Stone Heart

spiky dream

Cast of Characters:

Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur–composition, arrangement, and Fender Jaguar delayed, foundational rhythm guitar

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – electric piano and organ

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass and PRS EG semi-hollow body electric guitar

First of all, we wish the happiest Thanksgiving to all our wonderful SoundCloud friends and family. This song began as a twinkle in Artur's eye a couple months ago. He composed it with his Jaguar, as that is the premium surf guitar out there, and shared it with Tez, who invited the rest of us onto the project. 
   Tez, being the first on the boat, added his thrilling guitar fills and solos first. It was kind of odd the way we did this one, in fact, with the melodic/chordal instruments first, followed by the rhythm section. That said, JJ was next up to bat, adding his magical electric piano and soaring organ. Ken was first up for the backline, adding his driving drums. Josh then finally added his fretless bass to the stew. But before he was done, Josh also added the guitar solo you hear from 1:30-1:55. 
  After it was all said and done, we asked Tez to mix it for us, as he is a master producer and mixer. 
  This is the latest in a long line of surf rock songs of Artur's we've been fortunate enough to get to play with. He is the surfingest Polish fellow you will ever come across, and a wonderful, familiar collaborator with Eclectic Collective. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
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SPECIAL THANKS:

Thank you all very much, my friends - Josh, J.J., Ken and Tez - for another wonderful surf journey! 
Making music with all of you is always a great pleasure! 😎🎸

Special thanks go to Tez for production, mixing, and mastering! 🌟

We all send our regards to Stephen (TexMex Shaman) who was unable to participate in this project! 🍀

Mark, thank you for your technical support in difficult situations! 😉

Carl, thanks so much for your fantastic support and encouraging words 🔆

     Surf’s up, Everyone! 🏄🏼‍♂️
   Artur

Surf Vibe (w/The Eclectic Collective)

Qualquer coisa que faça quase sentir

This piece was inspired by a particular Shakespeare sonnet.

                      Sonnet 106
          
When in the chronicle of wasted time
I see descriptions of the fairest wights,
And beauty making beautiful old rhyme,
In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights,
Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best,
Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,
I see their antique pen would have express'd
Even such a beauty as you master now.
So all their praises are but prophecies
Of this our time, all you prefiguring;
And, for they look'd but with divining eyes,
They had not skill enough your worth to sing:

For we, which now behold these present days,
Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.

Descriptions Of The Fairest Wights

Well  (Håkan) ….. synths, beats and co-composition
https://on.soundcloud.com/ar1bZ5l5jRJSHsLJke
Surfers like Us  (Artur) ….. guitar, mix and co-composition 

The cover image - Milky Way - downloaded from Pixabay

Hi Everyone!
This is another joint track by our duo and the first one after a slightly longer break. 
We invite everyone to take a ride on the cosmic highway through the Milky Way. For now, it's all happening in our imagination, but one day... in the future... who knows?
We refer here to our previous songs (especially “Winter Trip”) and surf-ambient sounds, but we also try to add new elements and textures. 
We hope you enjoy our new project! 
Have a nice trip! 🌔

Peach Grove Sunset

Graham West