Some of my Soundcloud Favourites #99

Just Instrumentals

Encore

Lazy Day

Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nb5nfV0iNgM

Produced by HOBOCOP
Written by Novelli/Ruffolo 

Vocals & Lyrics by https://soundcloud.com/cosmic_keanu

Lyrics:

Surrounded by chaos, 
Heroic demise
It’s time – time to rise
Our names will live forever,
Forever out of time
Live for today
Join the final fight

Rise, samurai!
Blades slash through lies
As the bullets fly
Ignite the city of night 
This is our fight
There’s victory in death
If you know when to die

We walk the razor’s edge
With death by our side
We will never be alone
Forever out of time

Rise, samurai!
Tempered by our trials
With steel in our spine
Never bow to fear
Our names will never die
Ignite the city of night,
Join the final fight!

Rise, Samurai! (Hobocop & Cosmic Keanu)VIDEO AVAILABLE🎥

Music Video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar7ZM9TQ-tc

Patrick Zelinski brought this one to life! Thanks @treblemaker

Wonder (Eric Heitmann and Patrick Zelinski)

Come with me,
Like you did before,
But this time,
When you take my hand,
I’ll never let it go.
I won’t promise you we'll be rich,
But I’ll promise we'll never be poor.

Brief Music and Suggested Lyrics: Mike Krath

I'll Never Let It Go

Living long enough, you'll eventually have those that passed on that you either have good memories of them or bad.  This song is for those happy memories, for those people who made our life worthwhile while living and continues to bring smiles to our thoughts many years after they left this earth.

The first lyrics (see below) was about a boy wanting to live up to his father.  But If I were to re-write lyrics, I would write about a town who remembered such a person.  Who even after suffering setbacks and hardships in life, still stood out as someone who would brighten your day.

And for the Sunday crowd look up Proverbs 10:7.

First Start:
Verse 1:
G D/F# Em
There's a young boy in this town,
C G D
With a dream that's going 'round,
G D/F# Em
He wants to be like his old man,
C G D
Strong and kind, with calloused hands.

Chorus:
G D/F# Em
He'll honor his dad with all his might,
C G D
He'll be a hero in his father's eyes,
G D/F# Em
He'll work hard every single day,
C G D
And make his dad proud in every way.

Verse 2:
G D/F# Em
He listens closely to his dad's advice,
C G D
And tries to be the man he would like,
G D/F# Em
He sees his dad as a guiding light,
C G D
And follows him both day and night.

Chorus:
G D/F# Em
He'll honor his dad with all his might,
C G D
He'll be a hero in his father's eyes,
G D/F# Em
He'll work hard every single day,
C G D
And make his dad proud in every way.

Bridge:
Am C G
And when the day finally comes,
Am C G
And the young boy is a man,
Am C G
He'll stand tall like his dad,
Am C D
And do the best that he can.

Chorus:
G D/F# Em
He'll honor his dad with all his might,
C G D
He'll be a hero in his father's eyes,
G D/F# Em
He'll work hard every single day,
C G D
And make his dad proud in every way.

Outro:
G D/F# Em
There's a young boy in this town,
C G D
With a dream that's going 'round,
G D/F# Em
He'll honor his dad with all his might,
C G D
And make him proud every single night.

Happy Memories

Gentle Winds

A reflection on the finality of life.

On and on,
Life goes on,
On and on,
Nothing new under the sun.

Man lies down,
In the ground,
Turns to dust,
Wind blows him around.

On and on.
Life goes on.
On and on,
Nothing new under the sun.

On And On

ANOTHER ZERO (TO MY NAME)
(Written by Terry Reeves, 2016)

I decided to write a song to celebrate my 60th birthday and came up with the line 'another zero to my name' and at the time I thought I really had something and was looking forward to working on an up-beat, happy song.
Age is becoming a big issue in my life right now, affecting my Mum and Mother-in-law, who are both in their late eighties. The ageing process is making life difficult in so many ways, and they do miss the simple pleasure of being able to go outside and feel the sun when they want to. It’s hard to watch, because they are both very special people who, against the odds, try and make each day worth waking up for.  The medical care they’ve received hasn’t always been too helpful, though.
Having observed this from such close range, it does appear that advances in this area haven’t focused nearly enough attention on the effects the ageing process has on their mental health. Lack of patient care for the old is scary at the best of times, but when it comes to how you actually ‘feel’, if your needs don't tick the designated boxes, they are, sad to report, mostly ignored. 
So that became what this song is about.  Not the first time that the writing process has taken a different direction to the one I’d expected, but certainly the first time I’ve fully completed a song in just half a day. I hope they like this protest song on their behalf and that I can help keep the sun shining.
When Hans agreed to listen to my demo and then to having a go at laying down a version, I couldn't wait to hear the result.  When Gary contacted me some weeks later and said, "You have got to listen to this", I still had no idea just how brilliant it would be. How on earth was I going to do a vocal that could even come close to matching that brilliance I didn’t know but, in the end, thought, “Who in their right mind would miss the chance?”  (Terry Reeves)

Anyone who has had the privilege of working with Hans (https://soundcloud.com/clouders_for), will know just how rewarding a process that always is, but what he did with this song really is something else again.  Neither of us can ever thank him enough for that.
Also want to thank Jono Trott (https://soundcloud.com/jonodog) at Core Arts (https://soundcloud.com/coreartsmusic), for all his help with mixing the vocals. Could never have achieved this result without all his knowledge and help.  (Gary Reeves)

Cover art shows local graffiti artists ‘Nanksy’ defacing Tel’s garage wall.  You’d think they’d know better at their age….

Terry Reeves:  Lead Vocal
Hans Albers:  All instruments and backing vocals 

LYRICS:
I tried to cry
But there's a desert in my head
It's been going dry
Since the sun stopped shining

Intake of breath
Assisting broken heart
A thought of death
Since the sun stopped shining

Another zero to my name
I Think the Birthdays are to blame       CHORUS                    
I'm not able to beat Cain
Another zero to my name

Aching words of trust
Forget the lack of care.                   
Finance going bust
Since the sun stopped shining

Walking through the pain
Tried and tested thing to do
No supporting frame
Since the sun stopped shining

CHORUS

Voices always on the edge
Shouting childlike in my face
No more vision of a pledge
Since the sun stopped shining

Mindful thoughts but no repair
Not listed for success 
Best friend despair
Since the sun stopped shining

CHORUS

Another Zero (To My Name)  Cripple Club and Hans Albers (Free download)

01 - SA - KO - Europa - Celli Momentum Grid
02 - SA - HCT - Plug Rhyms Grid 120 BPM
03 - NI - STRAYLIGHT - Lush Times
04 - SA - HCT - Pluck A Day [Grid] - Popping Up [Grid]
05 - SA - OAC - Chamber Grid
06 - UVI - Orchestral Suite - Grand Cassa

What a great opportunity for another collaboration with Paul Racle. Couldn't resist such a beautiful canvas to work with. I changed the tempo to 104 and went for it. Thank you Paul! :)

Instrumental: Paploviante 
Vocals: Ian Greaves aka IPG1 https://soundcloud.com/ipg1

Below is the link to the original track.

https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/in-the-beginning-open-collab
https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante2

Inspiration (ELP) - From the Beginning
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER were a British progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The group consisted of keyboardist Keith Emerson, singer, guitarist, and producer Greg Lake, and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer. They were one of the most popular progressive rock bands in the 1970s.

Instrumental Rock

In The Beginning

I’m a song-writer who enjoys creating music of any genre.

My son recently introduced me to A.I. and taught me how to do covers of my previously released non-A.I. music. Since I've never considered myself a performer (except playing with worship bands at church or solo-piano at a rehab center) using A.I. is right up my alley.

Since I've  exhausted using my previously released music for A.I. covers, I now compose music in a DAW, rip to a wave file, and make an A.I. cover of this wave file. I then write lyrics to the A.I. music. It takes around 100 A.I. iterations to complete the lyrics and get a style I'm happy with.  

Brief Bio: Lived more than a quarter of my life overseas (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). Each country gave me an appreciation for different types of music plus probably why I get bored easily in sticking with one genre or another.