My kind of groove! A red-hot energy that strikes with a sonic vengeance as the tune unleashes its powerful instrumental deliveries with a blistering sound and hefty intensity! A true gem of musical expression. Excellent musicianship, production, mixing, and an overall audio delight!

Here’s a Journey into sound...The Original track was made with Korg Gadget then I used Ableton Live for the remix. Starts off in LoFi to get the full effect but as it advances into the mix it expands into stereo. Enjoy fam!

Time Flux -2021- Remix 92 BPM

I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED BY NOW

Copyright 2023 Pontarollo/O'Brien/Godfrey/Pride/Midipunk/Sanders
Music by Stephane Pontarollo, Brent Godfrey, Kris Pride, Pete Midipunk, Mike Sanders
Lyrics by Alex O'Brien, SOCAN; All Rights Reserved

Stephane Pontarollo: guitars, bass, keyboard 2, trumpets, production, mixing/mastering
Brent Godfrey: vocals
Kris Pride: backing vocals
Pete Midipunk: drums
Mike Sanders: keyboard 1

I should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)
Love will always fade
Wars will always rage
And no one is a sage

I should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)
Faith will always fail
Plagues rain down like hail
And there’s no Holy Grail

I should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)
Beauty wastes away
A hero’s feet turn to clay
And sunny skies always go gray

I should have learned by now (Yeah, you should have learned by now)
I should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)
I really should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)
I should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)

Take a million stories
Spread them ‘cross the land
They may be inspiring
But few will understand
Take a million deep breaths
Watch your life unfold
Never dream of your death
Still you’re growing old

It’s a cruel, dark world 
Hard to find the pearls (You should have learned by now)
I’ve been searching for all my life
Someone please shine me a light

It’s a bitter end (You should have learned by now)
Take comfort in your friends (You should have learned by now)
I’ve been searching for all my days
But I know I can’t be saved

I should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)
I should have learned by now (You should have learned by now)

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: November 14, 2023

I Should Have Learned By Now

My Hopeful Expectations

A lost kite
or I'm a moth
among the waves
I am an abandoned ship

when you're all alone
I'm thinking about what happened
on the edge of the cliff
What decision should I make?

Maybe it's hard to live
get up after falling
hold on to life
forget the past

My hopeful expectations
my dreams and my realities
My hard days don't pass
my smiles disappeared

UMUT DOLU BEKLEYİŞLERİM

Well, its a Monday so that can only mean one thing, Its time for a remix of a song from 2016 that no one asked for!
So here is my alternate version and remix of this awesome song.
Its filled with awesome performances and magic.
As it's an alternate version, there are some differences between this and the original. The intro is completely rebuilt as i didn't have any of the parts. I also decided to use a previous arrangement with a piano solo instead of an acoustic guitar solo, and omitted a keyboard solo. This was mainly done because i genuinely feel like its the best choice for the song, but also because i didn't have them!

This was such a pleasure to work on, in 2016 OR 2023.

Bass - @stringburner
Drums - @bobfishreturns
Guitars - @danarchx
Keyboards - @jules-keys-1

check out the original version here
https://soundcloud.com/jules-keys-1/distant-mirrors-mirko-borach-a-man-called-martin-dan-van-den-berg-and-julien-apelian

Distant Mirrors - Mirko Borach, Bob Fish, Dan Van Den Berg & Julien Apelian (alt version & remix)

Original..  Music made in Garageband  ... This is also a little untypical me... But as i said before, i like showing different sides of myself   :)   And remember, my songs sounds better with earphones  ;)


Lyrics:

Iam done with shitty people
Iam done with trickery
Iam done giving myself to someone who is done with me...

Iam done with lying people
Iam done with dishonesty
Iam done giving it all to someone 
Who is done with me...

Iam done being addicted
Iam done just hangin in
Iam done being exposed
Iam done with being done...

Iam done with shitty people
Iam done with dishonesty
Iam done just hangin in
Iam done with being done....

I'm Done       (Original)

Cast of Characters:
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark—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 - Eclectic Collective w/mistermark and Mysterious Decibel

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco

For this composition, I am using the Diminished scale.
The half-whole diminished scale is one of the most commonly used scales in jazz soloing. Its main function is to add alterations to the dominant 7 chords. This creates a great deal of tension which usually resolves when the dominant moves to the tonic chord.  I have included a PDF that explains the alterations added to a dominant 7 chord, 2 lines, that use the diminished scale, and a sheet explaining patterns within the scale.
Once you have become comfortable with the half/whole diminished scale, you can then start looking for interesting patterns within it. If we look at the notes again, we will see that there are several major triads within the scale (Please note that to be clear, enharmonic equivalents are used): C–Db–Eb–E–F#–G–A–Bb

Far Away Reality

Into The Ether

Chill for a few, grab a beverage of choice and enjoy.... Yeah!
Greg Hurley: Composition, Slide guitar, Keyboards, Synth, bass and percussion programming, mix and mastering.  Thanks to Teresa for helping with voices.

Just For You

Photo: Ronaldo Farelli (instagram@ronaldofarelli)
Title: Gräfin Greta von Vlaminck

Où Sont les Neiges d'Antan

New Year's Day

Jamming by myself

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.

Distant Mirrors - Mirko Borach, Bob Fish, Dan Van Den Berg & Julien Apelian (alt version & remix)

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