The Uncanny Valley

Fall 2024

||| Lost in Translation |||
From the album White Noise 
+ Releases 15 October 2025 on all major streaming platforms +
An experimental soundtrack, combining dark ambience and noise with amped up synth bass and downtempo beats...


Available for download here 💿
https://scratchkelly.bandcamp.com/track/lost-in-translation

Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGOb4uzAv90

White Noise

Lost In Translation

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une nouvelle version de ce trip hop que j'avais composé en 2022
 PAROLES
Tu restes
 Comme une parole interrompue
 
 A des années lumières
 Comme un cœur en hiver

A des années lumières
 Rien n’efface ton ombre
 Dans l’oubli rien n’est sombre
 Du joli nom d’amante
Ni le thé à la menthe
 Ni les lèvres mi-closes
 Ni le vase ni la rose
Ni la beauté du chant
 Ni le désenchantement

C’est comme si c’était hier
 Hier
 A des années-lumière

A des années-lumière
 Comme un oiseau qui chante
 Le cœur dans la tourmente
 Et moi qui m’impatiente
 Comme si c’était hier
 Hier

A des années-lumière
 D’étoiles la poussière
 Dans les grands yeux gris-verts
 Des enfants de la terre

Et nos mains sur la table
 Jouent au marchand de sable

 Tu restes
 Comme une parole interrompue
Comme les voix qui se sont tues

Dans l’oubli rien ne sombre
 Dans les années-lumière
Rien n’efface ton ombre
 Pour un cœur en hiver
 C’est comme si c’était…
 Hier
_______________________________________________________________
You stay
 Like an interrupted word

 Light years away
 Like an heart in winter

Light years away
 Nothing erases your shadow
 In oblivion nothing is dark
 The pretty name of a lover
Nor mint tea
 Nor half-closed lips
 Neither the vase nor the rose
Nor the beauty of singing
 Nor disenchantment

It's like it was yesterday
 Yesterday
 Light years away

Light years away
 Like a singing bird
 The heart in turmoil
 And I who get impatient
 As if it were yesterday
 Yesterday

Light years away
 From stars to dust
 In the big gray-green eyes
 Children of the Earth

And our hands on the table
 Play Sandman

 You stay
 Like an interrupted word
Like the voices that fell silent

In oblivion nothing sinks
 In the light years
Nothing erases your shadow
 For a heart in winter
 It's like it's...
 Yesterday

À Des Années - Lumière

Ah, the people we meet, and cross paths with, in this life…. So many experiences. How do we respond, especially if life clashes with these chance meetings? And what becomes of it? Once when looking for a place to rent, (25 years ago) I stopped to talk with an old man sitting on a bench. He had so much to say. My partner slowly became furious with me for taking the time to talk with him. We don’t have to wonder how that relationship went. In other words, this song is not about her…. Hee-hee. Or the old man for that matter. However, there are moments when paths cross, sometimes coming from very different trajectories and all of a sudden something wonderful happens in that moment. Gather, you might have experienced that too. This song is about a brief encounter with a kindred spirit, where our life trajectories did not change: A moment in passing. The song also contains some socially relevant thoughts/ lyrics about the world and my experience of it. Thoughts are thoughts though, and I find the more flexibly malleable I am with them, especially when it comes to the relative truths they may, or may not contain, the freer I am. Seems the more I attach to thoughts and refuse to change, the worse off it seems to get… But that’s just me. Hope you enjoy the song, Mark

Lammbone's Album

Moment In Passing

/больно махать с пирона вслед/
drawn people wave to us
from the compartments - carriages

it's time for them

they draw promises - to come back..
and that they already miss you
that they are so sorry..

and on the glass of the heart
they write..
with paper with tears in their eyes

and then erase..

cold or sadness on their faces?

and it seems that they are yearning and suffering
but the train has started moving
and they forget..

drawn people wave to us
from the compartments - carriages

where?
where -
they will go now
so that our love does not burn out..

it doesn't matter to them -
where to draw feelings..
and then erase everything..
erase..

and forget...



нам машут нарисованные люди 
из купе - вагонов

им ехать надо

они рисуют обещания - вернуться ..
и что уже скучают
что им так жаль..

и на стекле сердцА 
выводят ..
с бумажными слезами на глазах

а потом стирают ..

на лицах их простуда или грусть

и будто бы тоскуют и страдают
но поезд тронулся
и забывают..

нам машут нарисованные люди
из купе - вагонов

куда 
куда
они теперь поедут
чтобы любовью нашей не сгореть

не важно

им - где чувства рисовать ..
и всё стирать
стирать

и забывать ...

trains.

Cast of Characters:

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 4-string fretless bass
Mysterious Decibel-- @themysteriousdecibel  --MD—effected vocals
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, trippy synth
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and seed idea 
Composition – The Eclectic Collective

This song began about half a year ago, as part of a three song set that Ken started with some really cool beats. Josh was first to the trough for here, laying in his fretless bass groove to complete the foundation and give it some tonal direction. Stephen came next and laid in the really trippy textural guitar that you hear throughout. JJ was next with his serious, no joke organ playing, which sets the mood for the whole thing. Last, but not least, Tez joined by adding some really cool accent guitar throughout.
  Of course, every great song needs a great producer, so we tapped Stephen to do the honors on this.
  We had originally made this and the other two song with the intention of having The Mysterious Decibel and his friend Modes About Me sing on them. However, life got in the way, so we sat on them. Finally, MD let us know that he wasn't able to complete the project with us, much to everyone's, including his, disappointment. However, MD did lay down a rough vocal demo for us, which Stephen very ably processed to sound almost like another instrument in there. So, we're releasing this song as a tribute to them both, with gratitude, especially to MD for all the great work he's put in with us. If you're not familiar with either of them, do yourself a favor and check them out. Modes about me is at  @modesaboutme and the link to The Mysterious Decibel can be found in the link in the cast of characters above. 
  This is an example of what it sounds like when the whole band composes a song together. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Mysterious Modes (Eclectic Collective)

[Verse]
I fell from the sky with no place to land
Thrown to the world with no guiding hand
The lights are too bright, and the crowd is too loud
But here I stand, alone in the crowd
 
[Chorus]
Cast out, fallen on the stage
No lines to read, no words to cage
The world’s a play, but I’m unprepared
I stand exposed, but I’m not scared

[Verse]
I search for a script, but the page is bare
The audience waits, but they’re unaware
Every move I make, a step in the dark
But I’ve found a spark, I’ve found my mark

[Chorus] 
Cast out, fallen on the stage
No lines to read, no words to cage
The world’s a play, but I’m unprepared
I stand exposed, but I’m not scared

[Bridge]
I thought I was lost, thrown out to fall
But now I see I can rise through it all
The script is mine, the stage is set
I’ll write the lines they won’t forget

[Chorus]
Cast out, fallen on the stage
No lines to read, no words to cage
The world’s a play, but I’m unprepared
I stand exposed, but I’m not scared

I Fell From The Sky

[Verse]
You rose like smoke, but I stayed down,
Holding the weight while you wore the crown.
Impossible tasks, I never said no,
But now I see the cracks start to show.
Was your laughter just an empty sound?
A mirror of the crowd, just spinning around.

[Chorus]
I’m stuck on level one, while you’re shining in the sun.
You played the game, I did the work,
And in the end, you left me in the dirt.
All your smiles, just a disguise, I was a fool, now I realize.

[Verse]
Some say you’ve found new faces now,
Others say you’re just too proud.
But I remember every call you made,
Every deadline that I couldn’t evade.
Was I just a fool you used to climb?
While I stayed behind, losing time.

[Chorus]
I’m stuck on level one, while you’re shining in the sun.
You played the game, I did the work,
And in the end, you left me in the dirt.
All your smiles, just a disguise, I was a fool, now I realize.

[Bridge]
The glimmer in your eyes, was it real at all?
Or just a trick to watch me fall?
I was a fool to wait and see,
Now I know it's all on me.

[Chorus]
I’m stuck on level one, while you’re shining in the sun.
You played the game, I did the work,
And in the end, you left me in the dirt.
All your smiles, just a disguise, I was a fool, now I realize.

Level One

[Verse]
You always had the brightest smile,
Took every challenge in your stride.
I was the one who stood in the dark,
Holding it all while you played the part.

Late-night calls, impossible tasks,
Was it just me who thought we had a pact?

[Chorus]
And now you’re shining in their light,
I’m left here wondering why.
Did you ever even see?
You climbed each step right over me.

[Verse]
Some say you've found some new friends,
Others say you just pretend.
But I remember every time I fought,
While you took the credit without a thought.

Was I the fool to hold your hand,
While you stood tall and made your stand?
Your words were sharp, your moves were slick,
I stayed behind while you climbed quick.

[Chorus]
And now you’re shining in their light,
I’m left here wondering why.
Did you ever even see?
You climbed each step right over me.

With all those lies you spread so well,
Why did the bosses never tell?
I did the work, but you took the prize,
Now I see through your disguise.

Climbing Over Me

[Verse]
What lies behind those hollow eyes?
Who controls the breathless sighs?
In the silence, something stirs,
A perfect face that never blurs.
Are you real, or just a dream?
Am I caught inside your scheme?

[Chorus]
In the Uncanny Valley, what’s hiding here?
Do you move with fear, or are you sincere?
Too real to trust, too strange to know,
Are you flesh, or just a shadowed glow?

[Verse]
Do you speak, or do you mime?
A hollow echo, lost in time.
Your smile's too still, your eyes too bright,
What do you see in the endless night?
Can you hear the pulse inside?
Do we shatter, or do we hide?
The closer we get, the stranger you seem,
Are we machines inside a dream?

[Chorus]
In the Uncanny Valley, what’s hiding here?
Do you move with fear, or are you sincere?
Too real to trust, too strange to know,
Are you flesh, or just a shadowed glow?

[Bridge]
Where do we end, and where do you start?
Are you a shell or a work of art?
In this valley, lost and cold,
Do you carry a soul, or just a mold?

[Chorus]
In the Uncanny Valley, what’s hiding here?
Do you move with fear, or are you sincere?
Too real to trust, too strange to know,
Are you flesh, or just a shadowed glow?

In the Uncanny Valley, where do you go?
Is your heart alive, or does it not show?
Can you feel the breath inside, or is it hollow? 
Will you lead, or must I follow?

I'll Never Be The Same

Note: In light of the recent AI breakthroughs, we feel it's important to clarify that we've been working with voice modulation since the mid-1990s – originally inspired by David Bowie's album Outside. Our approach predates AI-driven tools and is rooted in treating the voice as an instrument, shaped and sculpted through earlier technologies.

We fully understand that questioning authenticity may not be the intention – but it's worth remembering that all electronic music is, by nature, mediated and transformed. Even Nietzsche pointed out how modern tools shape us: inserting paper into a typewriter already creates a distance that handwriting does not. Perhaps birdsong is the only truly authentic sound. 🐦

Writes original song lyrics and takes custom lyric requests under the artist name La Wi. This platform is also home to the creative collaborations of the Psychonaut Collective (Meo and The Psychonauts). Thank you for your support and appreciation.