Special rendition for Grahame Ernstzen.

One-take recordings of Cape Jazz Standards.
“Mannenberg” composed by Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand).
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded unedited at Pally Bear Studio.

Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples

Cape Jazz Standards - Volume 1

Mannenberg (Left-hand Chilled Stomp version)

TIP THE ARTIST

The 1st single form upcomming EP Broken visions
Lyrics by Aljaž Holzl - Hozi
Music by Spy Abuse
Guest on backing vocals: Blaž Pavšič
CoverArt by Aljaž Holzl - Hozi
Mixded and mastered by A7 Recording Studio

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Broken vision

Ghost of society

Spy Abuse - Ghost Of Society

Track five on Ben Mercedez's EP Hollywood Idol, "Blow Your Mind"

"Hollywood Idol" the album, out MARCH 7TH

Produced by: Ben Mercedez
Written by: Ben Mercedez
Performed by: Ben Mercedez

Lyrics:

Hey boy
I see your feeling kind of crazy
I know you got primal feelings boy
Lately I've been feeling hungrier, than usual

You realize
It's in your DNA to lust for me
You're looking for someone to set you free
I'll be your boy and you'll be my man
Make you feel things you can't understand
Grab my hand and let's take the leap
Be my rider, my man tonight
Take a trip down a windy road
Then we turn it up, turn it up, BLOW YOUR MIND

Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND

Intuition
A powerful tool when you're on a mission
Trying to unlock Pandora's box
So we can release your inhibitions, get naughtier

You realize
It's in your DNA to lust for me
You're looking for someone to set you free
I'll be your boy and you'll be my man
Make you feel things you can't understand
Grab my hand and let's take the leap
Be my rider, my man tonight
Take a trip down a windy road
Then we turn it up, turn it up, BLOW YOUR MIND

Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND

Baby boy, baby boy, I want you hot
Baby boy, baby boy, take me or not
Be my man, be my man
Let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Baby boy, baby boy, I want you hot
Baby boy, baby boy, take me or not
Be my man, be my man
Let me BLOW YOUR MIND

Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND

Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND
Let it go just let me BLOW YOUR MIND

Released: Oct 4 2024

Blow Your Mind

Cool Walking Man

"Absence Per Se" is a triptych that explores the concept of loss.

"Death of Depth" symbolizes loss.
"Lamentalia" symbolizes grief.
"Far&Well" symbolizes acceptance and overcoming.

_____________________

Loss is a process.
It begins with an understanding of its inevitability.
Shock. Panic. Attempts to escape.
All in vain.

Then comes the cage of pain.
Eat pain. Dream pain. Breathe pain.

Sing pain.
And then comes mourning. Grief.

Lament your loss as deeply as you can.
Touch every string.
Shed every tear.
Let the mourning birds hatch, raise them, and set them free.

Loss is a process that ends with the realization of its inevitability.
This is the moment of truth, the source of your energy.
This is your chance to breathe.

You accept it.

The birds have flown so far away now.
And you are well.

Absence Per Se

Lamentalia

Empty thoughts (Demo 2024)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3LZay5fegAnB96GNMKtPll?si=DWXLecaHQBOzWkwAJ-Km8g&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1E8L7lw1SwukjB

Hyperia

💀OK.. consider it a sort of crazy bonus track, just to wish you a Happy Halloween! At the end of the track, you can hear some nonsensical stuff in Italian! Including the guitarist’s “ciao” (which we don’t think needs translating! Plus, it’s repeated several times😱), the drummer’s "la vampira pazza“ ("the crazy vampire”) and "sta suonando il violino“ ("she’s playing the violin”), and the singer’s "che cosa fai?" (“what are you doing?”), referring to the guitarist who was scraping the guitar strings with the microphone, producing a rather irritating sound!!🤬
What else is there to say? Nothing... if you survive listening to this stuff... Happy Halloween!!😅😜👻🫶🎃

Happy Halloween From Beating Edge

This is a 2024 remastered version of "Overlearning Part II", an instrumental track from my first solo album "Migration" released in 2009, it is a piece for four instruments, two guitars, a bass guitar and a drum kit, I recorded this in January 2009, the general concept behind this track and the yet to be released EP by the same name, is a society or a person which are fed things they don't need to learn but other entities do force them to learn them for their own benefit, so that person or society becomes overwhelmed by non beneficial pseudoscience and can't function properly.

Overlearning (EP)

Overlearning Part 20091

(Lyrics below) An original song, created about love and destruction. Joy, envy, and empowerment.

#indie #original #newmusic #pop #newartist #guitar #acousticguitar #originalsong #positivevibes #motivate #motivation #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #depression 

Verse 1: 
Em, Am, C, 
 if I spew this hate from me,
It’ll grow wings and set me free,
Em, Am, C
So far it can't return.
Em, Am, C, 
I show the love I can’t receive,
Seeing the best in all but me—
Em, Am, C
Irony I can't unlearn 

Pre-Chorus: DD
Em, A7
You can’t teach what you don’t know,
C, Am, D, A7
Preaching love when you’ve got none to show.
Show

Chorus:
Em, Am, C
But maybe, just maybe,
I'll bleed it out,
This hatred in my veins,
It may shout 

Love it will remain.
Even if I drown 
in my own self-hate,
And just rebound.

I'll gather what was lost
Hold what I find 
Forgive what I can't change
Em, Am                                  C, D, A7
To feel free for a moment in time 

Bridge:
Em, Em, Am, Am, C, C, D, D end A7 
I hate my hair, my skin, my mind,
I hate the way I can’t unwind,
The thousand flaws that pile so high,
The few good things I can't find.
I hand out love like candy,
But keep none for myself,
If their minds are like mine,
My words they won’t help.

Chorus:
But maybe, just maybe,
I'll bleed it out,
This hatred in my veins,
It may shout 

Love it will remain.
Even if I drown 
in my own self-hate,
And just rebound.

I'll gather what was lost
Hold what I find 
Forgive what I can't change
Em, Am                                  C, D, A7
To feel free for a moment in time 

Outro:
Em, Am, C
So until then, I’ll love the world,
Though I may never feel its touch.
If kindness is all I leave behind,
Em,                            C, D 
Maybe that will be enough.
                       C, G
that will be enough 



Absence of Light

Guitars, Bass, Keys - Franco Tartaglia (FT)
Recording and composition - FT

In Memoria

In the realm of contemporary classical piano music, Ralston Van Der Schyff stands as an extraordinary artist, seamlessly weaving the tapestry of genres to create captivating and transformative performances. A pianist and composer of immense talent, Ralston's artistic journey is a testament to the power of musical fusion, drawing influences from jazz, gospel, and classical music.

Mannenberg (Left-hand Chilled Stomp version)

Ralston Van Der Schyff

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