These vocals nearly killed me, more of a songwriter than a singer. Next song I write might only have a 3 step range!...Dementia, Alzheimer's is a terrible reality for so many. I wrote the first verse from the perspective of the afflicted one and the second verse from the caregiver’s . The cover art is being created before I release on the streamers in early 2025, but here it is for meySoundClouders. I promise, the next song will be a more joyful tune...I hope!

Falling

Once in a while, I'll be posting short excerpts of songs I've worked on, isolating a particular section like just vocals, sound effects or, like in this case, a horn arrangement (something I'm trying to learn more about these days).

This is the closing chorus section of one of my favourite songs I've done, Pick Me Up. This section features a sax solo, accompanied by a horn arrangement (trumpet, sax, trombone), with a bit of organ, bass and drums. All horn sounds are VST instruments, from Acoustic Samples (great company for high quality instrument sounds).

And here's a link to the full song; thanks for listening!
https://on.soundcloud.com/NvLvbJNAFqMABMpf6

More goodies in the "ISOLATED TRACKS" playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/sets/isolated-tracks

Pick Me Up (FEATURED HORNS)

Dust

Live Reflexion#022

A new composition
Lyrics:

In the silence of the night, I've laid my heart bare,
Words like whispers drifting, tangled in the air.
I spoke of the shadows, the weight of a smile,
Trying to lift the darkness, if just for a while.

I’ve seen the faces, their eyes locked tight,
Chasing the phantoms of a flickering light.
Lost in the chatter, of voices all wrong,
Searching for truth in a deafening song.

But the last song is playing, and it’s bittersweet,
A melody fading, beneath restless feet.
Where do we wander when the lights start to fade?
In this masquerade, has hope ever stayed?

 Lost in the shuffle, as we dance in the dark,
Clinging to echoes, but where’s the spark?
This world is a canvas smeared with despair,
Maybe the colors were never quite there.

So, what will be left when we roll up the scroll?
A tale of a wanderer, lost in the control.
I question the fabric of this strange design,
Is it fate or just folly that draws us the line?
                                               
So, I sing one last time, in the still of the night,
As the curtain is falling, I hold on to the light.
We fight for a place where the heart can be free,
In this aching reflection, it's just you and me.
Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea
Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk 2025

The Last Song is Playing

Crime Of Passion,== Gene Jumper, ( cover ) Ricky Van Shelton

Third upload from the album "The Thing in my Head Smiled," consisting of thematically interlinked songs (with full details of the "gimmick" to be explained when full album is uploaded and assembled)

The Thing in my Head Smiled

24 4 21

Starting off as a riff on the guitar this song came about very quickly. It developed into several disparate guitar parts that I thought might make a nice combined piece. I may have riffed on this piece to the point of nauseam which has resulted in the track's sheer length, an indulgence for which only I am sure to appreciate at its eight minute duration.   

I reached out to Kenneth, from K2 and the Three/Four, to see if he would be interested in taking part in this rather odd, elongated number. He kindly agreed to take part and played some rather impressive drum parts for most of the song. However, with his busy schedule – it having been the holiday season and all – as well as his many other musical commitments, the collaboration went the way as these things some times do, drifting away like dandelion spores caught in a gust of wind. 

After a while, I decided to revisit this track with my original drums and percussion parts added back into the mix. I’m no Ken K on the drums – that is for sure – but I’ve done my best to capture what was in my head when I originally conceived of the song. 

I wish to thank Kenneth (K2 and the Three/Four) for taking some time in indulging me with this weird song. In the end, the collaboration was not to be but the song lives on in its ragged, rough original form. 

I hope you’ll take "some" time to listen to Cut and manage to find an endearing moment within this cacophony of a song. 

Much appreciated. 
JS 
__________

CUT

See it drip
What’s in is coming out
You severed the line
To end all doubt

Cut

See red
In a pool at your feet
You desired quiet n’ release
Is this how these two ends meet?

Cut

A shroud of shadows 
Sliced by a sliver of light
From a gentle hand
To a grip so tight

Cut

Despite twisted reason
We’re more than our biology
Look deeper within
Pacify disharmony

n’Stay
n’Stay
n’Stay
n’Stay
n’Stay
n’Stay
__________
JS

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Just Another

didgeridoo number two 1min 17secs

https://soundcloud.com/anders-tholcke

This lovely person inspired this. Thanks for making me think

It's rough the idea at the mo. In fact it was on the fly so happy with it given that.

I'm being very sincere when I say you stopped me in my tracks on how I think about AI music. I was very naive to the positives it gives.

I will continue to have the right conversations about it where I can but thanks for improving those going forward.

Well done, your Grandkids are lucky to have you.
 
Cheers,

Carl

Music & Peace & Love

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my music is made from these things:
casio keyboard (has multi-track)
zoom h1 microphone
bamboo xylophone
edward the violin
blasty the hollow tube (styled after didgeridoo)
kidbass malldad the electric bass guitar
honey the acoustic guitar
bluey the electric guitar
trombone
thumb piano
cowbells
clarinet
flute
recorder
stylophone
wooden frog
floor tom  drum
bongos drums
african drum
various mallets
various percussion
household objects
field recordings
stupid kid drum kit thing
ukulele
piano
pump organ
zoom h4 microphone
digital metronomes
koala sampler
metal xylophone
misc other physical instruments
NCH audio editing software
garageband (only used once so far)

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didgeridoo number two 1min 17secs

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