The Recursives in action :)
Blues Harp - Rick
Bass - Al
Guitars - Tez

Blues Escape - The Recursives

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I've been following @Ladyofire aka Tanisha Jackland for almost 7 years, ever since I first became more active on SC. At that time, we were both based in Seattle and she was one of the few local people I'd discovered on here. I've always been inspired by her poetry and spoken word pieces set to music. Every so often she posts an open collab. When I stumbled across the original version of this track, Crimes Against Humanity - https://soundcloud.com/ladyofire/crimes-against-humanity-open-collab ... I decided to finally go for it. Great to be collaborating Tanisha!

Vocals, and more persistent drum/bass part(TR-808) by @Ladyofire
Evolving drums part (SR-16), heavier bass line and background synth/keys melody by @tea_are_sea

Photo credit to Thomas Hawk (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Crimes Against Humanity (TRC Remix) by Lady of Fire Poetry

I made this for my little sister; it's a string of cameos about the town where we were born and raised - a suburb of Newcastle Upon Tyne.  Low income, but real world, real people, real troubles, real joy, real love, real communities, real humour, real music, real life.  All in gloriously rough 1960's industrial working class North East England monochrome.

For those of you not from that part of the world, lyric translations back to English are available upon request. :)

Started as a scribble, pretended to be a poem for a while, then I decided to noodle along and then.....  Ah, you know how it is.....in Byker town.
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Byker Town

Wallpaper of steam trains
Where the sweeping headlights sprawled
‘Cross the ceiling to the old piano
Up against my bedroom wall
In ‘67 the lid came down
Never played again so fair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Cross the bridge to get to school
Rope swings underneath
Bull’s eyes from the slaughterhouse 
Bombed out rail yard stark relief
Billy Smart’s big top’s coming down
But I don’t care
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Stench of old men in the Raby Arms
A bottle of dog to take back yem
Dominos and baccy tins
Were all that mattered way back then
Every retail product to be found
In Ernie’s shop just six foot square
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Quayside Sunday mornings
Champion, just the job
A week of meat to feed the bairns
For only fower bob
Scranshins from the chippy van ‘round
The side door of the Mayfair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Sent out on the Wednesday
In Charlie Shepherd’s finest rags
Over to the smokies
To get free broken kippers by the bag
Dad got paid when Thursday came around
Treats for us to share
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Front step full of babbies
Grazed knees on skinny legs
Back lane rows of nappies
Her face is full of wooden pegs
He’s on the dole no work to be found
Torn bookie slips by his chair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Nets twitching down the road
Never washed in years
Kids with mucky faces 
Almost clean behind the ears
Never seem to have a frown
Owning only what they wear
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Give up all the baggage I’ve got now
Of life in disrepair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Byker Town

Sugar Dreams

JUNE TWELVE
A DAY TO REMEMBER 
WHATEVER THE WEATHER 
THE SUN WILL SHINE
AND SHINE ON FOREVER

JUIN 12
PERSONNE N’AURA LE BLUES TOUT L’MONDE AURA LE GROOVE 
MOI AUSSI GRACE
GRACE À LAURIE WHAT AN ACE

AND THAT’LL BE THE DAY AS BUDDY HOLLY SAYS 
AND QUITE A HOLY DAY TOO
AUJOURD’HUI C’EST LE JOUR 
DES NOCES ET DE L’AMOUR 
CHAMPAGNE ET PETITS FOURS POUR
ADAM & GRACE

EDUCATING KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 
SEEMS TO ME A GRAND THING TO DO
IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT
THE ONE WHO IS ABOUT 
TO MAKE YOU MERRY AND TO MARRY YOU

JUNE TWELVE
PAS BESOIN DE YOGA
POUR OUVRIR LES CHAKRAS LE NIRVANA SERA
AU RENDEZ-VOUS
POUR VOUS
GRACE AND ADAM 
ADAM AND GRACE 
GRACE AND ADAM 
ADAM AND GRACE

JUNE 12 (Lyrics) Song for Adam & Grace

Thommo's inspiration that began as "Dream Catching", then "Dancing on the Veranda", is now "Waiting" with the addition of Bix singing the love-lyrics of his wife Darcy; and just in time for Valentine's Day.  What a sweet box of chocolates this collaboration has turned out to be with Thommo, Debra, and the Bixlers.  Have a listen and savor the flavor:)
Check out these fine artist's profiles;
@thommo_tunes
@debra_buesking
and Bix @user-432405235-236877019
Thanks to Dreamstime for the great track photo.

Waiting (Thommo=synth, Bix=vocal, Darcy Bixler=lyrics, Debra Buesking=piano, David Dunham=guitars)

A song about a dream that takes me away to an Island in the Sun, do you want to hop aboard and lets set sail for better weather and peace.

Johnny

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