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I recorded 4 separate vox tracks and I couldn't see dumping any of them. Better than reverb!
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A song I recorded along with a friend. We are both guitar focused, so naturally this tracks focuses on the guitar as well.
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Rival
Unbridled rivalry
Come down and right on me
I know you won’t take me again
Unbridled rivalry
Come down and right on me
And I know you won’t take me again
Welcome disaster
Hand colored view
We’ve made our beds here
And so…
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This is the last song on The edge of Winter but it is not finished there is another part yet to be written ...
Winter's tale of woe : Part 1 - The end of winter. Part 2 - The last snowstorm
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AKA New Wave or "Unknown #1"
As always, apologies to the band for the guesswork.
LYRICS:
New wave
Wine
Dine
Smile
because I said so that's
Why
Mired
Fired
because I said so
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This may well have been our first collaboration, many, many Moons ago.
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OK, so episode 3 of my Lockdown Orchestrations series....a different feel this time from the full-on epic trailer style from 1 & 2, perhaps?
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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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Another silly little tune, this time about the world's favourite stout! (Edit: uploaded a new version. Fixed a few mistakes.)
Lyrics:
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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Another original tune from Randy Arenson. I get to play a little harmonica on this one.
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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 :-)
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The third year of drought
Three summers in a row
A relentless…
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I listened to a lot of Orbital back in the days. This song obviously materializes those melodic ideas I've kept safe somewhere in my aural memory.
BTW, the name of the track is a nonexistent word generated by AI.
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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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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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the tapes on top of the box of tapes there were three.. that had not been digitized :) and done.. more inside the box and two more boxes after this..--- :)
link to video playlist ---
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Zb80ovNLWES3c9eCtgUpDZU…
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the tapes on top of the box of tapes there were three.. that had not been digitized :) and done.. more inside the box and two more boxes after this..--- :)
link to video playlist ---
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Zb80ovNLWES3c9eCtgUpDZU…
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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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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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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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(Remastered 22/10/2021)
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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Deep in the dungeons of the dusty archive. I mean, that's where Hopeless Romantics belong, no?
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I don't really remember this one. Oh yeah, on second thought... maybe I do.
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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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Our namesake collaboration!!!!
Empty Bottles Video, compliments of Roger Harris!
https://youtu.be/Tl2pMPFZq7Y
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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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Lockdown 2020. Recorded, mixed and mastered at home by me & Billy.
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(Remastered 22/10/2021)
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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No more covid songs....
Time to write about other things
This one's for my muse
I had uploaded an earlier version, but didn't like the mix
here's another version
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So many years we've been…
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the telemarketers are working from home, very hard indeed.
this gives me the modern blues
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Just a quirky little improvisation. The "theremin" was performed using a Korg KAOSS pad.
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Steve developed this beautiful track with his ukulele and I 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 song I made up in retro style, just for a bit of fun ;- ) I used various guitars. It's partly sung in English and some of it in French. I try to do my own mixing, so don't expect too much LOL... Regardless, I hope you enjoy it ! Kind regards…
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We wrote and recorded a new song while we are all on lock down...have really missed playing with the band. Lindy wrote the song and recorded his part at his home studio sent it to me and I added my parts and vocals Our studio is behind Ken's house…
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With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved…
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It was a bright cold day in May, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
- adapted from 1984 by George Orwell
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they were last looking for it where the change goes between the car cushions...
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A duet for piano and upright bass.
I had composed and recorded this about ten years ago; given the current situation, seems like a good time to release it. One of these days I’ll figure out how to adequately record the upright bass; it’s again…
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a few of us are writing a song using the same base track .
when they are all finished we will put up a play list here is mine
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The creepiest dungeon and fortress beasts are alive during peculiar hours.
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My wife said this sounded like a level of a video game where you are racing down endless pews of a church. You know, a pew level.
Another in the slow motion bach series, this time paired with the tart frenetic flavor of 90s breaks…
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Here's the first of several versions that you'll see from a collaboration across the inter webs started by Greg Connor. He got us together on the Zoom and then look what happened!!!! Music and lyrics collaborated with the talents of Steve Krell…
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wrote this song back in 2017 when i had too many thoughts i wanted to express in music, so i wrote a song about having that instead of the thoughts themselves lol...
not 100% how i'd like it to have turned out, but i like it all the same... especially…
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from the album "the Machine"
nothings wrong with me
it's all in your mind
everything's ok
and I am feeling fine
must be some mistake
or you've misunderstood
whatever you might think
everything is good, so good
the power is still on…
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On a resent group meeting of musicians , I was reminded of the love of Latin rhythms. Thank you Bethan.
This is a tune dedicated to a los angeles luthier family ,Candelas, who build old style classic guitars. My fist real guitar was one of…
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Another bach chorale in slow motion. This time whipped to stiff peaks with 8 bars of generic trappy beats.
To be continued or not, that's always the question…
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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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Glad to have you in my life
Good to know, there’s someone I can count on
You bring me Peace of mind
Something better I won’t find
You are the best part of my life
Time together with you Is oh so right
And for the rest of my life
I’ll…
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Looks like I'm a little bit drunk, but hey, I don't care LOL... It's been a while since I've uploaded something, but no excuse now during lockdown time :-) I still don't have proper recording facilities and I'm forever trying to find my way…
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A joint Collaboration effort with Wrinkled Shirt.
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I wrote this over a year ago and could not get it. the groove was too slow and so were my hands. well tzars better.
the concept came from a friend comparing his new love with a ten round boxing match . I could not resist.
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He was told to act a certain way.
Systematic Settings
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My dad used to play the beginning riff of this song when he could still play guitar. I've always wanted to do something with it. The message in this song is to stay positive even in times of turmoil. And that it is ok to do nice things for others…
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A story that is all too common. Healthcare tied to work is crazy! If you can't work because you are sick, you lose your job, and healthcare! How can that work!?
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A message to my children to be themselves no matter who that is. I will love them regardless
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The last 6 months, I've been sight reading a Bach Chorale each morning (there are 400 of em!) and occasionally one sticks out that I really like.
This one sounded great on the Wurlitzer, which is literally note for note playing the chorale…
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This was a problem child.. The other tracks fell together quickly but this was a slow burn. The chorus is far more uplifting than the verse - which reminds me of a melancholy hybrid of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' and the outro to the 70s British…
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This is my 2nd Piece that I "wrote" in a pretty simple fashion. I started with the 2 pizzicato tracks and then Improvised 3 voices on top of that. It started as a test if I can plug in my audiointerface into my phone and it kind of worked out…
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Heres one I found on my Hard drive an experiment with Igor 2016 part of a project called mmmm I believe (Hi Igor its been a while...) anyway hope you enjoy
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drums, bass, 6 string x2, 12 string x2, vocal, effects
oh
i see you in the sky
dot by by dot
trace the line
be where you are
and i hold
and i hold this memory
of you in mind
of you in my mind
dot to dot
line to line
i feel your…
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I rolled out of bed this morning
Got into my truck, and waved goodbye
I wish I had the chance to
Hold you in my lonely arms
One more time
Why not try to get a bigger slice of pie
Why not think about your life?
By and by, by and by…
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Another one driven by several bass riffs I had in my head - The vibe in places reminds of 'Witchita Lineman'!
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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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so.... i first wrote & recorded this song in 2015, and then did a new version in 2017, and here's my updated 2020 version...
still not totally happy with it but... here we are anyway lol...
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A super aggressive song by zak ft Greg James. A fight for victory over all competitors!
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This is a song that I wrote some years ago
I wasn't satisfied with the result and completely rerecorded it
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I woke up this morning, tried to get out of bed
My head was in a spin. Lord, I felt so bad
My hands were trembling, my knees…
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First off thanks (MTC) jim for letting me play around with this lovely backing track. i just wish i could of mixed it better i'll have to get the books out and actually read them this time, instead of clicking here and there and hoping for the…
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Light, Jazzy and a bit prog in places... I had the season of summer in my mind when I did this one
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C.S. Lewis once wrote about the concept of "out of simple evil comes complex good." These are trying times, an understatement if there ever was one. As you read this, you have uncertainties and fears for what our current situation means for right…
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KC - keys, guitar, bass, vocals & mix
It's 5 AM in the morning
I'm burning the midnight oil
There's coffee to stop the yawning
Just don't care about a recoil
I decide to take a walk
A starlit night in the park
I'm in the mood for…
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I wasn't even sure the recording machine was still going to work after nearly five years... Certainly, bits of me don't work anymore... But, surprisingly, I got this done in 24 hours, start to finish... Strange old world…
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I had hoped to have this recording done by Good Friday
but ran into all kinds of problems; the biggest of which was the tape
machine used to record the original instrumental tracks no longer
is working. So I made a foundation track using…
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This is a recording from my i phone off my back deck at home in Mill Valley tonight. Everyone howls at 8 pm for 1 minute in solidarity for the healthcare providers during this pandemic with COVID 19. its been going on for over 2 weeks now…
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With the road flat ahead of me
I push the pedal to the floor
No looking back any more
My future is ahead of me
As for the past I closed the door
I’m leaving all of that behind
Gonna be, better times ahead
Won’t stop until I am dead…
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The NOODLES go all Jean Michel Jarre by accident!
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Brian from A Beautiful Scene sent me the lyrics to his song and said "Do what you want." The lyrics really intrigued me, and I wanted the song to have the rainbow tone palette of colors and sounds that I suspect is the backdrop mentally to his…
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My cover of Letter Seventeen's "Who Will Pay", a great song you should also listen to the original version of. Tim sent me the chords and lyrics and said "Interpret as you will." So I did, and here it is.
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Dark Glitch Piece i had sitting in the backlog works.
Hypertension Amame.
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