Title: Roxi-Band: Live: The Ghost in the Machine

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[PROLOGUE]
(The sound of a dusty needle dropping on a record—a faint hiss and pop.)
[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Concert grand alone; 1920s stride piano style, high-register "hot" notes. Add a glassy pad wash.)

[INTRO — THE GHOST]
(The music feels like a haunted ballroom in 1924.)
[MILFRED]: (Brushes on snare and cymbals; light jazz swing pulse.)
[JILL]: (Pizzicato upright bass feel; warm, rounded low notes.)
[LIZ]: (Chromatic harmonica enters with a hot-jazz wail—muted, vibrato heavy.)
[ROXI]: (Speak alone; smoky, intimate whisper.)
In my imagination... I hear the ghost of something old.
A dress in the corner. A drink on the table.
They say "Do this one too."
Well... let's see if we can still dance in the ruins.

[VERSE 1 — THE JAZZ AGE]
(The music is a sophisticated, vintage swing.)
[ROXI]: (Singing like a smoky jazz chanteuse; sultry, melodic alto.)
Lipstick on a circuit, moonlight on a lead,
The piano's wearing trouble and the bass has found its feet.
Jill puts a little sideways in the place I meant to land;
I turn it into something filthy with my picking hand.

[CHORUS — THE FRACTURE]
(The music suddenly "breaks"—a glitchy electronic explosion.)
[MILFRED]: (Hybrid breakbeat sequence enters at 164 BPM; stuttering edits, sharp snare attacks.)
[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Acid arpeggios and wide glassy pads sweep the stereo field.)
[ROXI]: (Expansive melodic alto; sustained vowels over the rapid breaks.)
Do this one too!
Let the strange come singing through.
Give me your breath, I'll give it a tune—
We've got a whole other room in this room!

[THE FLOOR FOLDS]
(The music is a frantic, glitchy "Do This One Too" sequence.)
[MILFRED]: (Slice the break into triplet bursts; stop kit at bar eight.)
[JILL]: (Tapped bass climbs answer the snare, then return low. Damp at bar eight.)
[LIZ]: (Sax spirals between bass phrases, widening from low rasp to bright upper notes. Stop at bar eight.)
[ROXI]: (Guitar harmonics answer sax, then rapid legato crosses the breaks. Mute at bar eight.)
[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Stop piano; switch sequence to acid arpeggios, sweeping their filter for eight bars. Switch off at end.)

[PIANO WINDOW]
(The glitch stops instantly. Silence except for a warm piano and Roxi's breath.)
[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Concert grand alone; turn the bell cell into a warm, slow melody over rolling chords.)
[ROXI]: (Sing close, low and unhurried; guitar silent.)
You don't have to follow every turn.
Come sit inside the note and let it burn.
The room is full of faces, not a single one the same.
I like you better breathing than arranged inside a frame.

[VERSE 2 — THE RETURN]
(The music "blueses" back—heavy, dirty funk-rock weight returns.)
[MILFRED]: (Hybrid kit and break sequence return; chopped detail around a massive half-time backbeat.)
[JILL]: (Bass returns with the opening riff, one octave pickup higher.)
[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Restart sequence: wide glassy pads and acid arpeggios. Piano drives open chords above it.)
[LIZ]: (Baritone sax returns; long answers between vocal phrases.)
[ROXI]: (Electric guitar returns in broad chords; sing full smoky alto, soaring without changing voice.)
Do this one too!
Let the strange come singing through.
Give me your breath, I'll give it a tune—
We've got a whole other room in this room!

[ONSTAGE CROWD]: (Answer once, broad unison; stop.)
Do this one too!

[OUTRO]
(The music dissolves back into the dirty blues-funk and vintage crackle.)
[MILFRED]: (Chop the break into progressively shorter fragments; choke kit together.)
[JILL]: (At that choke, mute bass.)
[LIZ]: (At that choke, cut sax.)
[ROXI]: (At that choke, mute guitar.)
[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Stop piano and synth. After one silent bar, play the crooked cell once on grand piano; let it ring.)

[END]

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[PROLOGUE] (The sound of a dusty needle dropping on a record—a faint hiss and pop.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Concert grand alone; 1920s stride piano style, high-register "hot" notes. Add a glassy pad wash.) [INTRO — THE GHOST] (The music feels like a haunted ballroom in 1924.) [MILFRED]: (Brushes on snare and cymbals; light jazz swing pulse.) [JILL]: (Pizzicato upright bass feel; warm, rounded low notes.) [LIZ]: (Chromatic harmonica enters with a hot-jazz wail—muted, vibrato heavy.) [ROXI]: (Speak alone; smoky, intimate whisper.) In my imagination... I hear the ghost of something old. A dress in the corner. A drink on the table. They say "Do this one too." Well... let's see if we can still dance in the ruins. [VERSE 1 — THE JAZZ AGE] (The music is a sophisticated, vintage swing.) [ROXI]: (Singing like a smoky jazz chanteuse; sultry, melodic alto.) Lipstick on a circuit, moonlight on a lead, The piano's wearing trouble and the bass has found its feet. Jill puts a little sideways in the place I meant to land; I turn it into something filthy with my picking hand. [CHORUS — THE FRACTURE] (The music suddenly "breaks"—a glitchy electronic explosion.) [MILFRED]: (Hybrid breakbeat sequence enters at 164 BPM; stuttering edits, sharp snare attacks.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Acid arpeggios and wide glassy pads sweep the stereo field.) [ROXI]: (Expansive melodic alto; sustained vowels over the rapid breaks.) Do this one too! Let the strange come singing through. Give me your breath, I'll give it a tune— We've got a whole other room in this room! [THE FLOOR FOLDS] (The music is a frantic, glitchy "Do This One Too" sequence.) [MILFRED]: (Slice the break into triplet bursts; stop kit at bar eight.) [JILL]: (Tapped bass climbs answer the snare, then return low. Damp at bar eight.) [LIZ]: (Sax spirals between bass phrases, widening from low rasp to bright upper notes. Stop at bar eight.) [ROXI]: (Guitar harmonics answer sax, then rapid legato crosses the breaks. Mute at bar eight.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Stop piano; switch sequence to acid arpeggios, sweeping their filter for eight bars. Switch off at end.) [PIANO WINDOW] (The glitch stops instantly. Silence except for a warm piano and Roxi's breath.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Concert grand alone; turn the bell cell into a warm, slow melody over rolling chords.) [ROXI]: (Sing close, low and unhurried; guitar silent.) You don't have to follow every turn. Come sit inside the note and let it burn. The room is full of faces, not a single one the same. I like you better breathing than arranged inside a frame. [VERSE 2 — THE RETURN] (The music "blueses" back—heavy, dirty funk-rock weight returns.) [MILFRED]: (Hybrid kit and break sequence return; chopped detail around a massive half-time backbeat.) [JILL]: (Bass returns with the opening riff, one octave pickup higher.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Restart sequence: wide glassy pads and acid arpeggios. Piano drives open chords above it.) [LIZ]: (Baritone sax returns; long answers between vocal phrases.) [ROXI]: (Electric guitar returns in broad chords; sing full smoky alto, soaring without changing voice.) Do this one too! Let the strange come singing through. Give me your breath, I'll give it a tune— We've got a whole other room in this room! [ONSTAGE CROWD]: (Answer once, broad unison; stop.) Do this one too! [OUTRO] (The music dissolves back into the dirty blues-funk and vintage crackle.) [MILFRED]: (Chop the break into progressively shorter fragments; choke kit together.) [JILL]: (At that choke, mute bass.) [LIZ]: (At that choke, cut sax.) [ROXI]: (At that choke, mute guitar.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Stop piano and synth. After one silent bar, play the crooked cell once on grand piano; let it ring.) [END]

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