Track #06 of the upcoming album "Anmut" mastered at Soundset MM studios by Dirk Mallwitz.

a great pleasure to work with Koen on this track. 

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also checkout Koen's cloud here: https://soundcloud.com/koenjanssenmusic 

thanks Nick for the wonderful "wild romantic" winter scenery...
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Anmut Track #06 - White (with Koen Janssen) -> thanks for following @spotify

Something different again from my last 'uplifting piece' [Moths to a Flame], this one slower,  more simple and gentle …… and in progress [I think!] hehe ….

The night was silent at the start of a another heatwave here in Australia, houses still warm despite the coming of relief and 'cool' air over the last few nights. The only sound was that of the portable air conditioner struggling to fill the room with cold air. On nights such as this, during the worst times, one dreads to leave that 'cold' room to enter into rooms where a furnace seems to envelope one.

Despite the silence, I couldn't sleep. Feeling unwell, drained from heat, worried about someone dear to me, I felt a strong urge to play the piano. A melody of sorts had formed in my mind, a melody to soothe the soul. So I pushed past that pain and mental barrier which was telling me  'I can't get up', and I got to the piano. Darkness surrounded me except for the gleam of lights from the street lamps outside my window, …..The only other light came from the glow of the computer screen spilling out onto my piano.

So I closed my eyes and just gently played in that silent warm night,… to my surprise it sounded soothing and delicate, my fingers seemed to hit the right notes and a gentle melody and harmony was created - after a difficult patch with my music, I was surprised at how my fingers effortlessly 'found' what I 'felt',….. I was so engrossed with what was happening, how calm it felt, how much joy I was gaining from playing, thinking that maybe things would be ok for the person I care for,  that I couldn't pull myself away to simply press the record button. 

My heart sank.

Could I play it again, play an improvisation, the way in which had just been created from nothing, or from within? To soothe my soul and the person I cared about so deeply, and hopefully others too.  I tried to forget that it was recording and ignore that darn metronome which I had forgotten to turn off - it throws me, hindering the free-flow nature and freedom of an improvisation

I continued to play, attempting to recapture this melody once again, and this is the result after several problems with my DAW and it not capturing the recording properly.  No, its not the same as my first attempt, no, it doesn't seem to flow as well, or find some of those harmonies that just 'came' so effortlessly from within the first time……  …..simple and imperfect though this piece may be, it still portrayed a sense of the gentleness I felt, ….. in playing ……. "quietly in the night" …. hoping that my dear friend would be alright ….

Improvisation/Composer: Megan McCarthy
Piano Solo: Megan McCarthy

I would also like to draw your attention to  David Ackerman, who surprised me by sending me a wonderful version and interpretation of this track, adding a new dimension of guitar and ambience which suited [playing] quietly in the night' so beautifully, so I most gratefully said yes for him to upload it …. You can find him and the track at: https://soundcloud.com/deephod/quietly-in-the-night-feat  :-)

If this piece [Quietly in the Night] speaks to you in anyway, I would love to hear your feedback, the more I continue on my 'journey' …..  I might also attempt a second version of this with added instruments, and/or if anyone is interested in a collab?  :)

Graphic Source:Julie Lueders  http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/walk-quietly-into-the-night-with-me-julie-lueders-.jpg  

Quietly In The Night - Megs McCarthy

This track is available to license for your media project, royalty-free, at the following links:

Motion Array:
https://motionarray.com/royalty-free-music/chilly-october-night-1361845/

Pond5:
https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/213062569-chilly-october-night-spooky-orchestral

Chilly October Night

This track was conceived when I was quite down, hence the melancholic feel to it. Using piano as the main instrument & melody, I then layered atmospheric sounds & rhythm into the background, to give the track some spaciousness. You'll be glad to know that by the time I'd finished mixing & mastering it, i was feeling better! Music is one of those cathartic expressions that can really help musicians expel negative emotions. In fact, some of the greatest moments in art, have had their genesis in some fairly tortured artists, me included.

Broken

Man on Wire

Light Through Water

From the album Written & Unsent

Released by Fluttery Records

wendellroth.bandcamp.com

Written & Unsent

An Outline of Rain

Hi there,

it's me Kim and I hope, you're all fine.
I'm back again with a new little
EP called "Here Comes The Night".
Please enjoy my 6 unique retro soundtracks
with a spooky melodic atmosphere,
produced and composed with love
and from the bottom of my heart as always ♥
Hope, you like it.

Thank you so much for listening to my music.

Much love and happy Halloween,
Kim ♥

Here Comes The Night

Drowning

Bandcamp

Drowning | Here Comes The Night

MATHILDE

Winter

Composed by Dan Cullen and Deryn Cullen
Cello by Deryn Cullen
Produced by Dan Cullen

Flight Of The Eagle (Strings Mix)

A collaboration between David Hollandsworth & myself, the original piece "Gray Skies" was for piano solo, I added all the orchestral parts. © 2017 Dominique Charpentier & David Hollandsworth. All rights reserved
Photo by Jordi Ganduxe on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@gandu
You can listen to the original piece here: 
https://soundcloud.com/davidhollandsworth/gray-skies

Gray Skies - David Hollandsworth // Orchestral Rework

I started off learning piano at around 6 years old, but only realised my ear for music when I could pick out melodies I heard on the radio & from then on I started writing my own music & playing long into the night, to the point where my parents told me to stop so they could go to sleep!
In my teenage years I joined bands & learnt basically on the fly how to work as a group. Once I realised that keyboards were not as portable & able to be played on beaches / around campfires, I taught myself guitar. By adding drums, harmonica & bass to my arsenal, the stage was set for a fully working band to record in my garage. Since setting up my home studio, I love recording a tune each week & especially love collaborating with all the extremely talented musicians on soundcloud. I'm a full time musician, with many different hats in the music community. Including songwriter, composer, live musician & blog writer.

If you are interested in my electronic page, then visit https://soundcloud.com/electro-pup

Check out my blog at http://simon353.wordpress.com/

Broken

Simon Reich