A new song......
Lyrics: 
In our mind is where it lives
In our thoughts and desires 
Wanting, longing and craving
This thing we all call peace

Throughout the dawn of time
We fight and conquer 
Mostly for land and gold
Not for this thing we all call peace

Peace is only a dream 
Peace is only a dream 
Peace is only a dream 
Peace is only a dream 

We argue and fight with one another 
For our ego we have to be right 
To seek compassion and understanding 
In our journey for this peace

Once we have what we have taken
We just are not satisfied 
The thirst for more is always there 
Not for peace, that’s just for dreams

Peace is only a dream 
Peace is only a dream 
Peace is only a dream 
Peace is only a dream 

Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea
Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk 2025
Image: revac film's&photography

Peace is Only a Dream

09/07/2025

Aint Broke

Song from the rock opera Five Thousand Sasquatch

North American Rocketball

un nouvel habit pour ce reggae que j'avais composé en 2023 : je lui ai ajouté une ligne de piano, un texte, et, sinon un chant, du moins ma voix.
PAROLES
Même si t’es sans ressource
Prends un verre de reggae
Bois la vie à la source
 Réveille l’avenir
 Fais luire
Dans les yeux de la nuit
 Le soleil de midi.

Si t’es plus dans la course
Prends un bol de reggae
Danse sous la Grande Ourse
Réveille l’avenir
 Fais luire
 Dans les yeux des amis
 La source de vie.

Même si la joie te quitte
Et que le Roi est nu 
Prends un air de reggae
 Et retourne en toi-même
Pour qu’à tous  profitent
Le rire des enfants
La couleur des « je t’aime »
 Et la chanson des rues.
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LYRICS
Even if you're destitute
Have a glass of reggae
Drink life at the source
 Awaken the future
 Shine
In the eyes of the night
 The midday sun.

If you're no longer in the race
Grab a bowl of reggae
Dancing under the Big Dipper
Awaken the future
 Shine
 In the eyes of friends
 The source of life.

Even if the joy leaves you
And that the King is naked 
Take a reggae tune
 And find in yourself
For benefit of all
Children's laughter
The color of "I love you"
 And the song of the streets.

Musique et paroles : Henri Elie ( tous droits réservés 2025)

Boire la vie à la source

Cast of Characters:
Cgmaness – @hiddenhands-760647700 – Chris – acoustic guitar, synth, and composition
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- vocals, lyrics, mix, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – four string fretless Warwick bass
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – piano, B3 synth voice, synth sax, and JJ's angels (voice synth)
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– master and production

This song started as a project that was begun on his guitar and synth, then shelved by our master songwriter, Chris. He always gives us magic to work with, and as soon as he shared this one with the rest of Eclectic Collective, we all jumped on it.
  Mark heard his part first, and set about writing some great lyrics to sing with his solid, inimitable voice. His lyrics are about a hypothetical future where we've turned to technology in search of human connection, only to realize that it has only isolated us more, and that we really already had that connection to begin with. The narration is from a future perspective, like all this has already happened, and its speaking to us from the future, almost like a warning. 
  The rhythm section was still absent, though, but not for long. Ken added his groovy, perfectly in the vibe drums to it next. Josh, of course followed soon after, now that he had drums to work with, by adding his fretless four string bass to the song. Now that it was sounding like a well rounded piece, Tez came through with some thrilling guitar solos that you hear throughout. JJ first added some piano, B3, and sax to the song, then later completed it with his psychedelic synth and divine voice synth that provides the "choir" you hear in there.
  Now that it was all in the bag, Mark spent considerable time and effort mixing it, then turned it over to our resident pro Stephen for the mastering.
  This is one of our favorite songs we've ever done, and it reminds us all of both Pink Floyd and King Crimson. This is a great example of what the team is able to do with a really solid, yet open musical seed, provided by a master composer. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.
Original lyrics by Mistermark:
The wind by the seashore, the wash of the waves
the sand on your skin and the glance that you gave
the sounds of the carnival we left it all behind 
there were words left unsaid at the back of your mind
how could I have been so blind?
 
It was so long ago now it’s just you and me 
it seems I've forgotten the way you like your tea
the house becomes quiet as the guests head for home 
the garden’s been gathered and the kids are all grown 
on their own

“The robots will help” they said “it’s better this way”
“there’s no need to work and there’s more time to play” 
our leaders assured us we’d never go poor
and nobody questions the truth anymore 
but what did we do it all for?
 
Our science sustains us like fine works of art
but are we closer together or farther apart?
we’re each on an island alone on the sea
the ocean between us expands rapidly
is this where we wanted to be?
 
It was so long ago now it’s just you and me 
it seems we’ve forgotten the way it used to be
machines tried to help us but something went wrong
the future we wanted was here all along
 
The wind by the seashore, the wash of the waves
the sand on your skin and the glance that you gave
the sounds of the carnival we left it all behind 
there were words left unsaid…

Faded Fortunes-Eclectic Collective

hot summer

First of all..a big thank you to Hubert Stytz for all those years we struggled together going thru  the ups and downs of the crazy Musicbizz.. remembering both big time and disappointments ..
...Here is a highlight I' d like to share with the Community.
Better use Headphones!
https://youtu.be/VX3YcSspQU8?si=PRnoM3XpMYON0gbh
https://youtu.be/9Qp9gJsElNk?si=LTv5nqo0XoYFY38w
Hubert Stytz (g/voc)/Frank Fischer (b)/ Günther Reger(perc)

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IF ONLY I COULD
Music, all instruments, vocals ;  Hubert Stytz
Lyrics : Pee Gee
This  rough-demotrack is a very personal one... raw, heartfelt, direct... simply structured .. deeply emotional....better use Headphones !!  ...the last of my works  I can put up on the cloud featuring songwriter Hubert Stytz , my friend and collab partner for a long long time...thank you Hubert and all the fabulous musicians who supported us for many years !


If Only I Could

I wake up completely paralyzed
Wasted from an endless night
Dream pictures fading on my mind
I try to bury them deep inside

All my plans are build on sand
Almost leading me to a dead end
Sometimes you treat me like I´m not there
It hurts so much but you don´t care

If only I could...stop the cold inside of you..if only I could..stop the cold...
If I could fill your heart with love

IF ONLY I COULD....IF ONLY i COULD....
FILL YOUR HEART WITH LOVE !

.....Ohhh  hypnotized..
By a hot flirt with your eyes
Then you turn your back on me
Playing and teasing with your beauty

I want to walk you out in the morning dew
Lay down my loving thoughts for you
I cannot quit you...though I need a break
You put a spell on me  that I can´t escape

IF ONLY I COULD...IF ONLY i COULD...
FILL YOUR HEART WITH LOVE !

If only I could...stop the cold inside of you...if only I could..stop the cold........

IF ONLY i COULD...IF ONLY I COULD...IF ONLY i COULD...
FILL YOUR HEART WITH LOVE....la la la laaa..la la la laa la laa

la la la laaa ..IF ONLY I COULD..la la la laa la laa...

iF ONLY I COULD...la la la laaa...

If Only I Could  / Hubert Stytz / Pee Gee

Lullaby

next time I send a carrier pigeon

This started with a very beautiful piano piece by Tom, then advanced by Jussi’s great electric guitar lead. I added an imagined lyric about someone not being able to commit to a relationship and the song was completed by Boon’s excellent acoustic guitar work. Thanks to all for their wonderful contributions. Thanks everyone for giving this a listen. Much appreciated by us all. 

Desamor by Tom Régnier, Jussi Welin, Boon Suzuki and Mark J Bennett

There’s an absence in my life, 
Perhaps of my own device. 
An awkward independence, 
Rendered me unable to share,
 My life with any other. 
Desamor, Desamor

There’s an absence in my life,
 Desamor, Desamor 
An awkward independence,
 Left me unable to share.
 Desamor, Desamor
 Keeping a distance from love and affection, 
Forbidding myself that joy.

There’s an absence in my life,
 Desamor, Desamor

Keeping a distance from love and affection, 
 Forbidding myself that joy.
 Desamor, Desamor

Desamor - Tom Régnier, Jussi Welin, Boon Suzuki & Mark J Bennett

When Scotland's finest SoundCloud guitarist Ian Tait asked me if I'd Fancy It?, I had to turn him down. But then I realized he was asking me only to join him on this original blues rocker of his.  Here's some serious boogie'n blues rock...

Check out Ian's outstanding SC gallery at @ian-tait - he's got something in there for everyone - a lot of really great playing - and all with a sense of humor.

We've already recorded 14 tunes together over the past year and a half - some of my very favorites: soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/cooking-with-ian-tait-1

And for those interested, I have just released Barcelona and I Believe, 2 CDs of my own music and a few jazz standards. SoundCloud's Dan van den Berg and Al Schulman wrote the liner notes for them. Here's a link if you are interested in checking them out - itunes.apple.com/us/album/barcelona/id1071251143

Thank you as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.




BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Fancy It?  - with Ian Tait / guitar

Jazz/Fusion keyboard player, composer and producer.  Marketing, advertising, publishing and sales career.  Originally from Chicago, where I developed a strong appreciation for the blues and classical, and moved to New York, where jazz and the fine arts are so deep.  Key musical influences include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Zawinul and Weather Report, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, John McLaughlin and the Mahivishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Scott Henderson and Tribal Tech, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Emily Remler, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Young, Buddy Guy, Santana and Earth Wind & Fire.   Former classical clarinet and piano player.  Unless noted, my music on SoundCloud was composed, recorded and performed using only keyboards.  An avid photographer.  Many covers here are my shots.  To see my photography look for Herbiejazz on Instagram or search for Herbiejazz on Google.  And a big thumbs up to SoundCloud and the SoundCloud community, and so many friends who have joined me to create.  Thank you all.

Fancy It? - with Ian Tait / guitar

Jamie Rhind