I put 2 songs in my music website: “The Prodigal One” is the song on top, and “How Are You So” is the next song down. Both songs have some Arturia ARP 2600-V synths and some non-Arturia synths. Please tell me how you like the music and how it can be improved, and I will return the favor (leave me a link if you don’t have a recent thread on this forum). Here is my link:
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I like the Thibetan chant in the background.
Punk is back. “Today’s Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk”, DNYUZ.
francoise,
Thank you for listening and commenting! I appreciate it! Are you from France? I had to google DNYUZ; it appears to be a news agency.
Hi Aaron,
no I’m from Quebec city. I speak French but I’m not French.
DNYUZ reposts a recent article in the NYT.
An unlocked link (I suscribe to NYT), hope it works:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/opinion/gen-z-punk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GU8.bsTn.NF2dfHha_9zR&smid=url-share
The Prodigal One has some of the punk energy. I may be completely off track. It’s only an impression.
"How are you so"reminds me of some post punk new wave era. It sounds great!
I like the mix of synths and vocals, and electric guitar (sounds real).
This is serious work. I thought computer science and discovered synths in the 90’s (used Ensoniq Esq, Roland CM-64). My son is a professional bass (doublebass) musician; I’m doing it for fun (and because I need it).
francoise,
Thank you for replying again, I appreciate it! Yes, I was able to read the NYT article: pretty wild stuff! I bought my first synthesizer (Sequential Circuits Pro One) in 1981, and I have been playing synths ever since. I have had plenty of Roland/Boss gear: Juno 106, SC-55 Sound Canvas tone module, VS-880 hard disc recorder & effects, TR-707 drum machine, Boss DR-55 Dr. Rhythm drum machine, various Boss guitar stomp box effects. I have played electric guitar since 1986. It’s difficult making a living with music, so your son must be very good at double bass. I remember playing an Ensoniq synth in the 80’s or 90’s in a music store; probably a ESQ-1. Do you like the prog-rock band called Yes? They are probably most known for their song “Owner of a Lonely Heart”. I have a Yes related story.
Sequential Pro One in 1981. I didn’t know much about electronic music then except for experimental music like Morton Subotnick on Buchla Easel. California was the place for these innovations. I bought Dave Smith’s first Evolver desktop unit in 2000. I wrote a few emails telling him how great his affordable synth was. A really nice and humble person.
I had a Sound Canvas sound card.
You were seriously into music. Maybe not depending on music for a living, like my son.
He plays classical, pop and jazz, and teaches.
Of course I know Yes. The keyboardist Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson (State of independence with Vangelis). The version by Moodswings with Chrissie Hinds was often played at the Lézard (Lizard), one of the first techno disco in Montreal. The DJ was a friend of Matthew Herbert, a quite original house composer.
Hoping for the story!
Francoise
Rick Wakeman is my favorite keyboard player of all time. I have been into Yes since the early 70’s. Anyway, I am also on another forum showing my music. This guy Jeremy Cubert sends me a private message asking me if I want to musically collaborate with him. I was excited because Jeremy has collaborated with Yes singer Jon Anderson on one song recording, and collaborated with Yes guitarist/bassist Billy Sherwood on a different song recording; I think Jeremy played keyboards on both of those songs. But what intrigues me most about Jeremy is he also plays the Chapman Stick, an electric bass sort of instrument made probably made most famous by Tony Levin playing a Chapman Stick on King Crimson’s “Elephant Talk”, and Peter Gabriel’s “Shock the Monkey”. Both Jeremy and I have both been played separately on the BBC for entirely unrelated reasons. So I collaborated with Jeremy on two songs (he played Chapman Stick on both songs): “The Expectation” and “Comprehend Me Now”. If you want to hear those songs, go to the 57th song (has an Arturia CMI-V orchestra hit ala Yes) and the 89th song at this link:
This cooperation opportunity with Jeremy is great news!
I played with a jazz band in Montreal for a year: piano, trumpet, guitar, bass.
One night, a good musician (long hair long beard) came along playing the Chapman Stick.
Is there a Chapman Stick solo in Comprehend me now? It sounds a bit like a sitar.
But then aren’t your guitar solos also sliding?
You likely play bass with guitar and keyboard. Drums, I would say probably not (miking a drum is a chore).
I’m an ignorant in rock.
In the 80’s I used to listen nightly to a Montrael independent radio station playing rock and new wave (Jesus and Mary Chain, The Trhill Kill Cult, Ministry, That Petrol Emotion, Siouxsie, The Pixies, Montreal’s Doughboys and so many more). But that’s it. I’m more a jazz guitar and piano player. I have tons of jazz Real Books. I went to many jazz camps (sax and guitar) with teachers from Montreal’s McGill University.
I’m trying to capture (pin point) your music style. I come up with impressions (reminds me of post-punk music) but I only come up with eliminating groups, like it’s not The Fall (Mark E. Smith) though your voice is upfront, it’s not Bauhaus though the bass reminds me of Bauhaus, etc.
Your voice stands out, by the treatment (echos, delays with tone alterations) and by the way you phrase the words. That’s why I thought of Mark E.Smith but it’s superficial. And, don’t laugh at an ignorant, it reminds me of some Marylin Manson tunes (Tainted Love, which I discovered, is a 1964 tune!!). In The Expectation (~1 min) we hear voices in the background that could sound like daemons (Incubus) pleading. Please don’t laugh! 
This is what I used to play five years ago; Guitar solo
https://soundcloud.com/pellicula/meditating
Guitar and alto
https://soundcloud.com/pellicula/no-problem
francoise,
Thank you for your reply! Don’t worry, I won’t laugh. I think it takes a lot of musical talent to play jazz even half way decently. The band that I am into the most that is fairly jazzy is Steely Dan: very good! Jeremy plays a fair amount of jazz. I don’t play real drums. For a long time, I mostly use Toontrack plugins for drums. I have recorded real drums before, a few times, with only one mic, and it sounds far from professional. It’s very difficult to mic real drums and have it sound decent. I don’t recall ever seeing a Chapman Stick in person; I have only seen it on video, or photos. That’s cool you played in a jazz band. In “Comprehend Me Now”: the Chapman Stick starts at 0:02. At 0:13 I start playing rhythm guitar. At 0:45 through 1:33, it sounds like electric bass and guitar, but it is Jeremy playing it all at once on the Stick. At 1:33, I start playing lead guitar. The female vocals on both songs are EastWest Hollywood Background Singers; a plugin: it is 3 women: one of which sang for Pink Floyd at some point. I had to look up Mark E. Smith/The Fall on youtube; I wasn’t familiar with him/them. I wouldn’t say Marilyn Manson is an influence, but a few other people have said my vocals sound like him. I had no idea Marilyn Manson covered “Tainted Love” (just watched it on youtube); it was a big hit for Soft Cell, of course, in the 80’s. Yes, I knew “Tainted Love” came from the 60’s but forgot it was Gloria Jones. I thought it was the Supremes…oh, the Supremes did “Where Did Our Love Go”; another Soft Cell cover hit. I am going to hit Reply before I lose all of my typing; will review your music soon. Yes, I play electric bass also.
francoise,
For some reason, I had to switch from Google Chrome to Safari to hear your Soundcloud; even though I have listened to Soundcloud a thousand times on Google Chrome. “Meditating”: sounds pleasant and relaxing. “No Problem”: for me, this sounds a lot more complete since you have several instruments happening. The drums are quite appropriate. The bass is subtle, but works well. Nice rhythm guitar playing. The sax playing sounds very nice!