I had recorded an early demo of this tune in the 1990s on a TEAC 4-track cassette recorder playing a Yamaha steel string and later added classical guitar parts. Sadly I lost that tape. So I’ve reconstructed it digitally with new arrangements using my Akai keyboard or scoring it directly into my DAW editor.

A lot of synth guitars and keyboards set to hip hop beats at 85 bpm. 

Hard rainfall audio recorded live in December 2023.

COVER: Splash photos via Pixabay and Aleksandr Slobodianyk at Pexels.com.

Crystal River Rain

Cast of characters:
Steve's Planet--@steve-vervaet—Steve—acustic guitar, vocals, lyrics, composition/arrangement

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman–Stephen–electric guitar, production, and mix

J.J. Terrell--@j-j-terrell—JJ—organ

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

Llanpsych–@llanpsych–Tez–electric guitar 

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–Fender precision bass  


This song began as an acoustic guitar and vocals stem written and performed by Steve. He sent it to me, and I added the undulating staccato bass line, with the help of Ken's always well-suited drums. We went back and forth a couple of times, as is our process, until it clicked. Tez added some really dynamic leads and fills throughout, and Stephen filled in the rest of the electric guitar in a Keith/Ronnie kind of way, which is very tasteful. JJ then added some perfectly complimentary organ. Finally, Ken pleasantly surprised us with the low vocal harmonies, which were spot on. 
  Stephen also mixed and produced this one for us. He's brilliant behind the board, and we're lucky to have him aboard. This one came together in a matter of a relatively short period of a fortnight, which is rare for the Eclectic Collective. But, when something is hot and already put together, it comes quickly. We all hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Lyrics:
Fallin’
Wandering aimless
Couldn’t shoot straight
No ability
Not much to say
There was no sign of me
Good times, bad times
Leaving out the sad times
Easily
That’s what they’re telling me
Mend or break
Looking over rooftops
Coming to a full stop
Suddenly
On a sad height
Raging endlessly
Breakline, beeline
Picking up the freeline
Easily
Follow my way
Leavin’ the fast lane
My- My mind is fallin’
When I think about, losing out
There’s no doubt, you started fallin’ x2
And I – I’ve been going my way
One more time, only today 2x
My- My mind is fallin’
When I think about, losing out
There’s no doubt, you started fallin’ x2

Fallin' (Steve's Planet with Eclectic Collective)

Ultimate track from a set of short piano pieces.
"Lorsque je m’en revins, dans les ombres pressées
Le soc bleu du croissant ouvrait un sillon d’or ;
Les étoiles dansaient cornues et lactées ;
Des flûtes de bergers essayaient un accord."
Cécile Sauvage

Sweet Ballad And Fugue For Lazy Mornings

Warm Piano pieces IX - Sweet Fugue For Lazy Mornings

After a year off I thought I'd ease my way back into recording with this electric version of a song I wrote back in the 80's, which I used to play simply with acoustic guitar.

I Was A Fool

Violin-bow on electric guitar, electroacoustic guitar, analog bass synthesizer, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, two tube amps, voice, field recording (two people walking on gravel, birds, outskirts of Berlin). All sounds, voice, lyrics, mixing and production: VSS. Image: Somewhere in Berlin (photo: VSS).

There is the entrance door
there is the wooden floor
there are the shoes in pairs of two

There is the windowsill
and from the window still
there is the same familiar view

There is an empty space
where you used to put your hand

This is your favorite book
this is your favorite chair
this is the blanket that had covered you

This is your favorite cup
this is your favorite tea
it's strong and bittersweet and burning

There is an empty space
where I used to put my heart

Here is the door, the floor
here are the shoes in pairs of two
here is the book, the chair
here is the old comforting blanket
here is the cup and here's the tea
so bitter still and burning

And I am here
I'm always here
yes I am here
like an open window...

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Window

Part of THEMATIC EXPLORATION, the new electronic infused hybrid soundtrack album by Peter Heckmann and members of the Ethnic World Orchestra - released in June 2024.

Written, produced and arranged by Peter Heckmann

Featured musicians:
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, Synthesizers – Peter Heckmann
Lead and Backing Vocals - Aliye Mutlu, Hayat Selim, Conny Kollet, Filip Kutev Ensemble & Choir and Yucca Rose
Orchestration – Peter Heckmann

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann

All Graphic Design and Track Artwork provided by Peter Heckmann
Album Artwork (Painting) provided by Yucca Rose.

Thematic Exploration

Rise And Shine

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Rise And Shine (Interlude)

Piano Track - part of THEMATIC EXPLORATION, the new electronic infused hybrid soundtrack album by Peter Heckmann and members of the Ethnic World Orchestra - released in June 2024.

Written, produced and arranged by Peter Heckmann

Featured musicians:
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, Synthesizers – Peter Heckmann
Lead and Backing Vocals - Aliye Mutlu, Hayat Selim, Conny Kollet, Filip Kutev Ensemble & Choir and Yucca Rose
Orchestration – Peter Heckmann

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann

All Graphic Design and Track Artwork provided by Peter Heckmann
Album Artwork (Painting) provided by Yucca Rose.

Warmth Of Life

Warmth Of Life (Piano)

"This song is short yet powerful, documenting the poignant path of “an 84-year-old poverty-stricken man who started and finished with nothing,” as Stills explained in the CSN box set liner notes. Given famous pothead Crosby’s association with the song and its hippie-era release, many fans assume the song’s title pertains to the celebratory day for marijuana on 4/20. The true meaning is much more innocent: it refers to the famous ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ line."                 Far Out

4+20 Stephen Stills  (Cover)

Ambient Kurzweil Fantasy.  Created in Real-Time in my home studio.

Year of Music: August 15, 2025

🌌 MEET ME IN ETERNITY 🌌

An odyssey beyond time, crafted by SYNTHTOPIA x QVANTVM

This album is a deep, cinematic journey through the cosmos — a meditation on infinity, light, and the eternal resonance of existence. Built from evolving synth pads, warm analog textures, and ethereal orchestral layers, each piece unfolds like a star-born hymn: expansive, transportive, and timeless.

From the shimmering stillness of THE QUIET BETWEEN THE SUNS to the soaring radiance of FIELDS OF STARLIGHT and the transcendental call of ARC OF INFINITY, this is music designed to dissolve boundaries between the human spirit and the infinite universe.

These soundscapes invite higher consciousness, deep reflection, and a sense of home among the stars. It is not just an album — it is a gateway.

✨ Enter the cosmos. Meet me in eternity. ✨

MEET ME IN ETERNITY

Original composition for piano and strings called "Blue".

Blue

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BIO: Independent Music / Film / Theater Producer, Musician, Mixing / Mastering Engineer and Multimedia Production Specialist with over forty years of experience in the entertainment and multimedia design industries. 

I worked with a broad spectrum of clients in both the entertainment industry and corporate sectors. 

My expertise has been achieved through nearly five decades of professional involvement in documentary video, feature film and music production, audio recording and engineering, stage design and theatrical production, multimedia and graphic design, investigative journalism and project management.