@user-442202241: I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! Thank you very much ♥️

Cool Cab Calloway vibe. I was about to type 'fantastic vocals, but it's all fantastic,

@andreas-besinger: That's a lovely thing to read thank you! The sequel? I was going to make it about Dino defecation and the socio-economic impact it has had on the ghetto of Hunts Point New York. I believe it is a vital area of creative and social importance that has thus far been avoided by the mainstream. The fight continues... 🤪

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone so. Steinway Brothers Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Fender Electric Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Godin Electric Guitar Rhythm. Horn Section, Trumpet,  Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones. Trap Drum kit Full set. Percussion Congas, Bongos, Cow Bell. Ago go Bells. Zildjan 22" Ride & Crash Cymbal.

Cannery Row

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Wonderland

An impressionistic/improvisational piano piece.

Wilderness Wanderings (Part 2)- The Mist https://on.soundcloud.com/c1WnpumUc4dqz2H96

Wilderness Wanderings (Part 3)- The Bridge https://on.soundcloud.com/GmHMejcmAFWqvcy2A

Wilderness Wanderings (Part 1)- The Void

Hip Hop fans on Soundcloud are likely to have come across the prolific talent of Ian Greaves (aka @IPG1). Ian's smart & slick vocal tracks are widely used in collaboration by other artists, as I've done here with one of his more popular lyric tracks, "Modern Times".  

On this collaboration, all lyrics are written & sung by IPG1, and most of the music is performed by me, with the exception of the sampled vocalization in the middle bridge and ending, and a few minor sound effects here & there. The beginning starts off normal enough, but the middle section takes a bit of a left turn before I 'go off' on the synth in the second half. I kind of enjoyed working the sliders on the live synth performance.   ;)

HUGE thanks to IPG1 for his generosity and helping me put together what is effectively my first hop hop tune, originally composed as an instrumental track. The lyrics are a topic close to my heart too, so really enjoyed being able to add my 2 cents in a way. 

Here's the link back to IPG1's original vocal track; please give him a listen!:
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/modern-times-vocals-150-bpm

And here's a link to the instrumental version, which was composed first before adding Ian's lyrics:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/modern-times-instrumental

I don't gotsta tell y'all this would be best played loud with headphones.   ;)

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Modern Times - The Digital Age (Hip-Hop collab with IPG1)

This is my rendition of an old, irish folksong. 
My instrumentation:
irish bouzouki
greek bouzouki
acoustic guitar
harmonica
electric bass

Danny Boy - Irish folk song

Our Dog

I stubbed my toe
Like y’do y’know?
I’m a regular Joe
Ignore my basement

It’s like they say
Tomorrow’s another day 
Relax, you can stay
Down in the basement

Life can hold you down
And so can I 

You got such a pretty face
And the wolf smiles with you
Do you like this dirty place
Cos I think it suits you
Here have a trifle
Here have an eyeful 

Dadda gotta smack
‘til I grew too big and I hit him back
Mamma gotta play
‘til the filth came took her play away
You can’t fix me
But I can break you

I’m all alone
Just the snap of your bones
They say bricks build homes
But look at my basement

The walls are straight 
But it’s too late
Twisted by hate
Inside my basement 

You might lock me up for good 
Like I’ve got you now 
My pain’s not understood
But I’ll show you now
Just what I feel
This is my will

Now I gotta smack
‘til I rip the skin off the camels back
Now I gotta play
Cos no one else will play my way
You can’t fix me
But I can break you

Ignore My Basement (Demo)

Back in time
150 
million years ago
Archaeopteryx
 is up to tricks
In the canopy 
His wings he flicks
Y’know 
Y’know 
Looking for a juicy bug
Stegosaurus wonder past
Mammals dug a den
Hearts are beating fast
But will they last?

Only halfway through the dinosaurs long day
Is there really that much I can find to say?

Feathers on the wings
These are newly flying things
Though the birds will really take flight
Easy to miss 
Is Allosaurus Fragilis 
Hiding in the tree line out of sight 
Hold on tight 

Ceratosaurus is the dinosaur we want to see
A nose crest has to be the best, can we agree?

Archaeopteryx 
Has had his big bug nicked
He may be a dinosaur
But that don’t stop a lizards jaw
Tasting victory 
Catastrophe 
Stegosaurus takes a dump
And I won’t do a joke about his rump
Even though I could rhyme arse
Well, shit  - that came to pass

Another day in prehistory
Bring a book and why not stay for tea?

Back In Time

Smile (Charlie Chaplin Cover)

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?
It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job
So I wanna be a paperback writer


It's a dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand
His son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job
But he wants to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer


If you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break
And I wanna be a paperback writer
Paperback writer

Paperback Writer (Beatles Cover - Demo)

An instrumental with a twist for all the Latin lovers out there ♥️

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