The Pluto and Charon binary system- a fascinating story too.   Glad this  Kuiper resident is getting some attention.

Quirky fun track Dan, very creative with some cool guitar accents and that accordion effect brings it all together. Compelling! Durge

So happy someone has Advocated for little Pluto :):) Cool Song Dan:)

Dan/Dan! Awe/Awe! Takes the chill right off of Pluto & warms that big dwarf ball up! ;) Nearly burst my low riding Kuiper belt....Your sexy vocals +grounded me though!  These strings can't be beat!  Love the way this moves like a vapor in the night! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤩🧊🔵😄😎Lyrics kept me +lost in outer space! ;)

Your cloud a song relating to a relationship that’s finished but photos float on a cloud forever and can be retrieved at anytime to reminisce.

Your Cloud ~ Conscience Of Kings

Story Of Rain

Hiya Peoples! 😊

As seeds, budding plants, shrubs and bears awaken from the depths of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring comes, we're delighted to finally Release a New Track for Spring of 2023! 😎  
   
We call it 'Awakening'. 

And thank goodness that as usual, the fingers of Tim Elliot are on his Telecaster and mine on the ancient Upright Grand Piano .

and together, they work their magic as we continue to explore the sonic landscape together through Improvisation.

Of course this can only happen within a space of Deep Listening.  A place Musicians can go in their totally individual inimitable ways.                      
                                                                                                                               
In our case, we almost immediately found ourselves being 'Led' into a Tonal Awakening....
Subtle grooves that were an outer manifestation of the Joy we were experiencing as we explored the spaces in between the notes.  😊  

Of course, the very best kind of Awakening is to one's own inimitable Truth, no matter the noise and apparent confusion all around. And sure... there's all kinds of negativity and nonsense in this ol world, but who needs to Awaken to that? It's more than obvious!
 
Far better to explore and express one's unique Creativity! To share the Love one feels for whatever they're passionate about, through their Music! 😉

May you enJOY what Tim and i have been up to lately. 


© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2023
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2023 & Tim Elliot 2023

Arranged and MiXed by Anomon

Awakening *

Here’s my latest song and arrangement with lots of piano, strings, bass, drums, guitar, synths and vocals. 
Thank you sooo much to my lovely Sander for another fine mastering job. @wane-of-summer 😊🎶🎹🎤🎼💕❤️🌷

FEELS LIKE HOME

Jaskier

Pluto's Retort

Here is Pluto's Retort. This is actually the second time I've written it. The first one was a bit longer. but got lost.  The story just seemed to fit the music so well. 

Lyrics;
Pluto here, the planet
And I'm gonna fix the spin
That's buzzing round the galaxy
And buzzes back around again

I heard ol Neil talk about me
I heard Neil put me down
Well, Neil degrasse Tyson,
Don't think I need you 'round

I'm the planet you call Pluto
Rocking groupies are on my path, that's true
They just wannt to see the show
Don't let that bother you

It takes a little while for me
to orbit around the sun
Your Earth goes round 248 times
Before I can go around one

But I'm the rock star of the Kuiper
Finding loving groupies on my way
And I'm pushing right on through
So what you got to say

Who needs a sub planet anyway

Yeah! Pluto here, the planet
I'm here to fix the spin
Neil, you gotta tell 'em
That I'm planet nine again!

Yeah, I'm the planet you call Pluto
It's been a rocky road, that's true
But Ice and rock don't bother me
Don't let it bother you

Pluto's Retort

Sometimes our hearts look to someone who is not so easy a fit, someone who is not physically near or isn’t embraced by friends and family, or some such tabu. We wrestle with what doesn’t come easy yet seems so right and natural. In the end the heart should always win. This original song is another one of my raw “live” iPhone recordings with an added vocal harmony. Bare bones, just like the sentiment.

"So Far" by Craig Durgy

So many years before you found me
And yet there’s nowhere here to stay
Reaching beyond most every boundary
Close never felt so far away

Shouldn’t I shout like Christmas morning
So the whole wide world would know
That my heart is finally soaring
Like it never has before

But what have we done, 
What have we gained 
Why does the song just fade away in a refrain
Gone are the leaves, we are the trees 
And naked to the world I freeze  
Love is such a cold disease, but you
You are like a gentle summer rain

But as I shout, so many doubt me
They want the fettered man they knew
They’d have to face themselves without me
They’d rather look for faults in you

And for a moment I was hopeless 
Thinking that love could never be
But in your smile I finally focused 
On believing you love me

But what have we done, 
What have we gained 
Why does the song just fade away in a refrain
Gone are the leaves, we are the trees 
And naked to the world I freeze  
Love is such a cold disease, but you
You are like a gentle summer rain

So Far

forever

Title/Forest & Me
Vocals, song & lyrics/Khan
Beat, mix & prod/jigs trippin

Jigs trippin url
@jigstrippin

Lyric
Forest and Me

When the wind lies in the west
Then it’s at the very best
When the wind lies in the east
The neither good for man nor beast

I’m always exhausted there
I go to the forest alone every day
Many monsters live in the forest
I’m always exhausted there

You should take a candle
When you go to the forest
Keep your eyes on the candle,Monsters lose power

And Monsters lose power
Repeat
over and over

風が西寄りに吹いてる時は誰にとっても万歳だ
風が東寄りに吹いてる時は人にも獣にもいいことない
いつもそこで私は疲れ切ってしまう
私は毎日一人で森へ行く
そこには無数の魔物が住んでいる
いつもそこで私は疲れ切ってしまう
森へ行くならキャンドルを持ちなさい
キャンドルに集中するなら魔物は力を失う
魔物は力を失う
繰り返して
何度も何度も

Forest

Khan  - Forest & Me   (jigs trippin. Prod）

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Dan X2 is Dan Blackard (Reno, Nevada & Susanville, California) and Dan Lockhart (Carmel, Indiana & Edwardsville, Illinois).  We met here on SoundCloud.  We like making music together.  We have written and published over 300 songs together.  More songs written together than Lennon and McCartney.

You can find Dan Blackard's music here:
https://soundcloud.com/daniel-blackard

You can find Dan Lockhart's (aka ProgRockDan) music here:
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
https://soundcloud.com/user-276716031
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan-instrumentals

The ProgRockDan1 site was taken down by SoundCloud. It was located here:
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1

We play the music that comes to us.  Much of our music has a basis in blues and rock.  Although we venture into other musical territory.  You will find hints of jazz, country, bluegrass, soul, classical, and other music in our songs.  We have a number of songs that change time signatures and pace.

When we first started recording we called ourselves Dan and Dan. 
 You can find our music under that moniker here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-590884876

We stopped using the name Dan and Dan's because there were to many other Dan's using that name.  If you google Dan and Dan we would not show up.  We believe that Dan X2 to be a moniker that we could own.   If you google Dan X2 we are right at the top,

You can find more Dan X2 music on ReverbNation:
https://www.reverbnation.com/dananddan5

The first Dan X2 album is now available on iTunes.  Songs on the album are not available on SoundCloud.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/4114/1439066447?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

You can also find the Dan X2 album on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3hEejRAQYPj9q130D5lZ8f

You can also find the second Dan X2 album:  "Playing the Odds" on Amazon Music:
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Odds-Dan-X2/dp/B08C4VNX3R

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6oI3XsqPph3v6Xkg2BjVDG

and other on-line music sites.

We have a music making process that fits our unique skills.  We each do the parts that best fit our skills and interests.  Dan Lockhart does the initial song development.  Dan Blackard writes the lyrics, perform the vocals, and adds lead guitar.  Dan Lockhart then takes the track and do all final production (mixing and mastering).

Dan Lockhart writes all of the chords, timing, changes, and develops the track.  I then send two tracks to Dan Blackard.  One track has Dan L. describing the song.  Tell him the key, the timing, and any oddities about the song (changing keys or time signature...).  In the track Dan L tell Dan B verbally where is the verse, chorus, bridge and any other important information.

Dan Lockhart then send a second track that does not have this verbal dialogue.  This is called the instrumental track.  This is a track to which Dan B. can sing and add his parts.  Dan Blackard then returns  four pieces to Dan L:  a complete version of the song, a solo track of his vocals, a solo track of his guitar parts, and the artwork to accompany the song.

Dan Lockhart add his information into the original file.  Dan L. listen to it and make changes to the song to enhance the meaning of the lyrics. He sometimes adds instruments or takes away some instruments.  As Dan L. play many instruments (guitar, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, violin, viola...), he can make a lot of adjustments.    On rare occasions he move pieces about.  Dan Lockhart then masters it and prepare it for final production.

You can find press releases about us in the Lassen News here:
http://www.lassennews.com/former-resident-creates-album-with-near-stranger/

and in Current in Carmel  here:
http://www.youarecurrent.com/2018/12/20/carmel-resident-partner-create-album-through-internet/

You can find Dan X2 videos Here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7p2YTgLdrMAJjSBBwrgRew

Out albums are also on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCicvC6l-R73MzdLHLdcFuZQ

We hope you enjoy our music.

Pluto's Retort

Dan X2

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