The Carlos Vivanco/GrevusAnjl collection… including our latest: Cracks In The Surface :)

I had one of those happy epiphanies recently... that I’ve now done an abundant number of projects specifically with the people I met through Eddie Shook’s ‘Anything Goes’ radio show (https://www.mixcloud.com/DJMenamenasta). So in celebration of that fact, I wanted to offer up this complete playlist (in chronological order) of all the songs I’ve done with ‘Anything Goes’ musicians. These are talented folks, and this is an exciting collection of diverse music. Plus, if you enjoy these songs, most of these musicians have been working with each other on their own projects as well. So there you have it; a whole new corner of the musical world to explore.

And if you want to catch Eddie's show, log into (http://mixlr.com/sleepy-bass-radio) every other Thursday night at 8:00pm Central (he's in Texas) time. It's a great show, and a wonderfully entertaining chatroom. :)

The Songs For Which Eddie Is To Blame (including my new collab with Carlos Vivanco) :D

OK, I admit... I made this playlist for my own selfish reasons (I'm a tad OCD; and I thought it would be interesting to see all my collab/remix works organized in one list, in chronological order... just cuz). But that doesn't mean you can't benefit from my weirdness, since I've already done the hard bit. :D

GrevusAnjl & Friends (The Whole Kit And Caboodle)

Related tracks: Oaxaca-(Holy Dumpling #8) featuring Tot. /TexMex Shaman /and Tea are Sea--A Smoking Trout production

A   033

A     064

Related tracks: C'est Un Trou De Verdure Où Coule Une Rivière (It's a green hole where a river flows)

Related tracks: Mood Exhibit - Bloom

Dark Electronica

Chilled Grooves

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually as part of my BandCamp PWWO #07 album)

Happy 2023 everyone. I hope your year is starting off positive, creative and brimming with potentiality. Mine has definitely begun on a high note, getting to collab with our dear friend Carlos Vivanco (https://soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1, https://carlosvivanco1.bandcamp.com/). And after a full year of music lessons with this kind and generous soul, I’m finally feeling quite good about my music theory and piano skills (knowing full well, this is just me happily floating on the tip of the proverbial music theory/musical instrument iceberg). :)

This one in particular (for those of you who might be interested in the specifics) started with Carlos providing an impressively wild drum track, and a warm, rich bass track playing Ostinato in E (I wasn’t familiar with that term at first. But it means playing a singular note rhythm as a foundation for the rest of the song). From there, E Aeolian (or Natural Minor) felt like it provided the nicest fit to Carlos’s stems. I was able to play out many of the melodies you hear in this song with just a few takes, and very minor MIDI note adjustments after the fact. That is exciting beyond words.

So without further delay, I joyfully offer you my first collab of 2023 with one of the coolest folks you’ll find in this grand music community. Carlos and I hope you enjoy ‘The Nine Sentinels of Aeolis’. :)

PWWO07

The Nine Sentinels Of Aeolis | Carlos Vivanco & GrevusAnjl

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually as part of my BandCamp PWWO #08 album)

Over the past few years, Carlos (https://soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1, https://carlosvivanco1.bandcamp.com/) has helped me navigate a mountain of information on music theory, and taught me some basics on playing the piano as well. Our collaborations are always a great opportunity to cement those ideas into sounds. 

For our 5th collaboration, he sent me a very cool Harmonic Cadence foundation (piano, cello, drums and xylophone), moving the tonalities by 5ths along the way. He also explained that all I needed to do was refer to my lessons on Minor Pentatonics and transitioning by 5ths to fill in the gaps appropriately. I’m thrilled to actually understand what that means now. :) 

Plus, he provides me creative counting methods (that I might otherwise overlook). This is an 8/8 song, but the count is 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2; so I get to use mathematics to place my notes at key points along that count. I get to combine the best of both worlds (mathematics and creativity) into one space… and that’s a lot of fun. 

So Carlos, thanks for being such a positive influence in my life. I’ve learned so much from you. I am truly grateful for your time, your teachings, and your friendship. I love working with you, and I love how this song turned out.

And to the rest of our Soundcloud friends, we hope you enjoy our 5th collaboration, ‘Twelfth Knight’. :)

F.W. Friends

Twelfth Knight | Carlos Vivanco & GrevusAnjl

SAVAGE PRETENDERS

sonic and rhythmic exploration of my noisy electric guitar solo.
visual: extract of one of my recent abstract painting in colors.

DANS L'OMBRE DE MA GUITARE  PATRICK PICAULT

Jung believed that death is not the end, but a transition to a new state of being. He also thought that we can find meaning in life by exploring our unconscious and discovering our true self. I'm fascinated by his ideas that inspired me for this song.

Death

Remix of an 23yo Techno Track from Chicks on Speed

Kaltes Klares Wasser ( H2O Remix )

Music by Kontra Sz & Val Akey.
- Kontra Sz: plays rythm guitars, lead guitars;
- Val Akey: drums-, bass- and keys programming (mixing and mastering) + cover art.
Many thanks Kontra Sz for the fantastic guitar play! https://soundcloud.com/kontra-sz

Release date:
12 January 2024

Captive Of Time (collab)

Chilled Metal

An upbeat and sexy statement of strength and independence.

Do What You Want

Jellyfish Palace

Mood Exhibit - Bloom

still talking

Screams that say nothing, firecrackers in the parks, shotguns in the fields.
Art with Canva

Above The Noise

Happy Friday to my SC friends. Today’s musical offering is very special to me because it signifies a breaking away from my old patterns. Long story short… old Justin was pretty set in his music making/production routines (solo work belongs on solo albums. Collab work belongs on collab albums. And never the two shall meet). 

But new Justin is proving to be surprisingly more flexible in his thinking; an interesting (I might even go as far as to say… shocking) result of my new paradigm. And while it might seem like a ‘nothing burger’ to most people… the way my brain is wired, this is a huge change… and one I am grateful for.

So today I happily offer my first collab song, also intended for my first hybrid album. The song is called ‘Life In Twilight’… and my guest artist is our dear friend, Carlos Vivanco (https://soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1, https://carlosvivanco1.bandcamp.com), offering up the lovely Alto Sax and Guitar you hear in this piece

If you haven’t already crossed paths with Carlos, you are missing out. He is one of the most prolific people I have encountered in my travels. He plays about 30+ instruments, each with impressive skill. And if the instrument doesn’t exist... he creates it himself. And 'musician' is just one aspect of his inspiring and adventurous life. He is a great example of a person who discovered his passions early, and is now living a beautiful life pursuing those passions. We need more people like him in this world, reminding us of what is truly important.

On a personal level, the stuff Carlos has taught me over the years has helped me ease into this new sober life with tremendous grace. The music theory and instrumental lessons have helped make my sonic worlds more sophisticated (and therefore more rewarding to craft). And the moving and breathing meditations (Chi energy exercises) have proven fundamental to my mental/spiritual well being too. Needless to say, he has been a major influence in my evolving life; and I will be forever grateful. 

Carlos, I am honored beyond words that you are the guest artist on my first hybrid album. It signifies a great new direction for me. I’m excited to be on this path, and I’m glad you agreed to join me. 

To everyone else, we hope you enjoy “Life In Twilight”, the first of two new songs with Carlos that will ultimately wrap up my upcoming album “What Color Is Your Paradox?” 

(And yes... this is the last song I still had in the archives from my little break; originally finished on 1/20/2024. It's all going to be new content from here on out). :)

Paradox?

Life In Twilight | Carlos Vivanco & GrevusAnjl

Cast of Characters:

~Mark F-- @mark_fosella -- bass guitar, composition
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – first screaming electric guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– second psychedelic electric guitar, production, and mix
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –electric piano 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-organ
This song is the first The Eclectic Collective has done with Mark, and we all had a great time making it with him. This song started with Mark, who is a bass player's bass player, giving his raw bass track to Ken, who brought it to the group. Ken laid down his exciting drums to match Mark's bass line before anything else happened, though. Once we had a rhythm section, JJ laid down his dancing electric piano. Once that was in place, Josh laid down the organ. Then it was time for the guitars, played electrifyingly by both Tez and Stephen. Tez plays throughout most of the song, and Stephen added his part towards the end. Stephen also mixed this for us expertly, as always. If you have a beverage in your hands, you might want to set it down. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Esophagus Metamorphosis- - The Eclectic Collective

Video;
https://youtu.be/ie6jkV7FPbY

Made in #Ableton (February 2024)

Also available at;
https://hega.bandcamp.com/album/finding-balance

Genres;
#Electronic
#Pop
#Rock

Finding Balance

Vocals & Lyrics by FRAWSTAKWA
https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa

Produced by Cosmic Keanu

I Am Alive (FRAWSTAKWA & Cosmic Keanu)

PS Perkins: Guitars, bass, lyre, vocals
Ron Thomas: Autoharps, Drums

Production notes:
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Very early on we wanted to use autoharps on this song to create a sort of swirling backdrop, reminiscent of the harps in Indian/Bollywood soundtrack songs of the seventies.

Right away there were challenges because the song is in B flat and is not wholly diatonic to begin with, utilizing a chord built on the augmented lydian scale in the choruses. So rather than transpose the song to a more amenable key (since the chromatic bits weren't going to work no matter what key we used) we instead re-tuned the autoharp. Moving through the strings one by one we tuned them either up or down a half step where applicable to bring them into key. Where the augmented chord hit in the choruses, we excluded those notes so that the autoharp was filling the diatonic parts of the chords and omitting the accidentals. It took us several tries to get it right. In the end we arrived at a chord progression that could be strummed on the autoharp and the modified chords could be played with existing dampers.

We also tuned the lyre so that the top half of the strings included the chromatic augmented notes while the lower register of the lyre was tuned using the diatonic, so the lyre could play the melody all the way through both parts of the song.

The inspiration for this song was essentially fourfold:
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First, H.P. Lovecraft's terrifying necromancer Joseph Curwen (from "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward") who masked his true identity in order to thwart suspicion from his fellow townsfolk. He has many secrets lurking in his underground catacombs where he performs acts of necromancy most foul, extracting the "salts" of the dead in order to raise them at will and learn the secrets of ancient eldritch deities.

Second, a poem by Rudyard Kipling titled "En-Dor" which was a warning against the rise of spiritualism and the cost of communion with the dead in the early 20th century.

Third, the biblical Saul who traveled in disguise to visit a witch at the city of Endor in order to summon Samuel from the dead and garner advice on defeating the Philistines, but who only prophesies doom for Saul. Saul dies later the next day in the battle of Gilboa.

Lastly, the story of Odysseus communing with the underworld where he enlists the help of Tiresias to have a chat with the dead and secure for himself a safe journey home.

They all seek communion with the dead for one purpose: to gain knowledge which only those who have crossed over between realms might possess. 

Lyrics:
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A mask may reveal what it’s meant to conceal
From those who are standing beside us
Armor of pride, so we learn to abide
By the monsters which hide deep inside us
The monsters which lurk deep inside us
Oh, how they scratch and they bite us
The monsters which lurk deep inside us

Only to know what the professor knows

Eating black bread, wearing clothes of the dead
The soil soaked in honey around us
For fear if we failed, leave the ogre unveiled
And it’s back in the grave where they found us
Back in the grave where they found us
Freed from the ties which had bound us
Back in the grave where they found us

Only to know what the professor knows

In the catacomb vaults, we extracted the salts
From cadavers to lengthen our youth
Chanting the names at the edge of the flames
And a mirror to show us the truth
A mirror which speaks only truth
See how it seeks not to soothe
A mirror which speaks only truth

Only to know what the professor knows

In the underworld maze, in the night of no days
Concocting the plan we’re devising
Much to endure on the road to En-Dor
And to snatch from Elohim arising
To snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising

BARDS:Of The Shimmering Seraphs

The Professor

in a distant solar system, there is a planet unknown to us called kyrak.  it is inhabited by beings way more advanced than us.
they had been attacked many times by another race and the kyrakins had discovered that they were using a black hole as a means of space travel.
after many years of research they developed a weapon that could cause black holes to collapse.  
because of their intense fear and dislike of black holes, they decided to send ships on long range missions to seek out black holes and destroy them!
who knows, when they will come to our galaxy and do the same.

Black hole killer.

Roar (or Get Up On Your Hind Legs)

“This song is inspired by 80’s Goth Pop, Classic Rock and 00’s Alternative Rock. Lyrically it comes from the perspective of planet Earth questioning humanities influence and encouraging us to move forward in peace as this is all we have.” 

CURE ME QUICKLY 

Another night like this
You’d better cure me quickly
Only heaven knows how much you’ll miss me 
Burning fire of pain and people looking away
This time it might be the one that sends us back to the stars and to infinity 

Cure me quickly 
Take aim and make the shot
You will all miss me
I am the only one you’ve got
So cure me quickly 

I’m not sure
Where shall I begin? 
Start with love, hope, dreams, war, with peace or famine?
Tell me are we are on the brink? 
‘Cos I’ve been here too long to let my heart sink 

I am the only one you’ve got

© Heart House Records 2024

Written, performed, recorded, produced and mixed by Heart House Records
Mastered by DOLBY

CURE ME QUICKLY


Hello
Hello
Is there anybody there
Can anyone hear me

Hello
Is anybody listening
Sorry, I just, I need to talk
...to somebody
Hello
The pain just won't go away
Everytime I hear noises
I jump and I cry
I can't sleep anymore
But when I wake up
I'm in a ball and I'm shaking
Hello
Is there anybody there
Can anybody hear me

Sorry, I can't do this alone
Sorry, my,my head won't stop ringing 

I just want this to go away

Nobody cares 'bout what's happened to you
Nobody cares when you call
Nobody cares.... at all
Nobody cares when you fall

And she said « Ha ! » you know I'm really so tired
About hearing about your problems  
Just stop calling him
Nobody cares 
About you ! About your problems !

Sorry we can't just keep answering your call
Sorry we just don't really care at all

I'll go away and hide in my hole
and cry somemore....

Nobody Cares

Nobody Cares ( collab OneManStaringContest)

Digital Store: https://payhip.com/b/Lb9un
Copyright by THE DELIGHT
All Rights Reserved
Armaora Records 2024
Producer: Mike Wornath
Piano: Johan Hadjadje
Vocals: Mike Wornath, Jenny Kershaw

Madeira

Madeira I

Recently, I've been thinking about what seems to be a global race to the bottom. Escalating wars and unchecked technologies threaten our future, raising concerns about possible human extinction. I can't claim to have solutions to these dire scenarios, but it's clear our current path isn't sustainable. Perhaps we need a new approach—a Plan "B". 

Written, Produced and Mixed by COtu.
Mastered By Marc Felish

Plan B

3rd Rambling: Externalisation of the human psyche has taken on an enormous growth since the emergence of the Web. Before the digital age, our heritage normally lied deeply hidden within each of us, or were confined to stay behind the walls of our homes, hidden from the public, except for a fortunate few of us. Today, we have an external backup of our collective mind easily accessible, at a second to none-cost. Be well advised to bring yourself back the next time you dive deep into the collective (un)conscious, hoping for the archetypes to reveal themselves.

Dreamscape

2nd Rambling: Behold the never ending era of information espionage. Citizens getting oppressed and exploited by their governments covert operations throughout the entire biosphere. Watch history repeat itself with increasingly more sophisticated technological means for achieving these goals. Welcome to the power hungry, control obsessive, never-ending dance of the Stasigrad Station.

Stasigrad Station

I'll Be Waiting For You

Wave Folding

I played it really loud and the bass made my eyeballs wobble

Black Cloud Requiem

Wish my ears would get better and I could check this on headphones...

Absent Minds

(French cover) Version française de la chanson  ♥ Lava ♥
Vidéo sous-titrée en anglais (Eng subtitle video) :
http://xanylovem.free.fr/vidos/lava-reprise.html

Arrangement guitare et scie: XanyloveM
Voix: XanyloveM et FaDe https://soundcloud.com/fa-d-1

NOTE: I discovered this original song at the cinema on the first part of a PIXAR cartoon movie :-))

LAVA Cover French (original Pixar vidéo link with Eng Subtitle)

You have a new message .... Ô_Ô  !

https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/with-twilight-as-my-guide-2                            


   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6ofCjjUz-Q&index=9&list=LLs3-nZd2FI0ihv2nBjGc3rA&t=340s                                                                                          


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh1wbGTMKpg&index=8&list=LLs3-nZd2FI0ihv2nBjGc3rA&t=4436s                                                                                       

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-R4nb73JXg&list=LLs3-nZd2FI0ihv2nBjGc3rA&index=10

INSIDE MAN. Black Floyd & Pelegrim . "With twilight as my guide"

Something completely different from Epsium, Even though I like doing them, I get so exhausted from doing Dark tracks , so  I felt like doing something light and fun to break things up for me..

One Life

The very first collaborative effort from Belial Pelegrim and the immensely talented Justin Mackay @grevusanjl

The Fog Drinker | Belial Pelegrim & GrevusAnjl

https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl/siren-rising   please help and support all the artists I remix.remember without them, the project will have never been born.

siren rising GREVUSANJL,,DARK FIDELITY HIFI REMIX

(Jan 9th, 2025) Just a quick message to let you know I'm not going to be active here for a while. If you need to reach me, you can always message me at GrevusAnjl@mac.com. 
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Welcome to my sonic playground. I don't consider myself a skilled musician. I just sculpt sounds to quiet my mind... often with surprising and humorous results. Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed your visit. :)