Rework 2024

Longing (Rework 2024)

Longing (Rework 2025)

A twist on the 'Appearance Medicine' phrase.

APPEARANCE MEDICINE

Tripping round some corridors
Nothing but neon lights
Floor polish and hidden voices
There you are before my eyes
It’s appearance medicine
Like a hormone injects in a vein
It’s appearance medicine
A face that lights a flame
S O B and tachy heart when lightning seeds a body start
That jumps a gate to permeate my actual need 
For you with me - today

This hospital’s a restaurant
Medicine is the menu
God’s own surgeon shaped the face
That walks me to the moon
It’s appearance medicine . . .

Ah-huh Ah Huh da da da da da da da da
It’s appearance medicine
It’s appearance medicine

Everyday it’s much the same
Going on that ward round
Floor polish and hidden voices
Soon my heart it’s on the pound





Appearance Medicine

SEE By Zitou Itou + Hansohioma + Wildsilences

This is about really strong attraction, being unable to resist and understanding the fallout. I was sat listening to someone tell their tale and I realised, as ever, that it would make a great song! I hope you enjoy it. 
Take care 
James 
Mastered by RCD Audio.  Great with headphones! 
Lyrics 
The firepit 

The heat can singe, the brightness blinds
As sparks fly off, I lose track of time
Attraction’s strong, magnetic pull
Entranced by you, seduced, enthralled 

My life, your life, her life, their lives
Changed forever as each second dies  I look into your eyes 

She speaks to me, she shouts my name 
You don’t react,  so I do the same 
She’s hurt and leaves,  I watch her go
Just you and me, finally alone 

My heart, your heart, her heart, their hearts 
Affected by our words and thoughts
In this chaos we’re all caught 

(Chorus)
Under this clear and peaceful, star filled, winter sky 
The tragedy commences 
As our normality collapses 
And the firepit heats the air
As we move closer, you brush your hair 
from your eyes as you smile
And I’m lost 
Yeah I’m lost! 

All eyes on us, the whispers start
But we ignore them all, safe in the dark
We’re closer now, you take my hand
You say “it’s time”, I understand…

My path, your path, her path, their paths 
Set by our actions as the firepit glows
In the darkness we go..

(Chorus)
Under this clear and peaceful, star filled winter sky
We don’t think about the fall out 
No hesitation or doubt
the firepit’s still spitting,
As in the darkness we’re getting
Further from our old lives 

I don’t want to see the morning, 
I don’t want to see the hurt 
I don’t want to see the wreckage
Of everything I burned 
(Repeat) 

James Whiteman copyright 13 February 2024

The Firepit

One theme , 4 different versions. With the huge help from my mate Wonder Georg !

The 4 Colors Pen w/ Georg Boehme

Cast of Characters:
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick four string fretless bass, Sigma acoustic guitar, PRS SE semi hollow body guitar, composition
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussoin
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ 
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – VST horns - trumpet, bone, & sax, latin drum ensemble, and editing production 
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Production, mix, and mastering

This song began in the dead of winter on a cold night with Josh sitting in his studio with his acoustic guitar playing along to a looper beat. He loves bossa nova music and wanted to write a song in that style. Of course, he wrote it with the Eclectic Collecive in mind. 
  Josh also came up with the bass line to the looper, but changed it once Ken weighed in with his perfectly suited drum kit. He also added the funky main percussion you hear throughout. Then JJ got involved and laid down that wonderfully melodic organ part you hear in there. Josh, having not laid down a lead guitar part yet, used JJ melodic idea for the first verse, too, because it's so strong. Mark was last to the trough, but added several really stunning parts that added a lot of depth to the whole thing. He's responsible for the horn arrangement that accompanies JJ's organ solo, as well as the horn arrangement and entire break section at the end, which he not only drumed on, but edited and inserted seamlessly, as well. He also added percussion to Ken's percussion throughout the entire song, as well. He still gets paid the same as the rest of us, though 
  This is an example of us Josh introducing an unfamiliar type of music, and it being picked up on and carried through expertly as a group unit. We all love a challenge in the EC, and this fit the bill. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.



Meet the New Bossa... - Eclectic Collective

One of my favourite Soundcloud artists @remnant60 posted a gorgeous track that he left open for collaboration, so I jumped at the chance to try and add something that might fit with his ambient, mystical guitar sound. I settled on some ethereal cello chords (played on keyboard with some pitch bend modulation) and this is the result. I try to recommend listening with headphones when I think it's worth it, and I think it applies in this case.  :)

Check out his playlist where he compiled various other really cool adaptations of his original tune. Thanks Bill for continuing to inspire us with your magic! 

PLAYLIST: Variations On A Dream
https://soundcloud.com/remnant60/sets/variations-on-a-dream

Universal Language (collab with Remnant60)

Original
I first sang this about a year ago. But it was with a little bad English and bad sound, so I tried again :)
Vocals and Lyrics by me
Music made in Garageband


Lyrics:

1
They said she was a temptress
That she would seduce all men
She had a bad reputation
And not a single friend...

2
She had a perfect body
Nice make up on her face
Always so stylishly dressed
But the women called her trash...

Chorus:
She was exposed to jealousy
Was never taken seriously
She was way to pretty
In a world full of jealousy

3
All the men loved her
The way she moved and looked
But the women hated her
Was afraid their men would get hooked...

4
She tried to tone it down
The nice clothes and make up were thrown
But no matter what she did
She was still way to pretty...

Chorus x 2:
She was exposed to jealousy
Was never taken seriously
She was way to pretty
In a world full of jealousy

In a world full of jealousy...

In a world full of jealousy...

Jealousy   (Original ,Remix)

Neli CoKo - After The Storm

Hazy Moonlit Night

BE BOP JACK & STEVE (lyrics)

Baby,
due giorni e poi saremo a Rio,
mentre qui la neve
fiocca più che mai

O forse sarò solo io,
in mezzo alla fantastica bolgia
e ai ritmi forsennati

Ebbro di cachaça,
zeppo di allegria,
svuotato di ogni
dannata malinconia

be bop Jack
be bop Jack

William Burroughs e Allen Ginsberg
mi guardano dalle nuvole,
mentre Jack Kerouac
mi passa dal cielo una bottiglia

be bop Jack
be bop Jack
suona con Steve D'Apano, yeah

Guardo fuori la meraviglia bianca,
domani tutti sorprenderà

Ecco l’estasi della musica,
un caleidoscopio
di nuove connessioni,

nuovi colori,
grazieadio è bello piangere,
dovrebbero farlo un po’ tutti

be bop Jack
be bop Jack
suona con Steve D'Apano, yeah, yeah

Puoi contarci,
due giorni e poi
alzerò gli occhi,
verso il Corcovado

L’esercito della Mediocrità
cerca di legarci,
di prosciugarci l’animo

Voglio ribellarmi,
alzarmi in piedi,
combattere con la spada
della mia libertà,
e il fucile carico
di musica e allegria

be bop Jack
be bop Jack
suona con Steve D'Apano, yeah

Puoi contarci davvero perdio,
due giorni e poi saremo a Rio

Un sogno da dipingere,
col Samba,
coi colori del Jazz,
e il pennello della Bossa,

illuminando la mia strada,
col fulgore della batucada

© 2025 Stefano Padoan
All rights reserved

BE BOP JACK & STEVE

🦉Electronic duo project on the trail of nature 
and into the inner light🌳





Words & Music by The Forest Army
Cover Design by The Forest Army
℗ 2025 Lumi Records

Longing (Rework 2025)

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