Daily Drops

All rights reserved, (c) & (p) 2023.
Taken from the upcoming full length album, by Shock the Algorithm (PTBR mid-2024)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/R6xz2BumOPs
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lyrics:
Another day goes by
another war inside my head

another trace of fear
but i never won't give in

Another night passed by
another midnight washed my sins

but i will face the day
no i never won't look grim


You said go and face your demons
don't let another day get wasted!

Death is the enemy, Death is the enemy oHhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh
Death is the enemy, Death is the enemy oHhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh
Death is the enemy, Death is the enemy oHhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh


Another year goes by
another book of memories 

and time doesn't wait
doesn't wait for no one

and don't you look away
you have to stand on your own feet

no matter what will come
you have to get your shit together


fight the good fight
fight the good fight

Rock and Roll Kills

Death is the enemy

Rock song written, performed and produced by Sean Ferree

The Learning Curve

The Dove

Dragging around your history
You know it meant nothing to me
Live now as though you're never coming back
You know now is a good time to breathe

To say yes to this is
to say yes to suffering 
and joy in unequal measures:
It's to say yes to your 
pollution, and mine

In this moment -
permanent -
in all of the borrowed light
In this moment -
permanent -
things like us can happen 

Dragging around your history
You know it meant nothing to me.
You had no choice but to relive and relive
Sick of self-sabotage and -salvage

To say yes to this is
to say yes to suffering 
and joy in unequal measures:
It's to say yes to your 
pollution, and mine

In this moment -
permanent -
in all of the borrowed light
In this moment -
permanent -
things like us can happen 

Stop waiting for something external 
Stop waiting for something external to propel you 
Stop waiting for something external 
Stop waiting for something external to propel you 

You're just gonna have to accept that there are some things that I love about you 
that you never can know 
that you never can
You're just gonna have to accept that there are some things that I love about you 
that you never can know 
that you never can
I'm just gonna have to accept that there are some things that you love about me
that I never can see 
that I never can see

Here 
comes your strength breaking through 
like sun
from the bottom of the lake 





reliving (demo)

No Mo Jo

the traveller strikes twice

The Traveller Strikes Twice

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by: Carlos Vivanco

Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path.[web 1] In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
In the oldest Buddhist sutras, on which several contemporary western Theravada teachers rely, it refers to the development of an investigative and luminous mind which is equanimous and mindful. In the yogic traditions, and the Buddhist commentarial tradition on which the Burmese Vipassana movement and the Thai Forest tradition rely, it is interpreted as a meditative absorption or trance, attained by the practice of dhyāna
Samadhi es el estado de conciencia que se alcanza cuando, durante la meditación, la persona siente que se está fundiendo con el universo. En varias tradiciones religiosas y místicas del Este de Asia ―como el hinduismo, el budismo, el jainismo, el sijismo y en el yoga― el samādhi se considera un estado de conciencia de meditación, contemplación o recogimiento en el que se siente alcanzar la unidad con lo divino.
El término sánscrito samādhi (en alfabeto devanagari: समाधि) proviene de sam o samiak: ‘completo’ y ādhi: ‘absorción [mental]’.
El objetivo último de la práctica meditativa del yoga, es el logro del samadhi.
El samadhi es un objetivo buscado tanto dentro del hinduismo como en el budismo.

Future Memories

Samadhi

The title of this track is a reference to the wartime term "no quarter", which also means "take no prisoners". The 'blood' red flag is often used as a symbol of this horrible practice and, in fact, it is considered a war crime to refuse to spare the life of anybody - i.e. to refuse quarter. The term "No Quarter" prompted me to research the meaning, which is where the concept for the song title came from.

In the original 1999 version of this tune, the only instrument was the echo-y electric piano sound, which was influenced heavily by the song "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin. This is another tune I'd recommend listening to with headphones because of the heavy panning movement throughout. 

(special thanks to Chris [cgmaness] for the thoughtful perspective that reminded me of this incredible video, which speaks for itself. more like screams!  www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x7FGbW3IVc) 

Make music not war.

All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve.

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here's some pictures I took: www.flickr.com/photos/mark_boucher/
my best photos on 500px (safe site): 500px.com/p/mrmark?view=photos

Mark's Album (post-2020)

Red Flag

Dr Who love the series since I can remember.New series with MR Tennant soon. For my Dad who we lost a week ago ,He used to hide behind the sofa with me while we watched every Saturday .

Dr John 32 BIT

Bitten by an uncommon Pipistrelle

Life With No Remand

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

© Copyright With the band at Practise ""What Dos It Mean"""written by Ken Hodges,Gary Hayward,phil grantham ,Vocals Gary Hayward Guitars Ken Hodges,phil grantham,bass Jon Boy Coote drums Gary Wharton  all of Volt Edge jamming and some great songs ,enjoy

The crazyness in our world ""What Does It Mean""

What can I say? When we deaden our senses and feelings with trivial self-indulgent trinkets we lose sight how temporary life is, how beautiful each day is ...we take for granted what we have and lose sight of what we can be

lyrics

you slam on your brakes cause the light just changed
now you'll be late for your afternoon game
you curse your bad luck and how this traffic stop
has ruined your entire day

you stand in line with a cart full of things
that you don't want and that you don't need
but you buy anyways out of boredom and greed
and this line is too long
it's always too long
and the radio NEVER plays a good song
what a rotten day this turned out to be

today the sun is beaming down
but that makes it too hot to run around
but then it's too cool when the sun goes away
so you end up spending most of your days
staying home alone on your couch
cursing the weather and your bad luck

a child in Gaza plays with his toys
in the rubble and dust of somebody's home
then his head jerks up and his heart skips a beat 
when he hears the drone fly overhead
but it falls to the ground 2 blocks from his street
the child gives out a big sigh of relief
and goes back to playing with his toys
yes today is a great day filled with great joy

a young girl sings along with the band
at a concert given in Jerusalem
but her hair stands up and she snaps back her head
when she hears a loud crack from somewhere in back
but it's only a bottle of soda she sees
she's relieved to go home when the music is done
no one's been tortured or slaughtered today
It's been a great day for sure

life is precious
no time to waste
but unfortunately we realize both too late

half full or empty??

Cast of characters:
Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel - lyrics and vocals

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman–Stephen–foundational guitar in first half, solo in the coda, mix, and production

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

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

Llanpsych–@llanpsych–Tez–guitar solo and fills in the main section

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–mandolin, four string fretless bass guitar

This latest Eclectic Collective song was probably the most collaborative in a true sense as we've yet released. The song began with Josh trying to piece together a couple of ideas that he'd come up with on the piano. He sent his ideas to JJ, who took out a connecter section that Josh had no intention of making anything of, and turned it into the body of the song. He returned the song to Josh complete with a signature JJ Terrell climactic coda. Then Josh added the bass to JJ's piano, with some help from the always solid drums from Ken. The way it usually goes is that Josh comes up with a scratch bass line to accompany the song, then Ken adds drums, then Josh goes back and adds the bass to fit the beat. Sometimes they go back and forth, but not this time so much.

Then, Stephen added the foundational guitar in the first section, and came up with the idea for the coda. Josh added some mandolin to the coda, too, after which Stephen redid the guitar in the coda to make it very dynamic and part the clouds. Tez finally came along and added the fiery solo and the charming fills in the main section. Most of this time, MD had been working on the narrative lyrics and refining his melodic vocals. Finally, Stephen put it all together for us and mixed it in his expert fashion.

We hope you enjoy the thrill of the climax, and also get a chuckle out of the lyrics, which are included below.

Let me tell you 'bout a dancer yeah!
A mysterious one
She dances to the decibel
She's a A shape shifter from the stars
She doesn't cast no shadow
The light makes things bizarre
She'll mold a new soul in you
And get your grandmother too
She'll bleed you from afar

It's an Early time and a late night
On a mothership deep in flight
Yeah!
It's an Early time and a late night
When the grays are seeing white!

Yeah, you know what I'm talkin' about

Oh baby you caught me off guard I think it's gonna be a early time and a Late night

Hubba bubba max
Hubble space snacks
I'm playing galaga
Waiting for climax
It didn't take long
A few setbacks

One and done in the black hole
With the Shape shifting of my gun
The time was short but the blast quaked
It was all over before it begun
The frown Came over her like a storm cloud dropping down torrential rain
The frown came over me some time later when the little fetus from Mars slopped onto the terrain

It's an Early time and a late night
On a mothership deep in flight
It's an Early time and a late night
When the grays are seeing white

{Get that thing away from me
Stay on your home planet}

Just One minute altered my universe
My reputation outside of the earth
Flys away in a hearse
Now I'm just the minute man of the cosmos
With an infant out there somewhere they call him... space Frankenstein that's what she knows

It's an Early time and a late night
On a mothership deep in flight
It's an Early time and a late night
When the grays are seeing white

The Eclectic Collective x The Mysterious Decibel - Early Time Late Night

Enjoy the BRAND NEW single from Shock the Algorithm, "RAMONA".
Taken from the forthcoming debut album (Slated to be released mid-2024).
Go grab it digitally via #bandcamp y'all>>> https://shockthealgorithm.bandcamp.com/

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvWZ_Gp7Ao&ab_channel=ShockTheAlgorithm

(p) & (c) 2023, All rights reserved.
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lyrics:
Ramona? is this what u really wanna?
Is this the life you have always dreamed of?
Listen your heart and go on!

Ramona? you gotta fight for what u really wanna
maybe you're the new madona
a mother, an actor in "Lavapies"

You don't need to get scared, don't be afraid you're almost there
these bright lights, the diamonds on your dress

Forget the past and make it last, we are getting old you gotta move fast
the whole universe is almost on your feet

Ramona

Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!
https://shockthealgorithm.bandcamp.com/album/ultraviolet-cosmos