great lyrics and songwriting!! awesome vocals!

Excellent post, really enjoyed the listen

great story telling........a lovely song about overcoming adversity!

This intro is gorgeous with that harp sounding like Renaissance court music. Then that big Pop boom on the 1 and back of 2 makes this such a big, expansive tune (think James, Big Country). The dropout to lofi slide guitar is great reboot, and of course the compelling story behind it all.  In the end we'll probably all be so proud of just making it through our lives. Nice work Hans/Terry/Gary!

Amazing song! Really upbeat and catchy, with great lyrics!

Great arrangement & melodies. Excellent lyrics & vocals.

wow what a back story! fantastic song with a genuine heartfelt vibe - wonderful 💛

Mixed for Nyitia

Written by Terry Reeves
Terry Reeves: Vocals
Hans Albers:  All instruments, Arrangement & Production

SC Version Video: https://youtu.be/uHu4SAWhysc  
Dark Version Video: https://youtu.be/AZQoKfJCTYA 

You may be wondering how this song acquired the title it did.  These very words were actually said to me by one of my wife Jo's three long-standing and very close friends.  Over the years, they had all entered into long-term partnerships which, for differing reasons, ended very sadly, resulting in them being left on their own.  So I was, in a manner of speaking, last man standing.

When they needed a male presence, I was volunteered to help in a variety of ways, e.g. being a pretend boyfriend when one of them was being pestered by someone in whom they were not interested.  There are many more instances I could recount, some of which were definitely in the ‘very unusual’ category but I was always happy to be of help if I possibly could.  Besides which, they often turned out to be exceedingly amusing.

Fast forward a few years to when I was diagnosed with MS, which brought about a condition called Trigeminal Neuralgia, causing pain the like of which I’d not known before.  After a spell taking hefty painkilling drugs that basically turned me into a kind of zombie, my MS specialist suggested ‘Gamma Knife Procedure’.  

This involves (and I kid you not) a metal helmet being screwed directly into your skull at four strategic points, rendering your head totally immobile so that radioactive rays can, with pinpoint accuracy, be fired at your Trigeminal Nerve.  It is indeed a singular sensation to feel blood trickling down your face as said helmet is fixed into place but the benefits that ensued were more than worth the temporary inconvenience.  I was pretty much pain-free for the next two years, after which it did return but all things considered, was extremely pleased with the result.

To celebrate, a dinner party was thrown in my honour, a splendid time guaranteed for all.  It was here that Jo’s friend, whose husband had sadly died, uttered the immortal phrase.  It caused much laughter, as it rightly should have.  I wasn’t in the least offended and, anyway, my very first thought was “What a great title for a song”.

Once again, deep thanks are due to Hans for not only producing two brilliant versions of this song but videos to go with each (links above).  The man has a depth of talent of which others can only dream, myself included.  Thanks so much for listening.  (Terry Reeves)

I was invited to a party
I tingled with the chance
To talk about the future
Step in and out of the past
Who’s that man in the corner?
Wearing a helmet on his head?
This is just my day wear
The gamma ray gun Doctor said
(I heard someone say)

Why ain't you not dead yet?
Why are you still here?
Why are you the only man?
Who smiles and has no fear?

We talked about the weather
And laughed about the grass
The world is tasting plastic
And it doesn't seem to last
Who's that man in the corner? 
With the radiation smile
The glow won't last for ever
Why not enjoy it for a while?
(I heard someone say)

Why ain't you not dead yet?
Why are you still here?
Why are you the only man?
Who has ten layers of veneer? 

We shared some special moments
And showed the battle scars
A pigment of growing older
Figments hidden in a jar
Who's that man in the corner? 
Four holes drilled into his head
Tried to screw me to the wall
Keep me standing and out of bed
(I heard someone say)

Why ain't you not dead yet?
Why are you still here?
Why are you the only man?
Who we seem to volunteer?

Why ain't you not dead yet?
Why are you still here?
Why are you the only man?
Who floats in this atmosphere?

Why ain’t you not dead yet?
I may not be really here
If my name gets mentioned 
I want a smile and not a tear

Keep smiling, I want to smile
Keep smiling, Give me a smile
I want to smile, I want to smile
Yeah, smile...

WHY AIN'T YOU NOT DEAD YET? - Cripple Club & Hans Albers (Video links with description)

R     o     X     X

This is a track Hedd and I wrote in 2019 before the pandemic. I sure miss him.
I love the words he wrote for this. We were trying something a bit different than our usual. Give it a listen and tell me what you think.
Tom

Fall Away

Hedd (Randy Hedrick)- Lead vocals
Tom_ everything else.
Recorded at RoXX Studios.


Verse 1 
Lucid dreaming
Witness the world inside your head

Pre chorus 
Stop their screaming
Shadows crawling across your bed
Making it all come to light

Chorus 
I had a dream that people were kind
But in that dream - hate would blind
And never lift us
As we fall away

Verse 2 
Silent crying
Your pillow soaked with salty tears
Inner voice
Trying to temper hopes and fears

Pre Chorus 
Stop their screaming
Shadows crawling across your bed
Making it all come to light

End Chorus 
I had a dream that people were kind
But in that dream - hate would blind
And never lift us
As we fall away

I had a dream that people were kind
I had a dream that love would bind
And lift us all
Before we all fall away

Copyright 2022 all rights reserved

Fall Away

Swimming with Sharks

V samoumevnost jezika

Poskušam se vsiliti v samoumevnost
jezika,
ga kot motor razdreti 
in spet sestaviti
po zakonitostih, ki zdržijo
spremembo stalnega naslova.

Words by Manca Klun
Soundscapes and music by Alessandro De Oliveira Bastos

V samoumevnost jezika (Into the self-evidentness of language)

Ice Castles

Composed Arranged & Produced
By Ian Greaves & Joerxworx
Joerxworx: flute and saxophone remix
@joerxworx

Critical Elements by IPG1 Feat. Joerxworx

Part of the Toxic Kajati project. see: https://soundcloud.com/politricked
The song was written by my musical colleague Matt Toxic. 
Matt Toxic: Guitars & vocals
San Kajati: fretless bass, backing vocals, production and mixing.

Lost In Space

Frolic 2

Dirty old town,
it's hard on your feet as you wander around in the night.
Don't get down,  
but no one is out there, just looking for you, that's all right. 
You might be pretty. 
But that shit won't help here you know.
You've gotta go.
Inside we're all ugly,
and a few years of drinking will show. 
To those in the know. 

As the plastic bag catches the breeze from the seaside.
Some men just seem to do alright. 
The drunks on the sofas are nursing a pint, until they settle down for the night. 
You're still running.
But there's no one to catch you you know.
You just fall.
It keeps on coming.
One day you'll be running it all. 
Just take the call. 

Oh the foam from the seas, and the salt on the breeze gives away.
Dead end town. (x2) 

All your money, 
won't fill up the holes in your soul though you wrapped them up tight.
You're still drinking, 
but that's better than some who were caught by the brown bang to rights.
Still out hunting,
fact he's dressed up and ready to go. 
Where's the show?
Summer loving,
the winters are much harder though.
Where's the snow? 

As the fog from the sea rolls up through the dead streets and just blocks out the midsummer Sun,
and a girl from your school walks past looking about 50 with her little oik of a son. 
She's still pretty,
but there's something that's empty inside,
behind her eyes.
There's always pity,
It's the last thing remaining that glows.
To those in the know.


Dead End Town

Singularity

Music - https://soundcloud.com/muterial/still
Vox & Lyics - hhttps://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa/lemme-show-you-whats-1?in=frawstakwa/sets/new-frawstakwapella-open-for
MOSNAR DET - Remixing, Drum Programming
Special thanks to my collaborators! check out their profiles! https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa and https://soundcloud.com/muterial

Muterial - Still/ FRAWSTAKWA - Lemme Show You What's Happening(open collabs)

2023 snow road

Off to Sleep w/the Basket Case (muterial's "Off the Rails" open collab)

muterial @muterial : instrumental track https://soundcloud.com/muterial/off-the-rails?si=b5b6e1b82def4e8ea1cd4053d6e5a9ae&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Delmar African Wine : vocals https://soundcloud.com/aap-scmusic?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
9Eleven : vocals https://soundcloud.com/aap-scmusic?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Arranged, recorded and mastered by Mahan² @ Pahlavi Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA 01/13/2023

Off to Sleep w/the Basket Case ~ muterial | AAP/Delmar African Wine & AAP/9Eleven | Mahan²

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco
https://youtu.be/mF7-BadUaiY

Heptagram

Another track inspired by Paul Kingsnorth's novel, "The Wake". 
I don't want to spoil the plot for prospective readers but this track is essentially about how places and times fix in our memories, making us yearn to return - perhaps to relive them in some way - although we know that world has gone.
The electric guitar is a Gibson 335 and the acoustic is a nylon string flamenco guitar fitted with brand new strings (what a difference new strings make!).

filtered piano and synth live improvisation
contact me for reworking this track

Un Momento [open for rework/remix]

**PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION WITH THIS SONG**
https://on.soundcloud.com/fJitR

Mountain Songs is a project dedicated to my brother Brian Reeves (aka Rocky Mountain, 1948–2012), an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and arranger.  He was the creative force behind so many of the songs on this page.  If you have time, please click for lyrics and track history. 
This is for you Bri, with love and thanks from us all.   We miss you. (Gary Reeves)

My brother Terry's songs can also be heard on https://soundcloud.com/crippleclub  and https://soundcloud.com/rootdivision

WHY AIN'T YOU NOT DEAD YET? - Cripple Club & Hans Albers (Video links with description)

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