written and performed by Jim Manser
production by Russ sinfield
watch the lyric video on Jim Manser youtube.com
https://youtu.be/FP3GEvRdm54?si=-b8zYplTqAzY_TW8

I wrote this song about a year ago and was inspired to write the music after my uncle passed away who was a big part of the 1960s underground and psychedelic music scene in london ,the hippies of that time would frequent a place called the ufo club where they would drop acid and watch such acts as the early syd barrett era pink floyd and many other upcoming music stars of that time.
This song is a bit introspective as well as all things must pass like the music it was an end of an era [jim 2023]

youtube

End Of An Era [watch the video on youtube]

“Livid”
Dreamy LoFi/ambient track from our Eastern LoFi Lab.
Cover pic: Arpad Kajel www.facebook.com/arpikirandul

Livid

Hello everyone,  

One of my first songs here on SC was an instrumental lullaby. From the very beginning, I had the idea that it could be sung. It was only thanks to Haru that this became a reality. Haru Spring asked me to write lyrics in Japanese and to let her sing them in her language. I thought it was a fantastic idea. For me, the voice and language are equally instruments, and I love going on musical journeys of discovery. That’s why I rearranged the piece.  

I’m thrilled with how Haru wrote and performed the lyrics, and I feel deeply honored to have been able to work with her. Thank you so much, Haru!  

How might the song sound in other languages with different lyrics? I find the idea fascinating and invite you to arrange the song in your native language. If you’re interested, feel free to reach out to me.  

Here’s the sung text in English translation:  

The spring breeze gently blows,
Birds sing in the morning,
In the whispers of the stream,
I hear the voice of life.

On a summer evening, shimmering light,
The distant sounds of festival music,
Moonlight dances on the water,
With the chime of wind bells.

Autumn leaves turn crimson,
Golden waves lap the shore,
Fallen leaves speak of days gone by,
As they bear fruit.

Winter skies freeze white,
On frost-covered ground, a single footstep, a light,
Warming the heart.

Pushed forward by the voice of love,
I gaze up at the passing Earth,
Surely I feel it—in every breath,
Ah, such beauty—let us be together.

The spring breeze gently blows,
Birds sing in the morning,
In the whispers of the stream,
I hear the voice of life.
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Here you can hear more music from Haru and "The Odd Choir":

https://on.soundcloud.com/Dk5hd

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Credits:

Lyrics and Vocals: Haru Spring
Composition und Arrangement: Axel Menningen

Lullaby Of The Seasons (feat. Haru Spring)

This is a recording of a spontaneous living room jam with my good friend Hilario when he and his wife visited us at home in Amsterdam in 2016. I had forgotten the recording but my friend Hilario found it somewhere on the shelf. This was the first time we played live together instead of long distance collabs. 
After a little editing here is the track with the memory of this wonderful visit of my friends.

The title comes from the conclusion we came to when we noticed that neither of us could see well without glasses anymore :)

Artwork: unknown

8 Eyes

Another old song just remixed, with vocal work and the addition of electronic strings.

ENG / ITA Lyrics

Go that way
and then further that way
maybe you'll see each other again
if the time comes
for the usual formalities

leave him in these dark avenues
don't let him have an extra drop
dirty water stagnates
in pure brains

Just go over there
in that direction
get as far away as you can
from his words
and while you run and distract yourself a little
you meet the right man down the street
in a moment his heart catches fire
and you start to feel nostalgic


vai pure di là
e dopo oltre di là
vi rivedrete forse
se verrà il momento
per le solite formalità

lascialo pure in questi viali scuri
non concedergli una goccia in più
ristagna l'acqua sporca
nei cervelli puri

vai pure di là
in quella direzione
allontanati più che puoi
dalle sue parole
e mentre corri e ti distrai un poco
incontri l'uomo giusto proprio nella via
in un momento il suo cuore prende fuoco
e tu cominci ad avere nostalgia

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Music and lyrics by Michele Ansani (1984).
This version is recorded in 2015 and remixed on 2024, December 6-8.
Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, December 8.

Separazione (The Detachment) *

Is My Name Stan.mp3

Cast of Characters:
Stonerjazz-- @user-911083679 -- narration of questions
Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur– guitar
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark—synth effects, synth strings and flute, lyrics, and vocals
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – guitar and production
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, banjo, slide, sitar, and production
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –electric piano, organ, synth, bass, drums, vocals, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums, percussion, and vocals
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- guitar, bass, madolin, keys, banjo, lap steel, sitar, and vocals
Huge thanks, too, to the other featured musicians to whom we're very grateful to for sharing their music and talents with us this past year. They are the fuel that drives the EC into new musical realms. They include:

CGMANESS-- user-419254289-15129531
TEA R. SEA-- @tea_are_sea
STEVE'S PLANET-- @steve-vervaet
JOHN ANTHONY-- @john-anthony-871225464
ELPIVERSE-- @elpiverse 
SCOTTY (ONE MAN VERITY SHOW)-- @one-man-verity-show 
ROY ROY-- @user-967672349 
MARK FOSELLA-- @mark_f_2019 
FRANS BEELAARD-- @user-936947521 
THE MYSTERIOUS DECIBEL--  @themysteriousdecibel 
DAVID MARCONI-- @david-marconi-917184705 
RON LEWIS--  @ron-lewis-779503933 
JAMES TOBUREN (WITCHES OF THE ALAMO)-- @witchesofthealamo
 JEFF ROBERTS-- @jeff_roberts

  Well folks, it's that time of year again. It's time for the Eclectic Collective to take stock of the fruits of the year previous, and reflect on what making music together means to all of us. We hope you all take a chunk of time and indulge in our gift to you. We wanted to address every one of our SoundCloud friends with our voices as an intimate way to connect with each of you.
  This has become a tradition within the EC now that we've made it to our second (and a half) year of making music together. For the second time, JJ asked our friend and sometimes collaborator Jeff (Stonerjazz) to ask some interview questions of us. Then, we all came up with the answers and sent them to JJ to assemble the project.
  This mighty music machine we've created, that manages to release a new song every Friday, wouldn't mean anything if no one was listening to us. Which is why we want to extend our very sincere thanks to you for tuning in and supporting our efforts. If one other person gets joy from our music, that's such a huge accomplishment. However, it really feels like a bunch of people whom we really respect are digging what we're doing, which feels truly humbling and fulfilling. 
  With that, we hope you enjoy hearing us voice our thoughts over the highlights of our musical year as much as we enjoyed a year rich in music and comradery. Happy New Year!
 Here's a breakdown of the time stamps for each of our individual questions and answers, in case you want to skip ahead or want to hear someone more than once. 
1:28 TEZ Q1
2:20 TEZ Q2
2:37 TEZ Q3 
4:42 KEN Q1 
7:36 KEN Q2 
13:04 MARK Q1
18:42 STEPHEN Q1 
23:21 JOSH Q1
27:36  ARTUR Q1  
32:00 J.J. Q1

The 2024 Eclectic Collective Rockumentary

Nathan threw me a real curve ball on this one...no matter what I tried I couldn't find anything to "fit"...finally he revealed that he was tuned to an open "C",  with A at 432...no wonder everything I tried was flat or sharp ; )

Here is the original track: https://soundcloud.com/nathaniel-ehrnman/weather-the-storm

Weather The Storm 2

☄⚠⁂©All Rights Reserved 04-2025
©Mixing, Mastering, Pro License, & Creator: Lady ElectroTrek
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When Space Is Pissed Off

Comet Calamity

This is my first improvisation using the marvelous VSTi "Una Corda". A heartfelt thanks to David Klavins (@thepianoguy) for his kind support and most of all for building this magical instrument. 
http://klavins-pianos.com/b/index.htm

Stardust Lullaby - An Una Corda Improvisation

Magic Land | Music by Lecktric | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | Electro Dance, NEW July 6th/2020

A majorly energetic uplifting piece of glorious music to set your mood to happy-happy - Go ahead and shift your hum-drum disposition to an elevated happier one - Yes go ahead please & enjoy our Magic Land in all of it's rich sonic booming glory - XO

Thank you so kindly Dear David for this magnificent work of utter art...I'm floored, completely blissed out from our collaboration...your music is royal!!! My input was a true expression of how I really wish the world could be...I'm in your Magic Land with this...even while creating, I was in the Magic Land from the first go...Much love and gratitude for our super sonic music - XO-XO-XO

Listen to the amazing music of Lecktric here: @proglectric

Magic Land - Music by Lecktric

Magic Land - Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Intro:

Oo-Oo-Oo 
Baby
Oh-Oh…Wo-Oh-Oh-Oh

It’s a magic land
It's a feel good plan
Makes you feel so fine
It’s a magic land
It’s a feel good plan
Don’t you know it?

Oh come with me
So we can be joyful 
All of the time
So come with me
So we can be joyful
All of the time

Ai-Oh-Oh-Oh
Wo-Oh
Eh-Yeah…Yeah

Happy people
All around
The sun is shining 
All the time
All for us
So we can
Re-charge, Re-charge it
Come on don’t you know it? 
It’s a magic land
Oh, it was always in the plan
To be gleeful, joyful
Oh-Oo, Oh-Oo
Oh-Oo, Oh-Oo…Oh
Ee…Tee…Ee-Yeah

Come on, come on
Come on, come on baby let's
Let’s go down to the magic land

Why we can, we can charge it up-up-up-up 
We can, we can charge it up-up
Up….Oh

The Magic Land
The Magic Land
The Magic-The Magic
Ma….

Oh-Wo come on 
And feel it in your blood
It's all around
Those-those vibes
Vibrations, so sound-sound
Sounder than anything you ever knew
Oh..Wo-Oh…Oh-Oh

Come on with me 
We're gonna go down to the magic land
Where everything’s so happy-happy 
Joyful-joyful, gleeful-happy
Magic land
Magic land
Magic land
Oh-Oo…Oh…

Original Instrumental Music composed and produced by Lecktric in the UK
All Lead and Back Vocals composed and produced, recorded & performed, (Music) mixed & mastered by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA

Magic Land

Magic Land | Music/Lecktric | Music & Lyrics/REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | July 6th/2020 | ELECTRO DANCE

Electronic, Ambient, Space Music, Chill Out, Modern Classical, Soundtrack, Piano Solo, Covers. Surfing the waves across genres
https://campsite.bio/echosonica