Bubba Loaf-guitar, vocals, theremin, found samples

Brad McCarthy-bass, noise, faucet drips, engineering

Al Hendry-drums

Zapped!@1kw

This is a song that Steve of Steve's Planet wrote and for which recorded the vocals and acoustic guitar. He then gave it to Ken (K2 and the Three, K2 and the Four) to play with it. Ken added rocking drums and perfect backing vocals. Ken then sent it to me, and I added the bass, organ, piano, and more, high backing vocals. Then we got Tez (Llanpsych) involved to work his magic and mix the beast, which he did masterfully, as usual. This is our first song with Steve, but it certainly won't be the last. We hope you enjoy it.

Better Than Nothing (Eclectic Collective)

This is the second in the Departure series of experimental soundscapes that are inspired by a set of 13 poems (or 'cantos') written by Jo Richter a.k.a. Sonic Structures and Silent Stretches @sonic-structures. I was honored thatJo invited me to collaborate with him on this project, it has really helped to push me in some new creative directions.

This second track in the series, features field recordings from Zuunzug. He offers them up for download on this page: @zuunzug-field-recording under the Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0) ... The ones I used are Save Beograd, Novi Sad, and Waves Over Seashells.  I think they add a lot of great atmospheric texture!

The poetry is copyright Jo Richter. I have only extracted a small sample of the original poem, so please read the full text below if you are interested in the original context for the spoken word, also read by Jo Richter.

And you can follow along with this project here. This playlist so far includes one other song (2 different versions) from me and Stonerjazz, based on Canto VI, but we intend to add more in the coming months:
https://soundcloud.com/sonic-textures/sets/departure-a-long-poem-in?si=670a7a3afd304067a20ddf0801653bd7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Here is the full text of Departure - Canto II, the inspiration for this track:
(Copyright Jo Richter)

To allow for rest, you need to make sure
that you do not fall asleep right in
harm‘s way. You need to put your trust
in crude projections of the path and thrust
of entities and processes that do not cease
activity when your awareness takes its leave.
There are no guardian spirits to protect
you when consciousness bows out.

When – as a growing child who learns to use
his wits to regulate the forces that en-
compass him – he had to learn to abdicate
his mental skills, his reason and his
social prowess, just to give in to sleep,
he felt the force of dread that did
not hesitate to bring forth monsters from
the cracks that rooms and psyches offer.

Out foraging for all the goods that people,
parks and pastures proffer, he‘d often felt
assailed by sudden drowsiness that swept him
from the inside out into the open street
and very nearly drowned him in the gutter.
The force that urged him cannily to sidestep
reason, did not protect him from approaching cars,
as though it were an arbitrary arbiter of life.

It had been then, in dire need of shelter,
that he had stepped into the cool, comforting
splendour of the spire that reached into
what lays beyond. To master words, he
had been warned, will never do,
if you aspire to tame the threat of
letting go. I‘m here, he‘d said, to enter
a frame of mind, a larger self, a sphere of

actuality that never passes out, even in the
deepest state of slumber, trance or trauma,
even when the archetypes invade
my daily reasoning with brutal presence, as
they do. To master words, his muse replied
with her bemused DaVinci-grin, is quite
amusing, once you find the time to ponder
and to muse about the situation you are in.

Splendor Of The Spire (Departure Mix 2): inspired by Jo Richter's Canto II poem - full text in desc.

Short song on thuesday night

Lyrics

Settle down you're not to blame
Your bleeding heart will beat again
Little girl you're still alive
Hold out for hope it will arrive
Its pounding your heart is racing
I feel it as I hold on tight to you
Little girl hold my hand
They wont take you away

I will be here for you 

Baby girl it's not your fault
You keep searching but there's no love for money
Settle down we can solve this problem
You can make it through the night 'til the morning
When the earth the moon they spin around
And the hiding sun just can't be found
Just close your eyes and settle down
When the rain hits hard and fills the sky
And the pain it churns until you cry
Don't give up hope just settle down

Settle down hope will be found
Settle down You're safe and sound

I will be here for you

Settle Down

Music by Paploviante
Weightless / Paploviante / Open Collaboration Offer
Paploviante: Bass, Composing, Arrangement, Mix, Picture and Mastering
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/weightless-offer-open-collab

Vocals, Lyrics & Art by Cosmic Keanu

EVER MORE WEIGHTLESS

I find myself
far from home
nowhere to go
all I knew 
Has gone away

And I’m weary
from wandering
heavy heart
storm’s
On the horizon

Times like these
Shaky ground
See through seams
Light breaks through
The storm clouds

Steps grow lighter
As the rain falls
Remember now
This world
is not our home

Eyes lift up
Mind grows clear
I find myself here
ever more
Weightless

As we rise with each step
Find higher ground
Let go of
what held us down

As I walk
I see your hand
In everything
My thoughts
Become free

What was hidden
And obscured
becoming clear
good and bad
apparent

I let go of all fear
It can’t
Reside with faith
Clouds fade
The Way clears

When we walk with faith
We find ourselves here
Becoming ever more
Weightless

And I’ll never 
Return
To my old ways
I’ve seen your hand
In everything

Time is coming fast
the wait 
Is nearly past
We must 
Keep our heads clear

Eyes lift up
Mind grows clear
I find myself here
ever more
Weightless

As we rise with each step
Find higher ground
Let go of 
what held us down

I let go of all fear
It can’t
Reside with faith
Clouds fade
The Way clears

When we walk with faith
We find ourselves here
Becoming ever more
Weightless

Ever More Weightless (Music by Paploviante)

A mash-up of the Andante movement of J.S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in C minor and Frère Jacques.  

A big thank you to David Dunham for mastering this track for me.  @david-dunhamuser589535203
07/18/23

Bach & Jacques

Recorded in Modesto, Ca. Featuring Flute solo. Soprano Saxophone solo. Steinway Acoustic Piano solo. Vibraphone solo. Acoustic Bass. Trap Drum kit full set 22" Zildjen Ride & crash Cymbal.

Swinging

Smooth Swing

Smooth Swing.WAV

Here is a track I made for a video game i created, you can download the game for free here(Windows only);

https://rizlix.itch.io/topdowntown

This my first attempt at developing a game, let me know what you think.

Cover art created with Leonardo.ai.

Peace

Dan

RiZLiX - TopDownTown

Featuring Spirits of Chill from Jeryia J.  Please enjoy

Spirits Of Chill

Pure Adagio

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!

Smooth Swing.WAV

Frans Beelaard