Love the Vibe, love the Groove, you two! ✨ and wonderfully produced! 👌

Awesome. Rare to find such brilliant reggae.

Ohhhh yeah ive never found reggae on soundcloud by accident before this is a wonderful surprise! “Love is just a dream”👌 great song!

Blessing to you all that have peace and understanding in your Hearts...

THE CRIME 
Curtis Lugay and Sheila G-La Giles are back together to record - THE CRIME.
These quite Music makers mirror the times embracing Reggae, Lovers Rock, Ska, Brit Funk, Dub, Dance, Rock, Punk, Metal, Engineering, Production, Multi-media, Video and Live Performance.

As founding members of Funk Band Inch by Inch they set up their own Label Blue of London releasing If its Magic, we don’t want it and Ska b side - War’s Not Inevitable. Time has shown we were among the leaders of Brit Funk with our Band 'Inch by Inch' with our Track 'If it Magic' (Lugay, Lugay & Giles)

Peer Review: Lou Osiavo, a writer I have a lot of time for, on hearing me perform 'The Crime' live,  wrote this - “Gotta sell the water”...awesome body of work Sheila!!! Glad I didn’t miss this one!!!.....love it instant classic!!!...”Don’t pay homage to the crime”...simply amazing!!! ;)

The Crime

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THE CRIME

Au Bord Des Vagues

Vocals and Lyrics by IPG1
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1

Produced by Cosmic Keanu



Modern Times

Verse 1

Am I playing the wrong game —- where losing’s a crime
Time’s just not the same—-and there’s no one here to blame
In these modern times——where machines reigns supreme
breaking all the chains——-to fulfill my dreams
————And that’s a solid —because—- yeah—— I’m back————-
Metaphors and rhymes——-my weapons on this track
Modulating -from the underground ——one culture one voice
And we’re —-wired in like teeth—-like we—-ever—-had a choice

Chorus

Modern times---- a difficult maze
Where screens captivate —— the Information Age
And—-We're all connected——yet we’re—also——-alone
Lost in a sea of pixels----hearts ———-—cold as stone
Modern times————Modern times ——-Modern times

Verse 2

Smartphones--at our side—-our constant companions
That double-edged sword—-has become ——-part of the norm
buzzing Notifications——like a relentless swarm
Distracting —us ——-from moments —-another task ——to perform
Just another monster ———taking physical form

**Chorus**

Bridge

Artificial intelligence--- a marvel and a threat
Replacing human minds--- leaving us —-deep in debt
Algorithms —-determine our fate—without regret—-
Like marionettes ———or puppets on a strings
Manipulating our thoughts——damn—we are feeding these things

Verse 3

Social media——-a stage ——for the soul to bare
Beneath the surface——lies ——and deceptions —-are clear
We curate our lives——-like a perfect facade
our true selves———pushed aside ——in total disregard

**Chorus**

Outro

In this digital age---we must find our way
Embracing the power——with a huge price to pay
There’s a balance for the screens —-in real life
With the key to our future——a new vision insight

Modern Times (IPG1 & Cosmic Keanu)

As a child growing up in Liverpool during the eighties, I witnessed first hand the struggles people had to endure because of the government’s neglect of our city. The government got away with neglecting its children, whilst Yosser and no doubt many like him had theirs taken away.

Yosser Hughes, the fictional character from Alan Bleasdale's incredible television series 'Boys from the Blackstuff', depicted a single father unable to find work whilst trying to look after his three children. 

The perception of Yosser back then, and probably still now is that he was a crazy, weak, and dangerous person. The reality though, is that Yosser’s behaviour was fuelled by many factors, not just povery, lack of work, and a broken relationship that we witness on screen.

Mental health awareness was zilch back then and most men today like Yosser find it impossible to talk about their struggles in life. This is largely due to the stigma of being perceived as weak. The only person he felt that he could open up to was a priest behind a veiled confessional box, who seemingly offered no help, support or guidance.

There will have been many traumatic events in Yossers life, all as a result of a cycle of poverty and lack of support and understanding that was generationally passed down. 

Yosser struggled on with his failing mental health, but clearly his love remained for his children. He kept looking for work, feeding his children, doing the best he could with what little he had. He like many was unfortunately doomed to succeed, and yet if he had been given help and support he could have brought his children up and been there for them. His wife, like Yosser just another casualty of the continuing cycle of victims, and sadly their children next.

Anyone struggling with their mental health should break free from the societal  stigma and speak to someone. You’re only human and can’t carry that weight alone. You are not alone and It’s ok to be vulnerable, it’s what makes us human. Just please ask someone for help!

Additionally, If you know someone who may be struggling with things, ask them if they want to talk, lend your ear, normalize their worries or concerns, and encourage them to seek help and support.

Thanks to Liverpool artist Mikey Gannon, for letting me use his artwork: http://ko-fi.com/mikeygannon

Yosser hughes

Yosser Hughes

Unedited raw mix from the Bandlab !… goes to show what a superb producer Stephen (Tex Mex Shaman) is!  Check out the official on my K2 and the Three page! 

Cast of Characters:
One Man Verity Show-- @one-man-verity-show – Scotty -- guitar
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – percussion and triangle 
cgmaness-- @user-419254289-15129531 – Chris – guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, production, and mix
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –electric piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- five string fretless bass, seed idea
Composition-- The Eclectic Collective

This song started with Josh coming up with a bassline and the arrangement. He started it as a project for the Eclectic Collective, so they were all immediately involved. Ken first laid down his rock solid groove of a drum beat to complete the rhythm section. Scotty was first after that, adding some melodic/rhythmic guitar magic to the mix. Stephen then blew the doors off of it when he added his melodic, dirty guitar to it. JJ was up next with his funky electric piano to fill it in. Chris then came in and added the trippy, swirling, psychedelic guitars. Mark also came along towards the end and added some really cool, but subtle percussion, and if you listen for it, a triangle in there, too.
  Of course every good song needs a good producer. Stephen was able to wrangle this into a good mix, thankfully. He also very cleverly came up with and added the psychedelic break in there between the first and second verses. Chris also added some really cool vocals to that part, too.
  This one was a lot of fun to make, and was our second song with Scotty, with whom we really enjoy making music. Josh named it such because he wanted the spirit of welcoming lots of musicians to come through. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we

Come On In (raw mix)-Eclectic Collective

Bad Friday: An Experiment

You Can Call Me Crazy,But It's Now Or Never..

Cast of characters:
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- synth
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen–electric guitar, banjo, production, and mix
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ—clavichord 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
cgmaness-- @user-419254289-15129531 – Chris -- electric guitars of amazement, slide and therimin
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – five-string fretless bass, electric guitar, seed idea 
Composition--The Eclectic Collective 
  This song began with Josh coming up with the bass line and accompanying guitar chords that make up that part of the rhythm section. Ken was next to add his funky drums, thus completing the rhythm section. JJ also added to the rhythm, however, with his driving clavichord, soon after. He also added the trippy theremin you hear in the break part, too. Chris added some far out guitar parts that fill in the sound throughout, too. Mark then jumped in and she some of the synth you hear in the break part, too. Stephen came along to complete the sound with his cunning banjo, as well as fiery guitar in the break part. He also produced and mixed this superbly as always for us. 
  This is another purely Eclectic Collective production, and almost of us were able to add our voices to this, except Tez and The Mysterious Decibel. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating

Time Is Our Only Enemy( Full Version)-Eclectic Collective

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Sunbeam Spells

Dark Ritual (2017) Anthology CD4 Track 08

Natural Mystic

I WISH I COULD FOLLOW MORE OF YOU - 

FAIR EXCHANGE is NO ROBBERY has Been a long, long, long time in the making and major work some Songs YOU will Know Some you Won't (But all of you will Know just how much Work it takes xxx)

When I have been able to promote my work I get a good response - 17,686 Plays of 'OH SINNER PEOPLE' Promotion to On-line Music Press and Facebook readers over 12 weeks  Also VANILLA & VIOLET Feat TOT has 4,435 Plays in 1 month ...

The Me-La
In an interview on GLR when DJ, Reggae Queen Miss ‘P’ asked me, “what was the difference between” me and “your usual Lovers Rocker” At first I had no idea what she was referring to, finally the Penny dropped and replied in Spanish about being milk with Coffee. Of course there is a lot of Coffee in my Music and Artwork. So don’t expect one style from me.

My influences are rangy and eclectic, from my early years Joan Baez and Bob Dylan to Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd and Bob Marly, From Billie Holiday to Nina Simone and Joni Mitchell, Geoffrey Onyema to Dollar Brand, Puccini and Maria Callas, Leonard Cohen, Toots and the Maytals...and so so many more, I am very Lucky to have such a rich tapestry to enjoy.

Please Note: All Tracks Sheila Giles/A Plum Music Publishing/IMRO/MCPS Except 'Oh Sinner People' which is my take on Nina Simone take on the Classic Gospel Song 'Sinnerman' (EMI)
All Rights Reserved: A Plum Music Publishing IMRO/MCPS & Sheila Giles

With Respect and best wishes, Sheila G-La

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