Now Cometh The Self-Replicators

GREATEST HITS

I’m blowin’ notes streetside in a horn section   
Blown garbage and coppered boots all gone tangling. 
You’re Bixby’s Bridge above Kerouac’s canyon.  
Way above the ruts in your trending fashion      

You’ve been playin’ me your greatest hits.    
But I need from you something ordinary (Like)           
Falling vacant down a slip               
What capture’s me is the fragmentary - humanity

You’re all coiff n pressed jeans uber-reaching
Gripping on to a scene and about it beseeching
You’re jetting over Miller’s Big Sur resident shack
History is nothing but a scratch on your back

You’ve been playin’ me your greatest hits. . .  
But I need from you something ordinary (Like)           
A eureka moment guilt trip               
What capture’s me is the fragmentary – humanity

What was I just a birthright the right side of the tracks
But egalitarian ideas caught you in a trap
Trying to show a social conscience don’t come naturally
Such a handbrake on life’s beckoning verdant tapestry

You’ve been playin’ me your greatest hits. . .  
You’ve been playin’ me your greatest hits. . .

Greatest Hits

This is a live recording of one of my songs, You're My Hero, with my kid, Erin.

Here is an earlier version of the song:
Listen to Feel What He Feels - lo-fi demo (2021)
https://on.soundcloud.com/nZED8

Music, Lyrics, Mix: Tam Jennifer
Keyboard performance by Erin Jennifer. 

MIC: HONOR 90 lite microphone (phone)
Recorded / mixed: Audacity.
Erin on Keyboard: Roland E-X20

Find Erin Jennifer here: 
https://on.soundcloud.com/jTjqD 
- for more of their awesome music. 

Cover: Ai generated prompt 37 - lonely boy on stage (with variations) - by Tam 

Lyrics

We all have to be
Alone with our identity 
Oh, we all have to be living in the real
So when, this world, kicks its cruel dirt in your eyes, dear
Never fear
Cos you're my hero. 
.
He sits alone
With his guitar and his phone
And suddenly, suddenly, he knows
Oh he sits alone, chews on his pen
Writing this makes him feel alone again. 
.
He sits alone 
Staring into space
And once again, once again, he knows
As he sits alone, playing his guitar, oh
All his knowing shows
.
Run away with me, darling, he sings.
And suddenly, the whole damn world is his
He says, run away with me darling cos I'm real
And suddenly, the whole damn world can feel what he feels.
.
We all have to be 
Alone with our identity 
We all have to be living in the real
So when, this world, kicks its cruel dirt in your eyes, dear
Never fear
Cos you're my hero.
.
You're my hero
You're my hero
You're my hero
You're my hero
.
He sits alone
With his guitar and his phone
And suddenly, suddenly, he knows
Oh he sits alone, chews on his pen, 
Writing this makes him feel alone again.
.
He sits alone 
Staring into space
And once again, once again, he knows
As he sits alone, playing his guitar, oh
All his knowing shows
.
He knows this, he knows this, he knows
He knows this, he knows this, he knows
He knows this, he knows this, he knows
But today he made, the whole damn world, feel like hero's
.
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© Tam Jennifer Hastings, Erin Jennifer, 2024. All rights reserved.

You're My Hero (ft Erin Jennifer, LIVE 2024)

Music by Stranger Something
Lyrics and voice by @xian3

When I See You
----------------

When i see you
I could almost puke
When I see you
A strange shudder goes through and through
When I See You
My head turns bloodred
While the world shifts in two halves
And none of them would last
Without the other one…

When i see you
And that happens now and then again
It’s too uneasy to explain
My knees tremble
My mouth is all dry
My tongue is paralyzed
I break out in a sweat
I have to look at the ground
My breathing gallops
And then my heart that pounds
And am all agitated
I avoid all pictures of you
Try not to think about it too much
Close my inner eye, too…

When i see you
And that happens now and then again
Oh, it’s so uneasy to explain
My knees tremble
My mouth is all dry
My tongue is paralyzed
I break out in a sweat
I have to look on the ground
My breathing gallops
And then my heart that pounds… ahh…

solo

When i see you
You never talk to me
No reaction you show
Just stand somewhere off silently,
Peripheral,
In the background
Wthout a sound
How can I see what is not there ?
How can I remind what never took place ?
How can I feel that i was close to you,
Even if that was unreal, ?
And if I’d see you
As a monster,
As a hypocrate,
As a drama queen ?
And if i’d see you
As a mirror image ?
As a saviour ?
As a lover … ?

When I see you
Oh, when i see you
It’s so uneasy to explain
It’s too uneasy to explain…
When do I see you ?
When will i see you ?
When will i see you again ?

When I See You

Brutalist 1960s iconic 'streets in the sky' complex - Park Hill Flats gained listed (protected) status and has been (and is still being) renovated (and sold). 
Many memories of the early post-slum clearance days must resonate with its previous residents who were moved out to 
make way for the developers.....

Track details.
Soprano saxophone duet augmented by bass-pedal flute and clarinet, found beats and bass with some electronics, flute and clarinet snippets.

Echoes of Park Hill (QXi)

Cast of Characters:

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 4-string fretless bass
Mysterious Decibel-- @themysteriousdecibel  --MD—effected vocals
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, trippy synth
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and seed idea 
Composition – The Eclectic Collective

This song began about half a year ago, as part of a three song set that Ken started with some really cool beats. Josh was first to the trough for here, laying in his fretless bass groove to complete the foundation and give it some tonal direction. Stephen came next and laid in the really trippy textural guitar that you hear throughout. JJ was next with his serious, no joke organ playing, which sets the mood for the whole thing. Last, but not least, Tez joined by adding some really cool accent guitar throughout.
  Of course, every great song needs a great producer, so we tapped Stephen to do the honors on this.
  We had originally made this and the other two song with the intention of having The Mysterios Decibel and his friend Modes About Me sing on them. However, life got in the way, so we sat on them. Finally, MD let us know that he wasn't able to complete the project with us, much to everyone's, including his, disappointment. However, MD did lay down a rough vocal demo for us, which Stephen very ably processed to sound almost like another instrument in there. So, we're releasing this song as a tribute to them both, with gratitude, especially to MD for all the great work he's put in with us. If you're not familiar with either of them, do yourself a favor and check them out. Modes about me is at  @modesaboutme and the link to The Mysterious Decibel can be found in the link in the cast of characters above. 
  This is an example of what it sounds like when the whole band composes a song together. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Mysterious Modes (Eclectic Collective)

Jack Hammer - Wild Christopher & Unguided Express

Words and music by Roger Whittlesey. Lead guitar by Audric Jankauskas. Bass by Noel Barrett. 2024.

You're My Hero (ft Erin Jennifer, LIVE 2024)

Tam Jennifer

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