Enregistré en 1984 avec le groupe Longue Distance
Recorded in 1984 with a group Longue Distance

Rendez vous Manqué

Rendez-Vous Manqué (1984)

History's Witless

Grasslands

This track was made on an ipad with the korg gadget 3 app in a night.
I could do some remixing but the point is to rather create a new track instead :)

Nueva

Once upon a time in a distant land called Synthiopia, where people lived in harmony with music. But one day something extraordinary happened. A wise musician named The Master of Electronix created a synthesizer of unparalleled beauty and power.

This synthesizer was no ordinary instrument. It could produce sounds that touched the hearts of people like never before. The Master of Electronix played on the synthesizer and his melodies filled the air with a magic that changed the world.

The people of Synthiopia were fascinated by this new instrument. They listened as the synthesizer produced tones of incredible variety and depth. Soon, they began to compose their own songs and tell their stories with the help of this wonder instrument.

The world of music was never the same. The synthesizer found its way into every corner of Synthiopia and beyond. Its sounds were heard in the palaces of kings and in the cottages of peasants. People danced to its music and felt more alive than ever before.

But the greatest triumph of the synthesizer came when it conquered the hearts of people in other lands. Its melodies traveled across oceans and mountains, touching the souls of those who heard them. Soon, the synthesizer was no longer just an instrument of Synthiopia, but a treasure of the whole world.

And so the synthesizer lived on forever, its sounds continuing to unite people and fill the world with its magic.

In the magical realm of the Electronix

Cast of Characters:
The Mysterious Decibel-- @themysteriousdecibel –MD-- vocals and lyrics in the choruses
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, production, and mix
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –piano, synth sax 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums, acoustic guitar intro, and vocalized tones at the end, verse lyrics and melody, composition
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, vocals on the verses

This is a song that originated with Ken several months ago. He wrote the whole thing on piano, guitar, and drums and presented it to the rest of the band. Of course, everyone was very excited to add their spin to it. 

Josh added his bass part first, as the foundation. Ken also left his catchy original guitar intro as it was. Then JJ added his dynamic piano part, which ended up being both foundational and stylistic, along with the sax that you hear in there, too. Stephen added his solid foundational guitar to it, too, soon after. Then it sat, stalled out for need of some vocals. Of course, we asked TMD to add some, which he did in grand fashion for the choruses. All that was left were the verses. Ken wrote lyrics, and gave Josh an idea for the melody, so he sang the verses to wrap it up. Of course, we asked Stephen to produce and mix it for us, which he did so well, as always.

  We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed making it.

Homeboy - (Eclectic Collective)

This is a song I wrote with Rachel Goldie a few weeks ago. It's pretty much a total collaboration but Rachel wrote the music mainly and I wrote the lyrics mainly and I wrote the bridge. There was a lot of back & forth and it was an extreme pleasure to work with her on it. Check out her music here on SoundCloud and other platforms, she is truly amazing! Rachel also produced a great video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TB7YRtqbDwo
Rachel also got an extremely good backing vocalist for this song as well. I hope everybody enjoys it.

"AM I A FOOL?"

AM I A FOOL TO LOVE YOU?
I’VE ASKED MYSELF A MILLION TIMES,
IS IT WISE FOR ME TO BE SO BLIND,  
AND PUT MY HEART BACK ON THE LINE?             
    
AM I A FOOL TO WANT YOU?
WANT YOU SO BAD IT BRINGS ME JOY,
TO HAVE YOU NEAR, TO HOLD YOU CLOSE, MY HEART'S DEPLOYED,
AM I YOUR LOVE OR JUST YOUR TOY?

STANDING IN THE RAIN FOR WAY TOO LONG,
BROKEN HEART, THE SAME OLD SONG,
SOMEHOW WITH YOU THIS TIME, I FEEL SO STRONG,
ARE YOU THE ONE OR AM I WRONG? 

AM I A FOOL TO MISS YOU? 
BELIEVE I’LL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR HEART,
WHAT IF I CLOSE MY EYES AND JUMP TOO FAR,
WILL I REGRET IT FROM THE START? 
      
STANDING IN THE RAIN FOR WAY TOO LONG,
BROKEN HEART, THE SAME OLD SONG,
SOMEHOW WITH YOU THIS TIME, I FEEL SO STRONG,
ARE YOU THE ONE OR AM I WRONG? 

I’VE LOVED AND LOST SO MANY TIMES BEFORE,
BY NOW YOU’D THINK I KNOW THE SCORE,
CAN I BELIEVE THAT WE WERE MEANT TO BE?
IS LOVE AT LAST IN STORE FOR ME? 
        
STANDING IN THE RAIN FOR WAY TOO LONG,
BROKEN HEART, THE SAME OLD SONG,
SOMEHOW WITH YOU THIS TIME, I FEEL SO STRONG,
ARE YOU THE ONE OR AM I WRONG? 

AM I A FOOL TO TRUST YOU?
I’LL CLOSE MY EYES AND MAKE BELIEVE,
THAT YOU’RE THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION,
AM I A FOOL? I JUST MAY BE.  

BY RACHEL GOLDIE & JIM VALDES © 2024

"AM I A FOOL?" (Feat. Music/Vocals By Rachel Goldie)

the fantastic Stefan from Laar invited me to do a remix with his splendid stems. 
See the Original here
https://soundcloud.com/user-325797522/interesting-things

Laar -  Interesting Things (noxpox Remix)

Lingering Loon Loitering

Strange Feeling

Simple And Pure

**I NEVER USE A.I. IN ANY OF MY SONGS!** Hi everybody, my name is Jim and I’m a songwriter, I've written over 300 songs, I play guitar, bass, piano, and am an okay lyricist.  I play all types of music and have my own recording studio.  I use no A.I. or DAW or any computers to make my songs, all the instruments are played by me live on a multitrack studio recorder and Charlie, my vocalist, sings most of my songs and also plays the Harmonica on several tracks. I'm not a pro or a great musician but I do what I can with the tools that I have! I belong to the "Keep Humans In Music Movement" (KHMM)! We're NOT perfect but we're REAL! Thanks everyone for listening and the world needs more music now, real music made by HUMANS not MACHINES! So let's all sing a song with our own voices, please! I do not consent to any of my songs or videos being used or sampled or lifted in any way or fashion. Take care!👍😎✌🏼.

"AM I A FOOL?" (Feat. Music/Vocals By Rachel Goldie)

MIAMI JEFF