The Answer

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Cast of Characters:
Witches of the Alamo-- @witchesofthealamo – James – vocals, mix, and production
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen–  rhythm and solo guitar
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell – piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- four-string fretless bass


This classic Grateful Dead song has been a favorite of JJ's since his playing in a bar band days, decades ago. Therefore, he decided to come up with a perfect, lively skeleton on his piano for us to use for it, and shared it with us. Josh, being a Deadhead as well, jumped on the chance to play Phil's part on his four string fretless bass. Ken, who isn't necessarily a Deadhead, but can play most anything, jumped on with his driving drums around the same time as Josh added his bass line, as they went back and forth a few times before getting the rhythm section settled. 
  Stephen came along next with his cunning rhythm guitar, follow closely by his solo for the solo section. JJ added his solo for that section right after Stephen had laid his part down. Then we turned it over to James to add his rich, accent-drenched vocals. 
  When we had all the parts down, we turned it over to James (or Stephen) to produce and mix for us, which he did in expert fashion.
  This song was a lot of fun for the Deadheads in the band and non-Deadheads alike to record. This is also the second collaboration done by James and the Eclectic Collective, and we all enjoyed having him on this project.
  We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Me And My Uncle (Eclectic Collective feat. Witches of the Alamo)

Cast of Characters:  

Roy Roy – @user-967672349 – Roy – foundational guitar, composition, and arrangement 

J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, electric piano, synth sax, synth strings, synth brass, production, and mix 

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– whah guitar, and mastering 

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

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 4-string fretless bass  

This song began as a well developed, funky disco idea Roy came up with on his guitar, and shared with JJ. JJ added a wonderfully complex orchestration of various keys (including the sax solo you hear towards the end.    JJ invited Stephen first, who came up with the funky ass wah guitar that also carries the groove. 

Of course, JJ realized that this is a disco song, so he enlisted Ken to come up with one of his awesome beats to carry it along. 

JJ had a rudimentary bass line that he played himself, but decided to get Josh to do the honors instead. So, Josh came up with a totally new bass line designed to shake your cheeks. 

Once it was in the can, we decided to ask JJ to mix it for us. This is a first time JJ has mixed a song for The Eclectic Collective, and we were all impressed with his work. Stephen mastered it, as he is a master masterer.    

We're all really impressed and delighted with the experience of working with Roy and his music. He is a very talented artist with a lot of great music to check out on his page, too.   We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it, and that it makes you shake your hips while you're doing the dishes, too!

Shag Carpet - (Eclectic Collective) w/ Roy Roy

Il Guerriero che c’è in me

Tyler

Rust

Unboundscapes of turesonance_01

I’m confused, you say you care, but you refuse to do your share.
Afraid to lose, your heart is bare and lonely.
So you batten down the hatches, run with scissors, play with matches,
Wondering just what the catch is; only your side’s right.

I’m distraught, and quite distracted, what you’ve said, and how you’ve acted.
How your living has impacted those you claim to love. 
Nothing seems to jive and fit, not even a little bit,
Doncha think you might’ve twisted what you’re s’posed to do.

But you’re feeling pretty good about yourself.
You’re just biding time till you reach heaven.
You’ve got all the answers down.
Confident that only you are right.
And you love to spout your knowledge of the Book
‘Specially when it serves to suit your purpose.
But you never ever really learned what it means to love. And that’s kinda big.

I’m concerned that in your journey, maybe you forgot to learn the
Goal is not just where you’ll spend eternity.
You’ve got things you need to do here, Jesus made oh so clear,
But you’ve given in to fear, and that’s not in the plan.

But you’re feeling pretty good about yourself.
You’re just biding time till you reach heaven.
You’ve got all the answers down.
Confident that only you are right.
And you love to spout your knowledge of the Book
‘Specially when it serves to suit your purpose.
But you never ever really learned what it means to love. And that’s kinda big.


That's Kinda Big

We hope you enjoy this instrumental version of our song Rise.  It may surprise you to know that, other than the computer-generated drum sounds,  there are no keyboards or synthesisers: all of the sounds were created with electric and bass guitars!

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Rise  (Instrumental)

Rise - (INSTRUMENTAL)

Distortion in places, which I couldn't get rid of; needs to be done at source(the synth lead) by Val Akey.

Some of the best music around today is #UNSIGNED so don’t dismiss 
it without a listen; it is a #MYTH that it is inferior to #SIGNED music!
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Don't let the MUSIC INDUSTRY FOOL YOU, the best tunes around today are #UNSIGNED, #INDEPENDENT & #UNDERGROUND!
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And don't let anyone tell you what music to make or how to make it, JUST MAKE IT….DO WHAT YOU FEEL!

(HERE HE COMES) THE HAPPY DORQUE - STEVEN VELLOU & VAL AKEY re-edit

Rock and Roll, Singer Songwriter. All Music and Artwork by Chris Ezelle. Recorded at Diamond Skull Studioz. Produced by GB-Chuck Stoat. ©RiverBottomRecords

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