SHOUTING TO THE WIND

The Valuable Friends...

LET YOUR EARS BREAK FREE

2015

October Surprise

Heres a spooky vol 8 playlist of my awesome sound-cloud artists and fav tracks..
Yep its that time of the year again ..hope you enjoy some autumn trick and treats.

Awesome sound-cloud artists vol 8[autumn treats]

Mars lo

rock

Mark J Bennett: THE PARTING GLASS

It's need-to-tell-this-to-my-therapist music Thursday! Please welcome our new imaginary combo "The Lamineers":

Sergio Párraga: Congas, Campana y Güiro
Jeff Roberts: Electrified Bass
me: what's left

Thank you a million Jeff and Sergio for having joined me with this ride. The road to get there was rather stony and winding --- some conversation excerpts: "I chose to enter the labyrinth of twisted meter and rubato alleys" --- "shall we call this one quits?" --- "man that is one idiosyncratic piece" --- "I take it as an adventure" --- "get that suckah out there!!!!!!!!!!"

https://soundcloud.com/jeff_roberts
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

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There's no voices in my head, but they must be right
Danger's everywhere
Everything is fine, but you need to keep in mind, you really need to keep in mind
Little white round enemies

Alligator's coming

Come on, let's hide in the swamp
Nobody can see us, we're hidden, just shh
Kwui

Alligator's chasing its own tail
How did we get here?
Nobody can remember, but it was a perfect plan
OK there's a way out, but we need to find a bar

Left? Right? Straight?
Wrong direction, wait!
Light, streft, reight!

Come my brave soldier, shelter is near
We're out of provisions, but we still have a beer

Alligator's coming
Alligator's
Alligator's coming

Little white round enemies, mean mean calamities
Little white round enemies, leave me my identities
Alligator's coming

Soon we're there, just six bars more to visit
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Yahoo
Alligator's coming

Little White Round Enemies ft. Sergio Párraga and Jeff Roberts

the ocean...the beach...the strange quality in the air

Induced

Back From The Dead

Widespread knowledge of science

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.
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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)

@phil-mcwalter approached me to ask if I’d like to do my own version of his song, https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/i-can-see-all-of-you-1 . He was keen that I used my own words, although I explained that I wouldn’t be able to match, let alone improve on what he had done. I persevered and once I found the mood I wanted to occupy, the words came quickly. Phil’s original version, if my interpretation is correct, appears to be from the perspective of an all-seeing/omnipotent being. Whereas the anxiety and tension I felt in the music led me to the perspective of someone who is all-seeing, via our various modern communications and information systems, yet simultaneously wholly powerless to change anything and gradually becomes insane. The beauty of writing something like this is that it doesn’t necessarily have to represent your own personal ideas and beliefs. I’m a little bit cynical in real life but nothing like this (honestly)… Feel free to take what you want from my diatribe, but only with a pinch of salt.

Hugely indebted and honoured to get to work with Phil on this. A very liberating experience that let me think outside of the box. Cheers Phil.

Thanks for listening ;-)

Original song lyrics, all music, instrumentation and final mix – @phil-mcwalter - I Can See All Of You - Nov 2013 © Phil McWalter
Additional lyrics, vocals and artwork (courtesy of Joseph Losey’s Don Giovanni) - Mark Bennett

Hellbound ( July 2014 © McWalter/Bennett )

I can see all wonder ,  that nature displays, 
From a newborn’s fingertip,  
To forests ablaze.
  I was simply spellbound , 
To the point of disbelief , 
Overwhelmed and awed, 
As if by grief . 
We unhappy few who have ,
 Such luxury ,
 Still blindly plunder ,
 Its treasury.

I was spellbound,
I’m losing my mind,    
Simply spellbound,  spellbound, spellbound,
  I’m losing my mind , 
Simply spellbound,  spellbound… Hellbound

I really can’t help but be,   
Quite so cynical,  
Maybe I’m just kind of,
 Hypercritical . 
The fool or the philistine, 
Who is to blame?  
Leisure and culture , 
They’re just not the same . 
Work to live, live to shop,
  Everything’s retail.  
Even your integrity,  
It’s all up for sale . 
Whatever you believe in, 
  Believe in yourself.
  I can’t keep everything   Inside my mind,  
Something’s gotta give ,
 It’s not how we’re designed.

I can’t keep everything,   
Inside my mind,  
Wade through false symbols , 
Drown in true signs.
  Information overload,  
Got nothing to say.  
Data Protection,  
This area’s grey.
  Intellectual copyright,  
We all assume,
  Will see us alright,  
From tome to tomb.

I was spellbound, 
   I’m losing my mind,    
Simply spellbound,  spellbound, spellbound,
  I’m losing my mind, 
Simply spellbound,  spellbound, Hellbound.

I can see all of you,
  Inside my head.  
Y’all know who you are,  
The quick and the dead . 
Soundbite, whatever you like,
  It’s all watered down.
  Well, I can take it straight,
  Coz I’m a big boy now.
  Lifestyle or a real life?  
Which will it be?
  For now, it’s still your life,  
Take it from me.  
Or maybe not,  
Coz I’ve lost the plot.
  I can see all of you,   
Inside my head.  
The ones that look shiny,  
The ones that look dead.

I can see all of you,  
Spellbound ,
 I can see all of you,
  Simply spellbound,
  I can see all of you,  
Spellbound,  
I can see all of you,  
Hellbound

Hellbound - McWalter Bennett (Click for info)

When Procol Harum’s ‘A Salty Dog’ was released in 1969, I was just seven. My Damascene moment came when an enlightened teenaged neighbour introduced me to the album of the same name when I was 12 and my life has never been quite the same since. Many people will have heard ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’, although few people will be as familiar with this equally beautiful and unforgettable song. The band Procol Harum is recognized as an influential force in the development of Progressive Rock, but for me the thing that makes them stand out is Gary Brooker’s unique voice. Often their lyrics are unfathomable, for example “We skipped the light fandango, Turned cartwheels ’cross the floor”, but always sound credible given Gary Brooker’s warm and authoritative delivery. 
This is one of those songs that should have a warning label saying ‘Don’t Try To Cover This – It’ll Only End In Tears’ but with Graham Lavallin’s confidence and wonderful support we persevered. However, I then had to find a way of making this my own as no-one can touch Mr Brooker’s version. Please check out Graham's wonderful cloud https://soundcloud.com/lavallin if you enjoyed his work here. Thanks for listening to our very British collaboration.
	
Mark J. Bennett 	Vocals and artwork (based on the original cover)
https://soundcloud.com/lavallin	Guitars, arrangement, production
Instrumentation: 	Fender Strat through Boss ME70 pedal board and Magic Stomp pedal
EWQL piano, drums and percussion, orchestral cello section, orchestral legato cellos, orchestral bass section, orchestral viola section, orchestral violin section, tremolo strings, pizzicato strings
Synth orchestra deep bass and synth flute
AMG mellotron strings
Atmospheres

All recorded and mixed in GarageBand

All hands on deck, we've run a float,
I heard the Captain cry.
Explore the ship, replace the cook,
Let no one leave alive.
Across the straits, around the horn,
How far can sailors fly?
A twisted path, our tortured course,
And no one left alive.

We sailed for parts unknown to man,
Where ships come home to die.
No lofty peak, nor fortress bold,
Could match our captain's eye.
Upon the seventh seasick day,
We made our port of call.
A sand so white, and sea so blue,
No mortal place at all.

We fired the guns, and burned the mast,
And rowed from ship to shore.
The captain cried, we sailors wept,
Our tears were tears of joy!
Now many moons and many Junes,
Have passed since we made land.
A Salty Dog, the seaman's log,
Your witness, my own hand.

Songwriters: KEITH REID, GARY BROOKER
A Salty Dog lyrics © ESSEX MUSIC INTERNATIONAL C/O THE RICHMOND ORGANIZATION


A Salty Dog (Procol Harum Cover) with Lavallin

Watch the Official Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym1EiPvs-8Q

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Black Coast - TRNDSTTR (Lucian Remix) [feat. M. Maggie]

Commas

F Ck Up Some Commas

Andy Grammer - Honey I'm Good

this tune and another 3 versions available on the single OUT NOW: https://noizzfactor.bandcamp.com/album/seaside-disco-ep
Original Version avaliable on Summer 1989 LP: https://noizzfactor.bandcamp.com/album/summer-1989
Any payment greatly appreciated! Stay retro:-)!

Written, produced & remixed by Noizz Factor
Artwork by Brian Crux
Mastered by Milton Hughes
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Seaside Relax Part 1

You can download the track from here https://theartistunion.com/tracks/c08da8
please show support by donating 
1. LED ZEPPELIN - Stairway to heaven 
2. RAINBOW - Temple of the king 
3. FOREIGNER - I Wanna know what love is 
4. SANTANA - I Love you much to much 
5. RICHARD MARX - Right here waiting for you 
6. WHITESNAKE - Is this love 
7. ALLANAH MYLES - Black velvet 
8. EXTREME - More than words 
9. JOE SATRIANI - I believe 
10. ROBERT PLANT - Big log 
11. A-HA - Crying in the rain 
12. KANSAS - Dust in the wind 
13. ERIC CLAPTON - Wonderful tonight
14. GARY MOORE - Empty rooms 
15. SCORPIONS - When the smoke is going down 
16. FREIHEIT (?) - Everytime 
17. CHRIS REA - Josephine 
18. THE GUESS WHO - These eyes 
19. URIAH HEEP - Lady in black 
20. ERIC CLAPTON - Layla 
21. CROWDED HOUSE - Weather with you 
22. MARILLION - Kayleigh 
23. SIMPLE MINDS - Don't you (forget about me)
24. HEART - All I wanna do is make love to you 
25. THE WALKMEN - Many rivers to cross 
26. LYNNARD SKYNARD - Simple man 
27. BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - Poor man's moody blues 
28. KINGDOM COME - What love can be 
29. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN - Like an angel 
30. UFO - Belladonna 
31. CINDERELLA - Don't know what you got (till it's gone) 
32. PAVLOV'S DOG - Julia 
33. ROLLING STONES - Angie 
34. METALLICA - The unforgiven 
35. AEROSMITH - Crying 
36. BON JOVI - Always
37. CHICAGO - I don't wanna live without your love 
38. THE STRANGLERS - European female 
39. BRYAN FERRY - Slave to love 
40. SKINS - Wild world 
41. EUROPE - Carrie
42. POISON - Every rose has its thorn 
43. BOB DYLAN - Knocking on heaven's door 
44. THE DOORS - Riders on the storm

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Classic Rock Ballads

Soft Rock Ballads Vol.1 of The 70s and 80s

When Lee Lucas posted a collaborative version of this song before Christmas https://soundcloud.com/lee-lucas/lee-lucas-mark-j-bennett-the-parting-glass, he suggested that I put out an open invitation for anyone to collaborate with the original stem. Of course, I appreciate that grafting any type of arrangement on to an acapella vocal track isn't easy but I'd welcome any approach. This is an Irish traditional song but it may well withstand a modern arrangement. The vocal stem has lots of reverb and echo on it but should you need a drier stem to work with, just message me and I can send a naked version. Also feel free to take some liberties with this should it lend itself in any other treatment. 

I raise my glass to those brave enough to listen to me tightrope-walking and also to those who might consider taking on this challenge. Cheers!


Of all the money that e'er I had
I have spent it in good company
And all the harm that e'er I've done
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all

Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They are sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They would wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and I'll softly call
Good night and joy be with you all

A man may drink and not be drunk
A man may fight and not be slain
A man may court a pretty girl
And perhaps be welcomed back again
But since it has so ought to be
By a time to rise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass

Good night and joy be with you all
Good night and joy be with you all

The Parting Glass - Open Collaboration

Romantimix Vol 5 - Impac Records
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Romantimix Vol 5 - Rock Ballads In English Mix - By Dj Rivera Ft Chamba Dj I.R.

Best Rock Ballads HIts 80's 90's

ORACLE

DL / Stream: https://fanlink.to/bbc001

"Really happy that I'm releasing this track, "Still Looking," on my own imprint bitbird! These past years have been an amazing journey. I’ve had the honor to tour the world, release on some of the best labels in the world and meet so many inspiring people. It’s been a crazy trip. Through all this I’ve been able to learn a lot about myself, but also about this music industry that we operate in. I’ve always had the idea of starting a label and I’ve been working closely with my team to make this a reality. bitbird is a creative place where we can showcase beautiful art and assist artists in the best way we can. I really believe we can bring something new to the game. We’re excited to break some boundaries!" - San Holo

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Still Looking

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San Holo - Still Looking

Hope you all all enjoy our new single with Logic and Rozes! ❤️❤️

I made the beat for 'All Of Me' a couple years ago and played it for Logic when i first met him at one of his shows here in Colorado. Fast forward to last winter i was in NYC working with Rozes and she came up with this incredible hook on the spot for this tune. It was magic. We got in the studio with Logic a few months later and he came in and knocked it out of the park and took the song to a whole new level

iTunes: http://bit.ly/ITAllOfMe
Spotify: http://bit.ly/BGAllOfMe

BRIGHTER FUTURE TOUR DATES > http://www.biggigantic.net/tour
* w/ Louis Futon
+ w/ Illenium

Oct 18 Music Farm - Columbia, SC*
Oct 19 The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC*
Oct 20 Minglewood Hall - Memphis, TN*
Oct 21 TBA
Oct 22 South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX*
Oct 23 The Blue Note - Columbia, MO*
Oct 26 Iron City - Birmingham, AL*
Oct 27 Elan - Savannah, GA*
Oct 28 Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA*
Oct 29 Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
Oct 30 Hulaween - Live Oak, FL
Oct 31 Joy Theater - New Orleans, LA+
Nov 02 Bluestone - Columbus, OH+
Nov 03 State AE - Pittsburgh, PA+
Nov 04 House Of Blues - Boston, MA+
Nov 05 The Paramount - Huntington, NY+
Nov 06 State Theatre - Portland, ME+
Nov 07 The State Theatre - State College, PA+
Nov 09 Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY+
Nov 10 The International - Knoxville, TN+
Nov 11 Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD+
Nov 12 The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY+

LOGIC
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4xRYI6VqpkE3UwrDrAZL8L
https://www.facebook.com/MindOfLogic/

ROZES
www.facebook.com/ROZESsounds
www.twitter.com/ROZESsounds
www.Instagram.com/ROZESsounds
www.soundcloud.com/ROZESsounds 



Brighter Future

All Of Me (Feat. Logic & Rozes)

Released 9.30.16
Louis The Child - Fire (feat. Evalyn)

Spotify:  http://smarturl.it/FireSP
iTunes:  http://smarturl.it/FireAM
Multi-Platform: http://smarturl.it/LTCFire

Follow:
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@louisthechild
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Evalyn
@thisisevalyn
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twitter.com/yoevalyn
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LTC Tour Dates:
Oct 29 - Houston, TX - Something Wicked
Oct 30 - Live Oak, FL - Suwanee Halloween
Nov 4 - New Orleans, LA - Republic
Nov 5 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West [SOLD OUT]
Nov 6 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Nov 9 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
Nov 10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 11 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall [SOLD OUT]
Nov 11 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall [SOLD OUT]
Nov 12 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry at the Fillmore [SOLD OUT]
Nov 13 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair [SOLD OUT]
Nov 13 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair (Late Show)
Nov 16 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
Nov 17 - Toronto, ON - The Hoxton
Nov 18 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig [SOLD OUT]
Nov 19-20 - Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital 2016
Nov 23 - Minneapolis, MN - The Loft at Skyway
Nov 25 - Chicago, IL - Metro [SOLD OUT]
Nov 26 - Chicago, IL - Metro [SOLD OUT]
Nov 30 - Vancouver, BC - Celebrities
Dec 1 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
Dec 2 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Dec 3 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
Dec 7 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
Dec 8 - San Diego, CA - Bang Bang
Dec 9 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Dec 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Dec 11 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
Dec 15 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Urban Lounge
Dec 16 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater

Fire

Support on HypeM <3: http://hypem.com/track/2j8dv/k%3Fd+-+Birth+of+The+Universe

Free Download 2 : http://stereoload.com/kid/birth-of-the-universe

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Birth of The Universe

And now for something completely different. I was asked a while back to produce soundtracks for a horror radio show, so I did. Had a lot of fun doing it. I have to admit, I like watching zombies movies….okay, okay…..I put my hands in front of my eyes…….a lot. Hope you like it :)Copyright protected ©

Attack Of The Zombies ©

Single Številka 2

Maska

This is my return to psychedelia and an idealist's dream of peace, you can watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmVf-SiufWU&feature=youtu.be 
and buy the album here http://stephsweet.bandcamp.com/album/the-hag-and-the-whore-album

Teepee Valley
So you tell me you’ve got everything.
Well would you like to share some with me?
So you tell me you know everything.
Well would you like to share your omnipotency with me?
Always somewhere here on the outside,
On the outside looking in.
So you tell me that you’ve got the answers.
Well would you like to let me in on them?

Seems to me that you’re not real.
Seems to me that you got caught in your spiel.
Oh big deal.

Let me tell you, I don’t care about it.
I got ways of being free.
So you tell me you’ll ban everything.
Well would you like to lift the ban on being free, for me?
Let me tell you, I don’t care about it.
I don’t care what you squares say.
So you tell me you’ll ban everything,
And now you’re going to tax the bees and the air and the trees?

Seems to me that you’re not real.
Seems to me that you got caught in your spiel.
Oh big deal.

Teepee Valley, let’s go home.

Seems to me that you’re not real.
Seems to me that you got caught in your spiel.
Oh big deal.

Teepee Valley, let’s go home.
Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Steph Sweet
Teepee Valley ©Steph Sweet 2016 All Rights Reserved

The Hag and the Whore

Teepee Valley

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Composed Arranged & Produced
By Splintered Finger

Halloween

Written, performed and produced by Plex Auchta 2016
Lyrics and Vocals by lolademo, thank you Erika Bach:
https://soundcloud.com/lolademo

This is my favourite song of her:
https://soundcloud.com/lolademo/am-i-broken

When 2 people reach out across the internet on Soundcloud, lola demo from Ithaca Greece and Plex from Fürth/Nuremberg Germany, because we were attracted to eachother's music, it was a bit of a mind fuck to find out that we were born very close to each other in Oberfranken/Germany. Is it coincidence or a magnetic pull between 2 spirits? Yeah, a big coincidence!

cracked line feat. lolademo

Stefan K - Rock Flexible (Official) shared an inspiring instrumental, asking if anyone would like to contribute some vocals. I found the piece to have an ominous atmosphere that builds into something more triumphant. This is my take on it which is a rather dark ecological wake up call (as if we should still need that!) with the invaluable help of Dick Vestdijk (Oorlab) with whom I’ve worked on ten other collaborations. A very special thank you to both Stefan and Dick. Thanks for listening.

Original music – Composition/arrangement/instrumentation/production - https://soundcloud.com/rock-flexible 

Lead vocals, backing vocals and some additional lyrics - https://soundcloud.com/oorlab 

Lead vocals, backing vocals and lyrics – me

Photograph by Douglas Corrance

Is it just me,
Or is it you?
How can we,
See this through?

Is it because,
We're at a loss?
We can find our way,
Out of this.

Time is short,
And can't be bought.
Who will make time,
While we're in decline?

Too late to be denied,
We can’t hold back the tide.
Nowhere left to hide,
Time's not on our side.

Who’ll count the cost 
Of the Earth’s loss?

Is it just me?
Or is it you?

Too late to be denied,
We can’t hold back the tide.

Nowhere left to hide,
Time's not on our side.

(Meet me in the afterglow)

Time's Not On Our Side - A Rock Flexible Open Collaboration with Oorlab & MarkJBennett

Deeply Dazzled posted a downloadable instrumental and some proposed lyrics in the notes. So I sang them. Someone else should have a go too!

@DeeplyDazzled1: Music Bed, Lyrics, "bing bang bong" vocal
@Phil-McWalter: Vocals, Sax, Additional Synths, Mix

IT’S A GOOD LIFE (IT'S OK)

From then until now
From today to yesterday
From tomorrow to the next day
It’s a good life
It’s OK
It’s a good life
It’s OK

We are so lucky
To live today

From sunrise ‘till tonight
From the tingle to your skin
From the hair down to your flesh
It’s a good life
It’s OK
It’s a good life
It’s OK

 We are so lucky
It’s a good life
 To live today
It's OK
Bing bang bong
It’s a good life
It’s OK
 We are so lucky
It’s a good life
 To live today
It's OK
Bing bang bong
It’s a good life
It's OK


Lyrics: © Deeply Dazzled - Jan 2019
Image: Fellini's 1960 film 'La Dolce Vita' - Marcello Mastroianni & Anita Ekberg in the Trevi Fountain
Original Deeply Dazzled 2 Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/user-892440455/fintan-bong

It's A Good Life (Bing Bang Bong)

IT'S A GOOD LIFE (IT'S OK)

One of the most humble guitar players we've seen ... Mr. Mark Knopfler ... we salute you sir!

Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits

Huge thanks to these Valuable Friends:

Mrs J Levinson - Chorus Backing Vocals Choirmaster @janinelevinson
Mr R Medlock - Drums & Master of Rhythm Design @rick-4-1
Mr J Beckenstein - Guitar Solo Past Master @jonathan_beckenstein
Mr P McWalter - The Other Stuff @phil-mcwalter

The home-made shaker: Thanks to Meena Pathak for the glass jar and lentils.

KEEP SAFE

So you point out the sky
The beauty
The money
The jobs
Your dreams may have gone
But you show them the pictures
Painted
In the clouds
It’s hard to tell them
How much you love them
So you just ask them 
To keep safe

We did our best
You build a home
Now they’ll have to do the rest
We did our best
You build a hope
Now they’ll have to do the rest

And loving them
Is loving yourself
Harder than expected
And hard to show
But sort of expected
And not easy
You want them to outrun you 
But you don’t want them to run too fast

We did our best
You build a home
Now they’ll have to do the rest
We did our best
You build a hope
Now they’ll have to do the rest

Don’t miss the last bus
Don’t walk home alone
Saturdays we’d watch the football
We never really watched the football
I’m just imagining we had a better time
Than we did
I’m walking home alone now…

We did our best
You build a home
Now they’ll have to do the rest
We did our best
You build a hope
Now they’ll have to do the rest

But they don’t see it at the time
You build a home
You build a hope
But something’s always going wrong
Going wrong
They don’t see it at the time
They don’t see it at the time


© April 2020 Phil McWalter

Keep Safe

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@psychometal @followersofpsychometal @psychosmoker
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leaving with a big bang
never mind the bloodstain
i don't need to explain
life was just mundane
nothing will remain
you can not maintain
feelings will remain
operate the campaign 
worshiped like it's samhain
dirty like it's profane
snort it like it's cocaine
is it just a gateway
speeding down the highway
have to do it my way
pay me cause it's friday
catch you in the driveway
slipping on a fine day
better go the right way
or you just might stay
watching as the lights fade
ultimate price paid
looking for some nice shade
tell me what ya life made
waiting cause it might fade
popping like a switchblade
think you need some first aid
made it through the first wave
look a bunch of new graves
loving all your lewd ways
take another few days
going through a new phase
light into the dark cave
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walking away
pain you display
give it away
all of today
watch it decay
left in dismay
there you will stay
getting away
mold you like clay
keep it at bay
summer in may
stacking the pay
watch as i slay
you are my prey
fading to grey
you will betray
never obey
this will convey
watch it replay
going astray
no more delay
this is the way
i will not sway
beaming the ray
leaving to stay
cutting away
feeling afraid
starting to fade
blowing grenade
sharp as a blade
try to persuade
dip and evade
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Die a little sooner
closer by the day
can't fucking help you
cause they went away
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No more love and no more life
burned out fast like a bright light
no more pain no more games
it's all flushed down the fucking drain
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Die a little sooner
closer by the day
can't fucking help you
cause they went away
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No more time no more joy
take it all your life's a toy
no more pain you disgust me
fuck this shit you never loved me
time will come you'll be exposed
i could tell you lost your soul
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P.M.

Stop Me

Closer by the Day

Closer By The Day (Prod. PsYcHoSmOkEr)

In August 2019 I posted a track made with Adelmo Silva in  the EDM genre.   Adelmo did the mix.   This is a remix of the same track with emphasis on the rock side.   Except for the guitars and some of the percussion I have used the same stems we put down in the original mix (and have shortened the song somewhat).
	Adelmo has disappeared from SC (as he does sometimes) so I cannot give his SC address, but the original track is still at https://soundcloud.com/kcm069/adelmo-ken-minty-let-your-hair-down.
	Hope I have not made too much of a mess of it


Lyrics:
	if the wine you drink and the lips you kiss
	end in tears, not in bliss
	just let your hair down, let your hair down

	whether seen from above, or seen from below
	it's just a scene from a puppet show
	so let your hair down,  just let your hair down
	
	let your hair down, run through the jungle

Let Your Hair Down Rock remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOraQa4bU_k

Partir Au Vent ( Extrait )

@janinelevinson: Inspirational additional lyrics and wonderful vocals
@rick-4-1: Real drums
@burn-it-smith: Real piano
@phil-mcwalter: Other stuff

(New Version of https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/and-so)

SOUP OF THISTLES 

Returning and turning in the widening gyre 
The falconer holds out a golden ring from the tower 
Captive and burning and full of desire 
The falcon pulls feathers from her wings to count the hours

And so
Ad infinitum 
Is the crow 
Compelled to steal
And so
Ad infinitum 
Are we drawn 
Into the wheel
Into the wheel

Turning and burning in the heat, of hearth and fire 
The feathers, the letters, the fingers form a winged spire
There’s flapping and scurrying aloft up in the rafters 
Where the bats are left to read and the finger moves on higher

And so
Ad infinitum 
We forget 
Why we were singing
And so
Ad infinitum 
The choir cannot lift the ceiling
The spinning wedding ceiling
Stealing
And so
We go

Around and around  and do it over again! 
Ad infinitum
Around and around  and do it over again! 
Ad infinitum

Returning and turning in the widening gyre 
Unseen by the hawk was Icarus flying higher
Why do we love when we know it’s trespassing
A puppet heart managed by the clock – foolish arms flailing

And so
Ad infinitum 
We watch for 
Six jet planes’ trails
And so
We prepare  our soup of thistles
And we settle down to feather 
And we wonder about the weather
Listen for the 
Falcons' bells together and
Cover our eyes with leather
Oh Icarus dear boy
Waxed and waned
Ah Amelia dear heart
Tarred and feathered...

Levinson & McWalter- June 2020

And So

Soup Of Thistles

Firstly on easy listening 6/4 bars, I cut some notes out of the main theme so as to give it dynamism, and finally obtained a prime amalgam of 17 quarter notes. I hid any recognizable thing in the accompaniment, and for the organic lines (voice and guitars) I tried the strong rhythm would not fix too much the melodies, first paying a lot of attention, and finally ... just letting me go.

Translated lyrics:

Oídos sordos (17 negras)  /  Deaf ears (17 quarter notes)

Quiero gritar todo lo que siento, estando solo;  /   I want to shout out everything I feel, being alone;
pero gritándolo al viento y si no contesta,  /  but shouting it at the wind and if it doesn’t answer,
dime, ¿de qué me sirve? (bis)  /  tell me, how does that help me? (bis)

Todos los vientos conocen mi historia  /  All the winds know my story
pero no hacen nada.  /  but they don’t do anything.
¿Será que no me oyen? (bis)  /  Perhaps they don’t hear me? (bis)

He estado aquí y allí gritando como un loco,  /  I’ve been here and there screaming like a madman,
pero todo sigue igual.  /  but it’s all the same.
¿Será que no me oyen? (bis)  /  Perhaps they don’t hear me? (bis)

Quiero gritar…  /  I want to shout out…

Ahora sé que no sirve de nada;  /  Now I know it’s no use;
el viento sois todos que callais al verme,  /  all of you are the wind, silent when you see me,
y dejáis que hable y hable,  /  and letting me speak and speak,
y dejáis que hable y hable y hable.  /  and letting me speak and speak and speak.

No creo que vuelva mañana  /  I don’t think I’ll be back tomorrow
a escuchar vuestro silencio.  /  to listen to your silence.
Quiero encontrar a alguien. (bis)  /  I want to find someone. (bis)

Quiero gritar…  /  I want to shout out…

©1995 E-RUIZZO – ®2013 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;)
Image: "Red eared cactus", photo by Ruizzoidman

Oídos sordos (17 negras)

DeeP. and the Couch King EP collectable stickers and zine available on Bandcamp here: https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com/album/deep-and-the-couch-king

This is the 3rd original song that DeeP. and I worked on together. I really appreciate his experimental yet accessible dark and soulful production work. I like how his music allows me to touch on topics that I normally wouldn’t write about if I were leading the music production. I have been reflecting on how it is important to stretch and grow and try new things. DeeP.’s music really helps me to achieve this goal and his mixing and mastering really brings out the best in me. 

I wanted this song to fit in thematically with the other 2 songs we worked on but I felt the music wanted me to expand the range of subject matter. Therefore, I went gothic and took my cues from gothic literature, such as The Castle of Otranto and Frankenstein, and tried to channel those literary elements into a pop song. For the subject matter I was also reflecting on how psychic connections and empathy can be draining unless one develops and maintains skills to remain grounded and whole. 

It is so fun to make music with musicians one admires. SoundCloud is the best place to be a fan. Both Phil McWalter and Nathalie B20 are SoundCloud legends and incredibly talented and prolific musicians who I have listened to for years now. I feel super honored to have finally gotten the chance to make music with these giants. I hope they had fun as well!!!

DeeP.: Music, Mix, and Mastering https://soundcloud.com/detlef-piepke
 Phil McWalter: Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter
Nathalie B20: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/nathalie-b20
Couch King: Lyrics and Vocals
musiciselation.bandcamp.com

Lyrics

I’m loosing my self 
You’re sucking me out
I was having my doubts
But you casted them out 
Now I’m devout without will to walkout 
Somehow you got me

Every time I think a you 
I get linked up with you 
And then I’m tangled up in your mind 
Can’t go a week with you 
Before I think were through 
Because I’m going straight out of my mind
Try not to let it
Don’t let it
Get to me
Your consuming all my energy 
Don’t call me gothic
Though I believe I got bit
You sucked all the life outta me

How naive was I to begin with
Thin skinned and an optimist 
Going all in a romanticist
Fool hearted on destiny’s myth 
Still in the grips of youthful bliss
You knew I could be possessed by just one kiss
Cupid’s potion’s in spit
Oh how I wished I could take just one more sip
One more hit 
All the more craved by the way you withheld it
Blood from bit lips 
Lust in wet drips 
Pulsating of molded hips 
Through the veil of lunar eclipse 
There’s a pirate on one of those passing ships

Entangled in your clutches of guilt 
Such is the life anguish built 
Enchanted to hear the lilt of your final
Siren song once again 
There’s a little death in your bite of venom
Pandora’s box in your denim  
The sting of lies that become truths if you let ‘em
Any wrongdoings you sleuth 
I can never forget ‘em
Bound to my faults 
Wounds ’n deep salts
Trapped in this waltz
Every step out of time 
You’re makin’ sure I regret ‘em 
Through the veil of lunar eclipse 
You cast your net and I got caught in ’em

DeeP. and the Couch King

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DeeP., Phil McWalter, Nathalie B20 & the Couch King - Tangled In Your Mind

Jamie sent me this incredible instrumental track he'd entitled "The Future Is Now" and said "I was wondering if you had time to add something to this?"
 
"OK" I said remembering my Brit Cool just in time. (I was very honoured to be asked and equally knocked out by the track...) I thought about that phrase "The Future Is Now" and how some people seem to be in a rush to cancel the past. As any history student knows; it is not who wins the battle or conducts the pious deed but whose record survives the interim years.

Walking across the countryside one frequently comes across large lakes and reservoirs and hears stories about the submerged villages with a fabled church bell that sometimes still doles out a message from the deep, on occasions or anniversaries of great import. (fromtheedges.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/…nken-bells/)

I do wonder if we deny and bury our past, who will understand the dolorous bells' messages from forgotten landscapes behind our burning bridges or even hear them: We're Building A Dam - It's an anguished cry for help as the very shore we crept out of the sea onto, slips back under the waves already lapping at our feet... and the telling of stories ends of our own doing, as the flood erases true history and our villages disappear under the water...

@jamie-rhind was the lead bell ringer and carillon player 
 @janinelevinson the wondrous mermaid that sings and tends to the sunken bells 
@phil-mcwalter sat on the shrinking shore, listening, playing guitar and singing the old stories with them...

WE'RE BUILDING A DAM

We’re building a dam
We’re building a dam
Feel the power
Flooding history
Cover the past
Cover
Sssh
Cover the past

Cover

I feel the lake growing
Feel the power
Flooding history
I see the world shrinking
I feel the lake growing
Feel the power
Flooding history
I know the past is going

The future is now
The future is now

I feel the lake growing
I see the world shrinking
I feel the lake growing
I know the past is going

We’re building a dam
The future is now
We’re building a dam
Feel the power
Building a dam
Flooding history
Cover the past
Building a dam
Cover
Building a dam
Cover the past
Building a dam
Cover
Building a dam
We're building a dam

© Phil McWalter Feb 2021

We're Building A Dam

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:

Hellbound - McWalter Bennett (Click for info)

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