Excellent guitar tones & scaling, Les! Love your lines!

What a deep lead synth, Jamie! Fine freakin' out here, exciting all the way!

Great slappy performance on your bass, Luis. Solid stuff!

Nice funky space theme, searching for planets of the groove - and finding a lot of them :-) Very nice tune, guys!

@dll-repost: we thank you David - love playing with Les and Luis - these guys can PLAY!

You are popping them out far quicker than I can keep up!  Great work guys.

Really nice groove..love that slashing sound!

classical

Reaching (Piano Solo)

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring  Hammond B3 Electric Organ solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Soprano Saxophone solo. Gibson L5 Jazz Guitar Rhythm. Hammond B3 Electric Organ Rhythm. Acoustic Stand up Bass. Drums Acoustic Full Drum kit set. Percussion Tree Chimes. 22" Zildjan Ride & Crash Cymbal. 

Carmel

Ocean Waves

Somewhat doom-laden reflection of the prospect....but cheering up, it may never come down to a rogue algorithm sparking it all off!! Hooray!......
Blues track:
Synth; Tenor saxes; Soprano saxes; flutes; alto flutes(bridge); oboes; clarinets (bass parts).
Beats and explosions c/o Garageband.

Pic. 'Silicon Cities' by Heiko Hellwig c/o Pinterest

Algorithmic - Armageddon Blues

Cast of characters:
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass, composition
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ and synth
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken — drums and percussion
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- clavinet, VST saxophone solo, VST horns, effects, production editing
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Telecaster HHS electric guitrar
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — vocals and lyrics

This song began back at the beginning of the summer, when Josh was messing around on his electric piano and found a structure to which to add his bass. As soon as he opened the project to the rest of Eclectic Collective, JJ jumped right in, adding his thrilling organ and ethereal background synth. Thus, Josh dropped his original e. piano part in favor of JJ's new parts. Ken was next up, adding the drums in reverse order from how he and Josh usually do it. Ken is very skilled at being able to add drums to a pre-existing bass line, which he displays in here. He also added the clever auxilary percussion you hear throughout. Mark was next to the trough, adding his funky clavinet, as well as his sax solo you hear lighting it up in there. He also added some well composed horns toward the end, not to be confused with JJ's synth. 
  Then it was time for the guitarists to do their thing. Stephen added the strong, melodic solos in the first two breaks with his guitar and wah pedal. After Tez added his thrilling solos at the end, Stephen went back in and added the funky rhythm guitar part. Tez also added the funky guitar riffs throughout the verses.
  All that was left was to get Carl in on the action, as he is the newest core member of Eclectic Collective. He wrote a poem and sung it in his signature, wild style for us.
  This is Eclectic Collective at its almost full strength, pulling six musicians from two different continents and four different countries together to create a song. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
   On a side note, this will be Eclectic Collective's last song for two weeks. As most of you know, we release a song every Thursday at midnight. Due to vacation and travel at the end of summer, we'll be skipping  next Friday, the 15th, but should be returning the following Friday, the 22nd. We may also put something out this coming Tuesday, the 12th, so please stay tuned. Can't thank enough those of you who tune in regularly and support us every week. 
Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:


Hey Humans
It's official
The get down on fire funk
Future sizzle
All members agree
Gotta collect that love
Then give it back and well, we see
Fuel for that musical party

Initition ceremony
Transcontinental spanking machine
Uh oh it's a musical tri sexual
Try anything that melody mentioning
Do it for the song
We gonna right some wrong
Rolling rhythm unkown
The human touch
The get down

The get down
Friends don't frown
We got each-other man
Music
Keep that campfire warm
Ooo Ooo
The get down
Friends don't frown
We got eachother man
Music
Keep that campfire warm
Ooo Ooo

Aw man, I'm feeling back tingle
Lads, go tell Fiona Apple I'm single
Llanspych, nudge PJ Harvey
Jamming that genius soul new wave!

The get down
Friends don't frown
We got each-other man
Music
Keep that campfire warm
Ooo Ooo
The get down
Friends don't frown
We got eachother man
Music
Keep that campfire warm
Ooo Ooo

Thrust that rush
Sine waved funk
Flying musical J's
Aw man it's Mike like dunk
Thrust that rush
Sine waved funk
To musical 24
You get a song
Drained 81 now on this floor

The get down
Friends don't frown
We got each-other man
Music, keep that campfire warm
The get down
Love legends loud
Rest in peace good Kobe one
This one's for you
Good G.O.A.T of stun!

The Get Down

la photo montre un œil en verre et céramique de Pierre Chanteau, artiste breton. Ici, l'œil orne le mur d'une maison sur l'île de Batz

l'île dans tes yeux

Be a light
In a world dimmed by heartbreak, rain-soaked mornings, and fading promises, Be a Light is a torch song for the soul. Three Photons returns with a raw, analog-driven anthem that blends indie rock melancholy with cinematic warmth and blues grit.

Lyrically, it’s a journey through loss, longing, and political disillusionment—until the final line flips the script: “Sometimes in your life you need to be the light…” It’s not just a lyric—it’s a call to action.




Written and Recorded by TJG August 2025
A paired down recording – a few sparse tracks and just a few takes….hope you enjoy the vibe. 

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Technical Details:
Rhythm Guitar: Gibson ES 175
Lead Guitar: Gibson ES 335
Guitar Amplifier: Fender George Benson Hot Rod Deluxe on Rhythm; VOX AC15 on lead guitar
Fender pedal board: Line 6 delay

Mics: a pair of Royer r10 ribbons on guitars
Mic: AEA R44 vocals
Mic preamps: API 312
Spatial effects: analog spring reverb
Mixer: API 32 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape.
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Be a light

Why won’t the sun shine down on me?
Why won’t the sun shine down on me?

Wake up in the morning and it’s dark as night
Wake up in the evening and its just rain, rain, rain, 
Rain, rain, rain, Rain on me!

Why won’t my luv be good to me?
Why won’t my luv be good to me?
Why won’t my luv be good to me?

Wake up in the morning and her bags are gone
Wake up in the evening, it’s just a sad sad sad song, 
sad sad song, that’s in my head!

Why won’t the Prez be good to me?
Why won’t the Prez be good to me?
Wake up in the morning and my neighbor’s gone
All I can think, in my mind, is Alcatraz 
It’s in my mind

He’s so far gone, He’s so far gone!!!

Why won’t the sun shine down on me?
Why won’t the sun shine down on me?
Why won’t the sun shine down on me?

Sometimes in your life you need to be the light…….

Be a light

Tes sourires sont un feu d'artifice  By Zitou Itou et Albert Paule

Instrumental song

Or Mishal:
Electric guitar

The Friends
Freddie Roger - Electric & acoustic Bass guitar 

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Black Hole

Psychotic Gravity

My first live piano performance Schweeeeeet (I've since added harp and acoustic guitar but the live piano/vox performance remained the foundation)

Human time rules❤️‍🔥

The law of attraction. I can't remember what author championed it. But it's very true in a sense I think. We project and absorb either positivity or negativity. The world and average mind set is showing us negativity on steroids at the moments and as far as I can see people are re-projecting that negativity when they are not conscious about absorbing and re-projecting it.

That's why I feel so strongly in positivity especially now. We can actually get that positive wild fire we need from people to spread empathy instead of apathy. We don't all need to understand that, we just need enough of us to be tuned to ourselves enough to not reproject the negative energy we see in front of us even if we are the target.

As my Mum says to be all the time...

Don't reflect it back Carl... 

Greatest spreaders of love ever known to existence. My Mum and Dad. Lyrically here I actually refer to the Sun as Mum and Dad. This is completely true in an evolutionary sense. It is our true God and lit us our path 4.5 billion years ago. It's real and it's the truth as most sane minds accept so maybe let's not get hung up on the well spoken clowns that have tried to brain wash us since. Our kids deserve proof, not confusion ❤️‍🔥

Listen to A Secret of Sleep by ZenGazer on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/NTOcsZOaiYc8R1H6hp

Shout out to Zengazer. He inspired me to put this piece out like this and to stop being a pussy with the piano. Cheers bruv 🫡 🔆 



This is the New

This is the end
The end
Come the new
Goodbye pretend
Mindset meets knew
Knowledge of old
Becomes feathered told
Neurons of gold
Expansion soul bold

White noise wiped out
Lie addiction not doctrine
Awakening clout
Affliction not toxin
Pain felt knows feel
Eyes meet the real
Tears of the sun
Reflection of Mum

Evened mouths shout
Together pined whine
Our pride becomes solar
Just water grape vine
Evolution gets bolder
More young as older
Bright sky lit rad
Thanks daily good Dad

Sonnet extend our bright lights of truths
Kids smile their happiness
Living our proofs
Mending them
Making them truer for all
Changing their tunes
Good want for next call

Composer of sum
Direction for anger
Pure bliss is on
Rise spirited hanger
Give heaven and hell
Old mindset once fear
We live for today
Tomorrow made clear

Perfection like Wasp or Leaf or mighty Shrew
Sit 'side existence
This is the new
This is the end
The end
Come the new
Goodbye pretend
Mindset meets knew


https://youtu.be/ukhmq5on-IA?si=8pMdhyNug85KiSj4

This discussion with Neil Di Grasse Tyson on AI inspired a lot of this song

This is the New

Op. 4 No. 4

This is a fun one - thanks to Les and Luis.  What a serious rhythm section driving this funked up fusion groove.  Les is from the San  Francisco Bay area and brings that great funky style once again, and Luis his Spanish roots and serious bass lines.

We're hoping you enjoy Searching.  And please check out their SC galleries:
 https://soundcloud.com/les_thomas
https://soundcloud.com/luis-reniu-marti

The beautiful shot was taken at magical Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brasil.  

Thanks as always for your generous listening time, your comments and your shares

Searching - with Les Thomas / guitar and Luis Reniu / bass




Welcome to our new release "Dream of China"

We would like to take you on a wonderful journey through China.

For the Great Wall along the beautiful gardens where cherry blossoms show full splendor.

Watching the people in their traditional costumes at a tea ceremony and all live peaceful together.

This beautiful dream, we want to share with you a few minutes, Basilea and relax with us!

The wonderful sounds of the harp, gentle flute and the piano are in harmony, the harmonious melody.

First, the piano track was there and a counter melody tracks then went to John.

He conjured beautiful strings to violins, flute and harp beautifully highlight this Chinese sounds.

We hope that this piece you like and takes you on a journey, just as it has taken us in completing in a dream trip.

Composer: Oliver Papke

Arragement: John Styles & Oliver Papke

Piano: Oliver Papke

Other instruments: John Styles & Oliver Papke

Producer: John StylesWillkommen zu unseren neuen Release  "Dream of China"

Wir möchten Sie mit auf eine wunderschöne Reise durch China mitnehmen.

Zu der Chinesischen Mauer entlang der schönen Gärten, wo die Kirschblüten ihre volle Pracht zeigen.

Die Menschen in ihren Traditionellen Gewänder bei einer Teezeremonie zu beobachten und alle Friedlich zusammen leben.

Diesen schönen Traum möchten wir mit Ihnen ein paar Minuten lang erleben, genissen und entspannen Sie mit uns zusammen!

Die wunderbaren Klänge der Harfe, die sanfte Flöte und das Piano sind im Einklang, der harmonischen Melodie.

Zuerst war der Pianotrack da und eine Gegenmelodie, die Spuren gingen dann zu John .

Er zauberte  sehr schöne Strings dazu, Violinen, Flöte und eine Harfe die sehr schön diese Chinesische Klänge hervorheben.

Wir hoffen dass auch dieses Stück Ihnen gefällt und Sie mit auf eine Reise nimmt , genauso wie es uns beim Fertigstellen in eine Traumreise mitgenommen hat .        

 

Composer:                  Oliver Papke

Arragement:               John Styles & Oliver Papke

Piano:                          Oliver Papke

Other instruments:  John Styles & Oliver Papke

Producer:                   John Styles 

Oliver Papke & John Styles - Dream Of China

"Keep on, don’t look back, hold on to this love..."

First, long awaited collaboration with Vocalatti, and her sultry vocals - a great performance indeed, but also a tribute to her very poignant lyrics - take them in.

Then, Derek Cornett a.k.a "Larry Carlton/Earl Klugh/George Benson" (your choice) delivers the smoothest, laid back guitar imaginable.

Magnus, you're zooming in on the appropriate sentiment with aplomb, your EWI always a pleasure to listen to.

And then our own "Paulinho da Costa", multi-talented MoodyMo adding the final layer on the cake with his subtle and stylish percussion.

From vision to fruition, thanks to the ever-awesome collaborators from all over the world; as always no boundaries in the world of music.

I thank you all.

Concept: Peter Bennborn & Magnus Jansson
Music: Peter Bennborn
Lyrics: Vocalatti

Vocals: Vocalatti (@vocalatti)
Guitar: Derek Cornett (@derek-cornett)
EWI: Magnus Jansson (@the-ewi-master)
Percussion: MoodyMo (@moodymo)
Rhodes/keys/synths/drum & bass programming: Peter Bennborn

Mixed & Mastered: Peter Bennborn

Lyrics:

Is it time for us
To take just what we had
And walk away just as friends
It seems to me that every time
That we said goodbye
All that sadness in your eyes

Fate can be so cruel
When others break the rules
No one gets another chance
I find it hard to think that
You're never coming back
All is wasted what we had

Chorus

Keep on
Don’t look back
Hold on to this love
That we already had and
Try to start again
Let this love begin
And never let it end

Looking back to when
Our feelings had to end
Was the last thing on my mind
I wanted to always stay here
So you and I
Could find peace within our lives

Nothing stays the same
Two people are to blame
For changing other people’s lives
If I knew how
I would have stayed in that fairytale
Feeling free and so alive

Chorus

Move on start a new
You’ll forget these things
That life has put us through
And try to love again
You'll remember that
You and I were friends

Buy on iTunes

Keep On (ft. Vocalatti, Derek Cornett, Magnus Jansson & MoodyMo)

Let's go for a stroll in Madrid....  All recorded on keyboards.

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

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A Walk in Madrid

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.

Searching - with Les Thomas / guitar and Luis Reniu / bass

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