These synth came unexpected. but yeah  that's rocking!

EPIC sound and energy!!Really top shelf production and writing. You know your stuff!! This is in incredible work. Absolutely love your voice. A smashing song!!🤘🔥

Driving, flowing rock with an 80's vibe. This is excellent.

Music: Jan Schonander

I published a vocal version of this a while back, but originally I had intended this to be instrumental only. Turns out I listen to this a bit so I thought maybe there are some listeners out there that might enjoy it too.

Getting Somewhere Instrumental

Getting Somewhere | Instrumental

The October 2022 DIAMC writing prompt was about displacement, taking a character either fictional or real and putting them into an alternative reality. I imagined a world where Little Red was all grown up and off to the bright lights and big city, in search of Mr Wolf.

Demo, recorded in the spare bedroom of our holiday cottage in Ackergill.



Little Red

Little Red she’s grown up proper
Little Red, nothing’s going to stop her
She’s going to shine, like the moon
Mr Wolf, big man in the city
Mr Wolf sure likes them pretty
In for a surprise, Mr Wolf
You’d better watch that back
Look both ways
She’s coming for her due
Little Red

Little Red, headed for the Hood
Telling Granny she is going to be good
She may be lying, but honest she’s trying
Little Red steps into his bar
Mr Wolf greets her with a snarl
“Hrrrrrrrr, Babe, you’re looking swell”
Little Red flicks back long hair
Walks by, ignoring his stare
“Make mine a double on the rocks 
And wipe that look, off your face,
I swapped out that blunt old axe,
For some Mace
And I’m not afraid to use it,
Don’t need a Woodcutter no more.”

Little Red, now she’s a star
Mr Wolf, he’s gone and bought her a car
And a house, and a yacht, and a ring
He fell under her spell
Little Red, she played him so well
But damn, that girl could sing
Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red

“Turned out there’d been a bit of a misunderstanding. Mr Wolf isn’t all bad, you know? Last I heard…he’d gone and bought Granny…a new condo”

Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red

"Turns out, it had all been a misunderstanding. Mr Wolf, well, he is all bad you know. In fact, the last I heard, he'd gone a bought Granny a new condo.

Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red

© S Barr 2022

Little Red - Demo

Half Blind Lucy - JACKS  OVER KINGS

Thanks to the outstanding production from @Druggyxy we now have this new take on an old set of lyrics dealing with mindfulness in a chaotic juxtaposition of delivery and style.

MEDITATED (Prod. By Druggy)

Serendipity and the Dog was written whilst Gina was feeling sad one Sunday at the local growers market in Marrickville, Sydney. Sitting, downcast with her coffee, a friendly little dog wandered up to her.... and so the song was inspired.
The serendiptous part is not referenced in the song but it's worth telling - Gina was driving a Toyota Tarago at the time and the front bumper was hanging out and down from an earlier bingle..... A removal truck backed into the Tarago whilst it was parked with Gina sitting inside.... On inspecting the damage she discovered that the truck had pushed the bumper back into place ! :0 

This song was live-recorded by the four-piece band.
Guitar - Mark, Vocals - Gina, Bass - Chris, Cajon - Yoshi

LYRICS
Today the sun is burning
Children are fighting
Parents are lashing out
The poorest stray dog 
Comes up and lays 
A stick at my feet
But I won't play

Oh hey
I'll see you any day
Up down high or low
And I can take those blows
I could be there
And ease it from you

I backed my car into a tree
And it was just last night
A truck backed into me
My second coffee
It's one too many
Oh I should really eat
But I'm not hungry

Whoa ho
I'll see you any day
Up down high or low
And I can take those blows
I could be there 
And ease it from you

Today did you go walking
Through crowded streets and malls
Today did you go walking
Was that your day?

.... enjoy

Watchglass

If you love me keep me

Serendipity And The Dog

Original music by: FPMORINSTUDIO/Francois Pierre Morin.com

Guitar And Synth IMPRO 2022 12 27

Deal the Cards

....this track is a wild mix of vocals from different tracks by Special Cecilia

lyrics & vocals: Special Cecilia
vocalwhirl: electroHippie

https://soundcloud.com/specialececilia
https://soundcloud.com/specialvocals/tracks

Special Cecilia - elevate the element YinYang (wildVocalwhirl)

Well hello my friend I will see you
with the summers and years realized
All those good times in disguise 
In our youthful eyes

And although we go I think that you should finally know
I'd never trade away those nights or live my life another time
Singin songs then like, "where were you while we were gettin high?"
yeah Ooooo Ooooo

Living out on the other side
you can feel our great divide
Cause the journey can be strange 
you reach your home and find you've changed.

But I can't explain it all 
why can't we all rise beyond our fall?
And that's just how it goes never understanding what we've always known.
But you can't deny it's there or pretend it doesn't lead us to dispair.
Ooooo Ooooo yeah

Well hello my friend I will see you
with the summers and years realized
All those good times in disguise 
In our youthful eyes

And although we go I think that you should finally know
I'd never trade away those nights or live my life another time
Singin songs then like, "where were you while we were gettin' high?"
Ooooo Ooooo yeah yeah

V5.71

We're Far Away

Homage to Wayne Shorter, may his music live on...
Ver. 1, feat. the wonderful Sergio Párraga - Percussion
Andy McLean - Tenor saxophone, Keyboards, Drum/Bass programming, production.
Follow-on versions will feature other amazing guests!

Listen to Sergio Párraga's fabulous work here:
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Palladium I

takechee

Fetish

Music from the Hill- Indie rock from near Oxford, UK.
https://linktr.ee/arrowsofthesun
Latest Nightshift review Oct 2023
http://nightshiftmag.co.uk/2023/oct.pdf

Nightshift magazine demo review (Nov 2022): 
http://nightshiftmag.co.uk/2022/nov.pdf

Nightshift demo review from Jan 2022: http://nightshiftmag.co.uk/2022/jan.pdf

Deal the Cards

Arrows of the Sun

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