Please accept this as my small Christmas gift. “Spaghetti Western” (Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1993 re-released and mastered 2012)Reynold-lots of guitars, bass, knee slap horse hooves, wooden “train flute”, whoops and hollers, tambourineRecording engineer and co-producer-Stymie Seamans This song originally came out in 1993 and I re-released it on the “Last Summer” album in 2012. On […]
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) /recording engineer: Stymie Seamans This piece is a little exuberant but a quick 6/8 is pretty buoyant by natural design. I never really played this piece in a live situation. I would say roughly half of my recorded songs rarely are played again after recording. Take care and
Now that it is December, I thought this piece of music would be appropriate. It is yet another solo guitar “miniature” which is a form I have used a lot. Trying to compress a small “world” of ideas concisely into a few minutes of music has always been an appealing concept for me. This piece was loosely inspired by Chopin’s
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Two versions “live” and studioStudio version engineer: Stymie Seamans This is a “live” recording video done by my friend Rene Erickson. The original studio recording appears on the “Picture This” and “Tales from the North Woods” albums. This is a very condensed version. STAY WELL.BE KIND.REYN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UckK-Lo6aJU
“Through Rose Colored Glasses”(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans For some listeners acquainted with Chopin you might be able to spot a fragment from his “Barcarolle.” I use this fragment to create the piece. I feel an affinity for Chopin and Slavic composers in general as I have Polish ancestry. I
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) In March of 2020 just as the pandemic began I wrote this song quite quickly. I then recorded it on my iPhone in the backroom of our house. I hardly expected the recording to be anything but a demo. Surprisingly, it turned out quite well. I had a
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