a very delightful, entertaining composition. Alice did a particularly tasteful job -- great delivery. Digging the sax job too. The drums are likewise well done. Some nice moves on the bass too. This really is a great compilation of sounds -- excellent flow.
Lyrics: Casia
Vocals: Mark Lee Fletcher
Guitars: Andrew Doherty
Bass: Marc Traynor (1962 - 2010)
Drums: Gerald Langenfeld
Composed, arranged & mixed by Steffen Offermann
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Marc Traynor…
Mike Basil: Vocals, Lyrics, Vocal Melody
Rob Glass: Bass
Dean Wuksta: Drums
Billy LeCoq-Mauvais: Intro Sax
Anthony Cook: Intro Sax, Backup Sax, Solo Sax
Cuck Mac: Trumpets
Steffen Offermann: Original Music, Mix & Master
This is version 1 with vocals by James Ryce. There are two more versions of this song with different singers which I'll eventually upload too.
Lyrics: John Scunziano
Vocals: James Ryce
Saxophone: Peter Harp
Guitars: Henry Mittnacht
Bass…
This is an instrumental song I composed roundabout 7 years ago. Finally we got around to recording it with real instruments, and the band is:
Frank Zax: Guitars
Andy Gupta: Bass
Mark R. Cole: Drums:
Steffen Offermann: Synthesizers, Music…
Oh yes, like it a lot. I was thinking "very pleasant, where's it going to go? We've got another 3 minutes at least"... and then at about 50 seconds it told me.
I was sitting there taking it all in... and it finished before I knew it!
Fine job.
This is an instrumental song I composed roundabout 7 years ago. Finally we got around to recording it with real instruments, and the band is:
Frank Zax: Guitars
Andy Gupta: Bass
Mark R. Cole: Drums:
Steffen Offermann: Synthesizers, Music…
Thanks @JMT and @Wildgeas!
I just uploaded a new mix with Andreas Hülsen on drums. He used an electronic kit with the same samples that I had used in my version, so when he sent me the MIDI file, I was able to reproduce the original sound, just with the human feel of a real drummer playing the drums. :)
Angela Wehman wrote lyrics for and sang to my old tune "Winter In Moscow". This is work in progress (I want to replace the midi instruments with real ones and start from scratch).
Angela Wehman wrote lyrics for and sang to my old tune "Winter In Moscow". This is work in progress (I want to replace the midi instruments with real ones and start from scratch).
Hi, Angela,
Joel, new here, and decided to comment. I like stuff like this. Sounds good. Evocative, I can't get rid of the bare branches and Gorky Park with stuff like this. I'm always a promoter of more dramatic stuff like it. I saw you mention the midi. I know these are all home setups, so it's hard to get anything. Somehow I would like to separate the voice from the low Russian register of the instrumental arrangement. Not sure how. I'd like to think somehow sing out. I would imagine that you are not much of a Soprano, but being a story teller, presiding over the background of a real orchestra, an impartial commentator of tragedy and triumph, like the beginning of Carmina Burana, or All That She Wants, by Ace of Base, clearly describing the scene. Reticent a bit, maybe. Bringing it out a bit could make it sing. Alice in Wonderland says "No personal comments", but, I guess what the heck. Saludos.
The drums in this version are electronic, but played by a human drummer.
Lyrics: Paul Dempsey
Vocals: Susan St. John
Bass: Michael Schöbele
Guitar: Cyclone
Drums: Mark R. Cole
Music & Production: Steffen Offerman
When I put these last 3 songs on itunes, my computer did something weird. It told me that these songs were already out there on the internet somewhere. So, in order not to infringe on any copyright laws, I would like to assure everyone that NONE…
Probably anyone who plays the guitar could write this song....
Someone asked if I was actually in Spain in 2003. Actually, 2000. Working on the movie, THE STONE RAFT with George Sluizer, from a book by Jose Saramago.
Inspired by something Jenni…
This song was written by a guy called Bert Sommer , and perforormed at the Woodstock Festival , he was also in the musical Hair , its said he wrote the song about Jennifer Warnes ( who was also in Hair ), if this song had been included on the…
(a question of) Relevance
tboudreau
We cling to the edge of sanity one falls as the other holds on
We devour our own stabilities and pass the blame like a hot baton
And the more we try to insulate the deeper that we crawl
The threshold…
I've just listened to some of your songs, and I like them all. The songwriting, the arrangements, the performance, the sound quality - all is excellent IMO.
I'll be back to listen again. :)
I love the sax too. And the harmony vocals. And the lead vocal. And the arrangement. And the vibe. ;) :D
The new mix sounds pretty good on my speakers.
.......if there not the one,should you keep looking, if so for how long...........well Reg threw Henwrench's music into the cellar and what bounced out was a song he wasn't suspecting....
Love me tender
I've been alone now seems to long…
My closest friend Brenda McNeill wrote the lyrics of this song as a dramatic monologue, and once she showed it to me I just had to turn it into a song:
She swept in, an hour late
wrapped in her cloak
that billowed behind her
Lit the fire and…
Your songwriting skills are really admirable. Putting a free-form poem like this to music sure isn't an easy job for most people. But your music and the lyrics always go together like hand and glove.
Great lyric, btw!
Regards,
Steffen
This is a Ralph Mctell song , a very underated British singer / songwriter , probably famous for one song , The Streets of London , but in fact wrote many great songs , he wrote this while working on a building site before he was signed by a record…
I must admit that I don't know any of McTell's songs except "Beautiful Dreamer" and "Streets Of London". But I don't think the original version of this song can be much better than yours. :)
Very well done again, Rob. Although I'd prefer to hear you sing more original songs as those I've had the pleasure to listen to were awesome.
Regards,
Steffen
in memory of 9/11
letter home
walking upstairs
when you wanna run down
it's comin' all undone
but you just gotta help someone
just gotta help someone
shades of truth...play of light
is this the night?
is this the night?
well i…
leaving the island
Costello fingered his bow
looking out his villa window
grey morning sky
giving way...clouds
scattered by the sun
to fishing boats painted on
far off horizons
a melody he offers
in toast of their run
of their run
his boats…
Reg is trying to find escape from all the bad news surrounding him, his age, his life, the world as a whole, He needs to escape he can not do anything to help the suffering people of the world apart from maybe send money, he can't change this…
I went to Norway recently to meet Geir and Jim and Mike for a Weekend of Music.
More Here:-
http://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=festival;sa=Norway2010
We have never played Live together, and this was the First Time…
This one is really nice. I'm not sure if the sound quality was intended that way - it's probably owed to the equipment you use, BUT it really adds some nice aged flair to it and suits the song very well IMO.
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Awesome sound!!! Dancing!!!!
Right up there with YOU GOT ME.
What Gene said. Major production.
Nice guitar licks, great vocals, good music. Choice bass line.
a very delightful, entertaining composition. Alice did a particularly tasteful job -- great delivery. Digging the sax job too. The drums are likewise well done. Some nice moves on the bass too. This really is a great compilation of sounds -- excellent flow.
fantastic, really awesome vocals
I love this, it's really, really good !
Nice one.
Smooth. Wish you had mixed the voices up more, tho.
Classy!
Oh yes, like it a lot. I was thinking "very pleasant, where's it going to go? We've got another 3 minutes at least"... and then at about 50 seconds it told me. I was sitting there taking it all in... and it finished before I knew it! Fine job.
Nice.
cool song please check me out
Thanks @JMT and @Wildgeas! I just uploaded a new mix with Andreas Hülsen on drums. He used an electronic kit with the same samples that I had used in my version, so when he sent me the MIDI file, I was able to reproduce the original sound, just with the human feel of a real drummer playing the drums. :)
Most deserving of World recognition. Well done folks.
Love the guitar sound. "There will be people you wish you'd never met." Great big sound. Great production.
Cool song stoman.
Hi, Stoman. Joel, here. Like I was saying, I like the song. Apparently, this was a fav of angela740. Newby. Keep it up.
Hi, Angela, Joel, new here, and decided to comment. I like stuff like this. Sounds good. Evocative, I can't get rid of the bare branches and Gorky Park with stuff like this. I'm always a promoter of more dramatic stuff like it. I saw you mention the midi. I know these are all home setups, so it's hard to get anything. Somehow I would like to separate the voice from the low Russian register of the instrumental arrangement. Not sure how. I'd like to think somehow sing out. I would imagine that you are not much of a Soprano, but being a story teller, presiding over the background of a real orchestra, an impartial commentator of tragedy and triumph, like the beginning of Carmina Burana, or All That She Wants, by Ace of Base, clearly describing the scene. Reticent a bit, maybe. Bringing it out a bit could make it sing. Alice in Wonderland says "No personal comments", but, I guess what the heck. Saludos.
like the drums,nice eaSY GROOVE.
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Funny. :) Somehow it seems I'm starting to dig crazy stuff like this. Regards, Steffen
Nice topic - I can relate. ;) Good job, Sandy. Regards, Steffen
This one is very pretty too. I'm downloading your songs to listen unhurriedly later. It looks like I will like them all! :) Regards, Steffen
Lovely songwriting. This is a really nice song. Regards, Steffen
I second what Bethan says. Again. :) Regards, Steffen
I've just listened to some of your songs, and I like them all. The songwriting, the arrangements, the performance, the sound quality - all is excellent IMO. I'll be back to listen again. :)
Brilliant. Regards, Steffen
I love the sax too. And the harmony vocals. And the lead vocal. And the arrangement. And the vibe. ;) :D The new mix sounds pretty good on my speakers.
:D Keep them coming, will you?! Regards, Steffen
Your songwriting skills are really admirable. Putting a free-form poem like this to music sure isn't an easy job for most people. But your music and the lyrics always go together like hand and glove. Great lyric, btw! Regards, Steffen
I must admit that I don't know any of McTell's songs except "Beautiful Dreamer" and "Streets Of London". But I don't think the original version of this song can be much better than yours. :) Very well done again, Rob. Although I'd prefer to hear you sing more original songs as those I've had the pleasure to listen to were awesome. Regards, Steffen
I love the harmony vocals. Another good song.
I'm with Andy. Your songs sound very natural. Very good work.
Nice 80s sound. Brings back memories. :) Regards, Steffen
Your stuff is so crazy, it's impossible not to like it! :) Regards, Steffen
Very nice! I must ask a Russian friend of mine what that all means. :) Regards, Steffen
Perfect work, Errol - I like this, even though I'm really not much of a country fan. Regards, Steffen
Must have been a great weekend, Tharek. Great collaboration. Regards, Steffen
This one is really nice. I'm not sure if the sound quality was intended that way - it's probably owed to the equipment you use, BUT it really adds some nice aged flair to it and suits the song very well IMO.
Very pretty. The piano and the guitar go together well.