A playlist full of tracks created by the writers, musicians and producers of our music community, "The MusiCollective" - this is the July 2022 edition!

A huge congratulations to everyone involved in this. We have a mix of complete recording newbies, seasoned pros and everything in between. All as incredible as each other. 

The MusiCollective is a community of people that get behind each others' projects, for example by helping with songwriting, arrangements, recording and production. It is a continuation of TGS Records (@tgs-records) which started as a lockdown project and has been snowballing new members in ever since. If you'd like to join us, get in touch by emailing themusicollective21@gmail.com or filling in this short form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgUPAkshXrqaB3yjG3Npa5lZVMs2uqxgzYX77DeZb8HHCYpA/viewform?usp=sf_link

TMC Records - July 2022 playlist

Written aaaaaaaages ago! One sad day, written while I was still sad.. like my blacksmith uncle who used to strike while the iron was still hot
      Picked it up again recently, inspired by a concert that touched my heart

LYRICS
When I’m all cried out
And I need you most
You’re nowhere near me
And I thought we were so close

When I’m feeling drought
And I’m sorry for myself
You turn into a stranger
And I’ve got nobody else

Day after day, can’t you see
That you’ve never really loved me
No, you’ve never really loved me
No, you’ve never really loved me

You liked me strong
You liked me fun
What happens when I’m weak
Oh!  You just wanna run

You liked me enough
Just not as much
I’m not your little  Barbie doll
That needs you tough

Why didn’t you catch me when I fell
Why don’t you soothe me in my bed
Why don’t you lift me when I’m down
Why don’t you save me when I drown
 
Day after day, can’t you see
That you never
You never
You never really loved me
No, you’ve never really loved me
No, you’ve never really loved me

CONTRIBUTORS
Lucia Mameli - Composer / Vocals
Dionisio Rinaldi - Drums
Marvin Masok - Bass Guitar
Jerry Roger's - Electric Guitar
Gabo Zeppelin - Synth
Aralias - Trumpet
Furkan Gulus - Mixing and Mastering
Flickr (Unknown) - Artwork

Day After Day

Cover of "Ignore It" by Marliz: https://soundcloud.com/marlizmusic/marliz-ignore-it

Ignore It (marliz. cover) feat. Flash

Walking with Ghosts

Wasn't Me

Wayfarer

This is the first song I wrote after nearly 20 years of writers' block, and it was a long time in the making.
Infinite thanks to Lucoline (@lucoline) who wrote the lyrics and all vocals, and to Jenni (@jenni-grossmann) who contributed the amazing violins in the 2nd half
[this is the remixed, remastered version because the original was too hard to listen to]

Double Sided Mind (feat. Lucoline and Jenni Grossmann) - Remix

Siren Song (demo)

Del Rey Sunshine - Demo

This is the final one of my four seasonal tracks, the summer edition, and the one I've been procrastinating on for ages because it's just so hard to write a happy song that doesn't make you cringe like crazy!

It's all inspired by a wonderful holiday on a gulet in July 2022, cruising up and down the Turkish Mediterranean coast with a bunch of mad musicians, who all feature on the song in some way - I've added a bunch of sound samples from the trip, such as a group jam, one of Sutty's many haikus (thanks for letting me use this!), various bellyflops and associated commentary, manic laughter, chitchat about the moon and last but not least, a beautiful bit of @oddbox_eric 's very own gulet-inspired song "Sail on" (https://soundcloud.com/oddbox_eric/sail-on)!

Thanks to everyone on board for making this an unforgettable trip and finally enabling me to get that one happy song out of the way, so I can now return to my usual gloomy songwriting style :)

P.S.: Here's Sutty's haiku which pretty much sums up the trip!
Our warm summer nights
Full of laughter and music
Grateful forever after

Summer Air

Summer Air feat. Gulet Crew 2022

Polaroid Demo

Written on a boat in Turkey. Sailing with my musical friends. Recorded live on a mobile phone so not the best quality! studio version will come along soon.

Sail On (demo)

I'm driving around the UK living in a van called Travis. As we drive around we get to talk to lots of different people and like to write songs inspired by some of the notable ones we meet. This is inspired by Imogen aka 'Scout' who was the previous owner and namer of Travis and so helped to get us started on this whole adventure.

Lyrics:

Scout dreams of a better world
Think of more than just to please ourselves

Loves sustainability
Conservation work and planting trees

Scout knows where to go
Life's a winding road
Whether we have near or far to go
Scout knows where to go

Principles live without fear
Conscience can be hard for them to hear

Ostracised and turned away
Judged by the society she saves

Scout knows where to go
Life's a winding road
Whether we have near or far to go
Scout knows where to go

Scout

Intro: E

Riff: E - Ab - Gb

Verse: Ab - A - E - B
We hide inside these chambers
We hold on to our own
And if our lives were wasteful
May they sacrifice our souls  

Fallen into squalor
All of us breathe the poisoned air
Forget all that we came for 
B                        A
Be sure there’s nothing there  

Chorus
Find no fame or fortune
Find nothing at all
No way left to tame her
Find a safe road ___

Riff

Verse
And now we ball confusion up 
with the sorrow we befriend
As if our lives were equal 
to the fake praise that we penned

And if you’re so frustrated
Swallow pride and look around 
At silhouettes of people 
Reminiscing on what’s gone

Chorus
 We accomplished nothing
And we’re still on the run 
Nowhere left to tame her
Find a safe road home

Bridge:
A - B - Ab - E
And now we hide in tunnels
Sheltering from the rain
 Come and grab a sliver of the
Lives we built in vein   

And now we’re subterranean
We’re painting our own skies
Ab - A
We hold onto magic 
A - B
We hold onto everything that’s light

Intro again

Safer Roads Demo

Thanks to Lucoline for lyrics and vocals, Eleanor Collides for production and Doru for bass!

This one's about that feeling you get when you're walking down the street on a glorious sunny day and everything seems to be going your way 😎

Wind in my Sails (feat. Lucoline)

The MusiCollective is a community of musicians that get behind each others' projects, for example by helping with songwriting, arrangements, recording and production. It is a continuation of TGS Records (https://soundcloud.com/tgs-records) which started as a lockdown project and has been snowballing new members in ever since. If you'd like to join us, get in touch by emailing themusicollective21@gmail.com or filling in this short form: https://forms.gle/yhyjNKzWGidVCZgN9