my new production xxii, downtempo hot energy in trip-hop style, space game environment.

Space Moviment!

Storm Front

The devils weather is a raw acoustic version of a song I wrote May 2020 recorded March 2022. A plug in and play with added harmonies. Thanks for listening. Gaz

The Devils Weather (Acoustic)

This song features Dave Cooper on vocals and rhythm guitar.  This is a variation on a song I wrote a little while back and placed on YouTube.  I play mandolin and fiddle on this version.  Dave Cooper added new music and melody for the original lyrics.

Here is a link to the original version of this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJSVW4EBZaQ

Here is a link to the music of Dave Cooper (warfydave):
https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

Do Right, Do Wrong

Verse 1:
Way back in the 1500’s
In Stratford upon Avon
The Merchant of Venice 
Shylock is good and a menace

Chorus 1:
To do a great right 
Do a little wrong
That is what
Shakespeare said

Verse 2:
What does it mean
To the play’s scene
Why must one do wrong to do right?
That is the situation Portia had to fight
How can this possibly be
Why would he make this plea

Verse 3:
When Bassanio urges Portia to break the law in order to thwart Shylock

Final Double Chorus:
Sometimes it is necessary
To do a little wrong
To create a situation for a great right

References:
https://livewireaz.com/where-did-shakespeare-write
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2682703-the-merchant-of-venice

Do Right Do Wrong (with warfydave)

Project 3

Several decades ago, a daughter of a middle-class family had disappeared & ended up with her body tossed in a river.
The deceased had 4 siblings that were jealous of her & wanted her inheritance portion.
So, before her 18th birthday the egomaniac sisters decided to get rid of her. 
In a plot to drive the victim crazy, they failed. The wicked sisters then contrived a plan to ensure that their desires would be fulfilled by their own maniacal methods. They would invite their target to go swimming. 
...Except, when they all joined together under the guise of family love, they strangled & drown their innocent sister. 
Now the body has come to the surface & is discovered by fishermen out boating. The sisters do not yet know they will now be hunted for custody. 
The strange thing about the murder case is that the other relatives were found to be in on the death, too. Greed was an obvious malefactor set to create demise, but there was far more of a dark secret that was the motive for doing away with the one sister. What did the deceased know that she shouldn't have?
The authorities have a tough road ahead of them as they cut through a thick 'wall' of family feigned charm turned fatal.

Discovering The Missing Body

Remixed for IOC Songwriter Sessions 1st June 2022

# Lyrics

You are strong enough to hold your ground
To fight the loneliness you keep too close

You have the will to hold the lights inside of yourself
The fire that burns in yourself

On you, you can rely to push on through
To lead the charge and make the next steps last

You have the will to hold the lights inside of yourself
The fires that burn in yourself

Shining lights
Burning bright
For yourself
For no one else

You have the will to hold the lights inside of yourself
The flames to fan and grow the lights inside of yourself
The fires that burn in yourself

Inside of Yourself

A song about an old man who feels he's the last rock & roller left from his old band. Dedicated to all musicians still doing it for the love of music.
Lyrics:
I went out to the bars
With some fella's I use to know
From back in the day
Money worries never held us back
You're going to have to roll me away
We were rock and rollers
We never worried about money
Or responsibility
We would just take in everything we'd see
With our young eyes
And now we're here
And we're talking about:
Saving accounts
Home furnishing
And real estate holdings
We end up with 
Shrunken heads and big houses

I say:
Guys, have you given up on the cause?
The cause of rock & roll
Cause I'm still fighting the fight 
Every night
That's right!
But you're worried about:
Your 401K
And can you blame that scratch on the Valet?
They end up with
Shrunken heads and big houses
This suburban life is gonna put me in my grave
Shrunken heads and big houses
They've given up on the cause
For shrunken heads and big houses

Have you given up on the cause?
Of rock & roll
Because I'm still out here fighting the fight every night

Shrunken Heads And Big Houses

Great to work with Jussi again....he added bass and fabulous guitar playing to this.
Jussi mixed and mastered this track beautifully.

14/July/20222

Who Knows w/Jussi Welin

the lovely Belle on flute
Straddie at full moon

can you hear that sound

high above the full moon glows
throwing shadows on the world below
far below

can you hear that sound
rising up with the northern wind
climbing up to heaven on high

maybe it's the sound
turns it all around
maybe it's the mood
you do

we'll be coming off high
as the innocence dies
we'll be running on low
as we hit the open road

something tells me that it don't get better than this right now


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HpsMZXiPQ

sound

Mark Duffield: voice, lyrics, vocal and harmony melodies  @markduffieldcollaboration

Jonathan Beckenstein: initial music, instruments, mix

There’s something in the words you say
That makes me want to be with you
There’s something in the way that you love
That makes me want to see it through

When you are sinking
You’re not thinking
(Oh, yay, Oh, yay, Oh, yay, Oh, Oh yay yay x2)

When something isn’t right
(something, isn’t wrong)
When something isn’t wrong
When it’s taking you over
(taking you over)
You’ve got to be smart
(got to be smart)
You’ve got to be bright 
(got to be bright)
(Or you’ll live your lie)
When you are sinking
You’re not thinking

Hustle up now,
Carry your eyes
Don’t walk, run
Something wicked this way comes

There’s something in the words you say
That makes me want to be with you
There’s something in the way that you love
That makes me want to see it through

When you are sinking
You’re not thinking
When you are sinking
You’re not thinking

Never change your mind
Never change your mind
Always change your mind
Always change your mind
Never change your mind
Never change your mind
You should always change your mind
Always change your mind
Always change your mind

Words You Say (with Mark Duffield)

Inspired by the Artemis project by NASA to return to the moon

Inside of Yourself

AEGEBE