Name: Improvisation No. 4 by Karl with a K
Duration: 10 min
Description: One thing I used to love doing is improvising on an instrument. This is one of the results of that.

Like a super slow jazz track. Love the space in this. [via https://sc.repostexchange.com]

Great ambient track with a chill vibe. Not sure what this instrument is but it sounds really good. Nice work!

Really liked the pace on this. Lots of feeling and atmosphere generated. Very well done sir

something about that electric piano tone. right on

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One thing I used to love doing is improvising on an instrument. This is one of the results of that.

Improvisation No. 4

(un)World Days

Lost Head

My new friend Interplain sent me a track and I added some stuff.
(C) 2021 Interplain/Grigg

CHECK OUT INTERPLAIN HERE: https://soundcloud.com/interplain

The Present - Interplain / Robert Grigg

Crawling chaos, I am the last
Audient void, Tension
Strange and brooding, Apprehension
Hideous physical danger, Danger 

Phantasms of the night, Worried faces
Whispered warnings, Prophecies
Abysses between, Stars swept 
Daemoniac alteration, Nyarlathotep 

(CHORUS)
Nyarlathotep, Rise from Egypt, son of Azathoth
Nyarlathotep, Slender sinister, haunter of the dark
Whirling…Churning…Struggling …Dimming…Cooling…Brooding

Electric psychology, Speechless
Shrieks of cities, horribly disturb
Pitying moon, Green waters gliding 
Steeples crumbling, Sickly sky

Unnumbered crimes, Fascination
His revelations, burning eagerness
Fevered imaginings, Prophesied
Stifling night, choking room

(CHORUS)
Nyarlathotep Drave, down the dizzy
Damp hot streets, Deserted 
Midnight screams, no solace given
Cursed company, involuntary

Screamingly sentient, delirious
Sickened sensitive, shadow writhing 
Ghastly midnights, rotting creation
Corpses of dead worlds, make them flicker

(CHORUS)
Three lobed eyes, glaring
Starry wisdom sect, worship
Shining trapezohedron, summons
Haunter of the Dark, rises

The Black man, witch cult
Black skinned avatar, Christian devil
Nyarlathotep, summoned
Dreamers in the Witch house 

(CHORUS)
Crawling chaos, I am the last
Audient void, Tension
Strange and brooding, Apprehension
Hideous physical danger, Danger 

Phantasms of the night, Worried faces
Whispered warnings, Prophecies
Abysses between, Stars swept 
Daemoniac alteration, Nyarlathotep, Nyarlathotep 
Daemoniac alteration, Nyarlathotep, Nyarlathotep

Nyarlathotep

NORSE VITKI - Nyarlathotep - Nyarlathotep

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Solo Piano.  Created LIVE in Real-Time at St. Stanislaus Church, St. Loius MO.

Photo provided by Greg Carr, my brother.

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"Hannah Abbelire" - An orchestral and Piano Composition From the Album "REDEMPTION" which it helped me to start my film scoring debut at Cannes International Film Festival in 2018.

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Hannah Abbelire

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Freya's Tears for Violin and Harp
Duration ca. 15'
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=987

For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/freyas-tears

PROGRAM NOTES
Freya’s Tears is a companion or sister piece for another work I wrote entitled The Book of Goddesses, scored for flute, harp and percussion. Each of the movements is inspired by one of three goddesses: Iris, Freya, and Sekhmet.

In Greek mythology, Iris is the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She is said to have golden wings and is associated with communication, messages and new endeavors, and travels on rainbows while carrying messages from the gods to mortals. That image in particular provided inspiration for Iris.

The second movement, Freya’s Tears, is inspired by Freya (or Freyja), one of the major goddesses of Norse Paganism. She is often described as a goddess of love, beauty and fertility. She was also associated with war, death, wealth, prophecy and magic, as well as the reading of runes, trancing and casting spells. Her most treasured possession was the Brisings’ necklace, a golden necklace crafted by four dwarfs with such artistry that it glittered like a constellation of stars in the night sky. She was married to the God Od (or Odur) who mysteriously disappeared. When she could not find him, she wept tears of gold. The tears that hit trees turned to amber, or Freya’s Tears. I try to evoke these images in the violin and harp by using harmonics, glissandi and delicate arpeggios.

The final movement, Sekhmet, is inspired by the mythological warrior goddess Sekhmet of Upper Egypt. She is depicted as having a human body with a lioness’s head, and is the fiercest hunter known to the Egyptians. She was viewed as the protector of the pharaohs and led them in warfare. It was also said that her breath created the desert.

The first and third movements call for an optional, specialized mute called the Kerrod mute. This mute muffles some of the strings during certain passages, creating a xylophone-like sound. It was invented and developed specifically for this piece by Jacqueline Kerrod and Marc Uys of Clockwise.

Freya’s Tears is written for and dedicated to Clockwise: Marc Uys violin and Jacqueline Kerrod, harp.

The Book of Goddesses

Freya's Tears - III. Sekhmet

Karl Kim is a man of many musical hats (perhaps too many for his own good, but that's a discussion for another time). 

​​His musical journey started off with piano lessons at age six, and from there he has picked up many other instruments over the years, including but not limited to: violin, guitar, trombone, and various percussion instruments. Karl was also just as quick to branch out to styles of music other than classical; most significant of these styles is rock and metal (especially of the progressive variety), but jazz, EDM, experimental music, and folk music from various parts of the world have also played a role in shaping him as a musician. 

As a concert music composer, these musical experiences, especially those as a metal guitarist, are what make up the voice that he projects into his compositions, especially in recent times. Pieces like "The Jury is Sleepless", "Without a Minute to Spare", and "So Cold, So Dark, So Chaotic" exist at a crossroads between music for the concert hall and music for the mosh pit. His music has been performed by ensembles such as the Rhythm Method, S.E.M., and Bearthoven, and he holds a B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from New York University. 

"Karl with a K" is an alter ego of Karl Kim. Karl with a K, while having the same musical background as Karl Kim, draws upon a fascination for rhythm game music that started with Dance Dance Revolution at the age of eight, and grew considerably to encompass games including, but not limited to, Sound Voltex, In the Groove, beatmania IIDX, Voez, and Arcaea. Karl with a K brings his background in metal and 20th century classical music into rhythm game original tracks such as "!CAUTION! small but deadly", "BELLUM", and "rudimentary methods of overkill", which can be characterized by plenty of guitars, unusual rhythms, and sometimes non-instruments being used as instruments. Much of his output as Karl with a K is written for the purposes of Stepmania simfile creation (though as of BMS of Fighters: EighTeen's "0verfl0w_err0r" this is no longer exclusively the case).

Karl Kim currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana where he is pursuing an M.M. in Music Scoring for Visual Media at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Karl with a K can be seen lurking around the internet (especially specific Discord servers), occasionally not being above a good meme from time to time. In addition, Karl with a K is working on his first project as a game developer, a typing meets rhythm gaming fusion titled "glyph;".

Improvisation No. 4

Karl with a K

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