Nobody’s Garden

Off The Wagon Again

Began as an exercise but I think it's worked out reasonably OK (represents progress for me anyway). It's quite long (sorry) - I tried to shorten it but couldn't really. Also tagging as classical may be pushing it a bit but is probably closest - or maybe should be soundtrack? Don't know.

Many thanks to Jonathan Beckenstein for his encouragement with this track.
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Produced arranged composed & mixed (inexpertly) by Wheelwright in bedroom.
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Original image (detail) Kristine Cinate https://unsplash.com/@kristine_cinate

In Sight Of Spring - Instrumental

My name is mr Nobody
Who likes to meet you all
But first of all 
I have to survive 
All these crimes
Against my life

I like to go some places
And forget all of your angry faces
But until then, I will hide when
You drink

This house is filled with your anger
In this house 
I cried myself
To sleep

My name is mr Nobody
Who likes to know why
Why I
Can't seem to behave
I don't feel save
Why nobody thinks I'm brave

I like to live a long time
And I hope someday that I feel fine
But until then, I will hide when
You drink

This house is filled with your anger
In this house 
I cried myself
To sleep

MR NOBODY (Original song) Demo version

Wherever they go
it must be finer than here

I dream of joining the journey
but I would only weigh heavy
on their elation

I hide burdens in the shade
pretend I know where home is

Those with wings and freedom
leave me wishing
I were not human

Wherever they go
it must be finer than here

I dream of joining the journey
but I would only weigh heavy

vocals by Pia
lyrics by Suzy Hazelwood
Music composed and performed by R. Salchak 
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This is a track from 2019, and has been unearthed because it remains one of my favorite collaborations with vocals. The poignant and bittersweet lyrics sung in Pia’s beautiful soft voice offer an inviting sincerity......and then there's that ending. :)

Original instrumental version appeared as "Solstice Vital"on the debut Mood Exhibit album "The Elegance of Melancholy"  in 2016
https://moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/the-elegance-of-melancholy

Mood Exhibit - Winged Envy [feat: Pia]

Kind of a free form exploration of weirdness with my friend, Stonerjazz! @user-911083679 ... with a bit of a sad melancholy vibe to it. I love the techniques Jeff used to make his guitar wail in time with my modulated synths. Hope you will also enjoy.

Effervescent Effluvia - w/ Stonerjazz

Mixing it up a little again with some funk fusion.  The photo was taken in New York City's famed Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village.

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  This one's for Tyler and Mike

I Wish I Could - Jamie Rhind

Original demo recorded: 1999 
Remaster: 2023

Feel The Wind And Fly

I made this song in july as part of a project I was working on that is now scrapped, so I figured I'd just upload it for a little dopamine rush. Enjoy :)

Mourning After Life

Bathing in Heavenly Light

made on one synthesizer keyboard  improvisation

Fondation verticale

Music's got a hold of me.
I am also half of Fictive Sisters https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com

I have a soundcloud manifesto too (I know almost no one cares):
(1) I do not want to win at soundcloud
(2) I respect people who listen by trying to do work that is as good as I can make it but I may attempt (and possibly fail badly at) different kinds of music so you will probably find some of my tracks suck quite badly even if you like others
(3) If I follow you please feel no obligation to follow me back or to listen to my tracks because I know different people like different things
(4) If you follow me please don’t expect me automatically to follow you back because as I said different people like different things. I try to listen to most new uploads of the people I do follow, so there are only so many people I can meaningfully follow (and only so many reposts I can cope with) at any one time before it all gets a bit overwhelming
(5) If I add a track of yours to my likes that means I particularly like it and if I comment on a track that means I really did want to communicate something. I do not do these things expecting or wanting anything in return or fishing for listeners/followers etc.
(6) Soundcloud (still) can be wonderful and has wonderful people in its universe but some aspects of it do my head in and so I am putting this out here so everyone knows where I am coming from. This is not intended as criticism of anyone else, it is just what works for me