Taken from my 'Shorts' album, the idea being to create songs quickly and of somewhere near a minute in length.

Whilst visually scouring my bedroom looking for an idea for the next tune, I spotted the box set of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. The rest as they say is .... er 42?

Don't Panic

I'm slowly whittling away the audio faults of my recordings (most of which are caused by the fact that the room that temporarily houses my studio is rather less than perfect - the new one will have proper treatments applied before I move in).  

It has been suggested that I give a PayPal address for any kind folk who enjoy my music and who may wish to offer a small donation (towards the studio fund). Here it is:-

schrage.musik@btinternet.com

ANY donation gratefully received.

Anyway:-

These days, as soon as I start mixing something, I hear a little voice telling me to 'leave more space'. The voice belongs to Tom Newman. And the bugger's right. I've been guilty (as Newman will tell anyone who cares to listen) of filling every gap. I still do that but now I empty many of them.

This mix has had a lot of stuff taken away. It's close to being 'there'. It possibly needs mixing by someone other than me. If anyone wants a challenge.........?

I Called Her Beryl (Remix 2/8/16)

A commissioned sketch from way back when. Recently (October 17) fully put together and roughly mixed. The original version was on my 'Mirage Tapes' release.

Just Passing

The 'main theme' of this piece started life as a sax riff for a song called 'Patterns in the West' (back when I did flute, sax & vocals).

The current piece was written in October/November 2020. The 'vocals' are contributions from friends. For those most part, these good people were given a single word beginning with 'dis'. The reasons for this are...... Well, you work it out.

The Dis Dance

This soundscape was originally written for Francis Lickerish's "Far and Forgot" album . It can be heard, low in the mix of "The Disenchanting".

I can't remember the wording of Francis's original request but what I tried to produce was this:-

It's a beautiful, lush, green jungle in another place. It's dawn and strange creatures, some bird-like, others giant beasts - but all utterly benign - begin to awaken.

Then come the monsters.......

Don't Panic

Helm DeVegas

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