Warmly groovy. Has great life in it. Great playing, and a bit dangerous!

Guitare merveilleuse. Superbe réussite. Chapeau l'artiste.

Outstanding Mathieu! Hits the sweetest spot between technical and musical virtuosity whilst being melodically relatable. It doesn't come better than this

interesting journey packed into that tune! Nice playing

N-Hang Loose Paradise

A scammer tried to lure me in with an advance payment. He wanted a personalized birthday song. I was able to keep him on a leash long enough to get details about this fictional “birthday cousin”,  which I turned into text. The profile has since been deleted, but I wrote the song anyway,  just re-dedicated it,  dedicated it to all those who simply disappear, for whatever reason...
It was an interesting inspiring experiment…

The marble sculpture "Monument to the Unknown Deserter" was created in 1989 at the instigation of the Bonn Peace Plenum by the Turkish sculptor Mehmet Aksoy, who was living in Berlin at the time.

A Birthday Garland

ref. 

This is… , this is a…
This is a garland for you…				(3)	

This is… , this is your…
This is your birthday song.

1
Dear Unknown Deserter,
I only know you by name...
I heard today is your day.
So many candles on the cake.

Weren’t you the one with the wild hair?
What’s the color of  the socks you wear?
Always up for a prank?
Who makes the others laugh?
Who is blushing right now?

The one with the camera,
Capturing the moment?
Look around yourself,
All the loved ones, all your friends,
How they rejoice with you and they chant:

ref.
This is… , this is a…
This is a garland for you 				(2)	
 
This is… , this is your…
This is your birthday song.				(2)			

2
Weren’t you the one who dreamt of skydive?
Here's some dumb donkey jackass recommending:

Look around yourself, capture the moment
It is not the flight that matters, but the landing…

Look around yourself…
This is your life lately
All the loved ones, all your friends
Rejoice with you and they chant:

ref.+out
This is… , this is a…
This is a garland for you 				(2)

This is… , this is your…
This is your birthday song.				(2)

(... Look around yourself
Capture this moment
All your loving ones and friends
They rejoice with you and they chant…)

A Birthday Garland

ACIDOSIA

Pressure -with AnandaTuk

7 days to Christmas and we're uploading a darker, challenging song, not quite anti-Christmas, more like an awareness exercise.
Mental health over the holiday season creates some challenges for the season.
A curated version of the song is up on YouTube at the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gocDRLXqh4

Lyrics:

Behind (Not Your Usual Christmas Song)

Verse 1
 
The road is long, got some twists and turns
Got some elevation, I can see the world around
And sometimes, sometimes, it's not as pretty
As the music seems to suggest
Sometimes it's pretty ugly
Makes you want to turn around and leave this world
Behind 

Verse 2

The road is long,
It's got some twists and turns
Takes you through the valleys,
You lose your way ahead.
Sometimes, sometimes it's not as pretty
As our FB posts and selfies seem to suggest
Sometimes, it's pretty, pretty ugly, 
Makes you want to fall to the ground, curl up
And leave this world
Behind
And leave this world behind
leave it all behind
leave it all behind

Wigmore: Lyrics, Vocals, Music, Production
Allen: Guitars, Bass, Additional Vocals

Behind  (Not your usual Christmas Song)

Birdwatcher

New year, new tracks!! 
Here's the new song from Mathieu Torres - TENERE 
Groove world... 
Available on all streaming platforms on 02/01/2026. 
All the links are here: 
https://music.imusician.pro/a/9_5_6I6p 
Looking forward to your feedback. 
Kisses and Happy New Year to all! 
Matziz Records


Tenere

Cast of Characters:
SunnyBeck-- @sunnybeck — Beck — synth and MIDI composition, and narration for this project
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – piano, organ, synth, electric bass, guitar drums, acoustic guitar, vocals, lyrics, composition and arrangement
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – four and five string fretless and four string fretted electric bass guitars, upright double bass, piano, organ, synth, mandolin, banjo, sitar, lap steel, vocals, lyrics, composition, arrangement, art, and write-ups
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums, percussion, vocals, guitar, piano, bass, and composition
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, keys, pedal steel, acoustic and electric sitar, slide guitar, composition, mix, mastering, and production
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — vocals, lyrics, guitar, synth, drums, percussion, and composition
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar, composition, production, mix, and mastering
Cgmaness – @hiddenhands-760647700 – Chris – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synth, mandolin, bass, drums, vocals, lyrics, production, arrangement, composition, and art
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- VST instruments (including horns, strings, reeds, clavinet, upright bass, fiddle, mellotron, Middle Eastern Instruments), synth, piano, organ, flute, jaw harp, sound effects, vocals, lyrics, arrangement, production, editing, harmonica, percussion, drums, and composition
Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur–composition, arrangement, and electric guitar
Q&A TIME STAMPS:
TexMex Shaman (6:11)
The Beautiful Dark (10:33)
Surfers Like Us (16:09)
Llanpsych (21:40)
Mistermark (27:40)
Entheogenic Psychonaught (33:12)
K2 and the Three (38:16)
J.J. Terrell (44:28)
This is a project that JJ has been putting together for us as a gift every year for the past couple of years, which gives us a way to speak to all our fans, friends, associates on SoundCloud. It is a compilation of a bunch of our songs from the past year, over which we all answer some questions in an interview style. This year, our interviewer is SunnyBeck, although it has been Jeff of Stonerjazz fame in the past. We have collaborated on a few songs with her, and now consider her part of the Eclectic Collective family.
We know this is a very long project, so please listen to as much as you want, and know this is as much for our collective listening pleasure as it is to show the world. The time stamps of all out appearances are included with our names, so if you just want to listen to a particular person while commenting on their page, please feel free to do that, too.
This is a time of year to take stock in and reflect on the past year. We all have a lot for which to be thankful. We added Carl to the group this year, which has been a delight to all of us. He and Chris have given us so many amazing compositions to work with. Chris is a full member of the band, although he doesn't appear as an interviewee in the documentary.
We also want to sincerely thank the other collaborators who have shared their magic with us this year. They include Jonathan Beckenstein, Jeff Roberts, MahanMahan, Didier Burli, Tea R. Sea, Mark F, E Ruizzo, Saskiagoethals, Joe Stroffolino, Sean Smith, Steve's Planet, Gaz Brownie, Nyla K, Scratch Kelly, and Single Use & Recycled. They are all spectacular musicians to whom we're very grateful.
Most of all, though, we're sincerely thankful for each one of you out there with whom we've been able to share our music and make a personal connection with. Your music delights us, as well, and we know that all the attention we get is actually just musicians like us checking poking their heads out and reaching for the same connection. We hope you enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy making it. We wish you a successful, creative, and meaningful New Year!

2025 Eclectic Collective Rockumentary and Year in Review

Dear friends, we must not forget Ukraine, which was attacked almost 4 years ago. Bombs and shells rain down on civilians daily. Unfortunately, it seems that old friends are abandoning Ukraine.
What is wrong with the world? Why are there so many people fighting?
What is behind it? Is it hatred, greed, megalomania or just madness?
I feel like I have to make protest songs and here comes another one.
Okay, the United Nations might be a lame duck, probably because some countries have vetoes here!
Maybe I'm sticking my chin out too much!

Dear friends, we must not forget Ukraine

Ukraine 2026?

Intro
The year twentyfive has been bad
there are many people who suffered substantially

I sit here and I wonder a lot
if the war in Ukraine may take an end this year
but bombs and several missiles are falling on them
down in Ukraine
I have  heard there are many, many kids who have died 
by bombs from Putin's hands.

There is a big and powerful man
 he promised that peace will come very soon
he tried to appease the cruel warlord in the east
but how will it go
They are tearing their hair out, but the warlord in the east 
is stubborn as hell.

As time just goes by and by
will tons of bombs and missiles do crush Ukraine
There is a risk that people in Ukraine will despair.
and what shall we do
we should tell the United Nations to stop this bloody war
but I think that I despair.   


We people in this wonderful world
we wish that Ukraine will get peace in twentysix

Ukraine 2026_ - 2026-01-04 12.33

The Jam Nigun

We took the emotional core of the original and let it breathe in a jazz language.

This is our jazz interpretation of Frank Ocean’s “Pink and White.”

Je me nomme Mathieu Torres et je suis par ailleurs guitariste et compositeur dans différents projets artistiques
(La théorie des cordes / M'Z / Matziz / Zhorhann/ The Diogenes  ...)

Ici l'objectif est d'arpenter des terrains plus cosys, calmes et poétiques, jonglant entre old school et modernité, porté par un son de guitare rond, vivant, chaud, organique...

Tenere

Mathieu Torres

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