A playlist full of tracks created by the writers, musicians and producers of our music community, "The MusiCollective" - this is the July 2023 edition, featuring both new songs and some old hits from last year's July list!

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: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL…wform?usp=sf_link

TMC Records - July 2023 playlist

Best described as a late night lullaby sung to myself.

I Am The Ocean

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

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

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)

A song about longing and obsession in the age of social media. About falling in love with someone through a screen. Someone who may or may not be real

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I can hear the sound of dreams
The cigarettes and faded blue jeans
The photographs and played back scenes
Never knowing what they mean

I can see your days collides
The indecision codified
The fantasies and rising tide
History happens in real time

ooh ooh ooh

You could be my daydream
My landslide, my slipstream
My devil chasing moonbeams
Intention lost to the mainstream

I could be your joyride
Your agent on the outside
Your lowest low and highest tide
Watch as I revert to type

ooh ooh ooh

Daydreams And Algorithms

Demo 12 of songs I wrote in my songwriting group. The prompt for this song was to write a recipe in song form. This was a fun/silly write….but also, it’s pretty accurate, so if you want to make some delicious soup just follow along (who needs measurements…)!

photo by Jenn Seguinot (Thru Jenn’s Frames Photography)

The Soup I Was Planning to Make for Dinner

Tomato paste
Tomato paste
Not to be put in with haste 

Tomato paste
Tomato paste
Oh you have to wait

We start with the onions 
The garlic and the ginger					
We think of the feast 
We are having for dinner

Then we add the vegetables
Vegetables, it’s time
I like zucchini and potatoes but use what you have
Anything is fine

And now…tomato paste
Tomato paste
Not a minute more to waste

Stir in tomato paste 
Tomato paste 
Stir once more just in case

Now grab your spices
Garlic powder, cayenne pepper 			
Paprika, salt, oregano 
It all makes it taste better 

Now a can of diced tomatoes
And a lot of olive oil 
And some broth, fill up the pot
It’s time for it to boil 

Tomato paste 
Tomato paste
It’s almost ready to taste

Add more olive oil 
Now the time is up
Fill your bowl and your cup

The Soup I Was Planning to Make for Dinner (demo)

A song that came out of an atrocious songwriting challenge to write a tune with less than 20 words. So, not my usual wordy rhyme galore style (and makes me cringe a bit still) but a lot of repeating and stretching words out as long as possible, so I hope the extra harmonies somewhat offset the lack of substance... very rough mix at this stage as well because I was in a rush, so the levels and panning are probably a bit dodgy.

Verse 1
Wide awake, awake, awake now
I’m wide awake
The demons inside inside inside
Wanna play

Chorus
I wanna let (it) go
Let it go, let it float away

Verse 2 (6)
I’m holding on and on and on
I’m holding on 
To the devil I hide I hide I hide
I hide away

Chorus
I wanna let (it) go
Let it go, let it float away

Bridge
Wide awake, awake, awake now
Wide awake
Float away, away, away
Float away

Chorus
I wanna let (it) go
Let it go, let it float away

Verse 3
I’m wide awake awake awake now
I’m wide awake

Wide Awake (demo)

Crash Test Dummy

I'm Down

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