Very nice laid back playing Rick, cool vibe and nice vox/lyrics.

Your'e right i was just reading your bio, and you are never too old to try and create something whether its music or something else worthwhile. We all need that creative outlet, I'm nearly 65 now and still have passion for creating music and listening to music.

As you say, lovely fluid guitar work but I loved it as a whole, great post.

Such a very fine vibe to this track, the strat, a delight to the ear!

Interesting voice timbres, really carries the verse well

This is so cool, Rick...lovely playing, gorgeous pace!!!

Great track…..🌍☮︎👍🐞🍀2024

this is a cover of a Bee Gees song called 'how can you mend a broken heart'   recorded once LO FI  guitar and vocals only.

'how can you mend a broken heart' Bee Gees cover

This is a remix of my first vocal offering which I originally released over 10 years ago. Some of the original (free) VST's have faded from existence so I worked with a few of my current favourites and one new one. By now I had switched to a Strat guitar and this is undoubtedly one of my better, more fluid leads. At the time, I was also experimenting with keyboards and was really just getting comfortable using two hands (rather than 2 fingers). Also at this time, I was getting comfortable using Cuckos Reaper. As for lyrics, they just came from the mood of the tune. Everything is drawn from life experiences, so a "cut and paste" of some old, but not forgotten, memories.

Broken Dreams
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[INTRO/SOLO]

You wake up from a nightmare ...
Or was that real?
Somehow you can't get out of bed
Fingers too numb to feel.

Sun coming through the window
But there's no heat.
Now, the silence is deafening
Not a sound from the street.

[SOLO]

Sweet smells from the pillow
As you turn in bed.
Memories of warm embraces
Filter through your head.

No matter now, the bed is cold.
The covers are all grey.
The memories still linger
Of a love that did not stay.

[OUTRO/SOLO]

:: Words and music copyright Rick Engler

Image courtesy of MS Word Clipart
Drum sounds courtesy of Free Studio Drum Sounds and 9th Wonder Kit
Microphones: Apex 185
Keyboards: Casio WK-110 with built-in voicings
Fender Princeton Chorus Amp
Fender Stratocaster Blacktop Guitar
Boss ME-70 Multi-effects pedal
Analog to Digital: Steinberg CI 1 USB MIDI Interface
Mixed in Cuckos Reaper on a PC
Remixed using Reaper with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and a Shure SM58.

Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams (Original)

Lyrics

Noble Mammoths, Sabered Cats; evolved
a million years inside cauldrons vats

Thousand's of species thrived and shared
A diverse world teaming, a diverse world bared 

before……those Sapiens     
Here Come the Sapiens

70,000 years ago humans left home base
Wandering north and East seeking different tastes
Auroch, Megalodon, the giant kangaroo
Millions years of evolution ,wiped out in a few

Oh No…….Here Come the Sapiens
Oh No ……Here Come the Sapiens


Are we a serpent
Eating its tail….

Are we a serpent
Eating its tail….

{animals refrain}
The ones who know
Gonna take us all down
The ones who know
Can't figure it out

Sapiens

Africa-Asia-Oceania

Strutting Doom Symphony

Catharsis (For four guitars)

Here’s one that was recorded way back, pretty rough production but I still quite like it.
Lyrics 
I see you standing in the corner of the room
Guess you think it's kinda cool
But come on babe
Come on and dance with me.

Checked you out and you're looking good
All dressed up like I new you would
But come on babe
Come on and dance with me.

Grooving to the music and you're looking great
Don't waste time 'cos it's getting late
But come on babe
Come on and dance with me.

You're dancing fast and you're dancing slow
Come on Hon lets give it a go
But come on babe
Come on and dance with me.

I see your friends are pointing my way
Come on over Hon and say
But come on babe
Come on and dance with me.

Instrumental, Verse One, Verse Two, Chorus, Outro

Come on and dance with me

First song I've made in 11 months, was remixing all of my albums and re-releasing them before this.  First song where I sing baritone/low in vocal.  First song where I play drums live.  A lot of firsts. 

I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE
(c) JunkHeap Nov 07 2023

A song about eventually finding that love of your life.  Got to be patient.
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Brushing my hand over aster leaves.
Goldenrod, and that pale sun tease.
Knowing I"m ok on my own.

The bluebird calls out in a city burb,
makes me think I'm much the same.
I wouldn't mind finding someone
to grow old with.

Well...
Sittin' by a fire, on a cold, cold day.
Holding hands and talking about anything.
Like they say, patience is a virtue.

Going through the everyday,
don't get me wrong, I love so much of it.
but it would be nice to find that special someone. 

I know you're out there.

I don't like the word 'alone', 
I prefer 'going solo'.
The tendrils of life,
behind the scenes, bring us together,
if you know what I mean.

When the world has so much to offer,
and we get caught up in minutia,
a simple kiss and the tenderness, 
it means everything.

Ya...

Sittin' on a misty lake, on a warm day.
Seeing that smile that says everything.
Knowing there's a deeper connection 
for both of us.

Taking on the everyday,
As the Earth, she spins away.
Just a brief time here,
lets make the most of it. 

I know you're out there.

I Know You're Out There

(I replaced the previous file with this new, improved and longer version.)  I hope you will listen again to this version!  Finding the way is as simple as following a smell, a sound, a premonition, a previous experience, spiritual guide, (and Google!). My inner compass is to trust my instincts, my senses and conscience. Life is way too complicated, and sometimes there are no right answers.  In music, I can usually find my way to the end of a song.  When it happens, the reward is beautiful! (somethings it takes many tries too!)
Yamaha DGX 660 Natural Strings

The Way

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This melancholic piece consists of VST’s: NOIRE piano, violin,viola, cello, dubbelbase and flute. All Audiomodelling with TEC breath controller. Acoustic environment Altiverb Harpa Eldborg Reykjavik.
Please listen with hifi-stereo set or headphones for the best sound.

Melancholy (composer/performer Ad van Nederpelt)

WRITTEN/ARRANGED/MIXED AND PERFORMED By : DOMINIQUE SOTO aka DOMINIQUEFRENCH
INSTRUMENTAL PRODUCED BY: *DANKE NOETIC*

START WHAT YOU FINISH (2-25-17)Instrumental Produced by: *DANKE NOETIC*

Somewhere I read that SoundCloud is the DIY of the music world.  Very true for most of us wannabe (famous) musicians.  For those who were lucky enough to spend years in an actual sound studio, maybe this is a slam dunk. For the rest of us, it's like being the Wright brothers before they fully understood science behind aerodynamics much less get a machine to fly.

I have learned a lot in 2018 thru 2019 while playing at small, local venues.  It's a lot easier to sit back in a "recording studio".  I do put that in quotes since, for me, this is just a couple of microphones connected to a DAW which is connected to a computer with some multi-track software and some free plugins to enhance the finished product.  I believe there are about 5 unique disciplines to learn which include: playing an instrument, singing, doing both together, using a microphone, connecting with the audience.  I have much more respect for stage performers now, especially solo artists. Now, if one adds the discipline of recording engineer, well then, you have a well rounded musical background. 

I do hope that you enjoy some of my tunes.  I'm always happy to hear from listeners who have something meaningful to share, even when it is not particularly flattering or in someway odd.  I'll even try to answer any questions you may have.  Remember that you are never too old nor too young to create and share your music and/or share your knowledge.

Broken Dreams (Original)

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