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The first gig I got out of being a part of Macjams was a commission to write a series of piano pieces. It didn't happen because of MJ, but my guess is it never would've happen if I hadn't've been an active participant here. The resulting CD (Morning Whispers) was the first release of Miguel and Simon's company Simig Media. That album was categorized as New Age and Neo-classical solo piano, and was full of what most reviewers favorably labeled peaceful songs (altho I prefer to call them "songs of tragic beauty"). The album was dedicated to Suzanne.
One of the more energetic pieces caught the ear of a proghead photographer who is no longer an active member, Troy Paiva. He arranged it to bring out its progressive rock elements. See I Sail On (arr: Troy).
His re-arrangement made me think of different ways to interpret the piece. After playing it hundreds of times, I began to evolve a different intro, a far more violent and picturesque version, that also introduces the almost whole-tone scale on which the piece is built. Changing the intro also led me to change an interlude section in the middle, which is now more like a cadenza. The result is the version I included on my second solo piano album 13 Masks. So I thought I'd share this version during the REUNION FESTIVAL.
By the way, buying either Morning Whispers or 13 Masks from SiMig Media results in Simon and Miguel getting all proceeds. I think Miguel still has a healthy pile of each...
I Sail One (v1) - 2005 - the rough draft that was remastered for Morning Whispers.
I Sail On (arr: Troy) - 2005 - the MIDI progressive rock version that Troy and I did together
13 Masks available on CDBaby.
Other demos/drafts from Morning Whispers posted here:
Just Above Ground
Under A Western Sky
Morning Whispers
Eruption of Previous Life
Emerald Path
Other demos/drafts from 13 Masks posted here:
Two Peas in a Chili Pod (dedicated to McBoy)
A Monk Caught In The Thelonious Sphere
The Gumshoe Wears A Rag
Chaos of the Subconscious
You Make My Heart Skip A Beat
Chromatisome Swing (tribute to Oscar Peterson)
NOTE: Please turn this up a bit, since it isn't compressed as much as most tracks in order to minimize distortions. Thanks.
One of the more energetic pieces caught the ear of a proghead photographer who is no longer an active member, Troy Paiva. He arranged it to bring out its progressive rock elements. See I Sail On (arr: Troy).
His re-arrangement made me think of different ways to interpret the piece. After playing it hundreds of times, I began to evolve a different intro, a far more violent and picturesque version, that also introduces the almost whole-tone scale on which the piece is built. Changing the intro also led me to change an interlude section in the middle, which is now more like a cadenza. The result is the version I included on my second solo piano album 13 Masks. So I thought I'd share this version during the REUNION FESTIVAL.
By the way, buying either Morning Whispers or 13 Masks from SiMig Media results in Simon and Miguel getting all proceeds. I think Miguel still has a healthy pile of each...
I Sail One (v1) - 2005 - the rough draft that was remastered for Morning Whispers.
I Sail On (arr: Troy) - 2005 - the MIDI progressive rock version that Troy and I did together
13 Masks available on CDBaby.
Other demos/drafts from Morning Whispers posted here:
Just Above Ground
Under A Western Sky
Morning Whispers
Eruption of Previous Life
Emerald Path
Other demos/drafts from 13 Masks posted here:
Two Peas in a Chili Pod (dedicated to McBoy)
A Monk Caught In The Thelonious Sphere
The Gumshoe Wears A Rag
Chaos of the Subconscious
You Make My Heart Skip A Beat
Chromatisome Swing (tribute to Oscar Peterson)
NOTE: Please turn this up a bit, since it isn't compressed as much as most tracks in order to minimize distortions. Thanks.
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thoddi
How you manage to make your fingers hit the right keys in this tempo is way over my head. Not something I'd put on to listen to a friday night when sinking down in the coach to enjoy a glass of red... but as a musical expression of a feeling or mood it's extremely well composed and performed. The cover art is fascinating - and reflects the craft quality of your music well.