Rodolfo https://soundcloud.com/rplanes gave me this piece and title to write a lyric around. I was drawn to man's not unnatural obsession with the cosmos from the earliest days, through using it to navigate the world and gain power, to now potentially using it as a last ditch escape from our polluted and depleted home. I particularly enjoyed this song as I get to sing in Spanish and also a good proportion of this song is instrumental. So sit back and let this journey wash over you. Many thanks to Rodolfo for all his great work and a special thanks to you for listening. Mark

Available now on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix.
Me - Vocals and lyrics

Southern Star by Rodolfo Planes and Mark J Bennett

It’s written in the stars,
When seen from Earth,
Venus… even Mars.
Whatever it’s worth.

The Southern Star 
The Southern Star 

Is that ‘Pie in the Sky’? 
Take the bait,
Maybe just a lie,
Trust in fate?

The Southern Star 
The Southern Star 

Estrella del sur
Estrella del sur
Estrella del sur
Es la clave,
Del rumbo del destino
Del rumbo del destino.
(Southern star, it's the key from the course of destiny)

Man’s knowledge and skill,
Charts land and sea.
In order to fulfil,
Destiny			
 
The Southern Star 
The Southern Star 

Celestial sphere,
Obscured now by,				
Tears and fear.
The end is nigh.		

The Southern Star 
The Southern Star 

Estrella del sur
Estrella del sur
Estrella del sur
Sin la clave,
Nos niega el destino
El curso del…
El curso del	destino
(Southern star, without the key, fate denies us the course of destiny)

 
Need and hunger, 
Has our innocence
Rent asunder, 
By its wickedness
 
The Southern Star 
The Southern Star 

Escape to stars.
Throw right off of your
Shackles and bars.
We need to endure.

The Southern Star 
The Southern Star 

Estrella del sur
Estrella del sur
Estrella del sur
Sin la clave,
Nos niega el destino
El curso del…
El curso del destino
(Southern star, without the key, fate denies us the course of destiny)

Southern Star - Continental Collision (Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett) on Spotify too

Cast of characters: 

Steve's Planet-- @steve-vervaet —Steve—acoustic guitar, vocals, lyrics, composition/arrangement
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ—organ 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Llanpsych– @llanpsych –Tez–electric guitar, production, and mix 
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – four-string fretless bass and lap steel
This song began by Steve writing it on his acoustic guitar, singing it, and passing the recording on to Josh to share with the rest of the Eclectic Collective. Tez was first to add his complimentary guitar in his typical expert fashion. Ken then added his very tasteful drums. Soon after. Josh worked his bass part until it was dialed in. After the Rhythm section was solid, JJ came along and sprinkled his organ magic throughout. Then, for good measure, Josh added some lap steel, too.
  Of course, every great song needs a great producer, and Tez was the man for the job on this one. Steve is a fantastic singer and songwriter. We all feel very lucky that he so generously shares his talent and work with us. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Original lyrics by Steve Vervaet:
Love is all aqround
Your love is coming down x2
your love is all around x2
just look what I have found x2
love will touch the ground x2
And I'm just waiting for you
just waiting on your train
to pass my house again x2
I know that I come around again x2
I know that I can find you x2
so let me in your heart x4
You know that I can find you
you know that I will
You know that I can give
I can give you anything
You know that I can find you x4

Love is All Around - The Eclectic Collective with Steve’s Planet

Have you ever thought how you would like if you made different choices and all the reality around you would be completely different? Today it is 7:52, I am in Warsaw, and I work on my PhD, and piano is my break from the stressful flow of the daily life. My main activities are research, gym, shopping, spending time with my fiance. However, there is another one Universe where BPC does different things. How we could know if he is still happy and what he does there? Maybe in this life I am not a scientist, maybe I did not decide to move abroad, maybe everything looks completely different, maybe even my personality is different. Who we are finally, if our past shapes so much who we are?

Me in a Different Universe

Long time no see.
lifelike story… You're the star!
thank you for listening！！

DAW: Cubase pro 13

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lifelike story

"Concrete Jungle - Blood Moon Edit is an intense vampire-inspired trap anthem that takes you deep into the heart of a dark city. With a menacing, hard-hitting beat and a sinister flow, this male-fronted version pulses with aggression, fear, and hunger. A nightmarish feast on the streets awaits."

Lyrics

I’m a creature of the night
I don’t need no light
Shadows in the alley
I’m the one they fear in sight!

Teeth sharp like the blade of a knife
Catch me in the city where the air’s thick with strife.

Me and my lover, we feast in the gutter
Hunger never sleeps, yeah, we breakin’ the structure
Skyscrapers like tombstones
Watch the night, it can fucking puncture
Blood stains the pavement
I'm not just a sucker!!

Blood in the streets
Pulse in the heat
Clocks still red
Watch the hour repeat

Vampires in the city
Feast on defeat
We feast on the fear
Yeah, we never retreat!

I ain’t playin’ with these mortals
They don’t stand a chance
Cold hands grippin’ necks
Got ‘em lost in the trance
Elevator eyes, can’t escape this dance

Watch the clock tick
Time’s slow death
Red like the blood
I just took with each breath
Streetlights flicker
We the ones that they dread
Heartbeats racing
But you better be dead.

Clocks still red
But time's dead.
Cindered Heart the nightmare in your head!
They run, they hide
But we fed
The city’s ours
You're been fucking misled!

Blood in the streets
Pulse in the heat
Clocks still red
Watch the hour repeat

Vampires in the city
Feast on defeat
We feast on the fear
Yeah, we never retreat

We don’t fear nothin’
Not even sunlight!!

Vampires in the zone
We own the night
Tears in the sky
But we’re outta sight
Feast on the weak
Then vanish in flight.

Pray we don't find you tonight.

Dark alleys, no sound
You’ll never be found
We hunt in silence
But the blood’s always loud
City’s a playground
Your life is a vow
Sign in blood
Or you'll be lost in the crowd.

Blood in the streets
Pulse in the heat
Clocks still red
Watch the hour repeat!!

Vampires in the city
Feast on defeat
We feast on the fear
Yeah, we never retreat

Blood... blood in the streets...
Clocks still red... time won’t repeat...
Feast on the fear... yeah... feast on the fear...



"All rights to this track, including but not limited to composition, lyrics, and production, are owned by Cindered Heart. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or use of this track in any form (including remixing or licensing without permission) is prohibited. For licensing inquiries or collaborations, please contact nexusamul1@gmail.com. All rights reserved, 2024."

Concrete Jungle - Blood Moon Edit

A movement of piano and orchestral instruments finishing with a choir flourish

A summer solstice on a winter's day

Girl Don’t Call My Phone Up

Harmonic Meditation

Solo Piano.  Created in Real-Time at the Midwest Music Conservatory, St. Louis MO.

Photo by Greg Carr, my brother.

Year of Music XIV

Year of Music: November 10, 2025

canopy theme

A passionate heavy Alt-Rock-Blues inspired (Sacred Love)tune now turned sour as her lover decided to simply scadadel once again...Poor woman! Ouch, it hurts so bad!!! 💘 

She's caught in the tangled strands, the all too familiar chicky problem of a failed relationship, a world now suddenly crashin', and just like Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics La-La-La'd: "Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a memory, falling on my head like a sweet emotion", here it comes again, here it comes again, huh"...And what a brilliant most unforgettable song that was, that still is!!!⚡🔥⚡ And just like Annie, her love for him can never perish...Never-Ever & Never!!!

Her worst nightmare is seriously for r-e-a-l. He's really gone, gone, gone & nowhere to be found at all. As a result, she's now livin', but quite frankly, more like drowning in the Dark-Deep-Blue, in an ocean of tragic-sadness where she questions her sanity over & over again, and then again once more. 

Folks, this is Red Hot Flaming Fire Material so listen up & rev up that volume knob to a high 10-ster⚡🎸⚡

Dark Deep Blue | Music by Echo Garage | Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | New Collab, March 2020

https://soundcloud.com/echo-garage - Sven

Dark Deep Blue - Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

When I'm feeling down
I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do
Except think of you

And when my spirits are low
I let my mind just flow
I let my mind explode
In hopes that one day you will know

Caught in the tangled strands
Caught in the Dark-Deep-Blue
And I just fall apart
Rememberin' our sacred love

Caught in the tangled strands
And I just can't get out
Where I still hold you dear
Rememberin' our sacred love

Our sacred love meant so much to me, baby
Where are you darlin' 
And how did we ever end up like this...
Oh no, no

I just want to fly away from myself
Hmm, outta my mind into a place 
I can understand, understand, understand...
Hey hey, hey
Hey hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey...yeah

Where are you baby
Where did you ever go, (so)
I still need you darlin'
I still want you, want you, want you so, oh, oh
I still love you

I still miss, miss you, miss you 
I'm not over you
Oh no
I still want you, want you, want you
I love you so, I'm not over you
Over you

Oh, wo-oh-ho

Our sacred love
It meant so much to me
Where are you darlin'
How did we ever end up, like
Our sacred love, you meant so much to me
It meant so much to me
(So) where are you darlin'
How did we ever end up-up, like
Wo-ho, uh, uh, uh, uh,uh...

Livin' in my Dark-Deep-Blue
My Dark-Deep-Blue
My Dark-Deep-Blue
I'm still so in love with you
Still so in love with you
Wow, help me outta here
I'm going crazy
For...
You, you, you....
You
Uh

Dark Deep Blue

Dark Deep Blue | Music by Echo Garage | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | ALT ROCK, March 2020

Hi, I’m Sebastian Korsak—though some know me as BlackPianoCat. I’m a Greek-Polish scientist by day, working in physics and computational biology, but music, and especially the piano, has always been where my heart truly lives.

I don’t play to impress or seek the spotlight. I play to tell stories, to soothe, to connect. These are my personal compositions and interpretations—small reflections of emotion that words often can’t quite express.

If any of this music resonates with you, you’re warmly invited to stay, listen, and be part of this little world I’m creating, note by note.