method: There was this poem I'd written. I asked Jeff (stonerjazz) whether he knew what it sounded like. Jeff returned a full-blown, elaborate acoustic ballad.  Mesmerizing! Just for fun and contrast , I weaved in some shoegaze. This is this song. Headphones are recommended. Thank you, https://soundcloud.com/user-911083679 !
narration: Basically, this is a second part to Vinyl Ventriloquist ("people are busy / completing first lines / ...."). People of similar age and interest will hear some allusions and few quotations. The working title 'amrita' refers to the Indian legend alluded to in the last verse. That milkmaid entered the poem via an idiom in my native language: Milchmädchenrechnung. 

poem / copyright jo richter:

the milkman who used to collect
and replace empty jars
a figment of folklore now
of pageants and rural farce

streamed into raw senses
tuned in to see to forget
there is nowhere to head to now
but right into your head

far away, some milkmaid counts
her hoard of subscription fees
to gather gem regalia
that match the icy queen‘s

and all around the watchtower
wild weeds rise and bloom
swirls of living, breathing colour
where feral painters roam

the mountain king bequeathes
fluid shards of liquid glass
to his river daughters
lunatics dwell on the grass

and orpheus, oh orpheus
sings and plays the lyre
while a tribe of nanobots
dances round the fire

out of their caves, a race
of intrepid homunculi swarm
to join the merry carnival
to feel the bliss, to risk the harm

milky oceans churned by gods
give birth to shapes and sounds
while mythical milkmen undetered
still make their morning rounds

Leave of absence - with stonerjazz

This song Began as a very Nice progressive/swing  tune titled "A Mood of Two" created by the Furico music Team and one of my favorites of theirs, several years ago-- Teth Sin (Mick) decided to do a collab/remix and asked me to supply some lyrics--i had some in the can from a song Called "Beloved Sisters of the storm" 
So Mick Masterfully put this Beautiful Progessive Swing tune together with all of us and honored me by naming it after lyrics in the Song--and has graciously allowed me to release it on my Page though It got major play, just in case you missed this brilliant tune, here it is--Cheers:)

lyrics

i don't think i'm going home, this thing won't leave me alone..I've got fragments of the sun and moon imbedded in the core of my cerebral stem.. and of course there is that key That's allegedly buried in this pile of sacred rocks in space that supposedly unlocks the gate that holds the dog and holds the bone and blocks the path that takes me home.

Check yourself, what are you feeling at the present moment..Some times i can feel the giant moving slightly in it's sleep.. just like Vishnu dreaming high in the mountain valleys of the mighty Himalayas.

The tiny silver thread, transcendent of the reckless life we led, A raging river way down below. The moment when you finally realize it's finally time to go..
oh beloved sister's of the Storm, thank you for appearing in your human form

what could i do, what could i say, i guess i thought that i was on my way to another nervous breakdown..The taste of life so sweet upon our tongues, We were Gods when we were young...

The Mighty Himalayas-with Teth Sin & The Furico Music Team

Conehead

at sunset
autumn video:
https://youtu.be/H6hEqQ_hQxs

закатилось солнце ясное

Step Inside

Dream # 3 (Minimalism Study)

In the evening, I often take a seat at the piano and give free rein to my improvisation. Luckily, I took a picture this time and I'm happy to share it with you.

Am Abend nehme ich häufig am Klavier Platz und lasse meiner Improvisation freien Lauf. Glücklicherweise habe ich diesmal eine Aufnahme gemacht und freue mich, diese mit euch zu teilen.



Piano Improvisation in Cis

Christmas is coming! Merry Christmas to everyone...

This one is quite short, so I believe it's best enjoyed inside the Natal palylist (https://soundcloud.com/jfcpetruscastrus/sets/natal)

Dorme, Jesus menino.
Hoje não tens das multidões o louvor.
Só tens uma estrelinha, 
os teus bons pais
e muito amor.
Dorme, Jesus menino...

Dorme Jesus Menino

We will withstand!

2025-03-18

rays of light

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Title: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: IV. Polichinelle
Composed: 1892
Performer: Justin Towson – piano

Rachmaninoff - Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: IV. Polichinelle

Curly Compositions from a German Composer.

We will withstand!

Robert Knote