Beautiful writing, and performance, Layna. But frankly, you could sing from the telephone book, and I'd love it :)

Stunning vocals. This is a very moving piece - beautiful!

Thank you for this gem of musicianship and wisdom, Layna! 👍👏👏

Sounds ..vocal.. really good! 🌍☮︎👍

Amazing voice, gifted as an Angel speaks to us, great work \m/

SOMEDAY *Copyright 2014/ 2022 SCRT Records

Tired of cold short days? Me too. Let's party!!  I haven't posted anything new in a while so here's a 10 year old tune that will be new to some of my peers, and those who've heard it have already gotten over the shock. This is an exercise in licentious sexual innuendo and lewd, funky sounds. It's what happens when an otherwise innocent childhood is spent listening to Jimmy Castor Bunch, New Birth, Slave, James Brown, Funkadelic, etc, and there are some biblical metaphors thrown in for good measure. It can be downloaded in case I decide to run for Governor and need to quickly hide all scandal.

OK where does this nonsense come from? 

"There's a primordial dread and fear of the power of the Feminine expressed in the feckless desire to dominate and control a situation that the poor fool just oughta accept as way beyond his own meager forces."  -- Carl Jung

James Brown --  Hot Pants (use what she got to get just want she want)
https://youtu.be/lehBlK2MrD8
James Brown -- Just Look at Those Cakes (yeah he got away with this stuff)
https://youtu.be/7fMNganQ-z0
Jimmy Castor -- Trogolodyte (that bass tho')
https://youtu.be/n0zfdptxQvY
P-Funk -- Undisco Kid (the girl was baaad)
https://youtu.be/o38j7m3ZMWE
New Birth -- Got to Get a Knutt (sorry their title not mine)
https://youtu.be/2HQsslSYDbA
Ohio Players --  Skin Tight (ditches britches stitches, delicious)
https://youtu.be/5Smb9DkYDr8

TASTES LIKE CHICKEN
I went down to the melon patch 
gonna find myself a big 'un
it was Saturday morning and the sun was shining 
and I was ready for diggin'

there she was alone with her hands around a vine
sunlight shining through her summer dress I said my my my

my name is Daisy hope you don't mind
that I'm down here pulling on your vines
now if you please may i keep on pickin?
and one more thing I taste like chicken

she was in my melon patch already picking
and now she tells me she tastes like chicken
this could be the thing that I've been missing
now here's a girl that tastes like chicken

she followed me home with a couple juicy melons
I said baby where you are from but she wasn't telling
now something about her story just wasn't clickin'
I know a lotta girls don't none of them taste like chicken

back in my kitchen I cut the rind
it was pink and juicy on the inside
she said baby just a minute
I need to step outside before we get in it

she went outside behind a big old tree
I was following close behind but I didn't let her see
then I heard something that blew my mind
she was talking alien on a radio line

she came back in through the front door
wearing nothing but a smile
I know she's an alien
but I'll let it go for now

now I'm not sure how it's gonna all work out
I still got my extraterrestrial doubts
but man she looks good standing in my kitchen
and she tastes like chicken

Tastes Like Chicken

Please use headphones for much better listening experience!
Btw, that´s me in that photo.
I was a rather weird kid, listened to Spike Jones, Benny Goodman, fifties rock´n´ roll and my father´s jazz record collection (O.  Peterson, Bird, C. Brown, W. Montgomery etc.)
 Later I discovered Psychedelia, New wave/Punk, Japanese noise (especially C.C.C.C.), 60-70s rock classics, Debussy&Messiaen, Dub reggae, Prog (Gabriel era Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator....), vintage Beninese stuff (Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, Gnonnas Pedro  and so on), UK Freakbeat, out-there Jazz, Bowie/Floyd bootlegs, J. Zorn, early 90s Indie, F. Zappa, antique French Pop (Dutronc, Laforet...), U. Srinivas plus labels like Delerium Records, Shimmy Disc, Japan Overseas (Osaka), RecRec music and God knows what.
Additionally, I should mention that my all time favorite Finnish album is Sperm "Shh! Heinäsirkat". Check it out!
Various literary and "cinematic" influences have molded my music.  The more predictable stuff like Surrealism, Dada, Situationism, Beats (mainly W. Burroughs) of course, but I have also been influenced by the old-school Finnish Radio Drama, Beninese "traditions", the ramblings/books by P .Levenda, Megalithic Structures&Art, the humor of H.S. Thompson, 70s-80s Eastern European Animation, Yakuza films and by the cult movies re-released by Blue Underground, Something Weird Videos, Mondo Macabro, Arrow Films and so forth. Pretty far-out stuff that could destroy your mind permanently?
 And nope, my photo is not from the 50s or from the 60´s (It was taken around 358 BC, hahaha).
Enjoy this more or less bizarre music.
Happy trails to you!

Bluzius Gryphon III and his fabulous farewell machine

This piece is about lifetime...Yes, today I'm 50 !
In this track, I used piano, electric guitar, brushed drums, upright bass, some organ and percussion.
Thanks for listening !

Composition: Julien Apelian
Recording studio: Audio Colors
January, 31st, 2024

The Journey of Life

This is a track I put together real quick for a music podcast called The Cosmic Bos MMC (Monthly Music Challenge) They have a song of the month challenge where you compose and submit a song each month and they play it on the podcast with the goal of releasing an album at the end of the year.  This was for Feb and the theme for the show was #happy.  It's short and sweet and the first non-collab in a while. Popped a string around 1:25


Lyrix: 
Happy 

You know I aspire to happiness 
It’s the one key thing that matters … to me in life 

It’s a happy ending to our story 
Yeahhhh

happy ending

Happy Ending

(apologies for being away from SC for a while, looking forward to catching up with all your latest creations...)

Well, I finally finished the full version cover of one of my all time fave songs, In Your Eyes, by Peter Gabriel (previously uploaded only up to the first verse). This is a straight up cover that's as faithful to the original as I could get. It's definitely the most time and meticulous effort I've spent on a song trying to do it justice. All instruments are played by me on keyboard, as well as the live talking drum and spotty singing, and then some backing synth pads and the vital backing vocals by @remnant60 (https://soundcloud.com/remnant60). Bill was also instrumental in giving feedback and offering suggestions, and providing the mastering duties. I'm very grateful for his help, and since we both agree PG's original song is a masterpiece, we have a bit of a surprise remix version coming up that highlights all the layers of sounds that go into this song. Can't wait to share it with you!

Song written by Peter Gabriel

(image is a mash-up of my face on the album cover, done in Photoshop)


Here’s the ‘cluck’ version by acarboni:

https://on.soundcloud.com/RVCa1PY1HgvriWsE7

In Your Eyes  (cover)

the waves are fallin' over my head
the waves are crashin' over my head
you pull yourself up by the bootstraps
'n collect
take inventory of
what remains

the waves are crashin' over my head
yeah, how I even got out of bed

it's funny how time can cure your deepest ills
it's funny how denial can keep you well

the waves are crashin' over my head
the whitewater leaves you spinnin' down

Belle on flute :)

Michael Weber's Album

waves

The Earth Love

Out Of The Blue (Live Recording Remix)

Out Of The Blue (New Song 2024 & Live Recording Remix)

Under Ice by Jeamland & WÜST

Words and Music by Layna Claunch
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch
             
In a world of illusions and whimsical lies
Youth that is fleeting and love songs that die
We’re searching to find the true meaning of love
Sensing it's real, and descends from above

How do you measure the care of a father
Dedicating himself to toil day by day       
Every moment spent thinking of others
Sacrificing in ways he knows none can repay
           
Love is disputed in poems and in songs
What are we missing where have we gone wrong                          
Real love, it seems, is so hard to define
In view that its price is revealed over time

How do you write down the touch of a mother
Soothing her child’s cry without delay
Giving time and attention and comfort
Doing all that she can and providing a way

To reach their potential 
Filling minds and hearts with light
Her words and touch are gentle
Encouragement to fight

Real love can be sharp; can cut like a sword
Truth spoken in love that the weak can't afford 
Enduring the taunts, the mocking and jeers
Your reason to speak even if no one hears

How do you measure the care of a father
Dedicating himself to toil day by day         
Every moment spent thinking of others
Sacrificing in ways he knows none can repay

These precious roles are essential
To pay the price of love
Helping all to reach their potential
Giving tears and sweat and blood

How do you measure the care of a father             
Dedicating himself to toil day by day          
Every moment spent thinking of others
Sacrificing in ways he knows none can repay

The Price Of Love

"1986.
What were your parents like before you were born?
Yuri, the factory worker.
Yelena, a literature graduate.
First met in school, they then moved together to a house on the edge of town.
Gomel was their Eden, perfect place to raise a family.
Until one fateful day.
It was a rumble, a southern gale.
Rumours of a disaster made them leave their home.
A year later, Masha was born".

Gomel 84 - From "MARIA"
Music composed by Thomas O'Higgins Horna
Produced at Kolima Forest Studios.

Poster photo retrieved from Pro Stock Tennis,
Edited for a movie that most definitely exists.

Gomel 86

Mother Who Sings 
Classical, Indie, Celtic, Folk, and Sacred Music

The Price Of Love

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