Dream Music

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Dreamcore OST

the 4th chapter of the OST series. dreamcore. the poolrooms. weirdcore. and the backrooms. all pulled this sense of nostalgia and connection i've been missing for a long time. dreamy nostalgia and tongue-in-cheek eerie pairs well and connects all the themes in a satisfying way. it always made me feel at home in some weird way, which inspired this series. and yet here we end with dreamcore. another fun internet created aesthetic that pulls from such a vulnerable and innocent place. this album has aimed to capture that feeling in somewhat of a love letter to the better times and nostalgia. when everything seemed simple, new and fantastical. you can always return to the past but no one will be there.

feelhazeform

18 track album

Nights of Azure 2 : Bride of The New Moon

Voyager 92

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5 track album

Bloom

Bloom was created as a vehicle to guide the listener to a calm pasture of serenity. Even when times are tough, the night will dawn and the sun will shine, the stage will reset, and a rebirth of ourselves can begin. This music started out initially as the leftovers sessions from (an upcoming album entitled) Scenes From The Apocalyptic Bliss (yes, I'm releasing them out of order), yet it has blossomed from there into the fruition of a full release. Time to release it into the wild. I had a bit of a rough year last year (and beyond, actually), and while I love to mess around and constantly create music (even though, as evidenced, it takes me a LONG TIME to actually share it with the world), I desired to create some music that would personally belong to only me. This music was supposed to be just some sort of background music that allowed me to drift off and get past whatever was in my way. Well, the music grew every time I had a moment to sit down and mess with it. Eventually, everything started to develop a life of its own. This music here is dedicated to some very major musical heroes that have passed, notably Neil Peart (to whom I dedicate 'Beyond The Limelight [Song For Neil]), and Eddie Van Halen (yes, I grew up a prog rock nerd metalhead and I did indeed have a mullet in the 80's, DON'T JUDGE!! Haha!). Without a doubt this entire album is a tip of the hat to my larger-than-life influence and unbeknownst musical mentor: Vangelis. Vangelis was the second artist (after Tangerine Dream) that got me into music different from my teenage dirtbag musical indulgences. A friend gave me the album Ignacio (he let me borrow it, I told him that I lost it, yet I still have it!) when I was really going through a difficult time in my life. The music really spoke to me and gave me my single source of comfort and hope. I've really tried very hard on every release to make my music something that I wished that Vangelis would hear and say 'well, it's not bad!'. RIP, Maestro.

Radiant Pastures

As I've meandered across continents in my many travels, my mind always bottles the essence of the landscape around me as a model of how nature moves across Mother Earth, creating a template and backdrop that develops into unique inspiration. Rather than forming alliances with mental snapshots of concrete jungles, I've always been captivated by nature’s grand mosaic. While one would believe that aging depletes the pristine images that Mother Earth has painted within our memories, for me that couldn't be further from the truth. Decades may have passed since I last partook in a European spring, yet the fire-gold fields ignited with ruby poppies remain etched in my mind’s eye. I can still feel the sun’s opulent warmth delivered on the wings of countless butterflies. From my sojourn in Asia, I carry the enduring jade-green memory of mist-shrouded mountains, their peaks blushing with shyness as they dipped into the ephemeral cloud cover. The rolling hills and majestic mountains draped in a thick, verdant blanket of dense forests as the peaks rise like ancient guardians, softened by the summer foliage I’ve amalgamated panoramic galleries from the jagged peaks and rolling valleys that stretch across the sun-baked sierras of the continental US to the icy spires of Alaska that could pierce the sky, each vista an awe-inspiring masterpiece that stole my breath clean away in sheer wonder at how such a divine spectacle could possibly transpire. I long to spark within you the sacred fire of the same awe that consumes me when faced with Mother Nature's unblemished glory. My music on this release is but a whisper of adoration, a testament to beauty we cannot better. These lands? They are a divine inheritance, a gift from the stars. As the music’s colors wash over you, breathe deep and honor Mother Earth all of her splendor. Peace. //tonepoet//