Beautiful melodic line sung with an intense voice...beautiful message, John! The percussion resembles the beating of a heart ❤️ for a moment I had this feeling 😉👏💥

Night Times (2023) Anthology CD3 Track 16

method: many instruments, many modulations and distortions, all over the place and insisting on intensity
narration: this is not supposed to be a 'beautiful' track:  although much dismayed, you sometimes need lofi skillsets, esp when the skin has worn thin; of course LOFI is also an anagram of FOIL  - those two go together (although this voice is single and as detached as distorted by proximity, it responds to extremely varied circumstance)
image: copyright jo richter

poem / copyright jo richter:

listening in
to devices conversing
sound's crocodile skin
revealing, reversing

voynich values
crosschannels bleed
blowing the fuse
as valves overheat

lofi skillset

Cast of characters:

Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur–composition, arrangement, and foundational rhythm guitar

Llanpsych– @llanpsych –Tez–electric guitar, composition, mix, and production

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– acoustic guitar

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ and electric piano

K2 and the Three [and the Four]-- @k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussion

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –four string fretless bass 

Mistermark --  @user-432503709 — Mark — production engineering

This song began its life all the way over in on the other side of the pond, where our frequent collaborator, Artur wrote it on his electric guitar. Being a fan of surf music, he composed this awesome piece with The Eclectic Collective in mind. He shared it with the group through Tez, who was first to respond to Artur's guitar with his own, creating a psychedelic base of sound for the rest of us to add to. 

  Ken was up next, laying down his always exciting drums and percussion. Josh, of course, followed straight behind him, now that he had a beat to play to. JJ came soon after, laying in his ethereal organ and dancing electric piano. Last, but not least, Stephen laid in a really trippy acoustic arpeggio based acoustic guitar part to kick it to the next level.

  Of course, every great song needs a great producer. But before we even started the song beyond what Artur and Tez laid down at the beginning, Mark deftly separated Artur's basic beat from the music. Amazing what technology can do these days! For rest of the production, we tapped the very talented Tez to do the honors, which he did perfectly.

  This song marks about half a dozen we've done with Artur. We're all big fans of his unique surf rock sound, and jump at the chance to collaborate with him. If you like what we've done here, you should check out his page, as it's loaded with gems in the same strain. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.


Flow of Life - (Eclectic Collective with Artur(Surfers Like Us))

A song we recorded a while ago about a very good friend of mine who moved back to England after a marriage separation.
He started dating again through the dating apps and realised what a different world we now live in.
Basically these apps offered excitement in his late years but soon realised it was the new wild west .
And really all he was looking for was companionship and to feel causal comfort.
What he got was crazy middle aged women wanting a free night out to be wine and dined, an instant you can move in with me and be my husband or just wild weird sex with no strings attached.
The novelty soon wore off and at his age it’s all too much ! 

We bring you Causal Comfort……


V1
I’m looking for causal  comfort
Not a fan fare and blazing trumpets
So if you wanna be the same as me 
It’s causal comfort with a well brewed tea
I don’t want a project I’ve got to manage 
I’m having enough trouble carrying this baggage 

Chorus 
I come with warm appreciation 
Not some kind of  heavy expectation 
Casual comfort with anticipation
Casual comfort and a conversation

I come with warm appreciation 
Not some kind of  heavy expectation 

V2
Like a dried tinder waiting for its spark
I can’t keep swiping right & meeting strangers in the dark 
There’s an island of wealth, I have left far behind 
And a life that’s been pressed to rewind
My history has been filed for delete
No records of me and my previous streets

Chorus 

My history has been filed for delete
No records of me and my previous streets

Casual Comfort  ~ Conscience Of Kings

J'avais pourtant bien amarré mon vieux piano Roland  au sol de la chambre, mais il n'a pas pu résister : il a pris son clavier à son cou  pour accompagner le  chant des sirènes!!!

Le refuge

LYRICS 

The time that we're wasting
Just talking all around
Just saying something
Just to hear some sound

That was the beginning
Yeah that was just the start
You got diamonds for a heart

First time I saw you
You took my breath away
Don't make me implore you
Or beg to let me stay

That was the beginning
Yeah that was just the start
You got diamonds for a heart

Inst

That was the beginning
Yeah that was just the start
You got diamonds for a heart

Friends they always told me
You laugh behind my back
Threw me crumbs of comfort
To keep me coming back

That was the beginning
Yeah that was just the start
You got diamonds for a heart

Diamonds For A Heart

Drive your bike on the Atlantic highway in Norway!
Song inspired by my ride :-)

b roads cruising

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano solo. Fender Electric Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano Rhythm. Drums Full kit set. Percussion Ago go bells. Zildjian 22" ride & Crash Cymbals.

Cannery Row

Flavoreno

O Come, All Ye Faithful  (Trad.  Instrumental)

Star

John Stone

These are dark dark days and dark dark nights 
Do our best days lie behind us? 
As I made my way on frosted feet 
Would I stumble, would I fall?
I lift my eyes in search of light
Only clouds fill the horizon 
In the dark I see  there no-one near
Is  there nothing to rely on? 

But surely there are better days
The beating of the drum 
Will fade away, the clouds will clear
Are there better worlds and better times and better thing to come?

Then I saw the star
It’s courageous light
Had travelled far 
To be there that night
Pushing through the clouds
‘cross the scudding  sky
A message from afar
And it gave me hope that beyond the night
There’s a blazing sky
That’s filled with light
There are better worlds 
and better lives
And brighter days by far
I remember that one night I saw the star.

So I looked around Though the light was dim
but my eyes grew strong from the fire within
Now I see that there are other’s near
With their eyes ablaze as they conquered fear
And we walked together arm in arm 
As together we would Am feel no harm
Though clouds may still obscure our view
We could feel a future better, bright and new


Star

Singer, Songwriter, Keyboard Player and occasional guitarist

Star

John Stone

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