How can an acoustic version come even close to Brewster’s amazing electric masterpiece?
Though definitely not as awe inspiring and moving to me, some may less aggressive approach. Delightful is the quiet, pin-drop section in the center, followed by a majestic ending; though, not reaching the heights of the electric version.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel.
Wonderful, Counselor!
Lord of life, Lord of all;
He’s the Prince of Peace, Mighty God, Holy One!
Emmanuel, Emmanuel.
Slow and powerful!
Debussy “Clair de Lune” for a gentle female elephant called Ampan. Ampan is 80 years old and lives with us as Elephants World in Thailand. She is blind in one eye and can barely see with the other. 80 years old is very old indeed for an elephant, it’s about 10 years past the natural life span of an elephant in the wild.
Interesting collaboration!
Yesterday and today, I’ve been humming one of Rico’s songs that I’ve posted. This melody isn’t as amazing, but the way he attacks the keyboard, propelling this song!
I can’t find any info on Rico. Sometimes he writes in Dutch.
A collaboration — nice!
Amazing roller coaster graphics; though, not my favorite music. They call it “old time” where my parents were/are from in New Ulm, Minnesota, southwest of where I grew up in the twin cities. My uncle played the concertina in his polka band, which is this sound.
‘Volare’ really moves at 1:32!
Upright posture song!
Kebu is Finnish, and uses only analog synths, described below. Amazing song!
Wonderful song and video, despite the low image quality! Imagine flying like an eagle!
Paul writes about the image quality in two comments:
This album and Natural States were both shot on 16mm film and transferred to 1″ videotape for editing. Those masters have disappeared into the void and would provide a better image than what I have posted here as I transferred them from laserdisc and preserved the quality the best I could.
I wrote a sincere thanks to Paul Speer on his Facebook page:
One of my favorite albums of all time. Thank you, Paul Speer! You and David Lanz did something very special here. The entire album is awesome!
Also, I have the Natural States VHS video that I absolutely loved, and was hoping for it to come out as a DVD. Paul Speer writes back regarding the quality of the video currently:
All were shot on 16mm film so they pale compared to hi def today. The first videos I uploaded were 11 years ago and youtube had restrictions on file size so the quality isn’t very good on those.
NS and DV were released on DVD but again, because of the source material, the quality isn’t so good. Unfortunately, we don’t know what happened to the original film or first transfer to video otherwise it would be possible to create a much better version in hi def.
Paul says everything was filmed in Washington state except for the second video, filmed on the California coast. I asked Paul how he and David created this masterpiece.
We’ve been interviewed many times about the project. The visuals were shot first by Jan C. Nickman and he did a rough cut of each piece that we started to compose to. Once we had the song structures, Jan would update the visuals so they were tighter with the music. After we finished recording, Jan did the final edits to blend seamlessly with the music. It was a time consuming back and forth process but well worth it, IMO. Of course, as we worked we had no idea if it would be a hit or a dud. We just did the best we could with what was available.
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This first video should cycle through the entire playlist automatically.
Otherwise, the rest of the videos are below this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CwIPa5VM18
Longer version. Starts at 1:25 > builds > takes off at 2:40 > BEST PART begins at 4:22 > stratosphere at 5:20!
MAGNIFICIENT EL POTENTATE at 7:40! And the powerfully moving, play-it-again ending starts at 14:30! Definitely Vangelis influenced.
Composed by Sebastian “Kebu” Teir on commission by Kristinestad – Kristiinankaupunki for the celebration of the centenary of Finland´s independence.
I used Google Translate to translate the song titles and lyrics from a mixture of Finnish and Swedish. And two lines were even in Greek!
Kebu: Kring havet – Meren ympärillä (Premiere)
Dec 6, 2018
Kring havet – Around the sea
1. Preludium
2. About eternity
3. Far from grace
4. The horizon awaits us
5. The arrival of winter
6. A rare gift
1. Preludium
2. Om evigheten (About eternity)
When the wind chill for the evening is quiet
I want to go to the beach
Take a look at the horizon
inhale everything I see
I enjoy
glittering daisies
fires burning
loud in the sunlight
Steer the rowing boat towards the horizon
as far as the eye can reach
surrounded by
sea waves wandering
roaring wave chambers
constantly changing
When darkness falls
The sun has said goodbye
Am I being taken by thought
that tests my soul
About eternity
Everything that happens
is just a coincidence
that life gives
To the stars of space
are so many more
than all grains of sand
on the shore of the earth
The days of man
a moment
Drop in the sea of infinity
3. Kaukana armosta (Far from grace)
Lord have mercy on me
Have mercy on user
I hear a lonely plea
A voice among many
Desperate and alone
in the eye of the storm
Request for mercy
A form of longing
To come home safely
Finding peace of mind
Large waves
raft surround
As the storm rages
grace far away
Stormy foam heads
hit the barren coast
Searching for beaches
in vain, the sea merciless
4. Horisonten väntar oss (The horizon awaits us)
When then goodbye
and when the wind rests still
Still marveling
of the secrets of the sea
In the winter nights stay
the stars will calm down
They were presented in the times
of an invisible hand
Late ancient times
we have traveled across the sea
to add
into foreign ports
All languages from all the countries of the world
sounded loud and everyone was talking
Despite many unfamiliar dialects
everyone understood each other
A man’s days
just a little while on earth
A short breath
for our timeless mother
Our people year after year
has left the beach full of trails
Still late antiquity
life continued in peace and war
Weigh anchor
Go to sail
with a steady and warm open wind
Forget your concern,
your sorrows
The horizon awaits us
Beyond the sea
there is a longing
indescribable but fundamental
Bitter battles
Broken hearts
but folks it exists
Yet people and things are brought
over roaring waves
Despite all the development
segregated nations
One day we all understand
and returns to the depth
We come and we go
but the world sea it exists
5. Talven tulo (The arrival of winter)
The earth is cooling, cooling, cooling
preparing to snooze, to come
Free ice crystals
ascend to the heavens
The weather changes, it gets colder
The day is getting shorter, the evening is getting longer
The inhabitants of the sea
retreat to the depths
Ice covers the lake
blanket, white, conceals life
Our winter has arrived
6. En sällsam gåva (A rare gift)
The scent of conifers
and the noise of the sea
Makes me remember
the house of the hometown
Illuminated windows
a large family
and tremendous wealth
The spirits of the walls
take me away
Häikäistyessä
the glory
The security of our home
community
give confidence
the future
Simple community
as a pastime
is shared joy
honest and free
A rare gift
affinity
There the soul finds peace
Kebu: Kring havet – Meren ympärillä (complete performance)
Dec 6, 2018
Recorded live in Kristina Hall, Kristiinankaupunki, Finland, on the 6th of December 2017.
Soprano: Lisbet Säll
Percussion: André Engelholm
Synths & keyboards: Kebu
Choir:
Kristinestads Damkör
Lappfjärds Damkör
Lappfjärds Manskör
Kristinestads Manskör
Conductor: Anders Teir
Kring havet — Meren ympärillä
1. Preludium
2. Om evigheten
3. Kaukana armosta
4. Horisonten väntar oss
5. Talven tulo
6. En sällsam gåva
Composed by Sebastian “Kebu” Teir on commission by Kristinestad – Kristiinankaupunki for the celebration of the centenary of Finland´s independence.
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“Om evigheten” is dedicated to Mona-Lisa Teir
Released as a live EP on 6th of April 2018 on Secret Entertainment. International distribution by ZYX Music.
A special friend helps at 6:30 — and REALLY helps at 9:30!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbsIvocmDA8
Michael Been (1950-2010) passionately singing and playing fretless bass with a pick.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3yKxDvuumQ
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