MIGHTY FALL (el altar del dinero)

driving down the mountain, just to watch them crawl
mr. know-it-all, raised on backdoor’d nepotism, but dropped the ball
speeding through the city, just to catch that thrill
of the sucker's kill, he was superman-ambition, with no real skills 

-C H O R U S -

…and the Mighty Fall, 10,000 clowns and all
if you’re blind to your addictions, she’ll be that intervention now
it’s a Mighty Fall, one percent and all
if you need the inspiration, she’s a walking revelation now

-V E R S E-

flashing on the TV, with a smirking grin
mr. Walking Sin, he was tight-rope-contradictions
…and dead within
living in a bubble, is the modern way, oh but so cliché
to have all the education, but zero grace

-C H O R U S -

…and the Mighty Fall, jack-off saints and all
If you’re lacking the conviction, she’ll be a benediction now
and the Mighty Fall, trust fund perks and all
if you’re missing the compassion, she’ll tase your heart to action now

-B R I D G E –

billions and trillions and zillions of dollars, the altar of money, is it worth all the bother?
it owns you and tones you, you soon will be facing, a bottomless hunger that's certainly waiting for you…

-C H O R U S -

…and the Mighty Fall, country clubs and all
if you need a new sensation, she’s a walking revelation now
…and the Mighty Fall, wipe the prints and call
no one cares about distinctions when facing their extinction now

Mighty Fall (el altar del dinero)

chill electronica instrumental with an ?oriental feel

rockon2019

a higher plane

Drift

Original composition.... Alejandro Gonzalez M.

La Solitude D'Astolfo

This song is (to me) about our need as people to stay alive on the inside and find truth within ourselves. To pursue ourselves and realise and embrace what we are in order to truly live... and the struggles that such a pursuit can present along the way.

To celebrate my love of Ayreon and the new album "Transitus" (released on the day i upload this), here is my loving stage musical-style cover of Comatose, from the '08 album "01011001".

Please comment and let me know what you think!

If you enjoyed, please check out the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw6Og_tbIjU

Comatose (Ayreon Cover)

I wanted to make something big and orchestral and this is the final product that came to my mind. I was playing around with the string samples in Ableton, it was also great to include some timpani and other experimental sounds in the track. Of course outer space is always somehow involved in what I make :-) Enjoy the music and as I always say "there is more music to come..."

After Neptune

An extended version of an upbeat, hopeful Christmas track in this trickiest of years. Listen and feel hope!

Phil Mellen - Guitars, bass, keys, vocals
Jake Evans - Lead guitar

Recorded at Big Red Studios, Macclesfield.

Better this Christmas (extended version)

Blue side of the moon

Ando Moon - "Why Can't This Be Real"

Limbo

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Duration: ca. 15'
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=1302
For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/sonata-for-bassoon-and-piano

PROGRAM NOTES (SHORT VERSION FOR PROGRAMS) 
When I first began to plan this sonata for bassoon and piano, I had no idea that I would be inspired by something so overtly programmatic, let alone by an American, historical figure who was alive well before I was born. I knew that the premiere would take place at the Thomas Edison Inn in Port Huron, Michigan, and my curiosity eventually took hold and I started reading up on Thomas Edison’s inventions and his life. I was immediately hooked: many of his experiences and beliefs resonated with me. I could not stop thinking about him or his inventions and they ended up providing a Romantic and technical inspiration for this piece.

The first movement, Edison’s Ears, is inspired by a legendary story about the ear problems Edison suffered from throughout his childhood in Port Huron. According to this tale, when he was 15, a train accident further injured his ears. When he tried to jump on the moving train, the conductor grabbed him by his ears to help pull him up. The young Edison said he felt something snap inside his head, and he soon began to lose much of his hearing. The thought of something “snapping inside his head” made me think how, as morbid as this is, inventing something musical from this story might have humored him. The middle of the movement reaches its peak with a loud, staccato “snapping” chord. The beginning of this movement sounds somewhat mechanical and is the first of three locomotive sections (based on three musical quotes) that progressively increase in tempo. The end of the movement gradually descends in register and dies away, much like a hyper-speed, fast-forward toward his eventual and inevitable hearing loss.

The second movement, Mina’s Tapping, draws its inspiration from a story about Edison’s second wife, Mina Miller. The story goes that they were introduced to each other by his life-long friend Ezra Gilliland: “Their courtship ended when Edison tapped out a proposal for marriage on Mina’s hand. In their many years together the pair communicated via Morse code. When attending meetings or at gatherings with friends, Mina would tap out the discussions in Morse code on her deaf husband’s hand. Despite his long hours away from home, Thomas and Mina were totally devoted to each other and profoundly in love.” In this movement, Edison is represented by long melodic lines; Mina is represented by heartbeat-like, pulsed chords derived from the dots, dashes and spaces of Morse code.

Edison is also responsible for creating a revolutionary business model, the world’s first “invention factory.” The final movement,Invention Factory Eureka, is inspired by this, and the one invention that is said to have been Edison’s only true “Eureka!” invention, the cylinder phonograph. The opening motivic material in this movement is derived from the word “Eureka!” The many bright ‘dings’ throughout the middle of the movement represent the cliché of a light bulb appearing above someone’s head when they have a bright idea. This image ties in nicely to Edison, his inventions and his one “eureka” moment.

Blue side of the moon

T.S.