I love this seamless meshing of everything, great and very inspiring to listen to!

Es erinnert mich an Zappa  and the Mothers of Invention

My friend, you are the king of punk prog!  Your songs are always such an enlightening journey!  So full of ideas and intriguing motifs.  So greatful to get to hear another prog masterpiece from you again through this absolute epic!  Well done once again!

thank u - a tour de force of imagination, makes me so happy

Cancion del gato solitario

L-Knockout King

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Lastrak

Nevu'ckaal

T-Black Cabs

Cast of Characters:
Joe Stroffolino-- @joseph-stroffolino -- Taylor 114ce acoustic guitar, main vocals, harmony vocals, lyrics, composition
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- four string Fender Precision Bass, and Roland organ
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, mix, mastering, and production

  
This song began when Joe, feeling a bit nostalgic, wrote the lyrics and composed it on his acoustic guitar. He recorded it and sang it with expert harmonies, then decided to share it with Eclectic Collective. We were all very excited to get work on our second song with Joe, as we all admire his songwriting.
  First up was Tez this time, oddly enough. He was able to identify all the fill spots and light up the solo without the rest of us even adding anything yet. Next came Ken, who usually goes first, adding his steady grooving drums and tasty percussion. Once the drums were down, Josh completed the rhythm section by adding his fretted bass. He also worked out an organ part to give the whole sound a bit of thickness. Also adding some thickness and texture, Stephen added a clean electric rhythm part, as well. 
  Once we had it in can we asked Stephen to mix and produce it for us, which he did in his always expert fashion. 
  This, as mentioned, is Eclectic Collective's second song with Joe, and we all enjoyed bringing it to life with him. He's a wonderful collaborator and an all around good dude. Do yourself a favor and go check out his page, which is rich in great songs. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Original lyrics by Joe Stroffolino:

If you find yourself in trouble and you think you've lost your way. 
Here's hoping that you find a path to a better day.
I sure hope that you're happy.  I'm wishing you the best.
I hope you find what you're looking for as you continue on your quest.
I hope you find all the answers to all those questions vexing you.
I hope you can find a way not to bite off more than you can chew.
I sure hope that you're happy.  I'm wishing you the best.
I hope you find what you're looking for as you continue on your quest.
You spread your wings and you flew so far away from me.
I hope that you're enjoying your new reality
All those places that you said that you wanted to see.
I hope they're as good as you expected them to be.
I want you to know that you hold a special place in my heart.
I think about you often even though we are apart.
They say that when you love somebody sometimes you gotta be willing to let them go.
You gotta let them spread their wings and fly wherever the wind decides to blow. 
I sure hope that you're happy.  I'm wishing you the best.
I hope you find what you're looking for as you continue on your quest.
I hope that you're happy. I hope that you're doing well.  I sure hope that you're doing swell.You spread your wings and you flew so far away from me.
I hope that you're enjoying your new reality

Hope That You Are Happy (Eclectic Collective with Joe Stroffolino)

'untrue'

She's been sittin' on my steps, smokin' cigarettes,
thinkin' 'bout the sex fixin' to happen next.
She took me to her room
and, underneath the moon,
she played my bride, and, I, her groom
on wedding night, with 'I love you's
that all turned out quite untrue.

Now I'm wondering where she's gone
and if she thinks of me
when cold nights feel so long.
Oh, what could have been
if I would have been open minded then,
instead of livin' life in sin,
just fuckin'.

untrue

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." - Albert Einstein.

Mix & Mastering by @bahram-dashtii 🙌


Somewhere not Here

The plan is to upload a new track in around a week...Many thanks for all streamings, likes, support...

HOW TO APPROACH A LARGE BONFIRE

--English translation after the French text--

LA VIE CACAHOUÈTE 

Un parfum d'adrénaline 
Une humeur caline
Un rêve de  praline
Une saveur saline
Une envie de berline
Des illusions marine 
Des accords grenadine 
Une Musique divine 

Refrain 
C’est ma vie cacahuète 

La vie cacahuète
Des amour clopinettes
Des promesses pirouette 
Un destin girouette
Des espoirs en cachette 
Des jeux d'allumettes
Des goûts de fête 
L’histoire Parfaite


Le Basic style 
Des gens des villes 
Des mots Textiles
Des passions tranquille 
C’est pas pas si faciles 
Les regrets débiles
Les nuits camomille 
Les jours qui vacillent 


TRANSLATE

THE PEANUT LIFE
A scent of adrenaline
A cuddly mood
A praline dream
A saline flavor
A desire for a sedan
Marine illusions
Grenadine accords
Divine music

Chorus 
It's my peanut life

A peanut life
Hop-on-hope love
Pirouette promises
A weathervane destiny
Hidden hopes
Match games
Festive tastes
The Perfect Story

Basic style
City people
Textile words
Quiet passions
It's not so easy
Stupid regrets
Chamomile nights
Days that flicker

LA VIE CACAHOUETE

La vie cacahouète

Please use nice headphones or proper speakers for much better listening experience!!

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The Tribulation Town Transmissions

The Earth Love II

Ocean Dawning

Gargyzaa is a one-man band located in Espoo, Finland.
 I play all the instruments manually (guitars, keyboards, bass, plastic  didgeridoo, Korg monotron duo, fipple flute etc.) and sing all the vocals. Plus I have written these lyrics and peculiar poetry/ bizarre dialogues you hear (in Finnish&English).
Some people have asked me who plays the instruments and I have answered them several times that it´s me who is responsible for all this trippy noise and musical weirdness.
It has been quite tedious and more or less irritating to explain this relatively often, hahaha.
I´m a also a self taught "musician" and "vocalist". I play by ear.
The drum parts are made from short loops with Audacity and then the so called rhythm track is upoaded to my Zoom R-24. After that I will start recording the instruments/vocals on top.
I don´t have or play drums. Well, maybe one day.
So basically I use Zoom R-24 to record and even master these tracks. I bring the finished "product" to SoundCloud through Audacity.
My equipment is very amateurish, cheap and in some cases semi-broken. 
I use those infamous progressive rock structures, but deliver them with a punk rock attitude/gear, hehehe.
The cover art/design is just basically a few collages/paste-ups, psychedelically distorted&enhanced pics and a couple of random photos I took. Nothing special.
This is a non-profit project. Enjoy!
Many thanks to all of my listeners and followers!

The Tribulation Town Transmissions

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