3. The Task

Come April  				c. 2020 by M. A. Manetz

V1
On these four gray walls I've painted her picture with my mind.
Holdin' her in my dreams the only comfort I can find.
One more lonely winter in this cold and lonely place.
The only thing that's kept me sane is the memory of her face.

Chorus
Come April, I'll make it better,
Come April, it'll be so fine.
Come April, I'll make it up to her,
Come April, she'll be mine.

V2
Six months in this prison, six months till I'm free,
Six months since her last letter, does she still care for me?
My brother came to see me, said she's movin' to L.A.,
I tell myself come April, I'll find a way to make her stay.

Chorus

Bridge
Am I a fool to think that she would ever wait for me?
I don't blame her for leavin', but yet I still believe...

Chorus

Come April

Beautiful Memories | Music by Lecktric | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe,  Oct 21st, 2020

A most heartfelt track about visiting the past and remembering when love, respect, honour and simplicity were valued, maintained and cherished in the highest sense. Hope you enjoy this one!

Thank you so very kindly Dear David for asking me to sing on your beautiful music...the result was divine...such a lovely piece of work we share...this fantastic music brings one back in time...it brings us to a place where the good we were given were gifts to be held dear...this song reminds all of us to shine on the world this kind of love-passion-respect-gratitude.

Listen to the amazing music of Lecktric here: https://soundcloud.com/proglectric

Beautiful Memories REKHA IYERN FE & LECKTRIC  M1 -2.0db BASIC Oct 21st, 2020

Beautiful Memories - Music by LECKTRIC

Beautiful Memories - Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a REKHA - IYERN [Fe], written on Oct 18th, 2020

Intro - Beautiful - 12X's

Do you remember
When we were young?
We were feelin' free
Not a care in the world
And everyone could feel
The joy everlasting

There was mom and dad
And gramps and grandma too
Laughing and rejoicing with us 
Over lemonade and cake

In the yard with good old Fluffy
Playing in the yard listening to the birds
We're so awake
And there was Johnny hollerin' 
At Betty cuz' she wouldn't stay

Oh how I long for those days
They were the best
When life was too good

There was something called respect
Respect for everyone
We would say grace 
And be thankful 
For everything we had

The magic was in the air
We were so alive and there
There in those precious moments

Those precious days
Don't seem so far away 
But it's all in the past
And how I just want to hold on 
And recall all that was so beautiful
And blossoming

Those beautiful memories

Music Composed & Produced by Lecktric
Music: Vocals Composed & Produced, Performed & Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA

Cover Art Design by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Beautiful Memories

Beautiful Memories | Music by Lecktric | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | 10.21st.20 | Dance

"A musical vision of Autumn, a time of year when change is in the air. Mellow days and vivid colours give way to darker nights, rain storms and misty mornings. As the season moves on, a hint of Winter arrives with colder nights and frosty mornings"

Description

Autumn, finds me trying to express, in music, my feelings about this season. Below is a attempt at doing this in words too. This is the second of hopefully four orchestral pieces that describe the four temperate seasons of the year.

If you want to hear other pieces from the series "The Wheel Turns" after listening to this piece, the links are here :-

soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-wheel-turns

The Wheel Turns Orchestral Suite - YouTube playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQkE1sMc-t1sixu4RmJmjyFr0HF6dnUF2

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Autumn
The majesty of Summer has now faded. Leaves, once so green, now a myriad of fading colours as Mother Nature withdraws her life-giving hand.

The weather is changing too. Strong winds and blustery days jostle with times of calm reflection, as you take a little wander through the woods.

The squirrels are busy, as are the birds, as some prepare for darker times whilst others set forth on their migrant flights.

For Autumn knows, whilst man often forgets, that change is in the air.

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Instrumentation

Con Sordino and 8ve strings (Albion One - Spitfire)
Viola Ensemble (Chris Hein Strings)
Violin Spiccato (Albion One - Spitfire)
Low Strings Cello & Bass(Chris Hein Strings)
Pizzicato Strings (Albion One - Spitfire)
Oboes (Chris Hein Winds)
English Horn (Chris Hein Winds)
Barock Bassoon (Chris Hein Winds)
Flute (Chris Hein Winds)
French Horn (Chris Hein Brass)
Trombone (Chris Hein Brass)
Low Brass Dirt Growl (Chris Hein Brass)
Timpani Rolls and Strikes (Kontakt Factory Library)
Bass Drum (Kontakt Factory Library)
St Peter's Choir (Halion -Steinberg)
Shevannai vocal library (Eduardo Tarilonte)
Bell Tree (Flying Hands Percussion)

Variety was the key to this piece with it almost compartmentalised into different sections to reflect this changeable season.

The initial section what I call 'the walk in the woods section' depicts the fading grandeur of Autumn before moving into a time of relative calm. This is followed suddenly by a storm section featuring a vocal line as the wind, pizzicato strings as the rain and timpani and brass as the thunder. The final section is almost melancholic, reflecting the withdrawal of nature before dying down to a misty stillness with a hint of Winter just around the corner. In fact the end section features a motif from my piece Winter so it acts as a bridge to that piece.

The Wheel Turns

Autumn

It has been a long hard year for everyone and emotions have been high. From despair over loss, to fear of not being able to repair our lives and anger because not enough was done to lessen the possibility of paying this price because too many haven't wanted to believe it was happening.  This will be a year that will never be forgotten and the repercussions have only begun to be felt. We will never be the same again no matter how much we pretend we won't have to create a new normal. The year 2019 was the last year of 'Good old Days' which is my next piece of music.

A Year of Sadness

A Heavy Price to Pay

Written and recorded 1st December 2020

This week I only just learned of the passing of one of my favourite musicians on Soundcloud, Jim Horbett. Jim originally went under the monicker 'Local Man' and posted many wonderful songs, some of which are available on Bandcamp, but some are (as far as I know) only available here on SC.

Jim joined the Seattle Colonels of Truth a few years ago, but it was with his pals Daniel Ullom and Forrest Marowitz that he formed the Rain City Ramblers, a stunning 3-piece playing a mixture of their own material and traditional American roots music, including some of Jim's own pieces that he debuted here, such as Holiday and Suburban Hellfire. 

Jim's music was a great source of inspiration and one of his last posts on SC was an experimental piece called 'There's No Constant', a haunting and brilliantly imaginative piece that I took as inspiration for one of my most recent songs, 'On The Waterfront'... indeed, the original working title of my tune was 'Jim's song'. Sadly, by the time I messaged Jim to let him know about the song, he had already tragically passed away from cancer, aged just 31.

RIP James, 1987-2019

Please check out his wonderful music here:

https://soundcloud.com/jameshorbett
https://raincityramblers.bandcamp.com/releases

Lyrics:
Jim was "Local Man"
A Rain City Rambler
Once a Colonel of Truth
Not long ago

Bluegrass fingerpicker
Buffalo troubadour
"Scuz King" magic maker
Not long ago

I'm torn by feelings of loss
I'm torn by feelings of love
Goodbye Ramblin' Man
We'll miss you oh so very much

That square neck resonator
On "Queen of Revelry"
Rang like strains of heaven
Not so long ago

Bad News (Blues) came calling
like Suburban Hellfire
Too long for the season
Not long ago...

I'm torn by feelings of loss
I'm torn by feelings of love
Goodbye Local Man
We'll miss you oh so very much

Local Man (Song For Jim Horbett)

My Epiphone electro acoustic guitar, no effects. I love my guitar!

Photograph by my lovely daughter, on a family trip to Three Cliffs Bay, on the coast near our home. I love my daughter even more than my guitar.

Sometimes, I Remember How Lucky I Am (Solo Acoustic Guitar Instrumental)

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Jason Mowry and Carlos Vivanco
Final mix by Jason Mowry
@asleepwithheadphones
@lazydadamusic

Ampersands

Hazy

Some searing new blues with guitar master Tom Adams.  Check out Tom's simply awesome sound here on our original, What You Say?

Check out Tom's fabulous gallery of blues inspired tracks:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892
And for the extensive playlist of the almost 60 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

Happy Holidays to all - be safe, be well and here's to a better 2021.  We have a long road to go.

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

What You Say?     -     Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

Toxic Bionix

Wishing all a wonderful year 2021  !!
With the very best
Steph

Happy New Year 2021 !

Born in México City in 1955, started playing at an early age. In Mexico, I played with bands like  "Atrás del Cosmos", "Queso Sagrado", " Broken Heart", "Decibel", "Bardo Thodol", "Kathmandu Ensemble", Silent Light. In New York City I played with Bands like, "King"s East", "In The Service Of", "Fist of Facts", "Desire", "Dense Undergrowth"," "Matahari", "Like Wow", "Devil's Breakfast", "Muse Mob", "Atlantis 3000", "Monster", "Zenith", "Andromeda Crash" "Night Shade", I also collaborated with Hector Zazou, Harold Budd, Elliott Levin, Dennis Charles, Tetsu Inoue, Bettina Koster. Barbara Gogan, Salvatore Principato, Ken Man, Scott Hartley, Thomas Truax and many others. For many years I also wrote Jingles for a lot of products like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mc Donalds, Toyota, Kodak, Payless Shoes, Rothman's, Salsa Tabasco, JC Penny, Liberty Science Center, American Heart Association, MCI, Reebok, AT&T, Fanta, Play Movil, etc, I also made music for Viacom writing music for cartoon networks, Bravo TV, Chanel 1, and MTV. Also wrote music for Bill Moyers (PBS)and also for Fax TV in Germany.