Unreal Facades

Cast of Characters:
E Ruizzo-- https://soundcloud.com/ruizzoidman21centurions --Manuel-- composition, lyrics, Squier Stratocaster electric guitar, vocals, mix, and production
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- piano, accordion, and horn
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Jose Ramirez nylon stringed flamenco style guitar, and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums, percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – four string Fender Precision Bass bass

This song began all the way back when Manuel was 16 and found love that summer with a girl named Carmen. He remembered her, though, and wrote this song about her all these years later. The title of the song means "Your name has the song," and the lyrics spell out the girl's charms using the letters of her name. Check out the lyrics and the translation below. 
  Using that inspiration, Manuel came up with the song structure and the vocal melodies to a rudimentary drum track with his electric guitar. He then asked Josh if the group would be interested in taking it on. Josh, never being one to refuse a challenging piece of music, and always on the lookout for interesting musicians with whom to collaborate, accepted his kind offer and created a project for the rest of the Eclectic Collecitve to join. He started the whole thing off by adding his bass, to which Ken added his innovative drums, to which Josh redid his bass, as is the typical process in the EC.
  Next up was JJ, who you'd think he'd grown up with Spanish music the way he added the horns, accordion, and piano. Then Stephen stepped in and added his psychedelic and intricate acoustic guitar to the stew. 
  It was all done, except for the mix at this point. Manuel did the honors, and did it very expertly. Stephen mastered it to give it more volume and dynamism, too, as he always does. 
  This was the first, but we hope not the last, time the EC has collaborated with Manuel, although we're all fans of the incredible music on his page. He was a true delight to work with, giving honest, encouraging feedback and helping us shape his song to meet his vision. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Original lyrics by E Ruizzo:

TU NOMBRE TIENE LA CANCIÓN  /  YOUR NAME HAS THE SONG

Qué es una lágrima en el desierto?  /  What is a tear in the desert?
Cae sin ruido, se evapora y se olvida.  /  It falls without noise, evaporates and is forgotten.
No tiene tiempo de brillar, su vida  /  It has no time to shine, its life
es corta y su camino tan incierto…  /  is short and its path so uncertain...

Ce del calor del desierto y su sol,  /  ‘C’ for the heat of the desert and its sun,
a del adiós por el que lloré tanto;  /  ‘a’ for the farewell for which I cried so much;
erre del río que forma mi llanto;  /  ‘r’ for the river formed by my crying;
eme de miedo, de magia y de amor.  /  ‘m’ for fear, for magic and for love.

E de esperanza, de espacio rosado,  /  ‘E’ for hope, for pink space,
de espina clavada, de suelta emoción;  /  for stuck thorn, for loose emotion;
ene de noche de un tiempo pasado.  /  ‘n’ for night of a past time.

Carmen, tu nombre tiene la canción  /  Carmen, your name has the song
de todo aquello que has significado:  /  of all that you have meant:
Carmen de luz, de sonrisa y de adiós.  /  Carmen of light, of smile and of goodbye.

Tu Nombre Tiene La Canción (with The Eclectic Collective)

Hi friends i want to say have a nice time! I'm on holidays for 3 weeks now in Austria! So no new stuff from me for this time...I try to catch up your works from there. The new page 21 will be born when i come back from the mountains...

FAREWELL FOR A SHORT TIME excerpt

RiZLiX - Stream Of Light

Cover art created with https://www.canva.com/

RiZLiX - Combination

My Endorphins Are Smilin' How 'Bout You? (A Love Song-sorta!)

Blue Crumble

Way overdue for something new but I've been living in exile without the usual, albeit modest, setup I'm used to. So this might be pretty rough. And it's full of the usual horror at political realities and way full of schmaltzy velveeta. 

Guitarist note:  I don't have amps at present and was struggling to find a decent direct sound. There is a *free* VST plugin by Neural Amp DSP and online libraries of tone prints, also free, that came to the rescue. Highly recommended.

it's alright for you as long as it's alright
you don't mind what they do in the broad daylight

it never could be you

but you don't see the way you're blinded
they'll never drag you down to the places meant for those

do you feel the color of your soul
when you live with love suspended hiding in a hole
the moment is yours but you don't believe 
you won't believe what lies there ripening 
growing in your mind without you knowing

now it could be you

and as you feel the weight of the binding
you know they're dragging you down to the places meant for those

to liberate the light of every heart and mind
you can say it never paying any price

there's a little part of everyone that knows 
we're only playing separate lives 
till true faith arrives

if there's every gonna be a change 
let it start right here

you know it could be you

It Could Be You

QUEST WARLOCK

My friend Andrew Lakes and I created the first version of the 7vibes challenge. 
Here's the result of such a hard music production week, hope u enjoy!

7VibesChallenge Rules:

- Be open-minded and “crazy” if needed, push your creativity to the next level.
- Each day of the 7DC runs from 8 a.m. to 5 a.m. of the following day.
- You may complete a challenge the following day, but only once during the week.
- Every track must be at least 3 minutes long. The longest a song can last is 5:00.
- On one day of your choice, you must compose outside.
- Record yourself as proof that the challenge is properly completed.
- You can't listen to the other artist's tracks until the day of the meeting
- Allow AI for lyrics but not for the arrangement and the ideas
- 1 Music video ( you choose the song and the day)
- Most important: Have fun ;)

Schedule:

Day 1 (10 pushups)
1 track
Mood: extreme happiness
Write midi notes & automations only with the pencil tool.
Andrew Lakes must sing on his track.

Day 2 (10 squats)
1 track
Mood: angriness - Breakbeat.
Range (120-145bm)
MICK E must sing chorally on his track.

Day 3 (5 burpees)
1 track
Mood: sadness - compose on 1 speaker, everythinug’s mono.
1 track
Mood: sadness - very dynamic challenge, stereo.
Range ( free) maximum 300bpm

Day 4 (running 3 km)
1 track
Mood: chillness - Dubstep/DnB 170-190 bpm (not liquid but solid)
1 remix (any style) of one of these:
- Stolen dance (Milky Chance)
- Beautiful (Kygo)
- Fade into darkness (Avicii)

Day 5 (plank 20sec)
3 tracks
Mood: depressed
Theme 1: Love
Theme 2: Mental
Theme 3: Contemplative (find an object)
Splice’s samples are forbidden.
Range tracks ( 80bpm-190bpm)

Day 6 (bike 10km)
1 track
Mood autoducks
Challenge between members of autoducks
Range ( Autobpm)

Day 7 (skating)
1 track
In the other’s style
(BONUS) 1 track stock music: tech-house, afro house, techno, mainstream.
Range stock ( stay in the mainstream bpm of genre) Afro-house (120-128) Tech house(120-130) Techno(145-160)

Day 8
Projects review and feedback

Day_6_Autoquack

Bastard Mustard (FunkyTekno - 175bpm)

Welcome to my SoundCloud!
Here to make meaningful connections through music.

Peace.

Dan