burning hard here, nice jazz blues i never get sick of this

I am constantly joining in  - air guitar drums keyboards FAB

This is very cool, tasty runs, so many modes to explore, enjoyed!

Always a good audience with Frans Belaard ✌️

Recorded in Modesto, Ca. Featuring Hammond B3 Organ solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo.  Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Hammond B3 Rhythm with Bass.  Trap Drum set. Percussion Cow Bell. Tambourine.

Kickin it'

Smokin'

Objects in the distant sun 
Blinding feared by everyone
Try and make your way back to your home again
No one here thinks they’re safe
They know the risks that they all take
But that does not matter to anyone
In between the moon and you
I look beyond the beauty view
And know that I won’t ever see it again 
Someone told me too wake up
I’m lost I fear that I’ll stay stuck
Here in this field for eternity

But I don’t want to comedown 
There’s too much panic in this town

Something’s taken hold of me
I’ve lost all sensibility
I know it’s not wright but it’s how it will be
Spent to long In this place 
Living with my mind in space
Now I have lost all sense of reality
There is a world that turns outside
I can’t runaway and hide
I know this is true and I’ll find my way back
Someone told me to wake up
I hear that voice and know that look
Everyone’s starring and wants me to be

But I don’t want to comedown 
There’s too much panic in this town

Comedown

PS Perkins: Guitars, bass, vocals, samples
R Thomas: Drums, percussion, keyboards, kitchen gamelan
Mixed & Mastered by Mystic Tape Deck

More experience here: https://mystictapedeck.com/bards/the-technician/


LYRICS:
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The flashing light is indicating error, error
A wave of fear, a rumbling of terror, terror
Push the button, summon the repairer, repairer
The technician!

Arriving on the scene
Resequencing the gene
Talking to the machine
With a list of simple rules
And a tidy bag of tools
Who will save the helpless fools?
Who will save them? Who will save them?
The technician.

As the only unit who is fit to, fit to
The technician has identified the issue, issue
The virus is in the soft tissue, tissue
The technician!

There’s a bump in the road
There’s a bug in the code
A system overload
There’s a fly in the soup
A redirection loop
There’s a dupe within the group
Who will save them, who will save them?
The technician.

The mechanical voice repeating warning, warning
The broken beings all aborning, ‘borning
This cannot wait until the morning, morning
The technician!

With a flinging of the dung
And a twisting of the tongue
The ladder skips a rung
The clock has slipped a gear
With the deadline drawing near
Have no worries, know no fear
Who will save us? WHO WILL SAVE US?
The technician.

BARDS:Of The Shimmering Seraphs

The Technician

Happy Friday to my SC friends. Today’s musical offering is very special to me because it signifies a breaking away from my old patterns. Long story short… old Justin was pretty set in his music making/production routines (solo work belongs on solo albums. Collab work belongs on collab albums. And never the two shall meet). 

But new Justin is proving to be surprisingly more flexible in his thinking; an interesting (I might even go as far as to say… shocking) result of my new paradigm. And while it might seem like a ‘nothing burger’ to most people… the way my brain is wired, this is a huge change… and one I am grateful for.

So today I happily offer my first collab song, also intended for my first hybrid album. The song is called ‘Life In Twilight’… and my guest artist is our dear friend, Carlos Vivanco (https://soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1, https://carlosvivanco1.bandcamp.com), offering up the lovely Alto Sax and Guitar you hear in this piece

If you haven’t already crossed paths with Carlos, you are missing out. He is one of the most prolific people I have encountered in my travels. He plays about 30+ instruments, each with impressive skill. And if the instrument doesn’t exist... he creates it himself. And 'musician' is just one aspect of his inspiring and adventurous life. He is a great example of a person who discovered his passions early, and is now living a beautiful life pursuing those passions. We need more people like him in this world, reminding us of what is truly important.

On a personal level, the stuff Carlos has taught me over the years has helped me ease into this new sober life with tremendous grace. The music theory and instrumental lessons have helped make my sonic worlds more sophisticated (and therefore more rewarding to craft). And the moving and breathing meditations (Chi energy exercises) have proven fundamental to my mental/spiritual well being too. Needless to say, he has been a major influence in my evolving life; and I will be forever grateful. 

Carlos, I am honored beyond words that you are the guest artist on my first hybrid album. It signifies a great new direction for me. I’m excited to be on this path, and I’m glad you agreed to join me. 

To everyone else, we hope you enjoy “Life In Twilight”, the first of two new songs with Carlos that will ultimately wrap up my upcoming album “What Color Is Your Paradox?” 

(And yes... this is the last song I still had in the archives from my little break; originally finished on 1/20/2024. It's all going to be new content from here on out). :)

Paradox?

Life In Twilight | Carlos Vivanco & GrevusAnjl

Are You Waiting? (Original Live)

This is a song I wrote for my grandma. She would tell me many stories growing up. I'll never forget them or how much she loved us all. 

Grandfaith

I remember when you'd hold me in your 
Arms when I was barely two
When you prayed every single day
You were always stronger and 
Sadder than I ever knew
Being with him made you that way

I remember the time that you saw 
Heaven from your bedroom view
You cried and laughed at the same
In your eyes I saw the peace
That broke your fear and made you new
And then it faded away

You saw heaven open up like rain
Even though he spoke to you irate
You saw heaven, I saw you could fabricate
All your hope into what you’d meditate

I've seen the others try to pray like you did
It keeps their demons at bay
But if you’ve ever heard a screaming angel
They sound exactly the same

I’ve seen your children cry
When they remember
That winter when you had made
Trinkets that you sold
With bleeding hands cold
So they could eat for a day

You saw heaven open up like rain
Even though he hurt you when irate
You saw heaven, I saw you could fabricate
All your love into what you’d meditate
Hold on tight because it fades away

Times have changed 
And so does faith
Have I really let go?
When it’s quiet, I feel a riot
Of song, deep in my soul: 
I can speak the words that killed
The bleeding martyr, hand in nails
The storms were silent
The waves until…

The father spoke and took these hills
I can see the world unseen
Speak in tongues I've seen in dreams 
Lift the serpent by the tail
Or call the plague that eats frail

You saw heaven open up like rain
Even though they beat me with that saving grace
You saw heaven, one I never can attain
Through the lies, they sell to keep the faith
Hold on tight, because it fades away
Hold on tight, because I'll fade away


Grandfaith

ATTENTION Disclaimer:  The music track that I’m playing lead & improvising over is not mine and I do not own it. The track is created by YT Jam Tracks and all credit goes to him for the music track creation which I have listed below. Check out YT Jam Tracks on YouTube and Bandcamp. The links below are to the original material by the artist.  


Obtained from: YT Jam Tracks
YouTube site: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMqonsla0BK21Fnf9Qx5Wg
Backing Track Title: Uplifting Melodic Rock Backing Track in E Major
YouTube Track channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lglhWn9DLI
Bandcamp website: https://ytjamtracks.bandcamp.com/track/uplifting-melodic-rock-guitar-backing-track-in-e-major

Date: 5/26/24
Song Title: When She Told Me Her Name
The lead, improvising over the track was done with the following;
Picture with Track: Is what the Guitar looks like.
Guitar Used: 91 Ibanez RG550 with HSH configuration
Color: Purple Metallic Strings: Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9-42 and Hybrid 9-46
DAW: Reaper
AmpSim: Amplitube 4
Preset: Mesa Dual Rectifier
Interface: Focusrite 2i2 2nd Gen

Raw: What does RAW mean to me, not having undergone processes of preparing, finishing, refining, or mastering: It is what was recorded at that time in its current state.
Comments: Please follow if you like, comment if you like and I’m opened to feedback to improve my playing, recording, mixing etc.  Thanks for listening \m/.

ATTENTION Disclaimer:  The music track that I’m playing lead & improvising over is not mine and I do not own it. The track is created by Rock On Jam Tracks and all credit goes to him for the music track creation which I have listed below. Check out Rock On Jam Tracks on YouTube and Bandcamp. The links below are to the original material by the artist.

Encounter_00X

When She Told Me Her Name

method: field and other recordings from various occasions, some involving other people. two of the many sound sources: https://www.kosmos.de/de/rebotz-duke-der-skating-bot_1602598_4002051602598 and https://discordier.github.io/sam/
narration: facing the river. 
Image: concert announcements next to Friedrich Schiller‘s Lodge (Gartenhaus) in Jena, Germany, copyright jo richter.

poem / copyright jo richter:

stone is a liquid
that moves far too slowly

if river lethe asked you
would you offer your memories

if the primal river called you
would you go

floating in amniotic liquid
would you pretend to flow like a river

if the only river called you
would you go

((social thanks to YKMS (5ys) for the black-key-pentatonic piao loop and AIS (11ys) for gravel shovelling and toy robot Operation ))

would you go

29.07.2024

Gonna Be Hard (Live Acoustic)

I played an Ibanez RG & SA, plus a G&L Bass on this.

Just

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Alto Saxophone solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Steinway & Sons Acoustic Piano Solo. Fender Electric Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Steinway & Sons Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Hammond B3 Electric Organ Rhythm. Drums Full kit Set. Percussion Tambourine, Chimes Mark Tree. Zildjain 22" Ride & Crash Cymbal.

Big Sur

Home Town Bluez

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!

Smokin'

Frans Beelaard

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