I really like this song and especially repeating melodic figure we can "hang our hats on," meaning we know it's coming and we  like it. Works great as a counter melody to your verses & chorus and sounds great played with the acoustic guitar. picking. Your voice sounds great on this song too. Nice work!

ONE LINE LOVE

The Eternal Echo

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Gary Reeves: Lead Vocal
Terry Reeves: Spoken Vocal
Hans-Michael Albers: All instruments, Arrangement & Production

Video: youtu.be/4t-H-HHpQ20?si=_reTvkVVmF73vkRi

I was walking down Mare Street, Hackney
Climbing boots and back pack on
Looking for a song of mountains
I had climbed them many times before
Challenge may help to find another door

I’ve climbed arduous N.H.S mountains
Planted flags a'top of wedlock peaks
Hung upside down on magical fountains
With my muscles springing major leaks
My heart is growing smaller by the week

Stood and pointed at hours of darkness
Winds of silence a challenge of their own
Worn out boots a testament to distance
But the misery of counting my toes alone
Sixty three feet behind me as it goes

I have loved being a man of mountains
I hope many will profit from my deeds
I will try to climb just one more mountain
Slide down the other side to save my feet
At the bottom I'll need brand new cleats

This was written over 10 years ago as a George Formby style (Google the name if you’ve never heard of him) ukulele song - a mildly amusing message to Gal to let him know that I was fully aware of the mental health difficulties he was having and that I would always be there if he needed me.

Over the years, we spoke often about the song but nothing much came of it until Gal suggested slowing the tempo and giving it a kind of shuffle beat. As it was about him, I thought he should definitely sing the lead vocal, which I think works rather well. (*Vocalist’s note: It would help if I could still sing…)

You’ll find many personal references to Gal’s life in the lyrics. At the time it was written, he was 63, literally a fatal age for men in the extended Reeves family and he wasn’t having the best of times himself, still wrestling with the grief of a marriage break-up alongside the loss of his big brother and closest friend less than a year before. But even with all of this going on (and not always out of choice) he found there were plenty more mountains to climb.

The transition of the tune from Formby to Albers is a story in itself but suffice it to say that Hans somehow managed to transform it into this rather poignant opus.  He has also made a beautiful film to accompany the piece (see link above). All in all, it testifies perfectly to the reason why Gal’s cleats are somewhat care-worn...and he still has many mountains yet to climb.. (Terry Reeves)

MOUNTAIN MAN - CRIPPLE CLUB

Needless (Acoustic Instrumental) (2008) – Dealing with self-pity and doubts
Driven by an electric piano, Needless is an indie pop ballad that explores a silent heartbreak. Self-doubt can destroy the best relationship, especially when you feel inferior to your partner. Dreamy synthesizers meet picked acoustic guitars, an anthem for anyone who ever felt too small to be loved and chose to disappear.
This is the instrumental version of the acoustic version.

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, piano, synthesizer, production
Robot Recordings: guitars

You can find this song on all streaming portals and Bandcamp:
https://too.fm/ndm-needless
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com/album/needless

This song will be part of my b-side album "Electro Static"
https://too.fm/ndm-electro-static
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com/album/electro-static

Where to find us:
https://www.youtube.com/@nadinedemacedo
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com

Needless

Needless (Acoustic Instrumental) [feat. Robot Recordings]

Cover
Written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell
Originally recorded by Little Willie John (1956)
Most known by Peggy Lee (1958)

Fever (Cover)

Cover of a song written by Bill Callery and recorded by Willie Nelson

Hands on the Wheel

(No GenIA used) 
L'IA qui devait soulager les humains des tâches pénibles a au lieu de cela envahi le secteur de la création artistique avec la GenIA (IA générative) : livres, images, musiques, vidéos. Je pense qu'il est temps de remettre l'IA à sa place : au seul service du progrès humain et pas dans les mains d'une poignée de milliardaires qui vont remplacer des millions d'emplois dans le monde tout en consommant des ressources rares.

J'ai 15 ans, à l'école je suis largué généralement
Mais je m'en fou, car comprendre c'est pas le but depuis longtemps
On a tous à l'oreille, la réponse en un instant
A quoi soit sert d'apprendre, il faut juste prétendre

Que l'on sait, que c'est vrai : au chatbot on a demandé
Comme tout le monde désormais, l'oreillette on l'a greffé
C'est pratique, rapide, on n'a plus besoin de penser
Tout est résolu, mais l'on ne s'entend plus

GenIA, je ne comprends pas
Génial ? Je sais pas pourquoi
GenIA, mais si t'es toujours là 
Génial ? Où est-ce que je suis moi ?

J'ai trouvé de la musique dans un vieux coffre au grenier
Des vinyls, une guitare, à l'époque on en jouait
Y a plus vraiment d'artiste, Spotify les a tué
Un prompt et ça sort un bon fond sonore

On n'a plus trop d'idées à part des idées fixes
Tous les films se ressemblent étalés sur netflix 
C'est pas cher, pas terrible mais ca passe dans le mix
Je me demande parfois qui veut vraiment ça
 
GenIA, je ne comprends pas
Génial ? Je sais pas pourquoi
GenIA, mais si t'es toujours là 
Génial ? Où est-ce que je suis moi ?
Qu'est ce que je deviens moi ?

J'ai vingt ans, j'ai voté, je l'ai même pas écouté
C'est l'IA qui m'a dit, où je devais mettre les pieds
Y avait des mecs chelous qui criaient : "Y a des biais !"
"Qui est responsable d'entrainer le diable ?"

Depuis qu'on est en guerre, on est redevenus trouffions
Pas de qualification, juste de la chair à canon
Des IA qui conseillent la déshumanisation
Mais où est ce qu'il est, ce fameux progrès ?
  
GenIA, je ne comprends pas
Génial ? Je sais pas pourquoi
GenIA, et si t'es toujours là 
Génial ? Où est-ce que je suis moi ?

J'ai 15 ans, à l'école je suis largué généralement
Mais je m'en fou, car comprendre c'est pas le but depuis longtemps
On a tous à l'oreille, la réponse en un instant
A quoi soit sert d'apprendre, il faut juste prétendre

Que l'on sait, que c'est vrai : au chatbot on a demandé
Comme tout le monde désormais, l'oreillette on l'a greffé
C'est pratique, rapide, on n'a plus besoin de penser
Tout est résolu, mais l'on ne s'entend plus 

-----
I'm 15 years old, and at school I'm generally out of touch.
But I don't care, because understanding hasn't been the goal for a long time
We all have the answer in our ear in an instant
What's the point of learning, you just have to pretend

That we know, that it's true: we asked the chatbot
Like everyone else from now on, the earpiece has been grafted on
It's practical, fast, you don't have to think anymore
Everything's solved, but we can't hear each other anymore

GenAI, I don't understand
Genial ? I don't know why
GenAI, but if you're everywhere
Genial ? Where am I?

I found some music in an old chest in the attic
Some vinyl, a guitar, back in the day we used to play it
There aren't really any artists anymore, Spotify killed them 
A prompt and it comes out good background music

We don't have too many ideas except fixed ones
All the films are all the same, spread out over netflix
It's not expensive, it's not great, but it fits in the mix
I sometimes wonder who really wants this
 
GenAI, I don't understand
Genial ? I don't know why
GenAI, but if you're everywhere
Genial ? Where am I?

I'm twenty years old, I voted, I didn't even listen to him
It was the AI that told me where I should go
There were some weirdos shouting: ‘There's bias !’.
‘Who's responsible for training the devil?’

Since we've been at war, we've gone back to being troups
No qualifications, just cannon fodder
AIs advising dehumanisation
But where is this famous progress?

GenIA(L) ?

Continuing to evolve my Ableton setup, I've added the Push2 midi controller. I sent the first tune that I created with it over to @enigmacurry. I felt like it my initial composition was a bit too linear and it needed to be mixed up a little! He produced two amazing remixes. Here's the shorter one. 

Check out the epic 20-minute extended cut here:
https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/fractal-traffic-extended

Fractal Traffic B (slow cinematic mix) - w/ Enigma Curry

As Evil Unfolds

Down In The Catacombs

The kitchen's a mess, flour on the floor

Fading away into the night

PLEASE NO PROMOTERS or VIDEO PLEASE. I DO MY OWN ! 
🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎻🎸🎻🎶🎻
Mairidh Gaol is Ceòl: A well-known Scottish Gaelic proverb that translates to "The world will end, but love and music will endure”

Scottish born and bred. Just exploring some ideas spinning round in my head and putting them up here. Various styles of music and trying to find my niche !  All the songs are written solely by me. 
Im open to all sorts of music and appreciate the work folk have done. If you don’t like my music ! Move on. Don’t belittle yourself by leaving nasty comments. Im not influenced by idiotic behaviour or narcissistic twats 🥸

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