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Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Ep 035: Allied Forces Ep #3: The Atrocities of War

April 9, 7pm

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Allied Forces Episode #3: Skeevy and the Alchemist combine forces with the added splendor of Jonny Boudlt Reynolds and special contribution from Deathwish on the topic of War (and Hardcore) with a couple side tracked tracks for, well, the hell of it.

Part one occurred during the Skeevy Side show from 8pm to 10 pm on 4/6/2012
Part two occurred during the Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour from 10-Midnight on 4/6/2012

SET 1:
1. War Pigs-Sacred Reich
2. God’s Zoo-Death Cult
3. Look Back and Laugh-Minor Threat
4. Ezekiel 25:17-Samual L. Jackson
5. Jihad-Slayer
6. It’s an Action-Poison Idea
7. Man In Blue-State of Alert
8. Psy-Ops Dispatch-Thee Oh Sees
9. Wardance-Killing Joke
10. New York City Tonight-GG Allen and the Jabbers
11. The Prisoner-D.O.A.
12. Too Many Puppies-Primus
13. Bulls-All Them Witches
14. No More War-Burning Spear
15. Who Am I?-Void
16. Annihilation-Crucifix
17. Indians-Anthrax
18. Rise of the Fall-Faith No More
19. Anti-Warfare-U.K. Dubs
20. You’re Just a Joke-Admit You’re Shit
21. Unity-Operation Ivy
22. Turn the Other Way-Fishbone
23. They Saved Hitler’s Brain-Unnatural Axe
24. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition-Impatient Youth
25. Ashes of the Wake-Lamb of God
26. War?-System of a Down
27. Vengeance-The Fix
28. Abolish Government-T.S.O.L.
29. Make the Leaders Fight-Special Forces
30. Masters of War-Bob Dylan
31. For What It’s Worth-Buffalo Springfield
32. Tooling for Anus-The Meatmen
33. War Games/New Breed/Live for Now-Iron Cross
34. Baby, Baby-The Vibrators
35. It’s a Mistake-Men at Work (carries over into next Podcast)

SET 2:
1. It’s a Mistake-Men at Work (carry over from first set)
2. When the Tigers Broke Free-Pint Floyd
3. Rockets and Penises in the Persian Gulf-George Carlin
4. Dad’s Gonna Kill Me-Richard Thompson
5. War Again-Oingo Boingo
6. Can I Sit Next To You Girl-AC/DC
7. Gimme Shelter-The Rolling Stones
8. The Unknown Soldier-The Doors
9. Hollywood-999
10. Spanish Bombs-The Clash
11. Zombie-The Cranberries
12. The Stray Cat Strut-The Stray Cats
13. Jean Vibrato-The Marauders
14. Resistance-Muse
15. White Flags-Fates Warning
16. Justice For All-Social Distortion
17. Race War-The Unaware
18. Battle Creek-Bent Knee
19. Psalms Alive-Baroness
20. War/No More Trouble-Bob Marley & The Wailers
21. The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth-Bad Brains
22. The Rooster-Alice in Chains
23. Eyes of the Insane-Slayer
24. World War III-D.O.A.
25. Cheap Tragedies-The Avengers
26. Let’s Have a War-Fear

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Episode #024: Fashionably Late for Tea Time with Half Baked Goods

January 15, 4pm

Hello fellow Alchemites and Confluxians.
News: Contest: Tickets for Dr. Madd Vibe @ the Bottom of the Hill, SF on 1/29/22
I am giving away a pair of tickets, contact me @ thealchemistofradiovalencia@gmail.com
Or on Facebook find the Friends of the Alchemist Group.
I will randomly select a winner from those who want the tickets.

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This week’s show is a collection of very heady tracks to put your mind in a deep reflective state. Put on the headphones and immerse yourself in the music.

Set List:

1. Useful Idiot (0:39) by Tool from Aenima (1996)
2. Breaking Alchemy (0:12)
3. Everything in its Right Place (4:11) by Radiohead from Kid A (2000)
4. Elk.Blood.Heart (5”52) by All Them Witches from Our Mother Electricity (2012)
5. MIC BREAK: Vein Melter (9;10) by Herbie Hancock from Head Hunters (1973)
6. MIC BREAK: Stonehenge (1:58) by Black Sabbath from Born Again (1983)
7. Little Fishes (6:06) by the Claypool Lennon Delirium from South of Reality (2019)
8. Long and Lonesome Road (3:10) by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Astral Sabbat
9. Spirals (11:19) by Monkey3 from Sphere (2019)
10. MIC BREAK: Prepare Yourself (1:59) by Porcupine Tree from The Sky Moves Sideways (1995)
11. Start of Something Beautiful (7:40) by Porcupine Tree from Deadwing (2005)
12. Smoke Room (8:13) by Automatism from Immersion (2020)
13. MIC BREAK: Sphinx Gate (1:59) by Hiatus Kaiyote from Tawk Tomahawk (2013)
14. Pas a Pas (6:42) by Alco Frisbass from Alco Frisbass (2015)
15. Snickersnee (3:46) by the Oh Sees from Face Stabber (2019)
16. MIC BREAK: Spaced (2:24) by the Smashing Pumpkins from Pisces Iscariot (1994)
17. Hannah (5:26) by Robin Trower from Twice Removed from Yesterday (1973)
18. Feathers (6:41) by the Black Crowes from Lost Crowes (2006)
19. Suture Up Your Future (4:37) by Queens of the Stone Age (2007)
20. MIC BREAK: Chili at Airport (Part III) (1:32) by John Lurie from the Get Shorty Soundtrack (1995)
21. Hudson (10:57) by Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski, John Scofield from Hudson (2017)
22. Arcadia Son (7:50) by I.E.M. (Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from Arcadia Son (2002)
23. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: Democratic Chorale (1:42) by Bent Knee from Shiny Eyed Babies (2014)
24. Help (6:01) by Deep Purple from Shades of Deep Purple (1968)

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Episode #019: Return of the Mute Aunts

November 20, 12am

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Welcome back fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Show #19 is a return. Return of the Mute Aunts and maybe a rogue Uncle or 2. Complete set of instrumental music mostly consisting of jazz fusion, funk and progressive rock/metal.
So, not much left to say…..here’s the set list.

1. MIC INTRO: Fritha (1:19) by Camel from The Snow Goose (1975) Progressive Rock
2. Pulsar (7:19) by Alco Frisbass from Le Mystere du Gue Pucelle (2021) Jazz Fusion/Art Rock
3. Monomyth (3:27) by Animals as Leaders from Monomyth (single) (2021) Metal/Djent
4. MIC BREAK: Moon (1:21) by Chon from Grow (2015) Rock
5. American Jingo (4:04) by Attention Deficit from The Idiot King (2001) Jazz Fusion
6. Fly (5:20) by Lettuce from Fly (2012) Funk/Jazz
7. MIC BREAK: Boe Zaah (1:41) by Mac DeMarco from 2 (2012) Indie Rock
8. Xavi (9:31) by Snarky Puppy from Immigrance (2019) Jazz Fusion
9. First Train (7:37) by Automatism from Immersion (2020) Krautrock/Psychedelic Rock
10. Akakabotu (5:41) by Beardfish from Mammoth (2010) Progressive Rock
11. MIC BREAK: Brother John (2:11) by Joe Satriani from Not of This Earth (1986) Rock
12. Pintao (4:36) by Monkey3 from The 5th Sun (2013) Psychedelic Rock
13. Headphone Dust (6:19) by I.E.M (Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from I.E.M. (1996) Psychedelic/Krautrock
14. MIC BREAK: Somalia (1:40) by Al DiMeloa from Electric Rendezvous (1981) Jazz
15. Inspired Weak (8:24) by Uncle Moe’s Space Ranch from Uncle Moe’s Space Ranch (2001) Jazz Fusion
16. Smuggler’s Corridor (8:11) by The Aristocrats from Tres Caballeros (2015) Jazz Fusion
17. MIC BREAK: For Absent Friends (2:17) by Opeth from Deliverance (2002) Metal
18. Control Mouse (4:28) by Isobar from Isobar (2020) Jazz Fusion/Progressive Rock
19. Skeletons at the Feast (6:34) by Spock’s Beard from Spock’s Beard (2006) Progressive Rock
20. Reality Dream (6:15) by Riverside from Out of Myself (2004) Progressive Metal
21. MIC BREAK: FX (1:39) by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath Volume 4 (1972) Heavy Metal Pioneers
22. Red (6:46) by King Crimson from Live in Toronto 2015 (2015) Progressive Rock Pioneers
23. Shaman’s Whisper (6:33) by Gordian Knot from Emergent (2003) Progressive Rock
24. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: Chili and Karen at Sunset (1:21) by John Lurie from the Get Shorty Soundtrack (1995) Jazz
25. Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar (5:38) by Frank Zappa from Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar (Live) (1980) Art Rock

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Episode #018: Bloody Mary’s!: A Metal Mix to Cure Your Iron Deficiency.

November 13, 2am

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Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Yes…there in terrible epidemic in our country. Iron deficiency. Did you know, that Metal music is the dominant form of music world wide….everywhere except here….where some of the greatest metal of all time was generated?. So to help cure that iron deficiency I am bringing a healthy dose thought this tasty Bloody Mary Metal Mix featuring Metal music from all over the world. Though I listen to a great deal of non metal music, I still find that the most inclusive and explorative styles of music that seeks to include these other styles is Metal, the other is jazz, which is why this show is typically glued together with combination of jazz and metal and it’s peripheral content.

Lyrics, and band information and set list below.

Set List:
1. OPENING MIC: Crooked Mile (0:42) by Baroness from Gold & Grey (2019) Savanah, Georgia, USA. 2003-Present. New record pending in 2022.
2. Opponent (5:44) by Soen from Lotus (2019) Global supergroup featuring members from Testament, Opeth, Death, Sadus, Amon Armath & Avatarium 2010-Present
3. Hand in Heart (8:30) by Opeth from In Cauda Venenum (2019) Stockholm, Sweden 1989-Present. Touring now with Mastodon. Oakland on December 2nd at the Fox Theatre…..see you there if you dare.
4. MIC BREAK: Affinity.exe (1:24) by Haken from Affinity
5. Initiate (4:16) by Haken from Affinity (2016) London, England. 2007- Present, last record Virus released during the pandemic…..no conspiracy theories please…haha.
6. Mirage (6:49) by Leprous from Malina (20167) Notodden, Norway 2001 to Present (Also this group plays as the back up band for Ihsahn much like the Eagles did for Linda Rondstadt….except they still do it and they were a band before joining with Ihsahn…..so…not exactly…more the THE BAND, you know..with Bob Dylan….completely different world…sort of but not really.
7. MIC BREAK: Prebirth (1:11) by Lunatic Soul from Lunatic Soul (2008) Warsaw, Polland. Side project of Mariusz Duda, front man and bassist from the band Riverside. 8 records by Lunatic Soul amidst 7 Riverside releases. The man is certainly busy and writes some fantastic music.
8. Stratego (5:00 by Iron Maiden from Senjutsu (2021) London, England 1975-Present. Eddie gets a ninja makeover for this record and it’s super cool. Although nearly every metal enthusiast and historian will agree that Black Sabbath are the Godfathers of Metal, it’s clear that Iron Maiden has risen the bar to new level and have spawned the expansive evolution of the genre with nearly all sub genres owing their earliest roots to Iron Maiden, or to a band who does for some of the newer bands. Amist the immense landscape of options, Maiden still remain and intense draw. 46 years and still going.
9. Amozonia (5:01) by Gojira from Fortitude (2021) Ondres, Landes, Fance 1996-Present Originally went as Godzilla until legally challenged to change the name to which they to the Ramanji version of the name Gojira. This band is highly focused on the ecological damage humans have inflicted on the Earth and are strong activists supporting energy reform as well as animal rights. Their music is potent and carries a strong message.
10. Sickle and Peace (6:18) by Mastodon from Hushed and Grim (2021) Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 2000-Present. Mastodon has slowly risen to become on of the most prominent and influential metal bands around and are no co-headlining on tour with the legendary Opeth.
11. MIC BREAK: Cancer/Moonspeak (1:45) by Rivers of Nihil from Where Owls Know My Name
12. The Silent Life (6:35) by Rivers of Nihil from Where Owls Know My Name (2018) Reading, Pennsylvania, USA 2009-Present. An intriguing progressive death metal band that uses saxophone to elevate their sound.
13. One Less Enemy (5:18) by Ihsahn from Amr (2018) Nottoden, Norway. 2006-Present Founding member of the Black Metal Band Emperor, moved on to other efforts after two other members got themselves incarcerated for some heinous crimes. Remerged with the Band Pecculum before going solo.
14. Infinite Shapes (4:57) by Cynic from Kindly Bent to Free Us (2014) 1987-1994, 2006-2021-? Miami, Florida, USA. One of the original Death Metal bands to emerge from the late 80’s early 90’s Florida death metal scene, the band provided a unique sound with the jazz style fretless bass stylings of Sean Malone infusing jazz with metal and other music forms giving birth to more progressive avenue for the genre. Unfortunately, 2020 saw the loss of drummer Sean Reinhart and Sean Malone leaving the band’s core without its heart beat. The album due to arrive on November 26th this year will be the final album by Cynic presumably. Recently, it was revealed that Sean Malone’s death was by suicide. The proceeds from the new album are going to be dedicated to the prevention of suicide.
15. MIC BREAK: Joshua Light Show (1:52) by Steve Stevens from Memory Crash (2008) New York, New York, USA. Most well known for his on then off, now on again work with Billy Idol, Steve Stevens has several solo and collaborative releases that show case his guitar virtuosity. Stevens and Idol have just released a new EP The Roadside last September.
16. Turn on the Darkness (8:27) by Between the Buried and Me from Coma Ecliptic (2015) Raleigh, North Carolina. 2000-Present. Part of the current wave of US East Coast Metal now providing the landscape of progressive metal with unique and artfully crafted music that are now realizing great success.
17. Ebb & Flow (7:07) by The Contortionist from Language (2014) Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Avant-Garde Metal flowing the middle of the US. Creative use of soft flowing jazz fusion with djent style metal riffing. Heady lyrics and strong intellectual content. Emerging as new leaders in the metal scene.
18. MIC BREAK: Litanie contre la puer (2:14) by Tool from Fear Inoculum
19. Invincible (12:24) by Tool from Fear Inoculum (2019) Los Angeles, California, USA 1993-Present. Tool is one of the most intriguing and iconic bands have an extreme cult following despite only releasing 6 albums in the 31 year existence. Fear Inoculum, released already two years past now in 2019 was preceded 13 years earlier by the album 10,000 Day, which fans jokingly refer to as the interval between albums. Despite constant touring, the time between recording became such as that there was a fear that they had become irrelevant in the musical landscape. The album as a whole and this song in particular, address those feelings in Maynard’s typical deep and reflective manor. GO READ THE LYRICS BELOW.
20. Egoist Hedonist (8:57) by Riverside from Anno Domini High Definition (2009) Warsaw, Polland. 2001 -Present. The musicianship and texture of this band and the way it flows credits the name they chose to represent themselves. Each release is unique with a flow of continuity with thought provoking lyrics and music that generates a mindscape.
21. Spherical Perspective (7:41) by Voivod from The Wake (2018) Quebec, Canada 1982-Present Emerging at the great time of the Bay Area Thrash Metal Scene, Voivod took that style and added a more progressive rock approach with the song structures while keeping the essential vibe of thrash metal at its core. Former Metallica Bassist Jason Newstead also spent time as member of this classic band. The band continues somewhat under the radar producing great music.
22. FINAL MIC BREAK: XIV (1:52) by Born of Osiris from The Discovery
23. Behold (5:51) by Born of Osiris from The Discovery (2011) Chicago, Illinois, USA (where I was born) 2003-Present. Part of the next wave of Djent (originated by Meshuggah) which includes bands such as Animals as Leaders and Periphery. They dropped off my radar for a little while as I felt they entered a period of mediocrity, however the 2021 release of Angel or Alien seems to have revitalized their creative juices and has been an intriguing listen so far.
The lyrical content of these songs are deep and reflective. Please spend the time to read them while you listen to these wonderful songs.
SOEN: OPPONENT
Quiet rest, with a rope around my neck
I assure you that the time is coming near
Fight them all, break the spirit and the bone
All I care for is what’s happening to me
Pushed away and rejected from first day
Never felt that I am like everyone else
Architects of my intellect and flesh
Always pressured me towards the common frame
So now, chuck it down your throat
See me stand
Among the waves
The slaying hand
Still I am
The dream and fall
A hateful grace
Growing darkness war within
Emptiness
Shadows alter my reflection
Desolation marks my skin
Loneliness
Visions alter my perception
In Isolation, I slowly drown
Vague destination
For words I shout
Victimized by my equals all my life
Consequently rival of the obedient mass
Parody, be submissive to act free
Be what dividend is telling you to be
Mockery of the essence of our kind
In the mirror you see nothing but a farce
Linger on, aiming far but ending close
Bearing excess as an instinct, not a choice
Desire, downfall
Possessed by greed and numbers
The more we want it all
The worse we treat each other
Desire, downfall
Possessed by greed and numbers
The more we want it all
The worse we treat each other
Growing darkness war within
Emptiness
Shadows alter my reflection
Desolation marks my skin
Loneliness
Visions alter my perception
In Isolation, I slowly drown
Vague destination
For words I shout
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Martin Lopez / Lars Ahlund / Joel Ekelof / Leif Stenberg
Opponent lyrics © Amf Music Limited

OPETH: HEART IN HAND
Det är för bedrövligt. Usch!
Vem fan är du?
Take it as a threat now and leave
Drop of toxins flows to a habit
Tell me what it is you can’t see
Teeth grinding flesh in the sabbat
Factual drowning stream, you believe
Slaves will follow conspiracy
Turn the locks on brother and kin
Murder lust on affinity
War in utopia
Slay cornucopia for symmetry
The parody is real
And we’re biding time
And while losing ground, make sure to worship monarchy
Death is but a story in a land of borrowed wealth
The burdened scale weighs heavy with the hunt for dopamine
Intolerance disguised as a faith
In secrecy we shun empathy
Soul critique online far too late
A throne for the devout enemy
War in utopia
Slay cornucopia for symmetry
The parody is real
And we’re biding time
And while losing ground, make sure to worship monarchy
Death is but a story in a land of borrowed wealth
The burdened scale weighs heavy with the hunt for dopamine
When I was young
So, so much younger than today
It seemed easier to lead your life
There was no time to surrender
And no reason to perceive
The burden of pain
As it passed through our lives every year somehow
And it never (really) went away
Yet behind my door
Was a kingdom
A secret outline showed the way
To treasures of clay
And beads made of glass
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Mikael Lars Akerfeldt
Heart in Hand lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

HAKEN: INITIATE
Love and pain
Engage your senses
And let them carve the way

Give me
(Give me)
Focus
(Focus)
Sharpen
My view
Initiate

Live here and now
And forever or never

I observe a world jarring in turmoil
A million people waging war at the hands of a god
And I can hear them crying
Cold fires blazing before me
An affliction fast consuming and fascinating me

(Drifting)
You’ll be
(Deeper)
The life and the death of me
(Into)
I
(The unknown)
Initiate

We’ll make this dream last forever and ever
Tears will run dry
From my ever wandering eye
But I’m prepared to stay
‘Til my dying day

I’ll see things you won’t believe
In tomorrow’s memories
I’ll do things you can’t conceive
There’ll be no strings on me

Open the floodgates
Form the colours and the shapes
Let there be a light
Initiate, all my senses are engaging
Open the floodgates
All the love and all the pain
Let there be a light
Initiate, all my senses are engaging

(Distance)
Tell me
(Stretches)
How does it feel to breathe?
(Further)
(From home)
Initiate

I’m drifting
(drifting)
Deeper
(deeper)
Into
(into)
The unknown

LEPROUS: MIRAGE
Join in with me, with me
We’ll fly on someone else’s wings
To where everybody’s one
Above the sky, we reach
It’s written black on white
The truth, follow the lead
Echoes of the same old song
Sing with me, with me
In unity
Join in with me
I, I have been trying to break out for too long
From the cage
I found my path when I thought that I was wrong
I have been trying to break out for too long
From the cage
I found my path when I thought that I was wrong
Stay close to me, to me
I’ll show you all you need
To see, to see
Close your eyes, your eyes
Trust in me, I’ll be your guide
Blindly
Join in with me, with me
I will be your guide
I, I have been trying to break out for so long
I found my path when I thought that I was wrong
I have been trying to break out for too long
From the cage
I found my path when I thought that I was wrong
I, I have been trying to break out for too long
From the cage
I found my path when I thought that I was wrong
I have been trying to break out for too long
From the cage
I found my path when I thought that I was wrong
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Solberg Einar Lia
Mirage lyrics © Reservoir Media Music

IRON MAIDEN: STRATEGO

How do you read a madman’s mind?
Teach me the art of war
For I shall bring more than you bargained for
Give me an ultimatum
That I could not dream of
Spills of a crying nation
Upon my soul
For I have not a mortal soul
That you already know
Look at my eyes
There’s no surprise
Ocean is black, the devil’s track
Looking beyond, beneath the sea
Eye of the storm is here again
Been there before you were ever born
Beyond the dark, I feel the pain
It’s hidden but I can’t explain
A cross to bear
A heavy faith
My sorrow whispers
Time again
I hear you calling my name
Come to claim my life again
Pray for me, I’m almost there
The pain almost too much to bear
I try to find my way back home
To feel the same again
The voice of nothing listened far too long
Little by little, eat away
I think I’ve lost my mind
Too late to change now
What I left behind
Hear me, listen to my call
I am ready to fall
Lord, hear me now, let me go
Ocean is black, the devil’s track
Looking beyond, beneath the sea
Eye of the storm is here again
Been there before you were ever born
Beyond the dark, I feel the pain
It’s hidden but I can’t explain
A cross to bear
A heavy faith
My sorrow whispers
Time again
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Janick Gers / Steve Harris
Stratego lyrics © BMG Rights Management

GOJIRA: AMAZONIA
Incite a riot, put yourself in a trance
You rotate the frame in a world you rely on
A scar, a line has been drawn in the sand
Behold the life, the boundaries fools will crush
The greatest miracle
Is burning to the ground
On to the next stage of the plan
Mourn the witness of the wind
A hand, full of thunder
Will rise one last time
There’s fire in the sky
You’re in the Amazon
The greatest miracle
Is burning to the ground
Godly Amazonia
Bloody Amazonia
Mighty Amazonia
Killing Amazonia
Godly Amazonia
Bloody Amazonia
Mighty Amazonia
Killing Amazonia
Godly Amazonia
Bloody Amazonia
Burn the land
Learn the end
Burn
Another gold mine is unveiled
The source of our sorrow
Learn
Embedded in these walls of green
Is the curse that we follow
There’s fire in the sky
You’re in the Amazon
The greatest miracle
Is burning to the ground
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Joseph Duplantier / Mario Duplantier
Amazonia lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

MASTODON: SICKLE AND PEACE
Death comes and brings with him
Sickle and peace
Please excuse the madness
Of the situation I am in
Are we only united
For we both share the cause of this
You choose to apply logic
It’s hard to ply where there is none
My detonation’s unknown
Allow the man to walk in his shoes from here
Death comes and brings with him sickle and peace
Shelter from storms come with long flowing robes
Justifying all your control
I cease to mourn what never could be
No feeling’s ever final
Just another scar I wear and hold dear
Death comes and brings with him sickle and peace
Shelter from storms come with long flowing robes
Falling down and losing ground
Save me from myself
All I’ve seen and all I know
I’ve not been this low
Now I stand up on my own
Learning from myself
Where I’ve been and where I’ll go
Still remains unknown
Death comes and brings with him sickle and peace
Shelter from storms come with long flowing robes…
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Troy Jayson Sanders / Brann Timothy Dailor / William Breen Kelliher / William Brent Hinds

RIVERS OF NIHIL: “Cancer / Moonspeak”

Fear, fear drowns the mind
In this kingdom of mine
And standing in the hall
The faces of them all
Real, like empty space
They know what I became

RIVERS OF NIHIL: THE SILENT LIFE

The sun leaves on its own
A simple passage of the days that I have wasted
I feel the summer slipping through
These aging fingers

Compelled to walk upon the same path that I have tread so long
Still nothing changes
A simple passage to a place that I have come to know
I still remember

A better time
When the thoughts that we had connected
Between our open eyes
We say goodbye, to a life that’s been mostly silent,
Erroneously lead.

Strive to complete myself
It seems my work is never truly done.
I see your face, barely through the haze
You see a life, erroneously lead.

There’s hope in younger days
There’s warmth within the past that’s so familiar
I forget just why I came here
I Hope that you remember
Home.

IHSAHN: ONE LESS ENEMY
Half awake, deprived of sleep and dignity
I stand before the blinding lights
My body trembling, survival instincts gasp for air
Rays of madness tear the nights in me
Torn from the slumber, like a drunken king
To watch the cities burn
The world I used to see, no longer a part of me
In bleak reflections, stripped of my humanity
Yet I have all to gain
The slate is clean
And all the “why’s” I need
The stakes are high
The wheels of fate have turned
The chariot awaits
And I will set the course
On paths of tribulation
A refugee of reason
In a world of disbelief
Outnumbered by the thousands
Empowered by the ones I seek
Yet I have all to gain
The slate is clean
And all the “why’s” I need
The stakes are high
The wheels of fate have turned
The chariot awaits
And I will set the course
On paths of tribulation.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Vegard Sverre ‘ihsahn’ Tveitan

CYNIC: INFINITE SHAPES
The indivisible goose egg
An irreplaceable loose peg
It never satisfies, incomplete
The future won’t arrive
Nothing to seek
Don’t you worry now

Infinite shapes
Architectures opaque
Infinite shapes
Paper tigers at play

A kamikaze seed
Breaks ground
Sprouts up inside of me
Spreading down
It poked into my eye
Cracked the egg
Now there’s a tentacle
Growing limb-like eggs
I won’t worry now

Infinite shapes
Alpha beta erased
Infinite shapes
Vital connections engaged
Sit down
Behold the open crown
Through the eternal halls
An Earth amidst the balls
One spark
Shooting across the dark
Fear, craft and avarice
Become a dust-filled wish

Infinite shapes
Paper tigers at play
Infinite shapes
Alpha beta erased
Infinite shapes
Vital connections engaged

The indivisible goose egg
An irreplaceable loose peg
I won’t worry now

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: TURN ON THE DARKNESS

Lyrics
The winters breathe evenly.
Flickering moments engage our senses.
Slowly trembling advantage.
They won’t take notice.
Dragging feet. Will time notice me?
We turn our backs on ourselves.
Nothing in sight.
I see a flame erupt in the distance.
The charted course towards my direction.
A wealth of moving light, they now seek my disguise.
Legs soon crack as they stand above/below.
Where do you drift from, sir?
This land is for those who have lost.
Our humanity has passed its curse.
We roam with all that’s left.
I come from a movable past.
A distant future is in my grasp.
You all will survive this fate.
Trust the man you gaze.
Take me with your flame.
Darkness
Show the brighter way.
Hopeless
Take in all. Sit with our teachings.
Above. Below.
Take in all.
Above. Below.
Sit with our teachings…
Dream tonight to push us forward.
Black ash improves me. Dark skies are hollow.
Above. Below.
Take in all.
Above. Below.
Sit with our teachings…
Dream tonight to push us forward.
Black ash improves me.
Can’t look past the damage to this life.
Dark skies are hollow.
Can’t look past the damage to this life.
Welcome to our journey. Please walk with me.
I’ll put your mind at ease
Our breath, disrupts their flames.
We walk through their walls.
Life exists apart from this.
This lone world drifts on and on.
In the distant light modern man awaits.
Dripping jaw accept our twisted travel.
Screaming grins howl loud from high…
A gritty focus gripped.
We turn our backs on ourselves.
Nothing in sights.
We turn our backs on ourselves.
They won’t take notice.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Rogers Thomas Giles / Waggoner Paul Andrew / Briggs Daniel Hanford / Richardson Cartland Blake / Waring Robert Dustin

THE CONTORTIONIST: EBB & FLOW
The integration has taken hold.
We have risen from our roots.
We have seen
Signals, (the end) start of progression (the end).
Drift with the ebb and flow.
Sink in the ebb and flow.
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Cameron Asbury Maynard / Eric Henry Guenther / Joseph Richard Baca / Michael Lessard / Robert Michael Baca
Ebb & Flow lyrics © Entertainment One U.S. Lp

Litanie contre la peur (The litany against fear-Frank Herbert)
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

TOOL: INVINCIBLE
Long in tooth and soul
Longing for another win
Lurch into the fray
Weapon out and belly in
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Consequential
Bellow out loud
Bold and proud
Of where I’ve been
But here I am
Beating chest and drums
Beating tired bones again
Age-old battle, mine
Weapon out and belly in
Tales told of battles won
Of things we’ve done
Caligula would grin
Beating tired bones
Tripping through remember when
Once invincible
Now the armor’s wearing thin
Heavy shield down
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Relevant
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Consequential
Cry aloud, bold and proud
O’ where I’ve been
But here I am
Where I end
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Relevant
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Consequential
Tears in my eyes, chasing Ponce de Leon’s phantom soul
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps
But the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time bearing down
Tears in my eyes chasing Ponce de Leon’s phantom soul
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps
But the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time bearing down
False hope perhaps
But the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time bearing down
Bearing down
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Justin Gunner Chancellor / Maynard James Keenan / Adam Thomas Jones / Daniel Edwin Carey

RIVERSIDE: EGOIST HEDONIST
Once in the middle of the crowd
I stopped
Suddenly I felt so good
Not being on the move
But became an obstruction
In your way
And I was surprised how fast you could unite
Against me
When you forced me to the ground
And tied my hands
Certain I couldn’t disturb
Anymore
I saw the sadness in your eyes
Your fear
And the most secret desire:
“Escape from here”
In pursuit of uniqueness
And individuality
We must be unlike anyone else
To survive
But in the mass of different runners
Different lies
We can’t make time to realize
How the same we are
So let me live without your pain
Just let me live without your pain
‘Cause I want to feel so
It’s not right
It’s not fair
When I am forced to live your life
It’s not right
It’s not fair
When I am forced to live your life
It’s not right
It’s not fair
When I am forced to live your life
It’s not right
Just let me live without your pain
Just let me live without your pain
Just let me live without your pain
Just let me live without your pain
Just let me live without
Congrats this time
You’re a borderline pass
Here’s your reward
Now smile
After all
You conform to us
Drag on
Forget yourself in the final dance
You already know the steps
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Duda Mariusz / Grudzinski Piotr / Kozieradzki Piotr Wlodzimierz / Lapaj Michal Krzysztof
Egoist Hedonist: I. Different? – II. Hedonist Party – III. Straw Man Dance lyrics © Reservoir Media Music

VOIVOD: SPHERICAL PERSPECTIVE
This nice spot that I found
Connected to the ground
I’m staying here all night
Staring at the open sky
Till my eyes… Bleed!
Then my soul starts to fly
Far from the chaos of this life
All these calls seem unheard
For the lost cause of this world!
This forest where I hide
Away from the city lights
It’s where I meet my peers
Those who are no longer here
Till my heart… Bleeds!
For so long, I’ve been out there
Being strong in despair
But tonight, I’ll get lost
Till my bones turn to dust!
Hard to be heard
No one is listening
You can’t be seen
If the sun refuses to shine
Why should I be?
If this life has no meaning
I’m travelling far away out there
Through the sky deep in my head
I escape!
Feelings get hurt
And no care is given
Such a lonely star
In darkness confined
Look up at the sky
And no care is given
Such a lonely star
In darkness confined
For so long, I’ve been out there
Being strong in despair
But tonight, I’ll get lost
Till my bones turn to dust
…Tonight
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Langevin Michel / Belanger Denis
Spherical Perspective lyrics © Piggy Was Here Music

BORN OF ORSIRIS: BEHOLD
I can’t stand
The bitter denial
Neglected consciousness
Forgotten rights
The book has been written
You cant change the ending
What is your confusion
Know your own condition
Lay down and think about how you’ve lived out
Your wasted time here is over and gone
They left us and we can start now our evolution
Expired
Empty
Expired
Extinction
The refugees have deserted the city
No longer producing the age old concerns
Of how we can conquer and watch them crumble
It’s far too late to question
They knew this would happen the book has been written
Set in stone now they’ve seen it now they know
Is this a miracle or imagination
Your invention or destruction
We are here alone
At last we are finding answers
Reveal the meaning of what we really are
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Lee McKinney / David Darocha / Ronnie Cannizaro / Cameron Losch / Joseph Buras / Jason Richardson
Behold lyrics © Killphonic

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Ep#014: Halloween Cocktail Party Part 1

October 17, 1pm

Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. It’s that Halloween season and I have some fun for you. 3 shows that capture that Halloween Spirit. Parts one and two are a Party….got some fun songs, some spooky songs, some movie scenes and guest appearances from Elvira and Wolfman Jack.
https://www.radiovalencia.fm/podcasts/?episode=36022
Here’s the set list.

1. OPENING MIC: Them! Main Title (1:01) by Bronislau Kaper from Monstrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
2. Psycho Goreman live Forever (0:23) Movie Quote from Psycho Goreman featuring Matthew Ninaber (2020)
3. No One Live Forever (4:15) by Oingo Boingo from Dead Man’s Party (1985) Alternate Rock
4. The Tell Tale Heart (4:39) by The Allan Parsons Project from Tales of Mystery and Imagination-Edgar Alan Poe (1976) Rock
5. MIC BREAK: Them! Ant Hole #2, End of the Monsters (1:25) by Bronislau Kaper from Monstrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
6. Boris the Spider (2:37) by The Claypool Lennon Delirium from Lime and Limpid Green (2017) Psychedelic Rock
7. The Green Slime (2:28) by The Exotic Ones from The Green Slime (2018) Psychedelic Rock
8. Lucifer Sam (3:07) by Pink Floyd from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) Psychedelic Rock
9. Where Wolf/There Wolf (0:25) from the Movie Young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman and Terri Garr (1974)
10. The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria (6:45) by Blue Öyster Cult from Imaginos (1988) Rock
11. MIC BREAK: “Tarantula”: Radioactive Research (1:06) by Masatoshi Mitsumoto; Radio Symphony Orchestra Of Cracow from More Monstrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
12. Halloween (3:42) by Siouxsie and the Banshees from Juju (1981) Post Punk/Goth Rock
13. Bela Lugosi’s Dead (2:34) by Dead Cross from Dead Cross (2017) Goth Metal
14. Good Ash/Bad Ash (1:22) from the movie Army of Darkness featuring Bruce Campbell. (1992)
15. Poisoned Stones (3:55) by Oh Sees from Face Stabber (2019) Garage Psyche
16. Intruder (4:55) by Peter Gabriel from Peter Gabriel 3: Melt (1980) Rock
17. Elvira Therapy Session (1:42) Elvira Show Promo
18. Bad Girl Feels Good (0:31) from Army of Darkness featuring Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz (1992)
19. Holy Ghost (5:33) by Bent Knee from Land Animal (2017) Art Rock
20. The Little Man Who Wasn’t There (3:01) by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra from 30’s & 40’s Era Halloween Music, Vol. 2 (2011) (1934) Big Band
21. Ghost of Stephen Foster (3:32) by the Squirrel Nut Zippers from Perennial Favorites (1998) Swing Revival
22. MIC BREAK: It Came From Outer Space: Mysterious Desert (1:48) Irving Gertz from Mostrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
23. Black Sabbath (6:20) by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970) The Origin of Heavy Metal
24. PG for Short (1:40) from the movie Psycho Goreman featuring Nita-Josse Hanna, Owen Myre and Matthew Ninaber (2020)
25. Cosmic Monsters, Inc. (5:14) by White Zombie from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 (1992) Metal
26. MIC BREAK: Stalking the Creature (1:59) by Henri Mancini from Themes of Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (1956) Classical
27. Killer Klowns (4:36) by the Dickies from Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) Rock
28. Sweet Mystery (1:18) from the movie Young Frankenstein featuring Madeline Kahn and Peter Boyle (1974)
29. Zombie Woof (5:10) by Frank Zappa from Over-Nite Sensation (1973) Rock
30. Bonin’ in the Boneyard (4:44) by Fishbone from Truth and Soul (1988) Funk Rock
31. Hot Monster (1:07) from the movie Young Frankenstein featuring Madeline Kahn and Peter Boyle (1974)
32. 2 Big Pumpkins (2:42) by Elvira from 2 Big Pumpkins (2013) Rock
33. Psycho Goreman Meets the Parents/Freak Out (3:17) from the movie Psycho Goreman featuring Nita-Josse Hanna, Matthew Ninaber, Alexis Hancey, Adam Brookes (2020)
34. MIC BREAK: Visitors from Space (1:47) by Herman Stein from Themes of Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (1953) Classical
35. I Put a Spell on You (4:32) by Creedence Clearwater Revival from Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) Americana Rock
36. Spooky (4:59) by the Atlanta Rhythm Section from Underdog (1979) Rock
37. Boom Stick! (1:43) from the movie Army of Darkness featuring Bruce Campbell (1992)
38. The Weeds Took Over the Town (2:18) by The Slow Poisoner from Fatal Floral Phonograph (2005) Psychedelic Rock
39. MIC BREAK: Dark Star (1:27) by John Carpenter from Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 (2017) Film Score
40. Welcome to Prime Time Bitch (0:24) from the movie A Nightmare of Elm Street part 3: Dream Warriors, featuring Robert Englund (1987)
41. 13 Nights of Halloween (3:56) by Elvira from 2 Big Pumpkins (2013) Rock