Composed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights ReservedGuitars by ReynoldAcoustic bass by Matt Senjem The title is taken from the typical beatnik or bebop musician look. The music is essentially a minor blues but the changes go through some channels that are a bit more out of the typical pattern. The whole point of the piece is to […]
Halloween has always been a special time for me. In October of the year I turned 12 years old, I was so under the influence of Edgar Allan Poe that I took to going down into the basement each night to write some pretty bad Gothic poetry by candlelight with a homemade quill. My mother was amused by this phase
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I’m at an interesting point in my musical life. A turning point. I’m trying to figure out exactly what my musical personality is. Some might say this is a mighty late stage to be figuring that out but it is what it is. I do think I have made my very best records in the past ten years. The best moments
“Kiki”(Composed and performed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) All Rights Reserved Kiki was the female Lhasa that lived with us for 18 and a half years. Though she inevitably had a very long life for a dog, that was nearly not so. When she was barely one year old, she contracted a lung disease and the local vet
“Sweet On You” (Revised Single 2019 version)All vocals and instruments by Reynold except drums by Beth VarelaAudio produced by Reynold and Stymie SeamansVideo produced by Rene Erickson2013 and 2019 copyright (composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek) Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights Reserved This song was originally released on the “Simplicity” album in 2013. I always felt that the one lacking
“Tales From the North Woods”composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek /Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved An odd thing occurred a few weeks ago. I entered a friend’s home and heard some music playing in the background. The music sounded vaguely familiar. My first reaction was that I kind of liked the music and was pretty sure I had
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