Really like this. Nice harmonies. Are you using a middle eastern scale? I've used them a little myself. They are a bit more difficult to get nice harmonies. This is great though

Love the instrumentation and production 👍

Exotic cool track. Very interesting listen.

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Music. tHE bLUE rOOM
Copyright tHEbLUErOOM © 2021
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Old Rusty

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Many years ago (at the age of 21), I started dating this really cool girl. A few weeks into the relationship, I naturally wanted her to know me better, so I decided to share one of my favorite hobbies. One evening, with precision gaming Fung Shui, I configured the dining room table for an optimized evening of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons; and I began an adventure for her and a few of our friends. I thought it was going well. But unfortunately, after a few sessions, she indicated she wasn’t too hip on my ’mind-numbingly tedious, micro-rules’ play-style (apparently not all people enjoy having the spontaneity squeezed out of an exciting moment, while the Dungeon Master rummages through the rulebooks). It was a hard lesson to learn. My love of gaming rules and nano-details was not as fascinating (or sexy) as I first imagined.

Fast forward 30 years. That girl (despite having a great deal of common sense), is still sitting by my side. And although I was never able to amaze her with the ‘pen and paper’ world of gaming (a hobby that now resides exclusively with our oldest daughter); we both love geeking out over the latest video games. I’ll take that. :D

Interestingly though… one D&D concept stuck. And she recently told me she uses this in real life… and on a regular basis. It is the idea of ‘disbelieving’, as a conscious action (choosing to see past the illusion before you). Seems like a strange idea, I know. But in a fantasy world, that’s how you get past the illusionary dragon guarding the treasure; or avoid the siren song lulling you to your doom. 

And ya know what? She’s right. Disbelief is actually a cleverly disguised life practice awaiting our usage. 

Am I suggesting we can disbelieve ourselves right out of the visible illusion? Pop from the Holo-Deck? Probably not (but I’m not sure about that yet). One thing we can do is disbelieve that it has to be this way; that we have to be this way.

Navigating this life requires a certain willingness to commit to the agreed upon illusion. Every day, we wake up into this man-made idea (and lets face it, this really is the product of men, not women). Every day, we watch our fears grow… “I gotta secure mine. Cuz there isn’t enough to go around”. We find ourselves fighting over the strangest of things (see: COVID Toilet Paper Days). And depending on which side of the fence you occupy, it is absolutely undeniable… the other side is out of their minds, and entirely to blame. It’s a mighty convincing illusion; and I honestly spend way too much time lost in it.

But that’s just it. I’m tired of being lost in the illusion. Believing in the current illusion requires a strong investment in fear. And I don’t have the strength for that anymore. I suspect many of you feel the same way. So for just a moment (or perhaps 24 hours a day), let's play with the idea of disbelieving this is all there is. Disbelieving is a great way to see past the illusion. And when the dragon disappears… we can finally get to the treasure. 

I hope you enjoy my latest musical effort, ‘I Disbelieve’. :)

Vox Populi

I Disbelieve

A bit of a departure for us but a pretty one. Gina says about it - This song was inspired simply by being outdoors in my backyard at the closing of a summer day. At such times it is easier to find a peacefulness while forgetting the troubles of time and various entanglements, opposing vectors and misunderstandings which are often on the plates of those who live.

Lyrics:

Before the light fades completely
While the tiny creatures sing their praise
While the soft light lingers
And the winged ones call goodnight
A chance to re-create
The simple life

And all our different chords and changes
Minors and majors
Should fit in 
Not be lost but loved
If I’m made of backwards misfitting pieces
It was you who placed them so
I never wanted to be the part
You don’t want to know

The steps I now walk
The places I enter
My moves and meanings
The waves that I cause
The lines that I write
The days I make better
I give them to you figment of my fondest mind (x3)

9000 Things To See

Keep Me Forever

The Simple Life

The Dark Sand Of Time

Balada.

Zut: apart from the French mild expletive (Heck!)...I recently discovered the fictional game 'Zut' as described in an Amor Towles novel 'A Gentleman in Moscow'. This has two characters competing by describing variations of an agreed theme until one runs out of ideas. 
I had a similar feeling when producing this track (as I often do) - I loved the main riff but wanted to make variations in harmony and accompaniment. Eventually I had to give up (zut!).. but happily settled on those presented.

[Image: thanks to Leeds Art Gallery]

ZUT (Funk Variations)

'Toffeenose' is a mixed genre piece, including elements of neo classical, jazz and fusion.

Toffeenose

My offering for the Insatiable Void “Angel” remix open collab- 
https://soundcloud.com/insatiable-void/sets/open-collab-remix-for-angel

It took great discipline to not use the awesome percussion from the original track, but I know if I did, I could not have achieved this particular Mood.

Insatiable Void - Angel  [Mood Exhibit Mercy remix]

by myself

Interlude (2020)

Jimena Arroyo - Vocal and Lyrics
Alexander Yakunin - Music

Jimena Arroyo:
https://soundcloud.com/jimenaarroyo

2017 Jimena Arroyo, Alexander Yakunin

The Dark Sand Of Time

DCMusic

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