Song written and produced by Richard Gonfrier
Lead Singer : Richard
Backing Vocals : Delphine
* Richard Gonfrier* copyright ©. 2023


There's something very intimate in this song, I think it's melancholy which comes out from the melody. I used a lot of delays on the pianos, which evokes a dreamy mood. I composed the melody in 2003 on a Korg Triton Extreme. It was only 8 measures at this time, and all the basics where already set. However it sounded just sooo bad.... I kept it this way all this time, and decided only 2 months ago that it might be worth producing it with my DAW. So I wrote the words, asked my girlfriend to do the backing and here we go... There are still some improvements to make, but the result is very close to the way I always wanted it.
I hope you'll like it, and all your returns are welcome and appreciated. Thanks in advance for your listening, it means a lot to me! ;) Best wishes

Little Miracle

Third part of my father trilogy.
The father trilogy ends with my naïve and youthful attempt, at the age of 23, to break away from my father, who seemed overpowering at the time, and stand on my own two feet: 
To move as far away as possible from my provincial hometown, to throw myself into a Berlin that was completely foreign to me at the time and completely overwhelming. 
My saviour at the time was my oldest friend, who had already been living in Berlin for a few years and took me under his wing like a big brother.     
But even with his help, I soon had to realise that the attempt at a radical inner "patricide" could not succeed in any way. The early imprints he had left on me, the demons I had 'inherited' from him, were all still there. No matter how much I turned my outer life upside down, there was no escape from the central patterns and beliefs that I had learnt from my father in the first 10 years of my life.
In this respect, the song title "The Singular Man" is a "Mission Impossible". It was only three years later, and especially after his early death, that I realised more and more that a lifelong confrontation with my inner father images could lead to a closely linked dialectic:
An ever deeper and visibly more reconciliatory bond with my father and, at the same time, an ever-increasing self-realisation    
 
The Singular Man  (Lyrics in English)

Run through streets crooked and skewed 
The bridges criss-cross

All around me the stink of the city
An army of people everywhere

Turn in somewhere now
Fall in at your door

You are alone
Your corridor infinitely long
Your walls high and wide 
Your front door broad and welcoming

You push me through the corridor now 
At the windows the siren-
song

I get scared and bang 
Am I still
Your catch of fish
Your silhouette
That only plays at being free

And yet I have escaped you 
Escaped!

I take off all hinges
Hang out the windows
Make me a magic wand
Grey Berlin becomes a colourful bouquet for me 

Ride on a peacock wheel
Take a foam spring bath in the Spree

All light 
Time thrown into the air

Pain-free in a glittering dress
An ecstatic feeling of life

But something pushes back
Under the carpet lies the hanging rope
The spider's web is
Still there
The old danger

I only know about her now 
Keep me out of her more 

Oh man, the singular man
Man Oh man, the singular man
Man Oh man, the singular man
Man Oh man, the singular man


Der Singuläre Mann (Deutscher Originaltext)

Lauf’ durch Straßen krumm und schief, 
Die Brücken kreuz und quer

Um mich herum der Großstadtmief
Überall ein Menschen-Heer

Bieg' irgendwo jetzt ein
Fall’ bei Dir zur Tür herein

Du bist allein
Dein  Flur unendlich lang
Deine Wände hoch und weit 
Deine Eingangstür willkommens-breit

Schiebst mich jetzt durch den Gang 
An den Fenstern der Sirenen-
Gesang

Mir wird Angst und Bang 
Bin ich immer noch
Dein Fischfang
Dein Schattenbild
Das das Freisein nur spielt

Und doch bin ich Dir entflohen 
Entflohen!

Lege alle Scharniere ab
Häng' die Fenster aus
Bastle mir einen Zauberstab
Grau-Berlin wird mir zum bunten Strauß 

Fahr auf nem‘ Pfauenrad
Nehm‘ in der Spree ein Schaum-Frühlingsbad

Alles leicht 
In die Luft geworfene Zeit

Schmerzbefreit im Glitzerkleid
Ein rauschhaftes Lebensgefühl

Doch etwas drängt zurück
Unterm Teppich liegt der Häng‘-Dich-Strick
Das Spinnennetz ist
Immer noch da
Die alte Gefahr

Kenn‘ mich jetzt nur mit ihr aus 
Halt mich mehr aus ihr raus 

Oh Mann, der Singuläre Mann
Mann Oh Mann, der Singuläre Mann
Mann Oh Mann, der Singuläre Mann
Mann Oh Mann, der Singuläre Mann

Der Singulare Mann (The Singular Man)

Der Singuläre Mann (The Singular Man)

The melody is most of the time known as “She Moved Through The Fair”. This track is an arranged version of it, inspired by the usual lyrics about a marriage that cannot happen here on Earth because of the passing of the beloved one. The deceased love appears one night as a ghost in the room of her soul mate… that inspired me for the atmosphere of this track.
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La mélodie de ce morceau est la plupart du temps connue sous le nom de "She Moved Through The Fair”. Je propose ici une version arrangée, inspirée par les paroles habituelles évoquant un mariage qui ne peut pas se produire ici sur Terre à cause du décès de l'être cher. Celle-ci apparaît une nuit comme un fantôme dans la chambre de son âme sœur... ce qui m'a inspiré pour l'atmosphère de ce single.

Our Wedding Day

Embark on a sonic adventure like never before with "Demonslayer," an immersive album-video game fusion that transports you to a mystical realm filled with treacherous dungeons, mythical creatures, and rock-infused magic. This groundbreaking experience seamlessly blends the excitement of a video game with the power of a rock album, creating an unparalleled journey for your senses.

Demonslayer

Thunderforge Chronicles

This is the first track off the new album "There to here (Part 2)" An instrumental with Doors influence. Also available at Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7bld1sXMZIFPQb8S8XaNyl?si=f23eb4eb707a45b3
2	and YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaKfktZLon0

There to Here  Pt. 2

Doors Open

Doors Open (Instrumental)

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Tapestry Album: https://soundcloud.com/jaycbrewer/sets/tapestry

Fading Light

In the heart of a world where music genres blend and transform, I stand as an artist who treasures the essence of post-rock. My journey through the realms of electronic and rock music has been an initiation of the world of the music industry. This new track follow my deep to comeback to the profound and personal style of post-rock that truly defines me.

Draw In Breath

Watch these videos with the sound turned off while listening to this track in loop mode: 

FPV DRONE - Flying over sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuE_gic_0OU

30 Tage Zeitraffer auf See | 4K | Durch Gewitterstürme, sintflutartigen Regen & starken Verkehr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ

Lands of Lore 2 - City of the ancients: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD4C8LA0_24

Top 10 Creepiest Statues Found Underwater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcQElKYkD3w

Royal National Park Sunrise - Sydney Cinematic FPV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa27jz93zS8

A music piece about a mythical, legendary, glorious and long forgotten time. Despite the troubling times we are facing now, hopefully a new Golden Age will reach us in the time ahead.

My picture for this track is AI generated and has been created via Leonardo AI.

Fading Light

Jay Brewer