What a complex musical language that places the highest demands on the singer! I have no idea how you can learn, sing and perform something like that, but I'm massively captivated by your exciting work. A truly excellent artistic jewel, Rob and Helen - bravissimo! I think it's a shame that such outstanding music isn't properly recognized here, but the most important thing is that it exists at all so that we can listen to it ...) Thank you both for this truly great experience. (And David Hodgsons art painting is amazingly beautiful too)

Thank you both for this beautiful piece of art. This doesn’t just happen by accident and I thank you for taking such care.

Excellent and always eclectic and a bit of an education listening to you Robert.

Most beautiful Robert, how I enjoyed listening…

Fantastic vocal performance. Great piano too. 😊🎶

An outstanding performance Rob and accompanyment.

Great music, and so greatly performed..!!👌✨✨💖🌹🌹

Zeitgeist - Spirit of the times. [lyrics at the bottom]
When I was very young I wrote rock and pop songs. Finally after many years of instrumental music I returned to composing a song with the help of @Xian3 who wrote beautiful lyrics and provided a great vocal interpretation and whom I thank for his willingness and enthusiasm.
It's apparently a love song but it also speaks of existential restlessness, of fear in its double value of paralyzing or strengthening the life force.
The collaboration had only one difficult moment when, due to a linguistic misunderstanding, I misunderstood a joke and thought Xian was a Lazio team fan (I swear it's all true)... We came close to an international crisis!!! :)))
As you can listen, to make the collaboration more "thrilling" he decided to write the first part in German, which I don't speak. He assured me that the meaning is more or less similar to the second part in English... But who knows... Let's hope so! :))
[If anyone who speaks German reads anything suspicious against Roma team, please let me know, thanks.] :))))

Zeitgeist

Im toten Winkel, da haust
Ein Schatten, der mich immer wieder verfolgt
Jedes mal, wenn ich arbeiten will
Ein Seufzer des Zweifels
Fällt in mein Ohr
Das ist nicht immer unbedingt schlecht,
Doch es macht nervös,
Sieh,

Kann nicht ohne dich sein
Kann nicht ohne dich leben,
Du tiefste Angst
Kann nicht ohne dich gehen,
Du tiefste Angst

Behind the blind spot there lurks
A shadow that is always following me
Everytime i want do my work
A sweet sigh of doubt
Just drops in my ear
This is not necessarily bad,
But It bothers me,
See

I can’t live without you
I can’t live without you , now
My deepest fear
I can’t leave without you, now
My deepest fear

How i wish, you were not here
I would not shed a single tear
I would
I would

Can’t you leave without me ?
Can’t you just let me sleep in ?
My deepest fear
Would you live without me, now
My deepest fear
Would you ?
Wouldn’t you ?
Would you, please ?
Would you, please ?

Lyrics: @Xian3
Composition and all arrangements: Francesco Cartocci

Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist - with Xian3

Why?

Ambiguous

a softer track to repair your hearing damage by listening to my metallurgical track!

C'est Un Trou De Verdure Où Coule Une Rivière (It's a green hole where a river flows)

A collaboration with one of #Ha Kékong's field recordings...1 track of mandolin doubled, with one track of Ha's doubled and the second turned into a midi track

AI generated picture

Mando Whispers To A Train

Tommy: bass
Scotty: guitars, adlibs
Looperman: drums

420 '23 Demo 5 (the last demo)

"The Rape of Lucretia" is a Chamber Opera written by Benjamin Britten in 1946, the libretto was written by Ronald Duncan.

Piano accompaniment by Helen Roberts

The legendary rape of Roman noblewoman Lucretia by Tarquin, king of Rome, and her subsequent suicide are credited as inspiring the revolt against the Tarquin family by Lucius Junius Brutus which led to the founding of the Roman Republic.

Find the opera's synopsis here: https://www.opera-arias.com/britten/the-rape-of-lucretia/synopsis/

artwork by David Hodgson - "The Rape of Lucretia" - 2017

Within This Frail Crucible Of Light (The Rape Of Lucretia - Benjamin Britten)

Some undressed songs off the tape machine..........cheers for having a listen


chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new

hide seek night and day, you see me and look away
grey is raining, deep is blue
but then again, its nothing new

up down white or black, getting healthy heart attack
ink the skin, another bad tattoo

right wrong in or out, get ignored talked about
subscribe or follow, discard or use
but then again, its nothing new
it's nothing new

eyes see colorblind, lock the door, free the mind
paid on time, or overdue

chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new
it's nothing new

It's Nothing New

At a Dead Party

Far Away.WAV

EXIT

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.

Within This Frail Crucible Of Light (The Rape Of Lucretia - Benjamin Britten)

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