Sweet track! Love the beautiful grunge feel and production, well done!

In memoriam, the bombing of Guernica, Spain, April 26, 1937. A lamentation in music.

And in 2024, for the injured, displaced, and departed around the world as invading forces of tyranny rain down death and destruction upon innocent people.

I literally cried as I updated my old composition about the bombing of Guernica. 

Originally composed in GarageBand, I finished the first version of this song on April 26, 2013, not consciously aware that the date was the anniversary of the atrocity committed by fascists against civilians during the Spanish Civil War. I had had ambitions to create an animated short about its history and Picasso’s famous painting when I could afford the technology. So my first step was to use available resources and create the music, which I did 11 years ago. I have yet to produce the animation. Maybe someday. The cover art gives you an idea as to how I envisioned the graphics for the animated short.

This Guernica composition is my first attempt at composing neoclassical music. As a girl I would sing and hum made-up symphonies as I conducted an imaginary orchestra. I’ve got hundreds of improvised concertos, sonatas, fugues, and arias deep in my memory banks that sometimes creep into my contemporaneous music.

This week, as the anniversary of Guernica approached, I imported my old music file into my current DAW and refreshed it, adding French horn, the first instrument I played as a young student. I also added audio of propeller planes recorded live in March and April 2024. And I pushed the previous violin and cello parts to the limit, so if you hear a screeching violin or a groaning cello, it’s intentional; war gives millions of reasons to scream and wail. The composition’s 8-chord structure is repeated as if to state the obvious — we, humans, have yet to contain our violence individually and collectively. We witness and experience the horror of mass murder and war around the globe. Every. Damn. Day.

I realize my song probably isn’t going to be a favorite for listeners, not my usual chill music. But I’m also a firm believer in the idea that sunlight is the best disinfectant. With this music about Guernica and the history of 1937, I am reminded how far we’ve come, and yet, how little we’ve changed. But change we must, and I believe humanity will change for the better. The question is when.

Guernica

Cosmos

New MV release, by CULT BURY RIOT・太陽の王国(spade13)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8iFFV7ziU

弧状の聾唖  MV by YouTube

This song I wrote in 2009 and it's based on a Bo Diddley kind of rhythm, popular in the 1950's - so I live in Kentucky and the University of Kentucky has a college basketball team called Kentucky Wildcats, I'm sure you've heard of them. So one day while watching a game, this tune came to me, this is the instrumental, I had lyrics as well but they were lame so I tossed them. I also created a video for this song and it will be on Youtube soon, just a bunch of cats pussy-footing' around! 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/CymV3_qHPDs

I wrote a song for dogs a while back called "Suite: Dog Years" but this one is for cat lovers everywhere. Give it a listen, it's Puuuuurrrfect and it's the cat's meow!

TRAIL OF TEARS

"WILDCAT BOUNCE" (Instrumental)

'When you hear music, after it's over, it's gone, in the air.' (Eric Dolphy)

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Friday Night (Rehearsal)

Having a little more fun,  Happy weekend!

A Shady Palm - Jamie Rhind

Well Hello! Been a while. Back with track 2.
For my new album. 100 Bpm. Instrumental.
Really appreciate you listening. Feedback.
Support as always. Much more coming!
Much love. And to , handsome model.
Our young kitty dude. The man Sol.
Uploaded on 27/04/2024.

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'Hey Up.'

Collaboration featuring  Vocalatti .
Vocalatti Vocals and Piano.

https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti
John Buckle Synths samples and production.

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