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Video:  https://youtu.be/9FFo2xsLauo
Take Me Down  - Words & Music by Pravinand Maharaj aka Johnny Minstrel

There’s a ghost star light
Somewhere in the night
If ever I be found
Baby take me down

I’m out on a limb
And the odds are slim
If ever I be found
Baby take me down

Out on this side
Everything’s hazy
Nothing’s ever clear
Out on this side 
It’s so crazy
How far the way appears

Some leave tracks
To the moon and back
If ever I be found
Baby take me down

Out on this side
Everything’s hazy
Nothing’s ever clear
Out on this side 
It’s so crazy
How far the way appears

When worlds collide
A spark survives
If ever I be found
Baby take me down

There’s a ghost star light
Somewhere in the night
If ever I be found
Baby take me down

Image from "Photo Bucket"

Take Me Down

First track of a new album where I'll try to be more eclectic, with closer approach to some genres. Experimented on this one over-editing vocal line on the left, and getting midi files out of organic guitar melodies, which I could play with virtual instruments. I hope you'll enjoy a different Ruizzoid shape.

Dedicated to Germán Coppini’s ‘Golpes Bajos’, one of my favorite groups of the Spanish ‘Nueva Ola’.

Pic: “Trapped in the past”, taken casually in the street. 

Lyrics (original/translated):

NO TODO ACABA (JUGUETES ROTOS)  /  NOT EVERYTHING ENDS (BROKEN TOYS)

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba,  /  Make me think that not everything ends,
hay cosas en la vida que no cambian nada.  /  there are things in life which don’t change at all.
Hazme pensar que no estás gastada,  /  Make me think that you are not worn,
que el paso de los años no te cambió nada.  /  that the passing years didn’t change you at all.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

Juguetes rotos, muñecas olvidadas,  /  Broken toys, forgotten dolls,
la imagen de mi espejo parece cansada.  /  the image from my mirror seems to be tired.
La voz de la noche ya no me llama,  /  The voice of the night doesn’t call me anymore,
me  resisto a pensar que todo se acaba.  /  I refuse to think that everything ends.

Hazme pensar que lo nuestro no acaba  /  Make me think that our thing doesn’t end
cuando despierte por la mañana.  /  when I wake up in the morning.
Hazme pensar en ti con calma,  /  Make me think about you calmly,
hazme creer que te tengo amarrada.  /  make me think that I get you tied up.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba,  /  Make me think that not everything ends,
hazme creer que aún estoy en casa,  /  make me think that I’m still at home,
hazme pensar que duermo entre sábanas,   /  make me think that I sleep between sheets,
hazme pensar que nada cambia.  /  make me think that nothing changes.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

ER31FI01 RUIZZO©1996 – FRANCÉS RECORDS®2016

No todo acaba (Juguetes rotos)

Hallo zusammen, 

manchmal ist es schwer das Geschehene in Worte zu fassen, weil man immer hofft es ist nicht so, wie es scheint.

Am 8. März 2018 hat Alphio leider den aussichtslosen Kampf gegen seine Krankheit verloren und verstarb. Er hat die Bühne des Lebens für immer verlassen und rockt nun im Himmel mit all denen, die schon vorausgegangen sind.

Alles was, außer der Erinnerung an diesen tollen Menschen, geblieben ist, ist die Musik die er uns hinterlassen hat.

Möge sie weiterhin Herzen erwärmen und Menschen erfreuen.

Rest in peace Alphio 

in Liebe Deine Nichte <3 <3 <3

You Touch My Heart When You Touch My Nose

"RED HOT KEYS COLLAB" by Marco Turrini https://soundcloud.com/demelia-denton/red-hot-keys-collab-see-description
☆I am a big fan of Marco Turrini. This work added my guitar to a wonderful sound made by Marco. With a really good sound source, I was inspired by the excellent guide he presented with the sound, and I was able to pour the phrase of the guitar into that sound source. I am sincerely thankful to Mr. Marco.　https://soundcloud.com/marco-seekx/tracks
☆The remix which made the keyboard played by Marco Turrini complete is in the URL below. Those who play the keyboard please listen to that version, too.He has added more hammond etc. You can listen to Marco's wonderful performances.
"RED HOT KEYS RE-MIX COLLAB MARCO & JUNZO"
https://soundcloud.com/demelia-denton/red-hot-keys-re-mix-collab-marco-junzo

key : Dm,Am

RED HOT KEYS (with Marco Turrini Band)

Janine vocals (https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson)
Daniel bass (https://soundcloud.com/fatpockets)
Pete drums (https://soundcloud.com/midipunk)
Jorg sax (https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx)
3D keyboards and melodica (https://soundcloud.com/keldari-station)
Marquis backing vocals (https://soundcloud.com/couch-king-presents)
Russ guitars, production, mix, master at Chaos Cookhouse (https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield)

I had this idea for a whimsical love song about how a couple grow old and see each others faults and still find them endearing, farts and all. The original guitar melody sings "I love you my baby, I know you love me most of the time, our love ages like fine wine" with this thin concept I asked Janine and Marquis to embark on a vocal duet. Marquis did this amazing and rather sexual rap which I liked but couldn't adapt to my inner vision to the song, I hope to do something with this later :-) He also did the backing vocals you hear on the track. I asked Daniel to do the bass which fitted perfectly with Pete's drums and additional percussion goodies, I've no idea how long he worked on these... a lot, Janine did this completely unexpected vocal, which I think really does fit well with the idea, although it weirded me out at first, (talk of marriage does that to me) and 3D came back with a church organ intro and the melodica plus some reggae bubbles on clav and organ, it was really shaping up to a pretty tune. I left the guitar singing the male melody and asked Jorg to join in, in place of the male part as well - different I hope. Making the sax sound slightly drunk in the mid section was fun.

Anyway huge thanks to all of above who worked on this tune with me and helped me make something I'm proud of, I could not do it without you guys!

Love - in the November of our lives

Greetings to all *Deeper* musicians and producers out there (and of course the listeners) -  pretty impressive how colorful and diversified different approaches on the same subject can be. Hats off!

The Halloween challenge belated:  this is another contribution to Couch King's open collaboration: https://soundcloud.com/couch-king-presents/sets/deeper-heartscore-remix-and
Thanks for the opportunity :)

Couch King: Lyrics & Vocals https://soundcloud.com/couch-king-presents
DeeP.: Guitars, Keys & Percussion https://soundcloud.com/detlef-piepke
Stone Catcherye: Guitars https://soundcloud.com/stonecatcherye
bitzone: Background vocals, Drums, Bass, Keyboards & Artwork https://soundcloud.com/bitzone

Arrangement & Production: DeeP. & bitzone

Lyrics:
Sneekie San Salvador 
Sneekie as it gets 
Always trying to make the little kids upset 
Loves it when they cry and they eyes get all wet 
Never lies in fear and has no regrets 
Never sheds a tear when a lady trips down the steps 
Probably sawed her heals, got the skills of a vet 
Master of the trip wire sire sneak attack 
Watched home alone a million times and knows how to make a trap 
Lurking in the shadows, tip towing like a cat 
Whiling humming the Ramones, singing beat on the brat 
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat 
Oh yea he is despicable, lives in an unlivable room that’s a mess 
Leaves his clothes on the ground, picks it up just to get dressed 
A little depressed and has a hard time sleeping, leaves the tv on at night 
When he sees a baby dreaming, coughs to give ‘em a fright 

Likes to get even and always takes the last cookie 
When told to turn around, always takes a lookie lookie 
Got the parenting skills of a young rookie 
Always sends the kids to bed with out brushing 
And when they get it in their head that it’s time to brush their teeth 
Rushes to the fridge and looks inside for some OJ to make them drink 
He’s a master (Hot Damn) of the slight of hand with a knack to make you think 
Sneekie San Salvador 
Turn the other way he’ll take a sip of your drink 

Don’t hate i’m deeper than you think 
Don’t hate i play dumb with a wink 
My snap comes from on the brink 
My bite goes beneath the pink 
Don’t hate i’m deeper than you think

It's like the world just doesn’t know how let it go 
It's like this feeling that i’m just supposed go and blow 
Your big egos just wants me to shrink 
Like I never have belonged here 
i’m spinning my wheels around the rink 
Doing my best not to disappear 
Doing my best not to disappear 
All you think i’m trying to do is interfere but there’s no other way out of here 

Don’t hate i’m deeper than you think 
Don’t hate i play dumb with a wink 
My snap comes from on the brink 
My bite goes beneath the pink 
Don’t hate i’m deeper than you think

Deeper #Couch King|DeeP|Stone Catcherye

This is a new thing for me. I decided to do this all myself from start to finish. With a little encouragement and guidance from @midiits, 
@russellsinfield and @jonathanbeckenstein

Janine Levinson 2019

The things you love make their escape at unexpected moments
Tear away and float astray and tumble through the heavens

An anchor is ephemeral: a figment of attaching
Tracing up to surface air
It’s just a cloud of silt away

Temporary 
Laughing at a lock and key
Hyena smile, a drooling gryphon locks his hungry eyes on me

Love, a cage of chicken wire that vapor doesn’t honor 
Steam away and float astray and cloud and rain, disintegrate

Temporary 
Offering an open door
Hyena smile, a drooling gryphon banished to the rock no more

Already gone Only a song 
As hard and as real as the stone you are sitting on

What are you counting? 
What are you counting?
What are you counting? 
What are you?

Waves of love make their escape In unexpected moments
Break away and flow astray then tumble through the ocean

Temporary
Laughing at a lock and key
Hyena smile, a hungry vulture locks its steely gaze on me

Temporary

Inspired from the tales and myths of old when ancient aliens were the gods and ruled and shaped our world into what it is today in this original spaced out mysterious foot stomping triumphant electronic psychedelic trance sci-fi styled instrumental adventure journey! Hope you enjoy Cheers :D

Subwav Therapy Room
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Trip 4 Sale

Ancient Aliens 👽

Phlegm87 : Electro Instrumental
Chris Dargay : Vocals / Production - 2019

Strange Days have found us
Strange Days have tracked us down
They're goin to Destroy
Our Casual Joys
We shall go on playing or find a New Town
YEAH!!!

Strange Eyes fill Strange Rooms
Voices will signal their tired End
The Hostess is Grinning
Her Guests Sleep from Sinning 
Hear me talk of Sin and you know this is It
YEAH!!!

Strange Days have found us
and through their Strange Hours we linger alone
Bodies Confused
Memories Misused
As we run from the Day to a Strange Night of Stone!!!

Strange Days

Strange Days : feat. phlegm87

Pleasant Surprise - Chrissy DePauw
Paploviante Music 2019
Music, Mix & Synth Bass - Paploviante
Vocals / Lyrics:
Chrissy DePauw
https://soundcloud.com/followchrissy/tracks

Pleasant Surprise feat Chrissy DePauw

Lyrics:
Why do I bother?
Why do I bother? 
Used to be a goldmine
walkin on a straight line
he who dies with the most love will win
i'm not gonna win.

what are you really after? 
what are you really after?
barking up the wrong tree
putting it all on me.
he who dies with the most love will win.
i'm not gonna win.

knocked down
tick tock
spare the ref
beat yourself
it's soft
and dark
give it all 
give it all away.

how long how long
till you got nothing to lose
till your soul is black and blue
till you're flying without wings
till your heart no longer sings.

bother

Aroma Candle

This is a song i wrote for the climate and its kind of a call and spiritual reminder for the global community to try and bring something together for a while again..
Just remember we all have it with-in our-selfs to try and help and heal others and be aware of our place on this planet that we all have to share and live on.
Unfortunately because of corporate and money making interests and influences its easy to forget what actually matters anymore ,most of us are too busy making money to survive to see what really matters anymore..
The environment is slowly being killed off everyday by what is taken for granted as everyday modern life such as transportation[pollution]
the rainforests cut down for profit and the ice caps melting away that help keep this planet stable ...its easy to think that hey i am safe today and i got my life the way it is ..but tomorrow that could all change ...
Im just a musician who makes sounds that lives in its own universe but i still feel ive got a part to play to at least sing whats on my mind 
jim 2019
watch the new music video on you-tube click link https://youtu.be/p0c39Ttpz1w

written and produced by Jim manser
a nu-clear records production

2018 PRO TOOLS

Down by the Sea

DOWN BY THE SEA

Sometimes I come across a sample I just can't resist.

The Gospel Of Felonius

I feel blessed to be able to keep Alpha Roots’ vibe shining bright for the SoundCloud community to continue to enjoy. 

Alpha Roots sent me these reggae bass and rhythm guitar stem a long time ago, maybe even three years ago in 2016 (bad couch, bad couch)! I originally planned on having Evelyn (of the Reiki Run Rampant tracks on my page) sing over the rhythm but then I moved from Santa Cruz to Portland and she moved from the Pacific Northwest to Santa Cruz, bummer! So the stems sat in my hard drive until new inspiration arrived in the form of Johnny Minstrel, one of favorite song writers on SoundCloud, agreeing to write lyrics and sing over the track. Once Johnny added his deep felt lyrics and magical vocal chords to the mix, the rest of the song came together pretty quickly for me, lol! I often try to put together virtual bands for my tracks and I knew I had to have Jamie Rhind on the track since he worked with Alphio on multiple songs and a reunion was due. I always wanted to work with Jonathan Beckenstein, whose sensitive and thoughtful guitar work is always sublime. Darren and Russ came naturally.  My original drum production work was based on an old Sly Dunbar sample (I like to include the essence of some of my favorite artists in the tracks I work on) but the quality of the drums just wasn’t up to Russ’ standards, hahaha, so we brought Bitzone on board to lay down some drums and voila, roots reggae magic!

Big thanks to the band for coming together on this in fine fashion! Big ups to the SoundCloud community and the spirit of collaboration. Keep on digging! 

And massive thanks to Wou-Wou to bringing his visual arts talent to the project! My goal is to eventually put together a reggae album (possibly a double album which will also include some reggae collaborations between Alpha Roots and friends including Jamie Rhind and Russ Sinfield) with all profits going to the Cancer Research Institute. Be on the look out for a possible dub version of Red Earth Clay as well!!!

Johnny Minstrel: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
Alpha Roots: Bass and Rhythm Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
Jamie Rhind: Steel Drum
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
Jonathan Beckenstein: Lead Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein
D. D. Danahy: Keyboard
https://soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy
Bitzone: Drums and Additional Background Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
Couch King: Background Vocals and Arrangement
Russell Sinfield: Mixing, Mastering, and Knobs
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Art
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling

Lyrics: 
Hold you tongue don’t wag that finger
Just shine a light on me my friend
Too much fuss will only hinder
All the good things the spirit sends
We were made of dust and fire
Born beneath a brooding sky
On the stairs of Babel we climb higher 
To sights not seen by human eye

And now I dig, dig deep into the 
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way

Some have called democracy into question
Saying we like sheep have gone astray
That it’s been the rich man’s intention
To steel by night and rule by day
I washed your feet with my tears
I wiped them dry with my hair
Can a hungry mouth still offer prayers
Or are they whispers of despair 

And now I dig, dig deep into the 
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way

Alpha Roots, J. Minstrel, J.Rhind, J.Beckenstein, D.Danahy, Bitzone, CK, R.Sinfield - Red Earth Clay

Thoughts are crowding my head
Like Dragon Eggs
Cracking open
as I mentally caress each one
Revealing an exotic creature
-a symbol of a future path
- a future meeting
- a future destination 
How can I sleep
with such a magical visitation?

Dragon Eggs (spoken word)

Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILvxk0sD560
Yes Please presents Tea Man Featuring Jasmine Knight https://soundcloud.com/jasmineknightuk - I'm Alive

Mastered by Kurt State @ Subwav Music Mastering Services 
https://soundcloud.com/subwav
Tea Man's Youtube 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILvxk0sD560

Feat. Jasmine Knight - I'm Alive (MUSIC VIDEO NOW OUT)

This one's for our great friend Alphio, a Legend who lit up SoundCloud with his music and spirit.

Check out his wonderful extensive collection of original music - some of my very favorite music recorded has been with Alphio.   Two Legends - Bob Marley and Alphio
https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots

And for a playlist of our music together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/alphio

Check out our recent SC Reggae Collab led by Couch King.  Great stuff with Alphio and so many friends https://soundcloud.com/couch-king-presents/alpha-roots-j-minstrel-jrhind-jbeckenstein-ddanahy-bitzone-ck-rsinfield-red-earth-clay?in=teamanmix/sets/yes-please-all-genres

Jamming  -   For Alpha Roots

The debut ep of the Family Men.

Family Men are:
Fat Pockets / @fatpockets
Lou Brindell / @fidelitycastro

Producers on the project:
Danke Noetic / @dankenoetic
Uncle Ace Ha / @ace-ha
Jay Fehrman / @jay-fehrman

Non-Profit Prophets

Non-Profit Prophets (beat Fehrman Noetic)

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