backseat panning

inner stringer

Photo: Hillhead Street, Glasgow, 2024.

Okay so this one is a little different – a lifetime away I played live music with some special friends around Glasgow including a residency at the city’s legendary 13th Note. Years and life pass by, but we keep in touch, and my soul & band-mates G & T suggested that I write a solo guitar track for a vocals and song writing collab with Mari aka Little Red Flames (https://soundcloud.com/littleredflames). 

The solo guitar / vocal duo might happen yet, but this track was a work-in-progress instrumental that Mari was keen to develop writing the lyrics, arranging and recording the vocals. We’ve worked together on the arrangement and production.

You can check out Little Red Flames here at https://littleredflames.com/ and https://littleredflames.bandcamp.com/album/love-feeling.

As ever, listen all the way through = good karma... thank you.

Vocals: stem into UAD saturation and Pultec EQ followed by series compression Arturia FET-76 into UAD LA-2. Bus 1 - Arturia LX-24 reverb. Bus 2- NI Replika XT delay.
Drums: NI 40’s Very Own Drums.
Bass: Sandberg Elektra 4-string with flats through Brainworx Ampeg SVTR. 
Guitars: PRS CE24 into NI GuitarRig and Neural DSP Tone King.
Keys: various VST from NI, Arturia, Spitfire Piano (through Crow Hill Piano Rack), Crow Hill Small Strings Gestures + hardware Behringer Pro-800.
Mastering: Ozone 11 Standard.
DAW: Ableton 12.

Almost Dark (feat. Little Red Flames)

Photo: Netherlands, 2025.

Some ambient for you with a pulse however.

As ever, listen all the way through = good karma... thank you.

Drums: Ableton sample pack.
Bass: Sandberg Elektra 4-string with flats through NI Guitar Rig.
Guitars: PRS CE24 into Archetype Mateus Asato and a Godin Montreal archtop into NI GuitarRig.
Keys: various VST from NI and Arturia. Strings are Crow Hill Small String Gestures with a Crow Hill Dot Allison Dulcet Voice that sparkling pad that comes in.
Mastering: Ozone 11 Standard.
DAW: Ableton 12.

Bandcamp

Contrast

Cast of characters:
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four string bass, Collings mandolin, Rogue banjo, Roland electric piano, and composition

K2 and the Three [and the Four]-- @k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken — drums and percussion

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson custom T model electric guitar, Taylor T5z acoustic guitar, production, mix, and mastering

This song began with Josh coming up with it on his electric piano and fretless bass, to which he added some banjo, then mandolin. Once he had a solid basis for the song, he shared it with the rest of Eclectic Collective for them to add their parts. 
  Ken was first up, adding his drums in an such a creative way that matched Josh's bassline perfectly. It was originally recorded to a looper disco beat, but that was blown out of the water by Ken's creative drumming. Tez jumped in next, adding his thrilling guitar to the second half of the song. Not to be outdone, Stephen batted clean up, adding his textural and melodic guitar to the first half. He also added some subtle, but brilliant acoustic guitar to the first half, too. 
  This is a great example of Eclectic Collective coming up with an original band sound out of one of Josh's seeds. We're always pushing boundaries and trying to find fun and exciting ways to build a song. Lots of teamwork in here, too, of course. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

The Plot Thickens-Eclectic Collective

GOD'S FLESH

noxpox - trulamanala

Going to a cosplay party tonight. It's new and exciting. This is how I feel about it!

(Dis)comfort

Cast of characters:
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — Ovation guitar, lead vocals, lyrics, and compostion
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- VST timbale, production editing
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – synth
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Telecaster HSS electric guitrar
This song began as Carl's tribute poem to our drummer, Ken. Carl came up with the chord progression and started a project, to which he invited the rest of us. This is the third song Eclectic Collective has done that is a tribute by Carl to one of our members.  We couldn't feel more honored than to be the subjects of his wild and boundless creativity.
  Fittingly, Ken was first in line to add his magnificent drums. Once we had drums, Josh had something to work with to add his bass, which he did shortly after the drums were up. Mark paid the project a visit next, not only editing it to fit the cool drum and strings bridge, but supplying the VST timbale drums, as well. Stephen jumped in soon after, adding the melodic electric guitar riffs that appear throughout. Not to be outdone, JJ added the throwback psychedelic synth that pops up towards the end. Finally, Tez came along and added the electrifying solo that appears about a third of the way in, as well as the one at the end. 
  Once the recording was finished, we turned it over to Stephen to mix in his always professional manner. 
  This song is all about our very talented teammate and brother, Ken, and it is well deserved, too. As mentioned, this is the third song from Carl about one of us. It's hard to describe the feeling of having someone who you respect take the time and energy to think about you in such a positive way as to produce a song about you. Then to have all your buddies join in to amplify it to a solid song is just mind-blowing. We are all very grateful to Carl for not only sharing his music with us, but for his thoughtful consideration of each of us as subjects. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Original lyrics by The Perfect Dark:

Karakoram human
You decorate good future
As many lose their Gods
You stand tall as suture

Rhythmic mountain maestro
Each day, graft, working hard
So kids can eat
Bruised back sees very best of yard

Still, beats get born of evenings
Deep love finds joules to jam
May generation X soothe meaning
Let's teach the younger pussies what we can

To Ken, from pen, to page, to Music
To friends, Now is when, Good sage soup soothes us
Honest and brave, To Jesus he save
Kudos our maestro of percussive wave

Karakoram human
You decorate good future
As many lose their Gods
You stand tall as suture
Sticks in hand
Cymbals a floating
Snare and bass backbone gland
Tom'ed Ringo Star man keep quoting
Keep life steady paced by hand

To Ken, from pen, to page, to Music
To friends, Now is when, Good sage soup soothes us
Honest and brave, To Jesus he save
Kudos our maestro of percussive wave

I’m truly honored by Carl and his amazing talents!! You all @ absolutely know I love creating with these fab fellows and friends! Go @ SoundCloud! Truly humbled by his and my bandmates’ support and dedicated song from Carl! Tomorrow.. it never knows! 🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🙏🙏🙏

Rhythmic Mountain-The Beautiful Dark/Eclectic Collective

Bleu Numérique

erins forgotten world (sundown rmx) 00:00
aether drone 06:12

erins forgotten world (sundown rmx)/aether drone

Photo: Norway, 2025.

Little experiment on this one with acoustic guitar which comes in around the half way mark.

As ever, listen all the way through = good karma... thank you.

Drums: NI Kontakt loops.
Bass: Sandberg Elektra 4-string with flats through NI Guitar Rig.
Guitars: Fender Telecaster into NI GuitarRig and Archetype Tim Henson. Cordoba Fusion nylon strung acoustic into EQ and compressor; mix of Fishman internal mic and piezo.
Keys: various VST from NI and Arturia.
Mastering: Ozone 11 Standard.
DAW: Ableton 12

Inner Circle

My meager attempts to combat leaf blowers, motorcycles, and circling airplanes.

Music For Cars

inner stringer

sliding down stairs