Fine tune. Great mood to this with fantastic production x

Great work you fly boys and girl. Ever creative work folks.

Intriguing, clever songwriting and a unique composition that glows with gentle pop mastery. Love Janine’s reply verse and the whole analogy. Greatly entertaining and satisfying collaboration! Durge

Wonderful Song with brilliant sound👍🏻

Great soundtrack, I love the bass rumble and the vocals especially. Well dont Phil

Love the title and the retro themed art (I'm a sucker for that awesome WWII nose cone art). Really inventive lyrics and a really well balanced production. Oh, and...the fun in the description is an added bonus!

Great vocals, lyrics, and production, as always!!

Great flight, bomber crew! Excellent songwriting, given worthy realisation in every aspect.

May 22 Freak Radio Playlist

two legs to carry me home when im too stoned to make it alone
gets me to where i need to go midnight stroll
walk down my street with my new plastic feet

two legs to help me climb high the mountain is tall makes me feel small under it all
its been said before you best take a seat
you wont get too far with your new plastic feet

two legs to help me run quick so i can escape the daily routine that i have made
hear the sound of water from a slow running creek
and in it ill put my new plastic feet

two legs to jump over coals through burning hoops the edge of a cliff look at the view
stay in the shade away from the heat
you know it might melt my new plastic feet

two legs to wander the world and look for a girl who speaks in a language ive never heard
she will be kind she will be sweet
but most of all love me and my plastic feet

two legs and i can swim through the current and tides of sea deep and blue
keeping my head above water trying not to sink
as the fish try to eat my new plastic feet

two legs and i can walk through the pillars and gates that i once knew
look around and wonder but nothing can keep
me from tripping over my new plastic feet

two legs to get me to war so i can die a beautiful death wreaths at the door
not a word will be spoken they'll look down and see
all that is left are new plastic feet

2 Legs To Carry Me

LYRICS: 

See the world that's blistering
Shone upon by a colorless sun
A wicked sun, a silent sun
Living between islands of pain
Gets a little hard but I'm in charge
Charge it to my credit card
Everybody has a hand in
We'll leap the edge and crash on rapids water
And consequences later

Something is attractive
Could be radioactive
Or my imagination
On the radio station
Gold on every axis
Enough to pay your taxes
We are for the people
Capitol or steeple
Among the pigs and prophets
We thought you might have bought it
To the fore we file in
Cue the sliding violin

When the money still remains
You don't talk until they pull the strings
Looking out for better things
I think your message struck a nerve
Take a bow and get what you deserve
Ride a transcendental curve
All the treasure that remains
Might be better spent on telling lies
Keep it in a sheep disguise

Shaking out your pockets
I think you finally lost it
Treat me like a play thing
Might be smoother sailing
Future past and present
Burn the farm and sell it
Slurry words and stipends
Might get a little violent
All the times you're wasting
Disaster in the making
A million mouths you're feeding
Smash through the glass ceiling

Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall and the rainfall
Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall and the rainfall
Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall and the rainfall
Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall 

If the world has gone to hell
You don't care because you took it all
And you still want more

Easy to feel deranged
Harder to make good sense of it all
Line 'em up against the wall

Through the cracks a glimmer of peace
Shake it off, it does no good at all
Until we make the final call

Nature does its own thing
No point in explaining
Off the top you're taking
Yielding next to nothing

If you look you see them
Whinging ad nauseam
In the heat we're brawling
Missed the final calling

Stretched so thin we relapse
Picked up by the bootstraps
Sounds a bit dumb to me
So why don't you kill me

Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall and the rainfall
Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall and the rainfall
Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall and the rainfall
Rainfall and the rainfall
And the rainfall

Rain Chime

Silent Sun

I've been empty, I've been humble
Been some kind of curiosity
I spent too many years imprisoned in a cell of pure hypocrisy
An eager tutor learned the time
But soon forgot the skills needed to count
I owe you big style oh you treasure
And by god owe you a large amount

CHORUS
I was all charged
I  was incomplete
Scratched up and scarred
But it seems I firmly fell on my feet
Wave the white flag
Ignore what I said
I had love jet lag
But then I kind of met you instead
So many talents
You don't know you have
We're losing our balance
To find it we require a Satnav
There's no hill to climb
There's no more I need
When it comes to my time
Surely you are my missing piece

Hear the cheering, hear the trumpets
Hear the carnival of chaos crash
I think I inadvertently created some kind of a front page splash

CHORUS

You're a jewel a pure treasure
You are everything that I could want
Would you like another cocktail in this Jamaican restaurant?

CHORUS

Missing Piece

I got a short term memory
Goldfish remember more than me
I forget half of what I do
Apart from time with you
Its tough when you are not around
I sulk and drop down to the ground
I tried to do what Prince did
But I removed no rib

CHORUS
Bed - We said
Head to bed
Or something just as fun instead

My heart is always yearning
A passion spiced and burning
Excuse my occasional flaws
I blame the manopause
To crave the icy finger
Then pray that it doth linger
I can't contain excitement
Lets just head up to the bed

CHORUS

My brain it sure is spinning
It did from the beginning
If anything its faster
I hope that I'm a Laster
To feel you in the morning
As the new day is dawning
I have an increasing head
Lets just head up to the bed

CHORUS

Something Just As Fun

Edie is the title track from the forthcoming LP, out 3rd June 2022
Video here, all ochre and gold https://youtu.be/sBuMe7vnbDE 
Thanks for listening x

Edie

She got a pocket full of mighty fine, fine intentions
She got a way, she got a way that somehow makes you feel good
She got a story full of love and hate and other complications
Got you hooked on her smile, hooked and hung on a hook. (x2)

She got a promise full of smoky red wine redemption
She makes you pay, she makes you pay as if she's drawing your blood
She got a black heart full of war and peace and other aggravation
Got you hooked on her smile, hooked and hung on a hook. (x2)

She got you hung on a hook
Hung on a hook, she got you hung on a hook
She got you hung on a hook

Little cat all alone like that, in ballet flats in the snow
Little cat all alone like that, hey Edie, where you gonna go?
Little cat all alone like that, in ballet flats in the snow
Little cat all alone like that, hey Edie, where you gonna go?
I say Edie, where you gonna go? 
Oooooooh Ooooooooh

Edie oh Edie oh black-hearted Edie
Littered, lost love-lorn and ghost
Edie oh Edie oh black-hearted Edie
The one that I still love the  most
Edie oh Edie oh black-hearted Edie
The one that I still love the most

Edie(c)2022steph sweet All Rights Reserved
Fender jag, 500 bass and vocals

Edie

edie video

Brian Butts - Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboard, Master Mix
Marc Freak - Vocals, Lyrics https://soundcloud.com/marcfreak?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

DOWNFORCE
When the pressure subsides
As our worlds collide
And we can both confide
Our secrets learnt

As the downforce hits
And our giggling fits
Have us both in bits
Smiling but burnt

Stability maintained
As the downforce gained
Is the pressure just feigned
Or duly earnt?

CHORUS
And the pressures building up from inside
Yet I'm feeling more stable
And the pressures building up will subside

And the downforce
But neither want out
So we scream and shout
The pressure on

CHORUS

(Force felt / face melt / no doubt)

Neoteric

Bandcamp

Downforce (feat. Marc Freak)

Scrambled with The Valuable Friends without whom this flight would not have been half as much fun.

@JanineLevinson - Co-Pilot known for flying without instruments, aka "Janners"
@Rick-4-1 - Bomb Aimer and Navigator aka "Mudlark"
@Phil-McWalter - Squadron 'ace' with handlebar moustache, black labrador and large unpaid bar tab in the mess. Plays tambourine badly, aka "Easy"

FLYING A LANCASTER BOMBER

Looking down at the waterfall from the windmill
We can see the land move 
You can see the land move
Yeah we all move
Oh yeah we all move
Oh yeah we all move
Oh yeah we all move
Oh yeah we all move

I’m flying a Lancaster bomber 
Down the spiral stairs of your heart
Trying to get out before the lights touch
Trying to get out before the dam bursts
Trying to get out before the dam bursts
Oh yeah we all move

I don’t wanna hear you go
Please don’t slam the door
You have taken me apart
Just like you did your car
I can’t help but look around
Whenever I get that perfume
I think that I have lost control
Just like our Saturdays

I’m flying a Lancaster bomber 
Down the spiral stairs of your heart
Trying to get out before the lights touch
Trying to get out before the dam bursts
Looking down at the waterfall from the windmill
Trying to get out before the dam bursts
You can see the land move 
You can see the land move
Oh yeah we all move

But I don't want to be the one
To take off and fly alone
And what of my precious heart?
Will you be looking around
When I can't see the ground?
Or lost in my perfume
While I just float away?
As if it's Saturday...

Just like our Saturdays

Looking down at the waterfall from the windmill
We can see the land move 
You can see the land move
Yeah we all move

I don’t wanna hear you go
Please don’t slam the door
You have taken me apart
Just like you did your car
I can’t help but look around
Whenever I get that perfume
I think that I have lost control
Just like our Saturdays

Please don’t slam the door
I’m flying a Lancaster bomber 
Down the spiral stairs of your heart
Please don’t slam the door
Trying to get out before the lights touch
Trying to get out before the dam bursts
Oh yeah we all move
Oh yeah we all move
Trying to get out before the dam bursts
Oh yeah we all move
Oh yeah we all move
I’m flying a Lancaster bomber 
Down the spiral stairs of your heart
Please don’t slam the door

©Phil McWalter & Janine Levinson May 2022

Flying A Lancaster Bomber

A huge shout out to Len Rice for all his production suggestions on this and other tracks of mine - a true expert, check him out https://soundcloud.com/lenrice

At half past ten
In the kitchen drinking coffee again
And Right on time
The postman knocks and the clock begins to chime

In the afternoon
The sound of children walking back from school
At six o clock
The bbqs are spreading smoke around the block

Who could ask for me more?
A garden gate and a name above the door
Who could ask for more?
Wrapped inside these walls
Who could ask for more?
A roof and a floor
Who could ask for more?
Your suitcase in the hall

Have you ever dreamt
Of having a life changing event?
Lost in the wilderness
A chance encounter or a mystery illness?

Don’t take fright
If the foxes screaming out tonight
They’re just looking for a mate
Call me now it’s never too late

Who could ask for me more?
A garden gate and a name above the door
Who could ask for more?
Wrapped inside these walls
Who could ask for more?
A roof and a floor
Who could ask for more?
Your suitcase in the hall

Who could ask for more?

In to the light

Into The Light

Indie shoe gazing blues psychedelic classical soul space rock gospel

Spaceman blues

@ApproachToSilence2 - 8.1.23 (Teaser)
After a long time I'm proud to present you my new track - as a start for the new year. 
I wish you all the best for the new year. 
Michael
Enjoy the extended version as well:
https://open.spotify.com/track/4FPzNgE7x2spLw2FCIE5ps

ApproachToSilence_2023

Ouverture in F-Sharp Minor

My dear friend Peter (https://soundcloud.com/peter-palisander-37069099?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) sang and played bass and some guitars to my song "Believe in Peace". I'm very pleased with the result.

If you like you can buy the digital track in high quality here:
https://crumius.bandcamp.com/track/peace-love

I took the cover photo of Pipilotti Rist's light installation in the Kunsthaus Zürich myself. 💜☮️

Peace & Love

🖤Buy

Peace & Love ☮️💜

From the album Focal - https://moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/focal

Mood Exhibit - Pipe Dreams [from the album Focal]

The Meeting 140 BPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBV5lU7qXw
https://soundcloud.com/clay-young-360347153
Lyrics, main vox, some percussion: Clay Young
Backing Trax, backing vox, some more percussion: Dorian Lydia Elsewhere

Driving down the Autobahn
I don't have my Pants on

Going to the Sausage store
German chocolate Cookie boy

I dig Dusseldorf
Eating bratwurst With a spork
I dig Dusseldorf
German beer and Sauerkraut

Dancing at the Discotheque
Red high heels And black spandex

German Mustard on A Pretzel
I like Kraftwerk And a Schnitzel

I dig Dusseldorf
German beer And Sauerkraut
I dig Dusseldorf
Drinking Jäger
Meister Shots

One Two Three
Touch my monkey In a tree
Eins Zwei Drei
Barbi Doll From Germany

I Dig Dusseldorf - Clay Young & Lydia Elsewhere - VID in description

Written by Gary Zekley & Mitchell Bottler and recorded famously by one of my favorite bands of the 60s/70s (The Grass Roots), "Wait A Million Years” has lingered in my teenage memory and finally gets a quick treatment here. Once again I did a first pass test on my iPhone and grew attached to its raw simplicity despite the rough recording. I subsequently added a vocal harmony and some harmonica accents. Then my Daniels & Durgy partner, Nat Daniels, got her hands on it to lend a hand with some bass, percussion and other editing improvements so that I might offer it here without too much embarrassment! I'm pleased with the results but welcome any comments on this considerable twist on the original Grass Roots version. My great thanks to Nat for her invaluable assistance on this solo track.
Cover art photo provided by Ralf Rosenberg from Pixels. Thanks Ralf!

Wait A Million Years (cover)

Composer/Guitarist/Producer

Songs: We find them unpainted in our hands, throw them up into the air of our imagination, turning them in the colours we see after we close our eyes until they feel just right, and sometimes we catch them perfectly, without blemishing them...

Most of my tracks are available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play/YouTube, Amazon, etc, just search for Phil McWalter or follow the link below the track and stream or buy as you wish. 

Wow!!  417K plays and 4,000+ valued followers and friends that provide lots of wonderfully helpful comments that fuel the next track! Really big thanks to the SC community for listening and providing such brilliant feedback and support. It means so much to myself and my collaborators - huge thanks.

I work in different styles, as the inspiration, dreams or bubonic plagiarism comes! I use Logic Pro X on Mac.
 
I write, produce and play all my own stuff (unless otherwise stated), 'sing' if unavoidable, play vintage Tokai Strats mainly, PRS Torero, Steinberger, Gretsch G2627T, Classical, Fender Dreadnought, Yamaha and Rickenbacker basses, keyboards and sax. I use Native Instrument's Komplete Ultimate 14, Omnisphere 2 and my own organic samples. I love Hollow Sun.

I mix on Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's and HD 650's (closed and open headphones) when not making a bigger noise through my Mackie studio monitors. I use Focusrite Clarett 2Pre ThunderBolt and Apogee audio interfaces, Neumann & iSK condenser & AKG dynamic mics. 

Hardware: Feb 1978 Marshall JMP 50W Combo, BOO & BOSS stomps

I love collaborating with other musicians and compose with, play guitar for, produce, arrange, master or even just hum along with other SC musicians. Please just ask!

P.S. I use SC Repost to publish my work to other stores & streaming services. I am a long standing member of the Performing Rights Society and PPL through my TV and theatre work as well as my record and publishing deals.

Prolific musician, author, photographer and oddity.  With influences ranging from the lofi pop of Guided by Voices, the gothic melodrama of Nick Cave, the glam of Bowie and the nakedness of Iggy Pop - this is Marc Freak.  Former frontman of Freak Circus and Dead Joe.  An experiment in DIY and lofi.  The odd bum note here, the even odder bum note there.  But with art do we care?

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