Kenikos

Description : I met a traveler from an antique land\
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone\
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,\
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown\
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command\
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read\
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,\
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.\
And on the pedestal these words appear:\
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:\
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'\
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay\
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,\
The lone and level sands stretch far away". --- Percy Bysshe Shelley - "Ozymandias"

Description : Evangelium ( n. good news) My attempt at a composition for the Christmas season. Made from Acid Music Studio loops and public domain chimes and church bells. Not sure of the genre but perhaps soft rock comes closest.

Description : This is looperman member LizMarie's acapella, sliced, diced and edited a little bit.....with loops from Sony Acid Music added. The pella is RnB so I guess that's what it is. Hope it's to her liking.......and yours.

Description : This is another creation using the accapella of a looperman member....this time by Marj. She has such a beautiful voice and has created such a hauntingly beautiful pella that I think it can withstand anything.......even my tinkering. I've classified it as rock simply because that genre can encompass so many different types of sound. I hope you.......and Marj like what you hear. Other than Marj's pella, all loops are from the Sony Acid Music Studio 7 software package.
Note: revised Spanish guitar interlude, increased tempo slightly
Note2: 3rd and final revision - added additional Bradley Fish loops plus Ilona loops to complement Marj's vocal
Note3: add additional guitars and adjusted equalization - Final revision (hopefully)

Description : Aristeia is ancient Greek, literally: "A warrior's prowess; excellence." In the dramatic conventions of such works as the Iliad, this is a scene in which a hero in battle has his finest moments (aristos = best). It is usually associated with men but can be expanded also to encompass women (as in the case of Andromache). In the latter case the aristeia is of a different sort, grief. Such is the high quality of the hero's offensive, an Aristeia scene usually results in the death of all those standing in his way. One of the most epic examples of aristeia is in Book 21 of the Iliad when Achilles almost single handedly routs the Trojan army. This includes his chase of Hector around Troy; Achilles eventually succeeds in killing him and dragging his corpse around the city."Book XXI". -From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Inspiration from the novel "Ilium" by Dan Simmons.)

Description : After a while he found that through the sheer intensity of mental concentration combined with the force of his focused physical energy he could break the bonds of space and time and return to T'ien Shan to be with her once again in the Mountains of Heaven, sharing the lifetime that can be made to exist between the first stroke of midnight and the last. - Song inspired by the Dan Simmons novel "The Rise of Endymion."

Description : Metanoia is a Greek word meaning a transformative change of heart; especially a spiritual conversion. Perhaps one of the most striking examples of this concept is the transformation of Saul of Tarsus into Paul the Apostle of Jesus. Zealous and pious in the ways of his forefathers, Saul was on his way to Damascus to continue his efforts to eradicate what he perceived as a dangerous and heretical new idea when along the way he had an experience which completely changed his understanding of God, transformed his heart and gave him new insight into the purpose of his life. Other pious and zealous "Sauls" still travel their own road to Damascus to this day.....perhaps eventually to find their own metanoia. -- Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing. For we know partially and we prophesy partially, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. - 1 Corinthians

Description : I recently saw the movie "Kill Bill" by Quentin Tarantino. While the movie was beautifully filmed and well made, I can't really recommend it to anyone who dislikes excessive violence. However, a portion of the movie features an all girl Japanese rock band called The 5.6.7.8's who totally captivated me. After searching YouTube for some of their songs I found several and one called "Edie Is a Sweet Candy" in particular which I really like. This track is dedicated to some fantastic ladies from Japan, The 5.6.7.8's.

Description : Calabi–Yau manifolds are important in superstring
theory........Essentially, Calabi–Yau manifolds are shapes that
satisfy the requirement of space for the six "unseen" spatial
dimensions of string theory, which may be smaller than our currently observable lengths as they have not yet been detected. A popular alternative known as large extra dimensions, which often occurs in braneworld models, is that the Calabi–Yau is large but we are confined to a small subset on which it intersects a D-brane. - from Wikipedia - Hmmm.....okay. So I made another strange and ambient piece which folds in upon itself; the trip along the folds may be a little long but I hope it's not a too unpleasant journey.

Description : This is a sort of jazzy track I put together using some piano and guitar loops created by Mhyst. I increased the bpm rate just a bit and added some trumpet and guitar loops contained in the Sony Acid Music Studio 7 software package. It has a carefree and upbeat sound that may be a little too sugary for some folks' taste but try to think of it as a bit of candy to make you smile. Thanks for some nice loops, Mhyst.