DOWNLOAD IT HERE: https://tij-official.bandcamp.com/track/bleed-through Written by Barry Snaith & Erika Bach July 2014 
Voice: Lola Demo https://soundcloud.com/lolademo
Instruments and Voice: TIJ
Blister-inducing Guitar Solo: Darren Chilton https://soundcloud.com/spectrum_one

After many a ‘heated debate’ between the fantastic Lola Demo and I, we finally got the track we both wanted without shedding  too many tears. I must have gone through a whole box of tissues.
The trials and tribulations were many - Erika’s laptop broke before we even began and I soon learned that a small Greek island isn’t the place for speedy repairs. My Mac then died on me - unsurprising after the beatings I give it. Then we had a few ‘issues’ about the subject matter and my gory artwork (which I’ve since altered in the light of current horrors). Then I wanted to enlist the astounding skills of the (surely) extra-dextered Darren Chilton, much like Eddie Van Halen on Michael Jackson’s Beat It. Turns out he also had no computer (Darren, not Jacko) so we had to liaise via internet cafés in Tokyo. Darren's only brief was to 'make it as fucked up as possible'. Eventually a truly global song was born (Tokyo, Ithaca, Wakefield). 
I’d also like to say that, once computers were revived, Erika and Darren were so quick to provide their stellar contributions, whereas I laboured faaar too long over the mix, which eventually Erika mastered superbly over at Ithaca Manor.
Anyway, here’s the result. I hope you like it. Loved working with them both. Please listen to their music, you won't be disappointed.

Produced by TIJ 
Mastered by Lola Demo

lyrics by Bach & Snaith July 2014 and we did bleed through them.
BLEED THROUGH 
Halaal! Hallal! You’re bleeding me dry… 
You cannot tell me what I need - what I should want from my life. 
There is no cure for what I feel. No medication to make it right. 
It’s not easy shaking off the damage. 

'Undead Girl Walking'. Halaal! Halaal! You’re bleeding me dry. Hanging on a hook. It's a struggle but you’re good and stuck. Guess you’d be out of luck if you weren’t up so high. 

Bleed through. I know you want to. 

Already dead. I’m already dead. Already bleeding from the back of my head. You’re so wrong. This is genocide. Doesn’t it make you want to cry. Already dead. 

Undead Girl Walking. Halaal! Halaal!  You’re bleeding me dry. I’m hanging on a hook. I struggle but I’m good and stuck. Guess I’d be out of luck if I didn’t feel so high. 

Bleed through. I know you want to. 

Halaal! Halaal! Halaal!
Goodbye.

released 22 August 2014

Bleed Through - TIJ & LOLA DEMO (feat. DARREN CHILTON) AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW.

Frida's Wings – The Skeletons
April 2024
Duration: 2:50
A shorter version was previously included in the “Art Expressed in Music” series
Painting: Frida Kahlo Painting Self Portrait.
Music for Danse Etoile Ballet (www.danseetoile.org) who will be performing Frida's Wings, a ballet based on the life and works of Frida Kahlo, June 2024 in Colorado.
Thanks to John-Marc Ventimiglia @john-marc-ventimiglia for creating the “rattling bones” sound library
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.  Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. She is also known for painting about her experience of chronic pain. In most of her self-portraits, she depicts her face as mask-like, but surrounded by visual cues which allow the viewer to decipher deeper meanings. Aztec mythology features heavily in Kahlo's paintings in symbols including skeletons and skulls.  In the painting, Dream of The Bed, painted in the year of 1940, Frida expressed her feeling and interception of death, which depicts a skeleton on the canopy of her bed (as she had in her real life). Her husband, Diego Rivera called the Juda, Frida's lover, but Frida said it's just an amusing reminder of people's mortality. Frida Kahlo spent much of her life in pain.  As As a teenager she suffered a horrific bus accident which left her unable to have children and meant she needed more than 30 operations on her spine. Eventually her withered leg had to be amputated and she died at 47. She said in her diary: “Feet, why do I need you, if I have wings to fly”
For guitar, accordion, trumpet, violin, double bass, sound effects and percussion

Frida's Wings - The Skeletons

This is my second collaboration with Mike Fox. I am so happy with how the song turned out. I hope you like it too.

Mike Fox: Music, vocals and production
Andrea Brennan: Lyrics

Lyrics:

Dark Horse 

I'm drinking blood, sweat and tears
All night and all day
You won't see me coming
I am still too far away
I'm putting in the miles 
I know what it takes

I'm a dark horse
On a long course
But you can place your bets 
On this dark horse

I got a hunger in my belly
An unquenchable thirst
I can see the finish line
I'm coming in first
I ain't giving up
Until I leave em in the dirt
No, I ain't giving up 
Until I leave em in the dirt

I'm pumping steel attitude
Strong body, strong mind
I've got my blinkers on
Staying (alt. I'm) focused and aligned
Put your money on my name
'Cause this race is mine

I'm a dark horse
On a long course
But you can place your bets 
On this dark horse

I got a hunger in my belly
An unquenchable thirst
I can see the finish line
I'm coming in first
I ain't giving up
Until I leave em in the dirt
No, I ain't giving up
Until I leave em in the dirt

I'm heading down the home stretch
The payoff's at hand
I can see the finish line
This is my time to shine

I'm a dark horse
On a long course
But you can place your bets 
On this dark horse

Dark Horse (Fox and Brennan)

Verdant Vintage is a beautifully crafted solo piano composition that evokes the gentle grace of a bygone era. Its intricate melodies and harmonious flow create a serene, verdant atmosphere, reminiscent of tranquil meadows and classic elegance. Perfect for unwinding and introspection, this piece invites you to lose yourself in its soothing and nostalgic embrace, offering a musical escape to a simpler, more peaceful time.

Verdant Vintage - Francesco Adornetto

PASSION (Ft. Molly Barnett)

Around noon today (2024, July 21), I asked joerxx (https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx ; please take a tour on his page) if he would like to play saxophone on the basis of an old song of mine that I was rearranging  without particular satisfaction. He agreed, and in a few hours he and his sax did a great job. 
Now the song too is also finally updated:  https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/vorrei-che-tu-venissi-da-me-in-una-sera-dinverno
Thank you Jörg, it was a great Sunday!

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Composed by Michele Ansani (2023-2024).
Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, July 21.

I would like you to come to me on a winter evening (instrumental)

This is an open invitation for a collab, this track is open for downloads. All producers, mixologist, DJ, and Musician are welcome to test their skills and artistry. The file is submitted "as is", add what you want to complete it, or simply sample parts. If you use it, please link back to this page. Message me here with a link to your production and I will repost... Enjoy fam!
To all producers you have my permission and authorization to use it as your own. I have published this as royalty free. You can monetize or do whatever you want with it. All proceeds are yours to keep. Everyone is welcome to participate.
All I ask is vocal credit, my name is: Ian Greaves aka (IPG1)Peace!
Enjoy Fam!

Lyrics
Pre Chorus
No imagination—-no glory
Worry don’t set ——the pace

Verse1
each level deeper——— keep it positive ——
—-no negative ——when I come through——
🎵It’s unedited
Playing the odds———I won’t lose 
living life —-no regrets, is what I choose 🎵
open bars, liquid——-flow 
drink it up ———here we go
Wow —-wow—-wow
now you know 
rhymes so——- magical
X’s and O’s ———-crossing lines like 
tic-tac-toe

Verse2
Throwing kisses ——count it—-SWAK 
tapping out Beats—— enemies being taxed
Hitting the streets, with pleasantries
—-Every key, belong to me, gate keeper.
Can you see—-it has to be——number one priority?
Keep it 100—-come on
Peep That shadow —-by my side 
That’s the Grim Reaper

What’s money worth—— when life is much cheaper, 
hand-to-hand, with death, 
Each level deeper, 
Each level deeper
the lesson you learn ——only once 
he’s a great teacher [Echo]

Chorus

No imagination—-no glory
Worry don’t set ——the pace
No imagination—-no glory
Worry don’t set ——the pace——peace!-(X2)

Verse3

each level deeper, keep it positive no negative
when I come through——It’s unedited
Playing the odds, I won’t lose 
🎵living life —-no regrets, is what I choose 🎵

Each level deeper, ever since the beginning, 
convince, but still winning, 
musically I’m pimping, 
better come on get’em
dress to the left—-even my limp got rhythm
each beat —— a beat that—— tell a story,
Unlimited ——imagination ————brings it glory. 
Don’t worry—-Don’t worry

Verse1

open bars, liquid——-flow 
drink it up ———here we go
Wow —-wow—-wow
now you know ——now you know
rhymes so——-magical
X’s and O’s ———-crossing lines like 
tic-tac-toe

Verse2

——————break—————-

Each level deeper, ever since the beginning, 
convince, but still winning, 
musically I’m pimping, 
better come on get’em
dress to the left—-even my limp got rhythm
each beat —— a beat that—— tell a story,
Unlimited ——imagination ————brings it glory. 
Don’t worry—-Don’t worry

🎵Worry don’t set the pace——
Worry don’t set the pace🎵
Each level deeper
Each level deeper [Echo]

Each Level Deeper Vocals 108 BPM

If You Only Had A Minute

Choices

Beer Man

Image created by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/Cruel-Libido-745555622

Be Careful With Your Dark Humor

Genre-fluid. 
DEBUT ALBUM RELEASED ON SEJA/CANDY BOMBER MUSIC: https://sejarecords.bandcamp.com/album/gig-economy
Formerly known as The Inconsistent Jukebox. I have been exclusively recording as m1nk with Erika Bach (lola demo) for the past 4 years and put the TIJ stuff on hold for a while. In between the next m1nk release we are both releasing solo material. Watch this space for previews of the new stuff.
New single out 31st October -  'SIng Me Something SInister'. Taken from the forthcoming debut solo album 'Gig Economy'. WATCH VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ZhwYgG6M8
You can also follow my current and future work with Erika Bach (as m1nk) here: https://soundcloud.com/m1nk and http://www.m1nk.com
https://sejarecords.bandcamp.com/album/m1nk-em-one-en-kay
I've had the very good fortune and honour to associate my own music here on SC with some truly astounding  and generous graphic & surrealist artists: Smiler Street Art (London) https://www.facebook.com/smilerstreetart/, Eric Lacombe (France) http://www.ericlacombe.com/home.php, Belgian surrealists Mothmeister https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/mothmeister. Please do look at their work, you won't be disappointed. Stay here and listen a while first though.
I'm also finding other amazing stuff here on Soundcloud that I would have never heard elsewhere, a few of them I've had the pleasure to collaborate with.: Heidi Harris, Konokunok, Narcisse Noyé, Dolll, Richard Devine, Joaquin Mendoza, Vasco Morais, Keldari Station, Musicaserj, & Cathrinta, Luciole Langevine, Renaud Deback, Lola Demo, Anda Volley, Ang Kerfoot, Dana Dau, Chris Pendergraft, Faerytale and many more. I could go on (and usually do). Check them out, you won't hear their like in many other places. 
Also look out for my playlists here on Soundcloud which feature other artists: 'Favourites From The Cloud', 'Soundscapes'  and 'The Siren, She Sings' (which also has a blog). You may even be in one of them.

Thanks to Isaac for my (full) name. Check out his eerie upload, https://soundcloud.com/aminimalvirus/inconsistent-jukebox. Genius. It crept up on me late one night (one of those tracks that you didn't select but came on in someone else's stream) and I genuinely thought I was going mental. When you hear it you'll see what I mean.
DOWNLOAD SINGLE HERE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bold-ego-fledgling-feat-ang-kerfoot-richard-brown-remix/id1165683158?app=itunes&i=1165683231
DOWNLOAD  MINI-ALBUM HERE: https://tij-official.bandcamp.com/album/useless-weapons
BUY DOUBLE SINGLE: itunes.apple.com/gb/album/likey-n…are/id1171468402
Keep breathing. Stay creative. Be original.