Oh well, great lyrics, we're reposting this one!🙌

Brilliant Bill!  I’ll take simple and real any day!  Here we go again!

Amazing lyrics as always. The power of of having something to say will always be something I envy.  Well done. Well done

Tell it bro, because you tell it so well, and it's all so true.

Related tracks: Aunt Maggie's Pie

Ladies and gentlemen, gather 'round the sonic hearth, for we're about to embark on a musical expedition that will tantalize your auditory senses and transport you to a realm where sound becomes a time machine. This is more than just a track; it's a sonic journey through the ages, a gastronomic feast for the ears.

Our melody is a guitar-based masterpiece, a siren's call that beckons you into the unknown. Picture not one, but two guitars, their parts doubling and intertwining like old lovers meeting after a long separation. It's a dance of strings that paints intricate patterns across your mind.

But here's where it gets truly mesmerizing – angular harmonic ideas that twist and turn like a serpent through the musical landscape. The harmonies defy convention, leading you down a labyrinthine path of sonic exploration. Your ears won't believe what they're hearing.

And then, the deep bass arrives, a rumbling undercurrent that resonates within your very core. It's the heartbeat of this composition, a primal force that anchors you to the ancient soil of the Sierra Norte here in Mexico.

Ah, but we're not done yet. The piano steps in, its keys a portal to nostalgia. It weaves a melancholic tale that tugs at your heartstrings, like the echoes of a long-lost memory.

Now, let's talk about the feel of the ancients. This isn't just music; it's a spiritual journey. It's as if the ghosts of the Sierra Norte have found a way to communicate through sound. Close your eyes, and you can almost see them, the indigenous people who once roamed these lands, leaving their indelible mark on the very air we breathe.

As the notes swirl and dance, you'll find yourself ensnared in elusions of psychedelic experiences, like a shamanic ritual conducted by ancient gods, their names long forgotten but their presence still lingering in the hidden corners of our minds.

But don't be fooled, for there's a hint of the creepy, a shadowy figure that lurks just out of sight. It's the yin to the composition's yang, a reminder that even in the most awe-inspiring moments, there is a touch of darkness.

This composition is a testament to the Sierra Norte, a place where every tree tells a story, and every rock whispers the secrets of time. It's inspired by the walks in these woods, the people who call this place home, and the ancient souls who once walked this hallowed ground.

So, my friends, prepare to be transported to a world where music becomes a portal to history, where the past and present collide in a symphony of emotions. It's a feast for the ears, a journey for the soul, and an experience you won't soon forget. Bon appétit, or should I say, buen provecho! 🎸🌲🎶 

#SonicExpedition #SierraNorteSoundscapes #MusicalFeast #AncientWhispers

Ancient Harmonic Sueño

Enigma #156

Hi, here a bit noise for the after summer party, fully electronic, rich of experimental colors, hope you like it 🎧 🔈 🪩
Cheers CJ 😎


CJR-Music originals | more info also here: https://www.cjrogersmusic.com

Party Bay

Three-Headed Dog

Rudi played Baritone Uke, Drums, Percussions, Keyboard
Xian3 spent his voice and wrote the lyrics

As Tomorrow Arrived

First beams arrow
Fly like sparrows
As the morning arrives

Can’t remember
When i lost my temper
That is already gone

Getting back 
From another flight
As the morning arrives

As the morning arrives
As the morning comes
As the morning arrived

Driven in sorrow
`bout tomorrow
That is already gone…

Such a torture
With the future
As the morning come…

Leaving bed 
Only under protest
As tomorrow arrives…

As the morning arrives
As tomorrow comes
As the morning arrived

Thoughts are narrow
Fly like sparrows
As I open my eyes

Can’t remember
When i lost my temper
As tomorrow arrived ?

Was that your face ?
In a mirror ?!?
But that’s already gone
out

As the morning arrives
As the morning come
As tomorrow arrives
That is already gone
As tomorrow arise
As the morning come
As tomorrow arrived
As the morning begun…

As tomorrow arrived (some decibel with xian3)

Cast of Characters:
Mistermark – @user-432503709 – Mark – drums, VST upright bass, electric vibraphone, horns, high organ in the last section, percussion (shaker, hand claps), production, editing, mix, and composition
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Fender Custom Shop Tele Thinline electric guitar and mastering
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, electric piano, synthesizer
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – PRS semi hollow body electric guitar

This song began its life some 20 years ago recorded on Mark's old skool keyboard workstation as a bass line and drum beat, accentuated by a synth melody playing over some electric piano. It sat as that basic version until just recently, when Mark had gotten into horn arrangements, and wanted to try some out, thus creating the impetus for reviving this old tune. Plus, he wanted to get the Eclectic Collective to play the guitar and keys parts on it for a little extra jazzy pizzazz.

He turned it over to the rest of the EC gang with a pretty clear vision of what he wanted structurally. Stephen was first up, adding his driving guitar to the fist part of every verse. Josh deftly chimed in with the response line in every verse. JJ then came into the mix last and sprinkled his magic electric piano and other keys throughout. After all of our parts were in the can, Mark went to work dutifully editing and mixing what you hear as the final product. Stephen then did his pro mastering work on it to add a little bit more shine.

This was a lot of fun to put together. It doesn't feature all of the EC, but the other guys will be on many upcoming creations. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
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***Just for fun, here is link to just the horns isolated (something I'm going to be occasionally doing on certain songs):
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/clydes_horns-isolated

Clyde's Glide (with The Eclectic Collective)

L-Sweet Honeycomb

After picking up and falling in love with the low whistle this year, I wanted to compose an Irish folk style song for which I can play and record most of the instruments. So this is what I came up with.
Many thanks to Dominic Kennedy for supporting me with a great bodhrán performance and my wife Daniela Fugger for singing harmonies.

You can find a music video, in which you can see me playing most of the instruments, on YouTube: 
https://youtu.be/7LE_Xyz8uXY?si=LKbBlI2wmS0tCXA8

Aunt Maggie's Pie

Let me know     
 
I have no idea how long i stared at the light
didn’t notice I was gone
and I had no idea how long
it took me to come back  
 didn’t know what was going on                  
i had no home, I felt so alone,

I walked my life in blindness, but now I see     
It feels like I’m reborn               
I never was a sheep but now i want a shepherd to show the way and shine his light on me
Someone to guide me
To hold my hand, to understand
             
Let me know, 

Perhaps, If i have to make some changes 
I know i’m not the easy kind
Please feel free to contact me 
I promise you to leave the past behind 
I break up with my monkey mind

Let me know

Cast of characters:

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – VST steel pan drums, backup organs (Wurlitzer and B3), vocals, lyrics, composition, production, mix     
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Yamaha Genos 2 electric piano voice and lead organ
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Fender Custom Shop Telecaster electric guitar and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Fender Precision four string bass

This song began with Mark, who wanted to record an old skool classic Soul song, which he did, singing & playing all of the instrument parts on his own at first. But then, once he unleashed it onto the EC gang for their interpretation, they ran with it in a whole new, almost tropical direction, and it was decided to release 2 versions of the song - this one (the group remix), and the original Soul version (Stephen does double duty on guitar for both versions).

Ken was first up with his vibrant interpretation of Mark's original drum track. Josh was next up, replacing Mark's bass line with a more upbeat bopping take. Once the rhythm section was in place, Stephen found the perfect guitar motif which served as both rhythm guitar, and the soulful lead that suited both versions of the song.

With a solid foundation on which to play, it was JJ's turn to shine, adding his slick, rhythmic and playful electric piano to the mix. Tez added his guitar magic, ripping solo parts in the instrumental sections, and at the end. It was at this point that the decision was made to go with two versions, so Ken added some rhythmic percussion to the mix, and Mark also tested out his newly acquired VST steel drums to emphasize the slight Caribbean vibe that was emerging. With Mark completing mixing duties on both versions, it was now time for Stephen to master it in his always expert way to finish it off.

This was a real team effort,  demonstrating The Eclectic Collective's many different methods of creating music. It was a great exercise in trying to bring about Mark's vision, and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Check out the original 'Soul' mix:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/caveman-soul-mix?in=user-432503709/sets/singing-stuff

Original lyrics by mistermark:

Walking through this concrete jungle
I’m just trying to stay out of the way 
just me and ol’ Rex, my furry companion 
we been fielding funky looks all day
then somebody saw me kicking rocks with my bare toes
he said buddy have you lost your way?
then I sat right down and I started to cry
and this is what I had to say…

I’m a caveman, I can’t catch a break
everybody says I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say 

Sittin’ in my man cave watching the clock crawl
there's nothing good on my tv 
my big grubby hands can’t flip thru the channels
i cant even hold a cup of tea
I was chatting on the phone making plans with a lady
a little bit of company
but my date split QUICK when I opened the door
man I wonder what’s wrong with me

I’m a caveman, I can’t catch a break now
the ladies say I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say

The big city’s fine but something’s on my mind
I feel a little incomplete
I miss my old club, for rustling up some grub
and the touch of grass below my feet
I’ve been around longer than all your creation, 
like the rocks and trees and streams
I wanna get back home, where forever I’ll roam
even if it’s only in my dreams

I’m a caveman
I can’t catch a break 
everybody says I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say

I’m a caveman, 
must be come kinda mistake
everybody says I’m so passé 
well I’m a - a caveman
It’s too much to take
but I’m gunna get back some day

Caveman (the Eclectic Collective mix)

Cast of characters:
Tea R. Sea @tea_are_sea -- Terry – Synthesizers, beats, composition
Llanpsych–@llanpsych –Tez– Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson Top T Classic
 electric wah guitar, mix, and production
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Yamaha Genos 2 electric piano, tambourine, and triangle
K2 and the Three [and the Four] -- @k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1– Custom five-string fretless bass

This song started as a basic, yet melodically very strong composition by Terry involving him playing a synthesizer over a beat he created. He first shared it with Stephen, as they are regular collaborators in their project, Texas Tea, which are worth checking out on both of their pages, as well. Stephen then turned it over the the Eclectic Collective to work our magic on it.
  Josh was first up to the plate with this one, adding his deep, five string fretless bass to Terry's rudimentary beat. Ken was next up, however, adding the driving drum beat you hear, for which he used Terry's beat as a template and augmented a full kit sound to it. Stephen followed Ken, adding his striking wah guitar part to the whole thing. Tez was up soon after with his searing guitar soloing towards the end. Last, but certainly not least, JJ added the soulful electric piano you hear giving it a funk throughout, as well as the tambourine and the cool triange dings. 
  Now that it was in the bag, we decided to ask Stephen to produce and mix it for us, which he did in his typical expert fashion, as well as the doing the mastering, too.
  This is our holiday offering to all our fans, friends, colleagues, and peers. While it's not particularly a holiday song, it's a good display of where we are musically, and shows some of the flavor we want to add in the new year. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it. Happy holidays to you, and many happy returns!

Tree Tops (Eclectic Collective featuring Tea R. Sea)

New York City 
And the Hudson wind
Like a hurricane breeze
Blowing over me again
The damage and goodbyes
Of all those years ago
Should’ve said hold on baby
But I let you slip and go

Now Vienna at dawn
Into the morning grey
Walking past all the moments
That remain along the way
Every cold street and square
Old pictures cling
But the city is a hunter
Chasing down everything

From the U-Bahn’s roar
To the High Line’s gleam
Two cities breathe at night
Pressed together in a dream
Driving brings me peace
Heavy traffic and convoys
And the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise

Yeah the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise
Yeah the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise

Two Cities (with Joliz)

Two guitars twiddling, one for each ear : )
Base phot for image by Gabrielle Henderson on Unsplash

Appy New Ears

New year. New deal... same BS every time. And the simple things get pushed further away.

Lyrics
Its a borrowed Life for the wife and the kids
its a 5 part special of life on the skids
its welfare on wall-street yes we know that its not smart
but theres no time to use good sense just open up your heart
We cant make it simple and real
we must not make it simple and real
because its the new deal

its buy the lie now and pay over time
low monthly payments affordable crime
its the latest new deal now theres no time to mess around
its pay it no mind cuz you’ll be 6 feet underground
lets not make it simple and real
no we must not make it simple and real
because its the new deal

its a weekend for two with all expenses paid
where nobody says no and everyone gets laid
its a big screen tv set
a brand new red corvette
its a cancer free cigarette oh you bet
taken it to the bank
use it to fill your tank

its a frenzied pace better roll with the hype
its a Christmas card with a magnetic stripe
its no Sunday dinner and baseball for free
and its no vodka and poker with aunt marie
we cant make it simple and real
no we must not make it simple and real
because its the new deal…

children of all ages its the new deal.
there's a sucker born everyday
I wanna be born again..

The New Deal

good day to friends and good day to the whole world...😃🙇🏾‍♂️🙏🏻😃⭐🌼⭐

Dancing With Souls.mp3

Un nouveau partage musical avec Dan-T 
merci beaucoup Dan-T pour cette magnifique composition, 
ou j'ai pris à  nouveau beaucoup de plaisir à mettre un texte, très bonne écoute à tous !!

Musique : Dan-T 
Solo Guitare : Paul
textes et voix : Steph Ouna

Regard  Sur Un Certain Passé  " Dan-T et Steph Ouna"

Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!
https://shockthealgorithm.bandcamp.com/album/ultraviolet-cosmos

No AI. None at all. Hello!   If I was good enough, something would have happened by now…maybe it  did and I just didn’t pay attention. Maybe I’m in the midst of something.

I’m primarily a Songwriter and play and sing too. 

I used to  perform with various talented artists. Im now returning to writing and recording.  Theres some evidence of this…

Theres always someone new to hear . 


Thanks for listening and providing inspiration via your own beautiful art.

email :   liggettservices@gmail.com

Side Note :  My goal here is to upload my catalog to date... thats something ….right?

I am humbled by your kind and generous spirit and your willingness to share it.

I’ve been ignored by some really talented people.. it is my claim to fame.

The New Deal

Bill Liggett

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