your commentary is spot on. I'm guilty in all of those things but that won't make me quit :)

Super uplifting tune and great work on the looper, also appreciate those inspiring words of encouragement!

Man, let me turn the volume up, loving it, and the message, damn right

a very necessary sonic piece that we all need right now. You always been able to build a tapestry of a tale through premium yet minimalistic rhythms. everything here feels so synergistic and alive. You know how to engage your listeners brother!!!

This is motivation !! Thank you brother!!

Your instrumentation is amazing.  I'm guessing you're crafting lots of custom sounds.  Very impressive. 😻

@grevusanjl a.k.a. Justin and I have collaborated only once before, resulting in this track posted to his account that features a really fun fusion of styles and moods: https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl/atman-and-the-atomics-vs-the-poly-ticks-tea-are-sea-grevusanjl 

Since on the earlier track he had made the initial stems, we figured we'd do a reversal on this one. I created a weird sampled beat that had some vocal elements in them and some initial synth melodies. Then he added to and fleshed out those parts into this really cool funky flowing alien-sounding beat!

It's always a fun and creative process working with Justin. And I also really appreciate his collaborative spirit when coming up with titles and concepts.

Full credit to Justin on the final artwork here. It was created using WOMBO Dream. https://www.wombo.art/
Since I am a fan of creative apps on the tablet, I'm looking forward to giving it a try myself.

Hope you will enjoy this change of pace, thanks for listening!

Venusian Vox On The Rox - with GrevusAnjl

Maniacs

It Inflects As It Flows

Getting to fuck around with one of Keith's nastiest riffs was pure bliss. Hope ya dig

Hear me knockin'

Hear Me Knockin'

I made this in 2015.  It's a tribute to all the artists who have to work the day job to feed their music addiction.  Don't give up. Don't stop. Keep producing. Keep being creative.  Bless you all. Especially dedicated to my friends Mike and Mel.  Enjoy the journey :)

Don't fight what you are inside

Don't Fight What You Are Inside (Alright)

Peak Cam

A return to the sound of my 2020 album "Them Hybrid Folk"
https://moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/them-hybrid-folk

Mood Exhibit - New Hybrid Folk

Image created by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/Comforting-Dread-867535718

The Children Who Play In The Abandoned Metro

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Since it’s Springtime (at least, in my neck of the woods), I thought it would be fun to share a few gardening tips… for your brain!! :)

Consider for a moment the evolving brain of our mammalian ancestors. Recent neuroscience studies suggest we are dramatically more wired for absorbing and reliving negativity than we are positivity. It’s all part of the survival plan. If you think a lot about a bad situation (like that time you were jumped by a tiger in the jungle, and barely escaped with your life), you’re able to imagine similar scenarios better, and are less likely to fall victim to the same situation. 

The issue is, the average human is not as physically threatened as mammals were during those early developmental stages. But we are more psychologically threatened; and those scenarios still get stored, replayed and reimagined in the same way. 

Admittedly, we still need those survival skills to some degree. But perhaps it’s ok if we dial them down a bit. So how do we do that? With the help of the next cool book I want to share, ‘Hardwiring Happiness’ by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

One of the most profound ideas I pulled from this book was the idea of just sitting and dwelling in a positive moment. Sounds weird, right?

Intriguingly… quite the opposite of how we store negative experiences for survival purposes, positive experiences don’t often benefit our survival, and are typically discarded with the passing of short term memory. 

But if you dwell in a happy moment… if you feel the excitement in your body (chemical), if you replay the scenario (neurological)… and don’t just shrug it off, but literally allow yourself to spend even 5-10 minutes in that space… you do the same storage upload process to your brain that the negative stuff is doing (and if you’re like me, you can easily spend 5-10 minutes dwelling on that negative crap, so you know you have it in you to focus that long). 

So with practice and patience, you begin to rewire your mind to more easily tap into those positive memories, and that positive energy. And if you keep doing that on a frequent basis, you discover your mind grows much more adept at naturally jumping to happy thoughts rather than fearful thoughts. 

I joyfully admit I put this to the test about 15 years ago, when I started my ‘finding my truth’ journey (it sounded better than a midlife crisis. Those are so passé these days. Sheesh). But I painfully admit… I also had a dragon-sized ego at the time. I hid my fears and self-doubts behind a wall of arrogant rage. And I was strangely untouchable (but also snippy and abrasive) with that kind of armor and weaponry. 

Ultimately, it wasn’t who I wanted to be. Thus the desire for change. I went into this new daily practice expecting no immediate results. All I had was hope that it would impact my neural wiring eventually. And about 5 years into that practice, I realized I was recognizably more positive inside. 

Granted, it took me that long because I was (foolishly) at war with my ego, thinking it was ‘the enemy’… rather than just a co-pilot with delusions of piloty grandeur (so there you go, you can bypass that step if you want to). 

15 years into my practice, I am so much healthier mentally than I was back then, it’s like I’ve lived two different lives. Now, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, I can absolutely see the journey was well worth it. So if you’re looking for another insightful tool for changing your thinking, I highly recommend ‘Hardwiring Happiness’. It’s a great ‘starting point’ book. And it’s based on neuroscience; so, very high on logic, but low on esoteric (making it a little more approachable to the masses). 

I hope you also enjoyed my latest musical creation, ‘Planting In The Hidden Garden’. :)

WTF! The Musical

Planting In The Hidden Garden

Paragon In His Eternal Drift Through Ghost Tongues In Aspic

Btw, a quick note.

My new EP, 'Blossom Peak' is now out and if you'd like a free code then feel free to drop me a message. Check it out here:-

https://woodlandtapeexchange.bandcamp.com/album/blossom-peak-2

Alternatively its also on Spotify and other platforms:-

https://open.spotify.com/album/7kuwpZRcZSraudFEgDFOXU?si=Gq_oRlykSWe8gp8zJt1a-A

Demoness

Yeah, that's little Joey Mac in the picture. I knew what I liked right from the get go :) 

Don't Fight What You Are Inside (Alright)

J.M. INC.

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