'Silent Secrets' is an easy listening soundscape.

Silent Secrets

'Observing The Unseen' is a Fusion track of changing moments and moods, some real some imagined.

Observing The Unseen

'Rising From The Ashes Part III'
I am absolutely delighted to post this third part in the series of tracks and trilogy 'Rising From the Ashes'
This has been an incredible journey for me and being joined by:
John Hamilton  - Composition/Drum programming/Keyboards
Georg Boehme -  All Saxes/Sax Arrangements
Louis Taverna   -  Guitar Solo

Alan Hamilton  -  Composition/Arrangement/Acoustic & Electric Pianos/Organ/                                                   Synths/Percussion/Drum programming/Bass/Production 

Thanks to all of you for helping to bring this trilogy to such a fantastic conclusion.
Alan

Rising From The Ashes Part III

Rising From The Ashes Part III (Feat. John Hamilton/Georg Boehme/Louis Taverna)

'To Soon To Tell' A mixed genre fusion track passing through various points of my daily journey.

To Soon To Tell

'Waltz For Darcey' is dedicated to my second youngest Granddaughter, Darcey. Who is a vibrant and loving child, full of energy and having the charm of a joyful spirit. This piece is hopefully going to convey the constant change of energies she uses during the course of short periods of time.  I've chosen 6/8 time and varying from major to minor keys which highlights the often sudden change of mood evident in her daily activities. 
So a 'Waltz For Darcey' also tells of my love for my Grandchild.

Waltz For Darcey

'Does The Flame Ever Go Out' was a question I asked myself recently whilst sitting in my music studio. This track was the answer to my question.

Lost Footprints In The Sands Of Time

Does The Flame Ever Go Out

'The Abbott Of Crossraguel Abbey'
In 1570 the Dunure Castle was in the hand’s of Gilbert, the 4th Earl of Cassillis, who had the reputation as a greedy man with a fiery temper. Gilbert’s Uncle had been the last abbot of Crossraguel, and after his death in 1564 the abbey lands passed on to him. This was all to change in 1565, 
when the King appointed one Alan Stewart as the lay commendator to the abbey. This allowed him to gain control over the lands, buildings, and the duties paid to it. Obviously the Earl was not amused at this usurping, and 5 years later after a great deal of political fencing , 
the Earl had Stewart kidnapped and thrown into the Black Vault of Dunure Castle. Here the poor man was roasted on a spit over a well stoked fire, until he agreed to sign away the lands to the Earl. Stewart was eventually freed and outlived the Earl, who was killed after his horse fell on him.

Whether there is any truth in the story is unclear, but the tale lived on in legend. It is said that on dark nights, when the wind blows gently through the ruin, the hideous shrieks of the abbot can be heard, as he is he is roasted alive deep within the Black Vault.
Of course there are two side to this story. The poor Abbott being roasted over the spit on the one hand and his tormentors quite happily watching till they got what they wanted on the other. 
I have attempted to cover both sides of the coin in the musical interpretation.

Lost Footprints In the Sands Of Time

The Abbott Of Crossraguel Abbey

'The Long Climb Down' is a mixed genre track inspired by my past hill climbing days. The exhilaration and peacefullness on reaching the top and then the sometimes lenghly journey back down, tired but still running on adrenaline. And so the piece is in four sections. Going up - reaching the top - going down - walking home fullfilled.

The Long Climb Down

'Armachairon' is a Jazz Fusion track.........We have no doubt all heard of the expression 'Armageddon', well this is 'Armachairon' and is my personal strange sense of humour. As we probably all spend far too long sitting in/on CHAIRS, and probably all moan at some point about a sore or stiff back, well this is 'Armachairon' My teacher used to say that the only good thing that the back of a chair was useful for was hanging your jacket on. How right he was.
However the track itself is shared by myself and the inimitable Mr Georg Boehme. Georg being responsible for all Wind arrangements and Wind solos.The overall arrangement and all other instruments are by me, including production.
Georg's own page is here https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
Again my huge thanks goes to Georg for his part in the track and again just honoured to share music with him.

Light The Candle Please

Armachairon

Armachairon (Hamilton & Boehme)

'Lost In a Thought' is a Jazz Fusion track.
Cover Image by Freddy Bence.
https://soundcloud.com/fjbence

LIght The Candle Please

Lost In a Thought

'Echos In The Wind' is a Fusion track inspired by the perpetual coming and goings, dramas and ceaseless movement of life in my garden. Plants, animals, fish, insects and trees all involved in this continual cycle of birth and death. It's no wonder I spend half of my day in my garden.

Conundrums Wiithout Answers

Echos In The Wind

'Peppermint Lane' is a Jazz Fusion track. I grow vegetables in mostly raised beds. Occasionally a colony of ants will decide to take up residence in one of my veggie beds. This is when the peppermint oil comes out. Ants hate Pepperment oil and when sprayed with a weak solution of it, they immediately pack their bags and leave. Mostly in a single file. So this track is about the ants' journey along the 'Peppermint Lane'

Conundrums Without Answers

Peppermint Lane

'Tamandua Feast' is an ambient track following on from the evacuation from my raised beds of the ant colony which had set up home there and munching my veggies. Escaping from a dreching in Peppermint oil, which they hate, they are now faced with an anteater called a Tamandua. This sitution arises from the title, which was suggested by our good friend and SC colleague, José F Castro https://soundcloud.com/jfcpetruscastrus.

Tamandua Feast

'Gaslighting' Is a Jazz Fusion track inspired by the ease of use of lies and untruths by the so called "elites" globally.

Or Is It All An Illusion

Gaslighting

'Night Vision' is an Ambient/Fusion mixture really. Inspired by the memory of walking through the streets of Central London through the night. For a time I was playing in a West End night club. Between sessions I would go out for a wander around the Soho streets to clear my head.

Or It It All An Illusion

Night Vision

'Reverse Osmosis' A Jazz Fusion track inspired by the process of cleaning up water, bringing it to a state of "purity" and allowing it to be drunk in safety. And so it is with a composition and recording. The production being the "Reverse Osmosis" bringing the recorded piece to a state of listening "safety". Which hopefully is a healthy experience for the 'consumer' of both.

Reverse Osmosis

'Speccyville' is a mixed genre track really and is simply a release of feelings of how I felt at the time of putting it together.

Speccyville

'Was It Something I Said' is a Scots Celtic influenced Ambient Piece. For those quieter listening moments.

Was It Something I Said

'Deep Roots' is a bright and upbeat Jazz Fusion track.

Deep Roots

'An Irrelevant Moment' Is a fusion track.

An Irrelevant Moment

'Another Place In Time' Is really a mixed genre instrumental easy listening track.

Another Place In Time

'A Glimpse Of Tomorrow' is a look ahead in a positive way into the future. Not that I have a crystal ball, but I do have an intuition and that is telling me that a positive attitude can bring about positive results. So I shall go with my gut and hopefully, this track reflects these feelings.

Water Signs

A Glimpse Of Tomorrow

'Water Signs' signifying 'harmony, friendship, sharing'. A collaboration between myself and my good friend, Georg Boehme..
Alan.......Composition/production/keyboards/percussion/drum programming/bass/guitars/synths.

Georg....All wind instruments and arrangements

Water Signs (Hamilton & Boehme)

'Dinner For Two' is an Easy Listening/Mixed Genre track. Truthfully I dont have a clue what Genre it would be in. Laid back and easy listening probably. Hopefully you find it easy on the ears.
Alan

Dinner For Two

'Finding Wu' A Jazz Fusion track with a slight Middle Eastern flavour.

Finding Wu

'Dont Cry Wolf' is a lively Jazz Fusion track.

Dont Cry Wolf

'Let's Talk About Peace' was inspired by the apparently incessant need of certain so called "elites" (politicians), to engage in never ending war and destruction. Thankfully there are still very many people who are very much against this line of thinking. I am one of them.
So here is a light hearted piece to hopefully bring some light into the darkness.

Let's Talk About Peace

'Distant Voices' A Jazz Fusion track featuring Georg Boehme on Saxes and Andy Grossart on Basses. Andy and I first moved to London from Scotland, with a jazz trio almost 50 years ago and here we are almost 50 years later playing together again for the first time since then. 
This has been such a trip for me and with Georg in top form as 
always, the icing on the cake, so to speak.
Life just keeps getting better, from a musical perspective at least.
Alan Hamilton:   Composition, Keys, Drum and Percussion                               Programming, Arrangement and Production
Georg Boehme:  All winds and wind arrangements
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
Andy Grossart: Fretted and Fretless bases.

Distant Voices

Distant Voices (Feat. Georg Boehme & Andy Grossart)

'Moving Into New Territory' is a collaboration with Karin-Maria Brunner. This however is my version of the track and is not quite the same as the one on Karin-Maria's Album 'Jazztastic'
Alan Hamilton: Keys, Drum and Percussion programming, Bass, Strings, Brass, Wind and Guitar, Production
Karin-Maria Brunner: Original Concept, Drum programming, Keys, Organ, Bass.
https://soundcloud.com/user-53145152-479345033

Thanking Karin-Maria for inviting me to Collab on the track and wishing her every success with her Album 'Jazztastic'.

Moving Into New Territories

Moving Into New Territory with Karin-Maria Brunner

'Twelve Spokes-Twelve Ways' is a concept album based on the idea that there are twelve spokes on a cartwheel. Each spoke representing a path or way to the "centre".

Twelve Spokes - Twelve Ways

Twelve Spokes - Twelve Ways Part II The Intention

Now retired from a life 'on the road' as a freelance keyboard player, I compose and record in my home studio, situated in the Carrick Hills in Southern Scotland. My music is mainly instrumental in nature and is a reflection of my life experience, sometimes real and sometimes imagined.
My influences are many and I have quite probably been shaped by listening to the very many "giants" of music, both players and composers. From classical to contemporary jazz and everything in between. My main instrument is the keyboard, whether that be piano or synth. But I also play banjo, flute and percussion. I have a special relationship'with bass, whether upright or electric and use virtual and synth basses from numerous sources, but mainly Trilian by Spectrasonics.


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