Name: Senescence by betterlate
Duration: 3 min 36 s
Description: A bittersweet reflection on impermanence and the process of ageing.

Sorry I'm only just discovering this. Wow! What an involving and moving piece. Wonderful to hear. Thanks for sharing

Beautiful composition; beautifully performed and recorded!

It's a beautiful and ephemeral soundscape that cleanses the mind. Beyond precious aging lies spiritual evolution...

What wonderful memories I have of your page. I'm happy to visit you. 🙏

elegant work👍..I added this song  in my  playlist on Soundcloud PIANO MOODS: https://soundcloud.com/user-629729703/sets/soundclouds-piano-moods  If  You like my music Follow me on

captivating composition with a beautiful performance

A bittersweet reflection on impermanence and the process of ageing.

Senescence

RPR09_72

So what now?

The pieces are set,
The board is occupied,
The main actors have taken their positions.

The inevitable is coming,
Fear fills hearts and minds.

Will what many predict come to pass,
Or will fate turn in our favor?

The core of our beings has been seized by the machine.
The art that defined us is being smothered by a flood of perfect artificiality.

Simulation of emotions, simulation of art, simulation of humanity.
Where do we belong?

Where is my place?

And what now?

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This is a piece I improvised on March 23, 2025. I was surprised at how well it turned out. However, I didn't know what to do with it. I couldn't think of anything more, so I'm publishing it as is, with minor tweaks (I literally added six notes in three places).

With this piece I am starting a series in which I will be posting rather uncomplicated, short pieces, created out of the need of the moment, under the impression of something specific.

To compose it I used only 3 plugins/sounds
Spitfire LABS Autograph Grand (piano) (free)
Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings x2 (in octave)
And one patch from truly amazing synth from Arturia: Pigments

I hope you like it at least a little bit.

Picture Freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/woman-portrait-with-blue-lights-visual-effects_26813733.htm

And What Now?

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Music and all instruments - Glen Granthem

Lyrics and all vocals - David Cooper

From the new album Best of Two.

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lDDcSLRQ2gqFc0_pVk5LR_xwHDr1PDWVQ

Lyrics:

Catch a whisper on the wind
Catch a bird up on the wing
Catch your breath, breathe it slow
Concentrate and don’t let go

Chorus

What do we stand for?
Give me a clue
What is it all about? 
What are we gonna do

Across the sea in a land so far
Sits a girl in a rundown bar
What she wants she doesn’t know
Time passes oh so slow

Chorus

Solo

Break

Far, far, far away – The flame keeps burning etc

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Voltage Dreams

Inspired by a good friend...

Goodbye star falling from the midnight sky
Your dreams that won't come true
Have left you wondering why?

Your Fantasy is nothing real to me, oh no
Goodbye Star
Can't you see that nothing good is free, oh no
Goodbye star
Goodbye to all who loved you from the very start
Goodbye to your words coming from your broken heart

The love you take is all that you can fake, oh yeah
Goodbye star
Your mystery is nothing we can't see, oh no
Goodbye star

Goodbye Star

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Gentle Echoes is a tranquil journey through the art of piano music, blending the intimacy of solo piano, the warmth of lo-fi piano textures, and the ethereal beauty of dreamy, whimsical string arrangements. 🌙🎶 Released under Jaded Sounds Records, this collection captures emotion in its purest form — soft, reflective, and timeless.

Each composition drifts effortlessly between tenderness and imagination — the sound of quiet mornings, starry evenings, and moments of calm between thoughts. With gentle melodies and cinematic grace, Gentle Echoes invites listeners into a world where every note feels like a breath of peace. ☁️🕯️

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We're late starters, hence the name.  Andy started playing and learning how to use a DAW to keep distracted during the covid lockdown, while Helen finally realised a long held ambition to have a go at singing, and is now both writing and performing.
We love the community on Soundcloud, where we can share our music with like minded souls.

Andy & Helen

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