Too much coming back, but the aim is great. The sounds are perfect. It's just a little too much flautning.

Reminds me of Edgar Winter's Frankenstein!

Clean transitions and rich textures—super well produced!

The guitar riffs on this track are insane.  So good!

Cranked in the lab - vol 10

Dirty acoustic, finger-picking blues. Some dark themes on oppression with a hint of hope at the end. Lyrics below - get in touch if you are interested in licensing any lyrics …

I hold it in
Your holding out
I’m holding up
But I don’t know how

You hold me under
I hold my breath 
I’m holding on
By a single thread

You hold me down
hold me down
You hold, hold, hold me down

No holding back
No holds barred
You look down on me
With your head held high

I hold my tongue
And swallow my pride
You hold all the cards
And you still want mine

Don’t hold me down
Don’t hold me down
Don’t hold, hold, hold me down

Block up the windows
Lock up the doors
Black out the lights
Block out all the noise

Lock down the borders
Lock out the press
Lock up the children
That wash up on our shores

You won’t hold me 
You won’t hold me 
You won’t hold me down
You won’t hold me down
You won’t hold me down
You won’t hold me down
You won’t hold me down
You won’t hold me down
You won’t hold me down
You won’t hold me down

Hold me down

This a riff-driven punk number on the theme of dominance and control. It is either dark, or darkly dumb, depending on your point of view. I played around with gender pronouns to spread the joy!

I can license lyrics if people are keen. Full lyrics below:

Grip

[verse 1]

She’s got a grip on my heart [repeat x3]
Like a monkey wrench

Monk, key, wrench, twist

She sits on my chest [repeat x3]
To get leverage

He’s got a hold on me [repeat x3]
Like a harpoon

Hook, me, up, pull

He’s got his hooks in me [repeat x3]
Like a slaughter house

We hold each other tight [repeat x3]
Like a tourniquet 

Bleed, me, dry, stop.

We share everything [repeat x3]
Like a parasite 

They really turn me on [repeat x3]
In the electric chair

Strap, me, in, switch

They put me up on the altar [repeat x3]
For the sacrifice

You really make me move [repeat x3]
Like a voodoo doll

Pin, me, down, cut.

You know me inside out [repeat x3]
Like an autopsy

[coda]

Well you play the tune 
And I will dance for you
Until I’m all worn through

Yes you play the tune
And I will dance for you
Until I’m all worn through

Grip

Colorado - 
In memory of the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999 & The Aurora Movie Theater Shooting in July 2012.  Sadly now we must add Boulder 2021 to the list.

COLORADO

Remixed by my good friend Kris Bolin of The Bawl Slant.  Check him/them out, great stuff!
https://soundcloud.com/bawl-slant?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Laminar Flow (KB Mix)

Laminar Flow KB

When you’ve lost your place
Spinning around in space
And all stands still
And you’ve searched the past
Did it slip away too fast
The time to kill
Is it all just fake
How much can you take
What’s this all for
Hard to face today
Has to be a better way
Is there something more

Always where you want to be (when it comes creeping in)
It means everything it’s everything tonight
Show me what you need to feel
You mean everything you’re everything tonight

If you see past the charms
You’ll find open arms
To lead you here
Find another way
Cast above the gray
Relieve your fears
Don’t look back again
Stand out in the rain
To cleanse your soul
Nights to long to roam
I’ll light your way back home
Reclaim control 

And when it all comes down
You’ll never stand alone

Everything

Thanks to my friend Charlie for rocking this collaboration 
more of his music @ https://soundcloud.com/charliewillz
photo by Ashley_Minkus

Supper - Charlie Williams

Original Track by Mark Combs
Guitar Lead Fills, Lyrics and Vocals by Robert Grigg
https://youtu.be/A_OJRsgs3Ec?si=_cnq5-5fLHcMqHXz

Do As You're Told - Combstead & Robert Grigg

Mixed and mastered by linktr.ee/billytuckersound

Garbage Face

90's inspired hard rock written, produced and recorded in Metro Detroit.

Lyrics:
Can't find the aptitude and leave it all behind. But then again behind is where I thrive.
Pushing back on what we know. Let's pack it up, it's time to go.

And cloistered hope has gone away. Your storied past just fails to blow my mind.
Bruise your soul one last time. I'm giving up and that's just fine.
I'm going on a ride.

Compensation grifts, like stealing from yourself. Never mind it's always someone else.
Don't rely on what you see. Just grab your things, its time to leave.

And cloistered hope has gone away. Your storied past just fails to blow my mind.
Bruise you soul one last time. I'm giving up and that's just fine, I'm going on that ride today!

And we're rolling. Got me rolling. Now we're rolling in despair.

And cloistered hope has gone away. Your storied past just fails to blow my mind.
Broken soul has come to play. I'm giving up and that's Ok, I'm going on that ride today!

That Ride (remix)

Many thanks to my friend Mathis for his masterful guitar on this project more of his music @ https://soundcloud.com/user-247333630

mixed and mastered Combstead

Feast or Famine - Mathis

Exploring the darker side of romantic love in the modern era. Influences include early British Metal and early American Gothic music. At times harmonically dischordant with a moody and haunting vibe

The One To Call (Live Version) - John Goldrust

River running up hill

emotional tranferance

I have no idea why : it was so hard to focus today. every time I hit record I could feel my brain space out. what was so easy for me to play yesterday, felt almost impossible today

it's really hard getting old - in the sense of resiliency. I can still get back up and try again, i just notice the small increments in how long it takes for me to do so. 

i can't stop growing old (bounce 3 - rough draft)

Welcome to the Lab 💀 
Creator sound designer
40 plus years in live sound reinforcement
getting by with some help from friends.

Feast or Famine - Mathis

Combstead

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