Mismatched Socks

"Dancing Keys" is a high-spirited instrumental jazz piece that invites you into an intimate evening at your favorite jazz club. With light-footed piano work that skips and twirls across the keys, supported by the warm embrace of an upright bass and the gentle pulse of brushed drums, this piece captures the joy of spontaneous musical conversation. A companion piece to "Old Soul," it shares the same vintage heart but lets the instruments do all the talking. The piano leads this melodic dance, with fingers flying across octaves in playful bursts while never losing their delicate touch. Perfect for late-night listening, quiet contemplation, or bringing a touch of jazz club magic to your day.

Dancing Keys

"Make the World Go Away"
Written By Hank Cochran
and Originally Recorded by Ray Price

Make the World Go Away (Cover)

@TexMex-Shaman of the Eclectic Collective had the cool idea to add a short hambone performance to the 'Country Ham' track he wrote and invited us to play on. He originally asked if anyone would like to try, but with no takers, he did it himself. I wasn't familiar with the term before but once I heard him perform it, I realized it was something I'd tried before too, and asked if I could take a stab at it after all. You hear it at the outro of the song as the music fades, but this is an isolated recording of just the hambone stuff - in this case boot stomps, hand & body slaps, and vocalizations. Thanks Tex for this awesome song, and teaching me this technique rich in Southern tradition. As a percussionist, this was a treat to record!

Here's the original, full song from The Eclectic Collective:
https://on.soundcloud.com/sVaGRayWtDCbR63v6

More goodies in the "ISOLATED TRACKS" playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/sets/isolated-tracks

country hambone (ISOLATED hambone demo)

Push Me Down I Get Back Up 

You Will Not Defeat me ever 

I'll Loose a battle but never the war 

Only The Dead Know Peace 

Charlie don't fucking care about your bullshit 

wRITTEN AND RECORDED IN sTUDIO b

Rockets Rainbows Butterflies & Booze (The T.G. Blues)

Until I Met You

I Tunes

beg me to stay

A reimagining/mangling/redistribution of https://soundcloud.com/tuonela-1/it-takes-more-than-one-person

Plucking an emu in an abandoned manner

Frank & Dad 3.

Taking Off To Another Universe

Worlds Away

Gotta bring this one back too😇😆😈


Why are you so
Pretty
I'm so silly
A deadly hobby

Why is this love
Oh no
Now I don't know
How to let go

Heaven is for good
Good boys who are gone
But I won't be one
I'll be someone else

Love is my work
My work is life
My life is pain
Pain is your love
Your love is death
And death is you
Your love is you
And I love you

Heaven is for good
Good boys who are gone
But I won't be one
I'll be someone else

Why is this love
Oh no
Now I don't know
How to let go

Your love is war
I fight to lose
Pull the trigger
I embrace your danger

Heaven is for good
Good boys who are gone
But I won't be one
I'll be someone else

Those eyes says stay
Hands saying I should run
Again, I'm a fool
And I call it fun

Heaven is for good
Good boys who are gone
But I won't be one no
'Cause I'll be
I'll be someone else

La-la-la-la-la-la
Whoa-oh-whoa-oh
La-la-la-la-la-la
Whoa-oh-whoa-oh
La-la-la-la-la-la
Whoa-oh-whoa-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
La-la-la-la-la-la
Whoa-oh-whoa-oh

I die in dreams
Where you don’t call
Yet I'll rise again
To beg and fall

Love is a riddle
I answer with pain
You laugh like a song
I cry in refrain
Heaven is silence
Hell is your name
I lose every time
But still play the game

Heaven is for good
Good boys who are gone
But I won't be one



Heaven is for Good Boys 😇

Xak Stahl: Alchemist of Sound, Architect of Emotion

Xak Stahl is a genre-blurring music artist, sonic storyteller, and relentless experimenter. Every track he creates is a new world—a kaleidoscope of indie folk, alt-pop, electronica, and global flavors—infused with raw emotion and boundless curiosity. Xak’s music isn’t just heard; it’s felt.

From Shadow to Spotlight

For Xak, music is metamorphosis. His journey began in the shadows, transmuting heartbreak and struggle into songs that glow with hope. Early anthems like “Neon Dreams” and “Rising Through the Darkness” invite listeners to find their own light. His newest project, Major Arcana, channels the mysteries of the Tarot—each song an archetype, each lyric a step along the path from the Fool’s first leap to the wisdom of The World.

More Than Music: A Multisensory Universe

But Xak isn’t confined to sound. As a visual artist and writer, he crafts immersive stories that spill across genres and languages—sometimes haunting, sometimes playful, always honest. Whether he’s conjuring lush soundscapes, weaving bilingual lyrics, or creating striking visuals, Xak’s art dares you to feel deeper and dream wilder.

An Invitation to Transformation

Join Xak Stahl on a sonic odyssey that blurs borders—between genres, between artforms, between you and the music. Each release is an invitation to explore, to heal, to become. For Xak, every song is a spell, every album a universe. The only question is: are you ready to step inside?

Dancing Keys

XAK STAHL