ElectroGroove AcidFunk

Mayflower

Some of my Soundcloud favourites #160

// Paploviante --- I've Got Time - feat Emily Coy //

/// PAPLOVIANTE --- Let It Sink In - IPG1 & Paploviante ///

// Lillithe --- EXPEDITION by Paploviante (Remix) //

/// Lillithe --- EXPEDITION by Paploviante (Remix) ///

GOODBYE REGRETS, LET FAITH IN

In The Heat Of It

Avant le téléphone , internet , les femmes de soldats partis à la guerre attendaient les lettres de leurs fiancés et maris . Les enfants étaient témoins de leurs angoisses et de leurs larmes ...
Compositeur Arrangeur : Philippe SEGUINARD Auteur Mélodiste : Guillaume DULER
Lyrics :
La guerre c'est le bruit d'une pointe de crayon 
C'est le regard absent dans les yeux de ma mère
C'est une longue attente blanche une prison
Des mots qu'elle lisait des lettres qu'on espère

C'est le son d'un amour à la lumière dansante
C'est le goût de tous les jours , sans saveurs sans saisons
C'est apprendre qu'il y a des choses qui te manquent
Des semaines d'inquiétudes , des rides sur son front

C'est elle enveloppée dans la fumée des cigarettes
Comme dans un nuage porteur de larmes amères
Et puis c'est le silence soudain des nuits défaites
Colmatés d'espérance pour fuir le vent d'hiver 

La guerre c'est savoir qu'elle peut te dénuder
Jusqu'à la moelle d'un père qu'elle t'aura volé
Que les jours qui suivront seront jamais comblés
Que hurleront impitoyable les vents glacés

Before the telephone and the Internet, the wives of soldiers away at war waited for letters from their fiancés and husbands. Children witnessed their anguish and tears ...
Composer and arranger : Philippe SEGUINARD Author and melodist : Guillaume DULER
Lyrics :
War is the sound of a pencil tip 
It's the absent look in my mother's eyes
It's a long white wait in a prison
Words she read Letters we hope for

It's the sound of love in dancing light
It's the taste of every day, without flavors without seasons
It's learning that there are things you miss
Weeks of worry, wrinkles on her forehead

It's her wrapped in cigarette smoke
Like a cloud of bitter tears
And then it's the sudden silence of empty nights
Clogged with hope to escape the winter wind 

War is knowing that it can strip you bare
To the very marrow of a father stolen from you
That the days that follow will never be filled
That the icy winds will howl mercilessly

© Guillaume DULER / Philippe SEGUINARD  2022

La guerre      TRANSLATED

A cello elegy dedicated to the great San Francisco photographer Fred Lyon who passed away yesterday, August 26, 2022 at the age of 95.

you can see his work here:
https://www.fredlyon.com/about

cover photo: Castle Street night view of Coit Tower, San Francisco, 1947 by Fred Lyon

Elegy for Fred

Psychedelic dream projector

Download & Donate / Get the Project File! - https://live.mrbillstunes.com/product/album/irl/the-oculist/


The Oculist - This track actually started as me trying to re-create Patchouli Dump Truck by Opiuo, which I feel like I did quite accurately, then I decided to take the sounds I'd replicated, and process them even more and take it into a more Mr. Bill'esque territory by staggering the rhythms right out & adding a ton of heavily edited components to it. I was happy with the result, so here it resides on the album!

Credits:
Opiuo (for the inspiration) - https://soundcloud.com/opiuo
Funi (for artwork) - https://www.facebook.com/funilab
GRUFF (for mastering) - https://www.facebook.com/GRUFFAUDIO

I hope you enjoy the album! <3

Cheers,
Bill.

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Mr. Bill - The Oculist

I'm very glad to share this great piece, came through an intense step by step collaboration with Jowwwafi. It started by fitting one of my old poems to some chords he sent to me, then... well you'll get the best description by listening to it 5 or 6 times ;)
Feel free to check our previous collab https://soundcloud.com/jowwwafi/nowhere, and his whole cloud @Jowwwafi.

Letras / Lyrics

Escucho tu risa  /  I listen your laugh
y oigo tus pasos, espero.  /  and hear your steps, I wait.
Te miro, y al ver tu sonrisa,  /  I look at you, and seeing your smile,
no dudo, te quiero.  /  I don’t doubt, I love you.

La suave fragancia en tu cuerpo jovial,  /  The soft fragrance in your cheerful body,
llegó el amor, tu perfume me excita,  /  love came, your scent excites me,
tu cálido aroma, es primaveral,  /  your hot aroma, is from springtime,
y versos de amor sobre tí me recita.  /  and verses of love about you it recites me.

Tu risa sincera,  /  Your laugh is honest,
tu risa, hermosa,  /  your laugh, beautiful,
tus labios, preciosa,  /  your lips, precious,
hacen que te quiera;  /  they make me to love you;
si bien yo quisiera  /  Though I wanted
con ellos hacer otra cosa:  /  with them to do another thing:

¡Ay si yo pudiera  /  Ay if I could
besar, tan siquiera,  /  kiss, at least,
tan maravillosa,  /  so wonderful,
tu boca,  /  your mouth,
color de la rosa!  /  color of the rose!

©2014 JOWWWAFI & E-RUIZZO – ®2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;P

Tu boca, color de la rosa (with Jowwwafi)

This is a song that originated with Eddy, who sent it to Tez and me to spice up. His original stems were guitar and organ. Tez added the riddim and a rhythm guitar track, as well as produced and mixed the whole thing. To that, I added the bass and some electric piano. I really enjoy working with nutty if these guys a lot! They both have such a great sense of authentic dub. I always really enjoy listening to what we come up with together. I hope you do, too.

5ynt Dub (with eddyoffline and Llanpsych)

And She Waited

Death of a generation written and produced by Jim Manser
mixed and mastered by Russ Sinfield
drum programming by Russ Sinfiled
taken from the forth-coming album Tales of generation x 
2023
lyrics 
let the birds fly free from the cage
a demonstration for freedom and this age
you left me hanging tell me how you feel
who broke the butterfly on a wheel
what we need is a revolution or nothing gonna change
fly the flags of a new solution power,greed ,and rage
spirit of the age

Death of a generation tell me what went wrong
for the peace and a new sensation who wrote another song
Death of a generation who signed an epitaph
all the clowns and the politicians who cut us down in half

who led the madmen from this house
rampaging elephants your the mouse
they smashed the kingdom broke down the fear
now it makes me wonder whats been left here
all the shops are empty because of capital gain
and you dont  even remember now things all look the same 
when thy crashed the plane
death of a generation what have we got left 
death of a generation they got away with theft
Death of a generation they want to take control
all the clowns and the politicians who want to take control
Death of a generation they thought they would change thhe world
but they lost all there levitation and all the dreams got sold
Death of a Generation they gave it all away
all the fools and the aggravation whats been left today
nothing left to say [lyrics by jim manser 2023]

you-tube video link

Death of a Generation [watch the video on youtube]

This is a song JJ came up with on bass, organ, and electric piano, originally to share with a singer. She declined, and I swooped in to grab it. I really like how it starts very funky, then goes into a Floydy jam. I added some wah guitar, slide, and some tremolo heavy rhythm guitar. At the same time, Ken (K2 and the Three, and K2 and the Four)added the perfect kit drums and the hand drums, which give it a whole next-level dimension. JJ then went in and added the very cool synth lead you hear in the second part. I also really like his electric piano solo in the second part. Of course, we weren't done yet, because someone had to mix the beast. And that someone was the master of the mix, the chairman of the board, Tez (Llanpsych). He is a true life wizard behind the board and with an ax, although we only got the mix out of him on this one. Anyway, we all hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.

Mayflower (Eclectic Collective)

Thank you for listening!

soundcloud.com/emilio-gs/sets/cinematic-music-by-emilio-gs

Light In The Darkness

A tous les vagabonds d'âge qui ont parcouru le monde en biais de long en large et en galères. 
Compositeurs : Philippe SEGUINARD - Xavier JAARI  Auteurs : Xavier 
JAARI ( english )  Guillaume DULER  ( french )
Arrangements : Xavier JAARI  https://soundcloud.com/xavier-jari
Chants : Xavier JAARI - Guillaume DULER
Bass - Drums - Keyboard : Xavier JAARI
Guitars : Philippe SEGUINARD - Xavier JAARI
To all the vagabonds of age who have traveled the world on a slant, up and down the length and breadth of the galleys. 
Composers: Philippe SEGUINARD - Xavier JAARI Authors: Xavier 
JAARI ( english ) Guillaume DULER ( french )
Arrangements : Xavier JAARI https://soundcloud.com/xavier-jari
Vocals : Xavier JAARI - Guillaume DULER
Bass - Drums - Keyboard : Xavier JAARI
Guitars : Philippe SEGUINARD - Xavier JAARI

Lyrics: 
You’re juste hobos on the road, with your guitars as only load,
They're just two raggedy men, lost in a world that don't give a damn,
But you keep playing your music anyway, hoping to find a better day.

J'ai des kilomètres de frontières
Sous mes semelles de vents glacés
Comme ces rivières en hiver
Où j'ai pas fini de nager
A contre courant électrique
Je n'ai jamais fait d'étincelles
J'étais tout seul sale pathétique
Comme une bête sans sa belle

It’s your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
Mon dernier train arrive en gare
It’s your life style but you choose it your life style 
C'est bientôt l'heure du départ
It’s your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
Cette fois je ne suis pas en retard
It’s your life style but you choose it your life style

It’s too late anyway too late to have any regret 
It’s too late anyway too late fot better day
just two raggedy men, 
Lost in a world that don't give a damn,

J'ai fait le tour du monde en biais
De long en large et en galère
J'étais un pauvre aventurier
Un Bob Morane de la misère
J'en ai connu des bides en ville
Sur tous les trottoirs de la Terre
Mendier c'est toujours difficile
Pas un radis et en Enfer

It’s your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
Mon dernier train arrive en gare
It’s your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
C'est bientôt l'heure du départ
It’s your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
Cette fois je ne suis pas en retard
It’s your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
Cette fois je ne serai pas en retard

You're just hobos on the road, with your guitars as only load,
They're just two raggedy men, lost in a world that don't give a damn,
But you keep playing your music anyway, hoping to find a better day.

I've got miles of borders
Under my soles of icy winds
Like rivers in winter
Where I'm not done swimming
Against the electric current
I never made a spark
I was all alone dirty pathetic
Like a beast without its beauty

It's your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
My last train arrives at the station
It's your life style but you choose it your life style 
It's almost time to go
It's your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
This time I'm not late
It's your life style but you choose it your life style

It's too late anyway too late to have any regret 
It's too late anyway too late fot better day
just two raggedy men, 
Lost in a world that don't give a damn,

I went around the world at an angle
Up and down and up and down
I was a poor adventurer
A Bob Morane of misery
I've had my share of flops in town
On all the sidewalks of the Earth
Begging is always difficult
Not a penny and to hell

It's your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
My last train arrives at the station
It's your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
It's almost time to go
It's your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
This time I'm not late
It's your life style but you choose it your life style choose it
This time I won't be late

© Xavier JAARI / Philippe SEGUINARD / Guillaume DULER   Juillet 2023

Bum'bo  ( Xavier JAARI & JIM ) TRANSLATED

This track is a collaboration with SeaShea https://on.soundcloud.com/CnDF4
A small opportunity arose, and I offered Seashea, whom I've admired for a long time, to play the guitar on this track. He kindly accepted, and together we created this song. I love watching Sea; he also loves the sea, so I named it accordingly. This year, Tokyo is unusually hot, with temperatures sometimes exceeding 38 degrees Celsius. In the midst of such heat, he sent a cool breeze from the opposite season in Australia. I hope that everyone who listens to it can feel refreshed.
This song travels back and forth between Japan and Australia like the wind, crossing the Pacific.

Composition and Sampling collage by Synline 
Electric guitar playing  and arrangement by SeaShea
Featured on the my new album 'Code Share'https://on.soundcloud.com/v4P9a

'Seeing The Sea' Synline=SeaShea

I’ve Got Time / feat. Emily Coy 
Paploviante: Bass, Music Composing, Mix, Picture and Mastering 
Vocals and Lyrics:  
Emily Coy free Vocals 
https://soundcloud.com/freevocals/emily-coy-ive-got-time-free-acapella

I've Got Time - feat Emily Coy

What I Deserve - Jasime & Mrs Rhymes
https://soundcloud.com/jasmineconfrey/tracks
https://soundcloud.com/mrsrhymes

What I Deserve

What I Deserve - Jasmine & Mrs Rhymes

Dystopian Nectar

Brian Butts - Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboard, Master Mix
Marc Freak - Vocals, Lyrics https://soundcloud.com/marcfreak?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


DECOHERENCE
Answered the question
Words lost in time
Range from the totally absurd to sublime
Two different people
And objects collide
Sometimes I think I am taken for a ride

CHORUS
I am split into two separate waves
Decoherence is only a phase
Whilst I'm learning to cope with my place
And we're ever learning
I am split into success and waste
Decoherence is only a phase
And there's two sides to my ugly face
And we're never learning

Is there a problem?
Did I fall short?
Did I insult you with my funny retort?
I could go sideways
Toss of a coin
Slowly my molecules start to re-join

CHORUS

Decoherence

Bandcamp

Decoherence (feat. Marc Freak)

The year is 2038...
Humanity has now found itself immersed in a reality that blurs the lines between appearance and identity. The advent of "ChromaSkins" has transformed society, granting people the power to shed their natural forms and don the guise of any holographically projected skin they desire. These skins are so exquisitely crafted that they are indistinguishable from reality to the human eye, seamlessly blending in with the world around them.

In this world, the pursuit of individuality and anonymity intertwine in a disconcerting dance. The once-familiar faces become enigmatic canvases, each person a shifting mosaic of personas. The boundaries of trust and authenticity crumble, as ChromaSkin wearers can masquerade as loved ones, friends, or even unsuspecting strangers. Society grapples with the unsettling ambiguity of identity as the line between self and illusion blurs.

Imaginary Skin

songs used:
    
   IPG1 - Play On Vox 140 BPM
       https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/play-on-vox-140-bpm
   IPG1 soundcloud:
       https://soundcloud.com/ipg1
   vocal : Ian Greaves aka (IPG1)Peace!

   Power Death Panther Claw - In The Face Of Tyranny
       https://soundcloud.com/powerdeath/in-the-face-of-tyranny-1
   Power Death Panther Claw soundcloud:
       https://soundcloud.com/powerdeath

Play On 140 BPM---Lyrics
It’s a vibe—-just a vibe
Come on and follow me
Float with me—— soar with me
Surely you will see
Flying high ——oh so high
Come on fly with me
To the ultimate level
Easy as could be

I find moments when the music isn’t inside of me
But I’m inside of the music floating around free
Relaxing and moving—-come on follow me
Step inside—-Feel the vibe—it’s almost heavenly
Warm and deep—-take the leap—a total odyssey
Free your mind —-let’s unwind——and find the frequency
Free your mind —-let’s unwind——and find the frequency
find the frequency

now vibe with me
come on vibe with me
come on fly with me
come on vibe with me —come on

Come on where you been—— the challenge is within
Again it all like ——letting go and floating in the wind
Sunshine and rain—-can’t stop its happenings
The power and strength —-all ——-so——ravishing
No heights——depth—- or lengths—-never limiting
Day or night——anytime ——nothing is more certain
It’s what you hear and how you feel —-that—- interpreting
Close your eyes and free your mind—-what are you picturing
Harmony as we evolve —-and that is —-everything
that is —-everything

I find moments when the music isn’t inside of me
But I’m inside of the music floating around free
Relaxing and moving—-come on follow me
Step inside—-Feel the vibe—it’s almost heavenly
Warm and deep—-take the leap—a total odyssey
Free your mind —-let’s unwind——and find the frequency
Free your mind —-let’s unwind——and find the frequency

Come on where you been—— the challenge is within
Again it all like ——letting go and floating in the wind
Sunshine and rain—-can’t stop its happenings
The power and strength —-all ——-so——ravishing
No heights——depth—- or lengths—-never limiting
Day or night——anytime ——nothing is more certain
It’s what you hear and how you feel —-that—- interpreting
Close your eyes and free your mind—-what are you picturing
Harmony as we evolve —-and that is —-everything
that is —-everything

find the frequency
now vibe with me
come on vibe with me
come on fly with me
come on vibe with me —come on

IPG1 & Power Death Panther Claw - Vibe With Me (dj baubau remix)

■概要(Overview)
あなたは何も言わずに行ってしまった。
・・という感じの曲です。
ちょっとボーカルが大きいかな？修正するかもしれません。
今回は楽器を減らしてシンプルにしました。

You left without saying anything.
It's a song that feels like...
Is the vocal a little louder? I might fix it.
This time, I reduced the number of instruments and made it simple.

■歌詞
もう二度と　あなたはここに来ることは無いわ
私には　引き留めておくものが無かったの

綺麗なものが　あふれているわ
誰もがそれを　求めて歩くの
この頃　よくわかってきたの

あなたに貰った帽子も
二人でそろえた食器も
古めかしく見えた

どこへでも好きな場所へ
美しい人のもとへ行けばいい


この部屋に　あなたがいない理由を探して
もうずっと　見つけられずに　苦しんでいたの

私の言葉　あなたを事を
傷つけたなら　謝りたいけど
この頃　よくわかってきたの

あなたが残した笑顔も
二人で過ごした時間も
可愛らしく思えた

どこへでも好きな場所へ
正しい人のもとへ行けばいい

美しい人のもとへ・・
正しい人のもとへ・・

■ Lyrics (Google translation)
You will never come here again
I had nothing to hold you back

Beautiful things abound
everyone walks in search of it
I've come to understand these days

the hat you gave me
Matching tableware for two
they looked old

wherever you want
you should go to a beautiful person


I'm looking for the reason you're not in this room
I've been suffering from not being able to find the answer for a long time

if my words hurt you
i would like to apologize for that
But these days I've come to understand

The smile you left behind
The time we spent together
I thought it was lovely

wherever you want
go to the right person

To a beautiful person
to the right person...

Goodbye

Opus79

EXPEDITION
Backing Track: Paploviante & Friends
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/expedition-offer-open-collaboration
Vocals: www.Ghosthack.de
Lillithe : adding Vocals, Violin, Guitar ,Sound effects, Brass & Wind and Orchestra Trumpets

EXPEDITION  by Paploviante (Remix)

The only pure love you can find is not of this world.  Look up.  Things will get better one day.

Love Ain't What It Used To Be

Useless Things

Moog Subharmonicon, Mavis, Mother, DFAM - Recorded live into Zoom H6

Take My Word For It

This is a song that has been one of my favorites for the last 25 years or so. It's a cover of a cover that Jerry Garcia (guitar, of course), Merle Saunders (keys), John Kahn (bass), and Bill Vitt (drums) recorded live at the Keystone in Berkley, CA, in 1973. It's actually a cover they did (I just found out a few years ago) of a song called Finders Keepers by the Chairmen of the Board, which is definitely worth checking out, too. This version is a more laid back, but it keeps the funk alive. 
  The guys who made this quarter century dream of mine come true are JJ Terrell, who plays the funky clavichord and dynamic organ throughout, Ken (K2 and the Three, and K2 and the Four)who's playing the tight, funky drums and great percussion, and Tez (Llanpsych), who's playing the ripping guitar lead at the end. Tez also mixed and produced this, expertly, as always. I'm on guitar, bass, and the synth lead at the beginning. Can't verbalize how much fun this was for me, and I hope all of us. We hope you enjoy it, too.

Keepers by Chairman of the Board (Eclectic Collective)

Years have passed and I will never forget my one regret. A friend of mine jumped off of the Tobin Bridge in Boston because of the pressure his family put on him to send money back to them in his native country - They should all be crucified. This is my recollection. I should have been there for him that day - instead I was looking to be seen "AGAIN" - always craved attention... Full lyrics below
"
who was I to you guess I was just a ghost reached out to everyone and played the clown but it turned out you needed me the most I wish i never ever let you down - but I was just a kid and i was oh so blind blinded by the selfishness that swallowed up my time craving the attention I missed out on as a child and made you feel alone that day in your darkest hour please forgive me cause I cant forgive myself so many days go by when I wish I was someone else I was just a kid wasn't there for you I know it wasn't what I did it was what I didn't do.
Was in the lunchroom making a cup of Joe - when you walked in trying to compose yourself - I felt like there was something I should know - but i bit my tongue cause I didn't want to pry - saw it in your eyes you were alone but carried on as if I didn't care truth was I was having a bad day consumed with all the problems of my own - but I was just a kid and I was oh so blind blinded by the selfishness that swallowed up my time craving the attention I missed out on as a child and made you feel alone that day in your darkest hour please forgive me cause I cant forgive myself so many days go by when I wish I was someone else I was just a kid wasn't there for you I know it wasn't what I did it was what I didn't do.
The next morning state police had questioned me they said that you had jumped the night before and even though they placed no blame on me - my aura showed that I was ugly
but I was just a kid and I was oh so blind blinded by the selfishness that swallowed up my time craving the attention I missed out on as a child and made you feel alone that day in your darkest hour please forgive me cause I cant forgive myself so many days go by when I wish I was someone else I was just a kid wasn't there for you I know it wasn't what I did it was what I didn't do.
please forgive me cause I cant forgive myself so many days go by when I wish I was someone else I was just a kid wasn't there for you I know it wasn't what I did it was what I didn't d----

One regret (for Diego)

Latin Jazz Northern Soul R&B. Dedicated to my brother Simon. 🙏

Keep The Faith

If you like free download

Added El. guitar & El. bass

Wake Up Call

Let It Sink In / IPG1 & Paploviante
Vocals & Lyrics IPG1:
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/let-it-sink-in-vocals-92-bpm
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/sets/let-it-sink-in-producers
Paploviante:
Bass, Music Composing, Mix, Picture and Mastering

Let It Sink In - IPG1 & Paploviante

You Got To Move

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The Floozies - FNKTRP

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Say It Loud

Funk Party

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SNAILS - Funk With Me (ft. Big Gigantic)

"Magic is what we do. Music is how we do it." -- Jerry Garcia

Welcome to my page, my peers, associates, friends, and musical family. I'm a lifelong, multi-instrumentalist musician who records prolifically and joyfully. You'll hear me play guitar, bass (regular four string, and four and five string fretless), mandolin, banjo, keys (piano, organ, synth), lap slide, sitar, and sing on my recordings here. I've been in a few dozen bands in my life, playing everything from bluegrass, jazz, rock, jam band, reggae, funk, afrobeat, Middle Eastern, traditional Irish, singer/songwriter, pop/covers, to experimental/avant garde. 
  Since I found SoundCloud a couple years ago, I've found many talented, creative people with whom to create music. However, in the summer of '23 I formed a band called The Eclectic Collective with some of my favorite musicians I've met through here. It started as a loose collective of musicians and coalesced into a core group of musicians who find other musicians with whom we'd like to make music, then run their songs through our process, and in effect add a full band. That core of The Eclectic Collective includes Tez (Llanpsych), J.J. Terrel, Ken (K2 and the Three), Stephen (Texmex Shaman), Chris (cgmaness), and Mark (mistermark). A couple of other musicians are frequent collaborators, as well, including Artur of Surfers Like Us, and Steve Vervaet of Steve's World. More recently, we've been joined by Carl of The Beautiful Dark fame. 
  The magic of music is amplified exponentially by each person adding to it. So, we really try to add our sorcery all kinds of music from all kinds of artists. Sometimes, we keep it within the group, but a lot of what we do is collaboration with other artists. Therefore these days, 100% of what I do is collaboration, within the group or with other artists on the side.
  I, and we, are also available for hire if you have a song or lyrics and you really want to add bigger instrumentation or a band and good production to it. 
  A small sampling of the artists whom I consider primary influences, and whom you will hear coming through my fingers include Phish, The Flaming Lips, The Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Rye Cooder, Steve Earle, Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, Arcade Fire, Mikey Dread, Yellowman, Purpleman, The Meditations, Michigan and Smiley, Lee Perry, Dillinger, Django Reinhardt, Impossible Recording Machine, The Allman Bros Band, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Bela Fleck, Les Claypool, Sam Bush, David Grissman, John Prine, Talking Heads, Beastie Boys, MMW, Moe., Morphine, Ween, Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, John Scofield, Victor Wooten,  Cannonball Adderly, Thelonious Monk, Flea, Parliament Funkadelic,  Frank Zappa, Prince Paul, Pete Rock, Thievery Corporation, Amon Tobin, Chet Baker, Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Carol Kaye, Tame Impala, Mumford and Sons, Japanese Breakfast, LCD Soundsystem, Beach House, Sean Lennon, and Billy Strings, but of course there are many more. I also really like and am influenced by traditional Iranian, Palestinian, Indian, Sri Lankan, Sudanese, Mauritian, Somalian, Egyptian, West African, and Syrian music. I welcome anyone who plays non-western music to contact me for a collaboration, too.
 I'm overjoyed to have found my community on SoundCloud. This is a truly unique forum where everyone is sincerely trying to build each other up. The profoundly supportive and positive SoundCloud community has really opened up an exciting new world of collaboration for me. That is the main reason I'm in the Cloud, actually, to connect with other musicians and make music that I enjoy listening to, and hopefully others do, as well. I am ALWAYS looking to collaborate with interesting musicians, mostly though BandLab, which is where I record almost exclusively. It's a solid, free digital audio workstation hub where you can share recording projects, even if it's not where you make your recordings.
  Everything I do is live instrumental, not programmed, and using no computer beyond my phone. That's not to say that I would be opposed to using that kind of tool, it's just not my preferred medium with which to paint. If you like my music, please share it. If you want to collaborate, my BandLab handle is @bingo_pajama. Feel free to contact me at cornbreadband@hotmail.com, as well, even if you aren't on BandLab.
  If your music is primarily AI, please don't come around my page, as I'm not at all interested in complimenting a machine.
  Here's a link to music I've recorded live with a group of musicians here in Pittsburgh called The Northumberland Street Ramblers.
Check out The Northumberland Street Ramblers on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/fU4Me

Keepers by Chairman of the Board (Eclectic Collective)

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)