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Rough draft Gustav Holst's In the Bleak Midwinter. Debating whether to ruin this with a vocal part or not.
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acapella vocal loop
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water turned to stone
Snow had fallen
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
- Christina Rossetti 1872
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For my contribution to the RPM this year i thought i'd tell a little story......
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For those of us who think it impossible to stop these full throttle hands.
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(STRANGE DAYS) Thetworegs
The Blue sky in my dreams…
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In a parallel universe by late 1968 the band began to become more solo in their writing. One of the final tracks of the Telethon album shows the soul numbing social and cultural norms of grinding out a living while also trying to remain positive…
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Lyrics to this tune are purposefully ignorant, although I'd be lying if I told you that there isn't real life emotions in this one.
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Track 2 for the RPM 2015 album Cold Ground Was My Bed
"Yesterday was a den of sorrow, today is a bright mystery, the future a dim dream or ancient history"
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You're always on my mind
Gotta take you with me
Can't leave you behind
Blind to circumstance
If I can get a little more
Gotta take the chance
Flyin' high again
It's do or die
There's no need to pretend
Runnin' from wall to…
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It's been so long since I've made any music I've kind of forgotten how. I was just noodling about and thought I had a sound I liked so I bounced it out quite quickly.
This one is all made with Reaktor and Boscomac's Air Piano ensemble, plus…
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This is a song by our guitarist Keith. He doesn't get a chance to jam with us as much since he moved to New York. He and I had a lot of fun working on this simple tune, and it makes me miss times long gone.
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song#2 for RPMC2016
Expiration date
A rough month for rock stars
All the good ones are leaving
It's about that time
Just the songs remain and
Public grieving
I read the news today oh no
When you died they wrote you up
Counted your…
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Been listening to Xian Xinghai if you listen to his style you will find out mine is crap
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Another crappy backing track.
Use it if you like.
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31.(A MAN LIKE ME) Thetworegs
Thirty minutes or so had passed and fuck all had happened i was starting to think he’d given me a fucking placebo when the little Red light from the stereo, jumped and started flickering up…
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17.(I BEGAN TO FALL) Thetworegs
This voice carried on lecturing me “You really have no idea do you” ‘The shit that you have put people close to you through’ “ all this crap you about i can stop if i want to, i’ve just got…
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10.(II BELIEVE IN BELIEF) Thetworegs
Finally the plane lands in Geneva safe and sound, My fears have not, they haven’t you know materialized at all, i’m still here , I have not been smothered by the Bulk who just sat quietly…
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electronic nutsiness made in reason and then imported into cubase, one of my favorites, incidentally
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RPM Challenge - Stegosaurus Rex covered me covering Matt Parker without hearing Matt's original demo first. A game of Telephone.
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closing ceremony of the Yes Quest in Badger California summer 2006.
This is my Quest.
recorded in my livingroom, 2008
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This hymn is not my own but is in the public domain copyright wise, so i thought I would upload it. It is an old Irish melody. I listened to a lot of versions of it and then came up with a version myself using chords that I felt best suited it…
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A slightly schizo soppy/sexy pop song. Written and recorded 15th/16th Feb 2016 (as part of RPM challenge).
I'm channeling some 70's pop ballads and (somewhat) Barry White here. I'll not do it again, I promise.
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For Madalynn, fourth Grand-child born 2 weeks ago.
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The Lonely Orphan
(Arpino)
Well i'm just a lonely orphan
wearing somebody's hand-me-down shoes
Well i sure aint got nothing
So i damn sure got nothing to lose
On the day i was born
i started paying my dues
mom and daddy kept on drinking…
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This is the stripped version of BLOOD AND WATER, with just the vocals and bouzouki track.
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Short piece to test some software and, well, this nice looking little outpost called Alonetone.
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Three times over the last three months I have found myself faced with someone who honestly believes the Earth is flat. Not like in a joking way, but in a full on don't-believe-the-conspiracy way. It's an insult to the intelligence of every human…
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I borrowed a Ukelele a couple of days ago, and yesterday - having a day free (and after working out where to put my fingers), I came up with this rather rough and ready little song.
Ukelele Of Truth
Must we pretend we'll still be friends…
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I think it needs some vox, I do have some cornball ideas, maybe later, but it does rock out at the outro.
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this is my take on Joe Bonamassa's version of Blind Faith's "Had To Cry today"
a much shorter version...just wanted to record that cool lick and am trying to work on my vocals ... oh well ..what a time to try to learn to sing at my age...63 next…
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Written recorded 28th/29th March 2013.
A little something, just cos I was in the mood.
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A very slight excursion (a song-ette) where I'm seeing if I can sing lower than the Uke I've borrowed (I can). I'm making up the words as I go along, but seem to be channelling rather depressing subject matter. With this recording, pace is everything…
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I enjoyed twanging lots of guitars.
For best results, copy to, and listen via a slightly stretched C90 cassette.
P.S. Yes, I love Cocteau Twins. No, I can't sing like Elizabeth Fraser.
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Probably not the final title!
My first song RPM2016, written/recorded evening of 3rd Feb.
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A poppy song, written and recorded on Feb 12th/13th 2016 as part of the RPM Challenge.
Of moderate interest, I first wrote and recorded (and basically finished) the music, although not the structure. After that I started work on the top-line…
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from the sMallWavesEp
the thought of it makes me cry
i’d like to be friends
with all of my enemies tonight
i see her in tattered rags
i’m blinded by what she once was
and now there are no more to say
i’m empty, there’s nothing…
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where ever you happen to be
she's not so far behind you
looking for your apology
she knows she'll never find it
it's the same song that she sings
and it drowns out everything
as she's chasing after you in rain
all the wrong ways that I…
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wait for the worry lines, the worry lines
to disappear
they get me everytime, me everytime
that you are near
won't let you get inside, this heart of mine
I must be strong
you knew you'd get to me, you'd get to me
but you were wrong
never…
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the bed and the goldfish are all that remain
the bed has got fleas and the goldfish is floating
face down in the water the bowl on the floor
I'm just gonna stare for one moment longer
sit down in the dust where the coach used to be
clutching…
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look at that face in the mirror
it's the same one you had before
but it's harder to recognize these days
cause time has not been kind
still a ways to go
better hurry up
don't let it slip away
ok is not enough
you gotta take a chance
before…
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Track 9 for RPMX album Cold Ground Was My Bed
Those boots that you're wearing black and high
Reach almost up to your thigh
High heels and leather
Tight as a drum
They would even look good on your mum
Black Boots
Wear them with fishnets…
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Live looped vocals. Track 10 for Kavin.s Acoustic Church's RPM Challenge album Cold Ground Was My Bed.
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Track 5 from my RPMX album Cold Ground Was My Bed
Inspired by Salvador Dali. Mostly.
Gravity failing
Cats float flailing
Furniture in midair
Salvador smiling
Rainbows crying
Clocks melting everywhere
Pachyderms stilted
Lovers…
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RPMX track 4
Skin of silk, tungsten steel
Machine of lust, seems unreal
Simple chores are what you’re for
I remade you for so much more
My love is gone forever now
But you will do, 'cos I know how
To modify you’re software now
Will…
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Track 1 for the RPM 2015 album Cold Ground Was My Bed
No man is a prophet in his own home
No man is a prophet in his own
You can do just what you want, in the end you stand alone
No man is a prophet in his own
Don’t want no cryin’ when…
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4 bass lines. 4 bass tracks :D
and a little CrUnCh!
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What would RPM be without a little heavy spaghetti?
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This is my cover of the Twin Peaks Theme, "Falling."
I've always adored the vibe of this series. This is my attempt to capture how it makes me feel. The original has music by Angelo Badalamenti and lyrics by David Lynch.
You'll have to be…
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This song has a host of contributors, including myself. When the lead singer heard the pattern I was playing on keys, she started singing, "Do Do Doot..." and shortly we began working on the lyrics. I said, "What if we didn't write words to the…
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I wrote this song over 10 years ago about a woman a can't remember and recorded it with a band I formed back then. I tried to resurrect it a few times and it almost made it on our last studio release but was cut at the last minute. This is the…
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Here's my Bowie tribute....finally..Like a dog with a bone i carried on with this trying to play and sing hopefully i haven't chewed it up too much.....All recorded on the one track live in the cellar....so no going back....
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.using my old Acoustic with my Chrimbo Prezzie woody Seymore Duncan pickup on....This one started as live in the Cellar...... i've just added some backing here and there as it seemed a bit sparse so i'm still classing it as a kind off LiTC…
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TAKE THAT TRAIN
Vocals, Lyrics: Kim Noble
Drums: Alex Zulaika
Bass: Alberto P.
Guitars: Frank Zax
Music & Production: Steffen Offermann
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track 03
everything by Will I Ram
Lyrics :
yip yip yip yip yip
nerp nerp ...
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we're nature's little whores....we can't close the door
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lyrics :
there are black doors
out of here
they are blocked off
from our fears"
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8th will i ram demo track for rpm challenge 2016 featuring Kenny Kerr on an small percussion set
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The words for this song are not my own but are by A. A. Milne from his book, "Winnie the Pooh". The tune is my own.
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Because it sounds like a cat and a woodpecker :D
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Happy little trees. Unused track from the recording of AM Fever. remixed, chopped up, backwards... mildly salvaged.
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Piano Numbers
Proves I am not much of a composer
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I was down at the station
Catch the Greyhound to Go My Way
And I heard the loudspeaker
We’ll be leaving some time today
You just Say no thank you
When I ask you to be mine
I’ll be looking for that green light
When I ask you the next…
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This song's going on 32 years old...
Some 12 years older than I was when I wrote it!!
I borrowed the title from one of my favourite madrigals, The Silver Swan by Orlando Gibbons:
"The silver swan who living hath no note, when death approached…
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Caveat emptor: I did absolutely none of the drumming in this piece.
WORLD PREMIER! FIRST RECORDING OF THIS PATTERN - EVER!
My friend Kokou "Alex" Yemey called me a few days ago with some urgency in his voice: "I must record this before…
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This is a Phil Keaggy tune. I swiped his original loop and then built my own thing on top of it. Might have been longer, but my volume swell effect keeps slipping out of sync with everything else. May work on it more at a later date
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Working out the song, this was the best in a series of takes.
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I heard Vaisvil's Track earlier and had a bit of time so i thought i'd add a vocal....so thanks Chris for letting me play.........
Drama in the cheap Hotel room 52 (Lyrics)
I’m in room 52
and i honestly don’t know what to do
you’ve taken…
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Recorded this Townes VanZandt cover during preparation/equipment testing for RPM challenge.
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I got bored with the music on Super Mario Galaxy, and wrote my own tune to jam while I Wii my brain into 8bit mush.
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