Michael Stuff

Singer-Ms King.  Guitar-Fritts.  Lyrics-Lyn kalley ingram

Be Still-Ms-king-fritts-lyrics-lyn-kalley-ingram

Grabado en la Escuela Pública de Formación Cultural de Andalucía. Pedro Cejudo mezcla y remasterización.

Se ha perdido tu pulsera en el río,
Yo la busco mientras tu bebes algo,
La nuestras sombra más larga que nunca,
Creo que les pertenece este verano.
Arde el suelo pero estamos
Por encima de medio palmo.
Ahora cantan los grillos con el sol muerto.    
El sol dejó su huella en mi pellejo,
Tu tocas donde quema y es suficiente
Me curo de repente y bailo en el fuego.

Ahora que el verano es nuestro, 
Que las salamanquesas ya no nos dan miedo,
Cuarenta grados esta noche en el mapa,
Setenta y cinco de humedad en tus huesos.

Ahora que el verano es nuestro,
Ahora que el verano es nuestro,
Ahora que el verano es nuestro,
Ahora que  el verano.

Translated into English by soundcloud.com/xanylovem . Muchas gracias

Your bracelet has been lost in the river,
I look for her while you drink something,
Our shadow is longer than ever
I think it belongs to him this summer.
The ground burns but we are.
Above half a span.

Now the crickets sing with the dead sun.
The sun left its mark on my skin,
you touch where it burns and it is enough
I heal suddenly and dance in the fire.
Now that summer is ours,
that the salamanquesas are no longer scary,
Forty degrees tonight on the map.
seventyycinquo of moisture in your bones.
Now that summer is ours,
Now that summer is ours,
Now that summer is ours,
Now that summer.

Nos pertenece este verano

Ride Easy

Genocide, collateral murder, warfare dehumanised to the level of a playstation shoot 'em up serving the ideals of corporatist oligarchs. The spirit of Baby You're A Rich Man rings true but in a bittersweet fashion. If only we could have been Beautiful People instead of Killing Machines.

Crazy Horse One Eight

How does it feel to be the killers of all of those people?
Now that you know just who you are
What are you going to say?

How does it feel to be the killers of all of those people?
How does it feel to be a killing machine?

The 1969 plays; main vocal, electric guitar, lead guitar solo, bass, VST dulcimer and tabla, drum loop sequencing, maracas, Includes Native American Navajo song samples.

Produced and mixed by The 1969, mastered by The 1969, additional mastering by John Marc Bimonte @ Sharp Guy Productions

Recorded March 2017

Crazy Horse One Eight

Thanks to and inspiration from John Lennon's 1968 BBC interview at the National Theatre and the incredibly nostalgic poem 'I Remember, I Remember' by Thomas Hood.

If You Got Soul

If you got soul
You gotta roll

When I was a boy
It would be easy for me to try
To believe all the words that were written in the books
By the seers and the gods on high
Sky high
There's a lie in the lie
That they want you to buy
It's a lie that you can't ask why
But now I am older
Got that weight off my shoulder
Lift my finger up and point to sky

No soul destroyer's gonna
rock and roll her baby
No state infraction's gonna
Suppress the action now
Insanity attack
Distortion of the fact
Maniacal quack
Dehumanising
An automatic fact
The stick is in the back
Establishments react
Do they see their own writing
On the wall?
Do they see their own writhing
At all?

If you got soul
You gotta roll
And we the people
We gotta get to go

When I was that boy
It would be easier for me to fly
But now I am older
Got that weight off my shoulder
Lift my finger up and point to sky
Sky high
It was a child's sweet ignorance
But oh so little joy
To know I'm further off from heaven
Than when I was a boy

If you got soul
You gotta roll
And we the people
We gotta get to go

The 1969 plays; vocals, backing vocals, 12 string electric guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, organ, mellotron, drum loop sequencing.

Produced and mixed by The 1969, mastered by The 1969, additional mastering by John Marc Bimonte @ Sharp Guy Productions.

Recorded October 2017

If You Got Soul

Magdalen Green; a Victorian park area near where I lived in Dundee, Scotland once upon a long ago. It overlooks the River Tay and the scene of the 1879 Tay Rail Bridge disaster where many people lost their lives when the bridge collapsed during a storm. The bridge was later remade and still stands today.

Apart from that, Magdalen Green is a cool place to trip out ;-)

Magdalen Green
There's a place, I used to know
Torch the stick, the embers glow
Take my hand, firewalk with me
I'll stay with you, we'll feel so free

Magdalen late at night
Green around you out of sight are we

Feeling you, can I describe
Fleeting bird, of paradise
Tap the vein, go deep within
Bleed the juice, from venom skin

Magdalen, late at night
Green around you out of sight are we

Magdalen Green
400 years down by the sea
Now you're so old and so are we
You watched those souls fall in the sea
Ghosts of the morrow they will be

Loving you, you blow my mind
Lizard skin, why so unkind?
Crawling snake, from deep within
Consume the fire, that burns within
Magdalen, late at night
Green around you out of sight are we

Magdalen Green
400 years down by the sea
Now you're so old and so are we
You watched those souls fall in the sea
Ghosts of the morrow they will be

Watch those souls fall in the sea
Ghosts of morrow they shall be

The 1969 plays; vocal, piano, mellotron, marimbas, xylophone, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum loop sequencing.

Produced and mixed by The 1969, mastered by The 1969, additional mastering by John Marc Bimonte @ Sharp Guy Productions

Recorded February 2018

Magdalen Green

A music hall experiment in 3/4 time waltz, drums in the style of Manic Depression by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, another poke at social conventions and my distaste for conformity...

Portrait Of Absinthe Minded Polly

Harriet's sister lives life wantonly
Uninvited attentions are welcomed with glee
But all eyes are on Etta 
For she's tres jolie
Oh they just can't see

They just can't see
Why?

To forget Sir Walpole Ratchett
You sit on your mother's casket
Drowning droplets of green pleasure 
With Earl Grey tea

Wilhelmina declines ooh la la
Attending occasions 
With perfect sang froid
But they all laugh with Etta
For she's fancy free
So what about thee?

They just can't see...
Why?
 
To forget their expectations 
Of class and society
You decline to entertain 
Any notion of propriety

Portrait of absent mine dead Polly
Where did you go?

They just can't see.

The 1969 plays; vocal, vocal harmonies, bass guitar, electric guitar, 12 string electric guitar, piano, electric harpsichord & hammond organ plugins, drum loop sequencing.

Produced and mixed by The 1969, mastered by The 1969, additional mastering by John Marc Bimonte @ Sharp Guy Productions

Recorded September 2018

Portrait Of Absinthe Minded Polly

True human guitars play : Xanylovem

"... because I know we'll drink that beer together in the place we commonly call : paradise ..."     : )

- Tom died on May 24 2018 -
This track is specialy dedicated to Tom Purser 's daugthers & wife & family and friends.

I was personaly affected because of my dear friend and musical partner and we where working on our third collaboration when this occured.

Long Title of this track could be "Dancing with Tom" so  :
"All I had to say" is that all people should be "Dancing with Tom" ...

Please, close your eyes ... and dance

Left Behind (Dedicated to our American POW's) By B Deceased and Tom Purser - YouTube :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxDFMd98Z7g


© xanylovem - Sept 2018

All I Had to Say

NCFH_All I Had to Say (Instrumental)

A short instrumental Victoriana mood piece composed on piano keys set to accompany Magdalen Green and Portrait Of Absinthe Minded Polly on the forthcoming album 'Short Stories From Magdalen Green'. It has some simplistic echoes of my favourite classical composers Erik Satie, Frederic Chopin and Philip Glass.

I once saw a short film time lapse of a flower growing from seed, to seedling, blooming and then withering. That's my thought behind this fairly rudimentary experimental piece, that it grows meekly, rises up to a full bloom and then descends slowly in notes and harmony before its ultimate end. It was a period of existence, a complete story, a time. 

The 1969 plays piano keys. Mixed and produced by The 1969. Additional mastering by John Marc Bimonte at Sharp Guy Productions.

Recorded July-November 2018.

A Time

A companion piece to Magdalen Green, the original backwards instrumentation and rhythm are brought forward in the mix. Additional vocal, piano and bass guitar have been added while playing slide with a Fender Strat through a Cry Baby Wah Wah. 

Mixed and mastered by The 1969

Magdalen Green, Slight Return

Round Round Round. Performed by "The Transatlantic Children" featuring: Stig Jones-Guitar; Michael Pierce-Alto Ukulele, Backing Voice; Steven Pierce-Bass, Keyboard, Electronic Percussion, Lead and Backing Voices. Words by Steven Pierce. Music by Stig Jones. Arranged and Recorded by The Transatlantic Children 2017.

People are talking and expressing their views
repeating what we've all been sold
No one is baulking as he tightens the screw
To the wealthy goes the gold as the many just get cold

So it's round, round, round and we're echoing the sound
that is thriving on the panic and the fear,
Yes it's round, round, round and the truth is losing ground
to the nonsense that is spreading far and near.

He's tweeting lies and distorting the facts
insists the media's fake news.
It's his intention to crush desention
He's a bully on the loose and we're fitted for a noose.

Now it's round, round, round as we're echoing the sound
that is thriving on the panic and the fear
Hell it's round, round, round and the world is going down
to the frenzy that is spreading far and near.

So it's round, round, round
round, round, round
round, round, round
round, round, round

Transatlantic Children

Round Round Round

Before The Storm

In the storm

Again, written and lead singing by Randy Arnold, who was our group leader.  Morry rips a nice lead at 3:10  

Old tracks from late 90s band Morry and I were members of - Ten Months Later. Morry played lead guitar and I played rhythm guitar and sang back up vocs. The main singer is our friend Randy Arnold who wrote this song. Other bandmates: Yandell Wood (Drums) and Matt Garlove (Bass), along with Peter Searcy (Cello), Steve Cooley (Mandolin/Banjo)... I'm having trouble remembering a couple others who sat in and helped with recording some other individual instruments on these songs. Recorded mainly in Matt's basement. Sadie Hawkins Dance was the name of the album.

Sadie Hawkins Dance

Thunder And Cartoons (10ML)

The composition describes the inner experiences of the author. Music tells about a difficult state of mind.
https://open.spotify.com/album/007mE2PTnE0z2B9Mr7wIbi?si=DfRbqBy8SUCDyyE4pvkGYg&dl_branch=1

Terra Sapiens - Dysphoria (instrumental)

One Clock at a Time
Three Photons featuring The Gatsbys
Written and mixed by Tim Griffis at Princeton Studio. 
Thanks to Dirk Taubenheim for agreeing to help with this song.  I have great admiration for Dirk's musicianship and sense of music!
Mix 2: April 7, 2020 mixed to a 1/4 inch 2-track tape system (MCI JH-110)

Thank you to Adrian Danciu at Kinocut Pictures (visual.kinocut.com) for his Clock photo in old downtown Mexico City! 
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Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Tim's Guitars
Rhythm and Lead Fender Stratocaster
Rhythm Gibson Les Paul Standard

Dirk's Guitars 
Bass 
Arpeggios - Silvertone
Rhythm - Rickenbacker
Rhythm - Acoustic

Dirk's backing vocals recorded at his studio.

Mics: Neumann TLM 67 
Drums: arranged by TG
Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Eventide Eclipse effects
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Lyrics
Verse 1
If I could see
all the things that waited for you and me
I'd change the world
One clock at a time
I'd wave my magic wand
for you...

Chorus 1
There's a light in your life
let it be your guide
The clock keeps score
for you tonight
We can change the world 
one clock at a time
don't let it tick away....

Verse 2
If I could see 
through the shadows of life
I'd change the world
One clock at a time
I'd wave my magic wand 
for you...

Bridge
One clock at a time
One clock at a time
I could change time
One clock at a time

Chorus 2
There's a light in your life
let it be your guide
The clock keeps score
for you tonight
We can change the world 
one clock at a time
don't let it slip away....

Outro
One clock at a time
One clock at a time
I could change time
One clock at a time

One clock at a time (ft. The Gatsbys)

What's holding you back? Is it a glass ceiling? Is it pay inequity? Is it the racial divide? Lack of equal opportunity? Policing? The list is considerable. Choose an issue and get involved. Start in your small corner and, without meaning to sound too trite, “Be the Change...”  Now, not in some future sometime.
Though light-hearted and whimsical in appearance, the core of this muse is a deep-rooted desire for change. Now is the time? In the middle of a pandemic?  Why not? 
T


Lyrics:
Ah- oh....Chim i chim i changa...ah-ooh..(and other representational/nonsensical utterances alluding to ideas political, social, historical, and economic - current protests for a better world etc.) 

I want to see the world as more than a place that I can endure 
A place where I can send some roots down 
I want to take a long walk off a short pier 
Enjoy the ice that I found in my beer. 
And I want to see it now, 
I want to see it now, 
I don't want to wait forever, 
I just want to see it now - 
Right now, right now, 

(Chorus) 
TAKE OFF YOUR CHAINS, I WANNA TAKE OFF YOUR CHAINS 
I WANNA TAKE THOSE CHAINS A RIGHT OFF NOW (repeat) 

Instrumental...(drums and bass...pounding the chains, struggling for freedom) 
(grunting and groaning vocalisations representing human struggles to be free of encumbrances) 

I want to see the world as more than a place that I can endure 
(I want to be set free, so free) 
A place where I can send some roots down 
I want to take a long walk off a short pier 
Enjoy the ice I found in my beer. (Moosehead beer!..Terry's fav :) 
And I want to see it now, 
(I want to be set free, right now) 
I want to see it now, 
I don't want to wait forever, 
I just want to see it now - 
Right now, right now, right now - 
(Chorus) 


If you got the chains on...go on then, give us a rattle!!!
If you haven't...then ya'll just have to listen to the rest of us :-)

Wigmore: lyrics, music, guitar, lead and backing vocals, production
Allen:       bass,  additional backing vocals 
Gibbons:  additional guitar

Storming the Shores of Democracy

(Take Off Those)Chains

YouTube: https://youtu.be/3FPJf72lx9c Hike in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado!
This original fast-paced performance contains elements of modern jazz, big band, indie rock, and electronic pop. Thanks to "joerxworx" (https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx) on tenor saxophone whose improvisational and tonal skills are clearly demonstrated.

Michael Stuff

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