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This is one of the first songs that Dad taught me. It's from the album Mitchell/Coe Mysteries - Exiled. One of my favourite albums ever!
Lead and Backing Vocals: Naomi Daulby
Piano and Orchestration: Performed and recorded at home by Paul…
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Another silly little tune, this time about the world's favourite stout! (Edit: uploaded a new version. Fixed a few mistakes.)
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When the sun is up high, in a bright blue sky
And you're walking around in Dublin town
You got nothing…
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I wrote this one morning but gave up tryin to sing it . then I asked my buddy Steve Schostal to do vocals . His Canadian accent was perfect for this . Notice how he leads the beat ‘wow perfect.
I love Colabs
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This Track was recorded a couple of years ago, and I started thinking about it because of the recent Track "dreaming" that I uploaded.
My friend Lavasir Nordrum (http://www.lavasir.no/portfolio/into-the-mendicant) somehow managed to get us…
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My April RPM Lockdown Challenge single instrumental. Originally wanted to do a 4 track EP, but 6 weeks of hayfever left me in a particularly uncreative frame of mind.
However, I'm past the tree pollen crap and working on a reissue of a project…
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In Lockdown, I have really been inspired to return to my more classical roots, and have enjoyed playing around with the idea of epic style movie or cinematic themes/trailers. I have imaginatively named them Lockdown Orchestrations No. 1, No…
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I made a silly little song in French about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy `:-) Recorded on my phone, hope it sounds ok on the website!
Lyrics:
Je viens d'reveiller
Je ne peux plus dormir
J'prends du cafe
C'comme ça, i'faut s'nourrir…
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Finally, at last... I've got something finished...
Been working on this for a few weeks.
A bit of a rocker... (and an aging lecherous one at that)
I got it as close as I could and then mixed it loud... I've over-cooked it slightly - but…
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I was asked (told?) to upload something happy. Hmmm, I thought. This will end well...
So, a few days later, I was rehearsing a pleasant little thing I wrote several years ago that has a working title of "She Was…
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I wrote this one last September.
Allison Jane Sixsmith 1965-2016.
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**Forever - A A J Russe**
I can see you on your rocking horse now
The one that turned around and kicked you in the teeth
He thought…
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Here it is in all of its glory...
THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!"
I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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I was messing about and this came out. Thanks for listening
GET DOWN ON MY KNEES
I get down on my knees and I pray for a day
Where we can all go outside to run and play
Take my hand and tell what you see
can you see a future, for likes…
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after a zoom meeting with friends, one of us was going cycle ing and this came to me . see if you can hear Colleen breathing heavy. haha
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I wrote this song as a way to process some of the feelings of sadness, dismay, anger, fear and love that were brewing inside my heart this past week. I live in Minneapolis, where the terrible killing of George Floyd occurred, and the subsequent…
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Midday field. I watch the lark, which serenely rises in circles up to dissolve there, forever. He sees no danger around. Why [should] I care?
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I recall that in childhood we all watch adventure films (or performances), and here the children…
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This was the original version, before I re-recorded it with an acoustic guitar. That version is still on here.
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Millions of years ago... Before the dawn of history... I was a in a school band. I couldn't play an instrument then so I was the vocalist. This tune was one of the band's originals.
Now, bear in mind this was the 'Ay-deees' so it was mullets…
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Instead of chlorine dioxide treatment try sanding you tongue with full grit sand paper.
"Fight Club" effect.
Wanted to keep this as dirty as possible.
Keep safe from the 2nd wave.
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I kept this track simple didn't add a lot of effects, just kept it going with 4 phase changes. I might take it down soon to work on it some more.
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Like anyone who happens to look, I see the signs of a failing economy all over the Country. This song is a effort to encourage folks to struggle for a more open and equitable system for the financial benefit of all of us.
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This old civil war song, calls to mind the needless slaughter and stark inequity of wars.
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Just fooling about with arpeggiators and apps, what else is new?
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The creepiest dungeon and fortress beasts are alive during peculiar hours.
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So the latest Orchestral piece I have composed was originally started a few months back before the Virus story broke. I had started it simply as a 'dark' piece, but once the Lockdown started it sort of fitted, and I expanded it to try and tell…
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Original song by my friend and music partner Randy Arneson.
Recorded in Garageband using a pickup plus condenser mic on a vintage Gibson 12 string (2 channels of guitar). I have a couple different versions of this one recorded...
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Due to climate change we've had little rain in the last couple of years
The day after I had written this song it rained all day :-)
KC
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The third year of drought
Three summers in a row
A relentless…
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wholetone whole grain iOS jam with the Continua synth and Fugue Machine sequencer
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Well I did try and get an RPM challenge done after last years fail, but I'm still lacking enthusiasm or creativity.
Hence the uninspiring title of 'The Fifth', as this was the 5th track I was working on and the only one that came close to completion…
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Steve developed this beautiful track with his ukulele and Colleen added some lyrics to make a “positive message” song for the times we are in…. Hope it makes you smile too…
It Won’t Be Like This Forever
Sitting here on my front steps
Listening…
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A great collaboration, Greg Connor blowing the Blues away ….
Video by Roger Harris:
https://youtu.be/jjRgh8282kY
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It a motivational track
From TEEJAY ADIX BHAD MHARN.
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Nw Tink Right
Tink About Your Life
Tink About Your Future How Is Going To Be Bright
Set Your Mind On Nobody
No One To Help
Credit Has Overtaken
You Will People Owing A DEBT.
(W.I.L.D-M.I.N.D).
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a track each of Prophet, NTS-01, Brazille, and Diva driven by an SQ-1 sequencer
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With a little help from Arthur & Elvis i had a bit of fun in the cellar and Regged up an old classic. Thanks for listening
My baby left me
she never said a word
My baby left me
she never said a word
You know she left me
she left…
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Initially a contribution to an upcoming Chris Vaisvil record. I did several short real time played or created samples and remixed live in a new Pure Data patch I'm developing the 53 seconds I did for Chris with my original samples enhanced…
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I know we're not supposed to pick favorites among our children, but this is my favorite.
I've been told the initial instruments are a little too bold; I kinda think that's the point, but what do I know?
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In Lockdown, I have really been inspired to return to my more classical roots, and have enjoyed playing around with the idea of epic style movie or cinematic themes/trailers. I have imaginatively named them Lockdown Orchestrations No. 1, No…
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A song that sort of wrote itself, quite quickly, wouldn't say it's a happy song, but
sometimes you can't help what pops out.
https://youtu.be/dXRczkBRPCk
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I have so many mixed feelings and thoughts about everything.
Expression transcends through music and creativity.
Dark Cellar session.
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Found a real old one that's not here, must be 10 years old, if not more.
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A song from 2015, thinking about goats. Like goats, this one is only smelly if you're standing too close to it.
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So named because I overheard a conversation between two people, and one of them actually used this phrase.
It was in Cambridge, if that matters.
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I put the supernova II midi played out to the kork machine.. the midi is then performed by the korg and the supernova II the korg sounds goes back to the supernova II vocoder 2 audio in.. (yeah) and then I really mess with the feed and the feed…
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I don't really remember this one. Oh yeah, on second thought... maybe I do.
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Deep in the dungeons of the dusty archive. I mean, that's where Hopeless Romantics belong, no?
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A worship song for the times you feel hopelessly lost.
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Oh Lord I don't know what to do
When I find myself, far away from you
and every prayer always comes back to this
I don't know what to do please pull me through
and I 'm so tired…
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I started writing this song in the summer (August) of 2015 and finished it recently. The bulk of the tune was there but not the words. I recorded it using a bouzouki which is tuned GDAG, low to high though I wrote it on the guitar. This is now…
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I wrote this for my wife Julie in time for our wedding day in 2004.
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Part of the Brandy Brothers’ Shoebox Songs project. Word of the month was “Detective”. Had a lot of fun doing this one.
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ExTrapp Cimmunicado- by Eniconation ....
This track is about me retuning back to trap music after I left last year ..
Its more like Murder Music
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I have no memory of writing or recording this song. I have no idea what it's about.
CONNIE'S SONG
Em D C B...
(Em) Before I knew anything (D) about you, I (C) loved you
(Em) Whenever you would show, I stared in (D) wonder
I heard you…
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MN Homebrew Radio show has a monthly writing contest. This month it was to use the word "wait" or "waiting" in your song. So the hook line of the chorus popped into my head at 5:30 in the morning and the rest of the song came pretty quickly…
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got my Tongue caught in cheek this fine morning.
I love Surf music and Gretsch guitars.
Sooooo! Oh and Spaghetti westerns.
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empty club smokey Sunday afternoon t bone style blues
starring the greatest Harp player I know Mark Imsdahl.
Thank you Mark
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A demigod or demi-god is a minor deity, or a mortal or immortal who is the offspring of a god and a human, or a figure who has attained divine status after death.
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I BUY GUITARS
Em
One man might buy cigarettes and waste it all in smoke
Another marijuana and share a friendly toke
Am
Another, with more money, might invest in antique cars
Em
I buy guitars
A man might buy a baseball card
Keep it…
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The waitress girl friend pays all the bills while I plays the blues
My Paul and strat just love to rumba
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Here's the very latest from the broom-cupboard.
I wrote it one dark night over 23 years ago.
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**All I Have To Do - A A J Russe**
There isn’t much time to get this out
You won’t hear me if I have to…
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On a brisk autumn evening, in front of the Weather Channel, fast asleep, my dog and I dreamed up this song.
keywords: electronic, experimental, chill, instrumental
"Remastered" - 12/18/2010
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Thanks to the online Spanish/English dictionary guy for providing the vocals
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