Hi Folks.
Sorry my attendance was sporadic. Good old fashioned flu embraced me in a long hug. Here is something I was working on in the past couple of weeks. A lyrical co-write with Ray Cochrane (rayc). Started as a simpler arrangement, but tasty synths that I could not resist creeped into it. I tried to mix this thing as best as I could, but probably lost focus. All feedback is welcomed and encouraged. Thank you for listening!

Chimera

Lyrics:
Future-chamira
Peeking playfully through
cracks of crystal ball
Searching for the answers,
tracing shadows on the walls

Arguing with mirror
Ciao mio bambino
Faulty lower gear,
Endless epilogue.
Struggling to tune in
to music of the universe
with my dead ears of van Gogh

Future-chimera
Sneaking artfully
to take a silent call
Searching for the questions,
Burning outlines on the wall

Arguing with weather
Ciao giovinezza
Shed a silent tear
endless epilogue
Keeping all the protocols
Being serious and cold
on the back seat of a dusty hearse

Russian part rough translation:
"Mo&Jo" equivalent (just funny names from one of the earliest Russian children rhymes) were drinking all night long.
In the morning they burned the Czar's palace to the bones
Feeling the breath of civil unrest on their backs
Lenin in his casket sleeping tightly - can't hear a thing.

Future no nearer
Slipping carefully through
shards long after the fall
Rejecting the answers,
Casting shadows on the wall

Arguing with terror
Ciao ciao neonato
Try to alter fear,
Formless demigogue.
Praying to the dollars, praising phony scholars,
Stirring ancient troubles, starting bloody wars.

Do we really want to know if the stars shine both ways?
Grazing at the sky with our eyes shut.

Tech things:
Lyrics: Misha / Ray
Vocals, arrangement, synths, mix - me.
BIAB:
921:Bass, Acoustic, Bossa Ev 110
1215:Vibes, Rhythm Bossa Ev 085
2890:Accordion, Rhythm PasoMusette Ev 120
3614:Marimba, Rhythm Soca Ev16 120
2541:Pedal Steel, Background ModernPopCountry Ev 110
1756:Pedal Steel, Rhythm Pop8ths Ev 110
3900:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewOrleansSoul Ev 090
RealDrums:WoodblocksEv[single]-01-Clve32LH [Multi]

Synths of Kontakt. Recorded in Cakewalk.