Striking and original, Jonathan! Really enjoyed this one. One of my kids had a studio at Temple Works in Leeds (worth Googling), the basement was so vast people were warned not to enter. They once had to send a search party in to find some lost youths!

Great down to Earth feel.  Raw and heartfelt

This track is a time capsule with strings, a haunting walk through memory’s basement corridors. Jonathan doesn’t just recall Westbeth, he resurrects it. You hear the stone, the steel doors, the hum of ghosts rehearsing decades ago. Those antiquated guitar moves? They're perfect here. Not dated, deliberate. Reverberating textures tumble forward and then pull back, like you’ve turned a wrong corner and ended up somewhere deeply familiar. It’s dissonant, nostalgic, messy in the way memory should be. You don’t need a polished take when the raw ache is the point. 💨 The kettle rattled low and said, “That opening chord hit like a heavy door swinging shut behind me. I was locked in, clanging pipes and all. Sounded like someone mic’d up a memory” 🧀 The grater scraped a little louder than necessary and said, “You can hear the grit in the corners, that’s real texture right there” 🧃 The juice press tilted thoughtfully and said, “I’d call this a full bodied emotional cleanse, with extra pulp”

Love these big, bluesy, resonating tones, Jonathon. Feels like I'm vicariously soaking up those ambient vibes. Clearly, they've been inspiring : )

one of my favorite songs when I'm on the road, and I just realized I haven't even liked it yet... what a treasure trove of sensational sounds, dear jonathan!!! I can so vividly imagine these hallways. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

if there were an official competition for the most fascinating combination of the greatest guitar sounds, there would be no question in my mind which of your works you should enter, jonathan. just because you would win with every single one of your pieces!

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This is a track I uploaded a while back and somehow made it private by accident.  This is more of a melancholy bit of upbeat.  Like grasping on to something great at a heavy down time. It's hard to explain how this particular track comes across, but I truly hope you enjoy it!

Coverallsalt

EXPLORERS

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Hi everyone.

After three weeks sick, he seems to be starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel (That's what we say in Spain...).

My precious kidney stones have prevented me from focusing on songwriting and my commitments to some friends here, and will continue to do so for a while...

But my spirit regains energy and that's why I leave you here a composition from almost 8 years ago that I don't remember having published before.

It is one of the most complex electronic parts ever made.

It's true that I remastered it a few years later in my second mixing studio......yes, in my second car with BT.

I hope you like it, while I hope to expel two of my beloved stones from the four I have had since the last month.

Greetings.

Paco. ; )



Image by BIGPT in Pixabay.

DAW. Music Studio 2
Hardware. iPad
Mix. By car
21 Tracks of native instruments from MS2 and the Xewton forum.
16 tracks of kv331 Synthmaster

Explorers

One by One

It's Already Here - Music by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | New Electric Guitar Instrumental | Improv style jam | Oct 8th 2024 | YT Vid

Everything what you need, well it's already here :) XOXOXO

Instruments & Gear: Electric Guitar via a Line 6 POD & 1 V-Drum

Music Composed & Produced, Recorded & Performed, Mixed & Mastered by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA

Cover Art Design - Photo & Graphics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]





It's Already Here - M1 - REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

It's Already Here

YouTube

It's Already Here - Music by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | YT Vid

Hello everyone, 
a while ago I came across Layna's page here on Soundcloud. I was amazed by her beautiful voice. I am very happy that she agreed to my request for a collaboration. So we re-recorded the traditional "Ash Grove", which she had sung before. I gave the piece an orchestral arrangement that includes the typical Celtic instruments. In addition, there was a new intro and outro.

I am incredibly happy that I was able to work with such a wonderful singer. Thank you very much, Layna!

You can also find Layna's wonderful singing here:

On Soundcloud:

https://on.soundcloud.com/oPco4


On YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@laynamothersings?si=fEF8FD4e1ycDQMml

Ash Grove (feat. Layna)

Just for fun. 

I shared a rehearsal space in the basement of Westbeth Artist Housing (please see the photo) in the late 70’s. This music has to do with my dream-memory of the place.

The basement was labyrinthine. Until a few years ago, I still had recurring dreams of that environment. It was constructed of grey painted cinder block or some such stony material. There were many bands in many rooms down there, and as you walked the halls you’d hear all the musics leaking out from under steel doors in cacophony. Often you’d hear the band in the next cell right through your own stone wall as you were playing. That made it hard to record in there. We did it anyway. 

The sonic qualities of this recording remind me of those hallways as do some of the somewhat antiquated guitar moves. And by the way, I love antiquated guitar moves!

Westbeth Catacombs


Vocals; https://soundcloud.com/specialececilia

Production; https://soundcloud.com/rizlix


Here's a very special collab featuring the wonderful vocals of Special Cecilia!!
As the the name suggests, me and Cecilia have collabed with this song before (I think this vocal was the first one I collabed with Cecilia and I think it may have been the first collab I made on SoundCloud). The original collab was a totally different style, it was and is a super uplifting dance track. you can hear the original on Cecilias YouTube channel here;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8SSRC8NBoI


As for this track I'm entering new territory as far as genres go in the form of R&B & Soul. It's a super chill track and i think Cecilia's vocals suit it really well. 

You can find her original vocal here;

https://soundcloud.com/specialceciliacappellas/escape-into-parallell-world-vocals-for-collabs

Hope you enjoy this track.

Peace

Dan



Special Cecilia x RiZLiX - Sweet Escape (Revisited)

Vocals and lyrics by Special Cecilia
https://soundcloud.com/specialceciliacappellas

Music, production and art by Cosmic Keanu (not AI)

“And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Player Piano

Sweet Escape or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the AI (Feat. Special Cecilia)

Silence By Zitou Itou & Albert Paule

Petite fanfare (flutes, trombone, basson, cors, saxophone, tubas) + piano et synthétiseur au final. Humeur joyeusement farfelue. 
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Visuel  : Between Earth and Air
Musique : Pascal Regnaudin
Licence : CC.BY.ND (2025)
Partition disponible : https://musescore.com/user/50660795

Variation

Here's a fun rockin' cover I've had sitting around for awhile. I'm playing everything, singing (sorry), and I cut the drum loops together. BTW...that bass line is really fun to play!

Radio Free Europe (REM Cover)

That
It wasn’t even weekend but the weather didn’t know 
I never knew a evening could be perfecter 
Or so i’ve been told
That
Clans will band together when forever is on show
Even nana lynn and Trevor feel the full force of the flow
It dissolves
That
Whatever that may be and it ain’t clear to me but I’m all in

As statistics show , most comes to nothing 
But they’re forgetting 
All about that thing

I found the lesson weren’t in no hymn
It crept right up as we climbed right back in
I’m certain you’ll find 
At the end of times
It’s got something to do with that

That

THIS LIFE I AIN’T LIVING
V1
Things are so expensive
It’s eat or pay the rent
Before my paycheck comes
My money’s already spent 

CHORUS
This life I ain’t living is killing me 
This life I ain’t living is killing me, oooh-oooh-oooh
Killing me, oooh-oooh-oooh 

V2
This country’s in trouble 
The world has turned its’ back
Hear the people moaning 
For the hope they lack

CHORUS
This life I ain’t living is killing me 
This life I ain’t living is killing me, oooh-oooh-oooh
Killing me, oooh-oooh-oooh 

V3
Try to do things right
Find out it’s all wrong
The men pulling the strings
Are few but they’re strong, oh

This life I ain’t living
This life I ain’t living

V4
Lock up the house tight
Another weekend alone
Nobody cares where you are
Nobody calls on the phone

CHORUS
This life I ain’t living is killing me 
This life I ain’t living is killing, killing me, oooh-oooh-oooh
Killing me, oooh-oooh-oooh

V5
Another broken promise
Another broken dream
Broken hearts all around
Hear the children scream

CHORUS/TAG
This life I ain’t living is killing me
This life I ain’t living is killing, killing me, oooh-oooh-oooh, oh!

This life I ain’t living
This life I ain’t living is killing, killing me..

Oooh-oooh-oooh, Oooh,-oooh-oooh

© 2025 Renee La Chapelle – All Rights Reserved


THIS LIFE I AIN’T LIVING

Shangri-La

*** VIDEO NOW ON YOUTUBE *** 
https://youtu.be/gVDec-aNuAQ

Break The Silence

INVITATION TO COLLAB, DJ,BEATMAKERS,SINGERS, RAPPERS >>>Who want Can USE & REMIX PARTS OF THE ACAPPELLAS , place it, modulate it as You like, MAKE A SPECIAL TRACK, with SOUNDS 
FIT IT AS A FEAT in a SONG... LYRICS are Here Below to Help You Choice Words & Phrases.
DOWNLOAD are FREE &it's in Wave, if You Want MP3, ask me. 
If You Do Use My Vocals, Mention My Name in the Track& Let Me Know, I will Repost,Share, Include it in Playlists & Mix... Original Version >  https://soundcloud.com/specialececilia/lets-go-ahead
LYRICS
No turning back 
Lets' go ahead
Moving Forward for Brighter Future
Lets' go ahead
Moving Forward for Brighter Future

Many things got to change
Life needs a better balance
to avoid decadence 
World needs a second chance

No turning back 
Lets' go ahead
Moving Forward for Brighter Future


No want no more sorrows
want a better tomorrow
No want no more pain
want a better to day

No turning back 
Lets' go ahead
Moving Forward for Brighter Future

Forward for Brighter Future
Lets' go ahead

Many things got to change
Life needs a better balance
to avoid decadence 
World needs a second chance
needs a second chance

No want no more sorrows
want a better tomorrow
No want no more pain
want a better to day

No turning back 
Lets' go ahead
Moving Forward for Brighter Future

No turning back 
Lets' go ahead
Moving Forward for Brighter Future

LET S GO AHEAD Vocals for Collabs

⚡ Synthwave energy unleashed! ⚡ Shock the Algorithm returns with a brand NEW album — Ultraviolet Cosmos.
https://shockthealgorithm.bandcamp.com/album/ultraviolet-cosmos

🌌 Available NOW on Bandcamp — grab your digital copy today and step into the neon! 🌌

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 https://soundcloud.com/sel-sync, and Fictive Sisters, a transatlantic band with  the incomparable Wheelwright https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-distraction.

Westbeth Catacombs

Jonathan Beckenstein

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