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Okay, RPM Song 3 finished. It's a weird song melodically speaking (yup, that's actually intentional lol). Oddly, it took an extremely long time to produce this one and my eyes are now very blurry. I guess this is an "urban" song (though I…
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Dweeb said

Incredibly creative, the break is a real smash.

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The final Song for my 2023 RPM challenge!! Dusted off my acoustic guitar (and blistered my fingers) to get this one done. Phew! I love Latin rhythms and so I found a beat and jammed it up. Thanks again to anyone who listens -it's really fun…
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Greg Connor said

Beautiful 10th RPM song. The completion of an album you can be proud of. I love the touch of harmony in the chorus and the transition in the bridge.

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The final Song for my 2023 RPM challenge!! Dusted off my acoustic guitar (and blistered my fingers) to get this one done. Phew! I love Latin rhythms and so I found a beat and jammed it up. Thanks again to anyone who listens -it's really fun…
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kavin. said

And it did! Congratulations on your rpm!

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Song 9# for my RPM 2022. I don't know how it happened, but I ended up with a bit of an alternative quasi-delta blues here. I walk a lot of country roads at night so..... The harmonies were fun. Thanks to anyone who listens! Onward…
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Greg Connor said

I'm just strolling down memory lane (RPM 2022) this morning. This is a great song.

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Song #5 for RPM 2023 - half way to the completion of the album! Wrote this after a very long late night walk of meditation. And the rain came down It wouldn’t stop As we made our way to the mountain top And the rain came down, the rain…
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Spazsquatch said

You are very good at this. 😀

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Song 8# of my RPM Album. I love Persian scales and so I wanted to play with that a bit here. I managed to do my own finger snapping through the whole tune and didn't use a loop - I'm known for my rather loud snapping ability. In another…
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Spazsquatch said

This is great, I feel like that scale is a cheat code though. Although I couldn't just slap it into one of my songs and expect it to work, so maybe not a cheat. As someone who can get 7-8 snaps before I have all the percussive bite of a rabbit landing on a velvet blanket, that is indeed an impressive run.

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Song #9 for my RPM album. Back to using my bass as the back bone for this one. Vocals were recorded in one shot like a live recording (not easy to catch my breath in between phrases sometimes...eek). Made up a harmony for the last chorus...that…
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Spazsquatch said

Hey, thanks for the comments and listens. I was getting notices in my in-box and wanted to jump over and I've been waiting for a chance to check out what you've been doing. Been harder to keep up with FAWM this year as I've been focusing on collabs, made it hard to dabble into RPM listens. From those opening bass notes, I knew I made the wrong choice in what I spent my listening time on. A favourite right out of the gate. That hook is a thing of beauty. So simple, and so complex. I love it.

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Song 8# of my RPM Album. I love Persian scales and so I wanted to play with that a bit here. I managed to do my own finger snapping through the whole tune and didn't use a loop - I'm known for my rather loud snapping ability. In another…
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Greg Connor said

Very unique and almost mesmerizing. That's a lot of finger snapping.

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Song 7 for my RPM challenge. Thanks to anyone who listens :) words of wisdom songs of pride try your best but you can’t live the other side keep it coming try not to know remember one day we will reap just what we sow do your…
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oldfolks2 said

Love the groove ......

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6th song for my RPM album. If you like slow and depressing music...this is for you! I had a blast using my new crash cymbal and brushes...my fingers are not very pleased about playing the bass riff however (ouch). somehow you knew me and…
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oldfolks2 said

Very good ....

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Song 7 for my RPM challenge. Thanks to anyone who listens :) words of wisdom songs of pride try your best but you can’t live the other side keep it coming try not to know remember one day we will reap just what we sow do your…
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Greg Connor said

Great positive message and a beat that bounces along.

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Song 7 for my RPM challenge. Thanks to anyone who listens :) words of wisdom songs of pride try your best but you can’t live the other side keep it coming try not to know remember one day we will reap just what we sow do your…
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Wayne Webster said

Great song! Always loved that Blake quote about seeing the world in a grain of sand.

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Song 7 for my RPM challenge. Thanks to anyone who listens :) words of wisdom songs of pride try your best but you can’t live the other side keep it coming try not to know remember one day we will reap just what we sow do your…
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Salman Ahad said

Great to hear your work again after such a long time Ricia!!

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6th song for my RPM album. If you like slow and depressing music...this is for you! I had a blast using my new crash cymbal and brushes...my fingers are not very pleased about playing the bass riff however (ouch). somehow you knew me and…
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thetworegs said

the bass might of hurt but I believe it was worth it and that crash sounds great

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Here we go..Song 4 for my RPM challenge. This one was a blast to do because of its simplicity. It's a bit dark but with a hint of humour. I never thought I would need to return to nuclear allusions in a song - it isn't 1985...oh well. They…
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Greg Connor said

I like this. It reminds me of a river with tributaries spilling into it.

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Okay, RPM Song 3 finished. It's a weird song melodically speaking (yup, that's actually intentional lol). Oddly, it took an extremely long time to produce this one and my eyes are now very blurry. I guess this is an "urban" song (though I…
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kavin. said

All those cool changes! Feels like an entire album in a song!

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Song #2 for this year's RPM album....another one from the basement in the middle of the night. Experimenting with minimal lyrics and a lot of repetition. The song probably has something to do with how we left our home of many years last February…
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Greg Connor said

Ah . . . It's RPM time again. It's great to hear some new music from you!

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Okay, RPM Song 3 finished. It's a weird song melodically speaking (yup, that's actually intentional lol). Oddly, it took an extremely long time to produce this one and my eyes are now very blurry. I guess this is an "urban" song (though I…
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oldfolks2 said

Oh excellent, Thom Yorke springs to mind, not a bad thing .......

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Well....this one can't really count towards my RPM as I completed it just before February. Thought I'd post it just for the heck of it. Thanks to anyone who listens! It's a song inspired by listening to a lot of fun guitar riffs.
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oldfolks2 said

That's really, really good ....

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Song #2 for this year's RPM album....another one from the basement in the middle of the night. Experimenting with minimal lyrics and a lot of repetition. The song probably has something to do with how we left our home of many years last February…
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oldfolks2 said

Yeah, very good ...

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