I really like the mysterious vibes of this, could definitely picture it in a movie! Great work ❤️

Cool and mysterious. Some nteresting Mediterranean influences.

Really evocative sounds throughout this song, and I like the mood, both of music and lyrics. Fantastic job, and I hope you got an 'A' in that class!

Great collaboration, bold and attention grabbing!

love this mellow energy atmosphere,  those vocals fit in really nicely

I stopped making music after Covid changed my life pretty drastically in a variety of ways. I'm finally starting to feel the groove again. This track was done in Garageband with some loops and sounds and the lyrics are meant to remind myself and anyone else who listens to this song that we're not alone and to stay groovy basically lol - I like putting uplifting reminders in music so that when I get it stuck in my head later it reminds me to stay positive. I didn't have the adaptor for my microphone so I just used my laptop mic to improvise - when your flow dies and you feel it spark up again - don't worry about getting everything perfect - just let yourself find the flow and dive in <3

Lyrics:
Even at home we’ve got the love
We’re not alone so stand on up yeah
Keepin the vibe up can be tough
So take a deep breath and breathe the funk
(x2)
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Breathe it in!
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The gist of the lyrics:
Separation is an illusion. We are all connected by the thread of love that brought us to this plane of existence and are woven into the tapestry of its incomprehensible beauty. Stand up and dance with it all if you want :) Breathe in the good vibes and keep the groove alive <3

This song was inspired by a few different things. The last time I was feeling open enough to come out of my shell a bit and make happy sounding music was a day when the music I was working on started to have a funky flow and I noticed a correlation between my level of happiness and the sound of the music. I began associating funky music with happiness in a way. However, the last day I worked on this happier music, I started going through some really difficult times. I stopped working on music all together for some time and when I returned to it, I mainly used it as a medicine to ease the pain from the trauma I was experiencing. The music allowed me to turn my focus away from the trauma and onto something therapeutic instead. After time passed and I began to feel my soul recollecting itself, I aligned with my amazing partner and fell in love. It wasn't too long after that when the Covid-19 paradigm shift happened. My daughter and I moved to a different state to live with my partner and experienced a few losses and Covid related difficulties, but overall we're happy and I feel happier than I've ever been before and it's starting to come out in the sounds and vibes of the music I work on. My partner listens to a variety of music but I really like the funky stuff he listens to a lot lol and he's always dancing to some song in his head and it's really hard not to smile when I see him doing that - it got me in a happy music mood so I decided to try an electronic funk song.

The lyrics were inspired after listening to Ram Dass while processing the fear and sadness from the Covid-19 shift: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUWSWmyWZjs : "Instead of responding to each fear specifically" - "cultivate the other part of yourself that is connected to all things" - so I remembered music and how it has always brought people together and acts as a vessel of connection - and I thought about how we're all connected and how nothing can change that and I wanted to put the reminder alongside some tunes.

Track image artwork by my 12 year old daughter ^_^

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Breathe the Funk - 2021

I originally wrote Frost On the Fields to sing on my morning walk as the sun one on the Winter Solstice, but adapt the words so it can be applicable on any frosty day as a reminder to myself of the hope that’s a.ways there if we can be patient and wait.
I later put a guitar accompaniment to it but enjoy singing it unaccompanied in the woods too.
Though the frost is on the fields
And a chill in the air, 
There’s a stirring in the hearts of
The deer and the hare

Oh the Solstice Sun shall rise 
And our hearts will be surprised
By the warmth in our blood
And the hope in our eyes.

Though the grey clouds may hang heavy
And cold winds blow from the east,
There’s a stirring in the heart of
Each bird and each beast

And the Solstice Sun shall rise
And our hearts will be surprised
But the warmth in our blood
And the hope in our eyes.

Though the earth may seem to slumber
Beneath a white wintry cloak, 
There’s a stirring in the roots
Of the pine & the oak. 

And a new day shall arise
And our hearts will be surprised
But the warmth in our blood
And the hope in our eyes.

Frost On The Fields

Man Eats Bat

Mutation

Released: 12/01/2022
This is an open invitation for a collab, this track is open for downloads. Contains explicit lyrics. All producers, mixologist, DJ, and Musician are welcome to test their skills and artistry. The file is submitted "as is", add what you want to complete it, or simply sample parts. If you use it, please link back to this page. Message me here with a link to your production and I will repost... Enjoy fam!
To all producers you have my permission and authorization to use it as your own. I have published this as royalty free. You can monetize or do whatever you want with it. All proceeds are yours to keep. Everyone is welcome to participate.
All I ask is vocal credit, my name is: Ian Greaves aka (IPG1)Peace!
Enjoy Fam!!!

Original track: https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/purple-microdot-the-allure-pt2

Here’s the link to the Producers that have submitted mixes so far:
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/sets/purple-microdot-pt-2-producers

Purple Microdot The Allure Pt. 2 Vocals 135 BPM

Rödkålsdansen

A reggae played on an acoustic guitar during a frosty winter evening.

Reggae during the winter

Sometimes I cannot believe what I hear regarding to the problems we have as a global or national society. May it be climate change, gender gaps, war, prosecution, racism, oppression...

Far, far beyond every logic and facts exists a world that looks temptingly simple with an easy solution for everything. Sometimes I can feel a small part of me is even a bit envious because I care very much and I wish there were easy answers to let the burden of being in charge of my decisions go. Shall "the others" (who are of course always in charge but I am never, haha) act first! But well, it's not given to me. But the ability to make music is given to me and it eases my worries and it's a cool feeling to create something from destructive energy. So I made this track. Here the lyrics: 

I'm speechless
Climate change denying
War and violence
I'm speechless

Proudly displayed ignorance of my kind
Lack of empathy, just one thing counts:
Convenience

Unwilling even to to save ourselves
Out of greed and sloth
Speechless. Leaves me speechless.

Speechless

Arpreludio

Guitar and lyrics by Clayton Lindbom, additional instrumentation, arrangement, mixing and mastering by Evan McDoniels.

Photo by Jose Luis used with Pexels.com legal permissions/authorization.

A really inspiring collaboration with a new friend I met at a gig last week, I put a lot of hours into it.  This project also was key to my final Advanced Techniques of Midi Recording class in my audio degree program.

Hope you enjoy!

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Approaching to Mars

@milkweedhummingbird

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

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