Rising From The Ashes

R & R == Renewal and Regeneration

My Song It's your song too. This was inspired by Cipher's video for The End Of All Things. song: http://www.macjams.com/song/30016 movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmnlFfKCgSY

This tune is for the 3rd Loop It Or Lose It Challenge. Notes about what I did: This is actually two songs welded together into one. I didn't think it would be fair to submit two songs... part one (120 BPM) Funk_EGtr_Emaj_011 - transposed up to A Funk_EGtr_Emaj_011 - processed through West Coast Wah TUMi-Glitchbeat 2 TUMi-ElectroBeat5 TUMi-BigBeat 1 - fragments Greek Sirtos Doumbek 20 Latin Danza Drumset 05 - first 15 beats of 16 in the loop Latin Spice Percussion 01 - first 14 beats of 16 in the loop Jamaican Sora Drumset 06 - first 13 beats of 16 in the loop original synth bass guitar loop original synth clav loop original real electric guitar loops through Amp Sim and West Coast Wah part two (40 BPM) Funk_EGtr_Emaj_011 - as is, and transposed down one octave Funky Pop Drums 03 - split into Left, Right, and Middle - bass drum in middle with no reverb original vocals through Vocal Transformer female to male, down 3 more steps

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-- snip -- One of these days the discovery channel will present a program about penguins and the melting ice caps in Antarctica and the background music will be playing Modern Rock Guitar # 11. (c) 2007 Bill Grundmann

A song for All Hallows' Eve...

A more upbeat refactoring of "All Through The Universe". I transcribed the vocals to piano by playing along with the other song. Then I made up a new chord progression built of minor ninths, and recast the melody to the new chords. I upped the tempo and had some fun creating a guitar loop, and a bass loop. Then I recorded some improvs on piano, mixed it up, and put some of it on a flute track.

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This is a collab with Peace Piano. I started from his Floating Melody and it turned into this...

Mauna Loa low - surf climbing - footsteps high - rainbow clouds milliseconds - now decades - ahead millennia - children promise nothing - was anything - is everything - will be stairway - see tread - oh softly - too

A poem about want. I debated whether to repeat "I want" on each phrase or not... in print it seems unneeded, but when spoken, it seems to lend a certain cohesiveness to it. What do you think? Originally posted as a poem i want. I played some games with the formatting there.

lyrics:

i want food a warm bed to be loved a safe place assurance a soft pillow everything a future summer vacation to hit a home run trust to be liked freedom to be with my friends the truth to be tall an easy path from here to the bar & back home physical love to finish school liberty to be a rock star world peace to be a poet a quiet day with a clear blue sky to live out my life with you happiness technology a music box that plays in-a-gadda-da-vida your attention if just for a few moments the occasional soft day a comfortable shoe to be competent a good night's sleep to live out my life with you a crackling fire in the fireplace to know my children will live good lives my doubts to be eased emotional love snow on firs to be on the team a job well done to be left alone a cat in my lap crickets singing at night a fire truck going somewhere else more time a light breeze rustling the trees three day weekends to be free of wants simplicity towering cumulus clouds no aches & pains thunder, in the distance to be a poet freedom to know my grandchildren will live good lives peace of mind to be remembered a small bowl of vanilla ice cream insurance a past to retire my fears to vanish summer vacation to live out my life with you one of those big burgers they used to sell with onions that's all i want (c)2005 Bill Grundmann

Little voices in your head.

As we dance, we constantly discover new opportunities. The important thing is to dance. What we dance to is secondary at best. http://dance.stanford.edu/syllabi/partnering.htm

When the boss serves espresso - you drink espresso.

Once again, I'm unsure about the genre. Perhaps it's light rock/ballad? A song ostensibly about driving a Firebird to Phoenix. Originally posted as a poem We'll Get To Phoenix Someday Soon. I transformed it pretty much unchanged into this song.

lyrics:

We'll Get To Phoenix Someday Soon 1. My buddy and me are driving this beat up Firebird (Across the desert sands) My buddy and me are driving this beat up Firebird (Across the desert sands) We'll get to Phoenix someday soon We'll get to Phoenix soon... 2. My buddy and me are driving this stolen Firebird (Across the shifting sands) My buddy and me are driving this stolen Firebird (Across the shifting sands) If there's a God in heaven He'd be driving this car Chasing the moonlight On His way to Phoenix Destination far away But getting closer every day We'll get to Phoenix soon... 3. My lover and me are driving a silver Firebird (Across the burning sands) My lover and me are driving a silver Firebird (Across the burning sands) I could be happy for the rest of my life But the war drums beat in Babylon ~ ~ ~ Destination far away But getting closer every day We'll get to Phoenix soon... 4. My soulmate and me are driving our golden Firebird (Across the endless sands) My soulmate and me are driving our golden Firebird (Across the endless sands) What's it like to live five hundred years? What's it like to love five hundred years? Listening to that serious radio Listening to my cinnamon girl (Always making old things new) Listening to that cinnamon girl On our way to Phoenix ~ ~ ~ 5. My shadow and me are driving that antique Firebird (I'm driving with no hands) My shadow and me are driving that antique Firebird (Look Ma! No hands!) We know how this movie's ending But I need another chance The radio keeps on telling The same damn lies We'll get to Phoenix someday soon We'll get to Phoenix someday soon We'll get to Phoenix someday soon We'll get to Phoenix soon... (c)2005 by Bill Grundmann