Just a great blend of so many genres! That's where the magic hides, where you blend.

This is great my friend! Love your dubbed out remix! I am always happy to listen to some old-time traditional americana dub!

this had Ravi Shankar/Irish Country feel … really interesting

music, vocal mix, final arrangement & master . Monkey Blood Lowdown @monkeybloodlowdown
lyrics, vocals & their premix, cover design . Mariam Zohra D : Myrh
photo by Michael Louw; artwork includes MBL's avatar

THE CEDAR BOARDS
__________________________
Redwood Love
Gives it away

Our own scent is mixed within it.....
our own scent is mixed....

our own scent is mixed
our own scent is mixed
the coolness lets the heat escape
lets the heat escape
lets the heat escape

the coolness
the coolness

Redwood Love
Redwood Love
Redwood Love

Aroma

The cedar boards and the rays of sun
Gives it away

hey, as i wake
as i wake
a fire burns
to my senses
but the cedar boards
the cedar boards
give it away
give it away

Gives it away!
Coolness
Coolness

The coolness
The coolness
lets the heat escape

Heat!

Redwood Love

The Consolers

The Cedar Boards | The Consolers

At a Distance

Many years ago, at one point I accidentally noticed the chorus of some of my songs were inter-changeable. From then onwards, I made serious efforts for my songs to sound not so alike. I know I am not a decent singer but as a songwriter, I would be very glad if listeners can differentiate between my songs.

This new entry here is another love song mainly inspired by a drama. The purple rose is the closest song pic I could find as I think the petals do look like lips. Just see what you think.

Thanks for stopping by.

[CREDITS]
Music / Lyrics / Vocals / Synth / Programming – Michael C. Lynn
Guitar Solo – Brent Mason @Band_in_a_Box

[LYRICS]
Feelings I never showed
Embedded in stories untold
Love sounds we built underground
Too much for this heart to hold

Songs that never rhymed
Revelry that once was mine
Tried so hard to be with each other
Always ran out of time

CHORUS
Time passed quickly by in the blink of eyes
How I missed the purple kisses
You were there, beautiful & rare
Couldn't resist the purple kisses

Out of mind, out of reach, chances ditched but after all these years
You still appear in dreams

Memories of us seemed trite and pressure was never light
Drowned in an overworked affection
My thoughts remained with you

Instrumental

Time passed quickly by in the blink of eyes
How I missed the purple kisses
Longings sealed, passions unfilled
Carried away in the magic of your touch
…..haunted me so much

Repeat Chorus

Purple Kisses

After a bad 9/13/18 hemorrhagic stroke, Pops was stuck in an LTAC unit to wean off ventilator and wake up, and to everyone's surprise one of the first things he started to do was sing along. This was 5 weeks after the stroke and around a week after he started exhibiting conscious behavior.
I hadn't even known he knew this song, but it was a Weavers staple (Wreck of the John B). As soon as he overheard some of us talk about him going home, this came out of him. I fortunately had his old four string on hand  and recorded this to iphone voice memo.

Pic is Dad, taken same day as the recording.

Dad sings Sloop John B, 10/19/2018

Sasquatches Playing Tennis In This Area demos

5.4 Clouds

Thank-you https://soundcloud.com/thunder-minds-collab!

If you want to watch how I made this track (~7hrs):  
https://odysee.com/$/playlist/202177012da60fce511ec2f286458bb5d9059755

*** Made entirely with samples from Swvrms by THUNDER MIND↯ CO-LAB
https://soundcloud.com/thunder-minds-collab/swarms

THUNDER MIND↯ CO-LAB Open Collabs Playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/thunder-minds-collab/sets/joininn

THUNDER MIND↯ CO-LAB - Swvrms (remix)

Omeism

Experimental drone track in (mental) preparation of a new synth that's on it's way... Whipped out some criminally benched-for-too-long hardware to make something odd..

All sounds and effects, except for mastering effects, are hardware devices.

experimental video: https://youtu.be/jhCU-XeLkN0

Tempest

Tempest (Psychic Archaeology)

Summer night
transforms to daybreak.
I count fleas.

haiku by Ryōkan Taigu https://allpoetry.com/Taigu-Ryokan

picture by freestocks https://unsplash.com/@freestocks

For more information visit http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

gainful notch

halF countinG [naviarhaiku479]

Hilary recorded a stunning version of this traditional old-time tune in Nepal for her 2015 record 'Tunes From Here and There.' She cites Luther Davis of Galax, VA as her source. I mentioned off hand a few weeks ago as I was listening for the 100th time that I was imagining a dub version in my head; she challenged me to make it happen, and was kind enough to provide the stems to work with. 

I added a few things including lyrics from JP Nestor and Bruce Molsky, then mixed it all up with my still-rudimentary technique, so expect lots of echo and reverb. All the bass is coming from the tablas, and it's worth listening on headphones to pick that up. 

Hilary Dirlam: banjo
Parashuram Bhandari: Sarangi
Achyut Ram Bhandari: Tabla
Dan: mandolin, melodica, whistle, vocals
Nepal recording engineer:  Mashewor Man Rajbhandari

Hilary's album version: https://soundcloud.com/hilary-dirlam/train-on-the-island-american-fiddle-tune

Hilary Dirlam's "Train On The Island" (lonesome dub mix)

I muck about in the basement on a variety of instruments, a 4 track, and a pint of homebrew, trying not to wake the wife & kids. Starting point is traditional old-time music and Folk Revival fare, ending point is yet to be determined.

Always up for collaborating! A huge thank you to the many musicians who've let me wreck their tracks over the past few years. 

Since 2014 I've mostly been working alongside Jeff Burns, aka Squirrel Jam Zombie Banjo, in our imaginatively named project Greenwood & Burns:
https://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns
Our debut album, Modern Sounds in Old-Time Music, and our guest-filled holiday spectacular, at Bandcamp: https://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/

Hilary Dirlam's "Train On The Island" (lonesome dub mix)

lonesome d string band

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