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Gary McDowell's Album

The Aftermath

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Hi - I write songs - here is a selection from over the years - thank you for taking the time to listen. More info on the links below. Thanks.

Sang on the circuit over 25 years, started learning recording, mixing and releasing tracks, during the 2020 Pandemic Lockdown

I am a solo recording artist who produces his own original music in Tweed Heads West, NSW, Australia.
 
My songs are released under the band name Retrospection. The joy and satisfaction I get from making music and sharing it, is my reward, although I do like to receive some recognition for my efforts!

Back in December 1963, after graduating from high school in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, I formed the rock band The Avengers in which I played lead guitar and sang backing vocals. We were semi-professional, playing any or all of the nights from Friday through to Sunday.

After two years I had to leave the band to take up a teaching career. Throughout my life I kept up (unpaid) entertainment as extra-curricular activities in the various schools in which I worked.

Unfortunately, I am no longer able to give live performances because of health problems.

Keith Ryan

the musical project of a 16 y/o, i wish to make music that can accompany others through hard times and that can make them feel understood always, like being able to huge someone who isn't there at the moment. - bsp <3

​La nostra arte inizia con la creazione di una Progressione Iniziale, un'ossatura armonica e melodica, pura ed essenziale, ispirata alle grandi epoche della musica classica e alle sonorità che hanno definito il panorama artistico dagli anni '80 a ritroso. Questa progressione è il nostro punto zero, il cuore pulsante e atemporale di ogni opera.

Utilizziamo questa struttura fondamentale per esplorarla in tutte le sue potenzialità:
Variazioni Timbriche: Trasformiamo la Progresione in brani completi, orchestrali o cameristici.
Dinamiche di Genere: La interpretiamo con sensibilità diverse, talvolta fedele alla sua anima classica, talvolta con audaci influenze moderne, jazz o cinematografiche.

The Chronos Project invita l'ascoltatore non solo ad ascoltare la musica, ma a percepire l'evoluzione del tempo e dell'arte: dall'idea pura e grezza (la Progresione) fino alla sua espressione finale, ricca e complessa (la Canzone).

octave plateau – music by Gerhard Andreas Schreiber

Gerhard Andreas Schreiber. Since the 1980s,  composing and producing music under the name octave plateau. What began in the shadowed clubs of the post-punk era and the neon-lit pulse of the Neue Deutsche Welle has grown into a lifelong journey through diverse soundscapes and emotions.

Back then, working with artists like Markus, capturing the spirit of a generation in transition – between analog grit and melodic futurism. But the musical path didn’t stop there.

Today, octave plateau bridges four distinct yet emotionally intertwined genres:

Smooth Jazz – music like warm light on late-night streets; gentle grooves, atmospheric chords, and melodies that breathe and linger. It’s the sound of reflection and release, crafted with subtlety and soul.

New Wave – shimmering synths, melancholic harmonies, and rhythm-driven storytelling. A style rooted in the 80s, but constantly reinterpreted to reflect the tension and beauty of the now.

Deutscher Schlager – emotional, melodic, and lyrical. I approach this genre with both respect and reinvention – drawing from its traditions while reshaping its form for contemporary ears.

Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW) – raw, ironic, and rhythmic. NDW has always been the rebellious heart of octave plateau, combining German lyrics with electronic textures, punk aesthetics, and a dose of playful absurdity.

In 2024, these songs – some newly written, others rediscovered and reimagined – are being produced in the octave plateau studio in Berlin. Here, the past and the present meet in harmony and friction. Analog synthesizers hum alongside digital clarity. Stories unfold in every track – sometimes with a wink, sometimes with a sigh.

octave plateau is not just a musical alias. It’s a lifelong project, a personal archive, and a sonic playground. Welcome to a place where genres speak to one another – and where every note has a memory.

I'm a songwriter and performer from Portland Oregon. My music has been sampled by DJ Shadow on his 2003 release Diminishing Returns and covered by: Pink Flames (The Vinyl Factory 2016), Electric Child House (2017) and Astronauts etc (Backatcha Records 2019). Backatcha Records also re-released the early seventies psych-rock grail, Just A Star that I co-wrote with Larry Smith for UK Record Store Day 2019.

The Aftermath

David S McCormack