Flip through the list and see if there's anything you like. You can then happily go back to worshipping Satan or whatever tickles your fancy.

More songs are to be added very soon. I've got so many unfinished ideas right now and they're mostly along the lines of the newest songs here.

Synthyard

May 2019

Words and music Kevin Gennery
image not my own
(recorded on a 8 track Adat machine through a Seck analogue desk............ more bouncing than Zebedee!!!)

Happy face smiling away,
but desperation lies beneath my blistered skin.
You'll never know cause i won't let it show,
carry on as if there's nothing wrong with me.

I hope the sun ain't gonna shine today,
love the rain to keep tipping down,
don't tell me how you're moving on,
feel i'm slipping into squishier ground,
every thing that comes my way,
brings a truck load of trouble again.

A cheeky grim hides what's in,
side of me internally i'm clinging on to,
a glimmer of hope let's just say i cope,
every now and then when i feel iv'e turned the corner. 

I hope the sun ain't gonna shine today,
love the rain to keep tipping down,
don't tell me how you're moving on,
feel i'm slipping into squishier ground,
every thing that comes my way,
brings a truck load of trouble again.

No promises were made to me, no promises were given to me, no promises.

happy face

At Altitude is a feeling of freedom, soaring high above, leaving all behind, you become whole again.

The 1969 plays electric guitar, keys, bass guitar, drum loops arrangement.
Produced and mixed by The 1969, mastered by The 1969, additional mastering by John Marc Bimonte @ Sharp Guy Productions.

Recorded November 2015

At Altitude

This track has an "airy" feel to it and I guess that inspired the title. My friend titled this... Yes, I have friends. 

I think out of all the tracks I've done, I'm mostly proud of this one. I don't have the original version anymore, but I plan on redoing this track some day. The problem is I don't remember the sounds I combined to achieve the main melody sound. (2015)

Airport

This is a completely new track in the sense that it's not based on any of my older material. I listened to many synthesizer tracks on SoundCloud and got inspired by some of them. I experimented with some new rhythm ideas as well (triplets, sextuplets and such). Those are kind of hard to do on the KORGM01D and in fact impossible to get to sound awesome.

It's time for me to face the fact that I'm working with limited equipment... Limited sounds with near zero tweaking possibility and no convenient way to get odd-time rhythms to work well. I also have only eight tracks to work on (per song) and that's all the instrumentation I'm allowed. I'm still ok with how this one sounds and will continue to get the maximum out of the piece of equipment I've got for now. 

I almost didn't release this tune, because I thought it sounded embarrassing. I'm glad I did though, because this has since become my most popular track. (2018)

Cityscapes

Going faster this time! I like songs that take you for a ride and last under four minutes.

I struggled with this one a bit. The backbone came very easily in less than an hour, but all the embellishments took a lot of time. Whew, I'm really glad this is done and out now. I sure did work at the upper limit of the system’s capabilities! This is like a symphony and I enjoy it very much. What next? (2018)

In for a Thrill

I was planning to visit my former hometown to see my little brothers one Friday, but felt really tired and sick so I didn't go. I also didn't feel like driving after a tough week. I instead spent the late evening on a sofa when I suddenly heard the intro bassline in my head and had to get up fast to record it. I worked out the rest of the tune during the weekend and was (secretly) glad I didn't go anywhere that Friday. Otherwise this track probably wouldn't have seen the light of day. It's funny how these things are sometimes.

The soundscape depicts the suburbs where I live again now after several years. I'm not a hero though.

Dedicated to my dear grandmother, Auli. I miss you. (2018)

Suburban Heroes

Simple chords and 80s soft (lame) rock inspired this track. I wanted to include some classical elements as well and those are near the end (1:52 onwards). I also tried to keep repetition at a minimum. That means following each section with a different one. Well, as much different as possible, but still keeping the flow interesting. Another goal was to keep this track under three minutes.

I think music is all about melody and this is what came out of that thought this time. I noticed a couple of ”wrong notes” here and there, but that’s part of what makes music real. (2018)

Do What You Wanna Do

In Your Veins (Three Photons featuring The Gatsbys)
Thanks to Dirk Taubenheim for agreeing to help with this song. When I heard his Gretsch guitar play through the first chorus… I could not contain my smile….


Tim Griffis (Fender Strat and Les Paul Guitars, Vocals, Drums arranged using XLN Audio)
Dirk Taubenheim (Acoustic, Bass, and Gretsch Guitars, Backing Vocals)

This song was recorded using Pro Tools and summed through an old API 8200 and 7800 summing mixer with API Compressor and EQ on the mix bus....back into Pro Tools.  

Verse 1 
You’ve got lightning in your veins
You run your best race in the driving rain
Pick up the pace again
So much to see, my friend 

Chorus 1 
Feel the light and the heat in your veins
Pick up the pace again 
So much to see, my friend 

Verse 2
You’ve got a stranger living in your head
Sometimes it’s the voice of love
Sometimes it’s just another black hole
Pick up the pace again
So much to see, my friend 

Chorus 2 
Feel the light and the heat in your veins
Pick up the pace again 
So much to see, my friend 

Bridge 
Feel the light and the heat -  in your veins
I hear your voice
it’s in my veins
It’s in my veins, again

Verse 3
You’ve got lightening in your veins
You run your best race in the pouring rain
Pick up the pace again
There’s so much to see

Outro 
In the driving rain…. 
Pick up the pace again
There’s so much to see
There’s so much to feel
In the driving rain.

In your veins (ft. The Gatsbys)

Para Lia - 'Romancero'
from the album 'Soap Bubble Dreams', out on March22
https://paralia.bandcamp.com/ 


words and music by René Methner, Copyright 2019
mix and production: René Methner
mastering: Thomas Heimann-Trosien, TurnstyleMastering, Berlin

my inner is staring in the fireplace
come around and keep me from myself

i know you'll never let me down
and i don't know my way around here
because i wade through a surreal dream

and in my head
a band is playing a sweet melody
you are dancing like a fairy
to the sound of our destiny

can you spot me in my fairytale
let's walk the paths of our fate

don't realize what's going around
i have to reach higher ground
because i wade through a surreal dream

and in my head
a band is playing a sweet melody
you are dancing like a fairy
on the carousel of our destiny

Soap Bubble Dreams

Romancero

Para Lia - Romancero

DOWN BY THE SEA - Re-Mastered Aug 2020
Written, Performed & Produced by Andrew Borderick
Copyright 2019 AB Music All righte reserved.
Mastered by Soundcloud Aug 2020

IF I WAS A BIRD
I COULD FLY THE WORLD
OR LIVE DOWN BY THE SEA
WHERE THE WIND IS FREE

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
I'LL MESS YOUR HAIR
WE'LL FIND A TREE
LIVE UP THERE AND SEE
THE WORLD BELOW

IF I WAS A FISH
I COULD SWIM THE SEA
I WOULD DIVE SO DEEP
SO NO ONE CATCH'S ME

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
I'LL MESS YOUR HAIR
WE'LL FIND A PLACE
AND LIVE OUR LIVE'S AWAY
FROM WHAT'S UP THERE
(break)
IF I WAS A CAT
I WOULD CLIMB THE TREE
OR CATCH YOU BY THE SEA
IT'S JUST A PART OF ME

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
I'LL MESS YOUR HAIR
DOWN BY THE SEA
A PLACE FOR YOU AND ME
WE LIVE BETWEEN,
I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
I'LL MESS YOUR HAIR
DOWN BY THE SEA
A PLACE FOR YOU AND ME
WE LIVE BETWEEN

2018 PRO TOOLS

Down by the Sea

DOWN BY THE SEA

I love music and I'm on a never-ending journey of creating great melodies. I hate to categorize music and I am simply "Electronic" or whatever my genre really is. "Synthwave" maybe. If it sounds good it most likely is. If it doesn't, someone will like it anyway. I also think music should be fun.

All the music is made using KORGM01D. I'm mainly into heavy rock guitar music and influenced by many great guitarists of the 70s and 80s. Metalhead making synth music is nothing new, but I'm enjoying this.

It's hard to choose any personal favorites, but some of them are definitely "In for a Thrill", "Airport", "Catch 'em Running" and "Burning Past".

Oh, and please don't follow me or like my tracks if you're not going to listen to anything. I like keeping the stats real.

In for a Thrill

Quantum Axe