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revisiting an old favourite with new & improved sound quality, mixing and arrangement. This is basically a repeating chorus, which is pretty catchy, but I’d love to eventually compose the rest of this tune, and have it played by jazz musicians with live instruments one day. This is probably still one of my top 3 favourite tracks, but there’s a couple other versions I’ve posted on here - one with a saxophone playing lead melody: 
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/jazzy-ditty-new-med-quartet?in=user-432503709/sets/bestest-ones

and a slower extended version:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/jazzy-ditty-belle-curves-blues?in=user-432503709/sets/bestest-ones

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here's some pictures I took: www.flickr.com/photos/mark_boucher/
my best photos on 500px (safe site): 500px.com/p/mrmark?view=photos

Jazzy Ditty (trio - piano)

ハレルヤ　ベイベ　アネモネの　香りのような　きみに会いたい
ハレルヤ　ペイネ　アメフリの　香りのような　きみに会いたい

くるみ色の　愛を待って　手をつないで　蹴り上げる空
ラズベリーのチョコをひとつ　恋人のくちびるに
いろんな国　いろんな人　いろんな歌　世界平和の朝へ
投げりゃあ　おなかもすく　はらぺこのブルース

ゆらゆら　ゆらら
黄色い潜水艦　ゆらら

なんて素敵　キメラの街　地図にはない　きみのこころと
僕は似てて　わかりあえる　花のように　おだやかに
ひかりの森　カフェにふたり　ワインをすこし　世界平和の昼へ
ふわり　酔っぱらって　恋人のそばで泣く

ハレルヤ　ベイベ　音楽と　美しいきみよ　ありがとう
ハレルヤ　ペイネ　喜びと　悲しみの雨よ　ありがとう

くるみ色の　愛を待って　手をつないで　蹴り上げる空
ラズベリーのチョコをひとつ　恋人のくちびるに
なんて素敵　キメラの街　地図にはない　きみのこころと
僕は似てて　わかりあえる　花のように　おだやかに

愛の旅も　恋の旅も　きみの旅も　世界平和の夜へ
続く　くるり踊る　雪どけの　想い出と
こぼれたんだ　いつのまにか　しあわせにも　できたはずなのに
こぼれたんだ　いつのまにか　恋人の側でなく

Peynet (Free Download)

In to the light

Into The Light

I'm very glad to share this great piece, came through an intense step by step collaboration with Jowwwafi. It started by fitting one of my old poems to some chords he sent to me, then... well you'll get the best description by listening to it 5 or 6 times ;)
Feel free to check our previous collab https://soundcloud.com/jowwwafi/nowhere, and his whole cloud @Jowwwafi.

Letras / Lyrics

Escucho tu risa  /  I listen your laugh
y oigo tus pasos, espero.  /  and hear your steps, I wait.
Te miro, y al ver tu sonrisa,  /  I look at you, and seeing your smile,
no dudo, te quiero.  /  I don’t doubt, I love you.

La suave fragancia en tu cuerpo jovial,  /  The soft fragrance in your cheerful body,
llegó el amor, tu perfume me excita,  /  love came, your scent excites me,
tu cálido aroma, es primaveral,  /  your hot aroma, is from springtime,
y versos de amor sobre tí me recita.  /  and verses of love about you it recites me.

Tu risa sincera,  /  Your laugh is honest,
tu risa, hermosa,  /  your laugh, beautiful,
tus labios, preciosa,  /  your lips, precious,
hacen que te quiera;  /  they make me to love you;
si bien yo quisiera  /  Though I wanted
con ellos hacer otra cosa:  /  with them to do another thing:

¡Ay si yo pudiera  /  Ay if I could
besar, tan siquiera,  /  kiss, at least,
tan maravillosa,  /  so wonderful,
tu boca,  /  your mouth,
color de la rosa!  /  color of the rose!

©2014 JOWWWAFI & E-RUIZZO – ®2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;P

Tu boca, color de la rosa (with Jowwwafi)

https://youtu.be/3fHo4B1x_BY

Seems to be an endless repeated theme for me ~ running away to the countryside, and in recent years this has been the Australian wilderness, from the deep south to the far north.

Dedicated to, and featuring Gary Reeves (aka Mountain Songs) on drums and cymbals (remixed) at the start. Banjo, lap slide guitar (acting as bass), beats and vox by myself. This song is for Gary, who has been a wonderful musical compadre for many of us around the world, via this  Soundcloud Village.

Respect and acknowledgement to the Traditional Owners of the lands, waters and skies in this video, both in Australia and New Zealand. Particular thanks to the Yolgnu people of Gapuwiyak who made me feel so welcome during my short visit to Arnhem Land last year.

Looking Up & Down      Song, recording, audio & video July 2023 - Chris Okunbor (APRA)
I was chained to the city, thinking I could fly,
I gazed at the heavens as the clouds rolled high.
Long, long days working to the plan,
I changed my way of living and I left that town.

Now I'm higher than the mountains, looking down below,
rolling miles above cotton candy snow.
Way beyond the city, just going with the flow.
running to freedom to a place unknown.

Got a window seat, got a beer in hand.
Feeling in my heart for this ancient land.
Well, wild rivers snake,  jeweled seas shine.
Djerimanga Songlines are spinning out my mind.

Higher than the mountains, and the madding crowd,
cruising miles above cotton fields of cloud.
Way beyond the city, going with the flow,
running to freedom, to a place unknown.
To a place unknown.

Looking Up & Down

Looking Up & Down  ~ a song for Gary (video link in notes)

Composed & Produced by Val Akey.
Thank you for listening!

Release date: 14 September 2023

Leaving The City

Vocals, Music & Art by Cosmic Keanu

Drummer: Hobocop: @metrocityrecords

Mastered by OfficerMurphy

SUPER DUPER MISSILES (The N'il Twistas)

We don’t need
Super duper Missiles
We don’t need
firework displays

We don’t need
Super duper Missiles
Sending us back to
The stone age

I heard the news today
Bout’ projectile equipment
That no one’s ever seen before
They say there’s no choice
We just have to do it

It's called the super duper
missile oh yeah
Seventeen times faster
than even a cheetah
If you can believe it
Faster than anything before
It's so incredible
Faster than a cheetah!

But for the sake of those
born just yesterday
I say we shouldn’t play
with firework displays

Or it’ll all go away
I say it will all go away
All that Shakespeare and
beauty and nature,
smart appliances
and dumb artifice
Will be nothing
But a big ol’
Bloody pile of shite!

I SAY NAH! (Dave Bowee)

All men and women created by Go-, you know,
Come on man you know the thing

We shouldn’t fire all those super duper missiles
Instead join hands and let freedom ring

And for the sake of those born just yesterday
We can’t support the current thing

Instead let the cheetahs keep their record
As the fastest moving thing

Cause we don’t need those super duper missiles
Blowing us all to smithereens

I say nah
nah ne nah
nah ne nah

I say nah,
nah ne nah
nah ne nah

Oh I say
nah ne nah
nah ne nah

Super Duper Missiles, I Say Nah! (Feat. Dave Bowee, Live at the 100 Club)

Y-Patronaat Haarlem

This is the 60th jubilee track from the zero award-winning artist, @Ladat.

Step into a world of eccentricity with this fast-paced alternative track, featuring playful Czech lyrics that were spontaneously crafted in just 20 minutes during a coffee break. 

"Slečna Třeštíková" is a delightful, no-frills single that's brimming with energy, guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. 
It's a simple and short musical adventure that's as straightforward as it is infectious, leaving you laughing and tapping your feet in no time.

Producer: Blaž Pavšič
Mixed and mastered by A7 Recording Studio (https://www.a7recordingstudio.com/)

▶MORE◀
Web: https://www.ladatinthebox.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2nX96XjXTUZvCoNWTNNun3
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/Ladat
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ch/artist/ladat/1465006973
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B07S5HGR98
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/66111552
BandZone.cz: https://bandzone.cz/ladat
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Ladat77
FB: https://www.facebook.com/77Ladat
IG: https://www.instagram.com/77ladat
Bandcamp: https://ladat77.bandcamp.com

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MaKo: https://instagram.com/marketka1975

Slečna Třeštíková

TheReign (Instrumental)

Basically about wide boy types who feel the rhythm ..but dont know how it comes 🤗 Original song & music & lyrics written by P Brown ,C Coates ,An alternative version taken  from our original 12 track album  Radio Freedom available on Spotify by Freedom Givers ,we had a blast rewriting this using the little modular machines 🤗 Thanks for listening 🤗🙏😊 Dawless one shot live recording 🤗

Livin inside a drum (electronic version)A live Dawless one shot recording 🤗

Enjoy the BRAND NEW single from Shock the Algorithm, "RAMONA".
Taken from the forthcoming debut album (Slated to be released mid-2024).
Go grab it digitally via #bandcamp y'all>>> https://shockthealgorithm.bandcamp.com/

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvWZ_Gp7Ao&ab_channel=ShockTheAlgorithm

(p) & (c) 2023, All rights reserved.
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lyrics:
Ramona? is this what u really wanna?
Is this the life you have always dreamed of?
Listen your heart and go on!

Ramona? you gotta fight for what u really wanna
maybe you're the new madona
a mother, an actor in "Lavapies"

You don't need to get scared, don't be afraid you're almost there
these bright lights, the diamonds on your dress

Forget the past and make it last, we are getting old you gotta move fast
the whole universe is almost on your feet

Rock and Roll Kills

Ramona

Midisound sent me this track for collaborating on , and it was so pretty i had to bite, go hear his AWESOME work :-https://soundcloud.com/sonido-reflexivo
Please enjoy my little ditty about going home from a long busy day at work , these words were formed on the cycle ride home i do every evening from the west end of London to the flat in Chelsea where i live.
Lyrics:-
Home
Where the heart is
Home
Where my mind can roam
The precious time i spend alone

When the working day is over
That's my favorite time , I'm going home
I like to be there on my own
I used to be a kind of rover
Being loud , those days are over
Home
I like to be here on my own

Midisound / winkandwoo 2023

Home

Home - Midisound & winkandwoo

Instagram: www.instagram.com/dunaoficial/

Duna is an Argentine rock band🇦🇷. The group was born in 1985 and was made up of Alejandro "Villa" Villanueva (guitar and vocals), Luciano Del Bene (bass and vocals), Raúl Arbelbide (guitar and backing vocals) and Marcos Marafiotti (drums).

It had a sound that was somewhere between post-punk and new wave, a very eighties aesthetic, and you can find certain influences and/or similarities with Soda Stereo, Fricción and La Sobrecarga, national bands of the same time, and with The Cure and Duran Duran internationally. They recorded their debut LP at the Moebio Studio, one of the most expensive in the city, released by the DG label.
they act as Paul McCartney's support band in the shows that the ex-Beatle gave in River Plate Stadium at the end of 1993.
and Roxette two years later .
Among the band's most popular songs are the hits: "Final Morocco", "Modern Mind", "Taxi in New York", "Digital World", among others.

Duna es una banda de rock argentino. El grupo nació en 1985 y estaba integrada por Alejandro "Villa" Villanueva (guitarra y voz), Luciano Del Bene (bajo y voz), Raúl Arbelbide (guitarra y coros) y Marcos Marafiotti (batería).

Tenía un sonido que entre post-punk y new wave, una estética bien de los ochenta, y se le pueden encontrar ciertas influencias y/o similitudes con Soda Stereo, Fricción y La Sobrecarga, bandas nacionales del mismo momento, y con The Cure y Duran Duran a nivel internacional. Grabaron su LP debut en el Estudio Moebio, uno de los más caros de la ciudad, editado por el sello DG
Actúan como banda telonera de Paul McCartney en los shows que el ex Beatle dio en el Estadio de River Plate a finales de 1993.
y Roxette dos años después.
Entre las canciones más difundidas de la banda, se encuentran los éxitos: «Final Marruecos», «Mente moderna», «Taxi en New York», «Mundo digital», entre otras.

Duna - Final Marruecos 2.0 ( C.Malz Remix ) FREE DOWNLOAD

A short improvised tune played by me with my old loyal companion Korg SGProX digital stage piano as a master keyboard, using an old lovely retro style Grand Piano sound from Keyscape (Yamaha C7, preset "Vinyl"). (Edited the track a little bit on Sunday, November 12, 2023; e.g. changed the last note:)

This song is dedicated to the one who knows it.

I know this is a short one but I'm not a trained jazzer and it has practically taken all my life to get to this point in playing (I'm still learning every day:). If I had to name a few sources of inspiration here, I would first name Mr. Erroll Garner; I would also name Mr. Robbie Buchanan, who's fantastic, memorable and genius playing, compositions and arrangements I have listened to (knowingly or unbeknownst) practically all my life and keep listening today. A song that especially inspired me to make this track is "Somebody in Your Life" by Diane Warren and Robbie Buchanan and the incredible complex chords and progressions present in that song. Later Mr. Luis Miguel made a spectacular version of that song ("Alguien Como Tú"). Third, I would also mention as a source of inspiration the memorable music of the late honorable composer and pianist, Mr. Juan Carlos Calderón. And of course, the music of Mr. Bill Evans is always inspiring me.

Peace (solo piano)

Music: Temple of the Haunted Man https://soundcloud.com/temple-of-the-haunted-man

Lyrics & Vocals: Cosmic Keanu

As Foretold

The flood gates have been opened
Darkness grows

Darkened hearts seized by hatred,
Blood runs cold

The restrainer has been lifted
Upon the lawless and the wicked

Deceiving all who perish
Holding all the lies they cherish

False signs and wonders shown
As foretold

The one who opposes all
taken hold

An influence that deludes is
What kills the love of truth

Deceiving all who perish
Holding all the lies they cherish

From the beginning, 
God has chosen you
Through sanctification, spirit
faith in truth

When the lawless one’s revealed
Exalts himself as God

An abomination of desolation
In the Holy place

The Lord descends from the clouds
With a shout

The Lord removes the lawless one
with a breath of his mouth

Just as the lightning comes from the east
and flashes west

So will the coming be
of the Son of Man

As Foretold (Temple Of The Haunted Man and Cosmic Keanu)

method: layering, understanding which kind of noise suits where
narration: what happens to characters in children‘s stories after the fairy-tale‘s told? to follow up on grimm‘s tale of two children lost in the woods, this soundscape drowns the first and the last poem of my kaleidoscope-cycle in apt kinds of noise. this static arises along the edges, ledges, margins and rims where the uncollected and recollected protrudes into the unknown. ah, the wind sings! 
image: copyright jo richter

headphones recommended

poem 1 (originally title: morvarid) /copyright jo richter:

All Gretchen‘s life
she had made haste
to catch up on
refractions of her youth,

yet all the scattered
crumbs of light only
led her deeper and
deeper into the dark:

The world‘s a forest -
she placed her bounty
on a tree stump – with
sugar-coated death
patiently waiting
for her to arrive.


poem 2 (original title: yeohanan) /copyright jo richter:

By and by, Hänsel lost sight
of everyone. His parents vanished
in the maze of their empty pantry.
His sister, he lost in the dark.
He then left the forest, simply,
and was shanghaied in a hustle.

Having crossed the equator
on numerous seas, he managed
to blindside the crew and be left behind
on some remote jungle island.

Blinded by the bright
southern sun, he lived on
in a kaleidoscope world, con-
fusing himself for light‘s shadow.

the static after the fairy-tale

Weint

THE REAL DEAL (e MaRie&masaTot.)
My super favorite rapper- eMaRie☆
https://soundcloud.com/e_marie_official_b
This song is pop, but there are a lot of dope and cool songs on her page, 
so be sure to check it out✨
Our another song-https://soundcloud.com/e_marie_official_b/no-control
Thank U4 Listening
Peace&Love✨

THE REAL DEAL ft. eMaRie☆

Lyrics:

New World Order knows what's best for you
YouTube feed knows what you need
Shares and Likes the new worlds currency 
Did you figure it out? That It all means nothing!!

I never thought the world would ever end!!
Now machines decide what's on my mind!!

New vaccines made from spiked protein
Ministry of Truth decides what's real
Mask mandates keep your family safe
Did you figure it out? You all mean nothing!!

I never thought the world would ever end!!
Now machines decide what's on my mind!!
I never thought the world would ever end!!
Now machines decide what's on my mind!!

WE USED FEAR TO CONTROL THE WORLD
WE USED FEAR TO CONTROL THE WORLD
WE USED FEAR TO CONTROL YOUR WORLD
WE USED FEAR TO CONTROL YOUR WORLD

WE USED FEAR TO CONTROL OUR WORLD!!

At Worlds End

A man with a mission, like in the books you have read. (Lyrics below credits)

Words & Music: Graham Williams
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass & Percussion: Graham Williams

Our story begins many years ago,
On a moonlit night with the street lamps aglow
Enter a stranger, a tall man indeed,
He emerged from the station, looking hungry and lean,
Some saw him heading for the central cafe,
And later at the cemetery kneeling down to pray,
He continued his journey as the rain started down,
Not taking shelter like some misguided clown,

And he kept on walking right down the road,
His collar turned up his face never showed,
All of the time he stared straight ahead,
A man with a mission, like in the books you have read,

He stopped only once to wring out his scarf,
Looking this way and that with a furtive glance,
Then in a phone booth he made a two minute call,
To whom, we must ponder the significance of it all,
He continued his journey and glanced at his watch,
The meaning was clear, no time to be lost,
So he quickened his pace looking up for a sign,
He was searching for something that can't be defined,

And he kept on walking right down the road,
His collar turned up his face never showed,
All of the time he stared straight ahead,
A man with a mission, like in the books you have read,

He was approaching the dark house when events took a turn,
The man had to stop, maybe some doubts had returned,
He checked in his pockets to see if it was there,
But before he could be certain a sound shook the air,
It was the dead of the night when he witnessed the crime,
Though he thought he was mistaken and had misread the signs,
He heard several voices from the pool room inside,
But the shot that he heard was obscured by the 9:09,

And he kept on walking right down the road,
His collar turned up his face never showed,
All of the time he stared straight ahead,
A man with a mission, like in the books you have read,

A car headlight cast his shadow on a wall,
Though you couldn't see it then his face told it all,
There where signs he was weary and nearing his goal,
But alas there's no end to this story being told,
Where did he go on that miserable night?
Was he travelling with intent or running in flight?
All that we know is what we read the next day,
A man in his prime found dead on the highway,

He's no longer walking right down the road,
But his collar's turned up his face never shown,
All of the time he still stared but was dead,
A man with a mission, like in the books you have read,

They looked in his pockets but could find no ID,
Just a man with a mission who died mysteriously,
They looked in his pockets but could find no ID,
Just a man with a mission who died mysteriously.

The Man With A Mission

The Man With A Mission (Graham Williams)

une affaire extraordinaire
thanks to vincent price...and his voice

Amour Fou

どうしてでしょう、不可能なことは何もありません
image: AlemCoksa

Pourquoi Pas, Rien N'est Impossible (why not, nothing is impossible)

A cover of Ween's masterpiece "Hippy Smell"
Music and lyrics written by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo

Lyrics:

Hippy smell
Only I can tell
Patchouli oil
Sixties Girl
Said you're not real
And you're not surreal
Can't you tell
Hippy smell
Singin' hippy smell
Only I can tell
Patchouli oil
Sixties Girl
Singin' you're not real
And you're not surreal
Can't you tell
Hippy smell

She's got the hippy smell, ladies and gentlemen
You can smell the patchouli oil on her breath
See the Grateful Dead posters hangin' up all over the place
She said "You know, I wish I was alive in the sixties, cause those were really groovy times!"
Well, you know I got somethin' to tell you
You wouldn't want to be alive in the sixties
You would've probably gotten your little hippy ass killed or something you little shitface
Oh

Hippy smell
Only I can tell
Patchouli oil
Sixties Girl
Singin' you're not real
And you're not surreal
Can't you tell
Hippy smell

Hippy Smell (Ween Cover)

YES, IT’S TRUE
I AM HERE TO HURT YOU
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I NEVER WILL DESERT YOU

THE DECISION TO BREATHE
HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM YOU
BUT DON’T GO WEAK AT THE KNEES
OR I’LL POUNCE UPON YOUR VIRTUE

YOU CAN CALL ME ALL THE NAMES
UNDER THE SUN
UNDER THE SUN
BUT DON’T CALL ME A LOSER

EXCEPT YOUR FATE
YOUR DESTINY
YOU TOOK THE BAIT
YOU FAILED TO SEE

ALTHOUGH YOU KNEW MY HISTORY
STILL YOU CHOSE TO DISAGREE

ARE YOU FEELING WOOZY

PUT THIS GLASS
TO YOUR LIPS
TAKE ANOTHER SIP

ARE YOU FEELING WOOZY YET

THE SIZE OF MY EGO
DEPENDENT ON YOURS
THE MORE THAT I BREAK YOU
THE MORE THAT IT GROWS

SO KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS
TO YOURSELF
OR YOU’LL END UP
ON THE SHELF
ON THE SHELF

ARE YOU FEELING WOOZY YET

YOU CAN CALL ME ALL THE NAMES
UNDER THE SUN
UNDER THE SUN
JUST DON’T CALL ME A LOSER

FAR TOO CHOOSEY
FEELING WOOZY
BEING ACCUSED OF
BLOWING FUSES

THIS TIME IT’S A WARNING
YOU’LL WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
THIS TIME IT’S A WARNING
DON’T EVER CALL ME A LOSER AGAIN

REMEMBER I’M THE BOSS
DON’T DOUBLE CROSS ME
YOUR REWARD
MY VANITY

DON'T CALL ME A LOSER

Video;
https://youtu.be/1jAi0uPlano

Re-Release; 
Made in #Ableton

Genres;
#Electronic
#Pop
#Rock
#Experimental

Break Your Silence

This is the self title track from the upcoming debut album of Shock The Algorithm my friends (tbr mid-2024)!
 Enjoy...ROCK AND ROLL KILLS!
 (p) & (c) 2023, STA.
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/OKGfQuK63Ng
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 lyrics:
So you had enough today?
I thought u'll visit us one day
Was waiting for another sunray
to hear you once again prevail

I thought you'd live forever
i dreamed our bonds would never sever
at least you did one more last endeavour
and that's why i would admire you forever

You lived your life and that was fine
it was super cool and you were on the first line
you didn't pretend , you neved showed off
you didn't have tattoos or fake persona blastoff

You lived your life, till your 49
and afterwards your soul forevermore shine
your face is now on t-shirts, your name on NY street
and that's why i sing and say....ROcknRoll kills anywayyyy

You toured nonstop for 22 years
thank god there was music and brushed away your fears
you got bullied so many times
and then you wrote the world's top class rhymes

For them you were the underdog, the freak 
for us a legend and not the weak
you gave us hope, the music & soul 
You were so true and not a fake persona blastoff

Sometimes faith is best looked at like a photographic negative; what does our heart feel when faith is lost? It is so closely allied with hope that the two are hard to distinguish when either or both are lost; but tears are often the result. For many this Christmas, a troubled world only scratches the surface of the personal trouble felt from having lost faith in a loved one, themselves, and perhaps even God.  Christmas is a call to faith, to reach out beyond oneself in the hope that there is One who can give faith, or restore faith that has been lost.  "Hope" is what we consider next...

Slowly The Tears Fall--Seagull, David, and Clara

(p) & (c) 2023/2024. Taken from the debut album (to be released mid-2024, under the tittle "Rock and Roll Kills").
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/Ls4kYAwMN2w
lyrics (Parental Advisory):
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You're so strage to me

you got offended so fast
you're not built to last
you're made of sugar, butter and shit

You think it's only you
you cry like a bitch
your job it's only to abuse

whatever i say is wrong
your life is like a crappy song
no reason to talk to you anymore!

You're So Strange To Me

Fight Or Flight

JOY RIDE

A  jam session of  sound, beat and instrumental impromptu musical experiences. 
I hope you enjoy this experience

Weint

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