Catnip Meanders

(in frenglish ;-))
Hi to you who pass through this cloud!
What I try to do here:
Receive music, slip words in it, lay emotions through my voice. Create something else by the mix of genres and musical worlds.
It's just exciting and exhilarating, even if I have no singing technique and no good material. 
Thank you to composers / musicians: without what they relate in my ear, I would have nothing to say!
(and of course, if the adventure is wildly, let me know!)

You can also find me here: 
https://soundcloud.com/collab-vasco-luciole                                               
https://soundcloud.com/user-212901076
And there :  https://luciolelangevine.bandcamp.com/music
with              https://luciolelangevine.bandcamp.com/album/poezic-bazart
and               https://luciolelangevine.bandcamp.com/album/aux-amis
Salut à toi qui passe par mon nuage!
Ce que j'essaie de faire ici:
Recevoir des musiques,  y glisser des mots, y poser des émotions à travers ma voix. Créer quelque chose d'autre par le mélange des genres et univers musicaux. C'est juste passionnant et jubilatoire, même si je n'ai pas de technique de chant ni de bon matériel. Merci aux compositeurs/musiciens : sans ce qu'ils me racontent à l'oreille, je n'aurais rien à vous dire !
(et naturellement, si l'aventure vous tente, faites-moi signe !)

Vous pouvez aussi me trouver ici: https://soundcloud.com/collab-vasco-luciole
                                                           https://soundcloud.com/user-212901076
Et là:                   https://luciolelangevine.bandcamp.com/music
avec                           https://luciolelangevine.bandcamp.com/album/poezic-bazart
et                            https://luciolelangevine.bandcamp.com/album/aux-amis

hi there folks,  i am martin (topher) reed who hails from the Awesome city of cardiff. I Was Born on The 6/6/73, i have been playing the guitar since the age of 7 and recording my own material since the age of 15. and as you might have noticed i am partners in music with THE MIGHTY marcus swambo , we go under the alias of the fudge nutz https://soundcloud.com/helenswambo splintered finger  & black rabbit / https://soundcloud.com/fraudstein  https://soundcloud.com/black-rabbit-544450583 with our elclectic range of various styles . my influences for those of you who are interested in this type of stuff .  Are first and foremost, My Mentor & Best Friend, My Mum ,MY brother CHRISTOPHER, Mark Heenan, Bryn Thomas. Frank Zappa https://www.zappa.com/, My Sister Debbie...REKHA IYERN FE | https://soundcloud.com/rekha-iyern-fe My Awesome Cousin Sasha, my Nan & Grandad, Uncle John & Uncle Mike . Peter Hipkin, , Craig Lambo & Soumya Mondal https://soundcloud.com/suckafish & Dayle Swanbo, The Specials......https://soundcloud.com/tidy-1.& The Awesome Mark Heenan,, Ed Wynne https://www.ozrics.com/,  the beatles, Graham Coxon, becks track i'm a loser,https://www.facebook.com/grahamcoxonofficial/  the beastie boys, Jack bruce& Not Forgetting The Awesome Inspiration That Is Noel Gallagher, Jack Bruce,  the stone roses & SANDALS The Rite To Silence Album , STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE soundtrack ,  early to MID 1990's underground techno & ACID house , Justin Warfeilds my Feild Trip To Planet 9,  Civilizations phase 3 , Uncle Meat, Lumpy Gravy, Blur, Oasis,  ozric tentacles, nodens ictus, Nirvana plus the awesome soundtrack to the 1979 film ,THE BLACK HOLE. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=eat+static+albums  plus Frank Zappas roxy The movie & My Favourite Games Of All time, COOLBOARDERS 2 & The Lord of the Rings, The 3rd Age. gear set up is ableton live 11 suite. pod farm 2. ( for all guitar lushness & bass enhancements) & an array of electro harmonix fx , with the addition of a secret line 6 box , plus the occasional wah . fender jaguar,  ibanez bass, stylus rmx, Trillian & omnisphere , takamine acoustic & prs se .
i recommend that you should listen to these songs on a GOOD Hi-Fi !!!
peace & harmony always,
Martin.
Please don't use Headphones, Be mindful of your hearing Health.

-Boston Area storytelling.  Remember you are only a true artist if you recognize the genius in somebody's else's work. Keep your ears open there is genius all around us.

A musical history from 1991. Marcus Swambo Martin reed. And collabs

We sincerely thank everyone who actually listens and likes our music.
But unfortunately due to the rat race of life. We haven't always got time to reply back. We really do appreciate it.
splintered finger is a collaboration between martin reed and marcus swambo. our aim is to showcase some of the  music we have been producing recently and over the last twenty years. our love of music has many different influences. Hence the 4 differant platforms. You can find martin reeds own music under the name, where He put His Stuff & All of our Collaborator's under One Umbrella https://soundcloud.com/its-tophonicus. and another collaboration between martin and myself which you may find under the name the fudge nuts.https://soundcloud.com/helenswambo
some tracks have been recorded using low budget equipment such as tape multi-tracking. hence some tracks may not be great quality. 
hope you enjoy our music as much as we did when creating it.

Jazz Fusión (from Málaga (Spain)) -> RECOMMEND USING HEADPHONES.
Guitarrista, teclista y compositor (Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter).

Mi pasión por la música comenzó en una época en la que rebobinábamos las cintas de casete con un boli. Aquellos días estaban llenos de descubrimientos sonoros, de grabaciones caseras, de canciones que se escuchaban una y otra vez hasta desgastar la cinta. Fue ahí, entre ruidos de estática y carátulas escritas a mano, donde empezó a gestarse mi vínculo profundo con la música.

Cuando tenía 15 años apareció una guitarra española por casa —gracias a mi padre— y desde entonces no he parado. Empecé a tocar por curiosidad, sin clases ni manuales, solo con ganas y oído. Aquella guitarra, más que un instrumento, fue una puerta abierta a un universo sonoro que decidí explorar por mi cuenta. Sin maestros ni academias, solo con pasión, intuición y constancia.

Durante los años siguientes, mi camino se fue moldeando entre locales de ensayo. Pasé por varios grupos malagueños, donde tuve la suerte de compartir música con personas increíbles y absorber una amplia variedad de estilos: desde el pop más melódico hasta el rock más crudo, pasando por la riqueza armónica del jazz fusión. Cada proyecto fue una escuela viva, donde aprendí a escuchar, a adaptarme y a entender que la música es un lenguaje que se transforma según con quién lo hablas.

Aquella etapa me enseñó el valor del trabajo colectivo, la importancia de la improvisación y la magia que ocurre cuando varias energías se alinean en una misma dirección. Aprendí a componer, a tocar para el grupo, a dejar espacio y también a ocuparlo cuando la música lo pedía.

Ya con 30 me picó el gusanillo de las teclas y me lancé al mundo del piano y los sintetizadores. También por mi cuenta, como siempre: ensayo, error y muchas horas de exploración. El teclado se convirtió en una nueva forma de complementar lo que la guitarra ya no podía expresar por sí sola. Descubrí nuevas texturas, nuevas formas de construir atmósferas, y empecé a componer desde otra perspectiva, más profunda, más amplia.

La llegada de los sintetizadores abrió un nuevo capítulo: el de la producción musical. Me interesé por la grabación, la mezcla, el diseño sonoro. Empecé a experimentar con capas, con efectos, con ritmos programados y armonías flotantes. La tecnología se convirtió en aliada, pero siempre al servicio de la emoción.

Soy compositor autodidacta, y mi música es justo eso: una mezcla de intuición, pasión y aprendizaje a mi ritmo. No sigo reglas, sigo el sonido. Cada acorde, cada progresión, cada melodía ha nacido del deseo profundo de crear. Mi música es el reflejo de esa evolución: sincera, libre y en constante búsqueda.

Hoy sigo explorando, combinando lo orgánico con lo digital, lo clásico con lo experimental. Me interesa tanto la emoción como la estructura, tanto el ritmo como el silencio. Compongo para contar historias, para provocar sensaciones, para conectar. Y aunque el camino ha sido solitario en muchos momentos, también ha sido profundamente revelador.

Mi objetivo no es encajar en un estilo, sino construir uno propio. Uno que hable de mí, de mis influencias, de mis vivencias. Uno que respire Málaga, que suene a calle, a mar, a noche, a introspección. Uno que invite a cerrar los ojos y dejarse llevar.

In English:

My passion for music started at a time when we used to rewind cassette tapes with a pen. Those days were full of sound discoveries, home recordings, songs heard over and over again until the tape was worn out. It was there, between static noises and handwritten covers, that my deep connection with music began to develop.

When I was 15 years old he appeared a spanish guitar in the house -thanks to my father- and since then I have not stopped. I started playing out of curiosity, without lessons or manuals, just with heart and ear. That guitar, more than an instrument, was an open door to a sound universe that I decided to explore on my own. Without teachers or academies, only with passion, intuition and constancy.

During the following years, my path was shaped between rehearsal rooms. I went through several groups in Malaga, where I was lucky enough to share music with amazing people and absorb a wide variety of styles: from the most melodic pop to the most raw rock, passing by the harmonic richness of jazz fusion. Each project was a living school, where I learned to listen, adapt and understand that music is a language that changes depending on who you talk to.

That stage taught me the value of collective work, the importance of improvisation and the magic that occurs when several energies align in the same direction. I learned to compose, to play for the group, to leave space and also to occupy it when the music asked.

Already at 30 I was itching for the keys and I launched into the world of piano and synthesizers. Also on my own, as always: trial and error and many hours of exploration. The keyboard became a new way to complement what the guitar could no longer express on its own. I discovered new textures, new ways of building atmospheres, and started composing from another perspective, deeper, broader.

The arrival of synthesizers opened a new chapter: music production. I became interested in recording, mixing, sound design. I started experimenting with layers, effects, programmed rhythms and floating harmonies. Technology became an ally, but always at the service of emotion.

I’m a self-taught composer, and my music is just that: a mix of intuition, passion and learning at my own pace. I don’t follow rules, I follow sound. Every chord, every progression, every melody has been born from the deep desire to create. My music is the reflection of that evolution: sincere, free and in constant search.

Today I continue to explore, combining the organic with the digital, the classic with the experimental. I am interested in both emotion and structure, rhythm and silence. I compose to tell stories, to provoke sensations, to connect. And although the path has been lonely at many times, it has also been deeply revealing.

My goal is not to fit into a style, but to build one of my own. One that speaks about me, my influences, my experiences. One that breathes Malaga, that sounds like street, sea, night, introspection. One that invites you to close your eyes and let yourself go.

Virgo/Taurus/Taurus
É nóis que faz o ambiente ficar gostosinho.

Life is like music, music is life - distinctive and unique. 

Every life tells a story, each of the SKAYBA tracks tells a little story, mostly in an instrumental way, often experimental and sometimes with lyrics. 
The music style is a mixture of electronic soundscapes influenced by different genres like techno, jazz, triphop, classical instrumentation and synths, sometimes really crazy.

Have fun on your journey through the musical world of SKAYBA.
And thanks for listening to 
                                                   SKAYBA Music 😊

Catnip Meanders

Martin Reed