Monolithic Refactor

When I was child growing up in the UK, I attempted to sing a fairly well known children's hymn "When a Knight Won His Spurs".  I say attempted, because I cannot sing in tune.  Needless-to-say, the melody, or at least my memory of that melody has stayed with me all these years and I felt inspired to try to capture that memory and childhood enthusiasm in this piece.

Hope you enjoy and thank you for listening.

Stories of Old - The Memory of a Childhood Hymn

from New Insomnia collaboration with Papa Adams @new-insomnia
cover art by Annabel Lee Vausae Sessoms

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Weight in Gold

Weight In Gold - New Insomnia

Part 59 of 266
Chapters released every weekend. All TAFFETA tracks are created within seven days.

I use a complete hybrid of organic & electronic sounds within the scope of the Taffeta project. Nothing is out of the question and no limits are set on how things may evolve one way or another.

If you want to hear everything that has come before:
The TAFFETA Albums are available for free on Bandcamp.
Released in 15 part/chapter increments:

TAFFETA Volume 1:
belialpelegrim.bandcamp.com/album/taffeta-vol-1

TAFFETA Volume 2:
belialpelegrim.bandcamp.com/album/taffeta-vol-2

TAFFETA Volume 3:
belialpelegrim.bandcamp.com/album/taffeta-vol-3

The TAFFETA Playlist is always kept up to date:
soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/sets/taffeta-a-266-part-musical

TAFFETA | Part 59

The "Creator of Life" does not burden His children with packages of information, as religions and spiritual schools do, but communicates with them in pictures, almost playfully, and teaches them ...
This is the certain “speaking in new languages”. He always uses new images to circumscribe the same truth to wash away the filth from the soul of man with its power.
This is how understanding is done by the Soul. 💖

Hold Your Dreams

Your Dreams

A trip out of my comfort zone, compressed emotion and a wish. better with headphones ^^
voc: sergiyaro / phoenix (looperman)
mix and loops: sulevia
stay safe and remember me, l love you <3

PHOENIX

DAY 8 of going through the old hard drive and searching for more nostalgic tracks from the high school band days jumped out. Here is Contrast, written about ineffable things and co-composed lyrically between Dave and Jason (for the first time).

Guitar, Vocals & Composition: Dave Featherstone
Drums, Engineering & Composition: Jordan de Lima
Guitar & Composition: Jason Langvee
Bass & Composition: Tom Scott

Contrast '06 [In The Moment]

Oriental Flavor

Please be sure to like & repost comment & ill repost your tracks

All About You ft Shon & E The R&B Hip Hop Rockstar

A composition born out of a Jazz influenced vibe, in the context of a COVID life experience.  As the title implies, this one wanders a bit with a mix of increasing intensity concluding in trailing bliss.

- Music by: Robin Benjamins, @blunt-force-serenity, BluntForceSerenity.com
- Arranged and produced by: Robin Benjamins
- Photograph: "Erratic along Tioga Road" by Robin Benjamins

Key: G minor, G# minor, Ab major, and various others here and there…
Time signature: 11/8, 10/8, 12/8
BPM: 100

Instruments:
- Arturia KeyLab 88

DAW:
- Mac Pro 12 Core, macOS 10.15.4 (Catalina)
- Apple Logic Pro X 10.5.1
- Plug-ins: Logic Stock, Spitfire Audio – BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ez Drummer
- Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
- Mackie Control Universal

Total Aquarium

Erratica

Manhunt

B L U N T • F O R C E • S E R E N I T Y

"I don't always make music.  But when I do, I prefer dynamics.  Stay below -6dB, my friends."

Composition explorations in musical textures, stories and grooves.

I am an amateur composer, producer and musician who has been inspired and influenced by music my entire life.  Beyond my interests in developing harmony and rhythm ideas, a song’s timbres and textures have always held a deeper emotional grip on me.  This passion for tone has dominated my compositions and productions, which are combined with playful melodies and progressions that are immersed in sophisticated soulful beats.

B L U N T • F O R C E • S E R E N I T Y is led by Robin Benjamins and features collaborations with composers and musicians from down the road, and from around the world.  These artists are:

Олег Ястребов @v28yterij7ek
Liisa Pentti @liisapentti
Home Sweet Somewhere @homesweetsomewhere
Pia @pia-rose-music
Gabriel Bustamante, @gabriel-bustamante-12
Mindsongs Musique @nancy-joie
PlasticSky @plasticsky
Ingolfur Bjornsson @ingolfur-bjornsson
Gemma Cao @psychological_music
Niti Dharwadkar @niti-dharwadkar
UMD Anokha @anokhaumd
Nick Osmonovich @osmo94