Daily Drops

PS Perkins: Guitars, bass, lyre, vocals
Ron Thomas: Autoharps, Drums

Production notes:
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Very early on we wanted to use autoharps on this song to create a sort of swirling backdrop, reminiscent of the harps in Indian/Bollywood soundtrack songs of the seventies.

Right away there were challenges because the song is in B flat and is not wholly diatonic to begin with, utilizing a chord built on the augmented lydian scale in the choruses. So rather than transpose the song to a more amenable key (since the chromatic bits weren't going to work no matter what key we used) we instead re-tuned the autoharp. Moving through the strings one by one we tuned them either up or down a half step where applicable to bring them into key. Where the augmented chord hit in the choruses, we excluded those notes so that the autoharp was filling the diatonic parts of the chords and omitting the accidentals. It took us several tries to get it right. In the end we arrived at a chord progression that could be strummed on the autoharp and the modified chords could be played with existing dampers.

We also tuned the lyre so that the top half of the strings included the chromatic augmented notes while the lower register of the lyre was tuned using the diatonic, so the lyre could play the melody all the way through both parts of the song.

The inspiration for this song was essentially fourfold:
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First, H.P. Lovecraft's terrifying necromancer Joseph Curwen (from "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward") who masked his true identity in order to thwart suspicion from his fellow townsfolk. He has many secrets lurking in his underground catacombs where he performs acts of necromancy most foul, extracting the "salts" of the dead in order to raise them at will and learn the secrets of ancient eldritch deities.

Second, a poem by Rudyard Kipling titled "En-Dor" which was a warning against the rise of spiritualism and the cost of communion with the dead in the early 20th century.

Third, the biblical Saul who traveled in disguise to visit a witch at the city of Endor in order to summon Samuel from the dead and garner advice on defeating the Philistines, but who only prophesies doom for Saul. Saul dies later the next day in the battle of Gilboa.

Lastly, the story of Odysseus communing with the underworld where he enlists the help of Tiresias to have a chat with the dead and secure for himself a safe journey home.

They all seek communion with the dead for one purpose: to gain knowledge which only those who have crossed over between realms might possess. 

Lyrics:
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A mask may reveal what it’s meant to conceal
From those who are standing beside us
Armor of pride, so we learn to abide
By the monsters which hide deep inside us
The monsters which lurk deep inside us
Oh, how they scratch and they bite us
The monsters which lurk deep inside us

Only to know what the professor knows

Eating black bread, wearing clothes of the dead
The soil soaked in honey around us
For fear if we failed, leave the ogre unveiled
And it’s back in the grave where they found us
Back in the grave where they found us
Freed from the ties which had bound us
Back in the grave where they found us

Only to know what the professor knows

In the catacomb vaults, we extracted the salts
From cadavers to lengthen our youth
Chanting the names at the edge of the flames
And a mirror to show us the truth
A mirror which speaks only truth
See how it seeks not to soothe
A mirror which speaks only truth

Only to know what the professor knows

In the underworld maze, in the night of no days
Concocting the plan we’re devising
Much to endure on the road to En-Dor
And to snatch from Elohim arising
To snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising
Snatch from Elohim arising

BARDS:Of The Shimmering Seraphs

The Professor

If you only knew how hard I tried
To put on my happy face and act like I’m satisfied
Then maybe you might start to understand
Why I can’t stick around and and be your happy man.

I want to see what’s over the next hill
This present situation is making me feel ill
I’m gonna keep on trying until I get it right
And I don’t care if it takes me the rest of my life

I’ve spent way too many years in front of a computer screen
Absorbing radiation, designing complicated machines
Some folks would tell me that I’ve got it made
It’s not a backbreaking job and at least I’m getting paid

I know there’s lots of people who are worse off than me
And I’ve got no right to complain
They say the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
But I suspect when I get there it’ll be the same

So I maintain the status quo
I try to go with the flow
Every day I ask myself 
Should I stay or should I go

I want to see what’s over the next hill
This present situation is making me feel ill
I’m gonna keep on trying until I get it right
And I don’t care if it takes me the rest of my life

I’m gonna keep on trying until I get it right
And I don’t care if it takes me the rest of my life

Gonna  Keep On Trying

L-Prefetching

When I need to lay my troubles down about things beyond my control, I take a stroll across the Indigo Bridge for safe passage over the Big Blue. The only toll required to crossover — temporarily letting your worries go. And, hopefully, you enjoy a songbird serenade on the trip to the other side. 💙✌️

70 bpm
DAW Apple Logic Pro X
MIDI Akai Pro MPK 
E-instruments:
Steinway Grand Piano
Boesendorfer Grand Piano 
SoCal Ballad Piano 
Deep Organ
Cellos
Upright Ballad Bass
Studio Brush Kit 
Studio R&B+ Kit
Lo-Fi Remix 
Latin Kit 

Audio of bird chirps recorded live June 29, 2024.

Cover art: Derived from a public domain photo of the Golden Gate Bridge via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Gate_Bridge,_San_Francisco,_California_LCCN2013633353.tif

Indigo Bridge

The details behind this one are in Josh's excellent write up below, but I wanted to say thanks again to Josh and Ken for taking the time to contribute to this one.  

Cast of characters: 

Quanah Stewart --vocals, lyrics
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen–electric guitar, synths, arrangement, composition, mix, and production 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – four-string fretless bass
 
This song began with Stephen and his friend and bandmate, Quanah Stewart who also sings this version, and who wrote the lyrics. They were in a band together for about 7 years in the early 2000s. When the band broke up, they went many years without playing together. Until, in 2018 Stephen started his TexMex shaman project and this was one of the first songs he wrote.  Quanah had moved to Austin in the meantime but on a visit back to Dallas, Stephen asked him to come over and add the vocal track you hear on the song.  
 
Fast toward to 2024 and Stephen wanted to remix this along with a few other older tunes. He asked his good friends and teammates Ken and Josh if they’d like to help, and of course, they were super enthusiastic.  This is what he had to say about the finished product. "Their parts blew me away.  Beyond what I expected and it made it a whole new song.  Very grateful to them both for their time and talent." As are Ken and Josh very grateful to Stephen for sharing his awesome rocker with us.  

The title comes from trying to think of the stupidest song title Stephen could come up with, on a bet. And it’s close. 

  Of course, Stephen did the honors of mixing and producing it. Ken and Josh had a lot of fun bringing this song back to life with him, whose creativity and skill are unparalleled. We all hope you (and Quanah) enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it. 


Original Lyrics by Quanah Stewart:
1212 still like to dance still like to sing deep cover elevator parking lot bring yeah THEY don't know about IT THEY aint seen we squeakin tweakin but were bufferin th stream yeah favorite stories favorite songs hey check th timeline might be gettin mighty long now my mind expanded my mind IS blown my head exploded but I dont know what it shown yeah (unknowable silence) NOW ITS some bullshit we went through who knew th
CHASMS came & got you 2 still sayin fuck you still stayin high still makin me believe that Bon Scott never died rye whens the punchline when
IS IT near nobody laughin said that no one shed o tear NOW so whats th story what th eff we gonna have to make IT with what little we got left yeah yeah

TallywhackerOMG! - (w/Josh and Ken from the EC)

Video; https://youtu.be/oEZsfJHIA7I

www.frozenlab.bandcamp.com

Made in #Ableton (July 2024)

Genres;
#Electronic
#Pop
#Rock
#Ambient
#Experimental

Atmosphere (by project Frozen Lab)

This song sounds like it could be in one of those bad 60's Elvis movies.
A late night jealousy motel song.
From the Album: "Arrhythmia & Blues" 2024

Lyrics:
Don't leave me lonely
I love you only
We're playing the blame game
Every night

Ahh, well, we go out
Almost every Saturday night
And it always ends up
Ends up in a fight
Because I see that you're making eyes
With every man in sight
(You're manipulating me, Baby!)
(You're really pushing all my buttons)
Don't leave me lonely
I love you only
We're playing the blame game

I'm out for a walk
A woman comes up to me
She says: I want to take you back to my secret sanctuary
I see you're looking for a thrill
Come back to my Bastille
I'm gonna do bad things to your body
And bend you to my will
And you say with those crazy eyes of yours
"Oh no, that man is mine!"
(Oh, baby)
(Baby baby baby)
( I don't even know who this woman is)

Don't leave me lonely
I love you only
We're playing the blame game

You're waking up the neighbor
Saying things that you can't take back
We've got to stop playing this blame game with each other
Gotta gotta gotta gotta gotta
Stop playing
The blame game

The Blame Game

Ride With Me - Music by Colin Robinson | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | Electronic Pop | New 2024 

Music Composed & Produced, Recorded & Performed, Final Mixing & Mastering by Colin Robinson | Lead Vocals & Backing Harmonies Composed & Produced, Recorded & Performed, Initial Mixing (Vocal Design) by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA

Cover Art Design: AI Generated Photo & Additional Graphics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

YouTube Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptAp7VzsAQo

A song about riding sky high Auf Der Auto Bahn with a best friend right next to you! And that swift moving motor action of course would have to be in my absolute ultimate favourite V8 engine vintage car, the one and only Dodge Challenger! It's made of steel you know! 

So you have to know that my beautiful super star friend Colin Robinson is a mega hit music maker and mighty-a performer! His music waves and fire driven percussion take me super high as in up-up and away, right into the astral stars where the magic-melody & electrifying drumming dwell! Wow & Holi Smokes, who could ever do that for me? 

Thank you Dear Colin for doing what you do...the sonic dreamy-magic-dazzle you give me is simply out of this world & so much more and I just want to say how grateful I am to be able to sing on Ride With Me, our oh so special piece of music, one of a kind in the universe...we shine together...I luv ya for that, more than words, from my heart, your biggest fan REKHA-XOXOXO-❤️🥁🎶🔥💕🚀🎹★ 

More exciting music from Colin Robinson here: Colin Robinson: @colin-robinson-4

Our other track, Family here: https://soundcloud.com/rekha-iyern-fe/family_1

Ride With Me - Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a REKHA - IYERN [Fe] / Written on March 24th, 2023

Intro:

Ride with me
Oh ride with me…

Turn ignition on
Cuz’ I’m about to drive real fast
Seatbelt, helmet, radio
Ready check-check
Ready here I go-go
My hands are firmly on the wheel
Shift D, petrol-benzine-gas 
Now-now-now

CHORUS

Ride with me
Oh ride with me
On my super sonic 
Jet mobile 

Ride with me
Oh ride with me 
On my super sonic 
Jet mobile
(It’s made of steel you know) 

Won’t you ride with me
Just want my thrill of a lifetime
Won’t you come along
I just want the world to see us
Blazin’ cool Auf Der Auto Bahn
(It’s real famous you know)

Ride with me
Oh ride with me
On my super sonic 
Jet mobile

Ride with me
Oh ride with me
On my super sonic 
Jet mobile

Hear that drum play
That’s my friend Colin

Oh Yeah Ee Yeah
Oh Yeah Ee Yeah
Yeah Ee Yeah 
High Ee, High Ee, High Ee
Yeah Yeah

I go high
Yeah Ee, Yeah Ee 
Yeah Ee, Yeah
Yeah Ee, Yeah Ee 
Yeah Ee, Yeah

High-ee-ai-ai
High-ee-ai-ai
High-ee-ai-ai
High-ee-ai-ai
Oh…

Ride with me
Oh ride with me
On my super sonic 
Jet mobile

Ride with me
Oh ride with me
On my super sonic 
Jet mobile


Ride With Me Final

Ride With Me

YouTube

Ride With Me | Music by Colin Robinson | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | ElectroPop 2024 | YT

Produced Mixed Mastered By H.Gee Lyrics Written And Performed By U.Poet & FellPeepz

Freedom Fighter Feat FellPeepz (Prod By H.Gee)

Contemplation (For three guitars)

Blue House

Album Summer Of The Seasonal Optimist 2024 
...with a little help from my friends...

Summer Of The Seasonal Optimist

All music, production, lyrics and vocals done by this guy....Enjoy....


Fear me now don't make a sound
Unless you're irrelevant disavow
All of the elements in you now
If you're risking your biscuit for shit get out

Get out

The more you can revel in their demise
So unsettling they deny
When you find the fear inside their eyes
When you find your tear drops they don't dry
When you can't decide if you want to die
If you want to breathe one more time
If you want to leave or you want to cry
If you want to be or just to fly

Leaves turn green seasons change 
Leave me be twisted deranged
Leave me be turn the page
From the hurt and hate to uncertain fate

You incite me I will conquer
Any thought of self awareness you just cannot ponder
Ideals bind you to be blinded by your faulted alter

Chit to chatter nothing matters
You keep trying to climb the ladder
You keep trying its getting badder
Destination that breeds disaster
Get there faster through the cheating
Leave me here just broke and bleeding
Leave me here no hope for reason
Until I'm seething from dealing treason
I can't deny its from your failures I deride
I coincide eyes open wide with suicide
While i decline the sides of your dsmissive mind
Ideals blind to a minded soul and a broken mind
I'll be aware dare to speak the seeds I sow
I don't need to care to be aware of where I go
I can see the win begin to throw my fists again
I yell like no ones listening left twisted in the wind
On a solid pile of shit

Leaves turn green seasons change 
Leave me be twisted deranged
Leave me be turn the page
From the hurt and hate to uncertain fate

Leave Me Be

Bruno Cadillon (https://soundcloud.com/bruno-cadillon-847608847) proposed to me to write the lyrics turning into a song an instrumental track I had just uploaded to Soundcloud (Timelines, here: https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/timelines-final-draft). 
And here we have the song (see also https://soundcloud.com/bruno-cadillon-847608847/comment-fais-tu-ca-michele-ansanicab): is dedicated to Pierre Bonnard, a French painter (1867-1947) of the Nabis group, a post-impressionist movement. 
Thanks to Bruno - the piece is sung by him -, a true and versatile artist.
Cover picture: Pierre Bonnard, La porte-fenêtre ouverte (1921). The Phillips Collection, Washington.

LYRICS

Commet fais-tu, ça, Pierre
Donner tant de vie
Commet fais-tu, ça, dis 

Derrière ta fenêtre
Il y a
Tant de couleurs claires
Tant de joies
Comment fais-tu ça, dis
Comment fais tu ça

Tous ces paysages  
Que tu voies
Ces chaises bancales
Cette simple table
Couleur sable

Toute cette douceur
cette chaleur
cela nous traverse
Nous transperce

Rester là peut-être
Que le temps s’arrête
Derrière ta fenêtre

Commet fais-tu ça pierre
D’un trait de lumière
Donner tant de vie

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How do you do that, Pierre
giving so much life
how do you do it, say 

Behind your window
There are
So many bright colours
So much joy
How do you do it, say
How do you do it

All these landscapes  
That you see
These wobbly chairs
This simple table
Brown and sandy

All that tenderness
all that warmth 
it goes through us
it pierces us

Stop there
maybe time may stand
behind that window

How do you do it, Pierre
To give the desire
How do you do it, say ... 

How can you, Pierre
With a stroke of light
To give so much life

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Lyrics by Bruno Cadillon (2024); music by Michele Ansani (2022).
Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, July 6.

Comment fais-tu ça [Michele Ansani & Bruno Cadillon]**

lyrics:
Since we started, we had a long way from home
now never departed, we have to stand tall
Never let it down, no threat from the wind
rain or thunder nor from any evil seed

Always i wonder, what's next on the line
this daily life plunders whatever vital that shines 

i keep on dreamin' aiming high
but this weird feeling shutters my mind

but if i'm keeping all worries behind
i should remain believin', relentless will for life to find

fightin' for no reason, ain't gonna give me peace of mind
feeding my ego, had lost so much precious time

Now it's the right time, to think what's next
healing this heart and let the mind to rest
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(p) & (c), Shock the Algorithm 2024.

Since We Started

Watch the video on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/cWoWGl3O2zg

A Century Of Loneliness

Samples vocals : « Rest of my life » (Culture Code).

REST OF MY LIFE

UNTAPPED feat. IPG1
This is an open collaboration from IPG1 / Ian Greaves
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/untapped-voxes-92-bpm
IPG1: Lyrics and Vocals
Lillithe: Music, Arrangement and Production
Lyrics: 
Off the top ———-is where it’s at unwrap this —————-gift RAP hitting the streets—-it’s ——pure crack Stone cold —-this trap ——TRACK! Pool of knowledge ——-untapped going —-in —-hard——we do that  Better —-tighten up —-them bootstraps  ———SAY-——-“what the hell ——did Lou snap!!!” swag baby —-The recap  no snags—nah—we stop that!!!
Break the game down--it's a new map Flow so rich--- better check that NASDAQ Eyes on the prize---go the full lap concrete jungle---stuck in the trap
[Verse] From the alleys to the skyline---watch us elevate Living large in the boroughs where we demonstrate Every word a heavy weight--- every rhyme we detonate New York state of mind---watch the Empire State
We on a mission---ain't no intermission, snap back Murals on the walls--- street art on the subway track Ambition in the air, we the kings--- claim the throne Spittin' bars like bullets--- in this zone--- we at home
Icons of the asphalt--- legends in the flesh Droppin' beats so heavy--it’s poundin' in your chest From the 5 boroughs, anthems——- on full blast Queens to the Bronx-- Brooklyn —-movin' fast Elevate the hustle---the spirit never cracks Struggle in the verses —-resilience in the—— tracks

UNTAPPED feat. IPG1

Andrea came up with some fabulous lyrics to work with , and this Rocker is the result , we love it , hope you do ! Next up is a lovely ballad with lyrics by the wonderful Tony Harris , out on the 15th . An actual cover is out after that , Summer in Dublin by Bagatelle , I've played it live but never recorded it . Then a cracking song called Lucas , just finished a belter with Gaz and Nat , release date to be sorted . Waiting in the wings are songs by me and Charlotte , and me and Blaffy . So , busy as usual . Thank you so much for the support , I'll wear it always  Ha ! Go to Andreas site , cracking tracks on there https://soundcloud.com/user-444928277/tracks

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