You’re definitely onto 🔍 something. I can tell there’s more where this came from

Another track from my upcoming Time Machine EP with music similar to Hidden Room and Time Machine

Electro Chill perhaps Nu Jazz (a brass, woodwind solo could push it more in the jazz direction, so maybe a future remix)

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An original composition, no AI, produced digitally using a MIDI keyboard and DAW.


76 bpm

DAW: Apple Logic Pro X
MIDI: Akai Professional Keyboard
E-INSTRUMENTS:
Session Strings
Concert Grand piano
SoCal Ballad Piano
Ambient Lead
Lunar Chords synth
Upright Ballad Bass
Deep Round Synth Bass
Minimal Techno Pattern
E-DRUM KITS:
Analog Circuits
Trip Hop Remix
African Kit
European Folk Kit
Pop Kit

COVER ART is a composite using AI-generated images created by the DaVinci app and then designed in Photoshop.
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ARTIST NOTE: I’m one of those people who has developed a high tolerance for uncertainty, instability I endured in childhood, and because of it, I learned with courage and loving support to harness uncertainty into inspiration, a drive to create.

For me, the unknown is an invitation, as if life has offered me blank canvases upon which to paint. Or a keyboard and computer upon which to express sounds that I hear in my head and heart. That for me, is a Benevolent Enigma, the awesome mystery of why and how something springs forth from what seems like nothing — how beauty emerges out of a barren void  like a rose growing out of a concrete sidewalk.
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Enigma

I saw the future yesterday the place I'm
living...and here I stay
cause time has become my forgiving
and it's borders I knew - are slipping
and this whistling in my ear...from
the tracks of yesteryear
the train cars graffitied past...
and all of time on me at last...yea
and dear god I understand
cause who I was is who I am
and baby...
walk beneath my canopy of stars and lives and wonders
light a candle and whisper LOVE
to wake me from my slumber
O
and this whistling in my ear...from
the tracks of yesteryear
the train cars graffitied past...
and all of time on me at last...yea
and I am a time weaver
live it all cause I am the receiver
and who I was is who I am
O yea
its who I am
yea
who I am

The Receiver

Electro ambiant
Created with MMJ and Bandlab. 

Lumières Spatiales

moonlight lemonade.....
Une petite chanson sans prétention
un air d'été acidulé
à siroter sous un palmier (ajoutez du rhum et une feuille de menthe)
image: Vika Glitter

citronade au clair de lune By Zitou Itou & Blackcat

Die Beste Zeit

Words and music written by Bartley Charles Mastin
Performance by Bartley Charles Mastin - All instruments and vocals.
Copyright 2025 All Rights Reserved

Tuning: Double Drop B
Instruments: Acoustic guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass, Shaker, Tambourine, Earbud can, Harmonica, Triple Maracas, Cowbell.

Lyrics:
I am the man they call Sue Monday
I used to ride in Tennessee
They finally caught me on a Sunday
Now they gonna crucify me

I’m gonna be dancin’ 
On nothing at all

Caught me some red legs down in Georgia
Where they been burnin’ down the mills
They had our sisters in their saddles
And I got me four and twenty kills

Yeah they were dancin’ 
On nothing at all

And I made it right
Yeah I made it right
And I made it right right right right

She must be wonderin’ where I am now
She must be lookin’ for me
But I’m locked up in Louisville, Kentucky
And they are never gonna set me free free free

I’m gonna be dancin’ 
On nothing at all

And I made it right
Yeah I made it right
And I made it right right right right





Historical References:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/25/i-am-the-man-they-call-sue-mundy-civil-war-kentuckys-female-confederate-guerrilla/

https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2014/05/exile-of-the-roswell-mill-women.html

Note: The phrase "dancin' on nothin'" is an archaic or idiomatic expression that means to be hanged or executed by hanging.

Red Legs - https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/encyclopedia/red-legs

Youtube Podcast by Ron Coddington from Military Images Magazine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrMToQTdAAw



Dancin' on Nothin'

Cosmic Pop

Man In The Mirrorlight

A New Start

💰 "Paper Chase" - The relentless pursuit of dreams and legacy

When hunger drives you harder than fear. This track is for every hustler grinding through the night, every dreamer who won't accept "no" for an answer. From mama's double shifts to building an empire - this is the soundtrack to ambition.

"It's more than money, it's a mindset — Legacy over luxury, always"

Perfect weekend motivation. Hit play when you need that extra push to keep grinding. The chase never stops.

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LYRICS:

Yeah
Every step, every breath, it’s all for the paper
Let’s go

Woke up with hunger still burnin’ my chest
Dreams of a million, no time for rest
Mama workin’ doubles, no days off
So I grind through the struggle, no matter the cost

Every block got a story, I just write mine bold
Chasin’ legacy, not just a chain of gold
Used to have nothin’ but heart and a prayer
Now I’m stackin’ up plans like I’m breathin’ rare air

I’m on a paper chase, runnin’ like I’m outta time
No rewind, gotta hustle just to cross that line
Sacrificed sleep, lost friends on the way
But I’m built for the storm, I ain’t here to play

Paper chase, every move, every pace
Tryna build an empire, not just save face
No shortcuts, no breaks, just fate
I was born for this grind — I elevate

Clock tickin’, I can feel it in my soul
Pressure makes diamonds, I embrace the role
Late nights, cold streets, still kept faith
Vision so clear I could see through the hate

They said I wouldn’t make it, now I’m headline news
Turned pain into verses, yeah, I paid those dues
Ain’t about fame, it’s about feedin’ the crew
If I rise, then we all eat too

I’m on a paper chase, runnin’ like I’m outta time
No rewind, gotta hustle just to cross that line
Sacrificed sleep, lost friends on the way
But I’m built for the storm, I ain’t here to play

Paper chase, every move, every pace
Tryna build an empire, not just save face
No shortcuts, no breaks, just fate
I was born for this grind — I elevate

It’s more than money, it’s a mindset
Legacy over luxury, always
This is the paper chase
And I ain’t stoppin’

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Drop a 💰 if you're on your own paper chase. Let's motivate each other to keep climbing.

Paper Chase

Somewhat doom-laden reflection of the prospect....but cheering up, it may never come down to a rogue algorithm sparking it all off!! Hooray!......
Blues track:
Synth; Tenor saxes; Soprano saxes; flutes; alto flutes(bridge); oboes; clarinets (bass parts).
Beats and explosions c/o Garageband.

Pic. 'Silicon Cities' by Heiko Hellwig c/o Pinterest

Algorithmic - Armageddon Blues

🥁🥁🥁Insta🥁🥁🥁artist reels❤️artist feels
Alrighteeee den...range returnin!!!! get set......
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8gBRvyNLCr/?igsh=MTBqaDZ5bTNiYjJxdQ==



🤟🏼Working on new patterns and techniques in composition, production, and performance of both instrumental(classical/acoustic guitar) and voice- pieces are built (loops and beats)..on BandLab @nyla_k00  and Soundtrap (new)

I have removed the (amp) tag for consistency in distribution- acoustic pieces I perform will be tagged as ‘acoustic’ (apologies for page reorganization)

TBH, I aspire to be a guitar 🎸 but I’ll settle for being able to play competently what I hear when I write...(one day, Alice...to the moon)

I study under Duncan L. Wood and am grateful for his guidance and patience. Most of my influences are Folk/Blues/Indie, but inspiration arrives in many forms so HT to Hip Hop, Rap, Classical, especially Chamber trios. Current tracks are first cuts and I may update them in the future with cleaner versions, thank you for listening as I learn.

The Receiver

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