A cover of one of my favourites from the amazing Crystal Planet by Joe Satriani.

Originally I recorded live drums for this but ultimately I was unhappy with the sound. The tom in particular gave me trouble, and there was a few days experimenting with heads and tuning. 
I bought my drums during a low point in life and didn't even really notice the shockingly bad heads it had. Pinstripes and Ambassadors? Amirite Drummers? 
Audio to midi to the rescue. I get better sound and my performance is preserved. The shaker, though , that's 100% real!
Had much fun with this and put to use some techniques I learned recently.

Hope you enjoy.

Oh sorry to the five people who already heard this on my previous upload. It was the mix you see? It was bad.

Guitar, Bass, Synths and Percussion By me :)
Art by me based on Crystal Planet cover photography by Neil Zlozower.

Music by Joe Satriani ℗ 1998 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

A Piece Of Liquid - Joe Satriani Cover

SIIREN-MIDGET SUBMARINE

You can not use any of this music without permission

Beneath the Ice

"Graceful Aging" is played on a 2000 Lance McCollum GA-Italian Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood. 
Tuning: DGDGBE, capo #1.  Pro mix/mastered by Matty Harris. 

Thanks for listening to this new piece recorded, June '23

GRACEFUL AGING

Life's Next Chapter

⭕⁽ᵐᵘˢᶦᶜ ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ⁾
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU0DBvsbLok

⨀ Pure Dirt:

Get The Freedom

The original basic piano melody here has gone through several 'evolutions', appearing in a number of my other songs. But this 2024 version with the EC gang is definitely the most... recent   ;)
Kidding. 
It's actually like a totally different piece of music, where these guys flexed their masterful musical muscles to take it to a place I would never have imagined on my own! Fantastic job guys! 

Here are the other very different versions based on the main piano theme:

  - Away With The Rapids (2023 with the Eclectic Collective)
     https://on.soundcloud.com/dFMUQdi9gWaLzkVj9
 
  - Elementus III
     https://on.soundcloud.com/pzhhhyx1LiCpdVpP7

  - Harp of My Dreams - reprise (2022)
     https://on.soundcloud.com/sXpwXvUTQgf9zYJ48

  - Woman of my Dreams (electric piano 2001)
     https://on.soundcloud.com/UGvhWvSRoM56csRb7

  - Woman of my Dreams (original 1999 'band' version played on an old Casio)
     https://on.soundcloud.com/e47FS1S2gUAUtmj79

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Cast of Characters:
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark—electric piano, composition
Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel --MD—lyrics and primary vocals
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– electric guitar
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –organ, synth
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion, arrangement, production, mix
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass guitar, lap steel 
This was brought to us by Mark, who had written it a while back, but wanted to dust it off and give the Eclectic Collective a shot at it. He recorded it with a keen eye toward collaboration with an electric piano synth with heavy stereo tremolo. We just recently found Mark, and he has proven to be a very creative, passionate, and easy to work with collaborator—all the good things. 
  Mark set it loose to Josh first, who of course got Ken in on the act before anything else could transpire. After Ken added his wildly creative, very skillful drum beat, Josh was able to come up with a suitable bass line. He also came up with the lap slide part you hear with the heavy tremolo. Then they turned it over to Stephen, who added a very psychedelic, electrifying solo at the end. Also, JJ set upon it with a very hooky organ. 
  Last, but certainly not least, MD came up with the lyrics, which are a metaphor for trying to break into the business of music, and delivered his fiery vocals, too. Then, we all realized that the song wasn't long enough for our ambitions, so Ken came up with an idea for the arrangement, and lengthened the song to suit our needs. He also very ably mixed and produced this one for us. We had a lot of fun working on Mark's tune. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it. 

Lyrics (by The Mysterious Decibel):
 
Sometimes when we shout they can't hear us under the flow
Of the rapids

I'm screaming from the other side of the river
A shot to try
can you hear me?
I'm jumping in and swimming straight to you

All I can say is I tried
I tried and I met my own waterfall
A short way down
Did I try hard enough?
Cuz I hit the rocks below just hard enough
To hibernate me without a care
It's all just business and never fair

Home's Album

Away With The Rapids (with The Eclectic Collective)

songs used:
    Razzi - I Cant Breathe 
        https://soundcloud.com/robbie-rocker/i-cant-breathe
    Razzi soundcloud:
        https://soundcloud.com/robbie-rocker

    psYcHo SwAGGeR - The Psycho is back 
        https://soundcloud.com/industwe-trust/tje-psycho-is-back
    psYcHo SwAGGeR soundcloud:
        https://soundcloud.com/industwe-trust

Razzi & PsYcHo SwAGGeR - I Cant Breathe (dj Baubau Remix)

Electrical Romance

Dancing Around The Cyclops

extraordinary voices...why not? they can be so good

Discover Eternity

Just sharing the music that I write as a way to give me some focus for composing, something i'm currently striving to be better at.
While drums are my first instrument, guitar will mostly be featured here  and almost everything else you hear will be programmed, including drums. I just don't have the gear or the space to record them.
Comments and shizz will be appreciated verily yo. Feel free to contact me also.

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