Good to listen again to this lovely track..

Liking the tick tocking.ooh and that guitar..intriguing voice too

Didn't listen to this track for a while.. Listening again tonight, I still love it..

Fascinating throwback piece. Nice composition and vocals. :)

Who cares about the children´s lives? Or does only matter the flags and religions?
(Art with Canva)

GAZA

We are pleased to present track 2 from our new album, 'Squaring The Circle,' the fourth solo album by Amanda, music by Verulium, full album now available on Bandcamp, we hope you’ll enjoy!

https://amandasanderson.bandcamp.com/album/squaring-the-circle

Squaring The Circle

Breaking Away

written and played by Jim Manser
produced by Russ Sinfeld 2023
watch the music video for electric whip on youtube
https://youtu.be/MycE5FK8rLM?si=jLzbSIixeMFZE3X0

As i traveled around the uk and europe in the summer of 2023
i became aware of how people use the power of dance to express them selfs and entertain .
I filmed and captured the moments of this and turned it into this song and a music video ,it kinda has a global message of freedom too in the lyrics and i ask the question the more they take away the things we enjoy the more people will find a way to celebrate and try and enjoy life.

electric video link

The Electric Whip -watch the video on youtube

Burning Sword

Cast of characters:
Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel --MD—lyrics and vocals

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman–Stephen–foundational guitar in first half, solo in the coda, mix, and production

J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell– piano and composition

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara–Ken–drums and percussion

Llanpsych–@llanpsych–Tez–guitar solo and fills in the main section

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–mandolin, four string fretless bass guitar

This latest Eclectic Collective song was probably the most collaborative in a true sense as we've yet released. The song began with Josh trying to piece together a couple of ideas that he'd come up with on the piano. He sent his ideas to JJ, who took out a connecter section that Josh had no intention of making anything of, and turned it into the body of the song. He returned the song to Josh complete with a signature JJ Terrell climactic coda. Then Josh added the bass to JJ's piano, with some help from the always solid drums from Ken. The way it usually goes is that Josh comes up with a scratch bass line to accompany the song, then Ken adds drums, then Josh goes back and adds the bass to fit the beat. Sometimes they go back and forth, but not this time so much. 

  Then, Stephen added the foundational guitar in the first section, and came up with the idea for the coda. Josh added some mandolin to the coda, too, after which Stephen redid the guitar in the coda to make it very dynamic and part the clouds. Tez finally came along and added the fiery solo and the charming fills in the main section. Most of this time, MD had been working on the narrative lyrics and refining his melodic vocals. Finally, Stephen put it all together for us and mixed it in his expert fashion. 

  We hope you enjoy the thrill of the climax, and also get a chuckle out of the lyrics, which are included below. 

  Let me tell you 'bout a dancer yeah!
A mysterious one
She dances to the decibel
She's a A shape shifter from the stars
She doesn't cast no shadow
The light makes things bizarre
She'll mold a new soul in you
And get your grandmother too
She'll bleed you from afar


It's an Early time and a late night
On a mothership deep in flight
Yeah!
It's an Early time and a late night
When the grays are seeing white!

Yeah, you know what I'm talkin' about 

Oh baby you caught me off guard I think it's gonna be a early time and a Late night

Hubba bubba max
Hubble space snacks
I'm playing galaga 
Waiting for climax
It didn't take long
A few setbacks

One and done in the black hole
With the Shape shifting of my gun
The time was short but the blast quaked
It was all over before it begun
The frown Came over her like a storm cloud dropping down torrential rain
The frown came over me some time later when the little fetus from Mars slopped onto the terrain

It's an Early time and a late night
On a mothership deep in flight
It's an Early time and a late night
When the grays are seeing white

{Get that thing away from me
Stay on your home planet}

Just One minute altered my universe
My reputation outside of the earth
Flys away in a hearse
Now I'm just the minute man of the cosmos
With an infant out there somewhere they call him... space Frankenstein that's what she knows

It's an Early time and a late night
On a mothership deep in flight
It's an Early time and a late night
When the grays are seeing white

Early Time, Late Night (Eclectic Collective)

Hey friends - I reworked an old song from 2012, which I deleted by accident - it s a funny one:)

Afraid - Likewyse featuring Marianne Holland

Untamed Fire

Cast of characters:

Surfers Like Us–@user-411502040–Artur–songwriting, foundational rhythm guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman–Stephen–sitar, mix, and production
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell–electric piano, vocals
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara–Ken–drums and percussion, vocals
Llanpsych–@llanpsych–Tez–lead guitar
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–four string fretless bass guitar, vocals

  This song started with Artur composing a brilliant, open piece on his guitar, in his distinct surf rock style, and sending it to Josh. Josh put the bass down on top of Ken's banging drums, but it took Josh, a while to be able to get this one for some reason. Once he and Ken were locked in, though, they knew they had it. JJ then sprinkled his electric keyboard magic, followed by Tez, who lights up the whole thing with his electric guitar wizardry. 
  At Artur's request, Ken, JJ, and Josh added the big harmony vocals, "See you soon, in a better world." Artur wanted this song to be about the need for peace in the world. Last, but certainly not least, Stephen added the sitar intro. He also accomplished the herculean task of mixing and producing the whole thing for us.
  This is another true team effort by the Eclectic Collective, and the fourth in our series of surf rock songs. This also happens to coincide with Artur's birthday, so please go to his page and wish him a happy birthday. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

See You Soon  (in a Better World) - Eclectic Collective

Music: Temple of the Haunted Man https://soundcloud.com/temple-of-the-haunted-man

Lyrics & Vocals: Cosmic Keanu

As Foretold

The flood gates have been opened
Darkness grows

Darkened hearts seized by hatred,
Blood runs cold

The restrainer has been lifted
Upon the lawless and the wicked

Deceiving all who perish
Holding all the lies they cherish

False signs and wonders shown
As foretold

The one who opposes all
taken hold

An influence that deludes is
What kills the love of truth

Deceiving all who perish
Holding all the lies they cherish

From the beginning, 
God has chosen you
Through sanctification, spirit
faith in truth

When the lawless one’s revealed
Exalts himself as God

An abomination of desolation
In the Holy place

The Lord descends from the clouds
With a shout

The Lord removes the lawless one
with a breath of his mouth

Just as the lightning comes from the east
and flashes west

So will the coming be
of the Son of Man

As Foretold (Temple Of The Haunted Man and Cosmic Keanu)

The word nautilus is derived from the Greek word nautilos "sailor". The chambered or pearly nautilus is a mysterious and rare creature known for its patterned and precise spiral.  A testament to the creativity of God.
Thank you to David Dunham for mastering my track! 
 @david-dunhamuser589535203

Nautilus

Mark Duffield: voice, words, vocal production @markduffieldcollaboration

Jonathan Beckenstein: instruments, music

The Games (featuring Mark Duffield)

A laboratory with an open bar and floating altar. Come on in! 

Here are various solo and collaborative projects - songs, soundscapes, live looped solo guitar improvisations. 

This project used to be called "imaginary friends", but it became too real for that name, as did many of you.

I hope you enjoy something you find here. Do feel free to be in touch, you never know what might happen.  

I also invite you to attend @hypnopompetus, a duo project with the illustrious Cheesemont Paisley-Paisley, and Fictive Sisters, a transatlantic band with  the incomparable Wheelwright https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-distraction.

The Games (featuring Mark Duffield)

Jonathan Beckenstein

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