’t escape I’m seeing you everywhere Words that you say poison the air I’m wide awake but you’re my nightmare Egocentric Narcissistic And you won’t go away Your trumpeting hate and you don’t play fair With your arrogant ways and your comb-over hair Know you’re a fake not a billionaire No, no, I’m wide awake and you’re a nightmare Egocentric Narcissistic And you won’t go away Blame is your game Power your aim No stranger to shame ‘Cuz they made your change your name Won’t take the bait in your golden snare You’re known to take more than the lion’s share Keeping my faith not your lies and despair Oh, I’m wide, wide awake and you’re a living nightmare Egocentric Narcissistic Sadly a certified cynic (Geocentric) Who’s choked on a big dose of bittnerness (Fatalistic) Your bigotry is making the whole world sick (Ethnocentric) ‘Cuz you’re oh, so sadistic And you won’t go away But I won’t play Won’t be your prey Go away Won’t be your slave Go awayHere's the pell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/54422]Living Nightmare[/url]. I'm in Utah helping my mom move so only have a cheap vocal mic so it isn't the quality I'm used to. Apologies, I tried to compensate in the ways I'm able (production is not my forte). Special thanks to Blue Wave Theory for the inspiration. [u]Living Nightmare[/u] I’m wide awake but you’re a nightmare I can’t escape I’m seeing you everywhere Words that you say poison the air I’m wide awake but you’re my nightmare Egocentric Narcissistic And you won’t go away Your trumpeting hate and you don’t play fair With your arrogant ways and your comb-over hair Know you’re a fake not a billionaire No, no, I’m wide awake and you’re a nightmare Egocentric Narcissistic And you won’t go away Blame is your game Power your aim No stranger to shame ‘Cuz they made your change your name Won’t take the bait in your golden snare You’re known to take more than the lion’s share Keeping my faith not your lies and despair Yea, I’m wide, wide awake and you’re a living nightmare Egocentric Narcissistic Sadly a certified cynic (Geocentric) Who’s choked on a big dose of bittnerness (Fatalistic) Your bigotry is making the whole world sick (Ethnocentric) ‘Cuz you’re oh, so sadistic And you won’t go away But I won’t play Won’t be your prey Go away Won’t be your slave Go away Peace. Many thanks to spinmeister for creating such an amazing remix of BWT's Hayburner -- it gave me a chance to remix the remix! I cut up his arrangement a bit and treated it here and there. Please listen in headphones, as on a laptop the mood-making low-end disappears. I don't have working monitors so this is a headphone mix and may need some leveling. Input is welcome. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/54923]Here's the pell.[/url] [u]To the Mountain[/u] Come with me To the mountain Swim beneath A crystal fountain Where the moonlight Casts a shadow Even a dark night Has afterglow Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Awakened by a kiss You say "let’s go outside" And stretch upon the grass Before the sunrise Watching meteorites Hundreds an hour They dwarf the satellites A heavenly shower Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Only love inside Only love inside Wake me up, wake me up Wake me before black turns into blue Wake me up, wake me I don't want to miss a thing with you Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Come to the mountain Climb baby climb Up here there is only nothing to cloud your mind Come to the mountain High baby high Here there is no distraction Only love inside Only love inside Only love inside I love this theme of the Key of Love! I'm first contributing a spoken word, as that "key" (or absence of one!) is universal with any music. There's a tip of the hat to my favorite jazz musicians here -- did you hear it? :D I look forward to some romance-invoking remixes. When I dream, I imagine a world where all are welcome and embraced. I have a dream. I took parts of the amazing poem on the Statue of Liberty by Emma Lazarus, with only minor embellishment, and set it to music. It made me emotional. [u]The Golden Door[/u] Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send them to me, the homeless Send them to me, the tempest-tost, I lift my lamp beside the golden door I lift my lamp I lift my lamp I lift my lamp I lift my lamp I lift my lamp to my brothers I lift my lamp to my sisters I lift my lamp to the Mother I lift my lamp for each other I lift my lamp beside the golden door This subject inspires me endlessly. :) A special thanks to urmymuse for contributing beautiful guitar stems as well as wonderful drum & bass tracks for building a song to. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/57586]Here is my PELL[/url] for your remixing pleasure! LOL Adaptation by Madam Snowflake Saharan dust from a desert storm Feeds the Amazon That gives off transpiration Diatoms sink to the seabed floor Converting CO2 for system oxygenation Everything here works so perfectly Earth a rare body of harmony Balance is tipping We’re out of form Life as we know depends On our transformation I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true Now there’s no choice Now there’s no choice After all A magnetic field from an iron core Shields the solar wind and UV radiation Our atmosphere has no two way door All pollutants we burn build in accumulation Everything here works so perfectly Earth a rare body of harmony Balance is tipping Like eras before Five prior events of Mass extinction I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true Now there’s no choice Now there’s no choice After all Everything here works so perfectly Earth a rare body of harmony Everything here works so perfectly Earth is one body in harmony But balance is slipping We can’t ignore Survival depends On adaptation I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true Now there’s no choice Now there’s no choice After allToday we Marched for Science, all around the world! I dedicate this track to all of those who love Science, and who marched today. Abstract Audio is one of my long-time favorite artists here at ccMixter, and we've worked together behind the scenes on a few different projects. I really enjoyed working with his beats and cool sounds on this track. This is a headhphone mix and I think the lead vox is a couple db too loud -- when I'm back to my gear I hope to upload a replacement mix with the lead vox turned down a bit. [url=http://beta.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56386]Download the Pell and Stems HERE[/url].This Secret Mixter was tricky for me — I did most of the creating, editing, and writing on plane rides to and from LAX/NYC, away from my all of my gear but a laptop. I wrote most of the lyrics in Central Park while contemplating the times we’re facing. I love the serenity and green of Central Park so dearly, it feels symbolic to me — like a healthy beauty within and available despite chaos around us. We just need to take the time to seek it out. Blue Millennium had wonderful, wonderful stems to paint with and I’m so grateful because I didn’t have the ability to play a single note. I did a fair bit of chopping and stretching with pure enjoyment. A special thanks to Sackjo22 for recording the Hafiz poem in the bridge. Her voice is utterly magical. I’ve always felt a deep, silent connection to Martin Luther King, Jr. He’s been an inspiration for most of my musical years, and his message is one I do my best to emulate. I’m grateful Blue Millennium uploaded his famous I Have a Dream speech as a stem. Kara makes a little guest appearance right at the end — breathing in the crisp morning air (like I did each morning in NYC, watching the sun illuminate the dense green…) I hope to upload the pell soon. Thank you all so much, for being part of a world that is connected, accepting, positive, and sharing. What a gift our community is to me. Let’s rise up! In peace. [u]Rise Up (Like the Sun)[/u] By Snowflake (Rise up) Your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise as one, like the sun Meet me in the heart of the city Where the trees grow green and strong In the central part of the city Where we’ll rise up all night long Dance and sing in the park of the city ’Til our sisters join our song March for truth at dawn in the city Then the world will march along with all of us Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise as one like the sun Let’s rise This nation will rise up (rise up) And live out the true meaning of its creed (and live out our meaning) We hold these truths to be self evident That all men are created equal (all humans are created equally) We will be able to transform (transform) The tangling discords of our nation (together) Into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood (of brotherhood and sisterhood, sisterhood and brotherhood) Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise as one like the sun Even after all this time The sun never said to the earth “You owe me” Look what happens with a love like that It lights the whole sky It lights the whole sky Lights the whole the sky The whole sky Rise up Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise up your time has come Rise as one like the sun [i][url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGs5ZCkJlAf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link]Oxycodone Bedrest Headphone Mix[/url] [/i] :) [small][url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/62485](here's the pell)[/url][/small] Happy Birthday ccMixter! What an incredible 16 years of collaboration and creativity. Kindly consider [url=http://ccmixter.org/keep-ccmixter-open-and-free]giving ccM a birthday gift[/url] today... I wrote this little ditty just before my hip replacement surgery and recorded a handful of vocal takes, hoping there would be something decent to edit together during recovery. ABN created such a polished track, it was easy to write and sing to. Here's hoping my recovery from my injury aligns with a world recovery from Covid and Trump. [u]Too Deep[/u] by Madam Snowflake We live in a time of terror I’m a mirror, a fact bearer My brothers seems to learn by trial and error Tragically, tragedy, measured by the casualties Sing it honestly Yea, I'm afraid while I’m awake Because we’re in too deep I'm afraid while I’m awake Should I go back to sleep Blade cold against my skin Balance on this edge, razor thin Derangement, normal world we live in Walking dead, a quintessential human Zoom in Take a closer look at reality petrifying me This terror of a new kind Infectious disease of insanity What is that a zombie Staring back at me With my waking eyes With my waking eyes Shield my waking eyes This fear don’t only come at night With my waking eyes With my waking eyes Oh, shield my waking eyes Stand up and fight, rise up and fight But I’m afraid while I’m awake Because we’re in too deep Yea I'm afraid while I’m awake Should I go back, should I go back to sleep Should I go back to sleep Should I go back to sleep I’d rather dream, I’d rather dream, I’d rather dream, I'd rather dream Go back to sleep Admitting that I’m frightened Of the evil and the men that have tightened Their power on a people that are simply not enlightened But there’s a fight to reunite and that’s our existential right Blocked line of sight 2 degrees Fahrenheit will burn us all alive Still we overspend, overextend For the dividends That's a dead end Turn around to make amends My friends, my friends Oh, I'm afraid while I’m awake (I'm afraid) We’ve gone too far, we’re in too deep (speak truth) Yea, I'm afraid while I’m awake (I'm afraid) Should I go back to sleep With my waking eyes (I'm wide awake) With my waking eyes (it's all at stake) Shield my waking eyes This fear don’t only come at night With my waking eyes (I'm wide awake) With my waking eyes (it's all at stake) Oh, shield my waking eyes Stand up and fight, rise up and fight I'm afraid while I’m awake (I'm afraid) 'Cause we’re in too deep I'm afraid while I’m awake I can’t go back to sleepHere is the pell for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/55002]remix Escape Pod[/url]. Let's launch into space through a wormhole. :) I look forward to your remixes. Peace. [u]Escape Pod[/u] Floating In indecision Hoping I’m wrong Witness To degradation The ants go Marching on They march on Marching on Sinister Anger around me Tunnel vision And we’re undone We're undone Now we're done Now Is my escape pod Now Is my escape The now Is my escape pod In now I escape A matrix of Pale imitation You fools geology Is what’s real And this moment is real Forget what you feel This moment is real What is real Now Is my escape pod Now Is my escape The now Is my escape pod In now I escape And there’s nowhere that’s safe Yea there’s no hiding place So there’s no other way Oh than to be here now And there’s nowhere that’s safe Yea there’s no hiding place So there’s no other way Oh than to be here now And there’s nowhere that’s safe Yea there’s no hiding place So there’s no other way Oh than to be here now Now Is my escape pod Now Is my escape The now Is my escape pod In now I escape And now I'm hiding from the world Now I'm hiding from the world I'm in this world But not of it In this world But not of it In this now In this now Now This spoken word is a compilation of lines from various writings by Shakespeare. I took phrases from Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry the VI, and The Tempest, making efforts to arrange them to fit our Ghost Notes Halloween event. I only added a few words here and there —the rest is Mr. Shakespeare. Since I was a young girl I’ve been strangely fascinated with death. Not in a fearful or gruesome way, but rather, with a bit of wonder as to why our culture doesn’t want to really talk about this common end we all share. “All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” ~Hamlet I’m currently recording in the dining room instead of my makeshift vocal booth in the closet, and we’re close to the street in busy Los Angeles. So I had to trim each phrase to avoid helicopters and cars, giving the vocal a gated affect. I hope it works! Happy Halloween! [u]Death as a Bride[/u] [i]by Snowflake & Shakespeare[/i] All that lives must die That we shall die we know; 'tis but the time If I must die I will encounter darkness as a bride, And hug it tightly in these mortal arms of mine. Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; The worst is death, and death will have his day. Come, let us take a muster speedily: Doomsday is near; die all, die merrily. Go thou, and another room in hell shall you fill. Let's choose executors and talk of wills: For what on earth can we bequeath, Save our desposed bodies in the ground beneath. All that lives must die That we shall die we know; 'tis but the time If I must die I will encounter darkness as a bride, And hug it tightly in these mortal arms of mine. Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust? And, live we how we can, yet die we must. He that dies pays all debts. With nothing left breathing - not triumph nor regret. Darest thou die? The sense of death is most in apprehension; And the poor beetle that we tread upon, In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As you or I in our mortal descension. All that lives must die That we shall die we know; 'tis but the time If I must die I will encounter darkness as a bride, And hug it tightly in these mortal arms of mine. Ay, but to die, and go we know not where; To lie in cold obstruction; slain by an ending inevitably fair. Mount, mount, my soul! thy seat is up on high; Whilst my gross flesh sinks downward, here to die. Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. For in that sleep what dreams may come, This must give us pause to endure all now with patience. All that lives must die That we shall die we know; 'tis but the time If I must die I will encounter darkness as a bride, And hug it tightly in these mortal arms of mine. If I must die I will embrace darkness as a bride, And hug her tightly in these mortal arms of mine. I love each of these tracks individually and thought, well, why not combine them? Admiral Bob and Susan are two of my closest friends here at ccM and it is just a little thank you to them both for all they've done for me and us. I'm a little early, but we're curating a holiday album so ccMixter put me in the mood just a little early this year. Cheers! It is that dark time of year again here in the Northern Hemisphere. Still, a light within me grows. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/55269]HERE is the Remix.[/url] Kiss of Hope I light a candle in my chest Most of the world’s in darkness And I’m despaired I must confess But I won’t feed that emptiness Hope is where the heart is Hope Is where the heart is I’m fighting apprehension with every breath Call an intervention to sway this death With intention divide my attention And find my true self in the wilderness Hope is where the heart is Hope Is where the heart is baby Hope is where the heart is I need a kiss of hope this year Earth looks dead in the ice and snow Conjures dread of the undertow Speeding the end of the we world we know Wake up friends nowhere else to go But inside Nowhere else to go Eyes open wide Nowhere to else to go Nowhere else to go Nowhere else to go Wait Hope is where the heart is Hope Is where the heart is baby Hope is where the heart is I need a kiss of hope this year I need a kiss of hope this year baby I need some hope this year So bring it here Need a little bit of hope this year So bring it here Need a kiss of hope Need a kiss of hope I drew Martin Cee and I’m so glad I did! I downloaded a large group of his samples and pells with the intention of trying to tie them all together. But this specific acoustic riff got stuck in my head and I just couldn’t get enough of it. And then, his hooky pell — it wouldn’t let go. Oh, not to mention one of the most favorite loops I’ve ever worked with at ccM. The best!!! Chop and mix them all together — then add some bass, strings, vocals, and, well this is what you get! :) I hope to bounce the pell soon. Running by Snowflake & Martin Cee One step forward Two steps back Evolving the whole Is an arduous task But keep running Keep running Running just to keep From falling back Running just to keep from falling back Pinging my pocket, blue light distraction Running just to keep from falling back Bouncing focus, mind just one track Expand attention Digging underground planting seeds of intention Expand attention Energy climbing to conscious ascension Running just to keep from falling back Vibrating color, my brothers see just white or black Running but we keep on falling back Tied to each other, a soul based contract Expand attention Digging underground planting seeds of intention Expand attention Energy climbing to conscious ascension Is there no other way Is there no other way Is there no other way Expand attention Digging underground planting seeds of intention Expand attention Energy climbing to conscious ascension Expand attention Digging underground planting seeds of intention Expand attention Energy rising, rising to conscious ascension To conscious ascension Conscious ascension Running just to keep from falling back (Starts at :09) ---- This song is connected to urmymuse's delightful "I Could Adapt for You" -- what a wonderful band/track to work with! [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/57600]HERE is my Remix.[/url] The pell was inspired by the new National Geographic series [url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/one-strange-rock/]One Strange Rock[/url] -- which is possibly the best show I've ever seen on television (TV usually makes me nauseous). Of all songs I've written so far, Adaptation is a bit too nerdcore for my household, but I've really enjoyed writing and recording it -- and it seems to fit my [url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BhkoCYnlaQD/?taken-by=mrs_sustainable]March for Science passion[/url] lately. ;) Apologies for the "track" noise of urmy muse that i'm singing along too -- i needed to hear it loudly and that's headphone bleed. Can't wait to hear what you do! [u]Adaptation[/u] by Madam Snowflake [url=https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants]Saharan dust[/url] from a desert storm Feeds the Amazon That gives off [url=https://sciencing.com/water-cycle-important-humans-plants-7452871.html]transpiration[/url] [url=https://www.livescience.com/46250-teasing-apart-the-diatom-genome.html]Diatoms sink[/url] to the seabed floor [url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510647/]Converting CO2[/url] for system oxygenation Everything here works so perfectly Earth a rare body of harmony Balance is tipping We’re [url=https://gizmodo.com/watch-humans-destroy-the-earth-in-30-years-with-google-1789485336]out of form[/url] Life as we know depends On our transformation I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true Now there’s no choice Now there’s no choice After all A [url=https://cosmosmagazine.com/geoscience/what-creates-earth-s-magnetic-field]magnetic field[/url] from an iron core [url=https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvsl.sci.space.magnetic/earths-magnetic-shield/#.WuOVetPwbsk]Shields the solar wind[/url] and UV radiation Our atmosphere has no two way door All pollutants we burn build in accumulation Everything here works so perfectly Earth a rare body of harmony Balance is tipping Like eras before Five prior events of [url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/mass-extinction/]Mass extinction[/url] I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true Now there’s no choice Now there’s no choice After all Everything here works so perfectly Earth a rare body of harmony Everything here works so perfectly Earth is one body in harmony But [url=http://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/Impact-of-Ecosystem-Destruction]balance is slipping[/url] We can’t ignore Survival depends On [url=https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/05/04/adapt/]adaptation[/url] I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true I could adapt for you We gotta adapt it’s true Now there’s no choice Now there’s no choice After all[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/57860]PELL is HERE.[/url] My assignment was the very talented Tobias Weber which is really cool because I’ve been listening to his music intently all year due -- we at ArtisTech helped launch [url=https://ccmixter.bandcamp.com/album/codex-tempore]his incredible album with Billy Ray Drums[/url]. I downloaded a bunch of his stems, with grand intentions. Alas, his guitar instrumental pack was so delicately gorgeous, it seemed to stand beautifully on its own. I wrote the words and lyrics to Shambhala on a plane (hopefully I wasn’t singing too loudly for others to hear LOL). There was really no thought to any of it, it just streamed out. I realized after I read all of the words, the song describes my deeper desire to unplug from the Matrix that is predominantly our world, and return to stillness and nature. In a way, my life is already that way. But I guess my higher self is telling me it is time to take it to another level perhaps. I must give credit where it is due — I borrowed a couple of different writings from Henry David Thoreau that I built upon for the chorus. And there’s tip of the hat in the very end to John Lennon as well. A special thanks to Spinmeister for pitch-adjusting Tobias’s guitar. I didn’t realize he’d played with an alternate tuning until I started to record my keyboard parts — and they were just a couple of cents off. Unfortunately pitch-shifting on my keyboard is limited to semitones. And for whatever crazy reason, my Elastic Audio Pitch-Shifting plug-in just wouldn’t shift anything. After watching numerous tutorials and swearing with frustration for a few hours, I pinged Niels and he shifted everything and got it back to me very quickly. So thank you so very much Spin!! Tobias, your guitar playing is so lovely. And this melody really inspired me. Thank you for helping me give birth to this new song. Shambala is waiting! Peace. [u]Shambhala[/u] by Madam Snowflake Where the wind sings a sweet silence Only birds understand And green stretches for miles Sea caresses the sand In a place I can hide Runaway from it all No more crowds, vacant noise Gladly fades to memory Shambhala is waiting There’s a new life Far away from this all Only sound is the voice Of the Mother surrounding me Shambhala is waiting [url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_david_thoreau_163655]Live the life You imagine[/url] Awaken and reawaken Heaven under your feet Oh imagine, just imagine One with nature and science Observing firsthand All my wrongs reconciled Through harmony with the land In a place I can hide Runaway from it all Eden’s a choice Returning with fruit from the tree Shambhala is waiting There’s a true life Far away from this all Endless stars in the void Never cease to astound me Shambhala is waiting Live the life You imagine [url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_david_thoreau_120857]Awaken and reawaken[/url] Heaven under your feet Oh imagine, just imagine I always knew I’d leave one day Ayn Rand showed me the way Wrote myself clues to go back to the garden [url=http://tunetrack.net/emilyrichards/releases/valhalla/]In my Valhalla[/url] There’s a true life Gotta shrug and unplug from it all Now I’ve done what I can With my heart and my hands now knowing Shambhala is waiting Live the life You imagine Awaken and reawaken Heaven under your feet Oh imagine, just imagine Living life in peace With [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song)]a dreamer[/url] just like me [url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_david_thoreau_132996]Heaven over our heads also under our feet[/url] Oh Imagine, just imagine I always knew I’d leave one day For my ShambhalaThis is the PELL for my track [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/57859]Shambhala[/url] -- a [url=http://beta.ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/52135]Shifting Sun Secret Mixter[/url] remix of Tobias Weber. I can't wait to hear your remixes!! Peace. [u]Shambhala[/u] by Madam Snowflake Where the wind sings a sweet silence Only birds understand And green stretches for miles Sea caresses the sand In a place I can hide Runaway from it all No more crowds, vacant noise Gladly fades to memory Shambhala is waiting There’s a new life Far away from this all Only sound is the voice Of the Mother surrounding me Shambhala is waiting [url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_david_thoreau_163655]Live the life You imagine[/url] Awaken and reawaken Heaven under your feet Oh imagine, just imagine One with nature and science Observing firsthand All my wrongs reconciled Through harmony with the land In a place I can hide Runaway from it all Eden’s a choice Returning with fruit from the tree Shambhala is waiting There’s a true life Far away from this all Endless stars in the void Never cease to astound me Shambhala is waiting Live the life You imagine [url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_david_thoreau_120857]Awaken and reawaken[/url] Heaven under your feet Oh imagine, just imagine I always knew I’d leave one day Ayn Rand showed me the way Wrote myself clues to go back to the garden [url=http://tunetrack.net/emilyrichards/releases/valhalla/]In my Valhalla[/url] There’s a true life Gotta shrug and unplug from it all Now I’ve done what I can With my heart and my hands now knowing Shambhala is waiting Live the life You imagine Awaken and reawaken Heaven under your feet Oh imagine, just imagine Living life in peace With [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song)]a dreamer[/url] just like me [url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_david_thoreau_132996]Heaven over our heads also under our feet[/url] Oh Imagine, just imagine I always knew I’d leave one day For my ShambhalaWhat you give energy to grows. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/58378]Here's the remix :)[/url] Amplify the Light by Madam Snowflake what will i amplify this time transform a world gone wrong to something right feed what i hope for deep inside what will i amplify this time unspoken hunger in my mind heat from a candle glowing bright one flame still burning in this dark night that is what i’ll amplify that is what i amplify fight for the light i fight Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonight drowning or raging in the fire nowhere to run from our collective mire let’s walk to ground that takes us higher amplify the truth, not the liar and fight for the light i fight Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonight no no no anger to incite no no no power to ignite no more degradation can’t take no more dysfunction no no no i have to have to shield eyes no no no more bitterness and fright (no more fear) walling up the hearts of all mankind (open your heart) no no more corruption not meant for this malfunction no no no i won’t give up i won’t give up i won’t give up this fight for the light i fight for the light for the light we fight for the light i fight for the light Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonight amplify the light amplify the light amplify the light Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonight[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/58377]My pell is here[/url] -- would love to hear your remixes! I struggled with this mix, and hope you can take the song to a new level. Amplify the Light!! Amplify the Light by Madam Snowflake what will i amplify this time transform a world gone wrong to something right feed what i hope for deep inside what will i amplify this time unspoken hunger in my mind heat from a candle glowing bright one flame still burning in this dark night that is what i’ll amplify that is what i amplify fight for the light i fight Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonight drowning or raging in the fire nowhere to run from our collective mire let’s walk to ground that takes us higher amplify the truth, not the liar and fight for the light i fight Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonight no no no anger to incite no no no power to ignite no more degradation can’t take no more dysfunction no no no i have to have to shield eyes no no no more bitterness and fright (no more fear) walling up the hearts of all mankind (open your heart) no no more corruption not meant for this malfunction no no no i won’t give up i won’t give up i won’t give up this fight for the light i fight for the light for the light we fight for the light i fight for the light Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonight amplify the light amplify the light amplify the light Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I’ll amplify Light is what I amplify tonightThank you for listening to my music! Please consider making a donation to ccMixter today, to protect the home of open music like mine. [url=https://www.patreon.com/ccMixter][img=http://tunetrack.net/mnodes/34707/image/][/img][/url] Here is the Rhythm [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/60426]PELL[/url] I wrote this poem two weeks ago as I was getting ready for a live performance -- recited it into my iPhone. A few days later, I met the oh so talented duo that is 7OOP3D, here in Los Angeles. We previewed their [url=https://soundcloud.com/7oop3d/sets/disturbing-science]new album[/url] together (featuring ccMixter artists) and this track immediately spoke to me. Earlier this week I recorded Rhythm with my good mic and afterwards had the thought, could I lay the pell over Left Side Clipped? Well, they worked perfectly together -- at an uncanny level. Only moderate timing edits were needed. Flow is amazing!! A special thanks to [url=http://ccmixter.org/people/jlbrock44?offset=75]spinningmerkaba[/url] for placing ccMixter [url=http://beta.ccmixter.org/playlist/browse/54493]remixes[/url] for our [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4158]Perspectives[/url] event at the [url=https://www.artists-union.org/happenings]Art City Gallery Exhibit[/url] -- music and art combined are so powerful! Namaste. [u]Rhythm[/u] by Madam Snowflake Rhythm I have rediscovered rhythm Without legs to walk I have felt rhythm in my hands A colorful prism of sound emerging From keys of black and white Rhythm Without feet to dance I have felt rhythm in my voice Melodies and words Like chaienes and tourjettes Turning in counted time Without movement or stance I have felt rhythm in my mind Mind Like a funnel made of clouds Wide wide wide Mind that stretches up through the funnel Breaking through gravity and the atmosphere Beyond the moon Mars And Neptune And then a jump to light speed I see the Milky Way From the outside It’s long arms slowly swirling And I float on Hovering in emptiness Surrounded by infinite clusters of light A rhythmic jolt I am immediately pulled back from outer space And it all comes rushing back with me Yes, the galaxies, stars, planets, sun and moon And are all inside me now Pulled into the top of my head Down, down, down Into my heart I feel their pulse in my biorhythm In my breath A pause A long, timeless moment of gratitude Emptying into Stillness A different surging gravity awakens in me Pulling everything in my heart Including the galaxies, stars, planets, sun and moon To an even deeper place A black hole The Soul Of the earth I am one of many Beings pulled by this force Every human, every animal Every breath of every tree Every drop of water Fresh and salt Is with me Here In this oneness In this wholeness This unified field Below the subatomic realm I feel the heartbeat of the universe Where together we dance In rhythm I drew Fluffy -- and was psyched because I've never worked with him/her before. What a lovely library of stems to discover!! Fluffy, thank you for contributing such a robust collection of loops, synth, bass, guitars, hums and more. I was drawn to the uploads called "Or Die Trying" -- and well, the rest wrote itself. Have I ever told you all how much I [red]LOVE[/red] Secret Mixters??? There aren't words to say how much. Happy Birthday ccMixter! [u]Die Trying[/u] [small]by Madam Snowflake[/small] Life circles around Death is a reset button Dragonless flames in surround These poeple are a certain glutton For punishment, still on the fence Hear the lament of our permanent displacement Our permanent displacement Give up Are you just gonna Give up Are you just gonna Give up Give up, give up or will you die trying They are shouting too loud Voices in dissonance frozen Repeat, recur, sheep in the crowd A beacon now darkened and broken By punishment, rise in dissent Hear the lament of our permanent displacement Our permanent displacement Give up Are you just gonna Give up Are you just gonna Give up Give up, give up or will you die trying Give up Are you just gonna Give up Are you just gonna Give up Give up, give up or will you die trying I'm not afraid I'm not looking away In my heart holding space for you always I'm not afraid I'm not looking away In my heart holding space for you always I'm not afraid I'm not looking away In my heart holding space for you always I'm not afraid I'm not looking away In my heart holding space for you always I'm not afraid I'm not afraid I'm not afraid Loving you, loving you always Loving you always Loving you always Permanent displacement Our permanent displacement Our permanent displacement As we fall, as we fall Give up Are you just gonna Give up Are you just gonna Give up Give up, give up or will you die trying Give up Are you just gonna Give up Are you just gonna Give up Give up, give up or will you die trying I'm not afraid I'm not afraid I'm not afraid Loving you, loving you always Loving you always Loving you always Loving you always Loving you always I love you The night sky this time of year has some unknown magical effect on me. For whatever reason, I wake up at 5am, called to by the stars. I sit under Orion, Sirius and the Big Dipper -- fed by the starlight, and watch the slow transition to sunrise. Words cannot describe the mystery! But music attempts to... I recorded this using a 3/4 180 BPM template, but it could easily be changed to 6/8 or 4/4 with a different tempo. Key of e minor. [u]Christmas Star[/u] [small]Words & Music by Madam Snowflake[/small] This is the time when the nights are long The air seems to bite, this cold has a stronghold Of fear in the dark But a fire burns in my heart A power unspoken pulls me outside Thick night like a blanket gripping me tight Something lifts my eyes To diamonds piercing the sky And three kings known to be wise Have me frozen, hypnotized They follow the Christmas Star That shines where the sun will rise The silver-white Christmas star reminds Follow the signs Follow the signs On a cold peaceful road in the dark That cold peaceful road seems so far away It’s slow on the peaceful road so let’s start Walking the peaceful road to the Christmas Star This is a time when the nights feel long On a road to the light but we’re not alone Do you remember why A chorus rang from the sky? And angels born to be wise Are now waking to the Christ inside They follow the Christmas Star That shines where the sun will rise The silver-white Christmas still leaves me mystified Oh follow the Christmas Star That promises a new sunrise The glimmering Christmas star reminds Follow the signs Follow the signs This a time when the night feels long On a road to the light But I’m not alone I drew Gurdonark -- and spent days just listening to his remixes and library. I kept digging back deeper and deeper -- and found a 2008 remix he did of Lisa DeBenedictis. She'd recorded her Christmas pell of Holly & the Ivy just for him, and I was thrilled to find it! I used his remix as a base, worked with a few of his drone and winter tone samples, and found great samples from keytronic and bluemillnieum for just a little rhythm. I played some strings, bass and synth and sang some backing vox to support Gurdonark's samples. Did some pitch shifting, cutting and treating. But really, Lisa & Gurdonark are the stars! Happy Holidays everyone. You all give so much meaning to my life -- more than you could ever know. Peace on earth! For us all! Here's the Pell for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/59564]my Cold Ears remix[/url]. A special thanks to Markus and Jerry for awesome inspiration. Proud to offer this song under a CC BY license (you can use freely, just Attribute me.) Note: Please DO NOT claim to own the copyright of any remix of this track in YouTube's Content ID program. It ruins it for everyone else... [u]Come Inside[/u] by Madam Snowflake Come inside Come inside Expand your mind Beyond all time Leave it behind Don't try to fight it Here by my side With you tonight Don't stay on the outside On the outside Come inside Come inside Leave it behind Don't try to fight it Here by my side With you tonight Don't stay on the outside On the outside Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside Got Cold Ears? Come inside! A magical world awaits..... My [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/59563]pell is here[/url] (offered CC BY as well). This was challenging for me, as a genre outside my background. I really enjoyed working with these great stems and stretching musically. Thanks to Kara & Jason for the sprinkles on my vegan ice cream Sunday ;) I purposely haven't listened to anyone else's remixes yet, as didn't want to have any other influences in my mind. Looking forward to hearing what ya'll have done. A special thanks to Jerry Spoon & Starfrosch -- especially Starfrosch for the incredible support he gives the ccMixter community! Peace. [u]Come Inside[/u] by Madam Snowflake Come inside Come inside Come inside Expand your mind Beyond all time Leave it behind Don’t try to fight it Here by my side With you tonight Don’t stay on the outside On the outside Come inside Come inside Just a dream Just a dream Leave it behind Don’t try to fight it Here by my side With you tonight Don’t stay on the outside On the outside Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside Just a dream Just a dream Just a dream Dream Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside Come inside This song is my response to an insane series of violent acts targeting churches, schools and other sacred places of worship - some inspired by manifestos referencing [url=https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/another-synagogue-shooting-manifesto-attributed-to-poway-attacker-claims-christchurch-pittsburgh-as-influences/]Cultural Marxism[/url]. There is a place for everyone on this planet -- yes, even the white male who feels he's losing his place in the order of things. You belong here too -- just like the rest of us. I drew Apoxode and his library is HUGE even though he only joined our community in 2018. His samples are amazing and I started three other completely different tracks before this one stuck. He is an example of what ccMixter is all about -- give to the whole, and we give back. Thank you Apoxode! I'm so grateful for this community -- where tolerance, support, diversity, respect, and encouragement are our lifeblood. Let's keep it that way. Peace! [u]Unify[/u] by Madam Snowflake You won't lose your individuality You're not displaced in this new reality Falling prey to theories of conspiracy Built upon misconceptions of scarcity Unify Break this prison for your mind Unify Ego dies by suicide Unify Dig for oneness deep inside There's you'll find atomic light Reason to fight, fight to unify You're an instrument of this world symphony We all have our notes to play, this is how it's meant to be Fear and anger kill us with toxicity So let it go, play your chord in harmony Sing with me Unify Break this prison for your mind Unify Ego dies by suicide Unify Dig for oneness deep inside There's you'll find atomic light Reason to fight, fight to unify We must fight, fight to unify Religion emphasizes how we're different (but we are more the same) Nuanced beliefs hellbent on why we are right and they are wrong (illusion) But your God and my Universe are infinite (infinite) They are one like we are one It's language that's divided us all along Unify Color spectrum side by side Unify Separation is a life Unify You've got a Soul, it's meant to fly Beautify, diversify, simplify, solidify Unify Break this prison for your mind Unify Ego dies by suicide Unify Dig for oneness deep inside There's you'll find atomic light Reason to fight, fight to unify With all your might fight to unify We are right to fight to unify Harmonize Unify It's hard to believe I've been steering the ccMixter ship for 10 years! At this time 10 years ago, I was filled with great excitement -- at the opportunity to help shepherd our community and CC licensed music into its next chapter. Looking back at who I was as a person takes an honest lens. I had a good heart with all of the right intentions, but many of my flaws and mistakes are so obvious to me now. I've worked to grow and evolve since then -- and I've learned there is always a new mountain to climb. 10 years from now, I imagine I'll be able to see myself even more clearly. I wrote "Good Intentions" by referencing Spinmeister's oh so very awesome samples "[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/23105]Techno Twang[/url]" from 2009. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/59956]HERE is my remix[/url]. I'm so grateful to our community -- you've taught me so much. I've learned how important it is to let go of the need to control, and the incredible magic that happens through collaboration. May the next 10 years be as inspiring as these past 10. Peace! [u]Good Intentions[/u] Years paved with good intentions Naïveté how I explain my good intentions For my mistakes I’ve dearly paid Journeyed to hell but returned today Just to say there’s no time to waste on mere on good intentions I uttered a promise standing on her grave To bury my grief seeds and grow from the pain Those flowers and weeds bloom and die everyday My roots dig and stretch Far down in the depths Love is born from the rain Years paved with good intentions Naïveté is how I explain my good intentions And for my mistakes I’ve dearly paid Journeyed to hell but returned today Just to say there’s no time to waste on mere on good intentions In my rear view mirror a replay of shame Doing the same thing again is insane Breaking recurrence can reset the game In silence I wait Ego stays at the gate With consciousness leading the way Looking back 10 years ago On that road I don’t like all I see 10 years from now Will I feel the same somehow Evolution is made When the constant is change Observer is fully awake! Years paved with good intentions This new decade might just be made through our good intentions And for our mistakes We will have to pay Might journey to hell but survive to say That today there s no time to waste on mere good intentions There’s no time to waste Evolution is made When the constant is change Evolution is made There’s no time to waste There’s no time to waste Part 1: Em - A - Am Part 2: G - D - Am - C Part 3: D - AmI've been contemplating "endings" a lot lately...and tonight this poem emerged. [u]Voice of a Stream[/u] by Madam Snowflake I walk in surrounding darkness Each step bears a heaviness Could this be the end of the road? The path ahead is blurred By my fearful imagination So I’m stripped of what is present, Disconnected from what is directly underneath my feet But by mystical intervention A gentle wind caresses my face The gurgling voice of a stream whispers “I’m still here!” A night bird sings of her aliveness And a small moth lands softly upon my hand. “There is no end to the road” Says the water, “I wind down the mountain to the ocean Where at last I become one with the sea And after a deep dive I finally return as mist to the sky Don’t be surprised if next year I serenade you From a river on a completely different continent! But what new form will YOU take by then?” By the grace of this beauty The heaviness lifts The mystery of endings and beginnings Transforms Through perspective And so I keep walking Focusing step By step By step To the unknown edge of the earth[b]Please consider supporting [url=https://www.patreon.com/ccMixter]ccMixter at Patreon[/url], so I can continue creating open music. --------------- [/b] This is the pell included in my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/60425]Rhythm[/url] for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4158]Perspectives Remix Event[/url]. November 2018 I injured my hip, pelvis and back -- and as a result I'm still weaning out of a wheelchair. I was on full bedrest for many months and this poem is what it was like to lose the use of my legs. It expanded my mind instead. Namaste. [u]Rhythm[/u] by Madam Snowflake Rhythm I have rediscovered rhythm Without legs to walk I have felt rhythm in my hands A colorful prism of sound emerging From keys of black and white Rhythm Without feet to dance I have felt rhythm in my voice Melodies and words Like chaienes and tourjettes Turning in counted time Without movement or stance I have felt rhythm in my mind Mind Like a funnel made of clouds Wide wide wide Mind that stretches up through the funnel Breaking through gravity and the atmosphere Beyond the moon Mars And Neptune And then a jump to light speed I see the Milky Way From the outside It’s long arms slowly swirling And I float on Hovering in emptiness Surrounded by infinite clusters of light A rhythmic jolt I am immediately pulled back from outer space And it all comes rushing back with me Yes, the galaxies, stars, planets, sun and moon And are all inside me now Pulled into the top of my head Down, down, down Into my heart I feel their pulse in my biorhythm In my breath A pause A long, timeless moment of gratitude Emptying into Stillness A different surging gravity awakens in me Pulling everything in my heart Including the galaxies, stars, planets, sun and moon To an even deeper place A black hole The Soul Of the earth I am one of many Beings pulled by this force Every human, every animal Every breath of every tree Every drop of water Fresh and salt Is with me Here In this oneness In this wholeness This unified field Below the subatomic realm I feel the heartbeat of the universe Where together we dance In rhythm[url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4186#252830]Happy 15th Birthday ccMixter[/url]! I hope you'll join me and record an [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4186#252871]Endurance Promo[/url] to encourage folks to support our musical home here. I can't wait for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/mixup/fall_2019]Endurance Secret Mixter[/url]! There is a preview of all three promos and then just the vox in three separate uploads. -------------------- This is [url=http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/snowflake]Madam Snowflake[/url] with ccMixter. My songs and my voice are used freely all around the world — by DJs, YouTubers, gamers, and developers. I’m able to share my music with these other creators because ccMixter.org gives me a free platform. Help me continue to make open music by supporting ccMixter today at [url=https://www.patreon.com/ccMixter/]Patreon.com/ccmixter[/url]. Thank you for your generosity! This is Madam Snowflake. I’ve always believed music is meant to be shared, and ccMixter.org enables me to do just that. Please help me keep my music open for others to use by supporting my creative home, ccMixter.org. Donate at [url=https://www.patreon.com/ccMixter/]Patreon.com/ccmixter[/url] today. This is Madam Snowflake. Please support my creative home, ccMixter.org by donating today at [url=https://www.patreon.com/ccMixter/]Patreon.com/ccmixter[/url]. Thank you.So back in the day, I was part of an amazing rock band — we played live all over LA and toured N America and Canada in a real tour bus. It was an incredible chapter. My music has morphed multiple genres since those days, and I love it all. WhiteWolf’s musicianship and chord sensibility is stellar. Working with his stems was like being in that rock band again. I closed my eyes, and I was back on stage at the LA House of Blues. In June of 2017 [url=https://laist.com/2017/06/02/demolition_on_hob.php]they tore down this iconic venue[/url] to build a high rise. I’d performed there over a dozen times, so it hurt a bit. What’s sorta cool about this track is that its born out of [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/Whitewolf225/59925]a WW remix[/url] of a song ‘[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/Patronski/59849]Hurricane[/url]’ by my hubby. I titled this new song similarly and reference one other line from a Patronski song as a tip of the hat. So it’s a real mixversation (to reference Victor!). The ending is a surprise! It’s my favorite part, and let’s just say it happened in the coolest way. Secret Mixters are truly one of my favorite things in this world. They’ve made me develop an entirely new way of making music, so full of freedom and discovery. One last thing, I hate asking you guys for money. I really wish we never had to. But, well, [url=http://ccmixter.org/keep-ccmixter-open-and-free]we could use a little help if you can[/url]. Thank you with all of my heart. Peace. [u]Eye of a Hurricane[/u] by MadamSnowflake Storm clouds are rising in my chest We’re all on the edge of a raging tempest The light shining now fading into nothingness But I’m fighting back with my inner stillness In the eye of a hurricane I’m standing here in the eye of a hurricane There’s a foreboding, pending darkness The sun is absorbed by the horizon to the west The sky is so heavy but there’s a light I still possess For that I must evolve, I won’t settle for anything less In the eye of a hurricane I’m standing here right in the eye Night is now surrounding, surrounding me This crushing wave it is drowning, drowning me Dark night of the soul surrounding, surrounding me But I am still at peace I’m right in the eye I’m right in the eye Barometer rising in my chest We’re all on the edge of an ego-raging madness In the eye of a hurricane I’m standing here In the eye of a hurricane I’ll face my fear In the eye of a hurricane I’m right in the eye Look me right in the eye Standing right in the eye In the eye of a hurricane I’m right in the eye Standing right in the eye In the eye of a hurricane I’m standing right here In the eye of a hurricane I’ll face my fear In the eye of a hurricane I’m standing right here In the eye of a hurricane Look me in the eye, look me in the eye In the eye of a hurricane I’m standing right here, standing right here A reverb laden ladies choir version of the traditional Silent Night. (84 bpm 3/4 time key of G) [u]Silent Night[/u] Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight; Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born! Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light; Radiant beams from thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. My contribution to the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4206]Rise from the Ashes Event[/url] Words fall short to describe the painful compassion that fills my heart, and the loss that somehow feels as if nearly my own. The Australian bushfires and their devastation are surreal. To all of our Mixters down under, I'm sending healing love your way. May you find moments of comfort in these difficult times. [i]I'm a Phoenix[/i] by Madam Snowflake Fire burns and destroys Heat and smoke make death If fire is meant to purify Why does this heart wail and cry I don’t feel purified, only bereft In this fire I’m grasping for breath Choking in a haze of disbelief Life was just here Now the forest is cleared What I held dear is survived only by grief Fire is essential in the cycles Of the universe and on this earthly sphere But fire is brutal for living things And from it comes far too much suffering And recovering, takes years upon years upon years Now a fire, calescent with anger rages And Ignites as flames in my own chest This conflagration sounds its warning This fury begs for my transforming Of the warming I need to accept Then time melts opening a window so I remember a stake And a fire climbing my legs, devouring my feet From those ashes I am still rising A Phoenix evolving, reprising And this returning repeats and repeats until I am fully completeDrawing Analog By Nature was so awesome! His track with all of the stems (Get It) inspired me to write this song immediately. It flowed out of me with ease and well, a lot of emotion. I know you guys all know I'm a goofball (hubby calls me Waterfall) and there were several times while singing that I was seriously bawling with tears down my face (my excuse for any wonkiness LOL). ABN made this easy for me -- I just added another full verse section for the arrangement and treated, EQ'd and did some minor editing on his stems. At this time in the history books, I feel gratitude for our global community more than ever. I'd love to hear about how you're dealing with this worldwide shutdown, and if music is helping you like it's helping me (of course only if you want!). I do believe humanity has needed a shock, to wake up. And I had no idea it would look like this. We've already lost a member of our family to this virus, so I know its real. I also know suffering purifies us, and has the potential to evolve us. Sending you all so much gratitude and hope. [u]Coming Home[/u] by Madam Snowflake All of the world looks upside down (everything’s changing, changing) Illusions of future come crashing down (no use resisting) Looking out the window (I’m not alone) Looking out the window (no, you’re not alone) Looking out the window, going home, going home going home Wake up I am here beside you Wake up light is all around you Wake up this shock is what will grow you So wake up wake up wakeup wakeup This the place where we start again Oh, this is the time when we make amends Oh, this is how we learn, at the point of no return So don’t go backwards my friends Yea, I have been praying for intervention (the world is changing, changing) Nature abused, harmony forgotten (and now we’re suffering) Looking out the window (I’m not alone) Looking out the window (no, you’re not alone) Looking out the window, coming home, coming home coming home Wake up I am here beside you Wake up light is all around you Wake up this shock is what will grow you So wake up wake up wakeup wakeup This the place where we start again Oh, this is the time when we make amends Oh, this is how we learn, at the point of no return So don’t go backwards my friends Transcend this Transform and transcend this though it hurts and feels strange We can transcend this my friends Don’t you know we have to change Looking out the window (I’m not alone) Looking out the window (no, you’re not alone) Looking out the window, we are home, we are home, we are home Wake up I am here beside you Wake up light is all around you Wake up this shock is meant to grow you So wake up wake up wakeup wakeup This is the place where we start again Oh, this is the place where we make amends Oh, this is how we learn It is a beginning, this is not the end This is the place where we start again Oh, this is the place where we make amends Oh, this is how we learn, to love we return Let’s not go backwards my friends Transcend this Transform and transcend this though it hurts and feels strange We can transcend this in the end Don’t you know we have to change My friends For Loveshadow :) Pell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61697]Transmutate[/url] Transmutate by Madam Snowflake I’m safe ‘Cause I’ve conquered fear I’m safe Time to renovate Transmutate Time to renovate Transmutate (change) I’m safe ‘Cause I’ve faced my death I’m safe Time to renovate Transmutate Time to renovate Transmutate Transmutate Transmutate Transmutate Transmutate [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/63547]PELL available here[/url]. Transmutate by Madam Snowflake I'm safe 'Cause I've conquered fear I'm safe Time to renovate Transmutate Time to renovate Transmutate (change) I'm safe 'Cause I've faced my death I'm safe Time to renovate Transmutate Time to renovate Transmutate Transmutate Transmutate Transmutate Transmutate [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61856]Pell HERE[/url] It is difficult to explain why George's Floyd's murder ripped open something so deeply rooted in my heart (as it seemed to for many). Perhaps it was a tipping point for a new awareness on a global scale? As for myself, I'm earnestly reading, watching and listening to learn about aspects of racism that I've never dared looked at before. I yearn to be part of a just and compassionate change in consciousness, and I'm learning how to be bravely anti-racist, because staying quiet isn't ok anymore. I had one of those very difficult conversations with a family member on Juneteenth -- it required incredible patience to lovingly shine a confident light on racial ideals that only bring about inequality. I will no longer remain silent in the face of racism. The first time I heard Full Moon Bathtub it stirred me. This melody and lyric was evoked by acrylicbathhouse's artfully inspiring stems. Most of the music in this track is his. I did some cutting, pasting, extending, reversing, stuttering, flanging and other treatment -- which was quite enjoyable given the high quality of the source material. I added some acoustic and digital piano for both bass and melodic emphasis, as well as some strings for continuity and weight. There is a small dash of a bass warp that I cut up from 7OOP3D in the 2nd verse. We're up in the mountains so this is a headphones mix (there are no good speakers anywhere to be found!) -- so if the kick drum, bass warp and piano bass are too loud and muddy, please let me know. I have no ears! May our music [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4233]break the silence[/url] in ways that make the truth easier to understand, so that we can all be part of this much needed change. Namaste. [u]Break the Silence[/u] by Madam Snowflake Shame Heavy with Shame Taking the blame Looking it in the face A race for a race Displaced, enslaved, segregated By sick, illogical hate Now we atone for this disgrace Shame I feel shame Now I see your pain Now I see your pain Shame I feel shame A nation stained by its fathers We are its sons and its daughters This sin weighs upon our shoulders Because it never really changed Because it never really changed Shame I feel shame I am ashamed I am ashamed I am ashamed I am ashamed Break the silence Break the silence Break the silence Reparations must be paid Break the silence White silence is violence So break the silence (speak up, speak up) And change (enough is enough, enough is enough) I reach to you my brothers Your children and your lovers Respect for one another Will bind our hearts together I stand with you And I will not look away This is the pell for my contribution to the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4233]Break the Silence event[/url]. My remix, along with more of the feelings and background behind the song, is available [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61854]HERE[/url]. [u]Break the Silence[/u] by Madam Snowflake Shame Heavy with Shame Taking the blame Looking it in the face A race for a race Displaced, enslaved, segregated By sick, illogical hate Now we atone for this disgrace Shame I feel shame Now I see your pain Now I see your pain Shame I feel shame A nation stained by its fathers We are its sons and its daughters This sin weighs upon our shoulders Because it never really changed Because it never really changed Shame I feel shame I am ashamed I am ashamed I am ashamed I am ashamed Break the silence Break the silence Break the silence Reparations must be paid Break the silence White silence is violence So break the silence (speak up, speak up) And change (enough is enough, enough is enough) I reach to you my brothers Your children and your lovers Respect for one another Will bind our hearts together I stand with you And I will not look away Patronski has been writing this powerful song for weeks -- the sound of Admiral Bob's emotive guitar has been playing in my second mind each night when I sleep. I'm humbled to give voice to Patronski's words and melody on this important subject. There were many tears shed while I was recording. I only did a little editing of Admiral's stems -- some cutting and pasting (really enjoyed working with the electric in the solo sections), treating and made a fade on the end. I also played piano and synth strings and have uploaded those stems. Mixing was a challenge for me, and I've been futzing with levels and bounces each day for well over a week. I'm hopeful this movement will bring about real change, and that as a human family we will not fall back into complacency. We can do better, and I am trying. Black Lives Matter!!! [u]8:46[/u] by Patronski There’s people cryin’ There’s people lyin’ There’s people dyin’ On our streets every day We’ve got to stand up Stand up for what is right Knock down the walls in front of us And walk straight toward the light Change can’t happen ‘til you change your mind Change can’t happen if you’re color blind System’s gotta change to heal this time We see you, hear you, we’re guilty of this crime It’s systemic A global endemic This racial pandemic Must end here today Ships with shackles down below Twenty score and one year ago For these sins we must all atone 8:46 is carved in stone Change can’t happen ‘til you change your mind Change can’t happen if you’re color blind System’s gotta change to heal this time We see you, hear you, we’re guilty of this crime Protesters marching down main street Armed with signs for humanity While the bullets fly and the tear gas flows Attitudes shift as our consciousness grows History books don’t tell the truth Of the evil we have brought to you The pain and blood that you’ve endured Is a debt too great and overdue How much longer do we turn a blind eye To the screams in the night and the battle cries Centuries of abuse gotta come to an end Time to unify, Black Lives Matter Transformation Transmutation Transfiguration For redemption I pray A crack in the wall, exposes a light This sickness ain’t black, yea it is white A window opens, the world ignites Raise a fist to all unite Change can’t happen ‘til you change your mind Change can’t happen if you’re color blind System’s gotta change to heal this time We see you, hear you, we’re guilty of this crime Protesters marching down main street Armed with signs for humanity While the bullets fly and the tear gas flows Attitudes shift as our consciousness grows Black Lives Matter Yea, Black Lives Matter Protestors marching down main street (Black Lives Matter) Armed with signs for humanity (Black Lives Matter) While the bullets fly and the tear gas flows (Black Lives Matter) Attitudes shift as our consciousness grows (Black Lives Matter) How much longer do we turn a blind eye (Black Lives Matter) Time to unify (Black Lives Matter)It was an honor to be assigned bangcorrupt, whom I've never remixed before. The stellar live drum track from Just Breathe inspired everything else. My favorite part is our little live jam at the end. Drums, loops, synth, electric guitar: bangcorrupt Piano, strings, bass, vocals: Yours truly May we open our hearts to entirely new possibilities for human evolution during this global dark night. So grateful we have each other. Peace. [u]Firefly[/u] by Madam Snowflake We are so easily pacified Entertained, paralyzed by homicide Violence now on both sides, somehow justified They draw the lines, but I cannot be stratified Mystified by this dark night Gotta rely on nocturnal sight Baby, I'm mystified by this dark night As I ride a firely Disparity intensified Amoral men banking on a great divide Impending earth change, it's still, it's still, it's still denied They lie, but I will not be satisfied Mystified by this dark night Gotta rely on nocturnal sight Baby, I'm mystified by this dark night As I ride a firely I'm astride a firefly Upon her back I watch us fall, I cry She and I, we shine a tiny speck of light With darkness we collide, we fight To push to find the other side Mystified by this dark night Gotta rely on nocturnal sight Baby, I'm mystified by this dark night Rise with tide bearers of the light Baby, I'm mystified by this dark night As I ride Defy my mind Firefly I'm astride a firely I'm watching my sisters unify This is our time This is our time This is our time We fight to find The other side I’ve participated in Secret Mixters for over 11 years, and have never drawn Loveshadow. What an incredible holiday gift. I took lyrics from multiple Loveshadow songs and recombined them with new melodies to fit his instrumental Leviathan - edited just to fit the song format that emerged. (intro from Marco's Theme) Mixed on headphones whilst still on bedrest, hopefully the levels are reasonable (feedback welcome). Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! May peace on earth prevail - that's my wish as 2020 comes to its close. [u]Save Us[/u] by Loveshadow & Madam Snowflake Dark angels everywhere So cruel and so unfair If tomorrow comes And the sun don’t rise Who will you blame For our blackened skies We’re gonna need a miracle December’s here Another year is finally over A world in fear Culmination moving closer We’re gonna need a miracle We’re gonna need a miracle I pray, save us from ourselves I pray, for a whole new way of healing I pray, save us from ourselves I pray, I pray But I wonder if God is sleeping I wonder if God is sleeping December’s here I can’t feel my heart anymore Hope disappears With the devil standing by the door We’re gonna need a miracle We’re gonna need a miracle I pray, save us from ourselves I pray, for a whole new way of healing I pray, save us from ourselves I pray, I pray But I wonder if God is sleeping I wonder if God is sleeping I wonder if God is sleeping Peace without the pain Find a way to change This may sound cliche But we can’t stay the same We’re gonna need a miracle We’re gonna need a miracle We’re gonna need a miracle I pray, save us from ourselves I pray, for a whole new way of healing I pray, save us from ourselves I pray, I pray But I wonder if God is sleeping I wonder if God is sleeping I wonder if God is sleepingI wrote this for my mom this Christmas -- she will be alone because of Covid. Starry Night is a holiday song for anyone apart from those they love this season. [u]Starry Night[/u] by Madam Snowflake You’re too far away We’re apart this Christmas Day Our world is in pain But with your love I find hope anyway Warmer memories fade Into longer nights and short-lived days Quiet begs me to stay So I wait For a holy birth as I pray Look to the Starry Night Sirius sings to your heart as it shines Out in the Starry Night Our earth dome with shimmering light looks quite alike In your sky and mine How much more can our shadow stretch Have we arrived at the manger yet Fall to your knees For a miracle plead From the One who knows all we truly need Look to the Starry Night In you emerging a luminous Conscious Christ The brightest star you will find There in your sight, that's where we align Out in the Starry Night Its shimmering light looks quite alike In your sky and mine You're too far away You're too far away I find hope anyway[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/63046]I'm Waiting Pell HERE[/url] Wrote this after the shock of Jan 6 -- already on the heels of waiting to walk again, waiting in isolation, waiting for the end of drought, waiting for hope, waiting to heal. This song explores the dark aspects of a long journey. It was cathartic to scream at the top of my lungs in my vocal booth. Still, I'm filled with hope. Special thanks to Subliminal for uploading an incredible instrumental to rock out to! [u]I'm Waiting[/u] by Madam Snowflake Waiting to feel the earth beneath my moving feet Waiting to see whole faces on our quiet streets Waiting for concession from inculcated friends Waiting for the fear and hate and pain to end Waiting for the rain, anticipating Waiting for peace while they’re invading Waiting for a truth that’s vacillating I’m waiting Waiting on this edge, calculating Waiting for a cure, integrating Waiting for the change, transmutating I’m waiting Waiting for this body and this mind to move in sync Waiting for coherence with the breath and my own heartbeat Waiting for incongruity to make its kind amends Waiting for the fear and hate and pain to end Waiting for the rain, anticipating Waiting for peace while they’re invading Waiting for a truth that’s vacillating I’m waiting Waiting on this edge, calculating Waiting for a cure, integrating Waiting for the change, transmutating I’m waiting Feel the space in-between Don't fill the spaces in-between Feel the space in between Don’t fill the spaces in-between Feel the space in-between Don’t fill the spaces in-between In-between Waiting for the rain, anticipating Waiting for peace while they’re invading Waiting for a truth that’s vacillating I’m waiting Waiting on this edge, calculating Waiting for a cure, integrating Waiting for the change, transmutating I’m waiting Here's the pell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/63045]I'm Waiting[/url]. This song was my cathartic response to insurrection, injury, surgery, pandemic, meltdowns, crisis, conspiracy theories -- and infinite hope for the evolution of our species. [u]I'm Waiting[/u] by Madam Snowflake Waiting to feel the earth beneath my moving feet Waiting to see whole faces on our quiet streets Waiting for concession from inculcated friends Waiting for the fear and hate and pain to end Waiting for the rain, anticipating Waiting for peace while they’re invading Waiting for a truth that’s vacillating I’m waiting Waiting on this edge, calculating Waiting for a cure, integrating Waiting for the change, transmutating I’m waiting Waiting for this body and this mind to move in sync Waiting for coherence with the breath and my own heartbeat Waiting for incongruity to make its kind amends Waiting for the fear and hate and pain to end Waiting for the rain, anticipating Waiting for peace while they’re invading Waiting for a truth that’s vacillating I’m waiting Waiting on this edge, calculating Waiting for a cure, integrating Waiting for the change, transmutating I’m waiting Feel the space in-between Don't fill the spaces in-between Feel the space in between Don’t fill the spaces in-between Feel the space in-between Don’t fill the spaces in-between In-between Waiting for the rain, anticipating Waiting for peace while they’re invading Waiting for a truth that’s vacillating I’m waiting Waiting on this edge, calculating Waiting for a cure, integrating Waiting for the change, transmutating I’m waitingDarkroom is so gifted and had I been in my studio I could have created 10 remixes of his incredible stems and mixes. Galactic Raga inspired me in the deepest way. That being said, I'm on Kauai, and this is the first track I've written, sung, recorded and produced here in my mobile studio. If you solo the vocal track, you'll hear Myna birds joining me in chorus. Darkroom had beautifully remixed Stefan Kartenberg, and I needed even more of his delicious guitar work so incorporated that too. This song is for Mother Earth, the Divine Feminine, the Stillness -- the Yin of Yang. [u]Notice Me[/u] by Madam Snowflake I am slow Here below you I grow But you won’t notice You don’t notice me You don’t know me after all You don’t notice as we As we fall Light iss obscured by the shadows When those you love are in too deep Where I go now you can’t follow Still I’m hoping you make the leap And you will notice me Begin to know me after all You will notice as we As we fall As we fall And you will notice me Begin to know me after all You will notice as we As we fall As we fall When will you begin Become a Div-Divine Human When will you begin Become a Div-Divine Human When will you begin Become a Div-Divine Human (Evolve or die) Divine Human (evolve or die) Divine Human (get it right) Divine Human (evolve or die) Divine Human (get it right) [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/63719]PART OF THIS REMIX[/url] I fell under the spell of Walt Whitman's poetry when I was just sixteen. I'm still enamored with him. This poem felt sympatico with Oscar's powerful whale songs. Thanks for listening. World Below the Brine by Walt Whitman The world below the brine, Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves, Sea-lettuce, vast lichens, strange flowers and seeds, the thick tangle, openings, and pink turf, Different colors, pale gray and green, purple, white, and gold, the play of light through the water, Dumb swimmers there among the rocks, coral, gluten, grass, rushes, and the aliment of the swimmers, Sluggish existences grazing there suspended, or slowly crawling close to the bottom, The sperm-whale at the surface blowing air and spray, or disporting with his flukes, The leaden-eyed shark, the walrus, the turtle, the hairy sea-leopard, and the sting-ray, Passions there, wars, pursuits, tribes, sight in those ocean-depths, breathing that thick-breathing air, as so many do, The change thence to the sight here, and to the subtle air breathed by beings like us who walk this sphere, The change onward from ours to that of beings who walk other spheres.Oscar's whale songs have connected me to the mysterious world below in an entirely new way. My heart is floating beneath the surface as I hear their song, their call, their warning to us all. The wisdom of the whales is beyond our understanding. Humans are quick to belittle the things they think they know (but do not understand). I'm unsure how, but I believe an evolved world is possible. Humanity must change. We could reinvent ourselves and give the oceans clean, healthy space to recover. We could value all life. We each have so much to heal. Perhaps we could be, as Whitman says, beings that walk other spheres. Dimensions we haven't yet imagined. Thank you to Kara for calling the sirens and for your foundational Rhodes and emotive vocal tracks. My pad and bvox stems are uploaded here and the Whitman poem is [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/63718]HERE[/url]. Thank you again Oscar! Your work is extraordinary. What a gift you've given us. World Below the Brine by Walt Whitman The world below the brine, Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves, Sea-lettuce, vast lichens, strange flowers and seeds, the thick tangle, openings, and pink turf, Different colors, pale gray and green, purple, white, and gold, the play of light through the water, Dumb swimmers there among the rocks, coral, gluten, grass, rushes, and the aliment of the swimmers, Sluggish existences grazing there suspended, or slowly crawling close to the bottom, The sperm-whale at the surface blowing air and spray, or disporting with his flukes, The leaden-eyed shark, the walrus, the turtle, the hairy sea-leopard, and the sting-ray, Passions there, wars, pursuits, tribes, sight in those ocean-depths, breathing that thick-breathing air, as so many do, The change thence to the sight here, and to the subtle air breathed by beings like us who walk this sphere, The change onward from ours to that of beings who walk other spheres.[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/63924]Here is the PELL[/url] I was incredibly lucky to draw Stefan Kartenberg. I imagined I was going to create a combination of his wide source library, but the very first thing I listened to hooked me. I wrote this song in the Magic Hour here on Kauai -- just before dawn. On the Bridge by Madam Snowflake How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion Anxiously anticipating Soon I’ll board the ship That’s sailing to the undying lands Is this a one way trip Paradise awaits me though I must admit I’m holding on and can’t let go of this Fierce attachment I don’t understand I’ve got two worlds and I’m on the bridge How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion Is goodbye an illusion Anxiously anticipating Soon I’ll board the ship But I’m holding on and I can’t let go Of a dream still birthing I admit Eden calls a Siren Song Would Atlas shrug and answer it One foot in two dimensions I’ve got two worlds and I’m on the bridge How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion Is goodbye an illusion Is goodbye an illusion Exacted adaptation Forcing evolution A conscious revolution Just might be a real solution Oh, exacted adaptation Oh, forcing evolution A conscious revolution Just might be a real solution Still I don’t want to say goodbye Don’t want to say goodbye I don’t want to say goodbyeThis is the pell for [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/63883]my Secret Mixter remix of Stefan Kartenberg[/url]. Can't wait to hear your remixes! On the Bridge by Madam Snowflake In the magic hours before dawn I find calm Though my heart yearns and turns with these questions How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion Anxiously anticipating Soon I’ll board the ship That’s sailing to the undying lands Is this a one way trip Paradise awaits me though I must admit I’m holding on and can’t let go of this Fierce attachment I don’t understand I’ve got two worlds and I’m on the bridge How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion Is goodbye an illusion Anxiously anticipating Soon I’ll board the ship But I’m holding on and I can’t let go Of a dream still birthing I admit Eden calls a Siren Song Would Atlas shrug and answer it One foot in two dimensions I’ve got two worlds and I’m on the bridge How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion How do I say goodbye Is goodbye an illusion Is goodbye an illusion Is goodbye an illusion Exacted adaptation Forcing evolution A conscious revolution Just might be a real solution Oh, exacted adaptation Oh, forcing evolution A conscious revolution Just might be a real solution Still I don’t want to say goodbye Don’t want to say goodbye I don’t want to say goodbye [i]Fierce Love[/i] Pell is [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64308]HERE[/url] I was incredibly lucky to draw the oh so very talented Apoxode. I listened for hours and downloaded at least 12 different tracks & stems. I knew immediately [i]halcyon[/i] would be the foundational track and started writing a melody and words with flow and ease. I had intended to intertwine other Apoxode source, but [i]halcyon[/i] was so perfect I just couldn’t add anything else. I love everything about his instrumental. So sexy! I’m learning I don't know how to be fierce and loving at the same time. When I lose my patience I become fierce but not so loving. When I’m loving I’m sort of a weak blob. Perhaps blending them consciously together will create a better me. Can't believe ccMixter just turned 17 - and that I've been driving the boat for 12 years. It hasn't always been easy, but it's always been worth it. Our community is rooted in our legacy and is growing to new heights -- I love the unique creative place that is ccMixter with all of my heart. Thanks for listening and again a huge thanks to Apoxode (Whitewolf too!). [i]Fierce Love[/i] by Madam Snowflake I’ve found my lips are unable To utter the truth and speak from my mind I see you turn every word, every table So in silence my heart’s opinion hides Fierce love Not one or the other Fierce love Marry two words together Marry two words together Marry two words together Kindness as mechanical weakness Kindness as mechanical weakness I’ve found my feet are unstable Can’t balance or run on uneven ground You turn every word, every table So I’m floating above dividing sound Fierce love Not one or the other Fierce love Marry two words together Weakness masquerading as kindness Weakness masquerading as kindness Fierce love Fierce love Fierce love Not one or the other Fierce love Oh nothing feels better Fierce love More spirit than letter Fierce love Marry them together This the pell for my [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64307]Secret Mixter remix Fierce Love[/url]. [i] Fierce Love[/i] by Madam Snowflake I’ve found my lips are unable To utter the truth and speak from my mind I see you turn every word, every table So in silence my heart’s opinion hides Fierce love Not one or the other Fierce love Marry two words together Marry two words together Marry two words together Kindness as mechanical weakness Kindness as mechanical weakness I’ve found my feet are unstable Can’t balance or run on uneven ground You turn every word, every table So I’m floating above dividing sound Fierce love Not one or the other Fierce love Marry two words together Weakness masquerading as kindness Weakness masquerading as kindness Fierce love Fierce love Fierce love Not one or the other Fierce love Oh nothing feels better Fierce love More spirit than letter Fierce love Marry them togetherI was lucky enough to hear Sackjo22 recite this spoken word right in my living room before she recorded it. It cracked something me, and tears fell upon my cheeks. The first time Kara heard Susan's recording she had a similar response. There is magic in these words, in Susan's voice, in the connection through own vessels to the universe of stars where all life begins and returns. Special thanks to Zenboy for his beautiful ambient sounds and Susan for her heart-stirring singing bowls. May the stars in your sky, wherever you are on our Great Mother Earth, illuminate your soul with warmth and hope this season.[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64487]PELL here[/url] This time of year, because the sun sets so early in North America, I spend a lot of time stargazing, and contemplating the deeper meaning of the universe. I wrote this thinking of attending Christmas Mass, and how my favorite part was always lighting the candle and then wandering out of the church into the night. A very special thanks to airtone for the beautiful inspiration. I don't have monitors or even good headphones so it is very hard to hear levels and balance -- please your feedback in this regard would be appreciated so I can adjust. I'd love for you to be my ears! Sending you all love, hope and peace this special season. Under the Stars by Madam Snowflake Snow is falling out in the churchyard While candles in rows flicker in the dark I cross myself with hope in my heart then I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers And wait in silence Under the stars I wander outdoors escaping the congregation And beg Him for peace in our divided nation Cold air and headstones heighten my soul’s deep contemplation as I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers And wait in silence Under the stars Under the stars Under the stars A night full of stars If God is change For that I pray That on this Christmas Day We’ll find a new way We'll find a new way I look to the sky For answers For answers For answers Under the stars This is the pell for my [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64486]mix Under the Stars[/url]. Happy Holidays everyone! Under the Stars by Madam Snowflake Snow is falling out in the churchyard While candles in rows flicker in the dark I cross myself with hope in my heart then I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers And wait in silence Under the stars I wander outdoors escaping the congregation And beg Him for peace in our divided nation Cold air and headstones heighten my soul’s deep contemplation as I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers I look to the sky for answers And wait in silence Under the stars Under the stars Under the stars A night full of stars If God is change For that I pray That on this Christmas Day We’ll find a new way We’ll find a new way I look to the sky For answers For answers For answers Under the starsmwic posted a request for these lines in the Workshop and am honored to record them. we used to read The Gift of the Magi together with our family each Christmas Eve. excited to hear what you share Matt!When mwic posted this workshop task I knew I had to earmark it! We used to read The Gift of the Magi every Christmas Eve. Can't wait to hear your interpretation Matt![url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64738]'I Emerge' pell HERE[/url] I'm so lucky to have drawn Carosone! His library of creative and well-produced uploads was a joy to explore. The instrumental of Bhagyadha Lakshmi immediately spoke to me, with a reggae island feel that aligns with the vibe here on Kauai (I'm starting to learn Hawaiian...) Yesterday I found 3 Monarch Caterpillars in the garden, one of which began its chrysalis process today. I've been raising caterpillars for many years now, and observing their process of metamorphosis has pulled me through my own difficulties. With our world facing ever-increasing turmoil and now a terrifying and unjust war, I pray for that same kind of metamorphosis -- for the entire human species and earth herself. Hoping you are all staying safe and finding comfort during these trying times. I Emerge by Madam Snowflake Today I [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-BvaTw388]eclose[/url] with the sunrise Today my wings unfold to dry The earth has been remade in my eyes Today I’m learning how to fly I emerge New to this world I emerge To a new world, dreams unfurled [url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg4WP0iHjjA/]‘Oi kau ka la e hana i ola honua[/url] I’ve been reforming in the darkness Encased in viscous chrysalis I’d been dissolved by nature’s death kiss Now graced by metamorphosis I emerge (I emerge) New to this world (with wings like a bird) I emerge (emerge, emerge) To a new world, dreams unfurled (and now I'm flying) Oh live your life while the sun is still shining Lele lele (butterfly) Lele lele (butterfly) Lele lele (butterfly) I emerge (I emerge now) New to this world (my wings spread like a bird) I emerge (emerge, emerge) To a new world, dreams unfurled (and now I'm flying) ‘Oi kau ka la e hana i ola honua Rebirth, rebirth I emerge to a new earth Rebirth, rebirth To a brand new healed earth Begin again Rebirth, rebirth I emerge to a new earth Rebirth, rebirth, To a brand new healed earth This is the pell for my [url=http://ccmixter.org/mixup/winter_2022]Imaginal Cell Secret Mixter[/url] remix, [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64737]I Emerge[/url]. Excited to hear your remixes! I Emerge by Madam Snowflake Today I eclose with the sunrise Today my wings unfold to dry The earth has been remade in my eyes Today I’m learning how to fly I emerge New to this world I emerge To a new world, dreams unfurled ‘Oi kau ka la e hana i ola honua I’ve been reforming in the darkness Encased in viscous chrysalis I’d been dissolved by nature’s death kiss Now graced by metamorphosis I emerge (I emerge) New to this world (with wings like a bird) I emerge (emerge, emerge) To a new world, dreams unfurled (and now I’m flying) Oh live your life while the sun is still shining Lele lele (butterfly) Lele lele (butterfly) Lele lele (butterfly) I emerge (I emerge now) New to this world (my wings spread like a bird) I emerge (emerge, emerge) To a new world, dreams unfurled (and now I’m flying) ‘Oi kau ka la e hana i ola honua Rebirth, rebirth I emerge to a new earth Rebirth, rebirth To a brand new healed earth Begin again Rebirth, rebirth I emerge to a new earth Rebirth, rebirth, To a brand new healed earthI was so grateful to draw Darkroom! I love his production work. This is the first time I've been lucky enough to remix him. His melodic, quality stems made my work easy. ccMixter is a uniquely special place, and I'm thankful to pollinate music around the globe with all of you. Pollinators by Madam Snowflake Our time is critical You say don’t be cynical The cliff below this pinnacle (it’s obvious) Warns we will need a miracle Delay delay delay Wait and wait and wait Our debating Accelerating And complicating Pollinating My song tastes like a flower with nectar Sweetened by conscious power Melodies sing, “This just might be the hour” For birthing and toppling of the tower But we delay delay delay Wait and wait and wait Another day Procrastinating Is not negating Photodegrading And mass migrating Pollinators Butterfies, bees, hummingbirds We are pollinators Clarion call music makers But we delay delay delay Wait and wait and wait To change Contemplating And delegating Aren’t activating Our actuating Procrastinating Is not negating Photodegrading And mass migrating Our debating Accelerating And complicating Pollinating Delay delay delay Delay delay delay Wait and wait and wait To change [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64819]Never Again pell HERE[/url] Over twenty years ago I experienced the beginning of a very deep connection to Gandhi. I made a lot of changes in my life as a result, and am still making them. Because of Gandhi I've practiced [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa]Ahimsa[/url] for more than two decades -- singing and marching for peace at some of the world's biggest protests. Gandhi's version of nonviolence isn't passive or weak. It requires we rise up for the force that is positive and just. I'm unsure exactly how Gandhi would rise up for peace in the Ukraine, but I'm fairly certain he wouldn't take it lying down. Perhaps the world will find a way to stop Putin's insanity. I have to hope we can. Our voices matter. They ring out around the world, our music reaches people we've never met and is heard in places we've never been. That's difficult to process but it really inspires me to create with all of you. Javolenus, you knocked this out of the park. Would love to play it live one day -- perhaps on a stage calling for peace. [u]Never Again[/u] by Madam Snowflake I’m Wistfully dreaming of a blue sky and peace When the gunfire and reckless bombing finally cease My heart is with the people who rise innocently To stand against the tyrant and with those who've been forced to flee History’s repeating Feels like I can’t do nothing To stop history repeating Gotta speak up say something my love [url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CadFXXzvX2f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link]I stand upon the lookout[/url] where they took the land, their flag was flying Hoisted by empire whose power comes by stealing With a different face and a different name this violent greed still looks the same to me But he’s just one man and we’re an endless field of flowers rising History’s repeating Can’t sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up say something love History’s repeating Can’t sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up say something my love My love My love Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again But history's repeating Won't sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up, say something love History's repeating Won't sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up say something my love My love Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again We're a field of flowers rising We're a field of flowers risingMy song Never Again is Free for Commercial Use if you link back and give me credit (licensed CC BY). Here is the pell for my remix for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4335]Songs of Solidarity[/url] event [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64818]Never Again (Acoustic Protest Mix)[/url] [u]Never Again[/u] by Madam Snowflake I’m Wistfully dreaming of a blue sky and peace When the gunfire and reckless bombing finally cease My heart is with the people who rise innocently To stand against the tyrant and with those who’ve been forced to flee History’s repeating Feels like I can’t do nothing To stop history repeating Gotta speak up say something my love I stand upon the lookout where they took the land, their flag was flying Hoisted by empire whose power comes by stealing With a different face and a different name this violent greed still looks the same to me But he’s just one man and we’re an endless field of flowers rising History’s repeating Can’t sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up say something love History’s repeating Can’t sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up say something my love My love My love Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again But history’s repeating Won’t sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up, say something love History’s repeating Won’t sit here doing nothing to stop History repeating Gotta speak up say something my love My love Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again Shed your fear root in your pain We said never, never again Shed your fear root in your pain Never ever again We’re a field of flowers rising We’re a field of flowers risingIn Hawaii, Kanaka Maoli (Indigenous Hawaiians) have celebrated the season of Makahiki for generations. The season begins when the stars called the Makali'i (known to us as the Pleaides) rise out of the ocean during sunset. Makali'i means "Little Eyes" in 'Olelo Hawaii, as these stars look down upon us as we look up to them. This beautiful cluster of stars is honored throughout the season of Makahiki and all agree to a time of peace and harmony, laying down their weapons. It is a time of rest, celebration, and games. I'm only just learning about Makahiki, alas I thought I'd share how this beautiful tradition has touched my heart so deeply, and how I gaze evermore upward to the stars in the sky this special time of year. Makahiki (Season of the Stars) by Madam Snowflake Tonight I walk the hill wind at my back on our dirt road Canopy of trees leaves in the breeze leading me home Shama thrush in the royal poinciana sing “you’re not alone” Living aloha changed me And you’re the one who knows Tonight walking to the light Celebrate the sign Of Heaven‘s Little Eyes Tonight walking to the light Watch Makali’i rise Ho’ailona in the sky Tonight Listen to the 'Aina On Ko'olau road Rain returns, fires burn Makahiki slows Us down, lay weapons to the ground Honua peace and love abound In the Season of the Stars It’s the heart that knows Tonight walking to the light Celebrate the sign Of Heaven‘s Little eyes Tonight walking to the light Watch Makali’i rise Ho’ailona in the sky Tonight Light kukui candles Share mo’oleleo stories Dream the dream Of living in harmony Living in harmony Living in harmony The mele we all sing Living in harmony Live peace and harmony Living in harmony Together we all sing Tonight walking to the light Celebrate the sign Of Heaven‘s Little Eyes Tonight walking to the light Watch Makali’i rise Ho’ailona in the sky Tonight The signs They shine As light in the sky Tonight The signs They shine As light in the sky Tonight [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64915]PELL IS HERE[/url] A special thanks to Javolenus for inspiring me with his tenderly cathartic acoustic guitar work. Somehow I stumbled upon [url=https://www.biblestudytools.com/psalms/94.html]Psalm 94[/url] today (no idea how?) and felt inspired to rewrite it with a earnest prayer of desperation in my heart for this unbelievable situation in Ukraine. May strength arise in all of us. [u]Justice Come Quickly[/u] by Madam Snowflake Shine forth Rise up How long How long How long until this evil time is done Is done They crush your people Oppress Creation Slay the widow Murder the fatherless Do you take notice? Do you take no notice? When will you notice and end this Please, please end this You senseless ones You fools, when will you become wise? Can you not hear? Can you not see? May justice come quickly May your justice arrive quickly We’re waiting We can’t wait patiently Don’t keep us waiting You are my fortress The rock where I take refuge They’ll be repaid And so destroyed But anxiety grows up in me Fear is great within me May your justice arrive quickly May courage rise around me May your strength arise in me May your strength arise in me May your strength arise in me In me In me This is the pell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64914]Justice Come Quickly[/url] for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4335]Songs of the Solidarity[/url] event. Justice Come Quickly by Madam Snowflake Shine forth Rise up How long How long How long until this evil time is done Is done They crush your people Oppress Creation Slay the widow Murder the fatherless Do you take notice? Do you take no notice? When will you notice and end this Please, please end this You senseless ones You fools, when will you become wise? Can you not hear? Can you not see? May justice come quickly May your justice arrive quickly We’re waiting We can’t wait patiently Don’t keep us waiting You are my fortress The rock where I take refuge They’ll be repaid And so destroyed But anxiety grows up in me Fear is great within me May your justice arrive quickly May courage rise around me May your strength arise in me May your strength arise in me May your strength arise in me In me In me7OOP3D's intensely beautiful sample pack for "Humanity" exploded in my heart and this is what was born when I sang. [u]Humanity[/u] by Madam Snowflake Shattered and fallen Face down Pulled to the floor Face down Reality screams Its voice shaking me There’s no escaping Humanity Humanity Inceptive explosion Then violent poison But by juxtaposition Its beauty we’re grown in Humanity Are we mutation Humanity A flawed iteration Humanity Formed by Creation Humanity Could this be the end, are we done Fallen as one Fallen as one Reality screams Whole earth shaking me There’s no escaping There’s no escaping Humanity Transmutation Humanity Adaptation Humanity Regeneration Humanity Could this be transfiguration Death and birth are one Die and be undone Death and birth are one OnePell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/64982]Humanity[/url] for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4335]Songs of Solidarity[/url] project. Humanity by Madam Snowflake Shattered and fallen Face down Pulled to the floor Face down Reality screams Its voice shaking me There’s no escaping Humanity Humanity Inceptive explosion Then violent poison But by juxtaposition Its beauty we’re grown in Humanity Are we mutation Humanity A flawed iteration Humanity Formed by Creation Humanity Could this be the end, are we done Fallen as one Fallen as one Reality screams Whole earth shaking me There’s no escaping There’s no escaping Humanity Transmutation Humanity Adaptation Humanity Regeneration Humanity Could this be transfiguration Death and birth are one Die and be undone Death and birth are one OneSpoken word pell [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65207]HERE[/url]. Field Recording Samples [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65206]HERE[/url] I've spent so many hours with Susan's voice & soundbowls, Oscar's whales and Kara's binaural beats. Magical! This track is best listened to in headphones, lying down with your eyes closed. The rain, bird songs, and ocean samples were recorded here on Kauai. Thank you, my friends, for being imaginative creatives! [u]A Waking Dream[/u] by Madam Snowflake Dream Dream of a healed world Let sound guide you deeper Dream with waking consciousness Direct your imagination Envision clear skies and clean water See rain kiss the parched earth, forests regrow and animals flourish Imagine an evolved humanity - aware, mindful and harmonized with all things See the oceans teeming with life Fish, turtles, birds, dolphin and whales Singing songs of joy Invoke the feeling of hope for our world Dream Dream of a healed self Let sound guide you deeper Dream with waking consciousness Direct your imagination Envision your shadow-self releasing fear and pain And watch it dissolve into hopefulness, calm and light Send energy from your head into your heart, into your cells and into your breath See your injuries and agonies become whole, healed and revitalized with each inhale and exhale Imagine your evolved self - aware, mindful and harmonized with all life Hear music inside you as your purpose and passion unfold into flow and form Invoke the feeling of love for yourself Dream Dream your dream of a more perfect reality Dream in your depths the most ideal life for you, for us and for our world Invoke the emotion of gratitude invoke the energy of possibility Thank your mind for its ability to create Thank your body for its intelligence Thank yourself for dreaming Dream Dream Dream Dream I wrote this the day after the election, searching for hope in the dark sky and stars, inspired by quotes from Victor Hugo and Rumi. May we shine on. Shine Again by Madam Snowflake History and suffering leave their share of scars But what makes night within us Creates stars Yea, we’re made of stars The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Fear of near looming darkness Rising up fast like a flood Trepidation becomes a companion A purposeful pulse in your blood Your heart beats with blood And that’s how you love The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Our obsidian sky Is a blackboard lesson in time Seeming minuscule light Years ago, up close Burned as wild, cosmic fire Yea, you are alive By wild, cosmic fire The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Your wounds and your scars Birth a season of stars Your wounds and your scars Birth a season of stars You’ll shine again, my friendRecorded these peaceful nature sounds here on the beautiful island of Kauai. Used in my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65172]A Waking Dream[/url] for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4343]Ocean Dreams Event[/url]. Here's the pell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65172]A Waking Dream[/url] for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4343]Ocean Dreams Event[/url]. A Waking Dream by Madam Snowflake Dream Dream of a healed world Let sound guide you deeper Dream with waking consciousness Direct your imagination Envision clear skies and clean water See rain kiss the parched earth, forests regrow and animals flourish Imagine an evolved humanity - aware, mindful and harmonized with all things See the oceans teeming with life Fish, turtles, birds, dolphin and whales Singing songs of joy Invoke the feeling of hope for our world Dream Dream of a healed self Let sound guide you deeper Dream with waking consciousness Direct your imagination Envision your shadow-self releasing fear and pain And watch it dissolve into hopefulness, calm and light Send energy from your head into your heart, into your cells and into your breath See your injuries and agonies become whole, healed and revitalized with each inhale and exhale Imagine your evolved self - aware, mindful and harmonized with all life Hear music inside you as your purpose and passion unfold into flow and form Invoke the feeling of love for yourself Dream Dream your dream of a more perfect reality Dream in your depths the most ideal life for you, for us and for our world Invoke the emotion of gratitude invoke the energy of possibility Thank your mind for its ability to create Thank your body for its intelligence Thank yourself for dreaming Dream Dream Dream Dream Shine Again by Madam Snowflake History and suffering leave their share of scars But what makes night within us Creates stars Yea, we’re made of stars The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Fear of near looming darkness Rising up fast like a flood Trepidation becomes a companion A purposeful pulse in your blood Your heart beats with blood And that’s how you love The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Our obsidian sky Is a blackboard lesson in time Seeming minuscule light Years ago, up close Burned as wild, cosmic fire Yea, you are alive By wild, cosmic fire The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Your wounds and your scars Birth a season of stars Your wounds and your scars Birth a season of stars You’ll shine again, my friendFor this special season when the sky is dark and full of stars, I'm trying to follow the rhythms of nature and rest, celebrate, and fortify -- despite the fear and pain that rises without warning. As Martin Luther King Jr said, "Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” This song incorporates two quotes. One from Victor Hugo: “What makes night within us may leave stars.” And one from Rumi "The wound is the place where the light enters.” Special thanks to JJ for such incredible instrumental stems and for wise mix notes. Shine Again by Madam Snowflake History and suffering leave their share of scars But what makes night within us Creates stars Yea, we’re made of stars The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Fear of near looming darkness Rising up fast like a flood Trepidation becomes a companion A purposeful pulse in your blood Your heart beats with blood And that’s how you love The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Our obsidian sky Is a blackboard lesson in time Seeming minuscule light Years ago, up close Burned as wild, cosmic fire Yea, you are alive By wild, cosmic fire The wound is where the light comes in Your wound is where the light comes in Pain is there when life begins You’ll shine again You’ll shine again My friend Your wounds and your scars Birth a season of stars Your wounds and your scars Birth a season of stars You’ll shine again, my friend This is the pell for my [url=https://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/69230]reggae remix of Auld Lang Syne[/url]. Remixes welcome!!! Spinning Merkaba contributed the most amazing sample pack for this event! He made it easy for me to sing over.... [url=https://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/69231]Here's the pell.[/url] Special thanks to Susan for the idea to do a dub version of Auld Lang Syne. Happy New Year everyone! Inspired by the Hawaiian morning sky of stars. Burst Into Stars by Madam Snowflake Lights dancing in the cobalt sky Glimmer as diamonds In your wide eyes opened by secret knowing To unravel the mystery of the universe One need not make the jump to light speed And launch into infinite galactic spirals No There are gems buried deep in the stone of your heart That will burst into Stars When you slowly breathe in And breathe out With your awakened uhane* *soul in 'Olelo HawaiiFor the [url=http://ccmixter.org/mixup/summer_2022]Waking Dreams Secret Mixter[/url], it is an incredible coincidence that I drew cube3, who has been working nearly around the clock to keep ccMixter up and running during this unusual time. Sjef has a lot of really great sample packs and stems, and Love Intoxicated gave me nearly every sound I needed to write melodies and lyrics that speak the feelings in my heart about music and our community. I grabbed the kick, snare, hat, conga, and bongo from his stems uploaded for Sirens. ccMixter might be under attack but our community and our music are resilient. We will find our way through the noosphere to each other, one way or another. Thank you all for your support during this crazy week, and thank you, especially to Sjef!!! [i]Music (Makes Us One)[/i] Night is falling Day is done Sound is calling Through it we become one Music Music Waves that permeate Space, skin and cell Somatic vibration Dimension parallel Music Music Music Music Meet me in the [url=https://humanenergy.io/projects/what-is-the-noosphere/]Noosphere[/url] Meet me in the New Sphere Meet me in the Noosphere Keep your channel clear Keep your channel clear Keep your channel clear Keep it clear For music Music Higher language Rhythm, chords and melodies Positive imagination Creating waking dreams Music Music Music makes us one Music makes us one Meet me in the Noosphere Meet me in the New Sphere Meet me in the Noosphere[url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65623]PELL here[/url] Couldn't resist writing this little ditty after hearing cube3's tension-filled The Disturbance. Inspired by the poet Kabir. Happy 18th Birthday ccMixter!! Cut Off Your Head by Madam Snowflake My beloved provokingly said “My dear you must cut off your head.” But if I lose my mind What pain will I find In my cells where my fear hides instead? The future consumes me with dread From terrors seemed destined ahead "We are doomed!" I profess I think therefore I'm hopeless He repeats, "You must cut off your head." My faculties hang by a thread Should I release? Have I been misled? Am I spinning insane With this wheel for a brain He cries out, “Cut off your head!” A vision appears of my Deathbed My pale emptied veins have been bled Stabbed, I’ve been broken apart By a wounded, agonized heart My head is gone, but my soul lives instead.This is the pell for my [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65622]remix Cut Off Your Head[/url]. Happy Birthday ccMixter! 18!!! Happy Halloween everyone :) Cut Off Your Head by Madam Snowflake My beloved provokingly said “My dear you must cut off your head.” But if I lose my mind What pain will I find In my cells where my fear hides instead? The future consumes me with dread From terrors seemed destined ahead “We are doomed!” I profess I think therefore I'm hopeless He repeats, “You must cut off your head.” My faculties hang by a thread Should I release? Have I been misled? Am I spinning insane With this wheel for a brain He cries out, “Cut off your head!” A vision appears of my Deathbed My pale emptied veins have been bled Stabbed, I’ve been broken apart By a wounded, agonized heart My head is gone, but my soul lives instead.Pulling Jaspertine opened an entirely new world of discovery for me. I spent three days listening to his extensive and excellent full song stem packs. I created four different sessions in Pro Tools with four different stem packs. I worked a little on each one until this one caught the muse and I went deep into flow state. I've been quite sick for the past few weeks, the only thing I've done other than rest and sleep in bed is work on this song. Music is healing. I got sick on the heels of the LA fires -- one of the most devastating experiences I've ever witnessed. We were in an evacuation warning for a week (very stressful) but we were lucky -- many of our closest friends lost everything they own. My dear friend's studio where I've been recording my musical for the past six years burned to the ground. I am broken hearted and weak but also know we are resilient. Music is such an incredible resource. A big thanks to Apoxode for creating great sounds I could chop into a loop to match Jaspertine's quality drum track to give the chorus extra punch. Special thanks to John Jones for doubling Jaspertine's amazing electric guitar parts for even more rock and for adding a tasty solo as well. He also gave me mix notes and mastered. Feeling the power of this community more than ever. Sending love to you all. [b]The Paradox[/b] By Madam Snowflake Swirling, overwhelmed Hyper-stimulated By a deviant spell Half the world’s been baited You are resilient Like a distant star You are brilliant Glowing in the growing dark Even with a broken heart Systemic urgency Running wheel of fight or flight Resist but keep your energy Balanced barefoot on a knife You are resilient Like a distant star You are brilliant Glowing in the growing dark Even with a broken heart Glowing in the growing dark Even with a broken heart Caught in a paradox Cycle of indulgence and detox In a castle of dreams where the doors are all locked Climbing the ladder to the tower’s high top To be thrown from the ramparts down onto the rocks Swore I’d die for love but God the aftershocks Slice a thousand cuts, bleeding never stops You’re broken but get up and walk Get up and walk Get up and walk Through the paradox Can’t face the devastation Isolated sick in bed instead From decay blooms transformation Evolution looms ahead You are resilient Like a distant star You are brilliant Glowing in the growing dark Even with a broken heart Glowing in the growing dark As the universe is torn apart Glowing in the growing dark Even with a broken heart Even with a broken heart Even with a broken heart Get up and walk Through the paradox a very special thanks to airtone and mwic for this beautiful instrumental that inspired me to write and sing. [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65750]here is the Pell[/url] happy holidays everyone! [i]This Christmas Eve[/i] by Madam Snowflake Snow covers the garden Ice patches line the street A winter wind seems to sharpen This Christmas Eve Solstice is upon us The sun has gone, day is in reprieve But light will return just as promised After Christmas Eve Candles flicker with the fire Faith is a mystery we believe Love is the answer, hope is burning higher This Christmas Eve Stars glow like crystals in a cavern Grandmother moon rises from her sleep The Three Kings sparkle in their diamond pattern above On this Christmas Eve Candles flicker with the fire Faith is a mystery we believe Love is the answer, hope is burning higher This Christmas Eve Christmas Eve 'Tis the season Don’t need a reason To dream, to dream 'Tis the season Don’t need a reason To dream, to dream Candles flicker with the fire Faith is a mystery we believe Love is the answer, hope is burning higher This Christmas Eve Candles flicker with the fire Our voices ring in harmony This vision and desire sung by one world choir This Christmas Eve Christmas Eve Christmas EveHere is the pell for my remix [url=http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/65749]This Christmas Eve[/url] for the [url=http://ccmixter.org/thread/4355]Quintessential Solstice Event[/url]. happy holidays! This Christmas Eve by Madam Snowflake Snow covers the garden Ice patches line the street A winter wind seems to sharpen This Christmas Eve Solstice is upon us The sun has gone, day is in reprieve But light will return just as promised After Christmas Eve Candles flicker with the fire Faith is a mystery we believe Love is the answer, hope is burning higher This Christmas Eve Stars glow like crystals in a cavern Grandmother moon rises from her sleep The Three Kings sparkle in their diamond pattern above On this Christmas Eve Candles flicker with the fire Faith is a mystery we believe Love is the answer, hope is burning higher This Christmas Eve Christmas Eve ‘Tis the season Don’t need a reason To dream, to dream ‘Tis the season Don’t need a reason To dream, to dream Candles flicker with the fire Faith is a mystery we believe Love is the answer, hope is burning higher This Christmas Eve Candles flicker with the fire Our voices ring in harmony This vision and desire sung by one world choir This Christmas Eve Christmas Eve Christmas Eveupl/Snowflake_1740602419_sunset over makana & rooftop garden.jpeg i took this photograph of Hanalei Bay 2/24/25It's strange and amazing to reflect upon how long we've been making music together here in this community. It is also strange (and perhaps less amazing) to keep growing older. Special thanks to airtone for the beautiful stems. I added some cello and a synth melody after cutting and rearranging airtone's brilliance into the "song" I heard in my head. I added Speck in spots for that special extra bell resonance. Happy New Year everyone! We're here to start another one -- together. Peace. Happy New Year Darling by Madam Snowflake We were younger then Our girls were only children On New’s Year Eve Neighborhood parties Costumes, DJs, all-night dancing We were younger then Now we’re asleep just after ten This New Year’s Eve Content to be just you and me Happy New Year Darling Our Holidays weren’t sober We’d wake up high yet not hungover Our eyes filled w stars Bore fewer scars Yet torn apart, with aching hearts Now that we’re much older Bruised, stronger, so much closer This New Year’s Eve Peaceful to be just you and me Happy New Year Darling Happy New Year Year Darling This New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve Another earth-sun revolution Marked by our hopeful resolutions Naively bent on evolution Is love the one solution? The one solution To mend all that is broken We were younger then Tonight we’ll be asleep by ten Happy New Year Year Darling This New Year’s Eve New Year’s EveI was very lucky to draw Ant Survila and work with these beautifully composed and recorded stems. With such an inspired foundation, the song wrote itself. See you on the [url=http://ccmixter.org/view/media/news-and-updates]Secret Mixter livestream[/url]! I Breathe by Madam Snowflake night is slowly breaking can’t return to sleep blue hour is approaching seeking peace consciously i breathe i breathe i breathe the stars are disappearing the sky field no longer deep eclipsed by hints of morning With hydrogen day is conceived i receive again with my arms fully extended while perceiving an utterly childlike dependence on the water, land and oxygen she transmutates all my carbon i breathe is this a waking dream? what is real what is construct? is this string not what it seems dimensions with waves of possibility has this all happened before? this time will I transform before I leave? i receive again with my arms fully extended while perceiving an utterly sweet dependence on mother i receive again with my hope newly mended while perceiving and understanding our connection to the water, land and oxygen she transmutates all my burden i breathe i breathe i breathe all the way to down my feet i breathe i breathe to calm my anxiety i breathe i breathe slowly inhale consciously i breathe i breathe so my breath embodies me i breathe i breathe so my breath embodies me i breathe i breathe i breatheHow can I thank Airtone for all he's done for ccMixter, especially the past many months? (the [url=https://ccmixter.org/thread/4374]new logo[/url] is amazing and he's done/doing so much more...) This remix is in his honor. I don't know what I'd do without music. Collaborating at ccMixter lifts me out of depression and inspires me to keep creating, despite all of my flaws and dysfunction. Thank you all for providing a positive place to nourish my soul. The Band: Airtone - strings, pad, synth, rhythm, harp, vibe Javolenus - acoustic guitar mwic - guitar solo Admiral Bob - drum kit Robbero - loop Snowflake - vocals, piano, harmonium, bass, space station Her Escape by Madam Snowflake Awkward At a loss for words She’s stimming and rocking Backward and forward On another stage With white hot lights ablaze With eyes closed she rides the bench Of the piano sideways The guitar starts to play Then the crowd begins to fade To the four in the floor And bass melody she sways Her voice sounds far away As she’s singing ‘bout her pain Oh the music forms a door Opens a door For her escape Escape Obsessive-compulsive she’s wasting her time Fussing, adjusting odd things in a line She can’t fall asleep hyperactive she thinks Every thought in her mind, a solution to find Dissociated she’s injured all the time Rushing faster and faster Straight into disaster With lack of attention, she waits In her head she feels safe With the realms she creates It’s through music she makes her escape When the guitar starts to play And the crowd begins to fade To the four in the floor And bass melody she sways Her voice sounds far away As she’s singing ‘bout her pain Oh the music forms a door Opens a door For her escape Escape The guitar starts to play And the crowd begins to fade To the four in the floor And bass melody she sways Her voice sounds far away The piano sings her pain Oh the music forms a door Opens a door For her escape Escape Awkward At a loss for words It's music that saves her Note: percussions starts ~2:00 Working on my remix 'Valley of Lost Dreams' here on Kauai I don't have my percussion instruments. I was inspired by Apoxode's very cool Collabunity percussive samples (coffee can, bead box, etc) so I played percussion on a big, fluffy pillow and a kick pattern on the body of hubby's acoustic guitar (thanks Sackjo for the idea....) I loved playing along with Unreal Dm's percussion. Here are the vocals for Valley of Lost Dreams remix. 72 bpm I combined multiple dreams in this one song. I've had a recurring dream of flying to flee danger by pumping my arms and feet to get to safety since I was a teen. In all of the decades I've dreamt of flight I never began to soar. Only in this one dream. Maybe it means I'm healing ;) Valley of Lost Dreams by Madam Snowflake Standing on a precipice All alone, feeling dizzy and off balance A voice warns "this is treacherous" But I roll my shoulders and grow wings unfolding all at once I jump into freefall The ground is coming at me Full speed It seems that I’m about to bleed But then I pump my arms and kick my feet For the whole world I’m fighting Fearlessly Against the pull of gravity Then suddenly I’m floating In the valley of lost dreams Weightlessly I’m hovering Above the valley of lost dreams The ground becomes an ocean of blue-green A pair of talons somehow curling out of both my feet Soft butterflies caressing me, surround me I soar between a mass fluttering of bright orange wings We spiral into freefall The water’s coming at me Full speed I look to see, I’ve just one wing Now I’m kicking with my Talon feet For the Monarchs I am fighting Desperately As they’re enveloped by the sea Then magically We’re swimming In the valley of lost dreams Buoyantly In a deep clear stream Through the valley of lost dreams Suddenly I'm floating (in the valley) Weightlessly I'm hovering (in the valley) Magically I'm swimming (in the valley) Buoyantly discovering My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer And the hope that I’m looking after My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer And the hope that I’m looking after Dream Dream DreamUnreal DM's 'Valley of Dreams' immediately opened my channel and I began writing along to his beautiful stems. This song is a "remix" of several dreams combined. But what does it mean? :) I'd very much appreciate feedback on this mix -- treatment suggestions for parts, level adjustments, etc. 72 bpm, vocals & percussion stems uploaded separately Valley of Lost Dreams by Madam Snowflake Standing on a precipice All alone, feeling dizzy and off balance A voice warns "this is treacherous" But I roll my shoulders and grow wings unfolding all at once I jump into freefall The ground is coming at me Full speed It seems that I’m about to bleed But then I pump my arms and kick my feet For the whole world I’m fighting Fearlessly Against the pull of gravity Then suddenly I’m floating In the valley of lost dreams Weightlessly I’m hovering Above the valley of lost dreams The ground becomes an ocean of blue-green A pair of talons somehow curling out of both my feet Soft butterflies caressing me, surround me I soar between a mass fluttering of bright orange wings We spiral into freefall The water’s coming at me Full speed I look to see, I’ve just one wing Now I’m kicking with my Talon feet For the Monarchs I am fighting Desperately As they’re enveloped by the sea Then magically We’re swimming In the valley of lost dreams Buoyantly In a deep clear stream Through the valley of lost dreams Suddenly I'm floating (in the valley) Weightlessly I'm hovering (in the valley) Magically I'm swimming (in the valley) Buoyantly discovering My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer And the hope that I’m looking after My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer My dreams they are an answer And the hope that I’m looking after Dream Dream DreamThe muse came to me in a poem instead of notes, so I'm sharing in this event with the hope you might create a "score" for it, and upload your instrumental and stems. For the mix that feels most aligned with the words, I'll upload a video to my YouTube Channel. Thank you for creating a safe space where I can share what I don't dare anywhere else. Attention Deficit by Madam Snowflake Restless A rushing, muddy stream Of incessant thoughts Like rapids colliding with rocks My broken mind Is a jagged shoreline My heart is a dense stone Lava flow hardened by shallow end breath Faster, faster Runs the locomotive in my chest Its engine burning anxiety Its urgency polluting me I wrestle myself until Will becomes a magnifying glass For Soul to observe the madness I grasp for a fool’s tools In the napsack upon my back Gurus Practice Crystals Cards Decades of study And healing But so far This demon in my blood Chases me ahead of the moment Inside is an endless Tug of War Productivity and perfection push As I desperately cling to the rope of awareness That pulls me back And saves me from breaking yet another bone In this miracle body That has carried me through a litany of injury I’m always chasing the rabbit! Is there a cure for my pathology? Could a mind finally stilled Be a pure antidote For this rampant attention deficiency? Alas rapids collide with the rocks In my rushing, muddy thoughts Until Graced by Mother’s sweet oxygen I find the present In my breath AgainImagine exploring the beauty of the Aokigahara Forest beneath magnificent Mt. Fuji. This Blue Tree Meadow is filled with mystery and tranquility. Special thanks to airtone for stellar stems. Driving through a forest with red, orange and yellow leaves glowing in the sunlight, I contemplate the beauty of nature amidst a world in chaos, and find stillness. Thank you Martyn for the amazing stems!Happy Solstice! This time of year always feels sacred to me, for in the darkness I go inward and also look to the stars in the night sky. On Christmas morning the sun rises just a little earlier, giving me hope for the new year to come. Thanks to Apoxode for the loops, Siobhan for the drums, and Javolenus for the ebow at the top. You're all so talented! This song was inspired by the lyrics from Silent Night, Joy to the World, and the Hallelujah Chorus. Happy Holidays everyone! Silent Night Hallelujah by Madam Snowflake Silent night Holy night The christmas star Shines brightly Heaven and nature both sing Hallelujah to the King Silent night Holy night Love’s pure light Sparks the soul to ignite Like the Christmas star burning brightly While angels and nature both sing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah to the King For these three days nights are long, cold and dark Shadows and our fear just might tear our world apart But honoring his birth lights hope within our hearts The old year ends We start again Silent night Holy night The Christmas Star Shines brightly While heaven, nature, and angels all sing Hallelujah Hallelujah to the King Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah to the King Repeat the sounding joy Hallelujah Repeat the sounding joy Hallelujah Repeat the sounding joy Hallelujah Repeat the sounding joy Hallelujah to the king Discovering the deeper meaning of this traditional song has expanded my heart — which is overflowing with gratitude and love for all of you in this extraordinary community.
Happy New Year!
P.S. There are two tempos, one if 150 and the other is 100, the click track is included as a guide.Happy New Year Mixters! This is a little gift of thankful music to all of you for being part of the hope and kindness in this world - from your admins. A special thanks to John Jones for mixing with me and also mastering the mix. Let's share a cup of kindness! P.S. The tempo starts at 100 then 150 and then back and forth one more time. The click track map is a stem in my pell pack. A very special thank you to Darkroom for making such quality music and sharing amazing stems that made creating this track flow with ease. So lucky to have drawn you! I'm also very grateful to [url=https://johnjonesmusic.com/biog/projectsintime1.html]John Jones[/url] for playing bass and an acoustic guitar solo, helping with my vocal comp (my hands have been out of commission) and also giving me mix notes (his ears are next level....) I was raised in a strict religion that taught — all women bear the weight of Eve’s original sin. Through repeated reenactment, we learned to carry her shame as our own and were forced to obey our husbands as punishment. It has taken years of deconstructing and healing to realize that shame created my capacity from which my strength is derived. The compost in our lives creates the flowers. Thanks for listening! And again, thank you Darkroom! Alchemist Apprentice by Madam Snowflake What is your secret name? My named secret is shame It’s been choking my roots Planting fear in my boots Hands shaking, they pass me the game Heavy and awkward, the weight Mud and blood stain the slate Is this brokenness my karma or my fate? He slices up my guilt and serves it on a silver plate Hey but I am an alchemist I’m a sacred activist I’m a tender feminist But I’m just an apprentice Release the stories of shame Decrease imaginary pain Real suffering makes capacity With entropy expanding me My soul is a black hole Filling with gamma rays And divine grace I am an alchemist I’m a sacred activist I’m a tender feminist But I’m just an apprentice A student of life I’m just an apprentice A student of life I’m just an apprentice A student of life I’m just an apprentice Kara created a beautiful song "All Life is Love" and I was lucky enough to sing verse five and some parts in the chorus. It is an honor to be part of such an inspiring track! It was also super cool to utilize the new functionality, the Workshop. thanks Kara!Stardust By Madam Snowflake My thoughts are a wheel Turning my mind Insomnia Leads to the question What is the meaning of life? I rehearse a thousand silent responses Following the shaded path of each idea Arriving at the same blazing end of the trail How could I know? Before I began I was stardust And one day I’ll be dust again This tower of structure and law Is less permanent Than you or me But what of energy? This spark without form Emits light Unseen The day will come when Oxygen fails And 21 grams escapes And I will Go Somewhere? Do atoms see or hear? Do quarks know love? I keep asking Turning the wheels With questions I can never answer. The stars that brought me here Will have to retrieve me.Rewob: drums, bass, synth, bells, cello, pad Snowflake: vocals, piano, organ, strings, handclaps John Jones: acoustic & electric guitars, drum extras Stefan Kartenberg: bongos & shakers Martijn de Boer: chorus drum loop I feel so lucky to have drawn ReWob! What an amazing library. After I saw his stems for his track When I Start Again, I knew that was the track! A melody came almost as soon as I loaded his stems into my DAW. A special thanks to John Jones for playing a gorgeous acoustic guitar solo, electric guitar and some extra rhythm, crashes and fills on the drums -- and for giving me a list of mix notes that made this track better. Also big thanks to Stefan for the perfect bongo and shaker stems and also Martijn for giving some extra energy in the choruses with your drum stem. I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago and ended up laying in bed a couple of days, where I was during my hip injury. It all came rushing back to me, the experience of bedrest and also the healing power of music. Thank you ccMixter!!! A Channel by Madam Snowflake In the shadow I’m brought down low Lying here Immobilized, utterly alone Will I ever walk again? A fear I’ve never known Like a little child I can do nothing on my own A channel slowly opens Healing what is broken Though my window the old pecan tree Appears she might be dead, with no leaves upon her sleeves She’s only hibernating, waiting for the spring “Patience” is the word she’s whispering to me A channel slowly opens (like a lucid dream) Silent like the ocean (when you’re way down deep) Melodies in motion (sing a sweet story) Healing what is broken (through a promise I keep) In a magical realm A sort of fairytale Of imaginal cells Where a sacred future dwells Yea in a magical realm A musical fairytale Where the future dwells As a parable Prophecy foretells All will be well All will be well A channel slowly opens (like a lucid dream) Silent like the ocean (when you’re way down deep) Melodies in motion (sing a sweet story) Healing what is broken (through a promise I keep) A channel slowly opens (like a lucid dream) Through silence and devotion (from a love that runs deep) Melodies emotion (sing a sweet story) Are Healing what I've broken (through a promise I keep) In a magical realm Of imagine cells Where a sacred future dwells Shapeshifters In the dream, my toes were crooked and long stretching off of huge feet, like a hobbit’s. I curled my long toes down into soft soil and could drink water directly from the earth. I was on a walking trail, guided by Andrew Harvey, who, while we were walking, turned around to look at me and suddenly transformed into a woman about my age, she was very beautiful. She had a wide face, brown hair, bright red lips, and her face was pockmarked though that took nothing away from her beauty. He said he thought I might better understand his meaning this way, and I noticed how my perspective and receptivity shifted when receiving words from her. She said all forms are Shapeshifters. “It’s your gateway, but don’t be attached to this.” She pointed to her own body. Then we were transported from the nature trail to the parking level of a large commercial building. I felt thirsty but my feet could not turn into the soil. Andrew went from a nature guide to a parking attendant behind a desk with a glass partition. At first, I went to his assistant’s open desk who would normally be the gatekeeper to Andrew, but he wasn’t at his chair. So I knocked on the window protecting Andrew’s desk, with the feeling he would not be there nor have time to answer but he opened it. In his Uniform, the light was still glowing in his eyes. He said I’d find a new way to drink in that environment. He spoke, “All realities are dimensions of the one, even those that seem dark and lifeless are full of energy. It is a grand experiment.” Suddenly, I was on top of the building my arms outstretched in the wind. Instead of curling my feet into the soil, I stretched my hands up into the clouds and found life-giving water. I felt like I understood. I was crying. Then I woke up.Used ChatGPT Image generator.Describe any AI tools used in creating your imageI went deeper into the original documentation of this dream, and recorded it for remixing for the Deep Roots event. I can't wait to hear this set to music! Shapeshifters by Madam Snowflake My toes are long and crooked, originating from large, hairy feet, like a hobbit’s. With an ache of longing I thirst and then observe my long toes curl down into soft soil. I drink sacred fresh water directly from the earth. A silver liquid rises in my blood, like a river fed by a sudden rain. The silver water fills me, leveling just below my chin. I feel rooted, nourished and complete. Invigorated my toes uncurl and I watch my huge hobbit feet begin to walk upon a pine-needled trail, shrouded in fog. My eyes long for direction and I search for a trailhead. My teacher, Andrew Harvey, materializes out of the mist, his back facing me. Hope expands my chest with a spark, and I feel safe. Andrew treads a few steps ahead and then turns to look at me. He is instantaneously transformed into a woman about my age. She is very beautiful — with a wide face, long, auburn hair, and cherry red lips. Her face is pockmarked, though her scars steal nothing from her beauty. Andrew says, “You might better understand my meaning this way.” My heart unfolds as a golden leaf, opening leaf by leaf. “Yes, I am receiving you as a sister.” She whispers, “All forms are Shapeshifters.” She points to my feminine body with its hobbit feet, “It is your gateway, but don’t be attached to this.” She wraps one of her arms around the other, holding herself in a passionate embrace. With a jolt, we teleport from the mystical nature trail into the parking level of a large commercial building in Los Angeles. I am remarkably parched again but my feet cannot turn into the soil. Andrew transforms from a nature guide into a parking attendant, veiled behind a desk with a glass partition. I first approach his assistant’s open desk as it is Miles who serves as Andrew’s gatekeeper. However, I see only an empty chair behind his assistant’s station. So I knock on the opaque glass protecting Andrew’s privacy. I feel certain he will not have the time or inclination to answer me, but to my joyful surprise he opens the window. In his Uniform light is still glowing in Andrew’s eyes. He looks at my long, crooked toes and advises, “You’ll need a new way to drink here.” He expounds, “all realities are dimensions of the one. Even those that appear dark and lifeless are humming with energy.” He pauses for effect, “It is a grand experiment.” I am pulled upward, my body swinging from my feet, upside down, like the Hanged Man. Then with a blink of my eyes and a nod of my head, I find myself on top of the commercial building, looking out upon the colossal immensity of the city of Angels. Unable to plant my feet, I stretch my arms widely to the wind and then upward to the stratocumulus clouds where I find life-giving water. The water flows from my hands downward, coming through me as tears. In that moment I understand and am embodied in Andrew’s wisdom. Then I wake up.**I'd love to submit this track into Workshop. 1) Requesting Kara clean the vox with her special software; 2) Overall mix balance and mastering tips from anyone willing...! I voice texted this dream into the notes on my phone before I'd fully come into consciousness. Today I revisited the note and felt the pain that was living down inside my shadow. Writing this song, with thanks to my dream, I acknowledge my ache and it feels just a little lighter. Special thanks to Kara for a beautiful guitar part that made this process flow. My Heart Aches by Madam Snowflake In the dream I travel back in time To an old apartment Where our girls lived when they were nearly half mine, half mine Bicycles with training wheels block the door Beach towels sway in the wind flung over tasseled handlebars Their bedroom is unchanged Crayon drawings taped to the wall Their summer dresses look so small With grade school headshots hung in frames I’m flooded with pain, we’re not the same Oh, and my heart aches In the kitchen I break down held by my husband He is no stranger to this shape of grief We both have carved out spaces where our hearts should be Where our hearts should be Empty Our current day young roommates Point to the window The sun is painting colors That fill the room with a warm glow Still I turn to go Still I turn to go Down the hall Where their bedroom is unchanged Crayon drawings taped to the wall Their summer dresses look so small With grade school headshots hung in frames I’m flooded with pain, we’re not the same Oh, and my heart aches My heart aches My heart aches My downstairs neighbor is knocking loudly She says could hear loud weeping through the floor I’m smiling as I give her a tour of our old apartment But then the hollowness returns once more The hollowness returns once more In the hall Where I see their bedroom is unchanged Crayon drawings taped to the wall Their summer dresses look so small With grade school headshots hung in frames I’m flooded with pain, we’re not the same Oh, and my heart aches Oh, my heart aches My heart aches My heart aches Admiral Bob's guitar, bass, drums, organ and rhodes were just too damn good not to sing along. Inspired by a poem by our very own mwic (Talking Texas Turning Blues) I wrote this song on a long car ride streaming Admiral Bob's track over and over. I hope you feel the energy!!! Pell is uploaded here. I'd would love to hear your version :) Turning Blue Red is the anger Red the divider Red is the fire that burns Blue like the water Lakes, oceans, rivers Pale Blue Dot Mother that turns Turning blue We’re turning blue From sea to sea We are turning blue Voices for freedom Equality and truth From sea to sea We are turning blue Red are the arteries Red, like the heart of me But war wounds are bloody, and we are scarred Blue, flowing veins Sorrow and the sound of rain We are one and the same that red has torn apart Turning blue We’re turning blue From sea to sea We are turning blue Voices for freedom Equality and truth From sea to sea We are turning blue Red is discriminative Violent, competitive Neoconservative, so right it's wrong Blue is transparent Embraces what’s different Equiponderant, yea, we all belong Turning blue We’re turning blue From sea to sea We are turning blue Voices for freedom Equality and truth From sea to sea We are turning blue Red, take the back seat Time for the Matriarchy Don’t take this personally Yea, you will see Fulfill the prophecies Written in our history One world harmony Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ Turning blue We’re turning blue From sea to sea We are turning blue Voices for freedom Equality and truth From sea to sea We are turning blue A blue ocean rising Blue sky, sun is shining Stars aligning, we are thriving And turning blue The big blue wave is energizing Ride the tide, it’s divine timing We are alchemizing And turning blue Darkroom is truly one of my most frequent muses here in the Mixterverse and Groovin' was no exception!!! I've been deep inside his stems for days, barely doing anything else but hearing him groove in my head. Hope he likes! Vocals uploaded separately for your remixing pleasure :) oh, and, we're not going back!!!! I've been reading Walking Each Other Home by Ram Dass - the book found its way to me in quite a magical way and keeps delivering its wisdom. I'm learning more about facing my fears and accepting the impermanence of life, even to its ending in cellular form. Profound stuff. Javolenus's gorgeous acoustic guitar stem is the foundation for the track, and I wrote the song to his playing. Then Apoxode's sweet drum track really gave it somewhere to go with energy. Sackjo22 was in the house yesterday and gave her beautiful vocals to the bridge. And today John Jones played a warm bass part that rounds it all out (and he gave me some great mix notes. He also played some acoustic along with Javolenus and helped me with some tuning stuff....) Not Afraid By Madam Snowflake Can’t sleep past 6 am Another circle spins again Restlessness pulls me from bed The sky is glowing orange and red A race of thoughts start running Before my coffee even kicks in Reading how to befriend death The sunrise leads me to my breath Keep fear close An antidote appears If you bring it near Rise and fall The curtain call Is never far from here No no The morning light changes A 2nd cup, turning pages Words are teaching patience Acceptance and impermanence Keep fear close An antidote appears If you bring it near Rise and fall The curtain call Is never far from here Keep the moment clear Timeless Formless Without limit Infinite The soul is not afraid The soul is not afraid The soul is not afraid My soul is not afraid I'm not afraid Keep fear close An antidote appears If you bring it near Rise and fall The curtain call Is never far from here Keep fear close An antidote appears If you bring it near Rise and fall The final curtain call Is the last voice you’ll ever hear Keep the moment clear The soul is not afraid I'm not afraid I was about halfway into writing this rap to Apoxode's killer Tough Guy Shuffle upload when I saw Ben's workshop challenge to add vocals to those same stems, so Ben gave me the motivation to not give up (thanks Ben!!)! I had a lot of challenges with this track that I started several weeks ago -- first just writing the rap, then recording it (hubby gave LOTS of notes), then arranging and recording the track choruses and bridge, and finally balancing the mix. A special thanks to John Jones for playing additional bass, giving great mix notes and doing a rough master. Also, a warm thank you to Kara for suggesting a backwards cymbal in the big transition! And of course, thank you Apoxode for amazing stems :) My Medicine By Madam Snowflake Like a lark in the dark or does it spark in the garden chained to the drain giving too much away time to climb and engage in exchange what is my medicine philosophy or curiosity that is quantum pain that i’m insane like the genera-tions an age of outrage now we got ‘em at the bottom is this burden mine Can I realign on a dime What is my medicine? Yearn to unlearn, then affirm a new rhythm With a trace of space from the burn that I spurn At the stake yea they stole me from prison But that fate just ain’t my destin-y This round cuz the sound is profound if we listen With the heart gotta start to forgive and live In the moment this component is the vision Of your mission if you choose a new rendition composition is this burden mine Can I realign on a dime Am I broken Someone help me Is my medicine The remedy Come on What is my medicine What is my medicine Is my medicine the remedy? What is my medicine What is my medicine Hey what is my medicine Is my medicine the remedy? Am I broken Someone help me Is my medicine A magic drug for healing Am I broken Someone help me Is my medicine the remedy? I’m low as low can go Thought I fixed me long ago Truth is a finger pointing Fist throwing pockets full of stones What is my medicine? Unyielding like Tennnyson Shine as bright, as bright as Edison Share the same bench as Aretha Franklin Could music be my medicine? I am my medicine I am my medicine I am my medicine, I’m the remedy I am my medicine yea I am my medicine Yea I am my medicine My medicine is the remedy Two weeks ago I had an utterly unexpected medical issue on a flight from Kauai to LA. There are angels in this world, and the next -- I met a few. So happy to be here with all of you to celebrate ccMixter's 20th birthday!!! What a journey we share together. With Love, Snowflake In the In-between by Madam Snowflake Void of oxygen There’s gotta be someone Who can save me Angels arrive I’m fading into white light Angels by my side say it's not my time Waves of in and out, up and down, I'm inside out In the in-between the only sense is sound In the in-between In the in-between I'm in the in-between But I'm not ready to leave Nothing here but ocean blue Landing is no option for you They're saving me Angels arrive muted by the white light Angels left and right say it's not my time Waves of in and out, faith and doubt, I'm upside down In the in-between the only sense is sound In the in-between In the in-between I'm in the in-between But I'm not ready to leave In the in-between In the in-between I'm in the in-between But I'm not ready to leave Walk the terminal alone Out of body, baby, breathe and take it slow Mystery is never far Think you know but then new awe Reminds you It goes on and on and on and on and on In the in-between In the in-between I'm in the in-between But I'm not ready to leave In the in-between In the in-between I'm in the in-between But I'm not ready, not ready to leave Mystery is closer now Not afraid of how the end Reminds you nowWith an impressive library of polished productions, I listened to dozens of Deeplastik’s tracks for sheer enjoyment! Then The Edge spoke to me and I started writing a melody and lyrics within minutes. I have a hand injury that makes editing in my DAW really difficult so it was a gift to write to Deeplastik’s instrumental with only a couple of minor edits. I also played bass throughout and a couple of different string parts and piano in the first section. Everything else is Deeplastik's mix. Singing to Deeplastik felt very natural and enjoyable!!! These lyrics are a reflection of the deep personal shadow work I’m doing — music is such a cathartic way to process and leads to growth and healing. Over the last 20 years there’s been nothing more fulfilling than making music with this treasured community. You give my life meaning, you hear what’s in my heart, you support me and each other — what a rare gem ccMixter is! Thank you all for being my home, my friends, my passion in life. Happy Emerald Anniversary ccMixter! Happy 20th Birthday!!! Let’s keep it going for another 20!!! xxxxxxx Gray Matter by Madam Snowflake My mirror is broken Fractured in unspoken ways The form of a pangolin Exposed another demon today Give me grace Handed down, handed down Buried in boxes six feet underground Yet alive today Haunting my DNA Hiding in shadows and my shades of gray Checkerboard patterns Sun square to Saturn in space Rifle, conception Shame and rejection Give me grace Feed my faith Handed down, handed down Burden of weight never measured in pounds Breaking today Down in my DNA Hiding in shadows and my shades of gray I’m on the edge I cannot stretch These limbs any farther it’s over, it’s over I’m on the ledge Held up by this flesh Can’t run any farther It’s over, it’s over Handed down, handed down Buried in boxes six feet underground Yet alive today Haunting my DNA Handed down, handed down Burden of weight never measured in pounds Breaking today Down in my DNA Hiding in shadows and my shades of gray Give me grace Give me grace Give me grace I recorded this little thank you during sunrise on Kauai Sunday, while listening to your incredible tracks for the Celebratory Secret Mixter. Not a perfect sonic recording but it has all the heart. Special thanks to Darkroom for extracting the audio from the video for me so I can share here as a pell. Happy 20th ccMixter!