Feb Friends

Fresh Sound

Rummaging through the archives, looking for a specific track - couldn't find it yet - I know I have it. But I came across this ditty and decided to do some mixing work on it.

It's from 1997 I think, original 4 track recording, I was having a blast playing the slide guitar and just felt this vibe coming, decided to record it.

I do not regret it for one bit :)

Lucy Lights

Well once again  Uziel, Tex Mex Shaman, Janine Levinson with Tea are Sea and me made some musical poetry together.
Uziel sings, and co-produced with TMS (amazing work that saved us from disaster)
TRC layed down a beautiful foundation Synth track in the second half
TMS plays his Sitar and guitar and E-Bow throughout
Janine sings
Stonerjazz Lyrics/Synth/ roland boss bass and drum engine and sings.
A heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this music, and to everyone who joins us in this song😊

Lyrics.            Asteriod
Some asteroids in outer space are made of cheese.
We only need to capture one of these
And we can feed everyone in the world for free.
I'm hoping it won't be a Roquefort or a Brie,
A nice sharp cheddar would be just fine with me.

Make a list check the box then move on
Lock the door, mop the floor, do the chores then move on.
Love the world if you're able, if you're not please set the table
Time to eat, wash your feet, eat your meat
Repleat with rice and beans and broccoli.

High speed snow and sleet outside
While we practice worldwide genocide
In the name of economic prosperity for the few
How bout you, if you were boss what would You do?

Wood nymph hiding stealthily behind a giant Douglas fir
Off to the west. A most majestic tree.
She took my hand that girl with diamonds in her eyes
And said now follow me to a clearing where they were singing songs of love and war.

Getting back trying to unlock the doors
Crucifixion is the perfect antidote for lethargy
Oh can't you see.
If we had our druthers we'd be getting back to where we were before
Even though that bridge is burning brightly in the middle of a balmy night
The dog wood bloomed
Reminded me it used to be her favorite tree
When she still loved me like a bell that rings in distant memories.

ASTEROIDS---Janine Levinson, Uziel, Tex Mex Shaman, Tea Are Sea

Taken from the forth-coming album Tales of Generation X the final frontier is a science fiction inspired space rock odyssey inspired by my 
love of the cosmos and my fascination with ufos and unexplained events ,this song went though many different forms and mixes eventually i got my friend the producer Russ sinfield to mix and master the track and also add a proper percussion section ,we also rebuilt the middle 8 which i call the star section and what you here is what we decided to release
written and produced. by Jim Manser
mixed and mastered by Russ sinfield
percussion by russ sinfield
visual video by Jim Manser made using storm and node tools
watch the inte-rsteller lyric video on youtube https://youtu.be/A7PIen-5U1Q

the video link

The final frontier [watch the  video on youtube]

bring me back to life

Crushed

Written, Arranged, Performed, and Produced by Kyle Bolan
Art by Kyle Bolan

Walls And Words

Thank you for visiting this track.
Not everyone may be able to see inside their own hearts, but knowing who they really are is very important. 
Always keep bright light in your heart so that darkness does not creep in. Let go of your body and focus on the voice of your heart. 
A good day

Nobody Knows Inside

Every Single Float Toy You've Tried

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Since it’s Springtime (at least, in my neck of the woods), I thought it would be fun to share a few gardening tips… for your brain!! :)

Consider for a moment the evolving brain of our mammalian ancestors. Recent neuroscience studies suggest we are dramatically more wired for absorbing and reliving negativity than we are positivity. It’s all part of the survival plan. If you think a lot about a bad situation (like that time you were jumped by a tiger in the jungle, and barely escaped with your life), you’re able to imagine similar scenarios better, and are less likely to fall victim to the same situation. 

The issue is, the average human is not as physically threatened as mammals were during those early developmental stages. But we are more psychologically threatened; and those scenarios still get stored, replayed and reimagined in the same way. 

Admittedly, we still need those survival skills to some degree. But perhaps it’s ok if we dial them down a bit. So how do we do that? With the help of the next cool book I want to share, ‘Hardwiring Happiness’ by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

One of the most profound ideas I pulled from this book was the idea of just sitting and dwelling in a positive moment. Sounds weird, right?

Intriguingly… quite the opposite of how we store negative experiences for survival purposes, positive experiences don’t often benefit our survival, and are typically discarded with the passing of short term memory. 

But if you dwell in a happy moment… if you feel the excitement in your body (chemical), if you replay the scenario (neurological)… and don’t just shrug it off, but literally allow yourself to spend even 5-10 minutes in that space… you do the same storage upload process to your brain that the negative stuff is doing (and if you’re like me, you can easily spend 5-10 minutes dwelling on that negative crap, so you know you have it in you to focus that long). 

So with practice and patience, you begin to rewire your mind to more easily tap into those positive memories, and that positive energy. And if you keep doing that on a frequent basis, you discover your mind grows much more adept at naturally jumping to happy thoughts rather than fearful thoughts. 

I joyfully admit I put this to the test about 15 years ago, when I started my ‘finding my truth’ journey (it sounded better than a midlife crisis. Those are so passé these days. Sheesh). But I painfully admit… I also had a dragon-sized ego at the time. I hid my fears and self-doubts behind a wall of arrogant rage. And I was strangely untouchable (but also snippy and abrasive) with that kind of armor and weaponry. 

Ultimately, it wasn’t who I wanted to be. Thus the desire for change. I went into this new daily practice expecting no immediate results. All I had was hope that it would impact my neural wiring eventually. And about 5 years into that practice, I realized I was recognizably more positive inside. 

Granted, it took me that long because I was (foolishly) at war with my ego, thinking it was ‘the enemy’… rather than just a co-pilot with delusions of piloty grandeur (so there you go, you can bypass that step if you want to). 

15 years into my practice, I am so much healthier mentally than I was back then, it’s like I’ve lived two different lives. Now, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, I can absolutely see the journey was well worth it. So if you’re looking for another insightful tool for changing your thinking, I highly recommend ‘Hardwiring Happiness’. It’s a great ‘starting point’ book. And it’s based on neuroscience; so, very high on logic, but low on esoteric (making it a little more approachable to the masses). 

I hope you also enjoyed my latest musical creation, ‘Planting In The Hidden Garden’. :)

WTF! The Musical

Planting In The Hidden Garden

Just Before Dawn
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Night is dark and deep (so deep)
The angels are asleep, so sweet (so sweet)

Coming through
Just before dawn, (here) 
the borderland, in between, 
awake and dream.

Strange it seems
Just before dawn, (now)
Silence embrace,
this place.

Angels sleep
Just before dawn, (and)
no one's here to cast
the demons away 
so they stay till dawn has come

Just Before Dawn

Hilrant - Vocals, drums, Keyboards

Andrew Austin - Bass, Synths, production

April 2023

Hearts & Flowers - Hilrant_Austin

大学に入ろう（we are seventeen）

大学に入ろう　末は博士か大臣か
水兵リーベは僕の船　まだまだ停泊中

大学に入ろう　バラ色の未来が待っている
咲いたコスモス咲いた　あらそう　良かったね

素敵な彼女もできるかも
僕を大人にしてくれる人
待て待て　今はとにかく勉強だ
春にはもうここには
僕はいないのさ

大学に入ろう　大学に入ろう
大学生になろう　もっともっと勉強して
大学に入ろう　大学生になろう
大学に入ろう
君に会うために

大学に入ろう(we are seventeen)

Damn

Jean Lou Escalle Drums, Jacques Bernard Contrebasse

Because Beatles

バーズ(The Birds)

カセットが回るよ
目を閉じて心すませば
時空をこえて
その場所にいるんだ

歌ってるよ僕が　叫んでるよ君が
ほらもう目の前の
むき出しのステージで
一個のライトあびて

石の階段かけのぼって
二重扉を押し開いて
秘密の隠れ家みつけちゃった
学校にもどったばかりの春だった
そっから全ては始まって
毎週末バイクでひとっ走りで
音楽と生活がまじりあって
思うように生きてるって事さえ気づかずに
バーズ　まだ飛び立てない
バーズ　猶予の時間
バーズ　そこから生まれた
バーズソング

砂嵐のあと
目を開けて心開けば
うかんでくる景色
その場所にいるんだ
はなしかけよかな
やっぱりよそうかな
勇気を出そうソファに座るあの子のもとへ
運命に近づくよ

石の階段駆けのぼって
扉のむこうはお香のフレイバー
秘密の隠れ家通いは続く
学校にもどったはいいけど先長し
そんでも全てはそこにあって
たくさんのライバルこそがモチベーション
音楽と生活がまじりあって
思うよう生きるのって難しくなかった
バーズ　大切なもの
バーズ　だけしっかり離さずに
バーズ　そこから飛び立つ
バーズソング

バーズ(The Birds)

2020年、最後の曲です。
2021年はもっとたくさん作れるようがんばります！
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～消えた姉妹校（sister school mystery）～

消えた姉妹校　探して北上　赤い屋根瓦ばっかで不思議　不思議
道はひとつ　休む暇もなく　君と進む　ＳＡにも止まらずに　進む

派手な　色づかいは　ＮＯ！ＮＯ！　お断りね
無人の異人館　横をぬけたら　タイムスリップかも！

名前変わった？　ほんとにあった？
疑いだしたら　一気にミステリー　ミステリー
黄色いレールでガードした道　君と進む陽が落ちてしまう前に　急ぐ

鮮やか　色使いは　ＹＥＳ！ＹＥＳ！　夫婦茶碗
城跡　続く細道をぬけたら　海についたラッキー！

消えた姉妹校　記憶のジャンクション
そういや修学旅行で来たっけ？なんかデジャビュー

名物なんか分からん　ＹＥＳ！ＹＥＳ！　見つけたハワイ！
冷たいレモネード　「反射炉」ってなんだ？
思いながら飲む　また今度こよね

消えた姉妹校(sister school mystery)

Fur & the Perfume Scandal is an outfit from Stockholm, Sweden.