aww so nicely done.. so talented.. awesome guitarplaying and song!

Man! this is so god, I live in Spain and never hear music as good as this.

You deserve more listens, but you know how social web sites are. :)

@user-977836993: Thanks again Tony! This one was a touch one and I was glad to get it down on this recording. ;)

great! all your music is wonderful, Dan, congratulation! :)

Superb feeling with this fantastic guitar play. Great percussion with it  !

A tune made for my mother, when she passed away

Rest in peace mom

Beyond Love

Z - an in Zazie

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■概要(overview)
自分の中の夏をイメージしました。
It was inspired by the summer inside me.

■歌詞
過ごした夏の数
まどろみの岸辺で
さざ波の記憶を
たどっているような気分
それは潮の綾

太陽を吸い込んだ
波の揺らめきが
瞼の裏で
揺れているずっと
寄せて返す幻

誰かが名前を呼んでいて
僕は浮かんでいるだけなのさ
時間が海に溶けはじめたころに
夏の風が冷たく感じて岸に向かった


モノクロームの夏
音の無い岸辺で
光の名残に
触れていたいような気分
夜が近い

波間に溶けていった
夏の幻が
瞼の裏で
僕を呼んでいる
その音で目を覚ます

誰かが波間に石を投げて  
小さな輪が広がっていった  
光と影をまといながら  
ちゃぷ　という音が胸に残った

いつまでもここにいたいな
浮かんでいたいよな
名前も忘れてしまったような
誰かに会いたいような

■Lyrics(google translate)
The number of summers I've spent
On the shore of my slumber
I feel like I'm tracing the memories of the ripples
It's the tides
The swaying of the waves that absorbed the sun
Swaying behind my eyelids
An illusion that keeps on ebbing and flowing
Someone is calling my name
I'm just floating
When time started to melt into the sea
The summer wind felt cold so I headed for the shore
Monochrome summer
On the silent shore
I feel like I want to touch the vestiges of light
Night is approaching
The illusion of summer that melted into the waves
I'm calling to me behind my eyelids
That sound wakes me up
Someone threw a stone into the waves
A small circle spread
Clad in light and shadow
The sound of splashing remained in my heart
I want to stay here forever
I want to float
I feel like I've forgotten my name
I want to meet someone

ちゃぷ(chapu)

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Original composition by Neno J.
Nylon electro-acoustic guitar Cordoba Studio GK, electric guitar Yamaha SG, recorded directly using multi effect Hotone Ampero 100, Guitar Rig 5, August 2025

Paradise lost

The Rhythm of the Restless

In my experience any creative urge comes from a certain unease and restlessness. A need to do something that leaves traces of us that can be vessels for what we felt as being worthwile at a certain time in our lives.

This track I recorded as a reflection of this unease, being itself filled with restless rhythms, runs and harmonies. Although short, there is quite a bit going on in there. It is, as might be expected if you know my music a bit, a blend of styles of music, starting with the flamenco guitar, but adding Indian, Western, Arabic and Latin sounds to the mix.
I am glad that I just found a bit of time again to pick up my new flamenco guitar and start recording again! So I hope you will enjoy this one and as always really appreciate your time, likes, comments and shares.

-Dan

A bit more technical explanation for those interested here:

The rhythmic metre is high paced at 150 bpm and I had long wanted to use that typical fast type of percussion in Indian music, performed on the Tabla. I really like how that playing technique is somewhat similar to the guitar, by way of using the individual fingers of the hand in various configurations to form different sounds and patterns. Like the articulations of the right hand in plucking the strings in the flamenco guitar's playing technique.

It is a lively guitar duet, with the accompanying guitar being double tracked against some vivid percussion, for which I programmed several parallel running tracks (7), the main being tabla, but also conga, darbuka & dumbek and shakers. The rhythm accents are derived from the style of flamenco Bulerías, a fast flamenco rhythm in 12 beats with the emphasis on 3, 6, 8, 10 and 12. Or my shifted version of (1) 2 3 (1) 2 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2.

Recording info:
All music and guitars by Dan van den Berg, August 18, 2016
Recorded using AURIA for iPad and an Apogee MiC, mastered with Final Touch.
Drum programming and samples using Sampletank and Auria for iPad.
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 Flavours for the Acoustic Guitar

The Rhythm Of The Restless - 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
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