To the afterlife or great unknown…

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“Paint Your Own World” (Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold. D. Philipsek 2023 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and vocals-ReynoldDrums-Jon NiefeldBass-Luke KramerTrombones, cornets- Zane SchaeferRecorded by Stymie SeamansVideo production by Rene Erickson From the beginning and recurring 5/4 riff and through all of the other permutations I think the energy of this track is lifted by all of the players but drummer […]

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Having just returned from a three-day reunion…

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“Dark Eyes” (Traditional piece arranged and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek)Recorded by Stymie Seamans Video by Rene Erickson Having just returned from a three-day reunion with my first rock band in high school, The Cure of Ares, my mind has gone back to musical origins. This is literally the first song I ever learned by heart on guitar when I was ten

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Light and Playful…

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“Scherzo” (Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recursed by Stymie Seamans The term “scherzo” is defined as “a vigorous, light, or playful composition”. A “scherzo” is typically a triple meter groove and this is no exception. I actually had forgotten about this one until I stumbled on it again recently while searching for something new to

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Beyond the here and now…

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“Astoria (vocal version)”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek’s 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, vocal- ReynoldHarmonica-Clint HooverBass- Jeff BrueskePercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecorded by Stymie Seamans Personally, I really like this song, recording, and production. I’m sorry if that seems immodest. There are several recorded versions of this song. The other versions are instrumental only. It was at the suggestion of a radio

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To better express life’s mysterious thrill…

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“Morning Star” (Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2023 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All instruments played by Reynold exceptBass clarinet and alto flute by Allen L. AsmusRecorded by Stymie Seamans Video production by Rene Erickson(Recorded September 20, 2023) I’ve used that Maurice Ravel quote before (the one in the heading). Ravel said that one of music’s primary purposes was to

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The winter wheat will rise and fall…

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“Long Ago, Far Away”  (Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1994 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All voices and instruments by Reynold exceptCello parts by Dianne TremaineRecording engineer-Stymie Seamans The last verse of this song states;“The winter wheat will rise and fall,East or West Old Sol sees all” The basic gist of that stanza is that although time will bring great

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