Dunno where this one came from. Short. Simple.
Four tracks, piano, synth, vocal, guitar, voluminous reverb, mild compression.
Somber but delightful
Hauntingly beautiful!
This is beautiful and strangely nostalgic.
Beautiful song, Mike. Very tasteful blend of instruments and vocals. Reminded me at times of Serge Gainsbourg in theme, which is always a good thing.
Really nice & moody piece. Lots of feeling. Loved the way (I think) you blended the synth strings and guitar melody. Cool!
Wow, you created a great vibe on this one.
Sad and sombre and delightfully layered and simple.
I loved the vocal. I can picture this as a short vignette in a 1970s movie.
Ian
Short and simple but very effective to say the least , the piano chords are really haunting and when you vocal comes in, just brings the listener write into the story . i really enjoyed the track very expressive and memorable , sometimes i think "simple" is often the very best of music without the complications of overdoing the idea, and leaving it behind in the mix , great stuff
Dunny
Yeah lovely. I get the 70's movie connection. Definitely can see this as part of some classic movie. Beautiful sounds... enjoyed that!
Mike
Melanchol and beautiful on the same time...very Octoberish feel. Enjoyable listening!
Loved this tune very much. Spectacular in structure and development. Great vocal, Needs some deep bass though.
Rock on!
I LOVE this.
It is utterly utterly YUM.
Gorgeous chords, and then suddenly the half-spoke vocal.
Shivers down the back.
Don't touch it, don't do anything else to it...
Many years ago I had a Pickwick Procol Harum "best of" that had something like this on it. It has been one of my favouritest things ever since, but I hadn't heard it for years. I couldn't even find it on youtube... Recently I got the first three albums and finally found out it was an excerpt from "In Held Twas I" on Shine On Brightly, (it's the second half of the first part of In Held, Glimpses of Nirvana).
All those years it was "what's that piano and spoken word thing that makes me go "gosh!"???"
This one, I think, eclipses that one for me.
In fact - and I never do this usually - I've downloaded it... I love it that much.
Can only agree with everyone. Hauntingly effective, lovely piano part and great synth sound and atmospherics. The vocal is very effective, just adds to the mood. Loved it!
I like the way this builds to fullness and yet, never gets too complicated. Your vocal is excellent here! Sad and delicious at the same time.
Farrell
Short, simple and Superb, love it, well done... Alex
Mrs R loves it too :)
It is a beautiful piece. Haunting and very October-like. I think a more definite ending would serve better though, other than just fade out.
Just my $.02.
:) John B
touching....my.....pain..... I'm a fan of hidden vocals... lovely track...frightening...not scary kind of frightening but like in what it emotionally uncovers...wow
"And we meet..."
At first I thought you said, "Angry meat..." which would have been another direction for the song. (Probably worthy of pursuing.)
This has a very retro feel, but I can't pin down the period. Maybe that part of the 1960s that wasn't discovering rock and roll. I'm imagining a dude with healthy sideburns, in a cardigan sweater, looking vaguely heartbroken in a wood-paneled study, flipping without interest through the pages of Popular Mechanics. Nailed it?
Well done!
Blackout Bump!
(Songs uploaded when I was particularly inactive on Songcrafters.)
I heard it several years ago and forgot this, how beautiful it is...now i downloaded it since it came back to my memory...
lovely song and worthy of hearing multiple times...
Wow what a great tune,loving the vocal and synth.
Getting a vibe from the Motors ( airport) from the eighties.
A great listen!
Great bump, love this tune! An overall magnificent arrangement, makes me want a piano. The square with the guitar in a couple of spots cut through so well. The vocals are awesome too
I picture a large room in a castle with a gigantic pipe organ and a man with a black cape hunched over the keys surrounded by candles. And then I can't picture any more because my imagination sucks...
Well done Mike!