Fantastic driving groove, excellent piece

bass wins again -- driving drum groove and bass line here!

really loving how powerful this bass groove is in this one. really solid rhythm section all the way through

Wonderful soundtrack for Morag, and her existence in a fantastical post-apocalyptic hellscape.

A happy life is all about the struggle

In 2011, I was away from home for 8 months trying to accomplish something that if I succeeded, would have helped us both for a long time to come. Long story short, It failed miserably. I was gone for 8 months with nothing but heartache and pain to show for it. This is really the only positive thing that came out of that time for us. Thank you so much for listening!

I'm Coming Home

On the road so long
Trying to right the wrong
Just the same old song
I'm tired and sore


Trying to find my way
Only one more day
If I don't delay
I'll hold you once more

It's the kind of ache
That hurts to the core

Like never before

Comes a heartache
When your tears start to pour

Down to the floor

Constant pain

Has a way of shaping
Even validating
Fully saturating
All I do

It crawls under skin
Exposing every sin
Think you'll never win
Then somehow you do

Gonna need a fresh new start
Before I'm through

The payment is due

Should have known my path ahead
Begins with you

One thing that's true

I know Love

Is the only thing
Helping ease the sting
Make the music sing
Within my heart

Got to hold the line
Finally grow a spine
Will I see a sign
I'm coming apart

Being away from you
it was the worse part
Bout time I was smart

You and I we make
One great work of art
Miss you sweetheart

I'm coming home

I'm Coming Home

Morag is a character in Momenticon by Andrew Caldecott. I've been meaning to compose more tracks for this project for some time. 
I quite liked the idea of her being steam punk. Whatever, her character is full if vim, hence the 145 bpm.

Morag

Helen and I agreed that, once again, it is music that gives us hope and joy in the tumult of our times. And who expressed this feeling better than Franz Schubert in his song "An die Musik" (To Music). Composed in March 1817 for solo voice and piano, the lyrics were taken from a poem written by Schubert's friend Franz von Schober.

lyrics

Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden,
Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt,
Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb' entzunden,
Hast mich in eine bessre Welt entrückt,
In eine bessre Welt entrückt!

Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf' entflossen,
Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir,
Den Himmel bessrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir!

English

O blessed art, how often in dark hours,
When the savage ring of life tightens round me,
Have you kindled warm love in my heart,
Have transported me to a better world!
Transported to a better world

Often a sigh has escaped from your harp,
A sweet, sacred harmony of yours
Has opened up the heavens to better times for me,
O blessed art, I thank you for that!
O blessed art, I thank you!

Piano by Helen Roberts

An die Musik (Franz Schubert - with Helen Roberts)

Sweetness as an act of defiance in a time of cruelty

Sweetheart Mine

For my sixth birthday for weeks and weeks I begged my dad for a dog
But my dad didn’t think I was responsible enough and he was also kind of cheap
But I kept asking him constantly and finally he broke down
He gave me a little cabbage plant growing in a Styrofoam cup

He said if you take good care of this cabbage plant
Next year I’ll consider buying you a dog

I named him Charlie and I planted him in the flowerbed in the front yard
And every morning I’d go outside, and I’d feed him water and fertilizer
I’d update him on what was going on inside the house
And as far as cabbages go Charlie was a patient listener

Every night before I went to bed
I’d stick my head out the window and say goodnight to Charlie.

Our friendship was more than one of those passing fads
And every day Charlie grew until his head was bigger than my dad’s

And I guess my dad must have noticed too because one crisp autumn afternoon
Me and Charlie were sitting in the flowerbed listening to a baseball game
My dad came outside, and he said to me, it’s time for you to become a man

He reached down and he ripped my best friend Charlie out of the ground
For a couple of seconds, I could see his little roots gasping for soil 
Then we took him in the house and we cleaned and we gutted him

 And I swore that would be the last time I’d ever have a personal relationship
 with a vegetable of the cruciferous type
And as we sat around the table, eating our cabbage soup
It occurred to me I was so glad my dad hadn’t bought be a dog

I dedicate this song to Charlie because he made such a big impression on me
Those months we spent together made me so happy.
I go down the produce aisle at the grocery store.  I see those cabbages and it makes sad
I’m glad for the time we spent together.  Sorry it had to end up so bad.

Charlie (Cabbage Song)

File Updated: Piano line in which I loosely had Heat Miser by Massive Attack in my head... I don't think I encroached originality... just wanted a similar vibe... also improved the vox... decided to go with Ronald Duck you dollar dumb as I hate saying its name and dont want to say fuck through the whole tune haha looses it's impact maybe doing that

Lyrics

Ronald Duck your dollar dumb
Ronald Duck your dollar dumb

The politics is switched off
It's not humane
Though humane is their job
I try for fantasy in sounds
And try and spell that slop
But that spelling can't be found

So in the dreams we ditch them
And somehow make a new plan
Here survival is focused to every cell
Everyone
Everything
Every atom
The whole system
Donald Duck your dollar dumb
Your Euro tone & your Yen
Donald Duck dollar dumb

The politics is switched off
It's not humane
Though humane is their job
I try for fantasy in sounds
And try and spell that slop
But that spelling can't be found

It's fucking your job...

So in the dreams we ditch them
And somehow make a new plan
Here survival is focused to every cell
Every atom
Everyone
Survival of system
Donald Duck your dollar dumb
Your Euro tone & your Yen
Donald Duck dollar dumb
It's survival Son
Donald Duck their dollar dumb
Money can't save anyone
No coin fixes Earth blisters

Dollar Dumb

Atmospheres (2024) Anthology CD4 Track 01

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexations ,

My take on Eric Satie's composition ,which he never played live or published ,

It was written for a very slow tempo so this piece is at 50bpm ,. In the notes above the music sheet it's written to be played in a cycle of 840 times but maybe Satie is having a little joke with us in a Samuel Beckett way .

Its worth reading the Wiki page to read the full story behind the piece .

Eric Satie's music is wonderful ,thank you to his genius .

Crá Croí  (Vexations Interepation at 50 bpm )

Screams In The Forest

Sound Clouding across the Universe (Demo)

original Music/Lyrics/Vocals: Neowakan
2006

Dream

I've been on Soundcloud for six years now and it's been great exploring the work of other artists.  There is so much generosity of spirit on this platform, it's just what you need when most of your music is made solo. 

I started out playing classical and Spanish guitar, then took up flamenco to ease myself away from the confines of musical notation. As a result, Latin rhythms often creep into my music. 

A friend introduced me to steel string and electric guitars just a few years ago and I still find the scope they bring dizzying... but what fun!

Morag

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