I've been really appreciating your collaborations with Well, especially after rediscovering several of them on his page recently. You guys make a really great team-- and he can add just the right amount of darkness to your carefree sound, adds all kinds of new dimensions. Love the droning buildup of this one.

this is great you two! really enjoy your collaborations.  they always convey such a mood and you compliment each other so well!

Great collab, great track, great atmosphere

how could I not have spotted this in the last week? another wonderful creation Artur. enjoying the multi-layered feel to this. Seems a little darker than some of your other stuff too. very cool!

Definitely a Spring vibe, hypnotic, epic guitar & groove, love it

This is about how life is constantly presenting challenges. We must learn from each incident/experience and use that learning to try and be more resilient and be able to move forward. 
I wrote it on my 3/4 size Hofner classical guitar. It’s first song! I used open G tuning after being encouraged to try it by Mark Spruce (Original Spruce - great songs- give them a listen!). Thanks Mark! 
Hope you enjoy it. Best with headphones! 
Take care 
James 

Lyrics 
My Uncertain Steps 

As a boy, I was scared of the sea
With my family, on a beach in Normandy, 
a French boy told me the ghosts of drowned sailors grab your legs and dragged you down
I wouldn’t go in! 
Too naive and trusting! 

As a teen, I was all over the place! 
Always confused, just didn’t know which way to face
Too many temptations, suggestions and thrills, distracting and wild
Couldn’t think straight 
Couldn’t concentrate! 

It was always their demands and directions 
Had to meet their dreams and expectations 

My uncertain steps
No confidence 
(Trying to find my own way)
My uncertain steps 
At my own pace
(My way) 

My wreckage of a life, with this chaotic love
Constant demands, you can never do enough 
Mix in the bullies, the twisters and those egos too
It pulls you apart
Breaks your heart 

I’m seasoned, I now know this path
One crisis avoided, another starts 

My uncertain steps
More experienced 
(Trying to find my own way)
My uncertain steps
At my own pace 
(My way) 

And now I expect to see the worst
In everyone and everything I know
Just know how it is, but feel I can somehow 
see it through

(outro) 
I’ve got friends (for my uncertain steps)
I’ve lived and learnt (for my uncertain steps)
I’ve got you (for my uncertain steps) 
I’ll get through this (my uncertain steps) 


James Whiteman copyright  18 January 2024

My Uncertain Steps

Portal To Another World

I don’t think we’re in Kansas, anymore…but it’s very metal!😇… and the @ problem is “ the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes… and… the pride of life”…you can look that one up, in your spare time, surely!!!😎😇

Lyrics:
A warning, loud, now that it’s been made clear 
Just something, that I just got to say 
You speak up or get spoken for 
And steal what you have to pay 
Spent a fortune on the poverty you made
Looks like it’s here to stay

Got the world in your back pocket
Bought the spirits of the souls you sell
Life, so cheap, costs so much
Had you pushed me if I fell
Too little time, and not much money
Can’t you tell? Well, it’s just as well.

Chorus:
And right is wrong
Sing this song or sing-along
Cause I know, no, you don’t
Get your way for not too much longer

Dig?!

Anti-, anti-everything 
New truth for an equal lie 
When your honesty is the answer to 
The questions you cannot hide 
Make sure you get yours, baby, now 
And don’t ask why 
Don’t you even try?

Chorus 

And if I told you what the problem was 
Well, you’d probably only sit back and laugh 
Cause every day, and every night 
It’s hard to see when you’re always asleep in the light 
With your bright night lights on ￼￼

And right is wrong
Sing this song or sing-along
Cause I know, no, you don’t
Get your way for not too much longer

Dig!

In The Poppy Fields

In this track I used pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, water drums, synth pad, electric bass and bell tree.
Thank you for listening !

Composition: Julien Apelian
Recording studio: Audio Colors
February, 23th, 2024

Wild Colorado

Every Day Is A Little Bit Easier

Well …. synths, composition
https://on.soundcloud.com/n1u9HxZB74wW7FYv6
Surfers like Us …. guitar, co-composition 

This piece is another result of our collaboration! It is an expansion and groovy complement to the track "Winter Trip". March is the month that belongs to spring and so the title "Spring Groove" fits well here. We invite you to come along for the ride in search of spring signs. We hope you will have a lot of fun listening (dancing?) to this piece. Thank you for your attention and support! 😎

Spring Groove (w/Well)

Many thanks to Vincent (Event 49) for the wonderful track 'Sultry'.

https://soundcloud.com/event49/brom?si=28a49449a9a841f5b3ec4196996b8faa&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

SULTRY - Cyclone Mix [Event 49]

Shirley Temple Cover🍭

I’ve thrown away my toys
Even my drum and train
I wanna make some noise
With real live aeroplanes
Some day I’m gonna fly
I’ll be a pilot too

And when I do, how would you like to be my crew?
On the good ship lollipop
It’s a sweet trip to a candy shop where bonbons play on the sunny beach of peppermint bay
Lemonade stands everywhere
Cracker Jack bands fill the air
And there you are are …happy-landing on a chocolate bar
See the sugar bowl do the tootsie roll * …eat the big bad devils food cake
If you eat too much yer gonna get a tummy ache

On the good ship lollipop….
In to bed you hop
And dream away
On the hood ship lollipop
It’s a sweet trip…..

Ghost Ship

on the wind

UnBoxed April 2024

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Chasing Space

I NEED TO MAKE A GODDAMN GOBLIN OR CHERRY BOMB BEAT NEXT😭🙏
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Pigs Fly II (Tyler, The Creator X Bastard Type Beat) (FREE FOR PROFIT)

Hello, Everyone! Do you like surf rock? Do you like the soundtrack from „Pulp Fiction” and „Kill Bill”? I try to combine surf rock with other styles of music: with indie, psychedelic, space rock, ambient and folk 🍀

I co-found a duo with my friend from Sweden, Håkan (WELL ) on synthesisers. We have recorded several tracks together, which you can easily find on my profile and on WELL's profile. My friend and I are trying to combine ambient music or space rock with a surf guitar sound in our project. Our collaboration continues 😎 

I am also a member of the project FIFTY ON EARTH together with my friend from Poland, Marcin Jakubowski. You can listen to our tracks  „On the open road to north”,  „Let’s drift away” and „Space Crash” on SoundCloud 😎

Notable are my collaborative recordings with a group of wonderful musicians from the USA and England who perform under the banner of The Eclectic Collective. We were able to join forces on five tracks (compositions of my own making): Surf Dance/ A Time Race/ The One/ See You Soon (in a better world) / Tell Me The Truth 😎 This music goes beyond classic surf rock and into psychedelic territory with the help of incredibly talented and creative musicians such as Josh Clary (bass), Ken Karasek (drums), J.J. Terrell (keyboards) and fantastic guitar wizards: Tez (Llanpsych) and Stephen (TexMex Shaman) 🌞🏄🏼‍♂️

My latest project is a collaboration with my friend from Kansas City - Nathaniel Ehrnman. Together we created a quiet track called "Good Days”. Nathaniel added his guitar parts (slide and baritone) and harmonica to my track. His unique playing style gave the song a folk character 🍀

Enjoy the vintage sound of Fender Jaguar and the classic surf style - in the new version 😎🎸

MANY THANKS for listening, commenting and support 😊

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