seriously groovy and mellow electronica...nice jazz feels!

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Lead Vocals
Gary Reeves: Backing Vocals
Hans Albers: All instruments, Arrangement, Production & Final Mix

Gary and I have always been fascinated by the beauty of cloud formations. So when we first heard about SoundCloud, the very name piqued our collective imaginations before we'd even visited the site or posted any music. We started Mountain Songs nine short years ago and we've now had well over half a million plays on the page, something we could never have expected. 
The two of us have had many conversations about SoundCloud being like an imaginary village situated somewhere up in the clouds. In this village, there are lots of pubs and bars where we meet with other like-minded folks, occasionally stopping to play music together and share a hypothetical drink or three to oil the wheels of discussion. These hospitable watering holes may indeed be imaginary but the friendships made have been very real, meaningful and long-lasting.
This seemed like the ideal time to write a song about this fantastic village. Within the lyrics, you may read names you've never heard before but they are all, in some way, connected with cloud phenomena. If you're at all interested, do Google them and read their stories. It's fascinating stuff.
Of course, Hans picked up on the atmosphere of this one straight away and, as always, has produced a brilliant arrangement that took the song on to greater heights. He is just one of those with whom we not only collaborate musically but have also become close friends, alongside others such as Gordon Midgley and Arkestar. There are so many other names we could mention but we sincerely hope they know who they all are.
As many of you will be aware, neither Gary nor myself are getting any younger and age has brought with it a number of debilitating medical conditions that are making it harder and harder to stay as active on SoundCloud as we have been in the past. Gary has always been the one who maintains the day-to-day contact but his ongoing health problems are now starting to make that impossible. We continue to support each other as best we can and will be posting new songs when we get the opportunity. 
We're not saying goodbye here, more of a 'we’ll see you around when we can...’ 
This song is for all of you, our wonderful SoundCloud friends. With all our hearts, we thank you for the kindness and support you have shown over the last nine years. It really has meant the world to us. (Terry Reeves)

Welcome to the SoundCloud village
Come and play your part and don’t worry about the spillage

The cloud committee with thermal drafts
All around the world from Moon to Mars
Fish skin and fire giving rainbow skies
And many sounds heard avoid euphonious lies
Welcome to the SoundCloud village
Come and play your part and don’t worry about your image

A Nimbus cloud forming part of our friendship 
With an open gate to welcome McKendrick
Harmonic instruments played by the commune
As our voices scream, searching for the right tune
Welcome to the SoundCloud Village 
Come and play your part don’t worry about the beverage 
Welcome to the SoundCloud Village 
Come and play your part and make sure the world’s astonished
Welcome to the SoundCloud village
Come and play your part and don’t worry how long to finish

Columnas clouds covering every hamlet
With your head inside to avoid any bandit
Gavin Pretor-Pinney guides ukes to a mission
And shares music and clouds with all who listen
Welcome to the SoundCloud village
Come and play your part with moments to cherish

William Rankin rode hard and past thunder
With Lucy in The Sky, with diamonds up and under
In the cloudy village that never will be seen
Covering collaborations of musical dreams
Welcome to the SoundCloud village
Come and play your part and don’t worry it’s a privilege 
Welcome to the SoundCloud village (repeat….)

SOUNDCLOUD VILLAGE - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS (Please See Description)

This is a rework of the track Silica Daughter transformed with vocals and lyrics created by Jennifer Roe. 
Please visit her SoundCloud page for more amazing music. 

@jenniferroe

“Crystal Radio” is 4 track album released in 2022.  The central thread related to how time and life flow in an unpredictable pattern, but within boundaries. Lines are created based on decisions we make, big or small.  How different would someone’s life change based on these decisions?  Even say, stopping or not stopping to have a drink at a water fountain, decades previously. Everything after would have been jostled around, but with what impact?  

Two previous tracks have used this theme. ‘Silica Daughter’ appears on the 2021 project “Cloktacs III” and uses a sample where the question is asked, “You won’t fail me will you?”.  Later in 2021, samples from the 90-year-old movie ‘Back Street’ were repurposed to create a radio play called ‘Back Lane’ which will be aired as part of the 2022 Radiophrenia event in Scotland. The storyline of the movie follows a chain of events set in motion by a simple decision that alters the lives of the characters completely, forever, and ends in a classic, ‘what if’…

This all led to creating a new project, interestingly, by deciding to reach out to another SoundCloud artist for help with some spoken word recordings.  As we started working on this new project, Jennifer Roe, took the track ‘Silica Daughter’, added vocal tracks and lyrics inspired by the media samples, and transformed it into something completely new.  The result is absolutely beautiful, is now called ‘Silica Daughters [Ft. Jen Roe]’ and was the impetus and first track for the ‘Crystal Radio’ project. 
The final track “Tracing Home” again features Jennifer who contributed the vocal music and lyrics, bookending this project with two fabulous performances.

Silica Daughters [Ft. Jen Roe]

we think we are
but instead we're fooling
when in fact
only god is ruling.

𝚁𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐

As I’ve got older the things that seemed really important when I young just pale into insignificancy.
What’s meant to be is meant to be and I’m not sure you can change that process how hard you try.
All your personal achievements and moments that went well are just 
Little Victories in the war of life.
Just try and have integrity and be a better person every new sunrise.
I’m dedicating this song to my mate Big Johnie who has integrity and gave me the idea for the hook as he always says 
“ there just little victories Gaz”

Little Victories ~ Conscience of Kings

This is a small and very easy klezmertune, which should show the freygish scale, which is typical for that music .
the scale is here:
D-Eb-F#-G-A-Bb-C

Freygish

They Promised Days Filled With Sunshine And Roses (They Lied)

am.02.140523

Limited Drop

Way Out West

Music & Lyrics by Thierry Clua. Mars 2020.

Birds in the trees ! Flowers in the meadow !

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Birds In The Trees, Flowers In The Meadow

I think this piece is so deep. one of the most successful of 2020 in terms of experimentation. it was born from a cubase session done by chance, and when I resumed the original idea I was not very convinced .. but I continued looking for solutions and the final result gave me full satisfaction. it was a vertical descent into one's cave to bring you light. a truly cathartic acoustic experience for me.

𝚁𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐

Robin to Roxel

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