"Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters."  
  And from that place let the mysteries and nuances of The Deep 
  be revealed 
  to all who seek... but do not covet.

  Yes, Dare to Ask...
  but only for Wisdom and Understanding,
  for 'Knowlege about' is empty of actual experience and meaning.

Indeed... the Timeless Mysteries of Sound, Light, and Being 
call out our primaeval inner natures 
and beckon us to draw near...
to discern, and to intuit... 
and perhaps, 
to begin to comprehend the Cosmic Simplicity
which pervades the Whole. 

Let us not Be overly concerned 'to Possess', 
but rather...  
to be a Channel
a point through which Creation's intelligence
can flow into this small yet beautiful world.

For is it not enough, brothers and sisters,
that this wondrous Universe not only gifts us Life, 
but also offers us the opportunity to Co-Create? 

I say, Yes!
In-deed!  :)
                              

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This Music seeks to do the impossible,
to describe the indescribable Awe and Wonder of this Timeless Procession of Becoming ...

May it Celebrate the Mysteries of Life itSelf.


© Gary Courtland-Miles 2014
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2014

Mysteres et Nuance

The Askesis of Diogenes.
Yeah, we're literally writing songs about ancient Greek philosophers now.

https://iep.utm.edu/diogenes-of-sinope/

Drums, percussion, mixing: R Thomas
Guitars, Melodica, Bass, Vocal, MIDI, mixing: PS Perkins

The Poem: https://mystictapedeck.com/bards/the-cynic/

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LYRICS
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Adrift In a world that you can't comprehend
As you shuffle down sidewalks you used to defend
And pick through the garbage from parties you no longer attend

You know you're a stranger in still stranger lands
Where the crumbling monuments once used to stand
And they look at you funny when you ask them where to find an honest man

When you're gone, long, long gone

When they try to dismiss you, you piss on their shoes
As they fondle their falsehoods and call them the truth
If only the hunger in our bellies were so easily soothed

But you are not like them and you don't even try
No matter how rotten, you can't make them cry
You're as real as their shadows but they'll never understand why

Until you're gone, long, long gone

So you eat in the market and sleep in a hole
You drink from your hands now instead of a bowl
Stand naked before them to show how the years take their toll

And when the wild dogs come to nip at your legs
And the passing onlookers who expect you to beg
But your life was a promise and it's far too late now to renege

And then you're gone, long, long gone

BARDS:Of The Shimmering Seraphs

The Cynic

music - guitar, bass, synths and percussion - Petri Tuonenlehto of Lapin ihmeellinen luonto
vocals - soundboard tinkerers
produced by soundboard tinkerers and Petri June/July 2022
lyrics - johns of soundboard tinkerers July 2022

waylaid  

Too many times  we’re all waylaid  and that’s fine 
too many times  it’s all waylaid  and  it goes to pot  
to pot  

Like a wave it comes and sweeps you right up and sees you see it all
But eyes, are a little bit blind and the scene is way too colourfully abstract
Still a bit waylaid, feeling somewhat waylaid,    
Still a bit waylaid, feeling somewhat waylaid,   

Take a little swim to the other other end friend
Any old stroke don’t worry about the form shawn
The wave is talking to us whispering to us all
Like an old friend’s calling for the next big call
we flounder around like elastic plastic fish  
being totally off course way too many times						
There’s gonna be hell to pay when we get loose 
too many strings can’t see the way up   fuck
 
we alight aboard the sinking ship ‘nice n spicy’ 
but it sure rings more like lice, lice and mousy
by all means though  yeah  call it a bleak street
rather that than being an almighty shit-storm 
but really what’s with the so trendy dark-side
when it’s just another tool to set aside inside
another montage in the so-so blackened garage
then the trap door opens with the latest barrage

it’s been a forever long haul to finally get here
through those wayback times of bullet versus spear
sitting so pretty on the board with no cares of war
laying down at night with no cares of what we saw
it doesn’t take long to forget the face of firepower
and wonder how it got here - how did it get here?
the flash of piercing light through our sufferance
the tall billowing dusty plumes of our vengeance

the power of one man can dictate the spin of earth
was here before, been here before, seen this before
man on top, he’s sublime, so so totally fine yeah?
was here before, been here before, seen this before 
the power of one man can dictate the winds of earth
straight ahead not a soul in sight - damn right!
There’s gonna be hell to pay when we get loose 
too many chains don’t know the way up   fuck

Too many times  we’re waylaid
feeling somewhat way way waylaid,    
  
it’s a pity about  the bleak streets
better than a fire storm for for for sure

Too many times  we’re waylaid
feeling somewhat way way waylaid

music - guitar, bass, synths and percussion - Petri Tuonenlehto of Lapin ihmeellinen luonto
vocals - soundboard tinkerers
produced by soundboard tinkerers and Petri June/July 2022
lyrics - johns of soundboard tinkerers July 2022

Waylaid - soundboard tinkerers and Petri

"The alternative to democracy is a nightmare ... All tyranny is based on a lie. The greater the tyranny, the greater the lie."
"Disagree with the tyrant and you risk imprisonment, torture and death. Yet that's what we must do, all of us. We must protect our right to tell the truth."
"The war in Ukraine is nonsense, based on a lie. If we swallow that lie, the lie will eat us. The lie is terrified of the truth."
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"L'alternativa alla democrazia è un incubo... Tutta la tirannia si basa su una menzogna. Maggiore è la tirannia, maggiore è la menzogna".
"Non essere d'accordo con il tiranno e rischi la prigione, la tortura e la morte. Eppure è quello che dobbiamo fare, tutti noi. Dobbiamo proteggere il nostro diritto a dire la verità".
"La guerra in Ucraina è una sciocchezza, basata su una bugia. Se inghiottiamo quella bugia, la bugia ci mangerà. La bugia è terrorizzata dalla verità".
"Non dobbiamo perdere questa battaglia".
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Se continui a fingere che non stia succedendo nulla, l'umanità affronterà tempi difficili.
Sting al concerto dal vivo di sabato a Varsavia
"We must not lose this battle."
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If you keep pretending that nothing is happening, humanity will face difficult times.
  Sting at Saturday's live concert in Warsaw

Daria,may you return to God  🌸

A trans-Pacific cooperation at it's best. Josh (Entheogenic Psychonaught) asked me if I was interested in working on a project together. I had a basic idea that he transformed with his amazing drum, bass, organ and guitar wizardry into what you can hear. Many thanks to Josh for giving me this opportunity and for all of his time spent on this. 
It's quite amazing what can be achieved through modern technology. I never imagined being able to work with someone on the other side of the world on a music project and that someone other than my family might hear the result (showing my age here).

Far & Wide

Far and Wide (Collab with Entheogenic Psychonaught)

A Small Holiday.wav

been trying to upload a song for a while,  been locked out of my account as im now a bot, jimmy the robot..............hopefully it will get sorted.....this is another quickie, song number 18........cheers for having a listen and apologies for my lack of replies

Song18

Don’t leave me out in the rain

What have we done, it’s happened again
How did we end up together in this burning bed
a vulnerable moment, a trick of the night
You are a worthy opponent, now i’m too tired to fight

So much depends upon the weather
clouds form so easily
So much depends upon the question
You don;t know what you ask of me..

your bag’s by the door, there’s papers to sign
Things to sort on the floor; what’s yours and what’s mine
we can’t stay together, i say can’t stay apart
When It feels like it’s over, it’s a brand new start

So much depends upon the weather
The storm breaks so easily
It don’t depend upon the answer
I already know that you’re leaving me

In case you change your mind, I’m easy to find
I’ll be frozen in time where you left me behind
I am mostly to blame, and i hate to complain
But it seems like a shame
Don’t leave me out in the rain..
tears on my face, tearing my clothes, calling your name!

So much depended on whether
Hearts break so easily 
nothing depends upon the answer
you’re already leaving me

I mostly complain, and i might be to blame

Don't Leave Me Out In The Rain

River And Falls

The Fly - Violin Sonata Op 2 No 3

01 - Soundiron_MP_ Light & Shadow - Mimi Page Ethereal Dreamscapes - Shadow
02 - NI - Noire Pure -  Basic Pure
03 - BS - Era 2 - Vocal Codex - Deep Dream
04 - SA - WE - A Simple Start
05 - NI - Strummed Acoustic 2 - 12 String
06 - NI - STRAYLIGHT - Dark Voices

Daria,may you return to God 🌸

Luppi Davide Como 🎹