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Listening Post: Batch 558

A new mix featuring the amazing talent of Michel Martineau. Michel has brought this song alive with his Mellow and soulful Clarinet.  Listen to more of Michel's amazing music on http://soundcloud.com/Michel-Martineau 

Montague & Capulet     (With Michel Martineau on Clarinet )

Picture taken in December 2020, synthesizer built in January 2023, live performance from July 2023.

Landscapes of Japan (The genesis)

Mandi: Friulian farewell; attributed variously as a diminution of “m'arcomandi” (“I recommend”), or the Latin “manus dei” (“hand of God”), or the Italian mani di deo (roughly, “may you stay in the hands of God”).

Mandi is the debut album from UK-based Canadian saxophonist David Zucchi, which explores a collection of reel-to-reels recorded by his father’s family in 1959 on a Geloso G. 255 recording device. Elaborations on and reconstructions of the words, songs, and music of these tapes, along with the glitches inherent in the recording process and the deterioration of the reels form the basis of the musical material.

Full album available here - https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mandi

Salve Regina

"That's What You Say"  Electronic music with vocals and guitar

That's What You Say

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https://linktr.ee/Valierremusic

Kyoto Flowers is a musical track performed on Piano Solo that is perfect for moments of relaxation, reflection and, above all, to conciliate sleep. A magical atmosphere created especially for dreaming, relaxing and not thinking.

Kyoto Flowers

Kyoto Flowers - Valierre

VENA CAVA BLUR

The third record from Oxford's BarrelHaus.

Tracks 1, 3 & 5 written by Marc Challans
Tracks 2 & 4 written by Ian Mitchell

Guitars, bass, drums, percussion, vocals, backing vocals, and production by Marc Challans.

Guitars, bass, vocals, and backing vocals by Ian Mitchell.

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Marc Challans. Recorded at Glass House Studios, Cumnor, and BH Studios in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

All tracks performed by BarrelHaus.

Special thanks to Grace and Alice.

All rights reserved.

Black Tar

Happy new year with 2025-
This track is the first of my new style of music-I hope you like it

Its my new beginning

Lay Me Down

Deep Down (Radio Edit)

Recording sessions from 23/11/2024 - 26/01/2025.
presets, mixing, processing and editing: Pier WILL.
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- Made with MOOG & Modular / Multi-tracks / Without AI
- Composed, arranged, performed, produced by Pier WILL & Studio 4H09
- Artwork : Pier WILL
- Acknowledgements : Ableton-AKG-Arturia-Audacity-Cantabile-Focusrite
  Korg-M-Audio-MSI-Sony-SoundCloud-Teac-Techniks-Yamaha.
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#Ambient #Movies #Experimental

Aftermath

Aftermath  °!° ❤️🕊️🙏 °!°

'Gathering Storm' is the first track to be released from Christof's forthcoming release 'Requiem For A Lost World' (String Quartet 1)

Released to mark Earth Day 2025 'Requiem For A Lost World' is Christof's first String Quartet. This non-traditional String Quartet features a live string quartet recording of the written piece that has been slowed down and routed through effects to give a haunting and mesmerising sound. 

The first three movements reflect on the catastrophic state of the climate and the environment (and the journey to get to this point) while the final movement asks whether there is still time to save our world. 

By using slowed down recordings (something which Christof has explored previously on releases 'Until I Take My Final Breath' and the score to the feature film 'Messalina's Offer') a unique sound quality is acheieved where you can hear the nuance of the performers playing, producing a very textured sound. 

Presave at: https://tinyurl.com/CDQuartet1
Find all links at: linktr.ee/christofrdavis

Gathering Storm

Damga has her own refined taste and sensual style, which she works out in her erotique art-music and coverart.

https://soundcloud.com/user-695098998-934873219/a-tes-pieds-demo?si=a66b198c23d443bfbb28cd049f490fb0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Open but poétique, 
charmante mais mystérieuse! J'ai eu sa proposition de faire quelque chose sur sa musique, mais sa voix était déjà entrain de bouger l'univers...
nous sommes "2 stars "Notre attraction  est suivie par une colusion stellar: hot!

Cosmic pleasure (with Damga)

We are stars you and me
hot when we collide
Shining bright
emitting light 

lyrics: cosmic pleasure


hot hot  hot

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, 
How I wonder what you are! 
Up above the world so high, 
Like a diamond in the sky. 

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. 

Then the traveler in the dark 
Thanks you for your tiny spark, 
How could he see where to go, 
If you did not twinkle so? 

In the dark blue sky you keep, 
Often through my curtains peep 
For you never shut your eye, 
Till the sun is in the sky. 

As your bright and tiny spark 
Lights the traveler in the dark, 
Though I know not what you are, 
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

Cosmic pleasure with Damga!

Storm Line

Hear that old wind blow strong
Right through the street and gate
Harbour is showing the tide
call me when you need to hide

Full is the rising sky
with clouds that glow in the dark
do you know where you are?
And how to get home?
straight as the storm line breaks

2 for a naught we dance
we long to be among friends
sign off the day, stuck in the clay
fade in the light, one off chance
into this storm we'll dance

The edge of the wood where all must pass
but none really quite belong
the basin was filled, then came the rocks from the hill
the surge of the stream is close

Throwing caution in the wind
Do we still have a chance to escape?
high wind and heavy rain 
clouds in every shape,
Amber warnings turning red

Ill wind blows, through my bones
accused of betraying your misjudged trust
wild is the water, on these pagan waves
2 for a naught, come aboard
pull that oar and skip that surf

Storm line

Buy at bandcamp

Cast of Characters:
Joe Stroffolino-- @joseph-stroffolino -- Taylor 114ce acoustic guitar, main vocals, harmony vocals, lyrics, composition 
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender HSS Telecaster electric guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, mix, mastering, and production
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- four string Fender Precision Bass with a plectrum 
 
This song began as one of Joe's, lyrically centered songs, which he wrote and filled in with VST instruments. He came up with the lyrics by sharing ideas with fellow SoundCloud musician Michele Ansani.
   Knowing that Josh is a fan of his work, Joe offered this song to him in hopes that he'd share it with the rest of the band. Of course, Josh jumped at the opportunity to work on his song, and immediately shared it with the rest of the group. 
  Ken went to work first, adding his driving, excting drums. Josh was having a hard time coming up with a good bass line for it, until Ken suggested that he use the power of the 1/8 note to propel it. Tez was up next with his clever fills you hear throughout the first half of the song. Stephen came along right after and matched Tez's energy for the guitar fills in the second half of the song. 
  It was still missing a solo in the designated spot, though, so Mark stepped up with his innovative piano solo you hear in the middle. If it sounds a little mechanical, that's because he's using an arpeggiator to achieve the effect. We thought it sounded good in a song about AI, though. 
  Once all the parts were dialed in, and Joe had gotten all his vocals tuned up, we asked one of our resident pros, Stephen, to mix it for us. He did that and mastered it, too, expertly, as always.
  This is the first song we've ever done with Joe, and don't expect it to be the last. We all really enjoyed putting together, in no small part because Joe is such a competent, receptive, and gracious collaborator. We all hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it. 
Original lyrics by Joe Stroffolino (and Michele Ansani):
When I was thirteen I picked up my first guitar
it was my mother's, it only had one nylon string 
I tried to play it like a rock star
I learned to play the Coca-Cola jingle
So I could teach the world to sing
When I was fourteen, I put on six new strings
I learned to play Beatles, I learned a Bob Dylan song
I sounded out of tune but I tried to carry on
At fifteen I wrote my first original tune 
So bad it sounded like it might have been written by a baboon
When I was sixteen, I got a new guitar for my birthday
The metal strings sawed through my fingers 
But I continued to play
And the calluses formed and every day I learned a brand new chord
I was obsessed with that guitar and I never grew bored.
I wrote songs every day and most of them were a mess
But I believed that through hard work, I could achieve success
Malcom Gladwell wrote a book that said it takes ten thousand hours
To become and expert at your craft
But now all it takes is two commands and an enter
And in two minutes you have ten versions of the same damn new song,
You just have to choose the type
folk, rock, rap, pop, metal, jazz, trap or blues.
You don't even need to write the lyrics, 
your push a few buttons let the AI choose.
And people will think your songs are great even though you didn’t write or play a single note.
When I was 20, I did my first concert, it was time
it occurred in a village square
there were four cats all friends of mine
I was still using the plectrum and sometimes I got the chords wrong
at thirty I finally wrote what I thought was a decent song
It had a very well thought out structure
And a catchy vibe and beat
It was overly verbose but when I played it people tapped their feet
In my forties I stopped wasting my time
Work was more fun I was doing just fine

AI Sucks - (Eclectic Collective with Joe Stroffolino)

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Christof R Davis is an award nominated composer and musician from Solihull, West Midlands, UK. He has written extensively for film, theatre, television, games and orchestral/choral ensembles.  
Credits include 4 feature films (1 award nomination), 30+ short films (multiple award winners), work for television / games alongside commercial projects (clients include Jaguar Landrover, The World Bank Group, Gap and more). Work has been broadcast on BBC (TV/Radio) and Worldwide (German, Spanish and US Television). 
For contact: 
Email - chris@christofrdavis.com
Cell - +44 (0)7960170429

Gathering Storm

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