Written for a family whose child has a medical problem, and because they were poor were were wrongly accused of it being the mother's fault. They battled the courts for four years.  He recently passed on from brainstem neurodegenerative disease that he had when the nightmare began.  Mayo Clinic now has his brain for research as his condition was so rare.


You can find the tracks he made here:
https://soundcloud.com/ourvoiceisking/tracks

She’s a single mother with a very low income			
He’s an eight year old who knows there’s nothing that he’s done
To be torn from his mother, his sisters and his brother
It’s the only life he knew and he loved it like not other

But you don’t give up, you don’t give up, you don’t give up, or give in
You know; you don’t give up, you don’t give up, you don’t give up, or give in

We’re always thinking of you Aaron, you’re always on our mind
We know your lonely, you know we love you all the time
How can some strangers say what’s good for you or I
There’s one who knows best, look in the child’s eye

The world is crumbling round me, its in a dizzy spin
With all I see and hear, my heart is full and breaking
I could end up on a mountain top or in a deep prison
But I know I never, never give up or give in

But we won't give up, we won't give up, we won't give up, or give in
You know; we won't give up, we won't give up, we won't give up, or give in

Don't Give Up

OPC - Don't Give Up

Blend of Taylor Acoustic & synth electronics. One of my do everything constructs

Lliam - Alina In The Woods

Insight from MoNH, and Bronx zoo.
A steel string, nylon string, synthesizer and some percussion celebrating one of the most magnificent animals on earth. Band called Other Peoples Children.

Elephants; they eat plants.  It makes no sense why we can't advance.
Beyond the greed that dooms them, we should leave some room for the elephants.

Waterhole's a must.  When the water's all gone; dig with those tusks.  
Bring the water on.  Lots of creatures of the land depending on the elephant.

Elephants in a family.   Tusks are for defense, not for mans' vanity.  
Every piece of ivory that you buy pulls their teeth, makes em die!   

Elephants, walk on tipytoe Gentle and magnificent, mighty when they bellow.
Silently they go their way  listening for friends far away.

Face of joviality, cheeks you wannna hug. Each such personality, stifled without love.  
Here's a creature who's mighty glad for a place like earth to stomp its pad.

Other Peopl's Children

Elephants

OPC - Elephants

Luis on a Gibson Acoustic, Lliam on a Veillette Baritone 12 string

Vuelca la yipeta, las aguas negras
retumba el tambor, en la frontera
la yipeta busca muertos de la esquina
atrévete a andar por la isla

¿para qué le venden más gasolina?
¿para qué le venden su medicina?

de ambos lados el mismos dictador 
de ambos lados el mismos dictador

un deseño americano
una cruz de cuervos da luz a una tumba
todo da un cuartel en la negrura
la yipeta busca muertos de la esquina
atrévete a andar por la isla

¿para qué le venden más gasolina?
¿para qué le venden su medicina?

de ambos lados el mismos dictador 
de ambos lados el mismos dictador

la canión del pobre se conoce
hey ombe, heh ombe, hey!
porque siempre habla de esclavos
hey ombe, heh ombe
la mujer del pobre se conoce
hey ombe, heh ombe, hey!
porque siempre anda rompiá
Hey ombe, heh ombe!

La Yola

Yipeta

Luis Días y Lliam - Yipeta

Acoustic guitar, Upright Bass &  various Samples.  Percussion is actual rhythms of a stream dripping. Harmonies are Matt Turk

Amazingly they did ban cars from the park in June 2018

Got to keep the cars out of Central Park 
Cause life can't breathe fumes.
Got to stop relying on fuels that exhaust
And you can't start too soon.

I would rather breathe  Gas from leaves
Than fumes of cars, incinerators and factories

Outside my window; blowing horns, burning gas.
Inside my window; plug your ears and wear a mask.

Other People's Children

Lliam - Park Road Blues

Earth is a reservation we share, but it takes cooperation, not denigration.

Native reservation  Letra y música: Luis Días
Acoustic tribute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz2HZX4tDFA

You been so bad with me
that I don't want it
to be your neighbor
or call you brother
You been so bad with me
that I don't want it
to walk your street
or drink your water

Native reservation we are
we are living in New York city
but you never wonder why
Looking for solutions we are
but you never listen to me
you are the one with the burro heart
but you never listen to the music

you've been so cynical
that I don't want it
to bend my knee
to pray no more
people is going crazy
but you don't care
you have your guns
your jails your orders

Native reservation we are
you're killing our fight for freedom everywhere
Looking for solutions we are
you're killing our fight for freedom everywhere
and I need to be alive. Oh!
but the sun someday will shine
but the sun someday will shine

Radio Macana

Native Reservation

Luis Días - Native Reservation

Electric guitar and palo driven World music where Caribbean punk meets hard rock with socially charged lyrics

Palo de San Juan

Luis Días - Palo De San Juan (ae Mateo Ae)

Electric guitar and palo driven World music where Caribbean punk meets hard rock

Borracho

Luis Días - Borracho

Just before the light returns small forms of life scurry, preparing for the prying eyes out there watching for edible movements.  

An experimental jam with Lliam & Beva on Juno106 and Malcolm on Percs

The Look Of Utter Disbelief

Bugs Before Dawn

LoUD - Bugs Before Dawn

A guitar synth jam from The Look of Utter Disbelief

The Look of Utter Disbelief

Zoid

LoUD - Zoid

Mary is the driving force behind our previous release "Elephant Fly" She penned these lyrics which inspired Lliam, Chad and Malcolm to interpret them with their typical bizarre energy.

Door Through Music
step sharper
me riding your clef
face bleeding
a song
I ran wired twirling
tongue crawled

don’t
ask me to sing
shame
to crack
the glassed webbing
spit teeth into roses
thorned my nose
with the scent
of dancers

Gershwin, Gershwin

Any of Several Weasels

Door Through Music

AoSW - Door Through Music

We can’t clean up this mess on our own:


Was rudely awakened by a cockroach at 3 am
Chewing on the map over my head
Maybe he wanted to check out the Russian scene
Now he lies dead under my bed

I wonder how he’ll stay there
I wonder how long he’ll stay
I wonder how long till you come back here

It must have been a good good day
Or maybe I was feeling extra mean
Stomped and swatted 3 or 4 more
Plump juicy turned to squashed and lean

I wonder how they’ll stay there
I wonder how long they’ll stay
I wonder how long till you come back here

Cockroach

AoSW - Cockroach

Times too often what's done has to be re-done and there seems like no moving forward.  Nice to have friends and community in such occurrences.    

Live trio - Lliam, Chad & Malcolm

Oh Yea, I get it - it’s bowling time.
Set them up to knock them down
Your balls on the line.

That’s a comfy rug, looks mighty good
Step right on what you get
Your ass on the wood

This life is geared as give and take
The subsequent shatter comes
with every break

Cruelty speaks, the offer beguiles
Meant to pass on only
Meberance of smiles

I’ll take what I can get, enjoy while I can
Before times steals away
the final demand.


I’ll make you. so glad you
Asked me, oh ask me 
No need to, go on through
past me, don’t pass me by.

It’s so good, It’s so fine
Works out right, down the line
Know this love, by it’s call
Draw near now, and have it all!

I know who you are, I know what you need
I got what you want, don’t be deceived
Leaving behind, the curses claim
Taking hold of what remains.

Bowling Time - Make You

AoSW - Bowling Time / Make You

Sure seems that way. So every little bit of love given or gotten helps.
Another one recorded live.

It’s not working out, just not working out
Getting nowhere, so why should I care
Can’t take what you give me, Can’t get what I need
Don’t want to be lonely, I got to succeed
Don’t seem like living, don’t feel like nothing
I sure need your loving, sure need your loving.

How many times, how many times
Do I have to, do I have to
Put my finger to my head
And pull the trigger, pull the trigger
Seems like it’s always come tomorrow
And never enough, no never enough
This is enough

Not Working Out

AoSW - Not Working Out

Lliam, Chad, Malcolm, & Gary
A quick weekend at Inner Ear Studio. 
Recorded & mixed by Don Zientara
Mastering by Tom Scheponik at The SoundLAB

You knew it well a long time ago
But you didn’t know where to go
So you lowered your standards and got it where you could
And you’re no longer looking in the places that you should

Trying to feel satisfied
Its emptiness won’t let you survive
Deceiving yourselves by its lie

And it’s trying to pull me in, do me in, ruin my life.
But there’s no-one there to really care, no comfort in sight.

Sure, some gave away their innocence
But from most it was taken before they had a chance for defense
The air waves push it, try to fill our minds with lust
Until the people can only say “I must!”

The desire is taking control
Manipulating your soul
as it leaves you in the cold

And still today you know there’s something more
Ahh it feels so good, no need for real rapport
It moves, it sees, it knows, it does its bit
Touching those who touch it, the meaning of a cynic.

What could be better than this?
Nothingness and bliss.

Bridge of Heads

AoSW - Bridge Of Heads

Lliam, Chad, Malcolm, & Gary
A quick weekend at Inner Ear Studio. 
Recorded & mixed by Don Zientara
Mastering by Tom Scheponik at The SoundLAB

I come to you cause you hold out your hand
Imagination took its toll of the plan
And then returning with the promise of more
Again to leave without its reward.

Just a lure

Give me unyielding truth, 
the depth beyond the deep
the light that never sleeps.
No desperation, no dissipation
A see through situation.

So you know desire’s in my heart
This dangling brightness could sure tear me apart
Delight in seeing didn’t say what’s in store
I want I take and I don’t know what for.

Can’t help love the surface it’s a marvelous thing
To see the distant sky and yet breath the air it brings
Take this lie dissected or leave its despair
Find the waters edge and climb out right there.

Just a Lure

AoSW - Just A Lure

Electro-Acoustic entreaty to realize we are all alike and all in this together.


You been around, seen what’s been done
Few stand firm, most turn and run
Others never let you see the sights
they say look inside, things will be alright
Living is what this life is for
But nothing we do seems to work anymore

People look what we are
Can’t you see what we’re doing
We could so easily be those over there

Clouds are gathering in the distance
As the sun shines on this land
Soon the storms of other nations
will ravage where you stand.

It’s hard to sleep when someone’s kicking your bed
Now’s the time to wake and feed your head
You’ve been pumped full of indecencies and lies
We’ve got to think and realize
what you know and what you see
Your faith is only good if it’s reality.

It’s gonna take a bunch of powered will 
If life will be worth living still
Mistakes tend to quell the spirit of pursuit
We’ve got to be determined to know the truth
Where’re you’re going and what you will be
you’ll only know if you are free.

Look What

Name Your Price

AoSW - Look What

Other People's Children - The Lliam, Malcolm, Beva Trio. 
This one recorded and mixed by Mike Grace

They found me in a noodle factory up on planet Pluto
They couldn’t figure what to do they thought I was a noodle
So they hung me up and hosed me down enough to make a worm ill
but just before my eyes caved in she said life’s not that futile

I understand the sadness buried deep beneath your eyes
gets in the way takes up space there’s too much else to occupy
I got it too I feel it’s terror well beneath my breast
and when it rears its ugly head we’ll crush the buggy fest

What is it that turns my head and makes my eyes to stare
into this piercing silence cant you speak if you are there
too many noodles not enough salt the butter’s disappeared
I get the feeling it’ll never be right and then she grabs my ear

Other Peoples Children

Planet Noodle

OPC - Planet Noodle

Lliam - Steel string acoustic
John Asrelsky: bass,     Carol Thomas: vocals  
Pepito Pareja : Chirango,     Malcom Howard: Banjo  
Barred Owl of the mountians

Soft as sunshine on the outside,
Resilient, strong within.
You're the warmth that makes it alright,
You're delight is my heaven.

	Joy when we're together

With life you are connected,
You feel earths' pulse and beat.
Neither of us perfect,
but with you I am complete.

Joy Together

Bandcamp

Lliam - Joy Together

Lliam Greguez is a macro ice photographer who captures freezing moments of a mountain stream and a creative arts therapist who, before C-19, used music to engage chronically ill children in five hospitals around New York City.

He also unlooses his experimental tendencies with five albums - a pair of Acoustic, a pair of Electric, and one Ambient. 

The acoustics are: Other People’s Children in English and La Yola in Spanish, the latter written by Dominican artist Luis Días. Each showcase uptempo acoustic music that could be labeled anti-pop with a unique essence accompanied by deliberative lyrics.

Then the two rock albums also contain one by Luis Días and one by the trio "Any of Several Weasels" reveling in the electric guitar sound. Luis' album is driven by Caribbean rhythms, while AoSW fuses punk and progressive.

Meanwhile, the "Look of Utter Disbelief" explores synth, sampling, and guitar improvisations.

Be sure to check out Lliam's website for a taste of his ice photography and stories from working with hospitalized children.

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