carpe carmina celebrates VIII (featuring artists Liberation Of Man & Raikes)

It's said that birthdays come with surprises, and carpe carmina's 2nd anniversary is no exception to that saying. In the course of promoting 'carpe carmina celebrates' two bands reached out to me on twitter and offered to help make the birthday celebration an even more memorable one. Which is why you are in for yet another musical treat: Liberation Of Man decided to perform a new song of theirs called 'New Crown', one that won't be officially released until late 2015,  and Raikes came up with a wonderfully sensitive and alluring acoustic take on a new song of theirs, called 'Fault'. Birthdays are lovely, aren't they?! 

carmina charm #14

Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony? 

- Leonardo DaVinci

It's harmony that your soul and mind embraces again when listening to music. As sound surrounds you, only some melodies firmly resonate with you, get an immediate emotional response - whilst their approach is a smooth and soft one, whilst they slowly, carefully but steadily cling to you, these melodies eventually grab you with an intensity and force that overwhelms, that fully absorbs and stirs. It's these very melodies that are in chime with your mind and soul, it's music that leaves an imprint on your being and mesmerizes ... music that charms. 

carpe carmina celebrates VII (featuring artists Grasscutter & Kevin Morgan)

It's been a true joy to share the musical contributions, covers and collaborations of carpe carmina celebrates with you thus far. And we're not done yet....

carpe carmina celebrates VI (featuring artist Stephen Langstaff)

We're amidst carpe carmina's birthday celebration, and today's performance is a gem on its own. I'm loving how the musical contributions have turned out. How's about you? 

Single Releases: Go Fiasco & The Jackobins. Two liverpool bands, one mission: the creation of moody and passionate, tense and thrilling musical bravado

Master Crime 

carpe carmina celebrates V (featuring artists Will Robert & Jamie Sloan)

carpe carmina celebrates - and you shouldn't miss out on having a good time! Hence put your headphones on and find pleasure in indulging in these two covers performed for carpe carmina's 2nd anniversary.

carpe carmina celebrates IV (featuring artist Emma Harrop)

We're back at celebrating, so here's another charming musical contribution to carpe carmina's birthday bash. Two years, that's indeed something worth throwing a party for!

carpe carmina celebrates III (featuring artists GRIM & The Knievel Dead)

Let the celebration continue! For those of you just joining today, here's what carpe carmina celebrates is all about: on the occasion of its 2nd anniversary carpe carmina decided to throw a rousing music party. And what's a party without its illustrous guests?! ... Exactly, that's why some of the finest musicians, thus far featured on carpe carmina, have been invited to contribute to this joyful event by performing a song in honor of two years of musical musings. The outcome, eventually, is none to be missed!

carpe carmina celebrates II (featuring artists Ali Ingle & Thom Morecroft)

carpe carmina celebrates - and this is your invitation to join the party. Enjoy live session videos and recordings of musicians whose compositions graced carpe carmina's front page over the years, whose aptitude and music has contributed to make carpe carmina what it is today. Now, shall we start with the second edition?! 

carpe carmina celebrates

It's been an eventful and exciting journey, a wondrous, delightful and compelling venture, a stirring and cheerful, a sometimes nerve-wracking and consuming yet always rewarding and satisfying voyage; milestones have been reached I never imagined to be met when this 'literary undertaking' began, new paths have been taken, traditions have been found and carried on, music has been embossomed, enjoyed, praised and shared. Its audience, carpe carmina's readership grew alike, and witnessing the progress of artists featured, seeing the amazingly positive response to their music, to my musings warmed my heart and made me proud contributing to a cause that is not only dear and important to me, but also worth taking a stand for - effort, time were invested, passion and words were set free in order to get promising and creative indie music heard, the songwriters and composers, the artists behind those musical gems acknowledged.