No home, yet we wander because we always have

Run Like A Fox (feat. Randie Goode)

In memory of Nicole B

You were twenty four
On the Eastern Shore
Finally on your own
Drivin’ home alone

Headlights on the road
Where’d your exit go
Life won’t get you down
But you hate this town
Wish you could just turn around

Sister, sister
Tell me you’re alive
Sister, sister
I know you’ll arrive soon

Winter’s coming on
Like a Cajun song
Man it’s cold tonight
The world does not seem right

Make it ‘cross that bay
You’ve driven most the way
You had your life ahead
Then the light turned red
Screaming sirens blare, one last gasp of air

Sister, sister
Tell me you’re alive
Sister, sister
I know you’ll arrive soon

Now you’ll
Never see your wedding day
Never watch your children play
Things were finally settling down
Now you’re buried in the ground
I dream that you never left
Then I wake up out of breath
Sometimes life don’t make much sense
It crushes all our innocence

I think your eyes were blue
I barely got to know you
The days we had were so few

You could be a clown
You could party down
You were full of heart
Mine is torn apart
Where can I press restart
What a rotten deal you got

Sister, sister
Tell me you’re alive
Sister, sister
I know you’ll arrive soon

Copyright 2023 Penrose Bunnington

Sister, Sister (feat. Randie Goode)

Work. More work. Loneliness. Pennies. Endless hot sun. Not much life.

The  Mountain (feat. Randie Goode)

I wrote a rock backing (with some horns) under Nina Moody's haunting and compelling vocals.

Satellite - Original Mix (feat. Nina Moody)

Important notice: The deepest groove of this tune starts at the 2:00 mark, tunneling towards the earth's mantle. 

This rapid-fire rap by Cion Daddy is so good, I play it twice with two different foundations: The first is mambo-adjacent, and the second triangulates around reggaeton, with some funk highlights. Please enjoy immensely.

Se Me Dejas - Part 1 and 2 - Original Mix (feat. Cion Daddy)

Awesome rap track by natjamesworld. I put some funk and accoutrements underneath, but tried to keep it relatively un-busy to let the vocals shine.

Top Down - Original Mix (feat. NJ)

While waiting for tracks with vocals to finish (2-3 more weeks), I came up with a disco instrumental number (with the aid of a power sander) that I hope makes you tap your feet or do low-impact aerobics. The second half turns more in a funk direction.

Disco Clown

I conjured up a grunge rock track to lock in with Stevie Rain's intense yet melodic vocals.

Original acapella vocal track: https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/21804/burn-nirvana-lil-peep-grunge-80bpm-grunge-acapella

Burn (feat. Stevie Rain)

Somewhat minimalist (for me, at least). Intended to be put in a loop that lasts six days. Kidding. It meanders between house and rock beats, with an occasional splash of ambience.

Did I Scare You With My Ninja Moves?

Two tunes in one! Both with an SUV cargo space's worth of 70's funk.

"Don't Ask Me To Smile" is the petulant plea of a provocative (but secretly kindhearted) poseur.

"Party Man" is the braggadocio of...well, he seems to be overcompensating for his insecurity. But he sure does like his Kia Soul. Probably a good friend, when you break through the facade.

Somewhat random lyrics:

Don’t tell me to smile
I smile all the time
Don’t tell me not to smile
I’ll smile when I want to

I’ll smile at the party
And I’ll cry on Tuesday
I’ll smile at the party
And I’ll cry on Tuesday
Yeah 

I’ll smile when I walk
And I'll walk a mile
But not for a camel
Cause camels are cool

Not 500 miles
But maybe a million miles
Like a millipede
They eat weeds

Maybe they smile
Maybe they don’t
Maybe they smiled yesterday
Now go away

— — — 

Last week
I went to a party
Next night
I went to a party
Night after that
I went to a party

Look at me
I’m a party machine
I party like
You never seen
I’m a party man
And I drive a Kia Soul
I’m a party man 
And I Drive a Kia Soul 

When you said I’m lyin’
I llmost LOL’d
I’m a party man
And I drive a Kia Soul     

Like relentless Phil 
And relentless Julie Jones
I’m a party man
And I drive a Kia Soul

I might upgrade to a grande
cause I fear the constable
I’m a Party man
And I drive a Kia Sol

Holy smokers
Where da pancakes go
I’m a party man
And I drive a Kia Soul

You said meet me at the shindig
But I saw you at the rave
I’m a party man
And I drive a Kia Soul

--

Hey, where ya headed?
Hey, you goin to Smoothie Queen?
Is there a party going down there?
Hey, nice car
Yeah, it's a Kia Soul

Copyright 2024, Penrose Bunnington

Don't Ask Me To Smile + Party Man (I Drive a Kia Soul) (feat. Randie Goode)

I put music to an acapella verse by EbethB (https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/15088/monster-120bpm-house-acapella), and added three verses and a bridge, sung by Jenna Doulong.

Lyrics to first verse by EbethB:
I'm trying to deal with the monsters under my bed
But right now one is rearing its ugly head
I know that's no excuse for what I said
But it's the truth now

My additional lyrics (copyright 2024, Penrose Bunnington):
I’m not happy with the way that things have gone
I know that with my moods I come on too strong
I know we’re both too stubborn to admit we’re wrong
But it’s the truth now

I can’t travel back in time
I can’t change my early life
Every trauma that I hold
Leaves its mark upon my soul

I look at people and myself in newfound ways
We all have our flaws, but we all have grace
We all have have our wounds that we’d like to erase
Ain’t it the truth now

The monsters are my fears personified
But right now I can cast them all aside
I’m ready to attempt another try
And that’s my truth now

Monsters (feat. EbethB and Jenna Doulong)

That's How We Do It In Midtown

Dedicated to the intrepid team of carpenter bees who guard my front porch and let me pass through after a cursory check and pat-down.

Carpenter Bees At The Disco

70s funk for the citizenry!

Lyrics:

We're lookin' at, we're lookin' at, we're lookin' at a face-off
I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya to knock it off

We're lookin' at, we're lookin' at, we're lookin' at a face-off
I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya to knock it off

Tell your mama, tell your cousin
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'
Tell your mama, tell your cousin
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'
Tell your mama, tell your cousin
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'
Tell your mama, tell your cousin
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'

We're lookin' at, we're lookin' at, we're lookin' at a face-off
I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya to knock it off

We're lookin' at, we're lookin' at, we're lookin' at a face-off
I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya, I'm tellin' ya to knock it off

Tell your mama, and Christopher Walken
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'
Tell your mama, and Christopher Walken
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'
Tell your mama, and Christopher Walken
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'
Tell your mama, and Christopher Walken
Let 'em know, that's how we're talkin'

That's how we're talkin', baby
Wow, Christopher Walken
Tell your mama
Tell your mama
Tell your mama
Tell your mama

Copyright 2024, Penrose Bunnington

Face-Off (feat. Jenna Doulong)

Everyone’s life moves differently
But in familiar ways
Everyone’s got a story to tell
And we can try to relate

In a white field, of fresh fallen snow
The battle’s victims lie
Maybe their shortened lives were in vain
We should at least ask why

We’re always searching
River keeps flowing
Look for the helpers
Who see where you’re going
Don’t fall down the hole

In a white field of fresh fallen snow
A deer and her fawn lie
Here is the weightiest challenge for us:
How can we all thrive?

In A Field of Fresh Fallen Snow (feat. Jenna Doulong)

Tribal Biotin

In his final year, he thought to himself, “There were often struggles, but it was worth it.”

A Good Final Year

This is roughly deep house (the inspiration was watching Fizz and Shai-A's sets), but I also threw in an ornamental tablespoon of rock and guitar.

Stones Unturned

Playing with some vocal, percussion, and synth techniques. Some portions are 20% disco. Also has a brief reference to a well-known musical.

Runaway Truck Ramp (Demo)

Calling this semi-deep house...has some of the characteristics but not full-on. Mostly chill.

It's Not So Bad

About five different themes, partly sequential, partly interwoven. Inspired by deep house, but at downtempo speed. And about a 5% reggae solution.

Mid Or Not

The Disco Machine was recently refurbished after being in the garage since the late 70s, ready to groove through the Milky Way.

Jenna Doulong sings main and background vocals, and supplies some dialog. Special cameo dialog from Henry Kramer.

Contains a heaping tablespoon of funk, and some drama in the middle, designed by somber art college students. And an extended funk outro.
- . - . - . -

Don’t ask me to stop the disco machine
Cause I filled it up with gasoline
It got outta control
It’s pumped up with soul
We’re in outer space
Headed for a black hole

Got Mr. T
And dancing queens
Got Mr. Sulu
And Scooby Doo 

Supersonic pulse
Like a tidal wave
People hop on board
It’s an all-night rave

Don’t ask me to stop 
The disco machine
Cause I filled it up
With gasoline
    
We’ll all be dancin’
And true romancin’
This thing runs high test
Gotta power the love fest

Who turned out the lights?
I think we blew a fuse
Here, hold this for me
Fixed it! 
Oh, yeah baby, we fixed it

Get yourself in here
No matter who you are
Take a cruise in style
Past the moon and stars

Don’t ask me to stop 
The disco machine
Cause I filled it up
With gasoline

Don’t ask me to stop 
The disco machine
Cause I filled it up
With gasoline 	 

High five, it passed inspection
Time for a celebration
Thing’s got a V-8 motor
Runs on v8 Juice & soda

Got the Engine lubed up
With STP
Everyone on board
Make history

Watch out, asteroid!

Don't Ask Me to Stop the Disco Machine (feat. Jenna Doulong)

Somewhat nostalgic...I was thinking of two kids bantering. Or maybe a favorite uncle talking to his nephews or nieces. Has a bit of house/pop-jazz/funk, but pretty much pop.

Look up, I saw a jet
Look up, past the clouds

Look up, I called it first
Look up, do you know my whole name?


Look up, beyond the crowd
Look up, past the clouds

Look up, open your eyes
Look up, see a big surprise

Look up, now
Look up, now
Look up, now
Look up, now

Can they see our flashlight from the moon?

Look up, I saw a jet
Look up, past the clouds

Look up, I’ll make a bet
Look up, do ya know what I’m sayin?

Look up, now
Look up, now
Look up, now
Look up, now

Look up, beyond the crowd
Look up, past the clouds

Look up, now open your eyes
Look up, see a big surprise

Look up, now
Look up, now
Look up, now
Look up, now
Look up!

Copyright 2024 Penrose Bunnington

Look Up (feat. Jenna Doulong)

The club is now...a smoldering crater - what happened? Listen to the saga of Dr. Poindexter Love, DJ Lowdown, aliens from the planet Kat, and a secret plan involving house music. TikTok people: lots of potential memes in this song!

I went down to the club
The whole building had disappeared
Where there used to be nightlife
Now there was a smoldering crater

I had to find a scientist
So I went to the community college
I said you got any scientists?

They said hold on
Then I met him - Dr Poindexter Love
He told me the situation
Had some charts and graphs
Meteor attack

Oh oh

Right on my favorite club.
Who did it? I asked
We don’t know, he said
We don’t know yet - he corrected himself
Could it be aliens?
He said maybe. Aliens from Planet Kat, with a K!

That sounds serious, I said
But I always had a feeling they were going to take over some day

But then, walking home, I had an idea
What if we could mollify them - that’s right, mollify them
With a secret formula of catnip and house music?

I ran through the city streets
Like a madwoman
I had to find Dr. Love

I found him with a Yerba matte in the teachers’ lounge
I said, you know, back in my day they had jazz cats - maybe they could communicate to these alien cats

But - Let’s add a solid kick drum and a growling bass
What do you think?

He turned down the lights and brought out two giant speakers

A DJ showed up out of nowhere
DJ Lowdown, he called himself
He put on some beats. He was smooth

Pretty soon I found myself moving my feet
And gettin up off my chair
Dr. Love did the same - he was stylin’
Other people joined us
Before ya know it, the joint was jumpin
I felt all these vibrations - like something momentous was gonna happen

Then I saw them - UFOs from Planet Kat
They had these cool insignias on them

The catnip was released from the ceiling
And DJ Lowdown turned it up a notch
Man, the place was groovin, and the tunes were banging

Just as I thought - those cats were…they were righteous 
A little inscrutable too, ya know what I mean?
Man, they had the moves

They told me, in cat language
We’re building a club right here
Yeah, it will have rock and soul, 
And reggaeton and blues
And a little bit o’ country
And funk, like old school Kool and the Gang
But mostly it’s gonna be house music
“And techno,” the diminutive kitten to my left chimed in
“Yeah, techno, too,” I told Frisco, since that was his name

And the music was blastin, and we raved all night long
And…oh yeah, Dr Love - he was beamin’ - and lookin pretty fine

Copyright 2024, Penrose Bunnington

Meteor Attack (feat. Jenna Doulong)

This track goes all over the place. It folds in some techno, pop, rock, elements of some house styles (not sure exactly which ones), and pure nonsense. Jenna D does the vocal parts, and the always well-dressed Bonjour Duo from Canada does the shouts. Very politely, I might add.

Lyrics:
Stand back, we got a ladyship down

Hello

Stand back, we got a lordship down

Good morning

Stand back, we got a ladyship down

I'm gonna write a sternly-worded complaint
You've made your views on the matter quite clear
I'm gonna write a sternly-worded complaint
You've made your views on the matter quite clear

Stand back, we got a lordship down
Stand back, we got a lordship down
Stand back, we got a ladyship down

Hello there

Copyright 2024, Penrose Bunnington

Ladyship Down (feat. Jenna Doulong)

Straight up house groove, with a schmear of funk, to enjoy during your penthouse brunch or sitting on the front step, watching the world go by.

Protoplasm Hughes

A mash-up of sounds, melodies, and atmospherics - over a house beat and some bass lines. Trying out some elements that are not strictly melodic.

Tunnels to Darkness

Three songs in one! Mostly to a house beat.
1 - Replacement announcer JW Bonkard describes the music scene
2 - Sweet corn
3 - Tribal house-adjacent sweet corn; barbecue rave incident

Sweet Corn (feat. Jenna Doulong)

Don't Harsh My Mellow

This is my first song with all AI vocals. Basic reggae with a little rock and blues at the margins.

Lyrics:

If I was born on one side
And you on the other
We’d still the same
We’re all sister and brother....yeah	

To some, it makes no sense
But I got the evidence
If winning is the only thing
Nothing much means anything

One grain of sand in my hand
Blinded by light, ain’t life grand
Blindingly fast fighter jets
So fast the sun never sets 

Burn it down in flames
Just come back the same
Settling scores placing blame
Keeping score like a game

What’s the end game here
I don’t care who started it
Will we ever see
The other side’s humanity?

One grain of sand in my hand
Blinded by light, ain’t life grand
Blindingly fast fighter jets
So fast the sun never sets

One grain of sand in my hand
Blinded by light, ain’t life grand
Blindingly fast fighter jets
So fast the sun never sets

Copyright 2024, Penrose Bunnington

One Grain of Sand

Goal: Circa 1970 psychedelic rock - with guitar solos reminiscent of the ancient realm - on top of a house beat. 

The vocals are AI-generated.

The lyrics: I'm not sure what led up to this - it goes back before I knew the couple - but she is mad. It seems like she's tired of making compromises and that the boyfriend has to grow up.

Shut You Out

Scores for imaginary movies. Reconstituted funk riffs. Emo and stoic rock. Blues in nooks and crannies. Occasional house mix. Smoky blends with notes of heath and bamboo. Hope you enjoy the music.

(In collaboration with Gary H. Love)

Penrose Bunnington

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