amazing lyrics and vocals as expected,  as well the story of our treacherous society seeming the same issues on all sides of the sea

Your keen eye never ceases to amaze me. Yet I wonder—could I myself be that podcaster? Your questions strike at the heart of things, so whenever I listen to your music, I can't help but think deeply, deeply. A work born of brilliant ideas!

DarkComfortable sound, blends well into a playlist (mute-fuse)

It’s so hard to descend truth from the waves of information coming from all angles.  Does free will even exist anymore?  Great track brother!

Acoustic numbers really suit this time of year.

Hey Carl man, I really dig this song about the paradox of having limitless information at our fingertips, yet choosing faulty information because it confirms out biases. Fantastic music that carries it along, too, brother man. Excellent work all around here!

Solid songwriting, Carl ✨🫶 a beautiful tune and your haunting vocal delivery is excellent 👌

Great track Carl had me finger drumming along to this ♾️🫶🏼

This track is inspired by those people who deceive themselves and others...
Here's to being real 🖤
||| From the upcoming album Time Without Light |||
Releases soon on all major streaming platforms

Watch the video here
youtu.be/Yci5S6f8FPk

Lyrics:
Play pretend
Say we're friends
Odds and ends
Strange dividends

Stabbed in the back
A weak attack
Insomniac
Of the Zodiac

Crucify
This Goodbye
A battle cry
On standby

Say no more
Close the door
Forevermore
On this metaphor

I wish you well
In sweet pastel
An infadel
On the carousel

Faker
Heart breaker
Taker
Vindicator



Time Without Light

Faker

Happy New Year 🙂

© Joe Liberty Jan 1, 2026, all rights reserved

Arise

Mortal coil
Struggle toil   
Desire bound 
Awaken this dreary dream
In the light be found

Abandoning all illusions 
The cycle is revealed
Destroyer of space and time

Like a seed

Arise
Arise

This is the dawning of a new age
Clean and pure as morning dew
If you can see then you’ll be ok
To yourself be true
To yourself be true

Solo

Come ring the bell
And close the book
Snuff out the candle
Be free from the hook

Cradle grave
Noble slave
It matters not
Awaken this dreary dream
Remember all forgot

Beyond joy and suffering
Past impermanence
Let go of ego

Like a seed

Arise
Arise

This is the dawning of a new age
Clean and pure as morning dew
If you can see then you’ll be ok
To yourself be true
To yourself be true
To yourself be true

Arise

it’s christmas eve i can’t get a break im so sick of it 

when i see your face i just go insane 
you broke my soul im on the floorrrr

now my life don’t hit the same anymore 
im to young to go through this shitt 

i hate the way i act i hate the way i act i try to change for the betterrrr
but i always ended up failinggg i was smiling then i realize it was you 

now im tired and sweaty feels like im fading all this pain in my chest coming back like it’s new 

hide the pain now 
so it wont show 
friends don’t worry ill be okay 
im use to the pain its worst everyday 
why i had to see you on christmas eve

why on christmas eve

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 – 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 
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Gibson Les Paul electric guitar



This song started its life by flowing out of Artur's fingers about two years ago. He passed it around to the Eclectic Collective, who each added their magic to the song, as well. Tez remixed it and slapped some psychedelic production on it as a Christmas present to the rest of the group. We hope you enjoy this special treat as much as we all enjoyed creating it. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you from all of us, as well.

A Time Race Llanpsyched (Eclectic Collective)

Influx

Eileen_Vocals (link in Bio)
Lou_Acoustic Guitar/Vocals 
(cut out sounding hiss, but it was way worse)
Simon & Garfunkel cover song
Songwriter: Paul Simon

Lyrics:
I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest

When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of a railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know

Lie-la-lie...

Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there

Lie-la-lie...

Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leading me
Going home

In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
OR cut him 'til he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
YEA HE STILL REMAINS
Lie-la-lie...

The Boxer

Fabulous Ted Talk on disinformation there
https://youtu.be/Q9b7ZQh28GY?si=dt2m2jjggyUHcXTA

Information

A plethora of data
Great luck brings this day
Our history of knowledge a few clicks away
It seems too much for our little brain
If we tend to be right no matter domain
Let's start with... I'm wrong
I am ignorant to known
Keep pinches of salt for absolute groan
Ulterior motive wants you to believe
So you stop asking questions
A mind control we must leave

Information grow
Say ok to, I don't know
Information feed the knowledge that we need

Info that's processed through a composed mind
Will question the source and their qualified kind
Liars, they flourish from our want to be one
The one who has answers
Shocking answers that stun

"The more I learn, the less I realise I know"
Our greatest minds said of figuring show
So how can "we know" from a biased podcast
Your head is in the sand
This petty info won't last

History will show the dimmest of mind
Good info is here
Yet you listen to blind
An era of humans who don't question new way
In spite of plethora of qualified say


Information!
What's my idea of "run"
Run for the heart or water flowing fun
With agreed context
Our many meanings come
Some semiotics serves discernment sight of sum

Information grow
Say ok to, I don't know
Information feed the knowledge that we need


Written 07/01/26
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I find it fascinating that we live in an era where more people have access to more information then ever yet we still live by the truth of a pod caster that's a good sales person and switch off the questions that challenge that version of reality completely. It's comparable to trash AI systems... bad data in we get a trash system...
Same goes for human beings it seems

Most sensationalist podcasters are preaching to the converted and they know and profit from the fact that their audience does not care to think critically and ask questions challenging whatever reality they are offered by them. It's a cult of personality and the influencer knows they have trust from their following as they feed off the want for people to have conspiratorial answers. Psychologically this seems to point at serious weaknesses in the characters of the people that get taken in by this but if the Socratic method of questioning was actually put to most of these sensationalist theories, they would likely fall asunder pretty fast. These influencers are in a bubble and know they can't be questioned however we can apply the questions and remove ourselves from the mind control that these people thoughtlessly try to impose on us. If we do that and remove the absolute trust in what we are being told we have a better chance at finding the qualified minds that might actually teach us constructive ideas about this world and about our place in it 🌍 

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Clarification:
Could you explain that further?
What is your main point?
Can you give me an example?

Challenging Assumptions:
What are you assuming here?
Why do you think that assumption holds?
What could we assume instead?

Probing Evidence & Reasoning:
What evidence supports that?
By what reasoning did you come to that conclusion?
Is there reason to doubt that evidence?

Alternative Viewpoints:
What is another way to look at it?
How would other people respond?
What's the counter-argument?

Implications & Consequences:
What are the long-term implications?
If this happened, what else would result?
How does this affect...?

Questioning the Question:
Why is this question important?
What does this question mean?
What would have been a better question to ask?

Source: https://positivepsychology.com/socratic-questioning/

If we do that... We say "I know" a lot less because generally we haven't a clue! That's amazing to realize and activates better questions about our reality and maybe seeds us more worthwhile information ℹ️

"Semiotics" is the study of signs and symbols, and how they are used to create meaning.

Information

'surrealistically schooley rd' 

Scotty: pearl export acoustic kit, epiphone casino, fender squire 3/4 bass, lyrics, vocals, heartache. 

I gave you all of me.
You had a monopoly
of my heart 
and you could even guess my fart. 

But, I set you off, you're free.
You can't say 'fuck off, disease.'
It's clear.
So many tears I've cried for you.
But, now, this time, I know that we are through. 

However, I don't mean goodbye.
Whenever, I'll stand by your side
if you seek out the help that you desperately need. 

So, please, don't go run and hide.
For you know where I reside.
I believe in you and hope someday you achieve
a wealth of health and happiness and peace.

surrealistically schooley rd

LAP DANCER

The latest from me and @dough-factory !

I came up with the backbone and most of the synth melodies, then Ryan added bass, additional elements to the beat, one of the synth leads and some killer atmospheric vocal work. This time I took on the mixing and production.

Corridor

I’m very delighted to share with you my new collaboration with the outstandingly talented David De Michele @user-92820487. As always, David has splendidly enriched my piano music with his magnificent arrangement & orchestration.

Thank you very much for listening. We do hope you'll enjoy this work.

Credits:

Composition & piano performance: Anastasiya Ihnatovich
Arrangement & orchestration: David De Michele

And Change The Ending (Ft. David De Michele)

Please support Benny if you can

https://www.justgiving.com/page/marcin-man?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Benny the Brave is a song pinned to spotlight which gives a little more detail and all you need to know is in the above link. Your generosity would be most appreciated. Much love, Carl

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YouTube
https://youtube.com/@thebeautifuldark?si=PryyQksfXoWwDc_X

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/th3beautifuldark?igsh=dWgwZTQ2cmJsM3di

ReverbNation
https://www.reverbnation.com/thebeautifuldark

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Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all the amazing inspiration from all the fabulous artists on this cloud. Thanks for your support too it means a lot to me.

Let's keep it human made where possible!

Practice as much as your life allows and lets keep that human creative flow evolving ✌🏽🎶🧬

Best of luck and much love to you 🌿

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©️ All rights reserved.

All works by The Beautiful Dark/Carl Culliton are protected by copyright and cannot be used to train artificial intelligence systems. All works cannot be used for any purpose without express permission from the rights holder.

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To do for expanding TBD

-Start releasing on all platforms again

-Accounts on all social platforms and automate posting to these

-Start making good video content and brainstorm a you tube niche - possibly guest jams with other soundclouders might work. Solid up a user friendly remote jam setup to make this workable. Interviews with SC friends to grow the video content and appreciate properly that support which has got us to this point. Consider playing on the poetry and narrations as scenes

-Make a website and embed links and consider expandimg on the behind the tracks here too

-Consider splitting into an alternate artist brand names and divide music to be genre specific in line with how algorithms work. This will also allow for curation of albums which are easier to connect to
Possible additional release names:
~Light of Light
~The Gaia Group


-Prepare a set for first TBD gig and headhunt musicians to bring the whole pieces to stage


Services to establish
-You Tube
-Instagram
-TikTok
-BandCamp
-ReverbNation
-Word Press

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