lurksalot

I’d probably need to up my game a bit before I wore that to a jam night 😁

I am sure you notice the composition challenge voting thread pops up pinned for a few days at the end of each month , for brand newly written and recorded material. December is different , if you have recorded a cover version of anything this year, or if you have a chance of doing so , it can be included into the December challenge. its all for fun , no prizes , just the kudos of being the December challenge winner and the distinct possibility of receiving a beautiful certificate from @Dad3353 I shall formally start the challenge thread on Dec 1st in the recording section. The tunes format needs to be nice and easy for me to copy and paste into the voting thread. Please feel free to join in lurks

Here we go then start slowly and maybe a bit repetitive but build up the little victories until an inevitable crash , but then start again at a more progressive rate until you get more success. The title is an an anagram as I couldn't think what to call it Ez drummer does a fair bit , then I have guitar tracks with the Ibby through various Waves GTR3 effects and the Gretsch Junior Jet, reasonably clean, all in Reaper with a touch of Ozone 8.

I’m nearly done , and while it would normally take a bit longer, I’m not singing on this one 😂

I’m at a mates 60th party on Saturday and he is currently into Clockworks , so he booked them , they are really good from what I’ve listened to , so I’m looking forward to that. early December it’s of to see eXTC , which is another I’m looking forward to. I had to do a double take when I saw the guy fronting eXTC ….. that is a double for when I’ve put a couple more years on 😂

sorry for the delay but here we go ...

Another close call with a split decision in October sees the honours shared between @AndyTravis @Dad3353 and @upside downer and due congratulations to them all Apropos of nothing, I asked Douglas to provide our inspiration , actually, I think he was due a turn anyway. Suffice to say, he has kept this close to the heart of a lot what goes on around here ... here's the picture I've chosen; not much explanation needed... "Must you know that yours will be the “better” picture before you pick up the brush and paint? Can it not simply be another picture? Another expression of beauty? Must a rose be “better” than an iris in order to justify it’s existence? I tell you this: you are all flowers in the Garden of the Gods." Neale Donald Walsch ✔️ Entries must be <5 minutes and recorded between now and the deadline. ✖️ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ✖️ No Bagpipes/panpipes unless they are Mancunian and played/ recorded live within the tram stop at Salford Quays. ✖️ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you.. Deadline-wise, we will go for Midnight on the 24th (effectively afternoon on the 25th), as I will be returning from a weekend of hedonism, having taken Mrs Lurks away to celebrate her 60th. A line or two of blurb as usual for the vote thread will be super smashing. Good luck, Have fun

Well Done all , I think it was a great set of entries this month. I reckon you are due a picture choice @Dad3353 , so send it over and I’ll set up the November challenge this evening.

Well I was late to the vote as it is Halloween, and I always scare the neighbourhood tonight ……. By playing them my SoundCloud account 😁

Kind of this, doing my job I meet lots of people all the time, I’m never shy of telling people what I do and what I’m offering and what my hobbies are, sometimes it all aligns, sometimes it doesn’t , however, if you don’t tell people that you’ve got a skill on offer they won’t know.

Hats off guys, That is a superb set of tracks , great tunes, production and playing , then of course there's mine Voting is up and ready ...

2 Great tunes from @Wolframand @Jean-Luc Pickguard ('Lean-Luc' to his friends ) secured a joint victory for September. By virtue of no more than a lightning response to acknowledge his share of the victory, Wolfram got the honour of choosing our October picture, and now is the time to listen through the tunes that were inspired by it. He offered the thought ... "The temptation of the serpent and the forbidden fruit. Or an exquisite dessert at Amazónico, Monte-Carlo. Take your pick for this month's inspiration!" So, that is a lush serving and you can have 3 helpings of vote choices , pick your favourite 3 tracks 1 @AndyTravis Im In after missing last month... And…I’ve embedded it…so NER 2 @Jean-Luc Pickguard My song, "Take A Bite" is told from the perspective of Satan, who has taken the form of a snake. This character from a popular work of fiction represents free thinking and rebellion against those who try to keep people blissfully ignorant and obedient, and wrongly label him as evil due to his defiance. In the song, the snake speaks to someone content in ignorance, encouraging them to embrace enlightenment, knowledge, and self-awareness. 3 @Dad3353 It's tempting, to tuck in, taste the Turkish Tavuk göğsü, try the Tulumba, but... What's that, lurking in the shadows..? 4 @xgsjx It's a parody on a popular type of music, about my own personal experience & how things have changed for me. 5 @Leonard Smalls You know when you're all savoury-ed out? And all you want is cake? Or treacle tart with clotted cream? Or vanilla pannacotta? Or Or pineapple Upside Down pud with custard? Well then you got The Puddin' Blues! 6 @upside downer After a scrumptious dinner everyone orders the Serpent's Kiss for dessert. Sure, it's delicious, and a little venomous, too. Their stomachs will be rumbling ominously for the rest of the evening...oooh, blimey! Has anyone got any Buscopan? 7 Lurksalot I tried to get an upmarket posh lounge sleaze , but it didn't really work , so this is how it came out. 8 @Wolfram An ethereal soundtrack-style musing on the serpent, the fruit and temptation. That's your lot ... and what a bunch they are, Holy Schmoley You WILL enjoy a listen through these Choose your favourite 3 tracks Voting will end at midnight on 31st October so Dive in

Well its been a very busy month, and while the wife is away , I'm doing loads of running repairs and decorating touch ups which has stolen my music time.... having got my excuses out of the way ... I tried to get an upmarket posh lounge sleaze , but it didn't really work , so this is how it came out. I took a few samples off the piano and messed around with them, found a simple drum pattern and then murdered a bassline underneath it all !

Elvis Costello at the Liverpool Philharmonic . they completely trashed the sound , the audience were shouting at him , he was swearing and shouting back , loads of people walked out , and so would I , but Mrs Lurks knee was playing up and she wouldn’t go in the dark. loads complained to the venue staff and they said that Costello insisted on using his own sound rig with the main desk on the side of the stage . An appalling example of a total cock who messed up the sound in one of the best sounding rooms in the country. he made loads of excuses on the socials , but walked off with everyone’s money , twàt !

Guitars on the wall … then the other end are more axes and a bit of the wife’s artistic handiwork 😁

I’ve been to a few , and had a couple lined up in Nottingham at one point …..and shit got in the way 😂

My lad and Grand little lurks live very adjacent , would have dragged them down but I’m gutted that I will be away for a 50th wedding anniversary. I constantly follow this thread to catch some BCers gigs , but it’s not that often I can get to them 🤦‍♂️

I don’t see this as a competition really . I would soon be disillusioned if I thought I was competing against the quality that gets presented here. It’s a challenge , which is to create a piece, yes I try to make it fun or interesting and as good as my time and commitments allow, but I’ve always had aspirations to make music and this little corner of the web is just heaven. help, advice, a bit of pisstaking and a great bunch to share it with.

Try to forget the red light is on. If you are well enough rehearsed it should be a breeze , enjoy

One thing I did pick up on is AI vocals for singing, I’m wondering if that is a thing I could use for my tracks. I do get tired belting out a tune sometimes , and while I’m sure AI won’t get near to my style and phrasing , never mind timbre and tonality, it might be a good starting point if I am short on time for singing a perfect vocal take. yeah OK 😁 I know.

As a completely separate entity to an analog/ samples/Midi and digital instrumentation composition challenge that we currently engage in , it might stand up if there was enough interest in it I guess. I do think there should be a line drawn between a challenge that participants actually compose for, and one where a computer does it all from some written prompts.

I realise your post was to promote debate Douglas, and commented accordingly 👍. It’s not a performance challenge , though the performance can influence and enhance a composition. i use digital piano occasionally, which I can use to set tracks of different styles, add and remove parts then pick chords etc , but it is all based on musical inputs and choices. Something that does everything that could be described as a composition, is obviously not someone enjoying the challenge I’d have thought.

What musical input is required to get an A.I tune ? the challenge is for a bit of fun, but it is for composition , if the composition is being done by a computer, it does seem a bit incongruous to enter it as one’s own. I guess if there is a consensus I can make an addition to the simple rules.

here we GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Great tunes from @Wolfram and @Jean-Luc Pickguard ('Lean-Luc' to his friends ) secured a joint victory for September. By virtue of no more than a lightning response to acknowledge his share of the victory, Wolfram got the honour of choosing our October picture He offer the thought ... "The temptation of the serpent and the forbidden fruit. Or an exquisite dessert at Amazónico, Monte-Carlo. Take your pick for this month's inspiration!" Ok , that's a pretty lush starter for 10 if you like , which is a bit ironic, as its a dessert , well, rules is rules so .... ✔️ Entries must be <5 minutes and recorded between now and the deadline. ✖️ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ✖️ No Bagpipes/panpipes unless they are monogasqueian and played within the sound of the Royal Casino car park ✖️ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you.. Deadline-wise, we will go for Midnight on the 25th (effectively afternoon on the 26th), I was considering an extra day, but its my brothers twin grand daughters christening on the Sunday, so I will not get the time. A line or two of blurb as usual for the vote thread will be super smashing. Good luck, Have fun