Really positive vibe. A listening pleasure...

Get out on the land and find your own freedom

This is a song i wrote inspired by current events and our loss of freedoms and human rights,its a protest track but the lyrics are open to
interpretation.
[out here in the fields i fight for my meals -Pete Townsend ]
[power to the people-John lennon]
If music and writing songs has taught me anything its that music and words can reach and enlighten people and hopefully cause changes for the better ...heres to a peaceful protest and the future [jim april 2021]
lyrics 
Taking away your rights for a peaceful protest
they tried to make you part of the test
Dont believe the lies your told on the bbc
or a digital screen for impossible dreams
you gotta take it for a while and not hold back
shouldnt live in fear of your own land
all those big conspiracies and pharmaceutical brands
in your hands
chorus
in the end when a dream goes bad what will become of you
if you think to hard these illusions of freedom
will get inside of you

taking away the reason for a peaceful life
we are all balanced on the edge of a knife
oh beautiful freedom your like a long lost friend 
makes me sit and wonder when its gonna end
it haunts the shadows and the empty rooms
cant see the footprints where the flowers used to bloom
if you had a choice you would be over the moon 
and not too soon

power to the people
you gotta make a change
looking at the land below
everything is dis-enganged
power ti the country
your fate is in your hands
dont let the bastards grind you down
reach out and all join hands

written and produced by Jim Manser 2021 a nu-clear records production

illusion of freedom

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Little Paper Plane's Adventure

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

This is a long one...hope you find the time to listen. Extensive liner notes below to keep your attention.

Logic Pro X: Brooklyn Drums, Thumb Bass (3 lines, one high), Upright Bass
Korg SV-1: Full Tonewheel (Rhodes), Grand Piano 1

For the vocal I mainly started out with what in Logic is called "Warm Vocal" and and also the "Telephone Vocal". There are four vocal tracks in the chorus. The vocal effect at the end is achieved using Stereo Delay with different timing on the left and right channels. 

I spent some time working on  compression in Logic Pro X before mastering in Izotope Ozone. My objective was to get the compression "breathing" with the track. Happy to receive comments on this aspect.  

This started out as a Rhodes jam I called "G Bluesy" and just got longer and longer - I'm a little obsessed with the sound. I wanted to make a hopeful breakup song, giving the feeling of life moving on to a better place. I left many of the jammy elements in resulting in somewhat of a challenge when adding the other instruments as every here and there it goes off meter. For those of you that have heard my previous tracks there is nothing new and innovative here - its just me having fun with my favorite sounds.

As opposed to many other songs this one is in fact mostly autobiographical. When I got divorced back in the 1900s I ended up leaving the joint apartment in 15 min with a suitcase and my Roland Digital Piano (it still works 30 years later). I didn't have anywhere to go and moved from place to place for six months. It actually caused me some problems finding a new job as not having a permanent address didn't inspire a lot of confidence with the potential employers. One of those nights, when in my single bedroom apartment above a bakery, I was watching a VHS (the video rental was 15 meters from the entrance to my building) with Vivienne Leigh, and decided I wanted to live a more comfortable life like in the movie. The result was changing jobs and moving to South America after which I never looked back. I'll let you figure which movie I was watching by yourselves.

IT’S ALL OVER

It’s all over
Yeah
It’s all over

Said my last words
Packed my bag
Took a breath
Took a first deep drag
Closed the door
Sped through the night
No place to crash
No hope in sight

Ohh, I got me, myself and I
Yeah, no-one to care about
Ohh, what I was looking for
Yeah, it’s such a bore

As I think it through
And finally its true
It feels so sad
But it’s pretty fucking far from bad

It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
I’m never going back 
It’s over

It’s all over
Yeah
It’s all over

Early AM 
Another reel repeat
Late night drill
Too much time to chill
Found my dream
With Vivien Leigh
Left all I knew
Sailed across the sea

Good times and bad times
Memories and losses
No regrets, no tears
I’ve left all my fears
All that’s past is gone
All that’s left is straight ahead

It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
I’m never going back 
It’s over
It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
I’m never going back 
It’s over

It's All Over

Wonderful Times

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More', and by clicking the BandCamp link above)

Greetings my dear friends. I’m going to forego my usual philosophical message (with all the mega-syllabic, esoteric words) this time… and just offer you a very simple thank you. Because without your support, kindness and generosity… I wouldn’t be here right now. 

When I started making music back in 2006 (cracking open GarageBand for the first time), I was only ever hoping to find a new hobby. I was just looking for a new creative outlet to help me center myself (writing, drawing and painting never fully satisfied that itch). Wonderfully, music proved to be my ideal flavor of meditation very early on. 

10 years later, in 2016, I felt like I had a pretty decent collection of semi interesting songs. So I decided to join Soundcloud with one very simple goal; I wanted a place my little creations could call home… just in case any of my friends or family ever asked. Ironically, that almost never happens. But what did happen is, I discovered an entire new world of music and music makers here in this community. I also quickly discovered just how inspiring, helpful and generous you folks are. People started offering up suggestions; some even going so far as to teach me mixing and mastering basics. And before I knew it, I was staring song 100 in the face, so utterly thrilled to be at this place in my life. 

Here I am, writing this liner note, just a little teary-eyed over how much this all means to me; how much all of you mean to me. I’ve definitely found my bliss; and it just so happens that it came with an entire family of wonderful musician friends. So thank you for welcoming me so kindly, back when I was just a little whelp of a musician. I wouldn’t be here doing what I’m doing, if it wasn’t for your support over the years. :D

Now for some funny/silly news about myself. As confident as I may sound in my writings, I’m actually pretty shy by nature. I’ve never had the courage to offer up a piece I created, for purposes of a remix. But sheesh, if I don’t do that for something as celebratory as my 100th song, when am I going to do it? Haha. So without further delay (and only a few butterflies in the stomach), I offer my Soundcloud friends my first ever open remix opportunity. Here’s a link to the stems (140BPM - https://www.dropbox.com/s/4w9f7ihqvc97o8e/Five-Score%20Stems.zip?dl=0). I know it’s a strange one. But I figure it has enough variation, we could get some intriguing results. 

One last thought. If there are any of you newer SC musicians out there... unsure in your abilities, questioning whether you should take a chance on this (or any other collab or remix for that matter).... The answer is a joyful 'Yes'. 

I was scared silly, the first time I tried an open collab. I compared myself to the other musicians I heard in these playlists, and I seriously had my fears. But I created the first.. and it was a lot of fun... and I learned a lot. And then I tried another, and another. And every one of them was better than the last. It's all about practice makes perfect. And this is truly the best circle I've ever encountered, that happily embraces us practicers. So give it a shot. It's all good. :)

I look forward to hearing what you create. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you enjoy my 100th song, ‘Five-Score Fanciful Frequencies’. :)

Vox Populi

Five-Score Fanciful Frequencies

Inspired by this Japanese fantasy picture and the idea to create a chillout track ideal for meditation and to relax to. This track uses a variety of synths and asian instruments.

Picture courtesy of c K Newman on Flickr.com

Saka's Serenity

This is Chunka.  Once again thanks to @oneblindmouse One Blind Mouse for the bass and the assistance with the post production/engineering.  Much gratitude. 

I don't know if it's just in Texas we say "chunk" if you wanna throw something in a general direction.  That kinda inspired this one.
Also this has possibly the best pinch harmonic I've ever recorded at the 1:15 mark so enjoy that. 

Don't miss the nifty bass solo at the end of this one !

Lyrix

C'mon!
Ah Ahh
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
Hey!

Chunka

35/70/140Bpm from the start, let us call it D minor and Open for Collaborations
Please include a zip code and write clearly using a pen and not a pencil.
16bitwav updated 10/15/2022

Dead Letter Office

After this I saw: the temple, the tabernacle in heaven, was opened, and out of the temple came the seven angels who had the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright linen and girded around the chest with golden belts. And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

Danach sah ich: Es wurde aufgetan der Tempel, die Stiftshütte im Himmel, und aus dem Tempel kamen die sieben Engel, die die sieben Plagen hatten, angetan mit reinem, hellem Leinen und gegürtet um die Brust mit goldenen Gürteln. Und eine der vier Gestalten gab den sieben Engeln sieben goldene Schalen voll vom Zorn Gottes, der da lebt von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Und der Tempel wurde voll Rauch von der Herrlichkeit Gottes und von seiner Kraft; und niemand konnte in den Tempel gehen, bis die sieben Plagen der sieben Engel vollendet waren.

Seven Shells Of Anger

From the album (Parenthèse) 10 tracks in 1 by Imre Lodbrog et sa Petite Amie
music.apple.com/us/album/parenthèse-ep/1562536622

DAYTIME NIGHTIME
SUMMER TIME OR WINTER TIME
HARD TO TELL
IN THIS CONCRETE HELL
JUST LIKE A SHADOW IN A CLOUD
INSIDE THE SOLITARY CROWD
I CHOKE

FEELING ACTING
HAVING SEX OR LOVING
HARD TO TELL
IN THIS BROADWAY HELL
JUST LIKE AN ACTOR ON THE BLINK
I KEEP HAVING ANOTHER DRINK
A SMOKE

OH BABY
LET’S TAKE A BREAK FROM THE CITY
LET’S GET AN ASS OR A DONKEY
LET’S BUY A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
LOVE IN THE OPEN AIR

DAFFODILS BUTTERFLIES
CATTERPILARS IN DISGUISE
IT’S HARD TO TELL 
IN THIS HEAVEN SHELL
SO GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE EARTH
IT FEELS LIKE JUST A SECOND BIRTH
ALRIGHT

OH BABY
LET’S TAKE A BREAK FROM THE CITY
LET’S GET A GOOSE AND A MONKEY
LET’S BUY A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
LOVE IN THE OPEN AIR

WHEN YOU’RE ABOUT TO CRACK UP
AND YOU’RE FEELING SO LOW DOWN
ONLY A LITTLE SHACK CAN
PUT YOU BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK

OH BABY
LET’S TAKE A BREAK FROM THE CITY
LET’S PLAY IT COOL HAVE IT FUNKY
LET’S HAVE A HOME WITHOUT A KEY
LET’S BUY A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY

A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY (Lyrics + link) From the album (Parenthèse) + Barbara Browning

Thank you to the multi talented Billy Korg go follow him -https://soundcloud.com/billy-korg
Lyrics -
Puts on his raincoat
And his Panama hat
Pulls up his collar 
As he's leaving his flat
He Hails a taxi
And heads right into town
He's on a mission
And it's all going down

It's goin' down baby
Aha it's goin' down

SECRET AGENT 

Meets the informant
And he's wired to the max
Erasing data
Just to cover his tracks
He makes a visit
To the villains at large
And signs the deal
That puts the good back in charge

Evil's gone baby 
The good , guys, win

SECRET AGENT 

Don't tell anyone
Don't tell anyone
Mmm don't tell anybody
Don't tell anyone

SECRET AGENT

Billy Korg/ winkandwoo 2020

Wonderful Times

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