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ALDEBARAN EMERGES WITH PASSIONATE WINGS

American Dreamin

Pilate

BeSinger

with https://soundcloud.com/clublimemusic, Hiram, Mark Hoogslag & Maarten Luitwieler, Pleudoniem, Régulo Tortolero,  Orillia Junction, Julsy & Snow Mens Music (Todd) , Say, https://soundcloud.com/the-plugs, Carolyn Burnette, https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett, https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar, Mark J. Bennett, Daniel Lockhart, LFH a.o.

other musicians welcome

Some long distance collaborations I have been fortunate to work on with Dick (Netherlands) and Régulo (Venezuela).

Collaborations with Oorlab (Dick Vestdijk) and Régulo Tortolero

Hey guys,
My new album, 'Sit In Silence', is now out on all platforms!

It was quite the struggle making this project, being stuck in one room, without being able to go outside or experience life normally due to the pandemic. 

Regardless, I still hope you guys enjoy this album!

[0:00​] Still Life
[4:26​] Keep A Place For Me
[7:56​] It's All You Know
[11:07​] Drift feat. Lucid Green
[14:37​] And Then I Woke Up
[19:52​] Tired feat. Swum
[22:47​] Hold On
[25:56​] Since July feat. Lucid Green
[29:33​] Who Would've Thought feat. Owsey
[33:22​] Hibi No Awa feat. Yutaka Hirasaka

Big thanks to Lucid Green, Swum, Owsey and Yutaka Hirasaka for being a part of this!

As for the vinyls, you can pre-order them through the link down below. They are still in production, so it can take a while (even a month or two) before they are shipped.
Do note, that they are limited to 300 copies!

Listen to 'Sit In Silence':

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0N30zIM8QCiCUmhaGBFQDn?si=DcbFAgwaRe6RwjcB-gzl9Q
Apple Music: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0941PQ7MH?tag=ton08-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
Bandcamp: https://idealismus.bandcamp.com/album/sit-in-silence
Elsewhere: https://idealism.fanlink.to/sitinsilence

Pre-Order Vinyl: https://qrates.com/projects/23120-sit-in-silence


hank you Lucid Green, Swum, Owsey, and Yutaka for participating in this project! Check them out here:

Lucid Green:
https://soundcloud.com/lucidgreen
https://twitter.com/lucidgreenmusic
https://www.instagram.com/lucidgreen_/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/587BLbZ68izUrdPtYAFYfs

Swum:
https://soundcloud.com/swumbeats
https://twitter.com/swum
https://www.instagram.com/swum/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Fc1UZXKRmPpWWx1sxcb9m

Owsey:
https://soundcloud.com/owsey
https://twitter.com/OwseyMusic
https://www.instagram.com/owseymusic/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HYyeW4R4oZbUvkjG7t3qH

Yutaka Hirasaka:
https://soundcloud.com/yutaka_hirasaka
https://twitter.com/yutaka_hirasaka
https://www.instagram.com/yutaka_hirasaka/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0stmdx2IonUUUIlWQ9bLYZ


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idxxlism/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/idxxlism
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/idealismus/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YJ4EgQzDfJnIHRbqIHAdD

sit in silence [full album]

Any Road (George Harrison)

Three Owls:
Mark Bennett: Vocals
Oorlab: Violin, Bass, Piano and Backing Vocals
Régulo Tortolero: Drums and Cuatro venezolano

Recorded and Produced by Three Owls 
Art Cover: Mark Bennett
Photography: R.T. © 2020
All Rights Reserved by the Owner
For educational purposes only

Any Road

Any Road (George Harrison)

Three Owls
I'll See You In My Dreams (Isham Jones / Gus Khan)

Mark Bennett: Vocals
Oorlab: Piano, Violin, Backing Vocals
Régulo Tortolero: Cuatro venezolano, Bass and Brushes

Photography by Eduardo Chacín on location Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda © 2018

I'll See You In My Dreams

I'll See You In My Dreams (Isham Jones / Gus Khan)

When you get 2 Simon's in the same studio, something amazing is bound to happen. The Power of 2 is the result of an inspirational jam with 12 Strings Inc. After a quick familiarisation with the chords & structure of the tune, I hit record & we both dived into this fabulous musical piece. All off the cuff playing & both of us were hearing it for the first time as it was recording. It sent shivers up & down my spine! I added the strings later to just fill out the background. Be warned, it's 7:50, so get yourself comfortable & enjoy the lovely ride!
Visit https://soundcloud.com/12strings-inc to hear his fantastic guitar tunes

Power Of 2 - ft. 12 Strings Inc.

Evening, Wednesday, Black Rock City 2014. Led by Paavo and Tony of Above and Beyond, bathing in the lavender sunset, we practiced an hour of yoga with Elena Brower. We gathered, strengthened, listened and received the gift of quiet. We landed at home in our own hearts. This class reminds us that we are never alone, and that no matter where we are, we are on the path, and right at home. 

www.soundcloud.com/aboveandbeyond
www.facebook.com/aboveandbeyond
www.facebook.com/ElenaBrowerTruth


Above & Beyond - Robot Heart Yoga - Burning Man 2014

Rodolfo Planes offered me this great arrangement and suggested the title of 'Professional Liars' as a starting point. I changed the title to Career Liars as it scanned better with the melody and although we didn’t discuss the subject closely we both had our own ideas who these usual suspects might be. You all may also have your own choices other than these potential ‘Comeback Kids’. 

This was first written in 2022, but has developed gradually over the last two years with Ce Mastro’s spectacular chorus harmony arrangement lifting the song to astonishing new heights, then lastly Georg’s additional sax work giving a renewed energy and power. Thanks to everyone for their valued collaboration on this. Thanks for taking the time to listen.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - https://soundcloud.com/rplanes 
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals and chorus vocal arrangement - https://soundcloud.com/cemastro 
Georg Boehme - Sax solo and fills - https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

https://continentalcollision.bandcamp.com/track/career-liars

https://youtu.be/tHFD8lZXQII

 Career Liars by Rodolfo Planes and Mark J Bennett

How are you ever able to live with yourself? 
What do you really care about? 
You can cope just as long as you’re not left on the shelf, 
Hear me out. 

Are you ever conscious of the harm that you do?
 Or is all fair in love and in war?
And there is no depth that you and your crew won’t sink to. 
We’re done for.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
Big high flyers,
 Falsifiers.

Making all of your deals with your old cronies,
I think that is all that you’re good for. 
Nothing is ever sincere coz you’re real phoneys.
 Show them the door. 

Lying for a living, as long as we’re forgiving,
 We’ve been truly hood-winked this time for sure.
 We’re learning a lesson about the true cost of living 
Now we’re all poor.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
 Big high flyers, 
Falsifiers.

Career Liars - Continental Collision featuring Ce Mastro & Georg Boehme - Now Available on Bandcamp

A ReMiX of https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin/thanksgiving

Thanksgiving (2014 ReMiX)

Mark says,
"Making music with Rodolfo is always exciting and often a challenge, although I know we both find it stimulating, as we always aim to reach high and this post is no exception. This new song, started its gestation almost a year ago, instantly showed a lot of promise and since has been through many stages of exploration and rounds of problem-solving. The painfully blunt lyrics were initially inspired by a friend's brutal relationship break-up, but the final result is much heavier. I hope you find it moving rather than disturbing, I was trying to match the mood of Rod's deeply dramatic music."

Rodolfo says,
"I think it's a fantastic song and you've done an amazing job on both the story and the vocals, especially those tough lines. When I was writing it, I just felt like a modern blues with a techno vibe was taking shape. The final sound was defined by the story and those really dramatic, emotional lyrics. You might want to make it clear that it's a fictional story to avoid giving our friends heart attacks."

We appreciate all of the kind support that the Soundcloud community has given our collaborations. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts, Mark and Rodolfo

Now available on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix https://soundcloud.com/rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics

Moments of stress,
How did you deal with the rest?
All that is left of you and me,
Is wrecked.
How can we expect,
To go on when there’s nothing at all left?
 
…Left in the lurch,
You should have done more research.
I was truly never a safe bet for you…
For you could have made,
A much better match than you did with me.
 
Open your eyes,
I promise you won’t be surprised,
It’s been there before you,
All along, all of the way…
…Way before you had sensed,
That we had got it all so wrong by then.
 
Moments of stress,
All such a mess,
It’s anyone’s guess,
How it all went so wrong?
Moments of stress,
No more nor less,
Need I express,
How it all went so wrong?

Moments Of Stress - Continental Collision (by Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett) on Spotify now

This is new take on a song that Rodolfo and I first worked on 4 years ago. He had always imagined it with fine saxophone and great backing harmonies and now that Continental Collision has a wonderful pool of talent to draw on, that has become a reality, thanks to Ce Mastro and Georg Boehme's beautiful contributions.
The song has been given so much more feeling and emotion.
Thanks to them and Rodolfo for believing that we could succeed  and thanks to all of you for listening.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - @rplanes
Me - Vocals and additional lyrics
Javier Rolando - Original song lyrics
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals and chorus vocal arrangement - @cemastro
Georg Boehme - Sax solo and fills - @georg-boehme
Image (Caithness, Scotland): Courtesy of Douglas Corrance

A Stranger In Your Heart - Continental Collision featuring Ce Mastro & Georg Boehme

I don't know what I've done wrong?
I don't know why you have gone?
Though I hope some day,
When I whisper your name,
We'll be together.
But today's too soon.
When I think of you, I dream.
Yet still, I'm a stranger,
Yet still, I'm a stranger in your heart.

Sometimes I feel like a fool.
Never knowing whether you'll,
Give me hope some day,
Still I call your name.
We'll be together.
Is today too soon?
When I think of you, I dream.
No longer a stranger,
No longer a stranger in your heart.

A Stranger In Your Heart - Continental Collision (featuring Ce Mastro and Georg Boehme)

This song was inspired by "The Cold Heart" (German: Das kalte Herz), a fairy tale written by Wilhelm Hauff. It was published in 1827 in a collection of fairy tales that take place within the narrative of The Spessart Inn.
Although written almost 200 years ago, the described conflicts of mankind are still up-to-date, maybe even more than before. Preferring status und prosperity over humanity is something which has become socially accepted.

Special thanks for prelistening and precious ideas to my dear friend Gary Reeves!

Lyrics
Peter was in the charcoal business
never in peace with the live he was living
made a deal with the forest spirit
Three wishes and a new life given

Descending to the darkest corners of humanity
what was it you were thinking of when you lost your pity
 
Inside your stone cold heart
You‘ve built a world of disregard

It did not play out like you were whishing for
glassworks went down and you needed much more
sold your heart to Dutch Mike to keep living
a heart of stone and the fortune you were given

Descending to the darkest corners of humanity
what was it you were thinking of when you lost your pity

Inside your stone cold heart
You‘ve built a world of disregard

Flourishing business kept you going
but your smile was eternally frozen
when your drivers faded and you had murdered love
nothing left there but an empty heart

Descending to the darkest corners of humanity
what was it you were thinking of when you lost your pity

Inside your stone cold heart
You‘ve built a world of disregard

Stone Cold Heart

Dopiero teraz

Deszcz (Instrumental)

Échos D’un Parapluie Absent

Échos D’un Parapluie Absent by Tom Connell is a captivating piece for piano and light orchestra, where impressionistic beauty meets folk-inspired charm. The flowing melodies and delicate harmonies evoke a wistful yet uplifting atmosphere, reminiscent of rain-soaked landscapes and the quiet poetry of nature.

The piano takes center stage, weaving intricate lines that ripple like raindrops, while the light orchestral accompaniment adds depth and warmth, enhancing the folk elements that lend the piece its distinctive character. This seamless blend of impressionism and folk creates a soundscape that is both timeless and evocative, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in its gentle storytelling.

Échos D’un Parapluie Absent is a harmonious interplay of simplicity and sophistication, celebrating the elegance of understated beauty and the power of music to evoke vivid emotions and imagery.

Échos D’un Parapluie Absent

■概要(Overview)
熱すぎて溶けてしまうくらいの情熱を持てたらいいね。
PrivateからPublicへ熱心に大名行列する。
I wish I could be so passionate that I would melt.
An enthusiastic procession of feudal lords from private to public.

■video
https://youtu.be/pdM0huA1zaE
※あまり動かないですわ

「溶けるくらいに」Let's get passionate

溶けてしまうくらいに
打ち込めるものがあれば
それだけでいいわ

十二時を過ぎたころに
アタマにあふれる「I hate you.」
傷つけあうのはもうやめて
心を解放したならば今

幾重にも重なる
合わせ鏡の迷路
本物は自分だけ
燃えるように　溶けてる


好きなものをいくつか
そばに置いておけたなら
それだけでいいわ

人づての言葉信じ
正義の仮面で「I hate you.」
傷つけあうのはもうやめて
好きなものだけそばに置いていて

幾重にも重なる
合わせ鏡の迷路
映し出されたものは
燃えているか　溶けているか

■Lyrics
If there is something I can devote myself to so much that it melts, that's enough.

After midnight, the words "I hate you" flood my head.
Stop hurting each other. If you free your heart, now.

Labyrinth of mirrors overlapping one after another. The only real thing is yourself.
Melting like it's burning.

If I could just keep a few of the things I like close by, that's enough.

People who believe the words of others who don't know the truth and say "I hate you" under the mask of justice.
Stop hurting each other. Keep only the things you like close by.

Labyrinth of mirrors overlapping one after another. Is the reflected thing burning or melting?

Ignite your passion(溶けるくらいに)

SABLE, fABLE

Walk Home

Eternal Chime

Lost Love

Hope of Glory

Sorry folks,I posted this public accidentally because I hadn't finished tweaking. The track my change a bit in the coming days!

I see you coming after me
Always playing dirty
Your single mission in this life
Is to try to hurt me

You make me really want to hate you all the way
In my head under my skin
Everything you say

Too hot to handle but I can't let go
I'm afraid what you may be
I'm a rabbit in the headlights you know
You'll be the death of me

You make me really want to hate you all the way
In my head under my skin
Everything you say

Fire in your eyes no disguise
Going for my throat
You'll never be satisfied
Til you take everything I own

Everything You Say

Wistful Skies

As I sit and watch you
(As I watch you baby)
I just can’t believe my eyes
(Can’t believe my eyes)
Your softest whisper
(Whisper to me baby)
Rings like thunder in the spans of these wistful skies
(These wistful skies)

These fleeting moments
(Just a moment baby)
Hover then pass by like midge flies
(They pass me by)
In the swampy vestiges of latent memory
(I remember baby)
Along the beaten path beneath these cloistered, wistful skies
(Wistful skies)

I understood it well enough, so I thought
(I though so baby)
But perhaps not enough to give rise
(I couldn’t give rise)
For when you spoke of moving on
(Moving on now baby)
I sought peace beneath wistful skies
(These wistful skies)

The line of progress is dipping low
(Dipping low now baby)
What was once known in spades one can’t now surmise
(No, they can’t surmise)
The lush forests are shrivelling and will someday die
(They will die now baby)
I best be finding refuge before the deluge of these wistful skies
(These wistful skies)

Crippled thought is a lame companion
(No companion of mine)
Drifting from shore and ready to capsize
(They will capsize baby)
Nagging relentlessly with its fragments of pictures
(All the pictures baby)
In the fogged recollections of my wistful skies
(The wistful skies)

There’s a commandment behind a stone
(See the commandment)
That everyone challenges yet still abides
(They abide now baby)
The tree of life provides endless bounty
(Endless bounty)
To the sheep of existence grazing under wistful skies
(Under wistful skies)

Music & Lyrics
Joseph Shenton

Additional Lyrics ( )
Scratch Kelly
https://on.soundcloud.com/bV32NcbYzHVScv2A9
https://scratchkelly.bandcamp.com

Wistful Skies

So the bones of this came from Mobygratis.com. I changed it a good bit, there were no chords, so I added some and gave it a structure. I took away some things and added 3 guitars, some synths and percussion, and a fender rhodes. I could have stripped Moby out of it completely but I didn’t so now I have a collaboration with Moby! lol. I had a lot of fun with it, I’ve already picked out our next collaboration lol.

The original file was <<1960s house 2 at Mobygratis.com>>if  you want to check it out

i’m not the one, no  i’m not the one
i’m not a child of god, i’m a son of a gun 
there ain’t no halo on my head
i go where angels fear to tread
the fate of the world ain’t in my hands
i’m just an ordinary man

i’m not the one, baby, i;m not the one
It was a twist of fate, twists like a knife to the bone
i ain’t the light that leads the way
i’m the dark where your deepest fears are made
go lay your sins on some other man
i’m not your sacrificial lamb
  
lost in the shadows i came undone
then i woke up in the blinding sun
now the veil it feels so thin
was i redeemed or was i condemned

i’m not the one, just leave me alone
i’m not the one now go on home
just let me be
baby i’m not the one just set me free
there’s nothing that i can do
let me break it down for you

Not the one

Not The One

We Emerge

I had a dream, and I wrote this song not to forget it. 

Technical highlights: hand played bass, slightly odd riff on chorus (15/2) & some extra psychedelia.

Pic & sounds taken with my phone during a recent experience which could help me understand the dream, maybe…

Letra  /  Lyrics:

NÍMOR (No sé dónde estoy)  /  NÍMOR (I don’t know where I am)

Entré en la sala sin hacer ruido,  /  I entered the room making no noise,
los pocos que vi eran desconocidos,  /  the few ones I saw were strangers,
busqué una cama que estuviera libre y dormí.  /  I looked for a spare bed and slept.

Al día siguiente no encontré mi sitio,   /  The following day I didn’t find my place,
todo estaba lleno de desconocidos,  /  the whole room was full of strangers,
me di la vuelta para salir y te vi.  /  I turned around to leave and I saw you.

Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...
Nímor, no sé quién eres…  /  Nímor, I don’t know who you are …

La cama de al lado estaba vacía,  /  The bed at your side was empty,
y me preguntaste si la quería,  /  and you asked if I wanted it,
la quise y pronto nos hicimos amigos,  /  I did and soon we became friends,
desconocidos.  /  strangers.

Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...
Nímor, no sé quién eres…  /  Nímor, I don’t know who you are …
Nímor, no sé qué pasa…  /  Nímor, I don’t know what’s going on...
Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...

Te pregunté “¿cómo se llama este sitio?”  /  I asked you "what’s the name of this place?"
y me contestaste que estaba contigo,  /  and you answered that I was with you,
y sin darme cuenta te quise mucho y dormí.  /  and unconsciously I loved you so and slept.

Ahora del sueño ya me he despertado,  /  Now from the dream I’ve already woken,
tu nombre lamento no haber preguntado,  /  your name I regret not having asked,
te llamaré como el sitio en que te conocí.  /  I’ll call you like the place where I met you.

Nímor (…)  /  Nímor (…)

ER27HC06 ©1995 ®2015

Honorable broadcast (34:47 - 40.00): http://jeffhickmott.podomatic.com/entry/2015-09-18T05_02_20-07_00

Nota para el oyente español: ninguna influencia de Chiquito de la Calzada en el título; lo pongo tal como lo soñé y punto.

NÍMOR (No sé dónde estoy)

Three Owls are
 Régulo Tortolero: Drums, Bass, Cuatro Venezolano and lyrics 
 Oorlab https://soundcloud.com/oorlab : Lead Vocals and Backing Vocals, Piano, Strings and lyrics
Mark Bennett: Lead and Backing Vocals and lyrics

Recorded at NoHum Studio, El Limón - Venezuela and Oorlab Studio, Amersfoort - Netherlands and Edinburgh, UK 2025. Mixed by: R.T. ©® NoHum Records 2025  All Rights Reserved

Recorded and Produced by Three Owls 
 Art Cover: Mark J Bennett

Régulo (AKA @kings-of-manguareo) in Venezuela started this project a year ago with a piece called ‘Al Paso C’.
After several evolutions involving Dick (Oorlab) and myself, then the new title was suggested by Régulo and we ventured into space, with a ‘Musical Consequences’ scenario. I started off the lyrics, then Régulo added some lines and finally Dick completed them. Soundcloud is a great place for experimentation. Many thanks to my collaborators and also to you for taking part by listening, Mark

Am I the follower?
 Pleiades am I bound? 
Pleiades I am bound,
 I am the follower.

Aldebaran, Aldebaran, Aldebaran, Aldebaran… 
Never going, never going… coming back!

The fiery eye of Taurus,
 Trains its gaze upon, 
Orion’s shiny belt 
And it's perfect triad
 Over all of us
 For all eternity…

As long as the sun will shine
 And the magnetic field  
Stays well aligned 
The World will keep itself  
On course.

The long night will turn around
 Winter solstice is here 
Aldebaran will rise
 The ice will disappear

Aldebaran by Three Owls

Recorded in Modesto, Ca. Featuring Hammond B3 Electric Organ solo. Vibraphone solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Acoustic Piano solo.  Acoustic Bass. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Vibraphone Rhythm. Drums Full kit Acoustic drum set. Percussion Rainstick, Tree Chimes, 22" Ride & Crash Cymbal.

Cannery Row

Wingding

Tom Régnier https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier approached me with a beautiful piano piece and with the words 'Kiss Me Goodbye' to ask if I could make a song lyric out of this. After receiving my short sung part and having superb contributions from Jussi Welin https://soundcloud.com/juswel (Guitars and guitar arrangements) and Georg Boehme https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme (Flute & Horns), Tom described it more as a journey than a song and I think he is right.
Painting by Paul Cézanne.


Kiss me goodbye
Now is the time
For us to part
Let it show
With all of your heart
Kiss me goodbye, let me go

Kiss Me Goodbye - Tom Régnier & Friends

Mark says - 
In the 5 years I have been working with Rod, I have been encouraged to reach as far as my experience allows me to, with complete support at all times. So far we have completed 11 songs and have experimented with several others that made for a great learning curve for me, with several more at other stages of development... Watch this space, however as we are methodical and patient, therefore it may take some time to get them off the ground.

The subject matter of this song may be based on a different scenario but it is also a token of my gratitude to my inspirational collaborator and friend Rod, who has given me much confidence to rise to the ambition of his musical creativity and meticulous arrangements. Thank you all for giving this song your time.

Rod says - 
This song was conceived a long time ago to be sung in Spanish, but Mark did a magnificent adaptation with his English lyrics, and the meaning is 100% faithful to the original spirit, even though he hadn't heard the original song in Spanish. Technically, there are three voices together, consolidating a multi-vocal performance. The synth sounds emulate my old analog and FM synths, and the guitars were routed through an old console to achieve the vintage sound I was looking for.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - @rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Image by Douglas Corrance

Thank You (Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett)

I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been here in my life.
I know I don’t need to draw you a diagram,
Thank you for being there all this time as my wife.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
 
No need to show me all of your gratitude,
I already know how much you show that you care,
When you were prepared to move to my latitude,
Then I was convinced I was ready to share,
My life with you whatever it threw at the both of us.
I know that it’s true, no matter what you care to say.
I’ll always need to express all of my thanks to you 
This will always be true on that I swear.
 
I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been in, in my life.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
Then I was sure that I was ready to share,
My whole life with you, whatever that meant for the both of us.
I know that it’s true, whatever you say.

This song on Continental Collision's own cloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-517923604/thank-you

Also available on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Thank You - Continental Collision (Rodolfo Planes & Mark J Bennett) on Spotify

Tom's piano melodies are so inspirational, not just to me (Mark) but also to Jussi, Georg and Boon. The energy of this piece carried us all off on a wonderful journey. We hope you enjoy the joyful enthusiasm that Tom initiated. Tom also gave me the key line, 'My Way Through' and I had to run with it as it made so much sense with this uplifting and hopeful music. Thanks for listening.

Tom Regnier -  @tom-r-gnier Music composition, piano and other instrumentation
Jussi Welin - @juswel First guitar and guitar arrangement
Georg Boehme - @georg-boehme Horns and horn arrangement
Boon Suzuki - @boon-suzuki Final guitar and guitar arrangement
Mark Bennett - Vocals and lyrics

Wherever you’re bound you know I’ll, 
Make my way through 
Sure may take a little while
 But I’ll make my way through

Wherever I’m bound I know I’ll,
 Make my way through
 It may take a longer while 
Till I make my way through

Wherever you’re bound,
…You’re bound
I know that I’m bound, yeah!

When I get there you know I’ll
Make my way through
Sure may need a broader smile
But I’ll make my way through.

Desamor - Tom Régnier, Jussi Welin, Boon Suzuki & Mark J Bennett

A sleightly  remastered version appeared on the  2014 album  "Halfway island":
http://oorlab.bandcamp.com/album/halfway-island

This version was launched on the occasion of October 5th 2011 Soundcloud Meetup Day - downloadable until October 12th 2011.

http://soundcloud.com/the-plugs (Venezuela) - drums and bass, mix
Oorlab (The Netherlands) - guitar and keys.

Picture by Melvin Gaal http://www.flickr.com/photos/94379417@N00/
http://Mindsharing.eu - Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) 

Central Park Sunrise - collaboration The Plugs & Oorlab

Recorded at Pleudoniem Studios, Amersfoort

Elephant Road

Seven to eleven
in a pretty state
winter wind is blowing
but we'll navigate

pointing out the polar
stick a shadow here
it's a kind of knowing
that we could do without

Pacing down 
the elephant road
catching songs, 
for elephant moods

If your name was Martin
you could raise the price
Sipping from your shizzle
Sailing up to Paradise

Clouding up my window, it's
Hard to sleep at night
Their buzzing wakes me up
-... so does the city light

Mosquitos keep on bugging
our welfare state 
impossible to crush
Let alone exterminate

Wave at the clouds
And make them rain for you
Look at the birds
Their wings should be yours
Even from your sofa
Where you sit to blind the sun
The trampling of the bulls
Fades away the news


Elephant Road (collab with Oorlab)

http://soundcloud.com/julsy + http://soundcloud.com/orillia-junction started this. Made public on november 11th - anniversary for the publishing of Dylan's Tarantula. and birthday of Orillia Junction. Happiest Bday, Devin!

Violin made by Peter van der Hoeven.
Song written by Ketch Secor from the Old Crow Medicine Show, based on the chorus "Rock me mama" from Bob Dylan's soundtrack for the film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (Peckinpah 1973). 


Wagon wheel (Dylan / Secor cover by Orillia Junction, Julsy + Oorlab on violin)

with many thanks to Yoko Ono and others who kept and are keeping this song alive.

http://soundcloud.com/julsy
orillia-junction

John Lennon's recordings can be bought at 
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/john-lennon/id4416594

and Give peace a chance 2010 remaster can be streamed here:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0sUQj8SflMlJrqJE7Z4u9o

Give peace a chance (Collab cover Orillia Junction, Julsy & Oorlab)

Little to say about this song; both lyrics and music (all organic but for programmed drums) were done very impulsively, so it may show my primal inspiration without reworks or additions. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Pic from: https://vincentmars.com/2013/11/20/the-sensual-paintings-of-fabian-perez/

Translated Lyrics:

YO PENSÉ (LA SEXTA VEZ) / I THOUGHT (THE SIXTH TIME)

Yo pensé: esa mujer no es peligrosa…
  (I thought: that woman is not dangerous …)
No esperé enamorarme como un idiota.
  (I did not expect to fall in love like an idiot.)
Me pregunté: ¿qué tiene en los ojos que tanto me tienta?
  (I wondered: what’s in her eyes which tempts me so much?)
y me acerqué para hablar con ella y verlos de cerca.
  (And I got closer to speak with her and watch them closely.)

Y si era la primera vez, ¿por qué no extrañaba hacerlo con ella?
  (And if it was the first time, why didn’t I feel strange doing it with her?)
Y si era la primera vez, ¿por qué parecía que era la sexta?
  (And if it was the first time, why did it seem to be the sixth one?)
Y si era la sexta vez, ¿por qué hubo preguntas después de la escena?
  (And if it was the sixth time, why were there questions after the scene?)

Y si fue la única vez, ¿por qué no puedo apartarla de mi cabeza?
  (And if it was the unique time, why cannot I take her out of my head?)

ER41FI08 97-17

Factor Integrante

Yo pensé (La sexta vez)

Kings of Manguareo Present:
Dee Blue (George Harrison)

Three Owls are:
Mark Bennett: Vocals
Dick Vestdijk: Slide Guitar
Régulo Tortolero: Cuatro venezolano, Bass, Drums

Recorded between February and March 2018 
- Vocals were recorded in Edinburgh, Scotland by Mark Bennett
- Slide Guitar was recorded in Amersfoort, Netherlands by Dick 
   Vestdijk
- Cuatro venezolano, Bass and Drums were recorded in El Limón,                                                                                               
   Venezuela by Régulo Tortolero

Mixed and Mastered at NoHum Studio (El Limón, Venezuela)
Sound Tech: R.T.
Producers: Jack Parrish, Humberto Canelon

Picture taken by kind permission from the Net

You all can also listen to the excellent work of Mark's and Dick's here:

Mark Bennett
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett

Dick Vestdijk
https://soundcloud.com/oorlab
 
All Rights Reserved ©® 2018

Songs From The Hunger

Deep Blue

Deep Blue (George Harrison)

Kings of Manguareo Present:
If (Pink Floyd's Cover)

Three Owls are:
Mark Bennett: Vocals
Dick Vestdijk: Slide Guitar, Piano
Régulo Tortolero: Cuatro venezolano, Bass, Percussion, Field Recordings

Recorded February / March 2018
- Vocals were recorded in Edinburgh, Scotland by Mark Bennett
- Slide Guitar and Piano were recorded in Amersfoort, Netherlands by  
   Dick Vestdijk
- Cuatro venezolano, Bass, Drums and Field Recordings were    
   recorded in El Limón, Venezuela by Régulo Tortolero
  
Mixed and Mastered at NoHum Studio (El Limón, Venezuela)
Sound Tech: R.T.

Photography: ©® 2018 Capt. Eduardo Chacin (Mexico City, Mexico)

You all can also listen to the excellent work of Mark's and Dick's here:

Mark Bennett
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett

Dick Vestdijk
https://soundcloud.com/oorlab

All Rights Reserved ©® 2018

If (Roger Waters)

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Walk

Kings of Manguareo Present:
El Manguareo by Three Owls 
Music by: Régulo Tortolero and Dick Vestdijk (https://soundcloud.com/oorlab)
Lyrics by: Mark J Bennett 

Three Owls:
Régulo Tortolero: Bateria, Bajo, Cuatro, Maracas, Clave
Dick Vestdijk: Piano, Slide Guitar
Mark J Bennett: Lyrics and Lead and Backing Vocals
Recorded at NoHum Studio, El Limón - Venezuela and Oorlab Studio, Amersfoort - Netherlands, May 2018 and December 2019 and Edinburgh, UK January 2020.
Mixed by: R.T.
©® NoHum Records 2020 
All Rights Reserved

My very good friend Régulo (AKA https://soundcloud.com/kings-of-manguareo) in Venezuela asked me to write a lyric about 'El Manguareo', which means prevarication. I am very happy that he liked it as I was a bit nervous writing and singing in a very different genre. 
Photo of San Sebastian de La Gomera by Douglas Corrance (used with kind permission)

El Manguareo

Why would you do today, 
When you can put off ’til tomorrow?
You think that I’m being lazy, 
I’ve got all day, You’re just crazy
So why all the hurry,
Why do you scurry 
Around all the time?
This ain’t lethargy,
It’s my kind of energy

They call me 
‘El Manguareo’,
A sight to see
‘El Manguareo’

So what if I look rough?
My beard ain’t hurting anybody.  
Where is my need to put on a show,
When I’ve got nowhere at all to go?
Give me the incentive
I’ll be inventive,
Bang right on time.
Some motivation,
I’ll race to the station    

‘El Manguareo’

Why would you do today, 
When you can put off ’til tomorrow?
You think that I’m being lazy, 
I’ve got all day, You’re just crazy
So why all the hurry,
Why do you scurry 
Around all the time?
This ain’t lethargy,
It’s my kind of energy

Vocalese outro...

El Manguareo by Three Owls

Dear listener, Feel free to leave comments and I'll try to reply.

I've been making music for around 16 years now but because of the wonderfully generous community that is SC, I have learned so much in a short time. I look forward to learning even more by collaborating. 
I suppose my strengths are in lyric-writing and singing. I feel fortunate to have been able to work with some stunning compositions by some very talented SCers.

My very best to you, Mark

Some links to recent Continental Collision streaming sites, etc are available below: