rock instrumentals

blues

Talking All That Jazz

Works in this playlist are all foundational compositions by me, and include collaborated parts performed by friends.

Collaborated Works

Instrumental Works

We Ain't Here For Your Dirty Love: 34 Clean tracks from the SoundCloud community

Related tracks: Déclin avec Baie des Anges

An acoustic guitar playlist I'm building out of my favorites.

Acoustic Guitar Fav

Favs - Blues Guitar

Open Your Eyes

Bulldozed

All I Have Is A Pocket Full Of Riffs

The story of a house on the bank of a lake, haunted by the avatars of several generations.
YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjl25349kDA

An Unusual Guest

Did a first time collab with Phillip Johnson. he played distorted guitar and drums. I did the rest of the job. These first couple days will be a test run on all systems then replacing the file for better quality listening. on second replacement so far.

Law Of Hypnotization (First time collab ever with phillip johnson)

Recorded in Modesto Ca.   Featuring Harmonica solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Dobro Guitar solo. Fender Electric Bass. Fret-less Bass. Baritone Guitar Rhythm. Gibson SG Electric Guitar Rhythm. Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Jaw Harp. Horn Section, Trumpet, Alto & Tenor Saxophones. Trap Full Kit Drum set. Percussion 22" Zildjen Ride & Crash Cymbal, Tambourine, Timbales, Cowbell.

Stompin Grounds

Blues Street

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.   Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Trumpet solo. Fender Electric Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Marimba Background Rhythm. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Gibson SG Background Rhythm. Drum full trap set. Percussion, Timbales, Cowbell, 22" Zildjen Ride & Crash Cymbal. Ago go Bells.

Down Home

El Camino

Gear used:

Ibanez UV70P 7 String Guitar
Ibanez EDB605 5 String Bass
Bias FX 2
Casio CTK 7200 Keyboard
EZ Keys I & II
EZ Drummer 2
EZ Mix I & II
EZ Master I & II
Cakewalk DAW by Bandlab

Guitars, Bass & Keys performed by me.
Drums programmed using Cakewalk DAW Sequencer Tool.

Dark Waters

Dark Waters/暗い海

An original one take track by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

A one take blues jam. Les wrote the amazing lyrics with which I  jammed this track. I was feeling the blues at the time and wanted to keep the raw emotion, so I haven't produced the track. This is a one take on rhythm guitars, vocal, bass and lead. Warts n all! The vocal is the original jam. Hope you like it! 

Keeping it real.

Lyrics...

Would I be overstating, my friend,
A light in the darkness, lead me to the end.
A comfort when I stumble, a shoulder to cry on,
No altar, no god, just keep movin' along.

When my father gave wisdom, fell on deaf ears,
Scream and rail at the system, expose all my fears.
In the midst of conversation, stumble, no sense,
They wait in anticipation, make fun at my expense.

I'm a poet, a joker, a faker, less than my parts,
Liar, thief, breaker of promises and hearts.
Traveled the world without leaving my room,
Planted seeds in the morning, flowers fully bloom.

Watchin' the world burn before me, know it's wrong,
Emotions boil within me, weak and the strong.
Whispers tumbled and span like leaves in the fall,
Smile of the wicked, pride in the deed, stand tall.

Rattlesnake

A Poet a Joker a Faker

A POET, A JOKER, A FAKER!

Under A Blue Sun

The Return (feat. Wéro Beatmaker)

Ethio Meditations

Hulet (Kista & Rowan Oliver Remix)

JJ Whitefield - Hulet (Kista & Rowan Oliver Remix)

Guitar Instrumental by David Marconi

Special thanks to my very talented friend Allan Cook who recorded the Bass track for me.

Hear more of Allan's work on his channel at the link below.
https://soundcloud.com/amcook1971

Aroused from Slumber

Slide Guitar Instrumental by David Marconi

Calm Before the Storm

This is a piece I wrote many years ago, and recorded this duet with myself on Mandolin, and my good friend Allan Cook on Guitar.

I uploaded this piece some time ago as private, and shared with a few people whom I have come to be friends with here on SoundCloud, but have decided to release it publicly, at the urging of one such friend, Liz Dicker (Thank You Liz).

This is a special piece to me, as I wrote it when I was much younger, about 20 or so. In addition, my sister Kristina requested it for her wedding in place of traditional music.

It was also a defining moment, when Allan and I realized we had a special musical connection. I wrote the mandolin part, and when I showed him what I had written, he picked up his acoustic guitar, and like magic, he just knew what to play to perfectly accompany what I had written. This was not the only time this was evident, but it was the first time it was crystal clear to us both.

This recording is an excerpt from an extended improvised jam session we had with other friends, and for which he has the entire recording on his channel. It was recorded informally, and as a live performance, or perhaps better described as a group of musical friends having fun. We opened the recording with Allan and I playing this piece, and then went where the wind took us from there.

I hope you enjoy listening.

If you are interested in hearing the entire recording, it is at the linked track below.

https://soundcloud.com/amcook1971/youre-only-baroque-if-youre-out-of-monet?si=a2f1d65d48914aeca3e88c54e9886086&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Baroque Mandolin Guitar Duet

Piano composition by Anibal Seminara
Image by Many Souffan

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Clamores, Stridore Ac Murmuribus

This piece started as a progression I stumbled on while playing with a Hammond B3 organ VST, and over the course of months, grew into this epic you hear now. I hope you will enjoy listening.

My deepest thanks goes to the collaborators listed below, by whom through each of their contributions, and by each of their talents, this piece became more than I could have imagined.

Collaboration Team:

David Marconi: Original concept, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Organ

Allan Cook: Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Audio Engineering
https://soundcloud.com/amcook1971

James Cook: Drums
https://www.youtube.com/@MezCook

Ron Adamski: Piano
https://soundcloud.com/user-264583290

Ron Lewis: Intro and Outro Synth
https://soundcloud.com/ron-lewis-779503933
https://www.youtube.com/@JustADudeInABasement

Please note, each collaborator composed their respective parts, so composition credit rightly goes to all involved.

Somewhere Beyond the Horizon

Somewhere Beyond the Horizon: Collaboration

My remix of "We Ain't Here For Long" by Nathan Dawe @nathandawe

Caedmon Rigby
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Nathan Dawe - We Ain't Here For Long (Caedmon Rigby Remix)

"They don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us."

Acoustic steel string, for two main guitars, with occasional single note line decoration from a third. (All parts played on my Maton M225.)

Songbird Boo

Blue Joey

Alchemical [Fusion] is a haunting progressive rock epic that conjures the eerie specter of nuclear annihilation. The song's narrative is woven from the words of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who famously declared "I am become Death, destroyer of worlds" as he witnessed the first atomic blast. The track's haunting harmonies and driving rhythms evoke the apocalyptic consequences of nuclear war, as eerie audio clips from Harry Truman's announcement of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki eerily underscore the song's themes. Through a maelstrom of soaring guitar solos and pounding drumbeats, "Alechmical [Fusion]" probes the dark heart of humanity's most devastating creation, leaving the listener to ponder the devastating consequences of our destructive potential.

Alchemical [Fusion]

Special thanks to my friends who generously shared their talents to transform this piece.

David Marconi: Original concept and lead guitar
Allan Cook: Bass guitar and final mix
Bob Davis: Keyboards
James Cook: Drums

Please take time to visit Allan's other work. https://soundcloud.com/amcook1971

Hear Allan and Bob perform live with Tranzfusion.
https://www.facebook.com/tranzfusionband/

Hear more from James at his YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@MezCook

A Shade of Blue

A Shade of Blue Revisited: Collaboration

UnBoxed June 2024
Original vocal performance, sounds and recording by the voluptuous Elizabeth @sin-crawler
Reimagined and embellished by Out of the Box
Cover image : Elizabeth

OUT OF THE BOX / ELIZABETH - Ohne Dich (Rammstein)

About the song 
Since the beginning of time, the wind has always been there, a beautiful and dangerous power of nature, totally unpredictable, one that man has harnessed to power their sails and lately to generate electricity. I know the wind fairly well being a windsurfer and fair weather sailor. I know how beautiful and dangerous the wind can be. I have great respect for the wind and the Sea and always will have and this song is a tribute to her.  

I would like to thank Finn Eces,  my friend and co-writer of this song. Finn and I have been quite a number of songs under our belts now and I think it must be nearly time for the 1st Album Finn. 
Finn’s voice and production skills have really taken “ The wind “ to a new level,  fine tuning of the lyrics, adding in of that driving bass and funky guitar as well as those beautiful harmony vocals really set this song up to be a real Summer hit in all the beach bars around the world ( If Only ) 
Written by: Johnny Mc Farlane & Finn Eces 
Music and Vocals: Johnny & Finn 
Production : Finn  @finn_eces

The Wind

Collaboration

Check out Ramixjoe ♈︎ music
@josef-schweinzer

It Makes Me Believe

It Makes Me Believe -with Ramixjoe ♈︎

UNTAPPED feat. IPG1
This is an open collaboration from IPG1 / Ian Greaves
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/untapped-voxes-92-bpm
IPG1: Lyrics and Vocals
Lillithe: Music, Arrangement and Production
Lyrics: 
Off the top ———-is where it’s at unwrap this —————-gift RAP hitting the streets—-it’s ——pure crack Stone cold —-this trap ——TRACK! Pool of knowledge ——-untapped going —-in —-hard——we do that  Better —-tighten up —-them bootstraps  ———SAY-——-“what the hell ——did Lou snap!!!” swag baby —-The recap  no snags—nah—we stop that!!!
Break the game down--it's a new map Flow so rich--- better check that NASDAQ Eyes on the prize---go the full lap concrete jungle---stuck in the trap
[Verse] From the alleys to the skyline---watch us elevate Living large in the boroughs where we demonstrate Every word a heavy weight--- every rhyme we detonate New York state of mind---watch the Empire State
We on a mission---ain't no intermission, snap back Murals on the walls--- street art on the subway track Ambition in the air, we the kings--- claim the throne Spittin' bars like bullets--- in this zone--- we at home
Icons of the asphalt--- legends in the flesh Droppin' beats so heavy--it’s poundin' in your chest From the 5 boroughs, anthems——- on full blast Queens to the Bronx-- Brooklyn —-movin' fast Elevate the hustle---the spirit never cracks Struggle in the verses —-resilience in the—— tracks

UNTAPPED feat. IPG1

This track is dedicated to Noodle, our son's gorgeous little dog who recently left the world. He will be missed very much.

Noodle

Déclin

Vidéo : https://youtu.be/RVOcoq2FZPA

Texte : Sanzen
Chant : Baie des Anges
Musique : Alain Illos

J'ai retrouvé le goût, 
la force de vouloir.
 Revenu des confins, 
des ciels brouillés...

Voleur de mots,
je me suis enfui
En quête de fleurs rares, 
de plages où je languis.

Et j'invente un pays
qui me ressemble.
Fait de soleil et d'océan. 
De parfums qui embaument

J'ajoute mes mots,
aux voix qui psalmodient. 
Enfin, je sens ce que je suis.
 La divine comédie...

Et j'invente une vie 
qui me ressemble, 
un paradis.

Revenu des confins,
voleur de mots, amoureux... 
Je sais qu'il est trop tard,
 pour être heureux.

Et mon âme en déclin 
et mon coeur fatigué. 
Et les soleils mouillés
 et les plus rares fleurs

Et j'invente une vie 
qui me ressemble,
un paradis.
Voleur de mots, 
enchantent mon âme...

Déclin avec Baie des Anges

Cast of Characters:
xian3-- @xian3 – Christian -- vocals and lyrics
Holger Engel—bass, seed idea
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- electric piano, synth
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark-- electric piano
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- mix, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)-- @josh-clary-1 – guitar and four-string fretless bass
 
This song began with Christian's friend Holger Engel coming up with a melodic bass line and sharing it with him to use as a seed stem for a project. Having collaborated successfully with him before, Christian thought of Josh and decided to pass it along to him to see what he could build with it. Josh was excited to work on another of Holger's creations. His bass line was in a high octave on the instrument, so Josh added a similar, complimentary bass line on the low octave to give it some heft. He invited Ken onto the project, and after doing their little rhythm section give and take, Ken laid down some powerful, yet tasteful drums. Mark was brought in next, and added some very fitting, wonderfully melodic electric piano, which he added in the choruses. Josh also asked JJ to add some electric piano to the verses and synth to the whole thing, which he did in a very mind-bending syncopated way. Josh then added some guitar to the high end to thicken things up a bit.
  We then sent the finished product back to Christian to add his thoughtful, inspired lyrics and signature vocals to his song. This is what Christian had to say about how the lyrics came about. 
  "[Being an avid reader], I came along the sentence, 'We write and make art to show our wounds to the world,' reading an interview with Paul Auster (1947-2024). He died earlier this year, yet his novels are legendary. There was talk about creativity, manifoldness and what the personality consists of. 
  "I can’t remember where that interview was and basically I wrote the lyrics around this sentence attributed to him. 
  "I quote another writer, Goethe (1749-1832), with a famous quotation from "Faust,“ 'Two souls, Alas, housed in my breast...' That points in the right thematic direction in my opinion.
For sure the lyrics also contain other layers of meanings, much more personal…
I am also happy about the title of the song 'We Are Many'. I think Tez came up with it. I was unsure for very long, what’s the name of that song… :)"
  After we had it in the bag, we asked mix-master Tez to produce and mix it, so what you hear is also his creative vision for the project. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
 
Original "We Are Many" lyrics by Xian:

1
To me it seems very obviously
That my I is not a unity
Rather a bunch of personalities
I got a problem with multiplicities

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“ …

2
I am no self-contained identity
Cut off by other possibilities
No border guards set up at the boundary
Enforce the claim to exclusivity

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“…
„I“ writes and makes „art“
To heal the wounds of the heart

3
„Two souls, alas, housed in my breast…“
We hope, that if we do confess
To get rid of this fallacy
And collect the splits of personality

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
I write and make „art“
To heal the wounds of my heart

out
There is
A consolation in round things
There is
A consolation in round things 
A consolation in round things
Oh, ohh,
„I“, „I“,
Oh…

We Are Many (Eclectic Collective with Xian3 and Holger Engel)

Shoe gazing indie rock  (full stoner version available on bandcamp

A Midsummer Pipe Dream.(Full version available on Bandcamp

Music, mix & mastering : Karin-Maria Brunner
Guitars : Little Man Project

Playing The Blues (Ft. Little Man Project on guitars)

Cast of Characters:

David Marconi — @david-marconi-917184705 — electric guitar, bass, foundation synth plus midi percussion and assorted traditional voices, production, mix, and composition
Elpiverse — @elpiverse — Elpi -- vocals, vocal composition and production
Ron Lewis — @ron-lewis-779503933 — synth 
TexMex Shaman --  @texmex-shaman –Stephen– sitar and mastering
Mistermark – @user-432503709 – Mark – talking drum
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- synth flute and ambient synth
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 5-string fretless bass
AliasZen (Elpi's husband) — artwork (created with the help of AI)


This song began with David, who wrote it on the guitar, synth, and bass over a programmed beat he created. He and Josh met more than two months ago and decided to do a collaboration, based on mutual enjoyment of and respect for each other's music. Dave had this song pretty much fleshed out, although it was still a skeleton when he offered it to Josh, who, of course, got the rest of the Eclectic Collective involved. 

  Dave asked us all to compose our own parts for the song, so we all got to work right away doing that. We all realized that the first order of business would be to get a real beat on this, so Ken accomplished that task with some dynamic, Eastern inspired drums and percussion, which he plays throughout the song. JJ then stepped in and added his best eastern flute magic. Stephen was next with the perfect-vibe sitar you hear in the first two sections. 

  Josh came next to add his five-string fretless bass to the mix, augmenting David's high, staccato bass with his deep, low tone bass. Then, for the third section, where David's Gilmore-esque guitar solo resides, Josh drops out, allowing for Dave's awesome bass playing in that section. However, Josh does come in again towards the end, in the final section, too. Also, in that section, Tez dropped an augmented, harmonic, electric fire, complementary guitar part. Then, David's frequent collaborator and friend Ron added some well blended, ethereal synth to the first section, too.

  Once we had the instrumental parts pretty much laid down, we began to discuss getting a woman to sing on this, as David was inspired by The Great Gig in the Sky, by Pink Floyd, and we all agreed. Who we found to do it actually blew all of our minds. JJ, being familiar with her music, contacted Elpi first, and we were all lucky enough that she agreed to do it. Having heard Mediterranean music all her life in Greece, she tapped into what her husband said were her "ancient Greek roots," for her spectacular vocal performance. She finds all the modal notes and places them perfectly throughout her sections. 

  But before we were done, Mark came through with some really striking talking drum parts in the first two sections, too. Once we had everything in the can, David took over, both with some masterful editing and production, and with the balanced, dynamic mix. The mix was a formidable task, but he did it with considerable skill, also taking everyone's opinions into account, which is a talent in and of itself. When he was done with the mix, he turned it over to Stephen for the mastering, which the latter did to everyone's satisfaction, as always.

  This is the first song the Eclectic Collective has done with David, Elpi, and Ron, and we all hope it's the first of many, as we welcome them into the EC family. They all have some wonderful music on their pages, too, so do yourself a favor and check out all of them, as well. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.

The Siege

The Siege : by David Marconi featuring Elpiverse, Ron Lewis & The Eclectic Collective

This piece started again, as often is the case, with me experimenting on the organ. My daughter was intrigued with it when she heard me playing with it, and said it has film noir vibes, which influenced the rest of the composition as it gave me a target, a clear vision of where it was going.

Another version will come, hopefully soon, as a collaboration with some of my friends whom you may already be familiar with from other songs on my channel, which will replace some of the virtual instruments you will hear in this demo version with real instruments, namely, drums and bass, and probably add some additional surprises.

Releasing this version was not in my plans, but after hearing from three separate people that this version should not change, it is done, I have decided to release this one separately from the coming collaboration, so you can hear it exactly as I originally imagined it. Of course, I fully expect the collaboration will be better still, as it always is when bringing multiple talents together, instead of just me in an echo chamber.

I hope you will enjoy listening, and thanks as always.

A Study In Neon

Just an edit of one of my Meste Vieira's beloved tracks /// 
Special mix & master by Samuel Tegaro 

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Mestre Vieira - Melô da Pomba (Kosta Kostov Edit) - free DL

Camino ft. Caro Cobo from my Woza Beat EP is Available on TrueGrooves.com digitally, on all all major streaming platforms.

Camino Credits: Written and Produced by Pejman | KidGusto
Vocals by: Caro Cobo.
Tenor & Baritone Sax: Matt Rippetoe and
Joe Herrera (Trumpet) of The Harry Bells Band of Washington DC.
Conga and Doumbek by Taib Ksikes.

Cover Art by: Tim Colmant

Woza Beat EP

Woza Beat

Camino ft. Caro Cobo (Woza Beat EP)

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