Compositions by Nathan Henry.
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*Recorded on a Mobile Device*

Compositions

I first posted a snippet of this on my IG on April 23rd but I didn't fully know what I wanted to do with it.. the journey I wanted to go on or the way I was going to get there. In the end I chose:
• the journey – from the hill home to the valley
• the way – quiet simplicity & wonder

It was a good project which didn't allow me to follow the same style, so that's a personal achievement :)

I hope you don't mind the background noise - children playing nicely.. it actually made me think of how children turn everything into an adventure. I like it here, though sometimes I'll wait for a quiet time to record.


Let me know what you think? Thank you for listening :)

Wonder

Busily.

I realise it's been 5 months since my last (public) upload. I've just not found time to sit down, even for a one take session (Gabe Bondoc coinage - check him out he's neat.)

This is actually an up tempo improvisation based on a much slower, more introspective piece I wanted to record but couldn't due to my phones over-aggressive active noise cancellation that I just could. not. turn. off.

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This is how my year began

All of you should have heard this already, I just ported it over from YouTube ~ inspiré de Christian Lindquist. There are new songs in the works I just need to make time to sit, record and upload. Soon.

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Please appreciate: don't replicate.

Improvisation sur 2 Jan 2010

Calmly

When you're not sure if you want a really long hug.. or your own tub of Ben & Jerry's. 

Hesitant

Rainy Days

That bold, vibrant splash of colour in an otherwise muted scene. Clearly there are other more subtle colours but this one definitely stands out. Maybe it should be a feature, maybe it should stay for a while so you can appreciate it.. but it's not there for long and eventually your memory won't recall exactly just how bold and vibrant it was.

— I hope that your friendships aren't transient. I hope that you don't have to see something bold and vibrant grow dull.

I hope that you always appreciate those bonds. They can last for life.

NathanJHenry

Maybe It's Real

A purely random improvisation I just recorded. I figure, since it's the last day of the year 2012, why not mark it with a recording? Can't do any harm. Oh, and there's a hidden sound bite in there.. a clue to a track I'm working on. There's no way you'll get it unless I have played you my ideas before.

I hope you've all had a good year, and if not.. I hope you've all learned how to make the next year better. A year gives you a lot of time to do a lot of things, but there's only one of them. Let's get busy, alright?

NathanJHenry

p.s. I apologise for all the skips in this recording :(

Last Day of the Year at Peterborough

In my youth I had a dislike for children. They were dirty, noisy, rude and selfish with their toys. They never wanted to give me their sweets either. As I grew up though I started to realise that children are the only ones capable of returning undiluted, unselfish love. Somewhere between Child and Adult, people lose their heart or have had so much of it damaged that they only share it with one other person. In a family of 5 that will be a problem.

I refuse to become like them. I refuse to be someone who has a lot of associates that I do not really care about. It's what I see the majority doing. Let's be honest here, actions speak louder than words. Words give promise, and contradicting actions destroy hope.

Instead I will be one to keep an open heart. I will suffer and be destroyed but I will not become like you. I will love eagerly, care without ceasing, prove my words by action.

I will grow a heart better than what I had as a child.

Grow a Heart

You always want to please the ones you love, have them be proud of you for doing the right thing. I guess we're all children who want their friends and parents approval :)

Make You Proud (of me)

I get a sense of calm when I'm at the seaside. It's one of my favourite places to be, to just exist. Maybe it's because I'm an island baby. It's something about the water, the sound it makes as it meets the shore either as a huge roaring wave or a gentle trickling cascade. The seaside really is a place that is both destructive & constructive.

Life is like that. Though this past year has certainly been destructive for many in a variety of ways.. I truly hope that you have had constructive experiences, something to keep you going.

Please don't give up 🙏🏾 although I know that at times this is beyond difficult.




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Disclaimer: I improvise all the time as a regular part of my practice routine. The majority of it is unrecorded. In a way that's a shame, but I have the joy of playing for my own enjoyment as well as the choice to share a part of it. - Nathan.

Deconstruction

Musical outlet.
**Recorded on a mobile device**