Shoegaze-esque album of the year. I will be coming and updating these songs, so you may come back to find that your favourite song is slightly (or even possibly very) different.

Thanks for listening!

Thoroughly enjoyed writing and recording these! If anyone wants to give a go at producing them better than me, please do shoot a message LOL

This Is The Start Of Us

Black In Blue

FEELING GOOD feat. TheGat’s
(Cover- Michael Bublé - Nina Simone
Vocal : TheGat’s  - Jan Schonander 
https://soundcloud.com/thegats
Music : Lillithe
I am very proud to present my first collaboration with : Jan Schonander @thegats
Please check out his amazing music.

Feeling Good feat. TheGat(s)

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

When I was in 10th grade I asked my Belgian Spanish Teacher (Ms. Van Stichel) why the Spanish word “esperar” was used for both waiting and hoping. Maybe a sophomoric question (excuse the pun), but her answer has stuck with me through the years. She said “to wait is to hope”, and how right she was. 

I HOPE

I hope there’ll be a new beginning
I hope to tell right from wrong
I hope you get what you want
I wait, and I hope

I hope all manner of sins will be forgiven
I hope, I hope for my better angels
I hope, I hope for a wide open door
I hope, I hope you feel the same way
I hope we’ve got a lot left to live
I hope I’ve got a lot left to give

I hope you get what you want
I wait, and I hope

I hope to make a change for the better
I hope, I hope there is another way
I hope we can see it all clearly
I hope, I can open up inside
I hope we can find the time
I hope we can find a rhyme

I hope there’ll be a new beginning
I hope to tell right from wrong
I hope you get what you want
I wait, and I hope

I Hope

Devoid of Reality is reflective of most dreams, which when one wakes up from, simply don't make sense and are far from reality.
Headphones or some form of stereo will enhance the listening experience.
Music and lyrics by John.
That droning sound at :20 to :31 is me hitting a open A chord on my Schecter CET with the whammy bar pushed down and almost touching the strings and then slowly releasing the whammy bar. Thanks to the Floyd Rose system, the guitar stayed in tune all the way.
Artwork by the Mrs...

Lyrics

You look up to the sky and see it in flames
The ocean waters boiling there’s lava in the waves
The air thick with smoke you’re gasping just to breathe

Wake from your dream dazed and confused
While you slept your mind played tricks on you
Sitting in a cold sweat your soon realize that dreams are Devoid of Reality

Running hard from a threat you can’t see
Your heart races faster as you try to flee
Everything slow motion you’re tangled in a web

Wake from your dream dazed and confused
While you slept your mind played tricks on you
Sitting in a cold sweat your soon realize that dreams are Devoid of Reality

Wake from your dream dazed and confused
While you slept your mind played tricks on you
Sitting in a cold sweat your soon realize that dreams are Devoid of Reality

A mysterious sensation grabs hold of your senses
The world around you spiraling out of control
Falling from great heights no bottom in sight

Wake from your dream dazed and confused
While you slept your mind played tricks on you
Sitting in a cold sweat your soon realize that dreams are Devoid of Reality

Devoid of Reality

Devoid Of Reality

Backing track: Paploviante and Friends
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/boundless-paploviante
Vocal: Special Cecilia
https://soundcloud.com/specialvocals/waiting-for-your-sunshine-standing-in-the-moonlight
https://soundcloud.com/specialececilia
Lillithe adding: Piano, Horns, Strings, Beat, Synth

Waiting for your Sunshine / Standing in the Moonlight / Cecilia, Paploviante & Lillithe

!!!PLAY IT LOUDER!!!

@janinelevinson on Soaring Vocals
@rick-4-1 on Pineapple Stealing Drums
@phil-mcwalter on The Other Stuff

SPREAD YOUR WINGS

I’ll give you a minute
Then maybe an hour
But I don’t like the look of you
Or your ivory tower
Are you a candidate?
You don’t smell of the street
The pavement don’t suit you
Trips up your feet

Spread your wings
If you don’t like the darkness
Spread your wings
And you’re afraid of the lights
You’re not safe in your nest
Take the plunge
It won’t hurt for long
Spread your wings

There’s rain in the forecast
There’s time in your eyes
Flags in the furlough
Waived by the wise
The church door was open
Granite and still
The boys went in
And the pigeon came out

I'll give you a minute
It won't hurt for long, oh no
I'll give you a minute

Spread your wings
If you don’t like the darkness
Spread your wings
And you’re afraid of the lights
You’re not safe in your nest
Take the plunge
It won’t hurt for long
Spread your wings

I’ll give you a minute
I’ll give you a minute
I’ll give you a minute
The pavement don’t suit you
The pavement don’t suit you
The pavement don’t suit you

© Phil McWalter Sept 2020

Spread Your Wings

This song is part of a series of songs about an imaginary place : The Horizon Gate.
I made two other darker songs three years ago. But I wanted to go to the bright side.

This one is about a character named Lana.
She is the last guardien of the Gate. She is brave, very powerful but is humble and has a good heart.
This last fight is her last test before her Ascension or her Fall.

It's a simple song, no complex stuff. But I really like this song so I think I'll use some of the themes in other songs.

I hope you'll like it. Thanks a lot for your listening 🙏.
I hope you are all well and I wish you the best. Stay safe 💖.

I used the following virtual instruments :
- Alex Pfeffer : "Polyvoc Station" and "The Sansula"
- KV331 : Synthmaster One and Synthmaster 2.9
- Impact Soundwork : Shreddage 3 Stratus
- Heavyocity : Damage

Ascension

Out Of The Sky

Dancing Ice Crystals

I APPROACHED MY FRIEND GREVUS B/C WELL, IT WAS TIME///IF YOU DON'T KNOW HIS WORK THEN YOU NEED TO IMMEDIATELY ALLEVIATE THAT ISSUE BY GOING HERE...
GREVUSANJL
https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl

I THREW SOMETHING TO GREV////HE THREW IT BACK////I WENT DEEP BACK IN THE CABINET AND PULLED OUT THE SPECIALIST OF SPICES AND WHAT WE CAME UP WITH TOGETHER IS SOMETHING IM VERY PROUD OF...SO, PLEASE SIT BACK///ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS///WHATS THAT?///WELL, THATS THE BEAUTY OF MUSIC MY FRIENDS///
THX GREV IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME PUTTING OUR BRAINS 2GETHER
MUCH LOVE TO ALL///BE GOOD TO EACH OTHER////ROOTS AND GREV

ROOTS DUBMAN AND GREVUSANJL (WHOLE BODY EXORCISM)

Too close to home is the second track to be taken from my elements e.p and solo project 
To overcome darkness and isolation we have to reset our-selfs  from within and find the light its humanity against the elements but nature will always find a way and win [Jim mystic manser nov 2020]
lyrics 
The pressure cookers boiling and we got to close to home
 society has been spoiling all the things we loved and known 
locked down and now you say your missing having fun
just a way of nature telling you shes done
is it me ? looking too a grey and empty sea
is it you ? doesnt have a clue what we supposed to do
and now its all to close to home
they say your better off alone 
and i keep running from the storms 
to find a place thats safe and warm

put my arms and legs into the rain and in the air
frustrated travellers you arent going anywhere
just a slice of fiction now its getting hard to laugh
like a faded actor who hides an autograpth
is it us? making to much fuss to get from A to B
or is it me living in this life of novel mysteries

all tracks and music written by Jim Manser 2020

Too close to home

Too Close To Home

I've been busy working with a band. But I will post something really soon. 
This is a great music community that supports  and encourages others. I urge you to do the same for your fellow artists.
I thank everybody for your precious time.  It means a lot to me.
If you have a moment or two, listen to some tracks, leave a message  and please repost if you like. After all, music is meant to be heard.  Thank you for dropping in.

All the nickels and dimes I make on my songs will go to children charities (tbd).  Thank you for your support.

I love listening to tracks on SC and will certainly repost, but I only repost what I actually listen to.
Influences or artists I simply really like.
Jeff Beck, David Gilmore, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, Adrian Belew, Mark Farner, SRV, Hendrix, Steve Vai, and the list goes on.

Devoid Of Reality

John Carusone