Related tracks: Like We Used To

“Hey, Dad?”

What’s it like in Heaven?
Do you party every day?
I’ve got so much to ask you –
But not a lot to say!
Do you ever miss us?
Down here on Earth?
Is being there familiar,
Or a rebirth?
You’re always here with me,
You’re always near!
When I make the grades, or
The toasts I’ve made!
In pictures or afar,
Your me-mor-y is deep within
My heart!

Who’s all there in Heaven? 
Grandma and Aunt V?
Are Uncle Joe and Bob there?
Can you give them all a hug – from me?
Is it better?
Is it better than the life
You had on Earth?
Is it warmer than a sunset,
Or calmer than the surf – up there?
Well, I guess I’d better run
It’s been real fun
I love you to the Moon
I’ll see you soon! 

Music and Lyrics by Jonas L. Cockson

Copyright 2024

"Hey, Dad?"

Because there are. Saying goodbye and moving on is always hard, no matter the circumstance.

Two Side

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So I have been watching a lot of Asian television lately and seeing as I am currently embarking on learning  how to play an Asian string instrument (Guzheng) I got inspired and decided to turn back to the lovely melodic side of Dubstep. 

This is a  story set in the imperial Japan. At the centre is a noble and strong Samurai named Kirito, who meets a beautiful  and graceful Natsuna.  The two meet on the sakura- decorated streets  of Osaka and fall in love... You see, Natsuno has a terrible life.  For she is but a poor courtesan, bound by the demands of the wealthy lord in his summer palace. And he is neither  a well mannered nor a kind man. 

When he finds  out about our couple's secret love, He realizes that she could never be his, not entirely. As so the evil lord ends poor Natsuno's  life and flees to the emperor's palace fearing retribution. 

Learning of Natsuno's fate and plagued  by  sorrow, heartbreak and  longing for his beloved... Kirito embarks on a  journey to seek revenge...  This is  his  inner turmoil in song... 

Enjoy.

A Samurai's Longing

XoXo

Strange Colors In The Sky

Taken from the upcoming debut full length album (planned to be released mid-2024 - "Rock and Roll Kills").
(p) & (c), 2024.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVDW2mi4i0g
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Explicit lyrics:
Felt like almost dead, would you carry me home, would you lay me down?
Felt like shit again, would you bring my pills? do you know how it feels?

i don't know where to go...is this the end? i don't know!
From the tip of my head...till my toes, is this hell and heaven's above?

is there a free ride or a lottary prize? to win to lose on an XL size?
crappy or not, time will show...all i know is heaven's above!

I don't wanna buy a lotta food
i don't wanna get rid the booze
i don't wanna buy an SUV
i don't wanna get fatold and get peed

i don't wanna watch the news
i don't wanna get dirty with tools
i don't wanna smell your farts
i don't wanna mess around with you fatfucks!

Rock and Roll Kills

Heaven's above?

"Her love is like a hurricane, her voice is like thunder, feel it running through your veins".   I've had nothing but writers block for the past 6-8 months and it's hurt my ability to churn out songs, lacking inspiration sometimes one must return to their comfort zone, and uplifting trance/EDM is definitely an area where I feel comfortable composing and arranging. This 74-track behemoth may sound a little "retro" in places, but I am happy enough with it.  Just an uplifting dancey trance piece to give me a chance to use all my favorite samples (gratuitously) one more time.  I sincerely hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by to listen!
P.S. The female vocal is from a sample pack I downloaded, re-tuned, chopped up, and cut and pasted all to hell and back.  I wish I knew who the artist was because her vocals are gorgeous and I'd love to give her credit.

((NOTE: I had to reupload the track due to a mixing error, if you already liked this track, and don't see it anymore, that's why!))

RAINDANCE (Uplifting Trance Mix'24)

He’s seen better days 
His friends have settled down
But he’s still out every night making the rounds
Acting like he’s still young and hip
But lately nobody’s been buying it 
And he’s grasping for straws doing what he can to get his mojo back

And he likes to drink and dance all night
Underneath the flashing lights
And he’s longing for those days long gone
Cause lately everything feels so wrong
And its obvious that he’s seen better days

He stands at the bar with his fist around a beer
Like a confused creature from yesteryear, 
Like a silver backed ape he used to be so strong
But now it feels like that scene in the movie King Kong 
Where he tries to get the girl but the army keeps shooting him down

You can see him out at the bars and clubs 
Still trying to play the game
But the crowd keeps getting younger
And still he feels the hunger
He’s out there looking for a one night stand
But the times have changed 
Now he’s a lonely man
And he doesn’t have a clue to what’s gone wrong
Cause he’s been playing the game for way too long

Like Captain Ahab chasing after Moby Dick
He’s out here looking for a hot young chick
In a bar full of women enough to be his daughters
He’s sailing his ship into rough, choppy waters

And he likes to drink and dance all night
Underneath the flashing lights
And he’s longing for those days long gone
Cause lately everything feels so wrong
And its obvious that he’s seen better days
Yes its obvious that he’s seen better days

He's Seen Better Days

Taken from the upcoming debut full length album (planned to be released mid-2024 - "Rock and Roll Kills").
(p) & (c), 2024.
youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtnXGGtwzSQ
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lyrics:
Like we used to
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We don't play in gigs like we used to
We don't play in the streets like we used to
We don't hang out in squares like we used to
and we don't drink ice cold beers like we used to

and now we grew up, became strangers we fell on trap 
and the days are not the same, like we used to...used to

We don't jam at all, like we used to
we don't grill outside the yard, like we used to
we don't party as friends like we used to
we don't say hello like we used to....used to

and now egos stood up, became cold and all that crap
and the years are not the same, like we used to...used to!

Like We Used To

I C U Q T

Another Foundation track. It was the bass synth that inspired the track, it made me think of an anti-gravity engine... 
The "machine gun" guitar is a Fender Telecaster bi-amped to give that meaty punch. The warbling guitar is a Deusenberg Paloma with a vibrato pedal, reverse delay and fuzz box put through a plexi amp.

The Edge

1..2..3

Cast of Characters:
~Mark F-- @mark_f_2019 -- bass guitar, composition

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – first screaming electric guitar

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– second psychedelic electric guitar, production, and mix

J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –electric piano 

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

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-organ



This song is the first The Eclectic Collective has done with Mark, and we all had a great time making it with him. This song started with Mark, who is a bass player's bass player, giving his raw bass track to Ken, who brought it to the group. Ken laid down his exciting drums to match Mark's bass line before anything else happened, though. Once we had a rhythm section, JJ laid down his dancing electric piano. Once that was in place, Josh laid down the organ. Then it was time for the guitars, played electrifyingly by both Tez and Stephen. Tez plays throughout most of the song, and Stephen added his part towards the end. Stephen also mixed this for us expertly, as always. If you have a beverage in your hands, you might want to set it down. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Esophagus Metamorphosis (The Eclectic Collective with ~Mark F)

Taken from the upcoming debut full length album (planned to be released mid-2024 - "Rock and Roll Kills").
(p) & (c), 2024.

¡nos vemos pronto! - Outro

Taken from the upcoming debut full length album (planned to be released March 1st - "Rock and Roll Kills").
(p) & (c), 2024.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80YWaTAt8Gc
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lyrics:
We've been through a lot, a lot of shit
now it's time to fight, fight against
against this depression and evil vibe
this is the time we will take over our lives

We've been submersed deep deep down
we've lost our faith into this evil town
we have to get back, get back to our own feet
we had enough, enough with this shit!

and now we have our head up high
we know what it's true and never dies
and now we step up with god's command
we won't take it anymore, not get stuck into the sand

It won't take forever just to reach our dream
it won't take forever to delete the bad scene
it won't take forever to hold your hand
it won't take forever to the promised land

it won't take forever to live again
it won't take forever to face the sun
it won't take forever, it won't take forever!

It Won't Take Forever

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