January 2023 Ithaca Songwriters Challenge #1

Starlight
By Eric Banford (Jan 2023)

Starlight
You're there but not there
A memory of something long gone
Your light fills the air.

Starlight
You're there but not there
You've travelled millins of light years
To me standing here.

You're constant, unfailing, steady and bright
I trust that you'll be there when I step into the night
Though sometimes obscured by clouds
I feel you near.

Starlight
Where did you go?
How can something so long gone
Inspire me so?

Starlight

Lyrics and music by Eric Banford
Drums, recording, engineering by Gabe Banford

We'll howl down the moon / And sing up the sun
Feel the warmth upon your face
Life wants to live / Through you
Open yourself to grace

Breath deep the sun / A new day begun  x3
Life begins anew

The husk must dissolve / For the seed to grow
Cherish the things you don't know
With an ancient breath / I'm filled by time
All knowledge comes back to me

Dream deep the sun / A new day becomes  x3
Knowledge is the seed

Dream deep / While not asleep
Let ancestors be your guide
Gratitude / Is subversive
There's a rebel in your heart

Breath deep the sun / A new day begun  x3
Let your dreams be your guide

A spell has been cast / That you're not enough
Wake up, you're beautiful!
Become / Fully human
Embrace that you are divine!

Dream deep the sun / A new day becomes  x3
You're so beautiful and alive

The moon and the sun / A life just begun
Time planting seeds / To fulfill our needs
Dreaming deep / As we sow we will reap
The path to become / Fully human

Life begins with you

Breathe Deep The Sun

The Great Wave
By Eric Banford
Inspired by Jim Myers and Katsushika Hokusai

I kiss our sleeping baby / Smooth the worry from my wife's brow
Whisper "I love you" / As a slip into the dark

We set out before dawn / And the sea rages on
We have to catch our fair share
For our village and for my family
For our village and for my family
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Chorus:
In my dream I am at sea
The Great Wave crashing down on me
With its bright and saturated hue 
Oh oh, Prussian Blue

If only heaven will give me 
Just another ten years
Just another five more years
then I could become a real painter
then I could become a great artist
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I cannot see Fuji / Though she watches over me
over me, my village  / And my family

Offshore from Kanagawa / Beneath the waves we row
Beneath the heavens we row
May Fuji protect our souls
May Fuji protect our souls
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Chorus
In my dream I am at sea
The Great Wave crashing down on me
With its bright and saturated hue 
Oh oh, Prussian Blue

If only heaven will give me 
Just another year
Then I won't have to row
Under this Great Wave anymore
Under this Great Wave anymore
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Instrumental break
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In this life I am the sea / The Great Wave is a part of me
If only heaven, if only heaven
In this life I am the sea / The Great Wave is a part of me
If only heaven, if only heaven
Will carry us to shore

The Great Wave

Inspired by 6 random noun/adjective pairs found in "7 ways to think differently" by Looby Macnamara.

Ithaca Songwriting Challenge [Jan 1 - Feb 12]

Timeless Mother

Weaving
By Eric Banford
February 2023 using CGCFCE tuning

Weaving
Culture
A basket
Built to hold us

(pre chorus)
What do you hold on to?
What do you let go?
What do you remember
from days of old?
What do we want?
What do we need?
What will help
us to heal?

(chorus)
Will the basket hold?
We're all so alone
We crave in our bones
To be held / To be whole
To be held / To be whole

Giving
Everything
All of our gifts
Connect community

pre chorus
chorus
end

Weaving

Summer came and went in May
I can't let ruin my wave
Because I like to feel the rain on my face
It proves to me, I'm alive

While you were looking up and I was looking down
but I don't believe a word out of their mouths

so what do they know now?
so what do they know now?
so what do they know now?
While my head is up in the clouds

Doomscrolling fills an ache
Don't want to worry our lives away
So many said that this year's a waste
keep on the ladder avoiding snakes

While you were looking up and I was looking down
but I don't believe a word out of their mouths

so what do they know now?
so what do they know now?
so what do they know now?
While my head is up in the clouds

I found my beauty I found my babe
found someone who keeps sharks at bay
hold back greed, don't spend through pain
keep on the ladder avoiding snakes

While you were looking up and I was looking down
but I don't believe a word out of their mouths

so what do they know now?
so what do they know now?
so what do they know now?
While my head is up in the clouds

Written & recorded by Benny Thomas 
@Liftdproductions2023.

Benvolio Sings- Head In The Clouds

Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (Ursidae's garFUNKel flip)

Part 2/12 of my "1 demo a month"-project. This time with a folk music inspired touch. Enjoy!

Demoer 2024

Var Februar

Var februar (Susanne Lundeng cover)

Thrive

Whispers of the wild (ft. Nana Rosary)

🍀 The Tale of Leprechaun Riddim

Long ago in the mossy hills of Éire, it was said the leprechauns kept their gold hidden in pots. But the truth is stranger — the real treasure was the breaks. Beneath the roots of the oldest oak, a lone leprechaun discovered a stash of vinyl carved from stone, each one etched with ancient funk breaks.

When he dropped the needle (a twig, tipped in emerald fire), the air filled with grimey basslines and rolling jungle chops, but the leprechaun didn’t just skank — he reached for his flute and his fiddle. The instruments wove through the drums like spellcraft, turning the breakbeat into a jig that could bend time and summon dancers from miles away.

Now, whenever Leprechaun Riddim is played, the legend says you can hear him still — stomping on the bass, bow flying across the strings, flute notes cutting through the smoke like fairy fire. It’s not just music. It’s the sound of folklore rewired for the rave: a jungle jig, half mischief, half mayhem, all gold.


 #potatostep #potatocore #paddycore

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🌍 Fudgie Bem's Global Jungle Manifesto

Core Ethos
Jungle is the heartbeat of the Earth—uniting tribes, cities, and cultures through rhythm, bass, and dance.
It heals by being fun, playful, and uplifting.
It belongs to everyone—every region, every tradition, every dream.

Pillars
🌿 Funky Energy – Never dark or oppressive.
✨ Spiritual Roots – Music as ceremony; rhythm as release.
🌎 Global Fusion – Every culture’s percussion and melody can join the breakbeat.
🕊️ Unity Vibes – From London sound systems to remote villages, the same pulse.

Regional Flavours
🇨🇳 Chinese – guzheng · pipa · erhu 
🇮🇳 Indian – tabla · sitar · bansuri 
🇷🇴 Balkan / Klezmer – clarinet · violin · brass 
🇲🇦 Arabic – oud · ney · darbuka 
🇧🇷 Amazon – log drums · maracás · rainforest ambience 
🇿🇦 African – djembe · marimba

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Leprechaun Riddim 🍀

Digger Dan showcasing eclectic digs from the vinyl shelves. Expect #folkfunk #jazz #balearic and #disco

Digger Dan - 26/09/25 [Voices Radio]

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Fudgie Bem 🌎 The Original Bungalist 

• Funkonaut • Skank Sage • Bass Prophet •

Fudgie doesn’t produce music.........  he 
channels sub-frequency wisdom from dimensions unknown. 

When he enters the dance........
the floor bends to his will.

✨ Expect

Ancient Rhythms, Future Breaks
Deep skanks pulling you into the undercurrent.
Mythological bass carved from jungle echoes & emotional ruptures. Sacred drops, tribal fire & spirit-chopped vocals.

A sonic ritual for broken hearts & barefoot dancers. For those who skank to remember,
to release, to transform.

📜 Manifesto

“I don’t write songs — I decode transmissions.”
“I don’t drop tracks — I leak prophecies.”

Fudgie Bem is a breakbeat anthropologist, fusing old-skool jungle, drum & bass, hardcore, baile funk, garage, tribal percussion, traditional world music, alien technology and hallucinated break patterns into new fusion styles.

His sound is funky, positive, and skankable, jungle re-imagined as a global pulse, blending cultures, folklore, and cosmic imagination into pure bungalist bangers.

Goal: To re-enchant the dancefloor with music that is, Ancient yet Futuristic · Global yet Local · Funky yet Spiritual · Fun yet Transformative.

Jungle is a framework, not a genre. It’s a rhythmic engine that can carry any cultural melody, timbre, or folklore and still stay danceable.

Expect to see Classic 1993-95 UK Jungle in all of these styles!

 China
Bamboo Jungle · Bianzhong Jungle · Chinese Jungle · Dizi Jungle · Erhu Jungle · Guqin Jungle · Guzheng Jungle · Paigu Jungle · Pipa Jungle · Shaolin Jungle · Sheng Jungle · Silk Road Jungle · Temple Gate Jungle · Wushu Jungle

Japan
Anime Jungle · Edo Jungle · Japanese Jungle · Japanese Taiko Jungle · Kabuki Jungle · Noh Jungle · Samurai Jungle · Shamisen Jungle · Taiko Jungle · Zen Garden Jungle · Zen Jungle

Korea
Gayageum Jungle · Korean Jungle · Samul Jungle · Samulnori Jungle · Seoul Funk Jungle

Taiwan
Aboriginal Formosa Jungle · Hakka Jungle

Mongolia / Central East Asia
Khoomei Jungle · Mongolian Steppe Jungle · Steppe Jungle · Tuvan Throatstep Jungle

Indonesia
Balinese Jungle · Dangdut Jungle · Indonesian Gamelan Jungle · Jaipong Jungle

Philippines
Philippine Kulintang Jungle

Thailand
Luk Thung Jungle · Mor Lam Jungle · Temple Gate Jungle · Thai Jungle

Vietnam
Ca Trù Jungle · Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Jungle

Pan-Asian / Cross-Cultural
Himalayan Jungle · Okinawan Jungle · Ryukyu Jungle · Snow Temple Jungle · World Orchestra Jungle

🌏 SOUTH ASIA

India
Bhangra Jungle · Bollywood Jungle · Carnatic Jungle · Dandiya Jungle · Garba Jungle · Ghoomar Jungle · Goa Jungle · Indian Jungle · Indian Raga Jungle · Lavani Jungle · Sitar Jungle · Tabla Jungle

Pakistan
Bhangra Jungle · Pakistani Jungle · Qawwali Jungle · Rubab Jungle

Afghanistan
Afghan Rubab Jungle

Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Jungle

Nepal
Nepali Jungle

Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Jungle

🏺 MIDDLE EAST & CENTRAL ASIA

Levant
Dabke Jungle · Levantine Jungle

Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Jungle · Desert Jungle · Khaliji Jungle · Oud Jungle

Egypt & North Africa
Berber Jungle · Egyptian Desert Jungle · Egyptian Jungle · Gnawa Jungle · Maghreb Jungle · Mahraganat Jungle · Rai Jungle

Turkey & Anatolia
9/8 Jungle · Anatolian Jungle · Turkish Jungle · Turkish Saz Jungle

Persia / Iran
Bandari Jungle · Iranian Jungle · Persian Jungle · Santur Jungle · Tehran Jungle

Caucasus & Central Asia
Caucasus Jungle · Kazakh Steppe Jungle · Steppe Jungle · Uzbek Dutar Jungle

🌍 AFRICA

North Africa
Berber Jungle · Gnawa Jungle · Maghreb Jungle · Rai Jungle · Sahara Jungle

West Africa
Afro Jungle · Afrobeat Jungle · Azonto Jungle · Burkina Faso Jungle · Coupé-Décalé Jungle · Fula Jungle · Ghanaian Jungle · Griot Jungle · Hausa Jungle · Highlife Jungle · Igbo Jungle · Ivory Coast Jungle · Kora Jungle · Makossa Jungle · Malian Jungle · Mandé Jungle · Nigerian Jungle · Senegalese Jungle · Soukous Jungle · West African Jungle · Wolof Jungle · Yoruba Jungle

Central Africa
Cameroonian Jungle · Central African Jungle · Congo Jungle · Ndombolo Jungle

East Africa
Amhara Jungle · Bongo Flava Jungle · East African Jungle · Ethiopian Jungle · Hadza Jungle · Horn of Africa Jungle · Kenyan Jungle · Maasai Jungle · Oromo Jungle · Samburu Jungle · Taarab Jungle · Tanzanian Jungle · Ugandan Jungle

Southern Africa
Amapiano Jungle · Gqom Jungle · Himba Jungle · Kwaito Jungle · Marimba Jungle · Mbira Jungle · San Bushmen Jungle · Shangaan Electro Jungle · Sotho Jungle · Southern African Jungle · Swazi Jungle · Township Jungle · Xhosa Jungle · Zulu Jungle

Islands
Cape Verde Jungle · Coladeira Jungle · Comoros Island Jungle · Funaná Jungle · Madagascar Jungle · Reunion Island Jungle

🌎 LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Mexico & Central America
Aztec Jungle · Banda Jungle · Belizean Jungle · Corrido Jungle · Costa Rican Jungle · Duranguense Jungle · Garifuna Jungle · Guatemalan Jungle · Honduran Jungle · Huapango Jungle · Mayan Jungle · Mexican Jungle · Miskito Jungle · Mixtec Jungle · Nahua Jungle · Nicaraguan Jungle · Norteño Jungle · Panamanian Jungle · Ranchera Jungle · Son Jarocho Jungle · Zapotec Jungle

Caribbean
Bouyon Jungle · Bugalú Jungle · Calypso Jungle · Caribbean Jungle · Cha-Cha Jungle · Chutney Soca Jungle · Cuban Jungle · Dancehall Jungle · Danzón Jungle · Dembow Jungle · Dominican Jungle · Dub Jungle · Haitian Jungle · Kompa Jungle · Mambo Jungle · Puerto Rican Jungle · Reggae Jungle · Rocksteady Jungle · Rumba Jungle · Salsa Jungle · Soca Jungle · Son Jungle · Taino Jungle · Timba Jungle · Trinidad Jungle · Zouk Jungle

Andes Region
Andean Jungle · Bolivian Jungle · Caporales Jungle · Chicha Jungle · Colombian Jungle · Cumbia Andina Jungle · Ecuadorian Jungle · Huayno Jungle · Peruvian Flute Jungle · Vallenato Jungle

Amazon & North Brazil
Amazon Jungle · Ashaninka Jungle · Boi Bumba Jungle · Cenote Jungle · Kayapo Jungle · Shipibo Jungle · Temple of Jaguar Jungle · Warao Jungle · Wayuu Jungle · Yanomami Jungle

Brazil — Southeast & Northeast
Axé Jungle · Baile Funk Jungle · Batucada Jungle · Bossa Jungle · Brazilian Jungle · Candomblé Jungle · Capoeira Jungle · Forró Jungle · Frevo Jungle · Funk Carioca Jungle · Maracatu Jungle · Pagode Jungle · Samba Jungle · Tropicália Jungle

Southern Cone
Argentine Jungle · Aymara Jungle · Candombe Jungle · Chamamé Jungle · Chilean Jungle · Cueca Jungle · Cumbia Villera Jungle · Guarani Jungle · Joropo Jungle · Llanero Jungle · Mapuche Jungle · Milonga Jungle · Paraguayan Jungle · Quechua Jungle · Tango Jungle · Uruguayan Jungle · Venezuelan Jungle · Zamba Jungle

🌍 EUROPE & MEDITERRANEAN

Celtic Isles
Celtic Jungle · Celtic Punk Jungle · Fiddle Jungle · Highland Parade Jungle · Irish Jungle · Pipe Jungle · Reel Jungle · Scottish Highland Jungle · Scottish Jungle

Iberia
Basque Jungle · Bulería Jungle · Flamenco Jungle · Portuguese Fado Jungle · Rumba Jungle · Sephardic Jungle · Spanish Jungle

Balkans & Danube
Aegean Jungle · Balkan Jungle · Bouzouki Jungle · Brass Jungle · Carpathian Jungle · Danube Jungle · Greek Jungle · Gypsy Caravan Jungle · Hungarian Csárdás Jungle · Klezmer Jungle · Mazel Drop Jungle · Roma Jungle · Shtetl Jungle

Italy
Italian Folk Jungle · Napoli Jungle · Sicilian Tarantella Jungle · Tarantella Jungle

Nordics
Aurora Jungle · Fjord Jungle · Joik Jungle · Nordic Jungle · Scandinavian Jungle · Viking Jungle

Central & Eastern Europe
Accordion Jungle · Eastern Bloc Jungle · Eastern European Jungle · Eurodance Jungle · European Folk Jungle · French Musette Jungle · Hardbass Jungle · Polka Jungle · Romanian Jungle

Mediterranean East & Anatolia
Aegean Jungle · Anatolian Jungle · Mediterranean Jungle · Turkish Jungle · Turkish Saz Jungle

UK & Urban Europe
French Touch Jungle · Italo Jungle · UK Funky Jungle · UK Garage Jungle

🌊 OCEANIA & PACIFIC

Australia
Australian Aboriginal Jungle · Desert Jungle · Didgeridoo Jungle · Dreamtime Jungle · Torres Strait Jungle · Wobbleboard Jungle

New Zealand
Aotearoa Jungle · Haka Jungle · Maori Jungle · New Zealand Māori Jungle · Poi Dance Jungle

Melanesia
Fijian Jungle · Gogodala Jungle · Melanesian Jungle · Papua Jungle · Sepik Jungle · Vanuatu Jungle

Micronesia
Island Jungle · Lagoon Jungle · Micronesian Jungle · Pacific Surf Jungle · Tropical Jungle

Polynesia
Aloha Jungle · Cook Islands Drum Jungle · Hawaiian Jungle · Hula Jungle · Polynesian Jungle · Samoan Jungle · Siva Jungle · Tahitian Jungle

❄️ ARCTIC & INDIGENOUS NORTH

Arctic North America
Arctic Jungle · First Nations Jungle · Ice Spirit Jungle · Inuit Jungle · Native American Jungle · Powwow Jungle · Spirit Drum Jungle · Tundra Jungle

Arctic Eurasia
Aurora Jungle · Nordic Indigenous Jungle · Shamanic Jungle · Siberian Jungle · Sámi Jungle

🎚 UNIVERSAL GENRE FUSIONS (NON-REGIONAL)

Jazz, Soul & Funk

Chicago Soul Jungle · Disco Jungle · Euro Disco Jungle · Funk Jungle · Future Funk Jungle · Gospel Jungle · Jazz Jungle · Jazzy Jungle · Latin Jazz Jungle · R&B Jungle · Soul Jungle

Electronic & Club

2-Step Jungle · Ambient Jungle · Breakbeat Jungle · Caribbean Drill Jungle · Darkside Jungle · Detroit Tech Jungle · Drill Jungle · Dubwise Jungle · EBM Jungle · Electro Jungle · Electro-Tribal Jungle · Footwork Jungle · French House Jungle · Garage Jungle · Hardstep Jungle · House Jungle · Italo Jungle · Liquid Jungle · Ragga Jungle · Synthwave Jungle · Techno Jungle · Trance Jungle · Trap Jungle · UK Hardcore Jungle

Rock & Alt

Blues Jungle · Celtic Punk Jungle · Country Jungle · Grunge Jungle · Industrial Jungle · Metal Jungle · Post-Rock Jungle · Punk Jungle · Rock Jungle · Rocksteady Jungle · Shoegaze Jungle · Ska Jungle

Classical & Orchestral

Ballet Jungle · Baroque Jungle · Chamber Jungle · Choral Jungle · Classical Jungle · Concerto Jungle · Gothic Jungle · Impressionist Jungle · Modernist Jungle · Neoclassical Jungle · Orchestral Jungle · Ragtime Jungle · Romantic Jungle · Sacred Jungle · Symphonic Jungle · Waltz Jungle

#Bungalist

funky moods funky grooves

Ursidaemgmt@gmail.com

Your Favourite DJ's Mom's Favourite Station.

Broadcasting live from Coal Drops Yard, London Tues-Sun 11-11

This music reflects my personal journey as a husband, dad, Earth healer, and human deeply passionate about connecting our past, present and hopeful future. These songs hopefully touch a vein from the collective unconscious, bringing to light words and emotions that each of us knows, yet many have forgotten.

daydreaming, word scribbling, fun loving, musical mixups wanting to have a party in your ear canal.. 

New tracks tagged #FolkFunk