(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Engineer: Stymie Seamans Since I first became aware of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) while taking some college music courses in my early twenties, he has been my favorite composer. My interest in his music has led to several visits to his home/museum outside of Paris. I also have collected every […]
“Astoria”(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2008 copyright Zino-Reph Music BMI) The documentary “A Life Well Played” was released in 2016 and can be viewed in its 30-minute entirety at reynold.com. Most of my bandmates, like Matt Senjem, Michael Bissonnette, Gregg Inhofer, and engineer Stymie Seamans appear in the film. Clint Hoover (harmonica) had by that time left for Pittsburgh. So,
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans I have always liked this song because of its “layered” guitars and “swampy” feel which, given its title, is appropriate. Harmonically, it is quite different than many of the things I have done as well, so that sets it apart. (In fact, in keeping with
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
(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2019 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, bass, vocals-reynoldDrums-Beth VarelaKeys-Gregg InhoferEngineer- Stymie Seamans I wrote and recorded this around Halloween time in 2019. Since I was a kid I have loved that time of year. This song appears on my most recent album “All You Can Do (Is All You CanDo)”. The lyrics were supposed to reflect
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