Classic Textures

A flame extinguishes in a universe far from here!

Justine

Jesse Marantz - www.jessemarantz.com

Contact -
Alison Minogue
ali.minogue@gmail.com

Jesse Marantz
jesse.marantz@gmail.com

ECHO (Piano & Orchestra)

"Moon Lake" is a neo-classical orchestral composition by Spanish-Irish composer Richard Dobeson, blending acoustic and electronic textures in a serene, emotionally rich soundscape. Written for harp, strings, woodwinds, French horns, and cinematic percussion, the piece unfolds slowly, evoking the shimmering light of a full moon on a quiet mountain lake.

A constant harp arpeggio supports a flowing melody that passes gracefully between clarinet, oboe, and flute, sometimes combining in octaves to heighten its purity. Subtle electronic percussion adds mystery, like a whispered promise waiting to be fulfilled.

The music grows gently, with pizzicato basses, timpani, and taikos lending gravity without drama. Moon Lake carries no tension—only the peaceful beauty of nature and the calm of a heart that rests in eternal promises.

Inspired by Psalm 89:37, this is not just music for listening, but a moment of stillness to remember what endures:

"It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in the heaven." (Psalm 89:37)

Mixing Engineer: Julio Rodriguez

Moon Lake

Double Bind (2013) was largely inspired by the writings of Gregory Bateson and Ronald David Laing. The EP explored dualities and the different selves we use to inhabit our various faces. With this new work I wanted to take this exploration further by introducing a new self into the composition process. I created this False Self in the SuperColider programming language, as an algorithmic musician designed to compose and play alongside my true self. False Self can 'hear' and responds to my improvisations by outputting MIDI harmonizing information voiced through a Roland Integra 7 sound module. False Self stores all of our joint improvisations as MIDI musical notation. He forgets nothing.

At first False Self composed in a naive fashion, though like any good student; he became more accomplished and free thinking. As time passed I taught him various scales, time signatures and rules to follow and occasionally deviate from. For instance, I programmed him to favour certain intervals and note durations when composing for tuned bells and alternate note ranges and closer intervals for leading musical parts such as wind instruments.
 
As the project progressed I found that if I positively adjusted the timing of his MIDI notes in post-production it would give the illusion that he had led the composition and I had been his accompanist. Further I realized that if I recycled the simple initial composition through False Self he would respond with another layer of instrumentation; or as in the case of It Becomes You, I found that if I removed the notation for the lead melody I had composed; then recycled the composition through False Self, my artificial assistant would compose in the vacant space, often to interesting results.

The project frequently gave rise to the question of what and why is something in ‘good’ taste. False Self may have followed all of the rules, but due to some unforeseen condition he would make a decision that would take me off guard and lead my improvisations into new territory. At times I would write accompanying parts myself then later question whether they had been composed by my true self or the imposter.

Once False Self and I were happy with our compositions, the MIDI notation for the elements that were sounded by the Roland Integra 7 module was transferred into a REAPER workstation DAW. These musical parts were then rerecorded by human musicians and the synthesized elements rerecorded with my Korg Delta, Korg Poly 61, Yamaha DX7ii and Roland D550. The older synthesizers were all recorded as live performances to humanise the compositions and ensure that the record did not fall into the trap of rigidity.

I decided to master the sound levels in a comparable overall volume and fashion to early 1980s ambient music and hired two effects processors from the era, an Eventide H3000 and an Eventide SP 2016 reverberation unit to enhance the creative mixing process. 

We hope you enjoy our first collaboration,

Rudi Arapahoe and False Self 2016



False Self

Chaste

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"The more he listened, the more clearly he could distinguish singular voices. But they were not human voices, but sounded as if they chanted gold, silver and all other metals. And then appeared as secondly voices of a totally different nature, voices of unthinkable remoteness and indescribable power. 

They became clearer and clearer, so that Momo gradually understood the words, words of a language that he had never heard and yet understood. They were the sun and the moon and all the planets and stars that revealed their own names, the true ones. And in those names was decided what they do and how they collaborate to make each of those flowers"

Momo (Michael Ende)

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Momo - Hourly Flowers

taken from the forthcoming album, 'Resina', released on 130701 / FatCat records on September 30th, 2016

Resina is the alias of Karolina Rec, a cellist and composer based in Warsaw, Poland.

Born 1982, Karolina graduated from the Music Academy in Gdansk and the University of Gdansk. Active in Poland’s independent music scene since the late ’00s, she was co-founder / collaborator of some of Poland’s most influential alternative bands: Kings of Caramel, Cieslak and Princess, Nathalie And The Loners, Anthony Chorale and more. She has featured on numerous album releases and soundtracks (including the Oscar-nominated ‘Rabbit a la Berlin’), and has been the author of a dozen music productions for theatre. A compulsive live artist, Karolina’s style is primarily characterized by personal language of improvisation and alternative approach to melody. She has collaborated with Scott McCloud, Paul Brody, Piotr Kurek, Coldair, Scianka and many other artists.

Resina was signed to 130701 in February 2016, having sent in a hugely impressive demo. Her self-titled debut album is a result of experiments with cello and simple electronic tools – sometimes close to the form of song; sometimes based more on powerful, intuitive impressions but always marked by the desire to use non-obvious characteristics of the instrument. It is set for release on September 30t,  2016.

Resina - Not Here

Where are You

22. Simple Movie

Chevaux dans le désert © Copyright déposé
Pièce instrumentale composée et orchestrée par D Ganache.
Elle se trouve utilisée dans un documentaire sur le rallye du Maroc 2019 avec l'équipe Objectif Dunes.
Copyright filed. Instrumental piece composed and orchestrated by D Ganache.
It is used in a documentary on the 2019 Morocco Rally with the Objectif Dunes team.
YouTube - https://youtu.be/-lm8_bBVPDk
YouTube - https://youtu.be/Bre5sINFMIo

Chevaux dans le désert

Mastered by EMastered.com - eMastered.com/profile/robtjbrooks

Concerto Primavera for Bb Clarinet, Piano and String Orchestra (mastered by eMastered.com)

Ein kleines verträumtes Stück (Piano, Violine, Viola, Cello)

Composed by Till Indy
Piano, Orchestration: Till Indy
© Till Indy 2021

Upside Down | Till Indy

Only two nice chords and all built over a lucky strumming improvisation
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g69JwLWkiv4
Enjoy

Busy Day

original composition & final mix/master:
Monkey Blood Lowdown @monkeybloodlowdown

lyrics, acapella & cover design:
Mariam Zohra D : Myrh

cover art is created using MBL's avatar & the photo is by Michael Louw

~ a song i've sung to myself for some years, i tossed the poem but still remember the words because it was already weaved into melody. now it has become a healing balm having been brought back to life by Monkey Blood Lowdown's musical accompaniment ~

LOVE WANTS ITS OWN WAY
——————————————

Love wants its own way
she’s got the attitude of a dame

everywhere but neither no where
oh she’s got a heart of a zen fool

Love wants its own way
she’s got the attitude of a dame
going everywhere but nowhere
oh where?
nowhere!
she’s got the heart of a zen fool! zen fool! zen fool….
a heart of a zen fool….
zen fool
zen fool
zen 
fool, fool…

… attitude
attitude, oh love wants its own way
own way
she’s got the attitude of a dame
going no where but everywhere
going no where
going no where
but everywhere
everywhere
everywhere
everywhere

she’s every place your mind can imagine
she’s been everywhere
to the darkest corner
corner, corner, she’s been everywhere
to the darkest corner
she’s been everywhere, to the darkest corner
she’s been everywhere, to the darkest corner

oh it all takes time
oh then you see
it all takes time
yeah you better believe
oh it all takes time
each day, all takes time, yeah, you’ll see 
it all takes time
want, want
yeah, you better believe
it all takes time
each day ok, ok, ok ::::::::

the set

Love Wants Its Own Way | The Consolers

The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
‭‭
Isaiah‬ ‭40

on wings like eagles

Wherever the soul goes

Song made in 2012.
Remix January 2021.

Music Studio 2 (19 tracks)

Native MS2 Instruments
Forum Xewton instruments
Digital D1
Synthmaster One
Synth One (Audiokit)

After two years working with my software I was able to make a composition like this one that I present today in 2012. It was never released on Soundcloud, so several original MS2 instruments have been replaced using some of the technology that I use today.

Many comments that people who listen to my music leave me say that I have a great influence from Vangelis ... and it is true. In fact, this theme is inspired after seeing again, I don't know how many times, Blade Runner and it is possibly where that influence is more clearly noticed.

I dedicate the topic to May Masuya, who was kind enough to say goodbye to me when I left this platform (SC) almost two months ago, for the delicacy of her music and for the collection of positive comments that I will always keep.

The time travel is over. Soon new Tracks.

Happy New Year to everyone.

Wherever the soul goes

«Appearance of Queen of Hearts» (Alice in Wonderland). Op.126-c.

I'm a french composer , i used to score music for commercials like Chanel , Mercedes, Porsche , Tudor ,Piaget...

Fusing together the purity of classical sounds and the sonic richness of electronic instruments, Spanish composer Richard Dobeson creates a universe that is expressive, imaginative and wonderfully relatable.

Born of Irish origin, Richard Dobeson lives in Madrid where his home studio is located. From here, he crafts compositions that explore the human connection to peace, love and unity. His eclectic soundscapes experiment with neo-classical, progressive, and art rock genres, but his signature presence is in the cinematic quality found in each piece. 

Richard Dobeson has dedicated his life to music, pouring his soul into every note, melody and instrument. The years of music education, knowledge and expertise have allowed Dobeson to express himself eloquently through music. His humble beginnings in music began as a teenager, possessing a natural talent for the guitar and his passion for performing. Much of his time was
spent studying and practising the instrument to develop a style that would become unique to Dobeson.

Guided by professionals, his thirst for musical knowledge only intensified. Continuing his studies in Classical and Jazz training, his next venture would be in the electric guitar with Jorge Cabadas and David Gwynn. Nano Riverola and Goya Award-winning Eva Gancedo would assist him in his Ear Training, Piano, Harmony, Composition, Arranging and Film Scoring studies. These courses would greatly influence his creative songwriting abilities. His knowledge in piano and clarinet gave him access to new depths and dimensions within his pieces, combining classical instrumentation
with vivid electronic sounds.

Richard Dobeson’s music has accompanied cinematic visuals, writing for film and media. He was also the accompanying guitarist for singer Dani Martin, who would later form ‘Canto del Loco’. His own personal work has seen the releases of an array of EPs and singles, including ‘Elysium Bliss,’ ‘Deep Heart’ and ‘Wild Flower.’ February will welcome the release of his upcoming single
‘Largo,’ a euphoric composition that puts the world into perspective. ‘Largo’ will be released on the 17th February 2022.

The result of Richard Dobeson’s vibrant career and spirited connection with music is a colourful, artistic and dynamic world that brings awareness to the mind, body and soul.

Likes, Comments and Reposts are welcome!

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