a theme by Marco Lucchi re-imagined by *progettosonoro*

marzo 2023

progettosonoro - Acqua di Marzo [Marco Lucchi]

The Void

On Saturday I programmed some new sounds. Then I suddenly had one that inspired me to write this song. So I sat down on Sunday and realised the song idea. So here it is... but be careful, don't get too close to the beast

Rocktronix Beast

Beast

Music : Janne Hennie & PJ Project
Vocals & lyrics : Janne Hennie

I knocked on your door, you didn't let me in
I hammered all I could, it didn't change anything..
You had made yourself a golden plated key
Which no one was allowed to touch, not even me..

The key was your protection
You used it to shut out
All that was difficult, and when you were in doubt
You wore it on a heavy chain around your neck
Like a precious piece of jewelry..

Let me in, I promise to be good to you
Let me in, I promise to be positive for you
I will help you carry your golden plated key
Let me in, open your door for me..

I will help you carry your golden plated key
Let me in, open your door for me..

The key is heavy to carry all alone
Eventually it will feel like the weight of a stone
You need to share the burden, so open up your door
Let me in, so you're not alone anymore..

Let me in, I promise to be good to you
Let me in, I promise to be positive for you
I will help you carry your golden plated key
Let me in, open your door for me..

Let Me In W/ Janne Hennie

Part 2 of the 3-pieces series "Birds": https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/birds-1-3

Electric piano, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, tube amps, field recording (lakeside birds in spring, outskirts of Berlin). All sounds, mixing and production: VSS. Image: VSS.

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Birds, Part 2

Illegal dumping has become a problem everywhere. Too much damn stuff. Contrary to the narrators lyrical viewpoint, this is actually a song about over consumption. 
From the album "Röckers" (2024)

Lyrics:
Dyer Road, Dyer Road
It's where you go to unload
All the stuff that you don't want to own
Out on Dyer Road
In the city's unincorporated zone
It's not the dump
It's the unknown
Out on Dyer, Dyer Road

You've got microwave ovens from 1983
A box spring mattress
A VHS of "The Goonies"
It's an area of ill repute
I swear I saw a chicken wire monkey suit
And that love seat that you bought
But, there was no love to be found
At Christmas, you we're so sad
It made you blue
Because for Christmas she gave you
Counterfeit Jordan shoes
Yeah, get it out there
Dispose of it
On Dyer Road

Dyer Road
You treat the earth like it's something on loan
On Dyer Road
We treat the earth like it's rent to own
Dyer Road

The sign says, "Illegal dumpers, they will be fined."
That's why I always go undercover of the nighttime
The County and the City say they can't agree of jurisdiction and enforcement
So I take my stuff out by the power lines
I found an unopened box of Spearmint Gum
I'm gonna resell it on Amazon
Up my income
I feel kind of dumb for buying all this stuff
Excuse me!
Excuse me!
I've got to dispose of this double kick drum
(Double, double, double kick drum)
Out on Dyer Road

Uh huh, on Dyer Road... (Elvis has left the building)

Dyer Road

Throw The Rope (Stadium Track)

Mystery Island (2022) Anthology CD3 Track 03

Midnight (2023) Anthology CD3 Track 04

For a song called “Sadness”, it got a little funny along the way.  I heard this song over at Gemma Cao page @psychological_music and was inspired to do an alternate mix of it.  So I did a quick mix, which mostly just added a beat and emphasized the bass, and then I sent it over to her for a listen and her thoughts.  She thought it sounded good and said to go ahead and post on my page.  I was thinking I was hitting upon something unique.  So I took that and expanded it and added a piano intro and interlude and tried to improve what I originally did.  But then I looked back at her original post https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-cao-864001417/the-2-min-track-i-gave-to-brian-progeny-1 and this time I READ THE TITLE.  Hmmm.  I think I better go over to Brian’s @progeny-1-617773258 page and see what’s there.  And sure enough there is an alternate mix there too.  Doh!  Yes, but Brian’s version is fantastic.  Give it a listen https://soundcloud.com/progeny-1-617773258/sadness-gemma-n-progeny-1  Brian’s is much more developed and interesting than my mix, which is a little more laid back and traditional.  (Whatever that is?)  Oh well, I must learn to read things more thoroughly 

- Composed by: Gemma Cao, @psychological_music
- Original version: https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-cao-864001417/the-2-min-track-i-gave-to-brian-progeny-1
- Collaboration and extended mix: Brian, https://soundcloud.com/progeny-1-617773258/sadness-gemma-n-progeny-1 
- Alternate mix by: Robin Benjamins

“Sadness”

Key: D minor
Time signature: 4/4
BPM: 80

Instruments: 
- Arturia KeyLab 88

DAW: 
- MacPro, macOS 10.12
- Apple Logic Pro X 10.2.4
- Plug-ins: Ez Drummer, Alchemy, u-he Bazille
- Focusrite Saffire Pro 40

copyright: Gemma Cao, https://soundcloud.com/user-407506499

Music Psych

Gemma Cao - Sadness (B•F•S mix)

Femme Fatale

Tell Me

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