Well done with the percussions, they really give a 'mysterious' feel.

Vocals sound fantastic. I love the different layers and how you treated them to all come together. Awesome vibe and very clean mix. Great song and lyrics!! Mission Accomplished!!

Love this one! Always beautiful vocal delivery! Synth layers are like filling it up with trippy goodness but allowing enough space to really serve the song too. Excellent!

Music made using my Dream Keys Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-keys

Dream Keys Ableton Live Pack

Day 30 of #jamuary2024
This year I’m using prompts and tools I supply for the Music Production Club. Join the Club and get in on the prompts! Https://brianfunk.com/mpc

Today’s jam was made using 
Dream Keys Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-keys
ANCIENT Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/ancient
And LOTS of Snowerb by Diego Stocco: https://diegostocco.gumroad.com/l/SNOWERBS

Day 30 Was It A Dream

Jamuary Day 30

Theme: Was it a Dream?
Style: Make a soundtrack for a dream you've had.
Tools: Use Dream Keys MPC Exclusives Ableton Live Pack 

I used Dream Keys for everything except bass guitar for the sub-layer of the bass, and the drums are BF Drift Drums

Jamuary is a challenge to create and share a piece of music every day in January.  Shout out to  @brianfunkmusic  for the daily inspirational prompts, and Music Production Club community on Discord for the support.  #jamuary #jamuary2024

Jamuary 2024

Jamuary 30 - Was it a Dream?

Jamuary 30 - Was It A Dream?

Jamuary Day 1 - using prompts I made for the Music Production Club: https://brianfunk.com/mpc

Synths are from my Dream Keys Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-keys

1 Echoes of a New Beginning

250109 - Aid Arrives Whether Wanted Or Not

250112 - Space Dignitaries Pick Up The Signal

airn

Montages (2025) Remastered

Turn Out The Lights

Photo from left to right: JJ, Josh, and Ken
Cast of characters:
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — Ovation guitar, lead vocals, lyrics, and compostion
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- VST Chinese gong and VST cello
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – light VST Latin percussion, synth, and piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass, chant vocals at the end 
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — ebow, production, mix, and mastering

 This song is the fourth Carl has written and composed with a member of Eclectic Collective in mind. This time JJ is being honored, and we all agree that he deserves it, too. Carl is a wonderful singer, songwriter, composer, and musician, and we're all grateful that he's joined our collective. 
  Here's what Carl had to say about it. "The music for this was a personal song written to myself which I never really released as I was trying to say goodbye to my own ego in the song. From that point of view I have always seen the piece as a great bit of personal therapy for me. None of the original lyrics survived and JJ gets painted by the new words .. But I thought it would be nice to reuse the composition for this. There was no big reason for it only when I decided to start a 60bpm song for JJ on piano .. I started playing Goodbye Ego and the rest is history..."
  We tackled this song like we would any other, though. Mark was first up on this, adding his VST magic in the form of a Chinese gong, as well as the cello you hear throughout. The subject of our adulation came next, with JJ adding not only his hot, yet minimal Latin percussion and essential piano, but moody synth, as well. Ken added his spicy drums after that, and once they were down, Josh jumped in with his four string fretless bass to complete the rhythm section. Josh also added the vocal chant at the end.
  All that was left was for Stephen to mix it all down for us, which he did in his always pro manner. But before he did, he also added some subtle, yet stirring ebow on his guitar. 
  As stated above, this is a continuation of our songs about us. Hope no one thinks it's arrogant. When Carl presents us with these little treasures, it's hard not to run with them, though. Always a ton of fun to make music together. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:

Praying hands
Whatever cause
Once our greater good not lost
Bored children create their fun
We shelve French horn for this fine one
"Nice one lads" We read it all!
Vacation taken
To JJ calls
Neighbour to good Mickey Moore
Find Michigan piano pure

JJ calls
Just for us
Love lit up
Just for us

Down the road city of cars
To Howell front deck
Dad and Guitars
We jam that love then tell the world
Love and service human highway knurled
Good bi-product of happiness sought
With Croatian fun to cloud we court

Terrell Terminator in Jungle
Predator for good
Keys like Mr Bungle
Faith in more like we could
He Thanks you
It's lifestyle
Built from a porch
Good collective friend
Keep lighting that torch

Some moments sealed, marked and moulded
Pure intention
Dark blindfolded
Howl from human to Howell good soul
Keyed keystone as collective role

JJ calls
Darkness falls
Love lit up
Just for us
Love lit up
Just for us
Love lit up
Just for us
JJ calls

JJ calls
Just for us

JJ Calls (Eclectic Collective)

Seeing you brings my head down,
Are you lost inside your final dream?
We don't know how to get out,
I don't know how to be. 

Being angry won't bring you back,
It won't give us one more day,
It's the knife that cuts into the past,
My only escape. 

Final Dream

'Just before dawn'....tenor sax, flute and oboe  - supported by Moog and beats.

War:  - what is it good for....? ......

Pic: c/o Pinterest.

Darkest Hour

Cast of Characters:
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass and Fender Stratocaster
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – electric piano 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- percussion, VST flute, and production editing
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl --  vocals and lyrics
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — production, mix, and mastering

This song began more than a year ago, when Josh created a song out of a looper beat with his four string fretless bass. It sat on the shelf until a few weeks ago, when he shared it with JJ, who was in creative mode one Saturday evening. Josh had actually forgotten that he'd added a bass line to it, and thought he was just passing on a looper beat for JJ to play with. 
  However, JJ heard it, and was so excited that added his magical electric piano part, making it sound like a real song, instead of just drums and a bass. Ken also heard some magic in here, because he came up with his own brilliant beat to replace the looper that was used in for the seed. Mark was next to throw in, adding the striking drum pattern breakdown, and the thrilling flute solo, as well. Tez came in shortly after, adding his thrilling guitar to the mix. After everyone had added their parts, Josh came back and added two guitar parts, the simple low end line, as well as the high strumed triads. At this stage, Mark did some editing, as it is in his skill set, and made it less dense and easier to listen to. 
  Now that the song was musically complete, out newest member, Carl, dropped the amazing vocals you hear, singing his original lyrics. After Carl was done sprinkling his magic in it, we needed an able producer to bring out the magic of the recordings. Good thing we have a trained producer to do the job in Stephen, who mixed and mastered it superbly, as always. 
  This is Eclectic Collective's first fore into the afrobeat genre, although a few of us are really big fans already, and Josh has a few other originals in this genre buried on his page, as well. As always, we all enjoyed the process of hearing this one come together. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.
Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:Juice our Jah
Chalice of chime
Shooting star
Great rhythm
There's blood in the brine

Suture Sun
Grand heaven high
'Some clan gone cruel
Needing collective eye

Eclectic host
Hoist our hale
Mused healing feast
Musical breeze as gale

Afro beat
Oh melody sweet
Beat afro
Show us where to go

Kalakuta Kingdom (Eclectic Collective)

the story of kallisto is not a nice one - this narration makes it very clear that victim blaming and victim shaming in the exercise of wanton power are not modern inventions, not at all
initial information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_(mythology)

copyright für alle worte, alle klänge und alles bild: jo richter
copyright for all the words, all the sounds and everything image: jo richter

doch weiter, weiter drängt sie das schicksal
bedrängt sie der wütende zeus
als könne sie noch verbergen 
dass es niemals, niemals die eigene wahl
gewesen und niemals ihr eigen verlangen
und stets des nachgebens preis

interlinear translation: kallisto the beautiful //yet fate forces, forces her on / forces itself onto her like the raging god zeus / as though she was able to hide / that it has never ever been her own choice / and never her own desire /  and always the price of giving in

kallisto die schöne

kallisto, die schöne

Sovereignty

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Dream//Earth

Musician, Producer, and Educator from New York. 
Host of the Music Production Podcast. 
Author of 5-Minute Music Producer. 
Berklee Online teacher. 
Ableton Certified Trainer.

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