Easter Sunday,, soft bubbly white clouds float across a pale blue sky,, above a green green field, filled with rows of those who have passed away,,, my mother and father lie in one such.... fresh flowers, quiet, and sometimes not so, words drift…
Lyrics & Vocals: Paul T. Bathen
Drums: Stephen Smith
Bass: Jonathan Moody
Composed, arranged & mixed by Steffen Offermann
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A little bit of fun. This was originally meant as an instrumental…
The story is at www.iburymydead.com
THE CHILD WITH THE BEAUTIFUL NAME
What remains of an eagle that's fallen
The roots of an oak tree now claim
To draw sap for the shade for the cattle
O're the child with the beautiful name
The law…
Vocals: Domenico Mercurio, Canada
Lyrics: Mike Graczyk, USA
Saxophone: Kay Hoeksema, Germany
Guitar: Bobby Clohessy, Ireland
Composed, arranged & mixed by Steffen Offermann (Stoman), Germany…
A rush job, but wanted Amy to hear it right away. I didn't get to the harmony vocal on the last section because I flubbed it the first take, and then the carpenter came to work on the house, so "I shame" (Pidgin English). Aloha!
It was in the garden of the house of help that Reg walked and tried to decipher his problems .................everything seemed to have a similar beat and it was causing him some confusion.....................
Easter Sunday,, soft bubbly white clouds float across a pale blue sky,, above a green green field, filled with rows of those who have passed away,,, my mother and father lie in one such.... fresh flowers, quiet, and sometimes not so, words drift…
I thought a microtonal piece almost completely in absynth would be a decent goal. So, I improvised bass, lead, chords, effects in 19 notes per octave against a sequence of drum loops run through effects. Then - just to see the difference I took…
> First there was Spring Time. Then there was Summer.
> Then there was Autumn.
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> And then there was Winter. Her daddy mowed lawns
> She was a smart little doll
> River loved Winter. His dad was a singer
> But River…
This is simple test of East-West symphonic choirs solo soprano voice and East-West Hollywood strings contra-bass. I feel its a bit reminiscent of Lord of the Rings - of course, your mileage may vary - it is a very simple and direct arrangement…
Dad wanted me to write him some funeral music. This is it. He's still alive at 91 and sings this song to himself and tears come to his eyes. I have a video of Dad and me singing a duet of this song.
EULOGY
He grew up in Clinton, Oklahoma…
~Good things don't age. What about a man?~
I was a fan of easy listenings like Enoch Light, still love these sounds and light pleasure that they bring. Here so.
P.S. Night birds recorded in Berlin this April, silly whistling/theme is mine…
This is an experiment where I slowed down Norm Harris’ percussion track “7th Son†http://alonetone.com/norm/tracks/7th-son and slowed it down by a factor of five and ran it through effects and such – and then played along with my 17…
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Gorgeous!
Lovely light touch there Richard. Beautiful melody.
Most enchanting. Love the guitar playing.
That's a good song there. Loved Barbara Anne's backing vocals too. Great stuff!
Hi John, Ediacaran Garden's mp3 is the default output of Sibelius composition software with their default guitar sound. I agree it sounds pretty good.
It certainly did! What a delivery! Love it!
Pretty melody. Your backing harmonies are lovely.
Good song, enjoyed the believable vocal. I like the sax and the music generally, very nice.
So have I boys. Very sympathetic cover. Lovely stuff!
This will be splendid. Looking forward to it.
Poor Reg, I hope he finds the answers.
Hey, this is great! Very perky, found myself singing to it!
Ha ha ha! to you too! Nice and chirpy today I see!
the perfect accompaniment to my morning coffee. aah! lovely
Wow, that's different! Most enjoyable!
Beautiful song, most tenderly performed.
Sort of mystical! With a lovely relaxing feel.
Ahh, that I would love to see that video. Nice banjo, I'm a sucker for that.
Pretty little understated tune here, oh, and who can whistle then?
Hey, looking cool there dude! Sounding good all round too! Rhythmically creepy!