Everything in this song is perfectly successful. Bravo.

Nice drive... and yes... very Retro. 😎

This is a long time coming. Tons of mixing to get it just right! I hope you enjoy it!

Combinational Triumph 

Get in the Groove and Move

Illusions of the past
Things I thought would last
Did those things matter
Question leaves me sadder
Sit and reminisce
Of those times I miss
Dreams that are long past
Time it flies so fast
How life makes me sigh
As it sails on by

Illusions of the Past (with Vocals)

Double Sortie le 22 Mars 2024 en Versions Normale et Edit Radio!
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ETERNAL DREAM

Eternal Dream (Single © 2024 CFM Records)

Personnel:
Paul Bray - Drums
Terry Todd - Bass
Andy Peake - Keyboards
Nigel Manning - Tenor Sax

GRITSTONER  - (TPMB rehearsal 2018)

sunken

Mixed Bag

Dedicated to some folks in my life who've picked me up along the way, especially through music...

This is one I'm pretty proud of.  Oddly, it's the first time I’ve written a full original song with me singing my own lyrics. I'm joined by the uber talented @TexMex-Shaman, who is wielding the lead electric guitar starting at the first verse through to the end. (this is the second time now where my vocal melody is partly inspired by his magical playing!) He also lends his mastering skillz to great effect here. Thanks TMS for truly bringing this to life with your playing! 
All other instruments are played by me on the keyboard - acoustic guitar, bass, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, 2nd electric guitar (the higher one in verse 2), horns, drums & percussion, words and voice. The chorus is supposed to sound like a 60's soul song, like Marvin Gaye meets Van Morrison. If you play this more than once I'm sorry but I'm afraid you'll be stuck with it in your head all day.  :)

This one's a personal one for me, so thanks for listening, and for picking us up with your music!

LYRICS: 

Verse 1
alone in the corner, that old six string whispers to me
ah but when daddy played, he could set your spirit free 
like the drops in the rain, or a forest tall and green
there's music alive all around
and mamma she told me, you must listen for more than the sound
and hear with your heart

Chorus     
(And then she’d) 
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up,  
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up, 
pick me up higher 

Verse 2
Now I’m writing my own song… makin’ music with old friends and new
But the joy of my days, are my beautiful daughter and you
And when you play that song, she would close her eyes and sway
all the while as she sings
And man when I hear her, whispered memories they lift me up still
like a bird on the wind

Chorus  

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Other credits: 
-second verse sample of 'Country Roads, Take Me Home' (by John Denver), performed by my 9 yr old daughter
-image design by me using Chat GPT
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Just for fun, here's a link to just the final chorus vocals and horns isolated: 
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/pick_me_up_vox_isolated
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-mark

Pick Me Up (Song on the Wind) - collab with TexMex Shaman

The colorful symbols are my message to everyone... 🌍 ☮︎ 👍 🍀 2024 for a better world...!

BLUES TIME Vol.1

Measured Words

Listen to "Salusa Secundus (A Life Support remix)".   An homage to the world of Dune. An epic ambient music that I consider one of my musical masterpieces.   A mixture of Industrial and Tribal music with powerful vocals. #Ambient #Electronic

Salusa Secundus (A Life Support Remix)

Flash freeze
Picture - https://flic.kr/p/PX13pk

Be ready,
for the flash freeze.
Expecting,
the crash flood.
Standing on the lee side
at the turn of the tide.

Trouble I hear
Trouble I see,
someone is coming after me
What did I do?
Where did I err in vain?

Be weary,
a song asale.
Oh random,
error in in midflight fail.
Bounding boxes,
layer of purpose.

A clip with an instrumental version of this track can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/pYRw5aBEjG0

Freeware Firebird VST : https://www.tone2.com/firebird2.html

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Welcome to oorlab's soundcloud corner: 

Comments & ideas for collaborations appreciated. 
Instruments: violin, mandoline, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, harmonica, tin whistle, darbuka, sansula, roland synthesizers. 
Recording with Cubase Elements 11 

Recommending these inspiring musicians: 
https://soundcloud.com/the-plugs , https://soundcloud.com/pleudoniem , https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett ; https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart ; https://soundcloud.com/silent-steps ; https://soundcloud.com/julsy : https://soundcloud.com/houckjt : https://soundcloud.com/tante-meli

latest album https://open.spotify.com/album/2OMg0zyJSeFFV1bQ6gh8Nm (sep 2022)

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