Remix for an awesome track by my friend Stray Theories.

Cover art based on the original.

Stray Theories - All I Know (Need a Name Remix)

Een bewerking op het bekende kerstliedje "I'll Be Home For Christmas" gezongen door de blinde zangeres Nici Apfel. Ontdekt in 2002 door pianist Jan Wayne en presentatrice Lucile Werner. Samen zetten ze een nieuw platform op voor mensen met een visuele beperking met muzikaal talent. De liefde voor muziek zit bij Nici vooral in de musicals. Nici's grootste droom is om ooit samen te zingen met musicalster Chantal Jansen.

Thuis Blijf Ik Met Kerstmis (Feat. Nici Apfel)

Recently I found a 25 year old 720 KB floppy disk with some midi files in an old box - stuff I believed to be lost. A good reason to start fooling around with my old tunes and clean the dust from those vintage synthesizers :)

Not quite the kind of music my followers expect from me here,-but I grew up with Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream and Co - and I still adore them.

To me, this is real difficult stuff - mixing synths is a challenge as they all fill up the complete sound spectrum - I almost always end up with a mush of booming sounds.... :(

This track is featuring some great old boxes:

Yamaha TG77 (the high panning and choir pads, old 1989 midi sequence reused)
Korg X5 (sound effects and the very deep bass)
Korg M1 (the Tuba)

Any feedback on how to mix them better is much appreciated :)

About the title: this time of the year is kiting time. 
The picture shows my 3 square meter speed kite flying in the German hills under a dramatic sky - my daughters call that kite "The Flying Wing" 

Enjoy :)

Flying Wing (Remake)

Petit Reve Bizarre No.12 (Strange Dream) - Stephan Beneking

"Zita in Wonderland" - Charity Album now on iTunes
24 piano miniatures in neoclassical style for children and beginners
Please also watch the lovely video!! http://youtu.be/1dP63YZ505Q 
"Zita in Wonderland" - Charity Album
24 piano miniatures in neoclassical style for children and beginners - performed by pianists Pamela Chng and Hal Freedman
on iTunes for only 3.99 USD: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/zita-in-wonderland-charity/id804304913
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/zita-in-wonderland-charity-album-24-piano-miniatures-for-children-and-beginners
This is a "name-your-price" album that includes the "Zita" booklet with all scores. 
The revenues from this album will be donated to CBM (http://www.cbm.org), which is one of the biggest charity organisations worldwide to support children with disabilities in development countries.
The "Zita" booklet with all scores can also be downloaded for free on http://www.beneking.com/zita
Please feel free to copy and share the booklet! 
All pianists, piano teachers and piano schools can use it without any cost!

If you want to have a printed copy of "Zita in Wonderland", you can buy it on Amazon at production cost (about 5 USD):
http://www.amazon.com/Zita-Wonderland-miniatures-children-beginners/dp/1492193143/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378036404&sr=1-9&keywords=Stephan+Beneking

Also I am welcoming all RECORDINGS especially from children and beginners and offer to upload them onto my SoundCloud page and/or YouTube channel
https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/sets/zita-in-wonderland-download-on
http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815

Thuis Blijf Ik Met Kerstmis (Feat. Nici Apfel)

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