Remastering of two pieces already posted: "I am yourself" and "Juste avant l'automne"

2 Piano Pieces

Video available: https://youtu.be/INehSVRhCD0  
Probably the last part of the series. Impetus or momentum is also an archaic theory that was supposed to address the problem of inertia (and turned out to be wrong). Still, the concept seemed to me to fit perfectly with the idea of "feeding the movement", any force that moves us, keeps us in action. 
The main influence remains Steve Reich and in particular his work on "Electric counterpoint" and "2x5" which I wondered what would happen if they were considered as works of a new kind of rock that would only ask prosper. 

Probablement la dernière partie de la série. Impetus ou Elan est aussi une théorie archaïque qui était sensée répondre au problème que posait l’inertie (et qui s’est révélée être erronée). Toujours est-il que le concept me semblait coller parfaitement à l’idée « d ‘alimentation du mouvement », toute force qui nous meut, nous garde en action.  
L’influence principale reste Steve Reich et notamment son travail sur « Electric counterpoint » et « 2x5 » dont je me suis demandé ce qu’il se passerait si on les considérait comme œuvres d’un nouveau genre de rock qui ne demanderait qu’à prospérer.

Impetus (Clockworks V) Video: https://youtu.be/INehSVRhCD0

Very (very) freely inspired by the short novel by Ian R. Macleod.

Breathmoss

Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane and other such characters is one of the founders of the Sword and Sorcery genre, the cornerstone of fantasy and had a short but incredibly intense life in terms of creative. In addition to his many short stories, he tried his hand more than once at writing poetry, most often dark and abupte like the rest of his texts. Cimmeria, the imaginary land that will become Conan's homeland, is first and foremost an evocation of the harsh landscape of the Cross Plains where the author has lived most of his life. 
The version with the text read by Cosmic Keanu can be heard here:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmic_keanu/cimmeria-omelette-of-mars-cosmic-keanu-1

Cimmeria (Instrumental version, Remastered)

A new collaroration with the talented Cosmic Keanu(https://soundcloud.com/cosmic_keanu) around another Robert E. Howard character.
Returning to his Homeland after a life of slaying dark creatures across the globe, Kane finds only sorrow and regret there before an eerie howl drives him on the road:

The white gulls wheeled above the cliffs,
     the air was slashed with foam,
The long tides moaned along the strand
     when Solomon Kane came home.
He walked in silence strange and dazed
     through the little Devon town,
His gaze, like a ghost’s come back to life,
     roamed up the streets and down.

The people followed wonderingly
     to mark his spectral stare,
And in the tavern silently
     they thronged about him there.
He heard as a man hears in a dream
     the worn old rafters creak,
And Solomon lifted his drinking-jack
     and spoke as a ghost might speak:

“There sat Sir Richard Grenville once;
     in smoke and flame he passed,
“And we were one to fifty-three,
     but we gave them blast for blast.
“From crimson dawn to crimson dawn,
     we held the Dons at bay.
“The dead lay littered on our decks,
     our masts were shot away.

“We beat them back with broken blades,
     till crimson ran the tide;
“Death thundered in the cannon smoke
     when Richard Grenville died.
“We should have blown her hull apart
     and sunk beneath the Main.”
The people saw upon his wrists
     the scars of the racks of Spain.

“Where is Bess?” said Solomon Kane.
     “Woe that I caused her tears.”
“In the quiet churchyard by the sea
     she has slept these seven years.”
The sea-wind moaned at the window-pane,
     and Solomon bowed his head.
“Ashes to ashes and dust to dust,
     and the fairest fade,” he said.

His eyes were mystical deep pools
     that drowned unearthly things,
And Solomon lifted up his head
     and spoke of his wanderings.
“Mine eyes have looked on sorcery
     in the dark and naked lands,
“Horror born of the jungle gloom
     and death on the pathless sands.

“And I have known a deathless queen
     in a city old as Death,
“Where towering pyramids of skulls
     her glory witnesseth.
“Her kiss was like an adder’s fang,
     with the sweetness Lilith had,
“And her red-eyed vassals howled for blood
     in that City of the Mad.

“And I have slain a vampire shape
     that sucked a black king white,
“And I have roamed through grisly hills
     where dead men walked at night.
“And I have seen heads fall like fruit
     in the slaver’s barracoon,
“And I have seen winged demons fly
     all naked in the moon.

“My feet are weary of wandering
     and age comes on apace;
“I fain would dwell in Devon now,
     forever in my place.”
The howling of the ocean pack
     came whistling down the gale,
And Solomon Kane threw up his head
     like a hound that snuffs a trail.

A-down the wind like a running pack
     the hounds of the ocean bayed,
And Solomon Kane rose up again
     and girt his Spanish blade.
In his strange cold eyes a vagrant gleam
     grew wayward and blind and bright,
And Solomon put the people by
     and went into the night.

A wild moon rode the wild white clouds,
     the waves in white crests flowed,
When Solomon Kane went forth again
     and no man knew his road.
They glimpsed him etched against the moon,
     where clouds on hilltop thinned;
They heard an eery echoed call
     that whistled down the wind.

Solomon Kane’s Homecoming (read by Cosmic Keanu)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVjehoC6gk 
For many Star Trek fans, the main theme of the Enterprise series was not really satisfying: instead of the usual symphonic fanfare, we had a 90s pop rock which very quickly went out of fashion. Here is 2 personal proposals to imagine what a more traditional theme would have been like. (for the transition I used rushes of Jerry Goldsmith's voice in rehearsal :) )

Pour de nombreux fans de Star Trek, le générique de la série Entreprise n’était pas vraiment satisfaisant: au lieu d’une habituelle fanfare symphonique on avait le droit à de la pop rock 90s qui s’est très vite démodée. Voici donc 2 propositions personnelles pour imaginer ce qu’aurait put donner un thème plus traditionnel.
(pour la transition j'ai utilisé des rushs de la voix de Jerry Goldsmith en répétition :) )

Star Trek Entreprise Theme Recomposed (2 versions)

While I waited 2 months without internet for my line to be repaired, I started building a live music repertoire with 2 other musicians. Also, although I appreciate the Soundcloud community which has motivated me to stay creative for the last 2 years, over the next few months I will be extending my "media break" to continue progressing. See you soon Soundcloud lovers!
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