Name: Hanging Monkeys by todd carriger
Duration: 5 min 25 s
Description: repetitive exploration and just fooling around...This is my band "howlingwaters".

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Lead Vocal
Gordon Midgley: Guitars/Bass/Moog/ Backing Vocals
Arkestar: Horns & Horn Arrangement
Gary Reeves: Drums/Percussion
Arrangement, Production & Final Mix by Gordon Midgley

In case you’re wondering why the track is called what it is then I cannot tell a lie. it’s all Gordon’s fault.  I was having an email conversation with him about life, the universe and everything when, for no reason I could easily glean at the time, he said “I’ve got to go and walk to Asda in the fog". I wasn’t sure if he meant he could only walk to Asda if there was fog or that he just needed a walk in the fog and Asda was as welcoming a place to go as anywhere else or, more simply, that he had to get some groceries and Asda was the nearest and most convenient place to go in such inclement weather. Whatever the reason, my immediate thought was “What a great title for a song…”.

There’s certainly no shortage of songs about Covid-19 but I just couldn’t resist the temptation Gord had inadvertently sent my way to vent some of my Covid frustrations.  If you chance read the lyrics and aren’t from the UK, I should explain that all of the words in capital letters are the names of UK supermarket chain stores.  You may also be wondering why I mentioned the Royal Yacht so, for those of you that hadn’t heard, our wonderful government, in the midst of the pandemic and the financial constraints it was placing on the country, announced that it was commissioning the building of a new one at a cost of somewhere around 200 million pounds.  Isn’t it good to know they have their fingers firmly on the pulse of public spending at times like these?

For some time now, Gal and myself have wanted to work on a track with both Gord and Arkestar and for many reasons, this particular song seemed to lend itself really well to the idea.  We’d therefore both like to thank them for lending their unrelentingly brilliant skills and commitment to the entire project and for making it such a complete pleasure to work on.  We certainly had more fun than we’d a right to. Thanks again for listening. (Terry Reeves)

Walking to ASDA in the fog
Every step with a loud paradiddle 
Avoid a variant of thickening smog
Strings of ministers in cabinet fiddle

Who got it?

Running to TESCO in falling snow
Remaining safe, wash all our hands
Vaccination waits for protection show
Sharp scratch but no summer sands

She got it
He got it

Skate to SAINSBURY’S on slippery ice
Peering to find the unforgiven Lord
Discuss the increasing price of rice
Politicians cut with ceremonial sword

Who needs it?

One, two cold runnings to MORRISON’S way
Sliding monobob a lonely lockdown 
Cresta pandemic flat on skeleton tray
Oxford to Moderna safety COVID town

Middle

Adventurous trip to the ICELAND’S
Climbing frozen peaks in cabinet change
Arctic conditions finding blue diamonds
Words of memoirs on only one page

Who reads it?

Freezer in ALDI like a 63 mission
Hunting food to last past pandemic 
People buy rolls with zero nutrition 
Persuasion ignored by Academics 

Who wants it?
They missed it

Running to LIDL in the ice-kissed smog
Chance of surviving a Third World War
Is there time to buy a new Royal Yacht?
I don’t think so!

WALKING TO ASDA IN THE FOG:  CRIPPLE CLUB with GORDON MIDGLEY & ARKESTAR

Elevation

Euphoria!

Hey Everybody!

During the long Covid months I lost my creativity and connection to music somehow. Rarely played and listened. I guess it was a result of missing new impressions. Maybe some of you had similar experiences? However, I have started writing and recording again. First of all I would like to share this little acoustic instrumental. Hope you enjoy it!

Written and performed by Thorsten Schnüttgen.

All rights reserved.

Awaking

To all those Parents who do not see their children as much as they would like.

I do not want to think
I can not understand
That what I love the most I can lose

Because you are my life
Blood of my Blood
Because you are my everything
On Earth or on Mars

I lack your light
I lack your voice
So that my heart may be happy

Don't ... put aside my love
That ... I will always love you
It ... is the reason for my being
It was ... since I saw you being born

I lack your laughs
I am missing your jokes
Get on your roller coaster wagon

I don't know about your day
I don't know about your dreams
And from your teenage tantrums


Don't ... put aside my love
That ... I will always love you
It ... is the reason for my being
It was ... since I saw you being born

I want to see my butterfly fly
I want to see my butterfly fly ...
I want to see my butterfly fly ...
I want to see my butterfly fly


Since I saw you ... born

Quiero Ver Volar A Mi Mariposa

repetitive exploration and just fooling around...This is my band "howlingwaters".

Hanging Monkeys

This is an instrumental that I wrote on ukulele.  It emerged from noodling up and down the ukulele and I imagine the ballerina on a music box which I had when I was a child turning to this.  The image is a painting I did from a photo of my mother holding me.

Music Box - Ukulele Instrumental.

All in a Summer’s Day

We re-recorded a very old track that we used to play with our first Band "Suspicios tales" back in the 90s. Good memories come back. This one is sung in German! Give it a listen!

Ändern (Demo)

A cross between the sound from my math rock EP Equations and my 2020 album Them Hybrid Folk.
Both those releases now FREE on Bandcamp-
https://moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/equations
https://moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/them-hybrid-folk

This could be launching point for next album………to be continued

Mood Exhibit - Coordinates

City of Glass

A noisy guitarist, jazz trained . I like all types of music especially improv of all types .

Hanging Monkeys

todd carriger

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