Lyrics

Settle down you're not to blame
Your bleeding heart will beat again
Little girl you're still alive
Hold out for hope it will arrive
Its pounding your heart is racing
I feel it as I hold on tight to you
Little girl hold my hand
They wont take you away

I will be here for you 

Baby girl it's not your fault
You keep searching but there's no love for money
Settle down we can solve this problem
You can make it through the night 'til the morning
When the earth the moon they spin around
And the hiding sun just can't be found
Just close your eyes and settle down
When the rain hits hard and fills the sky
And the pain it churns until you cry
Don't give up hope just settle down

Settle down hope will be found
Settle down You're safe and sound

I will be here for you

Settle Down

This is my first orchestrated composition, based on my piano version of "Le Lac Cristallin".

Le Lac Cristallin (orchestral version)

Summer Haze

For sporting reasons, the Akai EWI Solo is recorded in one go and not reworked ;-)
Photo by Yomex Owo on unsplash, (Location: Liverpool)
"Imagine Peace" ... A revolutionary idea on closer inspection.
Video 11.02.2024 https://youtu.be/B4J0DcmEGzQ?si=TmHJluRor5e7wDOa

Imagine ...

THE SAD CORONATION 👸
 
There was a King Milesint, 
Of whom I will tell you: 
He assassinated his brother's child, 
Wanted to wear the crown himself. 
The coronation was celebrated with pomp 
At Liffey Castle. 
O Ireland! Ireland! were you so blind? 

The king sits at midnight 
In the empty marble hall, 
Looks astray at all the new splendor, 
As if drunk with the feast; 
He speaks to his son: 
"Once more bring the crown! 
But look, who has opened the gates?"

Then comes a strange play of the dead, 
A procession with silent footsteps, 
Hooded guests great and many, 
A crown sways in the midst; 
It pushes through the gate 
With whispers without words; 
The king, he is so spiritually dizzy. 

And from the black crowd looks 
A child with a fresh wound; 
He smiles with dying pain and nods, 
He makes the rounds in the hall, 
He paces to the throne, 
He hands a crown 
To the king, whose heart is deeply shocked. 

Thereupon the procession swept away, 
Intoxicated by the morning air, 
The candles flicker whimsically, 
The moon at the window listens; 
The son with fear and silence 
To his father would lean, - 
He leans over a corpse.

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Die traurige Krönung 
 
Es war ein König Milesint, 
Von dem will ich euch sagen: 
Der meuchelte sein Bruderskind, 
Wollte selbst die Krone tragen. 
Die Krönung ward mit Prangen 
Auf Liffey-Schloß begangen. 
O Irland! Irland! warest du so blind? 

Der König sitzt um Mitternacht 
Im leeren Marmorsaale, 
Sieht irr in all die neue Pracht, 
Wie trunken von dem Mahle; 
Er spricht zu seinem Sohne: 
"Noch einmal bring die Krone! 
Doch schau, wer hat die Pforten aufgemacht?"

Da kommt ein seltsam Totenspiel, 
Ein Zug mit leisen Tritten, 
Vermummte Gäste groß und viel, 
Eine Krone schwankt inmitten; 
Es drängt sich durch die Pforte 
Mit Flüstern ohne Worte; 
Dem Könige, dem wird so geisterschwül. 

Und aus der schwarzen Menge blickt 
Ein Kind mit frischer Wunde; 
Es lächelt sterbensweh und nickt, 
Es macht im Saal die Runde, 
Es trippelt zu dem Throne, 
Es reichet eine Krone 
Dem Könige, des Herze tief erschrickt. 

Darauf der Zug von dannen strich, 
Von Morgenluft berauschet, 
Die Kerzen flackern wunderlich, 
Der Mond am Fenster lauschet; 
Der Sohn mit Angst und Schweigen 
Zum Vater tät sich neigen, – 
Er neiget über eine Leiche sich.

𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝑀ö𝓇𝒾𝓀𝑒 (1804 - 1875), 𝒹𝑒𝓊𝓉𝓈𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝐸𝓇𝓏ä𝒽𝓁𝑒𝓇, 𝐿𝓎𝓇𝒾𝓀𝑒𝓇 𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝒟𝒾𝒸𝒽𝓉𝑒𝓇

par interim

Gourmet Love (copyright 2022-James Eoppolo)
 
Bring it over here don't leave it on the shelf
It's better when you share it, don't keep it to yourself
Only gonna spoil if you decide to make me wait
Every day gets closer to the expiration date

Bring on your gourmet love, bring on your gourmet love
A perfect presentation, more than a cut above
Bring on your gourmet love
 
Fill my plate with flavor add your secret spice
Don't even have to measure don't have to be precise 
No doubt what you're preparing wins 5 stars out of 5
Bound to make this hungry man so glad to be alive

Reflected in the wine glass, candles gently dance
An appetizing prelude to an evening of romance
The way you serve me baby, can't learn that in some school
Lookin' at your menu I ain't never gettin' full

Gourmet Love

Colder

Here it is! A highlight reel of Eclectic Collective's greatest moments in the year 2023. This medley includes short interviews with group members, interspersed with their music. Special thanks to Jeff (StonerJazz) for hosting the Q&A, and to J.J. for assembling the medley. 

The Eclectic Collective (EC) is a very loose band of musicians who collaborate over the internet and communicate via email only. I'm honoured to have worked with the EC on a few songs, and look forward to playing with them again soon! Hope you enjoy listening!

CAST OF CHARACTERS (including interview start times):
Hosted by: StonerJazz on.soundcloud.com/6qwFQ
(1:32)    J.J. Terrell - keys, synth, organ on.soundcloud.com/ivM1E
(4:30)   Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary) - bass, lap slide guitar @josh-clary-1
(7:03)    K2 and the Three - drums, percussion @k2andthe3
(9:02)    Llanpsych - guitar, effects on.soundcloud.com/xehCe
(11:06)  TexMex Shaman - guitar, effects @texmex-shaman
(18:20)  MisterMark - piano, synth strings, vocals, effects on.soundcloud.com/qMWgp

Not interviewed in this piece, but a big thank you from all of us goes to:
Artur of Surfers Like Us @user-411502040
Mysterious Decibel @themysteriousDecibel
Steve of Steve’s Planet @Steve-Vervaet
Chris Maness @user-419254289-15129531

No animals were harmed in the making of this medley. ;)

(logo design my MisterMark)

Eclectic Collective Rockumentary - 'Bits of Hits'

Never lose hope (NEW)

Sometimes we take lonely walks in our minds as we try to understand what we did that made our life go down different paths. Most of my music borders on the melancholy feelings we have bottled up. For me, my music helps me make sense of those feelings. Almost all of my music represents something I am writing, most often the book I am working on, "Inside The Forbidden Outside", inside the journey of the psychological effects of solitary confinement. We are often subject to that whether inside a prison or not.

Recording music for it and making music videos has made this a time consuming project as it goes through edits.

You can read some of the chapters at http;//mynameisjamie.net

**Image by Stephan Keller at pixabay.com

Inside The Forbidden Outside

Walking The Halls of My Mind

Vanilla violet

Minimal/contemporary improvising, playing piano and sax, electronics. Combining acoustic and electronic approaches. Working with poetry, theatre, soundtracks.

Colder

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