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There are waves and there is wind, there are visible and invisible forces. Everyone has these same elements in his life, the visible and the invisible, karma and free will.

Ianua

Waves and Wind

Distracted by a DAW = DAWstraction
It's like hearing all the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle putting themselves back together for a surprise party...whatever that means! 
© 2019 Rick Shearer - music, production and cover design

Rick Shearer - DAWstraction

..... track & funky goodness by Cosmic Ratzzz, tenor sax by myself :)
Thanks a lot Mr Ratzzz !!!
enJoy and please check out: https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz

Ratzzz & joerxworx / two lunatics, one dream

This won't sound like much on a tinny little speaker but should scale up okay. It's a little play about with a Mooer Trelicopter pedal (Japanese Jaguar > Superchamp X2). Nothing jangles and chimes quite like a Jaguar with both pickups on. The Mooer tremolo is supposedly a clone of a Demeter Tremulator - not a pedal I know. It seems to be quite versatile for an affordable little thing. Can't beat a nice bit of tremolo!!!!

Halcyonca

https://soundcloud.com/myrhyum/nith-ka-pyar-lend-me-your-underbelly-myrh
https://soundcloud.com/myrhyum
https://soundcloud.com/myrhyummy
https://soundcloud.com/ois-agver
https://soundcloud.com/tur-cois
https://soundcloud.com/ssomma

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This music for orchestra is based on several of my bagatelle duets for Bassoon and Cello. I was encouraged by a colleague to expand and orchestrate the duets into these larger works. Each divertimento contains several themes taken from three or four of the bagatelles, plus new variations.

While the divertimento form is usually lighthearted and composed for solo instrument or small ensemble, that is not the case here. As the title suggests, the overall mood of this music is dark and anxious, reflecting I believe our times of political, social and economic upheaval.

- December, 2018

Divertimento No 6 for Times of Disquiet

Divertimento No 6 For Times Of Disquiet

Soundtracks

Chase Your Shadow

As I was recording a funk track for Rich and me, it started to sound like the soundtrack for a late 60s/early 70s-era car chase movie. Once we realized that, we were ALL IN. Out came the wah pedal, and Rich even cut a fun video for the song, pulling from several old school car chase movies...including BULLITT!  You can check it out here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H5JWrg4YJk

Chasing Hell (ft Rich Howell on Sax) SEE DESCRIPTION FOR VIDEO!

Bad Timing

Pat Metheny-ish rendering of a found MIDI file.  I wish I could credit the original author...

Dreaming of Rio - Found Midi (Dreamy.mid)

Duke Ellington said there are only two kinds of music, good and bad.  Someday I hope to have my tracks fall to the former category. I figure I have 18 years to play at it. :)

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Dan Kohnfelder