Seven installments, my dear well known ones, friends and musical acquaintances. If you look back and reflect on three years + with discovering an almost infinite amount of artists - pretty overwhelming these days.

Some literally put out A TON of stuff every month, some just do a few tracks in half of a year or so. Turns out i was pretty pulled back this year in terms of doing my own stuff, but also with listening and following so many creations. 

Please forgive, i will not be in a time and energy kind of state to listen to ALL of it, but i will try to keep up with as many and much of that stuff up on the cloud as i am capable of. 

The cloud is still a extraordinary place of talent, experiments and alot of true to the heart music - wouldn't wanna miss most of that stuff i am encountering up here.

Truly yours,
Cmd. SF




Part Six:  https://soundcloud.com/steve-fullyard/sets/dope-stuff-collector-six
Part Five: soundcloud.com/steve-fullyard/sets/dope-stuff-collector-five
Part Four: soundcloud.com/steve-fullyard/sets/dope-stuff-collector-four
Part Three: soundcloud.com/steve-fullyard/sets/dope-stuff-collector-three-1
Part Two : soundcloud.com/steve-fullyard/sets/dope-stuff-collector-two
Part One : soundcloud.com/steve-fullyard/sets/dope-stuff-collector-one

Dope Stuff - Collector Seven

... this is a flute jam on top of my mix of a construction kit by FUNCTIONLOOPS, from the pack: Triphop & Future Downtempo. So the backing is not my work, but the flute is my "creative" input. The way I have reassembled all the fine loops of course a bit too :-) Bass and lead is layered with own synths.
.... why not using the advantage of a preproduced backing :-) Enjoy !
photo by Ronaldo Santos, unsplash

shadows // remix & flute

This new song came together as both of us found ourselves laid out at exactly the same time with very similar ailments - severe nerve pain which completely wiped us both out for weeks. Both of us on the mend now though, thank goodness, that kind of pain SUCKS.....
Gina is the star of the show here (as always!). 
She says this song is about how memories can be so strong that present time perceptions of things like air temperature and even humidity get perceived in terms of the memory attached to it.....

And I'd be remiss to neglect how coincidentally topical the title is given the weather we've had here in Sydney and in The Blue Mountains since the back end of last year. In my little town up in the Mountains we've had 113 days of nearly constant rain over the last few months, while many areas in our state of New South Wales and Queensland above us have been hit by multiple "once in a generation floods" in just a matter of a few weeks....

I know the temperature
Of the morning air
By the joy of proximity
And time with no time
I know the air

I know the steps of spring
By the order
Of the blooms
I gave to you 
I know the softest violet hue
I know the signs

I know the time 
By the beauty now
I gave to you then
I know the time

I know the colour blue
By the gums outline
I know the clouds
By magnitudes and height
I know the horizon far
By the way I think of home

I know these kinds of things
By my love
When I fly to you
When I fly to you
When I fly to you
When I fly to you
When I fly to you

Knife / The Temperature

Keep me forever

The Temperature

A relationship from beginning to end presented in impressionistic sketches. 
From the new EP "Short Songs For Tall Minds" on Soundcloud 2022
Lyrics:
You came uninvited
To my birthday party
That's how this unlikely romance got started
I'm the silence
In the spaces
In between the words
That I never said
I'm the ghost hovering around your bed
Competing with TV
For attention inside your head
In matters of the heart
I'm build on contradictory parts
Contradictory parts

You say: if the great creators
If they wanted to call you home
That you would just laugh
And say they don't exist
But not me
I'm willing to compromise
Because they must have much bigger
Bigger fish to fry
In matters of the heart
I'm built upon my contradictory parts
Contradictory parts

You left unexpected
 For the Airport bar
I'm unpacking your luggage from the trunk of my car
You say my problem
My one of many
Is that I think I'm right all the time
But I've never seen truth in the eyes
I always lie

You packed your suitcase with your blues
My love notes
My David Foster Wallace books
Counterfeit Jordan shoes
Mmmmmmmmmmm
In matters of the heart
I'm built upon contradictory parts
Contradictory parts

My Contradictory Parts

Dans une atmosphère éthérée au bord du Lac, le chant murmuré s'estompe peu à peu, pour laisser place aux guitares rugissantes.

In an ethereal atmosphere on the shores of the lake, the whispered vocals fade little by little, giving way to the roaring guitars.

MURMURES SUR LE LAC     Patrick Picault

Just keep calm
While I untie the knots
I'll get them looser bit by bit
And I won't stop

Please don't struggle now
Take a breath 
Count to ten
I'll be steady till the end
It just takes time

Take a walk around the block
Drive your good son to the shops
Check your mailbox
Watch TV
Photograph nice things for free
It's only time

I'm working at the broken things
The parts that bear my name
I"m working at the tangled parts
No fear, no blame
Let me absorb your fears
Take your worries
Your frights
Heavy traffic, parking spots 
Or lack thereof

Find a new toy, online shops
Paint little cars, kept in a box
Blend the morning, coffee three
Then make her walk naturally

It's only time
It's only time
It's only time

It's Only Time

Its Only Time

Ok so strictly speaking this is not a Cat Came Back song.....but....I wrote this today while I was trying to work on a new CCB song and it was too much fun to just leave it sitting on my computer gathering virtual dust...
The CCB song I was working on wasn't happening so in frustration I erased 99.9% of what was there and intended to start again. What happened instead was this bass heavy jam thing.
Time flew past and when I later emerged from my music room night had fallen and I went out into to lounge room where was my wife was camped out watching the second Matrix movie. What are we going to do about dinner? I asked. She shrugged her shoulders. Well, I said, there's some vegetarian Pad Thai in the freezer, we could make do with that I suppose??
And so I sat with the wife eating Pad Thai and watching the Matrix. Now she's gone to bed and I'm here uploading this to Soundcloud and thinking about grabbing a beer....

Pad Thai & Keanu Reeves

Another track from my EP "Short Songs For Tall People"
Lyrics:
You say your name is society and you think you’re sick?
Sit down, patient, and I’ll examine you!
Uh huh, just what I thought:
That complexion of yours--grey as a flophouse bed sheet.
Your breath--reeking of smog and sewer gas!
Headaches? What do you expect, with nothing but cash registers clanging inside your empty skull?

I'm a beatnik Daddy-O
I've got an electric bongo
I'm a beatnik Daddy-O
I howl, I scowl
I'm a beatnik Daddy-O

Of course your stomach hurts!
You’ve swallowed too many dreams, too many hopes, and turned them into one gigantic ulcer.
Look out—your hands are trembling—any minute now and you may drop a bomb!

I'm a beatnik Daddy-O
Steely Dan's a dildo
I'm a beatnik Daddy-O
I play pinball
I play Pachinko
I'm a beatnik Daddy-O

I’ve got news for you, society—you’re not sick, you’re dead!
Solid Baby!
I'm a beatnik Daddy-O
I've got an electric bongo
I'm a beatnik Daddy-O

And I’m going to bury you and dance the twist on your grave!
Solid Baby!
(Punctuated by finger snaps and applause.)
Audio clip from public domain movie "Big Kick"

Beatnik Daddy-O

My ego run rampant! Starting my own cult of personality, living in abandoned empty big box stores with my family of followers. No takers so far...
Please play this Captain Beefheart inspired song LOUD!
From the EP "Smilers"
Lyrics:
Pulling off the highway
In some dusty, sunny suburban town
I'm going to start my own cult
I'm gonna call  it "TheTemple of the Stumpgrinder blues"
It will get you out of that catatonic state
Bloated bursting bellies
C'mon fill your plate
C'mon C'mon
I'm about as subtle as a car crash
You're all invited to my
All night
Day-glo
Ego bash
But, you're gonna have to bow down
Everybody in their life
Has to bow down
Stumpgrinder
Stumgrind

You know what you know
You do what you do
That's how you ended up here
Living in a burned out big box store
There's something missing out there
There's something missing in your life
(Something missing in your life?)
Your gonna bow down
Stumpgrinder
Stumpgrind

Living in a  burned out big box store
It's got everything you need
Fishing tackle and gear
Diamond encrusted wrinkle cream
Budweiser
Red beans and rice
Polyurethane sleeping bags
For 43% more warmth at night
Transistor radio
With a long antenna
Set to an oldie station
Bloated bursting bellies
Of fulfillment
All sales final!

Stumpgrinder

My mix for this powerful open collab from @libbylaksmi 
Original poetry track by @ladyofire

Source link: https://soundcloud.com/libbylaksmi/crimes-against-humanity-lady-of-fire-poetry-open-collab-drumnbass

Crimes Against Humanity | Seven Hills Bulletin Mix |  Libby Laksmi & Lady Of Fire Poetry

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually as part of my BandCamp PWWO #07 album)

Happy 2023 everyone. I hope your year is starting off positive, creative and brimming with potentiality. Mine has definitely begun on a high note, getting to collab with our dear friend Carlos Vivanco (https://soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1, https://carlosvivanco1.bandcamp.com/). And after a full year of music lessons with this kind and generous soul, I’m finally feeling quite good about my music theory and piano skills (knowing full well, this is just me happily floating on the tip of the proverbial music theory/musical instrument iceberg). :)

This one in particular (for those of you who might be interested in the specifics) started with Carlos providing an impressively wild drum track, and a warm, rich bass track playing Ostinato in E (I wasn’t familiar with that term at first. But it means playing a singular note rhythm as a foundation for the rest of the song). From there, E Aeolian (or Natural Minor) felt like it provided the nicest fit to Carlos’s stems. I was able to play out many of the melodies you hear in this song with just a few takes, and very minor MIDI note adjustments after the fact. That is exciting beyond words.

So without further delay, I joyfully offer you my first collab of 2023 with one of the coolest folks you’ll find in this grand music community. Carlos and I hope you enjoy ‘The Nine Sentinels of Aeolis’. :)

PWWO07

The Nine Sentinels Of Aeolis | Carlos Vivanco & GrevusAnjl

Lately I've been working on a little science project in an attempt to imbue human-like consciousness into inanimate objects, such as musical instruments. So far, the results have been rather horrific.

Synthetic Sentience

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Greetings my SC friends. I have a fun one to share with you today. In fact, it might exceed the legal limits for perky and quirky… so don’t go driving under the influence. :D

So here we are, choking down the remainder of January 2023 (try it with the honey mustard. It goes down a lot easier). Here in the US, many of us are trying to make the most of this potentially quieter year, as we count down to what I like to call Apocalyptageddon (otherwise known as the 2024 Presidential Election).

Despite (or perhaps in the face of) the ‘OMGHOLYSHITARGH!!!’ going on everywhere, I’m seeing the most interesting evolutions in this community. And it’s not just me noticing this. I’ve recently read quite a few comments about how much people have grown creatively. I’m seeing huge strides in the musical skills and songs of so many of our SC friends, many in just the past year. And I have a theory for why that is… and I am prepared to demonstrate…

Imagine for a moment that you are a human being with feelings. Someone comes up to you and says “I love who you turned out to be. You have a great mind and a great imagination. Your creations are quite magical. And I really want to spend more time in your space, seeing what you do next.”

If you’re like me, and I know I am (line blatantly stolen from a favorite MST3K), positive reinforcement like that is tremendously motivating. I can’t wait to get back to my creative space to see if I can make something even more awesome the next time. I know to a certain degree, that’s just me feeding my ego. But let’s face it. Ego is the Operating System we have been provided in this lifetime; and it does love to feed (it’s overfeeding that leads to bloating, so just try to keep to healthier serving sizes).

Now imagine again that you are one of those peeps with feels. Someone comes up to you and says “You suck. You’re worthless. You always will be.”

I personally find this slightly less motivating. And if you already have a less than ideal self esteem, that kinda crap sinks in deep and destroys confidence.

I think the point I’m trying to make is, the human experience isn’t meant to be a hermit-like adventure. I’m pretty sure loving ourselves for just being us may be one of the highest achievable goals. But as long as the ego is in the pilot’s seat, we need interaction (both verbal and physical). We need validation. We need to feel like our lives are meaningful. And we get that from each other. But it’s important to remember a subtlety… we also have the privilege of giving that to each other. And giving might actually be more beneficial to the soul than getting, where this gift is concerned.

This is where so many of you come in. You are the kind and loving voices, letting people know they’re doing great. You take the time to remind them, their creative explorations are worth the effort. Many of you motivated me to try harder through positive reinforcement, and even direct guidance. And I happily watch as you continue to do the same for the folks just starting up. You’re a beautiful bunch of people, and I admire you greatly. 

So please, you wonderful souls, keep doing what you’re doing; both being creative and being supportive. We all benefit from the kindness this group generates. We are all inspired to be better people through the actions of those who help us out along the way. You are all a huge positive influence in my life, and I hope I can be the same for you. Let’s make 2023 obnoxiously loving, friendly and funny. Let’s brighten this world again, dancing naked on the dining room table, a rose clamped tightly between our teeth.

I hope you enjoy my latest sonic meandering ‘Choosing Our Own Adventure’. :)

WTF! The Musical

Choosing Our Own Adventure

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)

Here's a song that I had written the music for a couple years ago, with some contributions from The OASPM.   Rekha heard it and came up with these lyrics and the vocal melody.   We added the new funky intro and then remixed/produced it. This is the outcome of all that rigamarole - "Just Want To Tell You"


Music: Composed, Mixed, and Produced by TexMex Shaman
Vocals: Composed & Produced, Recorded & Performed, initial Mixing by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA
Final Mix: TexMex Shaman
Cover Art Design: Photo & Graphics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]
Just Want To Tell You - Music and Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] April 2023


Intro
Darling you know
I’ve got something to tell you
You know I love you so
Just want to tell you
How much you mean to me
But I’m sure you already know it

You always give me
The strength I need
You’re always showing it
Just how much you care

And I just want to tell you
How much I love you
With all my heart
I’m going to give you my all

Yeah I’m going to
Give you my all
All of my love
You know I want to, to
Wo Oh Oh Oh

Honey you, bringing my life
You’re bringing my life
To the happiest of highs
And I just want to thank you
For every, everything you’re doing
It’s true, it’s true
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

I’ve got to tell you
Your good loving
Makes me feel like I’m
Your Shining Star
Yeah, I’m your only one
Your Babe for life
For giving me, giving me
A reason to live
Ah Oh Oh, Yeah Ee Yeah

Sugar, hope you’ll always be there
Always be by my side
Always holding me tight
I’m yours, I am yours
Feeling you so deep

Wannatellu050923 - Y

Just Want To Tell You

Just Want To Tell You - w/ REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Another track with the mighty Tea R. Sea!  https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea !Was super excited when Terry mentioned he had another idea and tossed it my way.   

Once we had it uploaded we noticed the SoundCloud genre tag suggestion generator had gone crazy and suggested each of the tags we listed :) 

I can promise no cats were harmed in the making of this one :)

Clouds Dissolve - w/ Tea R. Sea

Electric guitar is absent --- Bass and Acoustic lead the way .
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I wish you were the one that could
Bring up the sun, instead
You bring out the dark and soot
Am I good enough for you? Am I good enough for you?
Put on a front, I hide
What's killing me most inside
Oh, I stay to myself, "I'm fine"
Is what I'd say to you, am I good enough for you?

Say that you'll be mine
Well you lied, well you lied
I tend to stay aside
While you try to be some kind

You were the one that would
Bring up the sun, instead
You bring out the dark and soot
Am I good enough for you? Am I good enough for you?

Say that you'll be mine
Well you lied, well you lied
I tend to stay aside
While you try to be some kind

All done, it's out there
And everything inside is just alright
Far from complete here
That's okay, I'm still alive, I fight
I fight

You were the one that could
Bring up the sun, instead
Oh, I stay to myself, "I'm fine"
Is what I'd say to you, am I good enough for you?

Some Kind

F-Frozen Drone

Mesa Boogie Lonestar 2x12 Cabinet
Swart SST-30 2x12 cabinet
Trussart steel deville 
Fender Stratocaster
Warwick Corvette w/ Sponge dampener
Ampeg SVT-3 pro

Shades Of Marmalade

Jeremy J. Saks - Shades Of Marmalade

TwentyFirstCenturyMedievalWorld

Yea I know it’s  better
Than it’s ever been before
With all the  technobabble things
That we all vie for 
Like wi-fi and internet
Google this and Uber that
And here’s one thing you can’t forget      
We’re still
In a twenty first century medieval world

Now apathy’s an atrocity
A plague on the society
Acceptance and obedience
Feeds the endless greed

Like billionaires in rocket ships
Carrots hanging from a stick
And here’s one thing you can’t forget  
We’re still
In a twenty first century medieval world
Medieval world

Solo

Genuflection
Masters of the Universe
By the grace of God
Oh Buck Rogers

One generation to the next
Ad nauseam
begone you old bad habits
So we carry on
To live a life without the threat
Of crazy wars or massive debt
And here’s one thing you can’t forget  
We’re still
In a twenty first century medieval world
We’re still
In a twenty first century medieval world
medieval world
med-ie-val-world

TwentyFirstCenturyMedievalWorld Redux

"That's What You Say"  Electronic music with vocals and guitar

That's What You Say

Random Space-Ape Synth-Nerd somewhere out there!

Dope Stuff - Collector Seven

Fullyard