Music inspired by the fantasy novel, "Song of the Drowned" by Lisa A. Moore (Novel will be released Dec 2025/Jan 2026)

Moonlit Tides

In the beginning of march just before the pandemic was a fact in Sweden I wrote and recorded this song.

 I have always had the feeling that this one was not finished yet so now I have had some help from the drum magician himself Monkey Blood Lowdown to do the drums. Here's the new mix, remastered and with MBL drums.

Check him out here: https://soundcloud.com/monkeybloodlowdown

bitter hope

Bitter Hope - MBL drums

from the upcoming album, 'Brain Salad Circuitry'

Tamagotchi Harakiri

Herbert Weisrock - Baritone saxophone
Thomas Sander - Guitar/Electronics
Thomas Sander - Arrangement/Composition

TWO MOONS I

Solitary simplicity cried out to me for this one

But the Moon Does Not Stare Back

But The Moon Does Not Stare Back (NaviarHaiku 343)

20Sep20

My naviarhaiku350 submission
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2020/09/16/naviarhaiku350-flutteringly/

Flutteringly,
Floating in the breeze,
A single butterfly

:D

Boson Spin - Floating in the breeze [naviarhaiku350]

the surface of the water
like ornate silk
spring rain

by Ryōkan Taigu

was the inspiration for this piece of music.
Image adapted from photo by:
Tim Mossholder https://unsplash.com/@timmossholder

Haiku

Ornate Surface [naviarhaiku352]

Marco Lucchi : toy harp and piano

6 novembre 2020

***

This World is not Conclusion.
A sequel stands beyond -
Invisible, as Music -
But positive, as Sound -
It beckons, and it baffles -
Philosophy, dont know -
And through a Riddle, at the last -
Sagacity, must go -
To guess it, puzzles scholars -
To gain it, Men have borne
Contempt of Generations
And Crucifixion, shown -
Faith slips - and laughs, and rallies -
Blushes, if any see -
Plucks at a twig of Evidence -
And asks a Vane, the way -
Much Gesture, from the Pulpit -
Strong Hallelujahs roll -
Narcotics cannot still the Tooth
That nibbles at the soul -

Emily Dickinson

toy harp n°9 (+ piano)

Dararat Chemnasiri - Alto Sax
King Imagine  -  FX, electronics

Dararat Chemnasiri & King Imagine - Bird Boiling Point

For https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0467-toolbox-show-tell

Thanks to the lockdown and the lack of proper work on these past 2 months I decided to (finally) open and old box of DAT I got from my storage place in Argentina when I was forced to close it and decide what to keep (bring it home on the plane), what to sell, what to discard.
These DAT (my go-to recording/archival media in the 90s)  included loads of tapes with Jams and impromptu encounters that I recorded there live and never ever listened to.
I realize now how good that attitude was,( just tape everything that happens at home or archival purposes), I did that all the time, stopped later, I promise to do it again in the future.

I discovered many gems, funny and intense moments, I include here one rehearsal for a song I composed in 1985 (one of my first proper composition) . I make a little bass solo that's pretty lame, but my partners live-at-home performance is awesome and I'm glad to make this available for you to listen and criticize.

This happened in Buenos Aires, March 9th 1995 at my home/studio in the Julian Alvarez street of the Palermo Viejo area. Recorded live to DAT (one mic for the guitar, one for the bass, a stereo AT mic for the percussion set.

Gabriel Kirschenbaum: spanish guitar
Ricardo Hambra: percussion (tabla, bombo) @udfmusic1
Daniel Diaz: acoustic bass guitar


Photo: Palermo Viejo, Plaza Cortazar by DD, Circa 2000.

La China (live studio rehearsal) - disquiet0467

Vanessa Pettendorfer: organ -
Bruno Gussoni: shakuhachi -
Mastering by Alexey Mikryukov

Vanessa Pettendorfer & Bruno Gussoni - nouvelle année

DarkWaterBlue

The Music you find here was all created by me unless noted. 

This is my musical journey 

I play Guitar, keys and percussion and work mainly with Cubase.

Please send me a message if you would like to re-interpret one of my pieces. 

Happy to discuss collaboration if anyone is keen. 

If you enjoyed something here please let me know. It's all here for those who want to listen :)

Peace 

Douglas

But The Moon Does Not Stare Back (NaviarHaiku 343)

Douglas James's DarkWaterBlue