A force of nature that was once loved by all
Now just a shadow of those who they once were
Where there were crowds who would cheer on every move 
There’s now a silence there’s nothing left to prove

We all hold idols in the highest esteem
To an extent we’re guilty of myths believed
Just take some time to put yourself in their head
It’s more dangerous when this is done not just said 

The fallen Angel to whom we want to save
But we enable them to breakdown again
So scream it louder your love for them is pure
But would you be there when they’ve lost their allure?

Words loose their meaning when they become the norm
The sinking fear that you can use only scorn
When there’s a light that fades away in full time
I guess it’s wright to think there’s nothing to hide

The fallen Angel to whom we want to save
But we enable them to breakdown again
So scream it louder your love for them is pure
But would you be there when they’ve lost their allure?

So scream it louder
So scream it louder

Romantic notions become legends in time
Fabled hero’s that we identify 
Keeping silent when it seems the wright thing
When slanted stories justify all their sins

The fallen Angel to whom we want to save
But we enable them to breakdown again
So scream it louder your love for them is pure
But would you be there when they’ve lost their allure?

So scream it louder
So scream it louder

Fallen Angel

Help me see
Written by TJG March 2024


Rhythm Guitar: Gibson ES 335
Lead Guitar: Fender Jazzmaster
Guitar Amplifier: Vox AC15….set as clean I can get it. 

Fender pedal board: Line 6 delay; Fender clean boost



Mics: a pair of Royer r10 ribbons on guitars
Mics: AEA R44 vocal 
Mic preamps: API 312
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.

Basement boiler/heater – adding all kinds of unwanted noise 😉

Someday I will add drums and bass – but wanted to go for this raw guitar/vocal sound for now. 
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Help me see

I can’t see the stars tonight
Shining down or in your eyes
I can’t see the stars tonight

I can’t find the words tonight
Written down or in my mind
I can’ t find the words tonight

I can’t see the stars tonight
Shining down or in your eyes
I can’t see the stars tonight


Shining down or in your eyes 
I can’t see the stars tonight
Help me see 
Help me see the stars tonight

I could live a simple life
Slow it down or take a flight
I could live a simple life
I could live a simple life

I can’t see the see stars tonight
I can’t find the words tonight
Shining down or in your eyes
Help me see the stars tonight

I can’t find the words tonight
Written down or in my mind
I can’t find the words I like……

Help me see

Space War Against The Kinky Cyborgs

"Don't Know Who You Are" is featuring the great Ken Stringfellow (Posies, R.E.M., Big Star) on backing vocals and piano.

Don't Know Who You Are

Life comes like a wrecking ball
First you rise then you fall 

I know where I’m going wrong 

Punches will catch you cold 
Unless you learn to duck  and roll 

I know where I’m going wrong
I know where I’m going wrong

At night 
Hold tight 
Leave in the dead of night 

On first sight 
You just might 
Leave in the dead of night 

Closed eyes
Save lives 
Leave in the dead of night 

On first sight 
You just might 
Leave in the dead of night 

Find the light and flick the switch 
Your in charge be more positive 

Now You know where your going wrong

At night 
Hold tight 
Leave in the dead of night 

On first sight 
You just might 
Leave in the dead of night 

Closed eyes
Save lives 
Leave in the dead of night 

On first sight 
You just might 
Leave in the dead of night

Solo till fade

Dead of Night

I give her my heart
Brilliant me
I give her my heart
And she deceived me
Now I'm filled with darkness
While you're shining bright
Big dumb moon
Big dumb moon
In a big dumb sky

She got me bewildered
She got me bewitched
She might as well sold me
The Brooklyn Bridge
And now I'm wondering
Why oh why
Big dumb moon
Big dumb moon
In a big dumb sky

Bright fat and full
Looking down at me
In an ocean of stars
Twinkling fancy free
Do you not care
Do you not see
The fool she made of me.

A little betrayal
A little deceit
Nothing new to her
But it's new to me
And it's got me sinking
To the depths of the night
Big dumb moon
Big dumb moon
In a big dumb sky.

On a lovely night
Just like this
I was mistaken by the moonlight
Mistaken by a kid

Now I'm filled with darkness
While you're shining bright
Big dumb moon
Big dumb moon
In a big dumb sky

Big Dumb Moon

I was inspired by Stranger Things and created my own theme for Vecna

Vecna-Stranger Things(Free Download)

Cast of Characters:
xian3-- @xian3 – Christian -- vocals and lyrics
Holger Engel—bass, seed idea
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- electric piano, synth
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark-- electric piano
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- mix, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)-- @josh-clary-1 – guitar and four-string fretless bass
 
This song began with Christian's friend Holger Engel coming up with a melodic bass line and sharing it with him to use as a seed stem for a project. Having collaborated successfully with him before, Christian thought of Josh and decided to pass it along to him to see what he could build with it. Josh was excited to work on another of Holger's creations. His bass line was in a high octave on the instrument, so Josh added a similar, complimentary bass line on the low octave to give it some heft. He invited Ken onto the project, and after doing their little rhythm section give and take, Ken laid down some powerful, yet tasteful drums. Mark was brought in next, and added some very fitting, wonderfully melodic electric piano, which he added in the choruses. Josh also asked JJ to add some electric piano to the verses and synth to the whole thing, which he did in a very mind-bending syncopated way. Josh then added some guitar to the high end to thicken things up a bit.
  We then sent the finished product back to Christian to add his thoughtful, inspired lyrics and signature vocals to his song. This is what Christian had to say about how the lyrics came about. 
  "[Being an avid reader], I came along the sentence, 'We write and make art to show our wounds to the world,' reading an interview with Paul Auster (1947-2024). He died earlier this year, yet his novels are legendary. There was talk about creativity, manifoldness and what the personality consists of. 
  "I can’t remember where that interview was and basically I wrote the lyrics around this sentence attributed to him. 
  "I quote another writer, Goethe (1749-1832), with a famous quotation from "Faust,“ 'Two souls, Alas, housed in my breast...' That points in the right thematic direction in my opinion.
For sure the lyrics also contain other layers of meanings, much more personal…
I am also happy about the title of the song 'We Are Many'. I think Tez came up with it. I was unsure for very long, what’s the name of that song… :)"
  After we had it in the bag, we asked mix-master Tez to produce and mix it, so what you hear is also his creative vision for the project. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
 
Original "We Are Many" lyrics by Xian:

1
To me it seems very obviously
That my I is not a unity
Rather a bunch of personalities
I got a problem with multiplicities

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“ …

2
I am no self-contained identity
Cut off by other possibilities
No border guards set up at the boundary
Enforce the claim to exclusivity

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“…
„I“ writes and makes „art“
To heal the wounds of the heart

3
„Two souls, alas, housed in my breast…“
We hope, that if we do confess
To get rid of this fallacy
And collect the splits of personality

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
I write and make „art“
To heal the wounds of my heart

out
There is
A consolation in round things
There is
A consolation in round things 
A consolation in round things
Oh, ohh,
„I“, „I“,
Oh…

We Are Many (Eclectic Collective with Xian3 and Holger Engel)

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Gibson 335 Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Vibraphone solo. Steinway Brothers Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Vibraphone Background, Rhythm. Godin Acoustic Nylon Guitar Rhythm. Acoustic standup Bass. Drums Full kit Acoustic drum set. Percussion Tambourine, Cowbell, Ago go bells, 22" Zildjan Ride & Crash Cymbal.

Cannery Row

Pacific Grove

I really wanted to do a song with female vocals and found some of @Miscliqued on Looperman. One of the hardest parts was the mixing, please DM or comment your feedback and tips for improvement.

Fallin' in love (ft. Miscliqued)

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring Gibson ES-335 Electric Guitar solo. Hammond B3 Electric Organ solo. Soprano Saxophone solo. Steinway Brothers Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Acoustic Bass. Hammond B3 Electric Organ Rhythm with Bass Peddles. Drums Full kit set. Percussion Wood-Block, Shaker, Ago go Bells, Brushes.

Torismo

Greetings.. Thanks for listening..Born in Holland, came to the US when I was 10 years old.. I've Been playing, composing, writing, arranging, recording, mixing, mastering, engineering, producing music of all genres..Playing electric guitar, Slide, Dobro, Nylon Guitar, Bass, Accordion, Flute, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Vibraphone, Harmonica, Drums & Percussion since I was 10 years old, self taught.. many different styles and genres to choose from. These songs are the representation of a lifetime's work! 
Superior recordings.. using the best Microphones, Neuman U-87's, Dynamic Microphones, Ribbon Mics, Shure SM-57 & SM-58, and a variety of dynamic and condenser microphones used in these recordings with today's latest software, Pro-Tools, Mastering Labs,  Reaper, Audacity and various hardware and software products from Germany, Australia, France, and various places from all over the globe. 48 Channel Mixing console, Various outboard effect units...Thank you for listening!

Pacific Grove

Frans Beelaard