Nothing happens without a spark, my friend, and your beautiful, evocative composition hit home so tellingly that everything else was simplicity itself.  Marvellous music and superb production that I'm so very grateful to have been part of.

I had the chance to listen in privilege, this revisited version. The muffled and profound voice, for this admirable text, is perfectly integrated into this piece of music which was waiting for it .... Proof here, that a music can travel, and be embellished during its journey in an excellent way. A great work of mixing that you realized there my Friend .... A very realistic sound image ....

I have already expressed all the good I thought of this collaboration, and I can reiterate it on this page .... Congratulations to you three.

absolutely love this, heard it on Peter's cloud, brilliant work from all of you.

oh man...David always gets that to die for sound with his acoustic

perfect in every way my friends,,and the vocal fits to a T...big fav...well done...Ed

Hi! Peter as got the perfect voice as a narrator. I enjoy his poetry So good collab you re doing with David. All the best to you three😎💚

So cool to hear both versions. Enchanting.

In recent years, I've had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with some of the amazing artists I've met here on Soundcloud, who have also become very good friends of mine. This list is some of the creations we made together.

Have a good time in the world of music. ;)

Seagull

Some of my best collaborations in no particular order

What absolute joy I have been able to experience in recent weeks by working together with these three eminent musicians, composers and producers.
Dan-DT, Ed Cunningham and David Dunham. It's the first time all four of us have collaborated and the result is "The Quietude".
I am very honored, and filled with joy!
So a very warm thank you gentlemen for your generosity and friendship. ;)

Since the theme of this song is the "inner stillness" we all need sometimes, there is also a video for this song on my youtube channel. Please watch it as it adds another dimension to these gentlemen's eminent musical abilities. ;)
You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxFYED8OEeQ

Many thanks Dan for the very beautiful and appropriate track image you created!

We wish you all a moment of "inner stillness". ;)

Listen to more of Dan-DT's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3

Listen to more of Ed Cunningham's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/westtracksmusic

Listen to more of David Dunham's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

The Quietude - Dan DT, Ed Cunningham, David Dunham, Seagull

Cloudy night tale

FREEFORM

Hey Ive done a mix of @ipg1 cool rap Clear & Present Danger https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/clear-and-present-vox-97-bpm-1

Here is the Hip Hop mix

https://soundcloud.com/ricochet8888/ipg1-ricoclear-present-hiphopmix?in=ricochet8888/sets/ipg1-rico

Enjoy 
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CLEAR AND PRESENT** IPG1 & RICØ

https://storyofthelie.bandcamp.com/album/2011-22-8-albums-in-1

Giant Mantis

Dear friends,
my chest feels constricted and heavy with sadness when I think of all those affected by malignant diseases - especially when it comes to young people and children - but there is hope!
This song is based on a true event.
Swedish television will broadcast a gala in support of cancer research tonight.
The research saves lives!!

A Hope


The sky in september is wonderful

with a color of bright blue

and with white clouds with sharp margins

and it’s restful to watch.

The girl behind the window pane

finds peace by this sight

and the burden lighter will be

There is a hope - there is a hope

that all will be fine


Two years have passed since she got the news
        D                A                           D           A         A
that her bone marrow was diseased
              D                                A            A
and she can expect severe treatment
              D                              G
that will last for many weeks
               D                   A           A
The girl and her parents
        D                 A
     became seriously scared
G                 D             A
since they have enterd a frightening world
                           D            A                 D        D
There is a hope - there is a hope
D                A   GD D             A      A
that all will be fine
        A               D

Now she sits by the window and looks at the clouds
                D                 A                D                  A           A
she has had a tough time
               D                 A        A
with severe complications 
            D                 G 
but she managed to win this fight
              D                               A        A
now she is waiting for the doctor
                  D                       A
    who shall tell her how it is
G                   D                   A
he said dear young lady - You are cured
             D                 A                      D          D
The hope has come true - the hope has come true
        D                        A   GD    D                        A
and everything is fine
        A                   D

A Hope

The response to this collaboration around a childhood memory has been fantastic. Obviously many of our listeners have been reminded of their own childhoods and memories have been brought to life.
One of them is "Peter" a very talented poet and songwriter and also a very good friend of David Dunham, and now also to me. ;)
He wrote, a very beautiful poem for our song, so now it is incorporated and we therefore make an updated publication of the song. With his lyrics and reading, Peter has added another dimension to this beautiful warm memory in addition to David's fantastic guitars. ;)

More vivid than this, it is difficult to present a memory. So I thank these talented and cheerful friends for an unforgettable musical journey. ;))

Hear more of Peter's beautiful music here: https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040
Hear more of David Dunham's beautiful music here; https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

My sanctuary from archive gleans
The gentle times, wherein my mind
Recalls a childhood spent in dreams
Of bobbing boats on ocean spied.

Here, the call of a benevolent sea
The briny, perfumed honesty
Of adolescent memories.

But whence this salty desert sea
Where once the skinny trawler plied?
Plastic water ocean streams
Where finny, swimmy fish should lie.

Silenced of the chuggy motors
Decimated by their quotas
Where the haddock, cod and herring bloaters?

The factory ships that hoovered clean
Of scaly friends the sea main wide.
Its cheaply speckled high protein
Squandered as the herring gull cried.

Where the fishers, where the boats?
Where the nets, and yellow rubber coats?
Where the pots, and lines and corky floats?

...wherein my mind
Recalls a childhood spent in dreams
Of bobbing boats on ocean spied.
Why, they set sail for the past it seems,
Upon tomorrow's ebbing tide.

An updated Childhood Memory With Peter, David D & Seagull

Listen

What began as a collaboration with Debra Buesking has expanded to include the wonderful vocal talent of Paolo Pieraccini (@mayadog).  His singing, especially in Italian, gives the song a sweet, emotional intimacy and urgency.  A lovely honor to have him grace our song with his talent. Hear more fine music on his profile and Debbie's too @debra_buesking. 
Lyrics in Italian and English:
Dimmi dove sei
Torno a casa e non ti trovo più
Le tue calze sopra il letto
Sempre accesa la TV

Non dimentico
Le tue promesse in bilico
e le domeniche
Sempre spese solo dove decidi tu
Forse ho il cuore troppo piccolo
Per lasciarti la tua libertà
casca il mondo
quando te ne vai

Mille baci e poi
All’improvviso il vuoto fra di noi
Non so perché rimango appeso qui
Il tuo canto mi ha ingannato
e come Ulisse mi salverò
Ma poi ricadrò
nella tua tela ancora

Sei sparita ormai
irraggiungibile
ma è sicuro io ti troverò per dirti che
che non mi arrendo e voglio solo te
Puoi scommetterci
Vorrei sentire ancora i brividi
Mentre stringo la tua mano
per non lasciarti più
………………..
Chissà dove sei

Tell me where you are
I come home and I can't find you anymore
Your socks over the bed
Still on the TV

I do not forget
Your promises in the balance
and Sundays
Always spending only where you decide
Maybe my heart is too small
To leave you your freedom
the world falls
when are you leaving

A thousand kisses and then
Suddenly the void between us
I don't know why I'm hanging here
Your singing deceived me
and like Ulysses I will save myself
But then I'll fall back
in your web again

You're gone now
unattainable
but it's sure I'll find you to tell you that
that I'm not giving up and I just want you
you can bet
I wish I could still feel the chills
As I hold your hand
not to leave you anymore
……………… ..
Who knows where you are

Easy To Please (featuring Paolo; vocal) Debbie; Piano, David; Guitar

Traduit en français plus bas
-----
Did you save me
Or did you take me down? down
Prayers are no longer needed
Now i leave the ground
Did you love me
When you held me tight, so tight
Words are illusions but tears never lie

Now I'm a ghost in this world 
Far from the living, far from home
I still have the taste on my tongue
Memories in monochrome
Wandering with peace of mind
Just listening to the blind
I'm ok, leaving it all behind

A ghost in this world,
far from heaven, far from hell
I don't know where i belong
and for now some doubts prevail
Deprived of the essential
What seemed so valuable
I'm ok, lost in intangible

A ghost in the world
Lost in intangible

Did you love me
Did you lie ?
Did you save me
Or take me down ?
-----
Est ce que tu m'as sauvé
Où est ce que tu m'as mis à terre ?
Les prières ne sont plus nécessaires
Maintenant je quitte le sol
Est-ce que tu m'as aimé
Quand tu me tenais serré, si serré
Les mots sont des illusions mais les larmes ne mentent jamais

Maintenant je suis un fantôme dans ce monde 
Loin des vivants, loin de chez moi
J'ai encore le goût sur ma langue
Des souvenirs en monochrome
Errant avec la paix de l'esprit
Écoutant les aveugles
Je vais bien, en laissant tout derrière moi

Un fantôme dans ce monde,
loin du paradis, loin de l'enfer
Je ne sais pas où est ma place
Et pour l'instant, certains doutes subsistent
Privé de l'essentiel
Ce qui semblait si précieux
Je vais bien, perdu dans l'intangible

Un fantôme dans le monde
Perdu dans l'intangible

M'aimais-tu ?
As-tu menti ?
M'as-tu sauvé
Ou m'as-tu fait tomber ?

Ghost

Out of the Box October 2022
Drift and dream….

En - Trance

Found an old acapella with Madame Snowflake in my folder, which means as much today as when it was written, and I thought it was time to try to give it a nice setting.
When the foundation was ready, I sent it to David Dunham and asked if he could possibly help with some of his beautiful finger-style playing. And being the gentleman that he is, he immediately plunged into the mysterious room of creation.
A couple of days later I got a couple of lovely tracks with two guitar parts. 
And now you too can share this little journey with us.

We wish you a pleasant journey. ;)

I humbly thank you David for your invaluable help and cooperation in this sweet journey. ;)

Listen to more of David Dunham's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Listen to more of Madame Snowflake's lovely music here: https://soundcloud.com/snowflakesings

"Miracles (pell)"
by Snowflake
http://ccmixter.org/people/snowflake

2015 - Licensed under
Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

The lyrics and melody are by Patronski, with a couple of minor adaptations. 
http://ccmixter.org/people/Patronski

Miracles

There is too much talking
And there is nothing left to say
They say faith can move mountains
On my knees I start to pray

Too close for comfort
And too blind to see
It’s black and white, there’s no color
Something coming over me

Heard a voice calling out my name
Time to change we can’t remain the same

It’s a road less traveled
On a path to better times
All that glitters isn’t gold
Gotta read between the lines

Used to getting what we want
Still don’t realize what we need
We keep burning the midnight oil
Just to satisfy our greed

Heard a voice calling out my name
Time to change we can’t remain the same

The weight is getting heavy
Nothing ever stays the same
Evolution is the cross we bare
And the price we have to pay

When we stop our sleeping
When we finally wake
We’ll be turning water into wine
Nothing standing in our way

Heard a voice calling out my name
Time to change, we can’t remain the same
Miracles happen every day
What was impossible fades away

When we stop our sleeping
When we finally wake
We’ll be turning water into wine
Nothing standing in our way

Nothing Stand In Our Way -  M Snowflake - David D - Seagull

With my good friend Dan-DT, who is a master of his musical genre, and his help with his fantastic strings, choirs, piano and not least Clara's beautiful voice to lift this little observation of fairies in the first light of the morning into something that became magical . ;)

Try to feel, experience and see this in front of you.....
When you went out into the morning light in the forest you love to walk in to find serenity, stillness and quietude, you suddenly heard quiet music, and after a few more steps, you saw them dancing and singing there in a clearing in the shimmering morning light. 
The fairies. ;)

To sit down in the soft moss and experience the joy and love they gave you with their music, dance and song, above all the beauty we are surrounded by in our world, and to bring their world into your mind, was an otherworldly experience. And a very strong realization that our earth is the only home we have, and it is our children's future. ;)

My warmest thanks to you Dan, for your friendship, and your magical musicality. You are very much appreciated in my world my friend!

You can find more of Dan-DT's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3

Fairies Morning Light - Dan-DT & Seagull

This song is called Stairway, and I realized that in my mind it reflects everyone's climb in life. We are encouraged and taught from birth that we must constantly get better at everything.
Better upbringing, Better behavior, Better education, Better job, Better pay, Better things, Better health, Better parent, Better home, Better car and so on.........in our endless climbing in the stairway of life, where unfortunately far too many go straight into the wall, and life comes to a screeching halt.
But what is the real goal of all this striving?

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with education hopefully producing better and more understanding and empathetic people, and a safer and nicer society. But.....and I think it's a big but.... as we are obviously being trained to buy..... all the happiness we need in life........ instead of experiencing it in a peaceful, healthy and experiential life........and at the same time we fill the pockets of a few, with what has unfortunately been given the main role as happiness......money and power...........Hmmmm.  ;)

David Dunham, with his great skill and absolutely brilliant acoustic guitar playing, has given me his much-appreciated participation in this little journey into the world of contemplation.
It is also David's final mix and mastering of the song after his recording of the guitars you hear. When I heard his mix I realized that there was nothing I could add to a very excellent work. ;)
So a big warm thank you my friend!

We wish you all a few peaceful minutes. ;)

Seagull

You can find more of David's wonderful music here; https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Stairway - David Dunham & Seagull

Peter gave me an opportunity to work a little on one of my favorite songs he's done. Dan-DT has also participated with his ideas with Clara, synths and atmosphere.
Many warm thanks Peter, for your generosity, friendship and always cheerful disposition.

Have a lovely journey ;)
You can find more of Peter's songs and poems here: https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040
And you will find more of Dan-DT's lovely music here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3

Ticking

Ticking down the time.
Nowhere at the speed of light,
Nothing in my mind.
A dream of futures past.
Precious in my heart,
But it never came to pass.
Rearranged all my drawers of memory's worn out socks,
Corrected all my broken lifetime's kitchen clocks.
Just ticking down the time.

Ticking down the time.
Backwards at the speed of life,
Burdened in my mind.
Who stole it all away?
The clarity of thought
That defined me yesterday.
Dusted all the volumes on my memory's shelf,
Time-lapsed photographic of my former self.
Just ticking down the time.

Tomorrow calls in shades of black,
I swear these walls are staring back,
We waltz our falls in spiral mime,
Just ticking down the time.

Ticking down the time.
Lights out on the road ahead,
Fog came down behind.
Ready to anoint
The corpse of a life history
Shrivelled to a point.
JPEG'd out the detail of the smiling years,
Algorithmically compressed into this room of tears,
Where I'm just ticking down the time.

Ticking - Peter, Dan-DT & Seagull

jealousy will kill us both

Welcome to my world,  🌍
and a warm thank you to all of you who take your time to listen, comment and like my songs. It is much appreciated !! 😉 🙏🏽

And a huge thank you to all of you who have collaborated with me on many of the songs! 😀 ❤️

Videos are on my YouYube channel  📽

And by the way TERROR, THREAT & WAR NOT ACCEPTED!

An updated Childhood Memory With Peter, David D & Seagull

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