great how you have put these two elements together!

LABS - Free Virtual Instruments [Spitfire Audio] - Some Examples

november 2022 on a 1912 piano.
check out Jim's page :
https://www.jimrobertsandtheresonants.com

Merry Christmas and Happy new year to everybody on earth.

Impro Piano Erard Recorded By "Jim Roberts and The Resonants"

Hello everyone, 
Sometimes things happen in life that we never expected. 
When David Dunham asked me if I would orchestrate and sing his song “Faithful and True,” Of all people, I couldn't understand why he was asking me. I was surprised – and deeply honored. He wrote this song many years ago.

This song tells a story that probably affects us all in one way or another: the question of whether love will endure when life challenges us. It speaks of longing, of the inner struggle between desire and responsibility - and of the strength to remain faithful despite everything.

I delved into this song and tried to design it musically so that its message reaches exactly where it belongs - directly into the heart. “Faithful and True” is not a typical love song, but rather a reflection on love in all its facets: beautiful, painful, deep...

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"Faithful And True" (written by David Dunham)

I recall the day I said "I do",
I never thought that I could love anyone
Like I love you,
But of late I'm really not so sure
That the promises we made can hold
Us together as we both grow older
With each day.
Is it possible for love to endure?

But I've made up my mind.
I've made my choice,
This feeling will pass but never the voice,
That tells me I must remain,
Faithful and true.

It doesn't stop the pain of admitting what can never be,
But if love has any meaning it is found in trust,
And not in what we feel.

Instrumental

It doesn't stop the pain of admitting what can never be,
But if love has any meaning it is found in trust,
And not in what we feel.

There's a sadness as I say farewell
To a love that promised more than I could ever tell,
Or at least that is the way it seemed
To a man who found himself in love
With another 'till he counted the cost of fantasy.
It was more than he ever dreamed.

But I've made up my mind.
I've made my choice,
This feeling will pass but never the voice,
That tells me I must remain,
Faithful and true.

Composer / Lyrics / Guitar: David Dunham
Vocals / Orchestral Arrangement: Axel Menningen

Faithful And True (by David Dunham)

Surfers like Us ….. composition, all guitar parts and artwork picture 

Hi Friends!
This is the third and final part of the triptych about the mysterious highway! This time I invite each of you to take a night ride on the highway!
Hope you enjoy the trip! 😎🎸

With a special dedication to my friend Håkan (Well) 🌔

Thanks for the listening and any support.
  Artur

Night Highway

RPR09_44

Piano Day is celebrated every year on the 88th day as a piano has 88 keys. So this year is not a leap year so it falls on March 29 (2025). Like almost all of my other solo piano songs, this is a sit down and make it up on the spot song. Improv. I wish I had the patience and the attention span to write a song over a 6 month period. I wouldn't even know where to start to be honest with you. But thank you for listening and have a happy Piano Day 2025!!

Piano Day March 29 2025 - Journey's End

The Crystal Caves is a symbol of submission, revelation, and the enigmatic boundary between knowledge and madness. It depicts vast, gleaming caverns deep beneath the earth’s crust, where immense quartz crystals grow like frozen lightning. These radiant formations are not merely geological wonders — they are conduits of consciousness, forming the neural lattice of an ancient, mythological intelligence.

In the lore of this card, humanity’s collective fears and desires are imprinted upon the crystals, forming an unfathomable archive of thoughts and memories. Faced with an existential crisis — be it environmental collapse, war, or spiritual disillusionment — a select few are chosen to hear the ringing. This sound, like a chorus of distant bells reverberating inside their minds, is a calling from the depths. Those who submit to the summons venture into the Crystal Caves, seeking understanding. Others resist, unwilling to face the knowledge that awaits — and in doing so, are consumed by the madness of dissonance.

This card challenges us to confront our inner callings. It asks whether we are willing to descend into the recesses of our own minds, face the uncomfortable truths that lie within, and emerge transformed. Alternatively, it warns of the destructive consequences of rejecting growth when the time has come to evolve.

Drums, piano, vibes: R Thomas
Guitars, Bass, Vocals, PS Perkins
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mystic Tape Deck
Tascam DP24SD + StudioOne 7 + a bunch of cheap mics

LYRICS
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In the ways of the world from the crib to the grave
Everybody’s a slave
Ain't nobody gonna save us

Save your bellyachin for another day
Baby they got ways
Of making you behave

When you hear those bells ringing in your brain
Before they drive ya insane
Get on a boat or a plane

Take the golden taxi to the crystal caves
It’s a little like doomsday
You’re gonna have to be brave

Come join your friends in the crystal caves
Meet the underground conclave
At the standing wave

Gonna put the computer right into your vein
Connect the aqueous membrane
To the mineral mainframe

Gonna jump and jive when they play that jazz
Sprinkle on the pizazz
And just a little bit of zip zap biddly bap foo bar baz

Come and disappear in the crystal cave
Everybody’s a slave
Ain't nobody gonna save us

Now that you’ve arrived, won't you come on in?
We’re all about to begin
To start shedding our skin

Make like a snake, and gobble up that tail
It’s a hwale of a fairy tale
On the shell of a snail

In the mystery maze deep under the ground
A little magic we found
A way a watch can be unwound

To begin again inside the cave alone
A place we’re gonna call home
Amidst the shimmering stone

In the ways of the world from the crib to the grave
Everybody’s a slave
Ain't nobody gonna save us

The Crystal Caves

Thank you to my lovely Sander for mastering this old song of mine. 😊🎶🎹❤️


Lyrics. 
Once in a while
The stars collide
Once in a while
The waves will rise

I’ll be your diamond in the rough


Once in a blue moon
The heart will sing
Once in a blue moon
My heart will sing

I’ll be your diamond in the rough…

Diamond In The Rough

François Hollande's reign as president was marked by a secret love affair, deadly terror attacks and an economic policy U-turn. There was something endearing about the man, however, captured in this infamous speech in English. Hope I don't get deported for this, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGHMrWKUf1g

Be You - soyez vous            
Be proud of you - soyez fier de vous
Because you can be- parce que vous pouvez être
Do - faire
What we want to do - ce que nous voulons faire

Il a peut-être raison - ge is probably right
Ce vieux président - this old president
C’est un peux déroutant - it’s a bit confusing
Mais aussi très profond - but also deep

Be You !

twilight romance

As the title mentions, this piece was composed on impulse.....

Art picture is by randy-lisciarelli on unsplash....

l'Impulsion

Spitfire Audio - Charango - Short Piece

Labs Choir Long - some musical note chords

01 - SA - LABS - Soft Piano
02 - SA - FSE - A Fragile Start
03 - SA - Albion V - Tundra - Vral Grid
04 - SA - OACE - Chamber Grid
05 - UVI - Augmented Piano - Dream Wood Harp
06 - Cinesamples - Voices Of War - Dragonborne Mix - Sus OO & AAH
07 - NI - STRAYLIGHT - Ghost Guitars
08 - UVI - FALCON - ARP Voyage

As Soon As Night

01 - SA - LABS - London Atmos - Hackney Angels
02 - SA - LABS - London Atmos - Broken City
03 - SA - LABS - Soft Piano
04 - SA - LABS - Amplified Cello Quartet - Tremmy

London Atmos [Labs]

Deuxième Partie [ Première Partie : https://soundcloud.com/user-919732565/01-autumn-fallen-leaves ]

01 - OT - TMI - Dusting The Strings TM
02 - SA - WE - My Preset 01
03 - Heavyocity - Ascend Modern Grand - Ethereal Swirling
04 - SA - LABS - Moon Guitar - Trems
05 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Strings Basic 8ths 01 - Lost In Thoughts

Spitfire Audio - Charango - Short Piece

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