Hey.

Sometimes ya just *gotta* take a wave to the face.

 
 
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Brute-force-cheeseballing the chill vibe of the old beach music of days long gone -- the fun, lighthearted stuff that my parents and in-laws still can't get enough of from their own hey-day when beach-bumming was not just a once-in-a-blue-moon-weekend grind-getaway, but a lifestyle.

I am extremely fortunate in that, for 7 times now in my adulting-in-progress life, I have been able to escape south to Siesta Key, FL with Meaghan's family for a week or two (just like I am right now), and if there is one thing that they have taught me, it's how to beach-bum just right:
 
Step 1. Wake up, pack a lunch and go to beach. 
Step 2: Take a wave to the face. 
Step 3: Go to sleep, and dream about following the very same steps the next day.

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LYRICS
Take a wave, take a wave, take a wave
To the Face
(etc.)

Let it slap some sense in ya


Don't matter if you're rich or poor
Wave to the face 
and your sense of entitlement's out the door

Can crest real high or sink down low
Jump Over Dive through, what do you do, 
here comes another wave slappin' straight for you

Won't matter the pigment that you sport
Wave to the face 
is an impartial, sea-slap-giving sort

No difference, your culture or your creed
Wave to the face 
has got the common-sense slapping 
that we humans need

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[still using the same crappy lappy mic and getting away with it so far. I mean, no Music Engineer Cops have been banging on my door yet to charge me for Vocal Crimes Against Humanity...]

Take a Wave to the Face

Have a listen to my album "Curiosities Of Outsider Art" (Sept 2025). Quirky and interesting tunes.
Thank you for listening!

I try to write with rich lyrical details and self-deprecating humor about the human condition. Plus, that unique Shade Structure sound!  It sounds best with headphones. Thanks for any comments, reposts or likes.

Discography: Available under Album tag on my Soundcloud main page. 
* Curiosities Of Outsider Art (Sept 2025)
*All this Useless Beauty (2025)
*Rockers (2024) 
*Arrhythmia & Blues (2024)
* The Curse Of A Good Looking Ghost (2024)
* Low Profile (2024)
* Smilers (EP 2023)
•Short Songs For Tall Minds"  (2022)
•Friends, They're Gonna Get Your Story Wrong (2021)
•A Suburban Dadaist With Some Store Bought Beats (2021)
•All Feel and No Technique (2020)
•This Is How I Spend My Nights (2019)
•California Songs (2018-2019)

All sounds contained within are home-made/DIY recordings. Most songs are short stories, as I am influenced by Musicians & Writers like Raymond Carver, Warren Zevon, Mountain Goats, Tom Waits, Mark Eitzel,  Randy Newman, Destroyer, Steely Dan, Captain Beefheart, Loudon Wainwright III, Leonard Cohen & The National. Most songs have the lyrics on the song page. Thank you for listening!

New song ready! "Spring is coming" will be out on the 11/11/25. :)

3 piece rock band, family group: 

Michele Candrina (bass, vocals)
Stefano Candrina (drums, seldom vocals)
Susanna Comincioli (guitar, vocals).

Michele being the all around manager (and the one who writes here XD).

Our style guidelines:
- everything recorded at home with no professional help
- try to keep a live feeling

We have daytime jobs, we make music as a hobby and do not plan otherwise. We record everything by ourselves at our home studio with little equipment.

We're proudly based on soundcloud as this platform is really helping spontaneous artistry to develope, take shape and hopefully slowly get to the ouside world. Keep going fellow soundclouders!

The band started in 2013 out of friendship, love of music and as a new adventure. At that time none of us had much knowledge as about how to play the instrument, let alone how to record a track. 

Fast forward ten years and we're still naive and constantly improving the quality of the product with new musical and technical ideas.

You can expect a slow output from us in the forseeable future. 

Make sure to check us out on all the apps and aaall over the internet, links below.

They're only little " rock 'n roll " songs. Hope you like them 🙏

Songs from the edge of somewhere. Bluesy, soulful rock with roots in folk and blues, shaped by years of traveling and chasing sound.

My debut album Strange Part of the Country earned ★★★★ from Q Magazine, a Blues Matters cover feature, and reached #3 on the U.S. Alternative Radio Chart, with airplay on BBC Radio 2, WWOZ New Orleans, and KROQ Los Angeles. Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), Marc Ribot, and Danny Thompson have all been part of the journey.

I’m now finishing a new album with Marc Ribot, Tchad Blake, and Danny Thompson — music that digs deep, raw and real.

^-^

Be Yourself - Funk Everything Else!

Music is Magic.

Sing, Create, Connect, Share from the Heart.

Welcome to my Soundcloud-Love-Circle,

Lets call it the Lovecloud! :D

These are the Sketches, penciled quite meekly.
You paint the picture, with Your life's graffiti.

I'd like to make You smile.
I'd like to warm Your heart and make it dance.
I'd like to make You feel something.
If You see fit to give me the chance.

With so many songs to write, so many feelings to express, so much love to give...

I am Stevie, the man, the band, the singer, the composer, the player, the pseudonyms, the collaborator, the creator, the amateur, the goof, the writer, the poet, the lover, the friend, the heart and soul of Los Sketches,

And these Sketches are for You.

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Love and Gratitude to dear friends, fans, and supporters <3

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Collaborators:

Adele
Anais - @anais-avilez
Ange
Aniya - @hazysofia
Ann & Eric
Ale - @kireina_michan
Ash
 Ashley  - @schlay
Ayje - @azra-ayje
Barti - @itsyourmovie
Bataa
Beth LeBlonc
Brenda & Glenn
Brice
Cameron A M
Cassie
Cole
Darlene
Darrien - @bassickbeats
Doug
Egemen
Eireen - @eireenmusic
Elijah - @elijahsangs
Erin - @erinboltonmusic
Ewan - @ewanmacintyre
Francois  - @francois-john-cormier
Graeme - @cat-came-back
Ian
Jackson  - @jackson-petroni
Jacob - @user-jacobdeboer
Jay
Jess & Rose
Jim & Laura & Lisa
Joanne - @joanneaika
 Kaelem  - @peurpayne
Kate B. - @thebeanieful
Kate W. - @disco_cowboy
Karli  - @ikarli03
Kristoph
Lil - @l-o-t-m
Lottie - @lottiefmusic
Makana
 Marcus  - @andersandedgar
Mark - @liquiduniverse
Mark A
Martina  - @martinadinardo
Mary
Matt - @unupe
Maxwell  - @max-808814741
Mia  - @missymiaa
Natt - @nattsounds
Nikola
Paula  - @themetaphorsenthusiast20
Pete - @petevagabond
Rachel G M
Ryan - @goodboycheerleader
Sam  - @zeyabreeze
Seaton
Silva  - @silva-westera
Siska
Sophie  - @sophiestewartmusic
Spencer
Taryn - @taryn-e-1
Terran   - @terranjreinsel
Tina - @tina-nesa
Tony
Tove
Veselina
Vietta - @hmmvietta
Winnie & Willie & Jo
Will - @officialwillelliott
Yohna - @yohna-lln

I like to compose in different styles of music.
Each playlist corresponds to a different style of music, the choice is yours!
 No AI inside my music. Only homemade by myself! 
Some illustrations are AI-generated. Unless otherwise noted, photos are my own.
My compositions are covered by a Creative Commons license, free for download.
I like making music, but also listening to it. On Soundcloud I am well served.
I am retired and have time for my passion.
Thank you for listening.

J'aime composer dans différents styles de musique. Chaque playlist  correspond  à un style de musique différent, à vous de choisir! Pas d'IA dedans.  Que du fait maison! 
Certaines illustrations sont générées par IA.  Sauf mention spéciale, les photos sont les miennes
Mes compositions sont couvertes par une licence Creative Commons, téléchargement et diffusion libre.
J'aime faire de la musique, mais aussi en écouter. Sur Soundcloud je suis bien servi. 
Je suis en retraite et j'ai du temps pour ma passion.
Merci pour votre écoute.

Matos/Equipment:

Ableton live 12 & Mac Mini & Focusrite Scarlett 
Komplete Kontrol 15
Master keyboard Komplete S88 mk2
Electric Piano Roland FPX60
AKAI APC Key 25 MK2
Zoom V3

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Fed up with promotional messages. To write to me I must be subscribed to you!

Worst poet wanna-being worster singsong-person. 

Lost to learning. Living the attempt.

Random Space-Ape Synth-Nerd somewhere out there!

The world around us is inexorably changing and all this is happening not without the help of the human race, the Earth is our home and now it is not just a big anthill in outer space, but the starting point of the mind, from here and into distant worlds.
kgdkun@gmail.com

There is so much talent and variety here, and most of the people are pretty cool too. I love being part of this community. Listening to your music and being heard in return is enough.

Still reading? OK I'm gonna muse a bit. It's hard to fully convey how much this forum has meant to me. There are people I've never met that feel very much like old friends -- and in a very real way they are.
If I follow someone I make every effort to listen to and support their efforts. It's certainly not a transactional relationship but I do tend to limit my follows to people who engage in mutual listening and engagement. If you listen and leave a comment I always try to listen to *your* music when responding! If you follow at random without any feedback I hope you get something out of that too... ; )

Take a Wave to the Face

Francois Cormier