love the harmonies... kind of unusual but really great resolutions.

So gentle and beautiful track! Great vocal! Enjoyed a lot!

So glad there's a track I haven't heard yet. I'm just grabbing this space on the comment bar while I can, but there are so many cool spots on this track. Beautiful song and a gorgeous arrangement that had me hooked straightaway. Cello sounds like fun, but the guitar solo is truly wonderful. Always great to hear something new (to me). Thanks for sharing Shael

You might think this song is about old girl friend !
Had fun playing some real cello and drums on this one.

Ruby

AMOUR ZOMBIE

astronauts crashed

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually as part of my next BandCamp solo album)

Just over 4 years ago, I created a song called ‘Siren Rising’. I was still pretty new to Soundcloud at the time… so I cautiously kept my liner notes short back then; and my blog was my primary repository for all the esoteric ideas in my head. Unfortunately, my blog never really took off. But I quickly discovered the lengthier liner notes were being well received here (a music/art/writing trifecta), so this was clearly the way to go. :)

Jump to today, and I’m amazed how much this song reminds me of that first piece (thus the title that sounds like a sequel). But now I’m faced with the challenge of taking the root word ‘Siren’, and turning it into a meaningful and positive message. 

Let’s be honest. A Siren, by mythological standards, is not necessarily a good thing. We all know the tales of Siren Song luring sailers to their deaths. And the dictionary defines a Siren in more modern terms as ‘a woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating, but also dangerous in some way.’  So how does one twist that story into a positive message?

I think I have an answer, and it involves undoing some of the core thinking that created that myth. In fact it probably requires undoing a whole lot of myths surrounding women. The myths that women, left to their own devices, are a dangerous thing; a group that needs to be controlled. And it doesn’t take a scholar to realize who wants to do the controlling. 

I could speculate at length why men (not all) have had a need to control women since the earliest moments in human history. But it always seems to come down to one thing; viewing a woman as a possession, rather than an equal. And society has created many institutions that perpetuate that thinking. 

I honestly believe we are evolution-locked as a species… as long as we cling to this type of thinking. There is something to be said for the balance that happens when men and women work in harmony. We truly compliment each other… but only as equals. And we are way behind schedule on achieving that balance.

Hard fact. There is no nobility in controlling a member of the opposite sex, especially when our physical strength becomes a defining factor. I see men treat women questionably (and sometimes poorly), simply based on that one premise alone. And it’s poisonous to the male psyche as much as it is dangerous to the female in general.

But it takes tremendous strength of character (combined with a healthy amount of humbleness and gratitude) to sit down with the opposite sex and say “You know things I don’t know. You understand aspects of the human experience that I don’t fully grasp. Will you help me understand your perspective, so I can become a better person.” 

If we choose to treat each other as equals (in every sense of the word)… I have no doubt this will become an amazing world. I have learned so much (and grown so empathetic), listening to my partner and our daughter’s describe their experiences in this life; and I am a wiser, more balanced person as a result. I believe with all my heart… this really is the healthiest, most loving way to go.

I hope you enjoyed my write-up as well as my latest sonic adventure, ‘Siren’s Trials’.

Vox Populi

Siren's Trials

Written for Valentines Day.  
A 4-Star Commended Entry in the 'Love Songs' category of the UK Songwriting Contest 2022.

There is something magic in the air, I can feel it here and everywhere,
It's in the sparkling morning dew, I think it's all because of you,

Maybe it comes from up above but I know for sure I'm lost in love,
I'm lost in love, I'm lost in love,

Is this really truly happening, this restless state I find I'm in?
Can it really all be down to fate; are my senses really wide awake?

Maybe it comes from up above but I know for sure I'm lost in love,
I'm lost in love, I'm lost in love,

I'm living in a dreamy state of mind, amazed by all the feelings that I find,
I can't escape the fact it's true, it's all down to my love for you,

Maybe it comes from up above but I know for sure I'm lost in love,
I'm lost in love, I'm lost in love,
Maybe it comes from up above but I know for sure I'm lost in love,
Maybe it comes from up above but I know for sure I'm lost in love,
Maybe it comes from up above, maybe it comes from up above

Lost In Love

Lost In Love (Graham Williams)

This is another Iteration of my composition 'Mystères et Nuances', a free flowing 'Long distance - Improvisation' featuring Wind-Man Georg Boehme @GeorgBoehme 

"The reality of Quantum Entanglement has always intrigued me, and Georg has given me a wonderful Birthday gift today by offering to adventure with me into that realm where Time, Space and Tone tend to Murmurate, like Starlings. 😁                                

'The Groove' within the seemingly timeless Pulse of this piece is really suggested by the Tonal harmonics and inherent rhythms within them! At least that's the way i hear it. 😉

In any case, it's been particularly delightful to work with him. His tonal dynamics are a wonder. 

A BiG Thank-You  Georg! 🙏  🎷 🎶 

May we continue to journey together again within the infinite space in which Music is born! 🕊️

Anomon -  June 15th 2022

Performed by 
℗  Gary Courtland-Miles & Georg Boehme  2022
©  Gary Courtland-Miles & Georg Boehme  2022

Original tune Mystères et Nuances © Gary Courtland-Miles 2015
https://www.soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/sets/mysteres-et-nuance
Arranged by Gary Courtland-Miles aka Anomon

The photo 'Center of The Lagoon Nebula' © NASA and Hubble_ processing by Osarak
is © Benjamin Baracat 2022

Iterations...  feat. Georg Boehme

We're going under
This is not our lucky day
My mind's asunder
Oh, let's save those thoughts away
Yeah I heard the thunder
There are still so many things to say
You disturbed our slumber
Oh, this is not your lucky day

We're going out there
We're going all the way, the wrong way
You may think it's unfair
But it was you who chose to play
And now we don't care
No, we can keep this up all day
Yeah, you better beware
'Cause this seems not you lucky day

Oh this is where you drown, you drown
It's all the same so let's, get out of town
Love will end and now, you're down, you're down
Thoughts may blend, and you, will drown, will drown

Oh this is where you drown, you drown
It's all the same so let's, get out of town
Love will end and now, you're down, you're down
Thoughts may blend, and you, will chase yourself around

Lucky Day

One of our favourite songs to play live... lots of energy and and hooky melody. enjoy the music, folks! Our Album "Higher Ground" will be released this autumn on all streaming platforms in new digital mastering.

Like You Do

The Happy Rag

she died with 100 years peaceful in sleep

noxpox - Burn And Become Light (Requiem For My Grandma Going Up On 11.01.2023)

Bass & drums : PJ Project

Original by Sam Cook  1962

Bring It On Home To Me W/ PdB Orchestra

Hi Folks,
Welcome to my studio, here you will find a bunch of songs that I've been working on Hope you enjoy
Thanks for stopping in
Shael

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