Pop music with Techno and guitar sprinkled in. Groovy~ Enjoy!


ITS A MYSTERY - by Cinder Block Party

Time Rival is the ambient music project of Illinois native Michael Southard.  At a young age, Michael became interested in music production and recording engineering, creating countless albums of esoteric, cross-genre music.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in music business from Southern Illinois University in 2007 and has continued honing his production and songwriting skills.
The music of Time Rival is ambient in nature and has been described as “music for dreaming”.  Mostly piano and synthesizers heavily effected by computer wizardry.  It’s generally warm and pleasant with tiny hints of tension.  Music to help the listener decompress and provoke deep thought in this digital age.

Michael also creates technical, beat driven electronic music under the name @SupplyFi, is one half of the duo @Amberglow-3, and collaborates regularly with @runninginslowmotion and @belial-pelegrim.  He is a co-owner @triplicaterecords,  has a monthly radio show on Threadsradio.com and curates mixes and playlists for TRIP FM
For inquiries: msouthard.music@gmail.com

AKA - CINDER BLOCK  -   Composer, Musician, Mixer, Engineer, Producer, Promoter, Computer Doctor/Technician. Introduced to my first Synthesizer back around 1980 - given to me as a present from David Lucas in San Diego, California. I LOVED it,... even though it was merely a simplistic Casiotone (toy-like?) only measuring probably around a foot long in total length! I started writing songs with crappy equipment along with guitar extraordinaire Eric Baecht regularly after a while and for some time with what we both thought good success. Tape overdubbing, Jury rigged effect units, and a basement with water pipes running below the ceiling. Looking back on it,,,it was a blast! Jams with various best friends on occassion-Lucas,Scott, Dwight, Nick, Larry, Bob, John Kirby (what ever happened to you???) Dave Late-and lots and lots of recording  (thanks to you guys, I am where I am today)....Whew. Needless to say, after 30+ years of playing around with  recording / producing my own music, and writing (if one calls some of that old stuff songs even) using various: Roland, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, Yamaha, Casiotone, Korg,  That ole Yamaha CS-15,, Arp Odyssey, Fretted and fretless Bass Guitars, Radio Shack Sound Effects Generator(I still have and use that lil sucker every now and then!)Toy Synthesizers, (a Mattel Synsonics even!) Doctor Rhythm Drum machine,Virtual Synths& VST's,, Even that old SK-1 Sampler...I've owned like 3 or 4 of them and still use it for stuff today on occasion. These days, I typically use a Roland D-50, a Yamaha PSR-275, a CasioSK-1, an Acoustic Guitar, a harmonica, and whatever I get my hands on at the moment. Computer-wise...yikes. I have a wonderful set-up. Also, I have a very large and extensive SOUND LIBRARY that I draw from, and enjoy playing with preferably self made loops-I do use loops made by companies and individuals but try  not be too reliant on those types of Compositions as much. I focus more on INSTRUMENTS - then make my own measures and loops note by note. If I find what I am looking for on a commercial loop cd/dvd, I almost always change the sounds and notes in ways that are "mine"This makes me feel like I am not taking others material; completely and I turn what notes and or sounds I do use on occasion into something I did. Personally, I wish I could play every instrument in the world proficiently. In the meantime, I'll stick with sounds until I get there!   Well, I hope you likie the MUSIC- Thanks for listening and reading.      Raan-Cinder Block

BTW- Many people laugh when if I can't play it...I program it one or two or a few notes at a time. It really isn't all that funny... time consuming-yes...funny....no. I love programming though, and I feel at home in front of a computer.  =)

Per Bronco Karlsson: Context Creator. Singer-Songwriter. DIY Musician.

Music on SoundCloud:

Quoting Statement 052 (Single) 2025

My Favourite Female (Single) 2025

Blomster (Single) 2024

The Road (Single) 2024

Inorganic Beings (Single) 2023

The Key (Single) 2023

In the Dirt I Shall Survive (Demo Version) 2022

Thursday's Child (Single 2022)

The Schizophrenic (Single 2021)

Second Life on Mars (Single 2021)

The Box (Single 2021)

Only God Forgives (Single 2020)

Buy Sell Tomorrows (Single 2020)

Tracks from the album Kallocain The Little Match Girl 2020: Kallocain, The Fruitcake Associations Bank (with Tibet in reverse)

The Bewlay Brothers (Single 2019)

The Power and the Glory (Single 2019)

Melancholia (Single 2018)

Tracks from Mycelium 3.0 (Album 2018): The Rain (Single 2017, also on Mycelium 3.0), Hurry Love (Single 2017, also on Mycelium 3.0)

Exo (EP 2017, Exorcism on All Rickety Here)

Tracks from Retromancer (2016)

No Sociologies Accepted (EP 2015)

Tracks from All Rickety Here (2015)

Tracks from Crowgirls (2014)

Original Piano, and instrumental music to fulfill all your every need. Here you will find music that I have performed using  different keyboard instruments.   
From Acoustic to Electric, the style of my piano always seem to bleed through. My instrumental sounds cover a broad area of the musical spectrum.  Piano to Synthesizers, Jazz to Classical, Cosmic Space, New age, & Ambient Music. Electronic & Acoustic instrumental music performed by David A. Lucas & his Moog orchestra. 

To see videos of me performing my compositions please click on the Youtube link below.  

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrD_LJgPIJqrJ6gUVbNDLQw/featured?view_as=public 

Vintage analog and digital synthesizers. Tape decks, pianos, organs, computers, sequencers, drums. Everything electronic. 
Please check back. I write something new everyday. Some of it shows up here.
Thank you, and have fun listening. 

Check out my Repost page here on Soundcloud. 

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Lucmond%20Productions

I am using  the name Lucmond Productions. I have been working on reposting music from all the great people here who have been supporting me. 
Thanks to everyone !!!
 
Dave

ITS A MYSTERY - by Cinder Block Party

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