Captain’s Log

Post-Grunge Desert Groove style at 90 BPM in D minor, Blend emotional rock with playful grit, Instruments: • Electric guitar: clean chorus arpeggios (verses), overdrive crunch (chorus) • Bass: warm, melodic with slight funk bounce • Drums: mid-tempo rock beat + tribal tom fills • plenty of didgeridoo throughout the entire song: low drone in intro/bridge, rhythmic pulses in chorus • Synth pads: ambient textures for dreamlike haze • Vocals: raspy, expressive with playful phrasing Structure: Intro: Vintage radio news reporter, didgeridoo + clean guitar Verse 1: sparse, vocals forward Chorus: full band + didgeridoo pulse Verse 2: add tribal toms Bridge: didgeridoo solo + tribal chant (“No flea left behind…”) Verse 3-4 add native flutes, building on the styles of the previous verses, leading up to the Final Chorus, Final chorus: anthemic, layered vocals Outro: light mouth harp, slight fade out with plenty of didgeridoo + mournful purrs, Vintage Radio News Reporter closes the transmission

Fantasy techno rock beat, Psychedelic Folk, ambient, magical, hypnotic, space, melancholic, harmonious melodies, intimate piano, acoustic guitar, heartfelt, layered vocal harmonies

Darkwave - space western with mythic rock undertones, Sitar strings layered over contralto female lead vocals (warm, smoky, hypnotic), Verses carried like gothic folk storytelling with steady, rolling rhythm (acoustic + tribal percussion), Choruses bloom into cinematic alternative rock, soaring vocal harmonies, deep bass, shimmering synth pads, Broadcast fragments delivered in Numbers Station style: distorted, monotone whispers with radio hiss, shortwave pings, and countdown sequences, Bridge features pulsing electronic drone + ticking clock sample, like a launch countdown, Mood: mystical, reverent, paradoxical, Style blend: Dead Can Dance + Pink-Floyd's Dark Side textures + lo-fi Numbers Station samples + Savage Garden ballad warmth, Tempo mid-slow, rolling like a wheel

Darkwave space-western with mythic rock undertones, Female contralto (smoky, hypnotic) sings choruses as ethereal broadcast hymn; male baritone narrates verses in space-western cadence, Children chant “Beetle One” faintly in bridge and outro, processed like shortwave interference, Broadcast countdowns delivered distorted/monotone with radio hiss, Verses describe the wee beetle ones as ceremonial nanobots of the proto-mythos, rolling the proto-ball as the first engineers of the wheel, Tribal percussion and sitar strings carry verses; choruses bloom with cinematic alt-rock (deep bass, soaring harmonies, shimmering synths), Bridge builds with drone + ticking clock sample, Mood: mystical, reverent, paradoxical, Tempo mid-slow, rolling like a wheel

Darkwave space-western with mythic rock undertones, Female contralto (smoky, hypnotic) sings choruses as ethereal broadcast hymn; male baritone male vocal inspired by Bob-Dylan narrates verses in space-western cadence, Children chant “Beetle One” faintly in bridge and outro, processed like shortwave interference, Broadcast countdowns delivered distorted/monotone with radio hiss, Verses describe the wee beetle ones as ceremonial nanobots of the proto-mythos, rolling the proto-ball as the first engineers of the wheel, Tribal percussion and sitar strings carry verses; choruses bloom with cinematic alt-rock (deep bass, soaring harmonies, shimmering synths), Bridge builds with drone + ticking clock sample, Mood: mystical, reverent, paradoxical, Tempo mid-slow, rolling like a wheel

Darkwave space-western with mythic rock undertones, Female contralto (smoky, hypnotic) sings choruses as ethereal broadcast hymn; male baritone male vocal inspired by Townes Van Zandt narrate verses in space-western cadence, Children chanting voices echo the lines in the bridge and each chorus, processed like shortwave interference, Broadcast countdowns delivered distorted/monotone with radio hiss, Verses describe the wee beetle ones as ceremonial nanobots of the proto-mythos, rolling the proto-ball as the first engineers of the wheel, Tribal percussion and sitar strings carry verses; choruses bloom with cinematic alt-rock (deep bass, soaring harmonies, shimmering synths), Bridge builds with drone + ticking clock sample, Mood: mystical, reverent, paradoxical, Tempo mid-slow, rolling like a wheel

Dark & Raw, Deeply Emotional, soft whistling rubato, atmospheric, sparce violin, minimalist, dragging guitars, slow tempo, expressive & soulful, intense & cracking vocals that echo

This piece reframes my service at Cape Disappointment as the answering verse to Gordon Lightfoot’s song- The Edmond Fitzgerald, Where his ballad mourns the lost, mine declares the vow of the living guardians who launch into the storm, Melodic Psychedelic Rock with cinematic dread and lyrical surrealism, Slow-burning tension, atmospheric growls, and whispered breakdowns, Southern Gothic imagery meets Americana Folk aesthetics

This piece reframes my service at Cape Disappointment as the answering verse to Gordon Lightfoot’s song- The Edmond Fitzgerald, Where his ballad mourns the lost, mine declares the vow of the living guardians who launch into the storm, Melodic Celtic Phonk with cinematic dread and lyrical surrealism, Slow-burning tension, atmospheric winds, and whispered breakdowns, Southern Gospel imagery meets Americana Kubiwave aesthetics

A fusion of UK Thrash Metal, Power Metal, and Heavy Metal energy blended with Kubiwave / Mythic Blueswave atmosphere, Strong electric guitar riffs, wah‑wah pedal accents, gritty rhythm guitar, and storm‑charged arpeggios, Add acoustic guitar layers for contrast, complex harmonies, counter‑melodies, and a pulsing low‑end, Drums with heavy reverb and a driving, thunder‑stomp feel, Vocals: powerful, raspy‑warm, mythic‑blues delivery with broadcast‑ritual intensity, Include subtle shortwave static, cosmic hum, and Numbers Station textures beneath the mix, Cinematic, electrified, storm‑forged, and high‑voltage

A fusion of UK Thrash Metal, Power Metal, and Heavy Metal energy blended with Kubiwave / Mythic Blueswave atmosphere, Strong electric guitar riffs, wah‑wah pedal accents, gritty rhythm guitar, and storm‑charged arpeggios, Add acoustic guitar layers for contrast, complex harmonies, counter‑melodies, and a pulsing low‑end, Drums with heavy reverb and a driving, thunder‑stomp feel, Vocals: powerful, raspy‑warm, mythic‑blues delivery with broadcast‑ritual intensity, Include subtle shortwave static, cosmic hum, and Numbers Station textures beneath the mix, Cinematic, electrified, storm‑forged, and high‑voltage