wonderful! Superb sounds & arrangement :)

@sunny-gianni: Haha, yes, I know what you mean!  Thank you SG : )

Really like the horn swells throughout and the marching feel

damn man. a dark march, feeling the heavy load here, icy and sharp raindrops filled with thunderstormy energy slash the face

Amazing performance and production....intense cinematic piece!

A rock/classical soundtrack inspired by Mary Shelley's gothic novel. 
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Frankenstein

This was the first track I created for the album. Frankenstein is lost in his obsessive ambition to create life. He is blind to the implications until the very moment a life comes into being... by then it's too late. 

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Mary Shelley's Genius

A recording of C÷M performing ‘Forgotten Conversations’ at the Empty Space, Salford (25th September 2021) as part of the show "From Where? To Here".  For video see https://youtu.be/S55q6Gqge1I
Forgotten conversations: Recordings of voices reciting the phonetic alphabet, scrambled and reimagined.  Bubbles of turbulent communication; Incorporating The Curve: musings on past, present and future; It takes all your nerve to flatten the area under the curve.

C: myself
M: Jon Ogara (@allopenelectrics)
(see https://craigwinstanley.online/from-where-to-here/ for further information)
For a review of the show, see https://thegmreviewer.com/2021/09/18/c-div-m-from-where-to-here/

Forgotten Conversations (performed live by C÷M)

Four Colours (Quattro Passi Sulle Foglie Morte) - Orange

The book's narrator is undertaking a nautical arctic expedition when his ship becomes ice-bound. The crew rescue an exhausted Frankenstein who our narrator soon befriends. Gradually, in his weakened state, Frankenstein horrifies his new friend with his tragic tale of obsessive ambition and loss.

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Stuck In The Ice

This was inspired by one of my favourite scenes in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Frankenstein travels back to Geneva, realising the enormity of his mistake in creating his creature. On the way he spends the night in a small alpine town and, in an attempt to escape his depression, he climbs a hill to watch a spectacular nocturnal thunderstorm. As he watches, to his horror, a familiar apparition approaches.

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Thunderstorm In The Alps

Frankenstein and his creation are locked in an anomic cycle of fear, loathing and destruction. 
I used three guitar tones for this track, each combining a modern amp with a brit amp to try and convey power and emotion; I hope it works, it was fun anyway, especially the coda at 03.44 min.

The image was borrowed from Mortal Shell, the game by Playstack. I thought it was an image that provided an interesting alternative to the familiar image of Frankenstein's creation. 

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The Mortal Struggle

My frien JANELLE and me, we created that song. We hope you like it.
Thank you so much for your comments and sharing.

Os dejo nuestra ultima colaboración. La personal voz de Janelle y mi instrumentación. Esperamos os guste tanto como a nosotros y podais disfrutarla. Gracias.
La portada: fotografía de otra amiga, ANA LUZ.

Sun Chase (THE REAL JANELLE AND DELAFLOR)

In many ways, Elizabeth is the most heroic character in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Her love of Frankenstein holds steady despite his obsessive and erratic behaviour. The book says much about the dangerous follies of obsessive men and the tragic consequences for the people close to them. 
The guitar is a Takamine New Yorker... what a fine electrical pick-up it has, but it does pick up the slighted movement! I used a variety of delays (low res, particle verb) and a phaser to create a "ghost" to the guitar.
The picture is taken from a portrait of Mary Shelley. 

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Elizabeth

Greg Hurley: Lyrics, Composition, Vocals, Slide guitar, Bass guitar, Acoustic guitar, B3, Clav, Drum programming, mix and mastering.

Lyrics:
I see the writing on the wall
Seems like you never try to call

my words were deliberately misconstrued
sitting here thinking as I eat my finger-food

Isolation is rushing in
Missing you where have you been 

Who knows where you  could have been
last time I saw you only wore a grin

Doubting everything set in front of you
I’m low down and miserable it’s true
 
Isolation is rushing in
just like taking one on the chin

Where Have You Been

My place to stay

JE N’AI PAS DE MESSAGE
JE N’AI RIEN À VOUS DIRE
PAS DE MAUVAIS PRÉSAGE
NI DE RÊVE D’EMPIRE

MOI J’ÉCOUTE LE COUCOU
LE SOIR AU FOND DES BOIS
JE DANSE AVEC LES FOUS 
ET LES SINGES AUX ABOIS

ET JE FAIS LE MÉNAGE 
JE PLACE EN L’AVENIR
DES ESPOIRS PLUS SAGES
ET DES CRÉTINS MOINS PIRE

ET J’ÉCOUTE LE COUCOU
L’ALOUETTE PARFOIS
BREF CE QUI VAUT LE COUP
QUI ÉTAIT UNE FOIS

DANS CE MONDE  DE SAUVAGES
DE SUCEURS DE VAMPIRES
OUI SOUVENT J’AI LA RAGE
LES TRIPES QUI CHAVIRENT

ET J’ÉCOUTE LE COUCOU 
LE SOIR AU FOND DES BOIS
JE GRONDE AVEC LES LOUPS
ET LES TIGRES AUX ABOIS

JE N’AI PAS DE MESSAGE 
PAS GRAND-CHOSE À VOUS DIRE
ALORS JE PLIE BAGAGE
ET TEL UN VIEUX SATYRE 

MOI J’ÉCOUTE LE COUCOU
ET LA QUEUE AUX ABOIS
MOI JE TIRE MON COUP
AVEC LA FÉE DES BOIS

LE COUCOU  (Lyrics)

A slightly restrained version of 'Something Strange'

Something Less Strange

Untitled 9.mp3

skating 0 48 bpm 21325 take 1

stortion 40 bpm sept 2 take 1

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!

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