The adventures of kid Bruno C , much before becoming Loony De Bussy!
( going on saving my old tapes Part 3 :) )

Fly me to the stars

In The Future All Songs Will Be This Stupid

Music & Production by Omelette of Mars
https://soundcloud.com/omeletteofmars

Watch the video, here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7D65bB0DwE

Read by Cosmic Keanu

Cimmeria
by Robert E. Howard

I remember
The dark woods, masking slopes of sombre hills;
The grey clouds' leaden everlasting arch;
The dusky streams that flowed without a sound,
And the lone winds that whispered down the passes.

Vista upon vista marching, hills on hills,
Slope beyond slope, each dark with sullen trees,
Our gaunt land lay. So when a man climbed up
A rugged peak and gazed, his shaded eye
Saw but the endless vista--hill on hill,
Slope beyond slope, each hooded like its brothers.

It was a gloomy land that seemed to hold
All winds and clouds and dreams that shun the sun,
With bare boughs rattling in the lonesome winds,
And the dark woodlands brooding over all,
Not even lightened by the rare dim sun
Which made squat shadows out of men; they called it
Cimmeria, land of Darkness and deep Night.

It was so long ago and far away
I have forgotten the very name men called me.
The axe and flint-tipped spear are like a dream,
And hunts and wars are like shadows. I recall
Only the stillness of that sombre land;
The clouds that piled forever on the hills,
The dimness of the everlasting woods.
Cimmeria, land of Darkness and the Night.

Oh, soul of mine, born out of shadowed hills,
To clouds and winds and ghosts that shun the sun,
How many deaths shall serve to break at last
This heritage which wraps me in the grey
Apparel of ghosts?  I search my heart and find
Cimmeria, land of Darkness and the Night.

Cimmeria (Omelette Of Mars & Cosmic Keanu) - VIDEO AVAILABLE

Reminiscence

℗ © 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

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.

Elephant In The Room  -  Conscience of Kings feat Harmful If Swallowed

"Another Friend"

Janine Levinson @janinelevinson : vocals & lyrics 
Mahan Mahan : instrumental track https://soundcloud.com/mahan-mahan/yesterdaze-in-vivid-colors-fading-sounds?si=87bbc005572a4e87907332f2d62f31e0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
 
Mixed & Mastered by Janine Levinson in Burbank, California, USA 01/21/2023

Another Friend ~ Janine Levinson | Mahan²

This one's for you Santi...
Two months ago our dear and wonderfully talented friend and musician Santi Caballero Mendez was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident in his hometown of Barcelona.  Sam and I had recorded over 50 tunes together yet we had never spoken.  To honor Santi, we have created our tribute Missing You - with 17 different musicians around the world who had recorded with Sam in my music.  The music brings out so many emotions for me, sadness, joy, passion, playfulness, and of course the incredible latin spirit.   Each section of the piece has different musicians, and so many musicians appear and reappear throughout the piece - but often with different supporting casts.  In the end, a moving tribute from so many of Soundcloud's very finest.  Thank you all for joining in as we honor Santi - and thank you Santi...we're Missing You:

Sennid Simon - vocals -https://soundcloud.com/sennid
Annie Smart - vocals - https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1
Sergio Parraga - congas, bongos, cajon, timbales - https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga
Georg Boehme - alto flute, soprano flute, soprano sax - https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
Mirko Borach - bass - https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Manuel Muzzu - bass - https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu
Daniele Petrocchi - bass - https://soundcloud.com/daniele-petrocchi
Vlad Glavchovski - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/vlad-glavchovski
Stephan Lipinski - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Al Schulman - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman
Hidefumi Suzuki - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/boon-suzuki
Lou Taverna - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna
Daniele Turani - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani
Dan van den Berg - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/danarchx
David Nederland - keyboards - https://soundcloud.com/david-nl
Will Paasche - keyboards - https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
Jamie Rhind - keyboards

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  RIP and thank you Santi. https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero

Missing You - for Santi Caballero Mendez - with 17 Soundcloud friends

Naked Noise

Call My Name

An album about breaking free from the karmic chain and the endless circle of incarnation.

Silent Flame

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.