Yeah, this is really good.  I'm there with you, Mark

Very powerful political statement Mark, and great music as always!  Those horns really add a lot of character to the track, and great work on vocals!

This is still so good guys. My alltime favorite Steely Dan Song! :)

Extremely relevant song with a great arrangement and love that sax.

It's a stylish music that conveys a dramatic atmosphere 🌟

UNSTABLE ENLIGHTENMENT (NOT FOR SPLINTED MINDS)

Once I wrote a description here !!!

Ok let's say I started adding layers to the great music https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1 sent to me.

Letra (translated lyrics below)

Se arrastró bajo los muros,
llorando.
Se filtró por las ranuras,
buscándome.
Y miró entre las fisuras,
deseando:
mucho claro, nada oscuro,
llamándome…
 
Mas el centinela mágico
de quijadas relucientes,
descarnado por los dientes
de mil y un gusanos cárnicos,
por la acción más degenérica
de venenos de odio y muerte,
este ser, cerebro inerte,
la detuvo, niña histérica…
 
Pero huyó,
vio sentada su promesa de llamarme.
Y escapó,
Vio prendido su deseo de amarme.
Sensación
de saber que era la presa, fuego y carne,
y en la intensa luz de vida vino a hallarme;
y me encontró.
-------------------------------------------
She crawled under the walls,
crying.
She filtered through the grooves,
searching for me.
And she looked inside the fissures,
wishing:
much clarity, no darkness,
calling me…

But the magic sentry
of shining jawbones,
eaten to the bone by the teeth
of thousand and one meat worms,
For the most degenerated action
of poisons of hatred and death,
this being, inert brain,
detained her, hysterical girl …

But she fled,
found assured her promise of calling me.
And she escaped,
found on fire her willing to love me.
Sensation
of knowing that she was the prey, fire and flesh,
and in the intense light of life she came to find me;
and she did.

Ella huyó - She fled (with ProgRockDan1)

STRANGE DARK NIGHT [LIVE] COPYRIGHT 2022:  SCRT RECORDS

Oh shit, fucking bitch
I’m in hell and it’s home sweet home
The devil keeps asking us questions
And the answer is only no
That there is all we know
And we roll up on demons with no remorse
And we know all your women are boring whores
And our women are kicking the shit out of you

And they make all the news
And they make all the news
And they make all the news
And they make all the news

Media, media, everything’s media
Everything from TV to the pv to the city walls
Everything’s critical, the grey got the blues
They’ll make their own choices if they’ve got to choose
And they don’t wanna think of you
And there ain’t no supply that they need from you 
And they love what’s real, what’s them, what true
What sells and spreads and gets all the views

And they make all the news
And they make all the news
And they make all the news
And they make all the news

I’d die for what I believe in
Love life so I call it even
Right now I’m in trouble with it
But time’s gonna bring something new
I’m in love with the range of the view
Retain some of this stuff and change up a few
Break some of this stuff and make something new
The people will be here and say what they’ll too

And we’ll make all the news
And we’ll make all the news
And we’ll make all the news
And we’ll make all the news

And the little kids will play
In the pretty fields we save
And they won’t need to be slaves
When we rest in our graves
Free to make a choice
Free to raise their voice
Free not to answer the devil
Not to hear its noise

Personal Media

Margaret Maria and Tréson COVER GORDON LIGHTFOOT'S 'SONG FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT' 

The new music that is Margaret Maria and Tréson is as unique as the artists themselves. The classical world is colliding with the genres of funk, soul and pop, with a fresh new sound and a musical playgroud for Margaret Maria's creativity and Tréson's songwriting and vocal talents. Being courageous and brave to collaborate and venture into uncharted territories, this duo is set to change the world in a way that will not only surprise you, but delight your sonic sensibilities. 

Their first single 'Music Can Change the World' was released December 15, 2023.

Song For A Winter's Night - credits 

Composer: Gordon Lightfoot 

Vocals- Tréson 

Cello- Margaret Maria 

Instrumental Arrangement: Margaret Maria 

Mix and Master: Craig Robert McConnell 

Producer: Margaret Maria 

Recording Engineer: Margaret Maria 

Videographer: James Nickle - Cleveland Sound Labs
license

Song for a Winter's Night - Lyrics  
The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top 
The snow is softly falling 
The air is still in the silence of my room 
I hear your voice softly calling 
If I could only have you near 
To breathe a sigh or two 
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love 
On this winter night with you 

The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead 
My glass is almost empty 
I read again between the lines upon each page 
The words of love you sent me 
If I could know within my heart 
That you were lonely too 
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love 
On this winter night with you 

The fire is dying
Now my lamp is growing dim 
The shades of night are lifting 
The morning light steals across my window pane 
Where webs of snow are drifting 
If I could only have you near 
To breathe a sigh or two 
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love 
On this winter night with you 
And to be once again with you

'I rarely make covers, but this one came in May 2023 just after Gordon Lightfoot passed away. My dear friend JC mentioned it was his favourite Lightfoot song, and I decided to make him a special Birthday present. So the cello instrumental was a present at first. 

I met Tréson at another friend's Birthday Party in July 2023. We connected and said we would do music together! We were talking about covers one day, and I mentioned to him that I have one made already!! He was thrilled when I said it was a Gordon Lightfoot tune! Tréson came into my closet studio to record the vocals (my first time doing any vocal recording!) and it was mixed and mastered by my amazing Rage Angel co-creator, Craig Robert McConnell. 

So here you have both versions...which I love dearly.' - Margaret Maria

Song For A Winter's Night

Vocal Version

Song For A Winter's Night - Tréson and Margaret Maria

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

In My Mind

In My Mind -with AnandaTuk

Original music and mix, arrangement and playing all instrument J.J. Terrell
All guitars, bass and final mix by Neno J.
Check out J.J. Terrel on SoundCloud: @j-j-terrell

Enlightenment (Collab with J.J. Terrell)

I can't wait Silent Hill2 remake.


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Unstable(Free Download)

https://youtu.be/2neHBtC4ZPI
Splinted

Well your request
is invalid
Computer can always say no.
The search is over
As you linger in the afterglow.

World War III has already begun
While you were dancing & had your fun
I had to jump ship
and go with the flow
counted my blessings
Flew straight as a crow

Unusual patterns, 
Coding gone wrong
Your ethics' for sale: 
MFA took too long

Operator is void
your change is rejected
The download on hold &
Your name it is auctioned, 
bartered and sold...

I feel so splinted

What a fantastic decade!

Slowly I awake
Slowly I rise

Your appointment
Has expired,
Computer is still saying no!

A many-splendored thing
of which we need to sing!
A many-splendored thing
of which we need to sing!

I throw myself
Slowly I awake


The recording was dne in Cubase Elements 11, and contains a.o. Essence Plus 1.0 Freeware VST3, from Ronan Fed.

Strapped to the mast

Splinted

video

Pomrčina Mjeseca

The ones in dark corners
I am with you.
I sense your hush.
The ones of smoke and needles and bruises
who found glory
and saw how far a fall it is back down. 
The ones who hang around
when Main Street closes down.

The outcasts, the insane, the altered.
Each with a piece missing.
Invisible scars and otherwise.

A pact, a cult of the underground.
Where each path has it's inverse.
Where each feeling goes obscure.
Smoldering still from the impact of the world.
Cloaked in the darkness of night.
The only time we see what's real.

Words by Riley Robinson

Void of Blood and Rust

Montage et photographies :
© 2025, Chartrand Saint-Louis
Lien vers la vidéo : https://youtu.be/CifO9a47woM

Musique :
© 2025, musique d'ambiance, titre : "La pluie et le beau temps", par Chartrand Saint-Louis; Arrangement (orchestration) par Albert, 2:20 min.

Mixage, révision et sonorisation par Albert

La pluie et le beau temps

"La pluie et le beau temps", par Chartrand Saint-Louis; Arrangement par Albert [lien vidéo]

Check out my latest production
"HEAR ME OUT"
Original lyrics, vocals & music by me

There's a will
There's a way
Believe it
Understand
And make it your own destiny
With your own two hands

There's a will
There's a way
Leaving my own trace

It's the mantra I recite
I'm bringing the light

No surrender
No retreat
Just a relentless chase

There's a will
There's a way
Leaving my own trace

Got that fire in my soul
That hunger in my eyes
There's a will
There's a way
Reaching for the skies

They say the odds are stacked
The mountain's too steep
But I ain't listening
My promises I've got to keep

Got that fire in my soul
That hunger in my eyes
There's a will
There's a way
When the world
Tries to break you
Push you to the ground
Remember the fire within
The strength you have found
Don't let the shadows win
Don't let your spirit fade
There's a will
There's a way
The path you've made

There's a will
There's a way
The Mantra I recite

They say the odds are stacked
The mountain's too steep
But I ain't listening

Focussed on the journey
What it was all about
Turned my pain into power
My struggle into art
"There's a will, There's a way"
Playing a brand new part

They say the odds are stacked
The mountains too steep
Every stumble
Every fall
Made my spirit unique

They doubted my vision
Laughed at my crazy plans
But I built my own foundation

Ignored the naysayers
Silenced the inner doubt
Focussed on the journey
What it was all about

There's a will
There's a way
Its the Mantra I recite

They say the odds are stacked
There's a will
There's a way
Burning ever so bright


Produced in the
ARAPA Music Studio
Sydney - Australia
Artwork:  #azcreativestudiosydney

Hear Me Out

Impossible Colors

ASHES ON THE WATER 1

“VEIW” is a meditative reflection on landscape, time, and quiet truths that speak without language. Seen from a window but felt far deeper, the song moves through fields, seasons, memory, and decay — where nature, history, and human presence coexist in a slow, perennial rhythm.

It’s about learning to listen, and finding wonder renewed with every passing glance.

The View

(Don't follow me here, best on my main page ;)

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:

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

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