Highwayman

Kind of a neo-soul collab with Johnny Wallflower.

Topheavy

La Fleur

Eye To I

I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
I know a road that'll take you home
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
You won't even need to be shown
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Right on up to the sky
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Show up, care and then try

If you let it, it'll take you home

I Know A Road (if you let it, it'll take you)

Breaking me down tonight
(Mark I Anderson)

All I hear is / a missing harmony
I’d let go but / something inside of me
Is holding on too tight / I know that I shouldn’t 
But who gives up this fight / I know that I couldn’t

All I hear is / two silent voices
I don’t know if / I have a choice
For holding on too tight / I know that I should 
But who gives up this fight / I don’t think I could

[Chorus]
How do I turn away
Pretend that I don’t feel this
Pushing and pulling 
Always tasting the first kiss
My emptions don’t care
It’s taking me there 
And I don’t know who’s wrong or who’s right
But just giving up / is breaking me down tonight

All I hear is / two hearts beating
Off in the distance / as their competing
With holding on too tight / and just letting go
And giving up the fight / maybe I’ll never know

[Chorus]
How do I turn away
Pretend that I don’t feel this
Pushing and pulling 
Always tasting the first kiss
My emptions don’t care 
It’s taking me there 
And I don’t know who’s wrong or who’s right
But just giving up / is breaking me down tonight

[Bridge]
I can’t wear a badge of courage
When courage can’t be found
And It’s easier to close my eyes
Than watch it all go down 

[Chorus]
How do I turn away
Pretend that I don’t feel this
Pushing and pulling 
Always tasting the first kiss
My emptions don’t care 
It’s taking me there 
And I don’t know who’s wrong or who’s right

My emptions don’t care
It’s taking me there 
And I don’t know who’s wrong or right
But just giving up / is breaking me down tonight…

Breaking me down tonight

Song a week #17 - Two prompts: Coming-of-age, and "Duck and Cover"

I read a story of this situation from the father's perspective, talking to his hospice worker. I thought that I would try to tell the story from the son's perspective. 

Here's the article - but don't read it until after you hear the song, please, so you can follow the story in chronological order through the song, instead of hearing about the ending first!

The dad's first name is Tank, and his son is Little Tank, which is why that is the song title, even though I don't mention his name in the song.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hospice-patient-after-death-communications_n_66119c1ce4b0c063ffb957ee

PS I sent the song to the author of the article, and here is his response: 

"Thank you so much for sharing this powerful song!

My wife played it at a family gathering over the weekend and everyone was moved by it.

You really caught the way the rough challenge of Tank's life blended with the spiritual power of a larger world beyond our earthly vision.

So powerful!

Big Tank died a while back. But I bet he's already listened to it...more than once.

Thanks again!

Peace,
Scott"

The Ballad of Little Tank

Set for release on May 3rd, this folk anthem of resilience and connection in the face of divisive politics provides us a melodic glimmer of hope in shared humanity in the midst of the storms swirling over our heads.

Give Me Shelter from the Storm

Song a week #18 - Prompts - Rhapsody, and "A Stone's Throw"

Never done a Rhapsody before. 

What do you think?

Photo: Thomas Grohman



Andromedan Rhapsody

Spacey sci-fi sounds.  Changing/manipulating samples, automating various effects to change mood/textures.

Original creation by Evan McDoniels.  Royalty free samples were changed and edited by this creator significantly with permission via freesound.org and Ableton Live sample packs.

Photograph by Alex Andrews used with pexels.com user agreement.

Sci-Fi Animation Sound Effects

Song a week #19 (#18 reddit): 
Protest Song 

This is a parody/rewrite of "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager and Evans, 1969



Photo by Jurgën Freund



In the Year 2025

On my cloud (collab):  
All vocals and text by Saskiagoethals (@saskiagoethals:)
music composed and played by Neno J.)

I recently noticed a very talented musician with exceptional vocal abilities on Soundcloud. I liked her voice and I liked how she approaches different musical styles. So I thought how nicely her vocals would fit in my "Clouds". That's how the clouds got their angels.

When i put my hand on my heart, and i try to feel
I try to feel what i want, what i want
I feel nothing, nothing

I wanna know do i belong, do i belong, i feel nothing

When i am sitting with my music on my cloud my feet don’t touch the ground,
when i’m sitting on my cloud
Surrounded surrounded with the sounds

on my cloud i’m perfectly happy, i feel nothing , i feel my music

I don’t want to climb mountains, i don’t have a bucketlist

I don’t wanna feel my body, don’t want to hear myself thinking
More and more i live on my cloud, it’s difficult to come back from my cloud.

On My Cloud (collab with Saskiagoethals)

@milkweedhummingbird

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, audio engineer, live sound production, poet, visual artist, gardener, ultramarathoner.

Sci-Fi Animation Sound Effects

Evan McDoniels

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