New Forest Dream

The Machine Stops was probably the first science fiction story I ever read. I must have been 10 or 11 and I was sat in an aunt’s front room, rather bored. I picked up a Reader’s Digest compilation and this was the first story. I didn’t move for couple of hours. The story was written by E. M. Forster; it was first published back in 1909 when airships, telegraphy and telephony were state of the art (i.e. before mass radio broadcasting and television).
He described a world where people live a sedentary and solitary life, communicating with others almost entirely through The Machine; which also caters for their needs: food, water and energy is delivered to them. People don’t need to leave their homes, so they rarely do. They live to share ideas and opinions, which are usually rather shallow because they are not rooted in real experiences or deep learning. Does this sound familiar? Anyway, I think you can tell from the title that this comfortable state of affairs does not last…



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The Machine Stops

Remix of loop 100001 by @euthyphro-1

Used samples:

Title: loop 100001
Author: Peace Junkie
Link: soundcloud.com/euthyphro-1/loop-100001

Title: Light Up .Gas.wav
Author: Dimlo
Link: freesound.org/people/Dimlo/sounds/546924/

Title: Night in nature 2.wav
Author: quetzalcontla
Link: freesound.org/people/quetzalcontla/sounds/338781/

Epilogue

Florida

Lyrics by Jay Rich https://soundcloud.com/richsoundz-534267642
Clip https://youtu.be/JPe-hZrX4qY

When She Dances
V1:

She gyrates 
A silhouette 
Glides from one space to the next
Her pirouettes 
And arabesques 
Are used to glamorous effect

Ch1:

When she dances
I take a chance
Make smooth advances
How it lifts my mood:
Her tinkling laughter

*****Break*****
V2:
Insistent sound
Of pounding drums
Now growing loud - I'm overcome
She sashays
Shimmies and sways
A look from her, the war was won

Ch2:
When she dances
 I take a chance
Make smooth advances
Puts me in a trance
Puts me in a trance

When she dances

When She Dances

A Helpless God

Evolution

Asked to sing at the funeral of an old friend who had passed away unexpectedly and far too young the first and last lines of the song came to me as  I was deciding what to sing. The rest of the song then wrote itself. Originally performed with acoustic piano in a small chapel in rural Sweden I have added some orchestration for this recording.

Unfinished Business (John Stone)

Its  a long long way
from today to yesterday
And you and I
Go a long long way
Though life unfolds
In different ways
We always hold
To the bonds we made

Nothing lasts forever
That we always knew
I guess we  thought we’d have more time
For the things we meant to do
Don’t know why I’m angry
As there’s only me to blame
I should have seen it coming
But I didn’t just the same

Now there’s too many words unspoken
Too many things still  to do
Too many questions unanswered
All of them waiting on you

Too many chances untaken
Too many hills unclimbed
Too many plans unfinished
Now we’ve run out of time

So now here we are
And I just don’t know
How we came this far
With no place to go

As we used to say
We must seize the day
But plans were left to the future
As the present slipped away

I know today we should celebrate
All your glory days
A world of love and laughter
And the family you raised

Life has  had its ups and downs
The bitter and the sweet
But you always came up smiling
As you got back on your feet
 
But there’s too many unwritten stories
Too many visits unmade
Too many missed conversations 
Not enough memories laid

I know that we always meant to
And its too late now to try
But there’s too much unfinished business
For us to say goodbye

Unfinished Business

Jazzy Blues

Nuelmizzy - Toxic love

Sound Of Speed

(I've moved to Audius now, any new tracks are there)

I've always wanted something to call my own, so I created a get-away with music. I use Musescore and Logic Pro X to make and write my music, key by key, chord by chord, and improv too!  

A group project I've worked on is @extemporaneous-collab, which is a collaboration of many different artists, including @EnigmaCurry @Myrhyum. We've released four albums, which are pretty good if I say so myself. There's also some improv additionally on that account.
The bottom most link is my Audius account, most if not all of the music I make singularly will be present on that account, otherwise, collaborations will be present here.

Thanks for stopping by - Stay safe out there!

Sound Of Speed

ScilentSymphony