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47% Scottish, 28% Welsh rest mostly Aussie. Lover of good tequila, of Dio & LZ ... and all good things in life!

[Mick Combs @MickCombsLive]

Remember sitting down crafting this piece. Inspired by Pink Flyod amongst others.

What do you hear and feel?

@EKLETRIKREKORDZ
#progrock
#hardrock
#progressiverock
#poprock
#indiemusic
#indieart

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[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

When marble speaks...

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

In the Louvre Museum in Paris, there is a marble sculpture whose wings are carved so thinly that when sunlight passes through them, the stone glows gold...

The sculpture is called Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss and it was carved by Antonio Canova between 1787 and 1793.

The story comes from Lucius Apuleius's Latin novel Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd century AD. Psyche is a mortal princess so beautiful that the goddess Venus grows jealous of her and orders her son Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous creature on earth. Cupid disobeys his mother and falls in love with Psyche himself.

Their love is discovered. Venus, in fury, sets Psyche a series of impossible tasks. The final one is to descend into the underworld and bring back a flask containing a portion of the beauty of Proserpina, queen of the dead. Psyche is forbidden to open it.

She opens it. Inside is not beauty but the Sleep of the Underworld, and it falls upon her like a black cloud. She collapses on the road, lifeless.

Cupid finds her there. He bends down. He kisses her.

Canova chose to carve the exact moment her body wakes...

Psyche lies on a low rock, her body slack, her arms rising slowly toward Cupid as life returns to her. Cupid kneels above her, one hand cradling her head, the other against her breast. Their lips have not quite met. They are millimeters apart, and they have been for more than 200 years.

Behind Cupid, his wings rise into the air. Canova carved them so thinly that when light strikes them at the right angle, the stone turns translucent and warm as honey...

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[vous @vsm5824]

@OrkneyUncovered Love it!! Wish i could live there 🥰

[vous @vsm5824]

@MickCombsLive Veneficus - literally, one who makes poison, eh???!!🤔

[Mick Combs @MickCombsLive]

Finally got some makeshift studio time to finish the last pieces to the sequel to The Wizard.

Veneficus Rising!

All that is left is for master mixer/master Don Douglass to do his magic.

While we are at it, how's this for an album cover?

[Emotion & Music @Emotion78687]

A timeless classic. The moment the saxophone starts, chills run down my spine. ❤️

[FAFO The First @FAFOtheFirst]

Most of you know that my brother died in a motorcycle wreck the day after Christmas. Billy Bob hits the nail on the head right here. I wish I could shake his hand.

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

The fact that Stevie Ray Vaughan can play like this with the thickest possible string gauge is mind blowing

[Mick Combs @MickCombsLive]

The 1st single off The Wizard "Wrath" The heaviest track off the album that defines the climatic height of Merillions journey
@EKLETRIKREKORDZ
#HardRock
#progrock
#dondouglass
#progressiverock
#psychedelicrock
#instrumental
#funkrock
#soulrock
#heavymetal

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[Interesting AF @interesting_aIl]

When an iceberg flips, the Earth shows its true color

[EKLETRIK REKORDZ @EKLETRIKREKORDZ]

Indie musicians rely on people purchasing thier merchadise & albums! So if you love holding albums in your hands while listening to music; buy their albums!

Here's @MickCombsLive debut #progrock #Hardrock masterpiece on CD $19 & Vinyl $39!

Rock on peeps

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[Mick Combs @MickCombsLive]

For those who missed the journey of the Wizard; here is where it all begun! Come meet the Wizard!

#Hardrock
#progrock
#ProgressiveRock
#psychedelicrock
@EKLETRIKREKORDZ
#dondouglass

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[Jacob Tell @JacobTell329060]

Check out THE WIZARD, one of the foundational works of my favorite guitarist and fellow @EKLETRIKREKORDZ labelmate @MickCombsLive

Very much a songwriter in his own right, I am forever indebted to Mick for many things, one of which is introducing me to producer Don Douglass.

I call Don the Sonic Sorcerer. Mick, who has been working with Don exclusively for years, favors the Taskmaster. Don is therefore also known as He Who Goes By Many Names.

Mick and Don are two of the most talented, kind and supportive human persons I've ever had the fortune to come across. They're currently conjuring the sequel to THE WIZARD. and I highly recommend listening to the album that started it all.

And, drop Mick a line afterwards. He genuinely enjoys talking with other musicians and songwriters. Nothing pleases him more than finding ways to help out fellow independent music artists.

[Steve 🇺🇸 @SteveLovesAmmo]

Have you ever seen a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier?

No? Well now you have.

This was awesome!

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

Amazing🙌👏
🔥Thunderstruck by Steve'n'Seagulls (LIVE)

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

As contagious as it is to watch Belushi, you just can't take your eyes off of Aykroyd.

The sheer amount of talent on that small stage is staggering.

The Blues Brothers performing 'Soul Man' live on SNL, in 1978.

47 years apart yet it is still incredibly impressive.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

This is my new favorite video on the internet

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Reminder that Michelangelo was just 24 when he carved the Pietà from a single block of marble using only a hammer and chisel.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Reminder that a 23-year-old created this masterpiece using only a hammer and chisel.