Pluckerel Slawax

I remixed a beautiful track from @laurabrehm!

artist: Laura Brehm (@laurabrehm)
song: London Sky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sBVssXwLI4)
remix: @thoribass

contest: Label Radar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFJxabAhvCs)

Instateaser

Laura Brehm - London Sky (remix)

Better Days

Bibbelchen

Utilizing a blend of external hardware and software instruments to produce this electro.  Samples derived from a Charles Bukowski reading.  Thank you for listening!

Context is Minimal

Context Is Minimal

CREATURES OF THE RAIN FOREST. An experimental sketch, no extra charge 

Play it infinite many times at the fitness center or just skip to the next track in your flow. Forced on tape using a bunch of instruments. 

Ideas that I (for a while) considered for some longer compositions, but I decided to go for something else ...  seeking a new sound, a new direction ... 

/DS 29th Sept 2021, updated 18th July 2022.

CREATURES OF THE RAIN FOREST

Wieder einmal auf Kontrollflug durch ihren Quadranten kam Disco-Cat am Planeten Neptune 9 vorbei. Eigentlich wollte sie nur neues Material für den Soundspeicher bei dem chinesischen Kater Meo-Wing für ihr Keyboard kaufen, doch von der gegenüberliegenden Diskothek hörte sie seltsame Musik… Ihr Mittelsmann, Kater Maunzi, hatte ihr gesteckt, dass Space Cat offensichtlich einen Job als DJ angenommen hat.
„So will sie sich auf den bevorstehenden Kampf vorbereiten?“, dachte sich Disco-Cat, „und vor allem, was denkt die denn, wer ich bin? Ich entführe doch keine Prinzessinnen!“

Irgendjemand spielt hier ein „abgekatertes“ Spiel. Um herauszufinden, wer hier Intrigen spinnt, entschloss sich Disco-Cat auf den Planeten Chephren zu fliegen, um sich in Whiskas-City Rat von der geheimnisvollen Sheba zu holen… Sie riet ihr - nach einem langen Gespräch - ganz entspannt zu schnurren und der Dinge zu harren… Mit neuem Material an Sounds für ihr Keyboard trat sie die Heimreise nach Maine Coon an - mit einem mulmigen Gefühl! Es war ihr, als ob ihr jemand folgte…

Doch den Rat von Sheba befolgend, zog sie sich die Kopfhörer über und hörte Musik von Cat Stevens.

Once again on a control flight through her quadrant Disco-Cat passed the planet Neptune 9. Actually, she only wanted to buy new material for the sound storage at the Chinese Cat Meo-Wing for her keyboard, but from the opposite discotheque she heard strange music... Her intermediary, Cat Maunzi, had told her that Space Cat had obviously taken a job as a DJ.
"Is this how she wants to prepare for the upcoming battle?" thought Disco-Cat, "and above all, who does she think I am? I don't kidnap princesses!"

Someone is playing a "hungover" game here. To find out who is scheming, Disco-Cat decided to fly to the planet Chephren to get advice from the mysterious Sheba in Whiskas City... She advised her - after a long conversation - to purr quite relaxed and wait for things to happen... With new material of sounds for her keyboard, she started her journey home to Maine Coon - with a queasy feeling! She felt as if someone was following her....

But taking Sheba's advice, she put on her headphones and listened to music by Cat Stevens.

Disco Cat In Trouble

Song written and performed by Eric Feltham

Lyrics:

And when we come to journeys end and find that much has been pretend
The things that made the bills to pay, we’ll have no use for there

If I could do it all again, I wouldn’t of bought  those fancy clothes
Instead, I’d buy a winter coat and maybe warmer shoes…

Buyer's Remorse "original"

Okay, I really don't know how to classify this one.  I just wanted to write lyrics to music I had done, and this is what came out.

Two Women, Two Views
Lyrics and Music by Mike Krath

Two women,
Two views,
They live on my street,
And to me amuse. 

The first regurgitates her opinions for all of us who lose
A shallow wisdom poured out like deep,
To awaken the souls of those who sleep. 
An understanding drawn as from a pail,
But in reality just her thimble that covers her nail. 

Two women
Two views
How nice,
To keep me amused. 

The second is the one who drinks from lighter things. 
Then pours out her opinions, when asked, with haughty sings,
Her ideas are spilled at inappropriate times,
And she disdains suggestions to help keep her in line. 
Her wisdom consists of sugar with tea,
And if challenged, how great a piece of her cake would be. 

On my street these women,
Never grow old,
their mannerisms are such, 
they’ll always be told. 
And no matter what they say,
Or what they claim on the block. 
Does it matter to them,
That food and clothes,
Should be our lot,
For these two women,
I think not.

Two Women, Two Views

sisters of the atmosphere

Version #1 Vocals, Music and Mix by Eddie Harrison
Lyrics by Tony Harris 2012 (BMI)

V-1. HE GOT HIS RECORD DEAL TODAY
A SILVER EAGLE BUS IS ON THE WAY
HE'S ON TOP OF THE WORLD
BUT - UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

CHORUS
AS THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
THE GRASS IS NOT ALWAYS GREENER
ON THE OTHER SIDE
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

V-2. HE'S BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A YEAR
GIRLS ARE SCREAMING AT EVERY SHOW
IT'S NO LONGER ABOUT THE MUSIC
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

REPEAT CHORUS

V-3. MAMA TAUGHT HIM RIGHT FROM WRONG
BUT FAME CAN DRAG YOU DOWN
IN THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

REPEAT CHORUS

ENDING
AS THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
AS THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

Up Is Sometimes Down (Lyrics Tony Harris - Music / Vocals by Eddie Harrison) Original 2012

Composer of multi-instrumental music, with a preference for longer, progressive and complexly arranged pieces.   

Have played guitar for many years, but I am probably a slightly odd type of guitarist. Not particularily interested in the guitar genre, not too keen on listening to long solos, etc. I don't enjoy playing for people - a party-killer, in short. However, leave me alone with this wonderful tool (or the keyboard, which I play too), and I will start experimenting with it, searching for something to develop. 

Strongly interested in classical music and anything remotely related to that. I want to construct music with a similar structure and complexity, although with other instruments, and in my own way...  
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During 2010-2013, I worked on a suite of related pieces, GUITARS PLAYED BY DS, with every sound played on the electric guitar. A major undertaking, and (all-in-all) 45+ minutes long, all complexly related and released in five segments.

During 2014-2015, the main focus was on the full-format 'LONG INSTRUMENTAL', a progressive work with lots of different instruments and sounds, restless and complex. Some sections stand on their own feet: MYSTERY, and FANFARE. 

The 2014-2015 recordings also resulted in two shorter pieces: CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION and CLUSTER OF WARNINGS.

During 2015 I initiated a suite played on classical guitars - GUITAR STRUCTURES. It is a series of slowly changing ideas, a weave of melodies and harmony, the first section out in April 2015 (the 2nd came 2 years later).  

I played guitars on Tolubai's wonderful ambient piece 'MEMORIES' (August 2015).

EARTHSHINE came out in January 2016; a darker and slightly dissonant progressive piece, and one of my personal favorites. So is SILENCE, out 1st July 2016. September 2016: IGNITION  with TOLUBAI and LET THERE BE LIGHT 22th Sept 2016 with PuppyWolf. 

20/11-2016: The OORT CLOUD PROJECT I-IX. An 18+ minutes long progressive synth-based instrumental, with lots of short guitar phrases integrated. Also, the spin-off PASSAGE was released. 

GROTESQUE released too in the end of 2016. The 19th January 2017, I released the sketch OMMA CONTRAPUNCTUS PROJECT. The 4th February 2017, the track '3 WORLDS COLLIDE' was released.

'Guitar Structure No. 2' out in March 2017, took 2 years to complete.

BEST OF 2 WORLDS was released in November 2017, another personal favorite composition.

APPROACHING: an unfinished sketch released 1st April 2018. TAURUS IV released 8th April 2018.

New Years evening 2019, quickly improvising a track: DECADE. Uploaded 23:58 local time. It was a very fun way of ending the year and I used a symbolic art cover with red sweeping in, but I wouldn't have dreamed of what was to come soon.

One main project this year is the SNOWFLAKES VARIATIONS suite; the Prelude was released in January 2020.

8th April 2020: CREATURES RISING was released. CREATURES OF THE RAINFOREST also a spinoff track (released 2021).

In the Lockdown March-April 2020, I recorded 'Era', out of frustration...

5th June 2020: REPORT FROM PLANET THREE, which was initiated 31st May 2019. 

31st July 2020: FORECAST was released. April 2021: SUMMER SNOWFLAKES, a 25 minute long track and perhaps my most ambitious ever. 

OCTOBER 22, 2021: OUTPOST. Was hell of a lot work behind this, which started out as the "Conquerer" project already in 2017. 

APRIL 28, 2022: The Disclosure (Part I).
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022: PEACE GUITARS. A track very dear to me, much of it written outdoors at the shores with my lovely dog with me. 

OCTOBER 6, 2023: SHAMBOLIC GUITARS.  Intensive recordings!

DECEMBER 7, 2024: TABOOOO released. (Oldfield Tribute)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025: WATERFALL (part 1). Another part will follow in 2026!
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Many thanks for visiting here, and for the comments, 'Likes' & reposts.

D. Svensson Sept. 2022

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