It was a time when downtempo was called Slow....spécial Thanks to Stepa.K for her a cappella….

SHADOW.   Feat Stepa.K

So much has happened in the World since I was last active on Soundcloud, nearly 3 years ago. The onslaught every day of so many people, animals and our precious Earth suffering, and no end in sight. I have been writing and painting how I feel, but my first recording is far from this, and of another time, a short, simple, and light offering for now.
I was born and raised in a small rural town that saw large amounts of snowfall in Winter, despite being the South of Scotland. We had plenty of hills to sledge down and no need to go to the Highlands. Through the years, in the many places I have lived in, my best walks were snow filled ones with the dogs, and in the mornings setting off when everything was pure and dazzling, and your whole body felt alive. The dogs would leap about so happy, and in turn affecting us, so that we were just as daft playing with them, totally energized! I give thanks for having had this.
This is for my beautiful wee Bridie, who died nearly 2 years ago.
Good to be with you all again on the Cloud!
Lyrics
Up with the lark and away we go
Treading so lightly in the snow
Skippin, and runnin, and jumpin so high
Scenting the air, as we touch the sky

Rollin and diving, and sliding away
Playing in a magical snow filled day
Skippin and runnin, and jumpin so high
Scenting the air, as we touch the sky

We play, all day, we play

Ooooh Ahhh
We're riding high today
Ooooh Ahhh
Love's shining all the way

Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Harmonies, Guitar - Lizzie Taypen 
Cover pic - Pencil Drawing " Bridie" - Lizzie Pentland (Yes, there are daisies in winter ;) haha)

Snow Skippin Days

A very personal song that is good to be remixed and sung with emotional distance...
We have discussed cryptocurrency...a mistake!
Rudi played Baritone-Uke, Drums, Percussions, Keyboards
Vocals: Rudi
Music: some decibel
Lyrics: some decibel

KryptoNight Remix

This is a story of Captain Tod Carter who served in the confederate army. He was 22 when he was shot in a battle in front of his home. 

Lyrics:
Tod Carter was a captain who proudly wore the gray
From Franklin, Tennessee and raised the southern way
Captured while in battle by the Yankee  boys in blue
But from a moving train he found a window and jumped through

The Ohio and the Mississippi served him as a guide
Brought him down to Memphis where he didn't need to hide
Looking east to Georgia there amongst the Georgia pines
Was the 20th Tennessee just across the border line

The cannons opened fire and the deadly bullets flew
Brother fighting brother a nation torn in two
Blood was versing blood and lead was versing bone
In Franklin Tennessee, when Captain Carter came back home.

Back within the Rebel camp but there's a bloody job to do
Heading home to Franklin to run off those boys in blue
The Yankee lads were fortified but Tod carried the fight
When a bullet found the target and brought Tod to The Light.

Tod Carter met his fate that day but did not die alone
In Franklin Tennessee, by the house that he called home
In only Five short hours, more than eight thousand men killed
And the souls of soldiers gray and blue still haunt that battlefield

The cannons opened fire and the deadly bullets flew
Brother fighting brother a nation torn in two
Blood was versing blood and lead was versing bone
In Franklin Tennessee, when Captain Carter came back home

When Captain Carter Came Back Home

I am going to be re-recording some of my older songs, and this is the first one I have attempted.  I messed up a few levels on the mix, hoping to fix it soon.

Shoes With Gray Laces 2025

An updated version of this uptempo instrumental

The Safetool Sessions

Go Chase

As hard as life might seem, there’s always hope. There’s always a way, and there’s always love. Always.”

— J.R. Rain

Always Love

File Updated: More vocal run just feeling out the limits there

Lyrics

Muted
Thats most everyone else
Is it me?
Or the message I sent...
It's all good
Greater
No hood
No saviour
Oh well!
Stay wrapped in peaceful flavour

Booted
My ideas have no shelf
Is it me?
Or the message I dealt...
It's all good
Greater
No FUD
No halo
Oh well
This day unwraps hooded musical cats

I'm a Sheep... Bah bah bah bah bah bah
I'm a clown... Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
I'm a Bear... Grrrr
I'm a Goat... Mah mah mah mah mah mah mah
Go Condor... Soar old Dinosaur
I'm a Lion... You're hearing me roar
Burrow Mole.... Bore bore bore bore bore bore bore
I'm a Whale... Waaaaaaah Waaaaaaaaah
I'm a Chicken.... bok a bok a bok a bok a bok
I'm a Snake... Hiss, I'm gonna eat you all up
I'm a Lizard, aw man this tongue just won't stop
I'm an Earthling... The Force theory says, all
(Sorry... Still sucking diesel ☹️)
I'm a tree... Sure feels like me
I'm a flower... With Human power
I'm a Season... Come on give me that reason
I'm a Planet... Together serving some sonnet
I'm a Universe till I leave in a herse
I'm Infinity forever you see...
Evolution please



File Updated: Softened the vocal and I think it balances everything and makes the animal soundings more fitting maybe. Bass in although it's rough. A keys run with a double bass and normal bass played too with a variation. Gives it a good bounce. Added reverse effected alchemy pad


So in my head at the moment is obviously my attempt to get people to speak on my For Palestine song. The response was pretty muted which I completely understand but it burns too even if I just choose to not let that effect me. It shouldn't anyway. You win you lose you learn we improve....

After writing Autumn in the Wind {https://on.soundcloud.com/xBxkVdTaymhZLGTw6}  with my Papa's poem of same name... It got me thinking about what we sing passionately about. Most pop music is overly sexualised tripe... Religion too still holds a large percentage of mass listening to songs that people maybe hold a little deeper and dearer however they wouldn't exactly be built on reality always...

My Grandad's poem seemed to draw some sort of new passion from me.... Celebrating nature in music. He is writing about the beauty and power of nature in Autumn and I expanded that to make it a four season celebration lyrically playing on his transition to Autumn and between the other seasons.

So this is the first focused attempt at that without my wonderful Grandad's poetic spirit haha....

It is our nature we need to understand better to be at one with it and survive so stick that where we love it most. In da choons man

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHGFv4vN-0w/?igsh=YnB5cWl0b2x6MGFm
Live version there in the Kitchen

The Force (All Life)

Ring Of Light (2008)

So close to Robert is inspired by a lack of inspiration, a virtual Jupiter 8 synth, nostalgic ’80s procrastination, The Human League, a virtual Pianoteq, Paul McCartney, Bernard Edwards, a virtual vocoder, David Bowie, The Cure’s synthpop era, and the absence of the JX3P synth… But all of that is quite futile, so let’s dance.

So close to Robert est inspiré par le manque d’inspiration, un synthé Jupiter 8 virtuel, la procrastination nostalgique des 80s, The Human League, un Pianoteq virtuel, Paul McCartney, Bernard Erwards, un vocoder virtuel, David Bowie, The Cure - période Synthpop, l’absence du synthé JX3P… Mais tout cela est bien futile, alors dansons. 

🎙️ Verse 1
I’ve lost my way, I miss 
The sound of my old JX3P 
It’s been so long making 
My brand new virtual synth ring out
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🎙️ Verse 2
I’ve lost my soul, my mind 
I’ve broken my voice, my guitar
It’s been so long making 
My brand new virtual guitar cry out
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🎶 Chorus
So close to Robert, I hear a noise, I can’t hear notes 
So close to Robert, What will I do now? 
So close to Robert, I’ve got no choice, it’s out of date 
So close to Robert, What will I buy now?
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🎙️ Verse 3
I’ve lost my quest for dreaming
Melodies like Paul McCartney 
It’s been so boring making 
My brand new virtual composer play
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🎙️ Verse 4
I’ve lost my love, my friends 
Perception of reality 
It’s been so hard making 
My brand new virtual robot respond

So close to Robert

Just a little short acoustic jam I put together to give some more meat to the Judgment Day album. I drew inspiration from Led Zeppelin and Genesis.

Mountain Man

Blender and Chirp is my current indie project.  I'm here to just try to improve and to listen to what other independent musicians create. "In My Lifetime" , “Routine" and “That Dam Song” were written and sang by my friend Travis Houghton.