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ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Oct. 09 2009, 15:23 Hi, not been around here for some time so how you all doing ? ;-) New track "Armistice". I used my late granddad's accordion so for me it's quite emotional. http://soundcloud.com/marbury/armistice Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Oct. 10 2009, 00:52 Cool. Sounds Hergest Ridge-y. Mellow. I assume the accordian was the distant bagpipe-ish sound I was hearing? Good! -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Oct. 10 2009, 05:19 Yes, that's the accordion. If I could get bagpipes I would put them in too. Cheers. Back to top

Ginger Daddy Group: Members Posts: 401 Joined: April 2002 Posted: Oct. 10 2009, 09:50 Ian, Armistice is in line with the tracks on your album. It could fit right in there. Same high quality, same attention to detail, and same great production. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Terry. -------------- http://purplerhapsody.co.uk - no words, just emotions Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Dec. 28 2009, 13:34 Added violin. A better mix. http://soundcloud.com/marbury/armistice Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1613 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Dec. 28 2009, 14:24 Ian , it's just fantastic ! I think your work is better and better ! Sure you are influenced by US landscapes ! If you allow me , i would like to present you a Band i've met on Myspace . http://www.myspace.com/lostwhitebrother Please just listen Angelina and you'll fly to West America . Bravo Ian your songs are very beautiful ! Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Dec. 28 2009, 14:42 Marvelous! The violin is worth waiting for, and the whole piece is VERY New Year appropriate - I get optimistic new beginnings. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Dec. 29 2009, 03:51 Thank you. It was going to be some kind of trendy Lemon Jelly type thing for library music and then in turned into a folky type of traditional hybrid. It's strange how things turn out as in the middle of putting it together I had to go to a village hall to do some photographs for some friend. It is called the "victory Hall", many of which were built in England after the first world war. This is what got me thinking as I have never really thought about memorial halls in that light before. The tune was going round my head all the time I was in there and it seemed to fit perfectly. I started to think of the end of the first world war and all the celebrations that it was over but for me, and I hope for others, there is a sadness in the music too not forgetting the many people who lost their lives hence the title "Armistice". Life is strange how it sometimes dovetails things together like that. Good grief, I got a bit carried away there. Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Dec. 31 2009, 07:23 The reverb on this piece sounds like it's actually in a hall - I was thinking a music hall. I get loss, sadness, melancholia, nostalgia, and then the kind of uplifting surge which inspires and moves you on. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Jan. 02 2010, 06:16 Forgot to add that I've been working through the whole series of Who Do You Think You Are - about celebrities tracing their family histories. The soundtrack has a similar evocative nostalgic (music hall) feel running through each programmes - which I think is perfect, - infact I watch as much for the music. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

smillsoid Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Dec. 2008 Posted: Jan. 02 2010, 13:28 Very effective, Ian.  I think it needs a guitar solo from me, though! -------------- http://www.reverbnation.com/simonjmills Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Jan. 03 2010, 18:52 I suppose a lot of the sadness comes from life's experience coupled with the good too. There have been some very tough times in my earlier years but if it helps make music so be it ;-) I haven't ruled out a guitar solo or even a bit of electronics but as it stands it's quite traditional. I thank you all for your kind comments which are very encouraging. Back to top

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