Mighty fine work on this new track...everything sounds great!

one of your best Rick. Great job on that smooth vocal and the guitar...

Mysterious and ominously haunting blues Rick. That is some fine slow hand guitar! A heavy departure lament. Durge

Oh yeah, tellin’ it like it is. Slow and slitheringly devastating blues. Nice job Rick!

Beautiful vocals and guitar Rick, soulful and true

Track 7 off of debut EP Time to Rise. 

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Yo… this is it
Without a soul
You're never whole
Mindless distractions in the hyperbole

Unknown beginning, we pay for our sinning
Is it the ego that's winning?
Not letting us be our best
We've literally been put in a test
Will it be good or evil that conquests?
We need to join together
We need to change things forever
Let differences aside and enjoy the weather
Take back control, like VAR, end their goal
As the spectators realize it's all a show
They band together and even flow

And we rise with the soul
Letting go of control
We will stand for what is right
We will work to be whole
And the darkness will fall
We will stand for what is right

I swear most people are soulless
It's like the demons control us
Sitting in the sky playing life with controllers
We need the angels to console us
Chase your dreams, don't be goalless
I ain’t living in the dream that they sold us
Weight of the world on our shoulders
Heavy like boulders
But til we're olders we'll be soldiers

And we rise with the soul
Letting go of control
We will stand for what is right
We will work to be whole
And the darkness will fall
We will stand for what is right

Yeah we’ll stand for what’s right
We’ll throw our hands up and fight
So to every woman, and man that’s alive
Don’t let the world dismantle your mind
Even though it’s challenging at times
We won’t quit, evolving
Til the doors of my thoughts have been opened 
If you’ve got a problem you can resolve it
Figure it out, and keep coping!

Stand for what is right

And we rise with the soul
Letting go of control
We will stand for what is right
We will work to be whole
And the darkness will fall
We will stand for what is right

Stand for what is right

We will stand for what is right

Written by Magic Motley, Rick van Meijel, Satori Rewire and Willis the Illest.
Produced by Rick van Meijel.
Features audio from ‘’Take Your F’ing Power Back’’ by Aubrey Marcus & Wim Hof.

Time to Rise EP

Rise with the Soul | Time to Rise EP

Hello my friends This is my new track... I hope you like it
Dreaming is free...
image.. Felipe.. https://pixabay.com/es/
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Dreams

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Zima Blue

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BPM 100 Chords Emin Amin Emin Bmin 
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The Caretaker 178 BPM

Penumbra, Antumbra, Umbra

Cast of characters:
Llanpsych–@llanpsych –Tez–Elecrtic guitar, mix, and prodcution
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– acoustic and electric guitar  
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell -- Piano, synth, and organ
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–five-string fretless bass and lap steel
  This is a remix that Tez did of a song JJ wrote, and we released a couple weeks ago. He extracted the coda, expanded it, and mixed an ambient groove into it. Basically, he took the sweetest part of the fruit and made a salad with it. Everyone is doing the same thing they were a couple weeks ago, except this time what you're hearing has gone through the filter of Tez's brain. It sounds like almost a completely different song now, and a really fun ride at that. Tez is into ambient music, so this touches on that proclivity, too. When all heard it on Christmas day, we decided immediately that we wanted to share it with all of you. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it, and Tez enjoyed crafting it into something new.

Red Sun Ambient Remix (Eclectic Collective)

It's all about constant change, both in life and in music. As for the music, the original goal was to make use of panning to illustrate the "walking on by" at the beginning and end of the song. The second phase was creating a fuller sound without having various parts drowned out, or in some way, channel my inner Phil Spector.

The finale is the sound of footsteps walking by and then the shutting of the door as the song ends. End of a relationship. End of the song.

Maybe the best relationship advise I can give is: if you love someone, set them free ... don't quote me, quote Sting. :-) This is sort of my "resigned to my fate" version. I've been on both sides of that fence. I've walked away knowing it wasn't going to work out (long term). Sadly, I've been on the other side knowing the pain of love lost. But in the end, I didn't really lose anything that was mine to lose. I could go on and talk about how a true love is neither possessive nor jealous but hopefully, the song makes that point clear.

Original Mix using Reaper v4.x
Remix using Reaper v7.x
VSTs:
- Voxengo OldSchoolReverb
- Blue Cat Chorus
- FocusRite Red 3 Compressor
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Footstep Sound FX courtesy of freesfx.co.uk
Drum sound bytes courtesy of Free Studio Drum Sounds and 9th Wonder Kit

Just Walk On By
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Just walk -- walk on by
No need to tell me another lie
Keep it to yourself (I tell you)
Just walk on by ...

That's what I said -- keep on walking
You don't need to do any more talking
What you say just don't matter
Just walk on by ...

[Solo]

You say that you love me, ain't that right?
So where were you all last night?
He he! That really don't matter
Just walk on by ...

So many years, I've been holding on
Now you don't want to say: "So long."
Well, you know I hate long good byes, so
Just walk on by ...

[final solo]

[footsteps as she leaves and shuts the door
thus closure to the song and the relationship]

... you know I hate long good byes.

:: Words and music copyright Rick Engler

Reflections

Just Walk On By

Just Walk On By (Original)

When Did We Lose Our Love

Somewhere I read that SoundCloud is the DIY of the music world.  Very true for most of us wannabe (famous) musicians.  For those who were lucky enough to spend years in an actual sound studio, maybe this is a slam dunk. For the rest of us, it's like being the Wright brothers before they fully understood science behind aerodynamics much less get a machine to fly.

I have learned a lot in 2018 thru 2019 while playing at small, local venues.  It's a lot easier to sit back in a "recording studio".  I do put that in quotes since, for me, this is just a couple of microphones connected to a DAW which is connected to a computer with some multi-track software and some free plugins to enhance the finished product.  I believe there are about 5 unique disciplines to learn which include: playing an instrument, singing, doing both together, using a microphone, connecting with the audience.  I have much more respect for stage performers now, especially solo artists. Now, if one adds the discipline of recording engineer, well then, you have a well rounded musical background. 

I do hope that you enjoy some of my tunes.  I'm always happy to hear from listeners who have something meaningful to share, even when it is not particularly flattering or in someway odd.  I'll even try to answer any questions you may have.  Remember that you are never too old nor too young to create and share your music and/or share your knowledge.

Just Walk On By (Original)

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