Ambient guitar album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3MHE9HhPgp72c9GGwIuSOk?si=ipOkLTi7SsixY75ifhVgDA&utm_source=native-share-menu

Steven Faile is a composer for TV whose credits include music placements on major networks including NBC, CBS, CNBC, MSNBC, MTV, History Channel, A&E, HGTV in numerous shows including American Pickers, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Give, The Deed, The Filthy Rich Guide, Catfish, Tiny House Hunters, Investigation Discovery, Vice, Ink Master, etc.

Steven also composes for sample libraries such as Rocky Mountain Sounds, Gahrn Audio, Triple Spiral Audio, and Sonora Cinematic, Sonic Underworld, Luftrum, etc. He is a multi-instrumentalist and enjoys writing in multiple genres.

Originally from South Carolina, Steven played guitar in bands as a teenager and then professionally in various cover bands while studying guitar (classical and jazz) in college. After graduation, he continued performing, teaching lessons privately, doing session work etc. while he and his wife Christy performed in bands together. They have called Nashville home since 2000.

Led by dynamic, multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, The Ragbirds create music that is equally danceable, intelligent and vulnerable – a rare combination in an increasingly marketing-driven industry. Since 2005 they have gathered and maintained a passionate, grassroots fan base by continually reinventing themselves with an ever-evolving sound, while remaining rooted in the high-energy, world-inspired folk-rock that they have become known for.
A genre-bending hybrid of indie-pop melodies, global-infused beats, rock guitar riffs and folk sensibilities, this is music that comes to life on stage, leaving every listener in a higher place than when it began. The Ragbirds are constant travelers, impressed upon by a global consciousness, with lyrics that point to the daily paradox of intentionally cultivating hope in the midst of a crazed and jaded world. 
Like a mix tape made by a well-traveled friend, The Ragbirds music is diverse and foreign, yet somehow familiar. The voice at the front of The Ragbirds carries the freshness of the journey itself, and the lyrics point out the scenery like a friendly tour guide.
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BAND MEMBERS: Erin Zindle, TJ Zindle, Shannon Wade, Loren Kranz
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- Erin Zindle - vocals, violin, mandolin, accordion, banjo
- TJ Zindle - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
- Shannon Wade - bass, vocals
- Loren Kranz - drum set, vocals
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Cryptic Matter is an American alternative metal band from Baltimore, MD, created in 2011. The band was founded by Justin Bidinger (Drums), Devin Greenburg (vocals, guitar), Steve Hung (guitar), and Adam Bidinger (bass). Adam parted ways with the band and shortly thereafter came the additions of John Perry (bass) and Andrea Lauzon (keys).

Cryptic Matter generates its sound from alternative, funk, metal, and international music. Tragedy Guide and Asphexia were inspired by Asian sitars while upcoming Land of Kush in the traditional sounds of flamenco. With band members having roots in various parts of the world (Europe, South America, and Asia) the integration of the culture was pivotal in defining the direction of the band. This blend of influences of music and culture has created the exotic, groovy, and hard hitting music you will hear from Cryptic Matter.

I'm a composer and music teacher. I moved to New Mexico in 1971 for the "space, light and timelessness" and wrote music, raised a family, directed the Albuquerque Boy Choir and taught piano, voice and composition. Semi-retired, I still teach in Albuquerque and at my composing and teaching retreat in Northern New Mexico.

My catalog contains over 90 works, for students and professionals, from chamber music, orchestral and choral music, to pieces for harp, organ, guitar and piano. The music is tonal and accessible, yet distinctive and memorable. It often portrays the power and magic of the rugged beauty and ancient cultures of my adopted state of New Mexico.

I was recognized in 1980 as the USA Composer of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association for "Voices from Chaco: Concertino for Piano and Woodwind Quintet." In 1985, "Fajada Butte" was performed in the Kennedy Center by the National Repertory Orchestra for the 20th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Motto: Create without owning, give without expecting, guide without forcing.

https://soundcloud.com/scottishpsalmody

A page for Psalm Tunes & Individual Parts Sung, On Guitar & On Keyboard

"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms." ~ Psalm 95 v 2.

"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms." ~ James 5 v 13.

"Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!"
~ 1 Chronicles 16 v 9.

Psalm Tunes From:

*1650 Scottish Psalter
*Sing Psalms
*Irish Psalter
*Original Parts/Tunes & Non Psalter Tunes

*4 PART HARMONY SETs ARE IN ORDERS OF PSALM NUMBER 1-150 TUNE IS USUALLY DONE TO
*INDIVIDUAL PARTS SETS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF TUNE NAME.

*Use your Blue/Red Scottish Psalter or Sing Psalms with Sol-fa parts/Staff to follow if you have one as a guide for learning.

4 Parts made up of:

Soprano - the melody tune
Bass - Men's low harmony
Tenor - Men's high harmony
Alto - Woman's Low Harmony

Psalm Metre Info:

The different kind of metres found in the Scottish Psalter are shown below, with the number of syllables in each line of a verse.

Scottish Psalter Metres:

(CM) = Common metre [8,6,8,6] 
(LM) = Long metre [8,8,8,8] - Ps 6(i), 102(ii), 145(ii) 
(SM) = Short metre {6,6,8,6] - (Ps 45(ii), 50(i), 67, 70) 
(CM Repeating) = Common metre repeating tune [8,6,8,6,6] 
(DCM) = Double common metre [over 2 verses] 
[8,6,8,6 Double] 
(6,6,6,6 Metre) - (Ps 143(ii) 
(6,6,6,6 Double metre) - (Ps 143(ii) 
(6,6,6,6,8,8 metre) 
(8,7,8,7 metre) - Ps 136(i)
(10,10,10,10,10 metre)

Others in SIng Psalms & Irish Psalter:
77 77 Metre

How it is recorded:

The recordings are simply over 2 verses, first verse is just the individual part then the tune comes in with the part in the second verse.

Note To Precentors & Harmony Learners:

I hope these resources will be a useful tool for anyone who wants to learn the harmonies set in the Scottish Psalter through either sol-fa or staff.

This will also help precentors become more familiar with the tunes avoiding panicking!

I have been inspired to learn and record the Psalms with the sol-fa harmony parts that go with each tune in the Scottish Psalm Psalters.

RECORDINGS INFO:

Playlist Sets:

*1. 1650 Scottish Psalter A Cappella Psalms - 4 separate recordings of a 4 part harmony - Soprano, Bass, Tenor & Alto.
*2. Sing Psalms A Cappella Psalms - 4 separate recordings of a 4 part harmony - Soprano, Bass, Tenor & Alto.
*3. Acoustic guitar - Psalm tunes with 4 parts

I hope this page helps others to memorise Psalms, learn parts and that it would most importantly be to His praise that I would use the gifts He has given me.

1650 SCOTTISH PSALTER INFO:

The Scottish Metrical version of the Psalms sung a cappella (exclusive psalmody - no instruments) 4 part harmony to metred Scottish Psalter Psalm tunes.

Scottish Psalter Link: 
www.covenantofgrace.com/metrical_psalms.htm

I love to play guitar & keyboard/piano in my spare time also and I thought it would be a good idea to learn the Psalm tunes on guitar & keyboard with the parts as I find it relaxing. I hope it benefits listeners whether just for relaxing or for making the parts clearer.

HOW I RECORD THE PSALMS & GUITAR:

All four parts are recorded in a stereo recording. Most recordings are recorded as follows: Soprano is positioned middle right, Bass middle left, Tenor left ear and Alto right ear. Headphones are recommended as you can hear the parts clearer.

You may contact Me at:
riff_beach@yahoo.com
Founder, Big Beat Beach (Records & Band) - 3B Records & Production, RiffWerx Production & Projects 
Aspiring musician, songwriter, home recording enthusiast, guitarist, and songwriter with a pragmatic, positive outlook on life.

J*Labs (Jackie Peters) is a multi-genre music producer and DJ based in Southern California. Her musical journey began as a youngster when she started learning music theory and piano, she's has picked up various instruments along the way including the guitar, violin, bass, saxophone and percussion. Jackie has drawn on her musical background to help guide and inform her DJ sets, original productions and remixes. Her sets are woven together from multiple genres; designed to engage and uplift the dance floor. She has played a number of festivals and venues including Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Shambhala and  Lightning in a Bottle.

Severed Lips Recordings was a cassette label which operated out of a basement in Ringwood NJ from 1992-2000. Consisting mostly of 4 track cassette recordings produced by a handful of interchangeable people and bands. Featured acts were Gerbil Church, Disco Missile, Dynomite Cat, King Ghidorah!. 
Post 1997-2004 S.L.R. also recorded Soundtrack music for indie horror and sexploitation features. The Last recordings for S.L.R. were for the band Tyrannosaurus Dracula in 2006-2007.
Contact SLR via Factory3k@aol.com

Navigating SLR sound cloud.

Your best bet for now is go to SETS tab and check out the albums or compilations organized there.  The individual tracks listed on the site are organized only by most recent upload.

LP and compilation descriptions:

Tyrannosaurus Dracula: we're gonna get you

4tk recordings mastered and manipulated digitally.  2006-2007
Heavy Psyche Fuzz stonerrock n Punk 
a mix of black flag, birthday party, cactus, pentagram, blue cheer.

King Ghidorah! Satanis Infinitum
Recorded by Don Fury 24tk digital in NYC 1998
Heavy Prog stoner noise math rock.  Odd time signatures pounding animal drums and sonic guitars!

King Ghidorah! Long Pig
Unreleased and scattered rare tracks from compilations.  mostly 4tk all fuzzy heavy prog psyche. 1995-2000

King Ghidorah! Kabala
4tk casette release from 1996

heavystoner, dub psyche and a bit more pop oriented punk go-go sound.

Gerbil Church: coup de grace
4 tk recordings from 1993
two Guitars, vintage amps and vocals. No bass No drums.
Fuzzy lofi rock n roll heavy folk psyche

Gerbil Church: Odd's n Ends 
Compilation of rare tracks and unreleased recordings.


Disco Missile: 4tk with dum machine or live kit, synth, guitars and bass plus the occasional sax or trumpet.  Heavy psyche improve noise, improve moc pop.
likes of: butthole surfers & steely dan. 

Disco Missile: Young Persons Guide to Disco Missile (compilation of most accessible, structured, psyche rock spanning 1993-1995)
Disco Missile: Suicide Kit (noise rock)
Disco Missile: Micro Cosmic Audio Distortions (compilation from 1993-1995 mix of stoner agro rock, psyche recordings)
Disco Missile: CV (noise rock) 1994
Disco Missile: Vinegar Eel (Psyche Pop heavy acid rock) 1993
Disco Missile: Moon EP (noise psyche acid) 1993

Dynomite Cat: Little Weirdo 
Female vocals, guitar bass and drums.  Noise soul punk rock.  heavy fuzzy 4tk recordings.
Pussy Galore meets Make-up and vampires.

Dynomite cat: Live SLRHQ
compilation of Dynomite Cat live at severed lips basement shows or rehearsals.



For all those nighttimers involved with the bands, recordings or gigs feel free to write about your memories of shows, recording sessions, etc and I will post and archeive. 


Color Of Water was selected SOUNDCLOUDER OF THE DAY on November 4th, 2011. 

Thank you Soundcloud, and thanks to all the amazing people who have followed us since our selection.
We truly appreciate all the supportive comments left on our tracks, and are humbled by the appreciation shown to us.

We are ALL privileged to be a part of the movement toward oneness, that this site helps facilitate.

Color of Water is what I call this project, begun in early spring of 2011.
After years of searching for musicians who were unusually talented and creative,
I found craigslist of all places, yielded some exquisite diamonds within the coal pile.

I found a precious few who knew, what they were doing and where they were going.
When I surrendered my will to the universe, and allowed the right people to appear
when the timing was right, the results were most impressive.

We truly LISTEN to each other, and I believe this is what makes our music so unusual.

Together, we present these sound sculptures for the pleasure of your enjoyment.

.....COLOR OF WATER.............................

Water becomes what ever color it reflects back, or is influenced by.
From shallow to deep, the sea is pale turquoise, to deep midnight blue.

This elemental quality seems to aptly describe the compositional method we employ,
to generate sound waves resembling music.

To some, music must be structured around a predetermined set of rules and traditions,.
To me this seems rigid and unforgiving.

The music we make is essentially a clear medium, like water, that's tonally influenced
by the colors and textures we feel momentarily inspired to play, or "paint" with sounds.

Sometimes the music is dark and mysterious, other times intensely compelling, or light and whimsical.
It never allows us to know how it will sound. 
If I weren't recording everything we do, none of us would ever be able to recall what was played, or reproduce any of the music.

We each play our own musical instruments in real time, simultaneously, 
with NO rehearsal, or discussion of what's to be played. 

No do overs, nor overdubs, what you hear is exactly 
how it was transmitted to us, "out of thin air".

We have rejected the safety of familiarity, 
and "always being in control of the outcome", so prevalent in modern culture.

These pieces are all examples of our dedication to the music, and our subservience to a greater creative force,
accessible only with a willing heart, and a mind in alignment with the upward evolution of consciousness.

More simply put;

We empty ourselves of any need for control, and allow 
the sound that's always everywhere, to take over and PLAY US.

This may sound preposterous to some, 
and stream of consciousness thinking as it pertains to composing music,
can be difficult to teach as a technique to others. 
However...
The music is a testament to what's possible, if all players present can really listen to the others,
and augment just enough to make a balanced contribution, yet still allow the music to breathe.

The outcome is always determined by the musicians involved, their talent, experience, tastes in music,
and willingness to surrender ego and fear, for the betterment of the music.

The more accomplished and comfortable a player is with their instrument, the better the 
sonic channeling sounds.

However, even average players can amaze themselves with what's possible 
when they let go of the wheel, and allow intuition to guide their expression.

I have created a recording studio sanctuary, 
far from the mundane methodologies of musical mediocrity.

My goal is to somehow help enhance the way people listen; 
to the creative impulse, each other, and especially
the sonic frequencies they create as musicians,
and absorb as listeners.

And to co create music that quiets the mind and nourishes the spirit. 
Sound with no pretense, agenda, or offensive origins.

Those who find themselves invited to the studio, 
are always welcomed to express their individuality in any way they see fit.

The sounds created in an environment of total freedom can be quite breathtaking, 
and astonishingly articulate, in spite of their seemingly haphazard compositional nature.
 

THE MUSICIANS:

Michael Pennington; Drums, Percussion, Native Flute

Daniel Mullikin; Cello, Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Sitar, Sarangi

David Belzer; Piano and Synths

Zach Zarrow; Piano, Synths, Keyboards

Xitlalic Hernandez; Piano, Synths, Guitar

Studio, Engineering and Post Production; 
Michael Pennington, Lesser Pyramid Studio

Every session is professionally recorded, even sound checks, just as they happen.

We have diverse backgrounds, and yet find our common interests dwell within a totally in the moment,
free form stream of consciousness style of creating unique, not easily defined music.

Every note you hear is somehow channeled through us, 
in the moment it was received, and hasn't been altered
or adjusted to conform to ours, 
or anyone's idea of what music should sound like.

We are fearless explorers in mysterious realms, without limitations or self imposed boundaries.

The healing aspects of this activity can be heard and felt in a very visceral way.

If this method is approached with humility, 
It will widen narrow perspectives, and begin to heal the body, mind and spirit. 

Please relax, take a deep breath, and allow all the invigorating energies passing through our instruments 
to accumulate within your place of peace, be it internal or otherwise.

COLOR OF WATER

Frequencies of full spectrum sounds, that flow unhindered over real and imaginary topography. 

Created by finding the joy in abandonment, and the paths of least resistance.

Evolving through emotive environments that compel and inspire our ever awakening state.

This concept is welcomed within our hearts and musical expression, 
and has thus become manifest in these movements of sound.

We seek to refine and restore our connection to as many subtle and intricate qualities of sound as possible.

We invite any willing participants to travel with us on these sonic sojourns, 
through the deep, dark and distant, or shimmering, immediate, places they take us. 

I've heard it said, "we'd make great pets", and "the coming age is new".
But sometimes when your back is turned, the truth's in FRONT of you.

Thanks to all our families, friends, and followers for your support and for listening.

Thanks to Soundcloud for allowing it to happen.

Be good to each other.....

Always Everywhere,

Michael Pennington
Color of Water
1.1.2012


 


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