An attempt to work in a more House oriented idiom. 

House Stabs

Written December 2009

Sample Mashup.  Lead sample from Garrison Keillor's "Truckstop" Other samples from Lennon/McCartney's "A Hard Day's Night", Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al" and Led Zeppelin's "When The Levee Breaks".

Not a ton of design work on my part, really just an expression of whimsy.
Copyrighted material used under fair use.  If there is an issue just email me.

I Suppose

Early in my childhood I was fascinated by all things to do with space, stars and the cosmos at large.  I dreamed of being an astronaut.  As I grew older, the interest in space flourished, but the desire to be an astronaut waned as learned how dangerous it was.
Today, I'm more likely to build something that goes to space than be there myself, but who knows?


Written January 2011

Interstellar

As it is

Music by Danielle Rose (http://www.daniellerose.com/)
Words by Danielle Rose and Michael Downs

Performed by Jen Palubin, Fall 2011



Crown of Thorns

The 3rd Sorrowful Mystery: Jesus is Crowned with Thorns
Based on Matthew 27:27-31, Mark 15:16-20, Luke 23:11
From the perspective of the rose

My seed was born
One bright spring morn
In gardens grown by God.
Out of the earth
My stem gave birth
To petals red as blood.

The gentle rain
My growth sustained
And like each seed God sows,
I dreamed one day
That I'd be named
A king's most precious rose.

One day a soldier
Bent me over,
Tore me from my bed.
All beaten, battered,
My stem tattered,
Wanted not but dead.

In cruel hands gripped,
My beauty stripped,
'Twas not the dream I chose.
And filled with shame,
I wept in pain,
No more a precious rose.

Then did I see
The soldiers lead
A man through palace doors.
Was this my king?
Why did they bring him in,
This man so poor?

A purple garment
Hid the torment
None but I could see.
They mocked and laughed,
Gave him a staff,
And bowed on bended knee.

They bent me round
And wove a crown
And placed me on his head.
My petals found
Crushed on the ground
Like tears of God turned red.

With each small sin
I was pressed in.
I pierced with self-disdain.
In thought and deed
I made him bleed,
My selfishness, his pain.

"Behold!" they'd sing,
"Behold your King!
Hail, King of the Jews!"
With each reed's blow
Our pain did grow.
As one we are abused.

Despite the crown
He did not frown.
He smiled with love instead,
And carried me
For all to see
Upon his tender head.

Once placed with awe
In manger straw,
Anointed by John's hands.
Transfigured on
A mountain dawn,
Now wore a mangled branch.

Once gently kissed
By Mary's lips
And blessed with Magi's myrrh,
Baptized by
A parting sky
Now streamed with blood so pure.

An innocent brow
Calls to us now
To follow this example:
To let our thorns
And all that scorns
Be healed within his temple.

Though dreams may fade,
Each one was made
In seed that Jesus sows.
And now I see
I'm called to be
The King's most precious rose.

(Lyrics written by Danielle Rose and Michael Downs, February 2003. Music written by Danielle Rose. Copyright © 2003 Danielle Rose Skorich, published by World Library Publications, www.wlpmusic.com. All rights reserved.)

Lyrics from http://www.daniellerose.com/daniellerose/lyrics.cfm?type=mysteries&sub=Crown--of--Thorns

Crown of Thorns - Jen Palubin

Practically stream of consciousnesses, unlikely to ever be finished or properly mastered.

Original song "Like an Avalanche" by Dylan Thomas & Joel Houston of Hillsong United



Psalm 65:3 (NIV84)
When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. 

Beautiful God

This was my final project for MUC 3401 Analog Synthesis I at the University of South Florida Fall 2010 .It's a retelling of Paul McCartney's "Can't Buy Me Love" in a darker, house-oriented setting.There's also an extensive breakdown towards the end featuring eclectic references to both "Love" and "Money" from songs from the past 60 years or so.The theme of J. S. Bach's Fugue in G minor (BWV 578) and the chord progression from Haddaway's "What is Love?" also appear,programmed by me.The ending theme is "What Wondrous Love is This?" (Means/Walker) performed by me.
I make no secret that this contains the creative work of many others, however I do claim extensive creative effort on my part in the realm of arrangement, programming and production.I post this citing "Fair Use" (specifically factors 1,2, and 4) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use).Please contact me if you feel that your rights have been infringed or if you want more details on the samples I used.


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