"The Pole Star, evil and monstrous, leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey..."

Six pieces inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's short story "Polaris" (1920).
All sounds, voice, mixing and production. VSS; Lyrics VSS & H.P. Lovecraft. Image: Anonymous graffiti, Berlin 2021 (photo: VSS).

The parts are built on each other and follow the content of the story, so best listen in order...

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Lovecraft : Polaris

Electric guitar, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, voice, two tube amps. All sounds, voice, mixing and production: VSS, lyrics: H. P. Lovecraft.

Part 1 of "Polaris" https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/polaris

"Into the north window of my chamber glows the Pole Star with uncanny light. All through the long hellish hours of blackness it shines there. And in the autumn of the year, when the winds from the north curse and whine, and the red-leaved trees of the swamp mutter things to one another in the small hours of the morning under the horned waning moon, I sit by the casement and watch that star..."
Beginning of the short-story POLARIS by H. P. Lovecraft, 1920

Polaris 1 - The Star

Electric guitar, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, voice, two tube amps. All sounds, voice, mixing and production: VSS.

Part 2 of "Polaris" https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/polaris

"And it was under a horned waning moon that I saw the city for the first time. Still and somnolent did it lie, on a strange plateau in a hollow betwixt strange peaks. Of ghastly marble were its walls and its towers, its columns, domes, and pavements..."
From H. P. Lovecraft's short story POLARIS (1920)

Polaris 2 - Olathoe

Electric guitar, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, voice, two tube amps. All sounds, voice, mixing and production: VSS, lyrics: H. P. Lovecraft.

Part 3 of the 6-part series "Polaris", music inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's short story of the same name:
https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/polaris

"But as I stood in the tower's topmost chamber, I beheld the horned waning moon, red and sinister (...) and through an opening in the roof glittered the pale Pole Star (...) soothing me to traitorous somnolence with a damnable rhythmical promise which it repeated over and over:
Slumber, watcher, till the spheres/ Six and twenty thousand years/
Have revolv'd, and I return/ To the spot where now I burn.
Other stars anon shall rise/ To the axis of the skies;
Stars that soothe and stars that bless/ With a sweet forgetfulness:
Only when my round is o'er/ Shall the past disturb thy door."
From H. P. Lovecraft's short story POLARIS (1920)

Polaris 3 - Slumber, Watcher

Electric guitar, violin bow, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, voice, two tube amps. All sounds, voice, lyrics, mixing and production: VSS.

Part 4 of "Polaris" https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/polaris

"My head, heavy and reeling, drooped to my breast, and when next I looked up it was in a dream, with the Pole Star grinning at me through a window from over the horrible swaying trees of a dream swamp. And I am still dreaming."
From H. P. Lovecraft's short story POLARIS (1920)

Polaris 4 - The Everlasting Dream

Electric guitar, violin bow, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, voice, two tube amps. All sounds, voice, mixing and production: VSS, lyrics: H. P. Lovecraft.

Part 5 of  "Polaris" https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/polaris

"The Pole Star, evil and monstrous, leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey..."
From H.P. Lovecraft's short story POLARIS (1920)

Polaris 5 - Trapped

Life is So Fucking Wonderful

Yesterday this song painted a name change for me but after sleeping on it... TBD is too well established so I've reverted to my old artist name.

Call it a product of making songs in the moment all the time and trying to let my music own and reflect that...

all good!

I wrote the lyrics listening to this amazing track here:
Listen to Peaceful Lights by 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚 on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/UF7fdEtcveUR3a3blP Thanks a mill Passioflora 🌈🧬🪶🫶🏽

Lyrics
The label may changed
Like I said to Mark,
Should I shine my light just from the dark
My positive intent painted some negative scene
Let's let the school boy out to curate this dream

A beautiful lark
Just beautiful light
From the beautiful dark
New phase
See black hole bright

The intention the same
Just taking care by name
Through Peaceful Lights
We're sending love for sane
Transcendental meditation soothe our pain
Manifest our Lion's mane
As apex predators
Show Earth how we remain

A beautiful lark
Some beauty is saved
From the beautiful dark
New rays
Pure positive path we've paved

👨🏿‍🚀Luminous Lark🧑🏻‍🚀

2025-08-14

night meeting

Blue moon is rising,
Above the mountain,
Enter the dreamtime,
A veil between worlds.
Code of the nighttime,
A blue moon shaman,
Bathes stardust mountains,
In watercolour skies.

Enter the dreamtime,
Star mind, moon eyed,
Temple of the sky,
Blue topaz light.
Map of the stars,
The blue moon path,
Spirit of luna,
Within my heart.

Moon body rhythms,
Dreamweaving numbers,
Landscape of star maps,
Cosmic wheel of time.
Blue flower moon bloom,
Sky water ballet,
A clockwise dreamspell,
Sky lines & soul time.

Enter the dreamtime,
Star mind, moon eyed,
Temple of the sky,
Blue topaz light.
Map of the stars,
The blue moon path,
Spirit of luna,
Within my heart.

Blue Moon (original unedited)

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/UUWMRv_sRh0

A dream pop excursion into the meaning of love...
Have you ever said those three words without meaning them?
Or ever heard them, but knew they were a lie?
Whispered without care, tossed into the void as a gesture of placation...
A preoccupation 
A mental vacation

A ticket to easy street
Or manipulation...

Actions always speak louder than words 🖤

Lyrics:

I used to think you had a heart
But now I know it fell apart
The emptiness you gave to me
Some cheap apology

I love you
(I love you)

I Love You

Made for Naviar Records' 607th Haiku Challenge

Untouched by the Sun [naviarhaiku 607]

Lost languages are like bones buried beneath shifting sand—remnants of once-living voices that shaped worlds now unreachable.

An Alphabet Drowned in Milk

Cast of characters:
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — Ovation guitar, lead vocals, lyrics, and compostion
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- VST Chinese gong and VST cello
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – light VST Latin percussion, synth, and piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass, chant vocals at the end 
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — ebow, production, mix, and mastering
This song is the fourth Carl has written and composed with a member of Eclectic Collective in mind. This time JJ is being honored, and we all agree that he deserves it, too. Carl is a wonderful singer, songwriter, composer, and musician, and we're all grateful that he's joined our collective. 
  Here's what Carl had to say about it. "The music for this was a personal song written to myself which I never really released as I was trying to say goodbye to my own ego in the song. From that point of view I have always seen the piece as a great bit of personal therapy for me. None of the original lyrics survived and JJ gets painted by the new words .. But I thought it would be nice to reuse the composition for this. There was no big reason for it only when I decided to start a 60bpm song for JJ on piano .. I started playing Goodbye Ego and the rest is history..."
  We tackled this song like we would any other, though. Mark was first up on this, adding his VST magic in the form of a Chinese gong, as well as the cello you hear throughout. The subject of our adulation came next, with JJ adding not only his hot, yet minimal Latin percussion and essential piano, but moody synth, as well. Ken added his spicy drums after that, and once they were down, Josh jumped in with his four string fretless bass to complete the rhythm section. Josh also added the vocal chant at the end.
  All that was left was for Stephen to mix it all down for us, which he did in his always pro manner. But before he did, he also added some subtle, yet stirring ebow on his guitar. 
  As stated above, this is a continuation of our songs about us. Hope no one thinks it's arrogant. When Carl presents us with these little treasures, it's hard not to run with them, though. Always a ton of fun to make music together. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:
Praying hands
Whatever cause
Once our greater good not lost
Bored children create their fun
We shelve French horn for this fine one
"Nice one lads" We read it all!
Vacation taken
To JJ calls
Neighbour to good Mickey Moore
Find Michigan piano pure
JJ calls
Just for us
Love lit up
Just for us
Down the road city of cars
To Howell front deck
Dad and Guitars
We jam that love then tell the world
Love and service human highway knurled
Good bi-product of happiness sought
With Croatian fun to cloud we court
Terrell Terminator in Jungle
Predator for good
Keys like Mr Bungle
Faith in more like we could
He Thanks you
It's lifestyle
Built from a porch
Good collective friend
Keep lighting that torch
Some moments sealed, marked and moulded
Pure intention
Dark blindfolded
Howl from human to Howell good soul
Keyed keystone as collective role
JJ calls
Darkness falls
Love lit up
Just for us
Love lit up
Just for us
Love lit up
Just for us
JJ calls
JJ calls
Just for us





JJ Calls (Eclectic Collective)

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Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco
https://youtu.be/2QnczhGqEzY

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