Sunday Jam #40 : Rhythm of Life, a Michael Rosen poem accompanied by original music

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2024
  • Once again I've taken a dive deep into my early projects to find something unfinished and forgotten. This was called "The Heart is the Rhythm of Life" and after a bit of work makes a great accompaniment for a poem with a very similar title.
    You can find Michael's poem here:
    stphilipwestbrook.co.uk/wp-co...
    And watch a video of Michael talking about it and performing it himself here:
    clpe.org.uk/videos/video/mich...
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  • @hoppers13
    @hoppers13 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Gotta love Michael Rosen What a wonderfully meditative version!

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's my attempt to mass-hypnotise the entire world. Yes, he certainly is a lovely man. I think him and Roger McGough in one room would probably cause some kind of singularity.

  • @gitargrl72
    @gitargrl72 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Brilliant!

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      thank you!

  • @WhatHoSnorkers
    @WhatHoSnorkers หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Well again that was marvellous!
    Now we need a Techno Dance Version!

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You know, that would work! Thanks Mr OG.

  • @apehat
    @apehat หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was absolutely beautiful!

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you ❤

  • @AmigosRetroGaming
    @AmigosRetroGaming หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Quite lovely! It all mixes very well!

  • @richselby7878
    @richselby7878 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Terrific. It all goes so well together

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you. This is one that came together very quickly and was satisfying.

  • @musicalmiscellany
    @musicalmiscellany หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh wow. That's a crazy coincidence with the poem. Ironically, I did something similar years ago (using a heartbeat as a drumbeat) but mine did not come out anywhere near this good. Now your video is making me want to revisit it. I like the way the bass comes in with the lyrics, that really worked. The groove was subtle but it was just enough to convey a constant forward motion.

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is a coincidence. I'm getting a lot out of revisiting very old projects so I hope you will too. I was pleased with what I'd done with the heartbeat and it just took a bit more tweaking. Im glad you noticed the bass. I liked the part that I played, it's at a cross rhythm with the second harp part that also comes in at the same time. Pleased with that but then I covered it all up with the voice! One uncertain thing is that Rosen's starting point was a train, which is a fast rhythm (link to his performance in the description and I recommend that) so I didn't know whether it would work with something more meditative. But it does seem to! I guess a rhythm is a rhythm whether it's fast or slow.

  • @arthurcrime
    @arthurcrime หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Perfectly enjoyable, the cello is gorgeous. A lot of my old efforts are on Atari diskette, I am not sure how to recover them, something I shall chase one day.

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. These are my earliest efforts in GarageBand, possibly as early as mid 2010s (they open up in Logic, which I use now, because it's basically the same program.) Before that I did some tracking on Amiga and before that 4-track cassette! I don't think I really want to revisit any of those projects!

  • @billcosgrave6232
    @billcosgrave6232 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When the music first started, I was expecting it to evolve in a different manner and direction. Pleasantly surprised the way it did turn out. It was developing into something very emotional but it unfortunately ended too soon. it's funny how our brains can be pre-conditioned to expect certain patterns. Cheers!

    • @midi_in
      @midi_in  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching. Out of curiosity, what direction did you expect?

    • @billcosgrave6232
      @billcosgrave6232 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@midi_in It started out with a somewhat solemn feeling, at least to me, and then it became upbeat. As I listen to it again it is possible I was distracted when it first started.