Mama Marihuana - Gotas De Rap

A Smooth Rendezvous (Edit: Mastered with Ozone on October 5, 2023)

I am not a professional and I have been very lucky and blessed to have been able to play music using so wonderful instruments as I have in all these songs. With them I have been able to try to mimic or recreate something that once was, something that could be and is "out there"; something that is so clearly and vividly expressed in the music genre often called "smooth jazz" - and in fact in the whole genre of "classical music". So I have wanted to try to demonstrate these amazing instruments, how I love them all and also how I feel playing them. This track maybe conveys some of that affection and the feelings to You and I hope this maybe would bring some joy or happiness to You, even for a brief moment.  

A minor partly improvised "song" (or maybe a basis for improvising) that also demonstrates once again the richness, beauty and potential of the Rhodes electric piano (which to me is maybe one of the world's most beautiful instruments) and hence also the Scarbee EP-88S. This was played by me with my old loyal workhorse Korg SGProX digital piano using the following sounds: 
- Scarbee EP-88S (Rhodes Mk I electric piano),
- Bass and Lead: Lounge Lizard EP-4/Insomnia sound pack,
- Strings: UVI Orchestral Suite/All String Ensemble Vel.

The drums and drum grooves come from Native Instruments Abbey Road 80s Drummer (with some adjustments and additions made by me and with a LinnDrum snare layer added with the UVI Drum Replacer).

Sorry about the large quantity of drum fills... I am an ex drummer (the quality of the fills of course is astounding bc they are from the 80s Drummer). I also am not a jazz musician so the lead lines in this piece truly are not very sophisticated; instead I tried to concentrate on the chords and chord progressions.

This track was inspired especially e.g. by 1) Mr. Bill Evans' song "We Will Meet Again"; 2) by my great hero Mr. Jeff Porcaro, who could easily record this kind of a drum track at one take (using his right-hand sixteenth-note hi-hat); 3) by Mr. Chris Rea's song "The Mention of Your Name" and 4) by a relatively large bunch of popular and classical music and jazz. Of course also everything Mr. Robbie Buchanan does and plays keeps inspiring me continuously.

A Smooth Rendezvous

Alt Alt is a creation from the mind of musical inventor Bart Hopkin: A board zither with 16 strings, 12 of them tuned to the same pitch and 4 tuned to the octave above. The idea is to sound all 16 strings at once to produce a single grand resonance. The tone is chorusy and lush, with a full, swelling presence.

Pierce Constanti - Within The Gates - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Alt Alt

The Life - The Death Part 1

14 - Letter - Orb, On the movement of the Earth.mp3

A chessboard world in black and white
Your every move as cold as ice
Each given smile, a tactical art
No trace of warmth within your heart

She is the queen of the long night
She has designed this lonely fight
Her heart a throne, her gaze of stone
Don't ever let yourself be known
Oh, you must fear the queen!

She speaks so soft, a gentle word
A siren's song you've never heard
She mirrors back your own desire
But her reflection feeds the fire
Oh, you must fear the queen

She is the queen of the long night
She has designed this lonely fight
Her heart a throne, her gaze of stone
Don't ever let yourself be known
Oh, you must fear the queen

Perhaps an angel, deeply fell
With no emotion, no tale to tell
Just the applause inside her hall
Where every soul becomes a number, small
An empty echo, without sound
Her ego is the hollow ground 
Her ego is the hollow ground

She is the queen of the long night
She has designed this lonely fight
Her heart a throne, her gaze of stone
Don't ever let yourself be known
Oh, you must fear the queen!

The queen...
Of stone...
Alone...
Fear her now...

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, Ozone 11, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Fear the Queen

Cost of Living Anthem by Obiameshi is a powerful reggae-inspired cry from the streets, a voice for the people against injustice and failed leadership. The song confronts the painful reality of rising costs, broken institutions, and a government that turns its back on the masses while securing a future for their own children abroad. It is not just music—it is resistance, a wake-up call, and a soundtrack for everyone feeling the weight of economic hardship and political betrayal.

This anthem speaks truth to power, reminding the world that the struggles of the common man cannot be silenced.


Cost Of Living Anthem

This is just a small fun piece, which I hope will put a smile on your face....
The art picture was given to me by my dear friend Stephanie Stickel……
Thank you Steffi!😊
Here's a link to see more of her work..

 https://www.youtube.com/@StephanieStickel

Une Petite Cocasse

A somewhat sloppy but hopefully still interesting little piano improvisation recorded in Cape Verde, West Africa in 2024. 

Verde

24 7 26

* Lucky for you, Noelle...
* I so happen to be the #2 greatest Smashing Fighters player in Hometown!
* ...Who's #1?
* ...
* Not this guy!

07. No Items, Osprey Only

lets stab the bad mood

29 year old gamer with the passion for music. For more music check out my  youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@yur0b-iq2jj

lets stab the bad mood

Yur0b