(Walden; arr. Sharbaugh)
Jon Lock [ https://soundcloud.com/jon-lock-5 ]: bass guitar and guitar
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. 1981 to July 17, 2021.
Remixed and Remastered ca. May 24, 2023.
sm50exp [2023 REMIX + REMASTER] sm1 [em 02] [24WAV].

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"How 'bout Us" [2023 REMIX + REMASTER] -+- Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. Jon Lock)

(Sharbaugh)
Womb Affliction (Katarina Rose) [ https://soundcloud.com/womb_affliction ]: [lyrics and] vocals
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, sample editing and sequencing, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. October 9 to October 30, 2023.
sm66M [VOX] [RAW] [32AIF].

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[ Image by balintseby on freepik.com ]

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The lyrics and vocal affects have been 'lifted' -- borrowed -- from Womb Affliction's [Katarina Rose's] two songs, "Deeper" [ https://soundcloud.com/womb_affliction/deeper ] and "I Feel Colors" [ https://soundcloud.com/womb_affliction/i-feel-colors ].

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"Katarina, thank You. You are a true talent and inspiration." ~ Michael

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My Thoughts Scatter Like Colour

>>> DOWNLOAD <<<

"My Thoughts Scatter Like Colour" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. Womb Affliction)

(Sharbaugh)
AnalogByNature [ https://soundcloud.com/analogbynature ]: mixing and final mash-up mixdown
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, sampler and sample editing, 'found sounds,' mixing, production, and mastering
Composed and Recorded ca. January 2014 to July 13, 2023 to October 21, 2023.
(The mash-up was composed ca. October 21, 2023.)
sm2 [eM02] [24WAV].

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Michael Ash Sharbaugh's original recordings:

"Divinity" [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/divinity ]

(MTWD | Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ @michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, guitar 'flourishes,' synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
MTWD [ @mtwd ]: synthesizers and drum programming
Adrian Hallam [ @adrianhallam ]: guitar (solo)
Composed and Recorded ca. December 2013 to January 2014.
sm13 [LANDR].

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"Trapped (You Need Love" [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/trapped-you-need-love ]

(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ @michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers and sequencer programming, drums and drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. July 4 to July 13, 2023.
sm48D [VOX] [RAW] [32AIF].

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"The 'Divinity' + 'Trapped (You Need Love)' Mash-Up" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. AnalogByNature)

(Duran Duran; arr. Michael Ash Sharbaugh)
Carlos Carty [ https://soundcloud.com/carloscarty ]: Chinese dizi flute and "Canyon Queña"
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. 1982 to May 21, 2021.
Remastered ca. March 27, 2024.
sm71 [eM13] [24WAV].

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"Thank You for the amazing 'trackage,' Mr. Carlos Carty! I was extremely fortunate to have Your talents aboard this track!"

~ M A S

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"This opus was much less a cover of Duran Duran's original version, and much, MUCH more a cover of The Sneaker Pimps' cover version of this song!"

~ M A S

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"The Chauffeur" [2024 REMASTER] (a Duran Duran cover) - Michael Ash Sharbaugh [feat. Carlos Carty]

(Cocq | Sharbaugh)
Julsy [ https://soundcloud.com/julsy ] (Julie Cocq | Montpellier, France]: synthesizer and sequencer programming, electronics and sample editing
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: synthesizers and sequencer programming, sampler and sample-editing, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. April 22, 2013.
Remastered ca. September 26, 2024.
sm6 [LMTD] [eM 01] [24WAV].

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Based on Julsy's original sketch/work-in-progress, "Sans Nom," circa 2013.

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T=79.88

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Glitter Sun Harbour (feat. Julsy)

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"Glitter Sun Harbour" (feat. Julsy) [circa 2013] [2024 REMASTER]

(Book, Lucero, Paskowitz, Paskowitz, Perdichizzi; arr. Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synths and sequencer-programming, samples and sample-editing, and 'found sounds'
~BONES1327~ [__]: guitars
Composed and Recorded ca. 1998 to July 24, 2025.
sm57 [INST no GTR] [LV] [RAW] [48-32AIF]-02.

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hey, what's the point of this?
oh hey, what's your favorite song?
maybe we could hum along?

well, I think you're smart
you sweet thing
tell me your name
i'm dying here

ah-ooh, got you where I want you, oh yeah
ah-ooh, got you where I want you, oh yeah

hey, maybe just a smile?
oh hey, did you know that i can dance?
could we talk for a while?

well, I think you're smart,
you sweet thing,
tell me your sign
i'm dying here

ah-ooh, got you where i want you, yeah
ah-ooh, got you where i want you
where i want you, i want you, yeah

(suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
rub it up, baby girl, torture me like no other
suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
when me rock me, baby, put me pain on me, lover
suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
rub it up, baby girl, torture me like no other
suffer, suffer
me don't get no rougher
when me rock me, baby, put me pain on me, lover)

i think you're smart
you sweet thing
tell me your name
i’m dying here

ah-ooh
(suffer, suffer, me don't get no rougher)
rub it up, baby girl, torture me like no other)
got you where i want you
(suffer, suffer, me don't get no rougher)
yeah, i've got you where I want you
(suffer, suffer, me don't get no rougher)
yeah, i've got you where I want you, want you, want you
got you where i want you
i've got you where i want you
got you where i want you

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WIP: "Got You (Where I Want You)" sm57 [INST no GTR] [LV] [RAW] [48-32AIF] (temporarily released)

ÆR -- comprised of composers Michael Ash Sharbaugh and Bones1327 -- are an electro-industrial rock duo from Stone Mountain Village in the state of Georgia in The United States.

They formed in 2025 at the behest of Their Muses.

POP | SPACEROCK | VAPORTRAP | TRIP-HOP
AMBIENT | EXPERIMENTAL

the PERSON, the SOUND : Since 1985, Philadelphia-born Michael has composed and released hundreds of audio recordings, and published dozens of [erotic] poems.

His 'sonic-sojourn' began suddenly when he was just a teen -- feet splashing rhythmically through puddles leftover by a seaside rainstorm. Having just parted ways with the then-love-of-his-life, Michael composed his first ballad [and first song] ever -- "Tina." He rushed to his beach-side home to record his visceral 'awakening' on a tiny micro-cassette recorder, and vowed -- from that day on -- to create art for the rest of his life.

He began zealously amassing used music equipment, and had built a modest home recording studio by age seventeen, all the while crafting simple pop, ambient, and experimental works that HE had wanted to listen to -- that HE had wanted to hear, affectionately emulating the works of his then-idols, Duran Duran and Brian Eno.

Now, decades later, he has relocated to a small village outside Atlanta, Georgia, and continues to voraciously attend to his dream as a young, heartbroken boy -- to create and release music that he, himself, wants to hear.

Although no longer sequestered to pop and ambient musics, Michael's signature sound has merged the two, having integrated the R&B, hiphop, and psychedelia he has grown to love as a older gent -- having absorbed the edgy rhythms and dreamy soul of the southern United States (Atlanta and Miami).

Michael still puts forth ample amounts af ambient musics, but his recent 'sound' hovers elsewhere -- somewhere amidst the genres of vaportrap, spacerock, and trip-hop.

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the INFLUENCES : Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol + Steve Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie & The Banshees, This Mortal Coil, Air, Naked Eyes, Tears for Fears, Alice in Chains, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, The Chameleons [UK], Brian Eno, The Cocteau Twins, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Claude Debussy, Frederick Chopin, Guillaume de Machaut, Early Music, Renaissance music, Baroque music, and Joe Meek.

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