An Evening with jim manser

Terry Reeves:  Vocals
Gary Reeves:  Drums
Hans-Michael Albers:  All other instruments, Arrangement & Production
(From the forthcoming album ‘From London To Hamburg’)

Photograph and post production by Dan Duchars.
Hans’ video: https://youtu.be/Lm8WoxCegRE?si=XFq1zX8Gkz3oLDmH

When you’re brainstorming ideas for album covers, you never really think they might involve placing yourselves in the middle of a road as traffic bears down on you.  However, that is precisely what we did.
Now I’m not one to tell tales but it was all Gal’s fault.  He thought our front cover  should feature an image of the entire band, which was quite compelling aside from the fact that we lived in London, Hans in Hamburg and have in reality never met.  But Gal had a mate called Dan (who lives in Norfolk, hence the title), a professional photographer whose comprehensive knowledge of Photoshop could bring the three of us together.
We’d always loved the pre-fame, Astrid Kirchherr portraits of The Beatles, taken during their club-playing, Hamburg days and two of these became our template - in focus subject occupying the foreground, covert and blurred figure (in our case, 2  figures) in the distance.
And so it was that, armed with a pin-sharp shot of Hans, we met with Dan to photograph the background scene which, as outlined previously, was in the middle of a busy side road.  Camera in hand, Dan teetered on a plastic crate as Gal and me  dodged back and forth to avoid a plethora of oncoming vehicles - everything from lorries to mobility scooters - who were, on the whole, very accommodating in the circumstances. Some even smiled and waved - at least I think that’s what they were doing…
We owe Dan so much, not only for his consummate skills and kindness but also for laying his life on the line in the name of art.  This song is for him.  (Terry Reeves)

I met a man called Dan holding a magical light
Viewing future moments, giving individual sight
Shadows from Hamburg, combination of skills
Show London reflection of a figure standing still

Chorus:
A flash of light, picture to follow
In black & white, diverse as tomorrow

Stand high in right places, enchanted vision of art
Friend of ageing musicians, sorcery skills from the heart
A Wizard conjuring cover, Kirchherr’s copy of claim
Painting light into a picture, producing Album in frame

Chorus

Viewing from height - sparks of vision
Seeing it tight - artist precision
Know left from right - avoid collision
Negative in sight - develop position

Chorus

Confidence in commitment, enjoying musical tracks
Working four to an image, platinum vinyl plaque 
Black and white cover photo, a clue why, when and who
Monochrome life connections, enjoy vision past to new

Chorus

A feeling it’s time to give a show
A feeling making history grow
A feeling, a feeling only one way to go
A feeling thinking fast going slow
A feeling Duchars photos will glow
A feeling CC one day will all know

FROM NORFOLK TO LONDON  - CRIPPLE CLUB  (Video)

Something a little different for me. I don't offer many covers.
I used to gig with Martin and Fiona,we had some great times and played well together.
A while back we recorded this Randy Newman song,just because it's a lovely piece. Hope you enjoy.

Feels Like Home

FULL SONG NOW AVAILABLE HERE:
https://soundcloud.com/mystictapedeck/the-feathered-crown

We often do some quite elaborate percussion ensembles within our songs which can get a little buried under everything else we do. The aim of this release is to highlight some of the more interesting percussion passages in our songs, before you hear the songs themselves. 

Just thought it might be fun to feature these. 

This one has a drum kit, tabla, tambourine, finger bells, finger snaps and claps, and some crowd sound samples.

The Feathered Crown (Percussion Excerpt)

Mediate

Writer : Gerry Goffin \ Composer : Michael Masser \ ISWC : T-802.082.764-0 
Publisher : Prince Street Music - Lauren Wesey Music - Universal Music Publishing
Released : August 13 1985
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While waiting for my next cover... I found this cover from 30 years ago at the bottom of my drawers... I had the voice and the breath!...😊 But that was before! 😄 Now you have to lower it at least a tone or even two.
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I love this song (I'm a Whitney Houston fan); it's thanks to this song that made her famous worldwide. She had a unique tone, a crystal clear voice.
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Arrangement : Phong
Vocal : Anh
Album : 1995
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Saving All My Love For You - Cover (Whitney Houston)

💢💔👿🤖⁂©All Rights Reserved 04-2025
©Mixing Mastering, Multiple Synths, FX, & Creator: Lady ElectroTrek 
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A Matter Of Meddle

Strange Vital Signs

Cast of Characters:
Joe Stroffolino-- @joseph-stroffolino -- Taylor 114ce acoustic guitar, main vocals, harmony vocals, lyrics, composition
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- four string Fender Precision Bass, and Roland organ
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, mix, mastering, and production

  
This song began when Joe, feeling a bit nostalgic, wrote the lyrics and composed it on his acoustic guitar. He recorded it and sang it with expert harmonies, then decided to share it with Eclectic Collective. We were all very excited to get work on our second song with Joe, as we all admire his songwriting.
  First up was Tez this time, oddly enough. He was able to identify all the fill spots and light up the solo without the rest of us even adding anything yet. Next came Ken, who usually goes first, adding his steady grooving drums and tasty percussion. Once the drums were down, Josh completed the rhythm section by adding his fretted bass. He also worked out an organ part to give the whole sound a bit of thickness. Also adding some thickness and texture, Stephen added a clean electric rhythm part, as well. 
  Once we had it in can we asked Stephen to mix and produce it for us, which he did in his always expert fashion. 
  This, as mentioned, is Eclectic Collective's second song with Joe, and we all enjoyed bringing it to life with him. He's a wonderful collaborator and an all around good dude. Do yourself a favor and go check out his page, which is rich in great songs. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Original lyrics by Joe Stroffolino:

If you find yourself in trouble and you think you've lost your way. 
Here's hoping that you find a path to a better day.
I sure hope that you're happy.  I'm wishing you the best.
I hope you find what you're looking for as you continue on your quest.
I hope you find all the answers to all those questions vexing you.
I hope you can find a way not to bite off more than you can chew.
I sure hope that you're happy.  I'm wishing you the best.
I hope you find what you're looking for as you continue on your quest.
You spread your wings and you flew so far away from me.
I hope that you're enjoying your new reality
All those places that you said that you wanted to see.
I hope they're as good as you expected them to be.
I want you to know that you hold a special place in my heart.
I think about you often even though we are apart.
They say that when you love somebody sometimes you gotta be willing to let them go.
You gotta let them spread their wings and fly wherever the wind decides to blow. 
I sure hope that you're happy.  I'm wishing you the best.
I hope you find what you're looking for as you continue on your quest.
I hope that you're happy. I hope that you're doing well.  I sure hope that you're doing swell.You spread your wings and you flew so far away from me.
I hope that you're enjoying your new reality

Hope That You Are Happy (Eclectic Collective with Joe Stroffolino)

Pierre and JC Bordetti productions (c) 05/2025.

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Pierre Bordetti and Jean-Claude Bordetti on drums.
Many thanks to Anne-Lise for this beautiful photo of the island of Lanzarote.

Instrumental Jazz Fusion

Luminous cave

Luminous Cave

My new song is about feeling hope. What is under the man's waist? It could be a huge drum of nuclear waste, or race, or an immature system of society that denigrates poverty. But the man has hope. It's also a form of hope that wants the music to be as beautiful as possible.

Projecting hope (235)

The long anticipated;) follow up has arrived.  I begin the song with a brief reprise of "Two Faced" to set the stage.  After the cold and bluster of March, the gentleness of spring and early summer is felt with a walk in the park.
Thank you all for the overwhelming response to my ode to March and especially the interest shown in the little teaser, epilogue now a more complete thought.  As they say, "take time to smell the flowers":)

A Walk In The Park (David, acoustic guitars)

light a candle ..blow it out and make a wish
I wish for a lot of things especially love ? without love the world is a cold 
and empty place ...this one goes out to the people i love [you know who
you are ]and listen and know that i care and feel cause know one should
feel alone and unloved 
this is my last release for 2018 i want to wish you all the best and thanks to all the people who have supported me this year i thank you all .....jim dec 2018

The Wish

Time and memorys are strange things ..sometimes a moment or idea is there and then lost in a flash ..
Seems like we are also living in strange and uncertain times in a world 
where governments and so called leaders have failed us and no one can
be trusted ,a world where your data and identity can be sold and put under the hammer..maybe its time to stand up and leave the stage as we didnt ask for this to happen it just did 
this is the next track to be taken from my latest album the memory museum out on i-tunes and Spotify and amazon 
You can watch a music video for the track on the Jim Manser you-tube channel 
dont forget to stand up for what you still believe in..
written and recorded by Jim Manser 2019 [a nu-clear records production]

When The Whole World Leaves The Stage[taken from the new album the memory museum out now]

This is a song i wrote for the climate and its kind of a call and spiritual reminder for the global community to try and bring something together for a while again..
Just remember we all have it with-in our-selfs to try and help and heal others and be aware of our place on this planet that we all have to share and live on.
Unfortunately because of corporate and money making interests and influences its easy to forget what actually matters anymore ,most of us are too busy making money to survive to see what really matters anymore..
The environment is slowly being killed off everyday by what is taken for granted as everyday modern life such as transportation[pollution]
the rainforests cut down for profit and the ice caps melting away that help keep this planet stable ...its easy to think that hey i am safe today and i got my life the way it is ..but tomorrow that could all change ...
Im just a musician who makes sounds that lives in its own universe but i still feel ive got a part to play to at least sing whats on my mind 
jim 2019
watch the new music video on you-tube click link https://youtu.be/p0c39Ttpz1w

written and produced by Jim manser
a nu-clear records production

After All This Time [watch the music video on you-tube]

So its getting near the end of the road and the year for this project anyway...this song is the last release for my mini album/e.p the road which was written about traveling though life and to keep on moving .
This song i wrote about our mortality and trying to make the most of the time we have as everything must pass [to quote George harrison]
and everything will fall or break or wear away which is the way of things nothing lasts forever especially people and animals which we are anyway but the hope is new life and rebirth its on the cards thats why im holding on to them 
much love to you all Jim mystic manser 2019
watch the music video for this track https://youtu.be/tkw-0rdTeJ4

jimmanseryoutube.com

Everything Falls Down [watch the music video on you-tube]

Kill the fear
Even though the world looks the same,everything may change for ever
the planet is in reset
written and produced by Jim Manser 2020
watch the music video for c02 on https://youtu.be/CA7pZ2dk6xk

lyrical content
looking at the corners of my room 
there is germs in the air and the sound of a sonic boom
maybe this is the final destination
for all the fake news and the media manipulations
starts so small with imagination
spreading across the world the the different nations
whats it gonna mean for people like me and you
fever fever isolation
how you gonna deal with the death of a nation
some get sick and some may hide
ever get the feeling we all been denied
c02
globalization 
and a realisation
this is man maid so you better be afraid
all the frightened masses
gone off in a panic  theres no solution
this is how its played
the man on the tv says theres nothing to fear
but im sweating and a shaking cause i feel it getting near
i want to run away but im losing my direction
if its time for an extinction
or another resurrection
watch the music video on youtube https://youtu.be/CA7pZ2dk6xk

C 0 2 [watch the music video on you-tube]

2020 the year we may never forget
strange days indeed

lyrics
state of decay and civil unrest
dont break the rules and forget the test
this is a new normal so get used to it
gotta keep your distance obey or get hit
every cloud has a silver lining at least the skys have cleared
theres no crowds but the sun is shining from everything we feared
missing my friends and the people that i love
now theres something in the atmosphere
shining from above
in the nightskys the comets are coming for you
and a trail of satellites are now in view
out there in the distance to seek out something new 
on the trail of the comet hope all the rumours true
dont believe all the lies on the gadgets you use
or fall for a system that has its own abuse
mis use of powers for a capital gain
a vaccine from china to take away the pain
every cloud has a silver lining in a world of mysterys
now the smog and the ice has melted for another conspiracy
and the wildlife keeps on roaming though the citys and the parks
and the flowers keep on growing around the bankers and the sharks

written and produced by jim mystic manser
steph sweet -backing vocals and   final mastering 
check out the steph sweet soundcloud page for more awesome music
A nu-clear records production may 2020

Trail of the comet ft steph sweet

Trail of the comet featuring steph sweet

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

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Everything Falls Down [watch the music video on you-tube]

Jim Manser

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