Such an exceedingly lovely song...magnificent work

Great song, very beautiful pleasant singing!

https://open.spotify.com/track/3dPaPD819h1OuFm9C5Goga?si=YXojaSYFSQSYE7lS3uG05A&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1
http://www.continental-collision.com
https://continentalcollision.bandcamp.com/track/the-route-to-tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMiidrWf6sM&list=OLAK5uy_mC-35nmJO3s19Cjj5Aet7UP0XGkLu3ido
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2moo0YwEYPM

Music, piano, bass, guitar solo and programming drums & synths: Rodolfo Planes (@rplanes)
Lead & backing vocals & lyrics: Mark J. Bennett
Backing vocals: Cecilia Mastropasqua: @cemastro
Rhythm guitar: Gonzalo J. Ares: @gonzalo-julian-ares

Featuring backing vocals by Cintia Galeano 

Image (view of Edinburgh from Gullane, Scotland): Courtesy of Douglas Corrance

This was my third collaborative song with Rodolfo, which we started in 2020. The original instrumental piece he gave me sounded like determined optimism and at that particular moment the pandemic made its way into anything I wrote although the beauty of the song is that anyone can bring their own interpretation to its meaning. Its original title was ‘Camino a Mañana’, that I translated as ‘The Route To Tomorrow’ - I guess I liked the alliteration - even though it was a bit of a tongue twister to sing.

I instantly loved the rhythmic punch of this track and recognised early on that it would require a punchy lyric and vocal. Initially I sung the harmony vocals that Rodolfo devised, but as we later developed into the band ‘Continental Collision’ it made sense to draw on all of the talent available in Ce and Gonza, and here introducing Cintia Galeano. Huge thanks to my wonderfully gifted collaborators, you helped make this song shine. I was stunned (as always) by Rodolfo’s attention to detail, his glorious guitar solos and particularly the drumming throughout. Although I might not add to the instrumentation personally, Rodolfo always encourages me to give him feedback. I am particularly fond of this collaboration and each time we work together I learn so much more. Hope you enjoy it too and many thanks for listening. 

Finding the way,
To get through night and day,
Is just too much.
Making your way
Once more through the fray,
Without losing touch,
Is too much,
For me, yeah.

Waiting in line, 
With no hint of a sign,
Is just too much.
Pretending I’m fine 
Knowing that you’re not mine,
It’s too, it’s just too much,
For me,
All of the time.

This is the route to tomorrow,
Beg, steal or borrow,
To getting through to the other side of all this sorrow.
This is the route to tomorrow,
That I have to follow,
To make it through to the other side of all this sorrow.

I’ll be OK, 
Whatever they say,
I can take it.
Know I can’t stay,
Gotta get me away
From here.
Before it gets too much for me, here.

I can survive,    
I might even just thrive.
If I make it.
I’m still alive,
Watch me as I arrive,
At the other side of all this pain and sorrow  

This is the route to tomorrow,
Beg, steal or borrow,
To getting through to the other side of all this sorrow.
This is the route to tomorrow,
That I have to follow,
To make it through to the other side of all this sorrow.

The Route To Tomorrow - Continental Collision (featuring Cintia Galeano)- Now on Spotify!

Late hours (A nocturnal chant)

Loneliness Inside Me

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded and mixed using Logic. Mastered in Soundcloud
Guitars played: Morris Nylon String in standard tuning
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
LYRICS
Some say left
Some say right 
Some say straight ahead
Some say black
Some say white 
Some say paint it red

Some say that’s a yes 
Some say that’s a no
And some say…….. maybe 
Mmm … just maybe
Who can ever know 

Some say up
Some say down
Some say stay right here
Some say it soft
Some say it loud
Some just say it clear

Some say that’s a yes 
Some say that’s a no
And some say…….. maybe 
Mmm … just maybe
Who can ever know

Who Can Ever Know

Brian Butts - Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Master Mix
https://soundcloud.com/brian-butts-565934842

Cosmic Keanu - Vocals, Lyrics

Lyrics:
Brood of vipers
Flee the wrath
Dig into the earth

In the undercroft
Crawl on your belly,
naked mole rats
Bringing hell to earth
No sense left
Who do you think you are?
Who made you God
Only in your head!
All you really are
All you’ll ever be
Crawling in the dark
Is a mole rat!

Brood of vipers
Flee the wrath
Dig into the earth

In the undercroft
Crawl on your belly,
naked mole rats
Bringing hell to earth!

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%206&version=KJV

Undercroft (Brian Butts feat. Cosmic Keanu)

Lady Phantom

The presents are opened and the children are playing with boundless energy.  This is the image I wanted to capture with the solo Requinto guitar.  I thought about putting an adult in the room (bigger guitar) but decided no, let the children play:) There is also a wee little story line; there is playing and playing, trying out a different toy, playing some more, then the fatigue sets in and they start to wind down for a nap only to dream of playing some more...

Child's Play

My special version.
Band: THE POLICE
Album: ZENYATTA MONDATTA
Song: THE OTHER WAY OF STOPPING

All the instruments, production and mastering: DELAFLOR

The Police - The Other Way Of Stopping (Cover by DELAFLOR)

A return to the sound of my 2020 album "Them Hybrid Folk"
https://moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/them-hybrid-folk

Mood Exhibit - New Hybrid Folk

controllo

We all might find ourselves feeling a little anxious in these troubling times, so if you have a moment, please turn out the lights,.... sit down,.... take a deep breath,.... and RELAX ......happy times ahead soooooon!!!!!!  I hope you enjoy!!!
Peace. 💖
© Retro-Tone Audio

Endless Oceans

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Composition and Sampling collage by Synline
Instant theatrical music tweets everyweek. 
”The song that is born today can only be born today.” That's why I keep writing it down in the computer every day like a diary.
Music is a kind of feeling I can not express in words. I will write that feelings with Synthesizers. 
I am glad I can share it with you.

Loneliness Inside Me

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