January Friends 2024

ProgressiveDream

Minimix 24.1.24

Daily Drops

If U Love Me - feat 2nick8

by the way 💽🎚🎛🎚💽

Innovative And Creative feat. IPG1

Darker And Darker

☝️...👽Peace👽...✌️🤞🌈🌞

Related tracks: I Bring The Noise feat. IPG1 & Paploviante

Song for great-great-grandfather Leoš and uncle Jura. Píseň pro prapradědu Leoša a stréca Juru :)

010523

The 15th EP of "past is the verse"

-Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/42pETbJsKBAzsB9nqhCn5C

-Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/mindfulness-single/1709477709

-Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0CK2DY4GV

-bandcamp
https://pastverse.bandcamp.com/track/mindfulness

Mindfulness

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This is 2023

Progressive Dream 23.10.23

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved. 
Original cover picture by Tsvetoslav Hristov on pexels https://www.pexels.com/@tsvetoslav-hristov-1306654/ 
Thank you for coming here to listen :)
PS: now you can hear a remastered version, the first version was not mixed good. There was a lousy humming in the deep fequencies and it was too quiet.

Beyond Amnesia

Neli CoKo - Beyond Amnesia

Our intrepid Night Watchman starts another shift, this time in a disused subway station. 
Once again, however, his overactive imagination starts getting the better of him...
You may hear a movie reference in the vox 😁

Artwork: Awaken by Cameron Gray

Free download if you like it.

Thank you for listening ♥

The Night Watchman II

The Night Watchman II - Subway Shift

"The prayer of the shaman to the four directions before beginning any new ceremony". Tuned to 432 Hz.

— This music simply wouldn't exist if it weren't for the wonderful poem and the lovely voice of writer Annie Dieu-Le-Veut. Honored for the invitation to participate in this collaboration.

• Words & Vocals by https://soundcloud.com/annie-dieu-le-veut
© Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, November 2023

• Music composed, arranged, performed and produced by Evandro B. Lira aka Vintage Mutation.

WORDS:

I bow to the four directions.

To the East. The red dawn air
Sighing over the China seas,
Blow the nomad trade winds
Along your Silk Road,
Your Bay of Bengal
And swirling pyres of Varanasi,
Through the temples of Tibet
And the spiced Vedic lees.
Bring Vayu's sweet sylphs
To inspire our creativity.

To the West. The deep Atlantic
Heaves and tosses the merrows,
Your swirling whirlpools
And drowned, forgotten reefs
Of mermaids and mer-men
On high waves and farrows.
Bring up from Lir's feet
That purest of aqua cold.
Sail it fast over the Irish sea
And across the Menai roll
To wash away our pain and fear
And heal our troubled souls.

To the North. Soil of our minds,
Your caves of quartz and tourmaline
And your blue melting glaciers
Birthing borates from ice
Under the Borealis, the stars
Circling like glittering brides.
Roll your satyrs and sylvestres
Through the bleak Calanish stones
Over the rivers, brooks and glens,
To the oolite gold of Avalon
It's Thirteen Treasures and gems.

To the South. Cast your castanets
Your smouldering salamanders,
Your fierce Romany cantinas
Your red lipped, red hipped skies,
And your sultry, dusky sun-downers.
When the frangipani and mimosa
Whispers with exotic aroma
And the heart promises ‘Soon’,
Give us the southern comfort,
The tango and the wild fandango
To spark our dancing shoes.

© Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, 2023

The Medicine Wheel | Ft. Annie Dieu-Le-Veut

Hey… Happy December wherever you are. This is an early winter song, with a hint of cabin fever going on. Luckily, I still have my sense of humor, although not much to say right now, as… well you live on this planet too. Aren’t we having fun these days? Thanks for dropping by, Mark

Lammbone's Album

What's This Song About Anyway?

Child of the Green Wood

Are you ready to welcome 2024 with a bang? Then you need this playlist in your life! It's the best party dance mix for New Year's Eve 2023, featuring some of the hottest tracks from the disco, house, and techno genres. You'll be grooving to the beats of EMUH, Agent Stereo, Richard Grey, GhostMasters, Hatiras, Crazibiza, Morten Granau, and many more. This playlist will make you feel the end of the world, the rock the mic, the work, and the 7 wonders. You'll be shaking that thing, disco flanging, and must be kismet-ing all night long. So don't stop thinking, can't wait, and let's play house with this amazing collection of tunes. You'll be playing the piano man, hungry eyes, and power of soul like a pro. You'll be letting it ride, crazy insane, and donna's yem like a boss. You'll be feeling the black soul, singing it to me, and living that high life like a star. You'll be dropping of the hat, dancing your troubles away, and mercury superstar-ing like a legend. You'll be sugar pie honey bunch-ing, your body my body-ing, and cuttin loose like a beast. You'll be hurtin nobody, dancing queen, and make you better like a champ. You'll be every since that day, pockets, and girls in blue jeans like a hero. This playlist will make your New Year's Eve unforgettable. Enjoy!

1. The End Of The World (Original Mix) - EMUH
2. Rock The Mic (Original Mix) - Agent Stereo
3. Work (Club Mix) - Richard Grey
4. 7 Wonders (Extended Mix) - GhostMasters
5. Stop Thinking (Original Mix) - Kaiz (BE), FederFunk
6. Can't Wait (Angelo Ferreri Refixed) - Velvet Agents
7. Can't Get U (Extended Mix) - Hatiras
8. Shake That Thing (Original Mix) - Max Magnani
9. Disco Flange (Original Mix) - Animist, Shari Mills
10. Must Be Kismet (Original Mix) - Jonasclean
11. Let's Play House (HOP NYC Remix) - Crazibiza
12. Adagio (Original Mix) - Morten Granau
13. Piano Man (Original Mix) - Hatiras
14. Hungry Eyes (Disko Kids Clubmix ) - Jackers Revenge
15. Power Of Soul (Original Mix) - Dexter Troy
16. Let It Ride (Original Mix) - Both 91
17. Crazy Insane (Extended Mix) - GhostMasters, The GrooveBand
18. Donna's Yem (Original Mix) - Block & Crown
19. Black Soul  (Original Mix ) - Disco Incorporated
20. Sing It To Me (Original Mix) - Softmal, Lucenamusic, LLølita
21. That High Life   (Dan Laino Remix) - Jaemus
22. Drop Of The Hat (Original Mix) - Matt Shrewd
23. Dance Your Troubles Away (Extended Mix) - Alex Preston
24. Mercury Superstar (Original Mix) - Benny di Gioia, DJ Cucky
25. SugarPie HoneyBunch (Extended Mix) - GhostMasters, Mother Hackerz
26. Your Body My Body (Original Mix) - Disco Gurls
27. Cuttin Loose (Original Mix) - Steven Lopez
28. Hurtin Nobody (Original Mix) - SAMO, Sean Biddle
29. Dancing Queen (Original Mix) - Block & Crown, Rouch
30. Make You Better (Original Mix) - Nich (T), Salasnich
31. Every Since That Day (Original Mix) - Marc Cotterell
32. Pockets (Original Mix) - DJ Sneak
33. Girls In Blue Jeans (Original Mix) - Chemars

#EMUH #AgentStereo #RichardGrey #GhostMasters #Kaiz #FederFunk #VelvetAgents #Hatiras #MaxMagnani #Animist #ShariMills #Jonasclean #Crazibiza #MortenGranau #JackersRevenge #DexterTroy #Both91 #TheGrooveBand #Block&Crown #DiscoIncorporated #Softmal #Lucenamusic #LLølita #Jaemus #MattShrewd #AlexPreston #BennydiGioia #DJCucky #MotherHackerz #DiscoGurls #StevenLopez #SAMO #SeanBiddle #Rouch #Nich #Salasnich #MarcCotterell #DJSneak #Chemars #TheEndOfTheWorld #RockTheMic #Work #7Wonders #StopThinking #CantWait #CantGetU #ShakeThatThing #DiscoFlange #MustBeKismet #LetsPlayHouse #Adagio #PianoMan #HungryEyes #PowerOfSoul #LetItRide #CrazyInsane #DonnasYem #BlackSoul #SingItToMe #ThatHighLife #DropOfTheHat #DanceYourTroublesAway #MercurySuperstar #SugarPieHoneyBunch #YourBodyMyBody #CuttinLoose #HurtinNobody #DancingQueen #MakeYouBetter #EverySinceThatDay #Pockets #GirlsInBlueJeans

NYE 23:24 Dance House Party Mix

Crazy beat

CrazyBeat

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of 'Last Call')

Greetings my SC friends. It’s been a strange few months, and I am excited to be back. But I have a feeling it’s not going to look like it did… at least for the near future. I’m having a hard time organizing my thoughts lately. And while the musical energy is flowing better than ever, my ability to write satisfying liner notes is feeling a little clogged (this will be my 6th attempt at this write-up). 

As much as I regret it, the write-ups may need to stay on hold for a while longer. But first, I wanted to share what happened (in the form of a write-up. Lol). 

For starters, it’s important to mention I’ve been an alcoholic since I was 15 (a 40 year relationship). And although I genuinely loved what a nice beer buzz did for my noisy mind, I also knew what toxic alcoholism looked like (from many examples in my extended family). So I knew I had my work cut out for me, if I wanted to overcome my genetic dependancy. 

Granted, I also have a ‘responsibility’ vein that runs deep. I did my best to prioritize my family and responsibilities first (‘don’t drink til 5:00. Don’t drink if ya have to drive’ kinda stuff), and I considered myself a ‘functioning alcoholic’. Truthfully, I was never ashamed of my drinking. As a teenager, the ability to not give a shit that I found in a beer buzz honestly saved my life. And it allowed me to unplug from the noise for many decades after that.

But I wanted to do better than that, so I started making changes quite a while ago. Here’s a brief summary of how that unfolded:

1. Back in 2006 I concluded my negative headspace was the root of the problem (perspective is huge); so I altered my daily routines, knowing it would take years to undo the lifetime of programming that caused that thinking in the first place. I started consuming info that was positive and hopeful and loving (and avoided negative info like my life depended on it… which it did). And I did that intensively for the next 15 years.

2. But by January of 2023, I realized the beer buzz no longer quieted the noise and ugliness happening in the world (it all went too chaotic too fast). So if the crutch wasn't helpful, it needed to go. That’s when I tried Tai Chi (to give my mind something else to focus on). And it worked brilliantly.

3. Over the next 6 months, thanks to the calmer headspace created by Tai Chi, I cut my drinking tremendously (and for perspective, we’re talking 9-18 Natties daily… down to 3-6 Natties daily). The surprise outcome… the fog in my mind was clearing for the first time, and I was not prepared for sober adult Justin (man is my brain chattery when left to it’s own devices). So at the beginning of August 2023, I decided to take my Social Media break. That was more timely than I could have imagined, because…

4. On August 26th I was given the gift of Pancreatitis (the disease that lets you know ‘Wow, Dude. You drink way too much’). I went to the Emergency room with terrible intestinal pain, and I ended up in the hospital for 5 days. Long story short, I left the hospital sober, and have been that way ever since. And I’m genuinely happy about that… because thankfully, I did a great job preparing for that day.

So in a nutshell... I am back. But the writings may have to wait a while longer (at least until I figure out how my new clearer headspace works). Interestingly, I managed to produce almost an entire album of new music over my break, so I'll put those new songs up on SC over the coming weeks. 

And since I’m just a few songs short of completion, I’ll be releasing a very personal album (symbolizing my adventures with sobriety) very soon. It’s called ‘What Color Is Your Paradox?’, and I hope to have it on Bandcamp in February.

In the meantime, I’m happy to be back. And I look forward to seeing what all of you have been up to over the last few months. :)

 Big hugs from your blatantly open-book friend.
-Justin

Paradox?

Last Call

#onesideofme #piano #minimal #newrelease #ambient #sad #romantic #Intimatemoments #naif

One Side Of Me

We wish all a Happy New Year 2024  🎈🎈🎈
If U Love Me feat. 2nick8
2nick8 Vocals and Lyrics:
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/21971/if-u-love-me-122bpm-pop-acapella
https://soundcloud.com/ds-nick
Paploviante:
E-Bass,Rhythm Guitar and Solo Guitar
Lillithe:
Wha Guitar, Beats, Synth, Jew’s Harp, Mix and Production

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!  (Let us hope it will be a peaceful one.)
This is my first song to kick off 2024, a little bit of Hip and a little bit of Hop with a chilled R&B vibe.


Many thanks for all of your very kind plays, shares reposts and playlists. Very much appreciated.

(c) Vocalatti 2024

THINK

BUILDING DESIRE THAT’S OUR HOOK UP WE NEVER TIRE,
  NEVER GIVE UP
 LET’S RAISE A GLASS TO DEAN MARCUS
 AND HAVE A TOAST TO JIM SPEEDCHIC
 LET’S PRAISE OUR SWEET HOCUS POCUS
 WAY TO SEDUCE THEM FUNKY FREAKS
COS WE DON’T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO ANY OF THESE WANNABES  AND ANYWAY THE ONLY QUESTION 
IS NOT TO BE BUT B2B
      
BUILDING DESIRE THAT’S OUR HOOK UP WE NEVER TIRE,
NEVER GIVE UP

HEATHER RICHARD DAVID EMMA EXPERTS IN SO MANY DOMAINS  NOT TO MENTION CLAIRE DANIEL ANNA CREATING FAME AIN’T THAT A SHAME
BUT EVEN IN OUR WILDEST DREAMS WE’LL NEVER GET IT’S CLEAR TO SEE CLOSE TO THE LEGENDARY TEAM MUCH WELL KNOWN AS THE B2C

BUILDING DESIRE THAT’S OUR HOOK UP WE NEVER TIRE,
NEVER GIVE UP
WHEN YOU HAVE THUNDER AT THE WHEEL SMOKING CHEESE AND ECO- FRIENDLY YOU CAN TELL THERE’S A MAGIC FEEL 
TO OUR MARKETING STRATEGY
BUT NO MATTER HOW GOOD WE KNOW WE ARE WE GOTTA KEEP THINGS ON THE GO 
PERFORMING THROUGH SOME WEBINAR
 AND KEEPING OUR DUCKS IN A ROW
 BUILDING DESIRE THAT’S OUR HOOK UP WE NEVER TIRE,
  NEVER GIVE UP

TONIGHT MY FRIENDS LET’S HAVE SOME WINE AND DROWN OUR DEEP DEEP AFFLICTION 
OF THROWING ALL OUR PEARLS TO SWINE TRYING TO GRAB THEIR HIGH ATTENTION
MAKE SURE THAT OUR TMPNESS PERFORMING ALL THOSE MLQs  WON’T TURN INTO TMTNESS 
AND REMAIN HAPPY FRIENDLY SHMOOZE

BUILDING DESIRE THAT’S OUR HOOK UP WE NEVER TIRE, 
NEVER GIVE UP
ad lib...

DUCKS IN A ROW  (Lyrics) song for David

Something a bit different to shake off those blues :) Written in the style of a New Orleans jazz band. For Trumpet, Clarinet, Trombone, Banjo, honkytonk piano and a rhythm section of Double Bass, drums with clapping.

Thank you for listening 👍

Well That's All

Instrumental & Mix by Garddwr Porffor: https://soundcloud.com/garddwrporffor
Vocals, Lyrics by Nadia Selvaggi

Esther by Garddwr Porffor & Nadia Selvaggi

After en el mar

After En El Mar

2024

Fun4

Fun4 - Minimix 24.1.24live

And this be song six (and also the title track) for my upcoming album. This one was originally finished on 12/04/2023. I have just one more left to share that was finished last year, and two finished early this year... and the final song for the album is in the works as we speak. 

I'll try to keep to these Friday releases (almost missed it tonight though. haha). So whilst you wait patiently for the others, I offer you 'What Color Is Your Paradox'. :)

What Color Is Your Paradox?

Life is one big adventure. There are many challenges to overcome, many paths to take, many decisions to make. Pursue your goal even if it is difficult or precisely because it is difficult. And when you have achieved it, you will look for the next adventure.

DAW Cubase
Halion Sonic 7
Groove Agent SE
Retrologue 2
Padshop 2
Evo Elysium
Apollo
XPhonica
CRE8 Poly Engine
CRE8 Wave Engine
Colors LoFi Tapes
Taped Vibes
Kalimba
Halion Symphonic Orchestra
Iconica Sketch

115 bpm

Picture by Cilvarium on pixabay

adventure

The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April. https://en.wikipedia

53 Days Siege : 
Compose by. Chris..ZøBro  
(Original Version)

53 Days Siege  (Byzantine Empire)

This track is a collaboration with SeaShea on.soundcloud.com/CnDF4
I thought this song would be suitable for the opening of the album. When I asked SeaShea for guitar, he not only contributed his usual electric guitar but also created some tracks with synthesizers. The song, initially incomplete, reached its completion through his efforts. Collaborating with him has been a fantastic experience.
Composition and Sampling collage by Synline 
Electric guitar, Synthesizers playing and arrangement by SeaShea

'Into The Underworld' Synline=SeaShea

Follows on from my earlier track "Passion for the Beyond", though a little jazzier. Brass sounds from a VST (MIDI-triggered) instrument. Image: Gencraft.

Beyond Passion

Traces in the sand, traces in the snow, traces of life

Traces

UnBoxed January 2024

[ d o w n l o a d a b l e ]

On Reflection in the Space Church

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring Hammond B3 Organ solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Acoustic Stand-up Bass. Drums, Full Drum kit. Percussion Tambourine, Zildjan 22" ride & crash Cymbal. Hammond B3 Organ Rhythm.

Smokin

Bluez House

Art Expressed in Music – El Greco's Passion
February 2024
Duration: 3:00
Listen to the Playlist: soundcloud.com/bruce-klepper-1/sets/art-expressed-in-music-i
Painting: View of Toledo 
Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos (October 1, 1541 –  April 7, 1614) most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek”), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.  El Greco was born in the Kingdom of Candia (modern Crete).  In 1570, he moved to Rome, where he opened a workshop and executed a series of works. During his stay in Italy, El Greco enriched his style with elements of of the Venetian Renaissanbce.  In 1577, he moved to Toledo Spain, where he lived and worked until his death. In Toledo, El Greco received several major commissions and produced his best-known paintings, such as “View of Toledo”.  At the time, Toledo was the religious capital of Spain and a populous city.  In Toledo, he was the tenant of a complex consisting of three apartments and twenty-four rooms.  It was in these apartments, which also served as his workshop, that he spent the rest of his life, painting and studying. He lived in considerable style, sometimes employing musicians to play whilst he dined.  During the course of the execution of a commission, El Greco fell seriously ill, and died on  April 7th, 1614 at the age of 73.  El Greco's dramatic and expressionistic style was met with puzzlement by his contemporaries, but finally found appreciation in the 20th century.  El Greco is regarded as a precursor of both Expressionism and Cubism; his works were a source of inspiration for painters like Picasso.  He is best known for tortuously elongated figures and often fantastic or phantasmagorical paintings.  El Greco discarded classicist criteria such as measure and proportion. He believed that grace is the supreme quest of art.  El Greco regarded color as the most important and the most ungovernable element of painting, and declared that color had primacy over form.
For strings, piano, trumpet, skiddaw stones, virtual instruments, sound effects and percussion.

Art Expressed In Music - El Greco's Passion

INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE
Lillithe: Music, Mix and Production
Vocals and Verses: IPG1
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/innovative-and-creative-vocal-96-bpm

Another warm uplifting piece to brighten up a  grey January day, especially in the UK!!

Thank you for being so kind and supportive with all of your plays reposts and playlists.

Sunshine (c) Vocalatti 2024

Sunshine

Experimental recorder/sax mash-up....can't get enough of my new alto recorder with its 'baroque' (or 'English') fingering (hence title......never new it was even called that!)

Baroque Finger Blues

JIM ANDERS _Zwanni

Coração

Coração by Trancylvania

BonusFreeLoad
https://hearthis.at/trancylvania/montblancmisunderstood-2024/

TKX :)

Ibiza1999

Ibiza 2024 remix

Dream Catcher -by.Chris.ZøBro 
(Original Version )

Dream Catcher

This is the 8th track in me and @texmex-shaman Stephen's "Texas Tea" playlist! I think this one has a little bit of a different flavor to it, there is an exotic feel to the acoustic guitar that really just completes the song in my opinion. He also contributed two other guitar parts which are a bit more in the background but also really help bring the piece to life. Check out our full playlist of collaborations here... working our way up to a full album soon: https://soundcloud.com/texmex-shaman/sets/texas-tea-sea

Mindless - w/ TexMex Shaman

version2:
https://soundcloud.com/fuwatt/supercell-is-approaching-version2

Supercell Is Approaching (version1)

Music:  PJ Project & Janne Hennie
Lyrics & vocal:  Janne Hennie
Instruments & Mix:  PJ Project

Lyrics:

You tighten your grip that you have on me
Iam so scared 
Baby , why can't you see
That you got me exactly where you want..
When you say you're leaving
I beg you Please baby, don't!

If you tell me to jump
I will only ask: how high?
with no other questions
I will never ask you why
Please don't leave me, baby
I do anything for you
As long as you don't leave me here
Baby, what can i do?

You can take all my money
Spend it your way
You can take whatever you want
As long as you stay..
You don't have to love me
Or tell me that you do
You can do what the hell you want
As long as i have you!

If you tell me to jump
I will only ask: how high?
With no other questions
I will never ask you why
Please don't leave me , baby
I do anything for you
As long as you don't leave me here
Baby, what can i do?

If you tell me to jump
I will only ask: how high?
With no other questions
I will never ask you why
Please don't leave me, baby
I do anything for you
As long as you don't leave me here
Baby, what can i do?

Desperat Love    W/PJ Project

Cast of Characters:

Computart – @computart – guitar, vocals/whistling, composition

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – mix and production 

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass and mandolin

This song started as a recording of Computart playing the guitar and singing/whistling to a metronome, which you can find raw on his page. Having worked together before on a song called The Shining, the Frenchman reached across the pond again and asked me, the Yank, if I would like to add anything to this. This style of music being one of my favorites, I jumped at the chance. Of course, I got Ken involved right away because every great song needs a great drummer. I came up with a bass line, to which Ken added drums, to which I in turn redid my bass line, as is our usual process. I then added the mandolin. Then, Ken added the hand drums to put the icing on the cake. Tez was generous enough to produce and mix this for us, and we feel like he got it to sound like we were all playing in the same room together. 
  We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed putting it together. You can find more of Computart's music, as well as this one, for sale on his BandCamp page, which is right here.computart.bandcamp.com/track/plaisir

Plaisir (Eclectic Collective with Computart)

I BRING THE NOISE  feat. IPG1 & Paploviante
IPG1: Vocals 
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/i-bring-the-noise-vocals-86-bpm
Paploviante: Bass
https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle
Lillithe: Backing Track, Production and Arrangement

I Bring The Noise feat. IPG1 & Paploviante

Dedicated to all the old guitar masters without whom I would have no inspiration. Thank them!

Romantic Etude (Guitar solo)

Do you remember...?

all the track was made with Roland MC909 & Yamaha AN200 & only :)

On Reflection in the Space Church

Out of the Box