even relate

Mean It Tru (2008)

teacups of golden love light

three strings left on the ibanez RG... am i too lazy or too poor to change the strings? i dunno, probably both. either way, limitations can be inspiring. hope you shake a tail feather.

funky pink lufa and a velvet bathrobe

remastered this one for posterity...and for Devin Locke ; )

glad you came down

shrine

on that squid oil

the way back to you

you got to turn this one up , ok 

thanks for rocking out to the sounds of the stellar lifetimes

- phil

born this way

put this together one rare morning, waking with my girlfriend at my place. we had the morning off from our usual responsibilities. it felt so dreamy and inspiring that i had to write a song, and this is what resulted. thanks for listening.

morning wakes a dream

stepping through time

i wrote this one as a country song, oddly...but it seems i resorted to grunge when push came to record ; )

what she reads

thanks for listening and leaving your thoughtful comments, my friends. stay artistically vital and shed old skin if the time has come for change. that is what this song is about. -phil

cicada man

been sitting on this one a few months... finally got a lead guitar track on it and some backing vocals. what i mean in this one is a mind which you can service. adaptable, curious, resilient ...you know. like that!

serviceable mind

... inspiration can brood and bubble at times, barely detectable to all but that subtle sight - the vague yet hopeful perception of a vast web, which shines somehow in the eye of intention. see through doldrums to the eternal wind. thanks for listening <3

-phil

elucidate space

disconnection's grace

i wrote this one about the simple joy of reading in bed with my partner. i hope you can relate <3

this is my old buddy mike's original song from the 80's that he asked me to record. also his pen drawing.

paranoid neozoid

the galaxy known as inspiritus 5 is home to a solar system comprised of 17 planets, one of which is earth-like and populated by a hot pink humanoid species called the inspira. I composed this song on my second voyage to the planet. I am hopeful that some listeners may be transported by the music and inspired to travel far and see new worlds of imagination and love.

return to inspiritus 5

shitballs from outer space

i put a little spin on this four tops classic to suit my inclinations. 

peppermint oil face cream every morning
quirky shirt statements for every occasion
convos for every grocery store associate
cares for the underdog kids at the highschool
sings at the drop of a hat every day
always finds something kind to say
loves me for all of the way that i am
puts the moves on me makes me feel like a man
words of affirmation is her loving language
she'll light one up any time she can manage
brings me a drink when it's hot outside
knows what she wants and lays it on the line
messages her family and keeps up with her friends
early in the morning wakes me up with a grin
best damn woman that i ever seen
the illustrious velumptuous monika j. jean

ain't no woman (like the one i got)

learning to love can feel like being cooked in a pot ... you have to face your own feelings and all the discomfort you feel from the trauma and misinformation and the way reality is not set up to comfort and console you or fulfill your fantasies. you have to reform yourself and then open up to the beautiful mess that is the other person.  learn to love. make it fun somehow.  the fate of the world depends on it     ; ) 

learn to love

this came from the first drum take recorded in my new downsized studio. kids needed larger rooms and my partner, Monika Jean, moved in, so sacrifices had to be made. most of the drums are gone. what you hear on this track are odds and ends i could squeeze into a corner. floor tom as a kick, broken hi hat that wont open, etc etc. surprisingly i tend to enjoy frankenstein drum sets more than full ones. the whole "making something out of nothing" spirit tends to inspire me most. 

the soul is one

when you need to burn out and go down to shadow town

into the wine

another of my dino friend mr mike's lyrical works. Just having some fun getting rough versions of the music down on tape. 

apalachicola babe

just cued the tracks and went to town on some lonely ol' brokenhearted vibes. Getting dumped still hurts at 35...but it makes for some juicy emotions and artistic inspiration, too. 12/12/2019

baby why? (there's a hole in my soul)

started recording my improv songs on a tascam 4 track cassette recorder in 99'. I still write and record in my home on branch street as a passionate hobby ; ) thanks for listening <3

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