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Poetry & Spoken Word

Poems and other literary excerpts put to music.
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5 songs
2:25Song Image
An art-pop composition with layered ambient textures, soft string swells, and cinematic piano motifs, Ethereal vocals lead the verses with poetic delivery, building into haunting choruses with reverb-drenched harmonies and shifting synth pads, The arrangement transitions from light nostalgia to eerie tension, with atmospheric sound design, shadowy textures, and gradual rhythmic undercurrents that evoke mystery and loss
11:59Song Image
A smoky 1950s beat poetry performance set in a dimly lit San Francisco jazz club, The piece unfolds over a cool, downtempo jazz combo with upright bass walking softly beneath brushed snare grooves, lazy piano voicings, and intermittent bongo riffs, Spoken word vocals lead with a relaxed, syncopated cadence—half sermon, half seduction—delivered in a detached, ironic tone with late-night clarity, The arrangement shifts dynamically: sparse bongo solos punctuate philosophical swells, piano vamps glide behind moments of sarcasm or sincerity, and the rhythm section ebbs and flows with the emotional turns of the narrative, Atmosphere is everything—reverb-laced room tone, finger snaps, and ambient bar noise ground the performance in a tactile reality, The mood blends jazz noir, skepticism, and smoky introspection, capturing the collision between mysticism and rationality under a hazy streetlamp glow
1:55Song Image
urban, trap, hardcore, rap, british hardcore
1:48Song Image
Maqam, modal, improvisational, mystical, courtly, poetic, cosmic, Sufi, folk, 11th Century Persian, Islamic mysticism, Barbat, ney, tanbur, chang, daf, tombak, sorna
2:26Song Image
The track unfolds with a sweeping cinematic intro—deep drones, bodhrán and frame drums, and atmospheric strings, Ethereal choral layers and Celtic harp emerge, weaving with subtle Nordic horn flourishes, Swells of low brass and distorted lyres punctuate spoken passages, Dramatic orchestral rises support key narrative climaxes, then soften for nimble folk motifs with modal flutes, before vast textures and echoing percussion return to close with regal grandeur