Mixed and mastered by A7 Recording Studio (@a7-recording-studio) 
Produced by Blaž Pavšič

Taking the risk to repeat myself, I am always amazed about the roots and triggers of inspiration in general and in music for me. Sometimes, it’s obvious, sometimes, it’s a mix of a thousands things. In any case, it’s not always easy to identify, but usually funny to recognize! For this song, here are some hints...

Of course, as you can guess from its name, first is the city of Montreux itself… beautifully nestled between steep Alps hills and peaceful lakeside of Lac Leman: local, exotic, relaxing and creative all together.

Then, still talking about this town, less about its landscape and more about its world famous July's Montreux Jazz Festival, it leads to the second inspiration: Deep Purple' Smoke on the Water. Yes, sure, you know the story. If not, you should!

Also, the style of this track has been greatly shaped upon the influence of fabulous @AcuteInflections: yes, I like that "velvety mix of Erykah Badu & Billie Holiday paired with the cool grooves of her 007 on bass" of those 2 New Yorkers!

And finally, regarding 18:20? I'm sure you will figure it out by yourself...

But, still, the path from the initial idea to the song you can hear now was long. The few basic tones crystallized from a small game I do play to warm up my fingers on the guitar, moving it from warming-guitar-tone-exercise to piano/contrabass based track was pretty fun, but it wasn’t enough. Something was missing and there I got help from Blaž Pavšič, who produced the final version of the track, supplementing it with awesome percussion.

Hope you will find the outcome of this collaboration as nice as I do. You better do, as I can promise it's won’t be the only one ;-)

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Montreux 18:20

This is a fairly gentle ballad about memory.  Particular those very special what-if memories from a long time ago. The ones that are so very special that it's hard to believe they really happened or that they slipped through your fingers.

 It's mostly guitar, ukulele, piano and drums.

Verse 1:
Do you recall
So long ago
Who we were 
It’s hard to know
I think about
All we shared
I remember
How much I cared

Chorus:
They were just 
A couple of days
We spent walking on the beach and talking in cafes 
And after that couple of days
We just smiled and said goodbye
We went our separate ways

Verse 2:
For so long
I couldn’t find
The reasons I
Had been so blind
What is true
I can’t be sure
But I believe
That this memory is pure

Bridge:
Didn’t know if I’d 
Ever see you again
It’s been so many years
I hardly remember when
I didn’t know 
The kind of reality
We were creating when you
Walked on the beach with me

Chorus:
They were just 
A couple of days
We spent walking on the beach and talking in cafes 
And after that couple of days
We just smiled and said goodbye
We went our separate ways

Verse 3:
Where in the world
Did we meet?
What was your name?
What made our time so sweet?
What kind of dream
Gets revealed to me 
When I find I’m in need
Of a favourite memory?

Chorus:
But they were just 
A couple of days
We spent walking on the beach and talking in cafes 
And after that couple of days
We just smiled and said goodbye
We went our separate ways

Couple of Days

Signal

Twisted Nightfall

Twisted Nightfall ft. Oriah Moon (prod. 40ozproductions)

I was fortunate enough to go on a hot air balloon flight a few years ago and that eventually inspired me to compose this song.

Fire Balloons

For Maria.

This was a little easier to put together than the previous three cover songs.  I should maybe have transposed it to lower key for my bass range (in fact almost certainly should have), but it was intriguing to see if I could actually hit all the notes singing.

05-08-2024: fixed up the front phrases which I think really hurt its Re-Ex rating.  re-uploaded the file.

my main website:
http://exedexes1.com

itch.io page:
http://exedexes1.itch.io

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I Was Brought To My Senses (Sting Cover)

Home

Empty Lot

Travelling With The Stars

This is my cover of Seal's 'CRAZY'.

Check out my video for sure!

YouTube video (2012):
http://youtu.be/l9RLfLAl1eA

CRAZY (Ron Snyder - Cover) 2020 Re-Mix

My debut album

A collection of instrumentals; my first attempts at writing and recording music

Solar Activity

Song Connery