Rare instance of me using mostly high register and keeping things really simple.

I Will Be Free

The final version of "Mr. Bones", set to be released on streaming services April 1st, but available now on SoundCloud and youtube.com/@brucebones

Mr. Bones

All Instruments by Martin Reed,
Trumpets by Styrmonix,
Produced by Martin Reed & Marcus Swambo.

Everywhere is Here - Feat Styrmonix

Newly refretted 1977 Gibson SG :)
Just playing around with my plugin rack for guitar.

All sounds were created and mixed in-the-box with Reaper.

Gibson - SG Rack - Test

You can see Video here on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQN49noVzTM
and our Website https://qcpmusic.com/
This song was inspired by a trip to the liquor store, where I stumbled upon a bottle of rum called "Kirk And Sweeney".  I immediately sent a picture of the bottle to my two friends and songwriting partners Kirk Larente and Joe Sweeney. What a coincidence! The Kirk And Sweeney was a rum-running schooner back in the days of Prohibition. It brought precious rum from The Dominican Republic up to the NYC area. We set to work to write a tune, and here it is-enjoy!!  You can't make this stuff up.  Cheers, Mark Garni, co-founder, QCP
PS  I went back later and bought the bottle, and this rum is FANTASTIC!

QCP 9/23

The Kirk And Sweeney

Fosters Song

Failsafe

Faultline

Theoretically, the first line of each verse is a Phrygian sequence. That minor Am enabled me to do a ad lib found in ‘Best Part’ with HER and Daniel Caesar. Then, a variation of the Andalusian cadence which begins on the I instead of the b7. Glad I could finally come up with a nice melody over that. The piano is playing a Kenny Barron voicing so m9(11). As Paul Mac, would say, sounds like an expensive chord.  For the chorus, there is an artificial harp playing a harp arpeggio.Some of the piano arpeggios in the chorus play arpeggios that sound like ‘Sadness & Sorrow’ by Toshiro Masuda. There’s also a run in there that reminds me of ‘November Rain’.   Then, on the instrumental section, the guitar plays dorian followed by Phrygian dominant. Guitars/piano/bass were done in under 4 takes  so when the guitar solo petered out I filled in the blank with other instruments and a ‘burning pad’ effect superimposed on the 5th degree. . Bit of funk guitar for verse. For the last 2 choruses there are 2 separate melodies for the backing vocals so that’s pretty fun sounding. Did take 13 hours but that extra hour was spent trying to find an rnb voice. It did come naturally for ‘I see you undress.’ Basically I added a bit of rasp to my head voice for the chorus and ended up with something that sounded a bit like Macy Gray or Doja Cat. And coo the shit out of it. It’s my sex kitten voice. 

On this cold cold storm.
I sever my fears.
Let the tides wash over me and roll back the years.
If I was bold,  (which I am)
I’d ask you to do the same for me
To judge as you see fit
Oh the magistrates on his knees
On this cold cold storm.
I see you undress your clothes
So slow it makes the night old
I wish that we could take it slow,
A little longer.

Cry, till you bleed.      (The word bleed. It’s a Skunk Annie thing)
And no else, and no else can do it for you.
No self made lies no open wounds
No falling sands can free your mind
I needed to hear what you have to say
To let you break free of chains
Cos I’m with you. I’m with you. 

On this cold cold storm. 
I believe that everything.
I believe that everything will pass.
So hot it’s sober, and I can’t and I won’t
And I’ll taste it all, before I give up.
On this cold cold storm
I see you undress your clothes
So intimate that we grow
Hotter than the warmth of July.  (Stevie Wonder reference)

Lyrically it’s ‘I’m with you’ because I don’t love you. I don’t know you. I’ve said ‘I want you’ in another song before. I’m with you is very supportive. The sea and swimming. I know. Not everyone’s favorite pastime but I do have a lifeguard certification which lasted for 1 year. I think everyone who knew how to swim passes that test and you’d be surprised that there were 4 people in the class in Australia who did not know how to swim. I would absolutely have had a fun time being a lifeguard and blasting “Duuuuuuuuuuuuu”- David Hasselhoff. 
If you’re into the soundscape for the middle section of the song you should check out ‘The End is the Beginning’ by The Radiance. My choir mate Miranda’s project. I finished that part and thought that it reminded me of it. There was a time in choir when British guy just said, “Nah it's just pipe dreams.” Skippy, the singer of One Hung Low and a great singer who we all looked up to replied, “No I’m gonna be a rock star.” Anna, our head of choir smirked. I was standing in the middle of both of them and that also was my stance. But, I’ve decided that I’m going to use my ‘father’ hypothesis. So, if I was a father which baby would I rather have. I’d pick Skippy all day every day. He might be ODing on hope but at least he has hope. I wouldn’t call him wanting to be a rock star dumb either as maybe he was picked on in high school or something. If you’re wondering who was the most depressed person at the room in the time it was not the British guy. It was probably me. I was kinda feeling like Bob Dylan at We Are the World.  I just wanted to say thank you to Anna. 


Cold Cold Storm

All Guitars by Martin Reed,
Bass by Martin Reed & Marcus Swambo.

Theses tracks were recorded in 1997, with Various tape multitrackers.
remember being able to be creative with tape speeds & ip's. legendary days indeed.

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