Friday Afternoon

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we, da people, are we still in control? — hate to tell you // a 'obey and cry' opera
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status quo researched, lyrics written, narration, and production provided
by fictionalive
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key finding: nope, in the pockets of big money
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music
is a selection of mono records' finest vinyl treasures,
courtesy of cavaliere spruzzi
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artwork illustration by peter uertz, düsseldorf / germany
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fusion of it all - fictionalive with the hyper media reports and the popoems series
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/ work created in november 2024
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/ first published in early 2025
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/ remixed and remastered
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dropped
friday, august 29th, 2025
time - 11:55 pm, tiktok tiktok
central european hot summer time
today, not so so much so
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we, da people, are we still in control? — hate to tell you // a 'obey and cry' opera

Produced in the
ARAPA Music Studio
Sydney - Australia

Couch King - Forever Sitting Free

Cast of Characters: 

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass, Paul Reed Smith semi hollow body electric Guitar 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ and triangle
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — production, mix, and mastering

This song, in case you're not familiar, was written by Medeski, Martin, and Wood with guitarist John Scofield, and performed by them on an album eponymously named A Go Go. Josh has always been a huge fan of both MMW and J.S., and has always wanted to play more of their music, as he used to cover a couple of their songs in one of his main old bands. 
  Josh laid down the bass and after going back an forth a couple of times with Ken and his thrilling drums, they established the rhythm section. Soon after, Josh added his jazzy guitar, as well. We needed someone to play John Medeski's part, too, of course. So, we asked JJ if he'd do the honors, which he did in grand fashion. He also added some triangle hits you can listen for, that add a little bit more pizzaz to the whole thing. 
  Once it was all laid down, we needed a good mix, and no one is gooder than Stephen, so we asked him to mix it for us, which he did in his always pro manner. 
  This was a lot of fun to record, and we hope that comes through. This is a stripped down Eclectic Collective collab, where most of what we're all doing is improv. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.

A Go Go by Medeski, Martin, Wood and Scofield (Eclectic Collective cover)

A dark outlaw ballad where steel guitars and bass carve out a dusty highway of obsession. The song rides between vulnerability and danger, telling of a man who would sell his soul just to crash into the chaos of a woman who’s both fire and shadow. It’s groovy, bluesy, and soaked in grit.

Lyrics :

The Bartenders : Need Me a Ride 

[Verse 1]
I don’t need no whiskey, don’t need no flame
Ain’t lookin’ for money, or playin’ no game
There’s only one thing that keeps me alive
I need me a ride, straight into her eyes
[Verse 2] 
The boys at the bar, they laugh and they stare 
Say “you lost your mind, brother, she ain’t all there” 
But I’ve seen the truth that they’ll never find 
She’s chaos and fire, and she’s legally blind
[Chorus]
Hey bartender, pour me a lie 
Tell me I’m strong, tell me I’ll fly 
I got nothin’ left but a name on her skin
I’m needin’ a ride… back into her sin
[Verse 3]
She don’t talk sweet, she don’t dress clean
She dances with ghosts and rides in my dreams
Her voice is a highway, her touch is a knife
And I’d sell my soul just to crash in her life
[Bridge] 
I don’t want the fame,
I don’t want the crown 
Just give me that engine,
I’ll burn this town down 
I whispered her name in the back of a fight 
It sounded like “Krini”… and it tasted like night
[Chorus]
Hey bartender, pour me the blues
She’s got my wheels, and I got nothin’ to lose 
I don’t want no angel, I don’t want no sign 
I’m needin’ a ride… and she’s still mine


Need Me a Ride

Nihilist film noir existential jazz fusion detective dance music for our AI future  days.  Human music.
From the Album: "Curiosities Of Outsider Art" (Sept 2025)

Lyrics:
Another dark night in the promised land
Experiencing the universes empathic crushing hand
There are people today creating symphonies
With well worded prompts
You know me, I'm staying out of sight
At  late night haunts

I'm investigating black markets
Where people sell off all of their free will
They said you were gonna love me
But I could never ever seem to get my fill

The people out here 
They don't believe in nothing
No God of any kind
You said you were gonna love me
But I could not give you the reason why

You learn to live... (The AI prayer of life)

Another stoned day in the promised land
Experience randomness
And technologies charismatic helping hand
Hypothetical lovers through the screen
She said she was gonna love us
But circuits don't know what I mean

A whispered dream
Asato Ma Sadgamaya
(Hindu Prayer: Lead me from the unreal to the real)
Like a primal scream

Alter your creative spirit
(change the configuration)

Alter your consciousness
(change the configuration)

Alter your soul
(change the configuration)

Alter humanity
(change the configuration)

I'm like a primal scream
How docile we've become
I love how docile we've become...

Asato Ma Sadgamaya

This song was written at the same time as ‘Get Up’ which I posted a couple of months ago and is very much a partner piece to it. I’ve given it a more jazzy feel and upped the tempo from my first  version which I hope has given it a brighter and lighter feel. I’ve also multi-tracked the ‘Uh Oh’ vocal loop and added a few effects to make it a little more prominent in the mix - it is after all the title! I very much hope you enjoy this one and, if you have time, maybe leave a comment. The feedback I’ve had on the other songs has been really, really helpful ( and very encouraging too! ).

Original image from Wikilmages on Pixabay

Uh Oh!

A New wild ride with my talented friend https://soundcloud.com/billy-korg
Lyrics :-
I wonder what
I was doing
Not a lot
Before all this
I wonder what
Was my calling
Stuck in a rut
Before all this

And day by day
And year by year
It fades away
Becomes unclear

Is this the path I should be on
Now that I'm here

A midnight chancer
A moonlight dancer
A real champagner
An entertainer

Billy Korg / winkandwoo 2025

Friday Afternoon

3SR