It doesn't take long to know why you liked this song. It's amazing and beautiful. I like the instrumentation you have added. Lovely collab!.

Very nice voice   - - - - - - - - beautiful minimalist progression work with the arrangement  - - -- - - -  : : - - - - - - - ) )

Oh  oh my----nice one Mark and holy smokes this girl from wonder is wonderful!

Nice vocals. The banjo is a really nice touch. It adds to the country sound.

Have to say it again - I absolutely love this collab 🙏🙏

Ah…. So human. That’s me. This song comes from a poem I wrote with a newly penned second verse. And aren’t you lucky there is some more homemade percussion. Ha. (I need to learn bass guitar too…) Hope you like the song. In outdoor news: Many birds like waxwings and robins that make this place a migration stop, to feed on the berries, are long gone as they continue on their migration routes... It is so funny, these chickadees are all over the yard now, so I have been whistling their 'wood pewee' birdcall when I see them. And a downy woodpecker has been relentlessly pecking on the side of my house as there are tiny bees that have burrowed into the wood, leaving eggs, and then other insects take up residence there too. A culinary feast for the woodpecker. There's spots where that woodpecker has hammered several holes. Luckily not very deep. A couple years ago, I recorded another woodpecker hammering and used that as percussion for a song. Ha. So now, I am scrambling to get the last of the autumn chores done before winter hits. Collecting seeds, winterizing perennial beds, adding compost to the vegetable garden, and mulching around all the trees, shrubs and raspberries, while harvesting the last of the kale, leeks, cabbages, and whatnot, that can survive in these freezing temps now. Hope you’re all enjoying life. Thanks for dropping by, Mark

So Human

Hey…. Did this song go in so many directions until this final recording. It started as an electric slide song, then a mandolin song, and finally as an acoustic guitar/recorder song. You know I laugh every time I play recorder. Just imagine a rough and scrappy, wild old man creating such a thing. Hahahahaha. Anyway, there are a lot of crows here. When I was working on the slide version, I heard them cawing outside as they flew by. (I scrapped my impromptu birdcall crowing on this, no one needs to hear that, not even the crows.) Lyrically the song has 2 distinct moods with some vocal transitioning. And guess what folks: As a novice singer, I can finally vibrato my voice… some more shenanigans you’ll have to put up with. Back to the crows. In town, we have a huge flock (murder) of town crows. Hundreds. They sure love fast food, and hanging out by the high school where tasty, tossed tidbits can be had. They are organized too, as if in an air force, as they are mostly wary of us humans… Finally, happy holidays to all who celebrate, and happy times to everyone else. Hope you enjoy this one. I sure did. Mark

As The Crow Flies

PAS BESOIN D’SE CONNAITRE
POUR SE RECONNAITRE
ON S’EST DÉJÀ VU QUELQUE PART
ETAIT-CE À BALBECK
OU A PERROS GUIREC
ON S’EST R’CONNUS DIRECT

LE CIEL EST BLEU
LA MER EST VERTE
LAISSE UN PEU LA FENÊTRE OUVERTE
LE JOUR POUR LES MOUETTES 
LA NUIT POUR LES CHOUETTES
UN WHISKY TROIS CACAHOUÈTES

ON N’A PAS LA MÊME MÈRE 
ON N’EST PAS DU MÊME PÈRE 
MAIS ON A LES MÊMES JOIES LES MÊMES GALÈRES
VIEUX FRÈRE

C’EST TANTÔT MARÉE BASSE
TANTÔT MARÉE HAUTE
SI LE TEMPS PASSE A QUI LA FAUTE
Y’A QU’À SUIVRE LA CÔTE 
PRENDRE LE FERRY-BOAT
ET BARRE À BABORD FAUT QU’ÇA SAUTE

ON N’A PAS LA MÊME MÈRE 
ON N’EST PAS DU MÊME PÈRE
MAIS ON A LES MÊMES JOIES LES MÊMES GALÈRES
VIEUX FRÈRE

ET ON AIME LA MER 
ET ON AIME LE GRAND AIR
SANS PARLER DES GUITARES À L’ENVERS
VIEUX FRÈRE

PUISQU’ON S’EST JAMAIS VUS
ON S’EST JAMAIS REVUS
MAIS UN JOUR SANS SALAMALECS
QUE CE SOIT À BALBECK
OU A PERROS GUIREC
ON SE RECONNAITRA DIRECT

VIEUX FRÈRE (Lyrics)

$uicide Note Left Unread

Cast of characters:
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – Electric Guitar, Mix and Mastering
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell— Bass, Drums, Vocals, Piano, Organ, Synth

This was a solo project that J.J. made about 3 months ago. Tez, with his expert electric guitarmanship and audio engineering skills was just the guy to call upon to shine it up and improve upon different aspects of the song. J.J. also ended up re-doing and improving a couple of the original tracks. We both hope you enjoy this song very much!! And if you’ve heard J.J.’s original work on this, we hope you enjoy the improvements made with Llanpsych's (Tez's) help!

Quiet Desperation (Llanpsych mix)

In a dream, you’ll make it
Has to be, to take it
Guilty, we can see our saviour
The bastard, he can be our traitor

The wind and sea will impale ya
If you’re like me; a drunken sailor
To never be free, I found a jailer
A sot, a near-do-well, a total failure

There has to be something braver
For saving me, blind faith, and valor
The troubled breeze of change surrounds us
A muddled release of all they’re talking about

In a dream, you’ll break it
The mirror of fate, yourself; you hated
Bring to me the sands of Abydos
For the beggar who has the most

I’ll squint to see if there’s land there yet
Uncertainty is the jailer now
Brought to peace, my fight is over now
Into that dream, forever; on and on




Quiet Desperation (Llanpsych mix)

This is a song originally written and performed by Soundcloud artist 'A Girl From Wonder' (@user-712848711), whose music I've admired for a while. I've loved this one since the first time I heard it, and aways wanted to try some sort of collaboration, but it's hard to mess with the stark simple beauty of the original. But here's my attempt to add some dashes of colour to her voice and guitar strumming, adding instruments like upright bass, organ, banjo, cello, and percussion. The banjo parts are mainly a bunch of sound samples I found and cut up and arranged to fit in with the melody I wanted to play (wish I could just play banjo instead!). I tried to keep her evocative voice the main focal point, and we're both pretty happy with how this turned out. 

Thanks again Brittany for letting me work with your song, it's pretty special. 

Here's the original, and I encourage folks to check it out as well as other great tunes on her page. Thanks for listening!

https://soundcloud.com/user-712848711/wild-walking

Wild Walking (collab with A Girl From Wonder)

All I Ever Wanted - Music by Midisound | Music by Delaflor | Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | Rock Soul Ballad

Cover Art Design: Photo & Graphics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Original Music Mixed & Mastered by MidiSound | Vocals, Composed & Produced, Recorded & Performed, Mixed & Mastered by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA

Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe] 

All I ever wanted (3X's)
Is your love, your trust, baby
All I ever wanted is your love
Da Da Da...
Your sweet love and trust
Oh Ho...Babe...
Na Na Na...
Na Na Na...Yeah Yeah
Oh Ho Ho...
Da Da Da
Na Na Na...Yeah Yeah
Oh your sweet lovin'
Babe I dream of only, only you
Oh...Yeah Oh yeah
Babe you know I love you so...
Yeah Yeah Ah Ow...
Oh Yeah Yeah....
Babe, all I ever wanted was you

All I Ever Wanted - MS & REKHA - IYERN [Fe] - M1 V2 - Thurs June 13th, 17th 2024

All I Ever Wanted

All I Ever Wanted - Music by Midisound | Music by Delaflor | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Original Chris Rea 1989
Docvet : Vocal & acoustic guitar

The Road To Hell

Music : Janne Hennie & Little Man
Vocals & lyrics : Janne Hennie

I look at your face
I know you can't see me
But I'm right by your side
I hope and I pray
That you will wake up
And be the same you again..

I am holding your hand
Don't know if you can feel it
Squeeze it if you can
I whisper in your ear
Don't know if you can hear me
I'm right by your side..

There is nothing I can do
I just have to wait
Be patient they say
You're such a good man
I need you to fight
And come back to me again

I am holding your hand
Don't know if you can feel it
Squeeze it if you can
I whisper in your ear
Don't know if you can hear me
I am right by your side...

I am holding your hand
Don't know if you can feel it
Squeeze it if you can
I whisper in your ear
Don't know if you can hear me
I am right by your side...

Right By Your side

Cast of characters:

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – backup organs (Wurlitzer and B3), VST steel drums, vocals, lyrics, composition, production, mix     
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Yamaha Genos 2 electric piano voice and lead organ
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Fender Custom Shop Telecaster electric guitar and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Fender Precision four string bass

This song began with Mark, who fleshed out the entire thing, from the rhythm section, to the organ that you hear in there, to the lyrics and vocals, before he laid it on the rest of us. We all got a chuckle from the tongue in cheek humor of the lyrics, and were excited to work on a song about an anachronistic adventure of a soulful caveman. 
  Ken was first up with his version of the the beat, finding the soul in the rhythm. Josh was next up, of course, using his "normie" bass for the his version of the line. Once the rhythm section was in place, it was JJ's turn to shine, adding his slick, soulful e. piano to the mix. 
  Now that they had a solid foundation on which to play, Stephen and Tez added their guitar magic to the mix. Stephen with the rhythm and the fills, and Tez with the ripping solo at the end. Mark also added the festive VST steel drums that you hear throughout at this point, too. Now that the music was laid down, he perfected his awesome vocals to complete it.
  It was in the can at that point, and just needed Mark to throw a pro sounding mix on it. Then, Stephen mastered it in his always expert way to finish it off.
  Mark wanted to record an old skool classic Soul song (a la Al Green), which he did, all on his own. But then, once he unleashed it onto the EC gang for their interpretation, they ran with it in a whole new, almost tropical direction, and it was decided to release 2 versions of the song, both of which you can find on Mark's page. Stephen does double duty on guitar for both versions. 
  This was a real team effort, even though it's really Mark's baby. The Eclectic Collective has many different methods of creating music. This one was a great exercise in trying to bring about Mark's vision. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Original lyrics by mistermark:

Walking through this concrete jungle
I’m just trying to stay out of the way 
just me and ol’ Rex, my furry companion 
we been fielding funky looks all day
then somebody saw me kicking rocks with my bare toes
he said buddy have you lost your way?
then I sat right down and I started to cry
and this is what I had to say…

I’m a caveman, I can’t catch a break
everybody says I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say 

Sittin’ in my man cave watching the clock crawl
there's nothing good on my tv 
my big grubby hands can’t flip thru the channels
i cant even hold a cup of tea
I was chatting on the phone making plans with a lady
a little bit of company
but my date split QUICK when I opened the door
man I wonder what’s wrong with me

I’m a caveman, I can’t catch a break now
the ladies say I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say

The big city’s fine but something’s on my mind
I feel a little incomplete
I miss my old club, for rustling up some grub
and the touch of grass below my feet
I’ve been around longer than all your creation, 
like the rocks and trees and streams
I wanna get back home, where forever I’ll roam
even if it’s only in my dreams

I’m a caveman
I can’t catch a break 
everybody says I’m so passé 
I’m a caveman, it’s too much to take
I’m ancient history or so they say

I’m a caveman, 
must be come kinda mistake
everybody says I’m so passé 
well I’m a - a caveman
It’s too much to take
but I’m gunna get back some day

Caveman - The Eclectic Collective

Hey… Hope all is well wherever you are. Happy Winter Solstice, Holidays, or whatever you may be up to. Thanks to all those who listened to the song I briefly posted then deleted yesterday. It had to go.  So I did this jam for my friend Joe, who died 8 years ago. Never got to say goodbye. He was always down on his luck, but somehow found something to laugh about. He knew I was a musician, so he'd leave phone messages with him banging on a chair like it was a drum as he laughed his ass off. He called me Wild Man. I basically just played some loud distorted slide on this, doing my own thing… with a ton of feedback. My music often gets loud and angsty when I am working through tough stuff in my life. So this is mostly cathartic noise. I really didn’t want to sing anything as I was pretty grumpy at the time. Feel like I should redo this with more lyrics and less distortion, when I am in a better mood. Thanks for dropping by, Mark

Wild Walking (collab with A Girl From Wonder)

mistermark

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