It took some time to have the pleasure again to collaborate with Janine, thanks so much :-)

Vocals / Lyrics: Janine Levinson @janinelevinson
Music, Guitars (dunno), Bass (P), Drums (AD2), Mellotron (Redtron), Mix & Mastering (DAW): @bonetender

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“One of a kind”
But not cutting off my ear yet
One of a kind
Just mostly trying to make it
“Almost wild”
A fauve who’s trying to fit in
“Messy child”
The half friend of oppression
I teeter on the edges

“Force of nature”
But never quite exploding
So much pressure
From these wild ideas
“joie de vivre”
(joie de vivre and bon vivant)
But something to contend with
(something good until it’s not)
“Force to follow”
But I don’t want to want to lead just yet
(joie de vivre until I’m not)

A messy child
The half son of oppression
Almost wild
A fauve just trying to fit in

“Larger than life”
And such a giant person
That's what he said
But he meant it in a good way

The weight of the normal
Less or more a deviation
A goddess
A statue melting on the edges
I teeter on the edges

The weight of the normal
Less or more a deviation
A goddess, a statue melting on the edges
I teeter on the edges

©Janine Levinson & Bonetender 2021 All Rights Reserved

Almost Wild

Almost Wild (with Janine Levinson)

experimenting with custom wave tables that I created from sampling the Erica Synths fusion drone.  Utilized Ableton Wavetable synth and Pigments as well as Arturia Piano V2, and Vocoder.  I have been very inspired by all of you that have given me such incredible support and feedback.  Thank you for listening!

Existential Machines

state of emergency - erik wycisk + r.s.stropharia (01.07.2021)

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco & Jason Mowry
Final mix by Jason Mowry
@asleepwithheadphones
@lazydadamusic

New Views

New Views by Carlos Vivanco & Jason Mowry

The Ghost In Love III

This song is about losing my wonderful big brother when I was a young man. He bought me 'The White Fender Strat' and said quietly through his smile "No excuses now...". Thanks forever bro, this is for you as always.
 
The Valuable Friends:
@janinelevinson: The Queen of Roll, Rock and Soul on the Second Mic
@rick-4-1: Mr Tour Pro on Very Cool Drums
@phil-mcwalter: The Other Stuff


SMOKE

Growing up, looking up
I have never had my toast buttered on both sides
I started crying the day 
I watched my father clearing the overgrown weeds at the top of the garden and realised 
And realised
That wasn’t what he was doing
Ooh no

It was a still day 
So still
It was a still life
And the smell of the smoke never quite left our clothes
Five years
And another
Five years

There was a silence 
Where my beautiful dead brother still lived between us 
And that quietness wasn’t burned with the weeds

It was a still day
It was a still life 
So still
And the smell of the smoke never quite left our clothes
Five years
Another
Five years

Digging the sod in Donegal 
Praying for muscle, bunched like a ball 
Sweat and pride loved standing tall 
Anticipating 
Eye-watering 
Peat-stove fire 
That would 
Warm 
Cook 
And flavour our bones

It was a still day 
Still day
It was a still life 
Still life
And the smell of the smoke never quite left our clothes

Another
Five years
And another
Five years...

Five years
Tick tock
Five years
My father lost his sense of smell and his pulse in cenotaph central heating
Five years
And my orphaned senses 
Five years
Still feel that fire

And smell that smoke...

© July 2021 - Phil McWalter

Image: 'Peasant Burning Weeds' 1883 Van Gogh

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Smoke

(R)Umori Di Fondo

« Travel among the stars » for Flute & Piano
I began this new contemporary piece on Thursday, August 19, 2021
It was completed and recorded in my home-studio on Monday, September 20, 2021
Franck Douvin © 2021 Contemporary Chamber Music
Thanks for listening. I hope you'll enjoy...
Here's the video link on YouTube : https://youtu.be/KFP7DqGP5lU

Cause I Saw You Were There

A rocky treatment of this McCoy Tyner original

Atlantis (McCoy Tyner)

Sometimes when I paint, I find it hard to lay down that first brushstroke of paint. I get inside my own head. Why? I don't know. Maybe it's a lack of confidence that I can do a painting yet again. Maybe I'm afraid of messing it up. 

I lack confidence in myself and it's something I do try to work on. I think a lot of us hold ourselves back from doing something we want to do. Our brains love to tell us we cannot do something even when we really want to. So we stagnate. 

Life is about living. We can't live life in fear of messing up. Messing up can happen, but it's those times we learn more and more about ourselves and we can make it a positive. We have to take the first step. Start with the sky. Lay down the blue or grey or whatever. 

Paint the Sky. 

Start with one step at a time. Move forward. Paint the clouds. Paint a happy little tree. Be proud of yourself for investing in yourself. Take a trip. Read a book. Learn to play an instrument. Try out a new recipe. Whatever it is. Don't hold yourself back from what can be a rewarding experience that brings a positive vibe into your life. 

We need to build ourselves up with more positive behaviors and it is then we can push out and minimize the negative and the darkness that can creep in when we become stagnant and stay in one place. 

Move forward. 

Paint the Sky. 

One step at a time.

Paint The Sky

Born in México City in 1955, started playing at an early age. In Mexico, I played with bands like  "Atrás del Cosmos", "Queso Sagrado", " Broken Heart", "Decibel", "Bardo Thodol", "Kathmandu Ensemble", Silent Light. In New York City I played with Bands like, "King"s East", "In The Service Of", "Fist of Facts", "Desire", "Dense Undergrowth"," "Matahari", "Like Wow", "Devil's Breakfast", "Muse Mob", "Atlantis 3000", "Monster", "Zenith", "Andromeda Crash" "Night Shade", I also collaborated with Hector Zazou, Harold Budd, Elliott Levin, Dennis Charles, Tetsu Inoue, Bettina Koster. Barbara Gogan, Salvatore Principato, Ken Man, Scott Hartley, Thomas Truax and many others. For many years I also wrote Jingles for a lot of products like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mc Donalds, Toyota, Kodak, Payless Shoes, Rothman's, Salsa Tabasco, JC Penny, Liberty Science Center, American Heart Association, MCI, Reebok, AT&T, Fanta, Play Movil, etc, I also made music for Viacom writing music for cartoon networks, Bravo TV, Chanel 1, and MTV. Also wrote music for Bill Moyers (PBS)and also for Fax TV in Germany.