Imagine a Mexican quintette playing a fast waltz. There are 3 melodies played in 3/4 time, in a sort of non-standard ABCABC format. The title is a photographic/geographic/melodic play on words. There is a merging of European waltz and Mexican…
Imagine a Mexican quintette playing a fast waltz. There are 3 melodies played in 3/4 time, in a sort of non-standard ABCABC format. The title is a photographic/geographic/melodic play on words. There is a merging of European waltz and Mexican…
This piece is my original almost-fugue-sounding arrangement of my favorite Ukranian “Christmas Carol”, Carol of the Bells, as if J.S. Bach had written it. Ingredients: Warmth, depth, complexity, eternal romance. Dedicated to my Belle. This was…
Imagine a Mexican quintette playing a fast waltz. There are 3 melodies played in 3/4 time, in a sort of non-standard ABCABC format. The title is a photographic/geographic/melodic play on words. There is a merging of European waltz and Mexican…
I decided to tap into my latent '80s Depeche Mode subconscious, and this bouncy tune popped out! Ian Beardsley heard an earlier version of this and immediately detected Spanish flamenco hidden in the techno dance chords. I opened up the stage…
Imagine a Mexican quintette playing a fast waltz. There are 3 melodies played in 3/4 time, in a sort of non-standard ABCABC format. The title is a photographic/geographic/melodic play on words. There is a merging of European waltz and Mexican…
Imagine a Mexican quintette playing a fast waltz. There are 3 melodies played in 3/4 time, in a sort of non-standard ABCABC format. The title is a photographic/geographic/melodic play on words. There is a merging of European waltz and Mexican…
This piece is my original almost-fugue-sounding arrangement of my favorite Ukranian “Christmas Carol”, Carol of the Bells, as if J.S. Bach had written it. Ingredients: Warmth, depth, complexity, eternal romance. Dedicated to my Belle. This was…
Imagine a Mexican quintette playing a fast waltz. There are 3 melodies played in 3/4 time, in a sort of non-standard ABCABC format. The title is a photographic/geographic/melodic play on words. There is a merging of European waltz and Mexican…
A simple 3-part "round" or canon with variations, showing my children how you can devise a melody that can stack on top of itself like offset puzzle pieces, which will then make its own harmony (with a nod to the master of rounds and fugues, J…
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
A simple 3-part "round" or canon with variations, showing my children how you can devise a melody that can stack on top of itself like offset puzzle pieces, which will then make its own harmony (with a nod to the master of rounds and fugues, J…
A simple 3-part "round" or canon with variations, showing my children how you can devise a melody that can stack on top of itself like offset puzzle pieces, which will then make its own harmony (with a nod to the master of rounds and fugues, J…
A simple 3-part "round" or canon with variations, showing my children how you can devise a melody that can stack on top of itself like offset puzzle pieces, which will then make its own harmony (with a nod to the master of rounds and fugues, J…
A simple 3-part "round" or canon with variations, showing my children how you can devise a melody that can stack on top of itself like offset puzzle pieces, which will then make its own harmony (with a nod to the master of rounds and fugues, J…
This little ragtime number began life as just a snippet, written as background music for a home movie years ago. For the hard core ragtime buffs, I know this is not quite syncopated enough to be true ragtime, but hopefully its fun and bouncy…
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
The music fits the film wonderfully. You really get the feeling that these are visitors from a european country. You must have been delighted to come across these birds. I love that whole area from Big Sur to Monterey. Thanks for showing us so much beauty both music and film.
I decided to tap into my latent '80s Depeche Mode subconscious, and this bouncy tune popped out! Ian Beardsley heard an earlier version of this and immediately detected Spanish flamenco hidden in the techno dance chords. I opened up the stage…
I decided to tap into my latent '80s Depeche Mode subconscious, and this bouncy tune popped out! Ian Beardsley heard an earlier version of this and immediately detected Spanish flamenco hidden in the techno dance chords. I opened up the stage…
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
oh! lovely, sweet voicings from the flutes,
cool gtr sound - very delicate, yet strong.
gorgeous sounds from another land -
glad i heard your offering, eduard.
nicely done.
sis
Intriguing, this sent all sorts of visions scurrying around in my brain. Eventually the visions centered on late night shadows dancing in a beautiful woman's apartment, where she sleeps after a long night dancing... the shadows try to imitate her graceful tango steps, but keep failing miserably, tripping and bumping into things, but always trying to imitate her grace. Sort of a dark comical scene.
ttfn,
Drakonis
That's a BIG snake! Wow, you have some intricate timing/rhythmic things going on 2/3 in, are those two different time signatures over each other (like one staff in 3/4 and another in 4/4?) It definitely created a feeling of slippery disorientation. This was fun to listen to.
Gorgeous writing for trumpets (and trombone?)... and I assume that's you playing all parts? Excellent work. The "echo" on this was a little pronounced (maybe a better reverb setting is needed?) but the performance/writing was excellent.
This story is a poem sent to me by Lesley Sawyer from a blog on her MySpace site and I put it to music and am posting it so she can hear it and maybe see if it's alright. We don't know who wrote the poem. If anybody does please tell me. j mt
Delightfully sweet way to start my morning, thanks to Bethan for pointing this out... Sounds a lot like a story that could have been written by the late Childrens Book author "Doctor Swoofs" (smirk). Wonderfully heart-warming lyrics (great job Lesley), and very nicely adapted to song format, very enjoyable/catchy/folky music, sung and played "just right". I hope she likes your adaptation. Love the message.
Does have the swaggering Russian feel (and nice orchestral sounds, well separated). This also reminded me of my favorite part of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an exhibition ("The Bydlo"). I really like your handling of odd rhythms and dissonance, and then the final consonantal resolution in the coda, that was perfect.
Shostakovitch is on the edge of too modern for me (my loss), but this was a nice piece, wonderfully played. I love the rubato here, makes it very contemplative and thoughtful. Brava!
ooh, love the fun chord bounces here, very enjoyable... sort of unclassifiable, as if F. Liszt did ragtime boogie. The recording sounds a little "dark" or muffled, may need to boost the treble to get more sparkle on the high keys. Nice piece here!
from Live at KXCI Tucson, AZ studio session:
When I was in the 7th grade, I used to skip school on Wednesday mornings so that I could watch the Nat King Cole show on PBS. I was mesmerized by his music. I could feel his vocal influence as I wrote…
elegantly raw guitar/vocal performance, I like your chords, slow deliberate playing, use of space between lyrics to keep the listener waiting... I hate songs that cram a bazillion words and lines into a song :)
Very nice haunting music, and SS's singing really catches hold of emotion here. I was hoping for a little more change between main theme and chorus, the chords and drum rhythms were a bit even throughout. Great guitar work.
100 bpm, f
she sits behind a very large desk
and talks on the phone all long
somewhere inside she's waiting
but i don't know what she's waiting for
slam it down, get up down
run away
she lays upon a very large bed
watches tv and brushes…
I noticed the title, because I also have a generative piece of music called "Fractal Serenity" (I am making a 3D music video for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOROyAQBgDA ). After listening to and enjoying this music from you, I found the "SonicMood" software, and bought it! Thank you for the tip! I like your choices of instruments, and the slight reverb on this, warm and gentle. Did you use GarageBand for the final music recording?
Enjoyable track here... has a bit of a tasty game-soundrack sound. You'd probably enjoy my "Dance of the Technoids" music video as a chaser to this :-) (it is a YouTube video attached to the music description.) Second section is the perfect free-floating break to the drummy section, very dreamy.
ttfn,
Drakonis
Pain is inspired by my bout with severe nerve damage in my lower back. As anyone who has ever had a good hurt can tell you, it gives you an internal feeling of chaos that often comes and goes in waves and spikes. The music follows this pattern…
Cool slow theme, I can hear you spitting the lyrics through clenched teeth... the chaos-chorus does what you wanted, turns up the adrenaline... final spoken part is chilling. Hate to imagine what this has done to your life and blacksmith practice, ugh! Good musical therapy!
Comments on drakonis's stuff
The trumpet on this is great - it flows, doesn't sound forced at all
Absolute class.
are you using a $10,000 sample library to do this, or...the quality of the instruments are...well, you know.
you're a great composer.
Quality, you obviously know your stuff
very nice, quite baroque
Magical! I love your music, D!
Haunting and spectacular.
nice melodies
Nicely done!
Very interesting music and beautiful birds in flight on video
I love polyphony!
You tease!
What a wonderful piece of music!
Oh I like! Raindrops to begin with and then snow!
very nice rag!
The music fits the film wonderfully. You really get the feeling that these are visitors from a european country. You must have been delighted to come across these birds. I love that whole area from Big Sur to Monterey. Thanks for showing us so much beauty both music and film.
Like this one!
Alex Kidd in Shinobi world! All over to mine for a go on the master system.. Love these sounds. wicked.
oh! lovely, sweet voicings from the flutes, cool gtr sound - very delicate, yet strong. gorgeous sounds from another land - glad i heard your offering, eduard. nicely done. sis
Comments made by drakonis
Fun upbeat music and nice harmonies, and ironically depressing lyrics :-) Love the juxtaposition. Great sax playing too.
Excellent... a longing lament that brings out the rich quality of the cello nicely.
I enjoyed this, but could have enjoyed a few more doubled notes for harmony here and there (like the last chord at the end.) These are all very nice.
This movement has a little mischief in it.
This definitely creates a mood of melancoly. Excellent cello recording, good use of dynamics for the expressiveness of the music.
Very sweet waltz, slow and warm... and slightly quirky, with a little smile. I like it. I hope your daughter does too.
Intriguing, this sent all sorts of visions scurrying around in my brain. Eventually the visions centered on late night shadows dancing in a beautiful woman's apartment, where she sleeps after a long night dancing... the shadows try to imitate her graceful tango steps, but keep failing miserably, tripping and bumping into things, but always trying to imitate her grace. Sort of a dark comical scene. ttfn, Drakonis
That's a BIG snake! Wow, you have some intricate timing/rhythmic things going on 2/3 in, are those two different time signatures over each other (like one staff in 3/4 and another in 4/4?) It definitely created a feeling of slippery disorientation. This was fun to listen to.
Gorgeous writing for trumpets (and trombone?)... and I assume that's you playing all parts? Excellent work. The "echo" on this was a little pronounced (maybe a better reverb setting is needed?) but the performance/writing was excellent.
Delightfully sweet way to start my morning, thanks to Bethan for pointing this out... Sounds a lot like a story that could have been written by the late Childrens Book author "Doctor Swoofs" (smirk). Wonderfully heart-warming lyrics (great job Lesley), and very nicely adapted to song format, very enjoyable/catchy/folky music, sung and played "just right". I hope she likes your adaptation. Love the message.
Does have the swaggering Russian feel (and nice orchestral sounds, well separated). This also reminded me of my favorite part of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an exhibition ("The Bydlo"). I really like your handling of odd rhythms and dissonance, and then the final consonantal resolution in the coda, that was perfect.
Shostakovitch is on the edge of too modern for me (my loss), but this was a nice piece, wonderfully played. I love the rubato here, makes it very contemplative and thoughtful. Brava!
ooh, love the fun chord bounces here, very enjoyable... sort of unclassifiable, as if F. Liszt did ragtime boogie. The recording sounds a little "dark" or muffled, may need to boost the treble to get more sparkle on the high keys. Nice piece here!
elegantly raw guitar/vocal performance, I like your chords, slow deliberate playing, use of space between lyrics to keep the listener waiting... I hate songs that cram a bazillion words and lines into a song :)
Very nice haunting music, and SS's singing really catches hold of emotion here. I was hoping for a little more change between main theme and chorus, the chords and drum rhythms were a bit even throughout. Great guitar work.
good voice, nice lyrics, great power.
I noticed the title, because I also have a generative piece of music called "Fractal Serenity" (I am making a 3D music video for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOROyAQBgDA ). After listening to and enjoying this music from you, I found the "SonicMood" software, and bought it! Thank you for the tip! I like your choices of instruments, and the slight reverb on this, warm and gentle. Did you use GarageBand for the final music recording?
Enjoyable track here... has a bit of a tasty game-soundrack sound. You'd probably enjoy my "Dance of the Technoids" music video as a chaser to this :-) (it is a YouTube video attached to the music description.) Second section is the perfect free-floating break to the drummy section, very dreamy. ttfn, Drakonis
Very sparse, pretty... love the drone and singing with the sparkly guitar work.
Cool slow theme, I can hear you spitting the lyrics through clenched teeth... the chaos-chorus does what you wanted, turns up the adrenaline... final spoken part is chilling. Hate to imagine what this has done to your life and blacksmith practice, ugh! Good musical therapy!