From the vocals to the instrumentations and production, one solid gold track you have released here. Thank you for that.

Great concept & collage! Love this kind of work!

cool merge of the instruments into the arrangement; definitely a new interpretation in this cover and it's cool!!

Splendid moody tapestry of tones and rythms!

Having a bit of fun on my take on traditional blues.
Playing guitar, bass and harmonica. Hammond sound and drums played/created with midi keyboard through Studio One daw.

My friends they all say, I’ve got to pay my dues.
I’ll never be no guitar man , till I’ve played the blues
They say rock is fine and it can get you by
But you gotta dig deep inside for those words that make you cry
And then and only then, can you call your self a real blues man.
But these are Not Quite the Blues

Got me a pen and paper to write down what I’d say
Picked up my guitar and thought I’d play in the key of A
But I just drew a blank, and the words just wouldn’t come.
Maybe the mood just wasn’t right, so had me a shot of rum.
That was a big mistake,  now I can’t even play my guitar.
But these are Not Quite the Blues

I’m thinking maybe, I may of had it easy.
Nothing too troublesome, and nothing to drive me crazy
Life has been pretty good, really can’t complain.
So many have had it bad and can tell you all about the about pain.
Take a look around you and you’ll see you’ve had it pretty good.
But these are Not Quite the Blues

Got my rhythm down but I have no words to sing
Seems you got to pay the price, for the blues to be your thing
Lose your girl, lose you job and maybe even lose your mind.
Words will start to flow, when you’re down and out you’ll find
And then and only then, you start to sing the blues.
But these are Not Quite the Blues

Not Quite The Blues

MON ALTER EGO

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring...Gibson 335 Electric guitar solo, Alto Saxophone solo, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano Rhythm, Hammond B3 Organ Rhythm, Fender Electric Bass regular, Fender electric Bass Flanging, Trap set Drums, Percussion.

De Bluez

Skippin Stone

I was inspired by Tengo's Trail track Deja- Vu, https://soundcloud.com/tengos-trail/deja-vu, to add vocals and guitars to come up with this aural collage of Velvet Underground songs.
Interesting how they fit together.
Thanks to Sven aka Tengo's Trail for letting me experiment with his track. I recommend that you take a listen to his page https://soundcloud.com/tengos-trail

Velvet Collage (Aural Collage of Velvet Underground, Collab with Tengo's Trail)

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco

Planet Earth 2.0

When Nature Goes Mad

Nibblets

Spanish version of the track "I'm Falling" performed by Cynthia Gonzalez. Written, arranged and produced by Kevin Bird - all instruments (except drums and rhythm guitar) played by Kevin Bird.

Mixed and mastered by Fabio Maiorano

Yo Se Que Tu

Buy at Bandcamp

Yo Sé Que Tú (feat Cynthia Gonzalez)

Featured on the album, Things That Go Bump. Available on Bandcamp.

Hannibal's Descent

To Remember

I sent a very rough recording of this tune to Darren and asked him to make an instrumental for me to sing to. He produced two lovely tracks for me to choose from, and I liked them so much I sang to both. Here's the first one, the dreamy version. Thank you as always for listening and thank you, Darren.

No One Understands You Like I Do          

Song, vocals: Janine Levinson 2020
Instruments, mix:  Darren Sullivan @darren-sullivan

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the useless from the good
Sometimes it’s only possible to be misunderstood
There always will be trouble, and we’ll always be confused
Sometimes it will be ‘cause of me and sometimes ‘cause of you

But don’t you worry, although I am not perfect
No one understands you like I do

Sometimes you need a lover and sometimes you need a friend
I’m one or I’m the other, and today I’m both of them
But sometimes I am neither  -- and for that I am ashamed

But don’t you worry, although I am not perfect
no one understands you like I do

Foggy, floating in a compromise
Coalesce and then diffuse
My purple prose just leaves you mystified
And radar pierces through the gloom

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the useless from the good
Sometimes it’s only possible to be misunderstood
There always will be trouble and we’ll always be confused

But don’t you worry, although I am not perfect, lover
no one understands you like I do

No One Understands You Like I do  -  With Darren Sullivan

IPG1's Taking It Back with a Llanpsych backing :))
IPG1's vocal track can be found here https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/taking-it-back-vocals-95-bpm
Beats are from Looperman - many thanks!!
Shook One Drums by Cashiotta
Underground Drums by eWhite

Taking It Back - IPG1 and Llanpsych

All music, songs and lyrics are original, unless noted.
Collaborations welcome, if you think you can add something to any of my songs, want to sing them, etc, please drop me a note
I advise playing on a good Hi-Fi or at least good headphones, otherwise you will miss all the good stuff going on in the lower frequencies. You don't want to only hear half of the music : )

Velvet Collage (Aural Collage of Velvet Underground, Collab with Tengo's Trail)

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