Start me up (cover)

No september without a track :-)
Hope you enjoy (the music and the season)
If somebody likes to sing - I would make a remix with your voice :-)

Composition, playing, arrangement, mix and image by Christian Zatloukal
...few samples added (kickdrum, voice, clarinet)

The Moon and the Appletree

Update 2/15/20 - Another year down... another lesson in humility,  always next year!  

https://hofa-contest.com/song/3738/

Welcome to what looks to be my the last competition for 2019.   HOFA is hosting its annual Christmas mixing competition.   When I got the invite a few days ago I took a listen and was like.....ugggghhhh!!!  An "a cappella" which puts me in my weakest spot for a starting position.  

The human voice when on a piece of music, ends up being one of the most important/relatable parts of the piece.  A great vocal performance can prop up a band... but it very seldom works the other way around.  

It's been one of the more challenging things for me to mix properly.  Here is the 2019 HOFA competition and the only thing on it, VOICES!!.  Challenge accepted HOFA and here is where I ended up brothers and sisters.  

The competition closes out in January so still plenty of time to get into the competition if you want to have some fun....working the faders.  I mean common what else could be more fun?....(blushes)  Really people, such dirty minds!!  haha

https://hofa-contest.com/

Happy Holidays brothers and sisters

Special thanks to Bill from November Sound( https://soundcloud.com/november-love-680008043 ) for being an advisor on the project... Big thank you for this and all your support in 2019. 

On a slight comedic note to one of our own:  Sunnidayz always mentions not being a techie...  If you get here sister.... I fought my production rig for 3 hours this morning to print the final mix and master...  Had everything set last night... wanted to sleep on it before finalizing.  This morning bam..kerchunk..bzzzt....with every session crash... I was reminded of those things you mention, about it getting in the way!  Three hours of fighting for 20 minutes worth of work!!

Let There Be Snow

Competition - Let There Be Snow - HOFA 2019  Mixing competition

A song of hope for these troubled times.

Can you free yourself from the troubles of this world?
Can you free yourself from the trials of this world?
If only you could see the way to go
Can you free yourself from the troubles of this world?

As night becomes day
the moon to sun makes way
as day follows night
the darkness turns to light
for all the lost souls 
who can be found again
and the bad times 
will soon make way for good

Can you free yourself from the anger in your heart?
Can you free yourself from the helplessness all around?
If only you could see the way to go
Can you free yourself from the anger in your heart?

All sorrows will be gone
and joy be found
just as the earth is spinning
round and round
moving fast from the past
into infinity 
in each moment of..….....reality

Can you learn to live with peace within your heart?
Can you learn to live in peace for evermore?
If only you could see the way to go
Can you learn to live with peace within your heart?
Can you learn to give the peace within your heart?    within your heart?

Free Yourself

В пути

В ПУТИ

Opus 42

↓　I made a video!　↓
https://youtu.be/T2Y6i-KiGKA

The lyrics of this song are the beginning of "The HEIKE story", a Japanese classical literature. 
We made it a song.
It's a story of a military journal, but the core message is as follows.
"The most glorious people don't last long, they are the dreamlike ephemeral of spring nights. Those who have the momentum will perish like dust that is easily blown by the wind ."

This work was written about 800 years ago. The author is unknown.
At that time, a blind monk playing the BIWA on the street corner was singing.
For a long time, many people in Japan learn this sentence at school, so everyone knows it.

平家物語・冒頭

I FOUND A KNEE

Trummor & Gitarr Jens-Joel Evaldson
Gitarr & Bas Magnus Lödberg

Honungskruka

Haimish Sense

The Ballad of the  Sea Goddess

I would rather not reduce the unknown to the well-known, "I prefer to reduce the known to the unknown" (René Magritte).

"I thoroughly appreciate the inspiring  advertising on soundcloud, that´s why I like to pay my fee. And I´m certainly here to listen to music AND to buy cars or beauty products" (Jolly Joke)

You may find here...
Genre crossing stuff,
soloworks which didn´t find their place in my offline ensemble projects,
collaborations with SC mates,
recycling, upcycling, field recording stuff,
petridish exploration and flying circus...

lofi, improvised, projects & byway stuff (Zatlosonix)here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-37320395

Thank you mates for listening and inspiration.

The Moon and the Appletree

Soundwanderer