wonderful improv, really enjoyed just letting this roll on a rainy afternoon in san francisco. (<;

this piece reflects so well the title, very calming too....

wow, Andy, this is really amazing! beautiful and very thoughtfully planned and executed. I love how you dig m shift from major to minor do deftly. the overall effect is very powerful, but not stressful in the least. evocative of memories for me.

All of your music is so beautiful! Tranquility with fleeting glimpses of quiet desperation makes it all award winning in my book!

Epic and beautiful soundtrack! Enjoying the melodic progression!

Like the concept and the atmo created . Very original work !

Big thanks to my dear friend https://soundcloud.com/holgerengel for playing bass and guitar.

The picture shows a section of „The Crystal Seer“(c. 1530) a painting by Titian (c. 1490 - 1572).

One Glance

in
From a large, old quartz crystal
Grown up in a cavity in the depths
Under a lot of pressure, 
Temperature and mineral supply,
32D3, trigonal and trapezoidal,
Perfectly cut spherical 
Two hands it takes to hold the orb

1
Think of a great dark hall
And in front of a candle this ball
And you look, watch and see
But you cannot find 
A fixed point

The glimpse wanders 
From the surface into the depths
Inside the light is refracting in its rays
And splits further along 
Structural network faults

ref
Peering into the crystal ball 
Glaring into the crystal ball
Risking a look into the crystal ball
And can`t see nothing at all
Nothing at all

So many things that obscure and disguise 
Imagining can be such great surprise

2
Unforeseen the past stands tall
And the line gets small 
Between „i don’t recall“ and
„I can’t remember at all“

But what’s wrong with the future?
Every picture dissolves into fumes
Or is it because it seems to be, 
That the quartz is rather smoky than rosy ?

ref + out
Staring into the crystal ball 
Gazing into the crystal ball
Loose oneself deep in the crystal ball
And can`t see nothing at all
Nothing at all ?

So many things that obscure and disguise 
Imagining can be such great surprise

And for a blink, just a very short while
Really, just the twinkle of an eye, 
Thought that i had looked into your eyes,
Meant that i had seen you somewhere smile

One Glance (ft Holger Engel)

Swinging hard again with the exceptional Al Schulman on guitar and Daniele Petrocchi on bass joining me on our original, Sleeping In.  Nothing better than being able to sleep in when you need it and while we hope this doesn't put you to sleep, it brings things down during a time when so much craziness is in the world. Fortunate to have such fine musicians and friends helping create the warm feel and extra zzzzzzzs.  Sleeping In reached #1 in SoundCloud's Jazz & Blues Category on their Hot & New category!

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Sleeping In - Al Schulman / Daniele Petrocchi / Jamie Rhind

This track is my spontaneous improvised piano soundtrack to a 17 minute video of the earth viewed from the International Space Station. The footage starts in the mid Atlantic and ends over the Italian Alps.

https://youtu.be/z8FSyehprdc

NASA make available the imagery that the astronauts aboard the ISS shoot and one of their favourite things is creating timelapse sequences. Being timelapse the earth flies by about 20 times faster than real time which although spectacular is not particularly relaxing. I noticed that videos were available on youtube which were beautifully smooth and playing at near real time derived from these sequences using software incorporating AI motion extrapolation to slow down the original timelapse sequences. I decided to have a go at this myself and after a bit of experimentation the video sequence with the accompanying soundtrack linked above is the result.

The View From Above

ONLY HERE FOR THE RIDE

Another of the songs I composed this summer for the group of announcers. In this case, the partner used a light version for this beautiful locution https://youtu.be/XIlyqcsvnOM
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/51287683

MEDITATION 18 : SWIRLING BELLS

THE BOY - I WANT YOUR SEX

Everything by THE BOY

From 4th EP "Don't" OUT on major platforms NOW!
Click Link ( Spotify )↓ & Enjoy‼️
 : https://open.spotify.com/album/0r1WKfWAQlCI55UfL9RATt?si=911ctBvASKGmDX6P_nxeTg

I WANT YOUR SEX

DO YOU REALLY KNOW 
HOW MUCH WE REALLY DO 
LOVE YOU?
 A BROTHER IN LAW CAN BE A BROTHER TOO YOU KNOW 
YOUR STICKING CATS FACES ALL OVER THE PLACES
 IS ONE REASON MORE TO LOVE YOU 
BUT
 LET’S GET SERIOUS BOY DELIRIOUS  YOU ARE LIKE
 DRESSED UP AS A LORD CHANGING THE OIL OF YOUR CAR 
OR SPEEDING DOWN A SLOPE THAT EVEN NOT THE POPE 
ON HIS HOLY SKIS  WOULD COPE WITH 
DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH WE REALLY DO LOVE YOU?

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH US WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU 
WHY DO WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH?

DO WE REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH WE REALLY DO LOVE YOU? 
WANNA HAVE A BEER? KANSAS CITY HERE I COME 
ME NO ENGINEER  BUT WE STILL COULD CHEER AND STRUM 
I’D LIKE TO SHAKE THE PAW OF VIRGINIA WOOF 
AND VISIT YOU FOR A GOOF 
YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH THEY REALLY DO LOVE YOU 
YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH I REALLY DO LOVE YOU 
DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH WE REALLY DO LOVE YOU 
DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH WE REALLY DO LOVE YOU?

DO YOU REALLY KNOW? (Lyrics) song for David

We have some serious issues all around - I call it the World Blues.

World Blues climbed to #17 in Soundcloud's Jazz & Blues category in their Hot & New playlist

World Blues - Jamie Rhind

a very rough edit of a much longer improvised ambient piece

for the moment

A silent weight floats over invisible horizons, where echoes dissolve in the breath of extinguished lanterns. Each sound lingers like the memory of forgotten skies, breaking fragments of light among the ruins of silence. Time bends into fragile reflections, and in the stillness, a hidden current draws everything toward an infinite horizon.

Broken Compass

Studio Grande, East Village Bright; Bergauf

August Rose

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

The View From Above

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