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The Beautiful Dark

The Beautiful Dark

Howdy, Welcome to TBD. All these creations are made by hard work and years upon years upon years of practice and trying to explain this world and the human condition to myself in the process through poems & songs. Thanks for all of your wonderful support. Peace and Love to Everyone, 🫛 What playing music does to your brain🔽 https://youtu.be/R0JKCYZ8hng?si=KJt33NWjUo63ieAm A nice David Bowie Interview🔽 https://youtu.be/JRtZc_Nmo5w?si=1g1Wag87NdEumAc4

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00:03:03

Full Attention ~ Open Collab #3

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/21

This is Open Collab #3 Vocal is just bolted to the end clean to make it sample and mix arrangement friendly to allow for better expression and variety. The idea here I think is important. It's to feed the reality that most people accept media presented to them and never consider how it's programming their subconscious and moulding the actual person they become. We need to take that power back NOW Tempo 128 BPM Timing 4/4 Bars 99 Duration of Original track is 3 minutes and 3 seconds Roots are: E &

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00:00:30

Attention (30 Second Song)

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/20

Lyrics Shortened by time Spans of attention It's advert with rhyme Highjacking ascension They bolt it to positive You are mastercard They feel for and feed you For them you try hard It's squeezed mind control Shortening your songs Reflections of connections Or a lack there of Existence is short But reeled ceretonin You miss out on the long And real life enjoyment

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00:07:14

The Shaman

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/18

Update 3: Arrangement cut to 7 min 14 secs and vocal adjusted at the end to drive a pine out for peace, Please... All old lyrics removed as a result and now just new words for this song driven by the 19 year old music redelivered Check out TexMex Shaman on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/E6DYl2kTSddOTZZv83 Lyrics To TexMex Shaman To shape shifting musical 'flaming'-(change to 'haven') Master of mix and melodic mime Your deep routed spirit could give full books of rhyme Old American power

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00:04:44

Nailed

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/16

Update: Changed name from NIN to Nailed. Even thought it's a genuine tribute I don't want to be seen as highjacking their brand so... Also added a loop of 9 nail strikes per bar throughout and gave it sox on the vox... oh and bass guitar in there somewhere too This is a tribute to Nine Inch Nails the band. Very luckily I saw them live on the Peel it Back tour in Dublin and they solidified their status as the most influential 'active' band for me in my world. An amazing show and well worth checking

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00:03:45

Rhythmic Mountain (Nightmode)

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/15

https://soundcloud.com/k2andthe3This song is for Ken or artist name 'K2 and the 3' and member of Eclectic Collective. Ken is a wonderful person and a fabulous multi instrumentalist and shines particularly brilliantly behind a drum kit. The song lyrics actually reflect our straight up interactions which I love a lot very nicely I think. I've written this song with stabs and stops in mind. I'm always impressed at how drummers can drive feel in drop outs with both silence and solo fills so we might

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00:03:41

Life of Art

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/14

Had a listen to the previous upload again today and the vocal arrangement was quite messy so it just got the power and clarity the song deserves. Let's go Art. You will deliver my kids what they need over and above my love. When I'm gone you're still gonna deliver that love forever too. Schweeeet. A musical life reference book for my kids. Nice Well kids here's what your Dad says! 🧂🧂🫶🏽 Fuck money... Do what you love and change your world by creating whatever that love is. That's more valuable

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00:04:00

Please Peace

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/14

Ok we lost our original 111 bars long, it's now 145 bars... We still released the fixed version at 11 minutes past 11 this morning by coincidence... Let's go Peace... Please I've flipped this one on it's head since it came out yesterday morning when Iran was hit. At first I made it a tirade at the situation and root causes but I deleted it and started again. Today's earlier version got rid of most of the judgements and I've since re written the words to what they are now to contain minimal negative

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00:04:10

Miss No Mark

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/13

Cast of characters: The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — acoustic guitar, vocals, lyrics, and compostion K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson custom T electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass, and Roland organ Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitrar, mix, and

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00:02:42

Sports Day

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/11

Update: Added two electric rhythm runs one has a taste of the lead line that will be there just need to jam that out. Also drove home that South Park episode reference more centrally and soulfully. Loving this tune! https://youtu.be/TicUwF74ry0?si=feBTCtP4TJ_kQZyr The South Park ref Thanks Saltfire for that gem of a link 🫶🏼 Check out Salt Fire on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/PKUUTLRnm0NiGzr0O0 Lyrics "Hey Bat Dad, I didn't hear no bell" Randy Marsh Once a year Just the best day On

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00:03:02

All I Need (Air & Radiohead medley cover)

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/11

A mash up of both All I need songs from the great bands Radiohead & Air I want to develop it longer and try and marry the full lyrics from both songs so hopefully its 7 minutes of cool over the next couple of days This track is not monetised Radiohead are my favourite band of all time. They are the bar in a sense although I'm careful to not encroach their originalty I have too much respect for them. That said I love playing and absorbing their abilities as much as I can. I guess when you are

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00:06:45

Glycerine

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/10

Open Collab here: https://soundcloud.com/user-370942421-686440500/glycerine-2025-05-31-20-58 This is a my attempt at artist Well and his open collaboration offer, Glycerine. What a fabulous setup man. Thanks a million. I actually wrote the lyrics listening to Llanspych's amazing version. https://soundcloud.com/llanpsych/glycerine-mix-1?si=751eac8484154fefba99bd60a642c9e1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing This version delivered the lyrics. Nice one bruv I have only

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00:04:33

I am Amoeba (Nightmode)

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/10

This song is dedicated to my late Uncle Liam. I appreciate the Amoeba mostly because of his comic relief he offered everyone that was lucky enough to spend time with him before he passed away a couple of weeks ago. One day when Liam first discovered CAD (He had tech before everyone) Liam ushered me over to his computer and enthusiastically said watch this. He zoomed for ages on his PC and eventually after zooming passed the table top we found an Amoeba. So the first verse reflects that interaction

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00:03:39

May Apples Read You

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/09

Lyrics to follow One note... A buddy just said to me man we are just vessels for songs and if the song wants life it picks one of us. I had never given it too much thought, but this song feels that way at the moment I might finally find a straight jacket with this rabbit hole... Music has consciousness Hmmmm... Or better imagined... Could it actually have some pre existing universal intent of some kind which we merely channel... Plenty of my songs seem alien to me right after I make them as if

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00:04:16

The Light is mine

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/09

Update: Added Piano, Harp and flute and additional drums... built in a TBD choir - bass, mids and highs with emotive ahs and oos for the breaks and end & further honed the lead vox lines To follow. We're in demo mode. Should be some nice new to find here for TBD The only notable thing for now is... I have a Dream Brother cover which I've wanted to do for years for my best buddy, my brother. But I've never been able to sing it to my liking. After planning it last night I have more to do so this

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00:03:52

Refined

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/07

Capo 2Tuning ~ 440Hz Timing ~ 6/8 BPM ~ 111 Starting Root: G# Instrumentation & order of entry: /// Lyrics // Acoustic Guitar/Vox // Drums // Bass // Lost Rev Keys // Piano // Electric Guitar Lead/rhythm // Electric Guitar Lead /// Lyrics Provocation Self inflicted remote to station Tongue tied I'm not lost for words See feathered fingers fancied Heard Disconnected, still aligned The fog is clear this path defined The destination still unknown Inspire my still with good dreams we know Older

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00:03:16

To Arthur

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/03

Lyrics To Arthur The humans best friend This most intuitive canine blend Black and White You read our clean Just one scan and our fear speaks scene Pure, inate Completely tuned Give you simple love Perfect cartoon The dogs life around here The freest soul that Earth can steer Caring humans loving hound Tamed wolf so tepid True instinct found To Arthur We over think We over do You give us walk You fetch out blue Play with us forever friend Teach us how to read our blend Lend us your intuitive

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00:02:15

Universe of Fun (In Utero)

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/03

Variety. We like variety. Music delivers us variety. It's like a universal tool to hone and send variety to our heads as therapeutic wonderfulness... We are very proud to present the first of many organically grown collaborations between One Man Verity Show and The Beautiful Dark. This was effortless. I guess that's the other amazing thing that real musicians can share... For years we stare through our instruments at the world of music and then someday we connect and the visions combine. We'll keep

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00:02:18

Sparrow

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/03

Lyrics Let me know Good Sparrow Splendid Sparrow You show affluence arrow Ubiquitous like human friend Sip and sit with us Our house we lend Love like lust loose potent eyes Omnivore of passions prize Bone in tongue Brace for your seed Giant teeth now morphed to beak Collision cosmic crushed your dino In caves and hallows Metamorphic hiding Mutated, fly to mammal world Scavenged new love Pure past unfurled Sparrow, swallow words with nectar Fauna of all Earthly hectare Nest in boxes, trees and

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00:02:43

We are Sponges

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/03

Update: Added bass keys and simple melody lines (one with delay) throughout. Kind of nice not having my keyboard and needing to write with a piano roll instead. It's interesting Check out Beating Edge on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/1z3DxIvr7uWbO0rDnl An ever fruitful comment chat with these geniuses seeded this song. Thanks Sponges 🫶🏽🔆 Lyrics We are Sponges Absorbsion of ancient Greatest grandparent of sentience Gold for unicellular adaption Our evolution has complicated

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00:04:00

Red Spider Mite

The Beautiful Dark ·

2025/06/01

192 BPM to represent it's average speed of an amazing 192 body lengths per second.. 192 x 8 = 1536 leg movements per second at full speed... Move over Usain.. New champ in the house ‼️ Duration is 192 bars and bursts of 8 beats per bar represents their leg speed slowed down... 1536 in the song altogether. A Red Spider Mite could deliver 368,640 leg movements if it ran for the whole song. Thats better drumming then Siberiano - Gnagnam Style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlMVLj8BzcM Lyrics A

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