(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2021 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, bass-ReynoldAccordion-Denny MalmbergRecorded by Stymie Seamans In French, the word “rue” refers to a street, avenue, or place. I was attempting to express the musical “picture” of an imaginary and timeless place. I like the idea of insinuating a vague location of time and place. This song was one […]
(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2015 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans “Kiki” was the name of our female Lhasa Apso. She lived to eighteen years and four months old which is a long life for a dog. This tune is for her. We now have a beautiful Havanese female named Sasha or “Sashi.” I tried to write
(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1995 copyrights Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All voices and instruments by Reynold except steel guitar by Stymie SeamansRecording engineer:Stymie SeamansMastering engineer-Bernie Grundman Over the next few weeks I will be sending out four songs where I tried to inject some humor into the process. The real models for this type of songwriting are Randy Newman
Guitars and vocals-ReynoldDrums-Jon NiefeldKeyboards and bass-Gregg InhoferRecorded by Stymie Seamans I have been revisiting several tracks from the 1995 CD album “House of Curiosities”. It was the follow-up to “Global Home Movie” which remains my most successful recording in terms of reviews, airplay, and sales (and a MN Music Award nomination). However, I got a little carried away with the
(Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold. D. Philipsek 2023 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and vocals-ReynoldDrums-Jon NiefeldBass-Luke KramerHorns- Zane SchaeferRecorded by Stymie Seamans From the beginning and recurring 5/4 riff and through all of the other permutations I think the energy of the track is lifted by all of the players but drummer Jon Niefeld is especially noteworthy. It’s amazing how
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans I forget the precise year I wrote this song but it was an early summer day when I came across the idea. I do exactly remember how I came up with the musical idea, however. I was out for my daily jog in the wooded