This is a most excellent phone recording, which is testament to your excellent guitar playing and voice.  I love the jaunty sounding guitar to this...And why on earth did you throw that drawing away!

This is class! It feels beatle-esque but on the other hand very original. What a great tune man!

Real no frills songwriting, full of surprising changes.

Effendi Red is a character in the BBC Radio 4 drama Tumanbay 


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumanbay_(radio_drama)


Off-beat jazz vibe for off-beat jazz moments.

Published on SC 8 November 2023

Work in progress

Effendi Red

Following the popularity of my recording of "Martynne And Hys Manne", I present a (more recent origin) traditional song, performed a capella.

My theory is that "Young Banker" is a man who digs canals for a living.

Young Banker

Rhythm Of Dreams

After a bit painful process of recording and mixing (there is a slight background noise I just can't get rid of; produced by some open strings, probably), I had a trouble with the name of the track. So, I've opened some collection of stories written by H. P. Lovecraft at random page and read the part of sentence that goes like „he had come to the unknown world at last“. Suitable enough.

Unknown World at Last

Written and Performed by Stefano Manotti

Arrangement and mixing : Giulio Carmassi (ex Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering : Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio


TESTO

Se sei il solo a credere in te stesso
Almeno è già qualcuno
È già una gran fortuna
E non guardare loro
Quei numeri uno
Che se poi vai ad indagare
Sono dei signor nessuno


Hanno tutti un bel lavoro
Lo stipendio, la casa nuova
Ma quelle sono solo foto 
E tu la vittima del gioco

Ma la vita non è così 
È togliere, è scegliere
Non avere neanche il tempo per giudicare

Ma la vita non è così
È trasformare il dolore
Cercare la leggerezza 
E lasciarti scivolare 



Se hai capito solo adesso
Almeno è già qualcosa
È una bella conquista
Puoi già guardarti indietro 



Ma non guardare loro
Lavora su te stesso
Risparmia le energie 
Buttati più spesso


E la vita è così 
Non c’è niente da fare
È fare quello che ti piace

È dormire tutto il giorno
Toccando il vuoto 
Ma finire sempre con la chitarra in mano 


È trasformare il dolore
Cercare la leggerezza 
E lasciarti scivolare

LYRICS

If you are the only one who believes in yourself
At least there's someone
That's already a great fortune
And don't look at them
Those number ones
Because if you investigate
They are nobody special

They all have a nice job
The salary, the new house
But those are just pictures
And you're the victim of the game

But life isn't like that
It's about taking away, choosing
Not even having time to judge

But life isn't like that
It's about transforming the pain
Seeking lightness
And letting yourself slide

If you've only understood now
At least it's something
It's a nice achievement
You can already look back

But don't look at them
Work on yourself
Save your energy
Throw yourself more often

And life is like that
There's nothing to be done
It's doing what you like

It's sleeping all day
Touching the void
But always ending up with the guitar in hand

It's about transforming the pain
Seeking lightness
And letting yourself slide

Leggerezza

Phone recording (need a new laptop to use the Tascam). I did the drawing 22 years ago, I took this photo of it then binned it, along with lots of other old things.
"Written" and recorded 23/11/23.

I'm letting go of many things
That hold me back and tie me down
I don't envy Lords and Kings
Who like us return to the ground 
Golden days I spent with you
Make me cry
They will always be written 
In the sky
I'm moving on to different things
There's no time for waiting around 
My spirit's restless my heart sings
I know what I've found
Golden days I spent with you
Make me cry
They will always be written 
In the sky
I'm moving on to better things
There's no time for messing around 
My spirit's restless my heart sings
I know what I've found

What I've Found

Heart Beat

Asleep On The Hay

manage

Performed by CIC YP and XP Trainees

Open your mouth!
Open it wide!
I will fill it with new wine.
No need to think,
Just take a drink!
Call "Lord Jesus," life divine
Don't be so serious.
His joy's mysterious.
So let's experience
This exciting, cheering life.

"What would He do?"
Don't imitate!
The unfulled cloth won't help your case.
Religion is dead --
Touch Him instead!
Behold and reflect His glorious face.
Christ the new garment
Is the fulfillment;
Meets the requirement
Of the righteousness of God.

Jesus is here,
Pleasant and dear,
The sons can't mourn while the Bridegroom's near.
Gaze at His face,
Feel His embrace:
"Lord I love You, do make haste!"
Just let Him kiss you!
He really wants to
And this will issue
In the marriage of the Lamb.

https://songbase.life/11776

Open Your Mouth! (Live)

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2020
Written, Performed and produced by: Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Lead Blues Guitar: Jerry Madden
Blues Bass: Jerry Madden

Our profound thanks goes to Jerry Madden for helping us out on the Blues Guitar and Bass..  Such a phenomenal player and great guy!  Thank you for lending us your exquisite talent!!

Lyrics:

I guess this is crazy
ain't just my mind you're getting to..
I know you're lonely, and you know i've been lonely too
Might as well give up on, all reasoning,
persuasion, decision, derived through cohesion
under you...

well, You talk of persuasion!... 
Red hair that whips you to your grave
Eyes that can drown you, turn any man into a slave
Girl you're the devil dressed like an angel
the constant salvation, inveigling my pleasure into pain

Down in the berry fields
working the earth with what you sow
a spell that's on-top of you
well I'm working the plow down to the bone,
begging for rain to ease, persuade and please,
that may appease the comfort inside us all...

Instrumental

The Devil Blue

AI-generated  - 

The Cobbled Moth, active  on SC since 2014  with a second page called Cobbled Moth Regenerated, is a lo-fi solo project creating intimate, home-recorded music using a Tascam pocket studio, acoustic guitar, Telecaster, and percussion. The 2024 single "What I've Found", released in collaboration with The Happy Somethings, received a positive review on Joyzine.org for its emotional depth and raw sound, and both "What I've Found" and "Bitter" (also with The Happy Somethings) received radio play.  Collaborations include Aine Parkes on the lullaby "Even Knights Need Their Rest", Lin on "Fantasy", and Sal (Sarah) Lettes on "By the Way", with all tracks available for free download on SoundCloud.


PS
All of my uploads were made using zero AI -  If they're poor it's entirely my fault. 

"Single" REVIEW: https://joyzine.org/2024/01/10/single-review-cobbled-moth-the-happy-somethings-what-ive-found/

*First page: The Cobbled Moth (Started  2014) - www.soundcloud.com/thecobbledmoth 

COLLABORATIONS so far:

With The Happy Somethings (both had radio play):

'What I've Found' 
#SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/fcje6

'Bitter' 
#SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/fSVcs

With Aine Parkes: 

'Even Knights Need Their Rest' (Lullaby written for my son) https://on.soundcloud.com/aQrSk

With Lin: 'Fantasy' #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/eRK2m

With Sal (Sarah) Lettes:

'By the Way' #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/U8eFC

All for free download

What I've Found

Cobbled Moth Regenerated

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