Does your imaginary friend dream?

“I wage you are a fool in waiting
I cannot venture out from under
The umbrella of my imagination
Into the rain of reality without you.
Gather around me… Have I been sleeping?
Have I been dreaming? Chasing shadows
The silken shadows of existence.
You were the only one present
As I performed my habitual rituals”

Imaginary Friends

Blackout

Out of the Box February 2023
Special service
Featured voice model and actress Ellie Luna

Entertaining The Men On The Moon

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage (Mastered With Frogs And Starry Clear Sky At 83pct + BIG Banjo Ending)

the tunnel, after the stairs

I asked Xian3 if he'd like to add his input to a previous dance song instrumental.  IMHO, his vocals give it an 80's on-the-dance-floor feel.

Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
Vocals: Xian3

Lyrics:
There are chords D, A, C, E, 
But no N. 
where’s N?
On the dance floor,

Again,
These chords D, A, C, E, 
But no N. 
where’s N?
On the dance floor.

There’s E as a solitary chord,
But where’s L, O, V?
Where’s its companions? Huh?
On the dance floor,
On the dance floor. 

D, A, C, E,
L, O, V,
N side,
The dance floor. 

N, R, Y,
with E and G,
And B and T
With E and A,
Where?
WHERE?
On the dance floor,
On the dance floor.

D, A, C, E,
L, O, V,
N side,
N side,
N side,
The dance floor.

D, A, C, E.

If you don’t like?
Then you can…
L, O, V it,
Or L, V it. 
If you don't like, 
then you can,
L, O, V it
Or L, V it,
On the dance floor 
On the dance floor.

On The Dance Floor (collab with Xian3)

method: baby steps in looping, trying to make minimal offsets bring about thrilling sonic events
narration: on reading
image: copyright jo richter

poem / copyright jo richter:

the open book is not a metaphor
you feel its weight as you hold it
text, texture, eerily gossamer
translucent when properly lit

you flip the pages forth and back
adapting your mental state
inhaling white, deciphering black
creating approaches to recreate

when something strikes you, bold
a perspective that's never been yours
you circle around it, trying to hold
its flight, detect where it moors

stubbornly liminal, elusively real
sheer force to broaden your scope
to include it, allow it to heal
from your onslaught, allow you to cope

catching up on the fine print
concludes your reading session
shivering still from a catching a glint
of mind's light when in transgression

on reading

On Reading

Possessed

This is a re-do of an older track from about 25 yrs ago. I originally just wanted to do a straight up remake with better sound quality & instruments, but I quickly had a 'different' idea for it, based on the title. 

THE MOVIE:
The idea is there's a movie director shooting a car chase scene, and the 'actor' playing the villain turns out to be a real villain (a mustache-twirling evil-doer in a dark cloak and wide brimmed hat) who just escaped from jail, and now he's on the run, using this movie scene as his escape cover. Calamity & mayhem ensue across the city, ending in a car crash, but the villain somehow makes his getaway, diabolically laughing at his would be captors (ya, that's me with the diabolical laugh, and all the other voices actually, except the police). But then he wakes up to the sound of his cell door slamming shut, realizing it was all a dream - like a movie in his head. 
Y'know, that old story...   ; )

I’m playing all the music on my keyboard, and all the voices except the police. I've uploaded 3 versions of this song:

1) The full 'movie/car chase' version (including story/concept)
    (this version)

2) the 'drums & sounds effects only' version (no music)
    https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/cut-2-the-chase-fx-only-version

3) the 'music only' version (no sound effects)
    https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/cut-2-the-chase-music-only-see-description-for-story

4) the 'original' music only version (recorded around 1999 or 2000)
    (pending)

I thought some folks might find it interesting to see this thing deconstructed and evolving from 1999 original to now. Maybe not, lol.

I strongly recommend listening with headphones to get the full panning effects. The image is a combo of AI generated and cut & paste from my photos. each version is a variation of the same image.

All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve. Like, “hey Mark, your car chase idea really sucks”. 😜

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here's some pictures I took: www.flickr.com/photos/mark_boucher/
my best photos on 500px (safe site): 500px.com/p/mrmark?view=photos

Cut 2: "The Chase" (movie scene) [*see description for story]

Recording sessions from 04/09/2023 - 05/09/2023.
2 tracks MOOG Modular (vst Arturia),
1 track Matrix (vst Arturia),
2 tracks mono Guitare (Yamaha),
presets, mixing, processing and editing: Pier WILL.
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3.14..................... 
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🛠 - Made with MOOG & Modular / Multi-tracks
🎹 - Composed, arranged, performed, produced by Pier WILL & Studio 4H09
🔲 - Artwork - Pier WILL
🙏 - Acknowledgements - Ableton, AKG, Arturia, Audacity, Cantabile, Focusrite, Korg, M-Audio, MSI, Sony, SoundCloud, Teac, Techniks, Yamaha.
⚙️ - #Ambient #Movies #Experimental 
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❤️🕊️🙏

Ring

Original Bob Dylan 1969.
PJ Project : Bass, drums & congas.

Cut 2: "The Chase" (movie scene) [*see description for story]

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