Traditional Playford folk tune with a twist.
Arrangement by The Black Nag Band - Dylan, Anna, Luxstaff.

Jenny Pluck Pears

Here it is! A highlight reel of Eclectic Collective's greatest moments in the year 2023. This medley includes short interviews with group members, interspersed with their music. Special thanks to Jeff (StonerJazz) for hosting the Q&A, and to J.J. for assembling the medley. 

The Eclectic Collective (EC) is a very loose band of musicians who collaborate over the internet and communicate via email only. I'm honoured to have worked with the EC on a few songs, and look forward to playing with them again soon! Hope you enjoy listening!

CAST OF CHARACTERS (including interview start times):
Hosted by: StonerJazz on.soundcloud.com/6qwFQ
(1:32)    J.J. Terrell - keys, synth, organ on.soundcloud.com/ivM1E
(4:30)   Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary) - bass, lap slide guitar @josh-clary-1
(7:03)    K2 and the Three - drums, percussion @k2andthe3
(9:02)    Llanpsych - guitar, effects on.soundcloud.com/xehCe
(11:06)  TexMex Shaman - guitar, effects @texmex-shaman
(18:20)  MisterMark - piano, synth strings, vocals, effects on.soundcloud.com/qMWgp

Not interviewed in this piece, but a big thank you from all of us goes to:
Artur of Surfers Like Us @user-411502040
Mysterious Decibel @themysteriousDecibel
Steve of Steve’s Planet @Steve-Vervaet
Chris Maness @user-419254289-15129531

No animals were harmed in the making of this medley. ;)

(logo design my MisterMark)

The 2023 Eclectic Collective Rockumentary

https://soundcloud.com/noxpox14/noxpox-the-missing-solo-in-search-of-some-addings?in=noxpox14/sets/noxpox-the-missing-solo-in

original tack: noxpox
feedback processing, gen-piano and vibres: LyserGSis
artwork: Astarte23

Miss Soloing... (noxpox - Missing Solo Remix)

There was this lady she was in labor 
I was her friendly next door neighbor 
And the walls were made of paper machete 

I was an unemployed musician 
Lacking love and recognition 
And since I couldn’t get to sleep anyway 

I said, “Maybe I should stay here and wait for your husband.  
If you want someone to drive you I will”

She said, “you’d have to wait forever cause I don’t have a husband 
And could never pay a hospital bill”

My mouth dropped open and gaped 
When she explained, “I was raped” 
And then informed me that her water broke 

It was tragic and sad 
And yet it probably had 
To be the world’s most elaborate joke

So In her apartment I’m standing 
And In pain she cries out demanding 
“take my panties please and lay me out flat” 

All her screaming was very worrying 
And around the apartment was scurrying 
Some cockroaches and a rather large rat

I said, “Can’t you cross your legs and hold it while I fetch a policeman 
I could have kicked myself for asking her that 
Another baby boy was born without the help of policemen 
Just me and the aforementioned rat 

Who picked the afterbirth clean 
Man the things that I’ve seen 
Could make an ambulance attendance choke 

It was an awful sight to see 
And yet it very well may be 
The world’s most elaborate joke 

Have you heard the old joke about the musician 
trying to be the next Bob Dylan

All of his hopes for his future were on that dream pinned 

Then he rescues a damsel In a wretched condition 
who was raped by a dastardly villain 

And this girl sent all of his hopes and dreams Blowin in the wind!  
Get it?  Blowin in the wind!  

And so we took a bus to Tennessee 
Bob Dylan, the neighbor and baby makes three
And we found an inconspicuous town

I’d start a business sometime later 
As a pest exterminator 
I loved putting rats and cockroaches down 

“we don’t believe your story grandpa you must be joking 
You gave up your dream to kill rats in Tennessee?  
I said, “listen to your grandpa kids, old grandpa’s not joking 
The meaning of life is responsibility”

Yes, now big eyed grand children straddle my knee
And ask if grandpa’s only blowing smoke 

The punch line’ll kill ya if you let it 
Whats the matter don’t you get?  
It’s the worlds most elaborate joke

TurtleFrogMan

The World's Most Elaborate Joke

Ian Greaves

Midnight Sunset 140 BPM

TRACKLIST :
1.	Keep The Faith (Ddha Qabra Remix) - Gary Clail
2.	Connect (Original Mix) - Kinky Sound, Modbit
3.	Bailarina (Domingo + Loveclub Remix) - K Loveski, Cosmonaut
4.	Takin' The Peace (Original Mix) - Free-Q
5.	Expressions Off (Original Mix) - Facundo Losardo
6.	Corsicus Cosmicus - Workerz
7.	Furyosa - Zuma Dionys
8.	Highway to Nowhere - Max Lyazgin & Hugobeat
9.	Reboot (Jakhira's Off And On Again remix) - Bjorn Salvador/Middle Aged Dad
10.	Para Ser Libre - Death On The Balcony
11.	The Things We're Made Of (Original Mix) – Albuquerque, Grife

Raw Session

Right & Wrong

Φ un¡ntɝnt¡ōnal sacr¡f¡cɝ Φ (demo)

20251018

My Reverie

Pure Chase.m4a

Producer & vocalist surfing on non-existing musical borders, genre-hopping inspired by Underground Dance Music. Music is my therapy. Feel free to contact me for collabs or remixes & thank you for listening! ❤️😊

Right & Wrong

Neekoo