Wonderful work Christopher! - love this set - the freedom and sense of the music’s motion arresting throughout - thank you!

Thank you for telling this story in music. The transition from the end of the last chapter to this is so acutely conveyed.  Genius x

@andonion: Thank you so much and thank you for listening.

Christopher, how much reliance do you place on modern theory to get these voicings, or do you simply "hear" them.?  Beautiful dissonance, powerdrama and accessible as well.  Modern classical music seems quite alive.

@aiharakotokocmposer: Thank you so much for your comment and for listening.

Wonderful to listen again to this set - music, orchestration, realization all extraordinarily good - many thanks Christopher!

2019_09_23

Original song by Mia (Miper): https://soundcloud.com/miper/last-call-morten-jeamland-miper-1

Last Call (Remix 2025)

The Thing in my Head Smiled

24 2 24

a live recording from the 80 ies.. no overdubs...straight from the heart.. wild and impulsive.. story about  "people on the dole"! The story was inspired by one of the most underrated British Blues Musicians "Mick Pini"  which I had the pleasure to accompany as musicagent for a very long time. A good example for artists who struggle to make a living as professionals.https://youtu.be/vyt3H964ClI?feature=shared
not to forget another great Bluesman.. always in the shadow of his Superstar Brother Buddy.... Phil Guy R.i.P. which I had the great pleasure to meet.
https://youtu.be/eZ7W3OwYQ7g?feature=shared
and with his brother Buddy Guy https://youtu.be/aiKgjol_fTM?feature=shared 

Hubert Stytz:  comp./ git/leadvocals   Stytz Syndicate: music arrang. 
.performance
Pee Gee       :   story/Lyrics
Use headphones if possible!

STILL HUNGRY   Stytz Syndicate

Cast of characters:

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–piano, drums, and composition
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, mix, mastering, and production
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four string bass, mandolin, and synth
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –  VST flute and symphonic VST horns, bells, 'wind' vocalization 

This song began on the last day of the cold January of this year, when Ken sat down at his piano and recorded an improvisational jam. This is the first song Eclectic Collective has done where Ken started it with a piano, so we were all very excited to work on it. 
  Josh was the first one to add a part, adding his fretless bass guitar, and going back and forth with Ken, while he added the drums to match the groove up right. Josh also added the mandolin after the guitars were laid down, as well as the descending synth blasts you hear throughout. Before all that, though, Stephen recorded the first 2 thirds of the thrilling guitar you hear in there. After Stephen had his part down, Tez came along and finished the guitar work in the latter sections (from the 'windy' section to the end). Last, but certainly not least, Mark added the amazing symphonic elements, specifically the horns and flute melody. He also added the cold January wind sound, created using his breath and some tinkling bells. 
  Once it was all wrapped up, we asked Stephen to put a bow on it with his expert production, which he came through with, as always.
  As mentioned, this is an extraordinary offering from EC, staring Ken not only on drums, but on the keys, as well. It felt like we were jamming all together in the same room, and hope it comes across that way. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Check out the original piano track of Ken playing solo, where this song evolved from: 
https://soundcloud.com/k2-kara/january-epiphany-solo-piano

January Epiphany (The Eclectic Collective)

Cast of characters:

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–piano, drums, and composition
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, mix, mastering, and production
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four string bass, mandolin, and synth
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –  symphonic VST instruments including flute and horns, vocal effects, and bells  

This song began on the last day of the cold January of this year, when Ken sat down at his piano and recorded an improvisational jam. This is the first song Eclectic Collective has done where Ken started it with a piano, so we were all very excited to work on it. 
  Josh was the first one to add a part, adding his fretless bass guitar, and going back and forth with Ken, while he added the drums to match the groove up right. Josh also added the mandolin after the guitars were laid down, as well as the descending synth blasts you hear throughout. Before all that, though, Stephen recorded the half of the thrilling guitar you hear in there. After Stephen had his part down, Tez came along and finished the guitar work. Last, but certainly not least, Mark added the amazing symphonic elements, specifically the horns and flute you hear in there. He also added the cold January wind, represented by his breath and some tinkling bells. 
  Once it was all wrapped up, we asked Stephen to put a bow on it with his expert production, which he came through with, as always.
  As mentioned, this is an extraordinary offering from EC, starring Ken not only on drums, but on the keys, as well. It felt like we were jamming all together in the same room, and hope it comes across that way. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Acoustic Piano track version  
https://on.soundcloud.com/QZLnRF7XfbNz6vDR7

January Epiphany-Eclectic Collective

Feel free to sample these tracks.
If you do, a little credit would be appreciated.
If the result still carries any of my original input, we could even list it as a collab.
Either way, I’d really love to hear what you make with it.
 If you want me to send stems or the Ableton project, DM me.

This is my Ableton Note Fun series. 
All tracks are short stories  made on an iPhone in Ableton Note, with all its limitations, constraints, quirks, and imperfections but also a complete freedom of expression.

Link to YouTube Short: https://youtube.com/shorts/jVTpMtdOG2A?si=S-sHz7D9LWv0i0Jw

Ableton Note Fun 12 105bpm E Hungarian Minor

Don’t Know Much

Written & Performed by Ruviru
Composition by Ruviru & Daniil Letiagin
Mixed by Marco Stevančević
Mastered by Ian Sefchick

Lyrics:
searching answers 
to the mysteries of time 
cutting through traumatic trees 
carving narrow paths 
with the sharp hatchet of mindfulness
I went into the depths 
of the great forest 
where I found an oracle 
predicting future 
believing it to be possessed 
by the force of time 
I started my inquiry 

oh time what have you done?
oh time when you began?
oh time when will you end?
when will you end?
when will you end?
oh time how you keep flowing?
oh time don’t you get tried?
oh time what’s the meaning?
what’s the meaning? 

if I can turn back the clocks
clean all my blocks 
fix my mistakes 
avoid the drops
perfect the pen 
lay poetry on a song
bring back the peace 
neutralise bombs 
restore the justice 
disarm the opps
bring all the violence 
into a stop 
change my whole story 
course of history 
grandfather paradox 
can i unlock?

into heart of the great forest 
I’ve been travelling 
mysteries of time 
never unraveling 
sun creeps up on me 
sinks into horizon day by day
rational answers explanations 
seem light years away 

but what about embracing 
all of my wrongs?
being proud of my birth 
this path is my own 
I’ll have no regrets 
if I chose this moment 
am i responsible 
for all the actions I took?
what if i commit a crime 
doing 25 to life?
pages of calendar 
will they still fly?
might still fight 
with a spirit of a night
or an alchemist transforming 
dark into light

into heart of the great forest 
I’ve been travelling 
mysteries of time 
never unraveling 
sun creeps up on me 
sinks into horizon day by day
rational answers explanations 
seem light years away 

oh time what have you done?
oh time when you began?
oh time when will you end?
when will you end?
when will you end?
oh time how how you keep flowing?
oh time don’t you get tried?
oh time what’s the meaning?
what’s the meaning? 

as we step into dark ages 
future is bleak 
sixth extinction on the way 
nature’s defeat
machines taking over 
nuclear spillover
human ignorance 
is the biggest disease 
breakthrough in science 
fading hope
resources depleted 
sustainability is a joke 
polluted air 
soon most’ll choke 
survival on mars 
not for the broke

should I still keep going?
making the time 
focus on the seconds 
collecting minutes
put in the hours 
master the craft
only few years
10000 hours 
I’m at the peak 
get recognition 
that I most need 
platform I seek 
I’ll not sleep 
till my message’ll reach 
depths of the streets

so time riddle me this
eternal hell? 
or eternal heaven? 
do you run in circles?
beginning-less chakra 
is rebirth real?
why no one can tell? 
the river keeps flowing 
strange continuum
is there a true self 
in this state of flux?
why is the change 
the only constant? 
is it all an illusion?
what’s the meaning?
why no one can tell?

disenchanted by that energy 
I abandoned the Oracle 
and continued my quest 
pack of hungry ghosts followed me
they chased me 
under the full moon  
closer to dawn 
I shook them off 
as the compass deviated
I realised a shift 
in my consciousness
I understood the futility 
of the outward exploration 
my metaphysical questioning
misguided attempts 
to find the truth 
in an external source 
so letting go of the mindset 
pondering myriads 
of worldly perspectives 
I started looking inwards 
for the answers 


The Search

noxpox - stand by

WHEREVER YOU ARE :)  
Celebrate Liberty! ;)

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TITLE: RED, WHITE, & BLUE COMMEMORATIVE
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LYRICS: 
(Verse 1)
The stars are shining bold and bright
Red and blue in the firework's light
The air is warm the flags held high
Freedom echoes in the sky
(Chorus)
Boom and crackle light the air
Voices singing everywhere
Celebrate with hearts so true
Red, white and blue it's what we do

(Verse 2)
Grills are blazing smell that feast
Laughter spreads from west to east
Kids are running sparklers glow
In the land we love and know

(Chorus)
Boom and crackle light the air
Voices singing everywhere
Celebrate with hearts so true
Red white and blue it's what we do

[Bridge]
Let’s remember where we’ve been
The struggles fought the battles win
For liberty we raise our cheers
Together strong through all these years

(Chorus)
Boom and crackle light the air
Voices singing everywhere
Celebrate with hearts so true
Red, white and blue it's what we do

Let Freedom Ring

Red, White, & Blue Commemorative

Red, White & Blue Commemorative

This is the final Chapter of the Musical Story.  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed writing this piece.  Thank you as always for listening.

A Musical Story: Chapter 4

Heaven Or Hell - Charles Chambaz

Where River Meets Sky

A song about the embers flying around during the Paradise fires in California November of 2018. Now available here: https://brianholzgang.bandcamp.com/track/embers  https://youtu.be/_rT76vVBwzc 
https://open.spotify.com/track/2a4TmPpjVTRXocpxBSJUpa

Embers

"Best Piano I've Ever Played"

When I write music, I try to go on a journey to feel emotions, whatever they may be.  To me, music is a celebration of life; for all the pain and suffering we may endure, it is a gift to be alive. 

I hope music can take you on journeys of your own to places where you may want to be.  Thank you for listening.

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If anyone is interested in performing any of my works, please let me know.  I have scores available for some pieces and would gladly create the score for other works.

A Musical Story: Chapter 4

Christopher Larkins | Composer

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