This music is loosely inspired by John Lurie's very engaging TV show, "Painting With John".

Image by Shoeb Khatib via Unsplash, re-cropped by me.

Why Am I Thinking These Things?

The fourth song of our summer series "We Can Solve Most Things If We Talk" is a hymn to Hope.  It is the enduring attribute of mankind to be able to think beyond the most painful circumstances and imagine a better life and a better world.  Peter is not just a fine writer of melody and lyrics, but a very able and eloquent guitarist and vocalist.  Oddrun graces this song with her angelic voice as if she were Hope itself, and in duet they give the song wings.  Seagull's synths, bass, and mix are ever sure and seamless, a true labor of love.
Music, Lyrics, Guitars & Vocals; Our dear poet Peter, soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks
Vocals; Soundcloud's most wonderful voice; Oddrun, @oddrun-eikli
Compilation and mix by visionary producer; Seagull, @farout-music-studio

Will you Raise Your Right Hand?

Peter
Can you number the circle’s rim, each point on a list?
Enumerate the air, simply cupping of your hands
Freedom lantern’s falling dim in honesty’s fading mist
But will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Oddrun
Can you census the clouds, in a ledger of the sky
Set out in a single line each and every grain of sand
When the despot weaves his thieving lies will you stand idly by
Or will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Peter & Oddrun
Can you audit every atom, in a volume for the shelf
Each uniquely named, indexed on demand
Does the mirror only fathom, a shallow of your self
Or will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Oddrun & Peter
Can you detail every shimmered light on a canvas of the stars
A snapshot of the cosmos as at light speed it expands
Will you document but passive shame in the volumes of your pale memoirs
Or will you raise your right hand, when hope makes its stand?

Oddrun & Peter
Can you hoist the flag of humankind above the crass material world
Crush the armies of greed, their legions to disband
When the shining banner of grace is finally unfurled
Did you raise your right hand, when hope made its stand?

Hopeful Man--Will You Raise Your Right Hand (Peter, Oddrun, and Seagull)

Parasite Supreme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNK6HxNljR4

Sexobject is the project of Miami Jeff en lyrics made by Lillian Mareddy 
In my opinion the sound of the original is "retro", the videoclip is in American eyes risky, while in Europe it feels a bit 'vintage" in a good way. 

I surprised Jimmy with my spiced up vocalsounds (just a bit playing and having fun with changing the sounds) and he calls it futuristic... enjoy!

i had a preview of the new robot-video: so proud of

Sex object robotReworked - collab Miami Jeff or jimmy Jazz- on youtube

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Scarlett

Hoppin' & Boppin'

Kitchen Discos 

A song about all them good times dancing, singing and laughing until your sides split. 
Having the best night out in your kitchen.
Then over time the magic just fades and it’s a memory of why don’t we do this anymore. 
We give you Kitchen Disco 
Bring them back 

V1
I just want a kitchen disco to stone the crows 
Under the spotlights dancing on the heron bone 
When we cried with laugher until we just  dropped
After singing at the top of our voices  and giving it everything we had got

 

Chorus 
And now it’s me against my self 
Over compensating like hell 
Me against myself 
Oh what happened Dear Danielle 
To kitchen discos dancing on the heron bone lino  x3
Kitchen discos    



V2
I just want a kitchen disco to stone the crows 
Under the spotlights dancing on the heron bone 
When we cried with laugher then we just dropped
After singing at the top of our voices  showing off what we had got

Chorus 
And now it’s me against my self 
Over compensating like hell x2
Me against myself 
Oh what happened Dear Danielle 
To kitchen discos dancing on the heron bone Lino
Kitchen discos 


Outro 
Kitchen discos are what I miss 
Now I just reminisce
Why don’t we do that anymore 
I wish it was like before 
Kitchen discos are no more

Kitchen Disco ~ Conscience Of Kings

Here is an other track with my friend https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Frawstakwa - A Word Of Peace (Mr Menator Techno Remix)

Strange Goins On

Shadows are with the light

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.

Why Am I Thinking These Things?

Jonathan Beckenstein