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We've always adored this song, there is another version but decided to re-record it. Now I think the Good Wife sounds quite good, when I think of the crap health problems she endured over the last 4 years. I am bias of course !!!! Lastly apologies…
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i always wanted to do a version of i am the walrus.
i did not include the radio part in the middle, nor all the
king lear quotes uttered. but i did use most of the strings
they used for effect. this is a kind of prog - psyche - hard rock…
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Orphans were asked to contribute a track to a new 'Halloween Compilation' - released by Whiplash Records - this is our cover of the Coops 'Dwight Fry' - Hope you enjoy!
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Tiggy Acworth 130901.
Dedicated to the memory of Shaun Jones, 1970-2012
Re-mixed due to fan feedback!:-)
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Having a lil fun with one. Changed the melody up a bit and removed the horn sections at the end.
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Here is a John Lee Hooker Song that Buck and I used to sing in Duluth. We were playing in a group called *"THE LARRYS"*
I love Bucks harmony on this!
I moved away a couple years ago, and Buck stopped by for a visit last Friday. As you can…
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we all have cover a Pink Floyd song at some point, and the only way to cover a perfect song is to make it completely different. Deep down, I think everyone was hoping the wall was not too high, and the song could end on a happy note of breaking…
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Had this one written before the end of year. Finally hit the record button a couple of weeks ago with some electric rythym guitar tracks and built it from there. I was having a problem getting the song to mix right and had an idea to try a different…
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Heres Track 5 for the RPM carry on with the Saga of Reg......Well after his night of falling of the wagon Reg has realized that he needs to get his head together and stop...but how....he needs help....desperately .......
What Have I Done Where…
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I've put this one up too as i couldn't decide which one to choose..........
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from yesterday - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Falls
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My dedication to all the night people.
~Midnight, alone, you~
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For you to speakSo it seems we lost our voice
Stripped down bare on copper line
Raw to subtle ears
I wait
On the line
I wait for you to speak
Of some good news to hear
While we talk ....
Can you speak your mind
I still wait for that old voice…
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I was sitting at an open jam when a guy approached me and said he liked my playing. He then began telling me about the nightmare he went through as a soldier in Iraq. He then said no one understands him or can connect with him. He feels like…
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Well I started this with a little guitar groovin' thing I was playing with and laid it down to a click track thinking I was going to just keep it just guitar , bass and vocals and off it went.
This song really is just all about life moving by…
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If i never get a cold again it wont be to soon!
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Cover of one of my favortie Beatles songs, from the White Album.
I actually bought a capo for this, after 30+ years of thinking capos are for wimps.
The Songcrafters.org Beatles II fest prompted me to go ahead and record it.
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Had a couple of ours spare this morning while the gang have gone for a bike ride/walk....so here goes...
Lets Fly (Lyrics)
Everybody's laughing but I feel like to cry
As I watch the party pass us by
I don't know what to think or what to do
Baby…
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Wooden Sam
Mike Basil: Lead Vocal
Gary Miller: Rhythm Guitar
Mick Lovering: Lead Guitar
Andy Gupta: Bass
Todd Vierra: Drums
John Scunziano: Lyrics
Composed by Steffen Offermann & Mike Basil
Mixed & Mastered by Steffen Offermann…
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Mindaugas Rex Lithuaniae is a piece for string orchestra – Mindaugas was the only King of Lithuania.
details and a picture
http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=2267
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Recorded this afternoon at my place. A big "Ey up" to The Reprobate who went with the idea and played some cool lead - man that guy can play!
Hope you enjoy!
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Wow, 3 months since my last upload.
I need to get it in gear!!
Congratulations RPM'ers, sounding good out there!
re uploaded without the trap
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K.G. had a moody theme going on some of his tunes this year. love his words. this song is very easy on my ears. hope you agree.
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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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Music and lyrics by Brian Vaughn.
Lyrics ---
Long time love always hit the road running.
Got a hairpin trigger and a problem with drinking.
You brought your mouth to a gun fight darling.
Automatic mind got the last word coming around…
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Please see the blog page for the complete blow-by-blow description of this collaboration with drummer / composer Peter Thoegersen
http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1361
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The other Reg has put his lounge suit on for this one, he's desperate.........and some might say a fool....but is as bigger fool as Reg.............
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I declare my ADAT 8-track to officially be a dinosaur. Welcome to the 21st Century.
This is the first completed song written and recorded entirely in GarageBand. I started it last night and finished it this morning. The rhythm guitar is my…
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After almost 3 months of work (collectively throughout this entire year) I've been working on something, really really working on something. I mean REALLY working. Now... a few months AFTER the 25th anniversary, I give you, The Legend of Zelda…
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Norm and I in a room at his house. See the video for the reason for the name.
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Back to basics here. recorded with the Yeti mic.
Ramblin' round your city,ramblin' round your town
I never see a friend I know
As I go ramblin' round boys
As I go ramblin' round
My sweetheart and my parents I left in my old hometown…
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This is a captured and then edited live performance using the Sonar Matrix view using various samples - some of which were paul stretched.
I'm liking this - if only they had the possibility to change the pitch live it would be like sticking…
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the collaboration team
Norm percussion
Reefwalker bass and voices
Chris 12 string and vocal
john lennon wrote it - coda by paul
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This is the title track of our newly released debut album, 'Won't Give Up', whcih took 13 years to make and was inspired by our relentless passion to make music even when 'life' gets in the way.
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Ambient video and audio improvisation with my 19 notes per octave guitar, loopstation, Marshall amplifier, Zoom H2 and post-processing.
on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGO0R381HQs
full quality video
http://clones.soonlabel.com/public…
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This song was a challenge to write . . .
LYRICS:
Order for your protection
under threat of a gun
You might be confined here
till the damage is done
Lock him up and toss the key
It's for your own good
Straightjacket
Done
Tie me…
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Lucy of the species Australopithecus looks into the distance of Awash Valley in what is now Ethiopia and feels the future of what can be.
Performed in Charles Lucy's 0b5s tuning
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A 7/8 improvisation on a set of 3 Bata drums, accented with afucha, tube shekere and cowbell.
The number 7 is a symbol for perfection or completeness: 7 colors in a rainbow, 7 musical notes in a scale, 7 days = a week, etc.
In Cuba, the…
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...for they do not have to face another tomorrow...
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD
Blessed are the dead for they shall not be lonely
Blessed are the dead for they will not be sad
Blessed are the dead for they shall have no longings
Nothing lost…
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Louis was back in the cellar last night and he was telling Reg how Blue he was and they got to jamming...............This morning i arrived at the cellar to find Bon was passed out in the corner....Dave was right with his guess....He could never…
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A collaboration between Norm Harris and myself from 2009. At this point I wish I had the percs up louder.
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A live recording (guitar and vocal) written and recorded one afternoon while I had the house to myself. Cajon and bg vocal added.
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It's Wednesday night lets all get F................
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If you ever spent any time in the Whiskey well. You know it's a place you never want to revisit......
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Recorded November 7th 2010 - Em C D Song
Kind of Leonard Cohen sounding vocal.
Cool Roger Waters like Lyrics.
Cool guitar solo.
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I tried to get the vocoder to work. It didn't in so many ways....
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Well, I had this crazy idea that *maybe* Buddy Guy was using some microtonal inflections in his cover of Tramp (which are what the "blue notes" are and thought it would be cool to cover it with my fretless guitar. As it turned out it was my ear…
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A good friend of mine Harris Kidd filmed a short piece of work starring my other great friend (and my drummer) Zay Brignall, anywaaays he asked if I could make a soundtrack for it soooo I sat down and watched it over and over and started plunking…
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this is a cover done for the french hiphop band, IAM, because although highly political in content, saldy most of what they say is true. - note that the clip was never aired on tv or radio, due to official decision.
lyrics in french (right…
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One day my husband was describing someone as a floosie galore. First I cracked up; then I wrote this song. Do you think I have to share royalties with him? :) I recorded all the vocal parts on this several years ago at Boyd Recording Studio…
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I Love the fact that No man is an Island.
These Guys Made me a Very Happy man By covering one of my songs.
I am Still Over the Moon!!!
Thanks Bro's!!!!!
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This is the first tune I wrote using an actual loop pedal. I really like the rawness of its form. The sound is sharp, it kind of attacks your ear.. but then after it loops around a few times, it calms down and sinks in..
I expect that there will…
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Check out the quasi-reggae breakdown right in the middle. The chorus is in 7/8 with the exception of the last measure, which is 8/8. Mike does the backup vox.
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Sometimes the most profound statements come out of the mouths of babes.
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A cover of The Missed Connections off her 2010 RPM CD.
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My opus. By far the longest song I've ever recorded. I tried to make it shorter, but it just didn't work. Sorry. :)
"The Water-Carver" uses a sample from Stereolab's "Changer." (Gane/Sadier)
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A little rough but I loved making it.
My friend Dave had bought a Roland GR-20, so it was critical he did the solo in the middle and end :)
Oh, all made on the Boss Micro BR. Love that thing!!
This was fun to make!
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Song I did for me and my youngest daughter Jenny to dance to at her wedding. She loves watching the birds flying as they Ride the Wind!
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Interactive audio walking tour, a collaboration with artist Kianga Ford.
The Story of This Place is a series of site-specific narratives that offer a portable audio soundtrack that guides the listener through a site with a fictional narrative…
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"Bee-Dubb In His Original Anger, Is Lyrical Danger, And I Don't Give A Fuck What's Gangsta" Flu gave me da beat, I went in to do a track with Show, but when I laid the first verse, he was like "you gotta finish dat"... So I did. From The Underground…
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Li Bao's lament, ‘Fighting South of the Ramparts,’ was probably written in 751, a year of significant military defeats for the Tang Dynasty, which was approaching both its cultural and political peak and soon to face the rebellion of An Lushan…
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After several weeks without playing, I sat down one night at the piano and this simple melody immediately came out of my fingers. Composing sometimes feels like rediscovering a cherished old memory.
Copyright © 2009 Tiago Castro Henriques…
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This is another old melody. I dusted it off, gave it some clean clothes, and sent it off into the world.
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My cover of Gumbo Stu's (Stuart Walker) Blind In One Eye. Originally on his 2009 RPM Challenge Album, and available here on alonetone. Thanks Stu!
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From Alex B's Beat Tape Volume 1
www.alexbeats.com
www.1320records.com
www.myspace.com/pnuma
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Sunday aftnoon (11/09/08) took the reso down to the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum and recorded some doodling inside the Serra sculpture Vortex. No effects added, all natural reverb inside the structure.
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Thanks to Sister Savage for letting me add a guitar part to her track.
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Recorded at Coldbath Rd. Moseley, Birmingham. I don't remember many warm days in that house. Cups of soup, rolled cigarets, and the luxury of new strings by the sounds of it.
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Reg had some terrible news that would break any man ......
How it rains down on me
In the early morning of the 14th April
Two days before the rain
Took the smile from my face to turn it to pain
Taking my smile from my face…
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Softly they have touched —
frost and a timid feeling,
the quiet light of dawn.
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- Happy New Year, everyone!
- Updated on Easter days.
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Teejay’s WRLD Praise Da Lord Lyrics
Bhad Mharn Tinz
Yeah, Am Proud To Be A Rockstar
Elevate Gradually As A Loner
Many sleepless night I no recover
With different nightmares it seems life is over
Trying my best to figure out what…
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[Verse 1]
Through you I am, I do all things
All credit to you and to your gifts
And your help which is plentiful
You steer me clear of trouble
You lead me to a place of wonder
When I get a curve ball
You want me to learn from it
And I…
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A day of from the gardening and my first go at organising drums in Easy drummer that funnily didn't turn out to be so hard . I'm playing the Tele with the Kemper and Boss Me-90 Thanks for listening
You shook me from my middle
And you…
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(interpolates lyrics from “Something” by The Beatles and “Back in the USSR” by The Beatles)
[Chorus 1]
Mother Nature really knocks me out
I leave the death behind
It’s how you move makes me scream and shout
And I don’t want to leave Her…
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(beat produced by Dr. Dre, from the song "My Name Is" by Eminem)
[Verse 1]
I’m a state away from my family tree
Fuck Alex D
I’m gonna change my name to Randy V
Fuck having children
I’m gonna stick a baby inside of my abdominal cavity…
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tennis balls in the dryer for beats.. this is that recording of .. if anyone wants to set down tracks with these "beats" go for it ...
This is actually 3 tennis balls and a pillow in a dryer that is spinning at a kinda normal speed. ---
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A little break, and now back with another drama/film/game trailer type short....! Hopefully enjoyably atmospheric.......
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Based on a riff brought back to life after many years, and remembrance of a childhood fever dream. Wrap this in the context of the past two years and this is the musical result.
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Guess I just needed to say something ......
Well, the line's been drawn, we'll ignore and we'll invade,
It's best if you run, or get on your knees and pray,
After midnight, bullets…
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"Begin Again" by W. Ng, written and recorded in February 2022 for the RPM Challenge.
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The last song for volume five of the re-recorded Quarantine Tunes thing. I thought this had too much sauce on it when I mixed it the first time around and here I am loading up even more soup on the second go-round.
I thought this was lacking…
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It's getting silly now. I haven't finished Quarantine Tunes Volume 5 (actually, volume 50/90) and here I am uploading the first song for Volume 6. What a moron!
I am scraping the bottom of the barrel as far as the quality of songs to be re…
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My gut is telling me that when I listen to this version of this song back to back with the one I did this summer I am going to prefer this one. That's kind of the goal for these re-recording projects I'm forcing on myself. Just make things a…
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Cool envelope I found and tweaked over two oscillators being initialized with random frequencies 0-1400 hz. Built two loops into the patch and it's soup! Credit inspiration from Paris Young with reminding me about PD's randomizer object!
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A combined collaboration project with Project-X (David Webster) & Nemo Marxism (my other self)
More to come...
Late night stars
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Whistling a tune, I walk up to the house and meet a cat on the doorstep. We are going to have supper, and at this time a blizzard begins. April.
05.04.2021, live recording.
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The good folks at the RPM Challenge came up with a year round game for us to play. Record Every Month. One song each month. I'm game, but I don't think I'll stick to just one. I was trying to get 10 done in March 2021 but here I am on the…
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When I was tracking the rhythm guitar I was feeling the groove on this in a major way. When I was tracking the vocals I thought it was better than my usual terrible. Somehow I was wrong on both fronts. The guitar sounds like mud and the vocals…
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The Quarantine Kiss
Ever since all this shit began
Ive been socially distant
As safe as I can
Aloof and alone
But I’m not lonely
When I stay at home
I’ve got you to hold me
But there’s something missing
Are we being too careful…
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Happy Halloween. At least for 19 more minutes here in New England.
This is the ninth and final song for the Quarantine Tunes Volume 2 project. Is it fitting that the song was written a month ago? I don't know. This was the last song written…
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No bells or whistles on this, just one take. Any good ? Well it's out there now.
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Was messing around this afternoon and came up with this .....
let the love come out and play
Now you tell me you’ve nothing to give
Yeh You tell me, you can’t get that hit
You tell me that you want it
You giving me nothing you don’t want…
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Just fooling about with arpeggiators and apps, what else is new?
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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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Take me down a notch or 2. I'm not a good man.......depression talking, basically
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There's a line in an Indigo Girls song that says, "If you need to know that you weathered the storm of cruel mortality, a hundred years later I'm sitting here living proof." For me, ever since hearing the words "cruel mortality," they have always…
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This is an alternate mix of an RPM2020 song. I'm hoping half of my album will be arranged for acoustic guitar, hand percussion, and saxophone. I also want to do an alternate mix of each of those songs with the usual three piece rock band arrangement…
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I don't wanna go
down to the end of the rainbow.
I could say what I wanted to say now.
I could play what I wanted to play now.
I could take what I wanted to take now.
Of all the above.
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There's a darkness creeping in the woods by a brimstone tree
A withered headless horseman traveling on the breeze
A mighty footprint measured 15 inches long
Whispered voices rolling in off the fog
(Chorus)
Transcribe plates made of stone…
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SKATING - Capo @ 7
Starts on A
Am F
I shouldn’t be out skating. Storm is passing thru
Dm E
Out here in the darkness where I last saw you
Standing…
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I was feeling very anxious and this tune which is a bit of a mish msash of famous melodies seems to work with the main hook which out shines imo dont know why though but any way theres some snippets which are good
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A cover of Pink Floyd's Welcome to the Machine in 17 notes per octave tuning
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took a ride then wrote some riffs on my martin guitar
https://youtu.be/06NHd3hXJ_g
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another for the RPM ....Live in the living room
I came to the city
A G D FsharpM A
I CAME TO THIS CITY
I WAS WANTING IT ALL
I CAME TO THIS CITY
TO HAVE MYSELF A BALL
I CAME TO THE CITY TO SHOW THEM HOW WELL THAT I COULD SING
I CAME…
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Another unintentional instrumental. I quite like this as a track though it doesn't really go anywhere.
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I had a vague idea to write a lyric about Julian Assange's daily life in the Ecuadorian Embassy; no sun, being confined to a small office-space... I didn't get round to it so I added some lame Mellotron (IK Sampletron) parts and called it finished.
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Lyrics, Vocals, Vocal Melody: Alan Abernethy
Backup Vocals: Kim Noble
Drums: Maurizio Marini
Bass: Mark Bowen
Original Music & Production: Steffen Offermann
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Multi-talented Warri based OAP and gospel rap artiste, Godspower Kabowei has dropped his take on social vices and moral decadence in this new hardcore rap piece: "Gospel For The Street" produced by Just1 of Firsty Productions. Please Download…
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Nothing beats when the MN songwriters convene. Greg and Colin sure brought some awesome sound to this song at the coffee table to improve the version that I recorded myself earlier this month. It's what I call a TOTAL MAKEOVER.
Thanks guys…
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Thanks to Greg Connor for adding a sweet lead guitar track to this song. Sounds pretty special now.
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This tune is one of my top ten favorites of all time.
It's originally performed by The Mike Curb Congrigataion and used as a music track for the movie "Kelly's Heroes" starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Salavas, Caroll O'Conner, Don Rickles, Donald…
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A collab on lyrics from the other-side......
Before i stumble and fall
Falling back through memories
I don't expect a soft landing
I'm staring at the tumbleweeds
remembering it all
i'm remembering it all
before I stumble and fall
remembering…
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another sad song from Reg........
I don't know
sometimes i don’t know how its gonna go
i don’t know how its gonna be to live without you
I'm so twisted up in regret
My mind won't stop thinking of you
my heart bleeds cause it knows all it…
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Chunk put this Jazzy version up on the otherside and asked if anyone wanted to add a vocal and i was on it not sure it works a 100% but hey it was fun trying.........Thanks Chunk
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Vocals, Lyrics, Lead Melody: Mike Basil;
Bass: Mark Bowen;
Drums: Dean Wuksta;
Guitars: Jeff Chalpan;
Saxophone: Tom Nigbor;
Original Music & Production: Steffen Offermann
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I know we all let stuff stress us out but personally I have to stop it. Now. Part of my RPM 2015 effort
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A mash of tracks from Roger Sundström and Paul Mimlitsch, I added some bass guitar.
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The liars.........
WAR!!
4 million pairs of feet walked up an down protesting in the street
What they wanted wasn't heard at all They wanted to bring down the heat
Talk about the problems rationally But the government didn't want to know at…
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With Mr Sandbags (beats and reichatron), as band "Elusive Gene".
Played on BBC Radio Introducing. :)
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One of my personal favorite recordings from the 52 song MYTHOPOETICA demo collection, even though there’s a sound quality issue (the bass had a bit of a buzz). This was my first time using a wammy bar – I liked it!
PLASTIC GIRL
You can’t…
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This song was inspired after watching a Prince video. The title comes from the lead singer, who heard the chorus and sang the words "You can't hide my love."
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RPM 2014
full, the ocean inside
of meadows smelling softly
of butterflies that swallow
all, there inside, it all
it’s too painful to think
and I must be stronger
than this tornado in my
soul, there inside, to release
tidal waves erupt…
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23 - Hell's Embrace
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i don't need to love you
all you touch is all you break
(succubi always seem to love my face)
i don't need your approval
all you f--k is all you rape
(how can i crave such a cold embrace…
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Just came up with a funk groove so I could shamelessly shred over it for fun.
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Just musing about all the "can do" quotes I see on Facebook.
If I could play the fiddle, I’ll tell you what I’d do
I’d believe in what you say and I’d believe in you
But I can’t play the fiddle no matter how many I try
Since I was in the…
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A new mix of something we recorded over the summer including drums and chimes by Treefrog.
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Out of your shell, into the night
Through fields of clover burning brightly
Fire in the distance, fire in my mind
Pinwheel kaleidoscope…
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from the album xChange
original words & music by Shaun Conroy
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A song about a walk i took on a recent holiday....
At One (Lyrics)
I feel the thermal stir the air
I watch Life evolve before me everywhere
I see life's palette live and fluoresce
I feel, I feel at one
I feel at one with the sun
There's that…
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Rerecorded with wah wah on the rythm guitar and new vox!
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Written for my failed 2009 RPM Challenge attempt and re-recorded because... well, because.
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#RPM Challenge 2013#
I’m a lucky boy
I’m filled with joy
I got angels guiding me
Happens every time
I don’t walk that line
Seems to work out splendidly
Stop and look around
I’m the luckiest boy in town
Ain’t no better can be found…
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This is a distorted delay attempt at some sort of rock/pop. no vocals, just cant seem to find a melody that fits.
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