STRANGE BALANCES AND MIDNIGHT REFLECTIONS

How we feel
Isn’t wrong
When we don’t take time to judge it
How it’s been
All along
We can see it in each other’s eyes.
But it’s real,
We belong
Maybe see things slightly different.
Been revealed,
We are strong
And never plan to go away.

Welcome to
Where you are
We’re so glad that you could make it!
How do you do?
Was it far?
Next time, we’ll help you find your way.
Who are YOU?
You’re the stars,
And the light that shines forever -
Coming to
From afar
To bathe us all in your warm glow.

All music and art by 3D
https://soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy
https://dddanahy.bandcamp.com/

Originally written and recorded in 2011, a few months ago 3D decided that the song wasn't done justice and re-recorded everything from the guitar up. When he finished recording all of the tracks he sent them over to me for a twiddle, most enjoyable - cheers 3D

Buy at BC

Welcome To Here by D.D.Danahy

Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Song Art
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling
https://www.instagram.com/wouwouandthewormling
Russell Sinfield: Mixing, Mastering, and General Skank
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield

Pt. 1
Fat Pockets: Bass
https://soundcloud.com/fatpockets
Johnny Minstrel: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
Jamie Rhind: Organ
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
Jonathan Beckenstein: Lead Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein
Bitzone: Drums and Additional Background Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
Russell Sinfield: Rhythm Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
Couch King: Background Vocals and Arrangement

Pt. 2
Fat Pockets: Bass
https://soundcloud.com/fatpockets
D. D. Danahy: Keyboard
https://soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy
Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement

Pt. 3
Fat Pockets: Bass
https://soundcloud.com/fatpockets
Joerxworx: Flute, Rhythm Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
Chris O: Banjo
https://soundcloud.com/chris-okunbor/tracks
Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement

Lyrics: 

Pt.1
It’s raining out in Portland
And down in Durban too
I play no more the frontman
I’m better off serving you
O let the water wash me clean
I’ll do anything for you my queen

Went up to Mystic Mountain
Picked berries from the bush
So many I couldn’t count them 
Each one unveiled a truth
O let the water wash me clean
You’re the face that makes good everything

What rained upon the prophets
Same rain that drench me now
The old mantle I’ve not lost it
It’s on me like a vow
O let the water wash me clean
you’re the vision of a million magic dreams

Well there’s music in the alley
And sweet smoke in the air
No need for tinpot rallies
It’s safer here than there
O let the water wash me clean
You’re the sweetest note in every song I sing

It’s raining out in Portland
And down in Durban too
If I was the doorman
You would walk straight through
O let the water wash me clean
I’ll do anything for you my queen

Pt. 2
It’s raining out
In Durban now in Portland 
Didn’t feel a drop
Now is coming down in mountains
It’s raining out
In Durban down in Portland
The devil heard 
Your praises now it’s pouring 
Oh Lord
The shelters been removed 
Oh Lord 
Will you see me through

Followed in your footsteps 
On the righteous path I stay
I followed in your footsteps 
steadfast I do not stray
Followed in your footsteps 
On the righteous path I stay
Faithful are the flock
The week spirited don’t obey 
Here me now
Accused of serving for your protection
Here me now  
and then you take it all away in objection
Here me now 
The shelters been removed 
Oh Lord 
Will you see me through

I know my redeemer liveth 
Dem take away and then dem giveth 
Lo! how dem adversity afflicteth 
Thou art most merciful of all and forgiveth 
Naked from the mother's womb
Naked shall I return there
Naked from the mother's womb
Faithful without demand I shall return there
Oh Lord
The shelters been removed 
Oh Lord 
Will you see me through

It’s raining out
In Durban now in Portland 
Didn’t feel a drop
Now is coming down in mountains
It’s raining out
In Durban down in Portland
The devil heard 
Your praises now it’s pouring 
Oh Lord
The shelters been removed 
Oh Lord 
Will you see me through

Followed in your footsteps 
On the righteous path I stay
I followed in your footsteps 
Even though you took it all away
The devil covered up your tracks
Tempting to lead me astray 
Him covered up your tracks
But faith guides me back onto your way
Here me now
Dem attempting to tempt me to corruption
Here me now
Dem attempting to tempt me with deception
Here me now
Behold, the will of the Lord, that is wisdom
And to depart from evil is understanding
Oh Lord
The shelters been removed 
Oh Lord 
Will you see me through

Pt. 3
Babylon done a gonna flood now
Flooding down here in Babylon
Gonna sing jah jah praises
Dem praises gonna carry us home

FPockets, JMinstrel, JRhind, JBeckenstein, BZone, DDanahy, Jworx, ChrisO, Russ, CKP - Weather Report

Played the trumpet, composed and produced by Val Akey.
Thank you for listening!

Release date: 10 December 2021

Quiet Days

New mix released by Solar Vox Studio of this mysterious piece with a slow tempo in which the melodies intertwine to create a calm and psychedelic atmosphere that will transport the listener to distant worlds, brimming with enigmas and mysticism.

Una misteriosa pieza de tempo lento en el que las melodías, se entrelazan para crear un ambiente calmado y psicodélico que transportará al oyente hasta lejanos mundos, rebosantes de enigmas y misticismo.

Music: Joaquín Soriano
Mix: Solar Vox Studio

Sonic Atmospheres - ATLANTIS

LIVE at the Brunswick in Brighton just before Christmas, a mobile phone recording but it captured the mood. So good to play live again!!!!

https://youtu.be/rlOZFl6fwd4

A rain dance for the bush fires
A sun dance for the floods
A war dance for anyone    
Who doesn’t give a fuck

It’s murder on earth’s dance floor
We may never dance again
It’s time to pick up that dam phone
If you’re a ’Strictly’ fan

It's murder on earth’s dance floor
 t's murder on earth’s dance floor

A shoot out at the oil coral
Sundance at my side
You know that he can bust a move
And he can  jive

Dance like no one’s watching
Dance so full of love
Dance those socks till they come off
Take off those kid gloves

It's murder on earth’s dance floor
It's murder on earth’s dance floor
It's murder on earth’s dance floor
It's murder on earth’s dance floor

Instrumental

Gonna  move your feet, gonna eat less meat
This dance floor needs repair
if ya wanna lift that glitter ball
Dance like Fred Astaire

and dance like no one’s watching
Dance with so much love
Dance those socks till they come off
Take off those kid gloves

It’s murder on earth’s dance floor
It’s murder on earth’s dance floor
It's murder on earth’s dance floor
It's murder on earth’s dance floor

Instrumental

A rain dance for the bush fires
A sun dance for the floods
A war dance for anyone    
Who doesn’t give a fuck

It’s murder on earth’s dance floor
We may never dance again
It's time to pick up that dam phone
If you're a Strictly fan

It's murder on earth's dance floor
It's murder on earth's dance floor
It's murder on earth's dance floor
It's murder on earth's dance floor

Squidly doot, snidely dat, hot dam

Murder On Earth's Dance Floor LIVE!

I transpose this song from guitar to piano. This is my first try with the piano.

Lyrics:
Part1:
Everything began
with that tear that ran
soaked in black through your make-up kohl 
filled with thoughts from your broken soul

When you running away from your worries 
And there is no time left for a word of apology
Climb up to the tallest tree you can find
Immerse yourself in the deepest sea where you can't stand

When you reach the point of no return 
Watch how the memories of your past life begins to burn
Make you realize how far you can fall from this tree.
Drown in your sorrows without hope for sympathy

If you are looking for a way out
Use your fears to let your heart beat loud
You can count on me to heed that sound
so i will save you before you hit the ground 

Before you threaten to drown
I will hand you Poseidon’s trident and the crown
when you struck on the rock, at the bottom of the sea
it will cause an earthquake that will set you free 

You still believe your heart is cold enough 
to stop melting the ice on the polar caps.
But you are under 
Misapprehension 
Let the sun's rays warmth your dreams
Stop crying to the moon and scream
Let the long forgotten feelings 
from your heart free from their chains 
And give them free rein
Feel how your heart returns to glow
The black full circle rainbow 
above you regains its splendor

Part2:
But then your tears returned
Through those fears that burned
Old scars will tear open again
The coldness come to freeze the blood in your veins

Before you fall into your old habits
think about what happened last time
when you chased the white rabbits
After taking pills and drinking unknown liquid
you changed your size and became tremendously wicked

With this emotions you will enter into regions
Where’s not healthy to be there when you taste the magic potion
Better try to get your life back under control
or Lucifer will swallow your body in a whole

If you are looking for a way out
Use your fears to let your heart beat loud
You can count on me to heed that sound
so i will save you before you hit the ground 

Before you threaten to drown
I will hand you Poseidon’s trident and the crown
when you struck on the rock, at the bottom of the sea
it will cause an earthquake that will set you free 

- Instrumental Bridge -

When you reach the point of no return 
Watch how the memories of your past life begins to burn
Make you realize how far you can fall from this tree.
Drown in your sorrows without hope for sympathy

When you feel your heart is running out of love
Watch at the angels spreading their wings above the clouds
Like a butterfly drifting through the storm
Flying forwards never looking back at its cocoon

Now when you feeeel so alone
There is only one way to escape the burden and the throne
Don't be seduced by power which is boon and the bane
Let your hair down from the tower 
leave the curse and mark of cain

Now you are dressed in black for your final show
Lie back relax and turn your heartbeat low
You won't believe 
How much it hurts us
Torn from this life like heated steam
Start crying to the moon and scream (dream)
You project all your sad feelings 
of your life onto your friends
And show them how it ends
when you're breathing very slow
The black full circle rainbow 
above you
shines like a halo

Oli Boli - Black Full Circle Rainbow

Black Full Circle Rainbow - Piano Version

Sunrise with the bariste
One more latte please ;-)
ThreePhotons.com
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#almostjazz
Ab major/ F Aeolian mode
a lot of flat 7ths, 6ths, and 9ths. 
Written by TJG Jan/2022
Inspired by my study of Charlie Christian's work. 

Mix 1: January 20, 2022
Thanks to Jeff and Rene for feedback on the early draft. 

Recording and Production Notes:

Software: Pro Tools

Microphones: 
Shure KSM44 (close mic on amps, hi-hat, cajon)
AKG xls 414 and Neumann TLM67 room mic

Guitars:
Rhythm: Gibson ES335
Lead: Gibson ES335
Bass: Fender squire

Percussion: 
Hand crafted DIY ;-)
I'm not a drummer - just trying to pull off the minimum here
Pearl Cajon Mach 2 – with brushes
Pearl Hi Hat with Zildjian symbols - with brushes

Mixer: a very old API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape. I used an input and output transformer to give some additional harmonics. Hope you like it.

FREE PHOTONS

Sunrise with the bariste

Oddrun Eikli, vocal; Chuck Weirich,@chuck-weirich fluegelhorn; Aleck Rand, @aleckrand, guitar, keyboard, bass.
Thank you so much Aleck (Dean)and Chuck.  It`s such a JOY to collaborate with you two :)

"Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?" What Remains of Our Loves?  This song was first recorded by the French female singer Lucienne Boyer in 1942. Music by Léo Chauliac and Charles Trenet and lyrics by Charles Trenet. A version of the song with English lyrics entitled "I Wish You Love" is recognizable by the opening line "I wish you bluebirds, in the spring".

I Wish You Bluebirds in the Spring.  Aleck Rand, Chuck Weirich, Oddrun Eikli

Pascal Hennig: https://soundcloud.com/user-650933542?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Photo by: Thanasis Papazacharias

A King's Journey

Pascal Hennig & Jeremy J. Saks - A Kings Journey

Impulse

Wow!

Doing this with https://soundcloud.com/florian-luethi-59518579 really managed to create very uncomfy feelings in the first place..... I am very afar from the point where i would call myself a Keyboardplayer or a "Keyboardist", but that is something i really want to achieve some day. Then there is this Swiss Army Knive of a man, playing in a Band, playing in a Bigband, reinventing old classics, playing the Keys like a young god - how can you keep up with someone like him.

He sent me the first stem back then , i think in April 2021... and said that he want it to be our thing. There was a  toiletpaperroll kind of instructions which came along with it and music sheets which i really cannot read. Thank you, goddamn! AHahahah.  It is also slow, has various changes in timing and there is also a short variation in a part with a bpm change. 

Adding this into my DAW and setting it up was one thing, finding the right key to jam along with it and trying to go JAZZ was a complete different take. Holy SH*T. 

I prelistened alot this two milestone versions out there:
Thelonious Monk Quartet - 'Round Midnight -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yg7aZpIXRI and
Miles Davis Quintet - 'Round Midnight - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgLt7LAZF0, and while doing so, i felt terrible feeble and developed some slight depression torwards the thing which Mr. Lüthi sent me. I was flatterned, that he thought i can keep up with something like that, but also frightened AF.

So i did listen to his version and i simply was not able to do it. I gladly was able to work on any music, but going 42 BPM, sorry, i fucking started going idle ... so slooooooooooow!!! (Remember : Dawn of Damn is 160 bpm - so this track here is a bout 4 times slower). After many months i finally set everything up and for another few months tried to play something to it - progress about to be aligned with those BPM hahah....

Late but nevertheless, the inspiration finally came and while i tried to line up with this jazzy thing, Florian wanted the FY - Mojo and Crazyness, so he completely changed the whole base for the song and bam bam bam - boomarang!! We both hope that you enjoy this new version of a classic which has been re-issued about 2000 times! We are pretty confident, that this version is quite different... :)

Thank you Florian for the possibility to do this with you and all your patience, your super cool uplifting attitude and positive and constructive critic! Also pretty happy, that he allowed me to collaborate with his unique drawing style. I really tried to adapt and went full drawing mode this time! This was so much fun!

All the best to all of you and a great 2k22 !
Yours,
CMD FY

FL: Base, Sub, Guitar, Beerbottle-Organ, Guitar FX, Drums, Pads, Coda and the THEREMIN!
FY: Trumpets, B3, Music-Box, Wolf-Keeper, Forest-Ambiance, Mix, Master

Check out this absolutely wonderful short video of the German Shepherd "Jedi" - who is kinda going nuts while listening to this one! -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfSLrQv_Tlc

'Round Midnight

'Round Midnight - Collab with Florian Lüthi

ON N’A PLUS DE PAPA
NI PLUS DE MAMAN MAMAN
VIEUX MONSIEUR PETIT GARÇON

FORMICA BARBE À PAPA
FIN CROISSANT SOLEIL COUCHANT
VIEUX MONSIEUR PETIT GARÇON

N’A PAS APPRIS SES LEÇONS 
N’A PAS COMPRIS LA LEÇON
DANS SA GLACE FACE À FACE
VIEUX MONSIEUR PETIT GARÇON

GOUTTE À GOUTTE ET PAS À PAS
SABLIER VIVANT MAMAN
VIEUX MONSIEUR PETIT GARÇON

N’A PAS APPRIS SES LEÇONS
N’A PAS COMPRIS LA LEÇON
FACE À FACE LES YEUX DANS LES YEUX
VIEUX GARÇON PETIT MONSIEUR

TOURNENT LES PAGES, LES SAISONS
UN PEU PLUS SAGE MAIS TOUJOURS AUSSI CON
VIEUX MONSIEUR PETIT GARÇON

VIEUX MONSIEUR PETIT GARÇON (Lyrics)

Error Call Hybrid Trap\Dubstep special experience Sound design By Egyptian Ground Music - { E.G.M}- Beat Maker @magdi-nabil
Free Download 2022

Magdi Nabil - Strange Phone Calls - Number

I AM HONORED TO HAVE DONE THIS BEAUTIFUL COLLAB (OUR FIRST AND NOT THE LAST) WITH THE GREAT JOHN PALMER https://soundcloud.com/john-palmer WHO I HAVE ADMIRED FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND THE TIMING WAS FINALLY RIGHT FOR US TO CREATE SOME MAGIC TOGETHER.  JOHN'S SILKY SMOOTH AND ON POINT VOCALS SIMPLY SHINE (I MADE CERTAIN THEY WERE THE FOCAL POINT) IN THIS TUNE.  THE MOTIVATION FOR THIS TUNE WAS ME PURGING SOME REAL DEMONS IN MY LIFE AND MOVING ON FROM THOSE WHO REALLY DO NOT HAVE MY BEST INTERESTS IN MIND AND WHO I REALIZED ARE ACTUALLY VERY SELF ABSORBED.  SO, THIS IS A CLEASING TUNE FOR ME.  I ASKED JOHN TO LAY DOWN SOME VOCALS BECAUSE I KNEW WHATEVER HE CAME UP WITH WOULD SIMPLY WORK, I NEVER HAD ANY DOUBT.  THIS IS THE KIND OF TUNE THAT YOU CAN HIT REPEAT TEN TIMES, LAY ON THE COUCH, AND FADE AWAY WITH A GOOD DRINK, A GOOD SMOKE, OR JUST BE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS, OR SIMPLY NONE AT ALL,,,BIG LOVE TO ALL AND THANK YOU JOHN, I AM HONORED TO HAVE COMPLETED THIS TUNE WITH YOU MY FRIEND.
VOCALS/SYNTH-JOHN PALMER https://soundcloud.com/john-palmer
PRODUCTION-ROOTS DUBMAN

REFLECTIONS NEVER LIE / ROOTS DUBMAN & JOHN PALMER

You need balance they say.
I curse the skies that turn to grey.
Far off where the sunset meets the sea
balance there was and balance there shall be.
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Here is an acoustic track from our EP "Centurions"
This album features voice, piano and cajon. (plus ... a few other real instruments on other tracks) 

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Mastered by Tainted Icarus https://soundcloud.com/taintedicarus
We highly recommend him if you need mastering help. Be sure to follow him on soundcloud. He is a great musician and a great guy!
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You need balance they say.
I curse the skies that turn to grey.
Far off where the sunset meets the sea
balance there was and balance there shall be.

We only need one wheel.
The smallest spark can start a flame.
We don't need any brakes
when we're driving insane.
Oh we're already gone.
No, it didn’t take long.
It's only one wheel. Only one wheel.

Bills note:
This EP and especially this song has been very difficult to put together. Yes, we wanted to release this in November but it just wouldn't happen. I tried but I'm a miserable failure.
Thank you Jeff for putting up with me ... again.
Melissa was able to make the melody work. She changed it from what I originally created and I'm glad for that! The result is quite good.
This is all real music and sounds quite similar to what someone could hear at the majority of our gigs these days.
We find ourselves doing quieter acoustic kind of shows, but hey, that's not a bad thing is it?
 (By the way - I really have no patience for people who put "helpful" comments about the sound of the kick drum or the snare or the synth sounds I used. THERE ARE NONE! It is just a piano, a voice and a cajon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caj%C3%B3n That's all.)
Will is my right hand man. Hopefully you can hear the interplay between the piano and the percussion. To me, his percussion playing really adds a cathartic energy as the piece goes on.
Okay.
Enough of the rant.
I hope you enjoy the music.
If you've actually read this far then God bless you! You are truly the most important people in the world to us.
Imagine a small family living in the woods of New England making music that people all over the world listen to? since 2014 ... how cool is that?
Cheers,
Bill from NS

Balance

If I Had A Dollar


If I had a dollar for every time I thought of you
if I had a dollar for every time I thought of you
I’d have so much money Honey 
I wouldn’t know what to do.

If I had a dollar for every time you turned me on
if I had a dollar for every time you turned me on
I’d be richer than Bill Gates and Céline Dion.

If I had a dollar for every time you yanked my chain - chain - chain
if I had a dollar for every time you yanked my chain - chain - chain
I would need no Doctor - I wouldn’t feel
I wouldn’t feel no more pain.
Is there a Doctor in the house?

If I had a dollar for every time I thought of you
if I had a dollar for every time I thought of you
I’d have so much money Honey
so much money Honey
so much money Honey
I wouldn’t know
I wouldn’t know - what to do.

If I Had A Dollar

Songster version was a little ‘copla’ about not being able to be with, nor without, a loved person.  As usual, I’ve ‘upgraded’ it, process from which you only get the final result, normally. 

But, following lyrics’ contradictions, I not only serve parts with different levels of (dis)order in heavy rock - flamenco sauce, but raw vs very cooked parts as well, starting with the improvised phone recording of the very first idea I had to develop the song, so please excuse my failures and noises.

Letra  /  Translated lyrics:

Te veo venir (No te vuelvas a ir)  /  I know where you're coming from (Don’t you leave again)

Te veo venir,                                                 /  I know where you're coming from,
cuando vienes con esa carita de pena,        /  when you come with that sweet sad face,
te veo venir,                                                  /  I know where you're coming from,
cuando vienes llorando sin que te duela,     /  when you come crying without any pain,

te veo venir (x3)                                            /  I know where you're coming from, (x3)

Te veo venir,                                                 /  I know where you're coming from,
cuando dices que quieres hablar conmigo,  /  when you say that you want to talk to me,
te veo venir,                                                  /  I know where you're coming from,
cuando quieres estar al lado mío,                /  when you want to be by my side,

te veo venir (x3)                                           /  I know where you're coming from, (x3)

Te veo venir,                                                 /  I know where you're coming from,
cuando vienes con esa carita de pilla,          /  when you come with that sweet sly face,
te veo venir,                                                  /  I know where you're coming from,
cuando vienes con esa sonrisa, chiquilla,    /  when you come with that smile, little girl,

te veo venir (x3)                                            /  I know where you're coming from, (x3)

ER33FI03 RUIZZO©1996 – FRANCÉS RECORDS®2016


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