Black Friday
BPM: 114

This instrumental is based on the sound of multiple tracks of Strats, synths  and electric bass.
It sounds a lot like a song of the eighties for the keyboards chords and the palm muted guitar parts.
The drums are programmed and they are based on the Downbeat Kit available for AKAI MPC here https://www.mpc-samples.com/product.php/291/the-downbeat-kit/. The drums are based on round robin samples which give to the patterns a natural feel.

The instrumental is available for sale on beatstars.com\gamandello or you can enjoy the full track on:

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The track has been recorded, mixed and mastered on AKAI MPC Live and software.


MPC Tracks

[01] Drums   Kit-Downbeat Modern Mix-Cycle
[02] Bass    Ibanez electric bass
[04] Piano   Mini Grand\01 Real Piano
[05] Strat   Fender AM Pro Stratocaster
[06] LStrat  Fender AM Pro Stratocaster
[07] Pad 01  Tube Synth\Chorus Tri
[08] Pad 02  Tube Synth\Metallic Dyno Poly    

Chords

Chorus
ǁ: Dm7 | A#M | D7 | GM7 ǁ 

Verse
ǁ: Dm7 ǁ 

Break
ǁ:D M | A7 ǁ

Black Friday

Original composition.... Alejandro Gonzalez M.

Fantassia

Divisions With Decisions

Day in the sun is the 1st new song from Hope Street's upcoming album 'Dead Already Power'.

Dead Already Power

Day in the sun

Day In The Sun

Cloud Hoppin'

You know this experience.
She's got a face that's a '4' and perfect athletic muscle tone that's a '10' everywhere else.
And unbidden you have a revolutionary uprising in your system.

6-22-2024 10:30am : the mastered file has been altered to have the awkward 2 second gap after "modus vivendi" removed.

my main website:
http://exedexes1.com

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Lyrics:

She's got a great face for philosophy
Though occasionally we disagree
About the nature of reality
That's well and good, but as far as I can see
Right now she's barking up the wrong tree


You can't make guacamole without an alligator pear
There was an offputting vibe in her blank stare
That would be sniffed out most anywhere
So it's a good thing we were still in her lair


I'd bet an eleven pound slab of deli ham
That before we started this conceptual jam
She'd engaged in a futile attempt to cram
For her turgid instructor's last exam


What's coalescing into certainty
Is that for a very, very modest fee
She'd hired an expert, and that was namely me
To solve her conundrum logically

Suddenly her speech took off like a rocket
As if fire had lit her nature's pocket
The time had come for me 
to ferret out 
what her idea was of modus vivendi

She thought she'd picked the ideal man
Without my stunning dungeon tan
But like Riker's leg, he'd jumped the couch
And anyway had proved an unworkable grouch
So she'd seen that it was high time for her to flee

The confidence of a yogurt male
Apparently had seriously begun to pale
In relation to my questionable rummage sale
Of attributes which in sordid detail
She then harshly listed out for me

I listened with almost perfect pretendance
In the center of her floordrobe's gritty resplendence
To her very clearly imperfect remembrance
Of my shining virtuosity

First came Parmenides with his hatred of beans
She explained while tugging manically on her tattered jeans
But when the ancients went to tell us what that really means
It fell to Zeno to breach the veil with paradoxical schemes

She said I had a knack for unlocking the past 
And proceeded to say a thing that left me aghast
My performance, she said, could consistently outclass
Yogurt guy's dismal grasp of themes

Reaching to the era of scholasticism
She said Albertus Magnus fueled her cynicism
And she'd ditched her robust specimen of hirsutism
When he'd proved to be not worthy of esteem

aliquod ex nihilo
inpensam quod punctilio
quamvus genus arietibus
da pauper puella, alea dis

(something out of nothing
I'm counting on that point
although she kind of rants
Give the poor girl a chance)

In a sudden gush of of words she turned hysterical
And with what seemed to me to be a miracle
Rattled on about how this led into empirical
Conclusions that David Hume had cast abeam

She's got a great face for philosophy
But the rest of her form, believe you me
Would grace the annals of human physiognomy
And that just might be enough, we'll just have to see

305 : She's Got A Great Face For Philosophy released June 22, 2024

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She's Got A Great Face For Philosophy

It's hot in here
I look at the floor
I see ants there
They go to the door

Sara’s in town
She is with her friends
I do not like them
They feel the same.

The birds around here 
Are like women
They fly away
When come the problems

Someone told me I caused her so much pain 
And anyway it's me who complains

I stare at the ceiling
I see spiders there
They turn on themselves
And I do the same

I don't understand why I'm the problem
At least I guess I'm not the right man

The birds around here 
Are like women
They fly away
When come the problems

Someone told me I caused her so much pain 
And anyway it's me who complains

Spiders And Ants

Ok, Ladies & Gents, this guy (claiming to be prog rocker) did sumsim else ... (weird?) ... anyway, you figure that. Enjoy.

Funk Da Funk

#pittslim #pittsburghslim #nirvana #lithium #grungevibes #grunge #hiphop #grungehop

Lithium (Nirvana cover)

### The Rose and The Rope by Laxá

COVER ART BY FRASER CORMACK - Angry sky over Mosstodloch

In Ísafjörður, Iceland, Laxá's evocative piece "The Rose and The Rope" unfolds without words, instead conveying emotions through its music. With a blend of 80s reggae-influenced bass and post-rock guitars and strings, the composition creates a rich, immersive experience.

Bjarne Guðjohnsen's bass pulses with the deep, resonant groove reminiscent of 80s reggae, setting the stage for the journey. Matthias Helguson's drums join with a steady pace, their beats echoing through the fjord's stillness. Jussi Siglarson's guitar melodies soar and dive, embodying the post-rock essence with layers of emotion. Mike Taylor's keyboards add ethereal textures, blending with the ensemble's soundscape.

The Heima Kvartett—Lisbeth Heima (violin), Sif Árnadóttir (violin), Natasha Guðmundsdóttir (viola), and Ída Sigurðardóttir (cello)—enrich the piece with their strings. Lisbeth and Sif's violins intertwine like fragile rose vines, while Natasha's viola adds haunting undertones and Ída's cello provides depth and strength.

Together, the music represents the delicate balance between beauty and resilience, akin to the rose and rope symbolizing life's contrasts. The composition evolves, capturing Iceland's rugged beauty and emotional depth.

### The Origin of the Title

The title "The Rose and The Rope" has a poignant backstory. During a tour, Jussi Siglarson and Bjarne Guðjohnsen stayed in a remote village. Their host, an elderly woman, had a unique artifact hanging on her wall—a dried rose tied with a rugged rope. Intrigued, Jussi asked about its significance.

The woman recounted a tale from her youth. During a harsh winter, the village was cut off by snowstorms, and supplies were scarce. The young woman tended a rose bush through the winter, finding solace in its survival. Her future husband, determined to support the village, crafted a rope to brave the snow and gather provisions.

In spring, as the village emerged from the cold, the rose bloomed, symbolizing resilience. On their wedding day, the man gave the rose tied with the rope to the woman, representing their balance of beauty and strength.

Moved by this story, Laxá adopted "The Rose and The Rope" as the title, reflecting the harmonious blend of emotions and themes in their music. It symbolizes unity, strength, and beauty amidst adversity, encapsulating the essence of their composition.

Eldinsgill

The Rose And The Rope by Icelandic Postrock band  Laxá

The idea for this song came from driving, when you have passengers and that classic comment "Are we nearly there yet?", to which I would reply "We get there when we get there"

I don’t know where it is I’m going						
I hope I get there really soon
This journey’s taking me forever
Maybe I’m going to the moon

I could go up
I could go down
Or I could stop
And spin around

Oh I get there									
When I get there
And when I get there
Well I get there
Yeah I get there
Oh I get there
And when I get there
Well I get there

There was a time when things were clearer					
I thought I knew which way to go
But now my dreams are nowhere nearer
And I keep changing all my goals

Sometimes it’s this
Sometimes it’s that
And I don’t know
Right where I’m at

Oh I get there									
When I get there
And when I get there
Well I get there
Yeah I get there
Oh I get there
And when I get there
Well I get there


Life is a journey									
Mysterious
Where is it?
What is it?
Where is it?
What is it?

Where am I going							
I just don’t know 
My head is filled with glue
What can I do now
Get there
I just don’t know
When I’ll get there
Oh when I get there
My mind’s in overload

Yeah I get there
Oh I get there
Oh when I get there
And when I get there
Well I get there

Sometimes I’m going down the highway					
I see my exit flashing by
I never stop and do a u-turn
And sometime later wonder why
When will I get there
I wonder why 
When will I get to where I’m going?

Free To Think

When I Get There

Being musician and artist "since ages", the last two decades and all the developments in digital music broadened my interests and activities in doing music actively and passively. Not being shy of any genre (OK, leave off some Punk and Extreme Metal derivates) I engage in composing, arranging, mixing and collaborating. 

Oh, and I do all my artwork and designs as well. And as you may notice I regard AI as a friendly helper.

Have a few looks & listens into my repertoire and eventually gain some insights. Always open for collabs if the the interests match ...

Funk Da Funk

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