fascinating mix of musicality and tonal sensations

“I read that “Teenage Dirtbag” was recorded in a house basement. I was inspired. This song is a reflection of the excitement I got back in the day as a new young musician in a band where you had no budget, loaded in to a run down studio, pressed record and left the session hours later with a raw final mix on CD. It was amazing. I wanted to get back to that in sound and spirit and to capture it I used my fantastic rusty stringed, completely tuned by ear £65 Stratocaster copy with little post production editing or mixing. When tracking I had early Foo Fighters and “Clarity/Static Prevails” era Jimmy Eat World in mind. Like those early days this was written/recorded/mixed in a few hours. “college rock.” centres around a person finding solace in music and guitar and considers the decline of guitar in mainstream music today, is nostalgic about the impact of guitar bands and USA radio college Rock music in the 1990’s and simply gets back to that optimism of JUST ROCKING OUT.” 

college rock.  

Take me back to my old room in the city
Looking back it was all so s****y
How did I survive? I played guitar until 2am 
My radio music pulled me through and then I would do it all again 

It’s a miracle that guitar is around today
Maybe I’m cynical
No one wants to strum and play
Got Wheatus in my memory
Third Eye Blind patches on my jeans
Blink bleeding out my eardrums 
College Rock come back and save me 

Take me back
Come save me
College rock 

© heart house and the new kindness. 2025

Written, performed, recorded, produced and mixed by heart house and the new kindness. 
Mastered by DOLBY

college rock.

T-Magic Rock Salt

Recorded in Modesto Ca.  Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Hammond B3 Electric Organ solo. Flute solo. Acoustic Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Godin Acoustic Nylon Strings Guitar Rhythm. Steinway Brothers Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Hammond B3 Electric Organ Rhythm. Drums Acoustic Full kit set. Percussion, Tree Chimes, Rainstick, Nature Birds Chirping, Crickets.

Carmel

Nesting

Eternal Music

Open

leave your worries and dry your tears

Image Charlvera

Laisse tes soucis et sèche tes larmes By Zitou Itou & Albert Paule

Defend & Protect

Surfs Up By Glenny G's One Man Band ( Original )
On every beach by the ocean , Bikinis on every girl
You could hear that surf sound all over the world
There were woodies carrying surf boards from town to town 
Rest in peace Brian Wilson the father of those bands
A genius and musician , His sound spread across the land
Yeah the Beach Boys had the greatest surf sound
(Solo) Every one knew when that surf was up
The Ventures and the Shadows brought the Pipe Line to life
Wipe Out became the biggest hit ,They were riding waves ten feet high. Yeah the Surf Guitar rang out every night
(Solo) Everyone knew when that surf was up
In that California sun where everyone wants to be
Dancing until sunset and listening to the beat
The Beach Boys had the greatest band around
(Solo) Everyone knew when that surf was up
Some were blonde , Tan  and chiseled ,But every rides those waves ,Two feet hanging ten it was that surfing craze
The Surfaris ,The Ventures and those waves
There were California girls and the sun
Every One knew when the surf was up
Surfs up .....

Surfs Up ( Original ) with Lyrics

Ensoleillée By Zitou Itou & Albert Paule

Orchestral Movements In The Dark (2025)

Another Musical Improvisational Conversation by my dear friend and Guitarist Tim Elliot and I.

Here we are 'Falling off' the 'One Mic, One Take ' cliff together.                                
And imho... we  Love how we landed.  ;)

We sure hope you'll enJoy it as well!

Tim is playing his Telecaster... and i am on my Kawai ES7 Stage Piano.

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2025
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2025

For More of our 'Shekinah Fire' releases... check out https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/sets/shekinah-fire-w-tim-elliot

Photo: Diamond Dust Sky Eye
Image Credit & Copyright: Jaroslav Fous

Explanation: Why is there a huge eye in the sky? Diamond dust. That is an informal term for small ice crystals that form in the air and flitter to the ground. Because these crystals are geometrically shaped, they can together reflect light from the Sun or Moon to your eyes in a systematic way, causing huge halos and unusual arcs to appear. And sometimes, together the result can seem like a giant eye looking right back at you. In the featured image taken in the Ore Mountains of the Czech Republic last week, a bright Moon rising through ice fog-filled air resulted in many of these magnificent sky illusions to be visible simultaneously. Besides Moon dogs, tangent arcs, halos, and what's called a 'a parselenic circle', light pillars above distant lights are visible on the far left, while Jupiter and Mars can be found just inside the bottom of the 22-degree halo. "

Beyond Belief *  Anomon & Elliot

There's no doubt about it, Music animates my Soul, and as an enthusiastic student of Life as well as a passionate Improvisational Pianist &  Composer, as far as I'm concerned, our lives would be impoverished without it ! :)  Composing is all about 'Sharing the Joy, Passion and Angst' we experience in Life, as well as connecting with Musicians and 'Creatives' worldwide. This makes it even more wonderful!  That willingness to engage in whatever way makes SC an ever-expanding Movable Feast that nourishes and inspires on so many levels. 

Music Communicates the Emotional and Informational Content and Context of Heart, Mind, Spirit, and Soul. And 'Letting it Flow' is 'Where Its At' as I hear it!  

Over the past few years since becoming part of the SoundCloud Family, my 'Joy in and Passion for' Creative Musical Expression has increased exponentially as has my appreciation of all the wonderfully passionate Musicians and Creatives worldwide who have devoted themselves to Letting It Take Form! 

Here's a bit of a bio, if anyone is interested.  

Somehow, my MUSE got my attention at a tender age. About the time I was completing my Royal Conservatory training. 

My memory being poorer than most, I began improvising in the passages I had forgotten. And while the audience seemed unaware, my teacher chastised me indulgently, saying, "it appears I have a budding composer on my hands"!  And thus began my Odyssey into the wonderful Vibrational world of Sound!:-) In-deed, I have been an ardent, attentive and appreciative acolyte of my Muse ever since. 

During the early 1970s I had the pleasure and honour of a three year friendship and Master Class with the then Octogenarian Composer Manoah Leide-Tedesco , one of Tone Poem giant Richard Strauss` favorite pupils and friend of Maurice Ravel and other 20th century composers such as Stravinsky (whose music he helped popularize). Since then, whether Improvising, listening, studying composition or devoting myself wholly to the visual arts for years at a time, I have been deeply aware that sharing my musical insights , teaching, and or mentoring young aficionados came with the territory!   I love it, although I am afraid that as my consciousness expands...that I know less and less each year! :-)  

The Tonal Oasis called SoundCloud is a fine and wondrous place in oh so many ways.  And with your support and appreciation, I de-Light to share my music with an ever widening audience. I call what i upload ' Sound-Seeds'.  Most of these 'bed tracks' call out to be fleshed out by passionate soloists who somehow Resonate with my Soundz and Ideas.  So please drop me a line, as i am most interested in letting them bear more fruit through collaboration, interpretation, re-mixing or use in other media.    

And on a personal Note, a Huge Thank-You to each and all who listen, inJoy, and Re-Post onwards what finds it's way thru me! :) Bless y'all.  It's my Joy to simply 'Let' the Creative Spirit find expression through this instrument of Body, Mind, and Heart!  I hope you will find some peace, joy, and rest, in at least some of my improvisations, compositions, or soundz. 

Insofar as playing, and composing  ... as you continue on in Your journey into  the infinite 'Cave of Wonders' we call Music, I wish you all the very best in all Your creative endeavours. 

So Be Kind to yourSelves and one another. Be Audacious, Ready to Play, and above all, share the Joy of being able to express whatever you're feeling. 

In-deed, may The Muse continue to 'Sing on and Play on' through each of us !   For this is one way this 'ol world is lifted up, and Changed for the better - note by note, and smile by smile .  

 Yes, may we simply Let our Creativity flow forth without concern for results.
                                   Peace

                                    Gary *+*

Banner Pic- BLUE SKIES ON PLUTO
                       Pluto's atmosphere as seen recently by Horizon Spacecraft

Beyond Belief * Anomon & Elliot

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