I added a track of electric piano:  A Wurlitzer 200A.  Also, I sang a couple of vocal parts to add to Chigwinkle's outstanding (as always) vocals.  I've had to resist the temptation to do more.  I've also uploaded stems for further remixing in another RECord.  This is my favorite music collaboration on hitRECord so far.

This isn't really what I had in mind when I was first inspired to play with this piece.  But I was somehow pulled in this direction, and since it felt like it was cooking, I took advantage of the opportunity to just have fun with it...As much as it's kinda unexpected dress in which to drape such a dark lyric.  

The ideas are pretty well formed, but it's by no means "done".  Like, it feels "over" before it should be, IMO...Despite the long ambient section at the end.

I'm putting it out today because I'm not sure I'll be able to spend more time with it in the next few days, and I might forget to otherwise : )  So yeah:  Feel free to add new sections, parts, or arrange the parts I've created differently.

I'll be putting up stems shortly.  Everything has been conformed to a consistent tempo, and even the non-drum part at the end is at tempo should you care to use it, so it should offer lots of possibilities.

A song I wrote last month!

My lovely friend Kyran is also singing on the chorus!

:)

A song about someone getting older and looking back.

Lyrics

Up in the attic is a faded photograph
of your wedding day
that's the way time goes these days

Out of your window is an unfamiliar scene
You remember when it was all empty and green

You remember when people said
exactly what they meant
You remember when a spade was called a spade

You remember when the universe felt young
and so did you
You remember when your love was fresh and new

Down in the basement is a box of broken dreams
Promises  pulled apart, torn at the seams

Phantoms and ransoms you picked up along the way
In a life lived right, that's the price you've got to pay

You remember when people said exactly what they meant
You remember when a spade was called a spade

You remember when the universe felt young and so did you
You remember when your love was fresh and new

You remember when people said exactly what they meant
You remember when a spade was called a spade

You remember when the things you held onto were owned, not lent
You remember when the people you loved stayed

Lyrics:

Cooler waters are rolling in, the tree house walls keep warm within.
My little thimble is wearing thin, tells a story on where it's been,
And it says,

My darling, I've seen it all before.
My darling, just close your eyes and soar.
My darling, walk through the door and I'll safely sail you to shore.

The sweet aroma of ocean spray, excites the mind like child's play.
And If this child begins to sway, I'll hold her tight and sail away and she'll say. 

So this is something Pasiv and I have been working on - I sent him a vocal track that needed some magic, he provided said magic times a million and here is the result!

(Will upload separate vocals too)

I've got a letter in my head for you I'm sick and tired of playing dead for you I've gotta come back, I've gotta come back to life Turn the clocks back, turn the clocks back, I'm alright My lips are frozen and my hands are numb The cracks are showing but I'm playing dumb I've got jump off, I've gotta let go this lie Let the truth out, let the truth out or let it die

Music only version.

Full track with Metaphorest's vocals http://hitrecord.org/records/358965

A theme of running away to go with naturenerd's awesome portrait of the idea of running away. Hoping these ideas would be used in something. http://v4.hitrecord.org/records/315030

Water floats around my head

Water floats around my head

Clouds move in and hide the sun

I close my eyes and take a breath

A lark is singing overhead

You say "Yes, we're sinking now,

But can you hear that wondrous sound?"

Ooh

We're sinking now

We're sinking down

We're sinking now

We're sinking down

I close my eyes for one last breath

A lark is singing overhead

You say "Yes, we're sinking now,

But can you hear that wondrous sound?"

An untitled etude for solo piano.

Beatboxing....Oh lord, I think I am going to regret this!!

Sorry, I am not really a musician, I just have had this song in my head all day!!

Sarah and PASIV, hope this isn't too cringeworthy!!

<3

I adored this piece of music by arthsaw so I added vocals. I'd love to hear further musical additions to it too. I'll upload stems if anyone needs em :)

The universe is larger than
Your senses can perceive
That’s what I believe
That is what I believe

All our tests and trials
Are ocean drops
I’m not a fan of full stops.
Or always coming out tops

There’s a certain comfort
In certainty
But that’s not my cup of tea
It’s earl grey for me

Cos we’re not living in a black and white world
Though I wish we were
If we weren’t so obsessed with proving
Maybe we’d be improving

Be right or be happy
This is your choice
Now will you use your voice
Or spout a lot of old noise

I want to live with question maarks
No resolutions please
Don’t cross my t’s

Look around you
Where the fates have found you
And ask why

We will never know the answers
But we have to try
We have to try

This is my first collaboration attempt but I just loved these lyrics by smweed and played around with this tune. It's kind of rough.

It took me almost 8 hours to write two minutes worth of music....

REMIX IT, YO!

Some times when I get funky the beat can get dubby.

97 BPM

a not-so-tiny tune for wirrow.

thanks to megan's beautiful piano additions and rob's absolutely spot-on mixing, this song has finally come to life after about a month of hard work. this is by far the hardest i've ever worked on a song, and i hope you all enjoy it.

i truly love this community, and i love the friends i have made from it. this song encapsulates how i feel about life, hitRECord, just...everything.

so anyway - thanks, everybody.