(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: keyboard synthesizers and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. [?] to May 18, 2000.
(REG) [E4TK] [circa 2000].

IDEA | SKETCH: "Oriental  ['ORIE'] #30"(REG) [E4TK] [circa 1990] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh

(Peterson | Sharbaugh)
Calebass (Mikael Peterson) [ https://soundcloud.com/calebass ]: vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion and drums, and melodica
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: lyrics, 'steely' guitar, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizer and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
Recorded by Mikael Peterson [Calebass] [ https://soundcloud.com/calebass ] and Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ].
Mixed, Produced, and Engineered by Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ].
Words and Lyrics by Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ].
Composed and Recorded ca. December 7th, 2021 to February 14th, 2022.
sm19 [edit01] [eM] [24WAV].

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"Bittermouth II" has two 'sister' recordings that preceded it, "Bittermouth I" [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/bittermouth-disquiet0520-on-the-clock-sm7 ],
and "Bittermouth II" [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/bittermouth-ii ]-- both instrumentals; this one, "Bittermouth III," features Calebass singing My following lyrics:

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with bittermouth
I take You in

arrested in thought
adorned in sin

betrothed am I
to another's hand
yet succumb so swiftly
to this Siren's strand

where can My Savior
anchor His feet?
where might He gild His lungs
with an air so sweet?

nowhere close
is what I fear
once chance taken
the cost so dear

with bittermouth
i take You in
detesting this thought
the sinister sin

of My Lover's entropy

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"I, for years, had wanted to collaborate with this fine, unique artist, Calebass; this is the fruit of that labour.

Thank You, Mikael!

"

~ Michael

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Bittermouth III

"Bittermouth III" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh + Calebass

(Duran Duran; arr. Sharbaugh) 
Bonetender [ @bonetender ]: electric guitars 
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ @michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds' 
Composed and Recorded ca. 1982 to March 16, 2022. 
sm83 [eM-The Mellow High Mix 02] [24WAV].

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"The original version of this song made Me who I am today: I heard #duranduran 's original version for the first time when I was 13, whilst doing homework at the dining room table, and was floored by its beauty.

By the time the song was halfway through, I knew that I wanted to make something as #haunting -ly beautiful, and set out to write #music and #poetry for the rest of My life.

This cover is a #homage to that ‘forever feeling’ -- of #dedication, and of the endless #devotion to My #musical craft. (’Till #death shall #music and I part!)

I have a #video in the works for it, and plan to release #remix -es soon!"

~ Michael

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Anyone Out There? (feat. Bonetender)

... on Spotify >>>

"Anyone Out There?" (a Duran Duran cover [1983]) - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. Bonetender)

(Farrar; arr. Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, guitars, synthesizers and sequencer programming, drums and drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded 1979 to May 26, 2022.
sm75 [edit 01] [VOX] [em 01] [2022 REMASTER] [24WAV].

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"This song is dedicated to Heather Vanderpool: 'Thanks for introducing Me to 'Xanadu-proper.'"

~ Michael Ash Sharbaugh

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come take My hand
You should know Me
I've always been in Your mind
You know I will be kind
I'll be guiding You

building Your dream
has to start now
there's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake
I'll be guiding You

-

Ya have to believe We are magic
nothing can stand in Our way
have to believe We are magic
don't let Your aim ever stray

and if all Your hopes survive
destiny will arrive

and bring all Your dreams alive
for You

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from where I stand
You are home free
the planets align -- it's so rare
there's promise in the air
and I'm guiding You

through every turn
I'll be near You
I'll come every time You call
I'll catch You when Ya fall
I'll be guiding You

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Ya have to believe We are magic
nothing can stand in Our way
have to believe We are magic
don't let Your aim ever stray

and if all Your hopes survive
destiny will arrive

and bring all Your dreams alive
for You

and bring all Your dreams to life
for You

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[ haaaaaa >>> ]

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Ya have to believe We are magic
nothing can stand in Our way
have to believe We are magic
don't let Your aim ever stray

and if all Your hopes survive
destiny will arrive

and bring all Your dreams alive
for You

and bring all Your dreams to life
for You

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Magic

>> DOWNLOAD <<

"Magic" [a "XANADU" cover] (originally Olivia Newton-John) [2022 REMASTER] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh

(encym | Hanrath | Kitzmann | Sharbaugh)
Andreas Kitzmann [ https://soundcloud.com/andreas-kitzmann-27370936 ]: [electric?] guitar loop improvisation
encym [ https://soundcloud.com/encym ]: acoustic and electric guitars improvisations
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: editing, mixing, and 'found sounds'
W:I:L-o´the-wisp [ https://soundcloud.com/flyingtonefish ]: 'theremin' and synthesizer 'solo' improvisation
Composed and Recorded ca. April 19 to 21, 2023.
sm13-02 [eM 03] [24WAV].

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"I was completely enthralled by Andreas', Roland's, and Wilfried's musical 'answer' to the last Junto assignment (0593 -- a trio recorded at 'asynchronous' times and places). I lovingly dissected their sonic opus, and concocted My own answer to this week's Junto challenge -- 0594, the 'Threemix.'

I first diced the intro of Andreas' initial, guitar loop, kept only its first two 'notes,' expanded and looped them to 64.35 BPM -- and repeated them throughout the piece.

encym's guitar meanderings were sliced into brief phrases. I ended up with thirty of them, yet used only two of them to offset Andreas' forceful drones. Also featured are two improv sections of His at very low volumes, in order to suggest an subtle 'undulation' in the piece.

encym's tonality was originally pitched one semitone higher ('Western-scale'); thus, I lowered (pitch-shifted) it a single semitone. The result is consonance.

(One of My fave 'happy accidents' occured while isolating a brief, percussive 'dink' during encym's guitar part [a fingering error?]; that dink -- when saturated, and run through a slap-back and ping-pong delay series -- provided a 'drum' beat that backed the piece.)

As the work nears its cadence, enter Wilfried, with His wond'rous 'theremin' riff, of which I isolated one recorded flourish, and repeated it four times. The motif He played introduces itself at a low volume level, fed through two delays and a reverb, which deepened in intensities as the motifs progressed. 

What makes this piece special for Me is the highly complex -- and joyfully painstaking -- effects automations I crafted throughout it. It took hours of mathematical computations, and programming, in order to make the piece -- itself seemingly 'simple' and 'droney' -- to 'sound' so complex."

~ Michael

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"Disquiet Junto Project 0594: 'Threemix'

The Assignment: Remix an asynchronously produced trio.

Step 1: You’re going to make a remix of a track from the most recent Disquiet Junto project, which was a collection of trios constructed over the course of three weeks. Listen through the playlist, and check out any additional tracks in the discussion forum:

https://soundcloud.com/disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0593

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0593-the-charm/

Step 2: You might elect to use some of the constituent parts of the series, so do seek out the solo and duet that led to your chosen trio and feel free to employ those, too. Check out the respective llllllll.co threads:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0591-the-loneliest-number/

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0592-better-than-one/ "

~ Marc Weidenbaum

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"The complete work from which this remix borrowed constituent parts can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/flyingtonefish/wilfried-hanrath-with-andreas-kitzmann-encym-encounters-in-the-disquiet0593

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The subsequent duet penned by Andreas Kitzmann and encym can be found here, at disquiet0592:

https://soundcloud.com/encym/tete-a-tete-disquiet0592

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Andreas Kitzmann's lone, discrete track, which was destined for the initial Disquiet Junto assignment, "disquiet0591," can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/andreas-kitzmann-27370936/disquiet0591 "

~ Michael

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Trinkets + Tatters (feat. encym  Wilfried Hanrath &amp; Andreas Kitzmann)

"Trinkets + Tatters" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (ft. Andreas Kitzmann, encym, and W:I:L-o´the-wisp)

(Idol | Sharbaugh | Stevens; arr. Michael Ash Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals and [mid-section] lyrics, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, and 'found sounds'
Billy Gewin [ https://soundcloud.com/billy-gewin ]: bass guitars
Jacob Kersey [ n/a ]: trumpets
Colt Elvis Simmons (C Fo Fifth) [ https://soundcloud.com/cfofifth ]: "breathy gasps" and "hey"; inspiration for My mid-section rhythm, 'rap,' and lyrics
Composed and Recorded ca. 1983 to April 17, 2020.
Remastered ca. October 15, 2023.
[2023 REMASTER] [eM 03] [24WAV].

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"My #ode to Billy Idol and [My Favorite] guitarist, Steve Stevens, took 8 months to complete, and [the 2023 remaster] was just [rte-]released today [-Halloween 2023] [on all streaming services and retailers] across the interwebs.

I wish to thank trumpeteer, Jacob Kersey, bassist, Billy Gewin, and Good Friend, Colt Elvis Simmons, for their creative contributions toward this project!

David Grace [ https://soundcloud.com/david-grace-songs ]: thanks for the rap section suggestions!

I am very proud, and highly thankful!"

~ M

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#eightiesmusic #darkpopsong #eyeswithoutaface #billyidol #stevestevens #michaelashsharbaugh #rebelyell

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"
I realize she's a siren disguised
her lullaby is injected as her teeth incise
she's highly infectious
she's makin' me feckless
I follow a deathwish when I hear her breath hiss
eyes without a face
her lips do encase
she's like Eve with an apple
'Arsenic and Old Lace'
[yet I'm drinkin' her down]
what's all this fuss 'bout a psychedelic trip
[when she can murder me and still be hip]
I'm so blue --- she's out there
so ... I'll say my prayers
say my prayers
say my prayers
"

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Eyes without a Face

>>> DOWNLOAD <<<

"Eyes without a Face" [2023 REMASTER] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh

([Sharbaugh] -> [all tracks] | [Rose | Sharbaugh] -> [track 4] | [Dean | Sharbaugh] > [track 7])

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ @michael-ash-sharbaugh ] [on all tracks]: vocals and lyrics, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, and 'found sounds'

Erokia [Jordan Dean] [ https://soundcloud.com/user-968301525-56177770 ] [on "Jaded"]: synthesizers and sequencer programming

Womb Affliction [Katrina Rose] [ https://soundcloud.com/womb_affliction ] [on "My Thoughts Scatter Like Colour"]: vocals and lyrics


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Composed and Recorded ca. April 18 to November 12, 2023.
Compiled ca. November 6 to 12, 2023.
Released across the world ca. January 19, 2024.
sm18 [non-stop] [RAW] [32AIF].

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EP: "The Changeling" (2024) | [non-stop] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. Erokia and womb_affliction)

(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, sampler and sample-editing, and 'found sounds'
blazearmani [ n/a - 'https://freesound.org/people/Blazearmani/ ]: synthesizers and sequencer programming
Composed and Recorded ca. Novermber 13 to November 16, 2023.
sm15 [INST] [RAW] [32AIF].

WIP (ca. 2023): "Ever (Three Sheets To The Wind)" sm15 [INST] [RAW] [32AIF]

1] "Fall Again, Rise Again"
(Sharbaugh)

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2] "Linnaeus' Lovely Day"
(Sharbaugh)

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3] "The Last Stand"
(Sharbaugh | Sobel)

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4] "Divinity"
(M.T.W.D. | Sharbaugh)

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Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds' (all songs)
Mike Sobel [ https://soundcloud.com/mikesobel ]: [acoustic] guitar ("The Last Stand")
M.T.W.D. [ https://soundcloud.com/mtwd ]: drums and drum machine programming, and synths and sequencer programming ("Divinity")
womb_affliction (Katarina Rose) [ https://soundcloud.com/womb_affliction ]: vocals ("Fall Again, Rise Again")
Adrian W. Hallam [ https://soundcloud.com/adrianhallam ]: [dubby] guitar ("Divinity")

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Composed and Recorded ca. 2013 to 2023.
Remastered ca. February 29, 2024.
sm5 [non-stop] [RAW] [32AIF].

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A FORMER COMMENT:

"This EP has been released, and making Me very pleased. ;)"

~ Michael
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A FORMER COMMENT: "This uploaded track is a brief glimpse into My newly completed, brief, 13-minute [ + or - ] EP, "es|tu|dios." Although slated for release in April of this year, I invite You, My SoundCloud peers, to judge, and to criticize it prior to its release."

~ Michael [Ash Sharbaugh]

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es | tu | dios

EP: "es|tu|dios" (2024) | [non-stop] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. Mike Sobel + M.T.W.D.)

(Diaz | Sharbaugh | Winterer)
Daniel Diaz [ https://soundcloud.com/daniel-diaz ]: bass guitar
Krakenkraft & Etherkraken [Andreas Winterer] [ https://soundcloud.com/winterer ]: synthesizers and 'found sounds'
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: synthesizer and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. March 7 to 27, 2024 -- in France, Germany, and The United States of America.
sm5 [RAW] [32AIF].

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... "I went with my gut feeling until I had the feeling that I couldn't contribute any more." ~ Andreas Winterer ...

"Having pasted that just above this explanation of My process for this week's Junto project, I state that that was My mantra in composing My part -- about 5 or 6 notes on a KORG DW8000 synth. I recorded My part once, and then edited it with various intensities of extensive time compression techniques over a period of 4 hours, until I was pleased, and felt that My contribution was no more than a simple whisper within this piece that My collaborators had recorded."

~ Michael [Ash Sharbaugh]

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Based on Daniel Diaz and Krakenkraft & Etherkraken's work, "Reflecting Fragility" (disquiet0637 > 'right (2 of 3)':

https://soundcloud.com/winterer/reflecting-fragility-disquiet0637?in=disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0637

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Daniel Diaz' piece, "Live Bass Soundscape - disquiet0636":

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-diaz/live-bass-soundscape-disquiet0636

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More on the 638th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Center (3 of 3) — The Assignment: Complete a trio begun by two other musicians — at https://disquiet.com/0638/

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"A Delicate Mirror" (disquiet0638 - center [3 of 3])

(Duran Duran; arr. Michael Ash Sharbaugh)
Carlos Carty [ https://soundcloud.com/carloscarty ]: Chinese dizi flute and "Canyon Queña"
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. 1982 to May 21, 2021.
Remastered ca. March 27, 2024.
sm71 [eM13] [24WAV].

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"Thank You for the amazing 'trackage,' Mr. Carlos Carty! I was extremely fortunate to have Your talents aboard this track!"

~ M A S

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"This opus was much less a cover of Duran Duran's original version, and much, MUCH more a cover of The Sneaker Pimps' cover version of this song!"

~ M A S

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"The Chauffeur" [2024 REMASTER] (a Duran Duran cover) - Michael Ash Sharbaugh [feat. Carlos Carty]

(MTWD | Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, and 'found sounds'
MTWD [ https://soundcloud.com/mtwd ]: drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, and 'found sounds'
Carlos Carty [ https://soundcloud.com/carloscarty ]: dizi flute
Composed and Recorded ca. 2016 to April 14, 2024.
sm19 [eM 04-Mi-hi Ci-lo B-up] [24WAV].

Nightmarish Monotony [Yer Rare] (feat. Carlos Carty) [with M.T.W.D]

"Nightmarish Monotony [Yer Rare]" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh with MTWD [feat. Carlos Carty]

This work is track 3 on Michael Ash Sharbaugh's 2024 EP release, "Interludes."

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(MTWD | Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, and 'found sounds'
MTWD [ https://soundcloud.com/mtwd ]: drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, and 'found sounds'
Carlos Carty [ https://soundcloud.com/carloscarty ]: dizi flute
Composed and Recorded ca. 2016 to April 14, 2024.
Remastered ca. July 1, 2024.
sm19 [EP-Interludes] sm7B3 [eM1] [24FLAC].

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Interludes

Nightmarish Monotony (Yer Rare)

"Nightmarish Monotony (Yer Rare)" [from the EP "Interludes"] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh + M.T.W.D.

This work is track 1 on Michael Ash Sharbaugh's 2024 EP release, "Interludes."

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(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: synthesizers, drum machines and drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. March 2, 2019.
Remastered ca. July 1, 2024.
[sm7] [short] [EP-Interludes] sm7B3 [eM1] [24FLAC].

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T = 110 BPM
key | scale = A-sharp / B-flat minor

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" ... for Jonathan Akira Hartnett, Friend & Mentor, March 2, 2019."

~ M

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A Foray into the Eleven Exhalted Exorcismic Elements

"A Foray Into the Eleven Exhalted Exorcismic Elements" [from the EP "Interludes"]

This work is track 2 on Michael Ash Sharbaugh's 2024 EP release, "Interludes."

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(Sharbaugh)
Adrian Hallam [ https://soundcloud.com/adrianhallam ]: drums and drum machine programming and bass synth
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, drums and drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. September 28 to November 12, 2020.
Remastered ca. July 1, 2024.
[sm31] [EP-Interludes] sm7B3 [eM1] [24FLAC].

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"Give Yourself Completely."

"Don't ever Wander Far."

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Warm 'thanks' [!] for the supportive contributions furnished by  long-time collaborator, Adrian Hallam: his rough sketch, "Chasing Your Tail" [2020], inspired this track.

This song is dedicated to Amy Dixon Alarcon.

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Give Yourself Completely (reprise)

"Give Yourself Completely (reprise)" [from the EP "Interludes"] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh

(Harris | Sharbaugh)
Matthew Harris [ https://soundcloud.com/sonify ]: bass guitar, electric guitars, drums and drum machine programming
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded from ca. 2007 to April 1 to 7, 2024.
Remastered ca. October 20, 2024.
Released to the public ca. June 20, 2025.
sm41 [eM 4th~3] [24WAV].

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Michael:

"This track was completely -- and utterly -- inspired by this fantastic, mesmerizing, and anthemic base-recording by Matthew Harris (circa 2007) indicated below:"

Sonify (Matthew Harris): "Hope & Faith"

[ https://soundcloud.com/sonify/hope-faith ]

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"The Big Giveness" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. Sonify [Matthew Harris])

(Farrar; arr. Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, guitars, synthesizers and sequencer programming, drums and drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. 1979 to May 26, 2022.
Remastered and Remixed [an edit without 'INTRO' > the "TANZmix"] ca. October 30, 2024.
sm75 [edit 01] [VOX] [em 01] [2024 REMASTER] [TANZmix] [24AIF] [48kHz].

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"This song is dedicated to Heather Vanderpool: 'Thanks for introducing Me to 'Xanadu-proper.'"

~ Michael Ash Sharbaugh

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come take My hand
You should know Me
I've always been in Your mind
You know I will be kind
I'll be guiding You

building Your dream
has to start now
there's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake
I'll be guiding You

-

Ya have to believe We are magic
nothing can stand in Our way
have to believe We are magic
don't let Your aim ever stray

and if all Your hopes survive
destiny will arrive

and bring all Your dreams alive
for You

-

from where I stand
You are home free
the planets align -- it's so rare
there's promise in the air
and I'm guiding You

through every turn
I'll be near You
I'll come every time You call
I'll catch You when Ya fall
I'll be guiding You

-

Ya have to believe We are magic
nothing can stand in Our way
have to believe We are magic
don't let Your aim ever stray

and if all Your hopes survive
destiny will arrive

and bring all Your dreams alive
for You

and bring all Your dreams to life
for You

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[ haaaaaa >>> ]

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Ya have to believe We are magic
nothing can stand in Our way
have to believe We are magic
don't let Your aim ever stray

and if all Your hopes survive
destiny will arrive

and bring all Your dreams alive
for You

and bring all Your dreams to life
for You

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"Magic" (sm75 [VOX] [EDIT 01] [2024 REMASTER] [eM 01] [24AIF] [TANZmix] [48kHz])

(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, samples and sample-editing, guitars, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. December 22 to 30, 2024.
sm24 [eM 01] [24WAV].

The Paradise Beside Me

"The Paradise Beside Me"

"This is an alternate, non-stop, high-quality (24-bit), streaming version -- exclusive to Soundcloud -- of My EP, 'Post-Partum Appendices.'"

~ Michael

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1 ] - "Vast Ionic Charges in an Angel's Eye" (PPA 2025 MASTER)

2 ] - "My Pulse's Pride" (PPA 2025 MASTER)

3 ] - "Amidst Winter Branches" (PPA 2025 MASTER)

4 ] - "The Paradise Beside Me" (PPA 2025 MASTER)

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(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ @michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, guitars, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizer and sequencer programming, sampler and sample-editing, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. November 17 to December 22, 2024.
Interstitial 'musical' interludes recorded ca. January 3 to 8, 2025.
Mastered January 14, 2025.
[int RAWs] sm25 [eM04lClEQ] [24WAV].

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Post-Partum Appendices

Post-Partum Appendices (non-stop)

EP: "Post-Partum Appendices" (2025) | [non-stop] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh

(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming, samples and sample editing, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded May 17 to 26, 2025.
sm21as [eM 01] [24WAV].

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blessed
we are
here
again

dressed
we are
in dew-drop petals

i love you
you know it's true

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listen to
my heart again
lend me
your hand
and take these kisses

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i love you
you know it's true

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i love all of you
i love all of you
i love all of you
i love all
of
you

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I Love All of You

"I Love All of You"

The debut track from Me and my new duo, ÆR ... alongside BONES1327 of FUTURE SMITH!

https://soundcloud.com/aer-official

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(Alice in Chains; arr. Michael Ash Sharbaugh)
ÆR [ https://soundcloud.com/aer-official ]
( Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, samples and sample-editing, and 'found sounds'
BONES1327 of FUTURE $MITH [ ]: guitars )
Composed and Recorded ca. 1992 to May 13, 2025.
sm76 [VOX] [eM 2s] [24WAV].

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know me broken
like my master
teach me, dark child
love hereafter

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into the flood again
same old trip is was back then
so i made a big mistake
try to see it once my way

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drifting body
sole desertion
flying not yet
quite the notion

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into the flood again
same old trip is was back then
so i made a big mistake
try to see it once my way

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into the flood again
same old trip is was back then
so i made a big mistake
try to see it once my way

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am i wrong
have i run too far to get home
have i gone
and left you here alone

am i wrong
have i run to far to get home [yeah]
have i gone
and let you here alone

if ... i ... could ... would ... you

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Would?

Pre-Order | Buy

"Would?" (an Alice in Chains cover [1992])

(Book, Lucero, Paskowitz, Paskowitz, Perdichizzi; arr. Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer-programming, samples and sample-editing, and 'found sounds'
~BONES1327~ [__]: guitars
Composed and Recorded ca. 1998 to October 7, 2025.
sm88 [FV] [RAW] [48-32AIF].

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hey, what's the point of this?
oh hey, what's your favorite song?
maybe we could hum along?

well, I think you're smart
you sweet thing
tell me your name
i'm dying here

ah-ooh, got you where I want you, oh yeah
ah-ooh, got you where I want you, oh yeah

hey, maybe just a smile?
oh hey, did you know that i can dance?
could we talk for a while?

well, I think you're smart,
you sweet thing,
tell me your sign
i'm dying here

ah-ooh, got you where i want you, yeah
ah-ooh, got you where i want you
where i want you, i want you, yeah

(suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
rub it up, baby girl, torture me like no other
suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
when me rock me, baby, put me pain on me, lover
suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
rub it up, baby girl, torture me like no other
suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
when me rock me, baby, put me pain on me, lover)

i think you're smart
you sweet thing
tell me your name
i’m dying here

ah-ooh
(suffer, suffer, me don't get no rougher)
rub it up, baby girl, torture me like no other)
got you where i want you
(suffer, suffer, me don't get no rougher)
yeah, i've got you where I want you
(suffer, suffer, me don't get no rougher)

yeah, i've got you where I want you, want you, want you
got you where i want you
i've got you where i want you
got you where i want you

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WIP: "Got You (Where I Want You)" sm88 [full version] [RAW] [48-32AIF] (temporarily released)

1 ] - "A Foray into the Eleven Exhalted Exorcismic Elements" [2025 "interludes [ I ]" REMASTER] (Sharbaugh) [110 BPM]
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2 ] - "Give Yourself Completely (reprise)" (2025 "interludes [ I ]" REMASTER) (Hallam | Sharbaugh) [120 BPM]
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3 ] - "Nightmarish Monotony (Yer Rare)" (2025 "interludes [ I ]" REMASTER) (MTWD | Sharbaugh) [120 BPM]
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4 ] - "Bush Honey" (2024 "interludes [ I ]" REMASTER] (Junker | Sharbaugh) [73 BPM]

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(Hallam | Junker | MTWD | Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ @michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, drums and drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'
Adrian Hallam [ @adrianhallam ]: synthesizers and sequencer programming and drums and drum machine programming [on "Give Yourself Completely (reprise)"]
Juncherre Beatz [Henrick Junker] [ https://soundcloud.com/juncherre-beatz ]: drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer programming
MTWD [ @mtwd ]: drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds' [on "Nightmarish Monotony (Yer Rare)"]

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Composed and Recorded ca. March 2, 2019 and April 14,2024.
Compiled, Edited, and Remixed and Re-Recorded ca. July 1, 2024, and Remastered ca. August 17, 2025.
sm7B3 [eM 01] [24WAV].

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interludes [ I ]

EP: "Interludes [ I ]" (2025 REMASTER)

(Ahbez; arr. Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer-programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. 1947 to September 29, 2025.
sm24 [VOX] [RAW] [32AIF].

WIP: "Nature Boy" sm24 [VOX] [RAW] [32AIF]

(Gallup | Hartley | Smith | Tolhurst)
Liam J. Boyle: bass guitar, guitars, and drum programming
Michael Ash Sharbaugh: vocals
Composed and Recorded ca. 1979 to February 2, 2016.
sm15 [ARIA (B)].

To hear more of Liam J. Boyle's musical works, visit his SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/liamjboyle

A huge thank you to Liam J. Boyle for 'taking me in' on this track. I loved the experience, and hope to do it again!

"A Forest" (Gallup | Hartley | Smith | Tolhurst)

Come closer and see
See into the trees
Find the girl
While you can
Come closer and see
See into the dark
Just follow your eyes
Just follow your eyes

I hear her voice
Calling my name
The sound is deep
In the dark
I hear her voice
And start to run
Into the trees
Into the trees

Into the trees

Suddenly I stop
Though I know it's too late
I'm lost in a forest
All alone
The girl was never there
It's always the same
I'm running towards nothing
Again and again and again and again and again and again …



A Forest

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"A Forest" [a The Cure cover (1980)] [Liam J. Boyle and Michael Ash Sharbaugh]

(Bacharach | Hilliard; arr. Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed, Adapted, and Recorded ca. 1961 to 2000.
[final] [LANDRhi].

Please Stay

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"Please Stay" (a The Cryin' Shames cover [1966])- Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ca. 2000]

(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh: vocals, synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, drums and percussion, magnetic tape manipulation, and found sounds
Composed ca. 1983 — 1994.
Recorded ca. 1983 — 2007.
HwSk_sm16ANOnCbh_J5.

Tracks:

01. Fingers of My Lady's Clock [intro]
02. Ballade of Godzilla
03. Ladder
04. i have driven this road
05. Erin's Net
06. Near
07. Hollow and Hidden
08. Who Shall Take This Bride?
09. Clam
10. Anchor Garden
11. BitterSoil
12. Fog +1
13. Frostland
14. Snapping Pool in Winter
15. Sunflower, Dandelion, and Plum
16. Mesa Mesa
17. Caliope 1
18. Caliban
19. City of Fischer I: Industry
20. Canopy of Dreams
21. Meona's Bass
22. City of Fischer II: Bells
23. The Glass, the Sphere, and the Opalescent Sea
24. Eructed Eschatology
25. The Foraging Calm
26. deadroseflowers I
27. deadroseflowers II
28. 1920s Ghost Piano
29. Kaplan as a Child
30. Yugina
31. City of Fischer III: Harbour
32. 5th Portal
33. Fingers of My Lady's Clock [extro]

Between the Womb and the Gathering: Halloween Sketches

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LP: "Between the Womb and the Gathering: Halloween Sketches" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh

(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: pianos, synthesizers, drums and drum machine programming, sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. January 18, 2021.
sm6 [16WAV].

Today, having had the studio [MY studio] available to Me, I diverted My attention away from a dobro piece I was working on with a Friend, Gil Borguez, and decided to set out to create something brand new.

I always know the Marc Weidenbaum's [and Everyone's] disquiet junto project will furnish some ideas, should I wish to participate; thus, I checked My email, and discovered this week's assignment, "Jam Time [part 1]," and just, simply, 'got to work.'

The notes and three-chord-structure of "Monk's Placid Pillow," I realized earlier -- but after the fact -- somewhat loosely parallels, and carries the rudimentary chord structure, of My Friend, Gil's dobro song, "Cry." I can't be blamed, really, because Gil's song is all I've been working on for days -- it's fixed in My darned psyche!

Cautiously, and desiring to not 'finish' the piece, I ceased My work upon it, and submit it here for the consideration of Others. I uploaded a 16-bit, 44.1kHz WAV file to SoundCloud for Others to download, but can provide a higher-quality, 32-bit floating point version, if anyone desires one.

More on this 472nd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Jam Time (1 of 3) / The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio that others will complete — at:

https://disquiet.com/0472/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here:

https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0472-jam-time/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to twitter.com/disquiet for Slack inclusion.

Image associated with this project is by Meg Jones, and used thanks to Flickr and a Creative Commons license allowing editing (cropped with text added) for non-commercial purposes:

https://flic.kr/p/mDRT9

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

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"Monk's Placid Pillow" contains a Creative Commons Attribution license from 'looper' Cold Womb Descent [ https://freesound.org/people/ColdWombDescent/ ]. The sample is called "CWD_F_accidental beat," and can be found at ...

https://freesound.org/people/ColdWombDescent/sounds/511975/

"'Monk's Placid Pillow' [part 1 of 3]" (disquiet 0472 - 'Jam Time' [1 of 3])

(Ledwidge | Sharbaugh)
Chris Ledwidge [ https://soundcloud.com/chrisledwidge ]: (real) piano and recording production
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: synthesizers and recording production
Composed and Recorded ca. January 2021.
Disquiet 0473 [2 Of 3] [L - R Separated Mix] sm2.

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This disquiet junto 0473 [part 2 of 3] track, "The Wolf's Baleen," was inspired by the disquiet junto 0472 [part 1 of 3] recording by Chris Ludwidge [https://soundcloud.com/chrisledwidge ] called "No. 34 in Am" [ https://soundcloud.com/chrisledwidge/no-34-in-am-disquiet0472 ].

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"I was so overwhelmed by the work by composer, Chris Ludwidge, and his disquiet junto 0472 piece, "No. 34 in Am," that I promptly downloaded it and got to work for this week's Disquiet Junto assignment, 'Placebo Effect."

I had but three hours to compose my piece, "The Wolf's Baleen," and knew I would have to fly into it. What struck me about the floating fragments of Chris' piece was how much it reminded me of some of Brian Eno's piano fragments and treatments on "Ambient #1: Music for Airports"; thus, I set out instinctively to complement Chris' tinklings on the piano: I first learned his piano figures, mimicked them, and based emphatic stylings upon certain notes (namely the B-flat note), adding treatments, such as a rhythmic delay and erratic reverberation changes.

I would write more, but my time has run out at the studio.

Thanks, Chris!"

~ Michael

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More on this 473rd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Placebo Effect (1 of 3) / The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio that others will complete — at:

https://disquiet.com/0473/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here:

https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0473-placebo-effect/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to twitter.com/disquiet for Slack inclusion.

Image associated with this project is by Israel Avila, and used thanks to Flickr and a Creative Commons license allowing editing (cropped with text added) for non-commercial purposes:

https://flic.kr/p/5bFGMU

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

The Wolf's Baleen

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"The Wolf's Baleen" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh and Chris Ledwidge [disquiet0473 - part 2 of 3]

POP | SPACEROCK | VAPORTRAP | TRIP-HOP
AMBIENT | EXPERIMENTAL

the PERSON, the SOUND : Since 1985, Philadelphia-born Michael has composed and released hundreds of audio recordings, and published dozens of [erotic] poems.

His 'sonic-sojourn' began suddenly when he was just a teen -- feet splashing rhythmically through puddles leftover by a seaside rainstorm. Having just parted ways with the then-love-of-his-life, Michael composed his first ballad [and first song] ever -- "Tina." He rushed to his beach-side home to record his visceral 'awakening' on a tiny micro-cassette recorder, and vowed -- from that day on -- to create art for the rest of his life.

He began zealously amassing used music equipment, and had built a modest home recording studio by age seventeen, all the while crafting simple pop, ambient, and experimental works that HE had wanted to listen to -- that HE had wanted to hear, affectionately emulating the works of his then-idols, Duran Duran and Brian Eno.

Now, decades later, he has relocated to a small village outside Atlanta, Georgia, and continues to voraciously attend to his dream as a young, heartbroken boy -- to create and release music that he, himself, wants to hear.

Although no longer sequestered to pop and ambient musics, Michael's signature sound has merged the two, having integrated the R&B, hiphop, and psychedelia he has grown to love as a older gent -- having absorbed the edgy rhythms and dreamy soul of the southern United States (Atlanta and Miami).

Michael still puts forth ample amounts af ambient musics, but his recent 'sound' hovers elsewhere -- somewhere amidst the genres of vaportrap, spacerock, and trip-hop.

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the INFLUENCES : Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol + Steve Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie & The Banshees, This Mortal Coil, Air, Naked Eyes, Tears for Fears, Alice in Chains, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, The Chameleons [UK], Brian Eno, The Cocteau Twins, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Claude Debussy, Frederick Chopin, Guillaume de Machaut, Early Music, Renaissance music, Baroque music, and Joe Meek.

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