Bent

Wrapped up in the sun
Waving from this sinking ship
So bored with having fun
The captain makes a mess of it
He tosses a loaded gun
To the proletariat
Donald duck duck goose step and run
Now you got the hang of it 
Where have all the hippies gone?
Counterfeits and hypocrites
Now we all fall down
How could this ever happen?

This is not my scene
Keep it nice and clean
Just a broken dream
I once believed 
Life is for the young
Spring is for the sprung
Put it on your tongue
And you will see

A tingle in my toes, feel it in my bones
Smell it in my nose, I know
Our plans won’t be changing  
Waving from this sinking ship
Feel it in my chest, deep within my breast 
What a fuckin’ mess, I guess 
We’re damned, not worth saving 
Waving from this stinking ship

Full sail ahead
We’re at the edge of Mercator maps
Better learn to tread 
Beyond the point of turning back
Someone found the captain dead  
Its seems he’s had a heart attack
And we all fall down
How could this ever

A tingle in my toes, feel it in my bones
Smell it in my nose, I know
Our plans won’t be changing  
Waving from this sinking ship

Feel it in my chest, deep within my breast 
What a fuckin’ mess, I guess 
We’re damned, not worth saving 
Waving from this stinking ship

Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur
Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur
Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur
Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur
Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur
Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur
Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur
Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody kill the dinosaur

Feel it in My Bones

Saving our money
Gonna buy us a dream
Three or four years 
Ain’t as long as it seems
It’s gonna take time
Yeah It always takes time
But time’s on our side
Yeah Time’s on our side

Two kids in the yard
Down by the lake
Beans in the garden 
And Corn on my plate
I’ll build us a fire
We’re in bed by eight
Never too late
Never too late

Dreamers are lovers
And lovers are dreams
And who are you?
If dreamers are lovers
And lovers are dreamers
Then who are you
I’m dreaming a dream

If life is a dream
I wanna sleep late
I’d rather keep dreaming
Than to be wide awake
Don’t rattle my cage
Don’t rain on my cake
Heaven can wait
Heaven can wait

Heaven Can Wait

Track featuring piano and eurorack as well as getting sounds from hitting strings inside a grand. 

Track mastered by Beached Records

Without End

This track is about the "End of the World" ;-)
While playing the first riffs of this it sounded like a clone of Led Zeppelin. So I first called it "Zep's Clone". When it came to write the lyrics I couldn't get the word "clone" out of my head. So the story evolved about the last human beings cloning themselves to live on on a dying earth. It somehow fits to the ongoing climate debate. But after all, it's just some words from someone who is not good in writing lyrics.
Anyway, this is the 2nd track with my friend Marcus singing and the first track with my friend Maes playing bass. Both members of another band I played in for years. Both delivered absolutely stunning performances on vocals and bass and I can't thank them enough.
As always, thanks a lot for listening, commenting etc.

For those who are interested in gear:
rythm guitar left channel: Les Paul
rythm guitar right channel: Telecaster (also the tiny fills)
first lead break: Telecaster
Lead at the end: Les Paul

I used s-gear amplifier plugins on all guitar tracks.

Drums: ezdrummer

The Clone (Requiem for Mankind)

Wildflower (sung by Martin Jones and The Deep Six)

In questo periodo in cui gli spostamenti sono ridotti all'osso ho proprio bisogno di un bel viaggio, così sono andato a scoprire cosa si nasconde dietro le cascate...

Journey Behind The Falls

We all have that one friend who thinks they`re too good to put the bins out.  A little reminder not to forget where you came from.

When the Grey Sea Turned Blue

When The Grey Sea Turned Blue

Instruments, arrangements: Didier Duclos.

Le Vent Nous Portera cover Noir Desir

Our latest collaboration, written for piano, cello, and violin, and written with each person writing eight measures then handing it off to the other person to write eight more. Hope you enjoy, and happy early new year.

The Tumulus

jan 21

what do I do about her?

Baby of the 80s, teen of the 90s, obsessed with the 60s and 70s; an FM wannabe in a Youtube world. I guess I just wasn't made for these times. I like songwriting in the Gershwin, Tin Pan Alley, Lennon/McCartney tradition. I prefer records to singles. I prefer three minutes to ten.

According to my mama, I was whistling before I learned to talk. I played organ in the Memphis garage rock scene between 2000 and 2016. I've done a lot of studio work, adding keys to records by songwriters that I really admire.

I'm now focused on recording my own songs. I have a minimal home recording set up with a laptop, microphones, cheap guitars, drums, piano, and a grab bag of other toys. All my lyrics rhyme with the truth, or at least I think they do. 

Life is short and there are more good songs then there are raindrops. Which is to say: thank you very much for lending me your ears.

Rock 'n' roll is dead, long live rock 'n' roll.
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A few of my influences, in no particular order, are:

Sly and the Family Stone 
The Mamas and Papas
Beck
Big Star
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Smokey Robinson 
Bob Dylan
Buddy Holly
Jack Oblivian
James Brown
Beaulah
Elliot Smith
Hank Williams
Otis Redding
Steve Martin
10CC
Joe Jackson
Frank Ocean
Billie Holiday
Dave Fridman
Joni Mitchell
Tyler, The Creator
The Dirt Bombs
The Cocteau Twins
George Gershwin
Ben Folds
Cornelius
Bjork
Donny Hathaway
The Drifters
Ennio Morricone
Moby Grape
Prince
The Breeders
The Monkees 
Caetano Veloso
Kendrick Lamar
Nina Simone
Pink Floyd
Waylon Jennings
Del Shannon
Booker T and the MG's 
Mott the Hoople
Grandaddy
The Hombres
Philip Glass
Huey Lewis
My Bloody Valentine
David Bowie
David Byrne 
The Pixies
Thin Lizzy
The Clash
Broadcast
Willie Mitchell
Billy Joel
Wilco
Cat Power
Pusha T
Blonde Redhead
Os Mutantes
Al Green
The Kinks
The Animals
Spiritualized
The Zombies
Carol Kaye
Them
Led Zeppelin
The Beta Band
Loudon Wainwright
Leadbelly
Lou Reed
Tom Petty
Tom Waits
Shuggie Otis
The Impressions
Weird Al
Van Dyke Parks
Roy Orbison
Nino Rota
Jack White
Don Covay
Sir Douglas Quintet
Chet Baker
Chicago
Buffy Sainte Marie
Miles Davis
Elvis Costello
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Harlan T Bobo
Nick Lowe
Earth Wind and Fire
Chopin
William S Burroughs
Nina Simone
Ray Charles
Ravel
Electric Light Orchestra
M.O.T.O.
Steely Dan
Willie Nelson
Phish
Charles Mingus
The Grateful Dead
The Cars
Lee Hazelwood
REM
The Replacements
Pavement
Kurt Cobain
Isaac Hayes
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ike & Tina
The Vaselines
Lenoard Cohen
Gilberto Gil 
Air
Alejandro Escovedo
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Buddy Holly
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Groovies
Janis Jolpin
Scott Joplin
John Coltrane
Willie Nelson
Todd Rundgren
They MIght Be Giants 
The Drifters
The Coasters 
Django
Marvin Gaye
Belle and Sebastian
The Delgados
Animal Collective
Curtis Mayfiled
Harry Nilsson
Warren Zevon
Steve Miller
Randy Newman
Carole King
The Isley Brothers
JJ Cale
Nat King Cole
Frank Zappa
The Rolling Stones
The Compulsive Gamblers
Greg Cartwright
The Reigning Sound
Jeff Pope
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Dr. John
Ray Manzarek
Paul Simon
Dan Penn
The Byrds
Badfinger
The Band
Stephen Sondheim
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Stephen Schwartz
The Police
Richard Thompson
Dean Martin
Chuck Berry
Syd Barrett
Rita Lee
Gal Costa
The Specials
2 Pac
Weezer
Squeeze
The Violent Femmes
Wanda Jackson
The Andrew Sisters
The Memphis Horns
The Memphis Jug Band
The Oblivians 
Cole Porter 
Johnny Mercer
Black Sheep
Harold Arlen
The Everly Borthers
The Faces
Neil Young
Charlie Rich
Oscar Peterson
Stevie Wonder
Phineas Newborn
M. Ward
The Lyres
The Troggs
The Velvet Underground
Funkadelic
Donovan
The Doors
Meat Puppets
Brian Eno
The Hollies
Radiohead
Frank Sinatra
? and the Mysterians
Tommy James
Madness
The Seeds 
The Lovin' Spoonful
Carl Perkins
Howlin' Wolf
The 13th Floor Elevators
Yo La Tengo
Love
A Giant Dog
Sparks
Courtney Barnett
Kate Tempest
T. Rex
Outkast
Irving Berlin
The Who
The Searchers
Fleetwood Mac
Allen Toussaint

…and a few others

Feel it in My Bones

Adam Woodard