Still rediscovering my youth compositions on old tapes, and trying to save them as best as possible!

Bachal In Empty Space (For Dominique)- Bruno C

Many thanks to Roger Moore for doing a Country version of this song. And many thanks to Eddie Harrison for doing a 60's Pop version.

RIP Roger...your music lives on.

Red Dagger Wine - Country version (Lyrics by Tony - vocal/music Roger Moore)

In this song I enclose everything I think about my work as an artist. Proceeding along risky paths, responding to violence with even more sensitivity, because sensitivity can truly move the world. Embrace your sensitivity and that of others, choose who you want to be and follow your nature, whatever the cost. 

Written and Performed by Stefano Manotti

Arrangement and mixing: Giulio Carmassi (ex-Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering: Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio


TESTO

Comincia da qui questo viaggio nascosto
Con le altre paure del giorno
Che ho lasciato al loro posto
Una notte qui
Vale più di un silenzio
Per sentir la chitarra suonare
Come in braccio a cento persone
Libero così dalle mie leggi
E dalla mente che dalla sua amplifica i rimpianti
Libero così dalle tue leggi
Ho passato troppo tempo per parlarti

Lo so
Quella è la via
Io sto di fianco
Con la mia fantasia
E quel che sarà
Non è roba mia
Non è roba mia

Finisce da qui
Un bel viaggio scomposto
Non si posson tirare le somme
Non si può vedere a che costo

Solo questo ti dico
Se sei nato per qualcosa
Tornerai ogni volta
Sulla strada più rischiosa

Libero così dai compromessi
Dalle parole messe lì per non esporsi
Libero così dai giochi fatti
Per sorprendermi ancora a cantare la vita

Lo so
Quella è la via
Io sto di fianco
Con la mia fantasia
E quel che sarà
Non è roba mia
Non è roba mia

Lo so
Quella è la via
Io sto di fianco
Con la mia fantasia
E quel che sarà
Non è roba mia
Non è roba mia



LYRICS

Begin from here, this hidden journey
With the other fears of the day
That I left in their place
One night from here
Is it worth more than silence
To hear the guitar play
As if embraced by a hundred people

Free like this from my laws
And from the mind that amplifies regrets
Free like this from your laws
I've spent too much time talking to you

I know it
That's the way
I stand by my fantasy
And what will be
It is not my concern
It's not my concern

It ends here
A disjointed journey
You can't add it all up
You can't see at what cost
Only this I tell you
If you were born for something
You'll return every time
To the riskiest road

Free like this from compromises
From words placed there to avoid exposure
Free like this from done deals
To surprise you again and sing life

Fantasia

Improvisation im Theater stageoflife.de mit Petra Köhler/Querflöte und Marvin/Djembe

Improtheater

Railway -  Petra Köhler/Flöte, Marvin/Djembe

A snowman is a symbol of happier and a simpler time as a child. As I grow older, and a tad bit cynical, I would like it back.  During this holiday season, may you enjoy the company of family and friends, and have warm memories of those that are missed. That is everything. Merry Christmas to all!

my snowman

IPG1's vocal track Living On The Edge with Llanpsych backing.
Many thanks to Ian for sharing his incredible talent with us all :)))))
Find Ian's track here
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/living-on-the-edge-vocals-92-bpm?si=b2305b4d249942ffa30f23c065da3381&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Living On The Edge - with IPG1

K-Dubliners

Yoda's First Girlfriend

Soft Summers

The 2nd movement of the String Quartet No. 18 "No Silence" (2024).

Pawel Strzelecki: 2. Scherzo [String Quartet No. 18 "No Silence" (2024)].

Verse 1
If I walked from here to eternity
My infinity shoes will find the way
Watching stars, watching the world go by
No guide can show, words to shape my soul
Close my eyes, fall into darkness I'll never know
Take my hand, show me the way

Chorus
Sharing whisky, watching the moon
Listen to your breathing
Sharing secrets, Hide from their eyes
Listen to your heartbeat
Another day is ending
Another dream has gone
Another day is ending
Too soon. Too soon

Verse 2
If I reach from here to infinity
My eternity boots will mark the way
Hearing calls, hearing the world call out
No one can find words to shape your soul
Hide my fears, run into darkness I'll never show
Take my hand, free me today

Too Soon

Polish Composer (M.A., 2002, "F. Chopin" Academy of Music in Warsaw,  Prof. Zbigniew Baginski's class), music theorist (M.A., 2000, "F. Chopin" Academy of Music in Warsaw, under Prof. Maria Piotrowska), musicologist (Ph.D., 2005, University of Warsaw, under Prof. Zbigniew Skowron), researcher, lecturer.
So far he has written 127 pieces: 12 symphonies (2017-2024), 3 symphonic poems (2001-2011), 4 concertos with orchestra (organ, piano, two pianos, flute, 2002-2025), 22 string quartets (2001-2025), 17 sonatas for different solo instruments with piano (violin, cello, oboe, trombone, etc.), chamber music as Piano Trio (1998), Piano Quartet (2021), Piano Quintet (2003), String Trio (2021), numerous songs for voice and piano, sacred works, e.g. Mass for soloists, choir, organ and orchestra (2002, rev. 2024), and electronic music.  
The stylistic and technical parameters describes the text below:
https://pawelstrzelecki.wixsite.com/music
The author of the crucial, first and original book (used as academic manual and present in many libraries) on "New Romanticism" in Polish music after 1975, containing interview of the author with Krzysztof Penderecki (2022, English Language Edition).
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1282565?fbclid=IwAR1Pm40flHnsqH07OsvXdXwV1ZwLeVLOmfrxkqe3wxL5rsJioluBL-2FQ9M#document-details-anchor
Polish edition (2006):
https://mi.pl/pl/p/Pawel-Strzelecki-Nowy-romantyzm-w-tworczosci-kompozytorow-polskich-po-roku-1975/59

The book was quoted in: Andrea Bohlman: "Musical Solidarities. Political Action and Music in Late Twentieth-Century Poland". Oxford University Press, 2020, pp. 208, 266. The link to the quotation (p. 208):
https://books.google.pl/books?id=uNnBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA208&dq=bohlman+nowy+romantyzm&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjoyL-x-Lf4AhXOk4sKHUWMChUQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=bohlman%20nowy%20romantyzm&f=false

Pawel Strzelecki: 2. Scherzo [String Quartet No. 18 "No Silence" (2024)].

Pawel Strzelecki, Ph.D.