Spring 2024

Dedicated to the memory of a dear friend whose “heart was a valley deep” and “mind was a mountain steep.”  There are many references in this song to the play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, which I directed in the 90’s. In that production my friend embodied the character of Estragon perfectly and taught the world something through his presence both on and off stage. His big heart, intelligence, and laughter forever lives my heart and the hearts of many.

This piece was created during a Fredericton Arts Alliance Residency. Guitar music composed and performed by Bryan McDaniel.

Mountain Among All Men

This piece was inspired by listening to a piece of music by my good friend Jean-Pierre Dubois (JiPé)....he allowed me to use his theme, for which I'm very grateful....

I hope you will enjoy listening...

Art picture is by Larisa-K on Pixabay.....

Une Fantaisie Poétique

My take on Paul's cracking ambient Open Collab track, the version with the intoxicating vocals. 
The original is here - thank you as ever, Paul for the inspiration!
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/hot-sand-open-collaboration-offer

I recorded this before my current stay in Crete but refinished it on the island, inspired by the stunning scenery, mythology, smells and ambience.

I hope the sand is hot under your feet, wherever you may be...
Be good

Nick

additional guitar, synths and percussion: Nick
all other instruments: Paul

pic: Nick 2023

Hot Cretan Sand - Paploviante And Nicholas Ridiculous

Listen to the Playlist: soundcloud.com/bruce-klepper-1/sets/the-little-mermaid-music-for
The Little Mermaid – The Shipwreck in the Storm 
September 2023
Duration: 2:00
Painting by Marie-Jose Payannet
Music for Danse Etoile Ballet (www.danseetoile.org) who will be performing The Little Mermaid Ballet January 2024 in Colorado.
On her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid swam to the ocean surface. A large ship with three masts lay calmed on the water nearby.  The Little Mermaid swam close to the cabin windows and saw a number of well-dressed people within, among them was a young prince, the most beautiful of them all.... Soon, the waves rose high and heavy clouds darkened the sky: a dreadful storm was approaching. The waves rose high as mountains and the ship dived like a swan between them. At length, the ship groaned and creaked, the thick planks gave way under the lashing of the sea, the main mast snapped asunder like a reed and the ship lay over on her side, the water rushing in..... Paraphrased from "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. 
For piano, trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, tubular bells, timpani, virtual instruments, sound effects and percussion.

The Little Mermaid  - The Shipwreck in the Storm

The term 'touchstone' is used for any past knowledge or experience that has a strong influence on a person. 
This song lyrics are a personal experience that had a nostalgic and emotional Journey for me.
Noobly sent the piece of music at the time I had just finished penning my thoughts. His instrumental just fitted perfectly to the mood. It’s strange how things happen as he had no idea.
I recently converted old slides into jpegs to enable them to be viewed.
This was a 15 year time capsule taken from the late 60s to early 1980s just stored in little yellow polaroid boxes.
Pictures that hadn’t been viewed in decades that came alive and captured a moment.
The cover is a picture of my dad and brother with me inside the pram . He is walking along Rhyl’s seaside promenade. 
The year 1968 and how cool did my dad look he was also a musician.He passed away 20 years ago but my mom is still active and well at 88. 
So if you have any small slides dig them out and convert them over,  the journey is incredible.

Touchstones - Conscience Of Kings

Hello again dear Listeners.  

Bless your soul for continuing to Let Go and Listen to our raw but heartfelt Improvisational musical conversations.  Tim and i thank you for your kindness, comments and reposts.

How we do it, we have no idea other than a lifetime of playing and celebrating 'the Music'... wherever and whenever it arises!  But one thing's for sure... better to creatively engage with the Winds of Change than to try to ignore them. ;))

This recording Session in 'The Living Room' happened on October 6th 2023, and we were delighted to get together again and see where our Muses took us. And again, our trusty ZOOM Stereo Mic caught it all.

And yes! The Autumn winds are roving the lands in the Northern Hemisphere of this awesome planet, and they never fail to Inspire and stir up ancestral memories of the long ago... and what's happening in the Present Moment! 

Tim reached for his Fender Telecaster once again, and i reached for my Kawai ES7 Stage Piano to express what we felt, and we hope that you'll both Resonate with, and enJoy the outcome of our efforts, at least as much we did.

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2023
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2023 & Tim Elliot 2023

The art is © pxfuel.com

Dancing With The Winds of Change *

Nothing better than an old friend coming over (and over again) for some talking, and singing, and joint venture piano playing :).

We hope you'll enjoy it.

This one's for Fi and Mike, in ever loving memory.

Over And Over Again (Nathan Sykes Cover With Kiki Jackson)

Michael Mayo - Masterpiece (Paploviante Remix)
Michael Mayo:
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/21895/masterpiece-120bpm-funk-acapella
Paploviante E Bass, Keyboard, Backing track, Mix and Mastering

Michael Mayo - Masterpiece - (Paploviante Remix)

Cast of characters:

Surfers Like Us–@user-411502040–Artur–songwriting, foundational rhythm guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman–Stephen–sitar, mix, and production
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell–electric piano, vocals
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara–Ken–drums and percussion, vocals
Llanpsych–@llanpsych–Tez–lead guitar
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–four string fretless bass guitar, vocals

  This song started with Artur composing a brilliant, open piece on his guitar, in his distinct surf rock style, and sending it to Josh. Josh put the bass down on top of Ken's banging drums, but it took Josh, a while to be able to get this one for some reason. Once he and Ken were locked in, though, they knew they had it. JJ then sprinkled his electric keyboard magic, followed by Tez, who lights up the whole thing with his electric guitar wizardry. 
  At Artur's request, Ken, JJ, and Josh added the big harmony vocals, "See you soon, in a better world." Artur wanted this song to be about the need for peace in the world. Last, but certainly not least, Stephen added the sitar intro. He also accomplished the herculean task of mixing and producing the whole thing for us.
  This is another true team effort by the Eclectic Collective, and the fourth in our series of surf rock songs. This also happens to coincide with Artur's birthday, so please go to his page and wish him a happy birthday. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

See You Soon  (in a Better World) - Eclectic Collective

J.J. Terrell - Original Music Score, Arrangement, Piano, Cello, Strings on.soundcloud.com/ivM1E
Ross Smithe - Original Lyrics, Vocals, Mixing/Mastering and Final Production on.soundcloud.com/Qt1a1
Josh Clary - Mandolin, Bass on.soundcloud.com/PynZc

I had the privilege of being asked to collaborate (lyrics/vocals) on this beautiful original tune by J.J. Terrell.  Fabulous contribution also by Josh Clary (Entheogenic Psychonaught). Hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating!

More details on how things came together... This is a song written on the piano by JJ, who wanted to share the creative process with two of his esteemed colleagues. He asked Ross to come up with some vocals and lyrics, which Ross did in a profoundly deep way. His experience with both life and singing is really evident in this. Then JJ asked Josh to add his multi-instrumental skills to the mix. So, Josh added bass and mandolin, with the great direction of JJ and Ross. Then JJ added some synth strings to the mix, too. Finally, Ross mixed, produced, and mastered it.
This is the first time, hopefully of many, that this trio has worked together. JJ and Josh, of course, are in the Eclectic Collective together, but this was their first time working with Ross. They were both really impressed with his work, and found him a real pleasure with whom to create.

We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording this!

Here In This Moment (J.J. Terrell, Ross Smithe, Josh Clary)

7 o'clock in the morning with an ocean of tears
we should have been pretty, but reality mourned
shadows growing on the back of the door

Words hurled like daggers projecting fears
shredding eachother into million pieces
Scars of misunderstanding formed

A silent tension camouflaged a deadly minefield
Polluting our judgements of right and wrong
even the time feared to move along

still 7 o'clock hope fled the dreaded battlefield
we're craving for love, but affection is gone
we're stuck in this place for far too long

so what's the point of our constant fight
we got burned so many times
so much pressure, so much anger
we shouldn't be allowed
so farewell to the love we knew,
And the time has come to face our crimes
let me fade away
let me be another face in the crowd

severly damaged, i need a place to retreat
searching for silence to ease and calm down
figuring out why my mind has doubts

strong fears and worries of being incomplete
are drowning my soul in a sea of sadness
but is our love worth so many downs

finally found the strength to mend my heart's mistake
I broke the chain that kept my mind in minor
putting my scattered pieces back together

draining my sea of sadness before it's too late
having loved, but now we're done
it's okay to let go of each other

so what's the point of our constant fight
we got burned so many times
so much pressure, so much anger
we shouldn't be allowed
so farewell to the love we knew,
And the time has come to face our crimes
let me fade away
let me be another face in the crowd


Another Face In The Crowd (piano version)

Was out of my head, don't mean what I said...and I can't turn back the pages.
I know it get's real, I know how you feel..come on now, everyday changes.

Brothers and sisters, lovers and friends, and if you love them, tell them again.
So many reasons, before it's too late..and if I could, I would say

Was out of my head, don't mean what I said...and I can't turn back the pages.
I know it get's real, I know how you feel..come on now, everyday changes.

Seeds of chaos, try to dig in. Fighting the battles, you never win.
Let forgiveness rule the day..cos if I could, I would say.

Was out of my head, don't mean what I said...and I can't turn back the pages.
I know it get's real, I know how you feel..come on now, everyday changes.

Brothers and sisters, lovers and friends, and if you love them, just tell them again.

Was out of my head, don't mean what I said...and I can't turn back the pages.
I know it get's real, I know how you feel..come on now, everyday changes.

Every Day Changes

otherside

An original song by me inspired by Appalachia mountain music. Enjoy the new tune!

Away The Rain, Come Sun

One Thing

This song is my first recording and one of my first attempts at writing a song.

Road Of Misery (my first recording ever)

Hi, I'm Rob.

I'm a singer, well you figured that out by yourself if you listened to my music....
I'm also Welsh, so what can I do?

I love music, so listening to all the great talent here on SoundCloud - whether it's raw or refined - is an immense pleasure. Thank you all for that.

I hope you get some joy out of listening to me.

Due to some health issues I'm not always capable to listen to your music, interact as much as I'd like to or reply to your comments in a timely manner. It doesn't alter the appreciation I feel for each and every one of you. Please bear with me.

Over And Over Again (Nathan Sykes Cover With Kiki Jackson)

Robert Llewellyn

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