Name: Descent (2011) by Mark Hughes
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Written in 2011 during my University days and until recently thought lost, hope you enjoy.

glad it wasn't lost - happy to hear some real music on SC

lovely music - nice work, even if it was waiting for a decade to be freed

Love your instrument choices---beautiful!

A Smooth Rendezvous (Edit: Mastered with Ozone on October 5, 2023)

I am not a professional and I have been very lucky and blessed to have been able to play music using so wonderful instruments as I have in all these songs. With them I have been able to try to mimic or recreate something that once was, something that could be and is "out there"; something that is so clearly and vividly expressed in the music genre often called "smooth jazz" - and in fact in the whole genre of "classical music". So I have wanted to try to demonstrate these amazing instruments, how I love them all and also how I feel playing them. This track maybe conveys some of that affection and the feelings to You and I hope this maybe would bring some joy or happiness to You, even for a brief moment.  

A minor partly improvised "song" (or maybe a basis for improvising) that also demonstrates once again the richness, beauty and potential of the Rhodes electric piano (which to me is maybe one of the world's most beautiful instruments) and hence also the Scarbee EP-88S. This was played by me with my old loyal workhorse Korg SGProX digital piano using the following sounds: 
- Scarbee EP-88S (Rhodes Mk I electric piano),
- Bass and Lead: Lounge Lizard EP-4/Insomnia sound pack,
- Strings: UVI Orchestral Suite/All String Ensemble Vel.

The drums and drum grooves come from Native Instruments Abbey Road 80s Drummer (with some adjustments and additions made by me and with a LinnDrum snare layer added with the UVI Drum Replacer).

Sorry about the large quantity of drum fills... I am an ex drummer (the quality of the fills of course is astounding bc they are from the 80s Drummer). I also am not a jazz musician so the lead lines in this piece truly are not very sophisticated; instead I tried to concentrate on the chords and chord progressions.

This track was inspired especially e.g. by 1) Mr. Bill Evans' song "We Will Meet Again"; 2) by my great hero Mr. Jeff Porcaro, who could easily record this kind of a drum track at one take (using his right-hand sixteenth-note hi-hat); 3) by Mr. Chris Rea's song "The Mention of Your Name" and 4) by a relatively large bunch of popular and classical music and jazz. Of course also everything Mr. Robbie Buchanan does and plays keeps inspiring me continuously.

A Smooth Rendezvous

Rencontre entre deux "moments" pour n'en former qu'un. De l'harmonie et de la dissonance, la musique est un reflet fugace de la vie comme un passage furieux ou apaisé, cette force irrépressible qui renverse, qui bouscule nos merveilleuses existences comme un éternel recommencement.
Merci infiniment à Rosmarino de m'avoir permis d'emprunter un "moment", ce chemin là.
Rosmarino Baia : https://soundcloud.com/rosmarinobaia/un-momento-2-free-download-to-reworkremix

Un Momento - Rosmarino Baia - Jacques Lemaire

Shrouding of sol

Horns of Forever

Al Vacío (Collab)

Alone is a state of mind.  I love being alone at the piano or taking walks.  It is a time for spiritual renewal and a way to connect with our body and mind.  I am happiest when I am with people I love, sharing, laughing, and partaking in meaningful conversations.  The otherside is loneliness...sadness, feeling unloved, grief, isolation, pain, sickness, and depression.  For many, myself included, music is the miracle in our lives that keeps us from giving in to the otherside.

Alone

Had my lovely acoustic piano tuned recently so felt like it was time for some song writing there. 😊❤️

Thanks to my lovely BF Sander for this wonderful mastering job. @wane-of-summer for his fabulous music 😊🎶❤️🎵🎼🎹

Love Me And Leave Me (with acoustic piano)

Children

Way To Rock

I compose early in the morning, sometimes before the sun rises.  The first thing I do, is to feel the keys and the tones I want to explore.  Then I close my eyes, and let my thoughts flow through a maze of ideas. If I am lucky, a song is born.  Most of the time though, my eyes are open and hope I find a song!

Eyes Closed

Written in 2011 during my University days and until recently thought lost, hope you enjoy.

Descent (2011)

Mark Hughes

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