WHEN I CRADLE MYSELF

Straight To You.    2017.  Janine Levinson

song, vocals, piano - Janine Levinson
bass, guitar, synth, beats, dobro - Doug Grean @terpsichords
record, mix, produce - Doug Grean

If some silent surprise took you away,
What would I say?
With no angry goodbye
Just one satellite to cross the sky

If some worldly duress swallowed you up,
Would I be fine?
Or all unhappiness, 
Making a mess, wanting to die?

Make my love learn to fly in an arc in the sky

If time forced us apart, made us estranged, 
What of my heart? 
And whose words would I hear?
Whose salty tears would I regard?

If by whimsical trial your heart was jailed, 
While I stood by
Could thoughts move from my heart straight into yours? 
Would we survive? 
                                                                                                                            
Make my love learn to fly in an arc in the sky     

If one blink of the eye changed everything, 
What would it bring? 
Would we then cease to be, the sun cease to shine, darken and die?

Or would, with all said and done, a tiny light glow, 
And we come to find
Love, pure happiness, would it be bliss? 
Open and kind?

And my love it will fly in an arc in the sky     -Straight to you

Straight To You

WORLD CAN BE SO BEAUTIFULL... LIFE  COULD BE SO WONDERFULL... BUT SO MANY ACT AS A FOOL.....
Lyrics Vocals Mix > Special Cecilia

"How Wonderfulll is the Nature & all the living creatures
such Beautifull landscapes, arts & architectures 
There is Treasures all over the Earth 
and 
Life could be  so Beautifull
Life could be So Wonderfull
But So many act as a fool

Eyes they don't see, Ears they don't ears 

Oh Why oh Why I don't know why

So much people  they are go blind
they don't want see the light
prefering live with blinkers 

So much People they are go deaf
they are little minded
don't want ear the truth & the right
they tell & believe so much lies

Life could be  so Beautifull
Life could be So Wonderfull
But So many act as a fool

Heart they don't Love, Soul they don't Feel

Oh Why oh Why I don't know why

Some people seems so  heartless
they think they are the best
just look their own interest
don't care about the rest

Some people seems so Souless   
not living in the fullness
just living in the flesh

Life could be  so Beautifull
Life could be So Wonderfull
But So many act as a fool

Oh Why oh Why I don't know why.....

How Wonderfulll is the Nature & all the living creatures
such Beautifull landscapes, arts & architectures 
There is Treasures all over the Earth 
and 

Life could be  so Beautifull
Life could be So Wonderfull"

COULD BE SO WONDERFULL ...

Viewing His Subjects (Interlude)

Kings of Manguareo Present:
El Manguareo by Three Owls 
Music by: Régulo Tortolero and Dick Vestdijk (https://soundcloud.com/oorlab)
Lyrics by: Mark J Bennett 

Three Owls:
Régulo Tortolero: Bateria, Bajo, Cuatro, Maracas, Clave
Dick Vestdijk: Piano, Slide Guitar
Mark J Bennett: Lyrics and Lead and Backing Vocals
Recorded at NoHum Studio, El Limón - Venezuela and Oorlab Studio, Amersfoort - Netherlands, May 2018 and December 2019 and Edinburgh, UK January 2020.
Mixed by: R.T.
©® NoHum Records 2020 
All Rights Reserved

My very good friend Régulo (AKA https://soundcloud.com/kings-of-manguareo) in Venezuela asked me to write a lyric about 'El Manguareo', which means prevarication. I am very happy that he liked it as I was a bit nervous writing and singing in a very different genre. 
Photo of San Sebastian de La Gomera by Douglas Corrance (used with kind permission)

El Manguareo

Why would you do today, 
When you can put off ’til tomorrow?
You think that I’m being lazy, 
I’ve got all day, You’re just crazy
So why all the hurry,
Why do you scurry 
Around all the time?
This ain’t lethargy,
It’s my kind of energy

They call me 
‘El Manguareo’,
A sight to see
‘El Manguareo’

So what if I look rough?
My beard ain’t hurting anybody.  
Where is my need to put on a show,
When I’ve got nowhere at all to go?
Give me the incentive
I’ll be inventive,
Bang right on time.
Some motivation,
I’ll race to the station    

‘El Manguareo’

Why would you do today, 
When you can put off ’til tomorrow?
You think that I’m being lazy, 
I’ve got all day, You’re just crazy
So why all the hurry,
Why do you scurry 
Around all the time?
This ain’t lethargy,
It’s my kind of energy

Vocalese outro...

El Manguareo by Three Owls

Lonely

Lonely (Original Mix)

I CAN FLY
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2020
See Link for Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3MDfQ95BVQ

YOU TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME
THE SHORT WAY IT TAKES TO LONG
SOMETIMES YOU TRY TO FLY TO HIGH AWAY
MAY'BE YOU'LL FALL AGAIN SOMEDAY

YOU FIND THE WAY TO GO
THEN FALLING BACK TO EARTH
WHAT IF YOU FLY TO HIGH AND LOSE YOUR WAY
I PRAY ANOTHER DAY WILL COME
(chorus)
I CAN FLY
IT'S JUST A HEARTBEAT FROM THE GROUND
I CAN FLY HIGH HIGH  ONLY TAKES A LITTLE

WHERE HAS THE DAYLIGHT GONE
THE NIGHT LIFE IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD
AND WHEN THE SUN IT COMES YOU FALL AWAY
AND WHEN IT FALLS AGAIN YOU'LL SAY
(chorus)
I CAN FLY
IT'S JUST A HEARTBEAT FROM THE GROUND
I CAN FLY HIGH HIGH  ONLY TAKES A LITTLE
MAY'BE JUST A LITTLE
(break)
(chorus)
I CAN FLY
IT'S JUST A HEARTBEAT FROM THE GROUND
I CAN FLY HIGH HIGH  ONLY TAKES A LITTLE
MAY'BE JUST A LITTLE

ANOTHER WORLD

I CAN FLY

I CAN FLY (see info for video link)

Magdi Nabil - i don't Feel any more {Metal Power}-Party Buzz

I have a lot of faith that people can be strong enough to recognize where they have done (or are doing) harm and make sincere amends. I also believe that people have the power to heal and forgive wrong doings. It takes great strength to walk together through the fire of our pains and come out the other end holding hands, recognizing and honoring our differences while acknowledging and celebrating our similarities.  

May everyone get a chance to break bread together, enjoy some wine, and share some laughs. 

Thanks again to Calebass, Jon, and Janine for joining me together on a 3rd track. We make a great team! It was really fantastic to have Chris O and Belial Pelegrim finally join a track on my page. Chris O and Belial are two SoundCloud legends in my opinion. I am so grateful to be making music with all my favorite people. If only I had more time to make music with all of my favorites on the cloud. Who knows, maybe I do!

And massive thanks to Russ and the Chaos Cookhouse for baking my bread in their oven once again. If it wasn’t for them, I would only be serving balls of dough. 

Chris O: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/chris-okunbor
Belial Pelegrim: Aurals, Outro Drone, and Additional Percussion 
https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim
Calebass: Guitars and Song Art
https://soundcloud.com/calebass
Jon Lock: Bass
https://soundcloud.com/jon-lock-5
Janine Levinson: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson 
the Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, and Production
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com
Russell Sinfield: Mix, Master, and Wind Tamer 
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
The Chaos Cookhouse: Studio
https://chaoscookhouse.bandcamp.com

Lyrics:

A rising hurricane blowing out the old
I feel it’s heading my way
Yes, a rising hurricane, heading my way
A rising hurricane blowing out the old
I just feel it’s blowing this way

The wind blows wicked by my side of the street

It’s heading my way

You better blow that away

We hunkered down for the storm breaks 
Sat by the heath till our bones ached
Kept those embers burning for what’s at stake 
Canned those apples for a future bake 
When we can walk across the street 
And give a hand shake 
To our neighbors where the wind don’t take 
A life’s time just to make up for
Past time’s big mistakes  

Well rise-up hurricane and blow out the old
Trade them for a mighty dawn

The wind blows wicked by my side of the street

Push aside the night shades to break a deal
Trade them for a mighty dawn

Even though things still ain’t right
We got deep history still within sight
And at times things can be downright 
Enough to incite our outright 
Deepest ugliest version of contrite 
I still cling tight 
To that hope for that bright light 
That one day things will be made right 
But it ain’t gonna be if we just hang tight 
Word 

The wind blows wicked by my side of the street

A rising hurricane blowing out the old
I just feel, it’s a-heading our way
Push aside the night shades
Break another deal
Trade them for a mighty dawn

Chris O, Belial Pelegrim, Janine Levinson, Jon Lock, Calebass, Russ & CKP - Wind Blows Wicked

2019 collaboration with Gina Wood recovered from the dark archives. 

Synth: Gina Wood https://soundcloud.com/gina-wood-837506330
Piano, electronica, bass, percussion: Jan Schonander

With a Roman Catholic upbringing I learned that one should forgive 70 times 7 times. If you are wronged 491 times...

Unforgiven

Unforgiven | Gina Wood & TheGat(s)

Remix of the Natt Brus smash hit "A Case of Red Dog" https://soundcloud.com/natt_brus/a-case-of-red-dog?in=user-766619428/sets/the-natt-brus-collaboration

Drums, electric guitars- Monkey Blood Lowdown
Acoustic guitar, vocals, and synth- Nic
Bass guitar, electric guitars- Admiral Krank

A Case of Red Dub (With the Monomentals)

As the year draws ever closer to its inevitable end I wanted to showcase in this DJ mix some outstanding Forest/Night-Psy tracks of 2020 that I have not previously used in a set. It has been truly inspirational to see how these artists have continued to bloom creatively even in the face of profound adversity and change. This mix is dedicated to them.

And to my SoundCloud friends, a sincere thank you 🙏 for your amazing music, your continued support, and for listening. Together we are strong.

All tracks purchased from www.beatport.com, www.bandcamp.com, or provided directly by the artist/label.

Artwork by Thinklumi. artwoonz.com/digital-artist-thinklumi

Due to site limitations here there was not enough space to include all of the individual track buy links. Feel free to message me and I will send the full list of links.

Mixing decks used to perform this set was the Pioneer XDJ-XZ.

Setlist:

1. Nektarios - Life In The Country Side (Original Mix) Believe Lab
2 .Ninesense, Render - Unnatural (Original Mix) Reversible Records
3. Aram & Xed - Bubblerfield Feat. Aram (Original Mix) Patronus Records
4. Kythera - Edge Of Chaos (Original Mix) Dream Project Records
5. Soundscape - Same Tricks (Original Mix) Dream Project Records
6. Oxyflux, Shadow Shaman, Dribble - Where's my Lasso (Original Mix) Reversible Records
7. Cosmic Illusion, Cosmic Playground - Shamanic Quest (Original Mix) Brahmasutra Records
8. Gandhabba - Cosmic Laugh (Original Mix) Reversible Records
9. Fantazma - Memory Loss (Original Mix) Future Music Records
10. 3G1K - The Fuckening (Original Mix) Purple Hexagon Records
11. Elf De La Nooi, Kaliyuga - Elf De La Yuga (Original Mix) Timecode/Sangoma
12. As A Child - New Age (Original Mix) Samaa Records
13. Siloka - Xantia (Original Mix) Patronus Records
14. Caveman - Crumbling Soil (Original Mix) Purple Hexagon Records
15. Shenanigan - The Struggle (Original Mix) Digital Shamans Records
16. TreeCode - Fog Dimension (Original Mix) Future Music Records
17. Aum Shanti - Mind of Opportunities (Original Mix) Reversible Records
18. OxyFlux - In A World Of Nonsense (Original Mix) Protoned Music
19. La Marquise - Again (Original Mix) Transubtil Records
20. Ingrained Instincts - Atlantes (Original Mix) Timecode/Sangoma
21. Endeavour, Nukleall - Neural Graffiti (Original Mix) Blacklite Records
22. Siloka - Snack Bar (Original Mix) Sahman Records
23. Loom - PachaMama (Original Mix) Forestdelic Records
24. Slide, Shadow Shaman - Far Outta Town (Original Mix) Forestdelic Records
25. Dezzert, Siloka - Bewitched Swing (Original Mix) Sahman Records
26. Hydra-E - Clueless Phenomenon (Original Mix) Reversible Records
27. The Horrids - Space Builder (Original Mix) Timecode/Sangoma
28. Kusabi, Kythera - Virtual Genetics (Original Mix) Dream Project Records
29. Delirium Tremens - Deforestation (Original Mix) Dream Project Records
30. Act One & Fagin's Reject - Evil Lotion (Act One Remix) Digital Shamans Records
31. Futuro, UkaUka - Quantum Simulator (Original Mix) Timecode/Sangoma
32. Doom's - Metric System (Original Mix) Timecode/Sangoma

The Closing Chapter | 2020 Forest/Night-Psy Summary (3 Hour Set)

When Joey wrote out his Christmas list
Many years before The Ramones existed
He made a wish and to his surprise
Santa Claus appeared before his eyes

CHORUS
And Joey he went Hey! Hey! Hey!
And Santa Claus went Ho Ho Ho
And Joey gave out a Hey! Hey! Hey!
And both of them sang Hey Ho! Let's Go
It's Christmas
It's Christmas time

A leather jacket and some drain pipe jeans
Were on the list as well as other things
Santa had a sherry and Joey a mince pie
They rocked some Christmas carols well into the night

CHORUS

Joey unwrapped a mean pair of shades
The same pair that he wore for decades
One too many sherrys Santa's drunk as a skunk
Joey is a kid and Santa is a punk

CHORUS

When Joey Met Santa (Hey Ho!  Its Christmas)

Inner

I found direction in my bible, I find strength in God, this song is about chasing God and His Word in order to find a new way to look at life. 

Beat by King 80 Industries. 

I hope you enjoy.

Break The Cycle

I've just posted a youtube video to accompany this tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guBr4Kndez8
Cheers
Richard :)

On The Mend

Please welcome to join Syntaleta community on www.patreon.com/syntaleta
Remastered by Houman (https://soundcloud.com/houmans)

Winter Came Suddenly

LYRICS BELOW
Here's a song inspired by the coronavirus pandemic (but it's upbeat and hopeful). Big thanks to Ben Lokuta, who recorded the drums remotely. Ben is an amazing young drummer currently studying at Berklee College of Music and the drummer for Distant Cuzins. I played gigs with Ben all last year, including at Summerfest in Milwaukee. Ben plays a huge drum set with two kicks, so mixing was a bit of a challenge! I told Ben to let loose in the last verse, and he really came through.
All four guitars I play in this song are Gretsches--hollowbody or semi-hollow--all with different pickups:
Gretsch 5422T with Filtertrons
Gretsch 5622T with Super HiLo trons
Gretsch 2622TG with P90s
Gretsch 2420 with Broadtrons
...so this is definitely a Gretsch song!

        Take a Minute
............Words & Music by Timothy Walsh
You say you can’t go the distance, put up too much resistance,
even though I’m telling you that I’ll be there for you.

No, I don’t even want to hear it.   No time to check out though we fear it.
The sea’s about to swallow up this human world we know.

Chorus

You’re watching all your screens.  Never get outside.
Stand among the trees.
You’re always stuck inside like a person who’s confined
never walking in the breeze.

You say the clock is ticking—watch as the whole world is sickening.
I just say that you have got to think beyond us two.

So roll up your sleeves and pitch in—no use just always bitching.
You have got to use your life and stand up for what’s true.

Words & music by Timothy Walsh
Vocals, guitars, bass: Timothy Walsh
Drums: Ben Lokuta
Recorded and mixed by Timothy Walsh at Yew Tree Studios (that is, a tiny upstairs room in my house nestled amid century-old yew trees)

Take a Minute

Download

Take A Minute (with Ben Lokuta)

Happy to present my new collaboration with Ian Greaves
Vocals and Verses: 
IPG1 - Ian Greaves
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/taking-it-back-vocals-95-bpm
Lillithe:
Music, Arrangement, Mix and Mastering
VERSES:
Been to Venus and Saturn --------now I've returned 
to set the beats on fire ----------so let the fire burn 
this is IPG1 -----------Spark a fire ------first phase-------was the
Beat and the lyrics-----------now here— comes the blaze
When hip-hop went sideways ----------I brought it all back
The styles --------I displayed --------as I put it --------back on track
Don't be afraid ----------------- IPG1 is back
Taking it back...
Verse
Kicking ass with rhythm patterns------- until now-unknown
I'm light years ahead---- like another-time zone 
More than you can handle-----in another-rhyme zone
Thought I was done ----- not till--your minds blown
This is how I do it---------------not being conceited
A cosmic contingency------------mission completed
I rock reality---------------------phonies defeated
Hungry for HipHop--------------automatically repeated
Chorus
Ain't no sense------- in being ----------so damn formal 
I'm incognito--------- so --------------let's rock normal 
this is IPG1------on the inside track
traveling through time ------------taking --hip-hop back
Verse
Check the rhymes---- the style --------and------- the literature 
as the Rhythm evolves ---------you'll see the spirit is pure
I'm going to rock the beats -----------like never before 
And when I'm done -----------you'll be waiting for more
traveling through time ---------could be a blast from the past
present or future-------but built to last
now as the beat hits ----------it knock you out your daze
remember the beat------------- was just first phase 
Riding The beats ---------with a hip-hop groove 
now I'm rocking normal -------------I just can't lose
taking it back...
I Stay alert --------and always at the ready----
don't mean I'm dangerous -----just means I'm deadly------
There'll be casualties---as a matter of fact
Person---ally ----------I can guarantee that
Cause I rock reality---------- phonies-----------defeated
Total calamity---------------------My patience depleted
Empowered by the beat -----------raining down defeat 
so cry me a River ---------------cause I'm here to deliver 
another verse -----------------to make you shiver
Taking it back...
Verse
Ain't no sense------- in being ----------so damn formal 
I'm incognito--------- so --------------let's rock normal 
this is IPG1------on the inside track
traveling through time ------------taking --hip-hop back
thought it was over ------------hell----no ------------------I'm back
Run it through your headphones ----------and add it to that stack
of tracks --------you have --------that hit like crack
then eliminate ---------------------------------all that other crap ------
they had the nerves------------ to calling rap
replay it again -------------Because this jam----- is packed
Verse
Ain't no sense------- in being ----------so damn formal 
I'm incognito--------- so --------------let's rock normal 
this is IPG1------on the inside track
traveling through time ------------taking --hip-hop back
thought it was over ------------hell----no ------------------I'm back
Run it through your headphones ----------and add it to that stack
of tracks --------you have --------that hit like crack
then eliminate ---------------------------------all that other crap ------
they had the nerves------------ to calling rap
replay it again -------------cause this jam----- is packed

Copyright © 2014

IPG1LouLevel One UpVocals

Taking It Back feat. IPG1

Distance has taken on new meanings.  For all the old meanings and the new…

UPDATE:  This was written a year ago, thinking of all the people who will be distanced during the Holidays.  In many parts of the world, the situation has returned to this again.  Thinking of all of you...
 - Thom 12/8/21

Image: Copyright: fucsiya

The Distance Between Us

Track shows a very delicate theme and a quite hard-riffed part, both alternating and finally flowing up to an endless symphonic dream (words are half a poem I wrote previously (not these, but lyrics below)).

Letra  /  Translated lyrics:

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)  /  Don’t you wake up (Only a dream)

No... despierta... no... no despiertes  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up
no, cuidado... no despiertes, na na na na na...  /  no, take care ... don’t you wake up, na na na na na…
... despierta al fin y date cuenta  /  ... wake up at last and realize
de que todo ha sido un sueño, na na na na na...  /  everything has been a dream, na na na na na...

Una vez más, nervios y resentimiento,  /  Once again, nerves and resentment,
todo en mi vida es sueño, sólo ha sido eso.  /  everything in my life is a dream, it has only been so.

Y de nuevo, con el tiempo,  /  And again, with time,
incubando un nuevo sueño,  /  incubating a new dream,
me voy hundiendo en mis propios brazos,  /  I am sinking in my own arms,
me acuno, me canto y me voy acostumbrando...  /  cradle myself, sing to myself and get used...

Otro escenario, otros personajes,  /  Another stage, other characters,
la misma historia, na na na na na...  /  the same story, na na na na na...
que durará un día, un milenio,  /  which will last one day, a millenium,
toda mi vida, na na na na na...  /  all my life, na na na na na...

Pero sin duda vendrán a despertarme  /  But undoubtedly the laughs of people
las risas de la gente, alguna tarde.  /  will come to wake me up, any evening.

Y entonces, con miedo...  /  And then, fearfully...

No... despierta… no… no despiertes (…)  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up (…)

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)

New site after E-Ruizzo: https://soundcloud.com/esemanolain-ruizzo

Many thanks to Alex https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling
and Richal https://soundcloud.com/rickitansky for their fantastic pics !!

WHEN I CRADLE MYSELF

RUIZZOIDMAN