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Tag: m-acoustic

  • Daemonia Nymphe – Deo’s Erotas

    Daemonia Nymphe – Deo’s Erotas

    Plucking strings, banging drums and working the windpipes, this one is meant for unleashing the dancer within. Rise with the ecstatic choirs, ride the wave and let the body follow. Even in this day and age, sometimes there’s simply no competition to traditional instruments used right.

    You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.

    https://daemonianymphe.bandcamp.com/track/deo-s-erotas^

    YouTube (decent quality, awesome video):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLuiAibzTiM^

    For Spotify users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6y5INCsGB3SFeuJQO0cigu^

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  • Deva Premal – Tumare Darshan

    Deva Premal – Tumare Darshan

    Embrace each other and let the body swing on gentle yet purposeful rhythms. And know that the words you hear are a mantra for love and life:

    Sanskrit:

    “Tumare Darshan Ki bela
    Ye mausam ras rachane ka.
    Liye ullas ki sanse
    Samai masti me jine ka.”

    English:

    “The season has arrived where,
    I will finally see you and dance with you.
    With the breathing in of joy,
    it is time to live in bliss.”

    Deva Premal has, for decades now, put her voice and skills in service of adapting mantras to Western audiences, mostly by elegantly adding orchestration that is popular over here, such as additional percussion and the occasional synthesizer. All her art is a joy to listen and I warmly recommend you to seek it out.

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZreTrLA7zEU

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZreTrLA7zEU^

    For Spotify users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/1Ut3B20p5ICF1YLfOHIYev^

    For Deezer users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/12074523^

    And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

    https://www.discogs.com/Deva-Premal-The-Essence/master/376405^

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  • IO Echo – Stalemate

    IO Echo – Stalemate

    Sink in, lose yourself in these echoes of melancholy. What would life be without its ups and downs? But don’t worry, a beautiful voice and a dreamy guitar will keep you firmly anchored to beauty.

    “White light spins through the fog and shine upon the beach
    I touch the moon but it’s too far from reach
    Just like you I see you but I can’t touch you now

    Oh play me the next move is you
    Oh play me in my game you lose

    Stalemate the next move is you
    So play me I lay here”

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lMAaQurth4^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/7nfkII63gPlgT14N1Pvapv^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/72760545^

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  • Devin Townsend & Che Aimee Dorval – Mountaintop

    Devin Townsend & Che Aimee Dorval – Mountaintop

    Here’s a marvelous acoustic gem, sparkling with elegance and mystery. It’s a collaboration between one of the world’s most talented guitarists and a charming voice. The perfect soundtrack for a deserted early morning commute or a late misty evening walk.

    “Oh, go with the man to the mountaintop
    And all the way up, I’m only thinking about you, child
    I know the way, I know the way now
    Go with the man to the mountaintop
    And all the’is you, child
    And all the rain, just know it never will stop
    Stop”

    Enjoy the nice video too!

    YouTube (decent quality, GREAT VIDEO):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2avV9ZGE3A^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6CfWfXKgpcEwQRmxK5pasK^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/78378990^

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  • Mirabai Ceiba – Song Of The Stars

    Mirabai Ceiba – Song Of The Stars

    A journey song, a healing song, a passing song, a beautiful song. The music is intricate and delicate, building up towards the climax when we’re treated to a vocal performance of shattering passion and amazing range. Powerful, meaningful lyrics complete the melody to perfection. Nothing else would suffice for a song of the stars.

    “We are the stars who sing
    we sing with our light;
    we are the birds of fire,
    we fly over the sky.
    our light is a voice;
    we make a road,
    for the spirit, for the spirits to pass over.”

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN9GrytKj_s^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/1z5CufGYuvnBZycqUenWBc^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/106209606^

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  • Alexander – Truth

    Alexander – Truth

    It may start careless and airy, but this isn’t a happy travel song nor a Sunday family gathering tune. Listen carefully to what’s being said. Get down into it and enjoy the depth and range of the message. The music is rich. It flows and transforms gently, leaving plenty of room for a wide array of singing styles to grace our ears. Indeed, this melody is quite the feast when it comes to vocals.

    The video is interesting to say the least. Perhaps even more challenging than the lyrics.

    “The truth is that I never shook my shadow
    Every day it’s trying to trick me into doing battle

    […]

    And when the darkness come let it inside you
    Your darkness is shining
    My darkness is shining
    Have faith in myself

    Truth

    I’ve seen a million numbered doors on the horizon
    Now which is the future you choosin’ before you go dying
    I’ll tell you ’bout a secret I’ve been undermin’
    Every little lie in this world come from dividing
    Say you’re my lover, say you’re my homie
    Tilt my chin back slit my throat take a bath in my blood get to know me
    All out of my secrets
    All my enemies are turning into my teachers
    Because, lights blinding, No way dividing
    What’s yours or mine When everything’s shining”

    YouTube (decent quality, interesting video):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_62hfITLlU0^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/4R8rN5XAQSAhzunX84Gr1k^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    http://www.deezer.com/track/9816723^

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  • Tomas Dvorak – The Bottom

    Tomas Dvorak – The Bottom

    Music is play. While listening to such melodies, this simple fact can really be appreciated, commended and truly felt. It’s a wonderful composition, brimming with diversity. The creation is part of the soundtrack of awesome Machinarium^ (which I highly recommend, especially since the game and its soundtrack are in such amazing symbiosis). It’s lovely when a healthy dose of graphical inspiration brings artists to the point of creating such beautiful music.

    You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Tomas Dvorak’s album :).

    http://store.floex.cz/track/the-bottom^

    The song can also be listened for free available in high quality on SoundCloud, another great website when it comes to supporting emerging and independent artists:

    https://soundcloud.com/minorityrecords/01-the-bottom?in=minorityrecords/sets/machinarium-ost^

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHPjpflNssY^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6VZf0fnX3X8Un6lcxSWiFV^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    http://www.deezer.com/track/15618007^

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  • Devin Townsend – Fly

    Devin Townsend – Fly

    The saying goes that Devin Townsend once dreamt that he was flying. Then, he decided to write a song that would best represent his dream. This is the result.

    It’s one of the most positively charged songs that I know. There is so much peace in this melody that one could calm the Middle East with it. Even so, there’s a lot going on inside these magical four minutes. Across the airy textures the listener is accompanied on their journey by all sorts of guitars and magical electronic fairies that spiral up and up and up. And up there, we’re met by his and her sweet voice. Close your eyes and let your mind soar.

    Disclaimer 1: even though I made up the part about Devin’s dream, I did not lie about the feeling of flying. I did dream about flying, like so many others. At least as far as I’m concerned, yes, this song is a beautiful metaphor for the feeling of flying.

    Disclaimer 2: regarding the “calming the Middle East” part, I seriously believe in therapy through art. Of course, the mind has to be prepared for it, but there are tools and shortcuts for that too. If only there would be a will… because as the saying goes, where there’s a will, there’s a way.

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ5UAnGLqQI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ5UAnGLqQI^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    http://open.spotify.com/track/1pZUfKZRItZYV8W4f5smIJ^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    http://www.deezer.com/track/108557446^

    This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.

    Original post:

    It’s time to fly! This song has been at my side through countless precious moments, helping me soar through the infinite landscapes of my mind. Devin Townsend’s usual style is progressive metal, but this gem I’m showing you now would better be categorized as “acoustic ambient”.

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  • Pink Floyd – Marooned

    Pink Floyd – Marooned

    Imagine a deserted beach. Imagine the blue waves, imagine a white sky, imagine a lonely guitar with emerald chords, imagine a ruby piano. Imagine seagulls gliding in the air, no effort at all, just waltzing in wind’s embrace. If there’s anything that can be said about this song is that it’s the spark that lights the fire of our imagination. Deep inside the mind, there’s a pyre made up of the thoughts that sometimes suffocate the purity of our soul. So let it burn, let unknowing innocence spread its wings, let go…

    YouTube (MUST SEE VIDEO):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7YMI39sObY^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    http://open.spotify.com/track/3SOAyMhaukOvGS9PMvoQ1b^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    http://www.deezer.com/track/117584458^

    This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This project was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.

    When I first posted this melody on the Weekly Song FaceBook page, it was during the sad events that saw Russia take over the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Then, I linked the following article, together with a plea for Russians to take notice at the tragedy unfolding in the other two break-away Ukrainian territories of Donetsk and Luhansk. What you can see below is how the Donetsk airport ended up looking like after the fighting (included is a photograph of how the airport looked before it was turned into a ruin).

    http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/once-gleaming-donetsk-airport-ukraine-now-battered-husk-n314241^

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  • Devin Townsend – Ghost

    Devin Townsend – Ghost

    Let these voices soothe your mind, like the calm and blissful wind at the end of a hot day. Coming from the album with the same name, “Ghost” is one of the sweetest songs I know. Quiet guitars flow around sparkling islets of exotic sounds while a magical choir drops its nectar into the eardrums.

    Completing the beautiful melody are the lyrics, which are a testament to peace and respect towards life. This chant is written for the heart, this music is a key.

    Ghost is undoubtedly Devin’s most peaceful album to date. I wholeheartedly recommend you to take a dive into its world. Such gems do not appear often.

    “How about a body at moonlight
    How about a body at home
    How about a body at moonlight,
    How our body’s alone
    I don’t want to bother your moonlight
    I don’t want to bother your soul
    I don’t want to bother your moonlight
    How our body’s alone”

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQQ6lXfzLqY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQQ6lXfzLqY^

    For Spotify Users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/0ghKnqyzzbCQTaklfMLQE1^

    For Deezer Users (high quality):

    http://www.deezer.com/track/108557454^

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