Loving this vibe, Justin. Fine work and I totally agree with your sentiments. Nicely said and nicely played 👌

your inventiveness never fails to amaze me

Very effective note selections - changes.

the change to a major - right above my right ear - very effective!

SOULBENDER & OTHER STRANGE WORDS

Flibbertigibbet

and the cold wind blows
as life goes on
without you
💚

March 4th 2022
Composed & produced by Deep Sky Musics
Mastered by Eastern Wizard

Arctic of the Soul

Free D/L at www.terrywigmore.com

The song's direct message is about life and personal resilience, something that has gained a lot of traction in recent years in psychology and therapy.  

Beyond that is a message for Ukraine, in the context of Putin's WAR and attempted annihilation of Ukraine: "Bend, Don't Break!" 

Lyrics:
  Bend

I should have rolled with the punches
Drifted left and to the right
Instead I went and stuck my chin out
And had to duck more than once or twice

Bend…don’t you break…

I nearly fell more than ten thousand
Leaping tall and stony spires
Inarticulate these feelings, but tunes play
Ephemeral drawings white and blinding!

Bend…don’t break    (repeats)

Wigmore: Music, Production
Allen: Lyrics, Vocals, Bass, Guitars

Bend (Don't Break)

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and as part of my forthcoming Vox Populi album)

Greetings all you wonderful SC people. First and foremost, thank you for just being you. This community has a natural propensity for giving off peaceful and loving vibes, and I am so grateful for that. 

In lieu of my usual dive into current events (I think we can all agree, it’s something along the lines of a ‘Choose Your Own Doomsday Adventure’ anyway), I’ve decided to jump right into the good stuff. So for this one, I’m going to explore one of my favorite topics… God (and please know that I will keep this very loving, and very respectful. But if you aren’t interested, I understand entirely). :)

I’ve been called a spiritual shopper because I don’t adhere to any one religious organization. Instead, my God is an ever evolving, ever expanding concept. I discover truths about God in quantum physics as well as religious studies. I see God in both art and science. I see God’s fingerprint in the perfection of a leaf, and the purity of a baby; and just about any other space where my mind goes quiet and my heart opens up. For me, God is the great mystery to discover; and it is meant to be a very personal journey. 

So how do I currently imagine God?

‘He’ (I’ll be following appropriate pronoun usage) is a kind Father who loves all his children equally. He doesn’t choose favorites, because he admires and respects the path we have each chosen. He knows we are all perfect beings (on a path of self discovery), because… well… he’s perfect (and on a path of self discovery). He also feels empathy for us, and shares in our sadness and pain when we hurt each other. But he loves us enough to know he can’t interfere with the big picture, or he will limit our opportunity to learn.

‘She’ is also a kind and loving Mother, who has entrusted us with a precious gift…. the gift of this beautiful planet. Contrary to our current behavior, the Earth is not our plaything, put here for us to consume. We are intended to be its caretakers (a responsibility that arises when consciousness is combined with empathy). She knows we have it within us to serve this purpose. But she also knows it’s ok if we fail, because the system is self-cleaning, and life will rise again and again… if not on this planet, then another.

‘It’ is also a vast and mysterious Universe, where life seems to be an almost aggressive energy, rather than a rarity. The building blocks of life are scattered everywhere, and Ubers and Lyfts in the form of meteors help spread all those building blocks around. Life appears to be a predominant goal of the Universe, rather than a fluke. And that is awe inspiring.

‘They’ are also the smallest of objects that serve the biggest of purposes. They are the atoms that make up you and me, and all the things around us. They behave differently when observed; and that denotes intelligence. And they act as if they are intimately tied to us; like they know they are supposed to take turns occupying matter in our bodies, so our adventures can continue; the microcosm supporting the macrocosm.

‘We’ are also amazingly diverse in our roles as ‘collective consciousness’, in order to experience the entire range of what it means to be alive. We have it within us to explore the lightest and darkest of corners. And when those boundaries are pushed to the extremes, we all learn a little more about ourselves; and more about this precious gift. 

And finally, ‘you’ are an independent fragment of this greater Whole. The scope of the entire human experience is available to you. Some choices can be beneficial; other’s will certainly lead to pain. But all will provide learning experiences. And when you learn, the Whole grows as well. You are all God in my eyes (each fulfilling a role in ‘the great discovery’), and I am honored to share this adventure with you. 

I hope you enjoyed my latest creation, ‘Shock Ra’. :)

Vox Populi

Shock Ra

Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead cover)

New Face

The way I walk.WAV

Watch the video on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ud92QxN47w

Music & Production by Hobocop
@metrocityrecords

Vocals, lyrics & art by Cosmic Keanu

Lyrics:

Talk is urgent
Try to hear
there’s a wall
in-between

Try to listen
Cannot hear
Our thoughts
in-between

A chasm separates us
Grows wider every day
We can’t hold both sides
Our grip is torn away
We watch this growing divide
That no words can ever cross
As our emotions break
Future and past is lost

It all falls on
our now deaf ears
Talk all day long 
No one ever hears

Voices all shout
Escalation
Brings regret
If we could hear
we could finally
Begin to see
what remains
Are memories that fade
We could listen
Instead… we wait to speak

Talk is urgent
Try to hear
there’s a wall
in-between

Try to listen
Cannot hear
Our thoughts
in-between

A chasm separates us
Grows wider every day
We can’t hold both sides
Our grip is torn away

Voices all shout
Escalation 
Brings regret
If we could hear
we could finally
Begin to see
what remains
Are memories that fade
We could listen
Instead… we wait to speak

Video

Wait To Speak (Hobocop & Cosmic Keanu) VIDEO AVAILABLE

0. My sex is no longer cold.
1. The human body as a vehicle.
2. Culture of neural networks complete.
3. No extension module at the level of the neocortex.
4. A cyber-tripod is being programmed.
5. My modem, my heart, will be inserted soon.
6. The merger will be final.
7. Droids charge the art of combat.
8. Human DNA will be the interface cable.
9. My atomic pile cracks the future.
Waiting to return….

Gynoid To Cx 36

For me, logical and beautiful chord progressions are still musical wonderland :-) ... fortunately you can get them, but there is still enough to do, after all it is supposed to become music :-D.  This track is based on one midi loop - a chord progression* that starts at A major. Being an autodidact, the numbers don't mean much to me until I hear the chords :-) ... Instruments, Arrangements & solos are all my own work :-) So it's always a nice little adventure. - The chord sequence is from the "shop", everything else is loving programming and improvisation. - Additional fun: playing the "real" flute against the Midi flugelhorn with the wind controller. Enjoy my *Roman numerals ! - photo: Thomas-Bormans, unsplash

Not just Roman numerals // I - bVII - Vi - Iv - I-bv - IV - bII

K G G - Urban Loneliness (complete)

N-Poison Fang

Pollegg Blues

Urban Jungle

I’m happy to post this song with help from my first SC friend https://soundcloud.com/espere-verde, who encouraged me on to improve my music making from a very start. Good musician & draughtsman (he did this artwork too), his vocal performance here gave the mood I couldn’t to the song.

Technical highlights:
>Most vocals: Espere Verde
>Music & almost no vocals: Ruizzoidman
>Odd patterns hidden along three levels in this track: amalgamated psycho-hard coating, usual 7/2 in punk/ska intermediate parts, and finally the sweater core is structured in groups of five measures.

Lyrics: strangely, I wrote about these stressing things when I was 21 and supposedly happy; I'd say similarly today I'm twice as old...

SIN MUJERES NI TABACO, SIN PRISAS  /  WITHOUT WOMEN OR TOBACCO, WITHOUT HURRIES
  
Todo lo que odio me ayuda a vivir,  /  Everything I hate helps me to live,
lo que me pone enfermo me empuja a seguir.  /  what gets me ill pushes me on.
Todo aquello que quiero dejar de sentir  /  Everything I want to stop feeling
es lo que da sentido a mi vivir.  /  is what gives sense to my life.
  
No puedo vivir sin mujeres,  /  I cannot live without women,
ni tabaco, sin prisas,  /  or tobacco, without hurries,
no puedo vivir.  /  I cannot live.
  
Mi ración horaria de tabaco  /  My hourly ration of tobacco
me mata por dentro.  /  kills me from inside.
Mi ración horaria de tabaco  /  My hourly ration of tobacco
me ayuda a vivir.  /  helps me to live.
Mi ración diaria de prisas  /  My daily ration of hurries
me saca los nervios.  /  gets me on my nerves.
Mi ración diaria de prisas  /  My daily ration of hurries
me empuja a seguir.  /  pushes me to continue.
  
Mi ración … de mujeres  /  My … ration of women 
me hace sufrir.  /  makes me suffer.
Mi ración … de mujeres  /  My … ration of women 
me ayuda a vivir.  /  helps me to live.

ER29HC8 ©1995 ®2015

Sin mujeres ni tabaco, sin prisas (Most vocals by Espere Verde)

MESSAGE TO MY SC FRIENDS: I regret to admit, the Soundcloud bugs are such a frequent occurrence now, it’s impacting my mood and creative energy; and I need to stop using it. But there are a lot of you out there still putting forth the effort (and I greatly admire you for having the patience), so I also need to stop openly complaining about it.

So long story short, as much as this sucks, I decided to cancel my subscription (which ends on June 29th). If SC gets these bugs sorted out by then, I will happily reactivate my subscription. If they don’t, the solo works will need to be deleted a few days before June 29th, to ensure there is room for all the collabs (I don’t want my collab partners to suffer any losses, because of my choice). 

Before that happens, I urge you to grab free downloads of anything you want. Please help yourselves to copy/pastes of any liner notes you enjoyed as well. And I will also mention, all my current and future works will still be found on Bandcamp (original liner notes included in each song description). Those are truly the best versions of the songs anyway (finalized for the albums), and they will remain free to download there as well.

If the Pro Account does go poof in June, it goes without saying, I would love to stay in touch with you via other methods. You are always welcome to message me at GrevusAnjl@mac.com, and let me know how things are going in your world. :)

Your friend,
Justin (aka: GrevusAnjl)

(Don't follow me here, best follow my main page ;)

Shock Ra

GrevusAnjl

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