I don't have a specially good connection to my ancestors. I don't know too much about my family roots and I didn't know my grandparents very well either. 
But lately I am starting to build a connection to the people who lived here long time ago. I am following the songlines of the surrounding landscapes and listening what they want to tell me. And I am curious to find out, where this vague interest wants to take me...

Google translation of the lyrics of the song:

You lived here then
How was life here?
How did you live?
Were you happy here?

Did you bathe in the lake?
Were there still fish here?
Was it all forest then?
Was the winter cold then?

Secret fire on the grave
Wide view down to the valley
Narrow stripe of the Pene river
did you see it too

Take me with you
Tell me more about you
Make me wild again
Show me how that was done

Light the path for me
Come to me tonight
Lives with us again
Close the circle with us

Secret fire on the grave
Wide view down to the valley
Narrow stripe of the Pene river
did you see it too

Foto: Nicola Sansom

Matthias am Klavier

Mit unseren Ahnen

Ancestors Song

We're back again with another installment in the ongoing SoundCloud collaborative concept album, 'Land of the ZED' !!

Stonerjazz, Uziel, and I developed this idea for a fantastical psychedelic concept album last Spring. We were joined by Francesca/Zed during our last episode (Johnny Sings the Blues) and all 4 of us came together again on this one. 

We've been really enjoying working on this collaboration and we hope you'll enjoy listening!

Check out the whole story (so far) here: soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/sets/land-of-the-zed

Words and Vocals, Piano, Intro, and Cover Art by Uziel @user-455619833
Words and Vocals + Atmospheric background by Zed @zed4209819
Words and Vocals by Stonerjazz @user-911083679
Beat, Synths, Mix and Master by me @tea_are_sea

Lyrics:

(SJ)
DEEPER DEEPER DOWN THEY GO
PEEPERS PEEPERS SPYING IN THE DARK
STEEPER STEEPER EVERY STEP UPON THE TRAIL
SINGLE FILE IN LIGHT SO PALE

....
(U)
I'll turn the skies around
I'll go back up again
Hold on tight for this one
I'll escape into the sunlight
when will my dream start me?
Or maybe I'm just fine?
Welcome to a maladaptive daydream...

....
(SJ)
MONKEY'S HANGING ONTO MONKEY TAILS
HOTTER HOTTER AND IN THE MIDST OF THIS
THE TRAILS SPLIT, TURNED INTO TWO.
JONNNY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, JOHNNY DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE.
THE CROWS SAY "LEFT" THE RATS SAY "RIGHT"
AND THEY BEGIN TO KUNG FU FIGHT.

....
(Z)
mary
if you are real i'll marry you
if you are real i'll marry you

mary
you were easy to love
or maybe
your love dragged me down
mary
i should leave you alone
you are no dream that i own

mary
if you are real i'll marry you
mary
if you are real i'll marry you

....
(U)
I miss the razzle and dazzle
the trout and the smoke
and all the creatures running amok
I miss the sun's eyes
the moons in the skies
oh... I wish I could see it with you
but I'm stuck here
moving downward to the heart of the core
Zed...
I miss you... I miss you
I miss the razzle and dazzle
trout and the smoke
crows and the feathers all of their beads
rats in the leathers
the smoke and the feathers...
the smoke and the feathers...

Smoke & Feathers: Siren Song of ZED (#7) - with Uziel, Stonerjazz, and Zed

Another track in the series: A Boy, A Dream and A Magical Place.
Between Light and Dark

Between Light and Dark

Racorded with Harley Benton SC-450, Vantage Bass and Fruity Loops. Drum patterns are taken from FL FPC plugin.

Conscientia

We are very happy to present song #8 in the prog rock mega collaborative concept album, Land of the ZED!

Check out the whole story (so far) here: soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/sets/land-of-the-zed

Vocals/Lyrics, Guitar, Drums/Bass, and co-Mixed by Uziel @user-455619833

Vocals/Lyrics and Artwork by Stonerjazz @user-911083679

Additional Drums/Percussion and atmospheric background synths by Zed @zed4209819

Synths and Mix by me @tea_are_sea


Lyrics

Pt. 1

Johnny doesn't know what to do
johnny doesn't have a clue
the crows say "left!"
the rats say "right!"
and they began to kung fu fight
Johnny standing in his golden accordion light says:
"stop this now! no need to fight-
half go left and half go right!"
johnny doesn't know
What to do
Johnny doesn't have a clue

Johnny doesn't know
What to do?
He doesn't have a clue what do do

"Half go left and half go right!"

Here comes Roy! The despicable despot!
shaking in his boots...
he still pokes Johnny "play me some blues!"
"oh Johnny! let's end this now! Whatcha' gonna do Johnny?"
"HAHAHA"

"HALF GO LEFT AND HALF GO RIGHT!"
"Hey Johnny can you play me some blues?!"
"Now no, need to fight!"
"Hey Johnny, he he, oh johnny"
Johnny doesn't know, Johnny doesn't know...

Pt. 2

away and down and to the right, one thousand pilgrims Trudge into the massive cavern bright with River deep and cold and wide and FAIRIES everywhere in flight glowing with an amber light.

On the River bank a CRONE she squats and waits to collect the toll to cross the bridge that's built of blood and bones and ropes of soul.

She says "I'll have your finger or your toe or a small percentage of your soul. If you refuse i'll take it all. It's up to you, It's just like life, you can't go back, You MUST go through!!

Johnny Doesn't Know (Land of the ZED #8) - with Uziel, Zed, and Stonerjazz

It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Souls are hungry for a different future. Souls need a substance that no one has yet explored. Souls need sentences that no one has said yet.

I would like to thank Fiona Greasley (aka Electrometis). Her song in collaboration with Brian Butt's "Raindrops" made me compose this...

https://soundcloud.com/fiona-greasley/raindrops-feat-brian-butts?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Now one or the other may say or ask: "Huh, what do these two songs have in common?" Maybe not much, possibly. But it still inspired me, that's all 😆

Comforter Of Souls

FREEFORM

Keep Your Promises

Through some bracket fuckery, I somehow managed to brute force my way back into the main NGADM bracket after having technically lost in round 1. Because I've been gifted a second chance, I'm pulling out all the stops and going back to a classic style of mine - big, dramatic orchestra with an east-asian flourish. Overdone? Perhaps a little, but I love how it sounds and it's fun to write.

Here's a fun piece of trivia - the solo string instrument in this song could either be a Chinese Erhu or a Japanese Kokyū depending on your imagination, as they're both bowed string instruments and sound nearly identical. In fact, "kokyū" in Japanese can actually refer to any asian bowed string instrument - so you'd technically be correct either way.

Listen on Newgrounds! https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1475440

Art by NG artist Cantwister: https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/cantwister/cherry-blossom

Rose Petal

The Assembly

My music is dependent on where inspiration takes me. I hope you enjoy something here!

Between Light and Dark

TSM