Got something brilliant in here, Dave. From the guitars to the drums (really like the mix)...that little change iup at 32s (guitar and drum) was perfect, but above all is your quirky slice of apprehending moments of life!  Rock on!!

Great track, nicely put together and performed, enjoyed! Love the dry vocal production clarity, fab stuff!!!

good cool voice!! fantastic track and illustration jacket!😊👍

Great, has a real 90s alt rock feel to it!

It's a breakup tune, with angst, what more can I say?  One influence was The Police - So Lonely, early The Jam, and some Bowie influence as well, and some 80s influences, and some prog rock influences, and... and...  you get the idea.  Making music that is unique is everything. 

YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME
(c) JunkHeap Oct 01 2021 / Remix Sep 2023

It's such a nightmare being dumped, 
breakups are never easy. 
Insecurity feeds.
I know who I am,
I didn't deserve it,  
what you did to me.

The pain it turns, 
it's like a dagger twisted.
Til my heart bleeds.
I see your toxic,
convoluted optics.
So glad I'm free.

You're Gonna Miss Me.

Stone cold, not sure if you're alive.
Well, you made up your mind,
and it's goodbye.
I need to leave you in the past,
I must have been blind.
My soul gives me a high-five.

You're Gonna Miss Me.

You're Gonna Miss Me

this is a cover sung by my youngest son Paul.

This city 2 ( cover by my son paul mcguinness)

SPINNIN' MY WHEELS (JunkHeap (c) Refixed Feb 2023 / (c) Jul 2016)

Oh here it goes...
And I don't know where I'm going,
it all seems so lame.
Another day feeding the negative in my brain.

Well it's turning it over...
Spinnin' my wheels.

Walking through the mall, and seeing the aged,
Crumpled and trying to make it through the day,
trying to make it from A to B.
And here I am, healthy and able,

and there she was...

I see the look in her eyes, and it makes me high.
and I know that's she likes me, maybe ask her out for tea.

Spinnin' my wheels.

There's a need to change,
and if I don't, then it leaves me aimless.
To get it into a different groove.
Instead of thinking that I've got it all figured out.

To learn to trust again,
To learn to love again,
To earn her trust,
It's only a matter of time... until she's mine.

I see the look in her eyes, and it makes me high.
and I know that's she likes me, maybe ask her out for tea.

Spinnin' my wheels.

Spinning My Wheels

Pierre Bordetti productions (c) 03/2023.
Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Pierre Bordetti

An Jazz song track inspired by one of the very 
beautiful photos brought back by Julie during a recent 
trip to Thailand.
Many thanks to Julie.

Un titre Jazz inspiré d'une des très
belles photos rapportées par Julie lors d'un récent
voyage en Thaïlande.
Un grand merci à Julie.

---- Effet Mer  -----

C'est à désespérer des hommes,
Eve n'aurait jamais dû croquer la pomme,
On serait rester soi-disant sauvages,
on aurait pas vécu tous ces ravages,
cueillir les fruits du plaisir,
il y avait tant de belles histoires à écrire,
n'écouter que le son de la pluie et du vent,
sans se soucier du temps,
on aurait jamais dit c'était mieux avant,
en fixant éternellement l'instant...

Effet Mer

HINDSIGHT - (JunkHeap (c) Refixed Apr 2023 / (c) Aug 02, 2003)

Things could have been so different, 
if they could have been done again. 
Countless times we see the chance, 
and let them go, they wont come again 

He remembered the glory and strength of his youth, 
wasted his older years yearning for its return. 
Never realized that wisdom is more than a fair trade; 
Beauty in ones' own introspection.

Things could have been so different, 
if they could have been done again. 
Countless times we see the chance, 
and let them go, they wont come again 

They never will...

Hindsight

Hi friends, I am happy to share with you another deeply experimental work that I've created in collaboration with Jo Richter a.k.a. Sonic Structures and Silent Stretches @sonic-structures and Stonerjazz/Jeff @user-911083679

Jo composed an epic long-form poem called 'Departure' that is broken up into 13 'cantos'. He invited me and Jeff to work with him on converting the poetry into a series of musical soundscapes and this is the first resulting mix from me, that is built on top of a track that Jeff produced and released recently: https://soundcloud.com/user-911083679/canto-vi-jeff-unrulywav

Perhaps fittingly, we decided to start in the middle, with 'Canto VI'. Jeff's version contains a full reading of the poem, which gets somewhat buried in my version of the mix. Layered on top of this, I pulled out key passages from the reading, and used them to continue experimenting with splicing and (software) tape manipulation techniques that I've been developing lately. In addition to Jeff's musical backdrop and Jo's spoken word, the rest of the mix is built upon field recordings taken by Jo that I chopped up to create rhythmic/percussive elements which I think add some interesting color and texture. 

Thanks for joining us on this wild ride! If you find this track interesting, then please keep an eye out for future installments in the series. They will be compiled here: https://soundcloud.com/sonic-textures/sets/departure-a-long-poem-in

Here is the full text of Departure - Canto VI, the inspiration for this track: 

Canto VI

This spire, she continued, is but the lasting remnant
of a cave. The very first one to be adorned with ochre
drawings. The very first one in which olorine bone
was carved to sound a flute. All the surrounding
land has sunken since that golden age – but for this
place. Here, Apollo handed the lyre to Orpheus.
A spire now, it has been maintained by entertaining
visitors ike you and by hosting muses like myself.

Now, she pursed her lips, we live in utter confusion.
The inside protrudes like a lofty spire while
the outside caves in like a poet‘s drawer. It is
the epoch of the common, shared arts withdrawing.
The innards of ideologies chaperoning fervent
industries are digesting all there is, all life, all things. 
Consumption prevails; generation has to retreat
to clandestine niches, obscure, barely beheld.

These are tough times for poets, for artists, for
fragile senses and minds. Still, the spire prevails.
Why, do you think, that is? - He felt his breath soften
as he replied: I do apologize for mistaking you,
the first listener and co-creator of art. You are the one
who heard the song Orpheus sang. It was selfish to
think of you as a muse, relating only to me, my art. 
You have listened to the spire and you did understand.

That is how things used to be, she sighed. The poet served,
as you have learned before, those who live to listen well.
He endured the toil of art, they enjoyed the foils of art.
Then the concept of the muse – all upside-down – was
deviously formed to aid the annihilation of the awkward art.
Now that you are aware of this, you soon will have to
leave, as you well know. You have received the only gifts
that this place has to offer, which are a story and some rest.

Is there a way to stay, he asked? I do not want to
compose mixed-up poems in a jumbled-up world. This is
what you are wont to perform, she insisted. But will
I be able to take to shelter when exhaustion takes
over my senses, he asked? You won‘t, she replied,
this is how you serve and die, as any living poet does.
A matter of trust and choice of environment cannot
be settled by impersuasive evasive manoeuvres

Jumbled-Up World (Departure Mix 1): a reimagining of Jo Richter's Canto VI poem, ft. Stonerjazz

This is a co-write with Alex O'Brien (no relation). Alex wrote the lyrics and I wrote the music. Alex says that the lyric for Flyin' was inspired many years ago by a close friend who recognized he was an alcoholic, made the difficult decision to go sober, and then once again 'began to fly' as his health, spirit, and life flourished.
If you would like to see the song's progression, a solo acoustic version is available on my YouTube channel. The link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlDXPL-iYIs

Alex O'Brien - Lyrics
Rich O'Brien - Vocal, guitars, drum track
David Hynes - Bass
Mastering - Roy Blake
Photography - Rich O'Brien

Flyin'

FREE FALLIN' 
(Tom Petty (c) 1989 - JunkHeap (c) Oct 2017 - Remixed Sep 2023)

She's a good girl, loves her mama,
loves Jesus and America too.
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis,
loves horses and her boyfriend too.

It's a long day livin' in Reseda.
There's a freeway running through the yard,
and I'm a bad boy, cause I don't even miss her;
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart.

I'm free, free fallin'
ya, I'm free, free fallin'

All the vampires walkin' through the valley,
Move west down Ventura Blvd.,
and all the bad boys are standing in the shadows, 
all the good girls are home with broken hearts.

I'm free, free fallin'
ya, I'm free, free fallin'

I wanna glide down over Mulholland,
I wanna write her name in the sky,
I wanna free fall out into nothin',
gonna leave this world for a while.

I'm free, free fallin'
ya, I'm free, free fallin'

Free Fallin (c) Tom Petty 1989 / JunkHeap Oct 2017 – Remix Sep 2023

Hope Against Hope

Cast of characters:
Stoner Jazz--@user-911083679—Jeff—vocals, lyrics, and original stem
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman–Stephen–overdriven guitar, production, and mix
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara–Ken–drums and percussion
Llanpsych–@llanpsych–Tez–electric clean/effects guitar 
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–four string fretless bass and synth           

This song originated with Jeff, who wrote a poem, which he set to a beat and a key with some very cool vocal processing. He sent it to Josh, who added the bass and the synth lines. Josh, of course, got the rest of the Eclectic Collective involved. Ken came up with a solid, distinct beat, based loosely on Josh's first take. Josh then redid his bass line to match up with Ken's drums, which is the way they seem to work best, sometimes going back and forth like that several times until they're locked in. Then, Tez and Stephen each added very distinct, supportive guitar tracks to fill it in. Tez comes through with the very Strat sounding bells ringing throughout. Stephen really shines with his textural tremolo playing throughout, as well as the rocking end. He also produced and mixed it expertly, as always. 
This is the first time the Eclectic Collective has collaborated with Jeff, although both Josh and especially Stephen (as part of the band, The Smoking Trout) have made music with him before. We really enjoyed making a song based on his vocals, and Jeff is a welcome addition to our sound anytime. We all really enjoyed making this one. We hope you enjoy listening to it.
Lyrics:

Naked Shoulders
l like the way the sun lights up
the naked shoulders of the Early morning
ln the Desert where we met-
ln the shack down by the muddy
where you said you waited
while l rambled on about the time
Youth and Sex and Beauty-
When the Real Revolution was the Music-

Slitting quietly and thinking
while the melancholy has lt's moment
letting longing linger longer than lt should
Took a little tumble ln the Bumble
when l got older
always just a little lucky
ln the middle of disaster
no longer sure lf l'm the spell or l'm the caster
only knowing that my feet are made of plaster-

Even though lt's getting late, even though lt's getting late
l'm still standing at the gate
hoping for a bit hoping for a little bite hoping for a little slice of Nlrvana Nlrvana-

Verse 2
You know lt's harder than lt looks
even though l read some books
l'm ln love with my Delusion, Naked and inviting
lt whispers sweetly ln my head and says
You're gonna live Forever, even though l'm almost dead-

Everything that came before
comes knocking at the back-stage door
demanding parts ln the production of the play-

What makes you think you have a choice?
The Director Sald
you don't have to memorize the dialogue
the script ls ln your Head--

Naked Shoulders - The Eclectic Collective and Stonerjazz

I wrote a little love song for my wife x

"When this world ends"

My Love,
Is there nothing left I could do for you

My Love, 
There’s I thousand words I could say to you

My Love,
The photo faded a time ago

My Love,
Just give me some time I ask of you


And this is my time
To let you know I love you
This was our time
But life is so unfair
And all the little things
The little things
That you do
And when this world ends
I would be right beside you


My Love,
The weight of this world is falling down

My Love,
The weight of your words are calling out

My Love,
Who are we, Who are you, Who are you supposed to be

My Love,
I can see it in our history


And this is my time
To let you know I love you
This was our time
But life is so unfair
And all the little things
The little things
That you do
And when this world ends
I would be right beside you


And when we know it’ll be the end of everything
And when it shows, would you do it again and again
Just hold my hand and we can leave it all in time
Look into my eyes, have we made it all worthwhile.


And this is my time
To let you know I love you
This was our time
But life is so unfair
And all the little things
The little things
That you do
And when this world ends
I would be right beside you

When this world ends

Soundcloud gives little back, but it is a platform to tolerate.  

The name JunkHeap came from creating song ideas and leaving them for later, and then picking through the junk heap of ideas to enhance a new song idea.  Explore my discography, find something you like.  

All of my albums on Soundcloud have been reduced to a sampling of a few songs.  The complete albums are available on all streaming sites.

JunkHeap is a solo, alternative rock music project.  Unapologetic, thought-provoking, emotionally raw music for the masses...

It's about you, the listeners.  I hope you get something out of my songs.  The lyrics are in the song name link.

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