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Andy - thanks. We really need to look at the world now and then from a whole different viewpoint. Nigel - thanks. Appreciate the listen and the comment. Tracing Arcs - thanks. I have enough trouble coming up with a 70's synth sound with all my vst's. Makes me appreciate those synth guys from that period. Keven - thanks for the listen and comment. Wookie - thanks. I can't believe Elka-X sounds so good yet only cost me pocket change. Jesse - thanks! Hidden S - thanks. Appreciate the comment.

Sounds great. I like the mix of progressive/jazz with the melodic violin. The tempo slows and speeds up at the end. Was that done manually? -Bjorn

I added a couple more tracks to my previous song, downloaded some clips of satellites from Pixabay and made a video. Synths used Arturia CS-80 Cherry Audio Elka-X (I really like this one) Omnisphere Thanks for listening/commenting. -Bjorn

David, this sounds a little familiar but I can't put my finger on it. Nice tune tho I think you could speed up the tempo a little bit. Nice to see some Portland pics in the video. -Bjorn

Traditional blues is the best. I really liked your guitar solo around 1:30 in fact I could listen to that all day and never tire of it. Great job Freddy. -Bjorn

The usual excellent production and performance comment from me, Nigel. I thought this one stood out a little more because the accompaniment bits were very well done. -Bjorn

One of your best, Steve! A couple notes I took while listening: Needs a little more intro 0:38 the bgv fits the voc really well 1:35 I thought I was hearing some static here? 2:25 bgv might be overpowering here Really impressed with the orchestration. So nice. The word "incident" and the Harley photo conjures up some images -Bjorn ------------------------------------------------

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Local Hero 2 I wrote this a few years ago and I thought it sounded pretty nice. I took one theme from the song and made a few edits on it and also used better sounding vst instruments. The piano accompaniment is a little rough maybe but I like the violin and bassoon parts. Work in progress. I'm taking a nature photography trip to Australia soon but will try to check in when I can. Thanks for listening/commenting. NI Kontakt The Grandeur piano Embertone Joshua Bell Violin BBC Symphony Orch Bassoon

Lynn and freddy, thanks for the comments. I was going for a dark sinister tone which seems to have come across. -Bjorn

Thanks tom. Appreciate the lesson and comment Hi Nigel. I thought I had most of Klaus Schulze's music but he's done so much I've probably missed quite a few. Thanks Mark Appreciate it Thanks Kevin for listening and commenting

Definite dirge vibe. Great song title. I think the tempo is too slow but it may be appropriate for a memorial. Sorry for your loss. -Bjorn

Nigel, Effective use of monochrome and color and a great soundtrack makes for a great video. And I can certainly relate to the story. Well done! -Bjorn

I've heard this song a million times and never knew it was a Dylan song. Mix sounds really good but mostly I'm blown away by the performance. Wow, great job. -Bjorn

Minimalist but a lot there. I downloaded the album so I can listen to the rest later. Thanks. -Bjorn

Stratos 1977 I spent some time with the new Cherry Elka-X vst synth, trying out the presets and tweaking the knobs. Pretty soon I was getting a Klaus Schulze kind of a sound which I used in this song. It's spacey electronic music featuring filter frequency and resonance tweaking along with the filter ADSR envelope tweaks. It takes a lot of time to hit the right combination of settings to get that Schulze sound. Not totally happy with this one but here's what I came up with. It's more of a backing track. Gonna add some keys on top if I can think of how to do that. As always don't listen while driving or operating heavy machinery. Synths used Arturia CS-80 Cherry Audio Elka-X Omnisphere Thanks for listening/commenting.

Really like the spacy sounds at the beginning Nice backing bass track and the guitar sounds really good playing over it. Might be a bit repetitive though? -Bjorn

I listened and incurred only minor injuries. Very effective delay on the voc. I didn't realize what the song was about until I read the lyrics near the end. Wow, well done! -Bjorn

Have to say I didn't understand the point of the vid, but that's okay. It's very well done and the music is very good. -Bjorn

I think this is the best song I've heard from you, Larry. Minimal but packs in a lot of visuals for me. Love the guitar riff and tempo change ~ 0:40 with other instruments coming in. Well done. -Bjorn

I really like this one, John. The bass line plays off the melody and ties things together nicely. Well done. I stumbled on the word "err." "Mistake" seems like a better word to use there. Also, the song sounds pretty upbeat for a somber subject so maybe a little minor key here and there would work? Well, just a couple of suggestions from my own unique take on the world. -Bjorn

C, Eb, and G walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve minors." Ba da boom.

I really like the melody Wookie. Dogs are the best people I know. Sorry for your loss. -Bjorn

Great to hear your voice again Lynn! Love the song, the performance and production of it. Sounds really good. -Bjorn

Beautiful! Always look forward to hearing your latest. -Bjorn