Commencement Speech Part I

Commencement Speech Part II

Don't Take It From Me

Seashore

Ironplasticimpossiblefantastic

Winter Flutes

old git, who dis?

But in actuality, the question has increasingly become "who dis"? What is Moon Aura really? If it is anything, it is this collection of odd little tunes on this odd little webpage. What will become of it when I run out of upload space? Where will I go? Will it be cold? Will you be there? I hope so, reader. I hope so.

I know I always say that such-and-such a track is a real "moon aura classic" or a "return to form" or whatever. But this one is a bonafide three-egg-omelette, and it doesn't get any more classic than that... does it?

THE KENOSHA KID

All songs written by Joe Castro Brevoort
Copyright ©2025 Mighty Joe Castro Tunes LLC (BMI)

except “I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal”*
written by By Billy Joe Shaver
(Copyright © Sony/ATV Songs LLC dba ATV)

All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

Album design & cover photography by 
Mighty Joe Castro LLC ©2025

Gone (When the Morning Comes)

The Future Gets Put Away

Let Me Take the Blame

Can't We Just Start Again-

The Dying Breed

Embers in the Ash

Look of Eagles

"Dominoes"
music/lyrics by Mighty Joe Castro
(Copyright ©2025 Mighty Joe Castro Tunes /  BMI)

I tried so hard to
not become just like you
yet somewhere in these veins
swims all the anger you passed down

from the dust of November
I’ve failed to surrender 
‘cause your words still sting 
long after your casket was closed

you said
they’ll line you up just to watch you fall
like dominos, like dominos

yeah, they’ll line you up just to watch you fall
like dominos, like dominos

you left everything hollow
this pill's hard to swallow 
but you tried in the only way you knew
to protect me from that world

now all echos are broken
from the voice who spoke them 
so go ahead, lay that burden down
and I’ll forgive you for it all

they’ll line you up just to watch you fall
like dominos, like  dominos
and as you tumble down
they’ll demand more...

and it’s so hard to hold on
but it’s harder to let go
it’s so hard to hold on
but it’s harder to let go
as time collects it’s toll
I’m left feeling broke and old
but it’s so hard to hold on
but it’s harder to let go

they’ll line you up just to watch you fall
like dominos, like  dominos
they’ll line you up just to watch you fall
like dominos, like  dominos
and as you tumble down
they’ll demand more, and more, and more, and more

they’ll line you up just to watch you fall
___________________________________

All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

Album design & cover photography by 
Mighty Joe Castro LLC ©2025

Dominoes

part of album: Environments In Blue/Track 4-on all streaming services
https://burythejar.bandcamp.com/album/environments-in-blue

A Blue Dimension

r u looking for a way to fight the corpus bride?? 


made in mx9

post modern downtempo hyperslop pitched down two semitones (85526 mix)

Mighty Joe Castro is an accomplished Philadelphia based collage artist, musician(Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen), songwriter and designer.  

He was the guitar player in several bands including Nero / OPF (Newark, Delaware. 1994-1997), Swingline (Newark, Delaware. 1997-1999)and the critically acclaimed The Situation(2001-2006).  Formed in 2001 with singer-songwriter Christopher Tucker, The Situation signed with Elephant Stone records in 2004, releasing "The Reece Nasty EP", followed by their self titled full length in 2006. Both garnered critical praise from Pitchfork, The Big Takeover, Skyscraper and Magnet. The band toured the states, and opened for bands such as The Strokes, The Libertines, Nada Surf, BJM, The Make-Up and Arthur Lee & Love. Their music has been featured on shows for both MTV and Fuel TV. The group disbanded in 2006. Christopher Tucker passed away in 2008. The remaining members of the band reformed as The Lift Up (2012-2015) releasing the album "Without Dreams, We Are Only Sleeping"

Based out of Philadelphia, PA, Ameripolitan rockabilly outfit, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen is the latest musical project from accomplished collage artist and musician Joe Castro (ex-The Situation, The Lift Up). Influenced by 50’s Rock and Roll and infused with post modern Easter eggs cribbed from old episodes of MTV’s 120 Minutes, Mighty Joe Castro takes a modern, lyric driven approach to songwriting while The Gravamen layer on Jesus and Mary Chain-cover-Link Wray guitar atmosphere, booming doghouse bass and swinging beats. The quartet lurks at a crossroads where Sun Records and Creation Records meet.

According to Joe Castro: “Our goal is to play original rock-n-roll, in the style of the pioneers, but update it lyrically and sonically. Take what we’ve learned, everything great that’s come after and go apply it to that original sound. What if Buddy Holly had access to a stack of effects pedals and some Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds records? That’s the ethos of the band.”

The Gravamen were formed in 2017 after doghouse bassist H00V3r reached out to Castro about working together. H00V3r enlisted Dallas, his band mate in Philadelphia punk rock stalwarts Thorazine, to play drums and later found hot-shot lead guitarist Michael Stingle floating around Mount Airy. The full band held its first practice together in January 2018 and shortly after recorded their debut EP, Wake Up, You’re Rockin’! in May 2018.  They released their debut full length album, “Come On Angels” on July 31, 2020. It was recorded at Miner Street Recordings and produced by Brian McTear (Sharon Van Etten, Dr Dog, Dead Milkmen).

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London

Bass | Breaks | Dubstep | Electro | Grime

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i would describe my music as "Soundtrack Ambient"-Sonic Textures and Atmospheres layered or painted, one on top of the other.

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