(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) One of my grandmothers was born in Poland (Mechnica, Krapkowice, Opole Voivodeship, Poland). She lived to be 92 and came to the U.S. at the age of 12. (By the way, my mother also lived until the age of 92.) This piece is simple like a folk song […]
(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and bass-ReynoldDrums-J. R. HammondRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans First of all, I use a “processed” sound on some of the electric guitars. That’s not so usual for me. There are lots of guitar tracks here, too, including a “capoed” acoustic with non-standard tuning. It may not be obvious but Ravel’s “Bolero”
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)’Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans I was listening to a Debussy piano piece one day and a certain melodic shape or fragment stuck with me and this piece resulted. Patterns form clarity and that has a parallel to the designs made from seemingly random elements in the universe. An “etude” is a
(“Up Town” composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) I last posted/sent out the track “Up Town.” This short film is about that song’s creation. This video was culled from the 2016 documentary “A Life Well Played,” which Rene Erickson directed. It is essentially a collection of outtakes that were assembled into a new and
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(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2016 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)Guitars-ReynoldPiano-Gregg InhoferBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteTracking engineer-Stymie SeamansMix engineer-Adam TuckerMasterering-Greg ReiersonProducer-Rene Erickson This song and recording served as the centerpiece for the documentary “A Life Well Played,” which can be viewed in its 30-minute entirety at reynold.com. Long-time friends like Gregg, Matt, and Michael make this recording have special significance for me. While I
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zion- Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie SeamansReynold: guitarMatt Senjem: bassMichael Bissonnette: percussionDoug Haining: sax I hope 2023 is going well for you. Winter puts me in mind of summer so I thought of this tune. When Clint Hoover (harmonica) left for Pittsburgh I was left with a few tunes I planned