Great collab you too! Lyrics are somewhat somber but they leave a space for hope 😊

Reminiscent of early King Crimson tracks such as Epitaph. Brilliant work.

I can hear what may inspire you about the music Pete....a very rich mix and so well composed &performed

well done guys....great how collabs multiply the result

I hope never to know the world described here. But it's a remarkable song that would leave no one indifferent. I like the musical universe of K Crimson and Eloy ... With you I have both in one. Excelent title. a perfect orchestraction. A successful collaboration. Well done !

Good work! Definitely a somber tone but of course apt for the subject matter. This song gives me massive 80s vibes. Great collab!

Wonderful opening, great performance. Awesome work both of you.

Update for 2023 ... new music video 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQDkCIENRBo

Here is another SoundCloud collaboration with accomplished keyboard player and Prog Rock enthusiast Dave Zeitlin.

Be sure to check out more of his music here :- @dee-zee

His original instrumental was entitled "Deep Blue" and this time lyrics came to mind describing how mankind has had to retreat under the waves as a result of global warming. So I painted a picture of a future earth where the deep sea is the only vaguely habitable place left for the last remnants the human race.

Give current events this is very much a "Song for Greta" 

It's also a strange track for me as there is no guitar involved at all, I played some additional synthesizer lines, sang the lead vocal and a bit of harmony vocal and then used various virtual instruments to orchestrate Dave's original. I had to tweak the length a bit too with some editing to make the story work.

I went for a more cinematic feel at the beginning that slowly morphs into a more symphonic progressive rock feel as the track progresses. So I've labelled this one up as Symphonic Prog Rock.

Instrumentation

Original Piano, Synths, Bass Guitar (Dee Zee)

Additional parts besides vocal

Con Sord Strings / 8ve Strings / Spic Strings / Cymbal Hit / Easter Island Hit (Spitfire Albion)
Drums - (Steinberg - Groove Agent 5)
Taurus Bass / Cello - Studio Strings / St Peter's Choir / Odyssey Synth (Steinberg - Halion 6)

Lyrics : Deep and Blue - P Goodrich 22nd Jan 2020

Down we go, in the water
In the Deep ... and Blue
Nothing left above us
The world, we knew, is through
Cities lost, beneath the waves,
On a rising tide of fear

First we lost the ice-caps
Then we lost, the bees
Then we had the food wars
As the people tried to flee
A lack of trust, as the world unwound
and the global climate changed

Then there were wars, terrible wars
No-one could win, as our castles caved in
The die had been cast, as we fought to the last
Almost no-one was saved, as we sank through the waves

So here we are, survivors
In the Deep ... and Blue
It’s a pitiful existence
But what else could, we do
There’ll be time to weep and a time, to mourn
All the things we left behind
Like Atlantis lost, beneath the waves
As the world above us burns

So we go Down, Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, In the Deep ... and Blue

Deep And Blue (collaboration D Zeitlin)

A collection of songs, instrumentals and orchestral pieces charting my adventures in home studio recording and production.  All original compositions using voice, acoustic and electric guitar (sometimes using altered tunings), bouzouki, low and high whistles and MIDI instrumentation. 

I'm also using VST instrumentation to create classical compositions and integrating orchestral sounds into my songs and instrumentals.

Links to various instrumental projects and other Social Media links are available below.

My Eclectic Music Connections repost thread is here

https://soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki-repost

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