this track never gets boring it moves me everytime

I love how you made this reflect a somewhat African spirit with the beautiful drone-like chanting that carries this sensitive work of art through so effortlessly. Enjoyed the music and felt your message. Durge

low key one of my favourite tracks i have listened to in the past year

Some great atmospheric vocal harmonies here.

Now this is really good, reminds me of one of Opeth's quieter tracks.

Beautiful, moving work, Chris. Love the sparse lyrics which perfectly express the plight of so many displaced people these days.

Cypress Tree

Played on a '67 Martin D12-20 12 string guitar. 
"Calming Discord" is in CGCGCD tuning capo 2. 
Have done maybe 6 instrumentals on this guitar over the years. Each one has not failed to produce that big 'ol Martin sound that we recall from the 50's and 60's!
Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy!

"CALMING DISCORD"



#Gothic

#Darkwave

#PostPunk

#Shoegaze

#Ethereal

#Alternative

#Indie#Sad

#Melancholy

#Emotional

#DarkVibes

#Moody

#Atmospheric

#Haunting


1:00AM.m4a

Morning breaks, the sky is wide, I keep your memory by my side.
Music plays, the day is light, I feel your shadow in the night. 

walk with the flow, the music you loved when I fell in love.
I follow the road, the music you loved when I fell in love.

Let Go

Written and recorded 7th/8th November 2015

Cypress tree
I lie beneath
Alone we both must stand

Clinging to
The barren ground
In an unforgiving land

Minaret
Of evergreen
Symbolize my plight

Silent and 
So solitary
As migrant birds take flight

Cypress tree
I lie beneath
Alone we both must stand

Minaret
Of evergreen
Alone you understand



all these years
and i can't face another one alone
just a simple twist of fate
our promised land denied

i've always known
things would never be the same
no-one left to play the game
now i long for yesterday

it's just another one
a journey 'round the sun
it's not so wonderful alone

i have changed
i don't think it's for the better
i am so much older
and nothing makes no sense no more
now i need saving
from myself

For Richard

Photo by Will van Wingerden on Unsplash.com

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Around The Sun

'Alba' has a triple meaning - firstly, it's the Gaelic word for Scotland; secondly, it is apparently the name of a kind of love poem about secret lovers who must part company before they are discovered, and so that's what this song is about. Thirdly, it also happens to be the name of someone I used to work with in California, though I would hasten to add that this song is not about her!

The song started off life as a simple two-track improvisation called 'Our Love', and this version is as close to that original improv as I could make it. It's a two-track guitar piece, with one piece played in the chord of D on the 2nd fret, and the other is played in G on the 9th fret, with corresponding piano parts added.

I recorded the song previously and posted it here on SoundCloud as 'Orion', but I was never happy with how different it was to the stripped down 'acoustic' original, hence I set about re-recording it - about 2 years after I originally wrote it.

Lyrics:

alba
one night of heaven
until the dawn
alba
our love
is secret
so let it go on

alba
our love's 
forbidden
i'll lie
with you

our love
is sacred
so let it go on

our love
could last a life time
our love
was it ever enough
alba?

alba
we come together
in love once more
alba
i'll always love you
my sacred truth
alba

alba
our love's forever
i love you
but i can't face a lifetime
without you

Credits:
Written and performed by Atlas Cedar; recorded 26-27th June 2017
Artwork created from Creative Commons license photographs:
Main photo: freestocks.org (https://unsplash.com/photos/rNPfyRYqjHY)
Background: Kelly Sikkema (https://unsplash.com/photos/X7dy114KWs4)

For Megan

Alba

Inspired by my recent trip to Japan, the Gion district of Kyoto is one of the most amazing places I've ever had the chance to visit.

Photography by Sorasak at Unsplash.com
https://unsplash.com/@boontohhgraphy
Used under Creative Commons license

Lyrics:

sunlight failing
my heart is sailing

on the streets of gion
i met you

dream on
dreamer

my life's
clearer

on the streets of gion
i need someone  like you
in my life

Gion

The working title of this song was 'Libya' and I wrote it shortly after watching a harrowing documentary on the plight of migrants trapped there. The whole song only took about 8 hours to write, record and mix - compared to most of my other tracks these days, that's incredibly short - however it is always much, much easier to finish a song if I have a pre-conceived and clear idea of what the lyric and music is about, and in this case it was straightforward. Thanks for listening and please share if you like it!

Photography by Kylo
https://unsplash.com/@kylo8
Used under Creative Commons license

Lyric:

land
light
crossing
so that i might live
somewhere

drifting
blind
leaving
so that i might live
somewhere
clinging
so that we might live
anywhere

believe in
somewhere i might live
out there

dying
so that we might live
somewhere

Night Crossing

Alive

Textures of Heaven

In memory of Steve Le Comber, a passionate and talented scientist and a great fan of punk, who tragically passed away on the 14th of September, 2019.

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbcs/news/items/a-tribute-to-dr-steve-le-comber.html

i heard the news today
i'm crying

i can't believe it's true
i'm sorry

my heart it bleeds for you
heartbroken

our friend is gone too soon
we're weeping
we're silent

Music and lyrics (c) Chris Syme 2019
Written and recorded 26th September 2019
Photography by Johannes Plenio - used under Creative Commons license
https://unsplash.com/@jplenio

Silent

From the 2nd Album of NONSOUND : "Rock'n Roll Studies"
(Snow in Water Records, 2019)

ROCK 'N ROLL STUDY #4

The Octopus Empire

been there one that/can happen to best us..

Keep Up/ Knocking On Woods

Eccomi dopo diverso tempo a provare un'emozione cosi forte: sono passati un pò di anni dal mio primo EP, "Makana". Il lavoro è stato tanto, ma mai difficile, le sonorità sono fuoriuscite spontanee, mature e pulsanti. La corrispondenza tra le mie emozioni e le immagini naturali trova espressione nella dimensione sospesa dei miei suoni. 
L'oppurtinità che il "viaggiare" ci offre è Unica, lo spettacolo che la natura ci dona è Unico e questa raccolta ne vuole essere colonna sonora. 
Buon Viaggio! 
Mariotp

Come La Goccia Gioca Tra Le Foglie

Boson Spin - Aphymeter

Hi, I'm Chris and I am a research scientist by day and a songwriter in my spare time. I joined SC in 2013 and I mainly record acoustic guitar and vocal harmonies, but also like playing electric guitar, bass, keyboards and using drum loops.

My musical influences include Syd Barrett, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon, and increasingly fellow SoundClouders; My favourite bands include Yes, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, Rush and Steely Dan, and I also listen a lot to The Beatles, Elton John, The Who, Van Morrison, Genesis, King Crimson,  Jethro Tull, Sparks, Stevie Wonder, The Grateful Dead to name but a few...

Anyway, please feel free to get in touch - I can make any tracks (in whole or in part) available if you want them for collaborative reasons, or if you just want them for your mp3 collection :)


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