Onward II

I did everything on this, I even sang all parts. I do not consider myself a singer but I had no one else to do it. The words are real, personal.

Looking At Me

Сади

Esperanza [instrumental]

BEGINNING

Dust

5.DUST

'Tóg an Bealach Radhairc' means ‘Take the Scenic Route’...always the best option.
 
Finn: I plan to go back to my Irish routes more this year and created a simple backing track on Octave Mandolin & Tenor Banjo, but then ran out of ideas.  Doina took a listen and came up with this lovely uplifting tune. The song had a different name when we started out, but now it reminds me of driving along a coast road with the window open. Thank you Doina! 

Doina: Celtic music has been a part of my life for the past 12 years and I can't imagine my life without it. When I started to write and record, these violin tracks seemed too simple. And then Finn started working, mixing, adding tracks. What a journey. Thank you, Finn, for giving me the opportunity to be a puzzle piece in this big machinery called music!

Music: Doina & Finn
Doina Bora: Violins.
Finn Eces: Octave Mandolin, Tenor Banjo.
Birdsong, recorded at dawn in County Laois, Ireland.
Produced Finn Eces.

Tóg an Bealach Radhairc [Take the Scenic Route]

Morphometry

Bandcamp

Eudemonia

Well ….. synths, composition 

https://on.soundcloud.com/n1u9HxZB74wW7FYv6

Surfers like Us ….. guitar, co-composition 

This piece is the final result of our latest collaboration. This time we have the pleasure of inviting you to travel through time and space, and perhaps we can cross that boundary together.
   The end of the year is a time to visit each other and travel. So this will be a winter journey, in snow and blizzard. Perhaps during sunset or even at night... Either way, the doors of imagination have been opened!
    We hope to drift together in melancholy reverie towards the new year. Thank you for your time, attention and your ongoing support. Happy New Year!!! 🌞

Winter Trip  (w/Well)

Gentle textures and the vibe of the deep northern arctic.

Dawn At 2 Am

Sous l'égide de Zéphyr, dieu du vent léger et prénom de mon dernier petit-fils, né en 2023, j' adresse, avec cette ballade piano, à tous mes amis musiciens de Soundcloud, et notamment à Miranda, à Larengonat et à Djayz Shadow, tous mes vœux de santé, de liberté et de bonheur à l'aube de cette nouvelle année !!! Joyeuses fêtes!!!

À Zéphir

Recorded and mixed by L.Menta. 

I had some fun with some samples and synth and added bass and guitar. Take a rest!

Urvieh macht Pause

A beautiful sparrowhawk descends - alas it can be a death sentence for one of our much loved songbirds drawn to the garden feeders....a bird lover's dilemma.....

Image c/o Eric Robitaille via Pinterest.

Sparrowhawk Blues

In Winter Starlight

Lots of acoustic instruments with a mix of folk. acoustic and jazz.  It's relaxing but happy feel too. It's kind of complicated too but nothing like a challenge. A Charming way to spend the day do you agree?

Leaving On A Stream

Sun Burnt Foes

Ra Lives

Video;
https://youtu.be/UElj3hk9FXw

Made in #Ableton (January 2024)

https://hega.bandcamp.com/album/peaceful-and-bright

Genres;
#Electronic
#Pop
#Rock

Peaceful And Bright

JaMuary 24- the aim to create a piece of music (no matter how short or incomplete it is) for as many days as I can during the month.

Most Jamuarys are incomplete or just the start of an idea so I upload them as private here but they are public on my other Soundcloud page  https://soundcloud.com/trevbushell and Ive put them in a playlist you can find here https://on.soundcloud.com/QUFqo :) 

Today's one (3rd January) was mostly finished in one day.... I got a bit immersed in it ( phew!)! My learning aim for this piece was using distortion ( you van hear it in the lead melodies. crackling away and creating ambience

Surrender (China Fish on vocals)

Where did this crazy cover come from?!
Until a couple of years ago I played in a group of friends, an acoustic quartet consisting of an acoustic guitar, double bass (me), a singer and a percussionist. We played a repertoire of rock and pop covers from all times, heavily rearranged to suit acoustic needs. In addition to rehearsals and concerts, a significant part of the time was spent proposing and choosing the repertoire.
There were always great discussions, everyone had their own musical background, their tastes and their desire to impose themselves on others (behind every musician there is always a little egomaniac hiding :)). Furthermore, since it was all acoustic, there were also inevitable technical limitations to consider when choosing the songs. In short, every proposal was always followed by great debates, to the point that we had to establish severe rules in the choice with votes, with the right of veto, like United Nations resolutions :))
There was a moment when we needed to enrich the repertoire with more lively and rhythmic songs, because the natural tendency in small acoustic cover groups is always to rearrange the songs with an elegant, composed (and a little soporific) sound like Bossa or soft jazz.
Among the various proposals I made there was this 80's pop-dance hit that I have always liked and to be more convincing and overcome their skepticism that time I decided to present my candidacy with a demo recorded by myself... So, courageously I even had to sing it!!
What you listen is therefore that original demo for my group: an acoustic guitar, a double bass, a voice to which I have recently added some choirs.
Fortunately, at the end, the effort was rewarded, this bizarre cover won the elections and became a permanent fixture in our concerts.

I know, I skipped some words here and there, my pronunciation is what it is, and I guess it sounds funny to you more or less like to us Italians when we listen to one of our operas sung by a foreign singer... but who cares, it was so fun to sing it, forgive me! :)

For those who don't know the original Dead or Alive song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU

Just like my version, isn't it?:)))

The photo is entitled "100 ways to kill your photographer". 

A special thank you to Debra, she knows why.

You Spin Me Round - cover

Home Recordings / Curated Playlists / 

Collaboration / Participation / 

In pursuit of novelty. /

Onward II

Nathaniel Ehrnman