Hey Ron man, I'm so glad Dave brought you into the fold on this one. Your synth part at the beginning is really vital to the overall sound. It's been great getting to know you some, too, brother. Great work here, with everyone else, too.

Hi Ron, thanks for joining us on this collaboration. Your synth work in this is fantastic, and important. The opening bend you added to the song really sets the tone for everything else to come. Great work!

It was nice meeting you and playing music with You Ron!! Really enjoy your solo works as well!

Hey Ron, sorry I've been so slow and out of touch in the comments department (both in emails, and on Soundcloud).  What a trip for me just being allowed to ride on the coattails of what y'all are doing on this one man. David sure served up a brilliant tune to work with, and tbh, I was intimidated to add anything, and I originally had in mind some atmospheric synth stuff, but what you did really fits so well and adds a lot! But I feel honoured to have contributed a little percussion seasoning to the mix. :)

Ron!! Thank you for the opportunity to record with you and Dave and everyone!! Hauntingly mesmerizing!! Here’s to another!!!💎💎💎🙏🙏🙏

A great EC collab.  Great exotic/rock track!

En souvenir d'un bon vieux piano carré (1905-2020) !
(1905-2020) !

In memory of a good old square piano (1905-2020)!

Piano Style Libre – Free Style No 6

Thanks to @r-u-r-pl and his quality control.
REAPER + vst + M-Audio Keystation MINI32
Art:
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) - screenshot from my past.
NEED FOR SPEED is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc.

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco

Autumn Tears

Are We There Yet

Heavy Horns 145 BPM

Bringing back a song I wrote nearly seven years ago. The American soul -- we like to tell lots of good stories about ourselves. Here's one that's not so good -- the account of the Moore's Ford Lynchings, in which a Black WWII veteran and his pregnant wife were murdered. No one was ever convicted of the crimes. How much of this same cruel spirit is still with us now?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_Ford_lynchings

there’s a tree in Georgia that never should have grown
it held the bodies upright they were tied with rope

I will be redeemed I will sing and shout
I will be restored just not now

Mae Murray was  twenty four heavy with a child
when her head had fallen down they cut the baby out

forty legs that walked away forty eyes that saw
twenty souls that never said a word to the Georgia law

1997 fifty years had gone 
someone came to find the place and mark the dead with stones

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I Will Be Redeemed

You can be yourself if you know who you are
but you gotta know people too
all types of people

and you gotta learn how to stay true to yourself
around all different kinds of people

and you gotta do what you gotta do 
to stay true and be you.

You gotta breathe. 
You gotta be brave
and you gotta be yourself. 

You and only you can be you
so be you and be yourself
for everyone and for yourself
and everything will be alright.
So be yourself and be yourself. 
There's no one else that you can be.

Be Yourself

Cast of Characters:

David Marconi — @david-marconi-917184705 — electric guitar, bass, foundation synth plus midi percussion and assorted traditional voices, production, mix, and composition
Elpiverse — @elpiverse — Elpi -- vocals, vocal composition and production
Ron Lewis — @ron-lewis-779503933 — synth 
TexMex Shaman --  @texmex-shaman –Stephen– sitar and mastering
Mistermark – @user-432503709 – Mark – talking drum
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- synth flute and ambient synth
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 5-string fretless bass
AliasZen (Elpi's husband) — artwork (created with the help of AI)


This song began with David, who wrote it on the guitar, synth, and bass over a programmed beat he created. He and Josh met more than two months ago and decided to do a collaboration, based on mutual enjoyment of and respect for each other's music. Dave had this song pretty much fleshed out, although it was still a skeleton when he offered it to Josh, who, of course, got the rest of the Eclectic Collective involved. 

  Dave asked us all to compose our own parts for the song, so we all got to work right away doing that. We all realized that the first order of business would be to get a real beat on this, so Ken accomplished that task with some dynamic, Eastern inspired drums and percussion, which he plays throughout the song. JJ then stepped in and added his best eastern flute magic. Stephen was next with the perfect-vibe sitar you hear in the first two sections. 

  Josh came next to add his five-string fretless bass to the mix, augmenting David's high, staccato bass with his deep, low tone bass. Then, for the third section, where David's Gilmore-esque guitar solo resides, Josh drops out, allowing for Dave's awesome bass playing in that section. However, Josh does come in again towards the end, in the final section, too. Also, in that section, Tez dropped an augmented, harmonic, electric fire, complementary guitar part. Then, David's frequent collaborator and friend Ron added some well blended, ethereal synth to the first section, too.

  Once we had the instrumental parts pretty much laid down, we began to discuss getting a woman to sing on this, as David was inspired by The Great Gig in the Sky, by Pink Floyd, and we all agreed. Who we found to do it actually blew all of our minds. JJ, being familiar with her music, contacted Elpi first, and we were all lucky enough that she agreed to do it. Having heard Mediterranean music all her life in Greece, she tapped into what her husband said were her "ancient Greek roots," for her spectacular vocal performance. She finds all the modal notes and places them perfectly throughout her sections. 

  But before we were done, Mark came through with some really striking talking drum parts in the first two sections, too. Once we had everything in the can, David took over, both with some masterful editing and production, and with the balanced, dynamic mix. The mix was a formidable task, but he did it with considerable skill, also taking everyone's opinions into account, which is a talent in and of itself. When he was done with the mix, he turned it over to Stephen for the mastering, which the latter did to everyone's satisfaction, as always.

  This is the first song the Eclectic Collective has done with David, Elpi, and Ron, and we all hope it's the first of many, as we welcome them into the EC family. They all have some wonderful music on their pages, too, so do yourself a favor and check out all of them, as well. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.

The Siege : by David Marconi featuring Elpiverse, Ron Lewis & The Eclectic Collective

gravity ., vol- 3-

Well, I made my bed in roses
But I didn't find the comfort I need

In a world of greed and impatience ohh
I love you but are you what I need
Slowly taking away the well in my eyes
But don't be surprised

I covered the room in posies
But nothing seems to be what you need 

415. made my bed in roses (harding).mp3

Traversing Wormholes in Time

Some cool tracks for your DnD campaigns, I'll be doing a lot more of this in the next few years, emphasizing pieces that offer utility for gameplay :)

The Siege : by David Marconi featuring Elpiverse, Ron Lewis & The Eclectic Collective

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