very interesting version and vocal..great

This grabbed me from the start with the guitar and bass movement, but what always amazes me is how you wrap the personal biographical information into a bilingual historical journey...loved the whistling! Quite a CV on Mr Gaston judging by your tune. Impressed, Imre!

good fun track , feels like a road  movie just about to start on listen

Love ce franglish 😃 kind of JJ Couture

Awesome psychedelic blues intro jam! 🎸

When https://soundcloud.com/ipg1, historical SC member, offered this open collab from one of his pages: https://soundcloud.com/level-one-up1/unused-multiples-140-bpm-open-for-collab, I was immediately inspired by the modern sound where I felt some rock wanting to get out!
IPG1: Try the link above to find his great prog-nu-hop-trap-track!
RUIZZOIDMAN: guitars, bass, added drums, lyrics from an old poem, vocals, choir.

Letra  /  Translated lyrics

TU AUSENCIA  /  YOUR ABSENCE

(Tu ausencia, tu ausencia…)  /  (Your absence, your absence...)

Hoy que la noche es oscura,  /  Today that the night is dark,
(y estridente)  /  (and strident)
hoy que la noche es brumosa,  /  today that the night is foggy,
hoy que la luna se oculta,  /  today that the moon is hidden,
(largamente)  /  (for long)
la soledad es odiosa.  /  loneliness is hateful.

Hoy que he roto la sonrisa,  /  Today that I broke my smile,
(del pasado)  /  (from the past)
hoy me grita la conciencia  /  today my conscience screams
para acrecentar la prisa,  /  to increase the hurry,
(demasiado)  /  (too much)
careciendo tu presencia.  /  lacking your presence.

El frío de esta noche que ya no es clara,  /  The cold of this night that is no longer clear,
¡el frío de esta noche me llueve tanto!  /  the cold of this night rains on me so much!
y estas gotas que ruedan por mi cara,  /  and these drops that roll down my face,
¿son gotas de lluvia, o son de llanto?  /  are they raindrops, or because of crying?
(¿Son gotas…)  /  (Are they drops...)

Un pasivo gris inunda mi mente,  /  A passive grayness floods my mind,
un gris silencioso que empaña el cielo,  /  a silent grey that steams the sky,
y estos tonos muertos que nadie vierte,  /  and these dead tones that no one pours,
¿son de la tormenta, o por mi duelo?  /  are they from the storm, or from my mourning?
(¿Son de la…)  /  (Are they from the...)

La gélida oscuridad que me viene  /  The cold darkness that comes to me
es la nube fatal de mi existencia,  /  is the fatal cloud of my existence,
pero el frío afilado que me hiere  /  but the sharp cold that hurts me
¿es frío por la noche, o por tu ausencia?  /  is it cold of night, or because of your absence?
(¿Es frío…)   /  (Is it cold...)

Tu Ausencia (with IPG1)

Dani and Mat not quite being background music for a midday gig at Mona Wine Bar as people chatted, drank and nibbled before descending into the Museum that is MONA. Thanks to those there and MONA music staff for a wonderful sunny winters day in Tasmania

LIVE@MONA Wine Bar   Kirby/Ward

Sparkling Fireworks

It has been a little while since I've used my little Volca Drum machine on a track. I think it gives a lofi kind of industrial feel to a lot of the tracks that I've experimented with it on, including this one!

Machine Learning

© Joe Liberty 2022. All rights reserved

Swingin' ChristmasStateOfMind

Well it doesn’t matter who or where you are
If you’re near or away so far
Cause when you start to feel it in the air
All else melts  away without a care
 
The mention of some snow or mistletoe
The cozy warmth of a fire’s glow
Congers up the feelings we hold close
To be with the ones we love the most

So get ready for good will and lots of cheer
Celebrate a special time of year
Peace on earth is the message and you’ll find
Now you’re in a Christmas state of mind

solo

Well lets open the gifts under the Christmas tree
Spend some time with the family
Just one part of what make it so great
Something we can all appreciate 
So get it together and take some time
No need to worry it’ll all be fine
So glad to be back home again
Wishing the best for all my friends 
 
So, get your coat lets go for a long sleigh ride
Watch It’s a Wonderful Life for the hundredth time
Do I hear people carolling outside?
Look out now there reindeers flying by 
 
So get ready for good will and lots of cheer
And celebrate a special time of year
Peace on earth is the message and you’ll find
Now you’re in a Christmas state of mind
Now you’re in a Christmas state of mind
Now you’re in a Christmas state of mind

Swingin ChristmasStateOfMind

The blackest eyes.

This is a bluegrass song that the great Frans Beelaard sent me to which I added mandolin and guitar. he came up with the song, though, and you hear him on the bass, banjo, dobro, and fiddle on it. I'm amazed at his playing, and deeply honored that he would share his music with me like this. I sent him several takes, and he assembled the song from them. I can't begin to guess the amount of time, skill, and effort that went into polishing my attempts, but I'm very happy with his results, and very appreciative for his efforts. We truly hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Blue Mountain (with Frans Beelaard)

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded, mixed and mastered in Logic. 
Guitars played: Morris Nylon String in standard tuning. 
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
LYRICS:
London Town is a place to see
That's what I've been told 
Maybe I should go 
Before I get too old
Look through the gates of the Palace
Or even … number 10
Stroll down by the river Thames
And look up at Big Ben

Or..... I could sit here in the sunshine 
Upon my garden swing
Maybe write a song 
For somebody to sing
Just sit back, relax
And watch my worries disappear
The more I think it through
I like……. just being here

I could walk along the South Bank
Visit a gallery
Go down to the Tower
Take in all that history
Maybe a museum
See a dinosaur or two
Then go up a tall glass building
And just take in the view

Or..... I could sit here in the sunshine 
Upon my garden swing
Maybe write a song 
For somebody to sing
And when the evening comes
Just drink an ice cold beer
The more I think it through
I like……. just being here

Just Being Here

JOE GASTON IS A HANDSOME PHYSICIAN, 
A DEDICATED READER AND A TALENTED ATHLETE
THE MAN HAS BEEN AROUND FROM AFRICA TO OMAN
TO NORTH CAROLINA WITH A FRISBEE IN HIS HAND
 
MAIS JOE GASTON QU’A-TU FAIS DE TON FRANÇAIS
COULD IT BE COULD IT BE THAT YOU’VE LOST IT ON YOUR WAY
EST-CE À CAUSE DE TON MENU QUI NE VARIAIT JAMAIS
TOUS LES SOIRS PÂTES AU POULET ARROSÉES D’UN GRAND VERRE DE LAIT

CLÉ DE FA CLÉ DE SOL MERLE NOIR ROSSIGNOL
A NIGHTINGALE YOU ARE SO I HEARD FROM A BIRD
BEST WHISTLER IN THE WORLD THAT’S WHAT TOLD ME BEN
WHO CAN  BE CONSIDERED AS SOMEWHAT OF A BEST FRIEND 

HEY JOE REMEMBER CHICAGO
THAT’S WHERE IT ALL BEGAN A LONG LONG TIME AGO
THEN IT WAS THE BIG APPLE NO MORE FRISBEE IN HAND
COS YOU FOUND BETTER TO HOLD I MEAN THE HAND OF LAUREN

WHAT A JAW JOE THAT’S WHY I CALL YOU GASTON
MÂCHOIRE D’ACIER LE PLUS CARRÉ DES MENTONS
MAIS BON COMME LE BON PAIN 33 PIGES AU COMPTEUR
SURPRISING AS A DANCER TOUJOURS LA MAIN SUR LE CŒUR 

CLÉ DE FA CLÉ DE SOL MERLE NOIR ROSSIGNOL
A NIGHTINGALE YOU ARE SO I HEARD FROM A BIRD
BEST WHISTLER IN THE WORLD THAT’S WHAT TOLD ME BEN
WHO CAN  BE CONSIDERED AS SOMEWHAT OF A BEST FRIEND

COOL AS A POSSUM BUT LIFE IN A PARTY
BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR TOP CRAZY INVENTOR
LIKE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE’S KNEES AND SPECIAL TANNING SLEEVES
JE NE SAIS SI CES MOTS, CES PAROLES SERONT COMPRISES
MAIS

JOE GASTON (Lyrics) Song for Joe

Firstly a big thanks to Shane of Harmful If Swallowed for agreeing to do do this male duet. It’s a first for me and probably for him, so a very interesting concept. It’s been a song that’s been hanging around a while just waiting for the right type of vocalist to agree. I am a great admirer of Shane’s work because of his fine lyrics and interpretations of real life. 
The song Elephant In The Room was wrote over five years ago with my son Owen  who would of been around 18 at the time. He had got into playing guitar and dabbling in song writing so my role was helping him with melody and lyrics. 
It’s a song I always thought had great potential and as I wasn’t that active in music myself at the time only a raw acoustic version existed.
This version is what we used as a sketch and Noobly transformed it into a full blown production. Seriously Noobly is a real talent and absolute pleasure to work with so respect to him.
There as been slight lyric changes but the melody is the same.
The song is about to close friends sitting in one of their living rooms in silence. There is an elephant in the room for both of them because a serious matter is not being discussed and neither of them are opening the conversation. The one  as done something really bad to the other so use your imagination.
The conversation is only happening inside their heads so hence a male duet of thoughts.
Hope you enjoy the song as much as we did creating it.

JOE GASTON (Lyrics) Song for Joe

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