A magnificent number! Apparently I'm not the only one to make a composition ode to Vanhala.

I meant Valhala, not Vanhala. I'm mourning the passing of Eddie Van Halen this evening. Perhaps Van Halen is in Valhala at this very moment smiling down on us.

Brilliant reverse always atreat to hear!!!!

Open the gates! Carlos Vivanco approaches! Wonderful work Carlos.

"Clotilda" is the infamous slave ship that brought Africans into America... 
it's coded in faded vocal samples, and chill instrumentation. It is the first single from the my latest album, "Diaspora", out now on Bandcamp. "Calm the waters"..  🙏 much love.

CLOTILDA

On Friday morning I put my hands down on the piano and I played the first chords of this song without even thinking.

By Saturday night I had finished writing and recording the song, I am releasing it on Sunday.

Piano, synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, drums by Darren Douglas Danahy

White Light

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco

Desert Shadows

Psychedelic Dreams

Smooth as glass on the surface but beneath the calm of still water runs a deep relentless current. Don’t be fooled by a still appearance on top when below the mighty power of a torrent moves unseen.

Synths, synth guitars and pianos with reverb, synth bass set to a 2-step thump beat with bongos, congas, repique, and snare cajon at 75 bpm.

Water audio recorded live in February 2024.

Still Water

Moon Gloom

stillness, quietude, inaction.
the baited breath.
waiting for paint to dry.

what happens between events.
the gaps between words.
hollow absentia.

recumbent and hungered.
godforsaken and abandoned.
somnolent and indolent… .lent.



this is the 4th segment from DUO TREASON
( Joel the Mole - guitar and David Nelson -piano)
recorded 3/29/2024.

image is a cuneiform obelisk made by John Pattengill

MOON GLOOM

Tristan Und Isolde

final segment of the jam from 3/29/2024.

in celebration of Earth Day, a nocturne by Joel the Mole and David Nelson, recorded in Mamaroneck; who's name means  "where the sweet water meets the salty water".
image is a photo from Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining.

CREPUSCULE


For many moons
we have denied
The things that we
Felt most inside
Why do we fear
to be revealed
the wounds, when shared
could help us heal?
We built a wall
without a door
and forgotten why
we built it for
So tear it down
and start again
if we can't trust
we'll never win

So many moons
that we could share
if we let our love
take us there
raise our hands
put down our fists
together we
can fix all this
It's here for us 
if we should choose
we only have
our world to lose
uncloud our eyes
see not through pain
and learn we have
a world to gain   

 


Many Moons

Instrumental track. This "music phase" of mine sure seems to have lasted a while. 

Phases

A retro-future glam-inspired pop track infused with Gibson SG power chords and harmonies to make you smile.

Only If...

Planet Earth 2.0

Life In Valhala

Born in México City in 1955, started playing at an early age. In Mexico, I played with bands like "Batallón de San Patricio", "Atrás del Cosmos", "Queso Sagrado", "Syntoma", " Broken Heart", "Decibel", "Bardo Thodol", "Kathmandu Ensemble". 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, 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.

Life In Valhala

Carlos Vivanco

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