tag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:/blogs/blogs?p=2Blogs2023-05-21T14:18:35+01:00Nyal Purcellfalsetag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/70724542022-10-01T08:24:41+01:002024-03-21T21:12:50+00:00Never Forget!<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge">Never forget!</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/b71d55925a871d6aa7d2e1bd06d560037e499fa0/original/burtons-galway-piper.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p><span class="text-big">Never forget how the <strong>indigenous people of Ireland</strong> have been treated for so long!</span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="br72NZ7n2P0" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/br72NZ7n2P0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNFbly6D_VrW2pNuSX_FhuxfVEgEpejq" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="See the full playlist"><span class="text-huge">See the full playlist</span></a><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><br><strong>Below</strong>:<br>When <i>bigoted bullys</i> go on the rampage in West Belfast - the boy on the left is <strong>just 14 years old</strong>.<br><span class="text-big">Is this the future you want for <i><strong>your children?</strong></i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/5c47cb28cf6a24e4d3d9914ecb47917a6b683085/original/blackbullyingbastard.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="TpAnZlrCor0" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TpAnZlrCor0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/198663/a3a628a53fa012e71848793f3d626fb34e05d9a1/original/racistbigots.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="bz478cy9omw" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bz478cy9omw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/198663/da2d3bcd0f0094a8668cf87596fa59d4ef621fa2/original/redflegcollusion.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p style="text-align:center;"><br><br><span class="text-big">For those who don't know, </span><span class="text-huge">the LVF <strong>are </strong>the PSNI</span><span class="text-big"> - this is why they have <i><strong>total impunity </strong></i>for all their crimes, past, present & future.</span></p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/198663/0b68e0b40d4a073de1b6861a98a52df189ad9927/original/lvfpsni.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="2448" width="3264" /><p style="text-align:center;"><br><span class="text-big">Don't be fooled - they are simply a murderous, racist gang whose sole purpose is to maintain <strong>foreign rule on Irish soil</strong>, for as long as possible.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><br><span style="color:#c0392b;">#justicefornoah #bloodysunday #newlodgemassacre #loughinislandmassacre #ballymurphymassacre #gibraltarmurders1988 #b-specials #ruc #psni #crownforces #bigotry #persecution #harassment #racism #bullying #gangstalking #slander #censorship #selective-prosecution #catholic-haters #irish-haters #irish #taigs #fenians #nationalists #republicans #collusion #murder #brutality #torture #corruption #framing #patfinucane #rosemarynelson #hidingevidence #destroyingevidence #fabricatingevidence #freedom #boarderpoll #boarder-poll #boarderpoll2024 boarder-poll2024 #tiocfaidhárlá #2024</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge" style="color:#000000;"><i><strong>Tiocfaidh ár lá - 2024</strong> !!</i></span></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/68617452022-01-07T16:18:39+00:002023-10-11T15:17:09+01:00Denial<p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge"><strong>Denial</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/118b25ed0c33c1fbea03c6bb95425b41b331bc73/original/denial.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;">When I teamed up with my brother<i> </i>back in<i> 1990, </i>the name '<i>Denial' </i>was suggested by <i>a friend,</i> and so was gratefully adopted. </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;">I was young, brimming with fitness, ambition, creativity, & was <i>very much</i> led to be<strong>lie</strong>ve that my <i>older sibling </i></span><span style="color:#2980b9;"><i>(musical partner)</i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;"><i> </i> was every bit as <i><strong>keen</strong></i> as I was.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/b5f67691bef323fa5ef61bb3b9eaa95c3bb0f73b/original/denial.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><br><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>When I look at the </strong><i><strong>definition above,</strong></i><strong> I realise just how </strong><i><strong>uncannily appropriate</strong></i><strong> the name </strong><i><strong>'</strong></i></span><span class="text-huge" style="color:#2980b9;"><i><strong>Denial</strong></i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;"><i><strong>' </strong></i><strong>turned out to be, as the years went on.</strong></span><br><br><br><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">The first stage of <i><strong>Denial </strong>- </i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong>"refusal to accept or acknowledge"</strong></i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i> </i>accurately describes the perceived attitude adopted by my <i>family of origin</i> in relation to my <i>musical potential & aspirations.</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">As this <strong>failed</strong> to deter me - the second stage of <i><strong>Denial </strong>- </i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong>"refusal to grant what is requested or desired"</strong></i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i> </i> was subsequently implemented, even though <strong>I actually requested nothing</strong>, but only <strong>desired</strong> to be <i>free to follow my own path & choice of a <strong>musical</strong> occupation </i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i>(</i></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://nyalpurcell.com/bio" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="please see the 'Bio' page"><span style="color:#999999;"><i>please see the '</i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#999999;"><i><strong>Bio</strong></i></span><span style="color:#999999;"><i>' page</i></span></a><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i>)</i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i>.</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge" style="color:#27ae60;"><i>Starting as a two-piece, with my brother on <strong>semi-acoustic guitar</strong> & myself playing a <strong>Yamaha DX-7 </strong>synthesizer - both of us on vocals, what could go wrong?</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">The hope of becoming an act like <i><strong>The Everly Brothers</strong> or <strong>Simon & Garfunkel</strong> </i>soon waned however, as many of the '<i><strong>conventions</strong>' widely accepted </i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i>(among musical circles everywhere)</i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i> </i>seemed <i>completely disregarded & even <strong>despised</strong> by my musical partner.</i></span><br><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i>(<strong>Conventions like</strong>: Rehearsals for progress, avoiding onstage drunkenness, <strong>appropriate</strong> use of harmonies, <strong>correct song keys</strong> to suit the <strong>lead</strong> vocals, guitar level 'within the mix' - not 'over' it, avoiding in-jokes, respecting your <strong>venues</strong> & their <strong>audiences</strong> - stuff like that. All these things go without saying for most people)</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">From listening to the <i><strong>many old tape recordings</strong></i> we made, it becomes obvious that I was <i>'<strong>not allowed</strong>' </i> to be heard singing solo - as he insisted on singing every word of every song </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(or making noises if he didn't know the words)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">.</span><br><br><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">I would put <i>harmonies </i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i>(in appropriate places)</i> </span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> when he was singing lead, but whenever I was singing lead, my brother would <i>sing all the way through</i> - verses, bridges & choruses.</span><br><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">When I <i>respectfully suggested</i> that he only put the harmonies in <i>'<strong>certain places, as appropriate to augment the lyrics</strong>'</i> his answer was:</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i><strong>"Every song should have harmonies all the way through - it's far better."</strong></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">When I replied:</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#f1c40f;"><i><strong>"But what about musicianship, lyrical emphasis, 'less is more' - all time honoured vocal arrangement techniques?"</strong></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">His answer;</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i><strong>"Don't worry about it."</strong></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">Same answer I got when I <i>respectfully suggested</i> he <i><strong>not get so drunk</strong></i> at gigs, because his voice sounded way better when <i>less under the influence - </i>his response;</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i><strong>"Don't worry about it."</strong></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">Even going so far as to insist that songs I should </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(obviously)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> be singing in the key of <i><strong>'G' </strong></i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong>(for example)</strong></i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong> </strong></i>be sung </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(below this)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> in <i><strong>'E' </strong></i>instead - just so he could <i>"<strong>harmonise</strong>" </i> all the way through<i><strong> </strong></i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong>(???)</strong></i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">Sure - if my voice sounded crap, being <strong>far too low</strong> . . . </span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i>. . . <strong>"Don't worry about it."</strong></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">I also got <strong>really tired</strong> of the <i>mockery</i> being made of the music we were </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(supposed to be)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> playing - almost everything was like a <i><strong>parody</strong>,</i> full of <i>cringe-worthy remarks, misogynistic overtones & outdated "humour".</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><strong>Just no respect for the audience, music or the artistes - none whatsoever.</strong></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">What could have aspired to being <i>'Irelands' answer to <strong>Simon & Garfunkel</strong>'</i> was seriously starting to resemble a <i>'very poor version of <strong>Chas & Dave</strong>'</i> - <i>& I hated it!</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">After about two years in the group<i> '<strong>Denial</strong>'</i> it had also become abundantly obvious that any hopes of <i>progress</i> could <strong>never come to fruition</strong> - as the <i><strong>denial</strong> of everything that may have contributed to success,</i> was very much in force.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong> : Refusal to rehearse</strong></i> - instead of <i>rehearsing with me,</i> I was <i>coerced into programming bass & drums</i> for almost every song </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(many of which were <strong>only attempted a couple of times</strong>)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> - even though I made it obvious that I only wanted to play </span><span class="text-huge" style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong>live</strong></i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i>.</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">At a time when I was determined to develop my <i>keyboard skills </i></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i>(having never benefited from piano lessons in childhood) </i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> this eventually <i>'<strong>perpetual programming</strong>' </i> seriously ate into my <i><strong>piano practice time</strong> - </i>the <i>desired effect</i> it would seem.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i><strong>: Refusal to expand </strong>- </i>the very idea of getting a <i>'bass player & drummer'</i> </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(so we could play <strong>live</strong>) </span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> was <i><strong>bitterly rejected</strong></i> . . . dismissed as </span><span class="text-big" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i>"<strong>a hobby horse</strong>"</i></span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"><i> . . . </i>whatever that meant.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">After my <i>'<strong>rhythm section</strong>' </i> idea had been <i>'shot down in flames'</i> I suggested adding two female <i>vocalist/performers</i> to the lineup, to <strong>front the band & be an </strong><i><strong>'attractive focal point'</strong></i> - with us providing <i><strong>live</strong> backing of piano, guitar & vocals.</i> Once again, this idea was <i><strong>bitterly rejected </strong></i> with the words;</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#9b59b6;"><i><strong>"Last week your 'hobby horse' was a bass player & drummer. This week you've got 'a new hobby horse' - two girl-singers!</strong></i></span><br><span class="text-big" style="color:#9b59b6;"><i><strong>Just let me have my pint in peace, & stop giving me shit!"</strong></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">There I was, with ambition, commitment & enthusiasm to burn - <strong>stuck</strong> in a <i>"band" </i> with <strong>no chance of success</strong>, & where any attempt to make <strong>positive changes</strong> was <i>always going to be rejected.</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">Also, as someone who was always focused on playing <i><strong>live original material</strong></i>, the very thought of <i><strong>my own creations</strong></i> being treated with the same <i><strong>utter contempt</strong></i> </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(as what we'd been "playing")</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> was simply unthinkable.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge" style="color:#27ae60;"><i>This is not a <strong>sideline</strong>, music is my life - <strong>my vocation</strong> - what would you do??</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><br><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">So when the <i><strong>inevitable split</strong></i> happened, it seemed to me that my entire <i>family of origin</i> had made their <strong>mind</strong> up as to who was <i>'at fault'</i> </span><span style="color:#27ae60;">(all without ever asking me about it)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;"> apparently along with everyone else they spoke to.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#27ae60;">The very fact that I refused to be <i><strong>thwarted</strong></i> in my endeavour to pursue a career in music <i>apparently </i> makes me; . . . </span><span class="text-big" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i><strong>". . . a </strong></i></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/5JVVhKP9XP4" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="psychopath"><span class="text-big" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i><strong>psychopath</strong></i></span></a><span class="text-big" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i><strong>, & a jumped up, *arrogant* little shit."</strong></i></span><br><span style="color:#27ae60;"><i>( <strong>*Arrogant* </strong>A term used by envious people when they have <strong>failed </strong>in all their attempts to undermine your self-belief )</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(39,174,96);">This was when the second stage of </span><i>'<strong>denial</strong>' </i><span style="color:rgb(39,174,96);">seems to have begun, because </span><i><strong>I learned over time that unless I was 'secretive'</strong></i><span style="color:rgb(39,174,96);"> about my venues & promoters - I would </span><i><strong>lose them.</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;">Ironically, once <i>I learned to <strong>keep my mouth shut about where I was playing</strong>,</i> I ended up playing in <i><strong>huge venues</strong> - </i>some of the most <i>prestigious music venues in Ireland,</i> ones I thought only <i>'<strong>4+ piece bands</strong>' </i> ever got to play.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;">By the year 2000 though, it was time to walk away from '<i>cover gigs'</i> altogether </span><span style="color:#2980b9;">(<strong>never looking back</strong>)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;"> - to play sets that are <i><strong>100% original</strong>.</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;"><i><strong>Well, you have to be true to yourself - I am 'an artiste' after all.</strong></i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;">It's worth noting that none of my former <i>"band-mates"</i> have got <i><strong>any</strong></i> albums out - which </span><span style="color:#2980b9;">(despite what they would have had me believe)</span><span class="text-big" style="color:#2980b9;"> shows how <i><strong>ambitious</strong></i> they turned out to be.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big">All anyone wants is to be able to live their <i>own lives</i> as they wish to - it's <i><strong>their choice </strong>- live & let live.</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big"><i> Guess that's the fundamental difference between different types of people. Whether they choose to envy & despise those who have pursued their natural abilities - or <strong>be inspired by them</strong>.</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-big">I have learned </span>(over the years)<span class="text-big"> to take <strong>some</strong><i><strong> </strong></i>of my brothers' advice though - if people do get jealous </span><span class="text-huge" style="color:#8e44ad;"><i><strong>I don't worry about it</strong></i></span><span class="text-huge"><i> </i></span><span class="text-big"><i>- but I might worry if they <strong>didn't.</strong></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-huge"><i><strong>Cheers & God bless!</strong></i></span></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/67618132021-09-30T11:52:10+01:002022-12-29T09:14:20+00:00Piano Punk 432Hz - Album Profile<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_xl">Piano Punk 432Hz - Album Profile</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/01ad0fe11c2227c85209a54944ba4ced294a710c/original/8-pianopunk432hz.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><strong>Release date:</strong> 2019 <br><strong>Availability:</strong> Until further notice, CD & analogue audio cassette only. <br><strong>Tracks:</strong> 12 songs;</p>
<ol> <li>What Goes Around</li> <li>Hurts Like Hell</li> <li>Before a Fall</li> <li>Tell Me</li> <li>Ballintoy</li> <li>Believe in Me</li> <li>Higher Volt Age</li> <li>All That I Want</li> <li>Life Support System</li> <li>Window to the Soul</li> <li>Follow Your Heart</li> <li>Disqualified</li>
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<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>General Information</strong></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">As the name may suggest, this album is based around <em><strong>real-time piano/vocal performances</strong> -</em> of the twelve songs chosen from my <em>original collection.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">The simplicity of '<em>piano/vocal performance' </em> has always appealed to me - no frills, bells or whistles . . . <em>just a "punk" with a portable digital piano - singing my songs . . <strong>because I can</strong>.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">I could never play like <em><strong>Rick Wakeman </strong></em>or <em><strong>Keith Emerson </strong></em>but not many people care about that.<br><br>That's what <em>'<strong>Piano Punk</strong>'</em><strong> </strong> is all about - <em>the honest expression of human emotion </em>in the most straightforward way I can think of.</span><br><br><strong><span class="font_large">Twelve <em>original songs</em>, simply played <em>- what you see is what you get.</em></span></strong></p>
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<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Trivial Information</strong></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#16a085;"><span class="font_large">While I do love <em>acoustic pianos</em>, unfortunately they're <em>not very portable, </em>& for <em>about a quarter of the price of a typical acoustic upright,</em> I was able to get a fantastic used <em>Yamaha portable piano.</em></span></span><span style="color:#16a085;"><span class="font_large"><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/0039f4bc883ccdcd1d0068dd5c69e4c72730120e/original/yamaha-p255wh.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></em></span></span><span style="color:#16a085;"><span class="font_large">At the touch of a button, you can have a <em><strong>Concert Grand </strong></em></span><em><span class="font_regular">(<strong>Yamaha CFIII</strong>)</span></em><span class="font_large"><em>, a <strong>Ballad Grand </strong></em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(<strong>Bösendorfer Imperial</strong>)</em></span></span><span style="color:#16a085;"><span class="font_large"><em>, </em>or<em> any one of </em>a huge number of <em>upright & grand pianos</em> - all meticulously re-created </span><span class="font_regular">(easily tunable to 432Hz) </span><span class="font_large"> in a package that you can just zip into a soft case, & tuck under your arm - now that's what I call a </span><span class="font_xl"><em><strong>cool piano</strong>!</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#16a085;"><span class="font_large">How much it sounds like a <em>real acoustic</em> </span><span class="font_regular">(it really does)</span><span class="font_large"> . . was never really important - but is this an <em>expressive instrument capable of highly dynamic & emotionally rich performances??</em> The answer to that question is - <em><strong>d</strong></em><strong><em>efinitely yes!!</em></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#d35400;"><span class="font_large">Apart from <em>gear used on this album - </em>my beloved <strong><em>Yamaha P-255</em></strong> & a <em><strong>Kurzweil Artis</strong> </em></span><span class="font_regular">(for other sounds & pianos) </span><span class="font_large">everything about this album is pretty straightforward.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#d35400;"><span class="font_large">Most of the recordings are '<em>one-take performances' </em> & <em>editing, effects & processing</em> have been kept to the minimum - in order to <em>preserve the dynamic range.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span class="font_large">When I left '<em><strong>Pulse</strong>'</em> </span><span class="font_regular">(2-piece band)</span><span class="font_large"> back in 1995, I was determined to only play <em><strong> </strong>'<strong>live</strong>'</em> from then onward - & I've never looked back.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span class="font_large">We did</span></span><span style="color:#16a085;"><span class="font_large"> </span></span><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span class="font_large">discuss re-forming <strong><em>Pulse </em></strong>once again & my '<em>partner-in-Pulse'</em> seemed all for it at the time - but it <em>just never happened.</em></span></span><br><br><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span class="font_large">I think my precondition; <em>"<strong>this time it would have to be totally live</strong>" </em> - <em>went down like a fart in a submarine.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span class="font_large">That's a shame - because brothers' vocals can work very well together - but I guess the prospect of going out there, <em>actually playing the guitar</em> & being totally accountable to an audience</span><span class="font_regular"> (for a whole </span><span class="font_large"><strong>live</strong></span><span class="font_regular"> gig)</span><span class="font_large"> didn't seem to be very appealing.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span class="font_large">I have since managed to acquire a <em>new stage piano </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(thanks to my lovely wife)</em></span><span class="font_large"><em> - a <strong>Yamaha CP-73 . .</strong> </em></span></span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/3a7f1669c21aa564edc47fd81c0e8c1843e12bf1/original/yamaha-cp73.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span class="font_large">. . which offers <em>even more pristine piano sounds</em>, including a new <em><strong>Hamburg Grand</strong> </em></span><em><span class="font_regular">(Steinway) . . </span><span class="font_large">& many other iconic pianos </span></em><span class="font_large"><em>- </em>so the <em><strong>CP-73</strong></em> will be getting used heavily on upcoming performances & recordings.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_xl"><span style="color:null;"><em>Cheers & God bless!</em></span></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/67120012021-08-10T15:19:33+01:002022-12-29T09:17:53+00:00White 432Hz - Album Profile<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><strong>White 432Hz - Album Profile</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/4b2239a97549e660eb6a998559390f3530808468/original/6-white432hz.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></p>
<p><br> </p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Release date:</strong> 2018 </span></li> <li>
<span class="font_regular"><strong>Availability:</strong> </span>Until further notice, CD & analogue audio cassette only. </li> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Tracks:</strong> 12 songs;</span></li>
</ul>
<ol> <li> Mud In Your Eye</li> <li> No Escape</li> <li> News</li> <li> What You Do</li> <li> Warning!</li> <li> Wine Glasses</li> <li> Who Are You Now?</li> <li> Blue</li> <li> Into the Black</li> <li> Let's Pretend We're Lovers</li> <li> Be with Me</li> <li> Disqualified</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<ul> <li><strong><span class="font_regular">General Information</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Turned out to be something of a return to the <em>'electronic rock' </em>sound of the debut album, as this is quite an <em>angry album </em> overall. A lot of the songs were written <em>in protest - </em>so it needed to sound <em>edgy </em>to reflect the sentiments therein.<br><br>Plenty of <em>overdrive/distortion & the occasional </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(Anglo-Saxon)</em></span><span class="font_large"><em> expression </em> feature in the lyrics, as seemed appropriate for the content. As usual, <em><strong>Sharonas' </strong></em>kind </span><span class="font_regular">(but unfortunately this time very limited)</span><span class="font_large"> appearance adds a touch of sparkle & colour to the album.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Trivial Information</strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#c0392b;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/fb8c2cf186bb9891f80884e006a01548e406b0ba/original/hoax.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0=/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" />The first track <em>'Mud In Your Eye' </em> is an<em> impassioned protest song,</em> against the ongoing campaign for a<em> new world order.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="color:#339900;"><em><span class="font_large">'No Escape' </span><span class="font_regular">(a more personal protest song)</span><span class="font_large"> </span></em><span class="font_large"> is about the bitter struggle to <em>break free</em> - from those who have always tried to keep me on my knees & undermine all my efforts to gain <em>recognition as an artiste.</em><br>It never ceases to amaze me how <em>envious control-freaks</em> think it's <em>OK </em>to do <em>whatever they want</em> to someone who deserves none of it - because of how <em><strong>they feel</strong> </em>about it.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/42e3b90e9f2b0be62f9ba6fef2b0c531ced37702/original/6361156-eleanor-roosevelt-quote-great-minds-discuss-ideas-average-minds.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Set in the 1980's,<em> 'Warning' </em>is based on a true story - of how <em>prejudice, misunderstanding & harassment </em> brought about a good mans' mental illness - eventually boiling over, with very tragic consequences.<br>When the perpetrators of such crimes are <em>in uniform</em> - no-one is ever held to account.<br>Gang-stalking & harassment are still unacceptable, even if <em>the state</em> allows '<em><strong>certain gangs</strong>' </em>to get away with it.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#8e44ad;"><em>'Who Are You Now? </em>is a tribute to one of the founding members of <em>Pink Floyd, </em>the late, great, erratic genius - <em><strong>Syd Barrett</strong>. </em></span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#8e44ad;">It has been said that he went over the top with psychedelic drugs, but all we can be sure of is his <em>amazing creativity & prolific songwriting.</em><br><br>This song was an effort to pay tribute to that classic <em><strong>Syd Barrett</strong>/</em><em><strong>Pink Floyd</strong> </em>sound. </span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#8e44ad;">This is just one of many peoples' tributes to a truly gifted musical innovator - who is truly missed!</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large"><em>'Into the Black'</em> is another tribute song - this time for the late <strong><em>Curt Cobain</em></strong> - the impact & influence of his music is still very much evident today. A greatly talented artiste - also very much missed.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#e67e22;"><em><span class="font_large">'Let's Pretend We're Lovers' </span></em></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#e67e22;"> is a poem</span> </span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#d35400;">(pls see the</span> <a contents="Poetry In Emotion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://nyalpurcell.com/poetry-in-emotion/blog/let-s-pretend-we-re-lovers" target="_blank">Poetry In Emotion</a> <span style="color:#d35400;">page)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#d35400;"> </span> <span style="color:#d35400;">which has been set to music, with <em><strong>Sharonas'</strong></em> kind assistance. Inspired by an approach taken by <em>The Doors</em><strong><em> </em></strong> after the departure of <em><strong>Jim Morrison </strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#d35400;"><span class="font_regular">(another member of the <strong>27-club</strong>) </span><span class="font_large"> & similar in approach to a previous track we did on the <em>'Crystaline Synthesis' </em>album called - <em>'Electric Kiss'.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_regular"><em>'White 432Hz'</em> is the last album featuring <em>electronic music</em>, before taking a completely new </span><span class="font_small">(more organic)</span><span class="font_regular"> approach to songwriting, recording & performance - beginning with the </span><em><span class="font_large">'Piano Punk'</span></em><span class="font_regular"> album which </span><span class="font_small">(all being well)</span><span class="font_regular"> will be profiled next.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><em><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></em></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/66840782021-07-10T10:53:39+01:002022-12-29T09:20:49+00:00Songs for Losers 432Hz - Album Profile<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_xl">Songs for Losers 432Hz - Album Profile</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/ec59be7a069bdd0df1b5ec77d674a5e83d22a95e/original/3-songsforlosers432hz.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p> </p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Release date:</strong> 2016 </span></li> <li>
<span class="font_regular"><strong>Availability:</strong> CD & audio cassette only</span><span class="font_small"> (gifted)</span><span class="font_regular">. </span>
</li> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Tracks:</strong> 12 songs;</span></li>
</ul>
<ol> <li><span class="font_regular">Avante Mode</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">I Wanna</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Organ Song</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">So Long</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">One Last Kiss</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Emerald Eyes</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Away</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Harlequin</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Synthesizer Song</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">With the Wind</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Jig</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Piano Song</span></li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>General Information</strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Starting off as a collection of <em>rather off the wall songs</em> & then appended with <em>more of the same approach, </em> everything about this effort is <em><strong>different </strong></em> to any of the other albums.<br>This became an exploration into <em>poetry, musical experimentation & indigenous identity.</em><br><br>A lot of the lyrics are <em>deeply personal,</em> & it was for this reason that I felt this tape would have to be <em>gifted </em> to some of my most <em>loyal supporters.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Surprisingly reactions have been very positive, despite the fact that some tracks were <em>real-time, one-take keyboard/vocal performances, </em> or just jammed with <strong><em>Sharona </em></strong><em>playing acoustic guitar.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Trivial Information</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><span class="font_large">The songs <em>'So Long, Emerald Eyes, Away, With the Wind & Jig' </em>were all written in minutes after <em>jamming sessions, </em>in the <em>South of Ireland.</em><br>I used to partake in a lot of these sessions with my <em>guitar-playing brothers & their friends -</em> it always <em>sparked my creativity.</em></span><br><span class="font_large">Just a few jamming sessions would be enough to produce <em>a handful of songs</em> - fab times.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large"><em>'I Wanna' </em>was the original title given to the song now called <em>'All Night Long' </em> - but this is <em>a different song all together.</em></span><br><span class="font_large">At the time of writing this, I was listening to a lot of artistes like <strong><em>Horselips</em></strong><em>,</em><strong><em> Planxty</em></strong><em>,</em><strong><em> The Wolf Tones, The Fureys </em></strong><em>&</em><strong><em> Paddy Reilly</em></strong><em>.</em><br>Consequently, there's more of a<em> traditional Irish Folk influence</em> on this whole album.</span><br><br><span class="font_large">From <em><strong>2024 </strong>onward </em> there's going to be a <em>massive surge</em> of interest in <em>Irish music </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(& all thing Irish really) </em></span><span class="font_large"><em> </em>not just here in <em>Ireland</em> but <em>across the whole world.</em><br>Unexpected by most </span><span class="font_regular">(and devastating to some)</span><span class="font_large"> - I'll not say what event will trigger this, but I do know that it'll be good - <em>very good!</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em>'Organ Song' </em>is a kind of <em>accolade </em>to <em><strong>Procol Harum </strong></em>for their classic song <em>'Whiter Shade of Pale' </em>but it's not a <em>rip-off </em> or <em>cover version</em> - more of an <em>'influenced by' </em> in the same way that <em>'Whiter Shade of Pale' </em>itself was <em>'influenced' </em>by <em><strong>JS Bach</strong>.</em><br>The <em>organ </em> on this track is not a <em><strong>Hammond</strong></em> though - it's actually a <em><strong>Yamaha Electone</strong>.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;">In the <em><strong>1980's</strong></em>, long before <em>'The Truman Show' </em> I wrote a <em>'</em><em>poem-that-became-a-song'</em> called <em>'Harlequin' </em> which had an <em>'</em><em>is-our-world-really-a-stage?'</em> kind of theme.</span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;">Questioning the <em>nature of our reality/human experience</em> is </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#999999;">(as it turns out)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;"> central to the process of <em>spiritual awakening & rebirth </em></span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#999999;"><em>(what I believe salvation <strong>actually </strong>is)</em></span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;"><em>.</em><br>Because <em>'Harlequin' </em> became a song, its' words would never go on the <em><strong>Poetry In Emotion </strong></em> page of this website - but </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#999999;">(thankfully)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;"> I copy-writed the song in <em><strong>1987</strong>.</em></span></span><br><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;">It's turned out </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#999999;">(by pure chance)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;"> to be song number <strong>8 </strong>on this tape - the numeric <em>'<strong>8</strong>' just happens </em> to be the symbol for <em>infinity </em>which seems appropriate.<br>Reading over the lyrics today makes me realise how <em>relatively enlightened </em> we can be, as young people, without knowing it.</span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;">Most of us can remember a time </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#999999;">(as teenagers)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#999999;"> when we may have been <em>much more true to ourselves</em> than we are now.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#c0392b;"><em>'With the Wind' </em> was inspired by a beautiful German lady I met at a party when I was 19.</span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#c0392b;">We just clicked straight away & the chemistry between us was absolutely crazy.<br>She had beautiful clear skin, blue eyes, blonde hair & a gentle disposition <em>. . . & played the piano (!!!)</em> - first time in my life I'd ever questioned my <em>scepticism about love at first sight.<br>Unfortunately her husband </em></span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#c0392b;">(who wasn't exactly overjoyed about her flirting with me)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#c0392b;"> came over, whispered in her ear - then she turned to me & said;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#c0392b;"><em>"We must leave now - tomorrow we go <strong>With the Wind</strong>."</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;"><em>'<strong>White 432Hz</strong>' </em></span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:null;">profiled next - all being well.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:null;"><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></span><br><span class="font_large"></span></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/66648122021-06-20T12:56:04+01:002022-12-29T09:21:51+00:00Crystaline Synthesis 432Hz - Album Profile<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><strong>Crystaline Synthesis 432Hz - Album Profile</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/91e8849936ca1736e41351bd9e40950ade4dfb50/original/5-crystalinesynthesis432hz.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
<ul> <li>
<strong>Release date:</strong> 2015 </li> <li>
<strong>Availability:</strong> Hi-res (24-bit/96Khz) music streaming services, CD & analogue audio cassette. </li> <li>
<strong>Tracks:</strong> 12 songs;</li>
</ul>
<ol> <li>Before a Fall</li> <li>Electric Kiss</li> <li>Feeling So Low</li> <li>Believe in Me</li> <li>Tell Me</li> <li>The Volt Age</li> <li>Twentyfour Seven</li> <li>Lunar</li> <li>What Goes Around</li> <li>Electrovalency</li> <li>Life Support System</li> <li>Fortynine Keys</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<ul> <li><strong><span class="font_regular">General Information</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">This is the most<em> 'electronic'</em> of the albums & once again, <em><strong>Sharona </strong></em> was here to spice things up with her <em>gorgeous</em> vocals.<br>We <em>collectively </em> felt that this has been our strongest effort, as everything seemed to come together as though the hand of fate was orchestrating it.<br>In particular, the rapport with <strong><em>Sharona</em></strong> while working on this album was <em>uncanny.</em></span></p>
<p> </p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Trivial Information</strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em>'Before a Fall' </em>is based on one of those people who </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">(because they 'live in their <strong>egos</strong>')</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"> <em>get their backs up</em> when they encounter someone <em>different </em>- because it reminds them just how <em>unremarkable </em> they really are.<br>Suddenly they're <em>diametrically opposed</em> to <em>all your views </em>& become determined to <em>ridicule, deride & undermine</em> you at every opportunity.<br>Such people are <em><strong>hopelessly lost & in darkness</strong>,</em> yet </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">(ironically)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"> can continue to <em>delude themselves</em> that they are <em>Christian. </em></span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">How very sad!<br>If only they knew how most people can see right through them.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#27ae60;"><em>'Feeling So Low' </em>was written by a superb songwriter - an ex-neighbour of mine called <a contents="Aidan McConnell" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/chockers100" target="_blank"><strong><em>Aidan McConnell</em></strong></a><em>, </em>whos' melodies I regard as being <em>really strong.</em><br>When we were in contact </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#27ae60;">(some time ago)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#27ae60;"> he was one of the most prolific songwriters I'd met, & happily agreed to me using his song.<br>Also a very nice guy, <strong><em>Aidan </em></strong> is insanely creative, but sadly I didn't get the chance to work with him as much as I would have liked, but I felt his creative potential was huge.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#d35400;"><em>'Believe in Me' </em>I wrote for a boy/girl band, which was put together by a promoter I worked with, around 1999 or so.<br>I almost binned it </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#d35400;">(I thought it was really cheesy)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#d35400;"> but was later glad I didn't, when the group </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#d35400;">(called '<em><strong>NI5</strong>'</em>) </span></span><span style="color:#d35400;"><span class="font_large">absolutely loved it, then a local <strong><em>Citybeat DJ</em></strong> said that it could be a hit.<br>Trying to write a <em>'pop song' </em>didn't come naturally, but </span></span><span style="color:#d35400;"><span class="font_large">the only way was to draw inspiration from one of the few <em>'pop groups' </em> I liked - <em><strong>ABBA</strong>.</em><br>Unfortunately </span><span class="font_regular">(or perhaps fortunately)</span><span class="font_large"> <em><strong>NI5</strong></em> never managed to get it together, & disbanded soon after, but thankfully <em>'Believe in Me' </em> has turned out to be one of my <em>well received efforts.</em></span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><em>'Tell Me' </em> is a song that I owe to a young girl I've <em>never even met in person.</em></span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Some time ago, when I was on <em>Facebook, </em> members of my <em>family of origin</em> managed to <em>get my account removed</em> </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#2980b9;">(by claiming it was fake - how nice)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#2980b9;"> & <strong><em>Sharona </em></strong></span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><em>(who always hated Facebook) </em></span></span><span style="color:#2980b9;"><span class="font_large">consequently gave me over</span><em><span class="font_large"> <strong>her profile</strong>, </span></em><span class="font_large">which included <em>all her old friends from school.</em></span></span><br><span style="color:#2980b9;"><span class="font_large">After I'd changed the profile name & uploaded photos, one girl started asking me questions, including how old I was.</span></span><br><span style="color:#2980b9;"><span class="font_large">I replied by saying that I was <em>old enough to fancy her Mum</em> - to which she replied; <br><em>"Just <strong>tell me</strong>" </em><br>. . . well, the <em>'<strong>tell me</strong>'</em> I thought sounded <em>really cool,</em> and would <em>naturally </em>have to become a song.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#7f8c8d;"><span class="font_large"> <em>'What goes around' </em>is about an old girlfriend from the late 80's, who became a very good life-long friend, after I learned of a <strong><em>very special connection</em></strong> we have.</span></span><br><span style="color:#7f8c8d;"><span class="font_large">She's <em>one in a million!</em><br>She's been there for me on <em>so many occasions,</em> just when I needed her - that I couldn't avoid being moved & inspired to write about her.</span></span><br><span style="color:#7f8c8d;"><span class="font_large"><em>'What Goes Around' </em>is a sincere pledge of loyalty - in return <em>for loyalty given.</em></span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#660099;">Finally <em>'Life Support System' </em>is about being surrounded by hate-filled people </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#660099;">(the sort of people <em>'Before a Fall' </em>is about)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#660099;"> & the long-term effect it has on you.</span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#660099;">Envy comes from <em>feelings of inferiority,</em> because of <strong><em>perceived</em></strong> qualities or abilities observed in others.</span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#660099;">In reality, any one of us can become whatever we want, but it requires <em>willingness to change</em> & a lot of something that is <em>admittedly</em> a four-letter-word - <strong><em>work</em></strong><em>.</em><br><em>'Life Support System' </em>is for all those who think it's <em>somehow ok to hurt innocent people </em> because of how they feel about them.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_large"><em>'<strong>Songs for Losers</strong>'<strong> 432Hz</strong>' </em></span><span class="font_regular">profiled next - all being well.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/66412182021-05-27T10:53:05+01:002022-12-29T09:22:56+00:00Soul Not For Sale - Album Profile<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Soul Not for Sale - Album Profile</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/f74b71b159ea336715bf97756bf0347fcc227a80/original/4-soul-not-for-sale-ge.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Release date:</strong> 2014</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Availability:</strong> Hi-res (24-bit/96Khz) music streaming services, CD & analogue audio cassette. </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Tracks:</strong> 12 songs;</span></li>
</ul>
<ol> <li><span class="font_regular">All Night Long</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Wasting My Time</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Window to the Soul</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Little Sad Goodbye</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Where Did I Go Wrong?</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Ballintoy</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Hetrosexual</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Almost for Real</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Automatic</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">On This Night</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">In Our Dreams</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Blue Moon</span></li>
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<p> </p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>General Information</strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">As the title may suggest, this is a much more <em>soulful </em> album, but still <em>essentially electronic.</em><br>This is also the first album where <strong><a contents="Sharona Purcell" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://nyalpurcell.com/blog/blog/a-likely-story" target="_blank"><em>Sharona Purcell</em></a> </strong>makes her appearance, featuring on the songs <em>'Little Sad Goodbye, Where Did I Go Wrong?, On This Night, Blue Moon', </em>& to a lesser extent on <i>'In Our Dreams'.</i></span></p>
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<ul> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Trivial Information</strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#2ecc71;">The <em>original recording </em> of <em>'All Night Long' </em>appears on the <em>'<strong>Alfie Syntauri</strong> <strong>EP</strong>' </em>& was an effort to pay tribute to the music of <strong><em>Barry White</em></strong>.<br><em>This recording</em> is a more fresh & straightforward approach, re-recorded for the album.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em>'Wasting My Time' & 'Where Did I Go Wrong?' </em>are both about being a <em>round peg in a world of square holes.</em></span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">Having to <em>suffer for your art</em> is an inherent part of <em>being an artist </em> - which has little to do with <em>success,</em> but everything to do with <em>creativity.</em></span></span><br><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">I knew immediately from <strong><em>Sharonas' </em></strong><em> </em>reaction to first hearing <em>'Where Did I Go Wrong?' </em>that <em>she would be singing it</em> - & I'm very glad she did!</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><span style="color:#3498db;">'Little Sad Goodbye' </span></em><span style="color:#3498db;">is not what it might appear to be </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#3498db;">(a song about the end of a <em>romance) </em></span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#3498db;">It's <em>actually </em> about the end of a musical partnership with a male performer, which ended <em>somewhat acrimoniously.</em></span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#3498db;">However, the <em>female vocal </em> works in any case with the lyrics - thanks again <em><strong>Sharona</strong>!</em></span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><span style="color:#336600;">'Ballintoy' </span></em><span style="color:#336600;">is a <em>Heavenly</em> little village on the North Coast of Ireland, not far from the <em>Giants' Causway.</em></span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#336600;">I found it a long time ago, while out driving with <em><strong>Corinne</strong>, </em>& it quickly became one of '<em>our places', </em>as it has to be one of the <em>most beautiful places in the world!</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#336600;">I had started writing <em>'Ballintoy' </em> but the lyrics were <em>unfinished,</em> until I heard a news report about an elderly couple who had gone <em>m</em><em>issing.</em><br>Eventually their car was found parked at <em>Ballintoy Harbour,</em> with the keys <em>still in it.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#336600;">It turned out that one of them had been diagnosed with a <em>terminal illness,</em> so they had decided to end their days together - which is <em>tragically sad,</em> but their story helped me finish the song - hence the <em>rather dark </em>lyrics.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#336600;"><em>Ballintoy Harbour</em> was used for filming in the <em>TV series <strong>Game of Thrones </strong></em> which has greatly hightened its' popularity as a tourist destination.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#336600;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/9cbed9fea0485818cf55765c6532739b4814c408/original/gotballintoy.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#e74c3c;"><em>'In Our Dreams' </em>was written on <em>the Ferry </em>between <em>Belfast & Liverpool, </em>where I frequently used to play music, not long after getting married.</span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Used to wonder why I could never get a mobile phone signal once we lost sight of land </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">(if satellites existed)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#e74c3c;"> - but now <strong><em>I know why</em></strong><em>.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="color:null;"><span class="font_large"><em>'</em><strong><em>Crystaline Synthesis 432Hz</em></strong><em>'</em><strong> </strong>profiled next - all being well</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:null;"><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></span><br><br> </p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/66403352021-05-26T12:34:30+01:002022-05-28T15:39:24+01:00A Likely Story<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">A Likely Story</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/f6f080ee103bac0fece1d4e61ff0268db5cfe1bb/original/b-w10.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span><br><span class="font_large">There was once a young man, let's call him <em>'<strong>N</strong>'</em> who met a beautiful woman - '<em><strong>M</strong>' </em>& their <em>brief encounter </em> was a <em>most passionate one.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">She made him feel </span><span class="font_regular">(for the first time in his life)</span><span class="font_large"> genuinely respected & accepted for who he was & what his aspirations were.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Before long, she became pregnant, & not long after that, the word <em>marriage </em>came up. But </span><span class="font_regular">(while completely happy to stand by her & the baby)</span><span class="font_large"> <em>he was only 22</em> - far too young, restless & full of ambition to get <em>'so tied down'</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">After some <em>heated & sometimes tearful</em> arguments, followed by a month of <em>no contact whatsoever, </em> she phoned & asked to see him, because she had <em>'something very important to tell him.'</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;">She said that <em>she'd miscarried their baby, </em> but she was <em>'ok now'</em> & that there would be <em>no hard feelings.</em> She had been offered a job <span class="font_small"><em>(which she had accepted)</em></span> & was leaving for <em>Aberdeen, Scotland </em> to start what she hoped would be a <em>new life.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;">In tears & with a <em>warm embrace, they amicably parted.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><em><strong>18 years later</strong>,</em> he's on <em>social media, </em>when he gets added - <em>4 times </em><span class="font_small"><em>(because he declined the first 3 adds)</em> </span> from someone he perceives as an <em>unbelievably pretty 17-year-old girl.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;">It's only after her Mum <span class="font_small">(who he <em>eventually </em>recognises)</span> asks him to accept <em>her daughter '<strong>S</strong>' </em>that he does so, because her mother - <em>is</em> <em>his lover '<strong>M</strong>' - from 18 years before, </em>& he finds out soon after, that the unbelievably pretty young girl<em> - is his own daughter.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;">Eventually & very enthusiastically, '<em><strong>N</strong>' got to </em>meet <em>his daughter, her mother, her stepfather & half-brothers.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><em>'<strong>M</strong>' </em>apologises for the lie, & for all those years of hiding the truth, but far from being angry, <em>'<strong>N</strong>' <span class="font_small">(who is himself now married)</span> </em>is delighted & <em>proud as punch.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;">Having just become a father to a <em>beautiful son</em> almost 2 years earlier, now he finds confirmation of what he has somehow <em>always known - that there was someone else . . . his beautiful daughter.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;">He wasn't angry at all - he was <em>ecstatic,</em> & wanted to <em>'shout it from the roof-tops'</em> but he knew that <em>he couldn't.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.4px;">His daughter, the <em>unbelievably pretty young girl </em> turns out to be one of the most <em>amazing, talented & compassionate people</em> he's ever met - he loves her completely, & her <span class="font_small">(totally forgiven)</span> mother becomes his <em>lifelong friend.<br><br>'<strong>S</strong>' </em>is now <em>31-years old, but every bit as beautiful</em> & has very a handsome little son of <em>her own.</em> I'm sure he'll turn out to be <em>gentle, caring & brilliant</em> like <em>his Mum.</em><br><br><em>'<strong>N</strong>' </em> couldn't '<em>shout it from the roof-tops'</em> because he knew, <em>after a lifetime of mental abuse from most of his family of origin, the way they've always been towards his wife, his life, his career choice & even his young son,</em> that there's just no way he could ever let them come into contact with his daughter <em>'<strong>S</strong>'</em> - especially now that <span class="font_small">(after a number of years)</span> <em>she </em> has become <em>involved</em> in <em>his work,</em> which they have always been <em>diametrically opposed to.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_xl">Do you believe this story?</span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Whether you do or not is <em>irrelevant </em> - but there is actually a <em>moral</em> to this <em>likely story . . . . </em>that we should be <em>careful</em> how we <em>treat others</em> in this life, because it can have <em>life-long consequences.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><br><em><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/66311432021-05-15T15:56:34+01:002022-12-29T09:29:49+00:00Alfie Syntauri ? . . - EP Profile<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Alfie Syntauri ? - Faked His Space Missions As Well !!! - (EP profile)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/95adee372b577c3d84781ee7098a8213514196b4/original/2-alfee432hz.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<ul> <li><span class="font_large"><strong>Release Date: </strong>2014</span></li> <li>
<strong><span class="font_large">Availability: </span></strong>Until further notice, CD & analogue audio cassette only. </li> <li><span class="font_large"><strong>Tracks: </strong>8 songs;</span></li>
</ul>
<ol> <li>
<span class="font_regular">All Night Long </span><span class="font_small">(70's mix)</span>
</li> <li>
<span class="font_regular">Twentyfour-Seven </span><span class="font_small">(demo)</span>
</li> <li>
<span class="font_regular">Guardian Angel </span><span class="font_small">(Masquerade cover - duet with Sharona Purcell)</span>
</li> <li>
<span class="font_regular">Spirit </span><span class="font_small">(Pulsemix)</span>
</li> <li>
<span class="font_regular">Into The Black </span><span class="font_small">(electromix)</span>
</li> <li><span class="font_regular">A Different World</span></li> <li>
<span class="font_regular">Window To The Soul </span><span class="font_small">(Flashmix)</span>
</li> <li><span class="font_regular">Free</span></li>
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<ul> <li><span class="font_large"><strong>General Information</strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="font_large">This is a collection of early demos, remixes & alternate versions - the idea for it came from the saying; </span><span class="font_regular">'<em><strong>Something old, something new, something borrowed & something blue</strong>.'</em></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">Rather than a '<em>marriage of styles'</em> - this is more of a <em>'Collage'</em><em>.</em></span></p>
<ul> <li><strong><span class="font_large">Trivial Information</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">In the <strong>religion</strong> of </span></span><span class="font_xl"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em>scientism</em></span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"> </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">(the <strong>pseudo-science</strong> we're indoctrinated to be<strong>lie</strong>ve is real science)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"> <strong><em>Alpha Centauri</em> </strong> is the name given to a <em>'star system'<br> </em></span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/42c93202d30c89a42c51ae2032a91481ea6cba1b/original/scientism.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em>. . . </em>but in the<em> <strong>real world</strong>, </em>an edited version of that name was used for an early <em>computer music synthesizer system</em> </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">(by <em><strong>Syntauri Corp</strong>)</em></span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em> - the <strong>Alpha Syntauri</strong>.</em></span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/9153b8a52211e4379932f9888d82f2a7a02a16e1/original/alphasyntauri.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></em></span></span><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">So naturally, to show my '<em>respect'</em> for the <em>"scientific community" </em>& give a nod to '<em><strong>synthesizer geekery</strong>' - </em>I thought I'd create my own slant on <em>David Bowies' <strong>Ziggy Stardust</strong> </em>in the form of <em><strong>Alfie Syntauri</strong>.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">Well you know what they say;</span><br><span style="color:#9b59b6;"><em>"<strong>What goes around comes around</strong>."</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><em><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><strong>'All Night Long' </strong></span></em><span style="color:#1abc9c;">is a kind of tribute to the music of Barry White - an attempt to re-create </span></span><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#1abc9c;">(albeit with synthesizers)</span></span><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"> that 70's soul sound.<br><br>You can judge for yourself whether you think it was successful or not.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large"><strong><em>'Guardian Angel' </em></strong><em> </em>was very emotional, because it was the last </span><span class="font_regular">(duet)</span><span class="font_large"> recording I did with <em><strong>Sharona</strong></em>, before she left to pursue her studies in music technology.<br><br>So emotional in fact, that I thought the <em>'warbling'</em> vocals could not be used - but </span><span class="font_regular">(thankfully)</span><span class="font_large"> <strong><em>Sharona</em></strong> thought that it added to the <em>emotional impact</em> of the performance.<br><br>With hindsight I think she was right, as it's proved to be one of our more popular tracks, despite being a cover version.</span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#3498db;"><span class="font_large"><strong><em>'Spirit' </em></strong></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(this recording)</em></span><span class="font_large"><strong><em> </em></strong> was my very first, recorded with my brother <strong><em>Paul, </em></strong>who also did most of the backing vocals.</span></span><br><br><span style="color:#3498db;"><span class="font_large">This is the '<em>actual recording' </em>that won the <strong><em>ISR/Radio Limerick One </em></strong> international song competition in 1995, which led to extensive airplay on <strong><em>RLO, Cool FM </em></strong><em> </em>& many other stations across Europe & four American States.<br><br>I think it <em>stood out</em> </span><span class="font_regular">(paradoxically)</span><span class="font_large"> at the time because of all the <em>crappy <strong>4-op FM sounds</strong> from my <strong>Yamaha V-50 synthesizer</strong></em> that were on it, though that did give it a nice deep, percussive bass.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="color:#f39c12;"><span class="font_large"><em>'<strong>Into the Black</strong>' </em>is a tribute to <em><strong>Curt Cobain</strong></em> - his unique voice & superb talent continues to have a strong influence on all genres of music.</span></span><br><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;">Feel free to check out this EP when it becomes readily available - it does have a kind of <em>'naive charm'</em> that screams <em>'first demo recording.'</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:null;"><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></span></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/66292592021-05-13T10:58:06+01:002022-12-29T09:34:14+00:00Tales Of Passion - Album Profile<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Tales of Passion - Debut Album Profile</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/5115dec4103e16c170cec3cb5a43752ff06b9de8/original/talesofpassionge.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<span class="font_regular"><strong>Release date:</strong><span class="font_large"><strong> </strong></span>1998 </span><span class="font_small">(remastered in <strong>2013 </strong>at<strong> 432Hz</strong>)</span>
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<span class="font_regular"><strong>Availability:</strong><span class="font_large"><strong> </strong></span>Hi-res (24-bit/96Khz)<strong> </strong>music streaming services</span><span class="font_large">, </span>CD & analogue audio cassette.</li> <li><span class="font_regular"><strong>Tracks:</strong><span class="font_large"> </span>12 songs;</span></li>
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<ol> <li><span class="font_regular">X-Mary</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">All That I Want</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Hurts Like Hell</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Je Meurs D'amour</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Too Soon</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Spirit</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Fallen</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">I Don't Qualify</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Revenge</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Little Boy Loser</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">One Life</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Blow Their Minds</span></li>
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<ul> <li><span class="font_large"><strong>General Information</strong></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">The songs appearing on this first album were intended to be played by musicians </span><span class="font_regular">(original recordings were - on early demos) </span><span class="font_large">but finally it was recorded with synthesizers, with many original demo-recordings being released on the <em>'Alfie Syntauri EP' or</em> the <em>'Songs For Losers' album.</em><br><br>The tracks reflect the gothic, classic-rock & new wave music that was most influential, up to that time.<br><br>Bands like Killing Joke, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission & some more classic-rock influences like Marillion, Yes, Diamond Head & Pink Floyd - but overall, there's way too many diverse influences to mention.</span></p>
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<ul> <li><strong><span class="font_large">Trivial Information</span></strong></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">The first </span><span class="font_regular">(instrumental)</span><span class="font_large"> track '<em>X-Mary' </em>was inspired by a car - a <em>Citroen XM,</em> which I had <em>seen in a premonition.</em></span></span><br><br><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">I told my </span><span class="font_regular">(now wife - then fiancé) </span><span class="font_large"><strong>Corinne </strong>about it, & she was like;</span></span><br><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large"><em>"Yeah right - dream on Niall."</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">About 11 months later, we'd forgotten all about that, but we saw & took a test drive . . . </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/b8a461f037d900bc5d7841a32a5155f2263b2bd3/original/mary.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><span style="color:#1abc9c;">. . . in a beautiful silver XM, which was being offered for sale by a local <em>Church of Ireland Minister, in Carnmoney.</em></span></span><br><br><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#1abc9c;">As soon as my hand first touched the car I knew it would be mine, but unfortunately a serious delay in funding </span></span><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_regular">(for work I had carried out) </span><span class="font_large"> meant us having to walk away from it.</span></span><br><br><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">I said to Corinne;</span></span><br><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large"><em>"You don't understand, this car spoke to me - it's almost familiar to me!"</em></span></span><br><br><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">To which she responded;</span></span><br><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large"><em>"Yeah right - dream on Niall."</em></span></span><br><br><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">Just <em>9 months later</em> however, I spotted <em>'another one' </em>this time at a <em>car dealership in Ballymena.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">After excitedly agreeing to the purchase of the car, the dealer explained that it had been part-exchanged because the previous owner wanted a Volvo estate, but it had been very well looked after, & that the owner had been a <em>Church of Ireland Minister - from Carnmoney. (!!!!!!)</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">On the way home, I said to Corinne;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><em><span class="font_large">Y'know this car is 'full of grace' I think we should call her - '<strong>Mary</strong> '</span></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large">So the music for this instrumental, came to me while driving a <em>Citroen <strong>X</strong>M called <strong>Mary</strong> . . . <strong>X-Mary</strong>.</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large">Was talking to the guitarist of a </span><span class="font_regular">(very good)</span><span class="font_large"> local heavy-metal band, after a <em>Judas Priest</em> concert in Belfast.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large">He commented that my song <em>'<strong>Spirit</strong>' </em> was:</span></span><br><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large"><em>". . . almost identical to 'Worth Fighting For" - </em>the fourth track from Judas Priests' <em>Angel of Retribution</em> album - & that he;</span></span><br><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large"><em>" . . wondered what was really going on there."</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large">Well - <em>'<strong>Spirit</strong>' </em> won the <em><strong>ISR/Radio Limerick One</strong> international song competition in 1995</em> - but Judas Priests' <em>Angel of Retribution </em>wasn't released until <em>10 years later - in 2005 . . . . hmm!</em></span></span><br><br><span style="color:#2ecc71;"><span class="font_large">I doubt very much if <em>Judas Priest</em> have ever even heard <em>'<strong>Spirit'</strong></em> - but I do love their song <em>'Worth Fighting for'</em> - even though there is a <em>'vague similarity'</em> in the phrasing of <em><strong>some</strong></em> of the lyrics, I put that down to a case of <em>'great minds </em></span><span class="font_large"><em>thinking alike </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(ahem!) </em></span><span class="font_large"><em>'</em></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large">The song '<strong><em>Fallen' </em></strong>is based on a girl I fell for in my 20's - that's all I'm willing to say about that, except that it's yet another one of <em>many tales</em> of an <em>all consuming passion - sadly unrequited.</em></span></span><br><br><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large">Felt like it might kill me </span><span class="font_regular">(at the time)</span><span class="font_large"> but what doesn't ultimately kill you, does make you stronger.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large"><em>Unrequited passion </em>raises it's head once again, but this time with me on the <em>receiving end,</em> & with <em>hugely unexpected & life altering consequences</em> - more on that when I do the profile for the second album - <em>'<strong>Soul Not For Sale</strong>.'</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="color:#c0392b;"><span class="font_large"><em>'<strong>I Don't Qualify</strong>' </em>is a reference to the feeling of <em>hopelessness</em> endured by people who have <em>nothing</em> in a world that equates <em>individual worth</em> only to <em>material wealth.</em><br><br>In such a world as <strong>this</strong>, impoverished & homeless people feel that they . . .</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#c0392b;"><em><span class="font_large">" . . . don't qualify for love."</span></em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#f39c12;"><span class="font_large"><strong><em>Tales of Passion</em> </strong>must have been a <em>good title</em> </span><span class="font_regular">(if I may say so)</span><span class="font_large"> because another <em>local rock-band </em></span><em><span class="font_regular">(some of whose members actually played on an early demo of '<strong>Spirit</strong>' )</span></em><span class="font_large"> actually decided to . . erm . . <em>use</em> <em>'<strong>Tales of Passion</strong>' </em>as the <em>title for their own EP . . .</em> but I guess it must be true what some people say - that <em>imitation <strong>is </strong>the most sincere form of flattery.</em></span></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/da81d218b2c777a8d83fad8b973db72e959d1501/original/tesladontcare.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">More album profiles coming soon, all being well.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/55412782018-12-05T21:35:12+00:002021-01-04T16:44:15+00:00Casio PX-350 - Review<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Casio PX-350 Keyboard Review</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/25fb7c4a3ac781fd5d86b01a8be33ab61d9896ec/original/px-350.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><em>Marketed as a 'stage piano' & with its' editable patterns & arranger functions, Casios' Privia PX-350 seemed to offer solo keyboardist/performers almost everything they needed in a light & portable instrument - but it didn't quite live up to expectations.</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular"><em>It has since been replaced with the</em></span><span class="font_large"><em> <strong>Privia PX-360</strong> </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>& its' more expensive sibling, the</em></span><span class="font_large"><em> <strong>PX-560.</strong></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Generally - not a bad all round keyboard - but <em>'keyboard'</em> is more appropriate than <em>'piano'</em> as a description. <br>The key action is impressive </span><span class="font_regular">(feels just like a grand piano)</span><span class="font_large"> - but unfortunately it doesn't sound like one. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Casios' previous <strong>'Privia'</strong> offerings </span><span class="font_regular">(like the <strong>PX-410r</strong> for example)</span><span class="font_large"> filled me with high expectations, but I must admit to being very disappointed with the <em>'piano voices'</em> on this model! <br>The <em>'acoustic piano sounds'</em> all seem to be derived from just one </span><span class="font_regular">(rather dull)</span><span class="font_large"> piano sample, which gets <em>'very thin' </em>towards the top of the key range. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Don't get me wrong - as a <em>'keyboard' </em> it sounds good, but with the <strong>AIR sound source</strong>, Casio seem to have placed <em>polyphony</em> above <em>sound quality</em> - hence a noticeable regression in <em>clarity</em> compared to earlier <strong>Privias</strong> which had the previous </span><span class="font_regular">(in my view superior)</span><span class="font_large"> <strong>ZPI sound source.</strong> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">The electric pianos & other <em>'non-piano sounds'</em> are rather good though, but this being a <em>'stage piano'</em> - it really fails to <em>'deliver' </em>in the <em>'acoustic piano'</em> department, as far as I'm concerned. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">The <em>stereo audio input</em> should make it possible to easily monitor your mix </span><span class="font_regular">(via the Casios' speakers onstage, especially if you have the mixer going through the Privia first & then into your PA amplifier)</span><span class="font_large"> - but in practice it lacks the headroom of much cheaper Casios </span><span class="font_regular">(like the <strong>CDP-230r</strong> & <strong>WK-7500</strong> - both of which have clearer piano sounds)</span><span class="font_large"> for this input to be really useful. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em>Registration memories</em> allow you to recall <em>complete song setups,</em> which should make things easier </span><span class="font_regular">(and quicker)</span><span class="font_large"> - but unfortunately these registrations can't be named - which really limits their usefulness onstage. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Audio </span><span class="font_regular">(wav file)</span><span class="font_large"> recording is possible too, but again - the usefulness of this function is seriously limited by the fact that your <em>'wave file songs'</em> cannot really be named &/or placed in your <em>desired order</em> .....a curious decision which renders this function as little more than a gimmick. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">On a positive note, overall build quality is superb & the backlit display screen is easy to read in low light conditions. <br>Also the <em>accompaniment keyboard chord tracking</em> & <em>timing</em> is excellent - way better than the older <em>Privia pianos </em>mentioned. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">For a keyboard player wanting to use the full range </span><span class="font_regular">(88 keys)</span><span class="font_large"> with or without <em>rhythm accompaniment,</em> it'll do the job <em>very well,</em> but if you are a <em>'pianist'</em> expecting <em>'acceptable quality piano sounds'</em> you would be well advised to look elsewhere - even <em>entry level</em> <strong> </strong>keyboards from <strong>some other manufacturers</strong> will give you <em>far better acoustic piano sounds. </em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Because of the <em>'average quality'</em> of the actual <em>'acoustic piano sound'</em> on this instrument - it's not really </span><span class="font_regular">(in my view)</span><span class="font_large"> a <em>'stage piano'</em> at all - it's a reasonably good quality <em>'keyboard' with 88 weighted keys.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/55044382018-11-10T20:34:22+00:002022-12-29T08:43:48+00:00Band or banned?<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Band or banned?</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/ad207dc55fe692793d1e6a9a01f9ad73e7d66f84/original/tour.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span><span class="font_small"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">It's interesting the <em><strong>phonetic similarity</strong> </em>between the word <strong><em>'band'</em> </strong> & <strong><em>'banned.'</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">In my </span><span class="font_regular">(<em>unfortunate)</em></span><span class="font_large"> experience - the two have always amounted to the <em>same thing,</em> because the biggest obstacle to gathering & keeping a band together - is <strong><em>narcissism!</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">I've always had the <em>opposing viewpoint</em> to the majority of people I've <em>"<strong>had the privilege</strong>"</em> of sharing <em>band space </em>with over the years.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">If I came across someone who was <em>extraordinarily talented </em> - I would see that as an <strong>asset</strong> ....a <em>'star'</em> to brighten our <em>'constellation'</em> all the more. The more <em>talented people</em> you have in a band, the stronger & more creative the band becomes, & the greater the music that they will produce - <em>theoretically.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">It's also very <em>inspiring </em>to be in the company of <em>uniguely attractive</em> & <em>talented people</em> because they raise the standards of performance, creativity & presentation - all of which is demonstrably</span><span class="font_large"> beneficial to a bands' public appeal.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Because it doesn't take long to realise that the <em>"music industry"</em> is full of <em>hetero-phobic, gate-keeping dickheads, </em>it seemed to me that the best way to forge a career in music would be to take it directly to the public, as a member of a band, playing <em>live, original music.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">In practice however, this proved <em>troublesome & evasive</em> at best. Assuming my view about talented people to be <em>'the norm'</em> </span><span class="font_regular"><em>(among career musicians)</em></span><span class="font_large"> was what proved to be my downfall on so many occasions. While I preferred to work alongside the most talented & attractive people that could possibly be found, the other band members simply saw them as <em>'a threat'</em> - rivals who's talents were to be <em>'hidden'</em> - for fear of being <em>'upstaged.'</em> (???)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">If the band had a <em><strong>heart-throb</strong></em> loved by women, instead of seeing that as a <em>feather in the cap of the band, </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(& hence something that could get us more gigs)</em></span><span class="font_large"><em> </em>other members would <em>get upset</em> because it <em>wasn't <strong>them</strong></em> getting admiration from women.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Just can't understand that shit! <em>I mean, really???</em> - It's people letting their <em>own egos</em> get in the way of a potential career - presuming a career in music is what they wanted ...or thought they wanted.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">There was always a <em>'clique of mediocrities'</em> who would do anything against the <em>'more brilliant ones'</em> who they envied & despised - from singing/playing over them, turning their mics down or off, unplugging their instruments, insisting on <em>unsuitable keys </em>for their singing voices, etc ....& that was when they weren't making them the butt of their jokes, making accusations against them, refusing to ever believe a word they say </span><span class="font_regular">(no matter how honest they were)</span><span class="font_large"> & </span><span class="font_regular">(often times)</span><span class="font_large"> ganging up on them at every opportunity.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/4415cedb63ebc357f3c5307099855b5bed8934bb/original/quote-jealousy-is-the-tribute-which-mediocrity-pays-to-genius-fulton-j-sheen-26-91-23.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">In the end, you just get to the point where - once you see envy raising it's <em>stupid, narcissistic head,</em> you just give the owner a <em>wide birth</em> - because envy is only ever present in <em>morons, liars & idiots!</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">When you become part of a band, there shouldn't be any more <em>'<strong>I</strong>' </em>or '<em><strong>ME</strong>'</em> - because it should be all about <strong><em>'the music'</em></strong> - which means only thinking in terms of the band as <strong><em>'a collective.'</em></strong> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">When you join a band, you're supposed to become part of the <em>machinery that produces music</em> - but the sad reality is that so many people just don't </span><span class="font_regular">(or won't)</span><span class="font_large"> get that, because they're too <strong>egotistical</strong> to ever "<em>suffer the indignity" </em>of <strong><em>being just a part of anything.</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">In the end, I got tired of the <em>perpetual cycle </em>of auditioning, recruiting & rehearsing, only to have members fighting about <em>stupid & irrelevant things</em> like the 'choice of covers' </span><span class="font_regular">(when our agreed goal was a <strong>fully</strong> <strong>original set</strong> anyway)</span><span class="font_large"> & who's not carrying gear up the stairs <em>fast enough</em>, & who's <em>not allowed to dance onstage </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(oh yeah, better to be stiff as a board - that'll really get you more gigs - ha!!)</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">In reality, such things are nothing more than a means by which <strong><em>dull & unremarkable people</em></strong> seek to punish those<strong><em> with star quality</em></strong> for being too <em>sexy, talented & creative</em> for their liking.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Thankfully - around the time that <em>the penny was beginning to drop</em> - that I wasn't going to find any <em>like minded people </em>in the North of Ireland, </span><span class="font_xl"><strong>Korg ....</strong></span><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/b97d354508555586db501d2cc71927f75ba31775/original/korg-i30-c2a0931-kindlephoto-34730282.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span><br><span class="font_large">.... began to introduce '<em>professional arranger keyboards' </em> (<strong>Korg I3 </strong>& <strong>I30</strong>) onto the market - eventually followed by <em><b>other manufacturers.</b></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><b><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/83fa9b6a73dd62de68dc362d5776e5935b15dc7c/original/ketron-sd1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></b></em>These were <em>'digital bands' </em>of the <strong><em>best musicians possible</em></strong>, with <em>instant rapport</em> with your playing, that would <em>never argue, </em>were <em>always on time, </em>never <em>got envious, felt upstaged, busted strings or messed up a song</em> & would <em><strong>always</strong> be there when you need them </em></span><span class="font_regular"><em>(live or in rehearsal)</em></span><span class="font_large"><em> - </em>pretty much a <em>no-brainer,</em> <em>really!</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><em><strong>Rehearsals</strong>, remember them - something that <strong>real musicians do</strong>!</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">I was like:</span><strong><span class="font_large"><em> "</em></span></strong><span class="font_large"><em>Shove your "</em></span><strong><span class="font_large"><em>band members"</em></span></strong><span class="font_large"><em> up your ar-is - this 'digital band' fits into my Yaris!</em></span><strong><span class="font_large"><em>" </em></span></strong><span class="font_regular"><em>(Ha! Ha!)</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">These <strong>professional arrangers </strong>allow <strong><em>realtime performance</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></span><span class="font_regular">(not karaoke, or MIDI-file sequences) - </span><span class="font_large"><em><strong>LIVE music</strong></em>, with all the spontaneity, interactivity, unpredictability & sheer power you can only get from a <em><strong>real musician - playing live!</strong></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="font_xl">Just wish they'd come along a lot sooner!</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">I still love the <em>organic nature</em> of bands, but nothing could entice me to ever put up with such crap again - it <em>really isn't worth it,</em> when all you want to do is to <em>write & play music.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">At a recent gig I wanted to try out my newest song & it didn't even need to be rehearsed - the<em> "band" </em>already knew it - <em>priceless!!</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">These days I have an even <em>simpler set-up - a <strong>73-key stage piano</strong></em>, but it's good to know that when you need to keep a huge crowd bopping all night long, you can do that as well.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/6d7f38fc24c122a8c1e02363f528804b7e98b524/original/rttob.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/47647282017-07-03T10:17:58+01:002022-12-29T08:39:10+00:00Shroud of Turin validated by science<p><span class="font_xl">The Shroud of Turin is authentic - according to the latest scientific research.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/69a690f0cf9830a97d716cc3d7c4ccceca0785cd/original/jesus.jpg?1499069003" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Above image of Jesus derived from data taken from the Shroud of Turin<em>.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">We all know about the well publicised Carbon C14 dating test in the late 80's, which basically told atheists all over the world <strong>exactly what they wanted to hear</strong> - but there's an <strong>awful lot</strong> we haven't been told.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">The fact that the C14 test </span><span class="font_regular">(based on vague, pseudo-scientific assumptions from the outset)</span><span class="font_large"> has now itself been <strong>largely discredited</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">The fact that the <em>Shroud sample</em> had been taken from a corner that had been re-weaved </span><span class="font_regular">(repaired)</span><span class="font_large"> in the 1600's after being cut for a relic - the worst possible place to take a sample from ...& they knew it.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">The fact that the shroud itself has raised more scientific questions than answers, & has both baffled & intrigued scientists in equal measure.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">Some key discoveries from analysis of the Shroud of Turin include the following:</span></p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_large">Three dimensional (3D) information inherent in the image,</span></li> <li><span class="font_large">No traces of paint or artist rendering of any kind,</span></li> <li><span class="font_large">blood revealing a high level of bilirubin - consistent with the trauma of crucifixion,</span></li> <li><span class="font_large">a blood type impossible in a male ....except in the case of a <strong>Virgin Birth</strong>,</span></li> <li><span class="font_large">blood trails & pooling consistent with crucifixion,</span></li> <li><span class="font_large">the images were generated from <strong>inside the shroud</strong> - & these included microscopic objects,</span></li> <li><span class="font_large">flower & pollen traces including some known to grow only within 5 miles of Jerusalem,</span></li> <li><span class="font_large">many findings consistent with <strong>specific Biblical accounts</strong> of the crucifixion of Jesus.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">Identified problems with C14 Dating:</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">Quote from an article on archaeologyexpert.co.uk</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large">"Archaeologists are Concerned </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large">The unreliability of carbon 14 date testing is a great concern to honest archaeologists. They get particularly concerned when C14 testing shows obviously inaccurate results and they are left in uncertainty about the reliability of the dates that they have previously never questioned. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large">New or Old? </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large">Some examples of abnormal C14 results include testing of recently harvested, live mollusc shells from the Hawaiian coast that showed that they had died 2000 years ago and snail shells just killed in Nevada, USA, dated in at 27,000 years old. A freshly killed seal at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, yielded a death age of 1300 years ago. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#4e5f70;"><span class="font_large">A petrified miner’s hat and wooden fence posts were unearthed from an abandoned 19th century gold hunter’s town in Australia’s outback. Results from radiocarbon dating said that they were 6000 years old."</span></span></p>
<p><em><span class="font_large">You can read read the full article <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.archaeologyexpert.co.uk/radiocarbondating.html" target="_blank">here</a></span></em></p>
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<p><em><span class="font_xl">Results from all the other tests were completely ignored - because they knew only the C14 test could give them the result they wanted.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span class="font_xl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/5573e9d90f25b11e7ccf1062a7d9f9cb8c2cda04/original/carbonfraud.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></em><em><span class="font_xl">That's what you call pseudo-science - <strong>"scientific" results to order.</strong></span></em></p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">Here's a good video documentary about the <em>real</em> scientific analysis of the Shroud of Turin</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span class="font_large"><em>(Update 6/10/20: </em></span></strong><span class="font_large"><em>Video blocked by those <strong>desperate to hide the truth </strong>- but another video <strong>embedded below)</strong></em></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/6d7f38fc24c122a8c1e02363f528804b7e98b524/original/rttob.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Nyal Purcelltag:nyalpurcell.com,2005:Post/46461422017-03-26T11:43:41+01:002022-12-29T08:32:29+00:00Digital music sucks!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Digital Music Sucks?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Ok - now that I've got your attention.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Most people are unaware of the actual differences between digital & analogue recordings, & <em>why would they - unless there's a reason for knowing?</em><br><br>The general assumption has been that all things digital are superior to analogue, but </span><span class="font_regular">(while digital offers some advantages)</span><span class="font_large"> people are now waking up to the fact that, although generally quieter, more portable & less corruptible - digital recordings are <em><strong>inferior</strong> in every other possible way!</em><br><br><strong>You only have to compare a CD to a vinyl recording of the same album to reach that conclusion.</strong><br><br><em>A vinyl or tape recording has much more life, detail & definition than even the most high quality 24 bit/192Khz digital recordings can come even close to.</em><br><br>Sure, the analogue recordings have some low level tape hiss or stylus rumble, but in reality you simply don't hear any of it once the music starts.<br>You hear the music, in all it's finest detail, all the dynamics & all the expression from every musical phrase, from every musician that played on it.<br><br>Digital recordings </span><span class="font_regular">(good as they may seem)</span><span class="font_large"> simply <em>cannot capture that</em> - & here's why.</span><br><br><span class="font_xl">Here's the science bit - concentrate:</span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/198663/bd0bf329e2f79f198036d51dc1cc28ea73f3f825/original/04253.png?1490521129" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><em><strong>Refer to the picture above.</strong></em><br>When you record digitally, what you get is </span><span class="font_regular">(basically)</span><span class="font_large"> a 'mathematical representation' of the waveform.<br><br>A <strong>waveform</strong> is what you get when you turn a <strong>sound</strong> </span><span class="font_regular">(like a voice)</span><span class="font_large"> into an electrical signal </span><span class="font_regular">(using a microphone for example)</span><span class="font_large"> - this waveform can be recorded </span><span class="font_regular">(stored)</span><span class="font_large"> either in digital memory </span><span class="font_regular">(a digital recording)</span><span class="font_large"> or on tape or vinyl </span><span class="font_regular">(an analogue recording)</span><span class="font_large">.<br><br>The original signal </span><span class="font_regular">(from a microphone for example)</span><span class="font_large"> is an analogue signal & looks like the waveform in the top of the picture.<br><br>This waveform if recorded analogically </span><span class="font_regular">(on tape or vinyl)</span><span class="font_large"> will look </span><span class="font_regular">(depending on the quality of the recording)</span><span class="font_large"> <strong>more or less exactly the same</strong> as the original signal, albeit with some low level noise </span><span class="font_regular">(hiss)</span><span class="font_large"> which should be relatively unnoticeable.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Like sounds in the real world, analogue signals are <em>'continuously variable' </em> - in the same way our biological systems & signals are.<br><br>The analogue recording will retain <strong>all the life & movement of the original performance</strong>, in the finest detail - subjectively speaking,<em> </em><strong><em>it lives & breathes just like the real performance</em>.</strong><br><br>A digital recording by contrast, can only </span><span class="font_regular">(at best)</span><span class="font_large"> render <em>'a representation'</em> of the original signal, & looks like the waveform at the bottom of the picture.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Digital signals are only <em>'varied' </em>at specific points in time & magnitude & this inevitably limits the amount of detail & harmonic content possible.<br><br>You'll notice that the amount of detail is limited by the amount of times from left to right </span><span class="font_regular">(sampling frequency)</span><span class="font_large"> & the amount of steps from the bottom line to the top </span><span class="font_regular">(bit depth)</span><span class="font_large"> that the waveform can be represented.<br><br><em><strong>What you actually get from a digital recording is a tiny percentage of the original.</strong></em><br><br>In short: analogue recordings give you the <em><strong>actual, real signal</strong></em> - while even the best digital recordings are nothing more than an <em>approximation or rendering</em>, to <strong>fool you</strong> into thinking you're hearing music.<br><br>Don't get me wrong, it works quite well, until you hear music again played from a decent turntable or tape deck - <em>then you realise why you didn't bother to replace your Mp3 player ....& your CD collection is still covered in dust.</em><br><br>To the generation raised on rap, hip- hop, nu-metal & dance music - they'll probably never see any advantage to analogue recordings, because that music has <em>a limited dynamic range.</em></span><br><span class="font_regular">(One of the disadvantages of digital recording is that it needs to be compressed to make full use of the bit depth, & to disguise its' inherent lack of definition).</span><br><br><span class="font_large">But for those of us who grew up in a time when music was <em><strong>always performed on musical instruments & vocals were recorded with not much more than a little compression</strong></em>, the quality & dynamics of musical performances is important to the experience of listening to music.<br><br>That being the case, it's <em><strong>perfectly understandable</strong></em> why vinyl & tape are making a huge comeback - <em>especially with the new generation who are now discovering hidden treasures among their families' old vinyl record collections.</em><br><br>If you love music & you haven't discovered or revisited vinyl records or analogue tape, perhaps you should - otherwise you are <em><strong>definitely missing out</strong></em> on what music is really all about .....</span><span class="font_xl"><em>human expression!</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><em><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="oVME_l4IwII" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/oVME_l4IwII/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oVME_l4IwII?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="480" width="854" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></em></span><br><br><em><span class="font_xl">Cheers & God bless!</span></em></p>
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