Here is a playlist containing my acoustic guitar music written for three guitars. It is a great form to use three guitars, having the ability to enrich the harmonies, rhythmic exploration, enable large intervals, add a bed for a lead solo, etc. Much in the vein of the guitar greats Paco de Lucia, Al Dimeola and John McLaughlin, who teamed up to form a great guitar trio, but also in my appreciation for the Assad brothers, and younger players like Samuelito and Boyer, amongst many others celebrating to this day the marvellous sounds of multiple acoustic guitars.
This playlist will grow through time as I like to keep exploring this trio form.

As always I appreciate your likes, comments and sharing! Best, -Dan

Music for three guitars | Dan van den Berg

February Tracks 2023

Mixed for 2Current

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Tradacoustic series no. 231
Music, mostly recent, a few days, a few months...

creation: 2023/03/04

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Solstice Suite -  part I, II & III | Dan van den Berg

A setlist of my flamenco nuevo and fusion tracks recorded over the last 2 years with my latest addition to my guitar collection: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015.

Sounds of Cocobolo Wood | Flamenco Nuevo | Dan van den Berg

Panic Attack

Music: Jan Schonander

I published a vocal version of this a while back, but originally I had intended this to be instrumental only. Turns out I listen to this a bit so I thought maybe there are some listeners out there that might enjoy it too.

Getting Somewhere Instrumental

Getting Somewhere | Instrumental

“Never Lie To Yourself”❤️🅿️🥀

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Crazy na na (Infinity Beat Contest)

Hide And Seek (TikTok Cover)

SOLSTICE 
Part 1

I am currently writing several pieces evoking feelings and moods of this time of the year, the Solstice, the return of light… This is the first one.

And so with the New Year coming, I hope for better and brighter days … for you, my friends here on SoundCloud and beyond, as well as for my close ones.

All the best!

As always I really enjoy your comments, likes and shares! -Dan

All music, arranging, composition, guitars by Daniël van den Berg, December 2022
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch

SOLSTICE - part 1 | Dan van den Berg

"Touch 'Em All Kirby" (Piano Improv)

SOLSTICE | PART II- Winter’s Bone

The winter solstice brings dramatic landscapes of cold and dark, and a time of poetic reflections. With the evocative, dramatic light of Winter, we find our spirits lifted and warmed by the bittersweet beauty of love, in spite of the chill. The title Winter’s Bone is derived from the movie, however here more as an evocative character combining both the sensation of cold and shades of white, the bone showing our barest, most honest form. As such I hope this piece tells a story of longing, melancholy and hope…

-Dan

As always I really enjoy your comments, likes and shares!

All music, arranging, composition, guitars by Daniël van den Berg, December 2022-January  2023
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch

Solstice - Part 2 - Winter’s Bone | Dan van den Berg

THE RETURN OF LIGHT
The freezing night is still and thick, but it’s darkness will soon be broken,
The end of longest day ahead and the start of a the new day to come. 
Amidst the snow and biting air, the heartbeat holds steady, 
Anticipating Spring ahead and what the new light of day holds unspoken.

The dancing rays, sky set aglow, bring warmth and light, 
Languor and strife come to a peaceful end, 
Bringing in a change, whence the days will start to bright. 
The solstice, half way through the season, gives a happy mend.

The promising return of warm and gold, 
Sparkles of life and beauty, both will unfold. 
The spiral of life and gift of hope, 
Breathes fresh life into the lands that we roam.

-Dan

As always I really enjoy your comments, likes and shares!

All music, arranging, composition, guitars and percussion by Daniël van den Berg, January 2023
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Percussion arrangement in Auria
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch

Solstice - Part 3 - The Return Of Light | Dan van den Berg

This track was created to illustrate the illusion or delusion of time. Time is a man made fear mongering construct... where there's "never enough time," or time is always deemed to be "running out!" Running out for what? Chasing the illusion that doing, doing, doing to have, have, have what never seems to ever be enough for people... especially in western "colonized" society? So many chase the illusion, they don't acknowledge their levels of entitlement in "buying into" the doing to have ensures they even live until the next day, let alone into elder age, to enjoy what they were dictated they "should, could, and would have..." if only they buy into the grand delusion of making the ten percenters that own everything more material wealth. 

Western society bought into the construct "if we do to have, we can have it all, and retire into a life of luxury... where we are entitled to pay the same prices we paid earlier in our lives for things and services, and we can pay servitude only wages to our lineages pretending to be totally oblivious to the fact we are the reason they have to work multiple jobs in order to "make ends meet." The mindset of a lot of folks is... "We worked hard for what we have and we should be able to sit back and enjoy it, we've earned it, we're retired." Sadly, too many do not see they are simply blind to it being part of the grand delusion by design. The folks who "sold you" that "bill of goods" never gave a rats arse about ensuring the work environments, or the natural environments were or continued to be safe for us and our lineages. Instead we've paid taxes to government agencies who permitted and continue to permit and approve the poisoning of what was once true mother nature led health care into sanctioned only pharmaceutical drugs that freely advertise their toxicity, we feed our kids and ourselves products like cereals, juices, and candy laced with chemicals and petroleum products and cry out "WHY" in angst... despite the evidence being right in front of our faces... if we choose to see it, hear it, not mock, belittle, and bully; but instead, BE KIND to those freely speaking about these truths out of love for you and the planet. Time is running out; but not in acquiring the wealth of the world... but, in seeing how we've been causing our own ailments and painful existences and demise... by believing one should do more, have more... at any cost to others, including our own families... to be or feel superior. Time's running out to see it's all simply a huge game and we are all pawns, unless we decide to pack up the game board and refuse to play.

As always, you may find the full song blog on our website by clicking the link below, and scrolling down to the pertinent song title...

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Freedom

'Does The Flame Ever Go Out' was a question I asked myself recently whilst sitting in my music studio. This track was the answer to my question.

Lost Footprints In The Sands Of Time

Does The Flame Ever Go Out

Inspired by Breaking Bad and No Country For Old Men

Notorious

"The Scent of Wood and Resin"
This one I dedicate to all great guitar builders. Just two weeks ago I bought a brand new Spanish guitar by Luthier Joan Cashimira, model 145, 100% handmade in Spain, with a Solid Spruce top and Cocobolo back and side. These wood types give this guitar an amazing tone and an incredible timbre. I hope to express that here in this piece, that I wrote on this beautiful guitar. It is loosely based on a flamenco style called Granaína, originating from Granada. It was originally danceable, but now has been freed up in its rhythm, is much slower, and is usually only sung or played as a guitar solo, reflecting its Arab-Moorish heritage more strongly than other fandangos. The end section takes it more into the direction of a duo, although the backing guitars have been double tracked making it actually a trio. Some of you that know me will hear the influence of the guitar trio, most likely from the period of Passion, Grace and Fire.

Special thanks to Theo Jacobs for suggesting to change the title into Spanish: "El Perfume De Madera Y Resina" (The Scent Of Wood and Resin").

I  hope you'll enjoy this one and as always I appreciate your time listening, comments and likes!

- Dan

All music and guitars by Dan van den Berg, April 6, 2016
Recorded using AURIA for iPad and an Apogee MiC, mastered with Final Touch
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145:
Solid Spruce Top
Cocobolo Back & Sides w/ blonde streak
Wooden Rosette Inlay
Ebony Fretboard
Rosewood Profile
Scale: 65.0 cm
Length al guitar: 100 cm 
Depth: 9.7 cm 
High B : 28.2 cm 
Lower B : 37.1cm 
Neck width at 12 th fret : 6.3 cm
Neck width at 0 fret: 5.4 cm



El Perfume De Madera Y Resina - Granaína | Dan Van Den Berg

Nocturnal | Under the Blood Moon

This is a flamenco oriented solo guitar instrumental that I mainly played and came up with late at night during several September days. Then on the 16th of September there was this unique phenomenon of a Blood Moon, being a lunar eclipse combined with a “supermoon”. I felt it appropriate to name this one after the Red Moon. 
This one basically has three sections, an introduction in the form of a Petenera, a moderately fast Bulería and the Outro returning again to the Petenera. 
The Petenera is a flamenco palo in a 12-beat metre, with strong beats. It is identical with the 16th century Spanish dances zarabanda and the jácara. It has a solemn quality that I think is fitting to the mood of a Nocturnal, a night song.
The Bulería part I did is different in harmonization from a regular bulería. I transposed the root note to a low F# to have different chord solutions allowing deep open bass strings to ring against high placed chords, high up the guitar neck.  It gives extra resonance combined with brilliance of tone.
I used a lot of the authentic flamenco percussion here, hand claps, cajón and dance paces, and actually have the Petenera and Bulería overlap in some parts.

So without further a due, I am happy to present to you this solo guitar piece recorded with my new flamenco negro guitar. I sincerely hope you'll enjoy it and as always appreciate your comments, likes and shares!

-Dan

Written and recorded in September 2016, released September 25 2016, all music and guitar, drum programming by Daniel van den Berg, 2016
Recorded using AURIA for iPad and an Apogee MiC, mastered with Final Touch.
Drum programming and samples using Sampletank and Auria for iPad. Percussion using Flamenco loops, samples from Amplitube and Sampletank.
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145:
Solid Spruce Top
Cocobolo Back & Sides w/ blonde streak
Wooden Rosette Inlay
Ebony Fretboard
Rosewood Profile
Scale: 65.0 cm
Length al guitar: 100 cm 
Depth: 9.7 cm 
High B : 28.2 cm 
Lower B : 37.1cm 
Neck width at 12 th fret : 6.3 cm
Neck width at 0 fret: 5.4 cm

Flamencoated Music for the Acoustic Guitar

Noctural | Under a Red September Moon

Nocturnal | Bajo la Luna de Sangre - Dan van den Berg

This is a combo of one of my favorite soundtracks and one of my favorite poems. I edited and remixed the soundtrack with added strings and atmosphere and narrated the poetry myself. I hope you enjoy, <3

Music written by Anthony Gonzalez https://soundcloud.com/m83 http://ilovem83.com/
Poetry by Redwave/Knight/Edge 
 http://www.webwriter.f2s.com/moody/lyrics/dofp.htm
http://www.moodybluestoday.com/ https://soundcloud.com/the-moody-blues
Narration/edit and mix/post- production https://soundcloud.com/abloamberelli

Cold hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colours from our sight
Red is gray and yellow, white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion

Pinprick holes in a colourless sky
Let's insipid flickers of light pass by 
The mighty light of ten thousand suns
Challenges infinity but is soon gone
Night time, to some a brief interlude
To others the fear of solitude

Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bedsitter people look back and lament
About another day's useless energy spent

Impassioned lovers, they wrestle as one
Lonely man cries for love and has none
New mother picks up and suckles her son
Senior citizens wish they were young

Cold hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colours from our sight
Red is gray and yellow, white 
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion

Brave Helios, wake up your steeds
Bring the warmth the countryside needs

NIGHTTIME .......M83/MOODY BLUES.....Edit/ Mix

This one is a special tribute to Jamie Rhind https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind. Jamie was one the first ones to really take notice on SoundCloud, or anywhere on the web for that matter, of my playing and music. He is generous in giving all the musicians he regards highly a spot in the lime light of his many, many songs and jams. He has a vast catalogue of Jazz, Blues, Fusion, Latin, Jazz Rock, Reggae, and many more styles and there is often ample room for those willing to collaborate. 

In my personal catalogue of tunes he holds a prominent position on some of the very highlights, playing his keyboards. Such as our Trilogy Suite "On the Spanish Highway" containing one of my most played tracks "Daydreamers", featured in my spotlight section on SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/danarchx/daydreamers-on-the-spanish-highway-part-3-featuring-jamie-rhind

Jamie made this composition, The Journey, as a collaboration for the two of us. His original, unreleased track is an elegant Latin Jazz composition with a lively double bass part, exiting drums, the most elegant Rhodes melodies and sprinkled with a lushious string section. We will soon feature this track with some of my guitar playing added. However Jamie deserves a tribute, for we have had great times working on many song together, he has always been the greatest support... So this one is for you buddy! 

Of course I hope you'll enjoy it too and will take notice of Jamie Rhind's music on SoundCloud, iTunes and other platforms. As always I appreciate your comments, likes and shares!

-Dan

Recorded on August 7 & 8, 2017
All Guitars by Dan van den Berg
Composition by Jamie Rhind, 2016
Recorded using an Apogee Mic for iPad
Mixing and pre-mastering in AURIA
Final mastering in Final Touch
Guitar:  flamenco negro guitar
Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Guitar pick: Dava, Grip Tip, poly gels

The Journey

The Journey by Jamie Rhind | Dan van den Berg Guitar Trio Version

Unknown Album (9/15/2017 4:25:09 PM)

Invincible

Azafrán y Limón | Saffron & Lemon
 
For my love, my valentine ...

Here is a new flamenco nuevo guitar piece I made for her in the style, or Palo in flamenco, of Alegría. The word Alegría literally means "joy", although in modern flamenco you can often hear it with a more melancholic nature. So is this one, a little tone poem of love.

It has two main themes that are played by two guitars which hint on the music of two favorites of mine, both from completely different styles of music, one is Vicente Amigo and second, more recent, a prog rock band called Soup (crazy name but some fantastic melancholic music, do check them out).

Without further ado I let the music spreak for itself. As always I really enjoy your words, likes and shares! Thanks!

-Dan

All music, guitars, arranging and programming by Dan van den Berg,  2018.
Recorded in Februari 2018.
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Percussion arranged with samples from Sampletank and Flamenco Loops.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.

Saffron & Lime

Azafrán y Limón - Alegría | Dan van den Berg

Olores y Colores

Painting a vivid picture in music.
In this track I explore the link between the flamenco style or palo of Tangos and the more Argeninian Tango. Although being linked in name they are very different. A Tango flamenco is more closely linked to the rumba flamenca. Its rhythm is the same as farruca and very lively. The Argentine tango shares a common ancestor, but went its own way. However, it was fun developing the transition between styles. I do that by a dramatic interruption in a Solea por Buleria. It repeats three times with the outro slightly different from the intro and interlude. 
I play three guitar parts here, one in flamenco finger picking style, the others more like the guitar trio with an alternate picking style.

I hope you will enjoy this one and as always greatly appreciate your likes, shares and comments.
-Dan

Data:
All music, arranging, composition, percussion programming and guitar by Daniël van den Berg, September 30, 2018
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Percussion arranged with samples from Sampletank and Flamenco Loops.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.

Olores y Colores

Olores y Colores | Dan van den Berg

Two Sides of a Story, Part 2 : Tale of the Wind


As part 2 of my former release this track is an acoustic instrumental played on my trusted and beautiful cocobolo wood flamenco negro guitar. I hope to catch some atmosphere of the days of winter, moodful, winds surrounding our house, with gusts and occasional beams of light perforating the darker skies. 


I hope you will enjoy the extended outro part of my former release, as some of you seemed to like a lot in itself. As Always I really enjoy your comments, likes and shares!

-Dan

Data:
All music, arranging, composition, percussion programming and guitar by Daniël van den Berg, December 2018
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Percussion arranged with samples from Sampletank and Flamenco Loops.
Upright Bass using SampleTank.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.

Photo by Dan van den Berg, Ardennes, Belgium, April 2017

Sounds of Cocobolo Wood

Tale of the Wind - Ballad | Cuento del Viento - Balada | Dan van den Berg

Zero Hour: Nocturnal

This track came out of my recent re-appreciation for the stunning music of Astor Piazzolla. 
Being a guitarist I was influenced by many players that have translated Piazzolla's music to guitar. His music was adapted for guitar by request of the Assad brothers, for whom he wrote a guitar Suite. Later Al Di Meola adapted the tango and Piazolla to his guitar music and recently Dominic Miller on his Absinthe album gently hints on this familiar sound using a Bandoneon for melody. I love the romantic and dark atmosphere in the Tango Nuevo of Piazzolla. His best work, in his opinion, was Zero Hour, an album I was mesmerized by when it was released. Hence the name for this track...

Hoping you'll enjoy this piece for three acoustic guitars with some upright bass and percussion added. As Always I enjoy your comments, likes and shares. 
-Dan

Photo I took in Trogir, Croatia, a few days ago (May 10th, 2019), edited to a night scene in Photoshop.

All music, guitars, bass and percussion, arrangements and recording by Daniël van den Berg, May 2019.
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.
Upright bass and percussion using Sampletank.
Photo edit by Dan van den Berg, 2019

Zero Hour : Nocturnal | Dan van den Berg

ARCUEIL é o disco mais recente da pianista portuguesa Joana Gama. Trata-se do segundo capítulo do seu trabalho em torno de Erik Satie, no seguimento de SATIE.150 (2017). Neste disco a obra de Satie dialoga com a de compositores como John Cage, Morton Feldman, Federico Mompou, Marco Franco e Vítor Rua, que com ele partilham uma certa ideia de simplicidade e economia de meios. Às peças gravadas junta-se, no livro que o acompanha, um conjunto de criações extra-musicais, seja texto, desenho ou gravura, que inclui obras inéditas de Marco Franco, Nuno Moura, Ricardo Jacinto, André Laranjinha, Tiago Cutileiro e Vítor Rua. Arcueil é o nome do subúrbio parisiense onde Satie viveu os últimos 27 anos da sua vida. A edição é trilingue (PT/FR/EN).

Arcueil

In a landscape - John Cage

Short Tales of the Green Forest

This is a trio piece for acoustic guitar, exploring different styles and moods, ranging from Jazz and Fusion to Flamenco, Classical and Latin. It is free in form, sometimes it flows into new sections to another times abruptly switching. I play all three parts with a main solo part that regularly is improvised. 

The title is a nod to the famous guitar trio... ;)

I hope you’ll enjoy and as always I appreciate your likes, comments and shares.

Best,
-Dan

Data:
All music, arranging, composition, guitars by Daniël van den Berg, August 10, 2020
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.
Photo by Dan van den Berg, Austria Steiermark 2020

Short Tales Of The Green Forest | Dan van den Berg

THE NEW ALBUM OF MY BAND THE HYPERSONIC FACTOR  CALLED BELEVOLENT BEASTS IS OUT NOW!  AVAILABLE ON ALL STREAMING SERVICES!
featuring:
Jason Rubenstein - Keyboards, Piano, compositions, arrangements and producer
Mirko Borach - Bass and compositions
Tom Hipskind - Drums
Dan van den Berg - Electric and Acoustic guitars, compositions, arrangements, synthesizers
https://thehypersonicfactor.bandcamp.com/album/benevolent-beasts



Check my SOLO Album here! https://danielvandenberg.bandcamp.com/album/short-tales-for-three-guitars

This site is for my musical avatar or alter ego. Architect/partner/company owner by day, I find myself playing guitar and writing these tracks in afterhours, at nights, evenings, when in need of a dose of guitar sounds. You will find a wide range of guitar oriented music, ranging from Jazz to Blues, Flamenco to Classical, Rock to Fusion. And many collaborations with some great musicians.

I have been playing guitar since I was 11 years old, largely self-taught and have tried different styles and instruments: Renaissance lute, flamenco guitar, classical guitar, steel string guitar and electric guitar with which I have been playing in styles ranging from rock and metal in my early years to classical music, some American Folk music, jazz rock, prog rock, flamenco nuevo and fusion.

It’s been a splendid time here so far, in collaborating with a lot of brilliant musicians on SoundCloud and sharing ideas and the passion for music. 
My collaborations are with musicians that I have a deep respect for and have a mutual appreciation for real instruments, and musical styles that focus on letting the instruments “shine”. 

Here is some technical data:
Currently I am using Amplitube and Auria on an iPad as DAW with Final Touch for mastering. For acoustic recording I use an Apogee microphone.

Guitars are:
Fender AMERICAN ELITE STRATOCASTER® HSS SHAWBUCKER, 2016
Fender Stratocaster Squire (first edition: JV-series)
Ibanez JS100, Joe Satriani model
Evh Frankie Striped MN Relic R/W/B

EVH 5150 Series Standard Stealth Black EB guitar
Fender American Professional II Stratocaster HSS Olympic White RW
Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM Mahogany Natural
Paulino Bernabe, Taller de Guitarras, Model-50, 2001, classical concert guitar
Marín, Modelo Estudio /9 Calidad, 1997, Malaga, Spain, flamenco guitar
Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015

I hope you will enjoy my music.

Daniël van den Berg
DanArchX