A beautiful ballad of one of the few and fortunate not caught up in the facade of happiness.  He possesses the real thing "though it came from afar".  Excellent live performance and recording and always thoughtful songwriting.

nice voice keep it up man 🔥🤑🤑🔥

That's a great song - and fantastic Lyrics!!!

Such a great melody , awesome vocal , really nice song

you are fantastic artist. your voice is wonderful and your band is amazing 🙂❤️👏

Très belle production, l'ambiance est mélancolique et délicate.

the singing is beautiful ❤️🎶❤️

Shock the Algorithm

Late to the party with this IPG1 open collab, but as a revenge there's a quintuple shuffle rhythm lurking around the corner. Thanks Ian, that was fun!

https://soundcloud.com/ipg1
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/taking-it-back-vocals-95-bpm

Taking It Back ft. Ian Greaves aka IPG1

Live at Seixal Concert Hall, 2014
Pedro Castro, guitar and lead vocal
Carlos Antunes, drums
Miguel Amado, bass
José Castro, keyboard and back vocals (I added one back vocal for this track)

Nascido na montanha, nunca viu a cidade.
Ele já tem tudo o que o dinheiro não compra
e cada dia traz-lhe a liberdade.
E os dias passam devagar, como se chegassem de longe.

Guardador de rebanhos, comida para a cidade.
Nunca chegou até à quarta classe.
Mas o que importa é chegar à verdade,
porque a verdade, em verdade, chega devagar,
como se chegasse de longe.

Nascido na montanha, nunca viu a cidade.
Condenado a ser feliz na miséria,
para não ficar a dever nada à sociedade,
ao cidadão no coração da cidade,
onde o amor entra devagar,
como se chegasse de longe.

Born on the mountain, he never saw the city.
He already has everything that money can't buy
and each day brings him freedom.
And the days pass slowly, as if they arrived from afar.

Keeper of livestock, food for the city.
He never reached fourth grade.
But what matters is getting to the truth,
because the truth, in truth, comes slowly,
as if arriving from afar.

Born on the mountain, he never saw the city.
Condemned to be happy in misery,
so as not to owe anything to society,
to the citizen in the heart of the city,
where love enters slowly,
as if arriving from afar.

Nascido Na Montanha (Live)

Our family mascot in the cover photo is a pottery piece created by me and my wife.

Our Family Mascot

A big Thank You to eddyoffline (https://soundcloud.com/user-705706912) for providing this wonderful guitar 

The picture shows an extract of:
„An operation for stone in the head“ (1563) Oil painting by a follower of Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500-1566). Source: Wellcome Library, London

Cut In Ego

1
1 had a vision
But it was only a hallucination.
1 had a vision
But that was only a fantasy.
1 had a vision
But it was only a figment.
1 had a vision
But that was only a pipe dream.

ref 1
Its end shall be dramatically
But until then
1 can try to stand,
Gain solid foothold again 
And that eventually
Until the end

Take the reject and
Try to reflect that
Cut in ego

2
1 had this vision
But it was only a big misconception.
Thought to be on a mission
But that was only an aberration.
How 1 was wishing
that it had another destination.

ref 2
Its end designed dramatically
But until then
1 can try to stand,
Gain solid foothold again 
And that eventually
Until the end

Take the reject and
Try to reflect that
Cut in ego
Cut in ego

3
1 had a vision
But that only turned into a nightmare.
There seemed this mission
But now there is no time left to spare.

ref 3
Its end will be dramatically
And until then
1 can try to stand,
Gain solid foothold again 
And that eventually
Until the end

The end just fatally
And until then
1 can try to understand,
Regain solid mindset again,
Adapt the stand
Until the end

Take the reject and
Try to reflect that
Reflect the act and
Accept the fact, a

Cut in ego
(A cut in ego, at the right time, now…)

Cut In Ego (wt eddyoffline)

Dear friends, I can't help that I simply have to continue to protest against all the violence in the world. It's only getting worse and worse - the invasion of Ukraine has escalated the number of bombings and violence in the Middle East is increasing. This is not the children's fault!

Kids Must Feel Safe

When the children are leaving their home
they must always be safe without any threats
wherever they may be - in our world
They say mom now I am home

The Year twenty three has not been good
for the kids in our world - a lot of kids have died
since villains have sent - bombs on their homes
the kids want to be safe

The year twenty four gives us hope
that the rulers of the world finally realized
that it is not ok to take any life
they can’t blame any war for that

The people must cool down
since all hatred create violence at once
this is an important lesson for all kids on earth
and the sun will shine on us

Kids Must Feel Safe

Like a lunatic I dived into this 6x4 that would take me to a new day.
Picture: Tarsila do Amaral
Art with Canva

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digging it...

Taken from the upcoming debut full length album (planned to be released mid-2024 - "Rock and Roll Kills").
(p) & (c), 2024.
youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtnXGGtwzSQ
--------------------------------------------
lyrics:
Like we used to
---------------
We don't play in gigs like we used to
We don't play in the streets like we used to
We don't hang out in squares like we used to
and we don't drink ice cold beers like we used to

and now we grew up, became strangers we fell on trap 
and the days are not the same, like we used to...used to

We don't jam at all, like we used to
we don't grill outside the yard, like we used to
we don't party as friends like we used to
we don't say hello like we used to....used to

and now egos stood up, became cold and all that crap
and the years are not the same, like we used to...used to!

Rock and Roll Kills

Like We Used To

'poetry cocaine'

Harmful: poetry cocaine, one eyed wailin'
Scotty: lyrics, vocals, guitar, bass, melodica, djembe, cuica, clavas, maracas

'Boy, y'know she's been creepin' in the night.
While you're fast asleep, man, that shit ain't right.' 

'Whatchu tryin' to tell me, brother?
Has she gone astray?
If you put it on your mother, 
I swear, I'll make that bitch pay. Yeaaah.' 

'Well, I just heard it from my cousin,
who lives next to Handsome Shane,
that she's been givin' him (Shane) some lovin'
for poetry cocaine.' 

-
But then again my dear I hear you like to read books on psych dreams
You said you read them in your bed to clear your head 
Why not try this instead a kiss then bed
A bliss not said but felt 
Like ice won’t melt
Remember this baby, for now and evermore 
I’m a fucking tortoise hear me
- 

'So, please, can you tell me, brother,
where is it that I find Shane?
'Cause I'll be goin' undercover
to blow out his fuckin' brains.' 

'Well, that's the funny thing, my brother.
For he felt the same.
So let me point my pistol at'cha
and pull the trigger. KaBANG!'

poetry cocaine (with Harmful if Followed)

Cast of Characters:
The Mysterious Decibel-- @themysteriousdecibel –MD-- vocals and lyrics in the choruses
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, production, and mix
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –piano 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and vocalized tones at the end, verse lyrics and melody, composition
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, vocals on the verses

This is a song that originated with Ken several months ago. He wrote the whole thing on piano, guitar, and drums and presented it to the rest of the band. Of course, everyone was very excited to add their spin to it. Josh added his bass part first, as the foundation. Then JJ added his dynamic piano part, which ended up being both foundational and stylistic. Stephen added his solid foundational guitar to it, too, soon after. Then it sat, stalled out for need of some vocals. Of course, we asked TMD to add some, which he did in grand fashion. All that was left were the verses. Ken wrote lyrics, and gave Josh an idea for the melody, so he sang the verses to wrap it up. Of course, we asked Stephen to produce and mix it for us, which he did so well, as always.

  We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed making it.

Homeboy (The Eclectic Collective)

Wyoming

Performed by David Cooper

Written by:

Music - David Cooper

Words - Ralph Donkin

Don't need no religion to pray
Don't need no opinion to say
Say what I feel
Pray when I kneel
It makes no difference to me

Don't need no secrets to keep
Don't need no dreams to sleep
Sleep when I'm tired
Secrets undesired
It makes no difference to me

Chorus

No tears
No fears
It's just the way that it is
No cheers
No jeers
It's just the way that it is

Don't need no physician to heal
Don't need no politician to steal
Steal from the poor 
Pain I'll endure
It makes no difference to me

Don't need no education to learn
Don't need to go back to return
Return to where
There's no knowledge to share
It makes no difference to me

Chorus

Don't need no flowers to grow
Don't need no ill wind to blow
Blow me a kiss
And if you miss
It makes no difference to me

It makes no difference to me
It makes no difference to me
It makes no difference to me

It Makes No Difference To  Me (Cooper/Donkin Collaboration)

« Travelling through the blue sky » for Piano & Electronic (Collaboration with Wolfgang  Schwarz)
Composed and recorded on Sunday, June 16, 2024
My first musical collaboration with Wolfgang Schwarz on Monday, June 17, 2024
You can follow him with this link : https://soundcloud.com/bbright_official
Thanks from us both !
I hope you'll enjoy !
Score available soon on my website : https://www.franckdouvin.com/accueil

« Travelling through the blue sky » for Piano & Electronic (Collaboration with Wolfgang  Schwarz)

Presto (2018) Anthology CD1 Track 13

Amsterdam

Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!

Hello, welcome to my page.

I've been making music since 1972. At the time, with Pedro Castro, we created the alternative rock band Petrus Castrus. 

The music I'm placing here is mostly from the home recordings of my ongoing projects and ideas. I created a few playlists (Inéditos) according to language (PO - Portuguese; EN - English; SP - Spanish; FR - French; IT - Italian), and also for concept albums (Três Jardins). There are two long tracks (Mediterrâneo and Isaías) for full concept albums, and corresponding playlists that gather some of their individual tracks. A playlist called Synergies gathers the collaboration projects with other musicians in the fantastic SoundCloud community

Petrus Castrus edited records can be found on Spotify and Soundcloud. See the Facebook Petrus Castrus page for more details, including comments about the recordings uploaded here. 

We are both amateur musicians, i.e. music lovers. As for me, I'm just an electrical engineer with a master in AI that really loves creating music and use it to share ideas. That is why all tracks include lyrics or texts.

By the way I'm not interested in third-party offers to boost the number of plays. I like it as it is, and I've always declined such offers. Thanks anyway. 

I don't repost much, just some tracks that I find outstanding and with very few plays, so I can help them to get better known. I believe that repost parsimony also makes life easier for those who follow me.

Enjoy!

*** UPDATE May 2025. Good news. The SC contractual terms have now been corrected, and our music will no longer be used for AI training. NOTE April 2025: It just came to my attention that, unless we do a separate contract, all our uploaded music in SC can be freely used for AI training. This is written down in the legal section, under the licensing paragraphs. What can (should) we do to change that? *** 

*** Note Dec 2024: Alas, AI generated content that is not disclosed as such is now being posted at an alarming rate, sometimes multiple tracks in a single day from fake artists that even write down fake introductions, saying how much they love music that comes from the heart. Please avoid reposting these deceptions, it only adds to the confusion.  And it encourages the algorithms to give them preference. ***

*** NOTE June 2024: Generative AI is becoming amazingly powerful. Nothing against it. Just to avoid the confusion and embarrassment of finding ourselves praising and encouraging mindless algorithms, I believe it would be nice for us to always disclose its usage in our tracks. What do you think?  ***

Nascido Na Montanha (Live)

José F Castro - JFC (Petrus Castrus)

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