Reflective

There are a lot of issues to address. With the pandemic being the first and foremost, dominating our everyday lives, it’s easy to forget the struggles, tragedies and drama that is unfolding on another screen, not ours. It’s interesting to note that humans do not generally unite in happiness – it is the sorrow that we feel together, as a whole. One of the unfolding hardships revolves around refugees. Italian composer and violinist Laura Masotto, whom I first virtually met via 7k!‘s beautiful compilation, String Layers, has volunteered for a non-profit organization, Open Arms, which is dedicated to protecting those who try to reach Europe by sea, and has first-hand witnessed the ongoing misfortunes experiences by daily migrants in the Mediterranean. While working on her album, she wanted to capture the urgency of this ongoing emergency situation, even as the focus on COVID was drowning out other news. For this piece, appropriately titled “Refugees”, Masotto collaborated with the Spanish (and London-based) composer, Roger Goula, to create a piece of music that transmits both, gravity and hope. The track was subsequently used to score the images provided by Open Arms, which propels the immediacy of this cataclysm even further. And if this track premiere does not move your heart, I promise that the video will be remembered. I recommend you play and watch both in this order.

The video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=calDixdRcJ8

"When Laura contacted me in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic to collaborate on the Refugees single I knew that it would be a significant project, refocusing on an ongoing emergency too often overlooked as the norm. And in fact when I received Laura’s early sketches of the main theme for the piece I felt that sense of fragility but at the same time poignant energy that hugely inspired my musical contribution. The sense of rush of the fast violin arpeggios with yet strong harmonic changes made my imagination fly quickly and react musically in response to it straight away. Through a very organic collaboration with Laura, the music developed to deeply reflect the drama happening every day in the Mediterranean Sea with the hope that the language of music could touch our feelings and encourage our actions.“
-- Roger Goula

The video was made in collaboration with the Spanish NGO Open Arms which is involved in rescuing migrants who depart from the coasts of North Africa and travel Europe. The images used in the video were shot by the operators of Open Arms. “For Laura Masotto (who has long been close to the NGO) it was natural to think of using her music and these images to shine a light on the drama of these migrations.” You can support and donate to the organization here. The full album is due out on 7K! Records on June 11th.

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Unity, is an emotionally evocative collection that moves the listener through moments that exalt the senses. Through cyclical and minimalist sound, the composer creates visceral experiences that are both ethereal and hauntingly beautiful.
All songs written and recorded by Bruno Sanfilippo at Onix II Studio, Barcelona, Spain
Analog Mastered on a classic SSL desk and Studer A80 reel-to-reel by Ian Hawgood, Warsaw, Poland
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Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) [Cover]

Allow yourself the pleasure of shutting the world out for a little while. Say goodbye to the noise, the madding crowds and mundane day-to-day things you have to deal with in this 24/7 society we live in, where nothing seems to shut down for a break.

Seek five minutes of peace. Give yourself a break. Rest your eyes, your mind and focus on the very simple things in life.

This world really is beautiful and life is precious. Our time on this planet is indeed very short so enjoy it while you can.

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This track is taken from my new album 'Waiting for Yesterday' https://myristica.bandcamp.com/album/waiting-for-yesterday

Music: Myristica
Photo: 'Aberaeron Beach' by Wyn Evans

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Myristica ~ This Beautiful World

Almost everything fades,,   our music will be a distant memory in a few years, our looks, hell yeah,,,    gold does not fade, and I think real feelings do not fade.  So this song is about real feelings fading away by force.

Fading

"Fragile" is a third full-length album by Endless Melancholy. Recorded during 2013-2014 it was released as limited edition 12" vinyl and limited edition CD via Hidden Vibes and AZH Music Label on 21 Oct 2014. Write Me A Letter is an eighth track on album.
Piano by Oleksiy Sakevych 
Viola by Anatoliy Gavrilov 
Cello by Vladimir Babutin 
Mastering by James Plotkin 
Special thanks to Anton Belov, Konstantin Naumenko 
Photography by Aldona Pieniążek

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Yoji mad this as my intro and does the majority of my voice-overs in English and Japanese, tho I do have the odd guest do one now and again.

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Just what it says on the tin. Thanks Candy for the airtime and friendship. Photo by Oleg Tishkovets. Now on the album - https://cousinsilas1.bandcamp.com/album/observations-from-earth-and-beyond

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Year: 2005
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Two years after the release of his acclaimed Erased Tapes debut, ‘The Transition’, Californian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David Allred returns with a solo piano perspective on the album, aptly titled Felt The Transition — out December 18.

"Felt The Transition is a new minimalist solo piano perspective on my experimental chamber folk album previously released in 2018, called The Transition. This music is reinterpreted on my 114 year old upright piano which was very kindly donated to me by my friend Adam Selzer who previously ran a recording studio in Portland called Type Foundry. This piano is very sentimental to me as it was used by a handful of my favorite musicians on their albums over the past 20 years, namely Peter Broderick’s ‘How They Are‘ and ‘Two Balloons’.” — David Allred

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Modern Classical/Ambient Electronic artist. Pianist. Breakfast food enthusiast.

Check out my recent interview with The Creativity Toolbox: http://www.thecreativitytoolbox.com/interviews/jameson-nathan-jones-composer

I also curate a Spotify playlist called Modern Classical Collection which you can follow to hear some of my friends :)http://bit.ly/mccplaylist

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