reposts 2

UFO ADVENTURES

WORD

The Bargain Basement

Light

Down To The Sea (live rough demo)

02 There Is A Time

04 The Light Of You

Me, The Summer And You

I wrote this song long ago....When the World was young...

"Blue Star"

Blue Star (Demo)

Our first of 2016, and our first in quite some time.  Good to be back!

Through the Door
Lives on a course for collision with fate
With damaged wings we fly
Forest of green shrouded by daylight 
Through the door we step outside

When the fog breaks 
There will be hell to pay 
When the walls crumble down
I’ve seen the things that only happen in our dreams
When the crossing comes

Lives on a course for collision with fate 
With damaged wings we fly

@michaelw-2 - production/arrangement/pads/synths and mix on his iPad
@aranajason - lyrics/vocals/guitar and crazy imagination
@jackwm - lead guitars

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Through The Door

Life is a Storm

I used to drink Chinese tea 
I had a beautiful teapot and a beautiful cup
My bowl was of hand carved wood
Presented to me by a loving man
My bamboo chop sticks my own
With a bedroll and my monastic comforts
I roamed from place to place
Now it's called Social Networking
And we can roam the waves
Connecting in an instant
To souls on the other side
We can project our best selves
And believe in their best selves
But sometimes I miss the warmth
Of real bodies and real buddies
And I have weathered many storms
I no longer possess the beautiful teapot
I am left with the flotsam and jetsam
Of many years of being tossed 
In the storm
And it is more than enough
With which to fashion a life of Intent

Jools Elphick Feb 2016
(This one is my own - first one to leap off the pages I have been writing over the course of an erratic life.....!!!)

LIFE......Is a Storm

Ashot Danielyan - February 19, (Прощай...)

This one cropped up last year, when there was much media coverage of the plight of refugees, and unbelievably, some who lacked compassion ...... I find it hard to understand - 

ONE OF A KIND

You hold the keys to
PANDORA'S BOX
Within which I placed my soul
So long ago.....
Your courage and your compassion lead you on
Your pain and self-doubt have you hobbled
You are trapped in a centrifuge of time
I am helpless 
You are the only one who can  release that energy
The box will open
All hell will let loose
We will discover we have wings
With which to fly
Across that ocean
And meet face to face
Heart to Heart
This is Leap Year 2016 and
A good place to start 




The Proposal (29/02/16 - Leap Year)

MINERVA

L IF E  (Invocation)

Lush Fecundity
Lush Fecundity
Unfurling Ceaselessly Yearning
Stretching Stretching
Launching into Life
Lush Fecundity
Lush Fecundity
Here I Am


L IF E - An Invocation!

You don't get want you want you get what you need

Brighton AOH Blues 2016

Ruminations on a Cloud

I listen 
to many sounds
the vibrations
form an aura
a shell
of protection
against
the White Noise
of daily existence
You musicians
are the magicians 
of alchemical
protection
like the wizards of old
you make magic
which shines in the dark
vibrations which snake
moving up my spine
a kundalini - a mark
bless you and
thank you
be free


Sent from my iPhone

RUMINATIONS on the Cloud

feline past lives

Willin'

Human Nature (Post Apocalypse)
(Collab with ALPHIO - Test/Sept 2017)

It's Human
Human Nature

We mean to Love forever 
But
Love just ebbs away

We vow to Live forever
But
Life just fades away

It's Human
Human Nature 
Just
Human Nature

We strive for Acceptance
and
We toil for Abundance
But
What is the Cost?
- When your Spirit gets soured
And All Hope is Lost?

It's Human
Human Nature
Just Human
Human Nature

Human is as Human Does
We Laugh, We Cry
Maybe do some Good
And sow some seeds
And the we Die
You ask me Why?

It's Human Nature
Just Human Nature ......


Human Nature (Post Apocalypse) (Collab with ALPHIO - Test/Sept 2017)

03 - Si Tu Veux Que Tout Aille Bien

written by dobens/diggins with al pappa kona/andrea kona

live Sunday morning coffee/with Drea Z/Freight Train

*This track is a fundraiser to support refugees & asylum seekers, see the BUY button*
Video link: https://youtu.be/fY1RSBKL6LM

One World, One Humanity, One Love...I wrote this song about two years ago, the sadness of witnessing refugees fleeing persecution ~  at the borders, sleeping in the the cold and mud,  watching on my TV, in my safe and comfortable lounge room. Some people around were so frightened by the "otherness" of these refugees, they forgot their common kindness and humanity, fearful that their comfortable lives in a democratic wealthy society were under threat. 
More recently we have seen a very different approach taken in New Zealand...togetherness, unity, forgiveness. The quote from Rumi many centuries ago references pathways to godliness and humanity.

The Lamp of Welcome ~ Chris O ~ March 2019
A dreamless night, under fields of stars,
the blankets bind our bodies warm and tight.
A sleep of peace, of innocence, for all the family.
Certain of the way it was, and is, and will forever be.

We all love to lead a gentle life.
We all long for the simple life.

A cold restless night under an absent moon,
When hunger strikes and water's gone too soon.
Cities turn to dust, and children play no more,
The last threads of hope are thrown out,
thrown out, to this foreign shore.

They all want to live a gentle life.
They all try so hard for the simple life.

"From a distance you can only see my light, but move in a little closer.
Come close and you will see that I, I am you" (Rumi)

See it with your mind, it could be you or me.
Hear it with your heart, the song of exile.
Just hold out the lamp of welcome, to the refugee.

The Lamp of Welcome

The Lamp of Welcome ~ by Chris O

Our new mini album recorded at Stealth Recording Studios Glasgow.
Original Tracks - 
Fire and Rain (D.Young)
Mary Brown (J.Murray)
Kickin' over fences (D.Young)

Made Of Stone

I am not a musician but music plays a very important role in my creative life! I am an artist/designer and music is my companion and my muse in the long hours I spend working in my studio! 
I am immensely impressed and grateful for all the talented and inspiring musicians whose work graces this Cloud, and I will always re-post sounds that I love (and will listen to again) - knowing that others will enjoy them!
I feel slightly embarrassed and quite humbled when I receive such graceful messages of thanks from artists whose work I have re-posted - after-all, I am the one who is so inspired by the discovery of your brilliant music!!!
So thank YOU!!!
Jools :)
P.S. If you want to see where the music takes me there is a link to my Portfolio site on Behance below!!! 
NEW!! - Thanks for all the great feed-back on my work! I shall be re-launching with a website (shop & archive) ‘KULT-JE’ in the not too distant future! Meanwhile, examples of past and current work are featured on my Instagram (@joolselphick)
Since my heart op in Jan2021, I have had to deal with taking quite a lot of meds which have interrupted my design work - that and moving to Germany in 2020 - and back in 2021 (due to Covid my business plans stalled!) - SO, slowly getting it together…. hang tight!😊

I have an archive of my work to date on Instagram - @joolselphick

ONE OF A KIND

Julie Elphick