Will always love that I wrote this song while homeless living in a tent. Recorded some bass tracks layered over eachother on my phone while the sun was rising. Everytime I hear it im brought back to the woods. Which is funny because I wrote it thinking about going downtown.

Going to Town

MY DAYS IN EYDON.
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Second time I collaborate with Peter.

Great musician, exceptional lyricist and masterful social critic. All his work is full of social winks, a memory of something or someone or a beautiful poetry, and you can see it in the link below.

https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040

The first time he was kind enough to give me, on top of music I sent him, wonderful lyrics about my city, in which I feel deeply lucky to live. Do not publish this song as a gift, but you can listen to it in the following link.

https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040/hot-seville-night?si=d574dcbb06ff45648b332f9ffaca4522&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

That's why I decided to finish an unfinished song in December 2015 so that I could describe the town where he lives and return the gift to him.

Thank you Peter for your patience, enthusiasm and dedication.


Lyrics.

Ghosts
Float through my mind
Souls from ancient times
Speaking in their song of bones
Through tombstone telephones
....and they're whispering
…....they're whispering

Stones
Spangled with iron
In perpetual denial
Of earthly ticks and tocks
Doing time in village stocks
....and they're whispering
…....they're whispering
…..........they're whispering.... now....

Earth
Soft as the bells
Old hands forged them well
When you can smell the time
And hear the fires shine
....and they're whispering
…....they're whispering

Ghosts
Float through my mind
Souls from ancient times
Speaking in their song of bones
Through tombstone telephones
....and they're whispering
…....they're whispering
…..........they're whispering.... 
…..............but the whispering …..is mine.....
…...................it's all mine....

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16 tracks from Music Studio 2 with native instruments and from the Xewton forum.

2 Synthmater KV331 tracks

Music: Midisound
Lyric and voice: Peter.

Cover art of Eydon by Peter.

Editing and mixing: Midisound
Made on Ipad September 2022.

The mix....the usual...in the car.

We hope you like it

Thanks for the feedback.

Paco.

My Days In Eydon (Peter & Midisound)

4 Star Commended Entry in the 2022 UK Songwriting Contest

Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes' Night takes place on November 5th each year in Great Britain with bonfires and firework displays. It recalls the Gunpowder Plot of 1605; an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Guy Fawkes was captured before he could light the fuse to 36 barrels of gunpowder. Back in the day, children would make a scarecrow-like effigy of Guy Fawkes to be thrown on the communal bonfire during the 'celebrations'. In the run up to the evening they would ask for "a penny for the guy" to spend on sparklers, sweets or other treats.

We must remember every November, we must remember the fifth of November,
For the gunpowder, treason and plot, the gunpowder, treason and plot,
With Mr Guy Fawkes evil intentions, he certainly got all of our attention,
For the gunpowder, treason and plot, but did it succeed, it did not.

Penny for the guy, build your bonfire high,
Let the old boy fry, with fireworks in the sky,

Look at the fireworks lighting the night sky, building the bonfires, building them so high,
Flames burning golden and hot, for the gunpowder, treason and plot,

Penny for the guy, build your bonfire high,
Let the old boy fry, with fireworks in the sky,

Poor Mr Guy Fawkes, remembered to this day,
With burning bonfires and a firework display,

Penny for the guy, build your bonfire high,
Let the old boy fry, with fireworks in the sky,

We must remember every November, we must remember the fifth of November,
For the gunpowder, treason and plot, the gunpowder, treason and plot,

Penny For The Guy

Penny For The Guy (Graham Williams)

Original song and lyrics, guitars and vocals from Dirk Taubenheim (The Gatsbys)
Arrangements, mix and mastering : Richard Gonfrier

I'm feeling very proud today to contribute to Dirk's work, and share with you the outcome of our collaboration on one of his songs. 
Dirk kindly offered me to have a thought on some of his unfinished songs, and I was immediately touched by this one, One Of A Billion Stars for the meaningful lyrics and the message of Hope it delivers.
Since the beginning, I knew I wanted the same lush guitar I used for the song 1.00am, fitting so well with Dirk's voice. But this time I wanted it more subtile and more in the background than it was for our previous collab.
Then I realized that the chord progression Dirk composed was a perfect base for an instrumental chorus, with more guitars and spatial synths sounds. Finally I added a catchy synth lead line, modestly recalling Justice, which gave the modernity that this pop ballad needed to get revealed.
As I told Dirk, this song was a rough diamond I had the privilege to shape. Big Thanks for your trust Dirk, and if you want to discover and listen more of his work, please just run to his SC page https://soundcloud.com/the-gatsbys
I hope you enjoy, and all your feedback is much much appreciated. 
We are all one of a billion stars....

LYRICS:
When you think you' re all alone you may be sure someone cares.
Love cannot be seen but we all know when it' s there

Sometimes we have to wait for years and that may cause us many tears
but no one leaves this world unloved.
It may be more than you can bear that makes you cry and often swear
but someone will fix your broken heart.

Oh, ohoho, ohoho, oho
Oh, ohoho, ohoho, oho

Who' s been telling you those lies that life sucks and is a bad compromise?
Don' t believe in things like that, all they will do is make you sad.

Sometimes we have to wait for years and that may cause us many tears
but no one leaves this world unloved.
It may be more than you can bear that makes you cry and often swear
but someone will fix your broken heart.

Oh, ohoho, ohoho, oho
Oh, ohoho, ohoho, oho

Don' t you be afraid no more to lose or fail - God loves you as you are.
He created space and time and you are one of a billion stars

All actions have a consequence so there is no coincidence
that means our lives really make sense.
Take care of others, spread God' s love, try to be part of heaven' s staff,
praise the Lord and that' s enough!

One Of A Billion Stars (The Gatsbys feat. Richard Gonfrier)

Brian Butts - Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Main Mix
Nigel Manning (The Windscale Blues Experiment) - Saxophones, Saxophone Arrangement https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Reification

Bandcamp

Spark (feat. The Windscale Blues Experiment)

Continuing with the piano thing, forkin' around with an old chestnut...Enjoy!

Messin' on the Sunny Side

Base photo for cover by Kunj Parekh on Unsplash

There Once Was

Lyrics - Cunt Dracula
Lead vocals, synthesizers, concept - Mick Mack
Backing Vocals - Big Pharma

Face First!

Daunting

Enjoying the vibrations with four improvised guitars

Meditation on Em9 (Acoustic guitar instrumental)

I wrote this song about Johnny Cash who is one of my favorite singers

the man in black

Christmas is all about dreams--the dream of the coming Messiah as foretold in scripture and realized by the shepherds and wise men, dreams of presents soon to be left by Santa as children drift off to sleep--and for me, the dream of recording this project. As you listen, close your eyes and allow yourself to dream. After all ... Dreams Still Come True!

04 - Jingle Bells

The Music of Sound...really!!  It's all grist for the mill.  I visualize Sound/Music as colors, shapes and forms rather than notes in a scale.  I look upon each of these pieces as individual environments and/or sculptures in which to spend some time, looking round, feeling the curves, hanging out, exploring... Each composition is based on different elements, structures and rules or lack thereof.  Consequently, each is unique unto itself.  

Blissfully free of genre, everything is fair game:  beats; melodies; disquiet; washes; pulses; broken clichés and memes; subliminals; words and voices; chaos; sonorities; field recordings; indeterminacy; world music; the holy; the gutter; otherworld music; drones; synths; samples, etc. etc.  etc.  

I enjoy entering into the mitochondria of what makes a sound  that particular sound and then genetically change it into something entirely different than what it was - with just the essence lingering.  I also like to explore the "in-betweens" - spaces between beats, frequencies, timbres, spaces, tones, etc. In large part, simply, I'm curious to explore it all.  Suffice it to say, the wider your aperture the more you will hear and experience.  Et voila!

Oh!  Headphones will likely provide a more fulsome listening experience for many of the pieces.

You're thoughts/comments/feedback are very welcome.

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Some amazing sounds and artists out there!  Respect,
you all!

Messin' on the Sunny Side

His Left Hand