It's very nice to hear you creating some more expressive style music as usual Andrew. And it is the same quality as in your more meditative approach. Congrats, Axel : )

for you an unusual sound...great, how strings, piano and voice samples interact

Yeah it's the place to be ;-) ! Great job !

track written in 2013 upon visit to Paris.
Inspired by Maxim's of Paris. Historically Maxim's has been a restaurant hangout for the "beautiful" people and artists. Even if the restaurant was relatively empty, owners would always say -but you could always find a beautiful women sitting somewhere in the restaurant gazing out at the street.Today Maxim's at the request of the people of Paris is owned by Monsieur Pierre Cardin. I have therefore included a sample from "The Place to Be" (Main Mix) with Pierre Cardin and Henri Scars. File is in Audio format-aif- approx 64 mb

Les Filles de Maxim

A blue collar worker sees the girl of his dreams and sets about to find her. With a heavy beat and great use of drums and power chords singer Bob Dannewitz delivers the goods with a big vocal sound. Guitarist Hank Rusch not to be outdone, knocks out a scorching guitar solo with sensual tremolo bar bends which moan and scream.

Desiree

Oh Yeah!

Dani and i the night before the launch of our new record just trying to shake off the cobwebs as we have had a few weeks without  jamming and now we better get our shit together: )  Album info .......The Rat Palace was our studio from when we first started seriously working together in 2016 until the landlords decided it was time for the artists to go and the tourists to come. It had been Mat's base since 2009 and hosted dozens of artists and musicians since it first started in 2006.
As the name suggests the place was run down, lacked various things like hot water, proper access and heating but it had a vibe, and the people we shared the space with all felt and helped to create it....Creativity was everywhere, day after night after day for years.
These 7 improvisations are a tiny fraction of the jams we had there, just a few highlights from 100s of jams. They are raw, unpolished and unconcerned with anything outside the moment. We rarely 'rehearsed' as such at the Rat Palace - just played.
Things come and things go - Vale Rat Palace, you were amazing.

Kirby/Ward - Album launch Improv

Then She Reaches For The Gun was a one off project, bringing together more than 50 artists from across the globe, releasing an album in late 2022  https://nomatesensemble.bandcamp.com/album/the-vociferous-mapping-of-your-unlikely-future   But it was so much fun we are back for more.

The following Artists appear on this track :
Angostura Elwar -  2 x Behringer CRAVE analog synths/Yamaha P200 electronic piano 
Ambient Annie    -  Electronic
Banalytic  - Noise 
Chicago Word Brigade - Metal Electronica
Dane Renshaw  - Drums/Voice
Dani Kirby              -  Piano/Voice  
JZsuperstar - Doors/Keyboards/Water 
Libby Laksmi   -   Jazzy Loops      
Oberlin   -   Electric Guitar
Paul Miller - Electronic Percussion/Funk/Keyboards
Phil Bywater - Saxophone/Voice
Rosin Dust - Field Recordings/Saw/Violin
Robert Jefferson - Percussion
Wivresse - Electronica/Vocals
Mat Ward - Noise/Bass Guitar/Voice/Arrangement

Then She Reaches For The Gun - This Isn't Even Creating A Sense Of Space

Lyrics:
Searching for a life, I’d relive twice
Tried to build, a lovely world
Through these eyes

It’s not as easy, as far as I see
Shifting tides, a crazy place
Through these times

If only I, could really fly
off the ground, a grand idea
Through the sky

Stayed living in, my simple mind
Walking down, an unlit path
Through the blinds

Unveil the universe
Conceal controversy
Reveal the true verse
Unreal testimony 

Cuz I, want the truth, no matter how it makes me feel
But my eyes are new, and I can’t see, what’s actually real
So, if I make mistakes, please show me how, to change my view
For its A great escape, programmed in me. To make it through

Unveil the universe
Conceal controversy
Reveal the true verse
Unreal testimony

Unveil The Universe (Demo)

I was with my parents, kids and wife. We were in the car all driving somewhere. A story came up randomly, because we were all arguing about driving with your emergency lights on during a storm. My mom said she was pulled over one time with her emergency lights on out in some rural roads. We asked if it was during a storm, she said no she was out following my dad in the dark so he could see. He was training to be a highway patrol officer at the time, and knowing my dad he worked his ass off to make that dream come true. This was before I was even born, but I had never heard that story. Just hearing it, made me realize how much my parents loved each other, the sacrifices they made for each other, it was just a beautiful moment. So, being me, I wrote a song about it of course. Hope you enjoy!

Lyrics:
He spent his nights
Out on some rural country roads
The only lights
From an old blue beat up ford
As he ran, she drove
Following through the dark
As he ran, her love
Pushed him onward with a spark

And to myself, I thought If I had that kind of drive
To live a life well fought to the age of eighty-five
And if I had that kind of love to keep me going
I could face the world without even knowing
Where I’d end up, where I’d go, at least
I could make it through these rural country roads

And in this life
I have seen so many tragedies
The only time
I didn’t have any enemies
When I ran, she drove
Following through the dark
When I ran, her love
Pushed me onward with a spark

And to myself, I thought If I had that kind of drive
To live a life well fought to the age of eighty-five
And If I had that kind of love to keep me going
I could face the world without even knowing
Where I’d end up, where I’d go, at least
I could make it through these rural country roads

Rural Country Roads

Flowing suite of several short guitar instrumental pieces, please be patient, everything does not happen in the first 30 secs...

'Milestones'

Had a long 4 day stretch at the hospital this week, and I had a patient who I really enjoyed talking to. He talked about how he loved to grow his own watermelon, and that nothing made him happier than an ice cold piece of watermelon and an ice cold beer. He told me he could tell I was just like him, a big momma's boy with the heart of a teddy bear. We talked about a lot and it was a very memorable patient, I won't ever forget. He told me "You can just tell when someone is a true country boy." Hope you enjoy the song. I hope one day I'll see him again and get to show him the song he inspired.

Lyrics:
We sure do love our home cooked meals
Surrounded by family ain’t no better feels
Sweet watermelon and a can of beer
That’s just how we do it out here

We like to fish early in the morning
Out on a boat, no it sure ain’t boring
Ziploc sandwiches and ice-cold beer
That’s just how we do it out here

Cuz I’m a country boy, A big warm hearted, momma Lovin country boy
Don’t mess with what I love, soft as a teddy bear, but also tough
If you mess with them, you’re messing with me, living country
Come out here and you’ll see, you may just like, living country

The best times ain’t behind a screen
Live slow and enjoy the beautiful scene
Two fishing polls, and a bucket full of bait
When you’re out here no such thing as late

Mind your manners we’re sure to get along
Stay out here with us and it won’t be long
Nothing like some good ol’ southern hospitality
Soon enough, just like me, you’ll be livin’ country

Cuz I’m a country boy, A big warm hearted, momma Lovin country boy
Don’t mess with what I love, soft as a teddy bear, but also tough
If you mess with them, you’re messing with me, living country
Come out here and you’ll see, you may just like, living country

Livin Country

Water witch - yeah
I never thought of it
Oh no
What a witch - Yeah
I never thought of it
Oh no

Green skinned and beautiful with long red hair
Eyes jet black with a threatening stare
Legs long sharp claws thin black lips
Tight little cape flowing round her hips

Water witch - yeah
I never thought of it
Oh no
What a witch - Yeah
I never thought of it
Oh no

She looked at me and she; read my mind
I looked at her and said; what did you find?
She had me that night and the very next day
Taught me to spell - magick with a "k"

She is a water witch yeah
I never thought of it oh no
What a witch - yeah
I never thought of it
Oh no

Go get your broom and lets get high
Lift up your legs and touch the sky
Go get your broom and lets get high
Lift up your head and touch the sky

She is a water witch yeah
I never thought of it oh no
What a witch - yeah
I never thought of it
Oh no

- SOLO

She said she came from lemuria
I looked at her and said are you sure yeah?
So she took me al the way to lemuria
And shes definately from lemuria

She is a water witch yeah
I never thought of it oh no
What a witch - yeah
I never thought of it
Oh no

Water Witch (LIVE) @ The Golden Lion #LANCASTER

Fourth piece in a series of experiments to try other approaches:
'The Unpredictable'. You're welcome to listen if you like, if you can.

"Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop." 
(L. Carrol, 'Alice in Wonder​land')

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Future IV: The Unpredictable

Here's a mix with snippets from the debut album "Crown Shyness" by Wodwo (@user-364196783-552705040) and myself. The full release is through both Wodwo's and my Bandcamp pages.

https://encym.bandcamp.com/album/crown-shyness
https://rayrobinson.bandcamp.com/album/crown-shyness

About this project:

Crown Shyness is a collaborative project between ambient musicians encym and Wodwo. 

Since connecting in 2021, they have developed their music through a continuous exchange of ideas and sounds, constructing each composition layer by layer. This collaborative approach has blurred the lines between their contributions, creating a seamless blend of influences and styles that makes it nearly impossible to tell who contributed what to each track. 

The project draws its title from a fascinating natural phenomenon where the crowns of trees avoid touching each other, forming gaps in the canopy. This term metaphorically reflects the nature of this musical collaboration—each artist maintaining their unique presence while contributing to a unified whole, leaving just enough space for the other to inhabit.

Crown Shyness

Crown Shyness (encym & Wodwo)

i would describe my music as "Soundtrack Ambient"-Sonic Textures and Atmospheres layered or painted, one on top of the other.

Les Filles de Maxim

soundpainter

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