A PORT OF CALM

Home recording of Chris and Jonathon Brenner. Yes we are actual brothers.

Mean Old World

The Earth Love

Ice Dragon

Personnel:
Paul Bray - Drums
Terry Todd - Bass
Andy Peake - Keyboards
Nigel Manning - Tenor Sax

GRITSTONER  - (TPMB rehearsal 2018)

So unreal (Rehearsal)

My friend the Horse (Rehearsal)

Don't Buy Anything Today

23 7 12

SOME TIMES  (RIP THE UNDERCOVER AGENT)

A bit of a symphonic set with a bit of movement as it moves through
the thing...

Sim Phonics ~

Drowning Heaven

Dedicated to some folks in my life who've picked me up along the way, especially through music...

This is one I'm pretty proud of.  Oddly, it's the first time I’ve written a full original song with me singing my own lyrics. I'm joined by the uber talented @TexMex-Shaman, who is wielding the lead electric guitar starting at the first verse through to the end. (this is the second time now where my vocal melody is partly inspired by his magical playing!) He also lends his mastering skillz to great effect here. Thanks TMS for truly bringing this to life with your playing! 
All other instruments are played by me on the keyboard - acoustic guitar, bass, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, 2nd electric guitar (the higher one in verse 2), horns, drums & percussion, words and voice. The chorus is supposed to sound like a 60's soul song, like Marvin Gaye meets Van Morrison. If you play this more than once I'm sorry but I'm afraid you'll be stuck with it in your head all day.  :)

This one's a personal one for me, so thanks for listening, and for picking us up with your music!

LYRICS: 

Verse 1
alone in the corner, that old six string whispers to me
ah but when daddy played, he could set your spirit free 
like the drops in the rain, or a forest tall and green
there's music alive all around
and mamma she told me, you must listen for more than the sound
and hear with your heart

Chorus     
(And then she’d) 
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up,  
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up, 
pick me up higher 

Verse 2
Now I’m writing my own song… makin’ music with old friends and new
But the joy of my days, are my beautiful daughter and you
And when you play that song, she would close her eyes and sway
all the while as she sings
And man when I hear her, whispered memories they lift me up still
like a bird on the wind

Chorus  

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Other credits: 
-second verse sample of 'Country Roads, Take Me Home' (by John Denver), performed by my 9 yr old daughter
-image design by me using Chat GPT
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Just for fun, here's a link to just the final chorus vocals and horns isolated: 
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/pick_me_up_vox_isolated
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-mark

Pick Me Up (Song on the Wind) - collab with TexMex Shaman

Just another independent musician
with a place to plop my tunes... 
phaigemartin@mail.com

Sim Phonics ~

ThePhaige

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