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Peaceful Dreamstate is just a state of mind. BiaB style - Sender - Very Slow EV.8 Rock Tempo - 60 BPM I deleted the bass. This song started in Uphrase with Kontakt - Vibraphone - Musser Piano - Lounge Lizard - Tine - Dream Line Guitar - Ultra Analog VA-3 - Angelicals - Chorused Chariots Strings - Kontakt - VeeVum Guitarscapes - Stacked Guitar Pad The drums are the RDs from the style. I am playing my SX fretless bass guitar, my Harley Benton fake Gretsch for the guitar lead, and via my keyboard controller the synth: Kontakt - Analog Dreams2 - Kato. As always all comments are welcomed.
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Beautiful instrumental, Mario. I love the instrumentation you're used. The whole piece has a dreamy Medwyn Goodall-like vibe to it. This is one of a very few songs and instrumentals which evoke the seaside for me, to the point I can almost smell the salt air. The only vocal band who's music evoked that vibe for me was Country Joe & the Fish back in the 60s, particular some of the tracks on the "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die" album, such as "Janis" ( made for JJ), and "Pat's Song". When I was at art college in the late 60s CJ & the Fish ended a UK tour there - though there was a new guy on keyboards and the drummer and bassist were from Big Brother & the Holding Company - and I got to talk with CJ. A group of us art students were to do the light show for the performance, but then the daft students union said we still had to pay to get in, so we said 'frack that' and gave up on the light show so we could enjoy the performance. I showed CJ some of the slides I'd made for the light show and he signed one for me. He was super-friendly. That was 57 or 58 years ago and I was only 17! … Now I really feel old! 
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Mario,
Absolutely beautiful...
The mix of guitars and synth is stunning. You are creating some really amazing music these days.
Bob
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Enhanced by the fretlessness.
Cool.
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Nice tune. Very calming and dreamy
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Ah, just what I needed. Beautiful work, Maestro!
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Sounding good, Mario, your instrumentals are always a treat 
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Beautiful instrumental, Mario. I love the instrumentation you're used. The whole piece has a dreamy Medwyn Goodall-like vibe to it. This is one of a very few songs and instrumentals which evoke the seaside for me, to the point I can almost smell the salt air. The only vocal band who's music evoked that vibe for me was Country Joe & the Fish back in the 60s, particular some of the tracks on the "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die" album, such as "Janis" ( made for JJ), and "Pat's Song". When I was at art college in the late 60s CJ & the Fish ended a UK tour there - though there was a new guy on keyboards and the drummer and bassist were from Big Brother & the Holding Company - and I got to talk with CJ. A group of us art students were to do the light show for the performance, but then the daft students union said we still had to pay to get in, so we said 'frack that' and gave up on the light show so we could enjoy the performance. I showed CJ some of the slides I'd made for the light show and he signed one for me. He was super-friendly. That was 57 or 58 years ago and I was only 17! … Now I really feel old! Thanx Chay for this wonderful review. I also liked Country Joe & the Fish; it must of been fantastic meeting him. I hear you about getting old. I'll hear an oldie but goodie then the MC will say that was number one 60 years ago. Good lord I remember and in many cases played that song back then!
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Thanx so much Bob, Ray, Herb, Bob, and Dave for listening and commenting on my little song. I appreciate it very much.
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Nicely done, Mario.
Cool synth and guitars.
Mix sounds good.
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It feels like it's been a long time since I got the chance to listen to one of your songs! Wonderful as always, you really achieved that dream-like quality. Hope to see you continue to create for a long time to come!
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Hi Mario!
Very dream-like indeed. It was the vibraphone that did it for me, along with the slow tempo. Good piece!
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Huh? What? Sorry, must have dozed off while...what WAS I doing. Oh, YEAH I was listening to this track.
Suffice it to say, I found it VERY relaxing. Beautiful song, deftly played. The delay on the lead guitar is well placed and adds to the overall somnolescent mood you paint for the listener.
Super mix. Super song!
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Lovely.
We just came in from watching humming birds and shades of green in new spring growth,
Perfect followup.
Your performances are great and we always love a fretless.
Nice!
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Hi Mario,
And here we have the maestro of the magical song again! Mario, you have been quite creative lately (I mean the last 40 years); if it’s not about butterflies, then it’s a dreamscape we are going through! Oh no, a dreamstate!
I found it a very captivating piece, but sometimes also a bit inscrutable. I briefly lost the melody line at times. Fortunately, I was able to pick it up again quickly.
Beautifully done!
Hans
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A very good instrumental that sounds great.
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FAB backdrop Mario - you're the master at that, beautiful!!
I sent you a PM 2 days ago!!
Cheers, Carl
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