Kiki

(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2015 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans “Kiki” was the name of our female Lhasa Apso. She lived to eighteen years and four months old, which is a long life for a dog. This tune is for her. We now have a beautiful Havanese female dog named Sasha or “Sashi.” I tried to […]

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Life Is Short

(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1995, 2024 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, vocals and keyboards-ReynoldDrums-John HammondBass-Luke KramerRecorded by Stymie SeamansVideo produced by Rene Erickson This video is about one year old, though the song and recording are from the archives. I am at a point where prospecting my back catalog seems like a good idea. Especially the more obscure

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Vermeer

Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer had such an effect on me that in my early thirties, I decided to go to art school part-time to learn how to paint with oils. After two years, I realized that as a painter I was merely an

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Everything Is Always

Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)Video produced by Rene Erickson In late March, 2020, I had just returned home from a short visit with a friend in Florida when the COVID pandemic began. At first, there was a sort of panic as we all remember. My response was to sit down one day and write

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Someday Maybe

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2010 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitars-ReynoldBass-Jeff BrueskeHarmonica-Clint HooverKeys-Gregg Inhofer,Percussion- Michael BissonnetteRecorded by Stymie Seamans Some days (depends on what day you ask me) I would say this is the most perfectly realized non-vocal recording I have ever made. What I mean by that is that the song, arrangement, players and production all convene

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“Time” (theme and variations)

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2019 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Video directed by Rene Erickson The main theme of “Time” I have reused a few times including this rather lengthy“theme and variations” I recorded this for YouTube in 2019. The music lent itself to “theme and variations” because this B minor theme has a sort of “timeless” and elementary

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