It's October and that means time for ghost stories. This one came out of a couple of songs posted last month in Hungarian Minor. I found that to be a spooky scale, so I built on it for a couple of songs this month.

“Bela Lugosi's Dead” recorded and mixed on 10/14/23 and 10/15/23, for October’s 30 Day Songs challenge (30daysongs.com). “Bela Lugosi's Dead” written by Ash/Haskins/J/Murphy, originally by Bauhaus. Released on October 20, 2023. Happy 141st…

I'm going to keep this one simple, because it is so personal: It is a genuine "love story", and the last love song I will ever write. She adored this song, whilst our shared love was at its peak... but I guess it wasn't enough to maintain…

This is another original song that I wrote called, "I Remember it Well!". I'm sure all Musos can relate to this one... When I was a younger man (in my 20s), I regularly jammed with a particular group of mates... and MAN did we create some…

Recorded around a campfire in the San Rafael Swell.

Politicians huh!

Do you?

The 4th track from album Paradise. A poetic devotional style tune.

6th track from album Paradise. A blues rock style tune.

5th track of album Paradise. A jazz/blues instrumental tune.

So many renditions of this classic.

The August 2023 30 Day Songs prompt came from a list of ChatGPT country song names a friend posted to Facebook. I started off trying to make fun of the genre and instead wrote a song I think I sorta like. Rumor is there's a second mix floating…

Thrown around town Wind in your face Picking up discards, push handcarts In this town Jump overboard You're pushed overboard There clearly is a difference: you're flotsam lost or jetsam cold Jump overboard You're pushed overboard…

by Foo Fighters

Uptempo jazz

B-Side recorded for 30 Day Songs July challenge. Topic: “Freedom” originally by Deep Purple.

by Brian Vander Ark

by Courtney Barnett

by Courtney Barnett

“Pronounce the Crown” rerecorded and remixed for July’s 30 Day Songs challenge (30daysongs.com); original demo recorded in October 2018 for xChange 2k18. “Pronounce the Crown” is also being submitted to July’s REM Challenge (via RPM Challenge…

Arctostyle Techno

(samples music and interpolates lyrics from "Dear Boy" by Paul & Linda McCartney) [Verse 1] I guess you never knew, dear girl, what you had found I guess you never knew, dear girl, that he was just the cutest thing around I guess you…

June 2023 REM (Record every Month) Submission .. Used a mix of Soft and Hard Synth's

The next time you get an idea to experiment with 5/8 time........ don't. The rhythm guitar tracks are my Les Paul into an Analog Man King of Time into a Vox MV50. I think the leads are the same but I forgot to write it down on the Trello card…

by Brian Vander Ark

This is on the short list for my June 2023 Record Every Month Challenge submission, but I think the mix is going to make me go with something else this time. The song was purposely super easy, but I think I made it a smidge too busy in the mix…

This is a track from the 2011 RPM Challenge that I decided to pull at the last second, despite recording a WAV for it and everything. I'm uploading it as a bonus track now - it technically was complete in time for the 2011 deadline. (This comes…

by Low

Bit of jazzy blues for y'all

This Is Just The Beginning “Teejay To The WRLD”

(samples music from "Flavor of the Weak" by American Hi-Fi, interpolates music from "Mirror" by Lil Wayne featuring Bruno Mars, and interpolates lyrics from "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac) [Verse 1] When you disparage the person, you care for…