sample and hold

Music / Ryu
Words / Ryu, James Douglas, Shawn Shackelford

Just like a "sample and hold".
We're dancing around the ruin.

指を試すように伸ばし、見慣れない夜を侵した。
欲望はたぶん、知らない。試みることに委ねる。
きみは理由を待たずに、記録的飛躍をうながす。    

Just like a "sample and hold".
We're dancing around the ruin.

不確かな未来ばかり、僕たちは選んでいる。
僕は欲望を憎み、きみを抱きしめて祈った。
優しくなれない夜には、秘密の在り処を明かそう。

愛は、これぐらいだっけ？
試して、抱きしめている。
Just like a "sample and hold".
We're dancing around the ruin.

sample and hold

I had a dream, and I wrote this song not to forget it. 

Technical highlights: hand played bass, slightly odd riff on chorus (15/2) & some extra psychedelia.

Pic & sounds taken with my phone during a recent experience which could help me understand the dream, maybe…

Letra  /  Lyrics:

NÍMOR (No sé dónde estoy)  /  NÍMOR (I don’t know where I am)

Entré en la sala sin hacer ruido,  /  I entered the room making no noise,
los pocos que vi eran desconocidos,  /  the few ones I saw were strangers,
busqué una cama que estuviera libre y dormí.  /  I looked for a spare bed and slept.

Al día siguiente no encontré mi sitio,   /  The following day I didn’t find my place,
todo estaba lleno de desconocidos,  /  the whole room was full of strangers,
me di la vuelta para salir y te vi.  /  I turned around to leave and I saw you.

Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...
Nímor, no sé quién eres…  /  Nímor, I don’t know who you are …

La cama de al lado estaba vacía,  /  The bed at your side was empty,
y me preguntaste si la quería,  /  and you asked if I wanted it,
la quise y pronto nos hicimos amigos,  /  I did and soon we became friends,
desconocidos.  /  strangers.

Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...
Nímor, no sé quién eres…  /  Nímor, I don’t know who you are …
Nímor, no sé qué pasa…  /  Nímor, I don’t know what’s going on...
Nímor, no sé dónde estoy...  /  Nímor, I don’t know where I am...

Te pregunté “¿cómo se llama este sitio?”  /  I asked you "what’s the name of this place?"
y me contestaste que estaba contigo,  /  and you answered that I was with you,
y sin darme cuenta te quise mucho y dormí.  /  and unconsciously I loved you so and slept.

Ahora del sueño ya me he despertado,  /  Now from the dream I’ve already woken,
tu nombre lamento no haber preguntado,  /  your name I regret not having asked,
te llamaré como el sitio en que te conocí.  /  I’ll call you like the place where I met you.

Nímor (…)  /  Nímor (…)

ER27HC06 ©1995 ®2015

Honorable broadcast (34:47 - 40.00): http://jeffhickmott.podomatic.com/entry/2015-09-18T05_02_20-07_00

Nota para el oyente español: ninguna influencia de Chiquito de la Calzada en el título; lo pongo tal como lo soñé y punto.

NÍMOR (No sé dónde estoy)

Black Sheep (Remix)

QUAN YIN // Don't we all need compassion and mercy...?
@docfritz // All Musical Stuff, Rhythm Design, Drums, Artwork, Mix & Production
@rock-flexible // Irish Tin Whistle, Irish Low Whistle, Armenian Duduk, Jew's Harp, Hurdy Gurdy, Frog Buzzer
Composed, Arranged & Performed by DOCFRITZ @OESJ 
© 2025 // All Rights Reserved by @OESJ

QUAN YIN

QUAN YIN ft. Rock Flexible

Embrace Me

“I hope this song will guide you home.” 🎈 
Our take on the timeless Alt-Pop track by The Postal Service.
Out now on SoundCloud & YouTube! 
Music by Thomas Mierkiewicz @user-297959700
Vocals by Kate Stanton 
Written by Ben Gibbard & Jimmy Tamborello
#collab #CoverSong #IndieMusic

"Such Great Heights"
lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. 2003 

I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images
And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
That God Himself did make
Us into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
And when I am missing you to death
And when you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now, they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon the sending
And that frankly will not fly
You'll hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
And this is guiding you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
They will see us waving from such great heights
(Come down now)


Such Great Heights

New song written by David Cooper and Glen Granthem

Music and all instruments - Glen Granthem

Lyrics and all vocals - David Cooper

From the new album Best of Two.

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lDDcSLRQ2gqFc0_pVk5LR_xwHDr1PDWVQ

Lyrics:

Catch a whisper on the wind
Catch a bird up on the wing
Catch your breath, breathe it slow
Concentrate and don’t let go

Chorus

What do we stand for?
Give me a clue
What is it all about? 
What are we gonna do

Across the sea in a land so far
Sits a girl in a rundown bar
What she wants she doesn’t know
Time passes oh so slow

Chorus

Solo

Break

Far, far, far away – The flame keeps burning etc

Far, Far Away (Cooper/Granthem Collaboration)

Moments in Time

The Dream

Excuses Moi

Dune Pilot

Blood Shine

I'm making songs at midnight in my room. I play acoustic guitars, synthesizers, and I sing.

sample and hold

Ryu.