Name: Cretan Dance by Tom Courage
Duration: 3 min 31 s
Description: This is my latest track and the first of a series of pieces, that I am working on. My concept is the combination of Eastern music with the Western one. As a result, "Cretan Dance" is written on a typical Cretan time signature, using elements of Western music. All this, is a part of a music genre that I envision, World Ambient.

Is good to find new influences, always !!

ieeeehaaaaahhhhh! makes me wanna dance a happy dance!

Wonderful dance :) Going to Crete with my family in few months. Got very nice feelin alreay now, thank you Tom :)

Dark Mountain

Piece inspired by romanticism in the city: love within concrete walls, poetry beneath artificial light...

Three vocal parts (translated lyrics below) became in very different moods in the songwriter phase, so I couldn't fit them in the same tempo. Working hard on transitions, I got the following solution:

Intro: ad libitum
A: 6/4 & 5/4 at 147bpm
B: 4/4 at 220bpm
C: 4/4 at 293bpm

Such ABC pattern is repeated twice, structured with some city scenes, and 2nd 'C' part includes a guitar soloing lesson by https://soundcloud.com/paco-ray, old friend of mine, technical consultor and personal luthier ;)

Pic: edited photo taken from home studio window where I recorded some city sounds for the track.

LETRA / LYRICS:

DAS VIDA A MI CIUDAD      /      YOU GIVE LIFE TO MY CITY

En la ciudad donde vivo,     /   In the city where I live,
llena de romanticismo,       /   full of romanticism,
el cariño que has perdido    /   the affection you have lost,
ven a buscarlo conmigo.      /   come to look for it with me.

Las farolas en la acera,    /    The lamps along the sidewalk,
con su fija alternativa,    /    with their constant alternation,
iluminan, no iluminan,      /    illuminate, do not illuminate,
el escenario de mi vida.     /   the stage of my life.

Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de pedir perdón. / we are able to apologize.
Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de sentir amor. /  we are able to feel love.

Caminando sobre asfalto,   /     Walking on asphalt,
abrazado a tu cadera,     /      held on your hip,
entre coches aparcados,     /    amid parked cars,
duerme la ciudad entera.    /    the entire city sleeps.

Eres tú toda la vida      /      You are all the life
que esta ciudad necesita,   /    that this city needs,
compartiendo cada esquina,   /   sharing every corner,
calles de melancolía...     /    streets of melancholy...

Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de pedir perdón. / we are able to apologize.
Entre bloques de hormigón,   /   Among blocks of concrete,
somos capaces de sentir amor.  / we are able to feel love.

ER21HC01 - (C) Ruizzo 1995 - (R) Francés Records;) 2014

Das vida a mi ciudad (2nd solo by Paco Ray)

Song about love as a shelter against inclemency of life (translated lyrics below).

By means of some weather sounds, I oppose precise dark parts to more colored ones, with serious work till 3:25 when I had fun jamming, so you can skip to 4:20 & enjoy great outro !!

Clarinet was borrowed from my sister for summer practice. Reed & keywork managing is difficult for a beginner, & home cohabitance was set on serious risk, but with painful effort I got something presentable, or so I hope, as not willing to repeat soon...

Pic: edited eyefish photo taken by my other sister during one of my hard summer rehearsals.

LETRAS / LYRICS

ENTRA SIN MIEDO / COME IN WITHOUT FEAR

Fuera hay truenos; / Outside there are thunders;
entra sin miedo. / come in without fear.

Fuera hay viento; / Outside there is wind;
entra corriendo. / come rush in.

Soy tu refugio protector; / I am your protective shelter;
entre mis brazos estarás mejor: / whithin my arms you’ll be better:
ven a buscar mi calor. / come to find my warmth.

Dentro hay fuego; / Inside there is fire;
entra a verlo. / come in to see it.

Dentro te espero, / Inside I wait for you,
entra sin miedo. / come in without fear.

ER22HC02 - (C) Ruizzo 1995 - (R) Francés Records;) 2014

Entra sin miedo (No clarinet was harmed)

This is my latest track and the first of a series of pieces, that I am working on. My concept is the combination of Eastern music with the Western one. As a result, "Cretan Dance" is written on a typical Cretan time signature, using elements of Western music. All this, is a part of a music genre that I envision, World Ambient. 

Cretan Dance

Stuff and nonsense (Frusciante's Vibes)

Low Force Halo & Tante Meli - Voices In The Night

May I be able to make a normal song to all tastes? This rock ballad was my best opportunity, though I had to prog it a bit... well, please tell me.

Pic taken by myself at a beach near my hometown, a cloudy morning about two weeks ago.

Letra  /  Lyrics

El sol está quieto (…)  /  The Sun is still (…)

Hace mucho tiempo que el sol está quieto.  /  Since a long time ago the Sun is still.
Lo quieto del sol da lugar al invierno.  /  Stillness of the Sun originates the winter.
Invierno que expresa su frío con viento.  /  Winter which expresses its coldness with wind.
El viento en la playa moja mi cuerpo.  /  The wind at the beach wets my body.

Mi cuerpo mojado sufre en silencio.  /  My wet body suffers silently.
Silencio que siempre me trae recuerdos.  /  Silence which always brings me memories.
Recuerdos que se agrupan en pensamientos.  /  Memories which get grouped in thoughts.
Pensamientos que pronto parecen deseos.  /  Thoughts which soon seem to be desires.

Deseos que te tienen a ti en el centro.  /  Desires which have you in the middle.
Tú en el centro pero yo más lejos.  /  You in the middle but me further away.
Lejos de todo lo que llamamos nuestro.  /  Far from everything we call ours.
Nuestro pasado es ahora lo primero.  /  Our past is now the first thing.

Primero de todo te echaré de menos.  /  First of all I will miss you.
Menos de un día ya se me hace eterno.  /  Less than one day already feels eternal to me.
Eterno fue el día en que decidí no vernos, más.  /  Eternal was the day when I decided not to meet, more.
Mas, vernos me hace salir de este infierno.  /  But, us meeting helps me get rid of this hell.

Infierno que pronto cambiaré por el cielo.  /  Hell which soon I will change for heaven.
Cielo que sólo tú puedes tenerlo.  /  Heaven which only you can own.
Tenerlo contigo es lo que más quiero.  /  To own it with you is what I want the most.
Quiero estar contigo en alma y cuerpo.  /  I want to be with you in soul and body.

Mi cuerpo mojado, en la playa hace viento.  /  My wet body, at the beach it is windy.
Viento que expresa el frío del invierno.  /  Wind which expresses the coldness of the winter.
Invierno debido a que el sol está quieto.  /  Winter due to the Sun being still.
El sol está quieto hace mucho tiempo.  /  The Sun is still since a long time ago.

ER28HC07 ©1995 ®2015

El sol está quieto (...)

Lost in Nothing

© 2015 empyreantic/Johannes R. Volden & Giuseppe Saavedra, All Rights Reserved

facebook.com/empyreantic
https://soundcloud.com/empyreantic

---Lyrics---

I looked at your reflection
But the mirror broke in two

Loveless affection
A false protection

White stoned revelation
Left unturned 

But now, time is running low 
And now, the world is moving slow 
Please don’t let go of me
Please don’t leave me be, like this

Don’t you cry, I’ll keep you warm
Don’t surrender; it’s a perfect storm
It was made for the two of us to see 
Who we really are, and who we wanna be 

Let me be your redemption
From the howling winds

Thoughtless injection
Faced with rejection 

If this is desolation
We’ll be born anew 

But now, love is running low 
And now, the river’s crashing cold
Please don’t let go of me
Don’t leave it all to me, like this

Don’t you cry, I’ll keep you warm
Don’t surrender to this perfect storm



The “perfect storm” symbolises a troublesome situation in life, faced with courage and optimism - as they say; it’s always darkest before the dawn. The song tells the story of a couple battling drug addiction, struggling not to give up, holding on to the hopes of a better future; doing what little they can to stay strong even though the battle is already lost. 

This Perfect Storm (empyreantic + Giuseppe Saavedra) [ORIGINAL]

**Production Notes**

I had an idea for this Disquiet Junto. It involved shifting the tempo while moving the starting point of samples. This would have been a nice and proper approach for the assignment… but honestly, I wanted to make just music. So I threw it overboard after an hour. 

This is the path I went: 

Extracted some loops from the material (lovely stuff!). Slowed it down a little.

Additional drums came from Analog Rytm, the bass pad(2Slow from #Biologiks soundset) from Analog Keys. 

Recorded some piano lines.

To get more complexity, I added Beat Repeats from Ableton throughout the whole track. Towards the end the track adds feedback and noise from a shortwave radio, which are probably the most complex systems I know in music. 

Layout and mixing was done the next day in 6 hours. Boy, that was fun! 

* * * 


**Disquiet Junto Project 0188: Complex Complex**

Take a provided track and make it more complex.

This project was proposed by Guy Birkin and Jay Bodley (aka Sun Hammer). It extends the thinking that went into their album Complexification, released by the record label Entr’acte. (There’s more background on album below the project description.)

These are the steps for this project:

Step 1: Pick one of the two tracks at the following URL: https://goo.gl/tN4Oit.

Step 2: Modify that one track in any way, using as much or little of it as you like, to make a new piece that sounds “more complex” than the original. You may add other sounds. (Note: You are free to use any definition or measure of “complexity.” You should be sure to describe your process and how it “increases” the complexity of the original track.)

Step 3: Upload your completed track to the Disquiet Junto group on SoundCloud.

Step 4: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.

Deadline: This assignment was made in the afternoon, California time, on Thursday, August 6, 2015, with a deadline of 11:59pm wherever you are on Monday, August 10, 2015.

Background: The album Complexification by Guy Birkin and Sun Hammer “explores musical complexity through a collaborative process based on a set of rules.” Those rules involved the two musicians swapping successive copies of a track in order to make it progressively more “complex.” For their purposes, they defined “complexity” as follows: “In this project, complexity is understood in terms of the quantity and variety of musical elements or patterns. The result is two parallel threads of music, each representing a progression of increasing complexity.”

Length: The length of your finished work is up to you.

(…) 

More on this 188th Disquiet Junto project (“Take a provided track and make it more complex”) at:

http://disquiet.com/2015/08/06/disquiet0188-complexcomplex/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

http://disquiet.com/junto/

Join the Disquiet Junto at:

http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/

Disquiet Junto general discussion takes place at:

http://disquiet.com/forums/

Image associated with this project from the notes that accompany the album Complexification (Entr’acte), by Guy Birkin and Sun Hammer, and on which project is based.

More on Complexification:

http://entracte.co.uk/projects/guy-birkin–sun-hammer-e187/

Angel [disquiet0188-complexcomplex]

I think.. we have something.. something else...

Something else

Hello to everyone, 
This is Tom Courage, from Greece. I've been playing both classical and electric guitar for 6 years, and I've been exploring the magic of recording and producing music. I'm here in Soundcloud to listen to other people's music, inspire and be inspired, and, of course, promote my music a little bit. I ve always had as a central inspiration John Frusciante, Johnny Marr and Jonny Greenwood in terms of soloing, but I generally try to have a different source of inspiration every time I sit down to make music. Other inspirations are Joy Division, Bauhaus, Radiohead in general, Bon Iver, Gotye, Smiths and Cypress Hill some times. I believe a musician should always broaden his musical mind, by listening to different genres of music and find different inspiration. So, this is all for me I guess. Peace and love to everyone! :)

Cretan Dance

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