The first song I learned to play on the melodica as a kid.

Καλήν εσπέραν άρχοντες, αν είναι ορισμός σας, Χριστού την Θείαν γέννησιν, να πω στ' αρχοντικό σας.
Χριστός γεννάται σήμερον, εν Βηθλεέμ τη πόλη, οι ουρανοί αγάλλονται, χαίρει η φύσις όλη.
Εν τω σπηλαίω τίκτεται, εν φάτνη των αλόγων, ο βασιλεύς των ουρανών, και ποιητής των όλων.

Good morning, good people, and if you so desire, can tell you of Jesus’ Holy birth.
Christ is born this day in Bethlehem and the heavens and whole earth rejoice.
In a manger in a stable is born the King of the universe and Creator of the world.
And the multitude of the Heavenly Host is praising God and singing “Glory to God in the highest…”

video >>> https://youtu.be/IcV2rmpNaHQ

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Greek Christmas Carols - Κάλαντα Χριστουγέννων

It was like that , there is nothing else to say every thought is free to be told 😁🎸🎶.
Originally released and written in 2010 here's the original link :
https://www.jamendo.com/track/695805/it-was-like-that

A Due Act

It Was Like That

Cast of Characters:

Roy Roy – @user-967672349 – Roy – foundational guitar, composition, and arrangement

J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, electric piano, synth sax, synth strings, synth brass, production, and mix

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– whah guitar, and mastering

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums, percussion

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 4-string fretless bass

This song began as a well developed, funky disco idea Roy came up with on his guitar, and shared with JJ. JJ added a wonderfully complex orchestration of various keys (including the sax solo you hear towards the end. JJ invited Stephen first, who came up with the funky ass wah guitar that also carries the groove.

Of course, JJ realized that this is a disco song, so he enlisted Ken to come up with one of his awesome beats to carry it along.

JJ had a rudimentary bass line that he played himself, but decided to get Josh to do the honors instead. So, Josh came up with a totally new bass line designed to shake your cheeks.

Once it was in the can, we decided to ask JJ to mix it for us. This is a first time JJ has mixed a song for The Eclectic Collective, and we were all impressed with his work. Stephen mastered it, as he is a master masterer.

We're all really impressed and delighted with the experience of working with Roy and his music. He is a very talented artist with a lot of great music to check out on his page, too. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it, and that it makes you shake your hips while you're doing the dishes, too!

Shag Carpet - Eclectic Collective (guest starring Roy Roy)

A track written for my daughter who was born on the 15th September 2024.
I sampled a recording of her heartbeat into the track 🤍

Guitars used:
Yamaha Revstar Standard (P90 pickups)
Fender Precision Bass 

Plugins used:
Line 6 Helix Native 
The Crow Hill Company - Vaults Beta - Attic Grand and R&D Strings
Toontrack EZ Keys - Cinematic Grand and Synthwave 
Arturia Analog Lab V
Toontrack EZ Drummer 3 

Cover photo generated by A.I

I.A.G

The Smoking Trout is back with a new chapter in the saga of the Holy Dumpling.  Was great to hear Uziel in front of the mic again as well as Tot laying the beats.   Jeff and Terry remain masters of their domain. 

* Stonerjazz @user-911083679 -- Vocals, Lyrics, Original Idea, Acoustic Guitar, and Artwork

* Uziel @user-455619833 -- Vocals

* TexMex Shaman @texmex-shaman -- Electric Guitar & Bridge

* Tot - @tot-beat -- Beat & Drums

* Tea R. Sea - @tea_are_sea -- Synths & Production

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Catch up with the first 10 tracks of our work-in-progress concept album, Quest for the Holy Dumpling: on.soundcloud.com/FR63a

Listen to the Smoking Trout's first album, The Land of Zed (2021-2022): on.soundcloud.com/WB34q
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Lyrics (by Stonerjazz):

We all chose it, we arrived here at this self-same place
he liked to think that he had earned it
but that simply not the case.
He just dreamed it up one sunday afternoon
while drowsing and lounging in the Ether
where the US resides
while living on a Proton Banished
to the outskirts of a single Atom
In a single Universe-
It was a wicked Curse, specifically designed for him
A scorcerer, Albert Rufus Smith
Stole a Rocket ship and he took it to Uriah
He was a rascal and scoundrel and a liar and a thief
But he had a magic knife that he had won in a game of dice
on a stormy night in a corner of some ruins
in the desert in december by the fire light with some other witches from Oaxaca
where he'd Spied Roberta picking magic mushrooms naked in the moonlight
with her brothers and her sisters and some others from the Bus-
It seems that Albert Rufus Smith Was Smitten

The eternal now is Wow
When we wonder why we wander
where we will
while walking walking walking to fulfill
the contemplated vacancy
Beyond the vast Horizen

Alberts knife was sliver with a handle made of Amber
when he held it high above his head
it gave off a blinding light
and on that night on the planet of Uriah
when Gus and all his jolly happy hopeful holograms arrived
on that Beat-up Bus
That formulated plan in Alberts wicked head
appeared to be on Track
had he not been messmerized by Roberta's perfect presence and physic
he might have pulled it off, that dirty rotten little sneak--

Sid and Larry caught him and his Cronies
trying to steal the bus and Abduct
Sally and Roberta too, Who
were sleeping on the bus in the back together as they always do,
And Gus was not Amused-
Albert seemed to be confused until he held his Magic knife up high
and blinded ever bodies eye
and in a frantic flight he escaped into the distant night--

Albert Rufus Smith (Smoking Trout's HOLY DUMPLING #11)

*Listen w Headphones!

Great interview with Aldous Huxley (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alasBxZsb40

Had to salvage and rework this project and replaced most of the samples I used to avoid SC copyright shenanigans. This is one of many from Frawstakwa and IPG1 I have to rework. Nothing to fancy hope the volume isn't to loud still have bad hearing! Cheers have a great Wknd / Week

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Info about A.Huxley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley

Samples used

Frawstakwa
https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa

Lyrical Smirks
https://soundcloud.com/user-820148039/doris-daywav

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Remixed by LS / 2024.

The Huxley Theory feat Frawstakwa / A.Huxley

Cast of characters:

Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur–composition, arrangement, and foundational rhythm guitar

Llanpsych– @llanpsych –Tez–electric guitar, composition, mix, and production

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– acoustic guitar

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ and electric piano

K2 and the Three [and the Four]-- @k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussion

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –four string fretless bass 

Mistermark --  @user-432503709 — Mark — production engineering

This song began its life all the way over in on the other side of the pond, where our frequent collaborator, Artur wrote it on his electric guitar. Being a fan of surf music, he composed this awesome piece with The Eclectic Collective in mind. He shared it with the group through Tez, who was first to respond to Artur's guitar with his own, creating a psychedelic base of sound for the rest of us to add to. 

  Ken was up next, laying down his always exciting drums and percussion. Josh, of course, followed straight behind him, now that he had a beat to play to. JJ came soon after, laying in his ethereal organ and dancing electric piano. Last, but not least, Stephen laid in a really trippy acoustic arpeggio based acoustic guitar part to kick it to the next level.

  Of course, every great song needs a great producer. But before we even started the song beyond what Artur and Tez laid down at the beginning, Mark deftly separated Artur's basic beat from the music. Amazing what technology can do these days! For rest of the production, we tapped the very talented Tez to do the honors, which he did perfectly.

  This song marks about half a dozen we've done with Artur. We're all big fans of his unique surf rock sound, and jump at the chance to collaborate with him. If you like what we've done here, you should check out his page, as it's loaded with gems in the same strain. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.


Flow of Life - (Eclectic Collective with Artur(Surfers Like Us))

Cement Shoe Blue's 69

Lyrics:

(Verse 1)
I've got a shadow that creeps at night
I've got a shadow that creeps at night,
Two people collide in the pale moonlight.
One’s a puppet, and one’s a king,
Pulling strings, can’t hear the words they sing.

(Chorus)
Split in two, can’t break the chains,
One gives joy,  and the other pain.
Shouting in the mirror, can’t tell who’s who,
Living with a ghost, got a battle to ensue!

Duality (Alt. Mix)

Music : Janne Hennie & Little Man
Vocals & lyrics : Janne Hennie

I wake up this morning
Had a good nights sleep
Get ready for the day
With good energy
The phone rings
It is you
Want something from me..

You keep pushing my power button
You ain't nothing but a thief
Whenever I have some energy left
You suck it out of me
You never stop
You never give up
I'm almost empty, can't you see?

I have to hide my power button
So you won't find it again
Will not answer when you call
Won't call you friend
The only times you make contact
Is when you want something from me..

I will use the rest of me
On what makes me feel good
What gives me energy
And don't suck it out
So don't call me anymore
You get nothing from me..

You keep pushing my power button
You ain't nothing but a thief
Whenever I have some energy left
You suck it out of me
You never stop
You never give up
I'm almost empty , can't you see?

You keep pushing my power button
You ain't nothing but a thief
Whenever I have some energy left
You suck it out of me
You never stop
You never give up
I'm almost empty, can't you see?

My Power Button

Dear friends, the conditions for lots of people have become worse for every minute.
Warlords are increasingly sending rockets and robots at innocent people! The warlords must have gone completely, utterly insane! I cannot understand that they take the right to kill other people!
In addition to this, the acts of war lead to enormous emissions of greenhouse gases, which worsens the catastrophic climate situation that prevails right now! People must escape from weather disasters and bombs!


Lyrics in English

Hopeful Memories

They have left their home for a while
they miss everything nice that they had
not least all the flowers
which they cultivated together during all the years they were together
and they think back and they remember their beautiful children

They have been walking for many weeks in the rain
and they don't have rain gear with them
and all the water it flows down
along the back and further down to nobler parts
and they shed a tear and they miss their beautiful children

One might wonder why they have to flee
they haven't hurt any fly yet
there has been a lot of storm and rain
and they cannot remain in their home down by the edge of the sea
and they don't know where their children have gone now

There are many places on our earth
where the people have to leave their home
it may be due to weather and wind
but in some places there are those who shoot with cannons
and then they have to flee - and then they want to take all the children with them

Lyrics in Swedish

Hoppfulla Minnen

De har lämnat sitt hem för ett tag
de saknar allt fint som de haft
inte minst alla blommorna
som de odlat tillsammans under alla de år som de haft ihop
och de tänker tillbaks och de minns sina fina barn

De har vandrat många veckor i regn
och de har inga regnkläder med
och allt vattnet det rinner ned
längs med ryggen och vidare ner till ädlare delar
och de släpper en tår och de saknar sina fina barn

Man kan undra varför de måste fly
de har inte gjort nån fluga förnär
det har varit mycket storm och regn
och de kan inte bo kvar i sitt hem där nere vid havets rand
och de vet inte var deras barn har tagit vägen nu

Det finns väldigt många platser på vår jord
där folket måste lämna sitt hem
det kan vara på grund av väder och vind
men på vissa ställen det finns dom som skjuter med kanoner
och då måste dom fly - och då vill dom få alla barnen med

Souvenirs pleins d'espoir

Ils ont quitté leur domicile depuis un moment
tout ce qu'ils avaient de bien leur manque
surtout toutes les fleurs
qu'ils ont cultivé ensemble pendant toutes les années où ils étaient ensemble
et ils repensent et ils se souviennent de leurs beaux enfants

Ils marchent depuis plusieurs semaines sous la pluie
et ils n'ont pas de vêtements de pluie avec eux
et toute l'eau qui coule
le long du dos et plus bas vers les parties les plus nobles
et ils ont versé une larme et leurs beaux enfants leur manquent

On pourrait se demander pourquoi ils doivent fuir
ils n'ont pas encore fait de mouche
il y a eu beaucoup de tempête et de pluie
et ils ne peuvent pas rester dans leur maison au bord de la mer
et ils ne savent pas où sont allés leurs enfants maintenant

Il existe de nombreux endroits sur notre terre
où les gens doivent quitter leur maison
cela peut être dû à la météo et au vent
mais dans certains endroits il y a ceux qui tirent avec des canons
et puis ils doivent fuir - et ensuite ils veulent emmener tous les enfants avec eux

Duality (Alt. Mix)

Twilight Drive II