Halloween has always been a special time for me. In October of the year I turned 12 years old, I was so under the influence of Edgar Allan Poe that I took to going down into the basement each night to write some pretty bad Gothic poetry by candlelight with a homemade quill. My mother was amused by this phase […]
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I’m at an interesting point in my musical life. A turning point. I’m trying to figure out exactly what my musical personality is. Some might say this is a mighty late stage to be figuring that out but it is what it is. I do think I have made my very best records in the past ten years. The best moments
“Sweet On You” (Revised Single 2019 version)All vocals and instruments by Reynold except drums by Beth VarelaAudio produced by Reynold and Stymie SeamansVideo produced by Rene Erickson2013 and 2019 copyright (composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek) Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights Reserved This song was originally released on the “Simplicity” album in 2013. I always felt that the one lacking
Seems like I’m circling around my origins as a musician, which is my singer-songwriter phase. It’s been so long since I have done that sort of thing that many people familiar with my recent music and recordings aren’t even aware that I sing. As I head back to this part of my musical identity I am revisiting the music of
“Tales From the North Woods”composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek /Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved An odd thing occurred a few weeks ago. I entered a friend’s home and heard some music playing in the background. The music sounded vaguely familiar. My first reaction was that I kind of liked the music and was pretty sure I had
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“Time” (Theme and Variations)Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2019 copyright Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) all rights reserved The tune for “Time” came to me quite spontaneously one day about 20 years ago. I recorded a short version of it for guitar, 2 cellos and 2 violins shortly after that. The tune was unlike anything I had done before or
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