Fantastical journey. Love every element!!

Beautiful and dreamy with some more intense parts. Wonderful orchestration and vocal additions! Bravo!

What a great composition. A very moving emotional journey!

This recording is an overdubbing of my guitar playing on the work "Lover's Prayer" by Lisha Nandi.
https://soundcloud.com/lisha-nandi-124733328/lovers-prayer
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When I first listened to Lisha's this work, I was completely fascinated by it. I think the vocals, lyrics, composition, and performance are all excellent, and the balance between them is wonderful.When I suddenly returned to myself, I was holding my Les Paul, and have started recording with it.

The original work released by Lisha can be thought of as a completed "acoustic version".If I think the purpose of adding and releasing my guitar playing to it is to promote and disseminate the existence of that wonderful "acoustic version".

＊If you are practicing playing the guitar, please use it to master the performance of "C # m Pentatonic Scale".I think there are several ways to practice playing the guitar with this song, this time I mainly played and recorded it using the "C # m pentatonic scale".

If the foundation is neglected, there will be no future development. Those who neglect their proficiency in the pentatonic scale and act as if they have mastered not only the pentatonic scale but also the blues scale will most hope that listeners will misunderstand that their guitar playing is good. .. It's a very dangerous adventure.

I eagerly want anyone to get out of that dangerous situation as soon as possible.Any guitar player who hasn't mastered it can't get out of the "beginner". I think.

If you know that it is used in the following representative songs, everyone who has not used it before will surely say "Oh, is that a pentatonic scale?"

The Beatles --Let It Be
This song has different solo performances on the single version and the album version, but it is a guitar solo called "A minor(C major) pentatonic scale textbook" from the time it was released.

Led Zeppelin --Stairway to Heaven
Even in this song, a guitar solo will appear at the end of the song. This is a solo performance using the "A minor Pentatonic Scale", which is a little more difficult than the above.

Eagles --Hotel California
A very famous guitar solo will be developed at the end of this song as well. Since it is a twin lead, it is a more difficult solo performance. The "B minor pentatonic scale" is used.


**[Materials for those who want to know about Pentatonic Scale]
junzo.seesaa.net/article/484819091.html?1639535452


The guitar playing that I layered on the original sound source is very simple. Some may say it's too simple.However, it doesn't make any sense to crush the sound of vocals and other instruments to make only the sound of the guitar.

There is no guitar solo in this attempt, and I didn't play the chords and tried to accompaniment phrases. This is because it is meaningless unless the listener can easily listen to vocals and other performances. Therefore, I think it is easier to practice the scale using the guitar.

PS
There are quite a few artists I would like to collaborate with someday. Lisha has long been one of the representatives, and I have long waited for the opportunity to come. Recently, I have actually had the opportunity to dramatically improve the collaborative environment. Even with an already completed sound source, it is impossible to completely separate it for each instrument, but now it is possible to separate files into several major parts. 

In this work, even if the volume is set a little louder to maintain the sound quality of the guitar, the vocals are cut out from other parts, so the volume and sound quality of the vocals could be sufficiently maintained. That is one of the major backgrounds that made it possible to release this recording
(I've uploaded a version here that matches the genuine Apple earphones for the iPhone, so  it's a good idea to set up an equalizer for your listening environment).

Lisha approved my this attempt to be published here. I thank her sincerely for her generosity.

JUNZO KOWASHI

Lover's Prayer

Lisha Nandi - Lover's Prayer ft.JUNZO on electric guitar

Microtonal quartet performance for Malloween Festival in celebration of the release of the 3rd album by Mall.Dad.

Watch the complete Malloween Festival here:
www.twitch.tv/videos/2290543539

Listen to Mall.Dad 3 here:
soundcloud.com/mall-dad/sets/malldad-3-sticks-in-the-sticks

Rast Gard (Live)

I love improvising and “being in the moment” of creating and playing music at the same time. It’s like taking an impromptu snapshot of a particular point in time, to be remembered later. This work was created late one evening this past week on a very cold, clear evening when the house was warm, quiet and still.  I might revise it in the future, but for now, I like the musical picture and the memory of the peaceful moment it was created.

Beginning (An Improvisation)

The wacky adventures of Inspector Looso - Traffic Agent Looso

soundcloud.com/user-461764443/sets/the-wacky-adventures-of

Inspector Looso just had a so called lateral promotion. This is the politically correct way used by the Human Resources to bump someone out of his chair. In fact he was demoted down the food chain since he goofed so many times and missed finding the criminals he was supposedly chasing. Luc Looso is now Traffic Agent in Paris at the corner of Rue des Deux Boules and Rue Bertin Poirée where he should be of no harm for anybody but guess what. He fucked-up again. 

The End

“This story is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental. The corner of Rue des Deux Boules and Rue Bertin Poirée do exist and you can see it on Google Street. Perfect spot for Looso.

Music by: Syrel

 
Musical Notes: You may recognize the inspiration from An American in Paris by George Gershwin, the Candide overture by Leonard Bernstein, a bit of The Pink Panther soundtrack by Henry Mancini as well as many other great composers when they writes funny music such as Tchaikovsky in the Nuts Crackers and Sergey Prokofiev  in Peter and the Wolf.

Traffic Agent Looso

Music: Little Man & Janne Hennie
Lyrics & Vocals: Janne Hennie
Instruments & Mix: Little Man

Lyrics:

Do you see something falling from the sky?
Be afraid
Maybe you have lost your mind!

All the crap you filled into your brain
It may explode
And you will end up insane!

Do you hear bells and screaming in your ears?
Be afraid
It's something that shouldn't be there!

All the crap you filled into your brain
It may explode
And you will end up insane!

Do you see scary monsters in the dark?
Be afraid
Now it is going to far!

All the crap  you filled into your brain
It may explode
And you will end up insane!

Do you find yourself crawling on the floor?
Be afraid
Your brain couldn't take anymore!

All the crap you filled into your brain
It has exploded
And you have gone insane!

Insane

What to do if you have only a few short sketches, and nothing more in stock? All that's left to do is to thread a needle and sew something like a patchwork rug :)
P.S. Apologize for the clipping - I didn't get the recording level right :)

«Thread and Needle». Etude in patchwork style. Op.166. (2025)

‘On Free’ is a funk track inspired by Tim Maia, one of Brazil’s greatest musical artists. Its lyrics pay tribute to the freedom of being, challenging the status quo, material possessions, and the pursuit of wealth. The line, 'Your many millions are of no use, living behind walls, locking up gates,' serves as a cautionary message against becoming accustomed to living in confinement in exchange for peace. The song also honors the legacy of Tim Maia's classic work, ‘Rational Culture.’

On Free 

All your millions, they don’t make you wise  
Locked behind walls, where your freedom dies  
Scared of the young, of the love, of the real  
What’s the use of the gold  
If you forget how to feel?  
Just be...  
On Free  

 
Trapped in a world so square and so tight  
Chasing the power, the praise, and the fight  
Step out the frame, let your soul take the lead  
Peace is the power,  
That’s all that you need  
Just be...  
On Free  

  
Tired of life on the same old track  
Bills and control always watching your back  
Time don’t wait, it’ll knock at your door  
Ask what you lived for —  
Don’t wait for more  
Just be...  
On Free  

*****************PORTUGUES

On free é um funk inspirado em Tim Maia, um dos maiores artistas brasileiros. Trás na letra uma homenagem a liberdade do ser, em detrimento ao status quo, a posse e ao dinheiro. "De nada adianta, seus tantos milhões, vivendo entre muros, trancando portões." é um alerta para não nos acostumarmos a viver trancados para termos paz. Faz também uma homenagem ao clássico do Tim Maia 'Rational Culture'.

On Free

De nada adianta, seu tantos milhões
Vivendo entre muros, trancando portões
Com medo do novo, do jovem e do bom
De nada adianta, o importante é estar
On Free

Focado no mundo, quadrado e bundão
De ter, de poder
De querer ter razão
Sai dessa, vislumbra, o bom é ter paz
No mais, sem penumbra, o importante é estar
On Free

Cansado da vida, padrão e normal
De medo, boleto, controle total
E o tempo não para, depois vai cobrar
Os dias da vida, o que importa é estar 
On free

Onfree

Space (Inst.)

Obsolete (From 'Can Helen Handle Herself')

Composé, réalisé par Jacques Lemaire alias Idematoa, juillet 2020 via Studio One

Orchestral Tools - Arkhis
Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Core
Spitfire Audio - Symphonic Motions 
Spitfire Audio - Symphonic Strings Evolutions
Spitfire Audio - Angular String Evolutions
Spitfire Audio - Percussion Swarm
Soundiron - Voice Of Wind

Intimate Music - Ethereal Swells

Composé, réalisé par Jacques Lemaire alias Idematoa, Août 2020 
Free Download : https://idematoa.bandcamp.com/track/forever-and-ever-live

"Live Recording"

Used Softwares :

Orchestral Tools - Arkhis 
Spitfire Audio - Ólafur Arnalds Stratus
Spitfire Audio - Albion One
Spitfire Audio - Spitfire Symphonic Motions
Spitfire Audio - Aperture Strings
Spitfire Audio - Raven Bush - Moonglades
UVI - Falcon
Korg - Kronos 88 LS

Intimate Music - Ethereal Swells

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