Shades of Blue

Frankie... 

New! Check the video playthrough on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rZOjLSHj92s

“Frankie” was the name Eddie Van Halen gave his guitar, a cross pollination of a Gibson Les Paul and a Fender Stratocaster, that he assembled himself from different parts for a total sum of of only 150 dollars. A Frankenstein Guitar so to speak, made from a left over second rate body and many different parts: the Frankenstrat. 

The Frankenstrat was Van Halen's attempt to combine the sound of a classic Gibson guitar with the physical attributes and tremolo bar functionality of a Fender Stratocaster. He singlehandedly reinvented the electric rock guitar and style of playing. 

Eddie died last year, and to remember him, I’ve made several covers of some of his songs, this time I made an original track, however heavily based on his playing, soloing and riffs. 

I hope you can appreciate and enjoy this tune written for Eddie, the man who inspired young Daniël, like so many other kids, to pick up the guitar and want to play rock music.

Recorded with the EVH relic Frankenstrat (shown on the picture)
Track written, recorded and played by Dan van den Berg, loosely based on several EVH songs:
In a Simple Rhyme, Girl Gone Bad, You’re no good, Unchained, Dance the Night Away, Hang ‘Em High, Light Up The Sky, AFU, Hot For Teacher, So this is Love?, Hear about it Later.

Recorded March 2021,
Recorded using Amplitube, AURIA.
Photo and editing by Dan van den Berg

Frankie... (original)| Remembering Eddie

Composer: JRL Guimarães
Contact information: jrlguimar@gmail.com


Sometimes

sometimes sad
sometimes happy
sometimes gray
sometimes blue
sometimes night
sometimes day
sometimes good
sometimes bad

It is the life
That we all live
There's no difference
Between us
The stars to show
The ways of sailing
The ways of flying
The ways of living

Sometimes

Longtime friend Clint Culwell and I got together to practice and record some of his songs and covers, and jam a little as well.  Out of the session came this little gem, a unique, slightly reggae take on a traditional favorite.  Clint is left center on vocal and nylon string guitar; I am right center doing some ornamenting on steel sting guitar and playing bass. For more music from Clint check out his Cloud @Clint-Culwell.

Wayfaring Stranger (Clint Culwell;  guitar, vocal, David Dunham; guitar, bass)

She Duped Us

This is the opening track from the Spines/Slopes EP which I released today (15th Jan) so check it out here on Bandcamp :)There will be free codes to use there which you will find on Twitter account so drop by, help yourself and say hello. There's also a Spotify link to but you can find it on all platforms

https://crestofthesyndicate.bandcamp.com/album/spines-slopes-ep

https://open.spotify.com/album/3oX694e04936azq2zgTntW?si=MD-7ZqMEQ-SH0qdn8fSlgw

Spines/Slopes

Spines

People are not being told the Truth regarding the CV?..I hope this music make you think?..please enjoy my slight darker side as it's a Free DL to any loving homes ;_)

The Truth Untold CV (Cinematic)part 1 of 2 Free DL

Part 19 of 266
Installments released every Saturday.

I use a complete hybrid of organic & electronic sounds within the scope of the Taffeta project. Nothing is out of the question and no limits are set on how things may evolve one way or another.

Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part1
Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part2
Part 3: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-3
Part 4: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-4
Part 5: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-5
Part 6: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-6
Part 7: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-7
Part 8: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-8
Part 9: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-9
Part 10: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-10
Part 11: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-11
Part 12: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-12
Part 13: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-13
Part 14: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-14
Part 15: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-15
Part 16: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-16
Part 17: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-17
Part 18: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-18

The TAFFETA Playlist: soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/sets/taffeta-a-266-part-musical

TAFFETA | Part 19

original good girl

Caribbean Greys

The trees that grow up this slope are colorful. 
The maple leaf resembles a frog's hand. Green and red wine-colored leaves are shaking and beckoning. 
Even if it rains or the spear falls, I'm struggling hard.
The same is true for the trees that grow on this straight slope. 

Ruby-colored jujube fruits shine in the mountains where jet-black pine trees grow. 
He jumped into a hot spring and swam, ate 4 cups of tempura soba and 2 plates of dumplings.
I also eat persimmons, the bells ring, and I am enjoying the changes of the four seasons.
The same is true for the trees that grow up the slopes on this hill. 

Blown in the wind, wrapped in smoke, I keep thinking about answers that exist far away.
The same is true for the trees that grow up this winding hill.

A Tree On The Slope  ～坂の上の木も～

Thanks for visiting!

We are “COBRAZ” from Japan & UK.
(https://soundcloud.com/user-926579441)

Ryo Kumai(from Japan) :  👈 me
singer songwriter, vocal, acoustic guitars, harp and etc.

Lecktric (from UK) :
 synthesizer, keyboards, mixing and etc
(Lecktric's SC    https://soundcloud.com/lecktric)

Mamoru Tsuzuki(from Japan) : 
electric guitar etc.
(Mamoru's personal page: https://soundcloud.com/cobraznominasan)

And Our Families and Friends : 
vocals and etc.

Hope you’re enjoying and thanks again!

A Tree On The Slope ～坂の上の木も～

COBRAZ JP