The Deus Ex Machina song

vocal & lyric Jaff/Anchor
 & (thank you - Jacob Nowak music:
 Featuring Javolenus, Timberman)

 The Deus Ex Machina song

The Philosopher's Vogue

My Beautiful Horses

I have admired Francesco Carosone's offerings for a few years now. He recently adapted my lyric "My Beautiful Horses" to an original musical score. He has a real gift for understanding the moods behind a songwriter's intent. Also featured are the vocal charms of Terri Odabie.
To listen visit: Beautiful Horses

* his website:  Francesco Carosone

Grease In Grace: The Speck Version

The hugely talented sound alchemist, "Speck"... remixes my poem "Grease In Grace" -
really captures the atmosphere ...
to listen visit:  "Grease In Grace"

Grease in Grace

(Grease in Grace) Calle D Chartres 

 Backing music by Carlos Clemente

a spoken word offering about New Orleans, set to mysterious and lovely music with choral finale.

to listen- visit:    (Grease in Grace) Calle D Chartres 

Reynardine (revisited)

A supernatural ballad. I was inspired by the proliferation of urban foxes in London (I actually saw one on the roof of a hotel I stayed in recently).

This is a very old ballad,sung with many variations about the mysterious Werefox Reynardine. (google the name - lots of info out there).
I thought it might be interesting to lift it out of its traditional folk-music context…
D.J. Psyonik did the backing music.
to listen - visit: Reynardine

JOY (OF BEING)

JOY (OF BEING) (2012 new version)
DJ Rkod’s electronic wizardry forms a series of progressions which deliver a cosmic ascension as the musical backing for this sonic-hymn.
Lyrics,vocals,cello - Jaff Seijas (aka: Anchor Méjans)

Kindness brings joy
Wisdom is earned
Will we stand firm
When old bonds break?

There is a new world
Unfolding beyond the stars
Everything you think
Is everything you are...

Everything you are…

Do your best
To give love…
What if you were left
With nothing but your soul?

Complete Sigmund Freud Ballads

Many thanks to Peter Vorländer for these exquisite solo piano offerings.

These three songs are presented together here as “The Sigmund Freud Ballads” and are done in the style of the 20th Century “Art Song”. I hope that although they are clearly tongue-in-cheek- they still have a sense of pathos and poignancy.
Ballad one is “Oedipus” - a comic romp presented as a psychological waltz!
Ballad two is ” Urge” - a melancholic exploration of surreal sexual images exposing urges. And lastly “Sigmund’s Question, or The Ballad of Animal Behavior” in which Sigmund meditates on his famous question “What do women really want?”

To listen visit:

http://soundcloud.com/jaff-no-l-seijas/the-complete-sgmund-freud

A.E. Housman reinvented: The Incident

Thank you Jeris for the slide-guitar. Thanks to Victoria Melfi for adding her voice to the choral backing. A.E. Housman wrote the poem in 1896.
 to listen - visit: The Incident

Anima Remixe

Dan Vichy (under his moniker: Vicky) produced this track - a remix of my lyric "Anima" - Ed Cunningham plays the guitar - uploaded to cc. Mixter's site - to listen visit: anima

The Quiet Hours

Inspired by Susan’s (Sackjo-22) touching plaintive rendition of Jurgen Hermann & Timberman’s lyric - “The Quiet Hours” spoke to me on a deeply personal level when I first heard it which conveys that reflective resonance. The backing music, created by Vicky (another of this site’s great imaginative pantheon) - I felt captured the stirring dramatic sense which couches the lyric.
I hope you enjoy my interpretation. To listen visit: The Quiet Hours

Travels With Oberon Skye

Been on the road with Oberon Skye since August 26th, 2011 (its now October 19). We have been doing documentation for films, and writing and doing performance pieces across the U.S.
Beginning in New Orleans, then onto Santa Fe & Taos, then up to Oregon. Our next itinerary stops include- Mt. Shasta, Redwood Park, Guerneville and San Francisco California. Earlier this year we took our tour through Portugal, Spain, England, Wales and Scotland. We hope to be finished with our first documented piece "Phylos" by years end.
*The above pic is Oberon Skye at the Fetchin House in Taos, New Mexico.

The Mastery of Geert Veneklaas

Geert Veneklaas is one gems of CCMixter's talents. I have had the honor and  privilege of being a part of his creative mastery on a couple of occasions. In a recent offering he composed a beautiful lyrical musical backing to support my rendition of "White In The Moon" based on a poem by A. E. Housman. To listen - visit:

White in the Moon 

and also visit his site : 10

Farewell Joe Lincoln..............

Joe Lincoln was an inspired innovator, musician,singer and poet and perhaps prophet.
We had several chances to collaborate on pieces during my acquaintance with him.
He will be missed.
He once did an interpretation of my lyric "Where do feelings come from?",which I always loved for its uniqueness and poignancy...
to listen - visit:  JOE

Ants (again)

A  techno version of my lyrics - by mixer 'JPT' - sung by "Mind Map That".

Listen here:
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Kara (Mind Map That) interprets my lyric "Ants.............."

Among the array of genuine talents at CCMixter.org is Kara Sherman - a.k.a.: Mind Map That - its always a great pleasure when somebody interprets ones lyrics/music and I am especially honored by her recent delightful recant of "Ants" - delivered with humor, sagacity and the inventive touch of banjo accompaniment. To listen visit : ants.......................................

Art Lab San Diego

The ccMixter community has been invited by ArtLab of San Diego to produce some music for the opening of the Gallery.......some great stuff has been thus far offered: ARTLAB Music

The Dead

A while back I uploaded a spoken word of Gabriel’s Meditation from the finale of James Joyce’s work “The Dubliner’s” (also known as “The Dead”.
This track is an A-Cappella sung version of that same piece of literary genius. A poignant reflection on Time,Life and the Weather.
The original backing track for this song (not included) is a melancholic and slowly paced piece composed for cello & oboe.
Lyrics:
Yes, the newspapers were right:
snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen
and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves.
It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill
where Michael Furey lay buried.
It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns.
His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.

Welcome Home (redux)

This is one of favorites of my own lyrics. Its also fun to sing. I sang it once with artist Kaer Trouz (the French version) -
This one is just me in a simplified version.
To listen visit: Welcome Home

How I discovered CC.Mixter Site

I was visiting a friend's house in the country; this was in 2005. There was a stack of very old Books in the library. One of them was titled:
A Dweller on Two Planets' by Phylos [1894].
I started reading it -and did an internet search on Phylos.
The very first reference that attracted me was
:http://ccmixter.org/people/phylos.
I began exploring the site and became a member.
A Mystical link (to me at least); I was brought by chance(?) to a wellspring of creativity and a Motherlode of amazing gifted talented people!

BELOVED

 

Per Tegelström hails from Sweden, yet his sensibilities are clearly universal. Its again a pleasure to collaborate on our latest song "Beloved" which I personally feel showcase my lyrics in the most favorable framework.

To hear this offering please visit:

Beloved

Francesco Carosone's Music

I have been a fan of Francesco's work for sometime, becoming familiar with his music through the venue of CCMixter.org .
He lately applied his considerable mixing skills to an adaptation of my poem/lyric: ZERO.
His website features his music as well. Visit:  Carsone

Be washed by the rain..............................

James made this poignant hymn-like mix of my lyric "Be Washed By The Rain"....
a song in which we come close to admitting our all too human need for LOVE!
to listen visit: Be Washed

Copperhead & I Groove Out!

Working with Greg "Copperhead" was a total groove. A laid back collaborator with lots of talent in the mixing department - he put together a cool surprise package of musical ideas - quirky and upbeat and very right for my lyrics. To listen visit - "In A Groove".

ALEMBIC: My 1st Podcast for CC.Mixter.Org

Alembic

Grail : (Music with St. Paul)

There will be
A new day
You will feel
So brave
Conviction - your banner now
Feel the winds
Guide you
Take your oath.

Awake
Come to life again
Breathe in
New love
Clouds fade at dawn
Your soul is born…..

There will be
A new day
You will feel
So brave
Conviction - your banner now
Feel the winds
Guide you
Take your oath.

Awake
Wisdom crowns you now
Ascend
Take the Grail
This world is yours
Your gifts unfold……. 

(to listen to song visit: http://ccmixter.org/files/Per/27012)

Onlymeith's Unicorn's Dream

 The talent of Onlymeith, whose enigmatic name brings uploads of magic and technical proficiency to the CCmixter.org musical kingdom - has set my poem "Reverie" into a dramatic and lush soundscape. To listen visit:
 Unicorn

*image by Michael Madzo

Radiotimes Tribute

This offering is first and foremost a tribute dedicated to “Radiotimes”. Many of you are familiar with his music and presence on cc.Mixter - though he has been en-absentia for quite some time.
This version, contains the original R.T. backing music and is sung by Oberon Skye. In his unique phrasing and delivery of the lyric, I feel he captures R.T.’s intended mood.
To listen, visit: LAST OF ENGLAND

Angel - a new collaboration with J. Lang

It’s been awhile since J. Lang and I added to our repertoire - Springtime of new beginnings seemed an apropos time to make a new offering.
So for everybody out there who is feeling love or a need for love……
to listen visit: ANGEL

Planck interprets my poem "Reverie"

Planck of ccmixter.org has created a rich and exotic musical backing for my poem "Reverie".
To listen visit: Early Morning Reverie

The Golem Dyptych Film Score

Created by Air Lomeg of RAM Gallerie, Oslo, Norway.
A short experimental diptych-voodle (aka dooble-voodle) featuring 27473 by two animated frozen frames. The Golem Diptych is a Video Painting once captured as two simultaneously shot long takes in Venice, Italy - 2009.11.06. Every single by two frame is now painted. The true beauty of a Video Painting Diptych resides constantly in its single by two frames. Thus this beauty recedes by the cinematic animation/automation of the video - like a Golem and animated, the moving imagery can never leave the singularity of the frames by two and hence recites the painting and beauty all over again - in each singular painted frame by two. The Golem Diptych is inspired by / and uses the work of Anchor Méjans (The Golem Variations - sawed-off cello sample), Speck (the golem calm heat variations cooling test) and rocavaco (From square till round) - all available and very much audible at ccMixter.org.
To view this creation, click here:
Golem Dyptch

Social Invitations

The cc.Mixter "Secret Mixter" event - paired me up with Shagrugge - I wrote the lyrics and sang "The Social Invitations" and teamed up with writer/performer Oberon Skye for this presentation of fun, frolic and tongue-in-cheek social commentary. To listen, click this: Social Invitations

Twin Souls Lullaby

Javier Sanchez plays a lovely and lyrical piano for this spiritual and romantic lullaby:
Twin Souls Lullaby

Mother

Per Tegelström always finds fascinating ways to use my vocals and lyrics. In his recent offering "Mother" he demonstrates his musical finesse. To listen - click: Mother

Tivo My Loved Ones - Tivo My Message : The Video

I am honored to be a part of Arnie Stanton's musical genius. I perform the baritone vocal in his

composition and video "Tivo My Loved Ones,Tivo My Message".

To view - visit: TIVO MY MESSAGE