Excellent swinging piece! Can hear the fun in the composition and playing 🤘

Haha I love the cover art!! MD sounds otherworldly, he is so good on here. The jazzy fusion works really well for you all on this one, very cohesive and impressive musicianship my friends!

The harmonica is very cool‼️ Wonderful composition and arrangement‼️

A definitely cool collective, bluesy vibe between you all and we get to share in the fun.  Nice work gents, a wonderful later evening listen.

You did a lot of great work on this Mark and put a lot of time into production. It was much fun playing on your original stem. Talk to you soon!

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Chao Heng [Abeno Nakamaro](698〜770)

Chao Heng is the Chinese name of Abeno Nakamaro.

In 717, at the age of 19, Abeno Nakamaro traveled to Tang China with Makibi Kibi and others as a member of the envoy to the Tang Dynasty in order to introduce advanced Tang culture to Japan.

Abeno Nakamaro passed the imperial examination in Chang'an. He served Emperor Xuanzong as an official in the Tang Dynasty. He also interacted with poets such as Li Bai and Wang Wei.

Thirty-six years later, in 753, Abeno Nakamaro was allowed to return to Japan.

However, the ship was wrecked by a typhoon.
, washed ashore in modern-day Vietnam.
He returned to Chang'an via Vietnam, where he ended his life of 73 years.

He never set foot on Japanese soil again.

Check out the music video for the song here!
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https://youtu.be/y4oMgolDokg?si=flwCXgDgY0Qvwa0N

晁衡　[阿倍仲麻呂](698〜770)

晁衡是安倍仲麻吕的中文名。

717年，19岁的阿倍仲麻吕作为遣唐使者与牧备吉备等人一起前往唐中国，向日本介绍先进的唐文化。

阿倍仲麻吕在长安考中科举。曾在唐玄宗任职为官。他还与李白、王维等诗人交往。

三十六年后的753年，阿部仲麻吕被允许返回日本。

然而，这艘船被台风毁坏了。
，被冲上现代越南的岸边。
他经越南回到长安，结束了73岁的生命。

他再也没有踏上日本的土地。

晁衡 東瀛慕情＜Chao Heng  Longing For JAPAN＞mp3

Chants Métallurgiques (metallurgical songs)

In This House Of Love.

This piece is about lifetime...Yes, today I'm 50 !
In this track, I used piano, electric guitar, brushed drums, upright bass, some organ and percussion.
Thanks for listening !

Composition: Julien Apelian
Recording studio: Audio Colors
January, 31st, 2024

The Journey of Life

Cast of Characters:
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark-- VST sax solo, harmonica solo, organ, tremolo guitar (synth), composition, arrangement, mix
Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel --MD—lyrics & vocals
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– second electric guitar solo, and mastering
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –piano and electric piano solo
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, first electric guitar solo, rhythm guitar comping 

This song originated with a slower more Jazz oriented track Mark had previously written ('1 For The Money, 3 For The Blues' https://on.soundcloud.com/BtSS4). However, he wanted a more 'suped up' version with solos turns, so he turned to The Eclectic Collective (EC) to fill in the pieces by replacing some of his solos with their own. Mark had some lyrics in mind too, however, once he heard The Mysterious Decibel's excellent lyrics and vocals, the song totally changed the direction and the vibe, for the stellar. 

   Once we had a basic structure, Ken, as always, came up with the rhythmic foundation for the song, allowing Josh to add his version of Mark's bass line. Then, after MD gave us the vocals, we got down to adding the solos. As more EC members jumped on board with new parts, Mark kept lengthening the song, moving the solos & vocals around until it's final current arrangement. JJ opens the song with his thrilling piano solo, as well as the electric piano solo where he joins Mark on VST Sax right after the first singing verses. Then Josh added a melodic and very clean toned guitar solo with a very clean tone - the first of the two guitar turns. After that, Stephen added his fiery guitar solo with a more overdriven tone. After one more vocal verse from MD, Mark stepped back in to close it out with his nasty harp solo at the end. After Mark handled the mixing on this song, we turned once again to Stephen to take care of the final sound production and mastering, which he fulfilled expertly.  

  We hope you enjoy this jazzier side of the EC as much as we enjoyed making it. MD's lyrics are about a psycho killer artist who hides clues about his murders in his paintings. 
-Original Lyrics by The Mysterious Decibel:

Some might say he's crafty and planned
With a shade of black and a brush in his hand
Some might say the world is his oyster
But no pearl lays inside just a conjuring blur

He'll paint you a murderous scene
With the blending of  sin all between pigments of green
He's a shady fella who hides behind the canvas!
I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

Will you find it?
The secret
Some freak shit
are you so sure you'll really wanna Keep it ?
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
Ahhh a little secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
It'll haunt your mind like it does him too
He's a swifty one he'll come for you!
The secret
The secret
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?

I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

His art might show
might show
might show
just where he died 

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Side Note:
This past Tuesday, we released a fun little series of interviews over a 20 minute medley of some of our favorite musical moments. If you want to hear our voices and some of our thoughts about music, check it out! You might really enjoy it, especially if you follow us, and have been for a while. It's a celebration of all of our work over the past almost year together in various forms. This song was supposed to be a showcase of all of our skills to accompany that medley, except Tez isn't in on this one. He'll be on the next one, though, for sure! 
Thanks for listening!

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All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve. :)

Mark's Album (post-2020)

'A Brush With Death' Blues (with The Eclectic Collective)

'be Strong,

Lyrics:
Of all the things I've been hearing,
Hazy dreams somehow clearing.
I'll just keep doing what I'm doing,
Regardless of your past indiscretions.
Amazing things, not all are seen.
Some are meant to be confusing.
My Darling Little Monster.
Got your claws deep inside the cookie jar.
I can hear you raising the bar.
I can see you, you're not far away.
Might even be, closer than I think.
Might even hide, somewhere inside.
Above it all the piper keeps on playing.
The perfect notes, a songful soothsaying.
Lining up the mice and men are trailing,
Plans of pleasing, meaningful attaining.
Cunning visions blindly led sleepwalking.
Revealing goals, bemused they keep talking.
Much like you My darling little Starling.
Oh the songs you sing. 
Leaving your disease the fruit has fallen down.

My Darling Little Starling

Lyrics:
Adjusting the aim, changing the mind.
Serving the dream, seeking to find.
Transmuting views, a genius, the bond.
Messiah, a muse, divine fools. (fools abscond)
Swan song release, the pearl and the wave.
The throng and disease, Wheel of life and nave. (wheel of life)
The eye of the storm, fighting illusion.
The shadow of form, the hermit seclusion.
Occlusions that seal, cover the eyes.
A cycle reveals, a giant surprise.

'A Brush With Death' Blues (with The Eclectic Collective)

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