Name: Before the dawn by Tricky Cat Records in Your Mix 4
Duration: 3 min 21 s
Description: This track got me though some ugly days. Great Cover from The Mand'rols

Your Mix 4

This track is dedicated to Noodle, our son's gorgeous little dog who recently left the world. He will be missed very much.

Noodle

Mise en ligne: 13/11/2024
Musique, arrangements, mastering, claviers, basse: Cyril MENDEZ

© Cyril MENDEZ 2024, All Rights Reserved.


Massilia 2

Something Good

This is a live version of Days Of Silence recorded at the Con Club in Lewes using a TASCAM DR-05X on 19th April 25. The vocals are quite low in the mix, but not bad considering it's recorded on a small handheld device.

Days Of Silence (Live) 250419

Cookie Jay's birthday.. she wanted to do a mad take on her fav Buzzcocks track. So we did

Ever fallen in love (cover)

This track got me though some ugly days. Great Cover from The Mand'rols

Before the dawn

Through Misty Waters

W-Double Derringer

I wanted to make this track how it should have been.  so my remastered version of lies.  enjoy my friends.  #trance #techhouse #music #trancefamily 

( S.C.T) REMIX (FINAL EDITION) LIE'S

From a great recording by Ha Kekong: https://soundcloud.com/user-957729823/the-faucet-and-the-pipe

On Thin Ice

Dark ambient, art-rock/noise misanthropia delving into absence; requiem of loss within the static of life. 



Instr: Bastl Kastl Drum, Arturia Micro Freak, Roland S1, Fender Strat/Vox Valvtronic Amp Feedback

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Cast of Characters:
~Mark F-- @mark_f_2019 -- Ibanez EBH1005MS modified three string bass guitar, composition
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Gibson Les Paul electric guitar end solo, production, and mix
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– Fender Telecaster foundational rhythm electric guitar
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell – organ and synth
Cgmaness – @user-419254289-15129531 – Chris – electric guitar
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums, percussion, lyrics, and main vocals
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- PRS SE semi hollow body wah guitar, and ooh aah vocals at the end
This song began as a bass composition recorded as a stem by Mark. He named it after a hang out spot he and his friends used to go to as teenagers to drink beer and smoke bowls. He shared it with JJ, who turned it over to the Eclectic Collective so that we could have our way with it. However, Mark didn't use a click track to record it, so when he sent it to us, Ken had to come up with a drum beat based on Mark's structure, to which Mark then redid his bass part. That takes a lot of imagination on Ken's part when we do something that way.
    The first one of us to lay down a part for it was Chris, who added some really freaky textural guitar. Ken was next up, completing the rhythm section with his mighty drums. Ken then redid his part to better match the bass, thus completing the rhythm section with his mighty drums. Then, Stephen laid down the gritty, underlying rhythm guitar that runs throughout. Josh was up next, adding his melodic wah guitar to the mix. JJ came along soon after and laid down the magical synth that runs throughout. Last, but not least. Tez dropped the fiery solo towards the end. 
  Once the music was all laid down, we thought it could use some vocals. So, Ken jumped in, singing the lyrics he'd written for it. He also thought it could use some oohs and aahs at the end, so Josh recorded them as a five part harmony. However, choosing to only use the highest thee parts in the song, our expert producer on this one, Tez, decided to make a coda out of all five. So, stick around for a treat at the end!
  This is the third song the Eclectic Collective has done as a collab with Mark F. He's a very talented solo bassist, whose other music worth checking out on his page, as well. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it. 
Original lyrics by K2 and the Three:

Be one of us
Be one with us
Be one of us
Be one of us 

Strangers to this town
You know we’re all around 
Away from home… Away from home

Get on the bus
Get on the bus!
Be One with us
Be one of us

She puts on her Sunday dress
I must confess
It’s all on me, here
It’s all on me, yeah

Away… here
Away… here

At Pryer Manor
Our dull Nirvana 
At Pryer Manor..,

Woo!..yeah!!!

Pryor Manor - The Eclectic Collective with ~Mark F

Thoughts frozen in time
My mind was paralysed 
Animation flashing across my eyes
Searching peace in the calm of night
There was an empty space in a corner of my mind
I felt the need to fill it

I can give you all you give to me and more
With the healing of my love, you push at an open door
Take a breath to see the beauty, feel the rain on my face
And inner strength from the love of your warm embrace 

There’s no strength in anger
Kindness feeds the hunger
Lift the shroud of discontent
I don’t fight this alone
Troubles I don’t own are leaving me now
I’ve learned to love what I have, and what is all around

Catastrophize, memorize 
Imagination burnt out in overdrive 
I’m done with fighting problems 
And the madness I’d invite
My heart and mind is one 
I trust you with my life

Drifting in the shadows, I find a light inside
Whispers of the past, now a gentle guide
With each step forward, breaking chains that bind,
In the quiet moments, clarity to find

Let the storms rage on, I will stand my ground
In the warmth of your presence, my peace is found.
With every heartbeat, we’ll weave a tapestry,
A story of resistance, love’s sweet symphony

When the road grows weary, and the shadows start to creep
I’ll find resolve within, in the quiet deep
For every scar I carry, there’s wisdom it unfolds
Lessons from the journey,  the future starts to mould

Take Another Breath

Baby Blue is not just an album — it’s a descent, a confession, and a fragile return.
Across twelve interconnected songs, Tempest Veins trace the anatomy of addiction: the loneliness that leads to escape, the seduction of the first high, the betrayal of false friends, and the brutal clarity of collapse.

From the haunting atmosphere of “The Hollow Hours” to the desperate pulse of “Glass Streets” and the trembling redemption of “Clean Light,” the record moves through darkness and despair toward a flicker of fragile hope. Every track mirrors a stage of dependency — denial, loss, withdrawal, relapse — told through shifting rhythms, layered guitars, and cinematic sound design.

The final song, “Don’t Cry for Baby Blue,” closes the circle in bittersweet reflection. It’s unclear whether “Baby Blue” is the drug, a lost love, or the version of oneself that never returned. What remains is acceptance — quiet, exhausted, and real.

Musically, Baby Blue bridges the emotional depth of progressive and psychedelic rock with the raw vulnerability of modern art rock. Lyrically, it’s both personal and universal — a portrait of a world where escape is easier than healing, and where every fall still carries the faint possibility of redemption.

Tempest Veins deliver a record that burns, bleeds, and breathes — an unflinching journey through the beautiful, terrible truth of being human.

Don`t Cry for Baby Blue

Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!
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