By Design Video

Video for "By Design"

By Design

By Design by lokigui Ostara MMX SOCAN All right protected.

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 E F#

You look so fine. You dress so well, like a fashion icon like CoCo Channel.

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You’re covered in ink from an artist’s pen. A canvas, all want to see again and again.

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Like a Chagall muted and blue. A master’s touch has painted you. You’re a work of art.

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 E F#

Picasso’s muses had nothing on you. Kandinsky’s women look like you.

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You’re guarded and priceless yet can’t be sold like a piece of Art work that never grows old.

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Artistically born, raised in rock style. It’s your turn to walk a red carpet mile.

Bm E Bm E Bm E F#

You’re off in the world. It’s your time to tour. Cameras are clicking. You’re high couture.

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 E F#

It must be clear what your world thinks of you. You’re a piece of art they value true.

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You’re a work of art ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Point the way blaze the trail. To many love you can’t fail.

Bm E Bm E Bm E F#

Yesterdays fashions have come to an end. Whatever you wear now is always the trend.

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 E F#

You look so fine. You once were mine. Like yesterdays fashion you have left me behind.

Bm E Bm E Bm E F#

But my ink well is full, my brushes are wet. I’ve met my new canvas she will be my best work yet.

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E F# Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 E F#

She will be my best work yet. and you I will forget.

Renegade Crow

Renegade Crow video

Renegade Crow

Renegade Crow

lokigui Imbolg 06

DADGAD Tuning

D F#7 Bm G

Oh Oh renegade crow. You fell asleep and now you have to go.

D F#7 Bm G

Black winged obsidian bird. Where were you that your call could not be heard.

D F#7 Bm G

The verdicts in it wont be long. You'll be murdered by your clan and that will end your song.

D E7b9 G Em7

Crow calls to crow: its not as if you did not know.

D F#7 Bm G

Renegade crow you fell asleep. Your promised vigil you did not keep.

D F#7 Bm G

You let that fox get in way to close. How could you have been so lax at you post?

D F#7 Bm G

Oh why weren't you at you best. You let that vixen come and empty out our nest.

D E7b9 G Em7

Crow calls to crow, it's not as if you did not know.

D F#7 Bm G

She got our jewels she took our gold. There's nothing in our nest and were growing old.

D F#7 Bm G

You sealed our doom, now we'ill reckon your bane. Your time is up when the moon starts to wane.

D F#7 Bm G

Oh how could you have been such a fool?

D F#7 Bm G

You heartless bird your disregard is so cruel.

D E7b9 G Em7

Crow calls to crow it not as if you didn't know.

D E7b9 G Em7

Crow calls to crow and now you have to go.

D E7b9 G Em7

have to go.

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have to go.... craw craw ....... BANG

Elodee dies

Elodee the female lead vocal with Triskalia died of a brain tumor, she was operated in April and still she died Tuesday July 14, 2009. If you know my band Triskalia she was my singer. Please let everyone know who knew the band or her. Here is a video that was shot in the studio of Elodee singing her signature song. I loved it every time the band performed it. Please click its just a beautiful performance.

Elodee Comes dans la nuit.

I am devestated How could life be so cruel. A cosmic question that can't have an answer.

Triskal Record Company

Triskal Record Company. We have our logo thanks to Celine. Thank you Celine.

Mikes

AKG Perception 100
B1 Studio Projects 797 Audio
Audio Technica ATM27HE
Audio Spectrom AS-400
Audio Technica AT 3035

Headphones
Acoustica

C.I.R.A.A.

Joined (CIRAA) Canadian Independent Recording Artists' Association., today if you are "indie by choice and not by default" I encourage you to join.

Its a go cest un depart.

My gear. I have decided to build my own project recording studio. I have been wanting this for years and now I can. So with this gear Acoustic Dancer takes a leap forward.

CPU
Dell laptop Inspiron 1520

OS
Vista & XP
Protools LE
Tracktion
Reason Live

Board

A Mackie Universal Pro control mixer board
Out Board Rack.
Degidesign 003
Duende Classic SSL processor
ART Digital MPA Gold preamp
Focusrite Platinum LE
SLA-1 ART Amplifier
Furman M-8D Power Conditioner
DBX Pro compressor gate
Symetrix 528

Monitors

Mackie Monitors HR624
Yorkville YSM1 - Passive Monitors


Instruments

Taylor guitar
Nylon acoustic guitar.
Barracuda bass
Traynor bass amp 50 watts
Traynor stage board.
Stage monitors.
Norman 12 string acoustic.
Fender Acoustic amp.
Fender Stratocaster.
120 watt guitar amp fender twin type.

CD Review by Duncan delaMontagne

This review was posted by my friend Duncan delaMontagne.

http://duncantarot.googlepages.com/triskalia-myth,magickandmysteries

Triskalia released their Pagan-Alt Rock CD Myth, Magick and Mysteries in 2005. They toured extensively on the strength of the disc, performing over 60 shows and quickly became favorites at summer Pagan Music Festivals such as Echoes and Wic-Can Fest (where they were featured headliners).

Myth, Magic and Mysteries is a collection of songs front- man Lokigui (Jason G. Bernard) wrote in the Pagan paradigm in a variety of musical styles and on a variety of themes. It was recorded in the studio as a live jam in order to recreate the Triskalia live show experience. The collection includes Celtic-influenced songs of friendship and love such as Pixie O. There is the anthemic Maiden, Mother Crone (a Pagan Festival camp-fire favorite, particularly with the girls). Fire Dance is a traditional folk-rock love song with a lively lilt to it. The strong rock-influenced ballad Pagan Heart allows lead singer Lokigui to stretch his rich vibrant voice and set a new standard in the bardic tradition. The exceptionally beautiful and haunting hit single Avian has a dazzling bass prelude performed by Roger. Throughout the disc Flazz's melodic violin strains stir the soul and add eerie texture to the music. Miss Elodee's soaring vocals create unique atmosphere and compliment Jason's lead vocals beautifully. Myth, Magic and Mysteries is truly a witches brew, an eclectic blend, a daring fusion of diverse musical styles and influences, and Triskalia pulls it off brilliantly.

Tragically, lead-singer and guitarist Lokigui was struck down by a car and seriously injured in his hometown of Montreal in the spring of 2006, just as the band was planning to enter the studio to commence the creative process which would culminate with recording of their second disc. A year-long convalescence and recovery by the band's co-founder, most prolific song-writer and front-man set Triskalia back on its heels. Jason continued to write music during this very dark and difficult time in his life. He began a solo project (Accoustic Dancer) and penned perhaps his finest song to date, the poignant and evocative Louisiana. Triskalia reassembled in June of 2007 and went back into rehearsal at Lokigui's Montreal occult shop (www.suntarot.com) and made a triumphant return to the stage at three-day Echoes Fest at the end of that month. A new dimension was added to the band when bassist Eric Litinas came into the fold, freeing up Roger for lead guitar. Roger took Triskalia in a new direction, one true to his own heavy metal roots when the band finally returned to the studio to record his excellent new song, The Hours, in the fall of 2007.

What the future holds for Triskalia no one can say, will they record and tour together again, or will the siren`s call of successful solo projects take them their separate ways? However, whatever the cards may hold, Myth, Magick and Mysteries will stand the test of time as a brilliant musical legacy left behind by these gifted, visionary and magickal musicians from Montreal.

You can contact Triskalia at www.myspace.com/triskalia

You can buy Myth, Magic and Mysteries online at -

www.indiepool.com/main/store/index.asp?n=29446

BB

Russian Celtic CD/MP3

I seem to have made it on too a russian site on a Celtic music CD/MP3 with Baroness Caerleon. Wheres the royalty check? ;) kidding of course..

Eternity A song of addiction. :-(

Eternity:

A Song of Addiction

I can’t recall the light of day.
It’s been so long since I have gone astray.
Oh how, I miss the sun’s bright glow.
I was turned, such a long, such a long time ago.
And now I shun all that is bright.
All I have left is this long dark night.
Oh how I am wearied.
Oh how I ache.
I can never escape.
This darkness around me.
And now it is time for my long, long sleep.
Deep in the earth my shell to keep.
For a thousand moons, or maybe years.
It’s the only way to escape this eternal fate.
Oh sleep sweet, sweet, sleep
Oh I can’t go on.
No I won’t go on.
I can’t recall the light of day
And now I shun all that is bright.
Oh how, I miss the sun.
I was turned such a long, such a long time ago.

written by Lokigui
submitted by Jason G.Bernard.

CD Reviews

Past Reviews: with some minor dates editing.

Local Band Triskalia
Local Band Enchants with Myth, Magick and MysteryCD Review: Myth, Magick and Mysteries Local Band Enchants with Myth, Magick and MysteryBY Kindra RavenMoon Triskalia is a Montreal-based band that has been around since 2004. Band members describe their music as "Celtic Fusion", although personally I like to call it "Celtic Ethereal". Their music is folk rock, new age ambient, smooth & sultry with acoustic and heavy bass tones mixed up into the cauldron. Their themes include love and fantasy, the good with the bad, based on myth, magick and mystery. Triskalia's members are Jason Bernard ("Lokigui"), Ryan Higgins, Roger Lymburner ("NightWing"), Marc Antoine Lebeau ("Flazz"), and Elodee. Lokigui, who is Triskalia's front man, has over 25 years of musical experience behind him, and has specialized in playing various forms of stringed instruments: His favorite is still his rhythm acoustic guitar, a B-15 Norman 12 string. Loki uses a variety of vocal ranges and tones; his unique vocals and rhythm guitar combination give Triskalia their signature sound. When not playing or touring with Triskalia, Lokigui is the owner of SunTarot www.suntarot.com (one of Montreal's occult shops), where he is a professional palmist, astrologer and tarot card reader. He is also the founder of the Montreal International Folk Festival. Ryan has been playing percussion since the age of 14. He started his music career playing with the alternative band "Black Sugar" and then during the late 90's went on and started his own thrash metal band. He has also worked with various other thrash/death metal bands prior to joining Triskalia. NightWing has been playing bass guitar for about 23 years now. He began his formal musical training at age 8, playing classical piano. Prior to Triskalia, NightWing played with Ryan in the "Aaron Amadeus Band". Outside of his musical life, NightWing is the current Vice-President, Canadian Affairs, for AREN (Alternative, Relgions Education Network) International Inc, a member and teacher at the Spiritual Science Fellowship (SSF), and a Reiki master. Flazz was the winner of the Bardic competition at the Awakening Isis Festival in 2004. He has been playing the violin for over 30 years now. His main influences include flamenco and jazz. In 2002, Flazz released his first solo album entitled "Flazz". Triskalia have played a great number (52) of venues over the past 2 years and have come a long way as a band. In comparison to about a year ago, their coordination and timing are now very much more in sync whereas in the past they at times were lacking harmony during some points of their live performances. Also, Loki now has more of a rapport with his audience compared to the past where it was almost non-existent. An example of this would be when the band used to just go up and play their set then get off; the music was still very good but a certain ambiance and energy was lacking due to failure of eye contact and verbal intervention with the audience. I am very glad to say that Triskalia has much improved on these minor faults and they, as well as their audience, benefit from it as a result. Triskalia have recently had a minor change to their line up: The original line up included keyboard/vocalist Elodee whose angelic backing vocals (and also lead on a few songs) made Triskalia's ethereal-underground sounds jump out just a little bit more to kiss your eardrums. This slight downsize in Triskalia's line up will most definitely affect changes in their tone for their next album and upcoming shows but I have no fear that their music will still catch you off guard just when you thought you had them figured out. Triskalia's debut album, Myth, Magick and Mysteries, is available at Sun Tarot (5403 Parc Avenue, Montreal) and online at www..triskalia..com

Kindra RavenMoon is a non-Wiccan witch who has been practicing for over 15 years. She has also taught various occult subjects and feels that everybody has something to learn from each other.

CD Review: Myth, Magick and Mysteries
BY Taras
Myth, Magick and Mysteries 13 tracks, ~38 mins by Triskalia (2005)
With a name and title like these you might already have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the music on Triskalia's first CD, Myth, Magick & Mysteries, and for the most part this guess would be accurate. The music is primarily Celtic in flavour with Middle Eastern accents, most of the latter coming from the percussion section. As far as cultural fusions go, this one is fairly popular, so the question becomes: what makes this different from any other such album? Certainly the sound mix is not as pronounced as a larger budget would have allowed, but some fiddling with a graphic equalizer will probably help you work around it, and that exercise in itself should be quite rewarding, because it will reveal what the instruments are doing in each song. Although the songwriting and arrangement are not revolutionary, the overall music does have an individual flavour, so you do get the feeling you're listening to something a little bit different. In particular the presence of an electric bass instead of the customary additional acoustic string instrument means that there is a sense of propulsion and modernity to the music, and so contemporary pop influences crop up in the music once in a while. Although there may not be an overall definable Triskalia sound that emerges over the album, this is one of those debuts that works best without one. What does come through in every track is a sense of the joy of performance, with the musicians making it clear that they had fun producing this music, so again there's a sense of energy present on this album that often lacks in "traditional"-sounding releases. The primary area of improvement for Triskalia would seem to be the lead vocals, which are usually performed in a nasal half-mumble reminiscent of David Byrne (Talking Heads). It makes the listener feel there's a lack of confidence, as though the vocalist were trying to hide behind the instruments, which is a shame because one loses the words and it tends to hold the songs back a little bit, particularly in Maiden Mother Crone which has the music and lyrics of a celebration but never quite makes it that far because of the restrained vocals. On the other hand, when the vocals are performed in a relaxed and loose manner, their sense of fun matches that of the rest of the players, and that's when Triskalia's potential is fully realised. Myth, Magick and Mysteries, is currently available at Sun Tarot (5403 Parc Avenue, Montreal) and online at www..triskalia..com. They perform at the Montreal Witches' Ball.

Taras is an avid audiophile and Montreal writer of many things, including the ongoing story Baker's 12his online column www..wyntergreene..The Teddybear Sawdust Show, and a novel in progress titled The Brotherhood of the Silver Cross.
© 2004.

This article appeared in the Harvest 2004 issue of WynterGreene. Permission to reprint, with full credit, must be granted by the author. If you would like to reprint this article, please email

SongBird I like this Media application

Songbird great music browser

Past Performances

Perfomances and Appearances
Echoes Magical Music Festival Ontario June 2007
Echoes Magical Music Festival Ontario June 2006 (Roger was Bardic winner)
Montreal International Folk Festival December 15 2005
Montreal Samhain Ball October 2005
Montreal International Folk Festival August 7 2004
Montreal International Jazz Festival
- June 30, July 1,& July 7-8-9-10-11 2004. Bar 300 300 St. Catherine west. Montreal
Awakening Isis Festival July 2-3-4 2004 St. Isadore, Ontario
Wic-Can Fest June 11-12-13 2004 Honeywood, Ontario
Cafe Fôkus Saturday, June 5, 2004
Bar 300 Friday June 4, 2004
- 300 Ste. Catherine west 9 pm Montreal
CFMB Radio 1280 AM. Mike Ya Ya Man On-Air Interview and Perfomance
- Friday June 4, 2004. 1:15-2:15 am
Awakening to Spirit May 23, 2004 8pm. Montreal Delta Hotel Montreal
SSF event May 16, 2004 Delta Hotel, Montreal
Bar O'Shea's Friday February 27th, 2004
Vernissage: Angela Le Sann. July 27, 2003, Cafe Fôkus
Awakening Isis Festival July 6, 2003 Flazz Bardic Winner
28TH SSF-IIIHS International Conference May 27, 2003. Delta Hotel Montreal
Bar O'Shea's Friday February 27th, 2004
CFMB Radio 1280 AM. Mike YAYA Man Show Dec. 4 2003 Interview
Saphir Lounge, November 28, 2003.
Sun Tarot Samhain Party, October 31, 2003
Jacqueline's House Concert, October 26, 2003
Ottawa Art Gallery, October 25, 2003, Ottawa, Ontario.
Salon des Sciences Occultes. Montreal Olympic Stadium, Oct. 3, 4, 5. 2003.
Cafe Fôkus, Saturday, September 27, 2003
Attitudes, Friday, August 22, 2003 Funhouse Cabaret Club Montreal
Montreal International Folk Festival Aug, 2, 2003.
Vernissage: Angela Le Sann. July 27, 2003, Cafe Fôkus
Awakening Isis Festival July 6, 2003 Flazz Bardic Winner
28TH SSF-IIIHS International Conference May 27, 2003 Delta Hotel Montreal

Video of Different.

Video of Different, recorded live at the Montreal Olympic Stadium show.




Triskalia.

Avian video clip

Avian

Triskalia At EchoesFest

EchoesMusicFestival:

Elodee on keyboard, Glen the Silver Minstral on drum, myself fronting and guitar & Roger on guitar Erik on the bass and Flazz violin

Echoes | Magical Music Festival

Straight ahead performance audio clips from upcoimg Acoustic Dancer..

Louisiana
Inclement Weather
Eternity
Dragons
Barleycorn
Handfasting Song
Beltane Round
Baroness Caerleon
Green Man

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=318798

Back Blogging

After quite a while I have returned to my recording project. I have a new laptop that can do all of the recording that I need to bring about my Acoustic Dancer life.
Here is the link to Inclement weather with Phil Beche on Piano Ryan Higgans on drums. It is at myspace.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=30864996

I still need to add a bass track and master the track, but so far so good. I got to perform the song at echoes music fest bardic in June.