great work 👍 The backing vocals in the chorus are especially good)

/// IPG1 and Lillithe --- I Am KEEPING SCORE ///

"Through My Eyes" (Edit.: Mastered with iZotope Ozone 11 on December 4th, 2023)

This is a partly improvised "smooth jazz" or "lounge" track made as a humble tribute to my - for the most part American - collection of the wonderful musical adventure called smooth jazz that has given me so much over the years (maybe also the term "Westcoast music" could be relevant here). 

I shall call this track "Through My Eyes" because it kind of tries to capture and present something about the American smooth jazz tradition - as seen through my eyes. 

This track was loosely inspired first by Mr. Keith Jarrett's two wonderful songs, "The Good America" and "Country" which both express an enormously positive and hymn-like feeling, and second by Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 3 in F Major, III. Poco allegretto (Op. 90), the beauty of which has been "haunting" me for many years (and maybe also to some extent by Mozart's Symphony No. 40, I. Molto allegro, and Schubert's Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished", I. Allegro moderato, etc.).

I have not found out much about the origins of the two Mr. Jarrett's songs but in a recent interview he talks about them and rightly describes - if I understood correctly - the song "The Good America" as almost like a prayer. I also got the impression that both of these two Mr. Jarrett's songs kind of represent a view of America. 

I have also gotten inspiration here from the music of one of my all-time favorite jazz bands Spyro Gyra and from all the wonderful music that Mr. Carlos Santana has provided to the world. Last but not least as a source of inspiration I shall mention the music of Mr. Burt Bacharach (especially his breath-taking song "Bells of St. Augustine"). There is again also a bunch of other classical and popular music and jazz lurking on the background as a source of inspiration. 

The instruments and plugins I have been privileged to use here are once again my old workhorse Korg SGProX digital stage piano (master keyboard), Yamaha Montage 8 synthesizer (CFX Concert) and the wonderful instruments from Scarbee (Rhodes, EP-88S), Native Instruments (Abbey Road 80s Drummer), the UVI SonicPass and Arturia V Collection. The drum grooves, fills etc. are from the 80s Drummer and edited by me.

Through My Eyes

Soliloquy

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Discover our new album on
https://marienoelleoftherecord.bandcamp.com/album/2-est-gal-3
et sur toutes les autres plateformes.

2 est égal à 3 est un opéra pop. Lors d'une conversation avec sa mère, une femme de 40 ans cherche à comprendre les incohérences de sa vie passée.

2 equals 3 is mnOTR's second album and the soundtrack to the upcoming film of the same name.

Credits
Released September 16, 2024

mnOTR is Marie-Noëlle Reyntjens + Shane Watt

Music & lyrics by Marie-Noëlle Reyntjens
+ piano, lead and back-up vocals

Production and arrangements by Shane Watt
+ bass, guitar, drums, percussion, glockenspiel, keyboard, accordéon, back-up vocals

Back-up vocals on 5 by MoMeTi

Mastering by Fran Ashcroft

Artwork by Elléonne

2 est égal à 3

Le grand déséquilibre

Have you ever realized you can't "unexplain" something...it's not even a word in the dictionary..

Ambulance In Gridlock

Just Before To Leave

Honey 
I want to see another sky
Next to you. Close to you. 

Honey
I want to see another sky
Just before
To leave.

Air 
I want to breath another air
From your roots 
From your bark 

Air
I want to breath another air 
From your leaves
From your limbs 

When the river passes
blood carries on
Blood of our sweat
and from the grass
bleeding grass
rocking grass
That elevates you and immerses you.

Honey
cut the grass
that doesn't leave me
like the fog, that thick fog 

Honey 
Cut the roots 
That doesn’t leave me
Like the frost, freezing frost 

See you give birth
our pain
Just before
To leave.

Just Before To Leave

here is a link to the music video for the curious
https://youtu.be/KMl0QjZ3GM8?si=XS1ZBm20tEvklkTG


Alchemy and Stones
By David Husted

V1

Your an alchemist shaping my world
metal and leaf, herbs and fire
Your the pestle to ground the root
To shake my truth, without gun powder
   
ch                      
We were lost you see
Shattered stones with a strange alchemy
You're my mystic key reaching down deep into the
heart of me

V2
And the stones of philosophers
The secrets of flowers golden
The halls of wise, the dreams that lie behind
The paradise we long for

ch
We were lost you see
Shattered stones with a strange alchemy
You're my mystic key reaching down deep into the
heart of me

Rock Bridge

Ch Quiet

You're my mystic key reaching down deep into the
heart of me
                
V3

You take my cynical, my rigid , my narrow mind stiffening
You mix me it in your crucible, release internal conflicts
I'm tired of being wrapped up in my revolutions
Un-dress me take me inside your peaceful evolution

Your peaceful evolution
Your peaceful evolution
 

Ch  
I kind of think I might 
I kind of think I might 
I kind of think I might 
I kind of think I might

Love You

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I have a new song release scheduled for 13 DEC 24 called Alchemy and Stones. 

In one of my past song journal entries my word of the day was amalgam and I threw in the word alchemy for good measure.  During the lyric building process for this song my brain seemed to be still heavily steeped in the essence of these words. They were percolating through my thought streams. Much of the lyrical content contains imagery associated with this chemistry of the past and its mythic symbols. Our messy world provided additional ingredients that fell into the steaming crucible and began to round out this song into its final state.

There were four different songs that fed my creative spark and development process.  They were the following:

Spoon: Wild
James McMurtry: Canola Fields
Fruit Bats: Waking Up in Los Angeles
Taylor Swift: Anti-Hero

Deep bow of gratitude to all these artists.  My primary reference for the arrangement was Wild and it had the deepest structural influence on the song. The McMurtry song helped me hit on an idea for the chorus melody that seemed to stick with me and I liked his vocal delivery and cadence. The Fruit Bats was really not used at all but I loved the ohhhs in the chorus and wanted to find a way to emulate the laid back ease of them in my song.  However, my particular song style, tempo and arrangement just never allowed an entry point. The Fruit Bats song did keep the juices flowing though so that is why it still receives honorable mention in this write-up.

Finally, the  song by Taylor Swift: Anti-Hero did have a role in my song believe it or not.  If you listen to one of the synths you will hear a gated pumping sound courtesy of an Auto Pan and a Phaser-Flanger Plug-in. I really should thank a Music Producer named Ill Factor for teaching me the sound design process here. He demonstrated the technique in a YouTube video. Pretty cool.  As I have said before, I learn something new in every new song I build.  It is always deeply enjoyable for me. I also appreciate you for leaning in and listening. I wish you all the very best.

Thank You

Have a Great Weekend,  

Dave
davidhusted.com

Alchemy and Stones

Step into the Athanor

Hoping this one brings a little sunshine to you !!

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and Happy holidays.
Thank you for all of your kind support of my music too!

(c) Vocalatti 2024

Comme Ci Comme Ca

Ice & Fire is the twelfth studio album by the Dragonsail Puppets.

THE HEAT LADDER   
  
I saw the lightning strike the grass and flame   
Volcano spew the rock of lame   
Dead branches rub together - flame   
And we started to climb   
Into the all-consuming fire   
  
Scratching flint to flame   
Torches dipped to flame   
Surging interior balls of flame   
Faces flickering aflame   
  
Creeping and stooping with furry backs   
Through the icy night   
We started to climb   
Into the bubbling vats and the roaring engines   
And the hissing steam   
Into space   
  
I'm not surprised   
For the day we met with our eyes   
The world began   
And I knew   
The all-consuming fire   
Was already in my hand   
  
Yeah this mutha gets hot   
Underground no sound   
But the crackling and the bubbling all around   
We're the dust of a meteor shower   
And we've always been solar powered   
More lessons on the way   
Buttercup, ape's going up   
I gotta cool off honey   
Train the hose on all I got   
Cuz this mutha gets hot

Ice & Fire

The Heat Ladder

Hidden World

The Return

Cast of Characters:  

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo, mix, production, and mastering

J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Yamaha Genos 2 piano solo 

K2 and the Three [and the Four] -- @k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1– Warwick 4-string fretless bass, piano, mandolin, and vocals

This is an old Jerry Jeff Walker song from a live album that Josh's dad played countless times while driving around in his his old pickup truck while he was growing up. Josh decided this year's musical gift to his father would be a recording of this song, which his dad has always loved. When he asked his bandmates in the Eclectic Collective to help him with it, they all generously and enthusiastically agreed to do so.

  Josh began the song by laying down the piano you hear throughout. He then added the bass before asking Ken to lay down the drums. Ken learned the song very quickly, and added perfect drums to it. Stephen then added his solid foundational guitar. Then, Josh went back in and added the mandolin before singing the whole thing. Before it was done, however, Josh tapped JJ to add the piano solo after the first chorus, which he did with grand style and flourish.

  Once it was in the can, Stephen was kind enough to mix and master it in his always professional manner. 

  Josh is very grateful to his bandmates for helping him give the gift of music to his dad once again this year. His dad has alwasy supported him with his music, from the time he was a little kid, and is very proud of his musical skills to this day. We hope you enjoy listening to this

Pickup Truck Song - (Eclectic Collective)

Here's a remix of a beautiful track by Wildsilences. you can find her work on soundCloud here;

https://soundcloud.com/indiiwildmoon


Here's the original track;

https://soundcloud.com/indiiwildmoon/island


Artwork created with https://www.canva.com/

Wildsilences - Island (RiZLiX Remix)

BACK TO THE FUTURE

a behind-the-scenes look at the writing process😂 a "yabba" session🤭🤘

YabbaDoNow😂(Right-thru)improv live session

I AM KEEPING SCORES / Open Collaboration from IPG1
Lillithe : Music, Mix and Production
IPG1 : Vocals and Verses
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/im-keeping-score-vocals-92-bpm


I Am KEEPING SCORE

I’m Keeping Score (open invitation for a collab from IPG1) 
IPG1 & Paploviante
Original Vocals from IPG1:
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/im-keeping-score-vocals-92-bpm
Paploviante: E-Bass, Mix, Mastering and Music Composition. 
Picture Background P. Racle Senior (R.I.P)

I'm Keeping Score

The day I first heard this song, I had to cover it! Such a glorious reminder. 
Words and Music by Alyson Halpert
Vocals, percussion and recording/engineering by Lara Golan


Purchase on BandCamp

Loosen

mnOTR =
Marie-Noëlle Reyntjens + Shane Watt.

2 = 3 is marie-noëlle Of The Record's second album and the soundtrack to the upcoming film of the same name.

Everyone, I will be in and out of the hospital this month, resting, exercising, and doing other things, so my activities here may be slow. Of course, I will return to my normal daily routine after a while, so please be prepared for that..think my physical health situation will be stable by October(2025).😊😊😊

JUNZO 
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WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE!

https://www.facebook.com/100064427872243/posts/pfbid0WpbJNRXHTCz9bRSroAYsWzVbLU2pzrduhuuQ7ent2vZeWcXx4UHhkvPgaAgiw1zol/?d=n

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Thank you everyone for your continued support. The link to the distribution store below, which has been displayed here for five years, will soon disappear until we announce a new album.

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The world is with Ukraine.  🇺🇦 We are with Syntaleta.  
Support Ukrainian artists, support Syntaleta 🌈
Support Syntaleta 
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NO WAR IN UKRAINE !
#nowatinukraine
#StandWithUkraine
Russian Celebrities Speak Out Against Ukraine Invasion: 'No to War!'
NEWSWEEK 
BY RYAN SMITH ON 2/24/22
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-celebrities-speak-out-against-ukraine-invasionno-war-vladimir-putin-joe-biden-1682334?fbclid=IwAR2ynlN7uqTuMZLt0mSJFVA9sQlreafDMDhzJ0WQF2ceB-SL6VXjp1F9wXc

AFP News Agency——United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres makes a personal appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop his troops from entering Ukraine at an emergency Security Council meeting
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1496683147043680257?s=20&t=ycv-evRRvClUeBoW6UaL5A
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Pro Tennis Player 
@ElinaSvitolina 
Пишаюся тим, що я українка. Єднаємося у цей надскладний час заради миру та майбутнього нашої держави. Слава Україні 💙💛🇺🇦
https://twitter.com/elinasvitolina/status/1496591896789008385?s=21



My latest work is here ↓
Lisha Nandi - Lover's Prayer ft.JUNZO on electric guitar
https://soundcloud.com/user-234918190-88573969/lovers-prayer-ftjunzo-electric-guitar
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[Materials for those who want to know about Pentatonic Scale in a short time]
http://junzo.seesaa.net/article/484819091.html?1639535452
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[Materials for those who want to know about blues scale in a short time]
http://junzo.seesaa.net/article/483508944.html
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Because of the "era of Corona", I decided to revisit those who have been out of touch for a long time. Most of them have their accounts asleep for a while, but I dare to knock on the door. At least I'll keep doing that for a few more days :)
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Brian May has branded Eric Clapton and other anti-vaxxers "fruitcakes".
https://theindependent.com/people/brian-may-eric-clapton-and-anti-vaxxers-are-fruitcakes/article_fcac8ec1-ce16-5e1f-866e-adb0afe3bdf6.html

Mick Jagger Has Some Thoughts on the Pandemic, Anti-Vaxxers, and Conspiracy Theories
APRIL 13,2021
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mick-jagger-new-song-dave-grohl-vaccines-1154825/?fbclid=IwAR0CaCpr6hcJWrrNVNFwxE8cL7XDubQiCaXflitjancDvOIwseOMV6s6g6U
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Derek Chauvin sentenced for murder of George Floyd 
https://cnn.it/3ji3vCq

Le grand déséquilibre

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