ISN'T IT ALL STRANGE?

One Night

One Night - prod. Psycho

Studio F.A.M.E. Live Take.
THEHIRO/Guitar Arrangement

Got a match? / Image photo by Angelight

Mental Movement

JOY RIDE

EVEN IF WE FIGHT
Vocals: Leslie
Vocals and lyrics: Ghosthack
https://www.ghosthack.de

Even If We Fight

I think this track started 2 years ago. I remember talking about the vision with Jamie on the phone and then Jamie sent me a bunch of stems to choose from. I chose the standing bass and recorded my verse with a 90’s vibe in mind. I sent the track over to Russell to add some guitars, he sent that funk rock intro and riff back, and then I don’t know what happened after that? A bunch of other songs got made and the vision for this track expanded to include cutting my second verse and bringing Jon Lock in on vocals. Then the song sat again. Jon and I even started and completed And So You Say and Training Day after we had already got this song started. Since this track was visioned to be part of the first song on the set with Training Day, eventually it had to be completed. Wou-Wou then join in with his synths, rhythm guitar over Jon’s part, and some additional guitar over the first section. This gave the track the final fire it needed and Russell mixed and mastered it like a champ!

As always, massive thanks to Wou-Wou and Russell who have been regular collaborators on so many projects, on SoundCloud, Facebook, and Bandcamp. Wou and Russell will always be the core of my musical team. Thanks for being great friends! 
Big thanks also to Jon, who I have worked with on 3 songs now, with 2 more in the works already! 
And thanks to Jamie for all his patience, support, and for the completion of our second project together!   

This song goes out to all the music nerds, appreciators, and lovers with strong opinions. Keep those conversations going. I spent many, many years, going to the record store several times a week, hanging and talking with the staff, some who became good friends. 

Jamie Rhind: Standing Bass 
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
Jon Lock: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/jon-lock-5
Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Guitar and Synths
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling
Russell Sinfield: Guitar, Mixing and Mastering
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, Production, and Art

Lyrics 

Everything changes 
Nothing stays the same 
I used to hate it when my people would say it's a shame 
Stating that the games gone lame 
Claiming that today the music is wack 
At times I would refrain and take a step back
But most of the time I would counter attack 
Back in the day, we would say, Clever repartee 
When we were clowning around 
But now a days we taking the things a bit more serious 
Or maybe it's just me, see 
I ain't playing around as much as I used to be 
Conversations at a minimal 
It's not that I'm more critical or cynical 
It's that I am a more apathetic individual
I  just don't care 
Call me hypocritical 
I be like that's fair 
Yo
What happened to all the innovators, rhyme slayers, originality generators
You know
There really all still there
Back in the days we had to dig in the crates
Looking for the lessor known greats
I guess that's still the way it operates 
Hates a narrow minded state 
And It take effort to educate
So 
I’ma stay open and keep on diggin’ 
Vibin' on the sounds that I be hearin’ 
Yea 
And you know it's like that 
And you know and you know and you know it's like that 
Keep keep on, keep keep on
keep keep keep on

And you know it’s like that

Here comes the backup plan
The man without a name
Don’t want to be no star
Just musical acclaim 
Brush back those famous hats like children in the street
I’m gonna sing a bit while Couch King cracks the beat
Whoa baby now shake
Like momma told you now
Whoa baby now shake
Like this was made for
This is a slice of funk
USDA prime
Let it get to your head
You will feel fine
Poetry in motion
Images in time
Back beats and refined commotion 
Aged like fine wine 

Any you know it’s like that

Jamie Rhind, Jon Lock, Wou-Wou, Russell & the Couch King - You Know (It's Like That)

Drive time (Mix 2, October 28, 2019)
Mix 2 changed pan and compression on acoustic guitar to bring it forward in the mix. 
Mix 3: April 7, 2020 reprinted to a 1/4 inch 2-Track Tape MCI JH-110
Written, performed, and mixed by Tim Griffis at Princeton Studio. Thanks to Rene, Kevin, and Andrew for comments on an early mix. Always appreciate the feedback. 

Hope you like the sound ;-)

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Guitars: Guild Acoustic, Fender Strat; Les Paul Standard; Fender Squire Bass

Mics: Neumann TLM 67 and AKG C414xls
Drums: arranged by TG
Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 16 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)

Lyrics

Verse 1
The demons inside your head, they're on fire
It's making it hard to fake your smile
you're cool on love, it's breaking you down
it's a simple life, in this heartbreak town 

Chorus
You fake a smile at me - I don't mind
Come see the world with me - it's our time
We'll find a cure for you - it's drive time

Verse 2
You're stronger than steel, you gotta heart of gold
The cells in your blood won't leave you alone
It's a rare disease, one step at a time
It's making it hard to fake your smile

Chorus
You fake a smile at me - I don't mind
Come see the world with me - it's our time
We'll find a cure for you - it's drive time

Bridge/Verse 3 
no lyrics
Enter Heavier Guitar Sound (Gibson Les Paul Standard)

Chorus
You fake a smile at me - I don't mind
Come see the world with me - it's our time
We'll find a cure for you - it's drive time

Drive time

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Echos

Video for this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggjYx1Xf65w

One of my heroes has always been Johnny Cash and I wanted to include one of his songs on my cover album. I originally was going to record his version of Depeche Mode’s song “Personal Jesus”. After going through the amazing list of over 1500  songs that Johnny Cash wrote I came across this gem that he recorded in 1974. My immediate reaction was “BINGO” -  this is the song that does it for me. He was clearly a man ahead of his time. To date, he has sold over 90 million songs.
RIP Johnny Cash.

JJ(Johnny) Vienneau:
Drums
Keyboard
Bass
Lead & Rhythm Guitars

Peter Wheeler:
Vocals

Produced by; JJ Vienneau & Peter Wheeler
Recorded at: Rawkin' Productions - Montreal

Don't Go Near The Water - Johnny Cash Cover

Ed Millican wrote the lyrics inspired by Philippe Petit who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers.
 
Vocals & lyrics by Ed Millican aka Ed Phoenix : https://soundcloud.com/cousinit
Music, arrangement and piano by Lise Jonsson ©2019
Release Date : 25/10/19
Original Music by : https://soundcloud.com/lise-jonsson/mountain-high 
On Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/7FHU0zxe7JUfVKAUHbJgoy?si=6melmbTkT9ecPq3WWMHTlg

INVINCIBLE

Chorus:
With every step I grow invincible
I am the master of the clouds
Wind on my back, I'm barely visible
To the masses on the ground

V1:
I can see this glorious city
Behold the torch of liberty
From Across the sea to the land of dreams I have come for my greatest feat


Chorus:
With every step I grow invincible
I am the master of the clouds
Wind on my back, I'm barely visible
To the masses on the ground

V2:
2 Towers become as one
In the wire's tight embrace
What's begun can't be undone
Fear must leave no trace

Bridge:

Final Chorus:
With Every step
I am invincible
I am the master of the clouds
Everyone  said,
"It is impossible!"
But they're all believers now!

V3:
Now I feel all eyes on me
While thriving on adversity
I look down at the glorious crowd
Perhaps 10, 000 strong

Outro : 
Some would come to say  I gave the Twin Towers a soul On the day of it's birth, now decades old, that was long ago Memories of GOLD So long ago


© Ed Millican, 2018/2019

Invicible

Invincible - feat Ed Millican aka Ed Phoenix

Hey, here is a new collab with @specialececilia my special partner in vibes!!   
Here is our album https://soundcloud.com/ricochet8888/sets/special-cecilia-rico-collabs
Enjoy 
Dx

Forward **Cecilia and Ricø ** House Dub

As any Tribble would tell you space holes are a quirk of nature and are formed when 3 super massive black holes collide creating unusual gravitational forces beyond the understanding of physics that compress an area of sub space rendering it permantly static in a micro dimension of it owns and occupying time and reality at the singularity level forever and even though it appears the size of an orange it has been estimated to be the equivanlant of 700 billion light years across at its event horizon! Watch out get to close and you will be gone and sucked into another dimension, many have tried to tame the powers and ventured to close never to be seen again and now the Klingons have found it and Kahless wants to control its power into his space station and all others must be destoryed!

Let your imagination run wild dance, celebrate life and reach for the stars! Feel the power of life and fill yourself with positive triumphant passion, majesty and mystery as we take our own special journeys and reach deep inside ourselfs and into the endless black sea of the universe, blending with all of its timeless cosmic creation in this original electronic drum and klingon foot stomping Sci-fi journey! Hope you enjoy! Peace Kurt the Klingon :D

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4 Sale

I Can Eat Tribble

Wake is about standing up spiritually and physically, it’s about fighting back against all the hard times and hard people we deal with in our lives and asking Jesus for help when we are overwhelmed. The battle that's inside of us all between good and evil, a good response versus a bad response, may God help us stay awake and abide in Him.

Wake

Music & Mix by Rizzlic https://soundcloud.com/rizlix
Lyrics & Vocals : Special Cecilia    https://soundcloud.com/spacialcecilia
Dan aka Rizzlic made this Super New Version with my Vocals from "Same Planet" 
& ask me to put it in here on line :)

Original Track ;   https://soundcloud.com/spacialcecilia/meme-same-planete
Other Version :  https://soundcloud.com/ricochet8888/same-planet-2-step-demo

CHILDREN Of The UNIVERSE *** Rizzlix feat Special Cecilia

Hans Albers:  All instruments, arrangement, production and final mix
Terry Reeves:  Lead Vocal

Like many relationships, mine and Jo’s started at work and I think the fact that we were always holding hands soon made our feelings pretty clear to everyone.  Holding hands has always felt special to us and through every life event, good or bad, our relationship has been strengthened by having this powerful physical connection.

So how else would you celebrate 30 years of marriage other than having a full size bronze statue of yourselves holding hands?  Sounds relatively straightforward but, sadly,  this eventually proved to be a little optimistic, given that it involved not only ourselves but one artist (who was as mad as a hatter), an assistant (who had never done the procedure before), three buckets, one stick, a wooden stool, something called alginate (the stuff dentists use to cast teeth), bronze (naturally), one foundry (which burned down, necessitating finding another – this actually did happen) foundry workers (number unspecified) and someone to organise the whole creation (that would be me).  Piece of cake.

Anyway, as you can see from the cover pic, it was finally completed in time for our anniversary and now sits a couple of feet away from my chair, a constant reminder of the wonderful life Jo and I have had together.  This love song tells that story – the two of us holding hands as we always have done and always will.

Hans’ interpretation, arrangement and recording of such a personal song is simply brilliant, capturing as it does every nuance with each simply perfect note.  Working alongside him is always such a complete pleasure.  If you want to get full value from his astounding work, I’d recommend using headphones.

Thanks so much for listening.   (Terry Reeves) 

Thirty years of holding hands
Palms Face to Face
A single hold linking two
No more dismal dark to trace
Connecting skin with strength 
Stop thinking of the past
Future brings no worries 
This simple join is here to last 

Pressing with the lightest touch 
Making sure we don’t offend
Working both together 
Showing strength is hard to bend
Feeling joined as one
To make a single change 
Holding hands is more important 
Than the world tries to explain 
(Repeat)

BREAK 

Love with fingers clenched 
But a softness touch to heart
Making special art of love
Using hands showing just how much
In this sequence of just thirty years
Giant secrets find a way to shout
As we hold our hands together 
Squeezing all the sadness out
Squeezing it out

Fearless love in bond of hands 
So tight and never letting go
A feel of chain reaction 
There’s many will never know
Can’t challenge this connection 
No matter what whispers say
Showing those who care to look
At our skin to skin performance 

Every day, every day, every day, every day .....................

Palms Face To Face: Cripple Club & Hans Albers

An old open collab from the ever brilliant Paul, with his irresistible burbling bass lines. I added rhythm,  lead and some feadóg (Irish whistle). Thanks for the inspiration Paul, once again.

https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/phoenix-paploviante-open-coll

Hope you're all behaving nicely to one another 
Be good

Image: Deviant Art

Nick

Phoenix - Paploviante and ♤

Happy Halloween @psychometal @followersofpsychometal
@psychosmoker
======== Lyrics ===========
Don't look back in the nighttime screaming
a demons coming for you ya not breathing 
Slowly fading away taken to the other side
and the fire will burn from yo asshole to the inside
Scream like a banshee you fucking little bitch
come and fuck with this 
and now you got a fucking hit
In a fucking Rage trapped inside a cage
living like a fucking little sheep
that's sealed in the dark
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You have to pay the fine
don't think you're doing fine
You have to pay the fee
you sold your soul for free
You have to pay the fine
don't think you're doing fine
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Itching like a flea bit you
you little bitch hit you
I don't fucking know
and i would never ever kid you
This is real life bitch
it's not a fucking joke
better watch what you do
bitch i'll turn you to smoke
Rock this shit bitch
i'm getting real lit
from the sky as i drop
twist yo neck then you flop
like a fish out of water
bitch i'm running shit
it's getting hotter
Like i'm tripping from the beat
give you more you'll never need
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You have to pay the fine
don't think you're doing fine
You have to pay the fee
you sold your soul for free
You have to pay the fine
don't think you're doing fine

You have to pay the fine
don't think you're doing fine
You have to pay the fee
you sold your soul for free
You have to pay the fine
don't think you're doing fine
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P.M.

Fine (Prod. PsYcHoSmOkEr)

Demo Tracks fps 913

New Life In My Hometown

thanks for listening friends! 

since you’ve been gone
something remarkable’s happening here
you should come check it out
light became life
and absorbed by a thing who fed things
who then called it a plant.
now they know
come on out whatcha hiding from? 
i just want to know for sure
one way or the other.

Five steps (each one with two parts) progressing along 3 minutes thru different styles: rock, psycho, pop, hard..., and finally back to the psychopoppy ones.

Letra / Lyrics:

No siempre he estado aquí (soy imperfecto) / I have not always been here (I am imperfect)

Cuando tengo frío, o tengo calor, / When I feel cold, or I feel hot,
cuando tropiezo, me quemo, o siento dolor… / when I stumble, I burn myself, or feel pain …

y  empiezo a pensar que no siempre he estado aquí, / and I start to think that I have not always been here,
y que todo en este mundo es ajeno a mí. / and that everything in this world is alien to me.

Pienso que este cuerpo / I think that this body
que me sirve para moverme / I use to move myself
no es todo lo perfecto que debiera. / is not as perfect as it had to.

Me siento extraño / I feel strange
donde tendría que estar a gusto, / where I should to be comfortable,
y me reconforto / and I feel better
cuando me relaciono bien con el mundo. / when I relate well to the world.

Empiezo a pensar en el tránsito; / I start to think about the passage;
que no siempre he estado ni estaré aquí; / that I have not always been nor will be here;
que mi vida es un entretenimiento / about my life being an entertainment
en el viaje a otro sitio. / along the trip to another place.

Y descubro lo profundo / And I discover the deepness
entre tanta superficialidad, / among so much superficialness,
si la meta de todo lo que hago / if the goal of everything I do
es comer y respirar, / is to eat and breathe,
¿qué clase de razón tengo en la cabeza? / what kind of reason do I have in my head?
¿qué soy yo dentro de este juego? / what am I within this game?

 descubro lo profundo / And I discover the deepness
entre tanta superficialidad, / among so much superficialness,
y me pongo a pensar, / and I start thinking,
y empiezo a pensar… / and I start to think …

y  empiezo a pensar que no siempre he estado aquí, / and I start to think that I have not always been here,
y que todo en este mundo es ajeno a mí. / and that everything in this world is alien to me.

Pienso que este cuerpo / I think that this body
que me sirve para moverme / I use to move myself
no es todo lo perfecto que debiera. / is not as perfect as it had to.

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No siempre he estado aquí (Soy imperfecto)

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ISN'T IT ALL STRANGE?

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