Celestial Orb - 1996 E.P.
[Early work by Rosh, Ry Wardwell & John McDonald]

Song Title: Anavrin
Words & Music written by Rosh, Ry Wardwell & John McDonald
Performed by Celestial Orb
(Rosh, Ry Wardwell & John McDonald)

Anavrin

The Constellation Prize, Austin TX performing cover 'The Crown' by Rosh

The Crown ~ Rosh Cover Performed By Constellation Prize

"The Darkness" is a track from his self-titled album 'The Constellation Prize By Richie Flores & The Constellation Prize

You can buy this at iTunes: coming soon
For a physical CD go here: 
Listen on Spotify here: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7iIFJX4fWP35thxjzDrmiF
Watch YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH3ZT9Pfovo
Learn about how to attend a music in the dark experience here: 
www.theblindcafe.com/music

Released by: 
Richie Flores & The Constellation Prize
Release date: 
January 2014


Richie Flores & The Constellation Prize "The Darkness"

Beautiful - Full Take W Eric Moon

Transcend - Rosh & Eric Killing It

Boulder Sky - Piano W Sadie & George Reference Demo

The Only Light In My Sky mix 3

Arkansaw Sunset

Transcend - (The Moon Sessions) Rosh & BCO songs covered by Eric Moon - Solo Piano

Sadie Rosh - New Song Writing

Ólafur Arnalds - This Place is a Shelter (Soft Piano)

EPIC THUNDER & RAIN Rainstorm Sounds For Relaxing, Focus or Sleep  White Noise 10 Hours

Rosh & One Eye Glass Broken rehearsing string parts for Rosh's Song 'Evolution'

Rosh's latest love song......merry x-mas to everyone i love. :)

CRAZY DEMO - With Rosh Vocals

Bd Second Solo Piano Boulder Sky - Piano W Sadie & George Reference Demo Copy

1:27:18, 4:34 PM Hanging By A Thread Blue Riff  Song Rosh Chapel Eric Moon Rehearsing At

Like An Instrument - This piano sounds like a harp - Rosh with Sadie Trigg & Eric Moon

Weeping For The Setting Sun ( Featuring Sadie Trigg ) by Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra  (Mastered)

This is the original recording of Rosh writing his song ´The Crown´
Captured on a voice memo when first written.

original recording of a rosh song´The Crown´ captured when first written.

Here is some my latest songs being written or prepared for recording. 

Rosh's Latest Songs: Demo's for 2024/2025 Studio Album

69 Bunnies etc./

69 Bunnies - Take 1 With Eric Moon

I don_t need you to have fun by Scarlett Rose Love

Hanging By A Thread DEMO

The Only Light In My Sky  a solo piano recording of a rosh song by Eric Moon | DHARMA ROSH

Dreamy Eyes -For M&R

"The Crown" is a track from his new release 'Weeping For The Setting Sun' By Rosh & the Blind Cafe Orchestra 

You can buy this at iTunes: coming soon
For a physical CD go here: coming soon
Listen on Spotify here: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7iIFJX4fWP35thxjzDrmiF
Learn about how to attend a music in the dark experience here: 
www.theblindcafe.com/music

Released by: 
Blind Cafe Music Productions 
Release date: 
July 10th 2016

Description: 6 songs produced  by Evan Reeves in Boulder, CO by Rosh and his band The Blind Cafe Orchestra, who tour internationally performing in the complete and total pitch dark at The Blind Cafe Experience, a social change event that uses the concept of darkness to help people relate to music, food and community without their visual conditioning, social etiquette and the distraction of their cells phones. 

Colorado's best Live Music Magazine The Marquee says, 

“The Blind Cafe Orchestra Experience is something that gives music freaks a completely new way to enjoy and appreciate live music, kind of the same way that MTVs Unplugged did back in the day… but Concerts in the Dark, makes Unplugged seem like child’s play."

— Brian Johnson, The Marquee Live Music Magazine

You can buy this at iTunes: coming soon
For a physical CD go here: coming soon
Listen on Spotify here: coming soon 
Learn about how to attend a music in the dark experience here: 
www.theblindcafe.com/music

Released by: 
Blind Cafe Music Productions 
Release date: 
July 10th 2016

Description: 6 songs produced  by Evan Reeves in Boulder, CO by Rosh and his band The Blind Cafe Orchestra, who tour internationally performing in the complete and total pitch dark at The Blind Cafe Experience, a social change event that uses the concept of darkness to help people relate to music, food and community without their visual conditioning, social etiquette and the distraction of their cells phones. 

Colorado's best Live Music Magazine The Marquee says, 

“The Blind Cafe Orchestra Experience is something that gives music freaks a completely new way to enjoy and appreciate live music, kind of the same way that MTVs Unplugged did back in the day… but Concerts in the Dark, makes Unplugged seem like child’s play."

— Brian Johnson, The Marquee Live Music Magazine

Weeping For The Setting Sun

The Crown - ( The UI Sound Sessions ) featuring the Blind Cafe Orchestra

"When It's Hard To Live" is the second track from his new E.P. release 'Weeping For The Setting Sun'

You can buy this at iTunes: coming soon
For a physical CD go here: coming soon
Listen on Spotify here: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4f2F1OABNeOkMvspaRx6Bt
Learn about how to attend a music in the dark experience here: 
www.theblindcafe.com/music

Released by: 
Blind Cafe Records
Release date: 
July 10th 2016

Description: 6 songs produced by Evan Reeves in Boulder, CO by Rosh and his band The Blind Cafe Orchestra, who tour internationally performing in the complete and total pitch dark at The Blind Cafe Experience, a social change event that uses the concept of darkness to help people relate to music, food and community without their visual conditioning, social etiquette and the distraction of their cells phones. 

Colorado's best Live Music Magazine The Marquee says, 

“The Blind Cafe Orchestra Experience is something that gives music freaks a completely new way to enjoy and appreciate live music, kind of the same way that MTVs Unplugged did back in the day… but Concerts in the Dark, makes Unplugged seem like child’s play."

— Brian Johnson, The Marquee Live Music Magazine

When It's Hard To Live - ( The UI Sound Sessions ) featuring the Blind Cafe Orchestra

Song Title: Knee High Sox ( The Naropa Tree ) 
Written: Rosh 
String Arrangement by Phil Norman

Song notes: this song captures the traces of (2) lovers...forever trapped as ghosts chasing memories under a huge ancient sycamore tree (a.k.a  'the naropa tree' ) in in endless autumn. 


This Recording: 
voice memo from rehearsal with strings ( missing 2nd violin in this cut ) 
string arrangement may evolve, strings playing softer during vocals etc 

Production Notes: 
score is for a full quartet 
coda features beautiful engaging strings ( giving it length on purpose ) 

Branding Images: 
images: autumn leaves, knee high sox, dark Fall weather, playing/cuddling, forcefully burying her under the leaves ( with consent , the Naropa tree - large tree with piles of leaves underneath, contemplative boy/girl
Emotions: reminiscing, closing a chapter,  sexy-sweet-funneral-ending 


lyrics 
( about 90% finished ) 

V1 
what happened to our plan 
did you cut yourself on the words i said?
i'll bury you by the Naropa tree 
and color you with the autumn leaves 

Ch
i swear i felt the sign
as you tremble in my hands
'the way you twist & skirt' ( this lyrics not fully finished yet ) 
your knee high sox 
they pull me in

V2 
what happened to our plan
(your plans they swallowed me whole)
did you cut yourself on the words i said
(your words were daggers in my throat)
won't you bury me by the Naropa tree 
(i feel you from below)
and cover me with the autumn leaves 

Ch2
i swear i felt the sign
as you tremble in my hands
'the way you twist & skirt' ( this lyrics not fully finished yet ) 
your knee high sox 
they pull me in

interlude (female VOX ooooohhh ahhhh )

Ch3 
if I open to you, 
what will i find?
'the way you wear that skirt( this lyrics not fully finished yet ) 
your knee high sox 
they pull my eyes

(Coda)
ooooohhhhhhhh
oooooooohhhhhh
oooooohhhhhh
oooooohhhhh

Voice Memos

Knee High Sox - aka The Naropa Tree (The Rehearsal Sessions) w/ string arrangement by Phil Norman

Song Title: Shake It Off 
Work in Progress by Rosh

Song References: 
Cold Play ( the scientist ) 
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s70OsXlDD94

Song notes: 


This Recording: 
voice memo from piano in denver at denver lions club 

Production Notes: 


Branding Images: California, Colorado stars.... 
Emotions: 

Lyrics / Song Structure:
( no lyrics written yet )

Shake It Off - Demo of song idea - New Song In Development March 17'

Song Title: Transcend 
Written by Rosh
Arrangement by Phil Norman 

Song References: 
....not sure. 

Song notes: 
this is song is about transcend the dark spaces of love, sex, desire and finding there is no transcending these push/pulls of love, sex but still accepting it...trusting

This Recording: 
cut at rehearsal for a house concert 
score for quartet, but no 2nd violin for this recording
must capture the 'feeling' of this song

Production Notes: 
just guitar, Rosh/Female VOX, strings.... light piano 
should record this one building around Rosh/guitar 
make the strings the BIG experience 

Lyrics / Song Structure
We made it through the night 
lead by a string of light 
our troubles they fall away

it's all in our minds, it's all in our minds 
the sex and the love that we all hope to find 
it's got it's hook in me, I feel it again 
pulling, i can't explain how this longing to love gets so confusing 

You wake up you know your alive 
You sleep and you just can describe how no one can follow you there

it's all in our minds, it's all in our minds 
the sex and the love that we both hoped to find 
it's got it's hook in me, the pill it is round
i'll swallow it down, hoping i can remain 
but this false love, no I can't sustain 

Ooooohhhh Ahhhh ooohh Awee
Now I, I can't decide, where I went wrong
Oh but now I've played the fool 
once again, I've gone and hidden
behind the walls I defend 
oh but now I've played the fool once again 

played the fool once again, will it ever end 

*note: just for these lyrics we do a call and respond
(me)I wake up to love in your eyes 
(you) I wake up to love in your eyes
(me)My arms around you holding so tight 
(you) Your arms around me holding so tight
(together) my troubles they fall away

it's all in my mind, it's all in my mind 
the sex and the love leave those illusions behind 
it's got it's hooks in me, I feel it again 
it's pulling, still I can't explain 
I'll use this love, to transcend the pain

Transcend - ( The Rehearsal Sessions ) w/ string arrangement by Phil Norman

Artist: Rosh & the Blind Cafe Orchestra 
Song: Sun's Just Right 
String Arrangement: Phil Norman 
Alternative Version(s): none  

Notes: these are some of my recent and active songs being performed/written, that have also gotten the most positive response from audience members @ Blind Cafe's and House Concerts. 

 lyrics & notes of the songs pointing out any area i see worth looking closer at in terms of melody, emotional quality and/or production otherwise for example.....Eric Moon Piano, Female VOX & Phil/Strings accompaniment.

Song Structure: if this song feels circular...it's written that way on purpose 
- Intro: 0:00 - 0:50
- Verse: 0:50 - 1:12 
- Chorus: 1:12 - 1:36 
- Interlude: 1:36 - 1:50 
- Verse: 1:50 - 2:08
- Chorus: 2:08 - 2:31 
- Instrumental Strings: 2:31 - 2:50 *progression should go 3 times around as is currently written 
- Coda: 2:50 + *this part not completely written, needs attention 


Song Production Notes: 
- Phil's 'chuck' 'chuck' rhythmic style on cello in verses, most notable in this track in the Second Verse at 1:50 
- Intro, interludes & instrumental string parts are meant to be 'show casing phil norman's brilliance' i.e. the landscape is their for melodic experience
- coda? ...have some ideas and chord progression but confused on how to end it
- intro: melody line is intended 3 part harmony, between Rosh, Female VOX & Cello 


Musicians in Recording: 
- Rosh: Guitar/VOX
- Strings: Quartet including Phil without Viola ( should have viola ) 
- Allegra: female VOX 



Meaning/Subject of Song: 
- this song is about the creative process of writing music...how we need to keep that in between 'thinking' &  'no-thought'....much like catching a wave surfing. the lyric..."melody, it starts off with a hum, somewhere distant like a drum, but I cannot locate, till my mind calms down a while and the suns just right in style..." 

Lyrics:

Verse 1
shame, it builds up over time 
there's no reason or rhythm 
but you cannot let it slide, a passive phrase to phrase
write it all down anyway  

Chorus 1
Cause there's no, there's no 
Nah..... nah nah nah
there's no time to analyze 
the thoughts stuck in your head 
write em out instead
let them lead the way

Verse 2
melody, it starts off with a hum
somewhere distant like a drum 
but i can not locate 
till my mind calms down a while 
and the suns just right in style 

Chorus 2 
Cause there's no, there's no 
Nah..... nah nah nah
there's no time to analyze 
oh...the songs stuck in your head 
sing em out instead
let them lead the way

The Sun's Just Right - ( The Rehearsal Sessions ) w/ string arrangement by Phil Norman

The Catalyst ~ The Rehearsal Sessions (featuring Eric Moon, Sadie Trigg & Dango Rose)

Rosh is a american singer-songwriter from Boston, residing in Colorado, that performs mostly in 100% darkness with his band Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra, as the music in the dark component of the touring social change pop-up event, The Blind Cafe Experience. 

Find out more at: www.theblindcafe.com/music

For booking and Press Contact:
Blind Cafe Music Productions 
Contact: (720) 495 7797 
theblindcafe@gmail.com

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