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Inside the Algorhythm

by Damokles

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Looking back - there are some things that stand out along the track - of the life I have led I think about Good and bad, and the way it's unfolding The times I've had have been bright and dark Along the way there's been so many chapters and I can say, there is one thing they share I'm saying that everything must come to an ending and after that, there is a brand new chapter of LIFE is very unpredictable. It will mix you up in all sorts of things In the strife, you have to be adaptable 'cause you never know, what tomorrow brings When it's night, it is kind of a comfort to know that soon, there will be a new dawn But keep in mind when it's bright, you be sure to enjoy it 'cause soon it might be time to turn a page BRIDGE and see, what's coming next - Will it be good or bad? The weave, it's so complex - It sometimes will drive you mad LIFE is very unpredictable. it will mix you up in all sorts of things In the strife, you have to be adaptable 'cause you never know, what tomorrow brings cause LIFE is very unpredictable. it will mix you up in all sorts of things In the strife, you have to be adaptable 'cause you never know, what tomorrow brings What tomorrow will bring 'cause you don't know a thing about what tomorrow will bring
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Cruising down the road Just letting all my thoughts go Getting in the mode where time just disappears Driving in my car Lights passing all around me Feeling like a star Forgetting all my tears I'm cruising Driving down the road Just cruising Taking off the load Every single day I'm longing for this moment Just let me drive away with music in my ears I'm cruising Driving down the road Just cruising Taking off the load
3.
Get up - Let the beat go through your body Stand up - Allow your mind to be soft and cloudy Step up - Move your feet to the bass that's flowing Don't stop - Moving around, leaving the ground, fallin' Dance 'til you drop - forget reality and Spinn like a top - just feel the magic flow Dance 'til you drop - join the jamboree and Don't let it stop - and feel the power growing Freedom - That is what the soundwaves can give you Hear them - Go where ever the pulse will lead to Kingdom - of the beat will rise up around you Sanctum - Leaving behind, bother of mind, groovin' "RAP" Move - Step to the beat step up to the beat up and groove - Lost in the sound, just spin it around and dance - Feel the heat, move your feet in a trance - Let's build it up, to the top and get it 'til you Dance 'til you drop - forget reality and Spinn like a top - just feel the magic flow Dance 'til you drop - join the jamboree and Don't let it stop - and feel the power growing
4.
I see you at the same time every day The issue is I don't know what to say I long to Just going up and say hi I fall trough and every day passes by -- REF -- Help me! I am in need of some assistance I'm just observing from a distance When I should act and get involved! Stranded and I can never embark Branded I have to stay in the dark -- REF -- Help me! I am in need of some assistance I'm just observing from a distance when I should act and get involved! Save me! I need to step into existence Not just observing from a distance I just can't leave this unresolved! -- BRIDGE -- I understand we could be walking hand in hand If I could break out of my chains
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We bring a message from the Human Race We're going rockin' into outer space! I'm looking ahead into a distant future Our music has spread all across the universe But its roots still lives on The people of earth brought their culture with them A treasure of worth and the styles have all evolved but the roots are not gone There will always be a soul and its name is rock-n-roll It lives on - into outer space Because wherever we go the rhythm of it stays All sentient forms in our galaxy will just open their homes to invite the magic pulse of the beat we have spawn There will always be a soul and its name is rock-n-roll It lives on - into outer space Because wherever we go the rhythm of it stays There will always be a soul and its name is rock-n-roll It lives on - into outer space Because wherever we go the rhythm of it stays -- BRIDGE Starships fly and bring a message of truth You can't deny that every being needs to rock-n-roll Everywhere the giant vessels will go The beat is there right from the outskirts to the big black hole. -- There will always be a soul and its name is rock-n-roll It lives on - into outer space Because wherever we go the rhythm of it stays There will always be a soul and its name is rock-n-roll It lives on - into outer space Because wherever we go the rhythm of it stays We keep rockin' - We keep rockin' We bring the rhythm of the human race! We keep rockin' - We keep rockin' We keep rockin' - into outer space
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We walk together in the evening breeze laughing at the easy life of being overseas In perfect weather, and in harmony there's no place in the universe where I would rather be Music from afar drinks in hand from the bar Life is so easy when you're on a holiday Nothing to take care of just let your mind be on its away Just being lazy in the glimmer of the lights We could stay forever here in the magic summer nights Work seems so distant, so far away Let's just keep on walking here in the sand up by the bay Become bedazzled, in the polychrome Life is so much better here when you're far away from home Music from afar drinks in hand from the bar Life is so easy when you're on a holiday Nothing to take care of just let your mind be on its away We're being lazy In the glimmer of the lights We could stay forever here in the magic summer nights I think that we could stay forever here in the magic summer nights I would like to stay with you forever here in the magic summer nights
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Lonely I swear I could be the only still alive Solely, I must break out of this zone One big explosion, and after all the commotion I got the notion, it hit me straight to the bone I've got to break through, to my reality Moving like a ghost through walls I've got the Phantom Syndrome now And while I'm roaming in these lonely halls I'll never find my way home Science was not at all in compliance when the appliance - blew up right into my face I'm moving like a ghost through walls I've got the Phantom Syndrome now And while I'm roaming in these lonely halls I'll never find my way home -- BRIDGE -- What an adventure, making discoveries Breaking the boundaries down Nothing can happen, playing with fire Now there's no turning 'round And now I'm moving like a ghost through walls I've got the Phantom Syndrome now And while I'm roaming in these lonely halls I'll never find my way home Cause I'm moving like a ghost through walls I've got the Phantom Syndrome now And while I'm roaming in these lonely halls I'll never find my way home I've got to find my way home! I've got to find my way home! I've got to find my way home!
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I remember long ago when we came to this planet Fought so hard to make it grow But not how we planned it In a fight for our lives struggling to breathe and survive we are... Standing on Mars and looking up in the sky to see where we came from This reddish planet of ours that made us say our goodbyes to the things, we took for granted then That was many years ago. Our colony is thriving. Here is plenty H2O. We're not just surviving But the lives that were lost making it work was a cost paying for... standing on Mars and looking up in the sky to see where we came from. This reddish planet of ours that made us say our goodbyes to the things, we took for granted. Standing on Mars and looking up in the sky to see where we came from. This reddish planet of ours that made us say our goodbyes to the things, we took for granted then.
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Have you ever felt that you just don't fit in? You can not ignore the way it feels within? Maybe it is time for you to realize that the day has come to drop your own disguise Show yourself for what you are You can be a superstar! Turn one page and see what life can be Leaving the cage 'cause it will set you free! There will be a new tomorrow if you dare Take a step and start to walk from here to there It's not far Just start to move It's yourself You have to prove! When you're feeling that you're down and out Take control of what you think about Try to tell yourself you will pull through After some practice, you'll believe it too! Just turn one page and see what life can be Leaving the cage 'cause it will set you free! Turn one page and see what life can be Leaving the cage 'cause it will set you free!
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You and I 04:21
Movie love is hard to find Then you find yourself entwined with a personality, kinder and fiercer than anything from Hollywood and it seems to be for good Joined in battle by the hip Stronger than anything 'Guess I haven't told you but I'm glad we ended up together You and I We've been through some stormy weather Unified we built up a life together Up until our paths combined There was doubts deep in my mind Was there someone there for me? To be my partner in life is such a battlefield When to fight and when to yield is a lesson hard to learn Taking a lifetime. 'Guess I haven't told you but I'm glad we ended up together You and I we've been through some stormy weather Unified we built up a life together You and I together we have the power Unified to conquer the darkest hour

about

This is the first solo album in a long time where I have only vocal tracks. I am not sure how that happened but it felt like the right thing to do for some reason.

As always it is a journey through the sounds of the 80s but this time I seem to have fallen into some slower pace on a lot of tracks. Especially on Magic Summer Nights. One track that stands out is Rockin into Outer Space where I suddenly found myself in a kind of 50s rock setting spiraling into outer space in neon armor.

The track What Tomorrow Brings was written in the aftermath of a massive Covid 19 blow that turned out to be the hangover of the century lasting ten weeks.

After that track followed another 20 tracks.
Out of the 21 tracks, I got the help of a few friends to select 10 tracks that would be included on this album.

I spent this fall writing the lyrics to them, recording the vocals, and finishing the tracks.

As usual during the process of creating music I have gone back and forth of loving and hating the music I create. Right now I am in a good place with it and hope that you will like it too :-)

credits

released December 3, 2021

Cover art by Dusty O - www.saatchiart.com/dustyo

Special thanks to the Track Selection Committee for your insights and time spent selecting the tracks to be included!

Marcus Ekström, Kaarin Zoe Lee, Jasmine Maric, Caspian Khw, Dalia Storelli, Teddy Winroth, Rick Thorpe, Jack Dee, James Smith, Max Speed, Roland Svensson, Chelsea Owen, and Cybertronix Retro.

Thanks to my lovely wife Pia for putting up with me for so many years and making life work through my frantic creativity. The last track - You and I - is for you! :-)

I would also like to thank my daughter Lovisa and her boyfriend Rodin for their valuable input on the material. In addition, I would like to thank Malin and Vera for their support.

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REVIEWS
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Karl Magi:

"Damokles’ Inside The Algorhythm fuses an entertaining variety of synthpop styles with his distinctive vocals and lyrics to produce energetic, quirky music. Damokles’ depth of musical ability is what sets them apart and adds freshness to the songs. He writes engaging melodies and paints around them with vivid, well-considered synth colours. Most of all, it’s clear that he’s having fun while doing all of that!

Inside The Algorhythm combines lush melodies, expressive vocals and bursting dynamism in a well-produced whole that oozes poppy fun from every pore. What sets this album apart is the way in which Damokles’ great skill and long experience with synth-based music makes for polished and enjoyable listening."

Read the entire review here: discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/Synth-Album-Review-Inside-The-Algorhythm-by-Damokles

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ZERO MAGAZINE

Damokles – tillbaka med mångfacetterade “Inside the Algorhythm”
Keytar-virtuosen och åttiotalsfantasten Anders Ekström – även känd som Damokles – som häromåret anordnade Sveriges första synthwavefestival, har släppt ett nytt album.

Skivan heter Inside the Algorhythm och i vanlig ordning bjuder Anders på mängder av neonskimrande synthwave.

Inside the Algorhythm är dock en mångfacetterad historia, som även gör avstickare i andra riktningar och där alla spår innehåller sång.

”What Tomorrow Brings”, som inleder skivan, har vissa drag av Madonna och Fiction Factory. ”Rockin’ Into Outer Space”– som hämtar inspiration från olika årtionden av rockens historia – beskriver samtidigt dess avlägsna framtid, där musiken har spritts ut i galaxen. Intressant är även dansgolvsfyllaren ”Dance ‘til You Drop”, som kan ses som en kusin till titelspåret från Damokles förra platta , Gravity.

Dessutom är skivomslaget påkostat. Designern är nämligen ingen mindre än den Londonbaserade konstnären Dusty O, som även gjorde konvolutet till Boy Georges senaste platta.


Read the entire review here: zeromagazine.nu/2021/12/07/damokles-inside-the-algorhythm/

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Swedish producer with real roots in the 80s making synthwave and other 80s inspired music.

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