A basic loop I recorded on my RC-3 a month or so ago; and added a second part to it for fun. Great motivational music to listen to on repeat, a few minor mistakes, but I really like it. :O)

Funkyland Loop

A little something I recorded in December of 2013, so I wouldn't lose the progression, it's based on a play on words related to two women who have been a big part of my life over the last few years, with all of the suffering and good times that went along with it. Maybe I'll use this in a song eventually, with vocals, maybe not, but I like the feel of it.

Marinara

An acoustic instrumental I came up with while living in Boulder CO in 1984. Years later in 2003, while deeply in love with someone, I put words to it for a song I called, "Let it Stay".

Colorado Contrasts

Upbeat instrumental piano tune I wrote in Boulder CO and recorded by sneaking into the Music School's soundproof piano practice rooms with my microphones and cassette recorder (c. 1984). Not a perfect recording, but pretty smooth, and lively. With a few more variations here and there to the composition, I think it might be something. 

This had no title 'til I uploaded it, and the title I chose comes from the fact that I was pretty depressed when I listened to it, and hope is what it reminded me of. Certain parts need to be slowed down a little, and the dynamics (volume) could be altered in places to make this even better, but I'm very happy with the basic concept.

Hope Springs Eternal

Wrote this while living in a tent, inside a greenhouse in Jan of 2009. Tent was covered with blankets, space heater inside, and spent many winter mornings writing songs and poems, processing a deeply painful experience of semirequited love in 2003-4.

BONAFIDE BLUES MAN-acoustic

From early 2012 or so... not sure. Not a finished recording, but a pretty cool theme, which I then expanded on and experimented with.

ElectricExplosion

An experimental electric guitar part, composed on the fly, grew into something a lot more interesting when I added a digital drum part two weeks later. Each was done in one take, and the drums had to follow the stops and starts of the guitar part as it was all trial and error. This is an 11 minute excerpt from the middle of the 25 minute original, and captures most of the best moments, when a real synergy happened between the drums and the guitar! This was originaly recorded on my MicroBR 4 track digital recorder. Still new to recording and editing, but I'm looking forward to doing a lot more in the future!! Hope you enjoy it, and please let me know what you think.

Indomitable

Another electric guitar composition-recording, in which I work with a basic idea, and develop it while I'm playing. I added the drum part afterwards, playing my Yamaha 4 pad drum machine, and the original recording was made through my MicroBR 4 track digital recorder. This is an excerpt from the 12 and a half minute original. You in-a-hurry-folks :O), please check out 2:21 and 3:26, those are two of my favorite sections. Honest, respectful feedback is welcome, as always!

DescA-Mell, stereo sample

Written in 2009, and saved in my digital recorder, now finally edited and mixed in Audacity. Disclaimers on the vocals: 

1. I need to acquire a professional quality microphone for vocals in the near future, I could not sing loud enough without distorting the sound, and the quality is low.
2. I'm getting over the flu, and had coughing fits this morning, not the best day to redo the vocals but I couldn't wait!
3. Though I wrote the song, it's at the low end of my voice range.

That said, I am REALLY happy with the way this came out, musically. I will redo the vocals in the near future, and see if I can get them to the same standard as the rest of the recording!!

Fred M Zarro