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The holder of souls (myapologies & GeoTony)
@myapologies (Abyssal Plain on SoundCloud) and I collaborated on this track.
Joel provided a beautiful chord progression in Scaler 2 and the XinematiX sounds.
I added ThumbJam Cello, a couple of Decent Sampler sounds and the SWAM Alto Saxophone.
The BBC provided the Blackbird 🐦⬛
In Ireland in the nineteenth century, blackbirds were supposed to hold the souls of those in purgatory until judgement day. It was said that whenever the birds voices were particularly shrill, it was those souls, parched and burning, calling for rain. The rain always followed.
Comments
Oh, this is a triple hit. Fantastic title, fantastic backstory, and fantastic track. Well done, both!
Tony, I couldn’t be happier with it. Thank you so much for working with me and making my bit into something beautiful. Thanks @Svetlovska, I feel very fortunate to have been involved!
An excellent collaboration. Beautiful and atmospheric.
Lovely, so relaxing.
Very nice & relaxing, especially when the sax comes in - those long sustained notes reminded me of Jan Garbarek. I like the backstory, too. Although, that bird seems a bit of a diva - just had to get the last note in.
Very good, tho I’m not to happy with my soul being held by a Murder of Crows. Glad to see @myapologies so productive. For @GeoTony it’s just business as usual.
Talk about atmospheric! Love the alto sax and in fact all the tasteful instrumentation. I agree it’s relaxing, but somewhat eerie too… I think it’s the birds. Lovely, lovely work guys
I was about to look for some post-Sunday lunch relaxing music and stumbled across this! Perfect! A lovely collaboration!
This is a musical painting. I like how it ebbs and flows in separate sections. It’s like closing your eyes and opening them to a new vision each time. Like Monet’s Haystacks. I never heard the story about the blackbirds. Mom was 100% Irish, but never told me. She probably didn’t want to frighten me. Great collaboration!
This made me cry. The chord progression is so so sad. I was a classical saxophone player at one time and I have not ever heard a sax sample played with such understated simple beauty as this. @Paulieworlds analogy to opening and closing your eyes is quite apt. For me the ebbs and flows made it a meditation, slowing down time and breath. Absolutely gorgeous.
Many thanks to you all ( @Svetlovska , @MadeofWax , @belldu , @pbelgium , @LinearLineman , @BillS , @AlterEgo_UK , @Paulieworld and @boomer ) for the listen and the lovely comments.
@myapologies came up with a cracking chord progression and the XinematiX patches which made everything drop into place 👌
It was a pleasure working with you Joel 😊
You’re the second person to mention Garbarek @pbelgium , I’m happy with that as he is one of my favourites.
That dammed bird was being paid by the note so I just couldn’t shut it up !
Blimey @boomer you nearly made me cry with your comment, much appreciated 🙏
Great track Tony and myapologies! frenq