Music Archive - Nadine de Macedo

Under – Odd and heavy

Nadine — Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

This progressive metal song is not for the faint-hearted. Another headbanging tune from Flawed Theorem. When I teamed up with Christopher to write some prog metal, we unintentionally wrote two songs on the same day. Both songs are written in odd meters and have plenty of meter changes. It’s been fun to work on drumming patterns in 8/8 and 6/8 and phrasing the melodies. Christopher did an excellent job writing lyrics to my moody composition. We are super lucky that Robert joined as guitarist and bassist. His indie rock and punk rock influenced style just gave the song the rough heaviness it needed. Lyrically, “Under” describes a person in a mental emergency. How would it feel like to be unconscious to the outside world, but awake and alert inside? Would it be terrifying seeing the world fall apart in front of you, and losing control? We are very pleased to show you the result of an awesome collaboration. The song turned out heavier than my initial draft. I had a hard time mixing, because these guitars and screams made me bang my head. You can find our song on all streaming platforms, and also on YouTube, SoundCloud or Bandcamp. Please follow this link: https://too.fm/flawed-theorem-petals

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No Difference – 80s synth pop is not indifferent

Nadine — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

If you enjoy 80s synth pop, you will fall in love with our calm and sad song “No Difference”. Steady electronic rhythms and old school synthesizers meet emotional vocals. Our song is now available on all platforms. As I’m pretty loaded with collaborations and open projects, I decided to write lyrics. So I had a deeper look into SHUENs profile to have an idea about the topics and atmosphere. That’s where I ended up writing something about somebody who is indifferent to everything. He came back with a crazy good synth pop sound, and a very catchy melody. Our song is now available on all platforms.

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Toward Tomorrow – Overcoming a hard life

Nadine — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

With “Toward Tomorrow,” we’re releasing a melancholic song about alcohol and drug abuse. You can find it on all music platforms now. “Toward Tomorrow” is a song about a man rediscovering himself after years of alcohol and drug abuse. It is the story of a man abused in childhood by his father who falls in with the wrong crowd in high school and starts to use alcohol and drugs to deal with his emotional pain. He hits bottom through not being able to work and having to live homeless off the land in the California desert. This song is a mournful elegy to a life that was almost taken away, but now starting to find itself and reclaim its worth. The song was written several months ago when Andrew Russell and Michael Gutierrez-May participated in a random collaboration game. This time, Andrew played all the instruments, while Michael wrote the lyrics. It was a new experience for me to be involved solely as a producer and arranger. It went surprisingly well, as I already worked on several projects with Andrew and appreciate Michael’s songwriting. We didn’t want to keep “Toward Tomorrow” to ourselves any longer and have finally uploaded it to all streaming platforms. It’s also available on YouTube, of course!

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Event Horizon – Now available on all streaming platforms

Nadine — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

As many of you requested this Bandcamp-only release Event Horizon to be published on all streaming platforms, we made it happen. My studio album “Event Horizon” consists of ten dark and progressive electro songs and will be the last electronic album for quite a while. “Event Horizon” is just made for a grim science fiction film taking place in the deepest unknowns of space. Read this article, to understand what inspired me for this album. My deep dive into sound design led to an industrial sound, that sets the stage for dark electro, hard trance and hard house songs. Another sources of inspiration were science fiction films, especially cyberpunk. For me, publishing “Event Horizon” to streaming platforms is also a letter to say goodbye to electronic music. You can find “Event Horizon” on all platforms now. Today at 8pm Central European Time, I’m hosting a Bandcamp Listening Party. Clicking on the picture will lead you to YouTube, where I uploaded a small preview of each song.

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Carry Me Home – Finding spirituality

Nadine — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

“Carry Me Home” is about finding God at the brink of despair and embracing that encounter as a life-changing experience. Together with Cintale (vocals) and Garrett Kirby (guitars) we release this song today on all platforms. “Carry Me Home” is one of these songs that just happen and feel right. It is written in a strange and unique scale between harmonic minor and major, that has a little bluesy touch. I never considered myself writing a Gospel, but it happened for a reason – and I am happy for the connections made. Couldn’t think of a better vocalist than Cintale, who is home in R&B, soul and Christian music – and with Garry on the guitars everything is fluffy and funky. Lyrically, “Carry me home” is about finding God shortly before it’s too late (in whatever regard), and embracing this encounter as a positive and life-changing moment, finally finding inner peace and unity. It’s a personal song, as I struggled with philosophy and religion for many years. In the back of my head, I always knew, that there is something or someone spreading the message of hope, that you’re not alone and everything happens for a reason. Though “Carry me home” focusses on Christian images, I believe that no matter which culture you’re born into, or which God(s) you believe, that there is a moment in life, where spirituality finds you. A moment of awakening and realization, that something is bigger than you and everything you can imagine. As usual, you can find “Carry Me Home” on all platforms, including Bandcamp and YouTube.

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