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You have to be in the zone for this one. Plus don't listen on too low a volume. From the YouTube blurb: Like "Aurora V1: Night Turns Into Gold", my last post, this instrumental was composed in April 2023, but not finally edited until June or later, and like the latter track I didn't upload it earlier as I was hoping for a different kind of video for it, an idea now abandoned. Though a lot simpler in construct than "Quan Yin", this instrumental is just my favourite to date as when I listen to it at the end of a 1 hour playlist I'm totally in the zone for the flow of it. At 7:30 in length it won't be everyone's nightcap and I expect that on one music forum I'll be told it takes too long to get started [!], but for me the relaxing flow of the rhythm section starts at the start and it slowly builds as piano joins in and then later long tenor sax and finally electric guitar solos complete it. Drums: Country Rock Guitar Solo, Pop Ba ~ Brian Fullen Bass: ditto ~Tobin Frank Organ: ditto ~ Gene Rabbai Rhythm Guitar: ditto ~ Darin Favorite Piano: Solo Acoustic Piano Ballad ~ John Jarvis Tenor Sax Solo: Slow Country Pop w/ Tenor Solo ~ Mark Douthit Guitar Solo: Modern Groove Soloist, Brit Rock ~ Dave Clevland 192 bars; 4/4; G; tempo 105; time 7:30
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#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
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Chay, love what you've done with the arrangement and your theme to make this an ear catching "long" piece. Don't think it took too long for the piano to kick things off at all. The guitar solo pyrotechnics work surprisingly well (to me) despite not being as laid back as the rest of the track. So...like this a lot!
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HA. A nightcap is supposed to put us to sleep, but this one wakes me up with some fresh ideas and an impassioned desire to play. So I'm listiening in the morning. Inspriational morning coffee. So well-crafted, Chay. Everything sits so well in the mix, and you fashioned the solos so well. My eyes were closed as I drifted off, so I probably missed most of the video. Maybe I'll try that tonight to see if that puts me to sleep. From past experiences with your stuff, it's not likely. Wow, that was 7 and a half minutes. Breezed right through...
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Chay,
Nice tracks. Smooth listening. Piano and sax are well done.
The guitar has an interesting tone. Different. Cool.
Good mix.
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Chay, love what you've done with the arrangement and your theme to make this an ear catching "long" piece. Don't think it took too long for the piano to kick things off at all. The guitar solo pyrotechnics work surprisingly well (to me) despite not being as laid back as the rest of the track. So...like this a lot! Thanks DC! What I love about this track is that it builds up step by step and the dynamics of the guitar solo "pyrotechnics" at the end just fit it perfectly, note by note and phrase by phrase. I love Dave Cleveland's unique style, but it's often really hard to use his work without repeating the same phrases in different instrumentals. In a conversation with a friend just recently I realised that when I'm seeking solos for any tracks, which is nearly always 20+ and sometimes over 40, I find that between 90 and 99% of them just don't work regardless of trying numerous regenerations, so with this solo I struck gold as it was the first generation to come up!
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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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HA. A nightcap is supposed to put us to sleep, but this one wakes me up with some fresh ideas and an impassioned desire to play. So I'm listiening in the morning. Inspriational morning coffee. So well-crafted, Chay. Everything sits so well in the mix, and you fashioned the solos so well. My eyes were closed as I drifted off, so I probably missed most of the video. Maybe I'll try that tonight to see if that puts me to sleep. From past experiences with your stuff, it's not likely. Wow, that was 7 and a half minutes. Breezed right through... Thanks so much Marty! Re the video, this is on my YouTube blurb: When I posted the "Sophia Loves: V2" video in August 2023 I hadn't yet completed a Sophia (Greek goddess of wisdom) 3D model, so I only used one image of my Deya character, but I've now finally created a Sophia model and thus there are 4 new images used in this video, though only 4 so as not to distract from the music.
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Chay,
Nice tracks. Smooth listening. Piano and sax are well done.
The guitar has an interesting tone. Different. Cool.
Good mix.
fj Thanks for the response, Floyd! As I wrote above in reply to DC, I love Dave Cleveland's guitar solos as he has such a really unique style - I've never come across anything like it before. I suspect due to the length of the track I won't ge many listens, so I'm very grateful for your time and comment.
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Not much left to say after reading the responses.
- GREAT use of BiaB (excellent solos)
- wrapped in a fine mix
- interesting and non distracting imagery
- mesmerizing ... in the good way
- cinematic in nature all the way.
Well done and we enjoyed it and appreciate the effort put into it!
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Not much left to say after reading the responses.
- GREAT use of BiaB (excellent solos)
- wrapped in a fine mix
- interesting and non distracting imagery
- mesmerizing ... in the good way
- cinematic in nature all the way.
Well done and we enjoyed it and appreciate the effort put into it!
J&B Many thanks J&B for listening and for your very positive response. Wishing you both love, joy and peace - even you already bask in it! 
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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A quietly flowing melody, which does not become boring. Not even if the song lasts over 7 minutes.
This is due to the different instruments that alternate.
The sax is very nicely done and is well taken over by the lead guitar.
Good job!
Hans
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Chay,
A bit long instrumental, but listens well. Sax was a good choice and helped staying engaged. Clear mix. Thank you for sharing,
Misha.
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I love the entrance with the piano. The length is not a barrier because the variety of solos is there. Pleasant to listen to.
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Chay,
A great smooth sounding track with a good mix. You do these instrumentals so well - very nice!
Bob
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HI Chay,
I listened to the first four and a half minutes. I would have loved to listen to the end, but my time here is extremely limited due to my wife's very serious health issues. Trying to listen to as many folks as I can.
Loved the sax! This is a really nice, easy-to-listen track.
As soon as I can I'll listen to the full song.
Take care, and nice work!
Alan
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Super song.
I really liked the organ, sax, and guitar - brilliant work.
Super mix.
The fastest 7.5 minutes, i.e. time just flew as I was listening!
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Rambling, shambling, walking - the bass does it all.
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Cool driving bass line. The sax solo is my favorite.
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A quietly flowing melody, which does not become boring. Not even if the song lasts over 7 minutes.
This is due to the different instruments that alternate.
The sax is very nicely done and is well taken over by the lead guitar.
Good job!
Hans Thanks, Hans! Appreciated.
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Chay,
A bit long instrumental, but listens well. Sax was a good choice and helped staying engaged. Clear mix. Thank you for sharing,
Misha. Thanks for listening and for responsinf, Misha!
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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