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Stay With Me (w/ Moorlandt) by Rebsie [Email]
Genre: Downtempo

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Last Played: Nov 25, 2008 - 02:57:04 AM
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Uploaded: Oct 06, 2008 - 06:38:08 PM
Last Updated: Oct 06, 2008 - 06:43:49 PM
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I feel a bit guilty about suddenly showing up and posting, since I haven't been near MJ for a few weeks and have neglected everybody's posts. Too many things going on in my life at the moment.

Fans of electrifying downtempo artist Moorlandt will probably be aware of the sequence of "Stay With Me" interludes which form a recurring diversion on his second album. They are essentially one-minute songs based around a single piano theme, featuring different vocalists, lyrics and melodies. My grateful thanks to Walt for letting me loose on this.

I'm the last in the sequence and the other artists have already set the bar incredibly high.

Stay With Me by Estellie

Stay With Me by Alannah

Stay With Me by Moorlandt

So anyway, this is Walt's piano with my melody and lyrics.

Look out for the album, coming soon!

Lyrics:
Where are you
While the skies close in
Around me?
All we dreamed
Running down the pane
Will stay with me
As the stars wink out

Hardware:
Usual

Software:
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Guilty? &mdash 10/06/08 - 06:46:04 PM
No reason why you should be Rebsie - but it's good to see you here with this piece. Your vocals sound as good as ever. Super piano too!

Peter

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&mdash 10/07/08 - 03:20:20 AM
Well, it's certainly going to take me a while to catch up with the stuff posted in my absence. Thanks for your support Peter.

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Stay With Me &mdash 10/06/08 - 06:49:16 PM
Magic ...just magic ..from the first single note
your harmony start to sparkle ...it says magic ..!!
I just adore our friend's moorlandt's project now
this is another gem with real special taste ...wow
I m really impressed ...thank you so very much for
sharing this gem !!!!

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&mdash 10/07/08 - 03:22:19 AM
Thanks Feter. Yes, I'm looking forward to hearing Moorlandt's new album, he's a master of this stuff.

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What a pair(ing) &mdash 10/06/08 - 06:51:03 PM
What a nice enhancement and tender affirmation of a delicate Moorlandt motif.

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&mdash 10/07/08 - 03:26:07 AM
Thank you Damien. A simple truth is all it's meant to be.

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Walt's pieces... &mdash 10/06/08 - 07:34:21 PM
...remind me of Erik Satie. So simple and direct. And perfect.

You've done a wonderful service to this piece, Rebsie. I've enjoyed the other's as well...


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short and led &mdash 10/07/08 - 02:35:09 AM
More precisely, it reminds me of Poulenc songs, including "C'est le joli printemps" (in "Chansons villageoises ")... And micro sonatas by John Cage in the form of: very short and perfectly formed and led. Bravo! You prove what I always think that nothing is to be completed for long!

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&mdash 10/07/08 - 03:30:59 AM
Thank you both, Bob and Jean-Christophe. As with so many things, less is more. :)

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Stay With Me &mdash 10/06/08 - 09:56:53 PM
This is gorgeous Rebsie! Congratulations!

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&mdash 10/07/08 - 03:34:18 AM
Thanks Karen. I owe it to Walt really for his inspiring piano track.

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Really quite &mdash 10/06/08 - 11:51:10 PM
short but very sweet and lovely. Nice dissonant resonance with the harmony. Hauntingly so!!

I'll be holding my breath, (I hope not to long), until the next one, which I hope will sequel this.

Interesting photo. I like the window. Is that from somewhere like around Romania, Albania or the Adriatic Sea area?


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&mdash 10/07/08 - 03:06:04 AM
Thank you Regulus. The idiosyncratic piano structure gave me a chance to experiment with some strange harmonies. :)

The photo is of my grandfather, taken in about 1918 while he was serving in the First World War. I assume it was taken in England. I like the window too, which is one reason I chose the picture ... lots of symbolism in that open window.

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Blimey that was short! &mdash 10/07/08 - 01:07:43 AM
but very effective. Haunting, otherworldly and a little unsettling.

All in all a fine piece of work :-)

Cheers

Dick

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&mdash 10/07/08 - 03:36:49 AM
Unsettling is good. :)

Short? Yes, but you know how slow I am at writing lyrics and vocal melodies. Took me two months to come up with this!

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Very Haunting.... &mdash 10/07/08 - 03:37:04 AM
Ok so I'm looking a a old photo of a old mansion that use to be around called the Ma-Hu Mansion. And then I click on this beautiful yet haunting melody and you talk about the goose bumps and the hair on end.

Thanks, I was getting ready to get to bed.
KMS



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&mdash 10/08/08 - 04:32:12 PM
It's always good when music and an image fit together. Glad you like it.

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A meeting of &mdash 10/07/08 - 05:08:33 AM
mega talents. Two of my favourite MacJammers finally working together. What bliss, albeit unsettling bliss.

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&mdash 10/08/08 - 04:33:53 PM
And I look forward to reading your review of Walt's album in due course.

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now &mdash 10/07/08 - 06:50:38 AM
stay with us please :-) Thats a lot of goodness packed into one minute. Bravo

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&mdash 10/08/08 - 04:43:09 PM
I'm just emerging from a creative black hole and trying to get back into things. I hope that means I'll be around a bit more. :)

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I've loved each &mdash 10/07/08 - 07:45:21 AM
of these versions and this is no exception.
Really lovely vocals and harmonies.
Cheers
Len



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Musical Haiku &mdash 10/07/08 - 07:58:58 AM
I love Walter's "dysterbingly" beautiful piano piece, terse and melancholy... and your lyrics and singing are absolutely perfect to grace his notes. Always good to hear you! Best wishes for working through those life things.

ttfn,
Drakonis

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No guilt needed !! &mdash 10/07/08 - 08:48:08 AM
this is lovely

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shivers &mdash 10/07/08 - 10:43:53 AM
Yeah... it was absolutely worth waiting for:-) You created an stunning version, Rebsie, and sure made me a happy man! Spine chilling harmonies and the lyrics are so beautiful. Thanks and thanks again for lending your great voice to this little song.
-Walt

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haunting &mdash 10/07/08 - 01:50:13 PM
Sort of a haunting feel to this one. I love the ambiance Walt's piano sets and, of course, your voice sounded fabulous.

Great post.

Dave

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beauty &mdash 10/07/08 - 11:28:06 PM
beautiful sound, the brevity of the piece and finality of the last line really make an impact... well done

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melancholy in a good way &mdash 10/09/08 - 10:45:15 AM
This series is very well-done; excellent conception of chords in simple-yet-elegant, spare piano accompaniment.

The full power of this little piece is best experienced listening to all the versions -- thanks for posting them in your description!

Your harmonies were particularly lovely in this one. Your voice always sounds so bewitching! ;-)

As an addition, it might be very interesting to COMBINE various snippets of each version into one song.

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PLINTHY! &mdash 10/09/08 - 09:37:57 PM
This is the strongest I can remember hearing your voice - lovely harmonies and your wonderful pitch and timbre added to Walt's original piano track make this a winner.
Neil

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What a sweet voice...... &mdash 10/10/08 - 10:35:22 PM
what a dreamy melody. Can't ask for anything else........

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Wonderful hearing You again.. &mdash 10/11/08 - 04:51:55 AM
as ALWAYS ! ! ! tx so much both of You & let the guiltfeeling go it just 'kills us' not meant to be - i mean we feel guilty for tooooooo much !!

TX You're a STAR That photo of You singing live at someplace (dont recall where) just sits on my eyelens : ) Wish i had it ; )

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incredibly haunting &mdash 10/13/08 - 07:53:19 PM
Nice version, your vox when u harmonizzzes w/ yourself is just beautiful, and great tune to boot...

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Beautiful... &mdash 11/08/08 - 10:47:52 PM
How did i miss this?!!!

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Wow... &mdash 11/09/08 - 01:12:30 PM
Stunningly exquisite!

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