(2009 - Vol.2) The Deeper Meaning of Everything

8 new songs and 6 oldies redone available for free download from

(2006) Listen & Live


(2005) Turn Around!

(2004) Strip Your Soul Bare


(2003-Vol.2) Alpha & Omega


(2003) Standard of Love

All songs written, performed, recorded & produced by D.Mendoza.

(2002) Here, That's Me!


















All songs written, recorded, performed & produced by D.Mendoza, back-up vocals by Birgit (Sparkles) Mieruch

Tracks:

01.Golden Times (lyrics)

02.Nur das Licht (lyrics)

03.Bubble Of Light (lyrics)

04.Dreams Of Heaven (lyrics)

05.Just One Day (lyrics)

06.Why Me (lyrics) (contains what might be deemed inappropriate language)

07.Bad News
(lyrics)

08.Shove The Love
(lyrics)

09.Sacred Ground
(click here for burp-less version!)
(lyrics)

10.Roses Or Daggers
(lyrics)

11.Again
(lyrics)

12.See You Later (German version)
(lyrics) (Video)

13.My Farewell
(lyrics)

14.Weisst du noch, damals
(lyrics)

15.Is It A Sin
(lyrics)

16.Sinn des Lebens
(lyrics) (Video)

(2001) Homegrown II

First CD on which I started featuring German songs, which I had started to write maybe a year or 2 earlier... Some of the songs stem from a time of counter-culture influences I experienced back then, and... hey, it was the year of 9/11...

Tracks:

01.Hey Girl Shine (Lyrics)

02.September 28 01 (Cure) (Lyrics)

03.Will You Marry Me (Lyrics)

04.Der Schmerz der Ander'n
(Lyrics)

05.You're It (Christian version) (Lyrics)

06.Simply Existing (Lyrics)

07.Thank You, Hollywood (Song contains strong sarcasm!) (Lyrics)

08.Kurz vor Mitternacht (German song that wouldn't be deemed edifying by Christian standards, but rather expressing problems and experiences of German subculture) (Lyrics)

09.I Will Trust (Lyrics)

10.Du

11.Man I'm Meant To Be
(contains some strong language)

12.Du bist ja überhaupt nicht so cool
(Lyrics)

13.Take It By Faith
(Lyrics)

14.If I
(contains some strong language)

15.I'd Like To Be With You
(Lyrics)

16.Take Me Away
(Lyrics)

17.Du rast wie der Wind
(Lyrics)

18.Sag' mir wo die Liebe ist
(Lyrics)



(2000) Homegrown Stuff

As the title implies, most of these songs were recorded at home, no studio, just in our bedroom, on a Roland VS-840 digital 8-track (which I'm still using, btw). Track 1 was still done at Uwe Reith's, as was "Weak." The guitars for "Cycles" had been recorded in the Munich Studio where most of the material for "Darkness Unleashed" had come from. All the rest is "homegrown stuff" (as was the rest of what followed...)

Tracks:

01.(Millennial) Song Of Freedom (Lyrics)

02.Passion (Lyrics)

03.Dancing In The Sun (Lyrics)

04.Jealousy
(Warning: this song contains some strong language!)

05.Nothing At All
(Lyrics)

06.The Race Goes On (Lyrics)

07.The Love Game
(Lyrics)

08.How Couldn't I (Love You Still) (Lyrics)

09.Come, All You Drifters (Lyrics)

10.She's My Medicine

11.Cycles
(Lyrics)

12.Cold Wind (Lyrics)

13.Changes

14.Weak (Lyrics)

15.I Wanna Be Loved By You (Lyrics)

16.No Matter How Far (Lyrics)

17.Total Stupor

18.You're Coming Again (Lyrics)

19.Don't Let Me Down Too Hard (Lyrics)

20.More Than I Knew (Lyrics)

(1999) Darkness Unleashed!

Compilation of songs recorded at various occasions; some in a big studio in Munich, others at Uwe Reith's place in Constance.
Here are some of the credits:
Bass &/or drums on Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12: Uwe Reith
Lead Guitar on Tracks 6 & 13: Wolfgang Goeringer
Bass on Tracks 6 & 13: Uwe Schwidewski
Drums on Tracks 6 & 13: Valerj Kemko
Keyboards on Track 6: Born Kessel
Backup Vocal on Track 6: Birgit (Sparkles) Mieruch

Tracks:

01.Weak
(Lyrics)

02.Fire Of Love's Heart
(Lyrics)

03.Cycles
(Lyrics)

04.King Of Love (Lyrics) (Video)

05.Art Of Letting Go
(Lyrics)

06.Today It All Makes Sense
(Lyrics)

07.Wandering Through The Desert
(Lyrics)

08.Judas (Lyrics)

09.Lost Sheep Song (Lyrics) (Story)

10.Tube Song (I've Had Enough) (Lyrics)

11.How Couldn't I (Love You Still) (Lyrics)

12.Lovestarved Children (Lyrics)

13.Darkness Unleashed! (Lyrics)

14.One More Christmas
(Lyrics)

15. I'll Be On My Way (Lyrics)

(1998) Whispers

Credits:
Bass & drums on tracks 1-16, electric guitar on track 4, back-up vocals on 4, 9 & 12, as well as all sound engineering on these tracks by Uwe Reith
Track 17 recorded by Ted Richley

Tracks:

01.Just One (lyrics)

02.Lady (I'll Always be There) (lyrics)

03.Listen To The Whispers (lyrics)

04.Closer Than A Friend (lyrics)

05.Concrete Hearts
(lyrics)

06.Tell Me (lyrics)

07.The Man Who Loved The Whore
(lyrics)

08.Sarajevo Rain (Crimson Leaves) (lyrics)

09.Show Me The Way
(lyrics)

10.U-Turn (lyrics)

11.Life's Roller Coaster Ride
(lyrics)

12.Freak Like Me (lyrics)

13.I've Got You (& You're All I Need) (lyrics)

14.Maybe You Are (lyrics)

15.Would You Be Listening (lyrics)

16.Roll Me Down

17.Just Give Me A Chance (lyrics)

(1997) Rhythm of Life

Credits:
Jeff Seopardi - Sound Engineering, Drums & Percussions,
Angelo Signore - Keyboards, bass & Strings
Maire Egan - Violin on Track 8
"Soundscape" Studio, Uster, Switzerland

all songs written by Dave Mendoza

Tracks:

01.Welcome To The Rhythm
(Lyrics)

02.Things You Hate
(Lyrics)

03.Fire, Water, Air & Earth (Lyrics)

04.Angels
(Lyrics)

05.Indifference
(Lyrics)

06.Driftin' Around
(Lyrics)

07.This Kid
(Lyrics)

08.Eye Of The Storm
(Lyrics)

09.Battle At Dawn
(Lyrics)

10.Kisses Of The Past
(Lyrics)

(1995) Gently & Quietly I'll Blow Your Mind


Second acoustic session with Ted Richley, this time at his home, at the height of the "Unplugged" popularity wave.
Only guitars & vocals.

(1992) Concrete Hearts

Acoustic session in Ted Richley's rehearsal room underneath Heidi's Country Kneiple, Stuttgart. All guitars, vocals & songs by Dave Mendoza; audio engineering by Ted Richley, Schoeckingen, Germany



Tracks:


01. Free (lyrics)

02. Welcome to Babylon (lyrics)

03. Fire, Water, Air & Earth (lyrics)

04. Wisdom (lyrics)

05. Soul Rain (lyrics)

06. Send Me a Light (lyrics)

07. Send Me Right Back to You
(lyrics)

08. Lost Sheep Song (lyrics)

09. Summer's Born (lyrics)

10. Losers Turn Winners
(lyrics)

11. Concrete Hearts (lyrics)

12. Busker's Song (lyrics)

13. Under the Wings of Love (lyrics)

14. Where Grey Skies Won't Go
(lyrics)


(1991) One Moment in Heaven

Credits: vocals, acoustic guitars & all songs by Dave Mendoza
bass & electric guitars: Uwe Reith
keyboards & drums programming: Patric Wind
recorded 1991 at Human Touch Studio Konstanz, Germany



Tracks:


01. Life Is Deeper (story) (lyrics)

02. Ambassador (story) (lyrics)

03. My Melody (story) (lyrics)

04. Country of the Damned (story) (lyrics)

05. The Veil (story) (lyrics)

06. One Moment In Heaven (story) (lyrics)

07. Love Doesn't Care What People Say (story) (lyrics)

08. I Was Dead(story) (lyrics)

09. To My Family(story) (lyrics)

10. King of Love (story) (lyrics) (video)

11. Get On Board (story) (lyrics)

12. Where Will It Lead from Here (story) (lyrics)

13. You Won't Ever Be the Same (story) (lyrics)

14. The Day (story) (lyrics)

15. Like a Soldier (story) (lyrics)