Holding Things Together, Gene Jumper, Merle Haggard, ( cover)

Holding Things Together, Gene Jumper, Merle Haggard, ( Cover)

An older track we've been working on for some time.
Enjoy!!

IN his COMMAND

Rape for Him,
Die for Him,
Kill for Him,
Obey his will

They would die for him,
for they haven’t proven a single thing
Stories they were told
greater through the passing years

They would kill for Him
take lives of many
give their own
Written words they lie
greater through the passing years

They would die
They would kill

In His Command

IN his COMMAND

“A magician wandered along the beach, but no one needed him.” ― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything

The sheet music of some of my compositions can be downloaded from my website https://pianoimprovictor.com/
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Magician - Improvised Piano Piece

Taking a speech by the politician Tony Benn about the Iraq, composing music and moods to reflect this impassioned anti war plea. I have consciously tried to make the listener uncomfortable in places, to reflect the discomfort of the decision in hand.

In an age where politicians are distrusted, I wanted to show case a man who held to his principles and fought for them(and for others).

The greatest betrayal of all (Feat. Tony Benn)

Disclaimer

i'm all 6's and 7's

only the names have been changed to protect the identities of the innocent

Anti Matter Served Up On A Poo Poo Platter 666 Ala Junez

On May 10, 1996, three officers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Tsewang Samanla, Dorje Morup, and Tsewang Paljor, were part of a six-man expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest.  Delayed and facing a storm, the three decided to disregard orders and press on while the rest of the team turned back.  Around 18:00 the climbers radioed their expedition leader back at base camp to inform that they had reached the summit.  While credited with summiting, whether they actually reached the summit or not is to this date debated.

These two songs wouldn’t exist if not for the irony surrounding the perishment of one of the climbers, Tsewang Paljor.  The irony is that Paljor became famous not in life but in death and simply because of the fact that his lifeless, frozen body, which no person or entity cared to remove from the side of the trail for at least 19 years, ended up becoming a landmark and reference point to climbers, his humanity reduced to an almost comical nickname stemming from the mountaineering boots on his feet and their bright yellowish-green color.  A Google search today of the keywords “Tsewang” and “Paljor” brings up, as the first result, a Wikipedia article entitled not “Tsewang Paljor”, but “Green Boots”.

“Jefe de condestables Tsewang Paljor, parte 1: Ascenso y muerte” is my reflection on Paljor’s resolve to climb, then the climb itself, then the summiting (or the thinking they had summited), and finally the descent and the exhaustion, confusion, and acceptance of defeat that probably came with it and the probable realization of impending death that frozen night as he lay curled up on his side, donning his brightly-colored mountaineering apparel, under a crevasse at the side of the climbers’ trail at 28,000 feet.

“Jefe de condestables Tsewang Paljor, parte 2: Fiesta en Leh” is an imagination of a summer day that Tsewang could have enjoyed as a young adult in his hometown’s capital, Leh, with friends and perhaps one or two love interests at hand.  An experience he might have remembered about during those few final minutes of his life.  

About the song names:  That isn’t me trying to be the most righteous of the lot.  Like, “look, I even include his military rank before his name, while everyone else just calls him ‘Green Boots’.”  I’m not trying to be judgmental or pretentious.  In fact, up until the last few minutes the songs were going to be called “Helado en altura 1” and “Helado en altura 2”.  “Helado en altura” translates roughly to “Ice cream at high altitude”, and is a pun because in Spanish “Helado” can also mean a frozen person, animal or thing.  So, for the cover artwork, I literally searched for frozen corpses in snow-capped mountains.  Not necessarily with those keywords.  And happened on Green Boots.  It was like the third result.  But ultimately, I felt it would be in bad taste to be so literal and use the pic and do the pun and all that.  In a way, the song titles are an atonement for my previous intentions.  And a pair of songs to honor a man who found very little dignity in death.  Some may point out the old adage that there “is no dignity in death”.  I’d say as so much else in life, that it’s a matter of degree.

Thanks for taking the time to read, and above all listen.  I hope you “get” the songs, and above all, enjoy them.  (No pun intended with “above”.)

Note:  from the information I had access to on the World Wide Web, Paljor’s body has not been officially identified or removed to this day.  However, it was last reported seen in 2015.  Its current location and state is, to the best of my web knowledge, unknown.

Jefe de condestables Tsewang Paljor, parte 2: Fiesta en Leh

It’s about becoming  the person you wanna be .

The artwork was a photo taken by Noobly in October 1982 on the 20th anniversary of the release of “Love Me Do”. The original Cavern Club being demolished to build a ventilation shaft (that was never actually needed/built).

The new Cavern has stepped out the Ashes on the same site and a visit is highly recommended.

Step Out The Ashes ~ Conscience of Kings featuring Gaz & Noobly

This is an edited version of a 5 year old song of mine. The region I live in once grew through coal and steel. The workers in the steel mills have a tough and sweaty job. Blacksmiths have completed the material. This powerful rock track is dedicated to them. The hammer blow on the anvil sets the rhythm.

Ruhr Steel Rock [Remix] - OMCB

Mel Stallwood : Jolly Good Rag (2010) - music for Charlie Chaplin film 'Easy Street' (1917).
Virtualized and recorded Nov 20, 2022 by VV, using a modelled old 1896 Bechstein (...and 435Hz), the instrument reconfigured, revoiced and setup by VV. 
Produced on non-commercial basis. Any kind of commercial use of this recording is prohibited.

Mel Stallwood : Jolly Good Rag

The House of my Memories - V@M - (05.22)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In3r5u7iG5c
Création pour pour le Challenge FB - #PMMM22
Voice : Morgane
Lyrics & Music : G.Alberto

The House of My Memories (w. Morgane)

and if she dies - the sum of all fears

Dutch Metal band DemembratioN, consists of former members of Ominous (RIP), Currish (RIP) and Turbulence (RIP).
After more than 2 decades of playing music, several band member changes and musical directions Drummer Eric, Guitarist Wouter and Vocal / Guitarist Ruud rejoined with Turbulence bassist Danny.
With a focus on a more mature sound with every band member participating in the creative process of writing music and lyrics.
All recording, Mixing and Mastering by Ruud

IN his COMMAND

DemembratioN (NL)