Crazy Hard Fast Dance Rock into melodic ambient dance funk

Non Stop Ultimate by The Great Kanaka

The Great Kanaka
Samir Poles - Guitar
Gerard Miles- Keyboards
Frank Rich - Drums
Alex Heitzenrater - Bass

U lika the Pepe' by The Great Kanaka

Instrumental track that covers many genre but has constant energy and good flow.

Buy Good Sense:
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Good Sense

A fast, heavy, techno-ish 46 second song that I was originally composing as a ringtone, but it was just a bit too long.

Buy Elementary Vibe:
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Elementary Vibe

A fast, heavy, techno-ish song that I was originally composing as a ringtone, but it was just a bit too long, and now, is a bit longer.

Buy Elementary Vibe:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csv7LcHGjUY 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3hDaL6bYHTK8BkhHzWfIwM?si=f58bde80f6024bed 
http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1665359358?ls=1&app=itunes

Elementary Vibe (Extended Rendition)

A moody heavy-ish instrumental song.

Buy Afterchills of Winter:
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Frank Rich - Drums, Guitar, and Bass

Afterchills Of Winter

Fun short rhythmic song with positive outro.

Evening Delight

Fun dance song with energy and emotional depth.

Mid-Autumn Moon Dance

This is just something I started playing with.  It started with the keyboard jam, then I wrote the drums.  The rest fell together.  Maybe I'll use it towards something else, but for now, I like it.

Buy Tap That:
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2017

Tap That

Toy by Frank Rich

Attic Jams

We Invented Revenge - by The Great Kanaka

Up tempo'd rhythmical classical hip hop diddy.

Piano, Bass, Drums, and Vocals all written, performed, and recorded by Frank Rich

Lyrics:
Choppin’

So dramatical 
correctly grammatical 
As a vocal artist
I paint with words
The truth, it’s absurd
I feel it’s just fluff
Filling empty space
To make it enough
Audible candy to digest
Get my Reader’s
Too much sweetness
Not so good oh so they say
But what do they know
You moderate

Back to the point
The subject matter
Vocabulyrical
On a musical platter
Topping off the grooves
Metaphorical valleys
Strong currents dumping into back mind alleys
Harmonies delicately float above the rhythms
Reminiscent of past time listens
Now I’m getting happy
My mind is tingling
Only 30 seconds in
Quickly traversing
Mixing up the audible matter
Layering resonating sounds getting fatter
Don’t want to put too much in the batter
A sour note may make it sound a little flatter
Trying to stick to a simple recipe
Elements of drums, bass, and keys
And an attempt at some poetry
Music sets my mind at ease
A calming melody tickles my ears
Something soothing I don’t mind to hear
Quell the people
If I fail I fear
Positive direction I try to steer
Not with words 
But with sound
I’d like to lift
Your soul from ground
Improve your mood
And clear the air
Remove nasty thoughts
From your head in there
Free your mind
Right here and now
Hold this moment
Enjoy it somehow
Immerse yourself
Release despair
Put it on the shelf
Let your mind repair
Quiet the noise
Inside your dome
Let external reverberations come home
Bouncing off your cranium
A sensual pleasure to the ear drum

Back to my first point
I may have misled
Not quite the lyricist
As I first said
Finding words
In the Dictionary
Taking a look at
The massive inventory
Lining up the rhythm
Making the words fit
Like an algorithm
I’m trying to solve it
Keeping it clear
Keeping it concise
I think you’ll think it’s nice
I think it’s quite precise
Since I set the rules
It’s easy to follow
Instruments are tools
Acoustics are hollow
Blending the pieces
Shaping the mold
Produce it cohesive
Let it unfold
Mute your awareness 
Let your body take over
Consciousness hinders 
Strength for composure
Movement’s the result 
From this exposure
Just in time 
For this song’s closure

Ideas

Choppin

Samir Poles - Guitar
Chris Hanratty - Bass
Frank Rich - Drums

Recorded around 1999-2000 on a 4 track
Song was improvisation.  Never played before or after this recording.  Glad I hit record! Song goes through many changes!

forever

Beauty by Frank Rich, Chris Hanratty, and Samir Poles

I am a songwriter/musician.  I am actively working on an album that I hope to release in 2024-25 under the name "Wild Crazy Bananas".  These songs are written and performed by me.  Musical influences vary widely,  but I always enjoy music with energy/light aggression and groove.  

I also have some songs from past collaborations I've had with friends years ago - mainly, our Jam band, The Great Kanaka.

Wild Crazy Bananas

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