The dynamic range here is so well handled—nothing feels forced.

This one got my feet tapping which is not so easy in bed drinking a nice cup of English tea in a cup and saucer 😀

Mark, you and your COMPRADRES do a GREAT JOB of crunching the F out of something, which I DIG...

fallo

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

The Buckaroo

Plates - Cantado por Gustavo Daniel Laino.

Station 10 by John Hardman
Song written & produced by John Hardman
John - vocals, guitars, piano
Rob Boughton - EMS synth & backup vocals
(c)(p) 2024 Swamp Music UK & Swamp Records UK for all territories
Artwork - Tristan Greatrex

Station 10 - John Hardman

Sheet Music

To honor my friend and teacher Dr. Baskaran Pillai on his birthday 1st Feb 2025.

My Babaji

Burnside, by Brian Gore Guitar Poet 

Walking by the river
With tracks beneath my feet
People hide in shadow
Shamed by their calamity
On New Years Eve near Burnside
They numb their sorrow
Hidden in the trees

A mad man in the street
Who could be you or me
Screaming senseless words
At someone we can’t hear or see
Like a crazy prayer for justice
For cards to be reshuffled
Equally 
(Chorus) 

Walking up Burnside 
With the sunset in my eyes
Walking up Burnside
Through the looming stormy skies
I’m walking up Burnside
And it makes me wonder why
We try at all 

I have an untold story
Of suffering and fright
My sadness was a doorway
Leading to a second sight
Of the the love we have inside us
And how it could turn darkness 
Into light 

As the day turns into evening
And night lights the old town sign
My steps are moving forward
Towards a deeper peace of mind
To a dream we have forgotten
For a welcome kind of place
Free from greed and glory 
That lifts up the human race

(Chorus)


Burnside - Brian Gore Guitar Poet and Michael Manring

Thick & Thin - demo

A Musician’s Guitar

where did she go

Nada Para el Final convierte un pulso íntimo en mantra.
Guitarras que respiran entre capas eléctricas y una voz que confiesa sin explicar.
Ritmo roto y decidido: el instante en que todo hace click… o se desmorona.

Escrito con German Villanueva, quien dió voz al coro tambien.

Nada Para el Final

My song “Presence” played and sung live, with a few small effects added. A lot of static too, alas

Presence (“live” imperfect living room version)

The objective when this song was composed was to think about our "wars", in the ones which each one of us fight, or stand passively as a piece of Chessboard. The thematic of Chess was used to poetize and weaken the weight of what is a war. Hence, must be understood the song doesn't verse about wars between nations or that kind of conflict. But, the wars we fight to face our life, inside or outside of our beings. Enjoy it as a energic and strong incentive for you to fight for your life, your happiness, your goals, your place in this world. 

Lyrics: Ulisses Nicolau Alberto Barros (Uli)
© Music composed by uli_virtual_band

(Intro)

(Hook)

Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh Oh.

(Verse 1)

From many battles,
My scars Intonate.
As the courage patrols,
My voice ressonates.
A warrior who doesn't fight
Is just one more piece without might
In the chessboard. 
Easily floored.

(Pre-Chorus)

No fear, strong gear.
Not frightened, always dared.
Scars done by the Life.
Living in the war. The pain we ignore!

(Chorus 1)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game.

(Hook)

Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh Oh.

Against who thou fight?

(Verse 2)

The chant of Peace, 
We hear too far away.
Sometimes, we just sit cozy.  Or is it seize?
The peace must be the final way.
We don't need no weapons to face.

Syllabs, poetry, sense.
Might be as smashing as your mace!
Be the Tower for your King defence!

(Chorus 2)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game.

(Chorus 3)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game.

(Guitar Solo)

(Pre-Chorus)

No fear, strong gear.
Not frightened, always dared.
Scars done by the life.
Living in the war. The pain we ignore!

(Chorus 4)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game. (no, no, no!)

(Chorus 5)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game. (Ohhh, no!)

(Hook)

Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh Oh.

The true war isn't a game.

Lyrics: Uli

Uli - War on the Chessboard

Stone Bridge

Akaza Trailer Theme | 猗窩座 トレーラーテーマ

Eternal Suffering

Esiste un suono che nessuno ha mai sentito, un suono che precede la storia della musica, un suono che nasconde il segreto dell'armonia universale. È il suono perduto, il suono originale, quello che sfugge alle regole e alle convenzioni. È il suono che parla direttamente all'anima di chi lo ascolta e di chi lo produce. È il suono che mette in contatto l'uomo con l'universo.

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

Thick & Thin - demo

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