Beautiful piece that reminds be of Dylan's folkier period, beautiful guitar sounds and slide as well. Great message as well, delivered trhough powerful vocals. Enjoyed very much!

A fine topical folk blues and an important message delivered

I'll give it a go Chris, but I'll need this irreplaceable trk. as well.

@user-957735358: I've not been on SC much, lots of radio promotion for the new cd, then I was laid low with a bug :-o Thanks again Sandy.

Great song. I work with refugees so understand how important freedom is.

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We welcome your feedback!

Composed, produced & performed by Srouly Frank

The Bear And The Wolf

https://soundcloud.com/henry-koek - saxophone
unearth noise - cello, drums, piano, arrangement

Jewels Of The Night Sky w/Henry Koek

This is a song that Tez (Llanpsych) came up with by creating a dope beat and laying some killer guitar over it. He then sent it to me, and I added some 5 string fretless bass and some electrified mandolin. I had a lot of fun making this one with Tez. He also produced and mixed the whole thing, expertly, as always. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.

We Have Ways of Making You Dance (with Llanpsych)

Melancholic Mood
Verse 1:
Dark clouds passing by,
Grey days as time goes by.
A drop falls, a deep sigh,
In my soul, spinning high.
Chorus:
Melancholy in the rain,
Tears blending with the dew.
In this moment of silence,
I find myself right here and true.
Verse 2:
Thoughts flying far and wide,
Lost in my own world's tide.
A smile faint, yet heavy as lead,
In this rain, so cold it's spread.
Chorus:
Melancholy in the rain,
Tears blending with the dew.
In this moment of silence,
I find myself right here and true.
Bridge:
The wind tells tales,
Of times gone by,
The melody of life,
We can't always guide.
Verse 3:
Yet, at the core, a spark of light,
A glimmer of hope in the night.
Melancholy breaks its might,
And a new day comes to light.
Chorus:
Melancholy in the rain,
Tears blending with the dew.
In this moment of silence,
I find myself right here and true.
Outro:
The clouds move away,
Making room for new rays.
Melancholy in the rain,
A moment, a silent ballet.

Melancholic Mood

Sans fin.

Sans Fin.

Hi, if you are interested, you can download the stems of this track and make your own version.
Let me know if you do, so I can put your version in this playlist: Luister naar Animosity - open Collab, een afspeellijst van Quick on the Drawing op #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/NFm7N

Stems: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-SUEytKVL7EepegHmLo_8yciv38UO4Jz

Animosity - open collab

New 6 track ambient EP inspired by all things ambient

BBC 2

Heads Up 
A Collaboration of Alpha Roots & Ver2xif (Martin Jones)
      https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
      https://soundcloud.com/ver2xif

Alpha Roots
Original musical concept & arrangement
Technical mix and mastering support
E piano, Bass and Guitar

Martin Jones (Ver2xif
Original lyrics and lead vocals
Background vocals and harmonies
Post mixing and mastering

Once again working with my friend and talented producer whose insight and patience is amazing.
We hope that everyone might find reasons to be encouraged and by all means keep your “Heads Up”.

Heads Up
      Lyrics by Martin Jones

I've got to say that it's quite disturbing
Time and time again
Same old thing is occurring
Sometimes it seems 
No matter how hard I try
Same old illusion
keeps poking me in the eye

I want to stand up 
And defeat this creepy feeling
Each time I stand 
My head just keeps on reeling

Heads up
Stand up
Got to move to higher ground
Can't get distracted
Every time I take a look around

What I see
A lot of pain and misery
I'm so convinced
That's not the way it's supposed to be

I see a brighter future
One that's good for you and for me
Only comes with understanding
And a little bit of empathy

You can't see when you close your eyes
And you can't hear when you cover your ears
And you can't cry
When they're no more tears

You can't see when you close your eyes
And you can't hear if you cover your ears
You cannot cry
When they're no more tears










Heads Up (A collaboration of Alpha Roots & Ver2xif (RIP Alphio my friend)

Waiting (2015) Anthology CD3 Track 06

As the cluster bombs rain down on the poorest of the poor....the innocent  ones left in Aleppo.....
There is enough food, money for housing, warmth and kindness for everyone i this World, if we could spread it about evenly. But the rich, greedy, and fear mongers will never allow that. The Australian government  thinks the country is too small, too poor, and it's people too fearful to open the doors. There but for fortune go you or I.

I couldn't quite get this arrangement or mix how I wanted it to be (this is a dry mix).....so if anyone wants to have a go at covering/reworking it, give me a call and I'll send you the lyrics.

Photo from the UNHCR

Flotsam and Jetsam ~ Chris O

I call my two sons my "golden boys". 
Jonathan Beckenstein sent me a deep & emotional soundtrack to write lyrics and vocal lines for and I was very moved. Thanks for the music Jonathan
https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein

This story asked to be retold, https://youtu.be/bvijYSJtkQk

His Mum let him go on a holiday down to the Lowlands.
He went to the shop to buy sweets and soda with friends.
He didn't know the danger.

This song is written as a tribute to the very very brave ones who stood up to testify against evil murderers. Their lives changed forever ~ Wilie Reed, Add Reed, Amanda Bradley, Walter Billingsley, Moses Wright....Witnesses for the Prosecution, and of course Mamie Bradley.
Black lives matter to me ~ in the USA and here in Australia.

The Lowlands ~ lyrics Chris O      music Jonathan Beckenstein   2016

Beware, beware, little golden boy,
Baby I'm fearin' for your life.
Take care our darlin'  boy,
'Cos there's something dark and deadly
Here in the Lowlands tonight.
Ah in the Lowlands tonight
It's brewin' in the Lowlands this night.

Some know well the danger, 
they know the danger
but they can't pull down the blinds
But your Mammy, Willie, and Moses, 
Lord they're gonna' stand as heroes
They'll be our heroes
Heroes for all time.

But beware beware, little golden boy
I'm feelin' for your life
Take care our darlin' only boy
'Cos rank poison's spreading
through the Lowlands
Through the Lowlands, this night.

Here there is no love nor law
No care for fellow man,
But shoots of freedom are gonna spread out
Spread out across the land.
Yeh, the shoots of freedom are gonna'
spread out across this land

So beware beware, little golden boy
I'm feelin' for your life
Beware, beware our darlin' golden boy
Because tonight white evil
haunts the Lowlands.

The Lowlands ~ Chris O & Jonathan Beckenstein

Rich, pampered girl from Abilene, Texas meets a trail-worn cowboy with a checkered past, and they head north to avoid her family's scrutiny. It's a doomed relationship from the start, of course, and only lasts until the snow breaks.  Abilene comes calling - she heads back home, and the cowboy does what all cowboys in trouble do (at least in the songs I listen to) - he splits for the border.  True story?  Maybe...
 
The timeline in the song is a little convoluted - begins in the middle and then back to the start, then to the end and back to the middle etc.,..   But you old cowhands will figure it out.

Female voices are Julia Avery and Madison Carr.
 
And the winter would pass......

When Abilene Calls

Chris, hailing  from North West  Tasmania in Australia, is a singer-songwriter who pens originals, and  plays vintage music the way it used to be.  Her mashup of  Folk, Blues,  &  Americana  draws on a lifetime of  encounters with places, people, and the magic of nature;  echoing  a multitude of  global grassroots traditions. 
Traveling around carrying her “band” like a pack pony ~ lap-slide, banjo, uke, as well as a few plain ole guitars, she  regularly performs in Australia and Europe.
Growing up in Merseyside, England, Chris was exposed to the vibrant music scene of the late 60’s and 70’s,  and her music is has been influenced by  traditional folk, country blues, and  world music .
In 2016 she represented her State at the International Blues Challenge & National Women in Blues Showcase in Memphis,  and her second album,  “Wailin’ & Raggin’ the Blues” was  a   finalist for “Best Self-produced CD with the Blues Foundation , USA.  Her third album, “Twisted Roots & Twisted Highways” was  a finalist for Blues & Roots Radio Album of the Year in 2018.
www.chrisokunbor.net

Flotsam and Jetsam ~ Chris O

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