I'm keeping it going with hope enough
I'm ticking off days and sleep is rough
A shot in the arm that gives a boost
I've got too cosy in my roost

CHORUS
I open my eyes and the world still seems the same
You can strip all away but the hope will still remain

These prison walls may not be physical
But they're strong enough to stop me seeing you
I'm closing my eyes, forming a wish
I'm searching the ocean for one fish

CHORUS

There's one step forward two steps back
And I've no white flag for this attack

CHORUS

Hope

noxpox - spim

ROADMOVIE (SFERA)

Part of a series of compositions exploring a more sort of streamlined style and simplicity. Hope you enjoy!

Longer, Bluer Suns

20 9 30

This is a revised piano piece from 2020. The image taken this morning is a view over Morecambe Bay from Grange over Sands. Arneside Knot in Lancashire can be seen over the bay. A place of great beauty, but the sands are potentially dangerous and the site nearby of a sad tragedy in 2004 when at least 21  illegally trafficked Chinese cockle pickers drowned.

Further Reflections (A View Over The Sands)

23 - 6-2021- Portugal

And, finally, we are glad to present here the closing  track, No. 13, "Mad Bad World", of our collaborative SoundCloud album "Midnight Coffee", on which Roberto B (@user-55822457) and I started working on 24 June 2021, exactly 3 months ago. Vocal samples from MAGIX have been used (by Roberto B). We hope you'll enjoy this track as well as the album in its entirety (as it should be listened to so as to sense and appreciate the changing moods and overall atmosphere it creates in its completeness). The album will be released in minutes too, exclusively here on SoundCloud. 

Created in collaboration on 6 August (initial mix and recording in GarageBand and Logic Pro by Alex M) and 7 August 2021 (subsequent additions, mix and recording plus final mix and recording in MAGIX by Roberto B), and posted on SC on 24 September 2021 (by Alex M), as we had agreed that this should be our closing track in the album even if it was created earlier (the other tracks are ordered chronologically, as they were finished).

The artwork cover is designed and implemented by Alex M on 29 June 2021 (in Tayasui Sketch in Mac OS), and cropped and annotated by Alex M (in Mac OS Preview) on 30 June 2021.

Thank you so much, Roberto - for the beautiful musical ideas and our inspiring collaborations, and in particular in this "Midnight Coffee" album of ours (reflecting our moods and emotions during the turbulent summer of 2021)!

Duration: 8:42 minutes

Mad Bad World - Roberto B & Alex M

Champignons - Rendez-vous

Watched far to me doccos on UFOs. This came out.

After Dark In The Park

The UFOs

Castle Rock

Most of this piece was recorded in 2016 but I abandoned it until I decided to clean my computer files up recently. I added the vocals and a few horn samples to "finish" it off.
It's "sister" piece which takes the same bass loops, speeds them up and takes it all to a very different place can be listened to here:
https://soundcloud.com/graeme-mc-pherson/1-minute-40-seconds

The original spoken word sample is by "wjoojoo" and can be found here:
https://freesound.org/people/Speedenza/sounds/263544/

They Dug Everything Out Of The Earth

I was born in Leicester in the late 1950's. Since semi-retirement and subsequent retirement (as a Dermatologist and formerly G.P) I have spent some of my spare time trying to learn music theory. I also enjoy long distance running as well as cycling, skiing and tennis. I enjoy cooking, gardening and growing a few vegetables. And fine wine (in moderation). I enjoy insect photography, with a particular interest in hoverflies..
To my regret I never learnt a musical instrument when younger but I have listened to and been fascinated by music for as long as I can remember. The advent of the computer age has allowed me to pursue my desire to compose music. I use Logic Pro X software (and MuseScore3 for recent piano compositions). My compositions reflect my varied listening preferences (including Contemporary Classical, Jazz and  Music from other cultures around the world).

Further Reflections (A View Over The Sands)

SFJ