I really like how it feels like it is telling a story.

Wonderful work here. I love its minimality and asian inspired touch. Meloncholic, reflective and accomplished.

Peaceful and relaxing atmosphere.....pleasure to listen to

A Piano track with drums and strings used for harmony that represents helplessness and somber disbelief

Its just gone

ABOUT THE ARIA
From Masquerade, the third act in a trio of operas called Three Way. Masquerade takes place at a lavish suburban home. It’s a swinglife party, where people from all walks of life pursue their wildest erotic dreams. Couples in masks and robes have paired off in twos and threes. In this aria, the conservative, middle-aged Larry thought he was going to have fun with two ladies, but had performance anxiety. He pours a drink and laments.

ABOUT THE OPERA
An Il trittico for the Tinder generation, Three Way is a new opera about the present and future of sex and love with music by Robert Paterson (The Whole Truth) and a libretto by David Cote (Blind Injustice). In three playful acts, average heroes explore the worlds of android lovers, BDSM and polyamory in a quest for “more” in today’s hyperconnected and gender-fluid world. Featuring Nashville Opera, conducted by Dean Williamson. Original cast recording.

CREATIVE TEAM
Robert Paterson, Composer: http://www.robertpaterson.com | http://www.robertpaterson.com/three-way
David Cote, Librettist: http://www.davidcote.com

THREE WAY SITES
Three Way Site: http://www.threewayopera.com/
Nashville Opera: http://www.nashvilleopera.org/three-way/
American Opera Projects (AOP): http://www.aopopera.org/threeway/

Materials available from Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/threeway/
Three Way Arias - Male: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Arias - Female: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Piano/vocal score: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...

ORIGINAL CAST
Danielle Pastin, Soprano: http://www.daniellepastin.com
Courtney Ruckman, Soprano: http://www.courtneyruckman.com
Eliza Bonet, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.elizabonet.com
Melisa Bonetti, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.melisabonettimezzo.com
Jordan Rutter, Countertenor: http://www.jordanrutter.com
Samuel Levine, Tenor: http://www.samuellevinetenor.com
Wes Mason, Baritone: http://www.wesmasonstage.com
Matthew Treviño, Bass: http://www.matthewtrevino.com

LYRICS
I’m angry with myself.
Well, just a part of myself—
The part that lies there like a shrunken lump.
I could take that magic pill,
But I’d rather use my will,
Not an artificial bump to end this slump.

Two of them, two of them, what more could you ask?
Two luscious ladies, eager and game.
That makes three of us, three of us, all in our masks,
The lighting is low, the cushions are deep,
It’s my favorite dream but I’m not asleep.
And Little Larry Junior’s not making a peep.
I guess it’s not my night.
Not my night. Not my night.

I’m beating up myself.
I should be nicer to myself.
I want to keep on playing in the game.
But despite my healthy hunger,
The other team is so much younger
And my pitching arm is feeling awful lame.
When did the wild man get so very tame?
Not my night! Not my night.

Three Way

Three Way - Act III. Masquerade: Larry’s Aria: Not My Night (Baritone Aria)

A song about friends in need

LYRICS:

We burned like a fire in a field of snow
We yearned to be higher than our highest hopes
They turned to see why we didn’t chose to show
We learned to stay quiet rather than say no

We’ll hold you up if you are falling down
We won’t give up or let you touch the ground
We know that you would only do the same for us if we had found ourselves that way

Hold You Up

Rainfall

It Didnt End Well

A song about becoming a parent

LYRICS:

When she arrived, fixed me with purple eyes
Life changed in a moment
knew I've got to keep her alive

I get scared for the future, when my time is mine again
no knowing who I’m gonna be
I don’t care for this

There’s something about this that I’m supposed to hide away
It three-word silence so loud it is deafening me

After we launch you, are you gonna come back home?

Launch

Rolled Up

Another song about friend(s) in need

LYRICS:

It seems to me that we’ve done it all wrong
It came to me when I was writing this song
Gonna start again and we can start at the end
Didn’t need to mend, think I just needed a friend

I’m falling apart
You’re driving a stake through my heart

You came to me when you were needing a hand
Afloat at sea, we put you back on dry land
You threw it all back in the drink
You blew it on smack and down your sink

We’ll try another time
Just one more time
One more time again

Dry Land (Try Another Time)

Special thank you to my friend Mr Robert Grigg always an honor and pleasure to work with such a talent .....cheers my friend!

Long Before - Robert Grigg & Combstead

The title track for my upcoming album "Civilization Soundscape," which is featured in the epic teaser trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwwH8h91FUU

Artifex (noun - Latin): practitioner of an art, craftsman, creator

This track acts as a small case study, epitomizing both my sound and what I try to achieve with my music. I start with a blank canvas and employ the simplest of motifs, a pulse on a single tone. With each subsequent layer I try to add intrigue and detail, giving a direction to the piece and painting a picture for the listener. Each layer is treated analogously to how an engineer would make use of a fundamental principle in their trade, ultimately arriving at something comprised of much greater complexity.  Finally, a simple harmonic structure is introduced, rich and vibrant in tonality, which I attempt to complement through the continued use of driving percussive elements. I intended the final product to feel built from the ground up like a group of architects beginning construction on a monument, only with the brick and mortar and mathematical axioms substituted by sonic motifs.

I hope you enjoy :) please comment with your thoughts and any critiques!

Artifex

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Multi-instrumentalist belgian song-writer & producer

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