Cool guitar solos from the very start of this track. Great play!

Rich - was a great time putting this one together with you and the gang! really fiery vamp you started it off with and a great foundation for the whole track.  Love that solo that kicks it all off.  wonderful tones.

Dig that Robin Trower style guitar. Great track Rich.

Wow Rich , this is superb , late 60s early 70s vibe , oh memories !

Sounds ... really good! …🌍☮︎👍🐞🍀2024

Yep! This one is aging well!  Still love this, Mr. Rich!! Solid, and very entertaining and engaging!!! Well done, sir, well done!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼

great guitar dexterity and lovely flow throughout

Shock the Algorithm

Way out in the wilds of Central Asia, on the Kazakh-Uzbek border, lies the toxic remains of a dying sea ... the Aral Sea. For thousands of years, this sea was a life-giver, bringing food, trade, and civilization. Covering an area the size of Ireland, it was the fourth largest freshwater lake in the world. But then, in the middle of the 20th Century, something happened. An irrigation project went wrong, depriving the sea of vital water. In its place came toxic chemicals, poisons, and shores of unbreathable dust. Today, the sea is so deadly it’s been called the Silent Chernobyl.
We humans have turned an ancient oasis to a modern desert ravaged by cancer-causing storms ...  this is the story of the Aral Sea.

Lost

Some day

SITTING TOGETHER

We can sit together, watch the sun shine through the window,
or stay in bed with the curtains closed.
Read to each other from a book of poetry,
anything you want to do is good with me.

I’m happy to give you all my time,
sent on the wings of a dove.
As long as I’m with you, you know I’m fine.
Sitting together in love.

We can get up, cook us something good to eat,
or wander to the cafe at the end of the street.
Drink a margarita or a cup of tea,
anything you want to do is good with me.

I’m happy to give you all my time,
sent on the wings of a dove.
As long as I’m with you, you know I’m fine.
Sitting together in love.

I’ve been without you once or twice,
never did like it from the start.
In the dark I had to turn on the light
without you I just fall apart.

I’m happy to give you all my time,
sent on the wings of a dove.
As long as I’m with you, you know I’m fine.
Sitting together in love.

We can go walking in all kinds of weather,
or stay home and watch a silent film together.
Laughing and dancing as our ideas unfurl,
planning how we are gonna take over the world.

I’m happy to give you all my time,
sent on the wings of a dove.
As long as I’m with you, you know I’m fine.
Sitting together in love.

Sitting together in love,
Sitting together in love,
Sitting together in love.

Sitting Together (acoustic version)

It's quite mysterious why some things seem obvious to our understanding. I guess that worms and insects may have a totally different perception of what is obvious. And, as we learn to see, the set of what seems obvious to our minds may also evolve. And we may even be obviously wrong...

== LEARNING TO SEE ==

No, light does not lie.
Light is truth, by definition,
and photons never lie.
But lone photons say nothing at all.
When Hubble tapped the dark sky
it sensed photons one by one,
slowly generating the image
of a deep field immensity.
And some saw galaxies there,
because they had learned to see.
They saw galaxies in all those bright dots on that dark photograph.
That was obvious to them, yet not for me.
And I trust them. 
What else can I do?
I know how often I'm blind to what I'm looking at.

Right now,
I look at you in this quiet evening, 
wondering how much we learned to see.
Is it obvious to you how much I love you?
Is it obvious to you?

Learning To See (based on Anastasiya Ihnatovich piano piece)

This is my remix of a track from @archmageband2 called Workplace Challenges. It's my first time working with Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).

I built on the theme and concept that they had developed, but took this mix in a slightly different direction compared with their original piece which I hope you will be interested to also check out:
https://soundcloud.com/archmageband2/workplace-challenges-instrumental

I think my version here has maybe a bit of a darker vibe to it.

 It's been fun working with some new collaborators. We have more music in the works, so stay tuned!

Occupational Hazard - w/ Archmage Band

Lust Interrupted

Strange Love Light

EPIRUS - ΗΠΕΙΡΟΣ

So imagine that  the goddess Calliope (a patron deity of music in ancient Greece) somehow fell into a time warp that has taken her into the 80's where she was introduced to electro funk music. As she pondered this new sound she decided to  bring some of that  back to Olympus with her to entertain the gods. And what a party it was! 

So I was sort of inspired by the beauty and serenity of the Harp and decided to  electrify it ...:)

Calliope's Funk

This is the self title track from the upcoming debut album of Shock The Algorithm my friends (tbr mid-2024)!
 Enjoy...ROCK AND ROLL KILLS!
 (p) & (c) 2023, STA.
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/OKGfQuK63Ng
---------------------------------
 lyrics:
So you had enough today?
I thought u'll visit us one day
Was waiting for another sunray
to hear you once again prevail

I thought you'd live forever
i dreamed our bonds would never sever
at least you did one more last endeavour
and that's why i would admire you forever

You lived your life and that was fine
it was super cool and you were on the first line
you didn't pretend , you neved showed off
you didn't have tattoos or fake persona blastoff

You lived your life, till your 49
and afterwards your soul forevermore shine
your face is now on t-shirts, your name on NY street
and that's why i sing and say....ROcknRoll kills anywayyyy

You toured nonstop for 22 years
thank god there was music and brushed away your fears
you got bullied so many times
and then you wrote the world's top class rhymes

For them you were the underdog, the freak 
for us a legend and not the weak
you gave us hope, the music & soul 
You were so true and not a fake persona blastoff

Rock and Roll Kills

There's a fantastic 70s leaning pop-rock album  Ticket to Shangri-La  released in 2023 (Young Gun Silver Fox) with a song called Starting Wars. I miss heard and mis-read the title as Starling Wars which seemed a great metaphor for something. It could have applied to a relationship - but the 2 wars going on became the theme

Starling Wars

You fly in to foul my nest 
Seeing red I puff out my chest
Aiming at your catacombs
Dropping all my guano bombs
Flit across and I peck at you
Cause my beliefs are the only truth
Starling wars it’s about pecking order 
Starling wars gonna bomb your son and daughter

I ruffle your feathers
You think that you’re better
Ethnically superior
The plumage of an emperor
Gonna peck my eye’s right out
Squawk about it loud and proud
Starling wars it’s about pecking order 
Starling wars gonna bomb your son and daughter

Em7 Dma7 Ami7 G Bb/C F F#m7 B

Underneath there’s the dove of peace
Peeking out at the busy streets
I Wrap your eggs neath protective wings
Drop a flower confess my sins
Fleeting thought it just flies away
Revenge is sweet gonna make you pay
Starling wars it’s about pecking order 
Starling wars gonna bomb your son and daughter

STARLING WARS

Last one 2023!

Recorded/Mixed: Audacity
Guitar: Cort MR710 LH NS
Mic: Rhode USB Mini

Lyrics:
.
When you need me - far away
Say my name I'll be there today
I hope you know it's with Gods I play
Open your eyes it's a blissful game
. 
(oh)
.
Time together, time we share
Nothing to do but be aware
Hope you see how much I care
Open you eyes and take me there. 
. 
(oh)
.
Focus! Focus!
Focus! Focus! 
Focus! Focus! 
Love is in the air! 
.
Focus! Focus!
Focus! Focus! 
Focus! Focus! 
Love is in the air!
.
-end-

© Tam Jennifer Hastings, 2023

Blissful Game (2023)

I wrote this song for my daughter together with Miami Jimmy, who composed the music and melody. I am very grateful to my musical friend for this.

Wildflower

Cast of characters:
RIch O'Brien-- @rich-obrien -- composition, intro guitar solo
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– third guitar solo  
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell -- Clave and organ
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums, production, and mix
Llanpsych–@llanpsych –Tez–final guitar solo
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–four-string fretless bass and second guitar solo
This song started as a full composition on all instruments by Rich. He asked Josh if he'd be interested in a collaboration with it. Josh jumped at the chance to share it with the Eclectic Collective. So, he invited the gang to join in, replacing most of the original instrumentation, and adding some new. After Ken had added his driving, foundational drums, Josh added his bass to match. JJ soon after cranked up the funk-o-meter by adding his clave and screaming organ. Then, Josh added a guitar solo, which comes in right after Rich's intro. Stephen was up next with his badass licks in the third solo. Then Tez got a hold of it, and ripped a hole in the ether with his guitar in the last solo.
  Ken was generous enough to produce and mix this for us. And what an outstanding job he did, too. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed making it.

Bottled Lightning  (Eclectic Collective)

Lyrics translation 


Anne 

She's like an angel I know, I know 

She's like an angel I know, I know 

She came in the season when flowers adorn the hair


Anne

Ela é como um anjo Eu sei, eu sei

Ela é como um anjo Eu sei, eu sei

Ela veio na estação em que as flores enfeitam os cabelos

"Anne", demo, 2023

Luv (sic) Part3 (Feat.Shing02)(NAOFUMI/ Remix)

Inner Face Interface

Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!

I am a singer-songwriter-guitarist. I have a home studio and have produced most of my songs and instrumentals there. Please check out my website at https://robrienmusic.com and get a free download for email list signup.



 I have had several collaborations with other artists that I've met on Souncloud and hope to continue doing so. 

I'm extremely grateful to have had over 25,000 plays and over 1,600 followers and friends among the Soundcloud community. I believe that it is important to support Soundcloud artists and I appreciate their support.


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Bottled Lightning (Eclectic Collective)

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