man this is so nice...Janine and Darren...magical combo!!!

Wonderfully percussive melodies Darren and Janine's mood and tone are so perfect for this.

May the planet of love bestow a relaxing meditative state for you to rise.

Lots of synths - bass arp, pianos, reverb and acoustic guitars, orchestral basses, cello, and French horn set to hip hop and Latin beats at 75 bpm.

I played French horn as a child from age 10-18 in a public school concert band and later marching band. So I added a brief French horn passage with cello in a short classical treatment to herald the arrival of Venus and a nod to the Renaissance painting of the Goddess of Love.


COVER: Milky Way background by Hristo Fidanov at pexels.com. Image of “Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli via Wikipedia.

Venus Rising

the captain, mad captain
he told the men his plans
and then they went out stealing things
so they could rule these lands

they stole four antique cannons from the castle
hijacked a truckload of metal from the factory
they stole a jet engine from the old air force base
the mad captain nodded satisfactorily

they welded the metal into a battering ram
and the big jet engine was for extra speed
cannons armed in every direction
the mad captain had returned to the sea (x2)

they were a terror in the open waters
they’d sink any ship that they saw
and with their jet engine, they were able to avoid apprehension
and stay a step ahead of the law

vengeance in the form of a storm
came rolling across the sea
the mad captain pulled his eyes from the sky
he’d seen more than he wanted to see
"all hands below deck", the captain roared
"tie yourself down so you don’t go overboard"
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bass, piano, beatbox, guitar and vocals by andrew salvner (aka lil' spaceman, pretzels malone)
drums from my cheap old digitech bp90 bass pedal
thunderstorm field recording by Arnaud Coutancier www.freesound.org/people/arnaud%20coutancier/
additional sound effects supplied by @pliable-tones
drums/bass/bass/piano recorded on 4-track cassette / vocals and beatbox added using Audacity.

the mad captain (on speed)

Listen to the colour of your dreams...

(Chord changes are for squares)

The Colour Of Your Dreams

Our first Welsh language track🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😎
Sosban Fach (Little Saucepan) is a Welsh folk song given a good rocking up by The Recursives
Neil - Vocals 
Al - Bass
Bri - Sax
Tez - Guitars and production
Ken - Drums (K2 and The Three)
Many thanks to Ken for adding the pounding drums :))))
https://on.soundcloud.com/VJQ1ztA9BNB5ig8Z8 (K2 and the Three)
uTube video of The Recursicves playing live
https://youtu.be/Jd4YW18BjEU?feature=shared

Sosban Fach - The Recursives with K2 and The Three

Whether you're lost for sleep, or stuck in a haze...

Lost For Sleep

Haze

Rodolfo Planes offered me this great arrangement and suggested the title of 'Professional Liars' as a starting point. I changed the title to Career Liars as it scanned better with the melody and although we didn’t discuss the subject closely we both had our own ideas who these usual suspects might be. You all may also have your own choices other than these potential ‘Comeback Kids’. 

This was first written in 2022, but has developed gradually over the last two years with Ce Mastro’s spectacular chorus harmony arrangement lifting the song to astonishing new heights, then lastly Georg’s additional sax work giving a renewed energy and power. Thanks to everyone for their valued collaboration on this. Thanks for taking the time to listen.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - https://soundcloud.com/rplanes 
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals and chorus vocal arrangement - https://soundcloud.com/cemastro 
Georg Boehme - Sax solo and fills - https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

 Career Liars by Rodolfo Planes and Mark J Bennett

How are you ever able to live with yourself? 
What do you really care about? 
You can cope just as long as you’re not left on the shelf, 
Hear me out. 

Are you ever conscious of the harm that you do?
 Or is all fair in love and in war?
And there is no depth that you and your crew won’t sink to. 
We’re done for.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
Big high flyers,
 Falsifiers.

Making all of your deals with your old cronies,
I think that is all that you’re good for. 
Nothing is ever sincere coz you’re real phoneys.
 Show them the door. 

Lying for a living, as long as we’re forgiving,
 We’ve been truly hood-winked this time for sure.
 We’re learning a lesson about the true cost of living 
Now we’re all poor.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
 Big high flyers, 
Falsifiers.

Career Liars - Continental Collision featuring Ce Mastro & Georg Boehme

After a long time, finally a collab work with Cecilia again. Always a pleasure. Let's dance...

Open collab by @specialececilia 

Original Version:  https://soundcloud.com/user-883466627/trance-n-dance-vocals-special-cecilia

Lyrics & Vocals: Special Cecilia  Music & Arrangement: OMCB

Cover Picture: pixabay.com


Lyrics:

Voilà Voilà, Vois là Vois là...... C'est le temps de la Fiesta
Voilà Voilà, Vois là Voislà..... C'est le temps de la Fiesta
Here, here, See there, see there ...It's Fiesta Time

Allez viens, Come on , reste pas planté là
Les soucis ont oublie ça, Laisse la musique guider tes pas
Let's come, Come on, don't stay planting there 
Forget about worries, let' s Music guid your steps

Papillons dans le ventre, Fourmis dans les jambes
Butterflies in your belly, Ants in the Legs

Tous en Cadence ,On se balance, Comme dans une Transe 
Dans une Transe , dans une Transe 
All in the Riddm , We are Rocking Like in a Transe
Dance a Trance, Dance a Trance

Dance Dance Dance like in a Trance
Dance Dance Dance l

Tous en Cadence ,On se balance, Comme dans une Transe. Dans une Transe
All in the Riddm , We are Rocking Like in a Transe
Dance a Trance, Dance a Trance

Dance Dance Dance in a Trance, in a Trance

Comme dans une Transe. Dans une Transe
Dance a Trance, Dance a Trance

C'est la Fiesta , C'est la Fiesta Allez viens, Come on, 
It's Fiesta, it's Fiesta Let's come come on

Papillons dans le ventre, Fourmis dans les jambes
Butterflies in your belly, Ants in the Legs

Tous en Cadence ,On se balance, Comme dans une Transe, dans une Transe

Dance Dance Dance like in a Trance
Dance Dance Dance in a Trance, in a Trance,

Tous en Cadence ,On se balance, Comme dans une Transe. Dans une Transe

Dance Dance Dance like in a Trance
Dance Dance Dance in a Trance, in a Trance

Dance like in a Trance - Special Cecilia & OMCB

Phat Landing

Sensual ballad with a pop chorus.
Music by Damga & HyLGZ22

A Mes Pieds

I BRING THE NOISE / IPG1 & Paploviante 
IPG1: Vocals 
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/i-bring-the-noise-vocals-86-bpm
Paploviante: Music, E Bass, Mix, Mastering and Picture

I Bring The Noise - IPG1 & Paploviante

I've been a longtime admirer of Janine Levinson's work on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson. I thought immediately thought that this song would be a fine fit for us to do together. I had only heard it randomly played on Spotify about three weeks ago, but really dug the bittersweet cynicism of the lyrics and the fine melody to boot. Janine's vocal work on this is incredible. She was such an awesome person to work with and get to know.

Lyrics:
you think I'll run not walk to you
why would I want to talk to you?
I want you crawling back to me, 
down on your knees yeah
like an appendectomy
sans anesthesia 

you think you can leave the past behind
you must be out of your mind
you think you can simply press rewind
you must be out of your mind, son
you must be out of your mind. 

you want what you turned off, turned on
you called it sunset, now it's dawn
you can't go 'round just saying stuff
because it's pretty
and I no longer drink enough
to think you're witty

you think you can leave the past behind
you must be out of your mind
you think you can simply press rewind
you must be out of your mind, son
you must be out of your mind. 

you want to kindle that old flame
I don't remember your real name
it must be something scandalous, 
lurks in your shallows
if you needed santa claus 
to buy your gallows 

you think you can leave the past behind
you must be out of your mind
you think you can simply press rewind
you must be out of your mind, son
you must be out of your mind. 

you must be out of your mind, son
you must be out of your mind.

You Must Be Out of Your Mind (Magnetic Fields Cover)with Janine Levinson

New album released called "Advance with Courage" I call the music Americana Progressive Folktronica. 
https://push.fm/fl/gnjaoz7n


Check it out when you can.
 
In the meantime...
CHECK IT OUT!  "The Littoral Drift"  
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Thanks for the kindness and support.

You Must Be Out of Your Mind (Magnetic Fields Cover)with Janine Levinson

Darren Sullivan

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