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TRANCE DANCE Trance dance - spinning with spirits Translate - decipher beat & rhyme Transfixed - spellbound in the moment Transdimensional - across space & time Transceive - passing on those figures Transduce - converting signal signs Translucent - letting light pass through Transparent - see-through image lines Transact - conducting daily business Transgender - melding through the roles Transnational - global monster business Transport - to another place we go Transverse - crosswise on the paper Transplant - reposition to be healed Transform - you know how to do it Transpire - reality soon revealed Transubstantiate - where god & flesh become the same Transpose position - shift over to another lane Transmit - beaming out with pleasure Transmute - turning water into wine Transfer - passing on ze goodies Transit - crossing all the lines
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spoken: We become what we identify with: This/That - select choices of fixations, faiths, fetishes, pop obsessions, media myths and manias - edge defining views, tastes, and beliefs about the division between self and other - attachments, add-ons, accessories, maintenance, complications, part replacement, resource recycling, supply chains, power trains, fuel pumps and feed lines - everything needed to keep a city humming, feed an economy, supply and support an army. Around and around we spin connecting to This/That, like one spoke is more important or special than another. Hubris I say! - ready to be swept away by time and nature. Best to be centered on the spinning source, holo control, hub central, the common axle on which the world wheel spins. mantra/chant: I - AM - WE - ARE - I - AM - WE - ARE - I - AM - WE - ARE spoken: Love - love - love - love - from down below and high above Through our spines, now aligned ……. sung: Gaia’s children - live in tune - With nature’s rhythms - tidal moon Dug in deeply - weather storms - Green world blessing - becomes norm Bubble domes - hobbit homes - Solar vision - travelers roam From ecovillage - to wilderness - Between the lines - we seek our bliss Come alive - we may thrive - Raise the hive - to higher spaces Beyond the rude - past the crude - Outside norm - going places Leaving chicks - and dudes behind - Becoming truly - whole and kind Attending lovers - helpmates all - Welcome to the roundhouse hall Permaculture - gardens growing - Urban farms - roosters crowing Eden rising - greenhouse tent - Sacred seeds - crack cement Come alive - we may thrive - Raise the hive - to higher spaces Beyond the rude - past the crude - Outside norm - going places Living landscape - edible lawn - Aquaponics - can’t go wrong Self-sustaining - composted poop - Recycled water - close the loop Living roofs - growing walls - Rain barrels - village malls Community market - swap & trade - Gift economy - what we made Come alive - we may thrive - Raise the hive - to higher spaces Beyond the rude - past the crude - Outside the norm - going places spoken: Our job is to be conscious connectors, cosmic messengers, spanning the abyss between celestial heavens above and grounded Earth below. We reach into the dream source, procure plans, receive templates, and carry them securely deep into the gravity well, delivering them to the elemental realms, providing clear instructions for the unfolding of a regenerated and regreened planet. We are vision conduits, wizards of wonder, witches of wisdom. The elementals are our friends. They need proper visualization feeding. It is our job to acquire and transfer the information. mantra/chant: I - AM - WE - ARE - I - AM - WE - ARE - I - AM - WE - ARE spoken: Love - love - love - love - from down below and high above Through our spines, now aligned …….
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AEON of the Child “every child is a star - remember that well and we’ll go far” AEON of the Child - stewards of the Earth Broken landscape healers - and those who gave us birth Mom and pop creation - time to make the shift The kids have come to save us - close the gaping rift Bridge the yawning gap - crossing is our bliss Rainbow rays from heaven - span the deep abyss Support gentle dreamers - keepers of the vision Children of the future - yes, they have a mission Needing cultivation - what more might we mention? Out of closet, in the garden - nurturing attention Broken system fixers - revelation good and kind Activated workers - foresight in their mind Children of the AEON - stewards of the plan Template for regreening - turning back the desert sand No one raises a child - just give some real assistance Back their love creations - help them make a difference Encourage good expression - defend the right to share Dare to be there with them - show then that you care AEON of the Child - stewards of the Earth Broken landscape healers - and those who gave us birth Mom and pop creation - time to make the shift The kids have come to save us - close the gaping rift Bridge the yawning gap - crossing is our bliss Rainbow rays from heaven - span the deep abyss
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TOGETHER We may be together - together we can be We should make some real love - it’s so easy Drop the walls between us - lay our guns to rest Come together people - celebrate what is best Tuned into the good one - stewards of the trees We can be together - sustainability Ecovillage bioneers - come together now Community of living love - let us do it now! One world family - children of the Earth Everyone is a star - from death back to our birth Hearts and hands in concert - playing with the band Spokes on the spinning wheel of life - weaving what we can Please don’t break it - break it into two Break it into me and break it into you Please don’t rip it - scratch it all apart Shred it into science and split it into art Divide it into “us” - carve it into “them” Cut it into pieces - partitioned again My heart cannot take it and neither can yours Anger, hate, fighting - and the endless wars The death of living nature - pollution everywhere The lack of long range vision - and people who care All the children - who art on Earth - hallowed be thy names I’m crying ……. Crying for the world I’m trying ……. To fold the flag unfurled To put aside the anger - to put aside the rage To put aside the judgment - to turn another page To open up the window - to unlock the rusty door To give you all I am - from my loving core Long night - so many people sleeping Dark dream - it seems like a nightmare Explode and scatter - broken into fragments Ancient circle - foundation of the world Turn around - look back to the center Take your skill and knowledge when you go The portal’s open - waiting for your entrance Take your courage - step through - let go! We together - back in the wholeness Equal partners - friends of the road Ways of crossing - weave a rich tapestry Traveling pilgrims - converging back home Home on the planet - home on the range Home hearth warming in the solar age Turn sunlight into electricity - crack water with the juice Oxygen for breathing - pure hydrogen for fuel No pollution in the process - solutions are at hand Sustainable answers to your home on the land Wake up - arise - rub sleep from your eyes Yawn big - stretch long - smile wide The nightmare is over - the apocalypse done The insidious sameness of the civilized gun Is past - in the dust - in the desert turned to rust A new day is dawning - savagery gone We’re coming back together to sing a good song Of love, light, and laughter - as we again join hands One of haven and sanctuary - permacultured land
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One being - many eyes - Space between - born to die World stage - night and day - Changing scenery - passion play Life’s a struggle - that’s for sure - What won’t kill you - could be a cure Outer rules - do not apply - We are stars - deep in the sky To get without - go within - Dance the trance - web we spin In the silence - time between - What we see - not what it seems One full feeling - One whole source - Tune your heart - set the course Come together - peaceful love - Down below - high above Transformation - perfect trust - Planet changeling - we shall adjust Adaptation - nothing wrong - Climate shift - come along Tune within - heart as guide - Forget the anger - let it slide Surf the wave - ride the tide - Anything else - is suicide One being - many eyes - Space between - born to die World stage - night and day - Changing scenery - passion play Life’s a struggle - that’s for sure - What won’t kill you - could be a cure Outer rules - do not apply - We are stars - deep in the sky Be the answer - no question here - Casting off - the cloak of fear Take the step - a perfect fool - Radiant being - shining through Catch the rays - accept the glow - Rainbow children - peace we sow For all who care - ample room - Seeds of light - part the gloom Wisdom of - nature’s way - Path of green - steward’s play Sanctuary - world tree - Universal - community Everyone - is a star - Remember that well - we’ll go far Sovereign being - Dragon’s claw - Seamless will - Love is law One being - many eyes - Space between - born to die World stage - night and day - Changing scenery - passion play Life’s a struggle - that’s for sure - What won’t kill you - could be a cure Outer rules - do not apply - We are stars - deep in the sky Shift dimensions - add a few - Connect division - cosmic glue Borders down - Remove the wall - Heed the message - or take a fall Countless choices - needle’s eye - Sight the target - let spirit fly Pierce the portal - to other side - Wings of passion - clear soul ride Strength in life - sacred lust - Perfect love - perfect trust Come together - we shall we must - Let divisions - fall to dust Holy wheel - we are the spokes - On the rim - the circle folks Covenant - a cross we bear - In the center - hub we share One being - many eyes - Space between - born to die World stage - night and day - Changing scenery - passion play Life’s a struggle - that’s for sure - What won’t kill you - could be a cure Outer rules - do not apply - We are stars - deep in the sky Assume the mantle - not too late - God and goddess - incarnate Celebrate - this time of birth - Child of heaven - here on Earth One being - many eyes - Space between - born to die World stage - night and day - Changing scenery - passion play
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Death’s Door I’m losing words - the depths to explain How the world unravels - at the end of the game And absence is felt - as death’s doors close Bodies return - to where flowers now grow Pain of the passing - the guilt and the shame Shuddering grief spasms - until nothing else remains But a hollow sphere - and an empty room Soon to be filled - joy after gloom Sliding through feelings - emotional storms Waves of flow memory - to this weep and mourn Empty spaces - yearn to be filled Seeds long planted - dreams not killed Death’s door swings both ways - enter or exit Shadows slip through - sad time passes Sliding through feelings - emotional storms Waves of flow memory - to this weep and mourn I’m losing words - the depths to explain How the world unravels - at the end of the game And absence is felt - as death’s doors close Bodies return - to where flowers now grow
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Focus on the Future Focus on the future - where would we like to go? How do we want to live - matured until we’re old? Retire to a tenement - an apartment on the Nile? Ram sharpened logs into super yachts - a suicide each mile? Death’s door yawns a swallow hole - one we all go through But what about the meantime - where are we going to? What is our collective vision - what do we want to do? Visualize the answer - consult with neighbors too Forget horror predictions - beyond the gates to hell No need to run backwards - regress until the bell Rings an end to this round - flattened to the floor Nope, that’s not the answer - time to close that door Dream of something gentle - peaceful cuddling piles Community gardens growing - friends who make us smile Regreening of the neighborhood - a shed for all the tools Eco-village lifestyles - live and let live rules Collective action needed - cooperative business works Pooling skills and talents - sharing all the perks Spokes on the wheel of life - rolling with the tide Circle decision making - hearing all the sides What if we did this truly - transformed ourselves and the earth? Put our funds together - purchased land to birth Community held in common - one we all call home Spread it across continents - now we’re not alone
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Vishnu’s Bubbles Vishnu’s bubbles - ecospheres Close the loop - end death fear Survival demands a continuous source Elemental recycling - as a matter of course What goes around comes around Hoops and loops and spinning spirals What you do comes back to you Everything flows in infinite circles Follow the water as it spins down the drain Stream to ocean - rain to steam Dream home model - does the deed Waste to refreshment - is what you need Vishnu’s bubbles - ecospheres Close the loop - end death fear Survival demands a continuous source Elemental recycling - as a matter of course What goes around comes around Hoops and loops and spinning spirals What you do comes back to you Everything flows in infinite circles Home is a sacred sanctuary which provides for every need Growing plants, food supply: fruit, blossom, seed Nothing wasted - no returns - safe inside as the world burns Friends are made in circles are made of … (repeat loop: round)

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There were no external computers involved in this recording project (lots of chips though because synthesis requires those). I’ve been sonic showering in the digital realm, scrubbing off psychic grime and commercial media programming using a potent plethora of possibilities packed into modern musical equipment, exploring and mapping realms as a mode for passing on wizard wisdom (gained through plodding life experience), hopefully leaving some sort of inspirational legacy trail - maybe a mythic message for the post-apocalyptic future. Time will tell. I don’t even know what genre this fits in. Consider it as 2.5 hours of “experimental hybrid tribal jam mutations” from the solar powered Faerie Hill Studios located in the green clad limestone hills of south-central Indiana.
- Jade Dragon, 8/24/2022

Here is a list of equipment involved:
Synthesizer #1: KORG Kross 2
Synthesizer #2: KORG Wavestate
Synthesizer #3: KORG Kaosillator Pro+
MIDI controller/ARP(s): Perfect Circuit NDLR
MIDI linkage: MIDI Solutions
MIDI clock control: E-RM Midiclock
Vocal microphone: Sennheiser e822-S
Vocal harmonizer/effects: TC Helicon Perform-VK
Percussion microphones: Behringer B-2 small diaphragm condensers (matched pair)
Guitar: Squier strat-clone (left body/right neck) through ZOOM R-24 effects
Mixer/compression: ZOOM Livetrak-12
Final recorder/effects: ZOOM R-24

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released August 25, 2022

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Terry Kok aka Jade Dragon Bedford, Indiana

Jade is a prolific and pointed poet & lyricist, collector of odd percussion instruments, multi-instrumentalist (percussion, dulcimer, bass, 6-string electric, keyboards/synthesizers,
loopers/sequencers), sound engineer, recording technician, stage lighting and set designer, festival/event facilitator (over 100 under the belt), solar electric wizard.
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