absolute musical Talents -awsome musical composition

Beautiful -- I hadn't remembered listening to this before!

really, really pleased you liked it. To be honest though, please watch the video that we made for it.  Even now, I'm still somprod of it and how it encapsulated the pandemic days.

lots of emotions through guitar in this intro, love it

Epic feel, how didn't I know this one. Love it!

🔥Like the guitar and atmospheric vibe!🎸

More Instrumental

Crying

cum lumine

Back in 2024 Dan C E Kresi and myself started working on a few ideas. Being the master of slicing and splicing that he is, he took some guitar parts I recorded and twisted them into something new....
Something called... OKTOPIA

These are the first tracks to be finished with more to come later.

Our styles may be very different, but when galaxies collide, sometimes magic happens! :)

OKTOPIA Presents: Deep Dive

Beats, Synths & Samples: Dan C E Kresi
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar & Bass: The Shire Bairn Project
Produced by The Shire Bairn Project

More from Dan here:

https://on.soundcloud.com/7OQeMYQ0zsp4dsjsdv

Colliding Galaxies

Deep Dive

Probably our last grand rock number as we start to wind down to finish our first collection of songs. Al took the reins with the lyrics on this one (and as always, the beautiful artwork) - inspired by a short story by Julia Armfield in Salt Snow and apparently an episode of Buffy! I just thought it sounded dead cool and really enjoyed singing her lyrics. Musically inspired by Nirvana, Elliott Smith, Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell.

Mantis

Feels good to upload another song! I recently moved into an old house, close to a river, it has character, I love it cause I put my old baldwin on it's original wood floors it has in the living room, love the acoustics especially with higher ceilings, I'm so thankful:) A new beginning. 

I recorded this live take late last night, close to 2am, got it my first full take, which is always nice!
I wrote this song back in 2021. An experience definitely inspired this song. Things can sure feel like heaven for awhile, then there's that tough surprise, after giving and sacrificing so much. I hope you enjoy this song, thanks so much for listening!:) 

Driving With The Moon

You couldn't sleep
I'm driving with the moon to see you 
Up your driveway
My headlights are turned off they can't see
Park along the backside through the gate cross the deck like before
Thunderstorms inside of me every time you crack open the door
And there you are
My lucky eyes

And all is better now 
You opened my heart
Somehow somehow
All is better now 
You opened my heart
Somehow somehow

Right before the dawn
I don't wanna leave but I know I have to
One more hand squeeze I finally gotta let go it hurts me
Looking back at you again that beautiful silhouette oh I adore
Driving home the world is gone one track mind there's nothing I want more
And there you are
Perfect daydream

And all is better now 
You opened my heart 
Somehow somehow 
All is better now 
You opened my heart 
Somehow somehow

Instrumental 

And I am ready now
You closed up your heart
Somehow somehow
Oh God, save me now 

All music written and recorded by 
© Daniel Colter Valentine

Driving With The Moon (Original Song Live)

'Three Nibs. ....an "alternative" fusion track and mixed genre. Inspired by my time spent in London as a music copier/transcriber. transcribing the individual parts from a score to the relevant parts for individual musicians. tHis was all done by hand and pen and ink. I used three indivdual pens with different nib sizes. hence the name of the piece, (Three Nibs). Scores could be anything from big bands  to smaller bands and genres varied from score to score. I've attempted to emulate the varied contents of the scores in this piece. Hopefully it makes sense to you when listening.
Alan

Dont Smudge The Ink

Three Nibs

Hidden World III

The Day After

Long Trip (Round 2)

the story of a girl of the forrest. Cast away as an infant and raised by a woman in the woods of 1600s Japan. Yuri learns to be cunning and to survive on speed and wit.

Yuri's Story .mp3

dimenticare

I pictured a Viking funeral and tried to capture the sorrow and lament of its participants.
When the instruments fade at the end you will hear the earth rumble,thats the sound of the warriors passing to Valhalla....where Odin awaits with open arms.
The rumble is playing from the start,its always present.
Image by Blaise_L on Pixabay
Kind regards.

A Vikings Farewell

I tried to capture the dawn of a forest,when the first sun rays wakes every living creature of the forest,this is basically how i would like to wake up every morning,if you listen carefully you can hear bird tweeting in the beginning.
I dedicate this track to a Soundcloud user I met last year,his work is really good,experienced composer that gave me the motivation I needed at the time.
Thank you Luppi Davide Como,hopefully one day ill compose a piece as grandeur as some of yours,kind regards.
Artwork by the wonderful Ray , https://www.raybilcliff.com/

The Forest Awakes

Artwork by the wonderful Ray , www.raybilcliff.com/
All my music is design to have the EQ on Flat.
Kind regards.

Reflection

This is Charnia.
Charnia is the oldest extinct  organism known to man.
We still dont know if it was a plant or animal.
What we do know is that it lived alone in the bottom of the ocean in freezing temperatures and total darkness.
Charnia died .... without ever feeling the warmth of the sun.
Art work idea by me,done by SamBuddz.

Charnia

Fauna and Flora are my great passions.
Biosphere is the layer of the planet Earth were life exists.,this work is a celebration of that,of Life.
This song is dedicated to You,the Soundcloud user,that for the past year have come to my channel,listen to my work and leave wonderful feedback.
It `s your feedback that motivates and inspires me,it also makes me want to do better next time,without your feedback all of my music wouldnt exist,so...thank you.
The art work is done by a gentleman called Raymond Bilcliff,he has a beautiful site online and an amazing eye for photografy,here Ill post his website.
https://www.raybilcliff.uk/
Kind regards.

Biosphere

Video now available https://youtu.be/-dS0xUjoBcw
Music has not come easily to me lately and so when I did eventually get round to writing something, Coronavirus - or C19 - rather inevitably played a large part in its creation.  This instrumental features the very talented Alba on guitar, who was an absolute joy to work with.  Please check out his version of our collaboration at https://soundcloud.com/user-775580590. I hope you are all safe and well - and enjoy what we have created here.

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C19 (feat. Alba)

*A couple of old guitars and a dusty keyboard
*Love collaborating. Message if you are interested
*Various vids on youtube
*Paintings on Yola and insta

C19 (feat. Alba)

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