I have made the album, “The Passion of the Christ”, available for free download.
I made this album when I was feeling dejected and rejected, and I needed something to fill my mind, a task if you will.
I was just getting into making music, and a previous short hymn I had create made me want to explore Christ’s Passion in a deeper way.
The use of synthesizers is perhaps a controversial one. My reasons were that I felt that Christ’s Passion was a dark, unsettling, sad, and disturbing time, despite it’s eventual uplifting message. I felt that synthesizers could provide that unsettling etherreal atmosphere that I was searching for.
With this in mind, I have to state:
This is a contemporary interpretation of the biblical passages for Christ’s Passion.
At all points, this is supposed to be a serious, and faithful interpretation.
This is a synthesizer work, and so is very much a contemporary interpretation.
I hope that people will approach the work in good faith, in the knowledge that this is strictly a religious synth work, and will sound very different from the music we are accustomed to in Church. It is not meant for Church service.
Okay, so I had a little problem with my Shop. It was asking for shipping info from customers.
Obviously, since they are virtual products, we shouldn’t really have needed this. So I have updated the products in question and I think things should now be sorted…
Let me know via the contact form if there is anything else wrong.
I have made a classical version of the original song, “You Opened One Eye”.
What I have been finding is that chords sound better with actual physical instruments (although I am using vsts), particularly the string instruments, Cello and Violin. I just feel that these instruments have a lot more emotion, which suits the topics I tend to sing about.
I do include a bit of synth too, but it is more subtle, I think complementing the string instruments, whilst also adding a bit of atmosphere.
In this particular song, I sing about my struggles following a marriage separation, and in particular, the difficulties over being separated from my young daughter, as I have no extended custody rights due to a medical reason. Two hours every two weeks is just not enough time. Every day I have the struggle of wanting to be able to see her, of missing her, and wondering what can I do as a parent in this situation. The solution seems to be to continue to work with the medical establishment to prove that I am fit enough to receive custody. But the timeframes are long.
Lyrics:
You opened one eye There was not a cry I saw you first time
I held you all mine
So small and so sweet
We finally do meet
The months have gone by
Gods gift from on high
Now I’m elsewhere from you
Separation so cruel
Not allowed to see you
Only two hours and through Still I write you this song
Hope it wont feel too long
Till I hold your hand once more
Heart no longer feels sore
Please imagine I’m there
though it does not compare
Mornings when I heard your voice
Halls all filled with laughter
Said “ducks” by the lake
first word you did make
Now you say “love you”
I know it is true
I said I must go
pale lights they did flow
I want you to know
it brought me so low
Now I can’t see you grow
Be in boat to aid row
Give you seeds to help sow
Scare away all those crows Still I love you from far
A close family we are
See you when I close my eyes
Inside I stop my cries
Each day tears me apart
Dark waves pound at my heart
Miss you when the sun comes up
And through the deep black night
The lyrics were written over two periods. The first period I wrote the first 3 verses, and I was feeling terribly emotional. The fourth verse was written months later , when I was feeling more stable about the situation. So while what I have written is true to an extent, there has been some poetic license taken. For instance, “Each day tears me apart”. I do feel torn ever day over not seeing my daughter, but the presence of Jesus in my life means that it is more bearable for me. I trust that this will resolve for my daughter and I in the best possible way. Of course, there are days when I feel worse, but generally, I am coping, just about. This doesn’t detract from me missing her more than people can imagine, but having Jesus brings a sense of peace to my days. So I wanted to state this, so that I am still being truthful, whilst also giving credit to God.
Back to the song, my singing is far from perfect, but I am just starting out, and have no voice training, and currently do not know of any techniques for improving vocal range. So I consider this an early version of this track. As the months go on, I will come back to this song when I feel my vocal range has widened…. Who knew that you could train your voice?
I wanted to make a pro-life song available for free download. “Small Space, No Face”, is a song about an unborn baby who is singing to their mother from the womb.
I strongly believe in the pro-life cause – children are an immeasurable blessing to both parents and the world, and we should do all we can to protect them from womb to life.
In the future I may choose to add an optional donation to a charity of my choice, but since I don’t know how to do that yet, I’ve listed it as ZERO chf. Grab a free download now.
.Wav and .Mp3 available
.Wav will let you burn to Cd’s. I’m starting back up with physical media again. You should too.
This is my website release of my song “Sun Becomes My Leaven”, by Almos Lataan. I would describe the music as classical alternative pop, due to it’s use of cello. I say pop, but I hope it is a little more authentic than is normally expected from such a genre.
I have decided to release my music through my own website, as there *appears* to be a shadow ban on my account on a prominent online music store,failing to appear in search queries.
I have no idea why I am shadow banned, but it’s a repeating pattern across all of the centralized platforms.
Anyway, I hope that you like the track. The song is dedicated to my daughter, and is about the interaction between father and child, with some musings on life also.
“You Opened One Eye”, a song about separation, is now available for download on Bandcamp.
The situation with my daughter is now improved, and it seems at this current moment that I will get to see her more often than before. So this is great.
The song then, represents a moment in the past, how I was feeling in that instant of time.
The “He has Risen” Resurrection fine art print arrived.
Here is a video showing the print in more detail. (For some reason on uploading to Youtube, there is a slight resolution dip at the beginning, but the video appears to correct itself after some seconds. I maye try and redo the video at some point, but for now I’m going to relax!)
