Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AePSrSCcRoU&t=4s

Mastering: Mark Suttle www.msevenmusic.com

Brumal

This is a song I threw together on the bass and keys, and my friend Tez put down the guitar. I really like the result. He's a very talented musician, who knows how to add dynamic energy to any song. Originally, I conceived this as a funk tune, but it got less funky and more straightforward as I worked it. Hope you enjoy our efforts. 

Take it Out (with Llanpsych)

Written October 2022.  Threats of armageddon are stupid beyond belief.  Listen with headphones.


Don’t Cross That Line 


I go to bed so fearful 
I wake up so tearful 
Don’t want to see those flowers of yours bloom 
I have children you see 
And I love my family 
I don’t want to know that they’re all doomed 

So what gives you the right 
To cloak the world in night 
And set a dying wreath upon our tomb 
Please don’t cross that line 
Please don’t cross that line 
Please don’t cross that line 
Just let the daylight shine 

To see the rockets fall 
In blinding flashes all
Where everything I love will be consumed 
The power that it brings 
To which your dirty fingers cling 
Means nothing to those alive nor in the womb

So what gives you the right 
To cloak the world in night 
And set a dying wreath upon our tomb 
Please don’t cross that line 
Please don’t cross that line 
Please don’t cross that line 
Just let the daylight shine

The world should only be over 
When the sun goes supernova 
And not burnt on the whim 
Of one whose ego matters more to him
Than all the lives you disrespect 
Who it should be your duty to protect 
Not destroy while you stand so proud 
In the shadow of a mushroom cloud 
But would press the button and then hunker 
Down inside a concrete bunker 
To emerge when entire nations
Are engulfed by the conflagrations 
And if this is what goes through your mind 
I don’t trust you not to cross that line 

So what gives you the right 
To cloak the world in night 
And set a burning wreath upon our tomb 
Please don’t cross that line 
Don’t you cross that line 
Don’t you cross that line 
Just let the daylight shine

Oh you’re all the same 
Leaders just in name 
Tyrants, despots, dictators, all fools 
As you try to shape the world 
With your hellish flags unfurled 
You’re creatures of my nightmares, demons, ghouls 

So what gives you the right 
To cloak the world in night 
And set a burning wreath upon our tomb 
Please don’t cross that line 
Don’t you cross that line 
Don’t you cross that line 
Just let the daylight shine


Image by CJW, coloured pencils on paper with filters

Don’t Cross That Line

Melomania

Anemoia

Paploviante - Menkalinan

i like to fly between the stars, but you should always keep an eye out for everyone else

all sounds: Paploviante

with the ecxeption of
clickdrums: electroHippie
arrangement: electroHippie

https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle

https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends

https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/menkalinan-paploviante-open-collaboration

Paploviante - Menkalinan (we should treat our guests of Beta Aurigae with dignity)

Stravati 2. Late night Session at the center.

Llanpsych mix of Josh’s track.
All instruments by Josh with electronic sounds by Phil

The Shining - Entheogenic Psychonaut (Josh Clary) with Computart (Phil Chris)

Spoon Hammer - Play The Game

Seasons came about after thinking how life can be tough at times, but then it can change in an instant to a completely different positive climate, just like the seasons in a year.

Sometimes, life is hard
It leaves you feeling like a dog left stranded in the summer sun
Thinking about the how and why, no reasons that can justify
You sitting all alone and crying, thinking you’re the only one

Just try and understand
There’ll be temporary moments
Even when the night is dark
And drenched by winter rain
Memories of disappointments
Will fade away
Waiting for the sun to come
For Spring to make us shine again

Wipe away the tears that’ve fallen like the leaves in autumn
Clouds swollen as they drift apart
Time for introspection or at least some self reflection
We’re not talking ‘bout rejection, you’re not ending with a broken heart

And try to understand
It’s just a temporary moment
Even though the night seems dark
And drenched by winter rain
Memories of disappointments
Will fade away
Waiting for the sun to come
For Spring to make us shine again

Pause…Reflect…Respect

Life is separated into periods of growth
Like the seasons of a year changing with an ebb and flow
There’ll be ups and downs with hopes and fears
And laughter, smiles and tears
And our dreams will be revived
If we remember what it means to be alive

Seasons

Catherine LoFrumento's lovely haiku inspired this improvisation (in D Dorian) played on AAS Player VST synth: Angelicals (by Andre Ettema). Recorded and mixed in Reaper, with Valhalla Shimmer reverb added. Mastered with CloudBounce.
Naviar haiku challenge: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku/

Morning Glow (naviarhaiku491)

A recent astronomical event was, quite obviously, at the root of this odd musical piece. I accidentally came across a few posts on the social networks conveying a certain degree of confidence in this astrological occurrence, but I honestly couldn't afford to share their flaunted optimism. I couldn't recall any idyllic connection between Jupiter and Saturn, so I thought that a recording of an acapella singing performed by my wife about 10 years ago might have best fit my initial sonic atmosphere. It was an improvised sung rendition of an Arabic poem composed by Said Bin Ahmad al-Busaidi (d. 1803, feel free to check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_bin_Ahmad for a short bio) that seems to have been used as lyrics by several modern Middle Eastern artists. I thought of it as a suitable fictional outlet for a broken hearted Saturn.
On the other hand, my everyday life subsequently offered me a chance to observe this "great" conjunction from a socio-political perspective in the country where I'm living in. I had the opportunity to take a field audio recording of a riot that took place not so far from my home in mid-January (feel free to check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dI90RFsEF4 for a short account of the current situation), and I thought that it would perfectly give expression both to the disappointment of local people against those who have been managing political power since the so-called Arab Spring in 2011 and to the sympathetic, balanced reaction shown by law enforcement and the government itself. In order to sound politically correct, I thought it was appropriate to give voice to the establishment as well, to "Jupiter" if you like, so I googled around and found an awesome video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpJVq78A4Y0) starring the guy who's been behind the scenes of this brilliant democratic experience in Northern Africa during the last 10 years. I extrapolated a few audio samples from his declarations and used them in the first sequence of this piece.
I finally added a few instrumental and vocal parts, then I processed all of the audio recordings through a heavy, meticulous sound design work. Hope you'll appreciate the result.
EDIT: One year after its original release, I created a video for this track… You might like to check it out at https://youtu.be/0c9fyvCDqiU

Aroussia Riahi : vocals
Teth Sin : bağlama, bass guitar, samplers, background vocals, field recordings, sound design, vocal arrangement/mix

Original composition, arrangement, mix, mastering & cover artwork design by Teth Sin

LYRICS (a partial rework of Said Bin Ahmad al-Busaidi's "Ya Man Hawah" ; sadly this text field doesn't seem to properly support RTL scripts, but I guess most of the listeners will only read the English translation I provided below):

JUPITER:

We try to avoid any sort of exclusion.
We opt for the dialogue... Consensus.
We faced many problems.
All our policies are based on the notion of consensus.
I don't deal with "if", I deal with reality.
We try to go to the consensus.
There isn't any paradox.
To avoid any sort of extremism, democracy is the solution.
We need international cooperation, regime cooperation, development, democracy, dialogue, consensus... Consensus.

SATURN:

يا من هواه
أعزه وأذلنـــي
كيف السبيل إلى وصالـــــك دلني
أنت الذي حلفتني
حلفتني وحلفت لي
وحلفت أنك لا تخون وخنتني
فلأدعين عليك في غسق الدجى
يـبـلـيـك ربي كـمــا أبلـيـتـنــي

Oh you who love
Oh you who passionately love
May you be cherished and may I be humbled
Show me how shall I ever find the way to get back to you
It was you who made me swear, and you swore to me
You swore you weren't going to betray me, but you cheated on me
So I'll pray against you in the dark of the night
May the Lord afflict you just like you afflicted me

The Great Conjunction

Solo Band, (sounds better than One-Man Band)...Meet the "band" here... http://youtu.be/2y1XbeCcKVc 
Songwriter heavily influenced by British Pop/Rock/Punk of the 80s-90s, and the Electronica/New Wave sounds of the 80s. All songs are written and performed by me - except for the few covers that I have obviously not written. Contact me at shippa63@gmail.com. Have a listen and let me know your honest opinions. Check out all of the albums, EPs and random singles available on Bandcamp via https://shppa-63.bandcamp.com/

Seasons

Shïppa-63

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