For the next few days we’re going to do a track a day of a different dark tinted fairy tale.
It’s a… it’s a series of tracks of a work in progress. I honestly have no idea what i’m actually doing with it. I have long wanted to do some sort of album/EP which was simply piano and voice, utterly stripped away of all the lavish orchestrations i normally use.
I also like to make up stories. So…. it’s a series of grim fairy tales, told through piano and voice.
There are two questions i have regarding these:
1. Do they work?
2. Am i limiting their potential by insisting on keeping the tracks stripped down to just piano? Note that this question is NOT: COULD i add more instrumentation, trust me, you can ALways add more instrumentation. The question is: is it indeed necessary?
In any case, if you enjoy short, little melancholy stories then i hope you enjoy this series. We begin with Dear Departed Diedre.
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I just stumbled across this and thought it was absolutely brilliant. Love the piano! Also listened to your other tracks and thought they were fantastic – this one is still my fave 🙂
I just stumbled across this and thought it was absolutely brilliant. Love the piano! Also listened to your other tracks and thought they were fantastic – this one is still my fave 🙂
I agree with Deacon, This work beautifully, very moving in its’ simplicity.
Thank you.
I agree with Deacon, This work beautifully, very moving in its’ simplicity.
Thank you.
Yes. It definitely works. And as for more instrumentation, my vote would be no. You are not limiting their potential.
I think this is delicate and requires a listener who will be present for the experience. I had to stop what I was doing and just listen for the 4:20 of the song. It was calming and brought my awareness into focus. So much of what we listen to or watch is screaming at us, “Hey! Over here!” in a thunderous voice. This speaks in a gentle whisper. The solo piano, which is soft but not simple, offers a gentle invitation to the story.
Great job Paul.
Sorry Deidre.
Yes. It definitely works. And as for more instrumentation, my vote would be no. You are not limiting their potential.
I think this is delicate and requires a listener who will be present for the experience. I had to stop what I was doing and just listen for the 4:20 of the song. It was calming and brought my awareness into focus. So much of what we listen to or watch is screaming at us, “Hey! Over here!” in a thunderous voice. This speaks in a gentle whisper. The solo piano, which is soft but not simple, offers a gentle invitation to the story.
Great job Paul.
Sorry Deidre.