Author name: Reynold

Amber Dawn

“Amber Dawn”Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright (all rights reserved) guitars, bass-reynolddrums-J.R. Hammond This is an unusual tune for me. I don’t know how you would classify it. For one thing I use effects on the guitar which is rare for me. The reason I sort of rediscovered this one is because my niece told me it is her favorite […]

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Sasha and Dinu

“Sasha and Dinu”composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2013 copyrightZino-Rephi Music (BMI) C Sharp Minor is a key that always puts me in mind and feeling of Slavic melancholy. Slavic melancholy is a  condition that permeates a lot of music by musicians of that particular origin with myself included. This “melancholy” is not all sad because a certain nobility

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Matka

“Matka”composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music (BMI)guitars-reynoldaccordion-Denny Malmberg Both of my parents passed on in the past few years. Suddenly I realized I had neglected to appreciate my heritage. My paternal ancestry came from Upper Silesia and more specifically a city in Poland called Opole. Quite rightly they settled on homesteads with other immigrants in Central Minnesota

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Picture This

“Picture This” In the almost 50 years I have made commercially available recordings (I made the first one when I was 15 years old), the recording world has changed greatly.  Of course, in the beginning of my career, vinyl discs (45RPM singles and 33RPM LPs) were the creative medium. Later of course this evolved to cassettes and then CDs. Now

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Someday Maybe

“Someday Maybe” (written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) guitar- Reynold harmonica- Clint Hoover bass- Jeff Brueske keyboards- Gregg Inhofer percussion- Michael Bissonnette This is from my new album, “Picture This.” A version of this song was originally recorded for “Anthology.” This “new” version has added piano and synths strings which, in my opinion, enhance the

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20th Century Good-bye

“20th Century Good-bye” written and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1997 Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) In 1997 I prepared for the end of the century with what, for me, was an ambitious project. I wanted to create an “orchestral” album and this was the title track. The album did receive some nice reviews at the time but maybe was a

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