a little ditty about Jack and.... no wait that's  not it

jive alive twith a side of fries

Dream

Stephen Watkins -electric guitar/Sitar/tabla/Sound engineer(mix and master) @texmex-shaman
Mark j Brewer-Bass guitar
jeff gardiner acoustic guitar/lyrics/vocals/artwork(Edgar the Cat)

Purgatory path by j. gardiner


there's really nothing left to say
but i'm going to say it anyway
thought i heard a whisper of the truth
but it didn't matter like i thought i might

Could have been an echo or the humming of a sharpened blade of steel
sliding in the rails of Revolution, the hounds are on the loose, they're on the trail.
The inhabitants are stark raving mad, this is documented well-

Fallen back to when the Radio played Paradise
falling into you, falling into you, i can't stop,i can't stop
i can't stop falling down the rabbit hole of passionate replys
i didn't even know, i didn't even know
that i was broken
till i found some bits of me, lying on the sacred ground in a dusty field, in a fever dream
just this side of town...  every time he turns around,he doesn't even know what he is feeling disconnected from
he only finds that he is further down the purgatory path
still hoping for some Reverie
even though it's no longer free
but just this Now in the evening's quiet Twilight
all concerns appear as superficial, like she said,"the more i learn, the less i know" and i concur--

I Concur with TexMex Shaman & MJ Brewer

FEARS FOR DREAM

Vivo di applausi  
Video:
https://youtu.be/qvNLMnDiERg?si=TbQpb4-Y1RuU9run

È un altro giorno che mi porto sulle spalle  
Ma sono un idolo che resta ancora in piedi  
Conto e divido i miei cent’anni nelle tasche  
Ne ho metà  

Metà dell’opera non è certo il traguardo 
E guardi bene e dò retta all’intenzioni  
All’emozioni che tu provi nel mio sguardo  
È verità  

Nascondo bene il mio viso mascherato  
E mostro il lato colorato e divertito  
E rido ancora perchè sono un gran pagliaccio  
E mi presento sul mio palco col sorriso  

Amo il mio pubblico e lo faccio divertire  
Apro le braccia e mi sembra di volare  
E se la vita un momento fa soffrire  
Lo spettacolo è già pronto a cominciare  

Applausi voglio applausi  
Applausi da gente intorno a me  
Applausi vivo di applausi  
Applausi la vita siete voi

E non si scioglie il mio trucco con le luci  
E prendo forza dal brusio delle voci  
E da quegli occhi che mi sento tutti addosso  
Io mi darò
  
È molti anni che ormai faccio la mia parte 
Vi metto in mano il cuore mio e la mia arte  
E siete voi gli amici la famiglia
E solo voi il vostro amore la mia voglia  

Ed è allora che mi passa la tristezza  
E metto a parte la mia innata timidezza  
E ballo e canto e faccio gesta con le dita  
E siete voi solo voi la mia  vita  

Applausi voglio applausi  
Applausi da gente intorno a me  
Applausi vivo di applausi  
Applausi la vita siete voi  

E soffio forte sopra il latte ormai versato  
Venite a prendermi  
Senza sorprendermi  
Non cerco scuse ormai  
Io mi concederò  
Anche se a volte una lacrima  scende piano  
Rimango acceso  
Come un vecchio candelabro

Vivo di applausi

Meditation in the Garden of Transformation

Visite des Elfes Sylvains

Quoting Statement 052 by Per Bronco Karlsson. The lyrics are a quote from The Employees by Olga Ravn.

Quoting Statement 052

Recording sessions from 21/04/2024 - 06/05//2024.
presets, mixing, processing and editing: Pier WILL.
________________________________________________________________________
- Made with MOOG & Modular / Multi-tracks
- Composed, arranged, performed, produced by Pier WILL & Studio 4H09
- Artwork - Pier WILL
- Acknowledgements - Ableton, AKG, Arturia, Audacity, Cantabile, Focusrite,
  Korg, M-Audio, MSI, Sony, SoundCloud, Teac, Techniks, Yamaha.
________________________________________________________________________
❤️🕊️🙏 

Heart of the Upper City

I wrote a song called "Rapture" and the The Beating Edge Recorded a fantastic rocking version that I just love https://soundcloud.com/beatingedge/rapture?si=25980ccbeac641d88908cd1945d69048&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing but I decided to go down a rabbit hole and attempt to record a more acoustic version of the song.  I first played the song with just my acoustic guitar and I recorded it on my iPhone 16 pro.  I then used a stem splitter to separate the guitar from the vocals and then I used the iPhone recorded guitar as the centerpiece for the song. 
Guitar:  Taylor 114ce (Recorded on iPhone) 
Organ: playing my midi keyboard with logic pro Bebop organ sound
Bass: Playing my midi keyboard with native instruments Rickenbacker bass sound.
Vocals and back up vocals: recorded using a Rhode NT1 5th generation mic.
Copyright 2025 Joe Stroffolino
Lyrics:

These prophets who say the world's gonna end and they set a specific date
And then when it doesn't happen, their followers still think they're great

The sun rises the next morning and people stumble out of bed
Disappointed that the rapture didn't happen and they're still alive instead of dead

All these people going through the motions, trying to deal with the daily grind
Hoping the rapture comes soon and they're not the ones who are left behind

They claim they have a direct line to God but there was a glitch in the connection
But now they're certain of the expiration date so they issue a correction

The shepherd guides the flock and tries to keep them safe from harm
But how many times can you cry wolf before people ignore your alarm

All these people going through the motions, trying to deal with the daily grind
Hoping the rapture comes soon and they're not the ones who are left behind

Who cares about the environment if you think the world is gonna end
And you're convinced the second coming is right around the bend

So drill baby drill and chop down all the plants and trees
No need to spend money on curing terrible disease

In every generation throughout history, people were certain that the rapture would come
And they had followers willing to believe them as they fed them each a tiny crumb

In baseball you only get three strikes and then the umpire says you're out
But when it comes to doomsday prophecies, the true believers have no doubt

All these people going through the motions, trying to deal with the daily grind
Hoping the rapture comes soon and they're not the ones who are left behind

Rapture (Acoustic Version)

Check out Dan van den Berg and Sergio Parraga on our original Double Vision.  Dan created the simply marvelous theme and development including the mesmerizing bass and Sergio's syncopated latin percussion goodness drives the music forward.  What a treat and pleasure to again be creating and recording with these outstanding musicians.  Follow their wonderful music and playing here:  
https://soundcloud.com/danarchx
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

And for playlists of our music together:
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/dazzling-em-dan-van-den-berg
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-sergio-parraga

And as always, thank you for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Double Vision

Just a little Gadget track- the Art of Uli
So now everybody put on their Flip Flops and go out for a thrill ;))
... since no one is overdosing the delays... here they are :)

Flip 🥰 Flops

Thankyou for checking out and enjoying my tracks!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "Music is the universal language of mankind."

Info: there is a uli steingruber acc on soundcloud with 3 followers or so.. this is not my account. Some individual ripped my photo from FB and faked my acc. So do not follow. ( yes i contacted sc about this but they did not resolve..)

Flip 🥰 Flops

Uli Stonedigger