Track inspired by a Haiku from Murakami Kijo [1865-1938]
'Although there is the road,
The child walks
In the snow.'

Winter Haiku 'Although there is the road.'

Exerus

The "Croisière du monde", our collaborative album in progress with Roberto B (@user-55822457 and @robertoiib) that focuses on film music but with much variation and cross-genre influences, progresses on with its 5th track, "Vents d'aventure" - or, in (our preferred) English translation, "Winds of Adventure". We hope you'll enjoy this composition too, as it seems to be the case with the earlier ones in the album.

The track was created in collaboration on 27 September 2021 (initial mix and recording in MAGIX by Roberto B), 17 October 2021 (subsequent additions, mix and recording in GarageBand and Logic Pro by Alex M) and 18 October 2021 (final mix in Logic Pro by Alex M), and posted on SC on 29 October 2021 (by Alex M).

The artwork cover for the album and all its constituent tracks was designed and implemented by Alex M on 29 June 2021 (in Tayasui Sketch in Mac OS), cropped by Alex M (in Mac OS Preview) on 30 June 2021, and annotated with text by Alex M (in Mac OS Preview) on 2 October 2021 - in coordination and agreement with Roberto B.

Thank you so much, Roberto - for the beautiful musical ideas that inspire again our new collaborations in this ongoing "musique de film" - and more - album, "Croisière du monde"!

Duration: 10:00 minutes

Vents d'aventure - Roberto B & Alex M

Encountered

It's amazing what comes into your head as you sit by the beach. This has turned out to be a dark waltz.  Unashamedly folk dressed up to go out for the evening. Keeping it low and slow.

A pinch of Cohen, a sneer of Bowie and a smattering of Cave... lets see what the world thinks.




Ripples

The Sky is rippling, beneath a dark sea
It laps on a shore that’s just out of reach
The clouds are sinking, as the red sun floats free
The sky is rippling, as it drowns me.

You looked out to sea, to horizons fall
Avoiding my eyes as you explained it all,
Stepping past cliches, you cut straight to the bone
Why give away lies, when there’s your own truth to own

You told how it felt, to be you with me
Unchallenged, alone, watching those others be free
And the trinkets I buy you and the words I pledge
Just make you feel hollow so it must end.

The Sky is rippling, beneath a dark sea
It laps on a shore that’s just out of reach
The clouds are sinking, as the red sun floats free
The sky is rippling, as it drowns me.

Without Power to the turn words back 
Asked you not to say more
but you were the tide
and I, a fool on the shore.

You spoke of beginnings how they must lead to ends,
You told me of couples who still stayed friends
No tear in your eye, just the hint of a frown
As your words broke around me,
turned my world upside down.

The Sky is rippling, beneath a dark sea
It laps on a shore that’s just out of reach
The clouds are sinking, as the red sun floats free
The sky is rippling, as it drowns me.

Ripples

Very rough demo. Comment if you think I should keep going with this. Slightly Ian Curtis-inspired.

Fate Is (Demo)

Song about love ,life and things that go bump in the night

The only one

Dimming of the Day [cover]

Christmas 2021

Words and music Antipodeans 2021. Recorded and Engineered at Grovehill Studio, and mastered at the Hackey Sack by Dr Hackey.

2 Minutes To Midnight

Unsolicited Frank-ish commentary after having been exposed to one too many holiday commercials during my precious, limited hockey-enjoyment time...

(...apparently, I unconsciously channel subtle 90s grungey Vedderisms via my vox box  when I rail against the holidays?)

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Why need a season for a happy reason?
Live to Love
Love to Live

Why is it that come each holiday
The message you hear hi-def angels most say
Is that sharing and caring are the True and Only Ways?
Make it all about friends and family
Advertisers scream on the web, and tout on TV
But can we depend on spin-cycle slanting -- artful canting 
For you to spend?

I'm not saying anything new; it's hardly news...
Suess sussed it out, clinched the Spirit with a Grinch
Love's what we need
But why keep it to one pinch?
Ian's Tull Tale warns of False Flag Stuffing,
This focus on a handful of birds, a fistful of rings
365, not 12, 's where goodwill needs to dwell
Why is this such a hard sell??

You spawn with infinite Free Plays for Love in this short life
So share some in any way on *any* day, make it yours
To give
Don't spend all year, waiting for that special time
Love Now
Love Now
There'll still be more to Love tomorrow...

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[LAST EDIT: July 10, 2020 -- remixed, minor corrections and tweaks, and Mastered for first time ever.]

[EDIT: January 1, 2020 -- remixed, with new arrangement. Still need to re-do vocals w/ at least *some* compression, though...]

AnyDay Song

Paul Lives  in Upper Austria, writing music and text for himsellf and other music projects .. currently playing an acoustic set of clasic british /american songs .
2016 Paul took early retirerment so lots of free time to do those things one puts off. Still  recording in his small home studio and playing his Acoustic live gigs in and around upper Austria the only difference he now does it in his pyjamas

The only one

Paul Bush