The  Death of the Creeps is the final installment of the Creepy Love trilogy.  A creep can be anything or anyone. Don't let them control your life or give you the creeps.  Put them away! I just did!

Death Of The Creeps

Cast of characters:
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Taylor T5z acoustic guitar, Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, Gibson Earle Scruggs banjo, Eastwood MandoCaster mix, mastering, production, and composition
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums 
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Fender Precision four string bass, played with a plectrum 
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – harmonica, jaw harp, timpani, hambone percussion, and production editing     
This song began with Stephen, who recorded it on his acoustic guitar and bass to a programmed drum track a few months ago. We were all thrilled to work on it, even though it sat in BandLab as a project for almost a month before Stephen separated the tracks, thus allowing us to trickle in our parts. JJ was first to jump on it, because he could before the tracks were separated, as his part is completely his idea. He added the organ that really set up the entire sound of both dominant sections of the song. 
  Ken was first up to the project once the tracks were replaceable, making the wild, driving beat his own. Inspired by both JPJ and Michael Ivins, Josh laid down his bass line, trying to match Ken's energy. Last, but not least, Mark jumped in with the rumbling timpani. He also added the flavorful harmonica, and unique jaw harp you hear throughout, as well. Finally, Stephen also got the idea to add the hambone percussion at the very end of the song, which we all consider a treat, and after showing us how it's done, Mark volunteered his percussion skills to give it a go. Stephen wasn't done, though, and still had some magic to sprinkle. He went in and added the howling electric guitar you hear prominently in the second main section. Also, he added the tempting intro with his acoustic guitar and electric mandolin. 
  Once it was in the bag, we thought it appropriate for our master mixer Stephen to put it to bed, which he did in his always expert manner.
  This is a gift from Stephen to all of us, and you, too. It took a lot of teamwork to make the dream work, as always for Eclectic Collective. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.


Country Ham (Eclectic Collective)

An old classic Cookie Jay track.  Black Rabbit. Produced by Cookie Jay

Black Rabbit

I'm standing in front of the cupboard, my stomach screaming,
No bread, no toast, not even sliced ​​sorrow.
The bakery is closed, the world is mean,
But on the sideboard – a ray of light!

If there's no bread, I eat bananas,
I don't need wheat, I live on bananas!
Elegant, yellow, with a flourish in my hand –
This is how breakfast becomes a royal dance!

People ask: "What's your plan?"
I say: "Look at me – I live on bananas!"
No stress, no crumbs, no intestinal congestion,
Just me and the fruit with the vitamin charm.

If there's no bread, I eat bananas,
Life is simple – you just have to plan.
Yellow Revolution, soft and charming,
Banana rules my breakfast land!

So don't worry if life gets stuck,
With a banana in your hand, everything is controlled.
No bread? No problem – just stay within the limits,
I do my thing... and eat bananas.

Dann ess ich halt Bananen.m4a

FISH OUT OF WATER by MADRE and NOVA J

(Hmmm)

I’ve been a fish out of water,
Struggling to breathe,
Trapped in the turbulence,
Trying to leave.

Some days would drag forever,
Hopeless and bleak,
Trapped in the stillness of nothing,
Tired and weak.

A shift has occurred,
Subtle yet bright,
A calmness, a peace,
That feels solid and right.
The storm may return,
As storms often do,
But so can a shift
To steady and true.
(Oooooooh)
steady and true.

I wrestled with my shadows,
I sank in the noise,
Lost in endless whispers,
Searching for my voice.

The whispers come from inside,
A storm I cannot flee,
But now I sit in silence,
And let it flow through me.

A shift has occurred,
Subtle yet bright,
A calmness, a peace,
That feels solid and right.
The storm may return,
As storms often do,
But so can a shift
To steady and true.
(Oooooooh)
steady and true.

Of course, things will change again,
That’s what they always do,
But I’ll meet every shifting tide,
steady and true.
steady and true.
Ooooooh
Steady and true.

(Hmmm)

FISH OUT OF WATER

In celebration of reaching 500000 streams this week when everyone said i wouldnt get 1000 ? How wrong were they ? 
A song about my legacy to my children and my grandsons 
What’s in a name ? Pictures and memories fade but hopefully my name remains? 

What’s in a Name

Mille volte amore
La mia ormai è diventata una dolce ossessione
Un pensiero costante che gioca dentro la mente
Una vertigine che mi prende ormai ricorrente
Una forza che mi travolge pensando solo a te
Potrei dirti che sono pazzamente innamorato
Ma le parole non bastano a dirti quello che provo 
Insieme noi abbiamo preso il mondo tra le mani
Come una sfera per leggere il futuro  il domani
E come un inchiostro indelebile hai segnato il mio destino
Hai preso in mano il mio cuore con la tua dolcezza
E mi hai donato la tua anima come un bellissimo fiore 
E hai riempito di luce la nostra grande storia

É una storia che va
É una storia che da
É una storia di mille volte amore
mille volte amore mille volte amore

Come un bambino tra le braccia di chi gli vuole bene
Felice ti tuffarmi in un mare pieno d'amore
E tu come un onda mi affondi nella tua passione
E in quegli attimi l'universo si ferma solo per noi
Come un faro che brilla in mezzo ad una tempesta
Io ti seguo sicuro di trovare il tuo calore
Sei un raggio di sole che scalda e dopo una amarezza
Mi consolo abbracciandomi e stringendomi a te
In questa storia che supera tutti i confini
Non c'é una scala che misuri la forza dell'amore
E noi che siamo felici come due piccoli bambini
Siamo granelli di sabbia che fanno girare il mondo

E il mondo che va
E il mondo che da
É una storia di mille volte amore
Mille volte amore mille volte amore
Mille volte amore mille volte amore
Mille volte amore mille volte amore

Mille volte amore

Cast of characters:

The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — VST orchestration, vocals, lyrics, and composition

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums, percussion

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass, Fender Precion four-string fretted bass, and Roland Phantom synthesizer

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson Custom T model electric guitar

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – VST string arrangement

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, mix, and production

 This song began as a musical letter written, composed, and sung by Carl to Eclectic Collective. Carl and Josh had been sniffing around each other's pages, admiring each other's work and collaborators. So Carl reached out with this friendly, uplifting song, as a gift to the band. 
  Ken was first in line, adding his awesome, driving drums to give us a heartbeat to build upon. Josh came along next and completed the rhythm section with his trusty four-string fretless bass. Stephen was next up to bat, adding his dynamic raspy guitar, which almost sounds like an electrified fiddle. Next up, Mark followed with his trippy synth and powerful strings to add to Carl's original composition. 

  We had it pretty much done sounding, but wanted to spice it up a bit, so we came up with the idea for a coda. Josh added his bass and synth for it, and Tez came up with the thrilling guitar part of it, as well. Tez also added the thrilling guitar intro, too. 
  Once it was in the can, we asked Tez to mix and produce it for us, which he did in his always expert fashion.

  This is the first song EC has done with Carl, but we know it won't be the last. We all admire him for his creativity, proficiency, and prolificacy. His page is worth a stroll, too, as it contains a lot of gems.

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

Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark: 

Hey Collective Seeds,

Let's work things out across that water
There's a cable under sea,
We can send all sorts of...
Music/Words/Sounds - It's insane!
Look Lads,
That's life in the fastlane!

So it's ones and zeros
Mine and yours and theres
We are all heroes...

Watching the fire,
From a distance we're warm
But not from their mire,
From this musical charm.
It's a bonfire,
An inferno.
Earth got plenty to turn off...

So we can sing to love
And we can play for more dove.
Let's combine our powers. Collective!
A Paddy/Yankee toasted sandwich

Tex festival streak
Psyched for more free
K2 to peak
Mistermark chimes ' found life fought
Give, You Entheogenic Psychonaught
Collective lands
Psyched for more free

Dear Collective - (Eclectic Collective and The Beautiful Dark)

A sordid (some will say disgusting) song about two bored suburban housewives. Lana felt fine enough to perform on this track and hits us with her raw angry lusting voice. Be warned explicit lyrics

Behind Closed Doors

Elfentanz

I decided to take another stab at this song and play my guitars.
Guitars: (3 tracks): Taylor 114ce strumming and Fender Squire (strumming and picking) 
Keys: Logic Pro Session Piano  with sounds from Native instruments
Drums (two tracks): EZ Drummer 3 and PG Music (panned left and right)
Copyright 2025 Joe Stroffolino
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Sea monkey’s are just brine shrimp
Easier to take care of than a pet chimp
You just buy a kit and that’s pretty much it
Much less work than a cat a dog or a pony
But those pictures that they put on the box are definitely phony
Sometimes it feels like we’re just a bunch of sea monkeys in a jar
Living on this great big rock orbiting a star
We pray to God for assistance but what if he’s just a little boy
And this world that we live on is just his latest toy
What if we’re living in some kid’s jar and the sun is a lightbulb
It’s not really a star
What if every time the human race takes it on the chin
There’s some kid looking down staring with a silly grin
Eight billion humans on the planet earth and we’re all trying to get by
I wonder if those sea monkeys knew the truth would they still even try
Did he sprinkle some eggs in the water and wait for the fun to begin
Did he watch he watch us fight our wars and root for the good guys to win
When the black death raged in the thirteenth century and good people started to die and he saw all that pain and and suffering did it ever make him cry
Eight billion humans on the planet earth and we’re all trying to get by
I wonder if those sea monkeys knew the truth would they still even try
Eight billion humans on the planet earth and we’re all trying to get by
I wonder if those sea monkeys knew the truth would they still even try
Sea monkey’s are just brine shrimp
Easier to take care of than a pet chimp
You just buy a kit and that’s pretty much it
You just buy a kit and that’s pretty much it

Sea Monkeys In A Jar

It's spring and yet in New England it is still cold enough to snow at 28 degrees, and then 60 degrees two days later!  
My first piece of the new year, A Moment in Time, is just a blip in the big picture of the universe and our life. Incomprehensible really. But everyday we experience each moment as a fully integrated part of our being. However long or short, these moments are the DNA of existence or conciousness while alive on this earth. Thank you all for supporting my music. It has been a very difficult year for me personally.  But musically, I believe I am writing some of my best music.  I am infinitely inspired and humbled by the extraordinary creativity I hear from your music each day, and the wonderful friends I have encountered from every part of the world! THANK YOU! 

I believe what the world needs is more songs about love for all living things and the earthly treasures around us. The power of love is magical, mysterious, and miraculous!  And, it is essential to our survival like water and the air we breathe.  I believe that through the universal language of music, love can heal, bring joy, and create an invisible chain that pulls all of us together, not apart.

A Little About Me...
I started composing in 2016  after not touching the piano for many years. Career, raising a family and just everday life got in the way of making music. After retiring as a music teacher in the public schools, I started dreaming of playing the piano again and my years of classical training slowly came back to me. I love every genre of music, and the talent and creativity on SoundCloud has inspired me at every level.  I am very grateful to all my listeners and the gift of music in my life!

For those of you who follow me on Soundcloud, I have been experimenting with adding tracks to my piano compositions.  I create and record everything using a Yamaha 660DGX, including the instrumental tracks built into the keyboard. Then I edit on my laptop using Sony Sound Forge Music Pro.  It's a simple set up, and I have lots to learn.  Thank you for listening and helping me in my musical journey!

If you have time, check out my first music book called Music Dreams: Six Original Pieces for Solo Piano through Barnes & Noble.  I welcome your feedback.  Here is a link in case you are interested. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/music-dreams-jennifer-l-jones/1143986955?ean=9798891455641