I have been playing around with.....ii V I progressions and the Bebop A dominant scale. I call this one an Indie Dark Jazz flavor. Hope you will like some part of it and maybe hum along before it ends..... 
Thank you René for feedback on the first draft! 

Live from Chicago 
Written by TJG March 2021
Mix 1: March 23, 2021

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Guitars
Rhythm 1: Guild DV52
Rhythm 2: Les Paul Standard
Lead1: Fender Stratocaster
Bass: Fender Squire

Percussion: 
Pearl Cajon Mach 2 – with brushes
Pearl Hi Hat with Zildjian symbols - with brushes - no idea what I'm doing here, but I like working the foot pedal. 

Mics: Neumann TLM 67 (vocal)
AGK 414 & Shure KSM44 on guitars, cajon and hi hat

Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape. I used an input and output transformer to give some additional harmonic distortion......I just like pushing the buttons and watching the reels spin…;-)


Verse 1
They’re all buying guns
To take a shot at you
But you’re still smiling
Because you died a long time ago
Two bullets through your soul

Refrain 1
It’s live from Chicago
Let the camera roll 
It’s live from Chicago

Verse 2
When the morning breaks
The camera fades away
But you’re still smiling
Because you’re still standing tall
Two bullets through your soul

Refrain2
Let the camera roll 
It’s live from Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
It's live from Chicago

outro
How was I to know?
It's live from Chicago....

Let the camera roll
It's live from Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
It's live from Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
Here in Chicago
How was I to know?
Two bullets through your soul
let the cameras roll
let the cameras roll
it's life in Chicago
it's life in Chicago

Two bullets through your soul
It's live from Chicago

Live from Chicago

Voie Lactée

Do not give up

A Gate to a New Dimension.

The Gate to a New Dimension.

A downtempo fusion of Electronica, Nu-Jazz, Chill, Lounge & Trip-Hop..

Blue Skies & Wine

Para Lia - Kassandra
from the album ‘Gone With The Flow’
paralia.bandcamp.com/album/gone-with-the-flow

Visit the 3D virtual art exhibition with the great work of Louis Renzoni and the music of Para Lia here:
https://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/

words and music by René Methner
mix and production: René Methner
mastering: Thomas Heimann-Trosien, TurnstyleMastering, Berlin
cover artwork based on Louis Renzonis 'Light From A Candle' 

Follow Para Lia on:
www.facebook.com/paraliamusic/
www.instagram.com/paralia.music/
twitter.com/para_lia_band

The background for the inspiration of course is Homer and the tales on the Trojan war. But Kassandra does not tell a story – it’s a kind of a painting with an ancient scenery or maybe just a sketch: Kassandra in front of the burning city. And it could be a modern painting. We are in a distance of more than 3.000 years to the plot of the ancient tales – and still mankind has Kassandras and tears in front of burning cities.

Working on Kassandra i had in mind from the beginning that Cindy will take the main voc in this song. So i wrote the harmonies and the song structure with that in mind and i love how she sings the song. Kassandra also includes a few notes played with a Greek Baglamas and helps the song to get a special note. This string instrument is the small sister of a Bouzouki. 

lyrics:
on sungod days in the morning dew
the tears of kings are just a few
meaningless rain drops

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
and the ships are grounded

in the golden light of the afternoon
she is dancing like the queen of doom
she blinks into the sunlight

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
into the sky
into the sky

Gone With The Flow

Bandcamp

Kassandra

Sabor Latino

Day In Day Out

For you was written for my wife to let her know that there is no room for anyone else in my heart except her from the moment we met, through our lives together and until the end of time and into eternity. For you is a promise and a pledge of everlasting love. 

the song was an idea a seed with lyrics, music and a sort of a structure and once again the amazing talent of my Friend Finn Eces has helped to bring this beautiful tune to life with his unique voice and production talents. Finns is a master at capturing the magic of a song and helping to release it's full potential. Thank you once again Finn for your input into FOR YOU . Finn can be found @finn_eces. Hope you enjoy the song 

Written by: Johnny McFarlane 
Guitars: Johnny 
Strings  : Johnny & Finn
Bass, Percussion and other backing: Finn Eces 
Mixing & Production : Finn Eces 
Mastering : Finn Eces

For You ( Featuring Finn Eces )

my eulogy for our dying rainforests...


"Giants" is the 6th of 13 or so songs from my forthcoming debut album, Year Zero.

"Giants" will also be available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, YouTube etc etc etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.

lyrics:

if you listen hard, you can hear them
their stories, their secrets, their scars...
if you touch them, you'll realise what we have

they pre-date us...
they will out live us...

giants give us life - do you know what that means?
giants, they give us life - d'you really know what that means?

they stand tall and they're wiser
than you and i can comprehend.
if you embrace them, you'll realise what we have...

they breathe in for us...
they breathe out for us...

giants give us life - do you know what that means?
giants, they give us life... d'you really know what that means?

credits

vocals & words: Miaow McDonald
piano: Miaow McDonald
bass: Miaow McDonald
eBow'd guitar: Miaow McDonald
trees & forest sounds: Mother Nature

co-produced by: Robert Davidson, aka @agedchoirboy

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Giants

Heartbeat and Drums @rick-4-1
The Rant and the Other Stuff @phil-mcwalter

Warning: Explicit video: https://youtu.be/4FpF-DU0Iew

We are all responsible...

THE TREES ARE FULL OF PLASTIC

The trees are full of plastic
The air is full of poisoned clouds
The music is so bad
It should be in the water 
Too drastic?
The leaders are mad
And we go for a walk in the burnt country
Amongst the quiet, dead animals
We have no credits for good behaviour
Nothing to spend, to give, or contribute
What were we thinking of?
What were we wishing for?
How did they get it so wrong?
How did they vote for this?

It wasn’t me

Suffocated by media
Deafened by notifications
Everyone agrees with me
They all agree with you
Doesn’t anybody talk
They walk 
In circles and mumble quietly
Scared of their sagging skin
In the mirror 
If someone sees them looking old they’ll be recycled
Too depressing
Too expensive
What were we thinking of?
What were we wishing for?
How did they get it so wrong?
How did we vote for this?

It wasn’t me

Paint me a colour
Make me fit
Eat me young
Soon we’ll cast a net and catch ourselves
Look me in the eye
Tell me you don’t know this already
All ready for tomorrow?
Tell me you don’t know this already
All ready for tomorrow?
Hiding in the safe spaces
Taking pictures of myself
To show the world I don’t say anything
I smile
I am happy
Oh yes, so happy!
Paint a picture
A thousand empty words
A thousand black and white words
No-one’s going home
Or even knows where it is
We’re homeless orphans of empty asylums
The devil’s been met 
The fishing nets bet
What were we thinking of?
What were we wishing for?
How did they get it so wrong?
How did we vote for this?

It wasn’t me...

The trees are full of plastic
"And you'll wonder where the yellow went
When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent"

What were we thinking of?
What were we wishing for?
How did they get it so wrong?
How did we vote for this?

"It wasn't me!"

The trees are full of plastic
"And you'll wonder where the yellow went
When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent"

It wasn't me...



© May 2021 Phil McWalter
Image: 'VIER PLUS EINS' Anselm Kiefer

The Trees Are Full Of Plastic

hello!  i'm Kat but you can call me Miaow, like my cat does....  i'm a singer/songwriter/musician/music-lover from Scotland and have been all my life.  this is my first solo project.  my debut album, Year Zero, will be out on all digital platforms later this year...

DOWNLOAD / BUY my music here:

https://miaowmcdonald.bandcamp.com/

you can also find these tracks on iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, Napster, Applemusic, Googleplay, etc etc etc.

Miaow McDonald: words, vocals, guitar, bass, piano, Theremin, synths and is responsible for some other sonic perversions and samples.

Additional players named on individual tracks.

i would like to give a very special thank you to the Aged Choir Boy (my fellow Pilgrim, Robert Davidson) for his impassioned production skills, patience and believing in me, even when i felt like an imposter, i know i can be pretty difficult to work with some days…  “you are my dragonfly” x                                                                                                                        – Miaow McDonald

Check out my other music project, Pilgrims, where myself and Aged Choir Boy craft songs about our journey into love, and our love of the animals that have been totemic in our travels around the sun:
https://soundcloud.com/pilgrimsuk
https://pilgrimsuk.bandcamp.com/

and if you want to hear more from my producer, Robert Davidson aka Aged Choir Boy, go here:  https://soundcloud.com/agedchoirboy or here https://agedchoirboy.bandcamp.com/

Thank you for tuning in!  

Love,
Miaow x