An anthem for those kind souls we miss and for those special people in our lives who never leave us, even after they are gone.

Holy

Holy (feat. Will)

Breathe In [Master] - ArtMakerMike - (Mixed by ArtMakerMike).wav

Sessions bei Kulikslinas & Apfelgünthers Party

Apfelblues - Petra Köhler (FL)

Cast of Characters:

J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, electric piano, drums, synth sax, synth bass, composition, and arrangement 
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, production, mix, and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–ehru 
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – lap steel

This ripe piece of funk started with JJ essentially composing it on the e. Piano, organ, drums, synth sax, ands synth bass. He had the Eclectic Collective in mind when he did so, though. JJ actually is playing his drum kit on this one, so funkily that we decided to keep his drums in there. That didn't leave a whole lot of room for Ken to get in on it, but he managed to add a really cool ehru part. The ehru is a two stringed Asian violin with a distinct high percussive sound. JJ's bass line was so well played and solid, we decided to keep it in there, too, which also left Josh searching for a place in the mix. He decided to go last with the lap slide to anchor the foundation of the blues idiom. But he did that after Stephen and Tez cast their spells on the song with their magical guitars. Tez can be heard with the trippy, delay-heavy staccato lines, and Stephen with the silky smooth crying blues lines throughout. 
  Of course, every great song needs a great mixer and producer, and we're lucky enough to have Stephen to do the honors on this one for us.
  This song represents The Eclectic Collective at our funky finest, and we always enjoy and appreciate when JJ starts a song for us. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it. 
  If you really dig it, and have read the whole way to the bottom, please consider sharing this, too. We all appreciate your ears and support.

Sly Willy Blues (Eclectic Collective)

Vital 134 BPM

Another example of some good ol' family music jamming, recorded one night at our Montreal home around 2018. With uncle Moss on guitar & vocal, dad pickin' and taking the guitar solo (at about 1:18), and me on the harmonica (at about 3:10). I believe this was the first time dad had played this song, and it was both the first time I'd heard it, and the first time I'd really played harmonica in front of them (based on the reaction!). 

Listen to my uncle cleverly recover from forgetting the words at around 4:04. And that's my mom, feeling good, singing along, mixing up the chorus, chatting here & there, doing her famous whistle at the end, and making me smile every single time I hear this. 
xoxo mom   
One of my favourite nights on this planet.

(song written by Johnny Cash)

Here's another from that night, something a little more hoppin':
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/long-gone-lonesome-blues-live-family-cover?in=user-432503709/sets/singing-stuff

Fourty Shades of Green (live cover with my family)

[Verse]
You always had the brightest smile,
Took every challenge in your stride.
I was the one who stood in the dark,
Holding it all while you played the part.

Late-night calls, impossible tasks,
Was it just me who thought we had a pact?

[Chorus]
And now you’re shining in their light,
I’m left here wondering why.
Did you ever even see?
You climbed each step right over me.

[Verse]
Some say you've found some new friends,
Others say you just pretend.
But I remember every time I fought,
While you took the credit without a thought.

Was I the fool to hold your hand,
While you stood tall and made your stand?
Your words were sharp, your moves were slick,
I stayed behind while you climbed quick.

[Chorus]
And now you’re shining in their light,
I’m left here wondering why.
Did you ever even see?
You climbed each step right over me.

With all those lies you spread so well,
Why did the bosses never tell?
I did the work, but you took the prize,
Now I see through your disguise.

Climbing Over Me

2025

Reminiscing.wav

An unnecessarily long song with no true chorus (thank/blame R.E.M. haha!) and, for the first time ever in the whole Behold the Sludge catalogue, no kind of rhyme structure whatsoever. Taking cues from everyday life, the title simply comes from me and my wife telling my daughter to stop mumbling so much. 

“Mumble”

If I told you where I’m going 
Would you say you’re on your own 
And if I knew what I was doing 
I swear I’d let you in 
If the thoughts all made some sense 
I’d tie it all together  
To try and explain the madness 
In one package  

But I never could quite fathom 
Just what they all were chasing 
It never seemed within our reach 
kept drifting farther away 
Through solace and dumb comfort 
The safety was a mirage 
It torched our sanctuary 
Exposed it for what it was 

Mumble, mumble away....

Embrace the aftermath 
The end of the saga 
Whatever comes after 
We still won’t understand it 
So much to comprehend 
Ignorance of common sense 
A voice beneath the surface 
You can’t escape the beast (relent)

And sometimes things just happen
We will never understand 
Put our hands on the glass 
And squeeze it til it cracks 
In our nature was a fear 
Magnifies the gaping void 
Dwells on the blunt trauma 
Brings the motion to a stop 

Mumble, mumble away 

If I told you where we’re going 
Would you even see it through 
No sense of understanding 
Just bleed until it’s all dried up 
No purpose in all that tragedy 
Not one single point 
A hatred of the unknown 
Falling into that hole...

Rise up and shine bright, kid 
This ain’t gonna be a grave 
If the sludge was such a friend 
Why’d it leave you behind?
Below the surface is a bruise
It’s defined you too many times 
Never even got the point 
Just gave up even trying 

Mumble your life away 
Mumble, mumble 

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Mumble

01 - SA - HZS - 60 Cellos All Standard - C Sord PP Long Soft CS
02 - SA - OPW - Ice Piano
03 - SA - OS - Woods High - Combo Swarm
04 - SA - Aperture - Refractions - Tremolo_Refractions - Normale
05 - SA - WE - Intense Sirens
06 - SA - BDT - Ensembles - Flute & Pic.soft_Ensembles - Bass & CI Soft

On The Way Back [Hans Zimmer Strings]

Michael Jeffrey

Spotify, youtube, Apple music: ArtMakerMike

For those that like my music, i appreciate that very much. I only record/mix vocals, and all beats used are from various producers on youtube such as Fantom, Nabil Sioty, and Jonah bru. 


