all right/ very nice/great sound/ got bite

Great melody and chord changes, awesome song and style

very moody and atmospherically driven, with a nice chugging rhythm section.  One notch more volume on the vocal would be nice, but the clarity is still there so it's all good.  Well done, guys!

Michaels vocals always hit target and that very cool and atmospheric instrumental is just purrrfect.

A playlist of other people's tracks (most recent first) that I have contributed to.

Collaborations Elsewhere

Music & mix Guiville @guiville
Vocals, lyrics, and additional string arrangements by Michael Wheelwright @wheelwright
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https://soundcloud.com/guiville/sets/truth-guiville-wheelwright

VHS 22 (Feat. Wheelwright)

Wheelwright: voice https://soundcloud.com/wheelwright
Beckenstein: music, lyrics, vocal melody, instruments

Fictive Sisters is a Trans-Atlantic online collaboration between Wheelwright and Jonathan Beckenstein.
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hibernating
the days grow dark
suffocating
so pull your boots on
walk out the door

frozen ridge line
and silver moon
distant tree line
the sleeping forest
is under snow

crystal flakes will crunch underfoot
icicles agleam
father winter will tread by your side
to the frosted stream

calculating
the solstice tide
enervating
procrastinating
walk out the door

frigid meadow
in moonlight glaze
dormant willow
is waiting naked
for your embrace

crystal flakes will crunch underfoot
icicles agleam
father winter will tread by your side
to the frosted stream
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Michael and I will be introducing two new songs in roughly a month, and at that time the Fictive Sisters album "Immaculate Distraction" will be available on Bandcamp. We will let you know when and provide a link. Thanks always for your listening!

image from Wikipedia

Father Winter (with Wheelwright)(Fictive Sisters)

Wheelwright: voice, vocal melody, lyrics @wheelwright
Beckenstein: initial music, instruments, mix

Fictive Sisters is a transatlantic collaboration between Wheelewright and Beckenstein. Our album Immaculate Distraction is available at Bandcamp: https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-distraction

lyrics below
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Born in Belarus in 86 yeah
Worked in construction back on the farm then
Dressed as a bishop she did deals in St Peters now she
Drives a Bugatti through the streets of Lausanne

It's not the money that's what she said
Don't want to end up with a hole in the head
We'll rule the world with the power of love
Oh do you think so coz
I don’t think so

We took an Uber to the conference centre she said
They’ll act like animals to get what they want
Blood on the dance floor but you get what you pay for when you
Hang with the cool kids at the policy disco

It's not the money that's what they said
No one looks good with a hole in the head
We'll rule the world with the power of love
Oh do you think so

I can't stay in bed for ever
My real life will never start
Complications don't want to know
Happy ending I don't think so

Hybrid warfare
Grand synthesis
Do the practice
Get dog biscuits
Keep it simple
Keep it stupid
Makes us feel good
We’re gonna use it
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Image credit (detail, processed): Girl with red hat unsplash.com/@girlwithredhat

bandcamp

It's Not The Money (Wheelwright)(Fictive Sisters)

Wheelwright: voice, lyrics, vocal melody, synthesizer, theremin sample @wheelwright

Beckenstein: initial music, guitars, bass, drum programming, mix

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We stayed up very late then took the flight from Kyoto 
The blossom on the wind the artificial sky reminded us of something

Oh did you hear that a storm is coming 
Oh did you hear that we were making plans

That girl said she was you when you were in that noise art band
 But it was hard to tell if she was really real or just another ghost

The shadows on the wall 
The clinical blue light 
The trouble's hidden in my heart

I'm watching from above it's like we're in a TV show
 We're standing on a bridge the mountain in the distance like a Hokusai

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image: Marlon Josué https://unsplash.com/@paladin_04 further processed by Wheelwright

Thanks to Fady for inspiration various.

We Were Making Plans (with Wheelwright) (Fictive Sisters)

Prod. by Monotronaut
Vocals & Lyrics by Wheelwright
https://soundcloud.com/wheelwright
Mastered by Gus Elg at Sky Onion.

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Oh do you harbour some great sorrow or regret
Do the sins of the fathers pray on your mind
Oh if I lost my fear, my righteous anger, would I no longer be a danger to myself
Then we could walk like spirits through this complicated world
Forgetting all we know

Here comes the blue wave here comes the new wave
The frozen moment
Here comes the blue day here comes the new day
The frozen moment
Here comes the blue wave

I dreamed the moon was burning a cold white fire in the night
Like a scythe across the sky
It cut the stars free from their moorings and they became a second sun
And then we walked like sprits through this complicated world
Forgetting all we know

Forgetting All We Know (With Wheelwright)

Vocal and lyrics: Tetyana Nizhynska
Translation from Ukrainian:

There, in the meadow at the edge of the forest, the girl was walking
And looking for healing thyme, mint and roses
She sang all the while: I am collecting the potion for Stepan
In order him to be strong until the end of the age and to defeat all the enemies

And when she went to the valley - she saw Cossacks
Everyone coming home to Nenka (homeland) in a big crowd
Oh, you guys, oh dear fellows, how happy I am to meet you
Where is my beloved Stepan? I would love to meet him

Oh, we don't know dear - dear, we didn't follow
He must have remained somewhere - we did not notice
The sweet girl burst into tears and went home
“Where have you gone, my Stepan, oh, I love you to death

Oh, you dear fellows, if only you all would come back homeland
Let all the enemies disappear" - the sweet girl moaned..
And when she went to the yard - Stepan was waiting there,
He joyfully met his beloved girl

Stepan - 28.10.2023, 16.16 (A Capella)

A X6402 collaboration:

STEPAN
TaNezha x Six Four Zero Two

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THE COLLABORATION
This X6402 Collaboration is with 'TaNezha'  (Tetyana Nizhynska) who is a singer based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The lyrics were written and sung by TaNezHa, a capella, in the style of a traditional Folk song. 'Six Four Zero Two' created the music, responding emotionally to the story and mood: "I wanted the music to soar and weave fluidly around the constant that is the voice".

THE TRACK
‘Stepan’ is a story about the strength of a young girl whose partner goes off to war and is lost for some time. When the people eventually gather to hail the Cossacks triumphant return, he is not with them. The girl is forlorn and returns home where, she finds him waiting in the courtyard. A joyful return to love, peace and their homeland.

CREDITS:
Lyrics and Vocal: Tetyana Nizhynska.
Music, Instrumentation and Production: Six Four Zero Two.
Design: 6402.

LYRICS:
Translation from Ukrainian.

There, in the meadow at the edge of the forest, a girl was walking,
looking for healing thyme, mint and roses.
She was singing as she walked "I am collecting the potion for Stepan,
so he can stay strong and defeat the enemies".

When she went to the valley she saw Cossacks,
returning home to Nenka (homeland) in a big crowd.
"Oh, you men, you dear fellows, how happy I am to see you.
Where is my beloved Stepan? I yearn to see him".

"Oh my dear, we do not know, he did not follow.
We know not of his fate, we have not seen him".
The sweet girl burst into tears and went home.
“Where have you gone, my Stepan? My eternal love".

"Oh, you dear man, if only you all would come back home.
Let all of our enemies be gone!", the sweet girl cried.
Then, as she entered the yard she saw Stepan,
waiting there, to joyfully meet his beloved girl.

Stepan (TaNezha x Six Four Zero Two)

So I Heard

Stepping Up My Spine

“Wanting and Waiting” captures that bittersweet tension between what we desire and what we fear losing. It’s about standing on the edge of transformation, knowing that the change you seek is within reach but uncertain whether you’re ready to let go of the comfort you’ve built. Whether it’s a shift in your career, a dream unfulfilled, or a longing for something more meaningful in life, this song speaks to anyone caught in that fragile balance.

"Wanting and Waiting"

Wanting and Waiting

TB303 Bass Line, 5ths, 7ths and layered hits will always have a special place in my heart. The blend of these elements bestow a sound that feels both futuristic and nostalgic, a tension between the watery, squelching tones of the 303 and the stark, urban atmosphere of Detroit’s techno legacy. Panglossian breathes in waves, rising and falling like a city skyline, full of the promise of movement and the weight of history.

Panglossian

Jellyfish is a haunting, orchestral descent into fragility, memory, and the slow unravelling of identity. With layers of guitars, ghostly strings, fractured piano and a myriad of synthesizer textures, the album captures Junkballer at their most vulnerable and cinematic. From the turbulent energy of “Brace Yourself” to the devastating stillness of “Hope You're Gonna Wait,” each track dissolves the boundaries between analogue warmth and digital disintegration. It’s a record that drifts like fog through emotional wreckage — political, personal, and planetary — wrapped in Junkballer’s complex arrangements and post-rock textures. Subtle, sorrowful, and immersive and also punctuated by moments of raw, youthful urgency

Brace Yourself

illuminate - piano version

2008A

Music and production: 6402.
Lyrics, vocals and cello effects: Wheelwright.
Cover photography: Elin Liavik. https://www.instagram.com/elinlia/
Design: 6402.

Forgiven (Wheelwright x Six Four Zero Two)

A sonic sketchbook. 
Independent, Not-for-profit, Post-Punk.
Featured on BBC Introducing.

Music's got a hold of me.
I am also half of Fictive Sisters https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com

I have a soundcloud manifesto too (I know almost no one cares):
(1) I do not want to win at soundcloud
(2) I respect people who listen by trying to do work that is as good as I can make it but I may attempt (and possibly fail badly at) different kinds of music so you will probably find some of my tracks suck quite badly even if you like others
(3) If I follow you please feel no obligation to follow me back or to listen to my tracks because I know different people like different things
(4) If you follow me please don’t expect me automatically to follow you back because as I said different people like different things. I try to listen to most new uploads of the people I do follow, so there are only so many people I can meaningfully follow (and only so many reposts I can cope with) at any one time before it all gets a bit overwhelming
(5) If I add a track of yours to my likes that means I particularly like it and if I comment on a track that means I really did want to communicate something. I do not do these things expecting or wanting anything in return or fishing for listeners/followers etc.
(6) Soundcloud (still) can be wonderful and has wonderful people in its universe but some aspects of it do my head in and so I am putting this out here so everyone knows where I am coming from. This is not intended as criticism of anyone else, it is just what works for me

Forgiven (Wheelwright x Six Four Zero Two)

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