Ah.....a stroll in the great days of New Orleans

old school Steph!  back to Bourbon Street

An electronic instrumental composed using the generic synthesisers and sequencers in Garage Band and Logic. No real instruments were used on this one.

© 2023 Dairv Dubbleyew

Chasing the Dream

Lyrics:

Something is happening, nature unbalancing
Got to do something before it’s too late
There’s nothing that can be done to stop it, can we
All just do something and start a clean slate
The wonders we’re handling spirits are channeling
Ghosts of the past are still here today
Nothing can ever be destroyed completely
It manifests itself in some other way

Now tomorrow comes, it’s already here
Can you hear it calling?  The future is near

There will come a day where you will have to say
The things that no one would ever want to say
Nothing is guaranteed in life, not your safety
Or your happiness, or even dismay
Reach out and grab it, the life, you can have it
Don’t just sit around wasting another day
Find it in yourself to get off of the shelf
The life that you need, there is no other way

Now and for always, you are what you’re meant to be
And in this moment you are one little thing in everything

Debts are encroaching and death is approaching
The end is nearer every day that you live
But don’t let it scare you, or even impair you
In living and giving all that you can give
There’s no time like right now, and maybe somehow
We can all just do something before it’s too late
We should all be reaching for what we are preaching
And maybe some day we will control our fate

One Little Thing In Everything

The 1st movement of the String Quartet No. 18 "No Silence" (2023-2024).

Pawel Strzelecki: 1. Prelude [String Quartet No. 18 "No Silence" (2024)].

- Paploviante: Bass,Guitar, Composing, Arrangement, Mix and Mastering
-ZCOM  creating intro and performing additional keyboard (piano and rock organ)solos.
Thank you Paul for Taking me with you to infinity where there are no boundaries and  allowed the boundless  musical expressions .The musical  journey  was awsome .

Infinity-Ft Paul Paploviante & ZDCOM.

Impressions from the Celestial Couch

This track is a collaboration with Synline (Tokyo) on.soundcloud.com/bzQWw

Synline shares ... I thought this song would be suitable for the opening of the album. When I asked SeaShea for guitar, he not only contributed his usual electric guitar but also created some tracks with synthesizers. The song, initially incomplete, reached its completion through his efforts. Collaboration has been a fulfilling experience.
Composition and Sampling collage by Synline
Guitars, Synthesizers and arrangement by SeaShea
We hope you enjoy.

'Into the Underworld' Synline=SeaShea

Magic Box

Video;
youtu.be/1-FGq6953PY

Made in #Ableton (February 2024)

Genres;
#Electronic
#EDM
#Experimental

Behind The Mirror


Dedicating my piano part in this song to my Dad who lives in Tennessee in The Smoky Mountains. Hell, I guess I'll dedicate my part to his best friend Ronnie too. 
I only play a small part in this song which is the piano, but I will tell you that the folks I'm playing with are really great people and a lot of fun jamming with. 

Cast of Characters:

mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Lead and harmony vocals, synth guitar intro, auxiliary percussion, mix, arrangement, and production
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, banjo, and mastering
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – mix and production
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –piano 
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and vocal harmonies
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, mandolin, and lap steel
This song began when Josh asked the rest of the guys if they'd be willing to put together a couple of songs for his father as a Christmas present. His dad is from West Virginia, and Josh was born there, too. The original version featured Josh's son, Marshall, singing the lead with him, and hearing his grandson sing a song about West Virginia really meant a lot to elder Clary. Of course, everyone was enthusiastically generous in giving their time, effort, and skill to Josh's family for the holiday. This song also has special meaning for JJ and Ken in relation to their fathers, as well. JJ's dad has had a rough year with his health. He also is a musician who inspired and encouraged JJ to play music. His dad also likes this song, so it was fun for him to present it to him, as well. Ken, who's father never really supported his decision to be a rock-and-roller, loves this version of the song we did, and made Ken know how proud of him he is in regard to it, which really meant a lot to Ken, too. Another cool connection Ken has to this song is that whilest attending elementary school, he was in the same school choral cohort with the Maria Carey. He actually sang this song with her when they were kids. Also, we feel like we should acknowledge Artur's dog, even though Artur isn't in on this one, his dog loves country music and responded enthusiastically to this one.
  The story of the song itself is a little convoluted. After Josh asked for everyone's help, Ken laid down a rudimentary beat, to which Josh started the tonal part with the bass. Stephen added the guitar and banjo soon after, and Josh added the mandolin shortly after that. JJ inserted his piano around this time, too. We pretty much had it working enough for Josh and his son to sing it for his dad. Tez mixed that version perfectly suited to the occasion. 
  After presenting Josh's dad with the present, it sat for about a month, until we asked Mark if he'd get in on it, too. Mark not only sang it better the JD, but also arranged it so there is an instrumental break now. He also added the guitar lick at the very beginning. Ken took the opportunity of having Mark's great vocals to sing against to add his cunning harmonies. Then Mark, being the perfectionist that he is, noticed that the slide part was missing from the second verse. So, Josh added it. Mark also mixed this version, with Stephen doing some mastering at the end. 
  We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed putting this personally meaningful piece together.



Country Roads (Eclectic Collective)

Link to cover art;

https://pixabay.com/photos/bridge-highway-road-architecture-7859045/

RiZLiX - Content

"Coquette" is a 1928 fox trot jazz standard. It was composed by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. Guy Lombardo had great success with the song in 1928. Here is a version of the original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4qcCIH0yg0.  Very interesting documentary about Guy Lombardo, what a  gentleman., .just right  here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyLBnPo7R-Y


Lyrics

Hear me, why you keep fooling?
Little coquette, making fun of the one who loves you
Breaking hearts you are ruling
Little coquette, true hearts tenderly dreaming of you
Someday you'll fall in love as I fell in love with you
Maybe the one you love will just be fooling too
And when you are alone with all your regrets
You know, my little coquette, I love you
Someday you'll fall in love as I fell in love with you
Now maybe the one you love will just be fooling too
And when you are alone with all your regrets
Now you know my little coquette, I love you

Here is Louis Armstrong's hot jazzy version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXITC63sCqg

I've always loved the so cheerful and subtle version from Django & Grapelli, 1946 I think : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqTvMaF84wc


I discovered recently with great surprise a wonderful slow version from Tuba Skinny in the best New Orleans revival style ... somehow at slower tempo ...kind of close to the original in a way .. where every note seems to be played with such an immense delectation  :) wow  .. loved it !! ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLl8-M5rwq0
That was it ...thanks to the help of Soundcould friends , this project came to life !  So let me introduce by order of appearance :
- BJP https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower doing the acoustic  rythmic guitar, Banjolele, washboard & lead guitar-cornet, isn't he amazing ?
- Pierrou https://soundcloud.com/pierrou at the guitar for the first chorus, jolly well done my friend !!  We had a fun start didn't we ?  ;-) https://soundcloud.com/pierrou-tissan-private/funny-news-orleans
-&  last but not least , Phil at the electric guitar for one the last chorus  with his magic slow hand jazzy  touch !!
 I am gladly playing the wind instruments (clarinet - Mr Craig Flory is such an inspirational clarinetist- , I tried also to play the clarinet like a sax, maybe I should play the actual sax some day,  & vst- Tuba since my real  tuba abilities are kind of ... squeaky !! )
Hope you enjoy !!  Have a great coming WE !! Steph

Another greatly inspiring version ( I play bare feet since I watched them  ;-) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH-SBZaGSd8

Coquette (with Baking Jazz Power, Pierrou and Phil)

Involved in different local music associations with my clarinet  (in classic and jazzy mode) ,  I also  love to play the guitar, I love to try to create and produce music with Cubase and different other instruments at home. I love all forms of music. 
Thank you reading these lines, for your kind words , listens and all forms of appreciation and support, I'm always happy to explore,  discover new sounds  and collaborate on this unique platform with wonderful musicians  !!

2022 Collabs, Jams and Chansons :
https://on.soundcloud.com/pkz71
Proud to be inducted  in 2022 as an Official Lunatics after this:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn?si=aa7c346eca754497a8e4168605590197&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Still so happy to listen to this one with my french SC buddies in the memory of Georges Brassens on this one :
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra?si=ec03fb2f0b8b42b1b57522bf07221d14&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
...and loving to play with friends in the marvelous style of Django Reinhardt
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/collabs-with-lami-bjp

Album/EP featurings @ the clarinet :

https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download?in=ddjohn/sets/2015-1/

https://open.spotify.com/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW
.... and @ the guitar :
https://chrispendergraft.bandcamp.com/track/aint-seen-the-worst-of-it-yet-tribute-to-jimmy-page

Coquette (with Baking Jazz Power, Pierrou and Phil)

DDJohn

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