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Story To Tell
Sweet sounding pop song, the musical equivalent of people watching. It came about when I played two wrong and previously unknown, to me,...
barrysmyth58
Mar 142 min read
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Champion Of The World
A song written to celebrate Mat becoming the world's strongest disabled man of 2024. I wanted something high energy, had fun creating a...
barrysmyth58
Nov 29, 20241 min read
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World Class
This was always intended to be the second part of a long electronic suite, think Jean Michel Jarre, but I could never find a way to open...
barrysmyth58
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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Monochrome
An interesting, low key instrumental, an early attempt to use several interacting string parts. I started with the ending, having heard...
barrysmyth58
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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The Age of Rock and Roll - Rock Edition
This started life as a simple 50's/60's old fashioned rock and roll song. Using the same structure and melodies, it becomes more of a...
barrysmyth58
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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The Age of Rock and Roll - Roll Edition
Having done the Rock Edition, this is a stripped down version, much closer the the rock and roll songs of the 50's/60's. The simplified...
barrysmyth58
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Here I Am
An attempt at a Motown style song, but apart from the drum and base line, it comes across as a retro 1960's/70's song. Having said that,...
barrysmyth58
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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This Is...
The chorus melody came first, and trying to fit words into it, I ended up liking 'This is what is in my head'. This is what lead it to be...
barrysmyth58
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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I Will Lift This Up
This started out as an instrumental to be used with a video of Mat's next competition. Somehow, I got diverted, and it morphed into I...
barrysmyth58
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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I Will Lift You Up
This started out as an instrumental to be used with a video of Mat's next competition. Somehow, it became a song when I Will Lift This Up...
barrysmyth58
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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Future Past
Future Past started life as an intro and nothing else. I thought it was a good start, but could not find a way to use it, despite regular...
barrysmyth58
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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Pandasaurus Rex
An orchestral piece using percussion to ad effect. The piece is designed to sound heroic for a video of my son, Mat, taking part in...
barrysmyth58
May 22, 20241 min read
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The Caribbean
I had always wanted to do a reggae track, but it was in the 'Too difficult' box. And so it turned out! Not understanding what makes up a...
barrysmyth58
Apr 7, 20242 min read
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Jet-Set Lift-Off
An experimental track for a video of Mat competing in the ATX Powerlifting competition. It was meant to be more like the Tangerine Dream...
barrysmyth58
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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On My Way
This is a very heavily guitar laden rock track with a thundering backing and two lead guitars. It started out as an experiment using...
barrysmyth58
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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Breaking Records
This short piece was for a video of my son , Mat, competing in the I.A.W.A Gold Cup competition. It is my first proper attempt to create...
barrysmyth58
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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Where Are You?
I have been listening to a lot of deep house music at the gym. I love the melodies and the gentle shifting chords, so thought I would try...
barrysmyth58
Sep 12, 20232 min read
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Inner Strength
A simple relaxing piece of music to promote wellbeing. It came about when my daughter asked if I had thought about 'Spa' music, so I...
barrysmyth58
Sep 3, 20231 min read
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Cafe Espresso
Cafe Espresso Re-recorded from a failed track a few years ago, this is an exercise in repetitive rhythms and melodies together with...
barrysmyth58
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Surrounded By Love
I have been trying to write a ballad for a long time, and get side tracked as it turns into something else. Ironically, something else...
barrysmyth58
Aug 6, 20232 min read
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