As I know I've said before, it's always delightful when you re-polish the gems in your treasure chest.

[(Duran Duran) Le Bon, Rhodes, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, arranged by Steady Delta and Michael Ash Sharbaugh]
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, bass synthesizer, drum machine programming, and found sounds
Steady Delta [https://soundcloud.com/steadydelta ]: synthesizers, synthesizer and drum machine programming
Composed and Recorded ca. 1983 to August 19, 2016.
Remastered October 17, 2021.
sm33b [eM].

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Mixed by Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]. ('Thanks' go to Russell Sinfield [ https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield ] and Steady Delta [ https://soundcloud.com/steadydelta ] for their invaluable guidance during the mixing process!)

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“Secret Oktober”

wise on a birthday party
in a world full of surprising fireworks
and sudden silence (shhh!)

lies on a stranger’s bed
the new day breaks like a speeding train
or an old friend—ever expected, but never knocking

holding your own in a battered car
all night parties, cocktail bars, and smile
when the butterfly escapes the killing jar

sure eyes awake before the dancing is over
wise or naked in secret oktober

freefall on a windy morning shore
nothing but a fading track of footsteps
could prove that you’d ever been there

spoken on a cotton cloud
like the sound of gunshots taken by the wind
and lost in distant thunder

racing on a shining plane
tomorrow you’ll be content to watch as the lightning plays along the wires
and you’ll wonder

sure eyes awake before the dancing is over
wise or naked in secret oktober
sure eyes awake before the dancing is over
wise or naked in secret oktober

Secret Oktober [2021 Remaster]

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"Secret Oktober" [a Duran Duran cover] [2021 Remaster] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh + Steady Delta

Little Blessings

A kaleidoscopic depiction of my sense of wonder.
Haiku text by fectoper.
Haiku musical theme (initial koto loop) by Eva Grill https://soundcloud.com/eagri1967

Your mind's labyrinths.
Light that shines beyond your eyes.
The Universe blinks.

Haiku recited by an AI voice from https://speechgen.io/. 
No humans were harmed during the process.

My sense of wonder

My Sense Of Wonder

An electronic instrumental composed using the generic synthesisers and sequencers in Garage Band and Logic. No real instruments were used on this one.

© 2023 Dairv Dubbleyew

Chasing the Dream

Written and performed by Bluebird
Produced by Richard brown

Lyrics:

I go to a movie and all I see is you
I move to an island cause all I want is you

The lonely hours keep bringing me back to you
I'll keep bringing you flowers cause the colors remind me of you

I see crystal waters that only wave to you
A new sensation how can this be true?

The lonely hours keep bringing me back to you
I'll keep bringing you flowers cause the colors remind me of you

I'll keep, I'll keep holding, holding you near.....

The Lonely Hours

Impressions from the Celestial Couch

Magic Box

Kraftwerk - Autobahn (K G G Epic Cinematic Alternate Interpretation)

I had approached Jeff (stonerjazz) to help me out with a beginning I had ... this here has  evolved over time. wow, what a flame flaring! 

credits:
STONERJAZZ: lyrics, guitar, voice, various instruments and sounds
SONIC STRUCTURES: lyrics, t resonator on contact mics, voice, various instruments and sounds, mix

onion peel pt i to iv

onion peel pt i to iv - prominently featuring stonerjazz

inspired by NIna Simone/ 'you don't know what love is...'



Wine is TRUTH

after 3 AM I hear your voice
tortured as I remember 
recognize your pain
glowing flames of fiery ember
haunting memory of wanting
you despite the cost
tip the golden chalice
till all inhibitions lost
leave nothing but skin
over your bones while
whispering in softest
under tone

always loved you baby
I hang on every word
 amplified and allowed
every distant darkened cloud
in your mind of paranoia
blue and defined
See myself inside 
your harsh lines
if I hadn't fucked it up
could I have made you mine
if I hadn't fucked it up
could I have made you 
mine

doesn't seem like I can
hold a man
set myself up to be damned
by those who should
cherish me the most
yet treat me like I'm toast
attract me just to boast
they took me down
and watched me fall into
a wretched fog of wasted time
scold myself for acting in a haste
when the truth is
I was just afraid
 you'd take me out as well
you'd take me down, as well

couldn't get the words out
couldn't bare to trust
anyone new again...
yet here I  am weeks
 on down the line
syncing with your mind
like you'd give me time 
of day if I reached 
out to you again

yes, you....yes you....


Wine Is TRUTH

A Inconstância Do Desejo Aceso

POP | SPACEROCK | AMBIENT | EXPERIMENTAL

the PERSON, the SOUND : Michael Ash Sharbaugh is a composer of music and poetry, a lead vocalist and synthesist who hails from Philadelphia, PA. Since 1985, Michael has released hundreds of recordings, but known primarily for his atmospheric pop ("Give Yourself Completely"), jarring spacerock ("Dying in the Killing Jar"), and ambient-experimental works ("Infrastructure," "point65c," "Three Aimless Clouds").

Michael's sound is a synergy of 'darkwave-y' electronica and 'trip-hop-y' psychedelia: bass-laden rhythms form the gravity for his own breathy vocals and his soundscapes of dizzying synths and 'found sounds.' His ambient and experimental musics are soothing, and somewhat 'alien' to the ear: they float and shimmer, meander, and -- more often than not -- haunt.

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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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#duranduran #theweeknd #blondie #depechemode #billyidol #stevestevens #deadcandance #siouxsieandthebanshees #air #tearsforfears #johnbarry #lesliebricusse #claudedebussy #mauriceravel #frederickchopin #eriksatie #brianeno #thecocteautwins #abba #beegees #joemeek #chameleons #octoberproject #patbenatar #haroldbudd #lindseybuckingham #nakedeyes #aha #ceefarrow #omd #thismortalcoil #stonetemplepilots #aliceinchains #baroque #renaissance #earlymusic #theweeknd

"Secret Oktober" [a Duran Duran cover] [2021 Remaster] - Michael Ash Sharbaugh + Steady Delta

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