Shock the Algorithm

City Walk
Theo Bina - Composer, Arr, Mix, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (E-Piano, Strings, Brass), Drum Programming.
David Mayrl - Saxophone, Cover Photo.

Released by:
Theo Bina
Release date:
17 January 2012

City Walk - Single

City Walk

Original painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (May 1863).  (Source Wikipedia)

Greensleeves (Instrumental) Trad.

This is the second to last track of Fluff's third album 'Down the Rabbit Hole'. https://open.spotify.com/album/4Iq21rBQvgXesED9Hv8GEc

We distract ourselves with meaningless noise, money and a selfish desire for 'me'. We don't realise how the skeletons in our closets, the hate and separation we breed and nurture, slowly erodes togetherness, fairness and community, while at the same time builds up to a big explosion, which probably none of us will get out of alive.

LYRICS:

The day was meaningless 
TV the usual mess
We had our toys and games and
Lots of noise and lots of noise

Do not appreciate 
Don’t give before you take 
What’s in it for me
And where is my money

This is out of control
We are out of control

I deserve
All this is mine
This is meant to be my time
Guilt reflects in our eyes
We didn’t get to say goodbye 

How did it turn so fast
I guess we didn’t last
Filling our closets 
With the ghosts and shadows
From the past

This is out of control
We are out of control

Looming up there all this time 
Pretending to be stars
Those lights now dripping from the sky
Like candle wax held to the fire

Rusty Emergency
Rusty Emergency
Rusty Emergency
Rusty Emergency

Down the Rabbit Hole

Rusty Emergency

13 Rusty Emergency

Alchemical Catharsis: Composed, arranged, performed and produced by Evandro B. Lira aka Vintage Mutation.

Cover Art / Photo: Evandro Lira aka Vintage Mutation.

— Alchemical Catharsis: Is a term used in the context of Carl Jung’s interpretation of alchemy. According to Jung, alchemical catharsis is the first stage of transformation in the alchemical process. It is a state of disorder and disintegration that is comparable to the confession/catharsis phase of psychoanalysi. — The alchemical process of transformation has four distinct stages: Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, and Rubedo. — These stages are the framework of Jung’s characterization of the four stages of character transformation: Confession, Illumination, Education, and Transformation, culminating in the completion of the Magnum Opus and the attainment of self-realization.

Alchemical Catharsis

Music: Temple of the Haunted Man https://soundcloud.com/temple-of-the-haunted-man

Lyrics & Vocals: Cosmic Keanu

As Foretold

The flood gates have been opened
Darkness grows

Darkened hearts seized by hatred,
Blood runs cold

The restrainer has been lifted
Upon the lawless and the wicked

Deceiving all who perish
Holding all the lies they cherish

False signs and wonders shown
As foretold

The one who opposes all
taken hold

An influence that deludes is
What kills the love of truth

Deceiving all who perish
Holding all the lies they cherish

From the beginning, 
God has chosen you
Through sanctification, spirit
faith in truth

When the lawless one’s revealed
Exalts himself as God

An abomination of desolation
In the Holy place

The Lord descends from the clouds
With a shout

The Lord removes the lawless one
with a breath of his mouth

Just as the lightning comes from the east
and flashes west

So will the coming be
of the Son of Man

As Foretold (Temple Of The Haunted Man and Cosmic Keanu)

THE FLOW is a guitar piece where the music goes through gentle modulations in a continuous stream of moods. It flows along different sections, some soft, some strong. It’s like the river I live next to, that has passed three different countries and many different places, it’s like my life’s experiences, the styles of music I came across, the feelings it tapped into… 

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”― Rumi

Here is my musical flow, I hope you’ll enjoy!

-Dan

Original music written and arrangement for three acoustic guitars by Daniël van den Berg, November 2023.

Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015 Recorded using an Apogee MiC. Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch
Cover Art made using Midjourney AI

The Flow | Dan van den Berg

DANCERS IN THE FOG.wav

Full album on bandcamp - mikebenoit.bandcamp.com/album/reconfi…-combinations
Mike Benoit is a wonderful sound artist who reached out to me this year with the idea of taking some raw improv piano playing and reworking them to produce original tracks. This appealed to me because 1 - I ain't the greatest piano player so this was flattering and 2 - I spend so much of my time reworking other peoples sounds it would be awesome to be on the receiving end for a change : ) .The album features 4 tracks, each one originally recorded on a different piano then given the treatments by Mike.

Preview: Mike Benoit & Mat Ward - Reconfigured Combinations

Spécial thanks to Mikamik for his a cappella ......

NEED NO REASON.  feat Mikamik

Mixing it up a little again

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Trick Or Treat

Get Something Going

Gate To Paradise

"If you can go home.. you are wealthy beyond your dreams".

Your Home Now (Cookie Mix)

Come Ride With The Clowd

M-Obscure

Chao Heng [Abeno Nakamaro](698〜770)

Chao Heng is the Chinese name of Abeno Nakamaro.

In 717, at the age of 19, Abeno Nakamaro traveled to Tang China with Makibi Kibi and others as a member of the envoy to the Tang Dynasty in order to introduce advanced Tang culture to Japan.

Abeno Nakamaro passed the imperial examination in Chang'an. He served Emperor Xuanzong as an official in the Tang Dynasty. He also interacted with poets such as Li Bai and Wang Wei.

Thirty-six years later, in 753, Abeno Nakamaro was allowed to return to Japan.

However, the ship was wrecked by a typhoon.
, washed ashore in modern-day Vietnam.
He returned to Chang'an via Vietnam, where he ended his life of 73 years.

He never set foot on Japanese soil again.

Check out the music video for the song here!
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https://youtu.be/y4oMgolDokg?si=flwCXgDgY0Qvwa0N

晁衡　[阿倍仲麻呂](698〜770)

晁衡是安倍仲麻吕的中文名。

717年，19岁的阿倍仲麻吕作为遣唐使者与牧备吉备等人一起前往唐中国，向日本介绍先进的唐文化。

阿倍仲麻吕在长安考中科举。曾在唐玄宗任职为官。他还与李白、王维等诗人交往。

三十六年后的753年，阿部仲麻吕被允许返回日本。

然而，这艘船被台风毁坏了。
，被冲上现代越南的岸边。
他经越南回到长安，结束了73岁的生命。

他再也没有踏上日本的土地。

晁衡 東瀛慕情＜Chao Heng  Longing For JAPAN＞mp3

affectionate

Taken from our upcoming debut album "Rock and Roll Kills" (mid-2024).
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/kWZJiztgoXU (like & subscribe:))
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lyrics:
And then i ask my self, is there a way out, could i be heard loud?
And then i ask my self, could it be?

And then i turn my head, up in the sky and wondering why?
could i turn back time or live it again?

Chances are thrown away, anothers have won not gone astray
but that's a blessing not a curse so thank you!

You think is over...over now, just shake your head and face now
face the truth and all the greatness around

Don't need nothing else, i got everything that completes me
all the rest is just a dusty grain of sand

(p) & (c),all rights reserved, STA 2024.

Rock and Roll Kills

Dusty Grain of Sand

My first time working with this fun crew as a whole collective! Though I have collaborated with both TM Shaman, Llanpsych, and Josh Clary in the past, this was my first time working with Mysterious Decibel and K2, have been wanting to partner with each of them for a while. And very happy with these results, hope you'll enjoy listening!

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Cast of characters:

Tea R. Sea @tea_are_sea -- Terry – Synthesizers, beats, composition, production, and mix
The Mysterious Decibel -- @themysteriousdecibel – MD – First vocals and lyrics 
Llanpsych–@llanpsych –Tez–Electric guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– Electric guitar, mix, and production 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums, lyrics, and vocals at the end
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–five-string fretless bass

This song began with Terry sharing an intriguing Eastern sounding synth and minimal beat with Ken, who added a really solid beat to bring out the strong rhythm of the song. Once they had a solid foundation and skeleton, they shared it with the rest of the Eclectic Collective. Josh added his five string fretless bass in a dubby line that was inspired by Tez's hot skank part. Then JJ poured his magic into it, too. Stephen came up with the shocking dynamic lift towards the end, and Tez piled on to light it up. Then MD got a hold of it and wrote and sang some of his trademark, fun lyrics and vocals in the first part of the song. Ken, not to be left out of the melodic experience, added the vocals at the end. 

After we all had everything in the can, the Texas Tea combo of Stephen and Terry produced and mixed the whole thing down. This wasn't their first rodeo mixing a project together, and it really shows in the end quality. They also have several duo projects up on both of their pages that are worth checking out.  
  We think the end result is reminiscent of Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation, two big influences on a few of us. We all hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Lyrics by MD:
Time again and on, and on, and on, we fall in slumber
Dreams never wait
Ashes to ashes we all fall down 
Ooooo Circles break
Ashes to ashes we all fall down
When we wake
When we wake
Is this a new Simulation?
When I wake
When I wake

Lyrics by Ken:
Feed the fire or the fire flames out

Coherent Fire - w/ the Eclectic Collective & Mysterious Decibel

GrayNoiseone

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