Clearly audible great talent! Oh: And a good song too! ;o)

Beautiful and rich, love the falling piano set against the melody!

Uh jazzy chords.  They fit right in. Like the vocal phrasing. 

super harmonies and vocal performance, very very soulful!

I wrote this in 2004.  I forgot about it, and quite by accident found it lurking in a box of paperwork just the other day.  I've had a few nice finds like that recently.  This one was a nice find, and turned out to be remarkably relevant with consideration to feelings I'm locked into at this present time, because of which I thought I'd record it.  I did change a couple of lyrics, to better link it to me as I am now, and make it a little better, but otherwise, it's how it was some 18 years ago.

Stop! (2004)

the doctor said

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco
For this composition, I use the Tembung scale (C, Db, F, G, Ab.) is the second main pentatonic mode of the pelog scale and is obtained by treating the third and seventh of the pelog scale as auxiliaries. Tembung has a very similar profile to the Japanese kumo hoshi koto scale. Origen: Indonesia. Used in Gamelan music.

Far Away Reality

Where The Sun Sets

made for good headphones

method: harp, drumsticks, voice, shoegaze, etc
narration: in my mind, there's been this convoluted, overly-complex story playing out about a diplomat losing a note on a sidewalk and media spinning its content into disrespect and all that .... when all this poem really is about is a reminder to mentally adapt to and cater for the usual range of diversity, I guess.
image: copyright jo richter

poem / copyright jo richter:

all those who come here
hold dear what they fear
most in attendance
are in ego-state trance
some of those present
are neurodivergent
while we'd long to see
more of those thriving on empathy

reminder

Terraform Now

Montage et photographies :
@ 2024, Chartrand Saint-Louis
Lien vers la vidéo : https://youtu.be/YtOpv0vo2fY 

Musique :
@ 2024, pièce de piano, titre : "Éveil printanier", par Albert, 2:28 min.

Mixage, révision et sonorisation par Albert

Éveil printanier

"Éveil printanier", par Albert; Mixage, révision et sonorisation par Albert [lien vidéo]

'Seeking the Light' evokes a mood that is both relaxing and subtly melancholic. The flute's haunting melody dances gracefully above the soothing backdrop, creating a sense of longing and hope. This track is for modern classical fans who enjoy relaxing instrumentals or those seeking solace in the beauty of neoclassical compositions.

Sealed Soundscapes

Seeking the Light

Seeking The Light

Performed by David Cooper

Written by:

Music - David Cooper

Lyrics - Ron Todd

"Dust Clouds On The Horizon"

Heading out across the plain   
Eyes can't focus in the driving rain  
Horse is tired underneath my jeans 
Easy life ain't as easy as it seems  

Worked the ranches  rode the rodeo 
Risked it all on one last throw 
But as the time it turns to sand 
Worldly goods here in my hand

Chorus

They say life is special  
They say life is good   
But the cold still gets underneath this hood 
But when the sun comes out  
Feel It burns like fire 
And the prairie dust gets higher and higher 

Old guitar strapped to my back 
Singing songs at the roadside cafe (sang caf)
Like Bronson said along the way 
Might go back  maybe some day 

Chorus

Bridge

Days leaving money lying on a night stand 
Women I’ve known some good  some bad
Some had grace just like a ballerina 
Others they rocked it  rocked it like Tina

Guitar break
 
Dreamt about a tired old man 
He was sitting by a rusty old van  
Watching waves come to the shore
Felt I’d walked this way before

I realised this guy was me 
Songs replaced by senility 
Poured myself a whisky glass 
Glory days they just don't last
 
Chorus

Give it everything you can 
Cos when it's over then it's over  
Whether woman or a man 

And that prairie dust just gets higher and higher
Yeah it just gets higher and higher

Dust Clouds On The Horizon (Cooper/Todd Collaboration)

Found

Standing Tall And Ready

I've been writing songs for ages and ages, because it's something I enjoy doing, and that's about it. 

I've added dates to titles, however, these aren't always dates recorded, mostly just dates written because the original offerings, back then, had little to be desired with consideration to production values and all that stuff!  For the older tracks some tracks have the old backing with a modern vocal (often with a lyric rewrite), the original vocal with a new backing (when I could work with the original vocal, but not the original backing), the original song newly recorded in all areas, and less often the original vocal and backing, but with a few additions, "No" is one such example.  Otherwise, most of it is newer stuff, post 2018, and is as is, when written and recorded.    

I've had to re-record some things on account of my abilities to record demos and all that being very limited once upon a time.  

In the early days I only had a Farfisa F1 workstation thing (it's amazing what I managed to do on that), later an Atari ST, with Cubase 2 probably, a Proteus 2000, and Fostek 8 track recorder thing, and now I've got Native Instruments 14, and Cubase 12, in what amounts to an astonishingly good set up compared to my earlier resources, for about the same money as that older rubbish was back then. 

I still use the microphone I've had since I was 18, though did just recently upgrade that as well, however still pick up and use the old one, as it's still good - a Sure SM58 with a dent in it! My upgraded mic is a Sure SM7B, which is great, and I see it all the time on TV and podcasts, so must have made a good choice! 

My musical chops are focused on the piano, my main instrument, and the ukulele, which I play a lot as well.  Not doing a lot of piano-orientated songs at the moment, but I do sometimes, and mostly try to get the best out of my Native Instruments stuff.  I'm barely scratching the surface with all of the NI stuff I've got.

Stop! (2004)

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