@user-138663860: Thank you Sandy. I found the music to be very haunting and this WW1 poem felt right for it. Always pleased to know you've been listening, means such a lot to me.

Jeez how'd I miss this Mark?  A noble work this side of Flanders poppies.

This is so powerful ......... a beautiful, stirring piece and a moving reading of this poem. A lovely, poignant collab!

Dramatic and effective art here. Well done Mark! Durge

thank you for introducing me to Owen's poetry. this is a good track

Wilfred Owen's words so movingly expressed in voice and music here, Mark & Manuel...

Fusion magnifiquement réalisée de la narration et de la composition musicale. Cette œuvre collective est particulièrement poignante.

COMFORTING GOLDEN SUNSHINE

Another piece with my friend @rosindust. Almost a tango. Or even a wordless love song.
And we are proud to say that it is a real home recording: I recorded guitars and double-bass in bedroom and she recorded her violin in the next room, the kitchen... just 6400 km away :)

In the picture, somewhere near Lucca, Tuscany, few years ago.

Here all our collaborations:
https://soundcloud.com/francescocartocci/sets/grazie-tatiana?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Composition and all arrangements: Francesco Cartocci

The gentle charmer - with Rosin Dust

On est encore et toujours
Pris dans l'entonnoir des amis pour la vie
Les franges de l'espoir sont parties dans la nuit
Les derniers trouillards, les premiers déguerpis
Cuit dans le brouillard, hey, la tyrannie du déni

Des fois les gens se reprennent
Arrivent à reprendre les rennes
C'est chaud c'est chaud
C'est plus facile d'oublier
De faire du cliché

On est encore et toujours
Pris dans l'entonnoir de la folie des avis
Perdus dans le noir du mépris sans sursis
Accessoire pour conjurer l'ennui
Peur de pas pouvoir, hey, la tyrannie du déni

À bat la mission
Je préfère ma pulsion
La dernière fois c'était pour un beau dicton
Plus de compromission
Fais bien attention
Je vais péter un câble

Et puis c'est reparti
Je sais bien que c'est un cycle
Mais je préfère dire que je suis comme cela
C'est tout un vice, c'est les prémisses
D'une chute destructrice
Quelque part ça me rend triste
Mais c'est bien mieux que l'ennui

Tout m'agace quand je m'ennuie
Tous trépassent quand je m'enfuis
Pousse et casse tout ce que je détruis
C'est bien mieux que l'ennui

Je fais comme ça depuis si longtemps
Je ne sais pas faire autrement 
Essayer autre chose me fait trop peur
Tout sauf avoir l'air faible
Oh

Des fois les gens se reprennent
Arrivent à reprendre les rennes
C'est chaud c'est chaud
C'est plus facile d'oublier
De faire du cliché
Oï


Et toujours
Pris dans l'entonnoir des amis pour la vie
Les franges de l'espoir sont parties dans la nuit
Les trouillards, les premiers déguerpis
Cuit dans le brouillard, hey, la tyrannie du déni

Pris dans l'entonnoir, de la folie des avis
Perdus dans le noir du mépris sans sursis
Accessoire, pour conjurer l'ennui
Peur de pas pouvoir, hey, la tyrannie te poursuit  
Oï

Calé Cosy

Pris Dans L'Entonnoir

Spend the Day with Sunshine. Jazzy Version 2022

Happy 2022 everyone 🥳! Hope it’s a great year for you. 

Was listening to Porter Robinson's song "Something Comforting" and Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know" and thought to myself, 'I would love to combine two of my favourite songs from two of my favourite artists together with a sprinkle of Decan Usmic'. 

You might not like this due to the different genres of these artists… But I hope you like it and thank you as always for listening and for your support.

Somewhere Comforting: A Porter Robinson, Keane and Decan Usmic Mashup

LIGHT OF DAY

Planet9

Cast of Characters:
John_Anthony-- @john-anthony-871225464 --guitar, mandolin
The Mysterious Decibel-- @themysteriousdecibel – vocals
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and high harmony in the end vocals, mastering
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– production and mix
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, melody and third harmony on the end vocals

This song actually began more than a year ago, when Ken and I were just sniffing each other out. We'd been working on Zeppelin's Night Flight, for those of you who remember that long ago, and I was having trouble with latency in my recording. Out of frustration, I recorded a really rough version of this, to which Ken put really amazingly perfect drums. Shortly after, I got my recording issues settled and we continued on with Night Flight, shelving this half baked creature for more than a year. But it wasn't forgotten. 
  In the meantime, I'd been following John Anthony on both YouTube (https://youtube.com/@johnanthony5720?si=-ooQcUUQaemrk-NH) and on the Cloud. If you were ever curious about how Jimmy Page's fingers looked in the studio, do yourself a favor and check him out on there, too. Since he can play literally every Zep song note for note, I figured I'd ask him if he would replace my pitiful by comparison guitar part with his own. He not only did that in numerous sections, as Page would've, but played the mandolin for it, too. Now, we had a song that was almost ready, but of course we needed someone to fill Plant's part. So, of course we asked The Mysterious Decibel if he'd do the honors, which he came through with in grand fashion. 
  Now that the song was done, we needed it to be mixed, too. So, we tapped our resident mixing expert, Stephen to do that for us. It was a surprisingly difficult mix to get everyone to agree on. And there were philosophical questions that arose during the mixing process, too. We're very lucky, though, that Stephen is not only an expert producer, but a great teammate as well, with the patience of your favorite high school teacher. 
  You can even watch a video of us all adding our parts on John's page right here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mdeT8ySZow&ab_channel=LowTechniqueCovers
  Our hope is that we honored the almighty Led Zeppelin with this one. We hope you all enjoy our reverent tribute to one of our collective favorites as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Hey Hey What Can I Do (The Eclectic Collective with John Anthony)

Well this is another with Greg Willis from Wales on Sax , it's got a Northern Soul sort of sound , hope you like it ! On a similar theme , on the 5th of March me and Charlotte ( Charlie and the Fox ) have a 60s Wall of Sound song out , I tried to get the Spector sound , we'll see whether I succeeded or not ! Greg is on this one too , I can't seem to leave him alone Ha ! Renowned Lyricist Tony Harris ( from Alabama ) and I got together for a lovely song which is out on the 15th of March . After that a new one from me and Gaz Brownie . Thank you so much for giving us your time !

No Album

Different Melody ( feat. Greg Willis )

Different Melody ( Fox and Willis )

Part II of the 4 x track Control EP.  Best served with port and wine or three other tracks in the correct cooking order 🫠
video with music and sound
https://youtu.be/-J1Ge_pLxCM?si=dprius3EPYyNJ_5I


The Illusion of control

Some undressed songs off the tape machine..........cheers for having a listen


chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new

hide seek night and day, you see me and look away
grey is raining, deep is blue
but then again, its nothing new

up down white or black, getting healthy heart attack
ink the skin, another bad tattoo

right wrong in or out, get ignored talked about
subscribe or follow, discard or use
but then again, its nothing new
it's nothing new

eyes see colorblind, lock the door, free the mind
paid on time, or overdue

chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new
it's nothing new

It's Nothing New

Take a deeper look, you might find a clue "Behind The Headlines"

Lost For Sleep

Behind The Headlines

Another track from the Mike Fox and Gaz Brownie stable , if you haven't checked out Gaz yet , please do , there's a rawness and quality to his voice that's a winner every time ! This song has trusty Greg Willis on Sax , really works ! On the 8th of April is a Country song by myself and Tony Harris , and another by us on the 22nd . In between those 2 tracks me and Charlotte have a great song out on the 15th , and we're working on a belter , so watch this space ! Plus I've nearly finished an orchestral rock song with lyrics by New Yorker Andrea Brennan , huge song ! Thank you for your continued support !

Find My Heart (feat. Greg Willis)

Find My Heart ( Fox and Brownie feat Greg Willis )

147-2

147 - 2

Lyrics 

Can’t shake the feeling 

I made my way home 
To my television 
Tried to sell my soul
But didn’t have permission

No one knows 
Im the second coming 
I’ve failed on my own 
But I’ve had the calling

Live your life in reverse
And you feel your cursed

Can’t shake the feeling 
Can’t shake the feeling 

Your demons unearthed
Hiding in the masses 
I’m shouting up first 
Sat on the second class list

Life Live in reverse
And your feel your cursed 

Can’t shake the feeling
Can’t shake the feeling 


Live your life in reverse 
Feel like your cursed 

Can’t shake the feeling
Can’t shake the feeling

V3- 
Your moneys no good 
Can’t buy your way out 
But if you act like you should 
Please Whisper don’t shout 

Live your life in reverse 
Feel like your cursed 

Cos They seek to destroy 
Your world is their toy
You stand in line 
And you nod in time 
The worlds at your feet
But it feels like a defeat 

Bridge)
Can’t take this 
It’s mayhem 
Time to take your  
Medicine 

Some Angels 
Some demons 
Deal your fate in an instant 

Can’t shake the feeling  
can’t shake the feeling 
Can’t shake the feeling

Life Live in reverse
Cant find the meaning 
Feels like you’re cursed
Can’t shake the feeling x3

Cant shake the feeling

When https://soundcloud.com/dneye asked me for a track to play his fantastic guitars on, I brainstormed this 5/4 piece with odd chord set in order to make it difficult to him and thus get the best from his skills. After programming it, I added some organic solos (yep I played keys) to make it seem more friendly ;))))

And he... succeeded in the challenge, overcoming all my expectations !!!

Five by D'n'Eye: guitar1, guitar2, guitar3, guitar4, harp.
Five by E-Ruizzo: piano, bass, mellotron, organ, drums.

Hope you'll enjoy this our first post in the new year !!


High Five !! (with D'n'Eye)

Manuel kindly posted a great platform as an open collaboration - https://soundcloud.com/esemanolain-ruizzo/smiling-dudette-open-collaboration which felt melancholic and open to various interpretations including this reading of one of Wilfred Owen's most poignant World War One poems. Thanks for sharing this wonderful inspiring piece Manuel. 

For more information on Owen -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Owen

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells,
Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, -
The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;
And bugles calling for them from sad shires.

What candles may be held to speed them all?
Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes
Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.
The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall;
Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing down of blinds.

Anthem For Doomed Youth (Music by E-Ruizzo / Poetry by Wilfred Owen)

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

I've been making music for around 15 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:

Anthem For Doomed Youth (Music by E-Ruizzo / Poetry by Wilfred Owen)

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