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--from the Walter Ehresman album "Le Cafard" (2001).

Ehresman remembers: "I was the musical director of The Solo Collective theme camp at Burning Man back then, and wrote and recorded this theme song for the camp. The camp was started by a girl from Portland who went by the name Queen Melanie, and she had the wonderful idea that people who would otherwise be going to Burning Man alone could team up online in advance, gather up what was needed and camp together out on the Black Rock Desert and have a much better time. And we did :-) "

Download whole album here: walterehresman.bandcamp.com/album/le-cafard

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The Ballad of the Solo Collective
(© 2000 Walter Ehresman)

When I go out West to Burn in the sun,
I don’t have to bop alone to have my fun;
You know I got to tell ya there’s some real nice people out there;
They put a cool, cool feeling in the air;
You know we work this thing together so that everybody’s got what they need;
You know we do this thing Collective as we dance away from anger and greed.

Toolin’ through the hurricane, groovin’ in the dust;
Swimming ‘cross the playa on a wave of elation and lust;
From all across the planet we converge on the rock that is black;
Feelin’ good to have your posse at your back;
So if you’re thinkin’ ‘bout a trip out to the desert for a thing that is new--
You don’t have to go alone because the Solo Collective’s here for you.

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from The Best of​.​.​.​.​.​.​.​.​Party Mix, released April 1, 2017
Walter Ehresman: vocals, electric guitars, keyboards, electronic percussion pads, fretless electric bass, sampling, groove box programming. Includes a sample at The Big Finish of the distoro-guitar of Burning Vinny Rovitelli, Fixer Extra-Ordinaire of The Solo Collective.

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Walter Ehresman San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

Called "the quintessential Austin DIY artist" by famed local disc jockey Charlie Martin , Walter Ehresman was an eccentric presence in the Austin music scene from the '80s until his 2015 move to Mexico. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist...and a restless musical spirit, always looking for something new, expressed with fearlessly honest, socially-conscious lyrics. ... more

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