Wednesday Collection #57

Innocence

Take me to where,
Take me to where the sidewalk ends
Hold on to your, hold on to your sweet innocence 
And pray cause every day a little love dies
And young men cry, tears of blood and rage

What fools are we
What fools we silly mortals be
Ignoring our race, ignoring humanity's disgrace
Who will we hold on to, when the ground beneath us breaks
If we burn all our bridges, burn them all for shame

Why does the sidewalk, why does the sidewalk have to end?
Sometimes a boy is wiser than a man
Cause you can see there's still truth behind his eyes
No pretense and no lies

We wear this disguise 
Look at the world through narrowed eyes
Reverie fades
Open hearts join the masquerade
No, I will not grow cold
Gonna love with all I know
Hold on to the magic
Let it bring me home.









Innocence

www.pledgemusic.com/projects/cyramorgan

Religion is such a sensitive and intense subject for people. I believe that everyone has their own path. I was raised Catholic, 12 years of Catholic school, I’ve studied the Bible. And Jesus was all about love and non judgement. I am an extremely spiritual person, however, I no longer consider myself Catholic because I don’t believe in dogma. I’m more of a Hindubuddhistian…. that’s right, I might put it on a t-shirt :) Spiritual beliefs from all around the world hold so much beauty, there is much to be gained from openness, from admitting that maybe our way isn’t the only way. I don’t believe that there is a human on earth that “knows”, without a doubt, the exact path the powers that be want each and every one of us to take, except to be kind to one another. 

When I read comments or see interviews with people that hide behind the Bible, that use religion to justify discrimination, judgement and hate, it makes me want to quit the internet. Instead I wrote a song. Hopefully I won’t lose too many friends because of this one, but this is what I believe…. my religion is love, compassion and kindness. I try to practice this every day, to choose love.

I have to send out a special thank you to @James Altucher for inspiring part of this song with his wonderful post a couple of months ago about Jesus. 

Lyrics
What if Jesus came back gay? 
What if Jesus came back gay?
What if Jesus came back and you just turned Him away…
What if Jesus came back gay?

How would you excuse your shame?
How would you excuse your shame?
How will you excuse it, 
Will you use the Bible’s name?
How will you excuse your shame?

Can we choose love, love?
Can we choose love, love?
Can we choose love, love?
For everyone.

What if Buddha came back a bug?
What if Buddha came back a bug?
What if Buddha came back and 
You squashed him with your Uggs?
What if Buddha came back a bug?

Let he who is blameless cast the first stone
Let he who is blameless cast the first stone
If it's you who is blameless, 
Will you judge from your glass home?
Let he who is blameless cast the first stone

Can we choose love, love
Can we choose love, love
Can we choose love, love
For everyone.

What if all you thought you knew was wrong?
What if all God asked of you was for us all to get along?
when blind devotion tarnishes our faith
all that’s left behind is fear and hate.


And the Lord wouldn’t like it one bit  
And he’d tell you that you’re full of shit
Cause he gave you no right to condemn
Or the guns you so fiercely defend
I hope that when I go to meet my maker
I can say…. 
That I chose Love... 
Can we choose love?


Choose Love

Punk Zero(free download,if you want!)

I feel blessed to be able to keep Alpha Roots’ vibe shining bright for the SoundCloud community to continue to enjoy. 

Alpha Roots sent me these reggae bass and rhythm guitar stem a long time ago, maybe even three years ago in 2016 (bad couch, bad couch)! I originally planned on having Evelyn (of the Reiki Run Rampant tracks on my page) sing over the rhythm but then I moved from Santa Cruz to Portland and she moved from the Pacific Northwest to Santa Cruz, bummer! So the stems sat in my hard drive until new inspiration arrived in the form of Johnny Minstrel, one of favorite song writers on SoundCloud, agreeing to write lyrics and sing over the track. Once Johnny added his deep felt lyrics and magical vocal chords to the mix, the rest of the song came together pretty quickly for me, lol! I often try to put together virtual bands for my tracks and I knew I had to have Jamie Rhind on the track since he worked with Alphio on multiple songs and a reunion was due. I always wanted to work with Jonathan Beckenstein, whose sensitive and thoughtful guitar work is always sublime. Darren and Russ came naturally.  My original drum production work was based on an old Sly Dunbar sample (I like to include the essence of some of my favorite artists in the tracks I work on) but the quality of the drums just wasn’t up to Russ’ standards, hahaha, so we brought Bitzone on board to lay down some drums and voila, roots reggae magic!

Big thanks to the band for coming together on this in fine fashion! Big ups to the SoundCloud community and the spirit of collaboration. Keep on digging! 

And massive thanks to Wou-Wou to bringing his visual arts talent to the project! My goal is to eventually put together a reggae album (possibly a double album which will also include some reggae collaborations between Alpha Roots and friends including Jamie Rhind and Russ Sinfield) with all profits going to the Cancer Research Institute. Be on the look out for a possible dub version of Red Earth Clay as well!!!

Johnny Minstrel: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
Alpha Roots: Bass and Rhythm Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
Jamie Rhind: Steel Drum
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
Jonathan Beckenstein: Lead Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein
D. D. Danahy: Keyboard
https://soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy
Bitzone: Drums and Additional Background Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
Couch King: Background Vocals and Arrangement
Russell Sinfield: Mixing, Mastering, and Knobs
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Art
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling

Lyrics: 
Hold you tongue don’t wag that finger
Just shine a light on me my friend
Too much fuss will only hinder
All the good things the spirit sends
We were made of dust and fire
Born beneath a brooding sky
On the stairs of Babel we climb higher 
To sights not seen by human eye

And now I dig, dig deep into the 
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way

Some have called democracy into question
Saying we like sheep have gone astray
That it’s been the rich man’s intention
To steel by night and rule by day
I washed your feet with my tears
I wiped them dry with my hair
Can a hungry mouth still offer prayers
Or are they whispers of despair 

And now I dig, dig deep into the 
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way

Alpha Roots, J. Minstrel, J.Rhind, J.Beckenstein, D.Danahy, Bitzone, CK, R.Sinfield - Red Earth Clay

Lyrics : Be crazy about Miku. Be crazy about every little thing I do.
Maybe, There’s few people who listen to such a old-style pop (“^_^”)

Easy-going 60's

Video, https://youtu.be/BGOhV8eVpFw
Theirs a fox in the crowhouse
Red sister sing
A very hollow hillside
Love dont blind me now  
Theirs a shrine in the stone house
White brother sing
A very hollow hillside
Love dont blind me now
Isis in the sisters
Candle mind sticks
A very hollow hillside
Love dont blind me now
Theirs a snake hypnotised
Where the bodies bled
A very hollow hillside
Love dont blind me now
Devil behind lizard side
We love to sing
A very hollow hillside
Love dont blind me now

Love Dont Blind Me Now

The Seventh Sun

Get it in HQ

when I began
walking to you

—I’m climbing up a mountain

the sky was dark

—to meet my god…

it’s raining and I’m soaked to the bone.

—I climb the cliffs to hear his voice

the wind knocked me down.
but i got up
and my god,
he spoke from the mountain top:
oh believer—come up a little closer

the sky was black
i won’t turn back.

(i hear his voice)

—with your faith
become
my precious lover

he said:
i need to warn you
the end is near,
come up to my
loving arms
we’ll be safe up here
i can’t save everyone
everyone must drown.

i’m telling you
nothing
is alive out there
don’t you dare
go out

this suitcase
I open it up
it’s glowing

—don’t you dare…

this suitcase
full of black dust
is the fallout

—my lord

oh I’m running to you
tears in my eyes

every
i open the suitcase an
the sky turns black
my suitcase is open for you

i’ve turned my back on him
my suitcase is open for you

—I’m climbing the mountain
to my god

he has forsaken me
—every step is full of thorns
—every step is full of doubt
—my suitcase is open for you

he said that he could save me…
damn the rest…
selfish i am

I am climbing to my god
but the rocks hurl down…is he angry?
will he take me?

oh my lord I am running to you
tears in my eyes….

it was raining hard
i was soaked to the bone
but i got up
rocks hurled down
i got up
bleeding
i got up
you told me
you turned me around
to warn them
of you.

you’re coming down the mountain
you’re coming down the mountain

he says:
wrap me in your faith, come over.

We journey with the truth
in all our pockets

i can’t sleep at night

i’m climbing the mountain
to my god
and he knows it.

I’m climbing to
hear his voice
and when the rain comes down
i tell him to stop it.

he says
come a little a further
and I’ll come down
to sweep you up
into my arms

come a little further
and I’ll come down to sweep you up
in my arms.

come up a little further up the mountain
i know you can do it..

wind knocks me down
but i get up
soaked to the bone

he says
wrap me in your faith
let me become your lover

come over.

Suitcase By Her Trusty Dream Tiger Ft. Lemonade


With many thanks to Rian Trench for the drums! 

Lyrics:

This is not your native darkness
I invite you in 
I regret that I encroach upon
your light so long-reaching
What creature am I?
I have been asking
I am no night creature 
but the night does want me

Oooooooooooh

Will you hide from your wolves?
Will you hide, will you hide?
Will you hide from your wolves?
Will you hide, will you hide?
Your unworthinesses, your pets,
your tagalongs,
when you tell them you're done with them
they lie down for a while,
like good dogs.

You're lying down as I write this part
your face breaks my heart 
It's like that thing they say 
I feel we rise from the same clay 
How is it my sky caves in
and through cracks in my darkness
I see you still standing 
in the realm of the sun? 
A smile within your eyes,
counting true things like money;
sorcery is so simple.
I only see that now

Will you hide from your wolves?
Will you hide? Will you hide?
Will you hide from your wolves? 
Will you hide? Will you hide?
Your unworthinesses, 
your pets, your tagalongs,
When you tell them you're done with them
they lie down for a while,
like good dogs.

Allow me to take you for granted 
and I'll be a given
They have seen fit to bestow gifts,
let us not question it.
I look to you when I'm 
not feeling worthy 
and you and only you 
untie all my points of pain.
I am unlearning terror -
Empty promiser,
Inflammation of the soul -
Let's have a new fire

Will you hide from your wolves?
Will you hide? Will you hide?

No Night Creature [Your Wolves]

I Love You So

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I love you so

After what seems a life time I have found my way back to the kitchen ! sorry for everyone I invited around to eat... its been more than a year between courses!  so finally 'dinner' is served   - another course in the food themed series built from The Broken Orchestra sample collection as curated by Found Sound Nation. They have recently released an album showcasing some incredible music written using this sample collection check it out here.... https://fsnrecords.bandcamp.com/album/suites-for-a-broken-orchestra
More info.....

In 2018 i was part of a competition to remix broken orchestral instruments... needless to say i didnt win but it top fun.... More info below from the found sound nation website. Also i now have the library of all the samples if any one wants them let me know and I will send them - got everything from micro second one pitch solo instruments through to ensembles lasting for half a minute also ........

Found Sound Nation, in collaboration with Symphony for a Broken Orchestra, has meticulously recorded the sounds of over 800 of broken instruments in an effort to inspire the public to ‘adopt’ these instruments and raise funds to repair and return them to public schools throughout Philadelphia. For these recording sessions, we invited great musicians from around Philadelphia to improvise on damaged horns, flattened fiddles, splintered double bases, padless saxophones, leaky clarinets, and busted-up snares and created a sample library of hundreds of ‘wounded’ but magnificently unique instruments

Dinner (is finally served)

A new species of animal found in Tasmania in 2032. The feature is a decorative feather with a part of the spine mutated, and a stripe pattern on the body.
A valuable creature that has been designated as an endangered species.

Tasmanian Angel

Two years ago today, on Rudi's birthday, we released "Dream of Hebrides", our first collab. We decided to release another version, we had created, at a later date, but where does the time go, Rudi said this morning.... as it is 2 years later, on this anniversary, that we now give you that version.
A big happy birthday Rudi, and thankyou for letting me share your beautiful music, always magic to work with you <3 
Keep safe and well everyone!

Rudi  - Music, Lyrics, Arrangement and Mixing
Lizzie - Vocals and guitar
Cover picture - Lizzie Pentland " The Starry Selkie"
Lyrics
We are all just grains of sand
But together we form the shore
And we are all just tiny sparks
But we fill the sky with stars

And we are all just breath
But it forms the wind that cradles the grass
And we are all just tiny streams
But together we fill the Sea

An we are all just a moment in time
Just a moment in time
But together Eternity
But together Eternity
But together Eternity

Dream Of Hebrides - Anniversary    (Rudi & Lizzie)

Oh Janelle, thanks for your fantastic lyrics and vocals! :)

Lyrics, Vocals: @the-real-janelle from @juniperoband
Music, Mix & Mastering, Guitars (Tele & I don't know), Bass (P), Drums (AD2) and Mello Keys: @bonetender

========== Lyrics ==========

The golden curtains
Are burning down
This great palace I built
Is falling to the ground
And I pay no mind, no
While everybody’s losing theirs
And I cut the ties
No longer while I look behind

Go forward, what are the odds
Of not finding nothing
Keep forward, pushing strong
Their words mean nothing

Their words mean nothing (8x)

You would always say
That you never had enough
When you had it all

Having everything was never
Quite enough
What do you want?

A restless need won’t let you sleep my friend
What do you want?

Having everything is a bless and a course
What do you want?

Sometimes things don’t matter at all
At all times you should be who you are
Life as we are, we are, we are, we are
To live life as we are, we are, we are

©Janelle & Bonetender 2020 All Rights Reserved

You can be king

You Can Be King (ft. Janelle)

This is our late night, voice memo contribution to the global pile of indie-pop quarin-tunes.

"Marigolds" by Russ Stone and Annie Nirschel: they met at a murder mystery seahorse jamboree in 2004 and have been quarantining together ever since. They are not friends.

Marigolds (low-fi)

This is for my beautiful granddaughter Aliyah, who has just learned to crawl. 
 

Acoustic and Electric guitars: Jonathan Beckenstein @jonathan_beckenstein
Song, keys, bass and everything else, 2020 Janine Levinson

Birdwatching 

Point your eyes up to the trees and keep your ears wide open
Stand right next to me and keep your mouth closed
Stay light on your feet and hear the whip a whip a whistle
Stand right next to me and keep your mouth closed!

I promise you it’s worth your time  and now the part that matters
Is the language of the flying things, the words you can’t imagine
Telling stories from the tops of trees 
Of feathers web and worms and swarming bees!      
When we go birdwatching
            
Your binoculars are key keep them aimed up at the trees
listen carefully and keep your mouth closed!
It’s difficult at first It could be bells or wood or metal
As you open up your ears I know you heart will follow

Oh, little one, it’s worth your time and now it’s all that matters
Is the language of the flying things, the words you can’t imagine
Telling stories from the tops of trees 
And riding currents on the breeze
When we go birdwatching

Cackle caw whip and chatter           
Chip and chirrup crow and clatter
Chitter clack rush and titter             
Pip and thrill hoot and twitter
Tweet and clang flutter flap                
Chirp and hum, flicker, quack 
Whoop whoop whoop,    
Trum trum trum trum trumpet!!!

And from far off chickadee I hear a chirp and then a sizzle
I’ll stand right next to you and keep my mouth closed
We’ll listen and resist the urge to join in with a whistle
Looking up into the trees, we’ll feel the wind blow

I promise when you grow up you’ll remember understanding
The language of the flying things, you won’t have to imagine   
The stories from the tops of trees 
The questions answered only by the breeze
When we went birdwatching 

They sang Aliyah
They sang Aliyah

Birdwatching -  with Jonathan Beckenstein

Thank you for listening :)
Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Neli CoKo.
Bremen, Germany, 2020, all rights reserved.
Lyrics:
I need someone
Do you want to?
I need someone to protect me
Do you want to?
I need someone to dance with
Do you want to?
I need someone to make me smile
Do you want to?
I need someone to lean on
Do you want to?
Do you want to?
I need somenone to love, to love
Do you want to?
I need someone

Do You?

Do You? by Neli CoKo

A Reunion of Friends  :-))  I sent Josef a track called ,Josef Answer me  Lol  Wonderful to collaborate with my Friend Josef Umo an Exceptional artist and Composer please visit Josef's Page  at https://soundcloud.com/user-351690291

Josef Answer Me  Josef & Gina

At Night

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Free Album

Cyber Necromancer

Here on this page you can find music that I really like and my own music @bonetender.  Mostly somehow "Alternative" but in many ways and sometimes also completely different stuff! Hope you enjoy! If you find time, have a listen to my son @the-venom-919397834

Wednesday Collection #57

Bonebender