I was honoured to get a message from Mark Sartori (@user-83791253-79179570), whose music & guitar playing I'm a big fan of, asking if I might want to collaborate on one of his pieces of music. He suggested I add some percussion to his guitar, and this is what came together. Mark S has since recorded a new, solo version of the song as well. 

Thanks Mark, for giving me the nod to work with you on this really fine & catchy tune. Hope folks dig this pan-Pacific partnership!

Mark's Album (post-2020)

Little Wind (Mark Sartori with MisterMark)

Demo 6. An early 2024 demo. Rough and unfinished like most of 'em. 

Skip to 1.54 for some stuff even a Robot can't play these days.

Knockbox - Demo 6

This track is a heartfelt tribute to my beloved sun conure, Mango, who filled my days with light and joy. Inspired by the moment of letting go, the song reflects the delicate journey from this world to the next, where every note is a step closer to the peace beyond. As you listen, imagine the fields where the brightest souls take flight. Rest in peace, Mango, may your wings always find the light. 💫✨

The Ascension To Bird Heaven

Seeing views of Earth's orbital sunrise inspired this song...

New Horizons

Humanoid - Cafe Espresso

Unforgettable Moments

I have lived I have loved and I have died a million times 
In my eternal circle I am me
Here I suffer
Here I pray
Here I bleed and here I heal

Melting golden calves of the mind, throwing idols on the pyre
I am eternal, I am the nameless one without a face, the shadow and the light

A rotten wasteland
A wretched stinking place

I dig my way, through the dark paths in my soul
Angelic voices sing in spiteful ways

Melting golden calves of the mind, throwing idols on the pyre
I am eternal, I am the nameless one without a face, the shadow and the light

A flow into the ether, a movement from above to below.
A tide that runs through everything 
The alchemy of heart and soul

Melting golden calves of the mind, throwing idols on the pyre (aaah)
I am eternal, I am the nameless one without a face, the shadow and the light

I am fire I am light, I'm the cruel destroyer and salvation
I am now, I am here, and I am eternal
Immersed in shadows and in light


The shadow and the light

BPM 71

Lyrics

New merged blue
Building light from true
'Boldest ambient
Ever ready sambo sound
Nightime comes to seed
Aurora musical feed
All access sips of soul
Underverse and all
Kinetic core of creed
Two timed souls turn to tease
Industry of tone
Insane makes sane from song
Two rhymed rolled rhythms be
Free for fine tuned to happy
Annoint the light
Universal right
Love is living loose
Nurtured selves we soothe
Drinks got thc
Eat me some cbd


For possible collab

Idea is to alternate singing the lines referring to each of our artist names

Note: Lyrics are built on our artist names written down the side. For that reason sense is found in each line but possibly not so much in the lyrics as a whole. I'm cool with that...

The alternating vocals I think will work best in unison towards the end of phrases

Tempo of 71 BPM tapped out from NB Nikita first uploadnon SC ro have a cool realm random connection without any originality encroachment. 
Love robbing tempos! I recommend not listening to the tune you are taking the tempo from if you can... It's clean as a whistle and a nice link made anyways

Neonverse

Wnorg Netos Olny pt 2.wav

First upload off a new album, "The Thing in my Head Smiled," consisting of a series of compositions all linked by an overarching musical concept, that I'll reveal once the whole album is online. Hope you enjoy!

The Thing in my Head Smiled

24 4 25

Cold walls and dark halls
cages for men that could not run
for the jailer knows the plays
and locks em in for days
far from the smile of the sun
some have gone insane
as they rant and scream their names
hoping someone hears them
...but no one came
and some will sit and glare
looking for a light in their despair
but I have found the jailer's keys
and in these walls I roam
singing words of love and care
things they've not been shown
so in these cold walls and dark halls
in cages meant for men
that could not run
yea
locked and kept away
from the smile of the sun
and I release U within me...beyond all...
and the jailer knows the plays and locks em
in for days...far from...
the smile of the sun

Smile Of The Sun

Mr. Robot Head. Cyber anarchist. Retro futurist. Interstellar guitarist. Fresh out of the void & ready to rescue humanity from mediocrity and existential dread. Experimental rock, progressive metal, funk, soundscapes and everything in between. Instrumental. inspired by the tragedy that is: the human condition.  Perth, WA. 

PREVIOUS BIO:

I'm a guitarist and wanna be composer / songwriter- from Perth, Western Australia. I'm currently releasing a bunch of solo material as I have a backlog of older demos and also a new creative streak (thanks life). 

If you enjoy the following you might enjoy some of my work:

Devin Townsend, Porcupine Tree, Ghost, Metallica, Tool, Lofi, game and movie soundtracks, bots, retrofuturism, Eastern philosophy and spirituality, conspiracies (and truths) combined with unique storytelling, riffs or the matrix ...You might like what i put out.

Guess you could say it's prog rock, metal, atmospheric soundscapes, curated samples, synth melodies, stoner rock vibes and storytelling elements like samples and all that good stuff.  But a few killer solos in there too - and riffs. I like riffs....

You won't just see the final, polished product either. I'll release demos, phone memos, whatever - Along with the actual end result so you can take part in this musical journey with me.

That's enough about me. Enjoy the music, let me know what you like/don't like, and say hi over on my socials. Give some love to Code Red too while you're at it. Awesome local band that I miss playing in heaps. Check them out on Spotify or catch one of their upcoming shows here in Perth.

Knockbox - Demo 6

Mr. Robot Head™ [Instrumental Guitarist]