Episode 138-BMX Bandits

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Hello listeners. This weeks tune is a simple, diaristic, ( I'm pretty sure that's a word), thing about feeling like I let somebody down with my lack of ability to connect properly, and be knowing what to say about things. Not that anybody knows what to say about anything ever, probably, but a lot of people are pretty good at faking it, or actually believing in what they have to say and running with it.

Anyways, it's also nerdy as, with references to Close Encounters, The X-Files and BMX Bandits, (hence the title). Maybe I blame pop culture for making a sometimes inept communicator of me, but I also feel like it connects us too, kind of. It's a bit of a battle in the brain for me of late, seeing people who choose a quiet life and watch TV shows and drink cups of tea and the like and the contentment they seem to have and then seeing the total opposite, people who let their lives and minds travel with a fair amount of not exactly knowing what's next. There's gotta be a middle ground, but I don't know where it is...? A free mind is definitely a life goal of mine, but I don't want it to get so free it flies away.

Anyways. Much incoherent rambling to be done, maybe I'll keep the rest of it to myself. Hope you like the tune, and thanks for listening.

Episode 137-Church

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/4/items/CeskyLivesEpisode137-church/CLEP137-Church.mp3

Hello listeners. This weeks tune is a real simple electric guitar thing about Churches, about how some religious leaders use pseudo psychology to get people hooked on feelings, and the confused mix of supposed 'love' and controlling intimidation or shaming that goes on. I'm in no way opposed to the idea of Jesus, and to actual selfless love and admitting that we're all imperfect and that being vulnerable and the like is a good idea, that's what this song is about too, but mostly it's about how churches can mess this up real bad. There's a video for it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W97iPZZis3k&feature=youtu.be

A buddy of mine gave me some fancy proper photography type lights, so it's nice and shiny.

 

Thanks for listening, hope you enjoy.

Episode 136-Making Pictures

 

https://ia801508.us.archive.org/9/items/CeskyLivesEpisode136-makingPictures/Clep136-makingPictures.mp3

 

Hello listeners. This week's tune is a Banjo one about trying to convince someone to let go of internally fabricated dramas, sit down and have a cuppa. It's a pretty straight forward one. I want to thank folks for listening, I've been looking through some old tunes and I appreciate the people who stick with the thing every week and lend their ears 'cause some of these songs are not so great, which is kind of part of why I'm doing this, to catch the fun/energy of a song right as it's only just been finished, good or bad, and also to just honestly put all that stuff out there rough as because why not. I'm workin on polishing up some stuff, changing many a lyric and the like and I'll hopefully have another album out for you eventually.

The first one, made a couple years ago, also rough as is here: http://cesky.bandcamp.com/

 

and there's a video for this weeks tune here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NItgkchfY9w&feature=youtu.be

which involves a bit of drawing, in the name of far too literal reactions to lyrics.

 

Thanks for your time. :)

Episode 135-Light A Fire

https://ia801505.us.archive.org/4/items/CLEP135LightAFire/CLEP135-Light%20A%20Fire.mp3

 

Hello listeners. This weeks tune is another Banjolele one, as I haven't fallen out of love with this incredibly cute new instrument just yet, (nor will I, though my actual Banjo is showing signs of jealousy and may require picking up and playing real soon). It's a tune about domestic violence I guess, or in a more universal way just relational oppression. It's not a super happy one, but hopefully it's a good listen anyways. I just played it for a buddy of mine and they said they felt probably how they we're supposed to feel, like they wanted to shake the person this song is about out of their situation, so, not a great super fun feeling, but I was stoked I made a person feel a thing at all, that's the point of makin' tunes right? Anyways as always, enormous love to you for giving me your ears and time, and thanks for both of those things.

 

Here's a video version if you like to watch and listen at the same time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahnEPvsY45E&feature=youtu.be

Episode 134-Let The I's

 

https://ia601500.us.archive.org/33/items/CeskyLivesEpisode134-letTheIs/Clep134-letTheIs.mp3

 

Hello listeners. This weeks tune is another Banjolele one about a couple of my buddies and the house they live in, abstractified to be not exactly about them but kind of, and also about me, unavoidably. Hopefully it's a nice listen for you, it's fairly upbeat for me.

Thanks for your time.

If you want to watch rather than listen, the tune is also on youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8uAym5fsak&feature=youtu.be