Great work, Jim! I really enjoyed this!... Hope everything is well on your end :)

Love all the oldschool psych references, great melody and refrains!

A well captured Syd influenced vibe on this great track Jim.

Must have missed this earlier sorry Jim! Great track, captures the period so well!

This track has something that resonates with me. Great job!

are there periods that are just cooler than others? We all probably think so, with deference to those of our youth. But that doesn't mean some aren't truly more liminal!  Nice tribute Jim.

GOTHIC FUNK & FRIENDS vol 1

'Everlasting War', out in April 2021, is a hybrid track, epic, dramatic, melodic, biting, gritty ... with us, as 'special guest' vocals, talented indie/alternative singer/songwriter, from US, Frankie McCabe ...
'Everlasting War' is a mixture of metal rock grooves and alternative/indie vibes.
Check it out! Turn up the volume and stay fierce!

Everlasting War ft. Frankie McCabe

The Missing was written for my parents who I lost some years ago. Anyone who has gone through grief knows that it never really leaves, although somehow you learn to cope. The lyrics came to me at a time when grief had come to visit. It's a song of thanks for, and a celebration of, the great love of my parents and an acknowledgement that sometimes, you just need to take a day. I've been told that it's one of my best songs to date and people are relating to the lyrics. The song builds and builds with a haunting chorus that sticks in your mind.  The music was composed in GarageBand and all arrangements and production is done by me.

The Missing

Angie Kuske - The Missing

Song "Lullaby" (berceuse) from the movie ALLO. Music Ph Blanc, MB Blanc Arrangements Ph Blanc. K Shirakama

Lullaby (berceuse)(original soundtrack of "ALLO")

Memories of a place ,  in my mind  on the softer side

Cold Creek Cafe

written and performed by Jim Manser
production by Russ sinfield
watch the lyric video on Jim Manser youtube.com
https://youtu.be/FP3GEvRdm54?si=-b8zYplTqAzY_TW8

I wrote this song about a year ago and was inspired to write the music after my uncle passed away who was a big part of the 1960s underground and psychedelic music scene in london ,the hippies of that time would frequent a place called the ufo club where they would drop acid and watch such acts as the early syd barrett era pink floyd and many other upcoming music stars of that time.
This song is a bit introspective as well as all things must pass like the music it was an end of an era [jim 2023]

youtube

End Of An Era [watch the video on youtube]

CRACKHEAD AT THE GO GO

PASACANA

Anything Goes
IPG1 Vocals and Verses: 
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/anything-goes-vocals-106-bpm
Paploviante E Bass, Music, Mix, Mastering and Production:

Anything Goes - IPG1 & Paploviante

Another old song just remixed, with vocal work and the addition of electronic strings.

ENG / ITA Lyrics

Go that way
and then further that way
maybe you'll see each other again
if the time comes
for the usual formalities

leave him in these dark avenues
don't let him have an extra drop
dirty water stagnates
in pure brains

Just go over there
in that direction
get as far away as you can
from his words
and while you run and distract yourself a little
you meet the right man down the street
in a moment his heart catches fire
and you start to feel nostalgic


vai pure di là
e dopo oltre di là
vi rivedrete forse
se verrà il momento
per le solite formalità

lascialo pure in questi viali scuri
non concedergli una goccia in più
ristagna l'acqua sporca
nei cervelli puri

vai pure di là
in quella direzione
allontanati più che puoi
dalle sue parole
e mentre corri e ti distrai un poco
incontri l'uomo giusto proprio nella via
in un momento il suo cuore prende fuoco
e tu cominci ad avere nostalgia

------

Music and lyrics by Michele Ansani (1984).
This version is recorded in 2015 and remixed on 2024, December 6-8.
Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, December 8.

Separazione (The Detachment) *

Hello everyone, 
I was thrilled from the very beginning when I heard the music of Sarah Paradise-Brown. Now I am not only very excited but also honored because Sarah entrusted me with my favorite song of hers to compose an orchestral arrangement. You can now hear the result of our collaboration.

The song is about the medicine that everyone needs to survive. 

Enjoy listening to the song and don't forget: 

“Love is all you need”.

This song is also available on youtube:
https://youtu.be/HBtw5g-iB6A?si=P1cykcP8U5Dgh6Ee

Credits:

      Lyrics, Piano, Vocals: Sarah Paradise-Brown
Orchestral Arrangement: Axel Menningen

Visit Sarah's profile for more fantastic music from her:
https://on.soundcloud.com/aUdCKRxsvgucVSH66

The Medicine I Need (feat. Sarah Paradise-Brown)

Cast of characters:

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – backup organs (Wurlitzer and B3), VST steel drums, vocals, lyrics, composition, production, mix     
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Yamaha Genos 2 electric piano voice and lead organ
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Fender Custom Shop Telecaster electric guitar and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Fender Precision four string bass

This song began with Mark, who fleshed out the entire thing, from the rhythm section, to the organ that you hear in there, to the lyrics and vocals, before he laid it on the rest of us. We all got a chuckle from the tongue in cheek humor of the lyrics, and were excited to work on a song about an anachronistic adventure of a soulful caveman. 
  Ken was first up with his version of the the beat, finding the soul in the rhythm. Josh was next up, of course, using his "normie" bass for the his version of the line. Once the rhythm section was in place, it was JJ's turn to shine, adding his slick, soulful e. piano to the mix. 
  Now that they had a solid foundation on which to play, Stephen and Tez added their guitar magic to the mix. Stephen with the rhythm and the fills, and Tez with the ripping solo at the end. Mark also added the festive VST steel drums that you hear throughout at this point, too. Now that the music was laid down, he perfected his awesome vocals to complete it.
  It was in the can at that point, and just needed Mark to throw a pro sounding mix on it. Then, Stephen mastered it in his always expert way to finish it off.
  Mark wanted to record an old skool classic Soul song (a la Al Green), which he did, all on his own. But then, once he unleashed it onto the EC gang for their interpretation, they ran with it in a whole new, almost tropical direction, and it was decided to release 2 versions of the song, both of which you can find on Mark's page. Stephen does double duty on guitar for both versions. 
  This was a real team effort, even though it's really Mark's baby. The Eclectic Collective has many different methods of creating music. This one was a great exercise in trying to bring about Mark's vision. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Original lyrics by mistermark:

Walking through this concrete jungle
I’m just trying to stay out of the way 
just me and ol’ Rex, my furry companion 
we been fielding funky looks all day
then somebody saw me kicking rocks with my bare toes
he said buddy have you lost your way?
then I sat right down and I started to cry
and this is what I had to say…

I’m a caveman, I can’t catch a break
everybody says I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say 

Sittin’ in my man cave watching the clock crawl
there's nothing good on my tv 
my big grubby hands can’t flip thru the channels
i cant even hold a cup of tea
I was chatting on the phone making plans with a lady
a little bit of company
but my date split QUICK when I opened the door
man I wonder what’s wrong with me

I’m a caveman, I can’t catch a break now
the ladies say I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say

The big city’s fine but something’s on my mind
I feel a little incomplete
I miss my old club, for rustling up some grub
and the touch of grass below my feet
I’ve been around longer than all your creation, 
like the rocks and trees and streams
I wanna get back home, where forever I’ll roam
even if it’s only in my dreams

I’m a caveman
I can’t catch a break 
everybody says I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say

I’m a caveman, 
must be come kinda mistake
everybody says I’m so passé 
well I’m a - a caveman
It’s too much to take
but I’m gunna get back some day

Caveman - The Eclectic Collective

Cast of Characters:
Stonerjazz-- @user-911083679 -- narration of questions
Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur– guitar
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark—synth effects, synth strings and flute, lyrics, and vocals
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – guitar and production
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, banjo, slide, sitar, and production
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –electric piano, organ, synth, bass, drums, vocals, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums, percussion, and vocals
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- guitar, bass, madolin, keys, banjo, lap steel, sitar, and vocals
Huge thanks, too, to the other featured musicians to whom we're very grateful to for sharing their music and talents with us this past year. They are the fuel that drives the EC into new musical realms. They include:

CGMANESS-- user-419254289-15129531
TEA R. SEA-- @tea_are_sea
STEVE'S PLANET-- @steve-vervaet
JOHN ANTHONY-- @john-anthony-871225464
ELPIVERSE-- @elpiverse 
SCOTTY (ONE MAN VERITY SHOW)-- @one-man-verity-show 
ROY ROY-- @user-967672349 
MARK FOSELLA-- @mark_f_2019 
FRANS BEELAARD-- @user-936947521 
THE MYSTERIOUS DECIBEL--  @themysteriousdecibel 
DAVID MARCONI-- @david-marconi-917184705 
RON LEWIS--  @ron-lewis-779503933 
JAMES TOBUREN (WITCHES OF THE ALAMO)-
JEFF ROBERTS-- @jeff_roberts

   

Well folks, it's that time of year again. It's time for the Eclectic Collective to take stock of the fruits of the year previous, and reflect on what making music together means to all of us. We hope you all take a chunk of time and indulge in our gift to you. We wanted to address every one of our SoundCloud friends with our voices as an intimate way to connect with each of you.
  This has become a tradition within the EC now that we've made it to our second (and a half) year of making music together. For the second time, JJ asked our friend and sometimes collaborator Jeff (Stonerjazz) to ask some interview questions of us. Then, we all came up with the answers and sent them to JJ to assemble the project.
  This mighty music machine we've created, that manages to release a new song every Friday, wouldn't mean anything if no one was listening to us. Which is why we want to extend our very sincere thanks to you for tuning in and supporting our efforts. If one other person gets joy from our music, that's such a huge accomplishment. However, it really feels like a bunch of people whom we really respect are digging what we're doing, which feels truly humbling and fulfilling. 
  With that, we hope you enjoy hearing us voice our thoughts over the highlights of our musical year as much as we enjoyed a year rich in music and comradery. Happy New Year!
 Here's a breakdown of the time stamps for each of our individual questions and answers, in case you want to skip ahead or want to hear someone more than once. 
1:28 TEZ Q1
2:20 TEZ Q2
2:37 TEZ Q3 
4:42 KEN Q1 

13:04 MARK Q1
18:42 STEPHEN Q1 
23:21 JOSH Q1
27:36  ARTUR Q1  
32:00 J.J. Q1

The 2024 Eclectic Collective Rockumentary

A glance A spark It lights the night Your eyes hold secrets Pure delight No words are needed

Something simple

These are five tracks we’ve poured ourselves into - emotionally, creatively, and technically. The lyrics are incredibly personal, and we spent a lot of time building up layers with guitars, percussion, and backing vocals. It’s taken real dedication to reach the sound we had in our heads. It’s been a challenge, but the end result feels honest and powerful.
We feel it represents a good cross section of our various sounds and styles and we hope you enjoy!

Over & Out

Magic Land | Music by Lecktric | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | Electro Dance, NEW July 6th/2020

A majorly energetic uplifting piece of glorious music to set your mood to happy-happy - Go ahead and shift your hum-drum disposition to an elevated happier one - Yes go ahead please & enjoy our Magic Land in all of it's rich sonic booming glory - XO

Thank you so kindly Dear David for this magnificent work of utter art...I'm floored, completely blissed out from our collaboration...your music is royal!!! My input was a true expression of how I really wish the world could be...I'm in your Magic Land with this...even while creating, I was in the Magic Land from the first go...Much love and gratitude for our super sonic music - XO-XO-XO

Listen to the amazing music of Lecktric here: @proglectric

Magic Land - Music by Lecktric

Magic Land - Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Intro:

Oo-Oo-Oo 
Baby
Oh-Oh…Wo-Oh-Oh-Oh

It’s a magic land
It's a feel good plan
Makes you feel so fine
It’s a magic land
It’s a feel good plan
Don’t you know it?

Oh come with me
So we can be joyful 
All of the time
So come with me
So we can be joyful
All of the time

Ai-Oh-Oh-Oh
Wo-Oh
Eh-Yeah…Yeah

Happy people
All around
The sun is shining 
All the time
All for us
So we can
Re-charge, Re-charge it
Come on don’t you know it? 
It’s a magic land
Oh, it was always in the plan
To be gleeful, joyful
Oh-Oo, Oh-Oo
Oh-Oo, Oh-Oo…Oh
Ee…Tee…Ee-Yeah

Come on, come on
Come on, come on baby let's
Let’s go down to the magic land

Why we can, we can charge it up-up-up-up 
We can, we can charge it up-up
Up….Oh

The Magic Land
The Magic Land
The Magic-The Magic
Ma….

Oh-Wo come on 
And feel it in your blood
It's all around
Those-those vibes
Vibrations, so sound-sound
Sounder than anything you ever knew
Oh..Wo-Oh…Oh-Oh

Come on with me 
We're gonna go down to the magic land
Where everything’s so happy-happy 
Joyful-joyful, gleeful-happy
Magic land
Magic land
Magic land
Oh-Oo…Oh…

Original Instrumental Music composed and produced by Lecktric in the UK
All Lead and Back Vocals composed and produced, recorded & performed, (Music) mixed & mastered by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA

Magic Land

Magic Land | Music/Lecktric | Music & Lyrics/REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | July 6th/2020 | ELECTRO DANCE

Music : JT The Owl soundcloud.com/lionel-duvoy/tracks
Lyrics and vocal : Lukowig www.facebook.com/Lukowig/ twitter.com/Lukowig

Toutes ces photos accrochées
sur les murs de la chambre à coucher
ne sauront jamais aussi bien raconter
que mes propres clichés
nos instants passés (bis)

Toutes ces photos déchirées
recouvrant le plancher
de la chambre à coucher
ne me feront jamais oublier
nos instants passés (bis)

Toutes ces photos brûlées
dans l'un des cendriers 
de la chambre à coucher
ne pourront jamais effacer
nos instants passés (bis)

Our past moments [JT The Owl and Lukowig]

In order to relate to your music most listeners need to be able to #pigeonhole it, if they can’t do this because you create tunes that are unique they'll likely dismiss your creativity, absorbing it years later when musicians, thinking they got there first, stumble on your sound!

I say it the way I see it, not the way THEY want me to see it!

Influenced by Gothic Music, lots of Funk, lots of Fusion, Post Industrial, Psychedelia, a smidgen of Post Punk, elements of Death and Dark Disco, traces o Trip Hop, Trap, EDM, Trance, Techno, House, Glam Rock, Nu Disco; Dub; I think you get the picture!

Music producer and filmmaker 
Making and producing original music I hope you enjoy these songs that I make  
Music is creative freedom and artistic expression

End Of An Era [watch the video on youtube]

Jim Manser

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