I got all wavy in my studio and built this dark blues track - it became an exercise in melancholia..

EDIT: I cleaned up the mix a bit, but I cannot replace the current file until the next subscription cycle. The cleaner mix can be found here: https://www.reverbnation.com/totemspectre/song/33950391-slipping

lyrics:

While I stand looking over the water
In the dark
With a handful of thoughts slipping
Into the dark

Faces from the present
From the past
Times now felt much deeper than then
Way back when

Make it count
Every moment
If even just a handful of thoughts
Slipping into the dark
Make it count
Every moment

Smell the roses
Touch your hair
Kiss your skin
For a handful of thoughts
Slipping
Into the dark
Much deeper then

Slipping

Out of the Box May 2023
Thank You Very Much for Listening...
More Sonic Adventures to Enjoy with Boxy @boxy-683069948

Close The Lid

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0aj2MbHyKQ

Brian Butts - Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboard, Master Mix https://soundcloud.com/brian-butts-565934842
Cosmic Keanu - Vocals, Lyrics

Upon The Rock

Won’t stop, keep building up,
Until we reach the top 

And when the rain comes 
Falling down,
What was built on sand
Crashes to the ground

Everything we cling to
Will wash away
The only thing 
left standing 
is built upon 
the rock

The only thing that we can trust,
Is what's built upon the rock

And when the wind beats
upon the house,
What was built on sand,
Scatters across the land

Everything we cling to
Will blow away
The only thing left
standing is
built upon 
the rock

All else we seek is 
idle vanity
Everything else
will disappear
Eventually

Video

Upon The Rock (Brian Butts & Cosmic Keanu) VIDEO AVAILABLE

Entropy Will Wait

Steve sent this amazing song to me… He is singing both parts and playing rhythm acoustic…I recorded drums and percussion…sent to Josh( Entheogenic Psychonaught.. he added fretless bass… then Tez(Llanpsych) added rocking fills… then JJ Terrell added organ and keys and triangle…finally some awesome spacey wah gtr by Chris Maness(CgManess)… Chris also mixed it spectacularly , with some backward tracks…enjoy the sounds of summertime!!!

Romance-Eclectic Collective

Music, lyrics, vocal & ac. guitar : Grave
Other instrumefnts & mix : PJ Project

Possible Impossibly W/ Grave

Number 19

Return of the Trickster


Ridiculously dressed up, here he comes.
The children look at him askance.
He shows up when the world is in a mess.
In other words, nothing fragile happens.

Return of the Trickster.
No one wanted it to happen, but.

All of its statements are revolutionary and desperate.
You see what I mean?
People get confused and start running in the wrong direction.

Return of the Trickster.
Give me back my peaceful days.

Not only my house, but everything in the world needs maintenance.
We should stop and think about what we really need to do.

That's the kind of trick that makes doves pop out of silk hats.
There have been and will be others like him.
Unfortunately, history repeats itself.

Return of the Trickster.
No one wanted it to happen, but.

Return of the Trickster.
Give me back my peaceful days.

Return of the Trickster

Cast of characters:
Steve's Planet--@steve-vervaet—Steve—acustic guitar, vocals, lyrics, composition/arrangement
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman–Stephen–electric guitar, production, and mix
J.J. Terrell--@j-j-terrell—JJ—organ
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara–Ken–drums, percussion, and low vocal harmony
Llanpsych–@llanpsych–Tez–electric guitar 
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–Fender precision bass  

This song began as an acoustic guitar and vocals stem written and performed by Steve. He sent it to Josh, who added the undulating staccato bass line, with the help of Ken's always well-suited drums. They went back and forth a couple of times, as is their process, until it clicked. Tez added some really dynamic leads and fills throughout, and Stephen filled in the rest of the electric guitar in a Keith/Ronnie kind of way, which is very tasteful. JJ then added some perfectly complimentary organ. Finally, Ken pleasantly surprised us with the low vocal harmonies. 
  Stephen also mixed and produced this one for us. He's brilliant behind the board, and we're lucky to have him aboard. This one came together in a matter of a relatively short period of a fortnight, which is rare for the Eclectic Collective. But, when something is hot and already put together, it comes quickly. We all hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
Lyrics:

Fallin’
Wandering aimless
Couldn’t shoot straight
No ability
Not much to say
There was no sign of me
Good times, bad times
Leaving out the sad times
Easily
That’s what they’re telling me
Mend or break
Looking over rooftops
Coming to a full stop
Suddenly
On a sad height
Raging endlessly
Breakline, beeline
Picking up the freeline
Easily
Follow my way
Leavin’ the fast lane
My- My mind is fallin’
When I think about, losing out
There’s no doubt, you started fallin’ x2
And I – I’ve been going my way
One more time, only today 2x
My- My mind is fallin’
When I think about, losing out
There’s no doubt, you started fallin’ x2

Fallin' - The Eclectic Collective

Nadia Selvaggi, Voice & Piano
William Blake's 'London' set to an old English melody.

London (1794)
by William Blake
I wander thro' each charter'd street,
Near where the charter'd Thames does flow.
And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

In every cry of every Man,
In every Infants cry of fear,
In every voice: in every ban,
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear

How the Chimney-sweepers cry
Every blackning Church appalls,
And the hapless Soldiers sigh
Runs in blood down Palace walls

But most thro' midnight streets I hear
How the youthful Harlots curse
Blasts the new-born Infants tear
And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse

William Blake's London by Nadia Selvaggi

Dancing In The Moonlight is a crowd favourite no matter the occasion. I came up with this so I can play it during a holiday trip. Enjoy :) 

Dancing In The Moonlight x Pumped Up Kicks (JAYMAK Edit) - Toploader x Foster The People

I'm making songs at midnight in my room. I play acoustic guitars, synthesizers, and I sing.

Return of the Trickster

Ryu.