Jazz Soul Blues and Reggae

Check Lyrics below. July 2023.
Composed with Ableton (Lofi Menta) then Logic Pro X (Geoffrey SmartPunk) from an original song of Lofi Menta (https://soundcloud.com/user-672449547).
Drums, Bass, Piano, Guitar Riff, Clav, Brass, dub: Lofi Menta
Lyrics, Synth vocals, Drums echoes, Solo Guitar (Wah): Geoffrey SmartPunk
BPM 70 - Key Dm/DmAdd11 Gm7

"Chillin Rasta Lion" Lyrics:
(Intro)
Chill-Ras-Ta-Ta-Ta
Lion
Chill-Ras-Ta-Ta-Ta
Lion
Chill Rasta Lion
Chill Rasta Lion

(Verse1)
In the heart Of the jungle
Where the spirits run wild
There’s a Chill Rasta Lion
With sweat beads and smile

(Chorus)
Chill Rasta Lion
Feel the rhythm, deep inside
Chill Rasta Lion
Free our spirit, and feel the vibes

(Verse2)
He's a lion of peace
With a heart full of fire
Dreadlocks swaying gently
to the reggae's sweet desire
With sweat beads on his br ow

(Chorus)
Chill Rasta Lion
Feel the rhythm, deep inside
Chill Rasta Lion
Free our spirit, and feel the vibes

(Outro)
In the reggae kingdom
Where the sun meets the sky
Chill Rasta Lion spread love, oh so high
With sweat beads, shining bright

Chillin Rasta Lion - With Lofi Menta

BB60 [1/2] - Ella and Basie (ft. Sick-E) (2023-10)
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Entry for Beat Battle BB60 "Show me your Jazz hands" By Sick-E.
This is a cover of a cover of Tea For Two by Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie.
Lyrics:
Beat Battles and neat samples, easy for you but hard for me
Beat Battles and neat samples, just Jazz impro for me
Beat Battles and neat samples, to play jazz with Ella and Basie
Beat Battles and neat samples, just Jazz for you (x2)
Beat Battles and neat samples, Ella and Basie I love you!

Ella and Basie - Tea for Two  (Geoffrey SmartPunk inspiration)

BB60 [2/2] - Can you feel the Jazz (ft. SickE) (2023-10)
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2nd entry for Beat Battle BB60 "Show me your Jazz hands" By Sick-E. This time I've used Sick-E's "Can't you feel the Jazz" track and added guitar improvisation, double bass, trumpet, sax and EmVoice/Keela with crowd in background.
Recorded guitar: Fender SRV (mic neck+middle + vibrato tune)

Can you feel the Jazz

BB74 - Aussi Libre (ft. ADZEA and GG) (2024-04)
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Entry to Beat Battle BB74 "As Free as you think you are" by ADZEA

With a title like "As free as you think you are," you don’t need any more instructions. Use what you like, transform as you wish all this is free of right. There are several tracks with strange words "C-DO D-RE E-MI F-FA G-SOL A-LA B-SI". I think there is no need for explanation.

Aussi Libre (ft. ADZEA and GG)

Song created with the following tools:
DAW: Logic Pro X
Synths: Apple Bass, Keyboard, Bass
Apple Plugins: EQ, Chromaverb, Compressor, Limiter, BeatBreaker
Sample: 3rd party and acapella from FreeVocals.com (Orlando - You kill me)

I need you poison every day
You know you kill my soul every day
I need it
I need your need your
Need it

Give me your poison
Poison

Kill My Soul (ft. Orlando)

Words and music written by Bartley Charles Mastin
Performance by Bartley Charles Mastin - All instruments and vocals.
Copyright 2025 All Rights Reserved

Tuning: Double Drop B
Instruments: Acoustic guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass, Shaker, Tambourine, Earbud can, Harmonica, Triple Maracas, Cowbell.

Lyrics:
I am the man they call Sue Monday
I used to ride in Tennessee
They finally caught me on a Sunday
Now they gonna crucify me

I’m gonna be dancin’ 
On nothing at all

Caught me some red legs down in Georgia
Where they been burnin’ down the mills
They had our sisters in their saddles
And I got me four and twenty kills

Yeah they were dancin’ 
On nothing at all

And I made it right
Yeah I made it right
And I made it right right right right

She must be wonderin’ where I am now
She must be lookin’ for me
But I’m locked up in Louisville, Kentucky
And they are never gonna set me free free free

I’m gonna be dancin’ 
On nothing at all

And I made it right
Yeah I made it right
And I made it right right right right





Historical References:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/25/i-am-the-man-they-call-sue-mundy-civil-war-kentuckys-female-confederate-guerrilla/

https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2014/05/exile-of-the-roswell-mill-women.html

Note: The phrase "dancin' on nothin'" is an archaic or idiomatic expression that means to be hanged or executed by hanging.

Red Legs - https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/encyclopedia/red-legs

Youtube Podcast by Ron Coddington from Military Images Magazine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrMToQTdAAw



Dancin' on Nothin'

J-Detoxification

What is a man
Is it the strength in his hand
Or the way he takes a stand when no one understands
Is it the fire in his eyes
The thunder in his stride
Or the tears that he hides
Afraid to let them collide

It’s not the weight he can lift
It’s the love he can give

A man is courage
A man is heart
A man is knowing when to fall apart
A man is empathy
Not just what you see
A man is the fight to simply be free

What’s in a man .wav

Entry to Beat Battle 105 by guska, called "In D-The Terry Riley experience". 
Check Guska Bandcamp page: https://guska.bandcamp.com/
Battle Rules: guska prepared some Sounds and midi files we could combine with each other. The inspiration was from Terry Rileys composition "In C" from the sixties. He was working with compositional modules, the piece was played by different musicians in varying settings, the best thing is: every performance sounded rather different.
In my composition, I've used several samples from Guska (bass, sax, baritone guitar & sax, Rhodes) and added a few samples from Logic library plus my own recordings (vocals & lyrics, elec guitar).

(D)
Sea. Takes the light, clear and bright, shines so blue.
Sand. Warm and soft, shaped by waves, old and new.
Shells. Whisper soft, worn and smooth, on the loam.
Waves. Dance and roll, calling deep, through the foam.

(G)
Sky. Wide and clear, spreads its arms, endless blue.
Sun. Paints the gold, warms the air, bright and true.

(D)
Clouds. Drift and change, soft and slow, shades of white.
Birds. Sing and soar, lines in air, pure delight.

(A)
Wind. Moves the palms, hums a tune, wild and free.
(G)
Sounds. Carry far, soft and low, mystery.
(D)
Breeze. Kisses skin, whispers tales, through the night.
(A)
Song. Calls the soul, bends the light, pure and bright.

(D)
Sea. Takes the light, clear and bright, shines so blue.
Sand. Warm and soft, shaped by waves, old and new.

In D Sea (ft. guska)

Single Use And Recycled: songwriter, guitars
https://on.soundcloud.com/wbil6gw083u3vWAH5j

Rob: bass, lyrics/vocals

Sick, lonely, naked, a fool
Accumulated wealth means nothing
Can’t take it where I’m going
All the money won’t feed an empty soul

Sick, lonely, naked, a fool
Recall to mind the place and time
Given opportunity
Sit and wait for the perfect moment
Next thing it’s gone

Safe, happy, fine clothes so cool
Crack the outer shell
Center
Regrets, we’ve all got some
Navigate challenges that come

Accumulated wealth means nothing
All the money won’t feed an empty soul

Sick, Lonely, A Fool

Words and music written by Bartley Charles Mastin
Performance by Bartley Charles Mastin - All instruments and vocals.
Copyright 2025 All Rights Reserved

Tuning: Standard
Instruments: Acoustic guitar, Bass, Harmonica, Desktop, Cabasa, Tambourine.

Lyrics:
Ever since I met you
I feel like I’ve understood
Everything that’s happened this far’s
Happened as it should

I’m not gonna rush you 
Tell you I love you today
I know that it’s better 
With all the stops along the way

Cause you know I have sometimes played the fool
When I thought I could break all the rules

When you say you love me
I will take you at your work
But if that word is broken
From me you will not be heard

Cause you know I have sometimes played the fool
When I thought I could break all the rules

Ever since I met you
I feel like I’ve understood
Everything that’s happened this far’s
Happened as it should

I’m not gonna rush you 
Tell you I love you today
I know that it’s better 
With all the stops along the way

Cause you know I have sometimes played the fool
When I thought I could break all the rules

Rules

Potato mash techno

Check out Walker on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/THOtpFO0iSwUAEAf9M
This song was seeded by wonderful UK artist Walker and a chat we had on a previous track. Thanks a mill buddy 🫡


Tuning 432Hz A
Frequency Focus 963Hz
(Sine wave B6 & Tuning Fork)
Tempo 963bpm
Timing 32/1

The 963bpm is an attempt to get the rhythm resonant with the tuning and frequency in focus... Hertz=Wave cycles per second so should align them given BPM is aligned to a minute making them divisable or at some level, in harmony with one another.

The lyrics were built after absorbing these two videos, I avoided the speculative ones for now:

1)
https://youtu.be/58WaZYZCV_4?si=gZFnAleKio0kg6gX

2) https://youtu.be/ZEL68kt1Q-8?si=989MU7-v3MJcb_h9

Also big thanks to Valerio and Mary from Beating Edge for their valuable input. They are experts in brain stuff when they are not showing us how it's done with music! 🎵 🧠
Check out Beating Edge on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/j2zQ3LicQe7enBuHoj

The Pineal Gland

Circadian rhythms
Put me to sleep
As I close these eyes
Dream diurnal relief
Reset the reason drenched in this brain
New light will come soon
More chance of sane
First we must wire head PC with sub stitch
Asleep time for rewire taht mind cannot glitch
Carve those fine memories into this grey matter
Create more unknown while I've stoppe dthe chatter

Some say third eye
Activation of God
Good symmetry bind
Truth, give us a nod

Immense melatonin
Good chemist head sand
Your team has this god like lone pineal gland
It doesn't take sides
There's no left and right
;Takes symmetrical rhythm
Center dark
Center light
Drug dealer of head
It distributes best
Discernment of nature
When to wake or rest
The morning is near
Head pharmacy pause
Here comes the Sun
Day ' effect new cause

Some say third eye
Activation of God
Good symmetry bind
Truth, give us a nod

Light paints the retina
Fill optic nerve
Through axons to clock of biological verve
Like super charismatic neucleus send
To superior cervical ganglion tend
Noradrenaline levels scened trigger for conscious
Rhythmic regulation for body of honest
Direct connection
SCG chemist hand
To centered head
Fine Pineal Gland

Some say third eye
Activation of God
Good symmetry bind
Truth, give us a nod

The Pineal Gland

A little show of love go a long, long way
Do a little extra, let you know I still care
Sometimes open my heart, guard let down
For you wash my fears away

Some days unexpectedly
Emotions trickle through
Wash over me

Small act of kindness, difference made
Cost ain’t anything and the reward great 

Some days unexpectedly
Emotions trickle through
Wash over me

I want to make a difference
I want to make a difference
I want to be the difference for you

Temperature rises, defense fall
Brings us together, not tear us apart
Calling out, say your name
Do you hear it too?
I pray for you

Some days unexpectedly
Emotions trickle through
Wash over me

Some days unexpectedly
Emotions trickle through
Wash over me

I want to make a difference
I want to make a difference
I want to be the difference for you


Emotions Trickle In

This song was written in the year 2000 and peruses the up's and the downs of life and the lyrics were lasered to someone in particular I'll keep to myself :-)

Lyrics
Pleasures the time and place where lies
And all the minds that you forsake roam free
Treasure the climb, In your face,
For in time no one will look to embrace just what you will be
Present the lines to race against the short burst wonders of this musical grace
Now that's reality
Some decent from a higher place could result from some Indian blood
But not a five letter fake
Oh, can't you see...

With your idea of up
There 'aint no down
Don't you know what you'll be
You'll be part of that greedy unwanted crowd
And then we think that your on the brink...
It's just your innocent girl trying to lose a link
With your way up, there 'aint no down
With your way up, there 'aint no down

Sever the ties and replace it with some kind driven thoughts and some kind driven fate,
Make peace
Too clever in no's
I never miss this state
A non existent claim of just to wonder and wait and bring...
Bring a little relief
Oh will you ever show us all of what's inside
So we can see the world with five billion eyes
And we can do our part to rescue this false start
With tender loving art
A key evolutions heart

With your idea of up
There 'aint no down
Don't you know what you'll be
You could be one of the mere mortals not allowed
To seek reason and dignity
And live along side infinity

With your idea of up
There 'aint no down
Don't you know what you'll be
You could be one of the mere mortals not allowed
To seek reason and dignity
And live along side infinity


Drums: Sean Norgrove
Bass: Colin McCann
Guitar: Peter Evans
Vocals: Lucy Stapleton
Guitar: Carl Culliton

Lyrics and Original Composition: Carl Culliton

Arrangement: Amecca Soul

01 No up, no down

Nothing really to say other than I'm so happy to share this song.

Something to remind us

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In D Sea (ft. guska)

Geoffrey SmartPunk

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not a great commercial potential

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