Satin

T-Frightening Lightning

Another track from back in the archives from the album 'Music Matters' artwork by Fiona

Chasing Clouds Remaster

Love Connection Remaster

Cast of Characters:

mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark—piano, composition

Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel --MD—lyrics and primary vocals

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– electric guitar

J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –organ, synth

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion, arrangement, production, mix

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass guitar, lap steel 

This was brought to us by Mark, who had written it a while back, but wanted to dust it off and give the Eclectic Collective a shot at it. He recorded it with a keen eye toward collaboration with an electric piano synth with heavy stereo tremolo. We just recently found Mark, and he has proven to be a very creative, passionate, and easy to work with collaborator—all the good things. 
  Mark set it loose to Josh first, who of course got Ken in on the act before anything else could transpire. After Ken added his wildly creative, very skillful drum beat, Josh was able to come up with a suitable bass line. He also came up with the lap slide part you hear with the heavy tremolo. Then they turned it over to Stephen, who added a very psychedelic, electrifying solo at the end. Also, JJ set upon it with a very hooky organ. 
  Last, but certainly not least, MD came up with the lyrics, which are a metaphor for trying to break into the business of music, and delivered his fiery vocals, too. Then, we all realized that the song wasn't long enough for our ambitions, so Ken came up with an idea for the arrangement, and lengthened the song to suit our needs. He also very ably mixed and produced this one for us. We had a lot of fun working on Mark's tune. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it. 

Lyrics (by The Mysterious Decibel):
 
Sometimes when we shout they can't hear us under the flow
Of the rapids

I'm screaming from the other side of the river
A shot to try
can you hear me?
I'm jumping in and swimming straight to you

All I can say is I tried
I tried and I met my own waterfall
A short way down
Did I try hard enough?
Cuz I hit the rocks below just hard enough
To hibernate me without a care
It's all just business and never fair

Away With The Rapids…-Eclectic Collective

“Sunset on Mars”
Lyrics written by Chris Barnett for Questionable Enterprises LLC. © 2023
Music and Production by Michael Gabriel
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Facts About Outer Space That Will Blow Your Mind (businessinsider.com)

Flying through space
I don’t know how to feel
I have just seconds to live 
Without the cover you give 

This distance, oh it’s so dark
Your magnetic fields pull me in

Sunset on Mars, Sun sets in blue
I know how it feels, I feel it for you
Twilight pushes through a dusty haze
Trying to filter your light 

How do I live through the night
Now that you’re out of my life
How do I live through the night
I float through a blue Martian sky

Tracing Footprints 
On the Surface of a moon
Could be here millions of years
And that’s how long I will feel

Space isn’t always so cold
Maybe there’s more I don’t know

Sunset on Mars, sun sets in blue
Know how it feels, I feel it for you
Twilight pushes through a dusty haze
Don’t filter your light

<solo>

Space isn’t always so cold
Maybe there’s more I don’t know

Sunset on Mars, sun sets in blue
Know how it feels, I feel it for you
My life pushes through a distant gaze
I will still look for your light 
I will still look for your light 
I will still look for your light

Space Missions

Sunset On Mars

Sunset On Mars (with Unguided Expess)

Light Into The Darkness

As long as we keep feeding ourselves the mistaken idea that we are better as a country/race/people/high school than the one next door then we will never be able to actually live together and benefit from others strengths and learn how to strengthen our weaknesses.
Yes no two people are alike. Yes cultures have different foods/customs. but NO! one is not better than another. Just because you are familiar with something doesn't mean that something else is "worse"

lyrics

a round peg talked to a square hole
we seem to be very alone
why don't we get together
let's be friends 'let's build a home
I know your edges are sharp and harsh
you seem very stubborn and set in your ways
my wood is light and yours is dark
we are different in so many ways
but in the end we are both just shapes
not better, not worse, just different
so let's give it a try, what do you say?
together is better any old day


I don'e see how the square hole said
your shape is so amorphous
no start, no end  just smooth and endless
round and round you have no point that I can see
so go away and leave me be


then a carpenter came walking by and heard the conversation
I think I can be of help let me try
maybe It will be your salvation
so he took out his tools and went to work
he smoothed the squares rough edges with a stroke
then he stretched out the circle really long
at the end of the day the square and circle were gone
we were left with ...an oval and ellipse


while the fit wasn't perfect to both their surprise
it didn't need to be for them to survive
give a little, take a little, that was the key
compromise was all they needed to live happy
now they don't live alone but together happily

shape of things to come ( I hope)

I focused on VSTs which are able to load alternative tunings. All instruments by me - kind of very "western" and intuitive use of "eastern" tuning :-) .... with hugh respect for all the different musical cultures ! Peace & love ! photo: Resat Kuleli on unsplash, Istanbul.

Tunings

Crimson Skies

Slipped Away

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Love Connection Remaster

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