Some old tracks I recorded a while back that need to be re-recorded. "Shadow of My Dreams" was written in 1998, and was recorded on an old laptop with an old beat up acoustic guitar. "Don't Panic" is a song I've loved since I first heard it. It's simple, and it feels like the spring time. 

Don't Panic (Coldplay Cover)

Shadow In My Dreams

Collaborative track with Marguerite J. back from 2006. 

All music written and performed by Nelson Reticence 
All lyrics written and sung by Marguerite Anne Jusuf

Music copyrighted and owned by Nelson Reticence
Lyrics copyrighted and owned by Marguerite Jusuf

Recorded and produced by David Pine at Pinetrax Studios

Contradiction

The first track (rough mix) from my solo project. 

Lyrics:

Wearily crawling now.
Walked for miles through the frozen blizzard.
Banks of frozen fog,
shivered thoughts and faintly numbed faces.
We could hardly see,
the far side of the river,
through the blinding snow, falling down.

The old iron bridge,
spans out across the muted darkness,
to places we don't know,
but we'll soon find out when we get there.
Orange halo lights, 
on the far side of the river.
We could not make out, a single sound.

Wearily crawling now.
Walked for miles through the raging blizzard.
Banks of frozen fog,
shivered thoughts and faintly numbed faces.
We could hardly see,
the far side of the river,
through the blinding snow, falling down.

All music written and performed by Nelson Reticence
All lyrics written and sung by Nelson Reticence

All music and lyrics copyrighted and owned by Nelson Reticence

Recorded and produced by David Pine at Pinetrax Studios

The Transition

The second track (rough mix) from my solo project. 

Lyrics:

The dithyrambic clamour of freight trains,
echoes off the valley wall;
and there's virga on the horizon,
but here the rain, it hardly ever falls.

I wish I caught you in the spring time,
where worries are so few;
but all the corn is razed down to the ground,
and muted colors are my view.

Just give it time.
At least that's what I found,
a broken window
down to the ground.

The gray of insomniac daydreams,
and a dull hum in my ear;
but I'm still driving these winding roads.
The same ones year after year.

I wish I caught you in the spring time,
where worries are so few;
but all the corn in razed down to the ground,
and muted colors are my view.

Just give it time.
At least that's what I found,
a broken window,
down to the ground.

I wish I saw you in the spring time,
my chloroform view. 

All music written and performed by Nelson Reticence
All lyrics written and sung by Nelson Reticence

All music and lyrics copyrighted and owned by Nelson Reticence

Recorded and produced by David Pine at Pinetrax Studios

Monochrome View

Nelson Reticence is a multi-instrumentalist and solo artist, writing music across many genres. Having spent nearly two decades in the underground punk-rock and metal scenes, he eventually decided to focus on his roots, and on the music he was raised with. In his youth, artists like Bill Monroe, Red Foley, and Hank Williams were staples in his household. Although music was an integral part of his upbringing, it wasn't until his early teens that he first picked up a guitar. After falling in love with performing, and receiving challenges to learn bluegrass standards by his grandfather, he set on a road that would eventually lead to his solo-project. Nelson takes the word "solo" in his work in a very literal sense, writing and performing all of the instrumentation on his tracks, with the occasional collaborative contribution from other talented independent artists. Blending the Americana styles he grew up to with more contemporary genres, he hopes to reach both a modern audience, and the older generations alike, creating something everyone can appreciate and enjoy.  

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