nic - tunes

a song by David.k.A.Spencer and nic

Now a vocal version of the song.

Bare with me, it's long but rewarding...

Sound wizard and producer of this Indie psych shoe gazing ambient dub is David.k.A.Spencer.

Guitars and vocals: nic.

Lyrics is from a poem by Elsa Gidlow in the Public Domain

Faithful love!

by David. k.A. Spencer. and nic

The picture is taken by nic this fall, Windy Reeds (oil on canvas, not)

the last song in October

and it is long as I tend to do them

I reused the poem Indian summer by Dorothy Parker again and made a new song called To Hell.

Indian summer

In youth, it was a way I had

To do my best to please,

And change, with every passing lad

To suit his theories.

But now I know the things I know,

And do the things I do;

And if you do not like me so,

To hell, my love, with you!

I play, bass, guitars and sing. The beats is from an arpeggio in one of my synths that I tweaked to make it sound hellish.

Here's a collaboration from three continents, Europe, Australia and North America.

Boson Spin made a song called De Arcano Nefando, Nic sang and played guitar over it and then Uziel sprinkled her fairy dust over it with additional vocals, synths and drums.

The original by Boson Spin:

https://soundcloud.com/boson_spin/de-arcano-nefando

Listen to Uziels own work here: https://soundcloud.com/user-455619833

Lyrics is a poem by Ameen Rihani from 1905:

Unadorned

Regardless of the cries of priests and sages

I strove to give my bleeding soul her wages;

And each embrace or memory of one

Is worth to me the treasures of the ages,

Is worth to me the treasures of the ages.

Each shadow of a kiss or fond embrace

Down in the depth of solitude I trace;

And in the corners of my darkest den

The fallen gods of pleasure find a place.

The fallen gods of pleasure find a place.

And though knee-deep I find myself in hell,

And though the flames around my cheeks should swell,

I shall not loose my grip on Allah's throne,

I shall not fall alone, I know full well.

I shall not fall alone, I know full well.

Enjoy!

Saturday evening in Strangness Sweden. I recorded this song tonight. It consists of me playing bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals. I managed to perform a whistle solo in the middle too.

Happy listening!

The lyrics comes from a poem by Ameen Rihani and is called Ever to be in original. I call the song The Kíngs of Orion.

My far cry, though no one should echo,—

Though no one to listen should stand,

I shall dare with my burden the darkness

And I shall not retreat from this land;

Though I’m hurled ’neath the feet of the millions,

Who struggle their places to keep,

The sea-nymphs still bathe with my fancy

And the Dryads still sweeten my sleep.

Though I’m crushed, cast away and forgotten,—

Though I’m buried in the dust of their cars,

I can see through their madness above me,—

I can feel the quick pulse of the stars;

Though my head be the foot-stool of tyrants,

Though my back be a step to their throne,

I still dwell with the kings of Orion

And I walk with the sun-queen alone.

Though the fire of my youth should consume me,—

Though my body a brimstone should be,

I can draw on the clouds for their water,

And behold! I’ve of water a sea;

And though roofless, and friendless, and hopeless

And loveless, and godless I stand,

The waves of my Life shall continue

To murmur and laugh on the Strand .

Second Collaborative track featuring Uziel! More electronic and rock vibes heading your way!

Enjoy Smile!

Uziel: electronic elements, ambient noises, vocals and lyrics, production and manipulations

https://soundcloud.com/user-455619833

Nic: concept, guitar, bass, drums, production, vocals and lyrics

Lyrics:

Oh wow

Oh wow

Oh wow

Oh woooow!

You better smile

Just for a while

Until I come back to you

(Come back to me)

You should smile

Just for a while

Before I come back to you

Back to you

(Come back to me)

Smile

I'll pull the red string

Fates around my wrist

I must live with this

I'll pull the red string

Fates around my wrist

Is this what I love with?

You should smile

Just for a while (just for awhile)

Before I come back to you (Come back to me)

Before I come back to you

(Come back to me...)

You should smile

Just for a while

Before I come back to you

You should smile

Just for a while...

I can't do this without you

Where ever I may be

I can't seem to fit

Faith doesn't come naturally to me

I'm lost converging along these different directions

Half submerged and half mountainous

Some iceberg floating over strange abyss

Perhaps I'm happy when I'm alone...

For now it's all aglow when I see you

I feel better

If not just for a while

If not just for a while

- instrumental-

You should smile

Just for a while

Before I come back to you

You should smile

Just for a while

Before I come back to you

Come back to you

Come back to you

_____________

Thanks for listening!

Here Are Flowers

First Song in the Collaboration between NIC and Uziel. Inviting live Guitar and elements of Electronica to make a creative and inspiring venture! More to come :)

Special thanks to Uziel!

Please check out her sound cloud for more!

https://soundcloud.com/user-455619833

NIC: Initial Concept, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synth, Drums, Production

Uziel: Background vocals, Rhodes, Electronic Elements, Ambient Noises, Partial Arrangement, Production

The lyrics are from Ameen Rihani's poem called "Water and Flowers" from the year 1921.

Thanks for listening!

Lyrics:

Here are flowers,

Oh, My beloved!

Here are flowers!

Let us lay our hearts today...

Among the flowers

Let us not be led astray

By the mirage far away

Here is verdure

And in verdure

Love embowers

(Here are flowers)

And embowers

(ahh...)

Here are springs

Oh, My beloved

Here are springs!

Let us rest and build a nest

Near the springs

Let us cease of our weary quest

For the mountains of the blessed

Here is water and in water

Blessing sings!

Blessing sings!

-Instrumental Break-

Ohh, wooooo

Here are springs

Oh My beloved!

Here are springs

Let us rest and build a nest

Let us cease our weary quest...

For the mountains of the blessed

Here is water

And in water blessing sings

Blessings sings

For you and I

Some day we will touch the sky

You and I

Touch the sky

You and I

Will someday touch the sky

You and I

Touch the sky...

(You and I...)

I downloaded a song by Boson Spin and used it as a foundation to this song. The original is called Ustera and when I was about to lay down some vocals for it I used the poem The Dramatists by Dorothy Parker as lyrics. It came out like this:

/nic

For my aunt Britt who died 28/07/22

All rights to the original belongs to Boson Spin 2022

https://soundcloud.com/boson_spin/ustera

dance dance dance

a psychedelic trip down the musical memory lane filled with unicorns and shit.

Or just something I threw together in the haze of the Swedish summer night, pretending to be at Woodstock or...

My friend Dorothy Parker wrote the poem I recite as lyrics in 1926.

It's called The Thin Edge

I play guitars, bass, keys and programmed the beats...

Enjoy!

I went back to basics and just played a simple progression with a lot of feeling.

I play guitar, bass and keys,

The lyrics is from the poem A Girl's Garden by Robert Frost

I know!