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“A kid is healthy when it plays.”

Then some boogie-woogie-ish stuff.

I was thinking of naming this one “Boogie Woogie Wookie Boogie” or something like that. Quick googling revealed that yes, some other folks have also thought about it. Because you know, the joke is right there.

The letter placing came to a sudden end, when I realised it was like the stupidest “joke” I’ve ever thought about. One could say it was the MOTHER OF ALL DAD JOKES.

That’s better. Not by far, but a bit.

(As a side note, I quite recently read a news paper article about dad jokes. The history, the anatomy, situations when they are told and their purpose. The funny thing was, as thorough as the article tried to be, the writer – in my humble opinion – had totally missed the point of such verbal embarrassments! It’s not rocket science, dude.)

Well not much, or yeah but no but…

Traditionally the first (or last) post of the year has been about the tune(s) that earwormed me the most in the past year. This time – I’ve gotta say – nothing really stands out.

Sure there were some, earlier this month and in the summer, but those songs kinda just faded away without causing any long-term trauma. Or they tormented me furiously for a very short time. Hit & run tactics sort of away.

You know the songs that’ve been with you for years, and there’s no sign of them going away any time soon? The kind of songs, that you don’t even notice anymore. Songs that are grown into you like a tiny mole in your back.

I have a little theory about that stuff… but I’m still processing it. I’ll get back to you when I’m done.

Some music, aye? Here you go: TAIKA USKOISA. It’s tuned for chips & it’s fun.

Happy new year, folks!

Accidental Christmas music time part 2 it is.

Yeah… I was going after some joyous orchestral stuff with quieter and louder parts taking turns, but after adding the glockenspiel, I felt like putting on an elf hat…

But, there are absolutely no jiggly bells or reindeer growls of any kind, so BRAVADO PLAY is not tied to the season.

Hmm, what kind of noise does reindeer make?

Off to the uTub!

Apparently reindeer sounds are pretty boring. It’s kinda like pig grunting, but a little more self respect. To be honest, I was expecting something more majestic. Although, it must be hard a sound enthusiastic when a fat bloke is whipping your butt, while you’re trying to do your job of carrying packages for 8,1 billion people within a narrow time window of 24 hours.

Anyway, wrapping up 2023 here. See you next year.

Merry & happy & greetings!

Then something completely unrelated to any kind of seasons burdens.

BIRDLAD! It’s trance-trip hop-space pop-blip-blop-electronica-whateveryouwannacallit-sort of song.

The bulk of the tune was made on one longish sitting, programming the beat, recording the bass part and adding the organ & synthesizers. Then I took a break, knowing that the composition still needed something more. Like melody or solo but not quite.

So, I recorded some melody and/or solo, but very little!

(I think I was thinking of the saxophone part in “Milky Way” by Weather Report. Spoiler: eton elgnis a ylno fo stsisnoc ydolem ehT)

Good choice mate! Surprises on a steady background.

About making some Christmas themed music… I was thinking of sitting this year out. But then stuff just kept on coming…

So, I made two tunes that are “sort of” holiday related, in a “kinda” and “iffy” way…

QUADRIFOGLIO is the first one. It’s a pretty little solo piano piece, with no jingling of any kind.

The second one I’ll be uploading… umm, hang on… in two weeks! That bold decicion was made two seconds ago.

Stay tuned & frosty!

Oh hey, this one: HALLOWED KIT… There’s always a piece that gets buried under the newer tunes…

So, the tune is a re-edit… Re-mix?… Re-work?… Re-imagining?… Soft reboot?

No!!!

Anyway, it’s the same stuff I’ve posted like a year ago, with some added stuff, mostly the drums. The result: It’s the same, but trashier.

I love this version! I like the first one too, but this “Stuart Gordon-edit” really… hey, that’s it!

If only I could start this post over by saying that todays tune is a Stu-G-edit of a composition I made last year.

… a.k.a. How Your Brain Works, part 34.

When I was constructing todays tune, I found myself thinking of some Peloponnesian things. You know, Athens & Sparta brawling to their heart’s content. I also thought about current events like the discovery of pottery and the nifty formation of phalanx. My order was classical, and I had no arms probably because of the surprise result of Euro 2004.

Then Al Pacino interrupted me by screaming: “Attica! Attica!”

I was very impressed by the music I was producing. It had just gave me some really strong impressions from 2400 years ago. So, I named the tune HELLENIC RAGE.

Then my eyes once again wandered to the software synth I was using. One sound preset was called “Hellenic”-something…

Oh well.

Shout out to Civilization the Board Game: I miss you baby!

And now, something we didn’t have before: a nice little pop song, 60’s style. Oh the innocence!

(Yes, this kinda stuff used to be called pop music. This was the age of slowly growing your hair, right before the age of really long hair, which was right before our current age of cutting your hair to look real nice)

There’s some kinks & some small faces of beetles & other animals that dwell in the caves, under some stones… You know…

Imho, CALL HER TELLER is a proper title for this kinds song. It doesn’t really say anything, only implies that there are feelings, which may result in holding hands.

Aww.

My Halloween traditions start in late september.

First I check if I have any scary tunes available. If not, I better start preparing one.

Then I make sure Halloween is in October, not November. Those two months tend to blend in my mind as a general “deep autumn times”, when the passage of time is measured by the solidity of rain, and whether it moves vertically or horizontally.

At this point I usually get angry during a visit to the grocery store: Yes, Christmas chocolates have already found it’s way to the shelves.

Stupid, delicious Christmas chocolates.

Then I write stuff, post something like GHASTLY GRAVY, and finally forget Halloween exists at all.