A instrumental version of a composition about trying to be more in touch with your softer side, whether  it be personally, in a relationship or in society..It's about being kinder to yourself and the world, whether you are a man or a woman.

Soft Girl - no vox

Remix of one of my old piano tracks by Damga, my galactic princess !

Dimanche 16h, le soleil revient (Remix by Damga)

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ6ihzEUdrw

Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea & Video Link

Hypnotized by the waves, I started thinking about love... seemed like a good metaphor 

OCEAN WIP MIXX 130 072025-X3SA_02-01

Cast of Characters:

The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl -- vocals, lyrics, Ovation acoustic guitar, and composition

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ and upright piano, and JJ's angels (voice synth)

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass and Collings mandolin

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- VST fiddle

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Gibson Earl Scruggs banjo, production, mix, and mastering

This is the latest in our series of songs Carl has written about us. Being as both Tez, a lifelong, and to a lesser degree, Carl are Manchester United fans, Carl siezed on the opportunity to celebrate their shared fandom. Although the lyrics are a little inscrutable to us Americans, we love that football (soccer) fans from across the pond will know exactly what he's talking about. 

  Carl wrote this song on his acoustic guitar, and upon sharing it with us, we weren't sure as to the direction we wanted to take it. JJ threw down first, adding his good-time-sounding upright piano and strikingly beautiful organ to the mix first. He also added the subtle human voice choral synth you hear throughout. Enchanted with Carl's composition, Josh next added his bass and mandolin both in the same recording session, without even closing his DAW. Mark was in right after, adding his friendly fiddle solo as well as fiddle fills throughout. Being as the song is about him, Tez came along shortly after and added the tuneful intro and outro on his guitar. Then, as it was just about to sit for a while, Ken added his very tasteful, perfect drums to the mix, thus completing the rhythm section. 

  Before we put a bow on it, though, Stephen made it back from his week in the Colorado wilderness in time to add his magical banjo to the mix. Speaking of mixes, now it was time for one, and we turned it over to him, our in house pro, to do the honors.

  We all really enjoyed working on this one. It is an example of Eclectic Collective taking one of Carls songs and having our way with it. Always a team effort getting it over the line, but we always manage to do it. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:

Division Two Champs, '75
Small consolation for '74 cries
Fan wow land psyched
True Red Devil in this life

We fell to Leeds
Last Division 1
We had the Irish
Man, I followed them
McGrath didn't train
A different breed
Golden era
Boozed up greats as seed

Then, we mostly won
But still, these moments to memories shone
Keane's end at Juventus
His team's power won
Beast perseverance
2-3 semi so they march on

Teddy & Ole
Broken Bayern lines
Videos with no YouTube
In sport mad mind

Great from great, Cantona
Flying curve ball martial artist
Old Leeds leech
A la French finest

Man Utd before Glazier fud
Old Trafford dreams
Red Devil blood
A fan forever no matter loss
Good grinding Fergie
Our hairdryer boss

True Red Devil
Hughesy's volleys
Arsenal disheveled
Good Giggsy speed
End to end
Back of the net
Great teen we get
Front of our dreams

True Red Devil
Scars from Aguero
And Barce's better
New cycles please
We've been Malcolmed
Bought like shop
These greedy Glaziers fucking up
Our theatre of dreams

If only for Fergie time
We'd be doing just fine

True Red Devil - Eclectic Collective

Urban Fish

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyuxLkkS1bM

Inspired by the Wolf Moon's energies of the Full Moon of January 2022.

The Earth Love

Wolf Moon (Mix 2025)

Wolf Moon (Mix 2025) & Video Link

My moods: dream, ill, angry, angel love, anesthesia, happy tears, relieved, happy, mindfull

Moods

Greeting Earthlings, this is your Master Of Ceremonies with another Halloween track for you unfortunate viewers and listeners out there to be creeped out about! This is track #3 for October 2025. This one is about psycho's and crazy blood-thirsty murderers ready to chop you up into little pieces when they snap!(😂🎃😂). **NO A.I. USED IN SONG OR VIDEO EVER!!**

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/x61N_vOzeX0 {Viewere Discretion Advised!}

The video is a little gruesome, so beware my viewers! I tried to write it from a demented killer's point of view! Make sure you hold on tight to your Teddy's and keep the lights on while watching! (ha,ha,ha,ha!). You never know when an unhinged psycho will creep up behind you! 
     I worked really hard on this song and video and Charlie sang it perfectly! I wrote it in 2019 just before the pandemic hit,  around Thanksgiving of that year. I really like this one but I think it needs a bit more Cowbell!😂 I tried to make the video into a mini-slasher film and I spent a couple of weeks on it and storyboarded it and everything! I think it's one my best Halloween videos so far! Definitely NOT a love song! 
     In these days it seems we're all a bit unhinged with everything that's going on and the government being shut-down and all the hatred and death around the world and A.I. breathing down out necks!  When I wrote this song I had Alice Cooper in mind, the king of Shock Rock!! He may be too old already but I think he's still kicking! 🎃 Well, I bid you all a fond farewell and have a good night and don't let the bed bugs bite! More fiendish fun songs & videos to come until this Halloween is upon us! Make sure to sleep with one eye open at all times! 😂 Take care and stay safe!🙏🎃✌🏼

“UNHINGED!”

SOMETIMES I FEEL UNHINGED,   
CAN’T CATCH MY BREATH,     
DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO,      
TRAPPED LIKE A RAT IN A CAGE,                   
LOSING MY MIND,     
SLOWLY COMING UNGLUED,     
NOBODY GAVE A CRAP, NOBODY GAVE A DAMN,     
THIS ANGRY BOY BECAME AN ANGRY MAN!   
OOH, OOH,
    
SOMETIMES I WANT TO KILL,    
DESTROY THE WORLD,     
INFLICT GREAT PAIN,     
LIFE IS A BITTER PILL,         
BLOODY BUTCHER’S KNIFE,      
BURNING ACID RAIN,     
NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,     
WHY KILL YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN KILL YOUR BROTHER!       
OOH, OOH,

MY TORTURED TWISTED MIND,          
RIDDLED WITH HATE,          
HAS MADE ME BLIND, OH YEAH,             
MY LACK OF EMPATHY,          
HAS LIT A FIRE,           
DEEP UNDER ME, OH YEAH,

SOMETIMES I FEEL UNHINGED,     
DREAM OF SUDDEN DEATH,     
SENSE ALL HOPE IS GONE,      
IT FESTERS IN MY BRAIN,     
UNDERNEATH MY SKIN,      
UNTIL I DON’T BELONG,      
NOBODY BATS AN EYE, NOBODY GIVES A HOOT,     
I FEEL LIKE A RATTLESNAKE UNDER A COWBOY’S BOOT,     
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH. 

BY JIM VALDES
 © 2019

"UNHINGED!" (Video - https://youtu.be/x61N_vOzeX0)

Words and Music by Stefan van Walsum
All Instruments by Stefan van Walsum
Drums created with Toontrack´s Ez-Drummer 3
Vocals by Stefan van Walsum
Copyright (c) by Stefan Biermann Kerpen, Germany 2025
Recorded and produced at Nandi´s Cavern-Studio, Kerpen. (Germany)

Picture by VilKass Hannover (DE) on PixaBay

Tiny Spark

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