Dedicated to some folks in my life who've picked me up along the way, especially through music...

This is one I'm pretty proud of.  Oddly, it's the first time I’ve written a full original song with me singing my own lyrics. I'm joined by the uber talented @TexMex-Shaman, who is wielding the lead electric guitar starting at the first verse through to the end. (this is the second time now where my vocal melody is partly inspired by his magical playing!) He also lends his mastering skillz to great effect here. Thanks TMS for truly bringing this to life with your playing! 
All other instruments are played by me on the keyboard - acoustic guitar, bass, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, 2nd electric guitar (the higher one in verse 2), horns, drums & percussion, words and voice. The chorus is supposed to sound like a 60's soul song, like Marvin Gaye meets Van Morrison. 
If you play this more than once I'm sorry but I'm afraid you'll be stuck with it in your head all day.  :)

This one's a personal one for me, so thanks for listening, and for picking us up with your music!

LYRICS: 

Verse 1
alone in the corner, that old six string whispers to me
ah but when daddy played, he could set your spirit free 
like the drops in the rain, or a forest tall and green
there's music alive all around
and mamma she told me, you must listen for more than the sound
and hear with your heart

Chorus     
(And then she’d) 
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up,  
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up, 
pick me up higher 

Verse 2
Now I’m writing my own song… makin’ music with old friends and new
But the joy of my days, are my beautiful daughter and you
And when you play that song, she would close her eyes and sway
all the while as she sings
And man when I hear her, whispered memories they lift me up still
like a bird on the wind

Chorus  

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Other credits: 
-second verse sample of 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' (by John Denver), performed by my 9 yr old daughter
-image design by me using Chat GPT
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here's a link to just the final chorus vocals and horns isolated: 
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/pick_me_up_vox_isolated

and here's a link that features mainly the sax solo & horn section:
https://on.soundcloud.com/y1PR8xv69y77n5CY5w
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here's some pictures I took:
https://500px.com/p/MrMark?view=photos

-mark

Pick Me Up (with TexMex Shaman)

Mirage - Automatik

Tracklist:

1. The Russian Girl - Chemistry
2. Sativa - Dj Gogo
3. Motivation - The Wavecatcher
4. Rise and Fall - Yin and Yunk
5. Underground City - Chemistry
6. Sequenza vers 2 - Dj Gogo
7. Down the River - Hong Kong Trash
8. The Orange Theme - Cygnus X
9. You Won't Stop Brasil - Argonaut
10. Between 2 Fires - Vdm
11. Magnetic - Vdm
12. Flowtation - Vdm
13. Rumble - Sander Kleinenberg
14. I Know - Brutal Bill
15. L'Annonce des Couleurs - Mac Zimms
16. Good Shot - Hand's burn

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Made with BLASTY the hollow tube, mostly by whacking the mouthpiece, 2 metronomes, zoom h1, and NCH

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“Bleak Cathedral” is a coldwave invocation—haunting synths, ritual atmosphere, and funereal grandeur. A soundtrack for those who walk between vigil and release.

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These are sounds made by the dehumidifier, recorded with a Zoom H4n, in the practice studio, in the Summer of 2010.

The only modifications of the sound I made were fade-ins and fade-outs, and normalisation at -0.5 dB.  The volumes were all relatively high before I normalised so very little was changed.

Dehumidifier at Colibri motel (2010-07-16)

Hi, and thanks for your interest in my music!
My tracks are 80s synth-inspired, produced in GarageBand/Logic with samples — no AI involved.

👉🏼 Everything is free to download and use.

You’re welcome to include my songs in videos, projects, or wherever they fit, with a simple mention in the credits and, if possible, share me a link, I love seeing how the music travels.

I hope my music adds joy and value to what you’re doing, knowing that is more than enough.

Feel free to remix, share, and spread the word.

Happy listening! 

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