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"Halloween Party Time" art & notes "Is It Necessary?" "Gangland Reflection" "Frankie's Purr" "Pool Slick" "G'Damn Thieves" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
Vinimos de selvas y sabanas Que la selva está en peligro Necesitamos la selva
The Forest We came from forests and savannahs
That the forest is in danger We all need the forest | ||
There is a fact being faced by those willing to accept the ample evidence to which we all have access. The fact is that there is an issue that is by very far, the biggest issue that exists and the biggest issue ever faced by Mankind. Life on Earth, and the planet's ability to hold life like it has for centuries, are both under severe and absolute threat. Our Anthropocene Era is defined by our huge, harmful global impact on climate and on that which climate effects. Serious people of science around the world together acknowledge the existence of a mass extinction of many species caused by man. All this is what man around the world, together, must tackle like no other challenge ever faced. We have begun to understand and explore our gargantuan universe. Nations have shown with space exploration that we can do what our ancestors would have called unbelievable. A nation can do the unbelievable, and of course a world can. Remember that. We have to apply that to our own world. We don't even know if we have a solid chance, but if we seem not to, it doesn't matter. No matter what, we should start the global work of stopping the causes. The causes are integrally linked to the type of life we live every day, and to the type of work and industry many of us are involved in every day. The causes have to do with our choices as nations, and with what nations' hold as their interests. They have to do with how so many humans view nature. Sadly, they also have so much to do with economics and money. Remember doing the unbelievable: let's build a global concensus followed by a concerted effort. Let's begin the real "hard choices": changing how we live, to save and sustain all life and the overall habitat. We must change how we choose to advance ourselves materially. Let's start to change. There is no choice.
International science has made two determinations. |
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Is it necessary to feel like I do
Wishing you'll always be there
This was composed, recorded and engineered in Brooklyn, New York between 2015 and 2017.
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With an approach toward a symphony-like sound, "Gangland Reflection" evokes the feelings found in old movies of gangland activity. This includes an abstract mix of feelings of ominousness, grandeur, consequence and dignity. Capturing such feelings to create a dramatic and cinematic type of musical impression is at the base of this song. This piece is an abstractly evocative one that calls on our memories to create an image of that which we associate with gangland film: serious characters, terrible actions, dire situations and the like. Using the power of strings, this piece reaches deeply to paint a picture taken from our common cinema culture.
This was composed and engineered in 2011 in Brooklyn, New York Copyright 2016 Cosmic Protocol |
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"Frankie's Purr" is a jam to make you wonder about the outer limits of funk and of a groove. We consider it almost an experimental funk, and it celebrates expressions of contentment of loved ones of any form. It has an intense groove and relates to funk and heavy disco, verging on jazz-rock. It is an instrumental, with curious instruments that give powerful effect. This musical taste treat has notes of spy music and sci-fi music. It is named after a beloved family member at a dramatic time in his life, when an expression of contentment meant incredibly much. This story is told below.
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"Frankie's Purr" was started as I cared for a gray and white tabby my family had for roughly 20 years. He was nearby, looked after, as we began developing the song at the start of July, 2010. For those who
understand, he had been getting subcutaneous injections at home for kidney issues for years. Frankie was right there
for about a couple of days as we composed. Rey
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"Pool Slick" is a soul song, inspired entirely by the godfather of soul, James Brown. This song is more about the solo singer and instrumentalist than it is about heavy multi-instrumental groove, like "G'Damn Thieves". A song of contrasts, it touches on potentially grim street reality, yet within it is a musical expression of great hope and beauty. It is a song that is daring in its very structure, as you may hear!
Out on a street
Run it down
You think you're slick? Not out on a lark
This was composed, recorded and engineered in the summer of 2010, in Brooklyn, New York. Never forget the godfather, James Brown !!
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"G'damn Thieves" is our first release, released June of '15, where we wanted to talk about aspects of the ills of society, by way of the different types of thief that plague us. This is within a hard core, yet slow, groove in the genres of Funk and (good) Disco.
In us they don't see people, they see prey
If on the street, or in an office, it's all the same
Some government regulators work for whom they regulate
This was composed, recorded and engineered from the middle of 2013 to early 2015, in Brooklyn, New York. Saxes and a keyboard were used. Synth bass, strings, drums and shaker were provided with Ableton Live. Thanks to Emilie Gregory and R@y Gregory Sr., greatly beloved parents, for everything; and to Ramona Gregory for her insights regarding this work.
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