Very nice music. Love the instruments, the play, the mellow!

Ginger (Wizkid)

Heart Of An Artist

You just don't get it

A song about going to a summer music festival and getting merry

LYRICS:

The summer breeze flows through your hair
The sound of voices fills the air
The music calls you to the field
The only place you know is real

The sun is sinking in the sky
We’re all-day drinking, getting high
The line-up’s bringing in the crown
The night is waking up so loud

And we’re all in for the occasion of the year
And we’re calling for the erasure of the fear
We’re falling over and we tell them we’re still here
And we’re crawling back to the canvas soaked in beer

Crawling Back to the Canvas

Vocals,synths and songwriting: Sermilion
@sermilion

Drum programming, guitars, bass and mixing: Mauermeister

Ermophis Rubicon Mix Test1

Featuring> 
The Bawl Slant- Guitars, Bass, Vocals
 Default Sensor -  Lead Vocals
 Adro the toxic waste- Lead guitar

Meatpies

The Book of Goddesses
For Flute, Harp, Percussion, and Optional Choreography
Commissioned by MAYA with funding from the  New York State Council on the Arts
Duration: 36'

Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1011

For more information: https://robertpaterson.com/the-book-of-goddesses

PROGRAM NOTES
My initial inspiration for The Book of Goddesses, and the source of the title, is the beautiful, lavishly illustrated book of the same name by Kris Waldherr, a Brooklyn based author, illustrator, designer and cellist. Waldherr’s book contains descriptions and images of hundreds of female deities from around the world, some featured more prominently than others. Rather than focus on goddesses in one particular culture, I highlight a few that seem to evoke something musical, dance-related or sensual. The cultures, countries and continents I draw on for musical material and styles are India, China, Greece, Ireland, North America, Nigeria and Cuba.

The flute and harp parts in each movement are often inspired by similar instruments found in each culture. For example, the harp part in Xi Wang Mu is inspired by the Konghou, and ancient Chinese harp, and the solo bass flute movement, Estanatlehi, is inspired by the sound of a Native American flute. Percussion instruments provide an earthiness, at least with regard to timbre, and each of the trio movements uses instruments that are not common in Western music, including an Indian Gatam, a Middle-Eastern Dumbek, an Afro-Cuban Cajón and the Udu drum, an instrument traditionally played by Nigerian women.

In order to achieve the right feel for each movement, I use non-Western scales, rhythms and other elements, and I occasionally appropriate patterns and other material from pre-existing music. My goal is to merge some of the qualities of traditional music with my own sensibility, and then filter it through flute, harp and percussion.

Many goddesses are associated with dance, certain colors or creativity in general, and with that in mind, I imagine The Book of Goddesses being performed live with choreographed dance. It may be presented in its entirety, although subsets—such as all of the movements for flute and harp—or single movements may also be extracted and performed.

The Book of Goddesses was commissioned by MAYA with funding provided by the New York State Council on The Arts.

The Book of Goddesses

The Book Of Goddesses - I. Saraswati

Arch Duke's Lament Marooned

You say you made a friend.
When you slit his throat he respected you.
It feels dishonest to pretend
when everyone is out to get you!

You're just doing what needs to be done
to survive another merciless round.
They'll find a way to take your toys 
if you don't beat them down
before they even know you exist.

What can I do? You go be you—
I'll go be the opposite of you.
Dip your hands first
and then clutch your purse.
Make sure you never end up like me
on your Fear-Hate TV.

I fear you misunderstand
the nature of our day in the sun.
You talk of wolves and sheep 
and the free and the brave
who fixed it all with a gun.

But all I see are wonders
where your miracles refuse to appear.
And when you're done deciding I'm weak,
I will drown you out and then kick you
back over to fear.

What can I do? You go be you—
I'll go be the opposite of you.
Just hit reverse and then floor your hearse.
Enjoy your next life of blaming me
for your own misery.

Traditions die. Your idols cry. They sing:
Whatcha gonna do about it?
The righteous fall. The smart control. They sing:
Whatcha gonna do about it?

What can you do? You're only you.
Wronged and denied, robbed of every joy!
Those saints you called
know it's not your fault,
it's just a sacrilegious ploy.

Opinions lie. Your minions sigh. They sing:
Whatcha gonna do about it?
The zealous fall. The selfless roll.  They sing:
Whatcha gonna do about it...

Opposite of You

Support Gom

Another fun Collaboration with SC member Combstead.
We gotta quit meeting like this!

Holy Ground - Combstead - Grigg

(C)2011
Guitar, Bass, Programming, Composing, Mixing, Producing and Mastering by Robert Grigg

Lately... I've Been Thinkin'

Gravy

Soulful expression is the ultimate goal in any way of life.

Ginger (Wizkid)

D Moffitt

Recent comments

DJ C-AIR

Karim Manjra

Related tracks