A big thanks to Paul for producing this composition and agreeing for me to include the keyboard content .
- The bass, Drums and guitar are performed by Paul Paploviante
- The organ and Rhodes keyboards performed by me -zdcom
So thank you Paul for your awsome guitar solos ,drums and bass- and providing me with a platform  to go back to my last band days in the mid 60's.

HIGHWAY- FT Paul Paploviante

SUNRISE

Ban'ei racing is a type of horse racing in which racehorses compete for strength and speed while pulling a sled. It is also sometimes called "horse pulling".
Currently, the only publicly managed (local) horse racing in Japan is "Ban'ei horse racing" sponsored by Obihiro City, Hokkaido, and it is the only form of horse racing in the world.
"Ban'ei horses" (heavy breeding horses, also called "banba"), which have been used since ancient times mainly as farm horses and weigh around 800-1200 kg, pull iron sleds carrying jockeys and heavy loads, and compete in strength, speed, endurance, and jockey technique on a separate 200-meter straight course with two obstacles (small trapezoidal hills).


Horse-drawn sleigh race on snow

The latest track from my Not Completely Useless project. I tend to think of it as a low-key one for me - still quite a bit going on; Sonic Youth-style triplet feel intro, bass grooves, organ, touches of syncopation and a change of pace for the outro... there's just not as much guitar heroics as usual.

This one is about missing my kids when I was away at a festival. And my eldest daughter - then 6 I think - wrote the lyrics for the chorus.

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She Keeps Me Holding On (2025).mp3

additional vcls Barbara Browning

HE’S A TWO WHEELED MAN C’EST MONSIEUR BICYCLETTE 
COMME JACQUES TATI DANS JOUR DE FÊTE 
AND HE BROKE EIGHT RIBS AND HE CRASHED HIS BICYCLE
BUT NOW THE MAN IS BACK IN THE SADDLE
DO YOU REMEMBER THE BAND 
LICORICE ROOTS WAS THE NAME 
CHECK THEM OUT MAN I’M A FAN 
ALTHOUGH THEY HARDLY MET FAME

HE’S THE BIRTHDAY MAN
IN HIS USED WETSUIT
CHASED BY SOME RACOON POLICE FOR HIS SUSPICIOUS ROOT 
AND HE STICKS TO HIS STICKS THE SAME OLD LICKS
ONCE A DRUMMER DAVE A DRUMMER FOREVER
YOU PLAY YOUR MELODEON 
JE SORS MON ACCORDÉON 
AND WE MAY START A NEW BAND 
POTENTIALLY HITTING FAME

DO YOU REMEMBER THE BAND 
LICORICE ROOTS WAS THE NAME 
AS LONG AS THEY HAVE ONE FAN 
THE SONG WILL REMAIN THE SAME

YOU GOT IT ALL
IT SEEMS TO ME
25 YEARS OF THE VERY BEST COMPANY 
LAURA MATT KITTIE MOLLY
L’AMOUR LA MER LES PHOQUES ET 55 BOUGIES
HE’S A TWO WHEELED MAN A TWO WHEELED MAN 
A TWO WHEELED MAN A TWO WHEELED MAN
LOVE

LICORICE ROOTS (Lyrics) Song for Dave

On My Mind

Vidéo par Muette : https://youtu.be/TirWU1LibgI

By The Way             (Translated after the French text )
Texte et chant : Muette
Musique : Alain Illos

T’as vu, d’puis quelques temps,
J'te prends plus dans mes bras.
Lorsque tu rentreras,
Tu trouv'ras dans l'frigo
Un gigot piqué d'ail.
By the way, faut qu'j'm’en aille.

Je s'rai plus là dimanche
Mais embrasse tes parents
Qui m'aimaient bien je crois.
Dis-leur qu'c'est moi qui flanche,
Que c'est moi la méchante.
By the way, je m'en vais,

Avec le minimum,
Sans meubles et puis sans homme
Aux angles obtus et durs.
Je m'en vais habiter
Une maison sans murs.
By the way, j'en suis sûre.

Le linge est repassé,
La vaisselle est rangée.
Je n'ai pas su ôter
La petite poussière
Qui t'avait recouverte.
By the way, j’fais place nette.

J'ai beaucoup réfléchi
Mais tes mots sont du bruit
Qui ne frappent plus au cœur
Mais seul'ment au tympan
Et je sais qu'il est temps.
By the way, il est l’heure.

By The Way

You've seen, for a while now,
I can't hold you anymore.
When you come home
You'll find in the fridge
A leg of lamb spiked with garlic.
By the way, I've got to go.

I won't be here on Sunday
But give your parents a kiss
I think they liked me.
Tell them I'm the one who's flinching,
I'm the bad guy.
By the way, I'm leaving,

With the bare minimum,
No furniture and no man
With hard obtuse angles.
I'm going to live
A house without walls.
By the way, I'm sure of it.

The laundry is ironed,
The dishes are put away.
I haven't been able to remove
The little dust
That covered you.
By the way, I'm tidying up.

I've thought a lot
But your words are noise
That no longer strike at the heart
But only to the eardrum
And I know it's time.
By the way, it's time

By The Way  avec Muette

When the skies collapse

Summer Day w/Rob Olsson on Bass

👉 https://elasticstage.com/esreleasesf06/releases/french-touch-album

Le vinyle est prêt, pressé à la demande.
Une descente en groove dans les coulisses de la French Touch.
Boîtes à rythmes poussiéreuses, synthés analogiques et fantômes du Rex Club.
💿 Pour ceux qui ont dansé tard, et écoutent encore.
🎧 Commande ici :
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🇬🇧
The vinyl is ready — pressed on demand.
A groove-soaked dive into the backrooms of French Touch.
Dusty drum machines, analog synths, and the ghosts of Parisian nights.
💿 For those who danced late, and still listen.
🎧 Order here:
👉 https://elasticstage.com/esreleasesf06/releases/french-touch-album

When the skies collapse

Stephan B

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