The Upload

This song is for anyone who is in a long distance relationship regardless of how (physically) close the other may be.  It is for those who feel something for another.  The other also feels this attachment.  But something is preventing them from turning this love into a physical relationship (marriage, children, gender…).  They see each other frequently.  Perhaps they are neighbors, co-workers, or spouses of friends.  They enjoy their time together but it is always at a distance.  Never to be consummated.  The first and third verse & choruses are in the Key of G.  The second verse & chorus is in the Key of F.

But We Can Love

Verse:
I see you every day
SO  much more in the month of May
You return my eye contact
We share this painful pact

I see that longing in your eyes
It wells up in me but I cannot cry
The hint of love for me
My body aches to get down on knees

Chorus:
We cannot touch
We cannot hug
We cannot caress
We cannot kiss
But we can loo-o-o-ove
we can loo-o-o-ove
hmmm hm hmmm

Verse 2:
The desire to take the next step 
In my mind has often crept
But I know it cannot be
No lunch nor sharing a tea

When I see you my body yearns 
My heart aches and burns
I want to be close and touch
Press you against me and such

Verse 3:
But alas I know it is not to be
There can never be a you and me
Our history has not unfolded that way
The fates have shouted neigh

The us that we desire will never be we
It will remain a separate you and me
We remain distant to each other
It is as though we are sister and brother

Outro:
The kiss is only in our minds
Safely hidden behind the blinds
Deep inside our head

But We Can Love

Wail of Breath

Poor Ned/folk

A struggle is always worth it.

Never give up!

My Children

A Dream Named Wolf
Written by TJG November-December 2020
Dark songs for dark nights ;-)

From the shadows of the subconscious comes a sonic tale that prowls and pulses. A Dream Named Wolf is more than a track—it’s a moodscape: burnt orange skies, midnight tremble, and longing caught in howl-form.

Mix 1: Dec 14, 2020 
Mix 2: Jan 13, 2021 output transformer engaged on tape machine.
Thanks so much to Andrew, Rene, and Kevin for comments on an early draft!

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio

Guitars
Rhythm 1: Guild DV52
Rhythm2: Les Paul Standard
Lead1: Les Paul Standard
Bass: Fender Squire
Effects: an overabundance of a phaser (sorry)

Mics: Neumann TLM 67 and AGK C414 XLS
Drums: arranged by TG
Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using  ATR Master Tape. 

Lyrics 

Verse 1
There’s another fork in the road
Wish I could decide....
Feels like a wolf is tearing at my side

Interlude 1: 

Verse 2
Sometimes you hit the wall
You can’t bridge the divide
Feels like the heat will never subside

Interlude 2: 

Refrain 1
Feels like I’m walking alone at night
Feels like a wolf tearing at my side
 
Verse 3
A full moon is begging to rise
Wish I could fly....
Feels like a wolf is tearing at my side

Interlude 3


Refrain
Feels like I’m walking alone at night
Feels like a wolf tearing at my side
Feels like a wolf tearing at my side

A dream named wolf

This is my little sister's fault; she asked me to do a lovely happy little Christmassy song for her.   Obviously, I immediately reached for my well-thumbed copy of “Chords of misery and despair for songs in the key of Dismal diminished” - and here we are.  Hope you enjoy it Anne - sing along, pet!  :)

This uplifting little Christmas minor blues is based on the melody from a classic old standard from the ‘30’s “Skin Game Blues” by Peg Leg Howell but using a fingerstyle arrangement by Steve James from his excellent “Fingerstyle Blues Songbook”.

I can't blame anyone else but me for the lyrics.  Not even my sister.

Wishing everyone, particularly the less fortunate, a peaceful Christmas.

Photo by Matt Collamer on Unsplash

A Blues Consumptive

So, it’s time for Christmas.
Snatching up stuff that you don’t need, to hell with the desperate that do.
Give yourself a gluttony nosebleed, as you sate the materialistic in you.
You’re a trussed up seasonal clown,
Paint a grotesque smile on your frown,
Masquerade it all over town,
You’re goin’ down, down.

So, it’s time for Christmas.
Gorging conspicuous consumption by the privileged, of the frail.
Hot fashion’s mis-presumption, drags the spiritual by the tail.
Ya better get your stockpile built,
To bury your ethical guilt,
‘Cause you’re in it up to the hilt
And you’re goin’ down, down.

So, it’s time for Christmas.
Flashing Rudolph lights on your soul betray your tribal credentials.
The Christ can remain in the cold while you max your network potential.
Better get your story straight,
Soon be at the pearly gate,
Best not to leave it too late,
You’re goin’ down, down, down.

A Blues Consumptive

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/4IH0v71WzCHoe0CaDPH2gf?si=XmK97l3zQF-YFNQCtoMrcQ

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/album/yui/1547442947?i=1547442948&l=en

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SPACEWALK (LA.BOTICH version)

This time, LA.BOTICH (https://soundcloud.com/labotich) prepared a "spacey" version of Spacewalk. Exploring lot of new sounds, result of LA.B version is really good.

ENJOY !!!!

Greetings !
Gonzalo

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Spacewalk - LA.BOTICH & Gonzalo Serrano

https://music.apple.com/us/album/youre-still-in-that-day-single/1841971904
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/6ZBTlHF17ZIIAEbkaz3455
https://touchofthewood.bandcamp.com/track/youre-still-in-that-day

This is an original song.
I hope you like it.
Thank you.

You’re Still In That day

Last night I saw you
it’s been a while
same like before
in my dream

Sometimes I wonder
what would have changed
if I could tell
I love you

I think I knew
this could be the last
that you are there

I always loved you
always loved you
I’d love to tell you
but I can’t

I always loved you
always loved you
I should tell you
since that day

You’re still in there
you’re still in there
you’re still in there for me

You’re still in that day
you’re still in that day
you’re still in that day for me
for me

（日本語訳）
昨晩、君を見かけたよ
久しぶりに
いつもと変わらない君を
夢の中で

時々思うんだ
何か変わっていただろうか
もし、思いを伝えることが出来たなら

わかってたんだ
これが最後かも知れないって
当たり前のように君がいる事が

君をずっと愛してた
ずっと愛してた
伝えたかった
でも出来なかったんだ

君をずっと愛してた
ずっと愛してた
伝えるべきだった
あの日から

君はそのまま
そのままなんだ
僕の中の君は
いつまでもそのままなんだ

君はあの日のまま
あの日のままなんだ
僕の中の君は
いつまでもあの日のままなんだ

You're Still In That Day

We're all haunted somehow, aren't we? 
Let's get together!
Join me and don't forget to have a look to our new video too. 
https://youtu.be/DCi6yiKNbqo
Thank you 

Claire / Fauna Twin

The Saddest Play Of The Year

Volt5000 (@volt5000) I are now glad to present our collaborative version of my recent track "The Moonlit Snow-White Mountain" (https://soundcloud.com/alexander-mihailov-96713983/the-moonlit-snow-white-mountain). It will be the 2nd track in our single under the title "Disturbed Planet", which we intend to release on SoundClound later on 2021. We hope you'll enjoy this longer, more varied, version of ours too! Volt5000 has added vocal samples from MAGIX, and extended beautifully the initial track into rhythmic but also relaxing developments.

The artwork cover, that will also be used for our single and its two constituent tracks, is based on a photo taken by Alex M on 8 August 2020 and then cropped and annotated by Alex M (in Mac OS Preview) on 10 January 2021.

Created in collaboration on 25 and 27 December 2020 (initial mix and recording in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X by Alex M) and 27 January 2021 (final mix and recording in MAGIX by Volt5000), and posted on SC on 28 January 2021 (by Alex M).

Merci infiniment, mon ami, pour cette belle collaboration de nous !

Duration: 10:10 minutes

The Moonlit Snow-White Mountain (Collaborative Version) - Volt5000 & Alex M

I recorded this cover of Suspirium (one of my favorite songs) live in apartment. The performance can be viewed on my YouTube Channel.
https://youtu.be/aFrBiUD3oQ0

Suspirium

Suspirium - Thom Yorke (live cover)

Blue Chevy

Track 10 in "Tender Snow" (2021) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X,  30 December 2020 and 2, 3, 25 and 27 January 2021, and mixed in Logic Pro X, 27 January 2020; posted on SoundCloud on 31 January 2021 (before the release of the album as a whole).

Duration: 5:53 minutes
Tempo: 106 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: F minor

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording:

1. Guitar - Acoustic
2. Piano - Grand Piano
3. Drums - Acoustic - SoCal
4. Bass - Upright
5. Strings - Cinematic - Cello
6. Synthesizer - Classics - Classic Pad
7. Quick Sampler - Keys - Almost Harpsichord
8. Synthesizer - Soundscapes - Distant Air

Snowflakes Melting on Your Cheeks

video : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylu7z6miZ90

Produção em Lo-Fi, downtempo style, relax vibe! Calm Energy in intense flow...

Save the Nature!

Fresh Breeze [video in description]

... no loops used here :-) - just an impovisational sketch - enjoy !
the synth solo is blown on Akai EWI with a sound of the awesome Respiro Synth by Imoxplus (Physical Modelling) Photo: Jr Korpa / unsplash

just a feeling

I write music to encourage, inspire and uplift with a message of hope that lives in the truth. I share my life through music and I share how Jesus is in the mix. Thanks to all those that support the music.

You're Still In That Day

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