https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhE79sHCWpc

Turnstyle by BeechwoodUK

A day to celebrate the beauty of piano sounds:
www.pianoday.org/

Wind

Big thanks to Pablo @pablomoretti for the starting point and underpinnings of this track

Sublimation - P a b l o | muterial

Space Gate

What does forever mean to you?
She asked
I just didn’t know
I just couldn’t say

Is it a year, a month or a day?
She asked
I just didn’t know
I just couldn’t say

Just when I thought I found the words
Just when I thought I’d found the courage
Just when I thought… 

It all flew away
Up up and 
away
so high

And I’m 
just holding on
And I’m 
just holding on
to you

Step back and try to look inside
There’s nothing to hide
You might like what you find 

Some things last and some things just break
We won’t know which
until it’s too late
Until it’s too late
 
Talk is cheap I want to see results
She said
I just couldn’t think straight
I just couldn’t communicate

The more we do the less we say
I said I think that’s OK
It’s forever and a day

Forever and a Day

I first met Thomas through his work with Cecilia, who I'm a fan of, which makes this collaboration very special. He picked the appropriate excerpts from her "Standing In The Moonlight" which, coupled with his chilled reggae groove, give the song a more balanced perspective and positive vibration.
Featuring; 
Thomas F. / Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboard & Production @omcb
Special Cecilia / Songwriting & Vocals @specialvocals
Steve Whitfield / Songwriting, Vocals & Guitar @steve-whitfield-of-austin

Lyrics:
(him)
My love, you're drifting away
I hear the things that you say
I know the way is steep and full of danger

I keep trying to find
some kind of peace of mind
to keep me from meeting your anger with anger

Most of what you say is right
yes, and no, I don't want to fight
just want to reach resolution, love and contentment
and scale the slippery slopes of Mt. Grudge
to cross on over the Peak of Resentment

(her)
Don't leave me in this silence
Don't leave me in this silence
Don't leave me this way

I know I do no wrong
so wondering if you've been hurting
trying to hold it back, trying to hide
but can't deny, the sentiment is deep inside

(him)
You say I ruined your life
but you still want to be my wife
and you say you forgive me, but you'll never forget

But all I ever wanted from you
was just to do what you wanted to do
to follow your Muse and be free from regret

Now I feel like I'm no damn good
though I tried to do the best that I could
to reach resolution, love and contentment
and scale the slippery slopes of Mt. Grudge
to cross on over the Peak of Resentment

Gotta cross on over baby
roll ya over in the clover
gotta get a little peace in the valley
no more rumble in the alley
Gonna leave all that behind
..................(him)................................................../..............(her).............................
Find some kind state of mind,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, / Don't leave me in this silence
Put our heads & hearts in a peaceful place, / Don't leave me in this silence
Live a life of love and grace ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, / Don't leave me in this silence
Gonna cross on over now baby,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/ Don't leave me in this silence
if it's the last thing I ever do,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, / Don't leave me in this silence
C'mon cross on over with me with me darlin/ Don't leave me in this silence
Don't ya wanna go there with me too,,,,,,,,,,,, / Don't leave me in this silence
Gotta get on down to a lovin' space,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, / Don't leave me in this silence

Peak Of Resentment  w/ Thomas F. & Special Cecilia

Vocals and Lyrics - Mike Walker
Background vocals, Mixing & Mastering - Paul Janszen
Guitars, bass, drum programming - Mark de Vries

Fairy Tails & Love But Hold Your Horses

I seem to be thinking about the past and simpler times lately.

Distant Memories and a Heavy Sigh

prolong

4th track from the new EP 'Hellectic Sever'

Check out the track on Spotify and Bandcamp https://crestofthesyndicate.bandcamp.com/album/hellectic-sever

Hellectic Sever

How Can You Be So Sure?

Crazy ( Re-Prise )

I'm putting up new original material on my Spotify channel https://open.spotify.com/artist/2PtcG937rHfQWJwv0Zi4um?si=t1ppLngORgmuqz9qeoDOzw 
Mostly original tracks, a few covers here and there. Thank you for even getting this far. Thoughts, opinions, suggestions all welcome. It's pretty lonely out here toiling over every sound wave and grubby plugin. Any feedback is appreciated and if you've got a track you want me to hear send it over - what comes around goes around etc. A huge shout out to Len Rice for all his production suggestions on this and other tracks of mine - a true expert, check him out https://soundcloud.com/lenrice
One day I hope to get some collaborations going and a far off dream is to re awaken all these tracks in a live environment with a live band and maybe even a live audience. For now the dream keeps me going. Thanks for listening.

I'm trying to use as much real instrumentation as possible: a Taylor and a Norman acoustic guitars, a Fender Strat Roadhouse that goes out of tune if I even look at it, a cheap Vintage mandolin that hurts to play and listen to, an 80 year old zither banjo that screams 'I was never destined for this' and a borrowed Aria Pro II bass that a friend can never be bothered to take home on the bus. Synths are a plasticky Roland FA06 and a fun but dumb Korg minilogue. Throw in some Native Instruments software primarily for smoochy piano and strings, a £15 melodica full of tramp spit, some harps in impossible tunings, and a box of percussion and assorted prehistoric flints (are you really still reading this??). 

All recorded on Logic Pro X on an ancient iMac that is going to explode any minute and take my entire oeuvre with it. And most likely burn the house down.

Forever and a Day

C h r i s t i a n T W a l s h