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22 of the finest uptempo, downtempo and downright weird sounds that have been floating my boat in recent weeks.

The Curious Oeuf

SoundCloud Weekly

18 new orleans bounce - bend and bust it open

KYLIE MINOGUE - I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY (MAX-MIX "Y & Co." LONG VERSION) [HQ]

Y'see ya can't please everyone so ya got to write a song parody to vent your feelings creatively.

Vocals by Mike Pollock

(Rise of) Lyrics © 2015 by Mike Pollock and Bill Freiberger
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-a6uLO_AXqI_EUN3i2a2THKnNUZSXHiL-VYOyrneG6c/edit?usp=sharing

Download: https://sites.google.com/site/itsamike/bonus/Boom%20Shadow%20-%20Mike%20Pollock.mp3?attredirects=0&d=1

"Moonshadow" Music and Lyrics by Yusuf/Cat Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPazGVuBXmY

Boom Shadow

All recordeed in FL Studio 9 using VST soft synths and samples. Faster chunkier PWL style version.

Yisraelee - Airwolf Theme 2011 Pete Hammond-esque Remix

Disappointments, part 1: Through the life.

Inspired by early micro-computers, this track is probably my most tech-influenced to date but don't let that put you off. Programming the drums on this one was enormous fun.

PLEASE NOTE: My SoundCloud account was compromised on 11th Feb 2019 and 264 false plays of this track, Micro, were credited to my stats. If you wish to know how many plays this track has truly received at any given time, please deduct 264 from the total figure shown.

Micro

Jazzy, funky, dreamy breakbeat-track. Groove on!

Stream / get the track here:
https://orcd.co/on-tonight?fbclid=IwAR2EPgia8j3EnE5VjjKIsD1MGqNwHzZs0d-lgrcAWC2adk2IxOIECGbsRuw

On Tonight

Loading Music

When the sun comes up
We follow the rules
As the day goes by
We listen to fools
No end in sight
No space in between
To express and pursue
Do you know what I mean?

So tonight
We will dance with our demons
Cause tonight
There are plenty of reasons
To forget 
Put to bed
All the things 
We regret
To get lost
And be found
And get down


Monotonous noise
Dominates the world
If you want to be heard
You've got to be bold
These self-righteous powers
Will never agree
With the spirits within us
They're so wild and free

And tonight
We will dance with our demons
Cause tonight
There are plenty of reasons
To ignite
Our light 
To let go
And have fun
To be one
With the one
And get some

© Odd Petals 2019

The Stars EP

Demons

They’re down on their knees and praying
They’re begging please send him home
They often feel no one’s listening
They often feel so alone

Should we give up?
Is he your child?
Should we keep on?
Is this worthwhile?
Should we give up?
Is he your child?
Should we keep on?
Is this worthwhile?

They’re wondering what he’s doing
They wonder where he will roam
They figured he’d finished searching
They figured the seed was sown

Should we give up?
Is he your child?
Should we keep on?
Is this worthwhile?
Should we give up?
Is he your child?
Should we keep on?
Is this worthwhile?

Should we give up?

Worthwhile

Frain

The eagle-eared amongst you may recognise this little number as a re-imagining of my 2017 tune, Source Code. It's been remixed, remastered and generally rebooted to form an (almost) entirely new piece. Some might say that it's been mercifully shortened too.

The artwork is a picture of Unusual Balance, a wood-turning sculpture by the brilliant artist and all-round ace craftsman, Lillo Pisano. See more of his incredible work on Instagram: www.instagram.com/lillopisano/ and on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Lillopisanoart/

Return To The Source was created during Spring 2019.

Return To The Source

Dossier

I sent Dan an idea of a song I’d written and was blown away to hear his amazing arrangent and guitar playing! Have enjoyed listening to Dan for so long so it’s wonderful to collaborate! Please find his amazing playing and music @danarchx 😀🎶🎵

Track information.
Original composition by Annie Smart
All vocals and vocal arrangements by Annie Smart
Arrangement, production, percussion, programming, bass and guitars by Daniel van den Berg
Recorded June 2019
Guitar: Joan Cashmira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (alicante) 2015,
Guitars recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Percussion arranged with samples from Sampletank and Amplitude
Bass: Fender Stratocaster with Octave FX in Amplitude.
Mixed in Auria, mastered in Auria and Final touch. 

Cover image photo by Daniel van den Berg.

Lyrics.
There’s a time and place for patience 
There’s a time and place to be good

Why don’t we lose control 
Why don’t we lose ourselves
Oh fly with me til the morning light
I’ll let my hair down 
I’ll let my hair down

There’s a time and place to lose your mind
There’s the time and place for me and you

Chorus

A TIME AND PLACE (by Dan van den Berg and Annie Smart)

Antwerp In The Rain

I was playing around with the "Cuban Piano" and kind of liked the sound of it.
So, I was just thinking of what kind of vista might be nice for some rhythm sets I was playing with.

It put me in mind of a jungle setting, so I got to wondering if there were some jungle sounds that were available...and there was one...so I grabbed it.

I wanted something like an oboe or bassoon to blast out through the scenery, but it needed a little more power. I thought about the brightness of brass, so I checked out the Tuba...but it was too brassy. However, just for fun, I picked up the EQ on the hi and lo spectrum ends and left the middle alone, and kept playing down the scale until, happily, it had just the right sound.

Then I wanted some different unique sounds, so I kept playing with the percussion sets until something almost like a woodpecker sound popped out.
So it became part of the mix.

I hope it works out well for an enjoyable ride through the rain forest.

PHOTO by Surgey Chuprin:
unsplash.com/photos/6HVju38exjE

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Kk: Main Vocals, Rhythm Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Distorted Clavinet, Drone Synth, Music & Lyrics

Piero Peluche: Electric Guitars, Electric Bass, Drums, Percussion, Toy Piano, Mix & Master

electricpaul: Chorus Vocals and two and a half seconds of Electric Guitar


- Echo Chamber - 

Well it’s been a while but I’ve been thinking
You’re either much less fun or you stopped drinkin
What happened to our heady conversations.
Now all we talk about is facebook (media) creations

We used to have ears and eyes of our own.
Now their drowning as our own opinions drone.
I’d like to think your minds eyes are still open
Taking in everything not just words we want to hear spoken.

We want to hear the words spoken
It tells us we must not be broken
The things we feed our minds are tokens.
Swim through the noise and avoid the emotions.

I don’t know my neighbor
Looking in the eye, huh
too much labor.
If your address aint 1s and zeros
I call you out on 1800 hero.
Pull my blinds shut tight.
Turn up my screen res bright.
Listen to all the things I wanna hear
In my digital world I get to steer
Around, away against a fence and fear
Stop and seek to broaden your perspective
The fruits of life goes to he who gives.
In the end we are just human relatives.

Take your time clear your mind
See things from the both sides
See things from both the sides

Blinders are for horses that don’t want to be beaten
Hooked is the fish that don’t want to be eaten.
Pay attention to that which you rarely notice
Stand on your head if that’s what its going to take

Look up and ahead to faces through eyes
Love the differences and see all the sides
What you don’t know can hurt your mind
Build knowledge and understand be kind.

Take your time

Echo Chamber - Nabucco Dinosaur

49ers - Die Walküre
Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band, The - On The Beat
Ceejay - A Little Love (What's Going On)
David Lyme - Never Say You Love Me
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Macho Gang - Naughty Boy
Mel & Kim - That's The Way It Is
Tom Hooker - Feeling Okay 

MAX MIX 6

This is my contribution to @minimal_drone_grl's stunning remix album, Origins Remixed, released in September 2020. The full elpee, containing 15 remixes by 15 different artists of the tracks on her earlier long-player, Ancestral Origins - itself a completely mesmerising listen - can be found here:
https://minimaldronegrl.bandcamp.com/album/origins-remixed
I'm dedicating this number to the memory of my great friend of many years standing, Steve Finch, who tragically died during the period while I was working on this. Steve was a unique and special soul who will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, great mate. #hcafc #yccc

Retrospection Reimagined

Minimal_Drone*GRL - Retrospection (Observatory's Retrospection Reimagined Remix)

"At the farthest extremities of the electromagnetic spectrum, way beyond the realm of visible light, further even than the mysterious infra-red frequencies, lurk countless, unheard communications from distant worlds....."

"Autumn Equinox" is the result of my overhauling "Radio And Microwave", a tune that I originally put out over a year ago. I've been working on this new version sporadically throughout autumn 2020 - hence the title - even though it's now technically in winter that I've finally got around to finishing it. It's inspired by, well, autumn, which is by some distance my favourite season of the year.

The artwork is an original piece by the enigmatic collage artist, Harl Vind, entitled "Consumed By The Waves".

Autumn Equinox

Inspired by late-night conversations and assembled over many months from disparate musical fragments, Love! Love! Peace! Beauty! is an ode to freedom, tolerance and bliss.

I owe massive credit to Mike B for providing the wonderful electric guitar stylings on this piece and to Jason Ross for sourcing the spoken word sample and the photo image. Brilliant work, gents - I owe you both, big time.

Love! Love! Peace! Beauty!

The evocatively named Cold Wold is an area of arable high ground, located roughly between the villages of Millington and Warter in the East Riding of Yorkshire. This relatively unspoilt chalkland region is great for walking, running or whatever else takes your fancy at pretty much any time of the year. I'm constantly inspired by the quiet, gentle landscapes of the Yorkshire Wolds and I only hope I've been able to do them some sort of justice with this relaxed piece of electronica.

The photograph is by Peter Church.

Cold Wold

I make lo-fi, melodic, instrumental electronica, conceived, composed and recorded using only a laptop and a digital audio workstation (currently Ableton Live 11).

Due to domestic constraints, I work entirely on headphones so it probably follows that my recordings are best appreciated via the same medium.

When you've finished here, why not take a look at my videos on YouTube or head over to Twitter to see if I've uttered anything profound recently? (I probably haven't but you never know...)

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