Brilliant idea. Fantastic playing and energy, and I love the funky edge to this section.

Cracking Knuckles

Apocalypse

This one's an instrumental medley / jam, featuring some Chilis, Bruno, Pink Floyd, and other riffs from the last 50 years. Full marks if you can guess them all (8 in total)!
Answers are below...

I'm a big fan of concept albums that tell a story from start to finish, so this matches that theme - the instrumentals follow on from the previous storyline. Check out part 1 here:
https://soundcloud.com/drao64/echoes-part-1

Photo credit: http://ehaft.deviantart.com/art/Frozen-Guitar-98540031

References in the song:
Riders on the storm - The Doors
Scarred - Dream Theater
Aeroplane - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
We Are Not Alone - Karla DeVito
Another Brick in the Wall pt2 - Pink Floyd
Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd (just a snippet!)

Echoes, Part 2: Reflections

Here's my take on an absolute classic. I love this song - and the lyrics are among my favourite of all time. Hope you like it!

Lyrics (Kansas - Dust in the Wind):

I close my eyes
Only for a moment and the moment's gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity

Dust in the wind
All they are is dust in the wind

Same old song
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do
Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see

Now don't hang on
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy

Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
Everything is dust in the wind

Dust In The Wind (Kansas cover)

The Slave of the Passions

Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/5XPxpD330QwOEOOfmRZzwe
Buy: https://atlascedar.bandcamp.com/album/fool-ep

A song about climate change and our effect on the planet, its climate and our future. Inspired by a Nature paper about 'the trillionth tonne' of CO2 emissions, this song had/has a working title of 'Sonoma' and was originally about grapes 'withering on the vine'... I didn't realise that 'withering on the vine' is an expression about doing nothing while a problem gets worse and worse, which fits in very well with the subject of climate change.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08019
http://trillionthtonne.org/

This song is the 'twin' song of 'Fool' - both songs were written within 48 hours of each other back in May, and both songs were recorded and published online within 24 hours of each other... in August. Both songs were written and played using a bouzouki as opposed to a guitar.

Photography by Hasan Almasi (@hasanalmasi)on Unsplash.com

Music and lyrics by Atlas Cedar (c) 2019
Original improv: 16th May 2019
Recording: 24th August 2019

wither on the vine
poisoning the wine

the futures on the line
running out of time

what have we done
can't blame it on the sun
the time will come

beyond the trillionth tonne
planets going to burn
facing everyone
the barrel of a gun

too late now
can't blame it on the sun
the time will come

what have we done
don't blame it on the sun
the time will come

Beyond The Billionth Tonne

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Beyond The Trillionth Tonne

All Instruments By Martin Reed,
Improvised & Produced By Martin Reed.

Think Positive Folks, This Virus WILL end soon

All Synths By Zman8, https://soundcloud.com/zman-4?fbclid=IwAR2QDu3gKF4OZGpRPikfLQRHFU5QvEhQheAXf5-8oVHMBzYWo1AIOdag5cY
Other Instruments By Martin Reed.
Produced By Martin Reed & Zman8.

Shadows of the Future

All Vocals By Jean Micheal George,
All Instruments by Martin Reed,
Produced By Martin Reed.

Chasing Rainbows

All instruments Improvised By Martin Reed,
Produced By Martin Reed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3sqH5s4kQ

Where Have All The Humans Gone - Inc The live Video

The Pit of Life

Welcome to my Soundcloud page!
A page of old songs and new, original and covers, from pop rock to prog metal and everything in between. I like music that's interesting and tells a story (concept albums, anyone?), so hopefully my tracks are a passable attempt at that :)
 
My biggest influences include Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson, Riverside, Genesis, Yes, Opeth, Tool, Karnivool, and Dream Theater.

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