Name: Jump by Wonka Live
Duration: 11 min 10 s
Description: Gunnar Backman: fretted and fretless virtual guitar, live loops Henrik Wartel: drums Anders Berg: bass.

I enjoyed all 4 pieces. You play well together. 

 Gunnar Backman: fretted and fretless virtual guitar, live loops Henrik Wartel: drums Anders Berg: bass.

Jump

Acoustic  body

'Best song ever writ'  I was told,   though Mr Hardin wrote quite a few fabulous ones. Smugglin Man was always a favourite though,  both simple and true.  Never recorded it, possibly the newsprint below changed that.

'The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.'

Smugglin Man (Tim Hardin)

Somatic Drif  [ 1 ]

c152 feat. Ashes and Dreams - I Believe

In memory of John Harmer 1953 - 2026

Back in 1989 my Triptych bandmate Conrad invited his work colleague John to record some guest keyboards on a track we were working on - a meandering homage to Gong and Daevid Allen hung around Conrad's bass riff. John not only added many layers of keyboards (on a borrowed Yamaha DX-somethingorother) but enjoyed himself so much he joined the band!

This was the first time I met John and we became firm friends - both in- and outside music - from that day on. He suffered with heart problems for many years which finally became insurmountable on Saturday morning when he left this world to merge with galactic energies and sing with the cosmos.

This is a freshly remixed extract of the first four-and-a-bit minutes of that original 12+ minute track  featuring John's joyful re-introduction to electric instruments (and other space-expanding substances!) after years as a purely acoustic pianist.

A young Pink Floyd loving psychedelic voyager was re-awakened that night!

Set the controls for the heart of the sun, John old friend.


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Triptych - Illuminous Guru (extract)
from the album 'Illuminous Guru' 1989, 2025 remix.

Conrad Winchester - bass, synth, tape collage
Steve Baker - guitar, tape collage
John Harmer - keyboards
Hilary Oldham - vocals

TRIPTYCH - Illuminous Guru (extract) [1989, 2025 remix]

The Truth feat. Ashes and Dreams - 2

The Big Flow by ashesanddreams
Uploaded : 2nd Jan 2026 03:29

Artwork: Excerpts from acrylic painting by Magnus Fischer
Music: Magnus Fischer

She didn't even hear it at first
She couldn't even process the words, the words
Never had such a strong reaction
Never felt such a strong attraction

The danger was up right in her face
She only had to lean in and taste, yeah
It was a last-minute invitation
But she still made the calculation

Oh, here we go
Into the big flow
Into the big flow
Into the big flow
They're going over the edge

Maybe it was some kind of curse
But it was like the poles had reversed
Tuning into this vibration
Tidal waves bringing revelation

The ocean flooding right through the earth
And suddenly their souls were immersed
Like a strange light through a prism
Or a new form of baptism

Oh, oh here we go!
Into the big flow
Into the big flow
Into the big flow
We're going over the edge

Into the big flow
Into the big flow
Into the big flow
Hoping we'll land in the hedge

Into the big flow
It's innuendo
Upping the tempo
We're going over the edge

FiSCHER ft Ashes and Dreams/Bartek - The Big Flow

LYNX S.M. - THE BIG FLOW FEAT. BARTEK AND ASHES AND DREAMS - BETEEF RMX BY DZIKIKOT - MM3656

The Mule

Wonka Live
"Trying to organize freedom....how very Scandinavian"
Wonka Live is a band that geographically and musically reach across the world, the music is completely improvised and created in a flowing now
Gunnar Backman-fretted and fretless virtual guitar, live loops
Henrik Wartel-drums
Anders Berg-el bass
WL has toured Europe and USA , played over radio in Poland, Germany, Japan, UK and USA etc.
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GUNNAR BACKMAN
'Swimming with a hole in my body'.. producer, technician, composer, arranger, musician. 6,12, string fretted and fretless virtual guitar , live loops, 6,12, string acoustic guitar, banjo, synths, delays, holds, live samples, and more. gunnar says this about his own music. ”i play more and more free form music based on sounds and live loops, live samples and live delays. i have also written classical pieces, such as an organ concert that had its premiere i st. petersburg, russia. i have also written choir works, string quartet chamber music, etc.” he is presently working on a number of studio projects where his groups, tinnitus therapi trip and tors hammare are playing a major part. he is also doing a number of projects for independent bands as producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer. dvd production, cd-lp mastering, recording, mixing, arranging,composition, concertos, and more 25 years in the music business : music for : dance, performance, films , theater, tv, radio, cd, cd-rom, ep, lp.choir works, concerto for church organ, string quartets big band suites pop, rock, and world music m.m.performances in : usa, denmark, england, france, japan, spain, sweden, germany , finland and elsewhere. "I don't think we should rehearse at all before recording it would somehow destroy it. I don't think any band ever has become any better by rehearsing!"
HENRIK WARTEL
Drums and percussion.. Henrik Wartel has a solid background within experimental music and more. He works as freelance musician and has since he started his career in Eje Thelin Group played with all and everybody. Jukka Tullonen, Position Alpha, Monika Zetterlund, Egba, Cecilia Wennerström, Svante Turesson, Bernt Rosengren, Tommy Koverhult, Krister Andersson, Roland Keijser. Gunnar lindgren and Triple Heather to mention some of them. Many recordings have been made and he has been on tour in endless of countries
ANDERS BERG
"I demolish my bridges behind me, then there is no choice but forward".. I play electric and acoustic bass ,4 strings fretted and fretless bass, "I think music should be free, like painting with your eyes closed" For as long as I can remember music has always been around me and my family. (folk, rock and jazz ) I first picked up a guitar at the age of 13 just for fun. In the late 70s everybody had to be in a band and I ended up playing bass. We had lots of fun, unaware that we were getting practice playing together and making songs. In the 80s I played in a few bands in different styles, made demos, played gigs and had big dreams. I want to create landscapes and new sounds. Today the computer is a very helpful tool



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