Some great songs from some Fantastic Artist's/Bands and a few of my own.

AB Playlist 084 Part 1

TRIUMPHANT CONDIMENTS FOR YOUR EARS

The Latest songs from some fantastic Artist's/Bands and a few of my own,

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Vartch is an artist i have admired for a long time , he may not have the following that he deserves but i t's time you lovely lot educated yourselves on our English vibe , hit him up here , show some love
https://soundcloud.com/vartchcodpiece
VIDEO:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRvDTIhXlgY&ab_channel=winkandwoo
LYRICS :-
Hold it 
C'mon help me hold the line
You Bet
Tell me you can see the signs
Aint gonna live in fear
'Cause the reaper aint my master
Stay strong 

Vartch/ winkandwoo 2021

Hold The Line

Hold The Line - Vartch Ft. winkandwoo

Cut through the static—Three Photons is broadcasting pure analog soul from a rain-slicked midnight in Chicago

I have been playing around with.....ii V I progressions and the Bebop A dominant scale. I call this one an Indie Dark Jazz flavor. Hope you will like some part of it and maybe hum along before it ends..... 
Thank you René for feedback on the first draft! 

Live from Chicago 
Written by TJG March 2021
Mix 1: March 23, 2021

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Guitars
Rhythm 1: Guild DV52
Rhythm 2: Les Paul Standard
Lead1: Fender Stratocaster
Bass: Fender Squire

Percussion: 
Pearl Cajon Mach 2 – with brushes
Pearl Hi Hat with Zildjian symbols - with brushes - no idea what I'm doing here, but I like working the foot pedal. 

Mics: Neumann TLM 67 (vocal)
AGK 414 & Shure KSM44 on guitars, cajon and hi hat

Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape. I used an input and output transformer to give some additional harmonic distortion......I just like pushing the buttons and watching the reels spin…;-)


Verse 1
They’re all buying guns
To take a shot at you
But you’re still smiling
Because you died a long time ago
Two bullets through your soul

Refrain 1
It’s live from Chicago
Let the camera roll 
It’s live from Chicago

Verse 2
When the morning breaks
The camera fades away
But you’re still smiling
Because you’re still standing tall
Two bullets through your soul

Refrain2
Let the camera roll 
It’s live from Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
It's live from Chicago

outro
How was I to know?
It's live from Chicago....

Let the camera roll
It's live from Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
It's live from Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
Here in Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
let the cameras roll
let the cameras roll
it's life in Chicago
it's life in Chicago

Two bullets through your soul
It's live from Chicago

Live from Chicago

Get out on the land and find your own freedom

This is a song i wrote inspired by current events and our loss of freedoms and human rights,its a protest track but the lyrics are open to
interpretation.
[out here in the fields i fight for my meals -Pete Townsend ]
[power to the people-John lennon]
If music and writing songs has taught me anything its that music and words can reach and enlighten people and hopefully cause changes for the better ...heres to a peaceful protest and the future [jim april 2021]
lyrics 
Taking away your rights for a peaceful protest
they tried to make you part of the test
Dont believe the lies your told on the bbc
or a digital screen for impossible dreams
you gotta take it for a while and not hold back
shouldnt live in fear of your own land
all those big conspiracies and pharmaceutical brands
in your hands
chorus
in the end when a dream goes bad what will become of you
if you think to hard these illusions of freedom
will get inside of you

taking away the reason for a peaceful life
we are all balanced on the edge of a knife
oh beautiful freedom your like a long lost friend 
makes me sit and wonder when its gonna end
it haunts the shadows and the empty rooms
cant see the footprints where the flowers used to bloom
if you had a choice you would be over the moon 
and not too soon

power to the people
you gotta make a change
looking at the land below
everything is dis-enganged
power ti the country
your fate is in your hands
dont let the bastards grind you down
reach out and all join hands

written and produced by Jim Manser 2021 a nu-clear records production

illusion of freedom

This is a remake of the song "Triumphant" from Jan Schonander, which he released half a year ago on his site at:
https://soundcloud.com/thegats/triumphant
We both thought, that a small portion of guitar and bass would not harm and I thank Jan to trust me to determine the guitar and bass dose finally :-)

If you like this one, I am sure you will also like a further remake we had created a while ago, which had a similar receipt:
https://soundcloud.com/nobsmeyer/break-out-of-this-cage-thegats-nobs

Please use the opportunity to check out Jans site @thegats

Lyrics:
TRIUMPHANT

We can be triumphant
You can be triumphant
We can beat the odds
We can breathe through it

I can be triumphant
I can see the end
I can see all the people
I can feel the love
Feel the love

From start to end
From way down under
Through all the seasons
From doom and gloom to doom and gloom
Such a long summer
Oh it’s been such a bummer
Over the oceans
I feel the love

We can be triumphant
You can be triumphant
We can beat the odds
We can breathe through it

It’s so beautiful
Brothers and sisters
You’re so beautiful
We walk together

From east to west
Far from our best
From the great wall
To the depths of the canyon
Wave after wave
An endless cycle
We walk together
6 ft apart, 6 ft apart
I couldn’t feel number
And it’s still such a bummer
Deep in your eyes
I feel the love

We can be triumphant
You can be triumphant
We can beat the odds
We can breathe through it

I can be triumphant
I can see the end
I can see all the people
I can feel the love

Triumphant

Triumphant | TheGat(s) & N.o.b.S.

A Circumnavigator Of Condiments

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THE RUSH
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2021

THE RUSH

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

This is a long one...hope you find the time to listen. Extensive liner notes below to keep your attention.

Logic Pro X: Brooklyn Drums, Thumb Bass (3 lines, one high), Upright Bass
Korg SV-1: Full Tonewheel (Rhodes), Grand Piano 1

For the vocal I mainly started out with what in Logic is called "Warm Vocal" and and also the "Telephone Vocal". There are four vocal tracks in the chorus. The vocal effect at the end is achieved using Stereo Delay with different timing on the left and right channels. 

I spent some time working on  compression in Logic Pro X before mastering in Izotope Ozone. My objective was to get the compression "breathing" with the track. Happy to receive comments on this aspect.  

This started out as a Rhodes jam I called "G Bluesy" and just got longer and longer - I'm a little obsessed with the sound. I wanted to make a hopeful breakup song, giving the feeling of life moving on to a better place. I left many of the jammy elements in resulting in somewhat of a challenge when adding the other instruments as every here and there it goes off meter. For those of you that have heard my previous tracks there is nothing new and innovative here - its just me having fun with my favorite sounds.

As opposed to many other songs this one is in fact mostly autobiographical. When I got divorced back in the 1900s I ended up leaving the joint apartment in 15 min with a suitcase and my Roland Digital Piano (it still works 30 years later). I didn't have anywhere to go and moved from place to place for six months. It actually caused me some problems finding a new job as not having a permanent address didn't inspire a lot of confidence with the potential employers. One of those nights, when in my single bedroom apartment above a bakery, I was watching a VHS (the video rental was 15 meters from the entrance to my building) with Vivienne Leigh, and decided I wanted to live a more comfortable life like in the movie. The result was changing jobs and moving to South America after which I never looked back. I'll let you figure which movie I was watching by yourselves.

IT’S ALL OVER

It’s all over
Yeah
It’s all over

Said my last words
Packed my bag
Took a breath
Took a first deep drag
Closed the door
Sped through the night
No place to crash
No hope in sight

Ohh, I got me, myself and I
Yeah, no-one to care about
Ohh, what I was looking for
Yeah, it’s such a bore

As I think it through
And finally its true
It feels so sad
But it’s pretty fucking far from bad

It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
I’m never going back 
It’s over

It’s all over
Yeah
It’s all over

Early AM 
Another reel repeat
Late night drill
Too much time to chill
Found my dream
With Vivien Leigh
Left all I knew
Sailed across the sea

Good times and bad times
Memories and losses
No regrets, no tears
I’ve left all my fears
All that’s past is gone
All that’s left is straight ahead

It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
I’m never going back 
It’s over
It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
I’m never going back 
It’s over

It's All Over

Starting Terminus - RUIZZO's Point Of View (Piano by Fivos Valachis)

It has been almost 2 years since I heard a production made in a style completely unknown to me: https://soundcloud.com/tetsuo-dubs/tetsuo-senso. I know the creator personally. I asked him what he would say about making a metal version of the track, as I had ideas for processing...
He has supported the project! For many months (while the track was preserved on my hard drive) he encouraged me to release this song.
Today is finally the moment to release - after doing the last few touches these days. Thanks, TETSUO! :)https://soundcloud.com/tetsuo-dubs
This time too, my virtual band rushed to my aid - as I usually do with my compositions.
Produced by Val Akey.
Used and programmed VSTIs:
- Drums: Addictive Drums2;
- Bass: Broomstick Bass;
- Guitars: RealLPC + GuitarRig5.
- String Orchestra: Cytrus (FL Studio 20)
- Choir: DSK ChoirZ
Many thanks to Enrique Meseguer for the cover image! (Pixabay)

Release date: 21 April 2021

Sensitive Destruction

Para Lia - Kassandra
from the album ‘Gone With The Flow’
paralia.bandcamp.com/album/gone-with-the-flow

Visit the 3D virtual art exhibition with the great work of Louis Renzoni and the music of Para Lia here:
https://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/

words and music by René Methner
mix and production: René Methner
mastering: Thomas Heimann-Trosien, TurnstyleMastering, Berlin
cover artwork based on Louis Renzonis 'Light From A Candle' 

Follow Para Lia on:
www.facebook.com/paraliamusic/
www.instagram.com/paralia.music/
twitter.com/para_lia_band

The background for the inspiration of course is Homer and the tales on the Trojan war. But Kassandra does not tell a story – it’s a kind of a painting with an ancient scenery or maybe just a sketch: Kassandra in front of the burning city. And it could be a modern painting. We are in a distance of more than 3.000 years to the plot of the ancient tales – and still mankind has Kassandras and tears in front of burning cities.

Working on Kassandra i had in mind from the beginning that Cindy will take the main voc in this song. So i wrote the harmonies and the song structure with that in mind and i love how she sings the song. Kassandra also includes a few notes played with a Greek Baglamas and helps the song to get a special note. This string instrument is the small sister of a Bouzouki. 

lyrics:
on sungod days in the morning dew
the tears of kings are just a few
meaningless rain drops

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
and the ships are grounded

in the golden light of the afternoon
she is dancing like the queen of doom
she blinks into the sunlight

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
into the sky
into the sky

Gone With The Flow

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Kassandra


~~ IF WE'VE COME THIS FAR ~~ 

The bus moves round, draws up to where we're waiting
Everybody smiles inside and out
Everybody's feeling so elated
As I climb the steps my feet don't touch the ground

And the vibe on the bus is getting so electric
It takes many hands to oil a great machine
And the man with the sticks beats out anticipation...
While priceless conversation sets the scene

If we've come this far - do you think we've made it?
If we've come this far - we can plan our next big step
And if we get it right - and we will tonight - we've made it!
If we've come this far & we're wicked - we won't rest!

When the sun disappears the tension mounts around us
And we see a thousand faces straight ahead
The Main Man in the white suit takes charge in the spotlight
And we wonder if we'll come this way again

If we've come this far - does it mean we've made it?
If we've come this far - we can plan our next big step
And if we get it right - and we will tonight - we've made it
If we've come this far and we're wicked we won't rest!

And if we've come this far - does it mean we're famous...?
And if we've come this far - we can plan our next big step
And if we get it right- and we will tonight - we've made it
And we wonder if we'll come this way again...

Moir 2008

If We've Come This Far...!

If We've Come This Far..!

This one is "My TV Knows What's Best".  It has a kind of a sci fi feel to it. Basically someone who literally watches too much TV.  It has become his sole source of companionship and information. He knows that it doesn't always make sense, but "the TV knows what's best". And unlike the vast majority of Television viewers, he really does believe everything he sees on TV.    Hope you enjoy!  


Lyrics;
My tv told me so...

Tonight at eleven
They're gonna tell me a story
About the end of everything
But I really shouldn't worry
Cause the late show is next 
Right after the message
Just give 'em 15 minutes 
And they handle any wreckage 

My TV knows what's best

Listen to the whispers
Over black and white pictures
It must be real important 
Cause it's all about perfume
And there's too many people
Earth is overpopulated 
Is the message from the mansion
With 40 empty rooms

And they only want
Everything you've got 
All your information 
Each and every thought
They  want an easy life
You need to be at their beck and call
They only want for you to pay 
for their perfect world that's all 

They say

Don't drive a car  
It's polluting the planet
As they fly around the globe in a private jet
It only takes a dime 
For you to make a difference 
Said the man who keeps nine 
for every ten he gets
You need to clear your conscience 
They will take away your guilt
It's worth every penny
For when their perfect world is built

My TV told me so
My TV knows what's best

Do what you're told
Listen to the T.V. 
It knows what you need
It knows what is best
And They wanna perfect world
Give everything you have
You can keep
your peace of mind
They'll only take the rest

My TV told me so
My TV knows what's best

My TV told me so
My TV knows what's best...

My TV Knows What's Best

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