“The Pubs of London” (Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1994 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, vocals, keyboards-ReynoldDrums-Steve Read-SmithBass-Luke KramerTrombone-Zane Schaefer, Lowell LarsonEngineer-Stymie Seamans This song’s lyrics were derived from a list of pub names from the London phonebook. My friend (the late Peter Martinsen) was working as a recording engineer in London at the time and during a visit I […]
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“House With Four Chimneys” (Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie SeamansVideo by Rene Erickson This piece has Erik Satie (1866-1925) in mind. Satie lived outside Paris in Arcueil. He had a small apartment in a building there (still extant). That building was called “the house with four chimneys”. Satie walked 6.7 miles
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“In Perpetuity” (Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2022 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans “In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it still is a beautiful world.” Desiderata The world seems like it is going through some rough changes the past several years, and that has
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“Tales from the North Woods” (Composed and performed by Reynold Philipsek copyright 2010 Zino-Rephi Music (BMI))Recorded by Stymie Seamans There are quite a few tunes I have written and recorded which just seem to vanish like Ambrose Bierce (an obscure and dated reference but that’s what I like about it). It’s not that these songs deserve their disappearance, it’s just
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(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2009 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar-ReynoldHarmonica-Clint HooverAcoustic bass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecording engineer-Stymie Seamans It’s hard to believe that this album was recorded 16 years ago. This record seems more recent to me for some reason. This entire album was recorded live in the studio. The title of this piece comes from the deep impressions the
Life is Short (Stay Awake) (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