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Don't look for a message in this track – there isn't one. 

But I do think this is a first for me: 120bpm, that ubiquitous default tempo which I usually go out of my way to avoid.
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So this one's all about the groove, and for those unfamiliar with the concept (and who would like to find out why trying to turn music into language is often a fruitless undertaking)...

UK musicologist Richard Middleton (1999) notes that while "the concept of groove" has "long [been] familiar in musicians' own usage", musicologists and theorists have only more recently begun to analyze this concept. Middleton states that a groove "... marks an understanding of rhythmic patterning that underlies its role in producing the characteristic rhythmic 'feel' of a piece." He notes that the "feel created by a repeating framework" is also modified with variations. 

Turry and Aigen cite Feld's definition of groove as "an intuitive sense of style as process, a perception of a cycle in motion, a form or organizing pattern being revealed, a recurrent clustering of elements through time." Aigen states that "when [a] groove is established among players, the musical whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts, enabling a person […] to experience something beyond himself which he[/she] cannot create alone (Aigen 2002, p.34)." 

Jeff Pressing's 2002 article claimed that a "groove or feel" is "a cognitive temporal phenomenon emerging from one or more carefully aligned concurrent rhythmic patterns, characterized by...perception of recurring pulses, and subdivision of structure in such pulses,...perception of a cycle of time, of length 2 or more pulses, enabling identification of cycle locations, and...effectiveness of engaging synchronizing body responses (e.g. dance, foot-tapping)". 

Neuroscientific perspectives:

The "groove" has been cited as an example of sensory-motor coupling between neural systems. Sensory-motor coupling is the coupling or integration of the sensory system and motor system. Sensorimotor integration is not a static process. For a given stimulus, there is no one single motor command. "Neural responses at almost every stage of a sensorimotor pathway are modified at short and long timescales by biophysical and synaptic processes, recurrent and feedback connections, and learning, as well as many other internal and external variables".

Courtesy of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_(music)

Going Deeper

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431 - Dream Catcher

This is another track  I've added to a compilation album I've put together of all my best bits over the past two years called 'Soul Lounge' . This new solo fender rhodes keys track takes the the album track listing to twenty three :)

If you fancy a listen to the other tracks, or if you feel the love, you can buy a CD sound quality copy from - https://markyd1.bandcamp.com/track/crystal-silence or the whole album here http://markyd1.bandcamp.com/album/soul-lounge

Artwork c/o http://www.loungemasters.org/

436 - Crystal Silence from Soul Lounge

450 - Haven

Creato nel Luglio del 2013, mi sono dilettato e divertito, nell' intento di creare un brano orecchiabile, fluido e carino, dal sound morbido e scorrevole. Buon ascolto e grazie.

Secrets P

This is now an extra track on my 'Silent Waters' album at Bandcamp, available as a single or album download, if you feel the love :) 
markyd1.bandcamp.com/album/silent-waters

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483 - Avalon

Here's my fourth collaboration with Vocalatti - a real nice laid-back, late night jazzy number. Really superb cool and sexy vocals ( https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti ) & great soprano and tenor sax by my friend and cartoonist Russ Jones ( http://www.cartoonadog.com/#! )

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491 - Late In The Night For Feeling Blue - feat. Vocalatti (vocals) & Russ Jones (sax)

A cool late night Jazz  piece, Written by  Mark Dorricott, who also  creates the  atmospheric laid back chilled Keys whilst Russ Jones  provides a   smooth and  sultry  solo sax .   
Hear more of Mark's  Chilled music on www.soundcloud.com/markd54321 and visit Russ Jones website on www.cartoonadog.com/#

Late In The Night For Feeling Blue           (Music by Mark Dorricott & Sax by Russ Jones)

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The unmistakeable Mark Dorricott takes it to the next level with a superb piano solo (half way through).

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Nite Cruiser Feat. Mark Dorricott (keys)

Fiddling around again, hope you like. Cheers Mark :)

504 - Night Vision

507 - Quiet Nights

Here's a smoooooth jazz number feat . ( https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti ) and Wayne Morley - trumpet ( https://soundcloud.com/waynemorley ) . Hope you like - cheers Mark :)

509 - Maybe Next Time - Feat. Vocalatti And Wayne Morley

Here's the Stuart Thomas Quartet last Saturday. A chilled jam with some extra reverb for good measure. 

There' Stuart on guitar ( https://soundcloud.com/stuart-thomas ) , Chris Pitts on bass ( https://soundcloud.com/sound-underground ) , Jerome Auxant ( https://soundcloud.com/jerome-auxant ) on drums and me. Hope you like, cheers Mark

The STQ Live - Midnight Drive

Here's our first joint album 'Into the night' with original songs by Vocalatti (songwriter / vocals) and Mark Dorricott (songwriter / instrumentals)

Here's the album blurb :)

""The album will take you into the night and beyond, with smooth electric fender rhodes keys (Mark Dorricott)and  late night sultry vocals (Vocalatti) ,washing over you, calming even the most tense mind, leaving you chilled and relaxed.

For all you night time lovers, this is the album for you. Put the lights down low... and sit back and relax.""

If you feel the love :) you can click on the link and buy a copy on iTunes (album or individual tracks) = ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/into-the-night/id891457666?uo=4  )

Make sure to check out Vocalatti's cloud page for more great original tracks ( https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti )

Into The Night (new album) feat. Vocalatti and Mark Dorricott

Another late night inspired track - hope you like - cheers Mark :)

525 -  Time Out - 3am mix

Here's something revisited....bit of an experiment...
Anyways hope you like this number. If you really like it , it's available for download over here ( markyd1.bandcamp.com/track/rainy-nights-in-paris ) or the entire album here ( markyd1.bandcamp.com/ ) Cheers Mark

Rainy Nights In Paris Revisited

532 - Ocean's Lullaby

...or keep the lights on....

Getting back to the essence of what I like; a funky, sexy and elegant interaction between keys, bass & drums with some lazy sensuous sounds floating above - definitely suitable for passion. Enjoy!

Composed, played & produced by Peter Bennborn.


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In The Dark

I've added this track to my Silent Waters album - hope you like. Click the link to listen to the rest of the album, or buy if you feel the love....  https://markyd1.bandcamp.com/

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Silent Waters Album

Desert  Dreaming from Silent Waters album

Here's my latest late night jazz offering, hope you like.

286 - Late Night Blue - 320kbps

Hi, I'm a keys player and I like making up grooves to existing jazz and latin standards. Over the last few years I've been mainly working on original numbers.

It's just me in the music you hear, I play all the parts off a keyboard recording in midi and layer up into the finished version.

I started playing the piano as a kid , then took up the trombone and played for fun in various local amateur bands and orchestras. Then at 18 went to college and didn't do anything  musically  for many years. Started playing the saxophone and tuba more recently, and in the last four years or so got back into the keyboard which is now my main instrument.

I like making up jazzy  late night music & music you can listen to when travelling. Sounds like a strange thing but I find the most enjoyable part of a holiday is the travelling part, whether that's on a plane , train or even a car on a quiet road with some nice views. Looking through a window with a changing view, in a bubble of suspended time between two worlds, that's what travelling feels like to me, and I like to write music that sounds that way - http://soundcloud.com/markd54321/361-stolen-moments-320kbps . Can't really explain it any better than that for now. Cheers Mark

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