She's s a bolt of lightning in a clear blue sky.  The whole world get's a little bit brighter when she comes walking by.  A stunning ray of sunshine on a cloudy rainy day.  She's nothing more left to say.  She's a Sunshine Superday.

The Perpetual Recreation

Sunshine Superday

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves:  Lead Vocal
Hans Albers:  All Instruments, Arrangement & Production
Gary Reeves, Terry Reeves, Jo Reeves, Jason Reeves, Dan Reeves, & Charlotte Reeves sang the chorus backing vocals.
The four month old Richard Terence Reeves provided the laughter for the intro.  

As far back as I can remember the Reeves family were always big on Christmas. We were not a particularly well-off family (we lived in publicly-owned housing) but my Mum, Dad and Nan always made it the most special of times. Dad would make sure that we had both a barrel of beer and comprehensive choice of beverage to welcome any visitors who might call round to celebrate the holiday season. Friends and family we may not have seen in many a long year would be sure to visit and all were welcomed.

The house itself was always bedecked with paper-chains and Christmas lights (a tradition I have continued at my family home to this day), the crowning glory being the tree, at the base of which were a cornucopia of presents, the opening of which began every Christmas Day.  After that it was a continuous celebration of food, drink, music and games.  By the time the evening rolled around, we’d switch on the telly to enjoy all of the Christmas Specials, after which the board game marathons would usually start.

As we all grew older, Bri & Gal started to play instruments, giving rise to the annual family sing-song. In 1969, we recorded one of these on our old Grundig reel-to-reel, a small selection of which have been included on the above track (see: https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/xmas-at-home-with-the-von?si=2317d359e0f6482ebeb6662a88d5148b). 

During the later Norman Chop years, when the band became a duo, Brian & Katy opened their own folk club (the Palais de Folk) at the now defunct Derby Arms pub, Shene and built up a very decent following, enabling them to book some of the finest acts on the then thriving folk club circuit.  In 1975, they decided to recall erstwhile members of the band (Gal & Steve Jinks)for their Christmas Party.  It turned out to be one of the best nights the club ever experienced and the place was filled by an enthusiastic, overflowing crowd. I was there that night and will never forget how brilliant it was, wishing I could be up on stage as the fifth member of the band - hence the chorus of the song. 

As always, we owe Hans so much for pulling together all of the strands involved and for making them gel with such a bittersweet resonance.  We do hope you enjoy our Christmas song. (Terry Reeves)

A barrel of beer a pint for every visitor                                                                                  
All food cooking  annual Christmas meal
Flashing lights decorate every corner
The live music from the band always a thrill

CHORUS:
I want to be in the Norman Chop Trio
I want to be the fifth member of the band
I want to sing happy Christmas in the background 
I want to play guitar with melodic hands

Hear songs from daylight to darkness
Family sing together finding harmony 
Two brothers pitch a musical sharpness
Giving feel of sweet sounding certainty

CHORUS

Dad with a pipe helped every low note
Mum and Nan danced and sang every tune
A sister joining fun in beautiful petticoats 
Family singing music melody filling room

CHORUS

Babycham, Sobranie cocktail cigarettes 
Dates in Brazil helped the family go nuts 
Presents under tree one thousand more or less
Another log on the fire keeps temperature up

CHORUS...With melodic hands (x2)

Morecambe and Wise laughter to millions 
Bruce …nice to see you… to see you nice
The board games turning ten hour missions 
Winners still playing not stopping the dice

CHORUS...With melodic hands (x2)

A Bishops Wife noticed a choir of future 
Guitarist and Drummer with flowery shirts
Queen in Black screeching favourite lick slider
Palais de Folk Derby Arms welcome verse

CHORUS...With melodic hands (x4)
CHORUS...With melodic hands (x2)
Happy Christmas!

NORMAN CHOP CHRISTMAS - Cripple Club, Hans Albers & The Reeves Family

Gently climbed down off the perilous mountain in my head to write this one.

Flow State

I once knew a cat
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath


I once knew a cat
Who lived under the trailer
Where I worked,
And I brought her home
One cold winter morning
I made her bed that evening,
Next to mine
And she slept in it
As though the bed had been hers from the beginning,
And she purred throughout the night,
As the cold wind beat against the windows,
And she made a slight sound,
In what seemed as gratitude 
And from that day on,
We shared a deep bond,

Of all the pets I’ve had,
And I had many before her,
She was my closest,
And the best friend I ever had. 
And when I went about the house,
She’d follow me around,
Everywhere I went,
She was always at my side,
She was right there with me,
In the morning,
In the evening,
She was right by my side,
Until the day she had to go. 

On that day she slept forever. 
Forever my friend went away. 
On that day she slept forever. 
Forever my friend went away.

I Once Knew A Cat

Caress (with video)

"The Revolution of Consciousness" indicates the evolutionary transformation of the human being that awaits each of us, in order not to remain prisoners of the destructive forces that dominate the world today. It is a necessary task for the advent of a New Humanity, rooted in the strength of the Soul. New Humanity capable of generating the society outlined by our Constitution, based on mutual love rather than on the strong competition of the current neoliberal model. 
"Mauro Scardovelli"  
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“La Rivoluzione della Coscienza” indica la trasformazione evolutiva dell’essere umano che aspetta ciascuno di noi, per non rimanere prigionieri delle forze distruttive che oggi dominano il mondo. È un compito necessario per l’avvento di una Nuova Umanità, radicata nella forza dell’Anima.Nuova Umanità in grado di generare la società delineata dalla nostra Costituzione, fondata sull’amore reciproco anziché sulla forte competizione dell’attuale modello neoliberista.
"Mauro Scardovelli"

Dystopian world  " Mondo distopico   🙏

Written/Produced by: R.J. Dobben (RoTen)
Released on: 1/30/2022


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andtwoand

Stephanie Barbutova:  Vocals
Ben Juul:  Drums, Mix & Master
Dirk Taubenheim:  Guitars, Bass, Keys, Vocals

This is an old DROWNING DOLPHINS classic from the 90s, released on the mini LP "Tears never shed". Lyrics by Hauke Meyer. Thanks for the attention!

Don´t try to understand
This simple sentiment
I tried and had to fail
And this is not a tale

Do you believe in hate?
You surely will – just wait!
Do you believe in love?
You should believe in hurt
I know it sounds absurd

Are you looking for goodness?
Come to the other side
No matter what you try –
Here you´ll never find it

Are you heading for good times?
Come to the other side
No matter how long you wait
Here you´ll never find it

Do you believe in hate?
You surely will – just wait!
Do you believe in love?
You should believe in hurt
I know it sounds absurd

Are you looking for goodness?
Come to the other side
No matter what you try –
Here you´ll never find it

Are you looking for goodness?
Come to the other side
No matter what you try –
Here you´ll never find it

Are you heading for good times?
Come to the other side, come to the other side

Dolphin Records 1993 (Hauke Meyer / Dirk Taubenheim)

Forever

Other Side   ft. STEPHANIE BARBUTOVA

Ilari I. (I-la-rI) Rantala - Lead vocals, bass guitar & lyrics
Olli Lehtonen - Guitars, harmony vocals and percussion sampling.
Composed by Ilari I. (I-la-rI) Rantala
Produced by Olli Lehtonen
Cover art by I-la-rI
© 2022 A/D. All rights reserved.

Perditus Amor

sisters of the atmosphere

Song about an old friend ... Came only with his van to where the ocean meets the land...Miss him

After The Rain

I’m a song-writer who enjoys creating music of any genre.

My son recently introduced me to A.I. and taught me how to do covers of my previously released non-A.I. music. Since I've never considered myself a performer (except playing with worship bands at church or solo-piano at a rehab center) using A.I. is right up my alley.

Since I've  exhausted using my previously released music for A.I. covers, I now compose music in a DAW, rip to a wave file, and make an A.I. cover of this wave file. I then write lyrics to the A.I. music. It takes around 100 A.I. iterations to complete the lyrics and get a style I'm happy with.  

Brief Bio: Lived more than a quarter of my life overseas (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). Each country gave me an appreciation for different types of music plus probably why I get bored easily in sticking with one genre or another.