Tag: album

bookmark_borderConveyed Consciousness

Posted on by admin

A Tribute to Ikutaro Kakehashi
I happened to be in the midst of recording a MIDI based album when I learned of the passing of Ikutaro Kakehashi:

Ikutaro Kakehashi (梯 郁太郎 Kakehashi Ikutarō  7 February 1930 – 1 April 2017) was an engineer, an entrepreneur, and the founder of Ace Tone, Roland Corporation and ATV, Japanese manufacturers of electronic musical instruments. He was known for his role in the development of Ace Tone and Roland drum machines and the MIDI standard.

Synthesizers
Synthesizers

An album by The Electric Slugs.

Keyboard
Keyboard
MIDI Setup
MIDI Setup

The album Conveyed Consciousness.
Instrumentation: MicroKorg, MiniNova, Casio WK-3500, Yamaha PSR-740, Kurzweil 88Mx, Ableton Alesis Software, Alesis Vortex, Alesis iO2, Roland VS-1680, Behringer Midi Foot Controller

bookmark_borderAfter Dark

Posted on by admin
Songwriting in Ambler / Blue Bell, PA
Songwriting in Ambler / Blue Bell, PA

After Dark.mp3

LYRICS
Just wait ’till after dark
Catch sight of the spark
The flight of the lark
Stop! Look! Hark!

As dusk turns to dark you can make your mark
You’ll see after dark
The glow of an eye bright in the night. (Sight!)
You’ll see after dark

Chorus

As lust turns to love you get to embark
You’ll see after dark
There is you and I… going on our insight
You’ll see after dark

Chorus

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E G A
A G E
E G E A E G E
E

Made in the USA (Ambler, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderSeek Meek

Posted on by admin
Songwriting in Ambler, PA
Songwriting in Ambler, PA

LYRICS
What is it that you seek?
Remember the meek

What is it that you seek
Some sort-of re-birth
Remember the meek
Inherit the Earth

Seek Meek.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G less G, add D, on/off Bb
D C G

Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Made in the USA (Ambler, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderHit The Panic Button

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Just hit the panic button
That’s all you need do
Just hit the panic button
For an aid parade to you

You tune into the news
Things you’re seeing
Giving you the blues
Lightning! Fire!
Armageddon desire?
You tune into the news
The things that’re being
Making us lose
Frightening! Liar!
The Evil Empire

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — A G A
A C A
A C G A
A G A C A

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song was inspired by an Eyewitness News Channel 3 Philadelphia crew filming in West Chester, PA.  And, since I invented the panic button for the world wide web, it seemed like an entertaining idea.

help

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRight!

Posted on by admin

Right!.mp3 (Free MP3 Download)

LYRICS
I got it
I get it
Don’t ever forget it
I got it
I get it
You’ll come to regret it
I got it
I get it
Don’t ever forget it

If you don’t mend your way
All the lies that you say
Redemption you can’t pray
Until your dieing day

Repeat Verse

If you don’t face the fact
Perjury’s an illegal attack
If you don’t face the fact
The lies you can’t take back

Repeat Verse

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E7 A7
B E7

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

The song is about a “bad” cop that lies under oath.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCareLess

Posted on by admin
Songwriting in West Chester, Pennsylvania
Songwriting in West Chester, Pennsylvania

CareLess.mp3 (free MP3 download)

LYRICS
When I was carefree
I was board
I asked the Lord, “What for?”

When I was carefree
It was lame
I asked the Lord, “What’s the game?”

Chorus
When I was carefree
Nothing bothering me was bothering me

When I was carefree
It was horrid
I asked God, “Spare the rod!”

When I was carefree
Life was empty
I asked God, “Please spare me!”

Chorus

When you’re carefree are you careless?
When you’re carefree do you care less?

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am Em
CaddA# CaddD C
Em

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderOne Last Christmas Song (Faith, Hope, Charity)

Posted on by admin

LYRICS

Faith. Hope. Charity.
Let’s make love a non-rarity

Since I don’t have a dime
I’m giving you all of my time
May you shine, shine, shine

Chords — Am Em Am(add F) Em(add F) Em C Am Em

One Last Christmas Song: Free MP3 Download, Chords and Information About the Song

bookmark_borderLast Minute Christmas Shopping

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
If you go out of the house today
You better not go alone
If you go out of the house today
You’re better off staying at home

The last minute shoppers will run all over you
They’ll walk all over you, too
Then, instead of your Christmas being white… it’ll be blue
Last minute shoppers
Make us into circle hoppers
Got to jump through hoops
They shop, shop, shop until they drop
The last minute shoppers run all over
What are you going to do?

Last Minute Christmas Shoppers.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Walk down from G to C / C7

Written on December 23, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania and was recorded impromptu, extemporaneous and on-the-fly as 1-track stereo recordings.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From album Last Christmas
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhy?

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Driving down the road, I saw a bumper sticker
Reading, “If you could ask God one question, what would it be?”

I couldn’t ‘ve thunk much quicker
Before it occurred to me —
Why?

The gauntlet of life
May you be the light
Shinning bright
So rife
Ever evolving cycles
Letting us grow together
Bugle of Gabriel
All things getting better

I use to be the image of an ape, too
… just like you
We’ve traveled through
To a condition of raised vibration

An eye on why I?

Why? .mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em D Em D F D Em
C D E
C D

Written on December 19, 2012 in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

“Death is Nature’s way of recycling human beings.”

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From The Electric Slugs album Glistening Trails
By Daniel Brouse

More by The Electric Slugs

bookmark_borderSet The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

Posted on by admin

Originally by Pink Floyd
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Syd Barrett)
Coversong by The Electric Slugs

Pink Floyd - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Barrett)

Am                   G              Am      G  Am
Little by little the night turns around,

                          G           Am    G  Am
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn

Dm                   C          Dm          C  Dm
Lotus's lean on each other in yearning,

Am               G              Am
Over the hills a swallow is resting

G  Am  F  Am  F  Am

                         G             Am   G  Am  G  Am  G  Am
Set the controls for the heart of the sun

Am                 G                 Am     G  Am
Over the mountains watching the watcher,

                      G               Am    G  Am
Breaking the darkness waking the grapevine

Dm                   C               Dm     C  Dm
Knowledge of love is knowledge of shadow,

Am                      G            Am
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine

G  Am  F  Am  F  Am

                         G             Am   G  Am  G  Am
Set the controls for the heart of the sun,

Am
The heart of the sun,  The heart of the sun...

Am                    G            Am       G  Am
Witness the man who waves at the wall,

                        G               Am  G  Am
Making the shape of his questions to heaven

Dm                   C               Dm     C  Dm
Whether the sun will fall in the evening,

Am                   G            Am
Will he remember the lesson of giving?

G  Am  F  Am  F  Am

                         G             Am   G  Am
Set the controls for the heart of the sun,

Am
The heart of the sun,  The heart of the sun...

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Recorded on December 20, 2012 in the early morning.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From The Electric Slugs album Glistening Trails
By Daniel Brouse

More by The Electric Slugs

bookmark_borderThe Last Stage, Coach

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
I walk upright
Am a little too bright
For my own good
That’s who I am
Did the best I could
Will do the best I can
’cause that’s who I am

Do you find it bizarre
That’s who we are

The omnivore
Cast as Earth’s whore
Just take a look at our shape…
Not much better than an ape

Coach, let’s catch the last stage coach
Ride off into the setting sun
As it all comes undone

The Last Stage Coach Theme Song.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A D D D A
A G D A

Written and recorded December 11, 2012 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

From the album The Last Stage, Coach
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderInside Out

Posted on by admin

Originally by Eve 6

Cover version:

A                  E
I would swallow my pride
                     B
I would choke on the rhines
                                              A
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
A                 E                       F#
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in nothing
               A                E
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
           F#
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
A              E        F#
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

B           F#                   A                    G
I burn burn like a wicker cabinet chalk white and oh so frail
B       F#        A
I see our time had gotten stale
B                  F#
The tick tock of the clock is painful
A       G
All sane and logical
B         F#            E
I want to tear it off the wall
B                 F#
I hear words and clips and phrases
A               G
I think sick like ginger ale
B         F#            E
My stomach turns and I exhale

[Chorus]
A                   E
I would swallow my pride
                     B
I would choke on the rhines

But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
A                  E                    F#
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in nothing

A                       E
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
 F#
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
A          E                F#
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

B         F#                   A                G
So cal is where my mind states but it's not my state of mind
B           F#          E
I'm not as ugly sad as you
B       F#
Or am I origami
A             G             B              F#              G
Folded up and just pretend demented as the motives in your head

[Chorus]
A                  E
I would swallow my pride
                     B
I would choke on the rhines
                                               A
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
A                 F#                       B
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in nothing

A                       E
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
 F#
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
A          E                F#
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

 A                E                 F#
I alone am the one you don't know you need take heed feed your ego
A                  E                 F#
Make me blind when your eyes close sink when you get close tie me to the bedpost
A                  E                  F#
I alone am the one you don't know you need you don't know you need me.
A                  E                  F#
make me Blind when your eyes close, tie me to the bed post

[Chorus]
B                  A
I would swallow my pride
                     E
I would choke on the rhines
                                               B
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
B                 A                       E
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in

nothing

B                       A
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
 E
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
B          A              E
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

Outro:

E   B   E    F#

A Dance Mix Coversong from the album Single

bookmark_borderTake A Listen Hear

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Take a look over there
Take a listen here
With a sound crystal clear
Among friends held dear

Dance is natural
It’ll make you bop and sock-hop
It’ll make you twirl
Music is magical
It’ll make you stop the stop
And, start to feel special

It’ll become your favorite spot
Make you feel comfortable being hot
When you play a song you’re beautiful
When you dance along your unbelievable
Let it be told — sold on out-of-this-world
Why not?

Take A Listen Hear.mp3 (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio)

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E fingers applied one note at a time
E G E D E
E D G E

Written and recorded on December 4 and 5, 2012 in West Chester and Ambler, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Single
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIn The Clear

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Come on back out, sunshine
Like I knew you would
I’m so glad you could
Happiness upon me… I feel fine
There’s no need to fear
We’re in the clear
With our only care — care
On our way there
It’s about time
And, we probably should
Thank the Lord. We’re never board
We’re in the clear
The light shines near
In fact, we’re intact
The light shines upon
So, come on!

In The Clear.mp3 (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio)

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E/D E
A add 9 add G

Written and recorded December 3 and 5 in West Chester and Ambler, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Single
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderShow Me the Way to Go Home

Posted on by admin

SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME
by “Irving King” (the British songwriting team James Campbell and Reginald Connelly)

D
Show me the way to go home
    G                         D
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
  D
I had a little drink about an hour ago
       A
And it went right to my head
      D
Where ever I may roam
   G              D
On land or sea or foam
         D
You will always hear me singing this song
         A                     D
Wont you show me the way to go home

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Vocals, Gutiar

A cover song recorded on December 1, 2012 in West Chester, Chester County, PA. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In