Recorded in January 2018, this song is about the fun of planning life's adventures with a newfound partner. Instruments include a PRS electric guitar, Fender Jazz bass, Yamaha Motif6 keyboard, and sampled drums.

Time To Set Us Free (Original by Ben Buttrick)

This lyric came to me recently, pretty much direct. I was amazed to later discover how well it matched Sander's beautiful track, Sleepless. I was very happy when he kindly agreed for us to release it as a collaboration.
Original composition: https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer/sleepless-1
Sander's excellent music: https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer/tracks

it comes in waves, like the light
the dawn that sweeps us into night
the tears that well up from my heart
roll down my face, I fall apart
it comes in waves, it comes in waves
the love that heals, the love that saves
it comes in waves, it comes in waves
it comes in waves, it comes in waves

you were here, now you're gone
the life that keeps us sweeps us on
the love we need, the love that leaves
it comes in waves, in waves, in waves
it comes in waves, in waves

clear as water, free as breath
life will carry us to death
the love that lifts us to the skies
leaves us falling, no surprise

it comes in waves, it comes in waves
it comes in waves, it comes in waves
in waves, in waves, in waves

slow dissolve

it comes in waves - Wane of Summer (+ ltp)

Written and performed by Wheelman Getaway-Driver and Neli CoKo.
Bremen, 2/2020, all rights reserved.

Rabbit Hole

From the 2nd Runt LP entitled The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren, and way more complicated than I was ready for!

Chain Letter [written by Todd Rundgren]

YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/Gm96bh0OhOE
Here is the result of my pent up frustrations over, what I truly believe, a wildly inflated pandemic...The global economic suicide that has taken place on an unprecedented scale will only succeed in creating new opportunities for opportunistic greed, and an even more complex, less free life for all of humanity. Tell me your life hasn't already changed~ 

Oh to be a spider
To sit down beside her
Right now
And take in those curves and waves
Lucky you with eight legs
Right now
Getting through the isolation
Darkness
Dark confusion
Somehow without any loneliness
Right now
In this exercise of fear
I hold dear
I move in and out of fear
Right now
In panic
Right now
The rage and denial
Right now
That they're doing this to humanity
All the world's on trial
Right now
Cut it all out
Remove the subtle
Right now
Replace non-sensory overload
Castigated through no fault of our own
The magnolia trees bloom white
Right now
Still
Except deep inside
A blood red rose
The center hides the truth
Right now
Behind this unfurling petaloid awakening
Pulse the limits of recompense
Towards the reign of infinity
The end of the blindness.....
The collapse of the white blossom
It will lead to a perfect cone
Lopped off
Right now
The twisted will regather
And see again
Right now
And some of the uncertainty has consumed us
Right now
I already feel freak enough
Let alone when I walk down the street
On the sidewalk
People run to the other side
Touch-less fucking society
Right now
Black fruit
My soundtrack
For this stinking fucking life
No, it's not yours
Bug off
Right now
Petaloid awakening
(p)(c)2020 Michael S. Cichon. All rights reserved

Ode To A Spider (Right Now)

Collaboration with CL Scooby, Hopnut and The Flies

Hopnut and the Flies Remains

The giving rot collaboration with The Flies remains and Hopnut

Eureka moment!  A bright idea
So challenging in these times
Well full steam ahead as the coast looks clear
Out of reality
Loosening mentality
Its going to be a long year

CHORUS
Out of the blue sky and into the red
Out of the blue sky and into the red
The rain is teaming
The people screaming
The pilots off his head
Out of the blue sky and into the red

Well the history books curse on many a name
Yet morality isn't a crime
I'll remember you as society's stain
Out of reality
Loosening mentality
Its going to be a long year

CHORUS

Out Of The Blue Sky

Praeludium For A New Dawn  -An original organ improvisation

So we are stuck in our own ways
I try to spice things up but your eyes have long since glazed

CHORUS
Perhaps in a sad song
Is where we truly belong
Stuck in a sad space
Like half of our fellow race
A tale with a sad sting
You never felt anything
Are we just plain sad or just a phase?
[We are stuck in our own ways
We sunk without a trace
We are stuck in our own ways]

How we struggled through hard times
Searching for some true love but true love is hard to find

CHORUS

So we are stuck in our own ways
But I will break free from this glue one of these days

Stuck In Our Own Ways

Hi folks - I was inspired to wright this song some days ago when we lost the electrical power for an hour!

Some of us take it for Granted

There are things - that we are used to
and which we always demand and must exist for ourselves
it is however not all that can enjoy the 
facilities that are provided for some of us on this globe 

I can remember - the times when power was lost
it was a moment of horror and we could not do a thing
but there are people in the world who would be happy to
be able to get some light before they prepare their morning meal

It is not all who can drink water from the tap
without suffering from serious problems from the gut
furthermore we can enjoy the hot water from the 
shower every morning before we go to our daily work

There are some of us - who can - enjoy food in excess
and to a limit when we realize that a diet is required
there are however some folks who only can eat 
once a week and the children must go starving to bed each night

Swedish
Vissa av oss tar det för Givet

Det finns saker - som vi är vana vid
och som vi alltid kräver och måste existera för oss
det är dock inte alla som kan njuta av
faciliteter som tillhandahålls för vissa av oss på detta jordklot

Jag minns - de tider då elkraften förlorades
det var ett skräckmoment och vi kunde inte göra något
men det finns människor i världen som gärna skulle kunna
kunna få lite ljus innan de förbereder sin morgonmåltid

Det är inte alla som kan dricka vatten från kranen
utan att lida av allvarliga tarmproblem
dessutom kan vi njuta av det varma vattnet från
duschen varje morgon innan vi går till vårt dagliga arbete

Det finns några av oss - som kan - njuta av mat i överskott
och till en gräns när vi inser att en diet krävs
Det finns dock några människor som bara kan äta
en gång i veckan och barnen måste svälta till sängs varje kväll

Some of us take it for Granted

From The Other Side

Want Me Forever?

Unwind You

Much of my music is FREE TO DOWNLOAD.
Love this space, wherever it is, and the amazing sounds of humanity. Happy to mix my music with yours, if you have an idea or no idea : ) -- if you would like to remix, remake, redeem any part of anything here, let me know.   ~ 

These are the wonderful musicians I've been lucky enough to work with so far on SC:

MOON DUST - https://soundcloud.com/petri-kiviniemi
Oorlab - https://soundcloud.com/oorlab
Kamikami - https://soundcloud.com/kamikami-sc
Spökpappa (The Ghostfather)- @user-805491886
Cycle of Hands - https://soundcloud.com/cycleofhands
Wane of Summer - https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer/tracks
Ami Dreamer - https://soundcloud.com/ami_dreamer
Bonetender - https://soundcloud.com/bonetender
Shrowd ($ad)- https://soundcloud.com/avercoffee
Terry Wigmore - https://soundcloud.com/user-536194718
JBeAt {to my own drum} - https://soundcloud.com/jbeattomyowndrumindiepop
joerxworx - https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
Koma Gaeshi - https://soundcloud.com/koma-gaeshi
letterfounder - https://letterfounder.bandcamp.com
Dean Massicotte - https://soundcloud.com/deanmassicotte
..dusboblaze.. - https://soundcloud.com/user-430072946
Don't kill butterflies - https://soundcloud.com/dontkillbutterflies
Arma Ignifera - https://soundcloud.com/herronsound
Nicholas Ridiculous - https://soundcloud.com/nickrdavies
Rhiannon's Liquid Soul - https://soundcloud.com/bre-cabin
MingMonk - https://soundcloud.com/mingmonk
ŞöļäçėŠțřëęț - @solacestreet
arse-myth - https://soundcloud.com/arse-myth
mannu - https://soundcloud.com/the-mannu

it comes in waves - Wane of Summer (+ ltp)

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