Live performance, improvisation from June 2025.

Mantra

Lyrics Written & Performed by Ruviru
Musical Composition by Antun Vuić
Mastered by Ian Sefchick

Lyrics: 
A crying heart
I put my sadness on to pages
And I don't know where I'm going
But I'll figure it out

As I let my thoughts flow
And contemplate
Life feels like a labyrinth
Complicating my fate
Many paths to take
That will lead me to gates
Of heaven or hell
Based on choices I make
Wrong turns sometimes
We make mistakes
Stuck in our own ways
End up in the same miserable place
But I believe at the end of day
Spirit remains and love will prevail
Even though I have never seen
An angel from above
I have witnessed earthly gods
With unconditional love
But sorrow is here to stay
And they had to go away
I can feel their spirit remains
And their love will prevail
I have no doubt
I have no doubt
I can feel it deep down
They are watching me above
As I continue on earth
Their blessings give me strength
I know their spirit remains
And their love will prevail

A crying heart
I put my sadness on to pages
And I don't know where I'm going
But I will figure it out
A dying star
Exploding in the silence
And I don't know where I'm going
But I will figure it out

Devil trying to deceive me
With thousand temptations
Distract me from my poetic vocation
But the passion remains
Even on rainy days
I take shelter in a booth
No time for a vacation
Somedays I forget the code
Of the solid soldier
Some days I see the cup
Devoid of holy water
Some days I feel trapped
A prisoner in a cell
My vision aligns
With the path leading to hell
But I keep righteousness in my heart
And focus on my craft
Yeah and tap into higher self
And with time
My wings feels lighter
As pain subsides
I feel the spirit remain
This time I invest is never a waste
I manifest jewels
Pulling rhymes from the chest
Believing greatness
I continue this quest
And I know at the end of the day
Memories will fade but the spirit remains
And the love will prevail


Spirit Remains

Nu Jazz chill music with a throbbing beat at varying tempos. I used the same "tick-tock" synth from tracks on my Time Machine EP.

Happy Samhain! 🔥

Hour Glass is about time ⏳

An original composition, no AI, digital music created MIDI to DAW by a human

HOUR GLASS
I have an hour glass in my mind 
It measures life in bits of time 
Like TikTok videos
Showing how the sand flows 
All in a trickle 
Dancing Wu-Li masters remind
The consequence of time 

While the force of gravity 
can bring me to my knees 
The hour glass remains to hold
Above and below 
Before and behind 
Carry me forever
In the consequence of time 

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70-52 bpm
Variations of Cm, Am, Fm, C7, G7
DAW: Apple Logic Pro X
MIDI: Akai Professional Keyboard
VST or E-INSTRUMENTS:
Concert Grand
Boesendorfer Grand
Ambient Lead
Clarinet Solo
Ethereal Mallets
Lunar Chords
Phantom Winds
Cellos
Modern Strings
Studio Double Basses
Deep Round Synth Bass
Upright Ballad Bass
E-PERCUSSION:
Timpani
Indian & Middle Eastern Kit
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COVER ART is a surrealistic interpretation of the song as original CGI by SUNNYBECK using a composite derived from original and AI-generated images rendered by the DaVinci app, then altered, retouched, and designed in Photoshop.

Released on SoundCloud
October 31, 2025, 11:12 PM ET

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Hour Glass

Cast of Characters:
Cgmaness – @hiddenhands-760647700 – Chris – acoustic guitar, synth, and composition
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- vocals, lyrics, mix, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – four string fretless Warwick bass
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – piano, B3 organ voice, synth sax, and JJ's angels (voice synth), Lucky Man style synth
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– master and production
This song started as a project that was begun on his guitar and synth, then shelved by our master songwriter, Chris. He always gives us magic to work with, and as soon as he shared this one with the rest of Eclectic Collective, we all jumped on it.
Mark heard his part first, and set about writing some great lyrics to sing with his solid, inimitable voice. His lyrics are about a hypothetical future where we've turned to technology in search of human connection, only to realize that it has only isolated us more, and that we really already had that connection to begin with. The narration is from a future perspective, like all this has already happened, and its speaking to us from the future, almost like a warning.
The rhythm section was still absent, though, but not for long. Ken added his groovy, perfectly in the vibe drums to it next. Josh, of course followed soon after, now that he had drums to work with, by adding his fretless four string bass to the song. Now that it was sounding like a well rounded piece, Tez came through with some thrilling guitar solos that you hear throughout. JJ first added some piano, B3, and sax to the song, then later completed it with his psychedelic synth and divine voice synth that provides the "choir" you hear in there.
Now that it was all in the bag, Mark spent considerable time and effort mixing it, then turned it over to our resident pro Stephen for the mastering.
This is one of our favorite songs we've ever done, and it reminds us all of both Pink Floyd and King Crimson. This is a great example of what the team is able to do with a really solid, yet open musical seed, provided by a master composer. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.
Original lyrics by Mistermark:
The wind by the seashore, the wash of the waves
the sand on your skin and the glance that you gave
the sounds of the carnival we left it all behind
there were words left unsaid at the back of your mind
how could I have been so blind?
It was so long ago now it’s just you and me
it seems I've forgotten the way you like your tea
the house becomes quiet as the guests head for home
the garden’s been gathered and the kids are all grown
on their own
“The robots will help” they said “it’s better this way”
“there’s no need to work and there’s more time to play”
our leaders assured us we’d never go poor
and nobody questions the truth anymore
but what did we do it all for?
Our science sustains us like fine works of art
but are we closer together or farther apart?
we’re each on an island alone on the sea
the ocean between us expands rapidly
is this where we wanted to be?
It was so long ago now it’s just you and me
it seems we’ve forgotten the way it used to be
machines tried to help us but something went wrong
the future we wanted was here all along
The wind by the seashore, the wash of the waves
the sand on your skin and the glance that you gave
the sounds of the carnival we left it all behind
there were words left unsaid…





Faded Fortunes (Eclectic Collective)

This is the 14th instalment in turning my Grandad's poems into songs

Tempo 48bpm
Tuning 432 Hz A Standard
Key Am

Instruments
-Two Vocals runs lead
-Two Vocal runs low
-Two Acoustic Guitar runs
-One Piano run
-2 Logic pads played on keys for atmos
-The Irish Sea recorded in Co. Wexford
-Electric Guitar w/slide

To Add
-Flute
-Bass

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Song pic is taken in Courtown, Co. Wexford. It is the Irish Sea which is off the east coast of Ireland

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The Sea

Oh wild waves of watery crown
How often do you wear a frown.
Who dares to disrespect your mood
What tribute must we pay to sooth
Your ever changing face and mind
Or deals held by you and wind.
Dictator to adventurer's goal
Always waiting for their soul.

A plaything of the healthy clan
Wages account of fisherman
What priceless treasures you've entombed
Or strong and proud Armada ruined.
Monsters and plankton roam your womb,
Many a brave has found his doom,
Preceded by your cruel trial
Of punishment at every mile.

Free aqua farm for human race
Tuna and Cod and Tope and Plaice
A benefactor rich and good
To all who come in need of food.
Sailors play beyond your shield
As captains plough your watery field
True lovers hearts do you divide
Nursing the moon with breathing tide.

{A poem by Bill Stapleton written, July 1969}

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The Sea

Hand Activated Percussion Instruments

29 Ghost Frequency

October 30, 2025
I thank the people at King Crimson for doing the dishes for me ;)

FOR MY FRIENDS

Rat Funk

don't go wasting your time 
with nobody like me
I do you wrong you do me right
and I figured everyone can see

but nobody knows but me
nobody Knows but me 

don't go wasting your time 
with nobody like me
u and dystopia collide 
and there really ain't no remedy 

but nobody knows but me 
nobody Knows but me 

I could take on a new direction 
check out my point of view 
open up to any new suggestion 
look out I'm coming through 

don't go wasting your time
with nobody like me
I'm like a moth into the light
blinded burned and ill concieved

but nobody knows but me
nobody Knows but me

don't go wasting your time 
with nobody like me




Nobody Like Me

Sunday Afternoon Jam (From the half life collection on bandcamp)

Recliner Pilot, Agent Provocateur, Songweaver. Psychedelic Burt Bacharach Island style.

Rat Funk

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