Guess I'm Doin Fine

There's a time for silence, and there's a time we really should talk...

Teu silêncio é uma nau com todos os mastros quebrados.
O teu sorriso flutua entre os homens de vigia,
exemplo paradigmático de eficaz ortodontia.
Teu semblante eletrostático é uma escada para as nuvens,
irritante enciclopédia de problemas insolúveis.
Eu até senti paixão ao ler o enunciado:
"Dado um muro, determine o que está do outro lado."
Fiz as contas, pressupondo seres tu excelente pessoa.
Mas o muro inexpressivo aborrece, e até magoa.
E quanto mais eu persisto, esforçando a mente cansada,
mais me invade uma suspeita de a resposta, ao fim, ser nada.
E nada é o que diz o mar ao homem que nele se afoga,
enquanto lhe nega o dom de um colete ou uma piroga. 
Bem-aventurado o homem a quem mulher sem mistérios
exibe o que tem na alma, com beijos ou vitupérios.

Your silence is a ship with all its masts broken.
Your smile floats among the men on watch,
a paradigmatic example of effective orthodontics.
Your electrostatic countenance is a ladder to the clouds,
an irritating encyclopedia of insoluble problems.
I even felt passion when I read the problem statement:
"Given a wall, determine what's on the other side."
I did the math, assuming you were an excellent person.
But the inexpressive wall annoys, even hurts.
And the more I persist, straining my weary mind,
the more I am seized by a suspicion that the answer, in the end, will be nothing.
And nothing* is what the sea says to the man drowning in it,
while denying him the gift of a lifejacket or a canoe.
Blessed is the man to whom a woman without mysteries
displays what she has in her soul, with kisses or insults.

* In Portuguese "nada" means both "nothing" and "swim"

Teu Silêncio

Mi versión de esta potente canción del grupo de rock PIXIES.
He usado:
DAW: Cubase 14 Pro
Mastering: Ozone 11 Standard
Batería: Groove Agent 5
Plugin de sintes y bajos: HALION 7 Y KONTAKT.

My version of this powerful song by the rock group PIXIES.

I hope you like it.

Gouge Away (Pixies) COVER BY DELAFLOR

Black Stars

F-Sleepy Coffee

Collaborating with Amin on this song was a completely different experience for me, and I'm glad that I did it. 😍
Piano and Strings by me 😊
this track originally released is 2018.
mix & mastering by @amin-pishehvar

Children of the sun (featuring amin pishehvar)

Cast of Characters:
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass and Fender Stratocaster
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – electric piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- percussion, VST flute, and production editing
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl -- vocals and lyrics
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — production, mix, and mastering

This song began more than a year ago, when Josh created a song out of a looper beat with his four string fretless bass. It sat on the shelf until a few weeks ago, when he shared it with JJ, who was in creative mode one Saturday evening. Josh had actually forgotten that he'd added a bass line to it, and thought he was just passing on a looper beat for JJ to play with.
However, JJ heard it, and was so excited that added his magical electric piano part, making it sound like a real song, instead of just drums and a bass. Ken also heard some magic in here, because he came up with his own brilliant beat to replace the looper that was used in for the seed. Mark was next to throw in, adding the striking drum pattern breakdown, and the thrilling flute solo, as well. Tez came in shortly after, adding his thrilling guitar to the mix. After everyone had added their parts, Josh came back and added two guitar parts, the simple low end line, as well as the high strummed triads. At this stage, Mark did some editing, as it is in his skill set, and made it less dense and easier to listen to.
Now that the song was musically complete, out newest member, Carl, dropped the amazing vocals you hear, singing his original lyrics. After Carl was done sprinkling his magic in it, we needed an able producer to bring out the magic of the recordings. Good thing we have a trained producer to do the job in Stephen, who mixed and mastered it superbly, as always.
This is Eclectic Collective's first fore into the afrobeat genre, although a few of us are really big fans already, and Josh has a few other originals in this genre buried on his page, as well. As always, we all enjoyed the process of hearing this one come together. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Juice our Jah
Chalice of chime
Shooting star
Great rhythm
There's blood in the brine

Suture Sun
Grand heaven high
'Some clan gone cruel
Needing collective eye

Eclectic host
Hoist our hale
Mused healing feast
Musical breeze as gale

Afro beat
Oh melody sweet
Beat afro
Show us where to go

Kalakuta Kingdom (Eclectic Collective)

(No AI Gen involved - I use my voice and Vst Instruments)
Traduit plus bas
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Everybody wants to be part of it   
Straight to the future, whoever needs a guide ?
Get involved, no questions, just let the code decide    

Everybody wants to be part of it  
No pause, no wrong, no right, just click and ride 
AI is calling, you cannot miss the thrilling side

Everybody wants to be part of it  
This is now tomorrow, faster than the mind  
Kiss your phone, tell it your secrets, leave the doubts behind  

The crowd moves all the same
This will never end

Greet the new emperors
Masters of the world
AI, who's behind the scene ?

Everybody wants to be part of it  
Straight to the future, whoever needs a guide ?
Get involved, no questions, just let the code decide    

Everybody wants to be part of it  
No pause, no wrong, no right, just click and ride  
AI is calling, you cannot miss the thrilling side

Everybody wants to be part of it  
This is now tomorrow, faster than the mind  
Kiss your phone, tell it your secrets, leave the doubts behind 

I lost my job, Sam got richer
with Mark, Elon and some few

This is my mistake !
This is my mistake !
This is my mistake !
This is my mistake !

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Tout le monde veut en faire partie   
Tout droit vers l'avenir, qui a besoin d'un guide ?
Impliquez-vous, ne posez pas de questions, laissez simplement le code décider    

Tout le monde veut en faire partie  
Pas de pause, pas de faux pas, pas de bon ou de mauvais choix, cliquez et lancez-vous  
L'IA vous appelle, vous ne pouvez pas rater ce côté palpitant

Tout le monde veut en faire partie  
C'est maintenant demain, plus rapide que l'esprit  
Embrassez votre téléphone, confiez-lui vos secrets, laissez vos doutes derrière vous  

La foule bouge, tous dans le même sens  
Cela ne s'arrêtera jamais  

Saluez les nouveaux empereurs  
Maîtres du monde  
IA, qui est derrière tout ça ?

Tout le monde veut en faire partie  
Tout droit vers le futur, qui a besoin d'un guide ?
Impliquez-vous, pas de questions, laissez simplement le code décider    

Tout le monde veut en faire partie  
Pas de pause, pas de faux pas, pas de bons choix, juste cliquez et roulez  
L'IA vous appelle, vous ne pouvez pas rater ce côté palpitant

Tout le monde veut en faire partie  
C'est maintenant demain, plus rapide que l'esprit  
Embrassez votre téléphone, confiez-lui vos secrets, laissez vos doutes derrière vous 

J'ai perdu mon emploi, Sam s'est enrichi
avec Mark, Elon et quelques autres

C'est ma faute !
C'est ma faute !
C'est ma faute !
C'est ma faute !

My mistake

Hey girls, ever had a crush in the gym locker room ?
Lyrics:
The gym lights hum low as she steps close,  
her sun-tanned skin glistens of recent sweat.  
I breathe her in, deeply like a tropical rose 
Her curly hair cascades, dark and wet.

Her white tank top clings, like a second skin,  
outlining the mounts and valleys of her six pack.  
Burning of desire, my fingers itch to begin,  
A sweet and sexy game with no turning back.  

(Chorus):
I’d like to lick your body.
I’d like to sink in your sweat. 
Let me worship your beauty.
I’d like to be your pet !

Her breath still ragged, her chest still rising,  
I watch the drops slide down her breast.  
I’d like to catch them, taste their salty tracing. 
Would I shiver when she’ll be undressed ?

She peels off her socks, smiling at my gaze,  
Sore muscles flexing beneath the sheen.  
The white room hums with her sexy blaze,  
Like a furnace of desire I’d gladly burn in.  

(Chorus):
I’d like to lick your body.
I’d like to sink in your sweat. 
Let me worship your beauty.
I’d like to be your pet !


(Bridge)
The locker room is quiet, waiting,  
steam curls around her like a veil.  
I ache to be the towel embracing,  
to worship where the heat is frail.  

She turns, naked, her eyes a slow ignition.  
She smirks at the way I stare too long.  
No words—just sweat and my submission,  
Her muscular body, the place I belong.

Sweat and Desires

OK, since you guys are enjoying the guitar (or rather, the guitars) in "Do What You Like" 🎸(https://soundcloud.com/beatingedge/do-what-you-like) so much, and since you were also curious to actually see the mess that created this sound, here you go! This is basically the “making of” the song, mainly based on a part that was later discarded, complete with a rather comical little sketch and Mary at some point asking Tom to switch to another effects chain (switch, switch! Well, that’s how she puts it!), plus a bunch of other nonsense we’re deeply ashamed of and really shouldn’t be releasing to the whole world ! Oh well… goodbye decency, and goodbye ears for you all (it’s all in English and the laughs are interplanetary… the only word in Italian is Tom’s “basta!” at the end, which means “enough!”)!😂
Oh, by the way, some of you asked about the effects chain we used. Well, maybe we’ll update this description later (time permitting, with our day jobs and three other songs in the making!), and reveal a bit more! Cheers!🫶

At the moment, this track is exclusively available on SoundCloud.
Released on September 24, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

🔊Edit
Here's the mess behind the magic🙋🏻‍♀️ (ah… by the way, most of the gear listed here was borrowed/rented… we’re not billionaires! 😝): 

*Central Track (panned 0/±63):
🎸 Jackson Soloist (bridge pickup)
🔧 Dynamics / EQ: Intersound IVP Preamp pedal, API 550A EQ
🎚️ Amp / Cabinet / Modulation: Vox AC15 tube combo, Vox 2x12 Celestion Alnico Blue, Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger
📡 Reverb: FabFilter Pro-R2 preset “Bright Falls” – bright, spacious
*Left Channel (panned -48/±63)
🎸 Jackson Soloist (neck pickup)
🔧 Dynamics / EQ: Universal Audio 1176LN – fast attack compression
🎚️ Effects / Modulation: Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Strymon BigSky modulated grain delay
📡 Reverb: FabFilter Pro-R2 preset “Beautiful Plate” – airy, shimmering
*Right Channel (panned +48/±63)
🎸 Gibson Les Paul Standard (bridge pickup)
🔧 Dynamics / EQ: Klon Centaur overdrive/boost, MXR 10-Band EQ
🎚️ Cabinet / Delay: Marshall 1960 4x12, Strymon Timeline, Eventide H9 modulated delay
📡 Reverb: FabFilter Pro-R2 preset “Darkest Hour” – dark, spacious
*Center-Left Channel (panned -32/±63)
🎸 Jackson Soloist (bridge pickup)
🔧 Dynamics / EQ: Boss NS-2 Noise Gate, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Marshall JCM800 2203 Head, Boss GE-7 EQ
🎚️ Cabinet: Marshall 1960 4x12
📡 Reverb: FabFilter Pro-R2 preset “Lively Medium Room” – bright, lively
*Center-Right Channel (panned +32/±63)
🎸 Gibson Les Paul Standard (bridge pickup)
🔧 Dynamics / EQ: Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Klon Centaur, MXR 10-Band EQ
🎚️ Cabinet / Delay: Marshall 1960 4x12, Strymon Timeline + Eventide H9
📡 Reverb: FabFilter Pro-R2 preset “Late Tail” – spacious, lingering

Do What a Mess You Like (Instrumental)

This is my way. ( 1991 ) Eddy Mango - Margareta Theorin ( Eddy )

I am amazed at the level of talented artists encountered on this site.  Sharing and providing feedback is such an effective way to nurture the creative process.  I am so inspired by many of you.  My songs consist of mostly live instruments and voice.  An organic approach to song writing with a few surprises in the mix.  Please feel free to comment and download if you like!  Todd

Guess I'm Doin Fine

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