Mixed for Lillithe

(Written by Terry Reeves, 23.6.21)
Terry Reeves:  Lead Vocals
Hans Albers:  All instruments, Arrangement & Production

image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blackbird_Silhouette_(150819537).jpeg

You might imagine that this song is very much influenced by Paul McCartney’s classic but although it certainly covers similar ground, the route via which it came to be has a genesis all it’s own.

Some months ago, Barbara Browning & Imre Lodbrog covered one of my songs, ‘Who’s Gonna Be My King’ (https://soundcloud.com/barbarabrowning/whos-gonna-be-my-king?si=e95c961d64c34c798ce64a06d2c3c767).  One of the many delights of hearing it was that, from their garden, you can clearly hear a blackbird singing, almost as if he or she were somehow joining in with them. I’d written the original as a lament to my late brother Bri and every element of Barbara & Imre's version resonated so deeply that it stuck in my mind for quite some time. 

In the early Summer, the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement was beginning to receive some rather  negative press reaction, something that was, to me, entirely and unforgivably misplaced.  Whenever I listened to B & I's version of ‘King', the feelings I still harboured about how unfair and undeserved Bri’s death had been somehow became intertwined with those I was having about the criticism the ‘BLM’ movement was receiving. 

So that was how this song came to be written.  I realise it’s just a cathartic exercise, one that isn’t going to change the world, merely being something I felt needed saying.  What I do know is that it’s a song that I love to sing because I mean every word.

It has been said so many times in these descriptions just how amazing a musician Hans Albers is and with this song he surpassed himself by producing four different versions from the demo I’d sent, all different and all completely wonderful.  Hans had written a tune called ‘Werewolf’ some years before which had a very similar chord structure and he  experimented to see if the two would fit together.  As things turned out, they were a perfect match, which is why we chose to post the version we have.  We hope you enjoy it.  (Terry Reeves)

A mirror image of many things seen before 
Reflecting faces behind slow closing doors
Asking questions to those who lived before
To those who lived before

Time to move forward and statues to ignore 
Duplications of fears hoping to leave all behind
No more chains, No more chains, No more chains 
To holdback opinions of kind 

I heard The Blackbird sing (x 4)

A birthplace of distance not to forget in mind
Born on one planet to help one planet rewind
Change of scenery distance and hopeful contrast 
The reality of truth in time can never be too fast 

No secret should be held of any slavery plan
Celebrating in marble supporting political scams
Family riches remain controlled in Buckingham 
No apologies given rejecting any honest exam

I hear The Blackbird sing (x 4)

What happens when clones repeat living past
Historical opinions keep a discriminating cast
Change of scenery distance and hopeful contrast 
The reality of truth in time can never be too fast

I hear The Blackbird sing (x 4)

BLACKBIRD SING (Feat. The Werewolf Orchestra) - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

DOWN THE LINE
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Coptright AB Music 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo_Tm55fLsY

ONE DAY IT WAS ALL FOR YOU
LEARN TO GIVE AND TAKE BUT CRY
A BIRTHDAY WISH IS ALL THATS TRUE
A WISHING WELL WITH NO DESIRE

TEN YEARS ON AND TO SMART TO LEARN
ON YOUR BIKE AND LOST IN STUFF
I THINK ABOUT THE SCHOOL DAYS GONE
WHAT WE SEE WE LEARN TO TRY

YOU CAN GIVE THEM LOVE, GIVE THEM ALL THE TIME
SOMETIMES IN THEIR LIFE, THEY WILL FIND

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
AND WE'RE PASSING IT DOWN THE LINE
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
DOWN THE LINE.........
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
DOWN THE LINE.........
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
(break)
THE WISE GREY MAN CAN BEARLY HEAR
GRANDCHILD SENDS A TEXT OF LOVE
LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE SEA
HE REMEMBERS HOW HE USED TO BE

YOU CAN GIVE THEM LOVE, GIVE THEM ALL THE TIME
SOMETIMES IN THEIR LIFE, THEY WILL FIND

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
AND WE'RE PASSING IT DOWN THE LINE
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
DOWN THE LINE.........
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
DOWN THELINE.........
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

LIFE

DOWN THE LINE

DOWN THE LINE (see info for video link)

Come on, sheeple, wake up.

Sometimes times are rough. Walk on ;) 
Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2021, all rights reserved. Thank you for listening

Lyrics (c) Neli CoKo:
1) 
When you´re tired 
But get no sleep
When you´re hungry
Nothing to eat
When there´s no ground
Under your feet
When you listen
But don´t hear the beat
Be strong
Walk on
The road is long
2)
Raise your head
Stretch your spine
Trust yourself
You´ll be fine
Find your pride
Take your time
Don´t give up 
You still shine
Be strong
Walk on
The road is long
3)
There´s a long road
Ahead
Save your power
Fight off the dread
Play it cool, Guy
Don´t get mad
Cause there´s a future
Inside your heart and head
Be strong
Walk on
The road is long

Walk On

Neli CoKo - Walk On

Pierre Bordetti productions (c) 11/2021.

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Pierre Bordetti

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/collection/tracks
qobuz  https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/my-november-rainbow-pierre-bordetti/rkrybl0cpfccb



*** My November Rainbow ***
Lyrics
In November,
rain and wind strike our skin,
In November,
the birds stop singing,
In November,
the sun forgets us,
In November,
the grayness invades us,
In November,
In November,

My Rainbow,
My rainbow suddenly rises,
My Rainbow,
My Rainbow,
My rainbow suddenly rises,

piercing the sky, lighting up my life,
piercing the sky, lighting up my life,

My Rainbow,
My rainbow suddenly rises,
My Rainbow,
My Rainbow,
My rainbow suddenly rises,

My November,
My November rainbow,
My November,
My November rainbow,
My November,
My November rainbow,

My November Rainbow

DRIFT-WOOD written and produced by Jim Manser 2021 
watch the music video for driftwood on https://youtu.be/ixKabj2_lWY

lyrics
when you were here i didnt feel no fear
just a calm before the storm and an un-relenting tear
like the sleeping dogs who lie on the farm
or the people who wear the masks to ward away the harm
so unaware of the anger thats carried from with-in
its hard to find directions when your world is in a spin
you got to follow your heart and find the magic eye
you got to keep direction look up to the skys

way back when the world was a different place
we had the time and we had space
but now the pieces are washed up on a shore
we are the drifters fighting lonely wars

moments in life can still feel unreal
when i left the uk and headed to seville
wanna feel the sunlight on my face
sick and tired of drifting in an empty place
theres people and theres actions that never make much sense
they are frightened by the media just sitting on the fence
you got to remember this life is all you get
and everything around you is hanging on an edge

driftwood though a string of days
i left my childhood in a maze 
driftwood washed up on a shore 
all the things i cant ignore
driftwood took hold of my dreams in a field of fire ...but now it seems so far away

dedicated to all the free-thinkers and the people who really want to live free

Drift-wood

music video driftwood

Drift-Wood

Illusion Of A Rainy Day

THE NEW DIRECTION NOW  Feat. IPG1
Vocals and Verses:  Ian Greaves (IPG1)
Open collab: Other Direction Now
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/the-new-direction-now-100-bpm
Lillithe:  Mix, Arrangement and Production
Paploviante: Mastering
Verses:
One word ————legit started off right relax while I spit  rhymes start flowing without no script  my words don’t slip tongue is hitting like a whip My haters backing off me lickety-split  they never knew what hit them eat them up like chips  I came equipped it’s about to get lit  one more tip whenever they caught on flip the script
Born guilt free breed for survival  down with me or just another rival  adapt to society the family vital protecting the dynasty totally tribal  nothings free hand to Bible A beat a verse or melody moments that inspire me  to set the tracks on fire be routine self discovery  I am the title and the key that’s the way it’s got to be  till pallbearers carry me Enlightened yeah a prodigy constantly and harmony  Words spill like prophecy chance or probability  conceive and imagined this pages full of paper clips  binders full of rap hits solid hip-hop playlist  the hottest on the hot list tricked out tracks that don’t miss  Glad you showed some interest
Recognize the voice and face in the crowd  don’t hide skyline like I’m standing on a cloud  when I say my name I say it loud and proud  hide who I am hell no I boast  face plastered on every track that I post  the host with the most the last outpost  the attitude the approach is can’t do  Doing my best with the cards that I drew to myself and the fam I’m true blue  blessed be the vibe and my a point of view
Eat it up it’s a banquet my music my focus  delicious yeah spank it my passion my purpose  keep up or get vanquished step back don’t get nervous  is turnt up so crank it just scratching the surface  cash money so bank it a product a service
inspiring greatness go ahead embrace this keep it 100 nothing here has been wasted  slam dunking Haters Victories have been tasted  don’t get it twisted techniques unlisted  armed to the teeth my flow double fisted Who would have thought another level existed  still underground but spiritually lifted  not conflicted keep up don’t miss this versus been scripted  revised and transmitted staying unrestricted  although I’m addicted to the sound —sounds so wicked
Everyone knows the name people don’t act the same  guessing that’s the cost of fame simply surviving the game  but my aim is still the same now you can feel the flames  light it up heat it up that’s the reason that I came  drop a little off the top fresh like a barbershop Every day nonstop reclassified hip-hop —— now it’s gone mainstream the American dream  different flows different techniques different rhyme schemes  you either got it or you don’t —you got it on your dome  streaming through your headphones from your iPhone It’s so well-known I’m always in the zone  Just leave me alone audiophile syndrome  listening to my music it’s so therapeutic  I played in public tight beats on the streets —ill sounds in the jeep  at night when I go to bed I dream it while I sleep  don’t ask me to stop it—-dammit I admit it  it’s more than a habit —-I’m addicted to music  guess that’s why I love it
Lillithe:  Mix, Arrangement and Production

The New Direction Now Feat. IPG1

November 20,2021
         @
Juniors Farm

Guitar : Gary Indiana 
Drums : coldheart

Artwork: close up of a Justin Brown work
Check him out on Instagram

gary indiana

Flying Chocolate Take2

Mes Failles (My Flaws)

'Observing The Unseen' is a Fusion track of changing moments and moods, some real some imagined.

Observing The Unseen

Rummaging through the archives, looking for a specific track - couldn't find it yet - I know I have it. But I came across this ditty and decided to do some mixing work on it.

It's from 1997 I think, original 4 track recording, I was having a blast playing the slide guitar and just felt this vibe coming, decided to record it.

I do not regret it for one bit :)

Lucy Lights

Happy Birthday

Morceau style on va dire " fusion ".Le solo de synthetiseur est de Andresamboni,musicien du site Fiverr.
La basse est de Laurent Porte,un ami musicien des années 80.
Bonne écoute.
Amitiés musicales.
piece style we will say "fusion". The synthesizer solo is by Andresamboni, musician from the site Fiverr,bass Laurent Porte.
Good listening.
musical friendships.

F-Fusion

Turns out that happiness consists of a guitar, a tambourine, an old song, and a very good friend.

singing and strumming - Karen "Kiki" Jackson
singing and operating the tambourine - little old me

Where You Lead (Carole King Cover with Kiki Jackson)

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I

Arrrrrgggggg

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I

Arrrrrgggggg

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I

Arrrrrgggggg

Pillow

https://youtu.be/Qs6hUzPT9WM

Music, lyrics, vocals and all instruments by Loony De Bussy 
Production : Bruno Chassaigne

Love You Babe

LOVE YOU BABE - Loony                                       Video on You Tube/ Link in description

Para Lia
Fire (My Chemical Imbalance)- with Fady on synth
from the album ‘Gone With The Flow’
paralia.bandcamp.com/album/gone-with-the-flow
Vinyl / CD / Digital

What's the story behind this  song and the album as a unit? Find it out: Visit the 3D virtual art exhibition, realized by SophisticatedApe, with the great work of Louis Renzoni and the music of Para Lia with a lot of background information here:
https://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/
It is like an interactive visit in a gallery: Use your mouse and the left button to walk around, use the arrow keys on your keyboard or the W-A-S-D keys (forward, left, back, right, respectively). On mobile devices, touch and drag in the direction you would like to move. 


words and music by René Methner
mix and production: René Methner
mastering: Thomas Heimann-Trosien, TurnstyleMastering, Berlin
cover artwork based on Louis Renzonis '6th floor walk up'

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www.facebook.com/paraliamusic/
www.instagram.com/paralia.music/
twitter.com/para_lia_band

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i don't know
where to go
where to flow
where myself has been

if i was
here with me
'now!' i'd say,
'now i'm free'
but i am somewhere else and out of reach

sometimes my mind games
keep me under control
there's nothing i could do
my chemical imbalance turns into
fire

i know the fire
it keeps me under control
it's never far away
it never takes too long, you know
one, two, here it comes
fire

everything is an up and down
everything is an up and down
all my me's are running up and down
everything is an up and down
everything is an up and down
i'm trapped by this
fire

Gone With The Flow

get the album

Fire (My Chemical Imbalance)- with Fady

When, When

under the lantern /
there is a long shadow from tomorrow /

if you step through / 
this gate it won't open again /

silver skyscrapers /
they are looking down at you / 

you lost the code  / 
to open the box with your luggage /

thousand of people /
rush through the rail station / 

your phone / 
has no connection any more /

In a future home / I'm afraid all doors are locked /
In a future home / I'm afraid I won't find the keys /
In a future home / I'm afraid when all lights are out /
In a future home / oh I don't want to be there alone /
					
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when the director leaves the studio and stares into the sun /
when the student wakes up after the argument /
when the taxi driver drives through the sunrise in Berlin /
when the passenger drinks his first coffee of the day /

when, when / hmmmm
when, when / hmmmm

when the night is over all doubts are gone /
when the night is over all doubts are gone /

and the black glasses / are no longer on my face /
and the black glasses / are no longer on my face /