a blues in e minor? or a blues song about a library in the key of e minor? my local library insists that they operate in G major and won't stand any one saying they're just the same as E minor. snobs!

Great earthy stuff....down in the library basement...where all the good numbers are!

want this to soundtrack me as I walk up to the register at the grocery. helllloooo there you fine fine cashier.

I wonder about the drums, is it a drummer or sample? Good beat though

Part of the compilation:
"a tiny tribute to Lou Ottens: lo​-​fi​-​ambient tunes for tape and instruments",
released by the label Tiny Drones For Lovers.

About "tiny tribute to Lou Ottens":

"Each track was created using at least one tape.
This is a tiny tribute to that great inventor who was Lou Ottens. His invention of the cassette influenced the mixtapes culture, but above all it gave musicians the possibility to create new worlds by working on tapes and their specificities. A hug mr. Ottens and a huge thank you from Tiny Drones."

community a tiny tribute to Lou Ottens: lo​-​fi​-​ambient tunes for tape and instruments

Double Prélude

E Minor Library Blues

Becoming

... another attempt on breath controlled virtual instruments :-) all brass and brass hybrids played with Akai EWI - anyway all instruments by me, except a few percussion loops ... Enjoy my real blower with fake sheet metal ;-) ___ photo, John-Paul Rowe, unsplash

elephant trail / virtual brass

Everybody Has Won And All Must Have Prizes by Amy Fear. My Fault Music 2022.

Everybody Has Won And All Must Have Prizes

"Transcending to Universal Consciousness" is a spiritual journey that involves surpassing the boundaries of individual consciousness to connect with the greater collective consciousness of the universe. This journey requires letting go of the ego and embracing a state of mindfulness and awareness, in which one becomes attuned to the deeper mysteries of life and the interconnectedness of all things. Through this process, one may experience a sense of oneness with the universe and gain insights into the nature of reality that can lead to personal growth, transformation, and a deeper understanding of the world around us. The path to universal consciousness is a lifelong journey that requires dedication, commitment, and an open mind, but the rewards of this journey are immeasurable.


The tune linked below is a collaboration work with Synline (https://soundcloud.com/synline). Always so fascinating working with musicians who I love. Pls enjoy!!  
https://soundcloud.com/synline/transcending-mozawasynline?si=67a745d931f14f1aac15f0b27073e82f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Transcending to Universal Consciousness

Northern Sky

I've been trying to make Jazz music by electronic means for a while now. It's been pretty hard.

So much about the ethos of Jazz is dependent on the traditional notion of musicianship: a group of people in a room, trading improvised passages. So much of its tradition is shaped by virtuosos. The thing is, even though I play 'real' instruments, I don't play them well enough and also (and this might be strange to admit) I don't even like playing them that much. I started playing the saxophone when I was 15 and then went for 20 years without playing, I got back into it last year, but I don't really enjoy the process. So I sold it. Now I have a clarinet (because it's quieter, cheaper and sweeter), but I also got a wind synth.

Yeah, the wind synth is not the same, but it's close enough for what I want, it allows me to literally breath some emotion into what I play without it being loud or overly hard to intonate and I have a lot more fun this way. This track features me playing the wind synth.

But another part of Jazz is the collaboration. So I invited the amazing producer and guitarist @ubo-music to contribute some jazz guitar improvisation and that changed everything. It brought a totally new life to the piece.

Overall, the process was: write a very repetitive pattern for the keys and the bass, then use that to play the virtual sax. I sent that to ubo, who send back this guitar part. Based on his part, I then re-recorded a big chunk of the sax parts. After that, I went back and played the keys again to add flourishes and variations, same for the bass. For the drums, I used Superior Drummer and made a bit of a collage of midi parts (I love doing this, it's like sampling, but for midi.)

In the end, even though nobody played together, I hope it still feels organic and if it does, it's because we did collaborate and traded passages, only they didn't happen in realtime.

Honestly, it's strange calling it Jazz. I have so much respect for the roots and traditions of the genre, but it has also evolved so much since the early days in New Orleans that I think I'm entitled, just like everybody else, to bastardize it in whatever way I see fit.

Jazz III (feat. ubo)

Personal Note

spiel im gange
sphären die interferieren
slow departure

Intersphaerence

From the album Sacred Excavations, available here:
 https://unearthnoise.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-excavations

composed and performed by Roger Berkowitz.
Additional source material (voices) from Lyrichord Discs "Songs and Rhythms of Morocco" track "Heddaoua". Used with conditional permission, ©Lyrichord Discs Inc. NY.

E Minor Library Blues

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