Nice track. Lovely tune well matched to the lyrics.

I hear just a hint of John Lennon in your voice.

nice song Graham, puts me in mind of G Harrison

Fabulous winter song! Very sweetly sung, Graham.

Murazzi is a particular location of Turin close to the "Po" river full of pubs and bars, especially way in summer night there is a lot of people and sometimes strange drunk things happen 😄🍷🍸🍻.
Originally released in 2010 this is the historic link :
https://www.jamendo.com/track/695838/murazzi

A Due Act

Murazzi

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/5FsPCoQ2Y9Z0OuG5kWDxDs?si=c03ccc558021498a
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUxKzif8IKI
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/konrad-spittelberg/yearning

Yearning. The pain when you long for something and yet can't get it. When periods of depression and self-immersion are interrupted by outbursts of hearfelt desire and longing, only to collapse into themselves again. And yet, excruciating as this bittersweet state of mind is, the heart nevertheless seems to also derive pleasure from it.

Compositionwise: 
The track is of the form Intro (@0:00) - Main1 (@0:33) - Main2 (@1:29) - Diversion (@2:19) - Main3(@2:53) - Outro (@3:17)
Overall, the track lives from its sequence of low-energy parts and muffled outbursts. Over time, the track increases in intensity, in two ways: First, its speed increases from the Intro in the Mid 60s to the Low 70s lateron. Moreoever, the melodical intensity of the variations gets increasingly dense (see below) 

The track starts with a low-paced introspect Intro where the left melody line goes up and the right hand down. This contraction in the used space of tones resembles the seclusion of the proponent of our story. The desparation is underlined by sudden crescendos and abrupt falling back into pian(issim)o. This effect is held up throughout the remainder of the track. The left hand in the Intro follows a low-paced half note beat. The right hand first introduces the lead theme that is later varied in the parts (M, M', M'') but then modulates in a unique way that is not repeated throughout the track again.
@ 0:33, the Intro is over and the first of the main parts, Main1, starts. The left hand increases its intensity from here on throughout the track by switching to quarters instead of halfs. The lead theme is modulated with more energy (and will be ever more intense in the later variations of Main). After that, the track goes @0:57 into a series of outbursts and resignations. This series is repeated in Main2 @1:57 in more intensity and a chord inversion higher.
The Diversion is characterised by chord inversions that gently fall down, just like rain that pours down that window that our protagonist stares through. And then reaches the biggest outburst of the whole track.
Finally, after Main3, which includes the most intense version of the lead theme and harmonically altered variation, the piece finishes with a questioning yet pieceful end.

In mastering the piece, after MIDI editing, one of the challenges was to find the right balance between the plaintive metallic overtone-rich outbursts versus a rich and full sound for the resignative parts. I chose the Pianoteq Warm Peterov Mistral (with some minor tweaks) as the piano. On this, I used three basic Cubase-inate effects: (1) some light-touch EQ (a scaled-downversion of Basic Piano), (2) compression (Ratio of 1.8) and (3) Reverb (the Cubase-equivalent of the Goldener Musikvereinssaal in Vienna of course :-)). The mix has been balanced at -1db to allow enough headroom for the streaming services' normalization magic to happen ;-).

Yearning (Piano Miniature)

čekam te u jarku(demo)

Cast of characters:
Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur–composition and foundational rhythm guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen–guitar solos choruses, mix, and production
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell –electric piano, synth, and intro composition
K2 and the Three [and the Four]-- @k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Llanpsych– @llanpsych –Tez–Guitar solo in the verses
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –four string fretless bass guitar
 
This song began with Artur composing the entire skeleton, and recording it against a mechanical beat. He presented it to Josh, who immediately shared it with The Eclectic Collective. Ken first replaced the metronomic beat with a real, rocking drum sound. Josh promptly added his fretless bass to it, to complete the rhythm section. Soon after, JJ added his electric piano magic, including a short solo, to the stew. Once the rhythmic framework was laid down, Stephen got to work on the choruses, coming up with solid, melodic lines for them. Then, it was Tez's turn to light up the verses with his monster guitar. When we had it mostly completed, Artur asked JJ if he'd do an intro to it. JJ came up with the whole psychedelic intro in response. 
  When it was finished, we asked Stephen if he would mix it for us, which he did with his typical mastery and attention to detail. We all really enjoy making music with Artur, and have been fans of and collaborators with him for almost a year now. If you like the sound of this song, you would do well to go check out his page, too, as he has a bunch of gems on there. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Tell Me The Truth (Eclectic Collective)

The Smoking Trout continue our tale of the Quest for the Holy Dumpling. This time we're joined by our biggest crew yet! Stonerjazz (Jeff) got us started and somehow the whole process unfolded quite organically from there. TexMex Shaman (Stephen), Jo Richter, Tot (Masa), Jeff and Tea R Sea (Terry) are regularly recurring members of the band. We are happy to welcome Wivresse (Carine) and Neil Harding as new guest contributors. This was tons of fun as always, and a truly global collaboration spanning Japan, France, Germany, UK, and USA.

Stonerjazz (@user-911083679) --- Words, Vocals, Guitar (pt II)
TexMex Shaman (@texmex-shaman) --- Guitar (pt III)
Wivresse (@wivresse2) --- Xaphoon, Vocals, Water sounds & percussion
Tot (@tot-beat) --- Drums & main beat
Jo Richter (@sonic-textures) --- Thundersheet, Instrumental prelude & words (pt I)
Neil Harding (@user-484622070) --- Spoken word vocals (pt I)
Tea R. Sea (@tea_are_sea) --- Production, Synths (pt II), Sound effects (pt I)

Catch up on the Quest for the Holy Dumpling: on.soundcloud.com/FR63a
Listen to the Land of Zed, Smoking Trout's debut album: on.soundcloud.com/WB34q



written by Jo Richter performed by Neil Harding

" Those individuals on wheels had a hand time finding their feed. Hungry they were - for that special dumpling that connects you to anything pagans and believers alike deem holy. Although endowed with holographic properties, you can't walk on clouds unless they are numbered. They kept drifting upwards, therefore, slowly upwards until they hit the ceiling called Mars. Mars always happens to be where your head needs something to bump against. That's the nature of war. "



written by jeff gardiner

It turned out
there was never any doubt
about
how it was gonna be

ya know it's hard sometimes
to get a grip
drifting in the misty corridors of time

Hope we find that dumpling soon
maybe it's on the moon
traveling at the speed of light
we could get there sometime later on tonight

everybody on the bus
runnin hard and hot
some of us holograms
except for Gus
he's an Alien from outer space
waiting for the rendevous
at the window of the launch
in Oaxaca down in Mexico
Where the magic mushrooms grow

And his bus
a shuttle from the mother ship
disquised as a 1983 GMC
infinity
He's from another Galaxy
searching for the holy dumpling
just like you and me.

Except For Gus--Holy Dumpling #9-The Smoking Trout and Friends-See Bio

Original by Jace Everett 2005

Vocals : Janne Hennie

Bad Things W/ Janne Hennie

Remixes

Summer Multidrone (Dub Remix 2024)

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Prelude To Nowhere.

2nd song retrieved from Marc's recording system after we lost him 4 years ago.  Song written and recorded by Marc
This song GULLIBLE was one he was working on probably more than 15 years ago and we even played it live as a duo so maybe it's older than that. But he only got around to recording it about 5 or 6 years ago.
Putting him under the blow torch it was a song related to discomfort in one of his work scenarios - and of course adversity produces the best songs.
To Susa , it's tough to hear his voice again but also thrilling and therapeutic

The song was meant to fade out but he hadn't quite done that so there's about 6 mins of outro!

Tasman Heights

GuLLIBLE - Marc Steyn

..........you will love this song. You hardly need to sit in front of a large open fire as the music creates a warmth that you can almost feel. The gentle percussive beat adds to the cosy, homely feel. (Reviews Unlimited)

The wind and rain are here again, winter is settling in,
Put on your scarves and gloves to dress for the cold and stop you from shivering.

Winter days and winter nights, shorter days so turn on the lights.
Ice and snow will come along and stay for a while and then be gone,
Approaching time of seasonal cheer, that marks the end of another year,
It marks the end of another year,

The outside temperatures have dropped, the water is starting to freeze,
There’s icicles hanging from the porch, the trees are bare of leaves,

Winter days and winter nights, shorter days so turn on the lights.
Ice and snow will come along and stay for a while and then be gone,
Approaching times of seasonal cheer, that marks the end of another year,
It marks the end of another year,

We’re sitting in front of a large open fire, no matter that the weather’s severe,
These cold winter nights have a place of their own so near to the end of the year,

Winter days and winter nights, shorter days so turn on the lights.
Ice and snow will come along and stay for a while and then be gone,
Approaching times of seasonal cheer, that mark the end of another year,
It marks the end of another year,

Seasonal Songs EP

Winter Days And Winter Nights

First of all thanks for dropping in on my page.
I sing, write songs and play rhythm guitar. I'm trying to learn a bit of bass. People tell me I've got a reasonable voice and I have a liking for melody. As I make my way with multi-track home recording, I'm hoping the the end result will be greater than the sum of the parts!
So again, thanks for dropping by. Hopefully you will take a listen to some of my songs and if you like what you hear, it would be great if you could leave a comment.

Winter Days And Winter Nights (Graham Williams) ©2020 Words Of Wonder Music

Graham J Williams

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