Name: Black Stockings by Sonoscapist
Duration: 3 min 4 s
Description: Click and watch the film "Black Stockings" -www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnLN2n6g15Y

Hoolla, somewhere between Philip Glass and Chick Corea. Amazing

beautiful fusiton - the piano notes drop like pearls - great work!

This is an arrangement using commercially available sound packs, samples, and loops. A lot of tweaks and modifications. (Seemingly endless!) I did not create the original samples myself, but I did make the selections, and the arrangement, mix and mastering are all uniquely produced by SOS. Hope you enjoy, be happy, and dance!
- SOS

DISCOVERY

Psycho Island

Oleg Yastrebov (Олег Ястребов, @v28yterij7ek) reached out to me to collaborate on a song idea based on an interesting percussion track that Oleg recorded.  I interpreted that recording, set a mood in my mind, and added the accompanying piano, bass and synth lines.  Oleg then added in an awesome groove and vibe on top of that with the drum kit and lush atmospheric harmonies, voices and singers.  Something to pass on the interest.

- Composed by: Олег Ястребов and Robin Benjamins
- Arranged and produced by: Robin Benjamins and Олег Ястребов
- Photograph: “Tioga Road” by Robin Benjamins

Key: C minor
Time signature: 4/4
BPM: 65.0

Instruments:
- Arturia KeyLab 88

DAW:
- Mac Pro 12 Core, macOS 10.15.7 (Catalina)
- Apple Logic Pro X 10.6.0
- Plug-ins: Logic Stock
- Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
- Mackie Control Universal

Prayn For Rayn

Aurora II

Continuing our current work on vocal-based re-imaginations of idyllic and immortal tracks... here is our minimalist cover of Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car'.

Instrumental, vocals and FULL TRACK.

Fast Car '21 [Instrumental]

Version 1
Homage to Ronnie Laws, Grover, Maceo Parker, Brecker Bros and the many influences from that era...
Andy McLean: Yamaha Electronic Wind Instrument, Keyboards, Bass, Drum programming

That Groove

There's A World Where

They Never Return

Click and watch the film "Black Stockings" -www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnLN2n6g15Y

Black Stockings

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More', and by clicking the BandCamp link above)

Happy New Year, my friends. Here is my first musical offering for 2021; something designed to lighten our moods and lift our spirits; but not without a hint of reflective seasoning concerning January’s sad events. Needless to say, this has been another rough liner note to write.

My goal has always been to find the positive in any situation. I want to be a voice of love and compassion, and joy and laughter (and all sorts of other ‘good for you’ things). And I figure even the roughest situations can create the most polished of diamonds. But after the assault on our US Capital building last week (and the threats of more to come)… I’m still numb from the shock. 

I know it’s hard to see this as a good thing, but at least one hopeful scenario has come from all of this; awareness of the situation. It’s like a car that thankfully misbehaves in front of the mechanic, so the problem can be diagnosed. The entire world has now been shown the faltering condition of our US engine; and the dangers of letting it remain unrepaired. We also now know the problem runs deep through the veins of our society. And it has been there for a very long time. We have a much better idea of how far we’ve fallen. And that is a positive.

While a part of me wants to rant about recent events for my entire post (lets face it; this noise is at ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ levels right now), I feel it might be wiser to return to my original goal of being a positive voice… and share something that might help all of us right now.

Years ago, I discovered a wonderful little story (which I’ve shared a few times in my posts and blogs; so forgive me if you already know this one). I’m not really sharing it as an anesthetic to what is happening. I’m sharing it because it is a great set of bifocals for helping us process how we are reacting to it.

As the story goes, a teacher and his pupil were traveling down the winding road back to the monastery. The pupil was clearly lost in thought; struggling to better understand his conflicting emotions, love and fear. He turned to the teacher and asked ‘How do I know what is inside my heart; which of these energies is strongest?’

The wise, old man stopped and said to the pupil “The conflict inside you is like two wolves; the wolf of love and the wolf of fear.”

“But how do I know which is strongest?” Asked the pupil.

“Well, which do you feed the most?” Replied the teacher.

That’s one of my favorite little ‘brain morsel’ discoveries that is helping me keep my mind and heart open. And it’s something both sides of this conflict could really use right now, as a glue for reimagining our country in a better light. Make no mistake… the mess we’re in is quite real. But the solution will not be found in fear. Like Einstein once said. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”. Stay strong and positive for each other, my friends. We are the Vox Populi. And if this can be done with love, we will rise out of this darkness. I hope you enjoy my latest musical creation. :)

Black Stockings

Sonoscapist

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