The final Song for my 2023 RPM challenge!! Dusted off my acoustic guitar (and blistered my fingers) to get this one done. Phew! I love Latin rhythms and so I found a beat and jammed it up. Thanks again to anyone who listens -it's really fun…

Hey y’all let’s go tanning, under the new fake sun Let’s spin the brand new single, if you can’t hide we run From the safety of knowing Look outside it is snowing Who knew it got so cold, who knew it got so cold, And now I caught the…

Yacht rock. Every time I see your smile I feel like I’ve come home And every time you stay a while Is the best day that I’ve known You’re the one that lights my way Brings brightness to my day And I just have to say Don’t want it…

A large portion of this record was written with my friend Wilsun in mind. If anything, this is an album to amuse him. To ensure I achieved that goal, I tried to write a song that reminded me of "Life In A Northern Town", although it actually…

I tried to write a song that sounded sort of like Peter Gabriel. I'm not sure how close I got, but Megan and Jarrett absolutely killed it on this tune. I can see you in my mind Like a dream I can’t forget I’m reaching out to touch you But…

Sometimes you listen to a Peter Murphy song and then ask ChatGPT to help you write a song. Sometimes you end up with this. You wouldn't believe the lyrics I left out. Goths on the beach, all dressed in black, Heading for the waves, and…

Song #5 for RPM 2023 - half way to the completion of the album! Wrote this after a very long late night walk of meditation. And the rain came down It wouldn’t stop As we made our way to the mountain top And the rain came down, the rain…

Were you guys aware that I'm a Beatles fan? Because, well.... I am. I don't want you to come too close I don’t need you to break the rules Don't try to play my game It’s not what you should do I don’t think we can be friends I don…

"Always (Again Remix)" recorded in February 2023 for the RPM Challenge. New recording of an old song with different arrangements. Originally started as a joke in response to Tim (of Letter Seventeen) asking AI to write a song (not) about airplanes…

Did you guys hear? There are SPY BALLOONS!!!!! A view from above, floating so high Watching as the world goes by Silent and sleek, full of mystique High altitude game of hide and seek Flying high, floating in the air You think you…

I don't even know you anymore. You open your mouth, the words slip out I’m shocked by what I hear The differences couldn’t be more clear Same scene, different views With our eyes and on the news And I’m not sure what to do I don’t…

I asked to robots to help me write a song in the style of Tom Waits. Riding on a train to the edge of town Where the night has just begun People on the street with nowhere to go Living hard and having fun Everywhere I go there’s a song…

For Kristen... We were immortal, you and I Alongside my sea, beneath your sky No need to fear tomorrow Now I see our time was borrowed I'll sit here rhyming by your side And play till we see a lower tide Lay out the course we'll travel…

Tie your laces up and around Step outside without making a sound Just breathe in time with your feet touching down Bird of prey way up in the sky If you ran fast enough, could you fly? Just breathe in time and pray for the high Running…

The sight of hands wringing, a worrying glance you feel pins and needles, seems all left to chance When I lose control of, the marbles and pegs It’s all an illusion, all in your head – if you don’t mind The depth of the panic, a bargain…

(Inspired by an actual posting for a hornet's nest for sale on Craigslist) Bored and surfing for some brand new toys or vintage microphones But this one’s gonna take me down the rabbit hole What is going through their mind sometimes you…

Driving in we cross the golden gate Heading forward and then back again Here’s the spirit of the old cross streets Won’t be staying but I’m sure we’ll be, around around around We knew everything and were so sure of Pockets full of triptiks…

Made it through another year Still don’t know why I’m here Make some music drink some beer Sounds alright to me Loved ones leave Friends come then go Everything can change so quick Don’t let the bullshit bring you down Just enjoy this…

A paper empire, built off our sweat, a too well traveled trail. A river’s rapid flow that carries you, well beyond the pale. Now you’ve gotten what you need Fairy tales forgotten And you taken what you please And paid us next to nothing…

Dust of the needle ground to dull The cast of the street light drawn so pale Motion is timeless, impossible speed Contained in the rows we planted the seed Counting my fingers, an abacus sort Pointing my index out You’re so warm it…

RPMers I salute you Ice ice everywhere like a skating rink I don’t wanna go nowhere I don’t wanna think I’ll just stay inside press record and sing RPM is here it’s 2am what else to do Make up rhymes strum a chord Find a good groove…

Piece together phrases missing letters Sharpening your senses like my scissors Prime the Trojan horse and battering ram Find an empty vault instead of the plans Like a magazine, cut up lines to feed A ransom note for you to Read and then…

Polishing the silver tongue and straightening the tie Born to wear the lions mane and mingle with the vile White Mercedes on the lawn the party’s in the back And by the time the guests are gone your eyes are painted black. Racing to the…

Everyone loves a tribute to The Cure I’m sitting here in the dark , Thinking how we fell apart I can’t shake the feeling of your touch Remembering the way you smiled, And how you said you’d stay a while But now you’re gone and I’m here all…

Song 7 for my RPM challenge. Thanks to anyone who listens :) words of wisdom songs of pride try your best but you can’t live the other side keep it coming try not to know remember one day we will reap just what we sow do your…

Okay, RPM Song 3 finished. It's a weird song melodically speaking (yup, that's actually intentional lol). Oddly, it took an extremely long time to produce this one and my eyes are now very blurry. I guess this is an "urban" song (though I…

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It's probably not a huge surprise that someone who chose a moniker evoking a hyperactive bigfoot would be a fan of b-movies, this is my punk rock love letter to them. VERSE I ought to go to bed Instead I’m watching z-grade creatures Menacing…

Very likely the last song I will ever record. I wanted to do something a little different.

time would like to have a word it waits out in the rain it's bleeded dry time passes by not doing anything the time has come SOME will be done day after seamless day time and again no start no end the time it wastes away…

The Chart Burner for the album

Here's a new track called "Slow and Steady" It goes like this ||: Em | C7 | Em | C7 | Em | G | D | F :||

I keep searching for a sign From the other side To keep my hope alive Trying to walk the line God knows how hard I've tried Don't know if I'll survive Gotta let it slide Man, these are trying times If you attempt to fly You wind up…

Saying Sorry ....What a drag! Saying Sorry I ain’t no innocent I don’t pretend to be I’ve always wanted to go through this life hoping just float free But then today it all went wrong Everybody seems to hate me When I’m just trying…

This is a live cut from an NPR radio broadcast back in 1988 while my Irish Trad group Scartaglen was on one of its first east coast tours. Found recently on a cassette tape. Musically this was one of my favorite periods in the history of the band…

When the Wheels fall off your wagon and you find yourself far from what you planned.

Song #9 for my RPM album. Back to using my bass as the back bone for this one. Vocals were recorded in one shot like a live recording (not easy to catch my breath in between phrases sometimes...eek). Made up a harmony for the last chorus...that…

Song 9# for my RPM 2022. I don't know how it happened, but I ended up with a bit of an alternative quasi-delta blues here. I walk a lot of country roads at night so..... The harmonies were fun. Thanks to anyone who listens! Onward…

The last track for the RPM a instrumental

Another track from the same Gakken/SMM/RFX system as the previous one. Also submitted to Sound-In, but this time "Conducting Ourselves" 23/2 - 2/3/2023.

Whatever twisted fate befell those contaminated by the orange mutagen, they began to wriggle, writhe, and squirm their way from the subway, swamps, and sewers, to spread their glowing cheer. Freesound Samples Used : 192497_murraysortz_bubbles…

A collab between myself and FAWM user @dreamscuba

Song 8# of my RPM Album. I love Persian scales and so I wanted to play with that a bit here. I managed to do my own finger snapping through the whole tune and didn't use a loop - I'm known for my rather loud snapping ability. In another…

Written with John Bennett - Find more John Bennett music here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8kZ_1SeK4wsNtEoYwlEzCbGVt0XA6ny ______________________________________ Walking On A Winter’s Day Sunlight glistening on freshly fallen…

A FAWM '23 collab with @adnama17

Found a really old one, must be at least 15 years old, the Good Wife giving me help on the vocals ......

Every day, every day, every day Every Day, Every Day, Every Day Look for pleasure and always be kind Every day, every day that passes by Every day, every day, every day Every day, every day, every day You’ll be remembered by what you…

Track 9 of this years Rpm challenge 2023 covering the concept of age and the effect on poor old Reg… The blue of the sky slowly succumbs to the breeze Those little cloud start to grey and look in need The leaves start to fall away from…

Track 8 of this years Rpm challenge 2023 covering the concept of age and the effect on poor old Reg... Conscious of the time as life just passes by I’m Conscious of every hour that goes on the fly Every second counts don’t waste the day…

Track 7 of this years Rpm challenge 2023 covering the concept of age and the effect on poor old Reg... I feel it in my body ,I feel it in my soul Something deep inside, feels so very wrong Aching in my knees i’m’ burning up inside I think…

Track 6 of this years Rpm challenge 2023 covering the concept of age and the effect on poor old Reg… a sunny day Its springtime All the flowers are stating to rise Another day Another sunrise Everybody’s happy in their own way The…

Track 10 of this years Rpm challenge 2023 covering the concept of age and the effect on poor old Reg... Its time to have a party at the old guys home everybody knows that there all alone Its time to have a party at the old guys home everybody…

Track 5 of this years Rpm challenge 2023 covering the concept of age and the effect on poor old Reg... Somedays are sent to test us to figure it out Somedays are lonely Somedays I’m switched on Somedays I don’t understand what the hells going…

Track 4 of this years Rpm challenge 2023 covering the concept of age and the effect on poor old Reg... The Day has finally come where my workday is done Cause I’m real, ready to stop Ive had enough of the boss Ive had enough of the work…