This has brought back so many memories. I remember seeing them live at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester in 1973. It was both far out, hippy trippy style and very funny, with Nigel flying out over the audience on his harness and at the same time Trevor getting his long hair trapped in the guitarists machine heads, with roadies running out to disentangle him, whilst the guitarist played on relentlessly. For a young teenager the topless dancers gyrating in the strobe lights….!! Well I have been a psychedelic rock fan ever since.

piano, electric piano, TR808, and electric bass

Repetition 1

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Wrote a baseline that sounded a bit Crimson-like, so I went off in that direction

Pluck 1

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RnB 1

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Started with four chords in 6/8 and stumbled into something kind of 80s sounding

80s 1

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On the 13th bar...

Jake-Leg Lindy came to town,
they set him up and put him down,
he's stuck on the 13th bar,
on the 13th...

No one wants to turn him on,
they all just wish that he was gone,
he's stuck on the 13th bar,
on the 13th...

Wagging heads will play dead,
and question his mental health,
no one understands him,
least of all himself,

He's stuck,
on the 13th bar,
on the 13th...

Spank it for me then Jake-Leg,
you know how I like it,
low and lonesome,
the blues I love to sing,

That's it boy!

Jake-Leg please don't go too far,
you must stay within the 12th bar,
but he wouldn't listen,
he wouldn't listen,

In the city,
everywhere you can look the roads cross,
that guitar is all strung out,
to measure the coin toss,

He's stuck,
and the roads cross,
and the 13th bar,
and the roads cross,
and the roads cross...

Jake-Leg don't you cry,
here's your lullaby,
hang your pretty head,

I love you Jake-Leg!

Jake-Leg Lindy and the 13 Bar Blues

RightAmountOfTrumpet

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The Jazz Puppets playing an arrangement of another short theme

Short Theme 3

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The Jazz Puppets do a rearrangement of a thing from a while back

Touch And Go

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Dinosaur rock. Two guitars, bass, organ and drums.

Prehisaurus

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Backstory of Galactic Mystics: The Cosmic Chronicles
Genesis of the Mystics
In the year 1971, during a total solar eclipse that baffled astronomers and terrified small animals, Galactic Mystics was born. The brainchild of Nigel "Nebula" Crane and Trevor "Starlord" Spence, two art school dropouts who bonded over their shared obsession with sci-fi pulp magazines, medieval alchemy, and obscure German synthesizer bands. They envisioned a band that could transcend the mundane and transport listeners to a parallel universe where wizards ruled and space dragons roamed.

The First Cosmic Note
Their debut album, "Astro Wizardry," was recorded in a haunted castle in Wales, which they claimed was essential for capturing the “mystic vibrations.” The album cover, featuring Nigel in a robe made from NASA thermal blankets, set the tone for their over-the-top aesthetic. Tracks like "Celestial Alchemist" and "Galactic Gryphon" were known for their complex time signatures and lyrics about interstellar quests and sorcerous duels. Critics were baffled, but the underground scene was intrigued.

Intergalactic Triumph
Their follow-up album, "Infinite Quest of the Cosmic Sorcerer," catapulted them to intergalactic fame. The cover, with a three-eyed wizard conjuring galaxies, became iconic. Songs like "Nebula Navigators" and "Stardust Crusade" featured 15-minute solos, Gregorian chants, and sounds recorded from a real Tesla coil. Their live shows were legendary, featuring Nigel's famous “Levitation Trick” (which often involved a malfunctioning harness and a lot of duct tape) and Trevor’s “Laser Lute” solos that once caused a minor fire at the Royal Albert Hall.

Adventures on and Off Stage
Despite their cosmic personas, the band members' offstage antics were just as legendary. Trevor was once arrested in Vienna for attempting to “commune with astral beings” on top of a statue of Mozart. Nigel, convinced he was the reincarnation of an Atlantean king, refused to perform unless his dressing room was filled with exactly 88 candles, one for each constellation he claimed to govern.

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Lyra-8 via Chase Bliss Mood, Empress Zoia (grainbach), Hologram Microcosm and Strymon Big Sky.

Never knew I could fall so hard so fast for an instrument without MIDI or volt/octave inputs.

Lyra Study #3

For fun, I write music. Some of it I post here.

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Arne Gleason

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