Absolutely brilliant, the harmonies, the instrumentation (when it arrives perfectly timed) , the lyrics.  So good!

This is so beautifully written and delivered.. just gorgeous, thank you.

A wonderful song Kevin - a moving melody, powerful words and a characterful vocal - a tender epic! :)

So well done!
Yer vocals are so pleasantly unique 
And treated like another instrument 
Puts me in mind of Supertramp
Very cool

I'm waltzing round and round this beauty Kevin, superb creation!

Nicely done👏
Read your bio..
All my music starts on my old upright piano...
I still write ✍️ all my own music compositions 
after the age of 10 i can’t sing to save my life.. i let all my instruments do the singing since i don’t Collaborate..
Cheers

sonic and rhythmic exploration of my noisy electric guitar solo.
visual: extract of one of my recent abstract painting in colors.

DANS L'OMBRE DE MA GUITARE  PATRICK PICAULT

Thank You very much for 1000 plays! ❤️

This is little experiment for me - a revamp of an other persons track.
About 4 months ago I came across a song by Donak RV "Duo Melodica" https://soundcloud.com/donakrv/duo-melodica. I really liked it, and since I was working on the song "You Can Count on Us", I had a free nylon guitar from @heavyocitymedia Foundations on hand. I started improvising to it... and this remix/revamp was born ;) I sent Donak RV a sample and he agreed to let me perform this "devastation" of his track ;) This version is made on the basis of an MP3 file downloaded from the author's profile. A stem version is still in development.

I hope You'll like it at least a bit :)

Duo Melodica (R.U.R.'s Nylon Guitar MP3 Revamp)

Donak RV - Duo Melodica (R.U.R.'s Nylon Guitar MP3 Revamp)

words and music K Gennery


little bird, guess you have flown
over many an ocean exploring the globe

please be my eyes cause ill never see
the seven wonders of the world describe them to me
when you come back
ill be waiting for you

little bird tell me where have you been
have you circled the earth hey what have you seen

good or bad happy and sad
does it make you confused as the news does to me
when you come back
ill be waiting for you

tell me is it true what they say
that the lungs of our planet are being cut away

when you come back
ill be waiting for you
when you come back
ill be waiting for you

Little Bird

Music by Kontra Sz & Val Akey.
- Kontra Sz: plays rythm guitars, lead guitars;
- Val Akey: drums-, bass- and keys programming (mixing and mastering) + cover art.
Many thanks Kontra Sz for the fantastic guitar play! https://soundcloud.com/kontra-sz

Release date:
12 January 2024

Captive Of Time (Kontra Sz & Val Akey collab)

Tired of cold short days? Me too. Let's party!!  I haven't posted anything new in a while so here's a 10 year old tune that will be new to some of my peers, and those who've heard it have already gotten over the shock. This is an exercise in licentious sexual innuendo and lewd, funky sounds. It's what happens when an otherwise innocent childhood is spent listening to Jimmy Castor Bunch, New Birth, Slave, James Brown, Funkadelic, etc, and there are some biblical metaphors thrown in for good measure. It can be downloaded in case I decide to run for Governor and need to quickly hide all scandal.

OK where does this nonsense come from? 

"There's a primordial dread and fear of the power of the Feminine expressed in the feckless desire to dominate and control a situation that the poor fool just oughta accept as way beyond his own meager forces."  -- Carl Jung

James Brown --  Hot Pants (use what she got to get just want she want)
https://youtu.be/lehBlK2MrD8
James Brown -- Just Look at Those Cakes (yeah he got away with this stuff)
https://youtu.be/7fMNganQ-z0
Jimmy Castor -- Trogolodyte (that bass tho')
https://youtu.be/n0zfdptxQvY
P-Funk -- Undisco Kid (the girl was baaad)
https://youtu.be/o38j7m3ZMWE
New Birth -- Got to Get a Knutt (sorry their title not mine)
https://youtu.be/2HQsslSYDbA
Ohio Players --  Skin Tight (ditches britches stitches, delicious)
https://youtu.be/5Smb9DkYDr8

TASTES LIKE CHICKEN
I went down to the melon patch 
gonna find myself a big 'un
it was Saturday morning and the sun was shining 
and I was ready for diggin'

there she was alone with her hands around a vine
sunlight shining through her summer dress I said my my my

my name is Daisy hope you don't mind
that I'm down here pulling on your vines
now if you please may i keep on pickin?
and one more thing I taste like chicken

she was in my melon patch already picking
and now she tells me she tastes like chicken
this could be the thing that I've been missing
now here's a girl that tastes like chicken

she followed me home with a couple juicy melons
I said baby where you are from but she wasn't telling
now something about her story just wasn't clickin'
I know a lotta girls don't none of them taste like chicken

back in my kitchen I cut the rind
it was pink and juicy on the inside
she said baby just a minute
I need to step outside before we get in it

she went outside behind a big old tree
I was following close behind but I didn't let her see
then I heard something that blew my mind
she was talking alien on a radio line

she came back in through the front door
wearing nothing but a smile
I know she's an alien
but I'll let it go for now

now I'm not sure how it's gonna all work out
I still got my extraterrestrial doubts
but man she looks good standing in my kitchen
and she tastes like chicken

Tastes Like Chicken

the captain, mad captain
he told the men his plans
and then they went out stealing things
so they could rule these lands

they stole four antique cannons from the castle
hijacked a truckload of metal from the factory
they stole a jet engine from the old air force base
the mad captain nodded satisfactorily

they welded the metal into a battering ram
and the big jet engine was for extra speed
cannons armed in every direction
the mad captain had returned to the sea (x2)

they were a terror in the open waters
they’d sink any ship that they saw
and with their jet engine, they were able to avoid apprehension
and stay a step ahead of the law

vengeance in the form of a storm
came rolling across the sea
the mad captain pulled his eyes from the sky
he’d seen more than he wanted to see
"all hands below deck", the captain roared
"tie yourself down so you don’t go overboard"
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bass, piano, beatbox, guitar and vocals by andrew salvner (aka lil' spaceman, pretzels malone)
drums from my cheap old digitech bp90 bass pedal
thunderstorm field recording by Arnaud Coutancier www.freesound.org/people/arnaud%20coutancier/
additional sound effects supplied by @pliable-tones
drums/bass/bass/piano recorded on 4-track cassette / vocals and beatbox added using Audacity.

the mad captain (on speed)

Jellyfish Palace

I'm sorry y'all--this is another downer of a song with preachy lyrics but it's an idea that came up and demanded to be completed. 

The only side I take is the human one, but I couldn't have more contempt for the ostensible leaders of both Gaza and Israel who seek their own interests at the cost of so much suffering among innocents. Nothing good comes out of "Let's go kill some people."



You Let This Happen

have you understood that this is the final warning call
abandon hope all those that linger here

you lived the diamond life and could not lend your ears
and now the sand is wet with blood beyond our wildest fears 
how could you let this happen here

we plant the seeds of death beside the seeds of life 
so they can pay the price and have the will to fight

the bloodied face that no one could identify
now here's the news that was a mother's precious baby
how could you let this happen here

so how do you think this story ends
when it begins with the death of innocents
another thousand years of war is in the cards
another generation with daggers in their hearts

and you let it happen

You Let This Happen

chorale

[Verse 3]
Bias, oh bias, the shadow in my mind
It whispers doubts, leaving me blind
A high bias, a burden to bear
In the realm of simplicity, it lingers there

(Oh, the weight of expectation, it weighs me down)
(Oh, but I'll rise above, I won't let it drown)
In the pursuit of truth, I strive to see
Beyond the veil of bias, to set my spirit free

[Chorus]
Learning to love the bias and the variance
Letting go of overfitting
It's my last chance
In this dance of algorithms
I'll take a stance
Learning to love
Finding my own advance

[Bridge]
Through the trials and tribulations, I grow
In the symphony of learning, I'll find my flow
With each step forward, I embrace the unknown
In the journey of discovery, I've truly grown

[Chorus]
Learning to love the bias and the variance
Letting go of overfitting
It's my last chance
In this dance of algorithms
I'll take a stance
Learning to love
Finding my own advance

[Outro]
So here I stand, with heart and soul
Embracing the journey, embracing the whole
Learning to love, in this cosmic romance
For in the dance of learning, I find my chance


[Bridge]
Through the trials and tribulations, I grow
In the symphony of learning, I'll find my flow
With each step forward, I embrace the unknown
In the journey of discovery, I've truly grown

[Chorus]
Learning to love the bias and the variance
Letting go of overfitting
It's my last chance
In this dance of algorithms
I'll take a stance
Learning to love
Finding my own advance

[Outro]
So here I stand, with heart and soul
Embracing the journey, embracing the whole
Learning to love, in this cosmic romance
For in the dance of learning, I find my chance


[Verse 4]
Variance, oh variance, the dance of uncertainty
In the ebb and flow of data, it holds the key
A high variance, a tumultuous ride
Through the peaks and valleys, it cannot hide

(Oh, the whispers of chaos, they echo loud)
(Oh, but I'll find my way, I'll stand proud)
In the tapestry of complexity, I seek
A balance between order and the mystique

[Chorus]
Learning to love the bias and the variance
Letting go of overfitting
It's my last chance
In this dance of algorithms
I'll take a stance
Learning to love
Finding my own advance


[Bridge]
Through the storms of uncertainty, I'll sail
With resilience and courage, I'll prevail
In the labyrinth of complexity, I'll find my path
Navigating the waves, I'll escape the aftermath

[Chorus]
Learning to love the bias and the variance
Letting go of overfitting
It's my last chance
In this dance of algorithms
I'll take a stance
Learning to love
Finding my own advance

[Outro]
So here I stand, amidst the chaos and the grace
Embracing the challenge, embracing the chase
Learning to love, in this cosmic romance
For in the dance of learning, I find my chance

Bias And Variance (Soulful Acoustic R&B Version 3)

(French cover) Version française de la chanson  ♥ Lava ♥
Vidéo sous-titrée en anglais (Eng subtitle video) :
http://xanylovem.free.fr/vidos/lava-reprise.html

Arrangement guitare et scie: XanyloveM
Voix: XanyloveM et FaDe https://soundcloud.com/fa-d-1

LAVA Cover French (original Pixar vidéo link with Eng Subtitle)

Wallowing in the warmth of lower mids and melancholic melody.
Recorded, mixed and mastered on a Tascam DP 32 Portastudio. (Image of the cheeky little unit under my name)


Take a large bucket. Add a pint of Neil Young, a pinch of Glen Hansard. Wack in a tea spoon of Damien Rice, then an ickle bit of Tom Mcrae. Shove in a hand full of Mike Scott, a heaped table spoon of Neil Finn and a large dollop of Conor J. O'Brien. Mix with a big stick then strain through an old sock. Pour. What you have is a little bit of Mr C.

Hello good people of the cloud.
I play everything in real time and record and master on a Tascam DP 32 Portastudio. Although three of the older songs on here where recorded on a 8 track tape recorder through an old seck analogue desk.
No pc's are used or abused in the process of me music making. I love tactile recording. Switches, faders, pots and buttons. Mouses are for computers and eating cheese. No Mac, Daws or Windows, Midi or overused plugins. And no automated mixing, compromise being a large part of my final sound


Podcast:  interview and 3 song performance
www.secretsymphonies.com/2006650/11710158

Hope you enjoy some of the music that I make, please feel free to share and comment.

I now have another page, link below, of songs recorded from 1999 to 2012 on an 8 track tape machine.

Gear used:
Tascam DP32 (for all recording and mastering)
Custom Sound amp (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Tannoy DC 200 monitors (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Alesis Sr18 drum machine
Roland V drums HD1 Live Kit
Kord M1 keys (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Yamaha moX6 keys
Joe Meek VC3 pro channel (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Audio Technica AT4033a Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Shure SM58 Mic
Sessionmaster direct recording pre-amp (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Zoom GX1N guitar effects
Epiphone EJ 200 acoustic guitar
Martin performance acoustic guitar
JD Fender Telecaster Leccy guitar
DeArmond M75T Leccy guitar
Tanglewood bass 
Vintage banjo
Uke
Stagg mandolin
And a box of old rusty harps.

Little Bird

Mr Cagey

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