Related tracks: Since We Started

Far Away

What Was I Made For?

I used to float, now I just fall down
I used to know, but I'm not sure now
What I was made for
What was I made for?
Taking a drive, I was an ideal
Looked so alive, turns out I'm not real
Just something you paid for
What was I made for? Hm
'Cause I, I
I don't know how to feel
But I wanna try
I don't know how to feel
But someday I might
Someday I might

When did it end? All the enjoyment
I'm sad again, don't tell my boyfriend
It's not what he's made for
What was I made for?
'Cause I, 'cause I
I don't know how to feel
But I wanna try
I don't know how to feel
But someday I might
Someday I might

I think I forgot how to be happy
Something I'm not, but something I can be
Something I wait for
Something I'm made for
Something I'm made for

Songwriters: Finneas Baird O'connell, Billie Eilish O'connell.

What Was I Made For?  (Cover)

Love the Movies Part 4

Another fantastic Bacharach-Song, and another arrangement for Saxophone Trio (Alto, Tenor, Baritone).

Casino Royal Theme

Scott Tumino ~ Original Composition / Live Guitars ~ Vox ~ Drums
Chris Dargay ~ Additional Comp. / Bass / Production / Mix / Master ...

In The Wild : Drum Intro

Knalpot is the Indonesian word for exhaust... well I think it can't be better ;-)

Knalpot

Some Thoughts

The people may have lost their hope
but if we all concern about the poor folks
that populate the earth and never forget
that we..e  all may loose all what we have
and we cannot be so tough

The blossom of the flowers in spring
may give the people some hope that they are not abandoned
by their own government which are doing their best 
at least we hope that this is the fact
and we will not be decieved

It is.   so obvious now
that there are rulers around who tell a lot of lies
to justifie criminal acts which affect all of us 
they may start a bloody, bloody war on this globe
and nothing we can do

Some Thoughts

Its a Good Time to Be

Watch the video on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/m5clopOFN3k

I made a cover song of one of my favorite childhood songs. This is the signature music composed by Olli Ahvenlahti from the Finnish family TV series  called Susikoira Roi (1987), which is based on the book written by Jorma Kurvinen.

Susikoira Roi Theme Cover

Keyboard and Guitar lofi home recording jam session with my kid - Erin Jennifer

Find Erin Jennifer here: 
https://on.soundcloud.com/jTjqD 
- for more of her awesome music. 

Erin on Keyboard: Roland E-X20
Tam on Guitar: Cort MR710 LH NS
Mic: Rhode USB Mini
Recorded / mixed: Audacity.


© Tam Jennifer Hastings, Erin Jennifer, 2024. All rights reserved.

Marching Into The Sunset (Ft Erin Jennifer, 2024)

T-The Rousseau Code

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, electric drums, percussion 
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 brining 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

Lyrics:

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
The 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!-Eclectic Collective

In The Labariinth.

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

REM meets Deelite in Berry Gordon’s studio kinda track

Stay In The Pocket

K2 and the Three: Drums & Bass
@k2andthe3 | @k2-kara

TexMex Shaman: Guitar
@texmex-shaman

Cosmic Keanu: Vocals, Keyboards, Mix & Art
@cosmic_keanu

This is a newly mastered version from Chris with new vocals!

Don't You Forget About Me (Simple Minds Cover) K2 & the Three, TexMex Shaman, Cosmic Keanu

Xpressive (2017) Anthology CD1 Track 08

Cast of Characters:
xian3-- @xian3 – Christian -- vocals and lyrics
Holger Engel—bass, seed idea
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- electric piano, synth
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark-- electric piano
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- mix, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)-- @josh-clary-1 – guitar and four-string fretless bass
 
This song began with Christian's friend Holger Engel coming up with a melodic bass line and sharing it with him to use as a seed stem for a project. Having collaborated successfully with him before, Christian thought of Josh and decided to pass it along to him to see what he could build with it. Josh was excited to work on another of Holger's creations. His bass line was in a high octave on the instrument, so Josh added a similar, complimentary bass line on the low octave to give it some heft. He invited Ken onto the project, and after doing their little rhythm section give and take, Ken laid down some powerful, yet tasteful drums. Mark was brought in next, and added some very fitting, wonderfully melodic electric piano, which he added in the choruses. Josh also asked JJ to add some electric piano to the verses and synth to the whole thing, which he did in a very mind-bending syncopated way. Josh then added some guitar to the high end to thicken things up a bit.
  We then sent the finished product back to Christian to add his thoughtful, inspired lyrics and signature vocals to his song. This is what Christian had to say about how the lyrics came about. 
  "[Being an avid reader], I came along the sentence, 'We write and make art to show our wounds to the world,' reading an interview with Paul Auster (1947-2024). He died earlier this year, yet his novels are legendary. There was talk about creativity, manifoldness and what the personality consists of. 
  "I can’t remember where that interview was and basically I wrote the lyrics around this sentence attributed to him. 
  "I quote another writer, Goethe (1749-1832), with a famous quotation from "Faust,“ 'Two souls, Alas, housed in my breast...' That points in the right thematic direction in my opinion.
For sure the lyrics also contain other layers of meanings, much more personal…
I am also happy about the title of the song 'We Are Many'. I think Tez came up with it. I was unsure for very long, what’s the name of that song… :)"
  After we had it in the bag, we asked mix-master Tez to produce and mix it, so what you hear is also his creative vision for the project. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
 
Original "We Are Many" lyrics by Xian:

1
To me it seems very obviously
That my I is not a unity
Rather a bunch of personalities
I got a problem with multiplicities

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“ …

2
I am no self-contained identity
Cut off by other possibilities
No border guards set up at the boundary
Enforce the claim to exclusivity

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“…
„I“ writes and makes „art“
To heal the wounds of the heart

3
„Two souls, alas, housed in my breast…“
We hope, that if we do confess
To get rid of this fallacy
And collect the splits of personality

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
I write and make „art“
To heal the wounds of my heart

out
There is
A consolation in round things
There is
A consolation in round things 
A consolation in round things
Oh, ohh,
„I“, „I“,
Oh…

We Are Many (Eclectic Collective with Xian3 and Holger Engel)

Tony wanted to find a home for these beautiful lyrics , well I jumped at the chance , and this is the result , we really hope you like it ! Next up is a cover of one of my fav songs , Summer in Dublin by the Irish band Bagatelle . Following that is a remix of a 2 year song called Hey Lucas . Then Fox , Brownie and Daniels are back with a belter , part 2 of Marry Me In Vegas . Loads of stuff to come , so happy that you are listening and liking , thank you !

No Album

It's All Because Of You

It's All Because Of You ( Fox and Harris )

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