For my friend from Shrewsbury – and for everyone who is there for others with love and strength.

The Way You Stay is a very personal song I originally wrote just for a close friend. After hearing it, he told me I should definitely release it – and so I did.

It tells about the importance of being there for each other – especially when life gets heavy.

It’s about the quiet strength of caring and the love that lies within those moments. About two people who carry each other and the closeness that grows from it.

But this song is not only for him – it’s for everyone who cares for others, quietly, steadily, and wholeheartedly.

A song about trust, friendship, and the strength that comes from staying.

Behind the music:
From the beginning I knew I wanted a choir in this song. I thought about it for a long time, wondering how it could work. In the end, I recorded more than 24 vocal tracks – all with my own voice – and processed them in such a way that the choir is made up of many little Axels.

I truly hope you enjoy listening to it.

The video for the song is available on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/V3eWGTdakr8?si=Z14qJjSR7inY0-BH

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The Way You Stay

He clears the table when the day is done,
he hides his worries from everyone. 
She takes his hand, and with her touch,
he feels he´s more than strong enough.

That’s the way you stay,
when the days get heavy.
That’s the way you love,
quiet but steady.
Two hearts leaning, all the way –
that’s the way you stay.

He keeps the light on late into the night,
she gives him reason, keeps his heart upright.
He hears her laughter, and it pulls him through,
that’s the reason she gives to do.

That’s the way you stay,
when the days get heavy.
That’s the way you love,
quiet but steady.
Two hearts leaning, all the way –
that’s the way you stay.

From far away I see you two,
the care, the trust, the gentle view.
It moves me more than words can say –
I hold you close, though far away.

That’s the way you stay,
when the nights turn colder.
That’s the way you love,
growing older.
Two hearts leaning, all the way –
that’s the way you stay.


The Way You Stay

Another successful afternoon with my Friend Schmitty on Guitar

Lunatics 246 / Old Bones Groove / Schmitt & Ratzzz

X-The Books of Sentiments

A little Sunday improvisation.  Wishing everyone a great week ahead.

Something About You

Dedicated to all politicians around the world. If you like them, please don't listen.

Lead vocals : HXVOC (SynthesizerV)

Lyrics :
We're gonna chase you, fight you ‘til the end
No rest until you can't defend
You will regret your fate
But now it's too late

You liar, sinner, stoker, deadly joker
Your grin feeds my rising anger
You'd better disappear
Oh don’t you feel your end is near

When you appear on tv screen
We know it's not what it seems
Your hollow speech
Is just a drug to make us sleep

You're always so proud of yourself
You’re blinded by your wealth
Open your eyes before your death

When both of our worlds collide
There is nothing left to hope
If you don’t run and hide
You will end up on the rope

You think you are the world saviour
But you'll drive it to its grave
If you don't change your behaviour
No soul will survive your reign

You said we're dumb we cannot understand
You're so smart, we're at your command
So whatever we say
You will make us obey

Arrogant and vain, you look down on us all
Too rich to care, you let us fall
And when you steal our pay
We must say thanks ! and fade away

There's always be a fool to think
You do have the solution
But in reality you don't know where you go

Your tone is always convincing
It's just manipulation
You never believed your own words

When both of our worlds collide
There is nothing left to hope
If you don’t run and hide
You will end up on the rope

You think you are the world saviour
But you'll drive it to its grave
If you don't change your behaviour
No soul will survive your reign

Try to escape, but our wrath won’t waver,
We’ll drag you straight into the jaws of danger.
No soul can redeem a lifetime of mistakes,
No words, no mercy, just the toll it takes.

Don’t try to speak, we don’t wanna hear
We won’t take another speech full of fear
Now everybody knows you’re a liar
Your fake promises will be cast into fire

(solos)

We don’t need a messiah
Who never touched the ground
If you don’t wake up faster
Your kingdom will burn down

When both of our worlds collide
There is nothing left to hope
If you don’t run and hide
You will end up on the rope

You think you are the world saviour
But you'll drive it to its grave
If you don't change your behaviour
No soul will survive your reign

No soul will survive your reign

No Soul Will Survive

Guardians Of The Lake (2025) Remastered

premier essai d'un nouvel instrument vocal

world voices

This a riff I can’t stop messing around with Each time I upload it it’s slightly different than the last and I think it’s growing into something.

Rail Yard Blues

Greeting earthlings and welcome to my 6th video offering of spooky songs for this October! 👻! This song I wrote in 2020 for the first Halloween during the pandemic, those were scary times indeed! It wasn't recorded too well, very distorted and punk rock sounding, and I'm singing it so that should send chills up and down your spine already!🎃 I'm off-key a lot on this song and I may wind up deleting it in a few days! It originally wasn't a Halloween song but I turned into one and tweaked the lyrics a little bit and made a spooky video for it! The video is brand new, I finished it a few months ago. It has all kinds of spooky critters in it, the usual cast of horrors, vampires, zombies, killer clowns, yada, yada, and further yada! The lyrics I feel are some of my best, musically I could have done better. (I know but I got the olds! It's very Lo-Fi and old school and I re-used several clips I had used in earlier videos but who's counting right?)

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/ZATIWzmpSBs

     The video I worked very hard on with a lot of quick cuts and eye-candy 👀! Lots of visual & audio effects thrown in all over the place! Watch until the end and you'll see a creepy friend of mine crawl across your screens! She's so delish, the Black Widow!! 🧛‍♂️ 🕷️ I originally wrote this song for somebody like Alice Cooper to sing, remember him? The King Of Shock Rock!! I hope everyone is almost ready for Halloweeen 2025!! 🎃Thanks for watching and listening and have a safe & Happy Halloween!🙏🎃✌🏼

“DEEP INTO YOU”

YOUR LOVE IS TOO INTENSE,      
A FINE LINE BETWEEN DEATH AND HAPPINESS,    
I’M ON FIRE,       
JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU BABY,
                   
YOUR LOVE IS TOO EXTREME,    
LIKE A FEVER IN MY BRAIN MAKING MY INSIDES SCREAM,     
I’M ON FIRE,     
CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU BABY,
     
I’M ONE, TWO, DEEP INTO YOU,         
TAKE ME FOR A RIDE LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO,         
TIME REALLY FLYS WHEN I'M PEEKIN',           
NINE, TEN, OVER AGAIN,         
ROLL ME LIKE THE DICE IN A GAMBLER’S HAND,         
LIFE REALLY SUCKS IF I’M FREAKIN' YOU OUT!         
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT? 
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT?         
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT?
          
YOUR LOVE IS TOO SURREAL,     
ROTTING LIKE A CORPSE IN AN OPEN FIELD,      
I’M ON FIRE,    
JUST STRESSING ABOUT YOU BABY,
     
YOUR LOVE IS OVERKILL,   
BUT I HUNGER FOR YOUR NEEDLE LIKE A JUNKIE WILL,     
I’M ON FIRE,        
CAN’T BE WITHOUT YOU BABY,
 
I’M ONE, TWO, DEEP INTO YOU,         
TAKE ME FOR A RIDE LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO,        
TIME REALLY FLYS WHEN I'M SPEEDIN',         
NINE, TEN, OVER AGAIN,        
ROLL ME LIKE THE DICE IN A GAMBLER’S HAND,         
LIFE REALLY SUCKS IF I’M FREAKIN' YOU OUT!         
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT? 
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT?         
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT?
      
[LEAD]

I’M ONE, TWO, DEEP INTO YOU,        
TAKE ME FOR A RIDE LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO,         
TIME REALLY FLYS WHEN I'M SLEEPIN',          
NINE, TEN, OVER AGAIN,       
ROLL ME LIKE THE DICE IN A GAMBLER’S HAND,         
LIFE REALLY SUCKS IF I’M FREAKIN' YOU OUT!        
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT? 
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT?      
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT?
AM I FREAKIN' YOU OUT?     
                                             
BY JIM VALDES
 © 2000

"DEEP INTO YOU" (Video -https://youtu.be/ZATIWzmpSBs)

Cast of Characters:

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Fender Precision bass and Gibson SG electric guitar

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums

The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl -- vocals

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ and piano

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- VST string and VST sax

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Tom Anderson custom T model electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar

This cover of the CCR version of this Screaming Jay Hawkins classic began as an idea Josh had for Eclectic Collective putting on a musical Halloween costume. He was inspired by his favorite band, Phish, who cover an entire album every Halloween as a musical costume. Although, which song we covered was up for debate from the start.

Once we decided on a song, Josh laid down the skeleton for it on his '71 SG. Once we had a framework to work with, Ken laid down his rocking drums, followed by Josh completing the rhythm section by adding his trusty P-bass. Even though the song was now in its infancy, Carl summoned all his Halloween spirit for his dynamic vocal performance.

Now that it was sounding like a real song, JJ dropped both the key piano part, as well as his expressive organ in there, too. Mark wasn't far behind, adding his magic via the sax to the solo section, and strings in the third verse. Stephen came through with the spooky tremolo guitar and the fiery first half of the guitar solo in the solo section right after. And to put the cherry on the musical sundae, Tez brought the lightning down for the second half of the guitar solo, as well as the solo work that leads the whole way to the end.

We all enjoyed bringing this classic song back to life, and doing it in the spirit of what may be the most fun holiday on the calendar. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it. Happy Halloween!


🎃I Put a Spell on You (Eclectic Collective)🎃

Paleblood

🐳Thank you for your support. It's very encouraging.🪼
🐱I do not use AI in my music.😊
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X-The Books of Sentiments

Sanshu Seiso [Experimental Artist]