February Composition Challenge

[AndyTravis]

29 minutes ago, lurksalot said:

That’s probably a decent enough starting point 😁.

Righto…

[Leonard Smalls]

10 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

not del preston

It's Ralph Brown...

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

It's Ralph Brown...

So it is…del…😏

 

 

[Leonard Smalls]

I had no idea who Del Preston was until a quick Google!

[AndyTravis]

https://on.soundcloud.com/Woyo7ACf5Yub1FKr6
 

meh, holding…

 

november rain pt3, will see if I’ve got time to do something better.

 

it was the idea of an 80’s soundtrack.

 

tried a bit of Pino magic here and there, but the kids are in the house bored and noisy…so I think I can do better.

[upside downer]

I'm in.

 

A lazy lollop through Woolworth's looking for hippy wigs. Sit back, have a bit of what you fancy, close your eyes and find your neutral space.

 

 

Westfield P-bass, Indian drums and percussion from Looperman, Strats from Westfield and Harley Benton both tuned to CGCGCC for a bit of a drone effect (Westfield has Nashville strings on). Backwards guitar (trippy, maaaaan). Recorded using Wavepad and Audacity.

 

 

Edited February 22, 2024 by upside downer

[lurksalot]

ive just about scraped one together , this month has just flown by , roll on some sun and dry boots !

 

this one took  me through 'escape to the country' and the to Rupert Holmes' pina colada song , you might catch a reference 

 

 

Ibby six string through a couple of waves GTR3 patches, EZ drummer , bass is one of Fleas kiddy bases  , and a trumpet patch on adigital piano. add a bit of reverb and Ozone 8 and after all that work ...... 

[Wolfram]

Ok, another massive rush job but I've just managed to get something together.

 

Our man just wants to chill, but his better half thinks he's too far gone. Can she get through to him? I present "Party".

 

 

Lyrics:

Spoiler

Puffin away, smoke rings in the air.
Got no worries. Got no cares.
Spliff in hand. Mind at ease.
Just livin' life.
Feelin' the summer breeze.

Life's pressing by
But you're stuck in a daze.
It's time to wake up
Get out of this haze.

Sun setting low, shadows on the wall.
I'm feeling fine; don't heed the call.
Whiskey by my side. A song in my heart.
Just playing my part, enjoying this art.

You say you're fine
But I see through your lies.

You can't hide from this
In your disguise.

...

Spliff in hand. Mind at ease.
Just livin' life.
Feelin' the summer breeze.

You're losing yourself,
Drowning in smoke.
It's time to wake up
Before we are broke.

Sun setting low, shadows on the wall.
I'm feeling fine; don't heed the call.
Whiskey by my side. A song in my heart.
Just playing my part, enjoying this art.

I'll be here waiting
If you choose to see.
Darling it's time
To set yourself free.

The tech stuff: bass is my Dingwall AB-HS, recorded though Line6 Helix. Horns and organ are from Native Instruments, drums are EZ Drummer. The good singing is the AI Solaria courtesy of Dreamtonics Synthesizer V; the bad singing is me recorded with a Rode NT1. All put together in Cubase, with a polish from Ozone 8.

[lurksalot]

here we go 

 

 

 

Any latecomers need to shout out quickly so as not to miss the fun 

[xgsjx]

Sorry, I’m missing this one too. ☹️