<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:33:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@larry.billson/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Introverted Conflicts Mused]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is anyone here? Am I here? Tada! and here I am. Making plans is bad luck, recent evidence shows. This time I blame the stroke I had for missing my goals 🙄. Whatever I planned is still the plan though.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/introverted-conflicts-mused</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/introverted-conflicts-mused</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTugzSLZRWE2Ubv3nEj5GcChCHaNJAMoQuuwTkXXSn1QAu4ioPE8WhrLziKG2ix7uTJL8EJb6YmdV2hzzNatqGPf9YUnzy8poFwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideas Hastily Bound]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @larry.billson/ideas-hastily-bound by @larry.billson.Hey everyone. don;y know if you guys want me cross-posting my music here or not. Some original instruments (for now, maybe doing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@larry.billson/ideas-hastily-bound-hive-193816</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@larry.billson/ideas-hastily-bound-hive-193816</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:11:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideas Hastily Bound]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ideas Hastily Bound, my latest 🎵 release 🎵 in the original instrumental music dept. This on is a bit like my last one (Considered Lost Behind) in the sense that it is recorded directly to a compressed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/ideas-hastily-bound</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/ideas-hastily-bound</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTugkwd9FJAeCwwCXv1TnH96FUsFVgT61Go21iDog9QEKVAGc16rbXk8jmkc8ZAPacEqSHKNxaXf9hAek98x29Lz4FkF1PHNA3XU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Considered Lost Behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Considered Lost Behind This instrumental is a little older, chronologically it would come before my piece "Stripper Blues". I've been liking to listen but to this one so figured I should release]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/considered-lost-behind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/considered-lost-behind</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTugcYbQfbcosXtcKPhgCXgh5Kvi5ubKGWJ2H1eoNuWq6GdDShhfWzyiV4BoFBqaoBQiZuMonTqKsxymjv2HWqnEoPs5a8e89MLz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghostly Visions Inspired]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks first music piece has spooky synth sounds, backed up with my baritone guitar (rhythm and lead) in this lofi sounding tune. No AI only used in the music. I'm not playing the keys at all on this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/ghostly-visions-inspired</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/ghostly-visions-inspired</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTuhATTDCvJcNzpczsVDC6HDKWetoFsaNtwf2oJAhCG1AbmaoN7gE7gRFuFnjjzQ24JhwwDHHyL4yZiW9joGt63s6GkBxDEF4sVG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stumbling Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that I'm more active again, writing posts and uploading music it's time to adjust my goals for the rest of the summer. Instead of one tune a week I'm going to try to do more (like two). 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Well I was attacked by cancer, very painful and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/a-sad-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/a-sad-one</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJue6BGK69C3PR8Zm6YgGc1bmYY5NTsgUWzsGFuiu9YUJvzGC2dUxd9xcqgd3Fnco3AUN7iYH7fnUpnL31HhwL5dX7b26DD4jnp75xiUxprutEGkjYft4FeL7nX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possibly Reckoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it Wednesday yet? Instrumental "Possibly Reckoning" (5:45) It may be the beginning of a new emotional flow or artisan endeavor which has now be realized. Likely the cover image is completely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/possibly-reckoning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/possibly-reckoning</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTuhY5S8fHwmcKn6MRkko19m4ZNvPiWCF6WgRwdKwGiUTDMWYx8jVQ5yu8wvUxwvD84GBmHMDuu92VptwR5jdiaFj24sVuy8tdug?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syncing Up, and such]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't posted a "weekly" debriefing in a while (but what's in a name). Also it's #caturday so I can sneak in a old picture of one of my cats. Syncing Up Even worse, of course, is I didn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/syncing-up-and-such</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/syncing-up-and-such</guid><category><![CDATA[goals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 01:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9SDVmoz8qG6efssPL2csQaXW2ffwTW7hiFTU7skxXdqLyFSj3C4ABHZEkZetqRry22F8GxR4r6x6tyhx6Lse4eWGRPAcge1iG2VmBEE7RULFdMKezT2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down Familiar Flows (original instrumental)]]></title><description><![CDATA["Down Familiar Flows" Down, kind of sad brokenhearted but we've been here before, like old friends so perhaps the waters will be traversed Intuitively. 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Indeed it does appear Hive is poor choice for music, but my mind could still be changed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/weekly-debriefing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/weekly-debriefing</guid><category><![CDATA[goals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTuhAwTaJTRcdGNJ8fbHiGHNpeEFfquKpzMU2RPGPSwKbfWkvndeMGL1yBemECoTB2R53yDh36ssLyrKDEtzu9btJ7GGAtmHVyiW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripper Blues]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks music This weeks music is some slow blues I call "Stripper Blues" (7m04s). It has a very striptease sound to it. It is very minimalist. 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Measuring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/measuring-success-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/measuring-success-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[goals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:46:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noisy Tiptoes and Soft Landings]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the unlikely event that someone notices, yes I'm a day late this week with my music post, it's okay because I also have an extra bonus tune 🎶 Yes that's right! two pieces, same week (and which go together]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/noisy-tiptoes-and-soft-landings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/noisy-tiptoes-and-soft-landings</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTugmgtnMrvnunGCFHLTJKh9eASRviLf7bxVZWRcTNNidZE95aG4gydzRFUB6nAkC37PaZf2sgz4wmrQzaP1tkLnZRhSUzymtBCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walls of Wire (original instrumental)]]></title><description><![CDATA["Walls of Wire" (2:33) original instrumental Walls of Wire This one is very different then last weeks syrupy all synth piece. Not mellow, instead "dramatic" might be a better word,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/walls-of-wire-original-instrumental</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/walls-of-wire-original-instrumental</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9SDVmoz8qG6efssPL2csQaUicxoatEAjgLb2Ct3Lnpk8UCeLS2xfKEmWnPmgPFze2YbjTPbGDDaYB3WCuAh4ana3dHYUsFbAfWtqaMRuEU4ckboGrBan?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Debriefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Hivers Oh that has a smooth ring to it "hi Hivers" though anyone can read this, not just people on Hive blockchain, so hello everybody else too! And season greetings. It looks like Wednesdays]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/weekend-debriefing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/weekend-debriefing</guid><category><![CDATA[goals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:44:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synth Music, "Sweet Escape Trap" (original instrumental)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to the music here: Sweet Escape Trap (would be nice if I could embed this somehow 😀) Mellow, original instrumental, "Sweet Escape Trap" (4m39s) is this first music piece I'm posting here.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/synth-music-sweet-escape-trap-original-instrumental</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@larry.billson/synth-music-sweet-escape-trap-original-instrumental</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKNZgii3Juehp2XqP8YBCTuhmZtREtDTG27NBf8MSGdW6QEuKdVhCTspm5gBSuxmDfpkyhxwPPtkfWAEc3my9wtTtP2J4PRhTwsy4MtLu2f17XzZZv79XwCa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options, Next Goals, and an Idea ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The music piece almost ready, just a bit of touching up left to do I think. But what I haven't figured out is where to post it. Blurt media looks promising but accounts there seem to need to be created]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/options-next-goals-and-an-idea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@larry.billson/options-next-goals-and-an-idea</guid><category><![CDATA[goals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.billson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 07:06:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>