Synthetic Marmalade

Poems, Song Lyrics and Magic Spells written by Mike Luoma over the past 20 years. Luoma's poems and lyrics range from idylls on Vermont ("The Monkton Road") to songs the Boss might like ("Cars & Girls #342")to spell-like ritual poetry ("Ceremonies of Light and Dark"), and all points in between. The poems and spells are recited, the lyrics are sung accompanied by a guitar, recorded straight to two-track with some overdubs. The content is presented in a different order from the print book so that songs and poems could be mixed together. Special guest Sean Kelly of the Samples helped record "Sonny's Got A Gun" and plays on the track.

  • 40 seconds
    Thank You For Listening

    Mike Luoma here. Thanks for listening to "Synthetic Marmalade". If you liked it and want to hear more from me, give a listen to my Vatican Assassin trilogy. The title character, Bernard Campion - BC - does dirty work for the pope of the New catholic Church in 2109. He's on the Moon to assassinate the governor of Lunar Prime - an act with cosmic repercussions! Start with the novel "Vatican Assassin".

    After the trilogy comes The Adventures of Alibi Jones! 20 years after the trilogy's end, follow the exploits of BC's son Alibi Jones, a mediator for the Solar Alliance helping negotiate humankind's expansion out into the stars, in novels "Alibi Jones" and "Alibi Jones and the Sunrise of Hur" and the collections "Six Short Stories" and "Alibi Jones and The Time War of The Devrizium".

    My books are all available as free, downloadble podcasts through Podiobooks.com. More info at GlowintheDarkRadio.com.

    16 June 2009, 3:27 pm
  • 40 minutes 16 seconds
    Synthetic Marmalade Part Four: Magic
    This longest part brings together most of the "magical" poems and spells from the book, along with a couple of songs that deal in occult matters. This part includes: The Alchemist (poem) Casting A Spell (p) Book Of Spells (spells) The Visitor (song) The Disturbance & The Aftermath (poem/spell) Green Mountain Magic (s) Ceremonies of Light and Dark (spells) The Wizard (p) Grandma Betty's Goodtime Smoking Weed (song) Kenneth Can't Catch Feeblebrums (p)
    7 April 2009, 5:10 pm
  • 20 minutes 56 seconds
    Synthetic Marmalade Part Three: Madness
    The songs in this part are inspired (if that's the right word) by the worlds of politics and advertising. Some of these left-wing, liberal rantings and ravings will offend conservatives and Republicans, be forewarned... this part includes: How to Suck Seed (song) Rhyme & Punishment (poem) Gimme! (song) Do The Think-Back Thing (p) Oliver North (p) Mad Captain (s) Rumbles (p) Always, Again (s) We Are Gray (p)
    7 April 2009, 5:06 pm
  • 28 minutes 47 seconds
    Synthetic Marmalade Part Two: Love
    The songs and poems in this section are inspired by falling into and out of love. This part includes: Cars & Girls #342 (for The Boss) (song) The Idiad (poem) Nickels & Inches (s) Neverwhen (p) Don't Look For The Sun (s) Naomi Alaska (p) Mercury Girl (s) Mantrap (p) Things Unsaid (s) And You? (p) Glow-in-the-Dark (s)
    7 April 2009, 5:02 pm
  • 25 minutes 18 seconds
    Synthetic Marmalade Part One: Life
    The poems, songs and spells in this part are for the most part inspired by actual events in my life, things people have said to me, stuff like that. The title poem which starts this section is science fiction, however.This part includes: Synthetic Marmalade (poem) Sonny's Got A Gun (song - w/Sean Kelly, ex-Samples) Laundromat from Hell (p) Dolcelino... A Series of Entertainments (p) Let It Fly (s) To The Flying One (p) Soar (s) The Ice Storm (p) Away (s) The Monkton Road (p)
    7 April 2009, 4:50 pm
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