We love the beat on this one! And yes, you guessed it, the SA-11 is all over this one too!... This track is part of BRUTALIEN's submission for the RPM 2026 challenge. (c) Brutalien 20206, all rights reserved. www.stezzer.com

O ye of little faith... You did not believe the Casio SA-11 on its own could pull off all the melodic elements of a track? Happy now? This track is part of of BRUTALIEN's submission for the RPM 2026. (c) BRUTALIEN 2026, all rights reserved…

I challenged myself to a full album of ambient/experimental for RPM 2026

Outside, in front of a house about to be demolished, a Casio SA-11 toy organ had been abandoned. Missing the battery cover, with a broken on/off switch, dirty left in the rain. I picked it up and carried it home. Set it upright against a wall…

I appreciate Robbie’s knack for almost offering solace and hope amid the uncertainties we all face. :) Production note – the “cello” sound was from Dan’s guitar synth pedal. Thanks, Dan! Robbie Robinson – lyrics, songwriting, vocals, guitars…

This time around, Rebecca wrote another lovely poem to share with the group, then went a step further to the vocal mic to perform the piece. She requested the natural sounds of wind and waves as accompaniment, so Kevin sourced some samples from…

winter star stuff explodes into an evolving walking meditation. stars shine again and then a sorrowful heart string swells til the end

...and we wrap up this RPM album with a beautiful melodic piece! This track is part of BRUTALIEN's submission for the RPM 2026. (c) BRUTALIEN 2026 - all rights reserved. www.stezzer.com

2026 RPM Challenge idea number 10 becomes finished song number 16. This is the last one for this year. It fell through the cracks because I wasn't feeling it at all. It turned out a lot better than I thought it would but overall it's pretty…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number nine becomes finished song number 15. I should have left this one unfinished. All guitar parts are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Fender Bassbreaker 15. No pedals this year, just plugged straight in. A…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number two becomes finished song number eight. iTunes is telling me I just reached 35 minutes but I think it's rounding up. I might have enough to submit a finished RPM Challenge at this point, but I'll keep going…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number 14 becomes finished song number six. There's something about this one that I like but it's not the singing. Yikes! I did very little guitar playing after the 2025 RPM Challenge and my finger tips were in really…