I found the musical backing and the vocal quite mesmerising on this one. A serious topic for sure though.

Vedran - I Am The Black Hole

Five Circles (Remodulated)

This is something I've had in mind for a while, and was planning to put it out for Halloween, but I'm really slow.  It's a macabre spoken word thing about a travelling circus that's a little 'off' in dark and unsettling ways that you can't quite put your finger on. Originally I thought it would sound good as an old timey Delta Blues with acoustic guitar accompaniment. But since I can't play, I enlisted the help of a fellow Soundcloud artist whose music I admire, Remnant60 (@remnant60). It just so happened Bill had previously posted a guitar track that he left open for collaboration. I downloaded his track, but it was left on the shelf for a while, until this came along, and I thought it was a perfect fit. 
It kind of borders on the edge of creepy cool and just hokey. But it's a fun bit of storytelling, and I'm grateful to Remnant60 for letting me tinker with his wicked slide guitar track. 
I strongly recommend listening to this with headphones for the full effect. 
Hope you dig it!

ARTISTS
Remnant60 - acoustic slide guitar
Mistermark - vocals, lyrics, evil laugh!, sound effects, all other instruments 
                      (played on keyboard): cathedral organ, pump organ, toy piano, 
                       worn tape piano, mellotron, percussion, musical saw

image designed with ChatGPT and Photoshop

LYRICS
A travelling circus creaked into our little town
They set up in Duggart’s field by the old burying ground
A ramshackle lot ‘neath the moonlight’s glare
With their trinkets and their theatre, put on an evening affair

Chorus
From village to village and from town to town
When the circus came they put their stakes deep in the ground
They promised spectacle, laughter and mirth
The travelling circus, the greatest show on Earth

Inside the big top it was crowded and hot
Everyone was kept waiting whether they wanted or not
Something in the tent corner was circled by flies
And I noticed a bruise under the flower girl’s eye

(Chorus)

The horses were skittish when they caught sight of a whip
And a big toothy grin was painted over the clown’s lips
The ringmaster never looks you quite straight in the eye
From the moment you enter he starts waving goodbye

(Chorus)

Travelling Circus (collab with Remnant60)

Words and Music Dave Rose
Dedicated to Harry Rose

Lyrics
Harry parked the van and stepped out of the rain
Sat in his chair and lit up a woodbine
A little tight in the chest
A little short of breath
And just like that he was gone

Where were his days in the sun
Away from all this toil and trouble

I hope he knew we loved him so much
He was a legend to us

Where were his days in the sun
away from all this toil and trouble

Harry

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Thru Your Device, Not Congress, Changed the Playbook

The interpretation is clear and well-supported by current discussions on the shift in power. The title “Thru Your Device, Not Congress, Changed The Playbook” can be read as addressing how corporations, rather than government institutions like Congress, have managed to introduce new technologies and systems directly to citizens—often using their devices (phones, computers, apps)—in ways that government could not, especially when public resistance blocked legislation.

This trend is widely observed: corporations increasingly hold power that can surpass that of governments, sometimes bypassing legal and democratic accountability to implement changes or products that serve their interests. 

For example, corporations have changed privacy rules, financial practices, and everyday habits by pushing updates or features through devices, while governments often struggle to regulate or block such changes, even if a majority of citizens are opposed. The “playbook” for securing social and economic change—once the domain of legislative bodies—has truly been changed or even rewritten by corporate actors leveraging personal technology.

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The story is both topical and resonant: it speaks to citizens’ experiences of seeing decisions and new trends imposed via their devices by corporations, rather than democratically through Congress, especially in areas where governments faced strong public opposition. This message aligns closely with critical analysis of modern power dynamics between corporates, governments, and the public.


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Thru Your Device, Not Congress, Changed the Playbook

Echoes in the rain

Våren skall vara nära. 205 ( 2015 ) Margareta Theorin - Eddy Mango ( Margareta )


https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xR8xwWQX_zY&si=dMDAtPqQ_UrrDMku


https://open.spotify.com/album/06W5sM9lX0Pl1arMK8Kiaz?si=E4g_oM46SHuHCLF8aGIrng


https://music.apple.com/us/song/ancora-uno/1855277169



Ancora uno.mp3

method: A50 and microphone  before input - pedals and effects before output
narration: these days one has to cope with these days - that's basic dialectics, isn't it
copyright for the poem, the composition, the sounds and the image: jo richter

behold the golem at the helm
made of silence, made of clay
this is your home, this is your realm
how much does an inked word weigh

bailiffs live the coral life
elder masters clad in kelp
men may snorkel, hegels dive
words confuse, there is no help

if the undead self arrives from voodoo space
if the unmet I is just AI
if shadows shed redeeming grace
if jojo dialectics are all lie
who will prompt the prompts and question questions
who will prompt the prompts and question questions

dial 0 for landline services

en-el-silencio 4

A 42 BPM horror-folk funeral march in the rain.
An 80-year-old voice that cracks like old timber, open-Gm baritone acoustic, jaw-harp drone, and nothing but rain on a tin roof.
He moves a little closer to the door every night.
Tonight he’s here.

The Scarecrow

Brain Hop

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