The Smoking Trout collaborative is back with another installment in The Quest for the Holy Dumpling (follow the whole story here: soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/sets/quest-for-the-holy-dumpling). This time Stephen/TexMex Shaman partnered with me on the production, and we're featuring Nadia Selvaggi who also joined us on 'amanita muscaria'. Thank you Jeff, Uziel, Stephen, and Nadia for another awesome creative experience, this one was a trip to work on!

Stonerjazz @user-911083679 - Vocals, Lyrics, Drums and Bass
Nadia Selvaggi @nadiaselvaggi  - Vocals, Spoken Word, and Operatic parts
Uziel @user-455619833 - Piano, Strings, and other acoustic sounds
TexMex Shaman @texmex-shaman - Guitar, Effects, Production
Tea R. Sea - Synths, Production, and Final Mix

Lyrics

Get on the bus get on the bus, Get on the bus wlth us
c'mon c'mon get on the bus
There's Gus, who drives the bus and he does Everything for us
He's got the peddle down--

and all the band and larry mary sid and johnny too and that's to jjust to name a few
and all of you who have the eyes and ears to hear and see-
all of us are on that bus Telepathically
so you had better be ln the vicinity of the bus
whose designated destination ls infinity and all points ln between

Believe you me, there ls no comfort or relief ln Clarity
Truer words were never spoken and even though we're all broken
here's a little token of the love l'm feeling for the instant beauty of the moment

Everyone ls psychedelic from those purple Mlcrodots
Fuel ls burning under stars so bright
on the bus, 10 feet off the ground
blacktop slippin under us at half the speed of light

Now lt comes flowln down, lt washes over me
something l can hear, but l can't exactly see-
Cans are Blarin, l'm just starin
hearin things we can't believe
music soothin, lt's not Taxing so relaxing
making music with some friends of mine
making noises so Delightful-
on the bus, where betrayal ls the only thing
that's not allowed

Come along, you're all lnvlted to rlde the bus wlth us
get on the bus get on the bus
c'mon get on the bus
don't make a Fuss
Just get on the bus

(Spoken word samples are readings from The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe)

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To hear more from the Smoking Trout, check out our first album, The Land of Zed soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/sets/land-of-the-zed

Get On The Bus!

The Cue Tube prompt, based on this artwork, made by Chris "Torone" CB.

The railroad track was a starting point, which resulted in lots of arpeggios and synth-elements that move in and out of the song.

Don't know why, maybe it's because I really dig "regular" pop songs, so I always tend to use A/B and C sections in a track. There's some slight build-up, but all in all tried to keep the harmonies 'hanging' on the rhythm of the railroad 🙂

Train Of Thought

Opus79

Logan Sedona - Nocturnal

Original demo recorded: 2002 
Remaster: 2023

Tumultuous Century

original vocal track by Ian Greaves: https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/the-alert-rap-vocals-150-bpm
may be it's a crazy combination, but to me Ian's rap feels absolutely natural on the jazz beat :-) ..... according to the start of the lyrics: "Heat’s bubbling everywhere——coming to the surface —-
Straight from the underground ——so don’t go ——getting nervous" (quote) ... is this my go / with an urban jazzy flow ;-) ... photo: Lerone Pieters, Brooklyn, New York; on unsplash

The Alert / RAP by IPG1 / joerxworx jazz remix

Lisbon Blues

Had a short seaside break last week (much needed!) 🌞😎
Back with some uplifting trance to hopefully lift the mood!
Oh and by the way, the title is no reflection on my holiday destination lol! 😂

Free download if you like it.

Thank you for listening ♥

Don't Go There!

'She comes to him in spirit whilst he sleeps...'

Had an idea a few days ago for a dream sequence where a dearly departed woman appeared to her lover in his sleep, so I sent it to my awesome buddy & synthmeister John Buckle for ideas.

In addition to adding his glorious synths, he was also majorly instrumental (excuse the pun lol) in the creation & production of the finished track.
 
Note: I purposely heavily processed the vocal to give the impression of a ghostly voice.

We hope you like it - free download if so.

John Buckle: (https://soundcloud.com/john-buckle-166792889) co-creator/producer, synths
Electrometis: co-creator/producer, other instruments & beats, mix/master

Thank you for listening ♥
#halloween (ish)

I'm Not Dead

I'm Not Dead - John Buckle Collab

Love's Dream - Anthemic Trance Session

Electric Fever

At home producer of electronic tracks in varying styles - I really enjoy experimenting with melding different genres. 
Been writing songs since the mid 70's whilst playing bass & drums in various bands (the first one was a punk band) and digitally writing since 2006. Retired now, so much more time for having fun with music :) It's just a hobby for me these days; Soundcloud is just a great place to share music & connect with people who have the same interests.  All my recent music is free to download - if you want to download any that don't have a download link, just let me know :)
I appreciate - and love to listen to - all genres, from orchestral through to metal. 

Thank you for reading, and hope you enjoy the music.
Fiona x