Frederick Serafim
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Shadow Walking
Shadow Walking
Mystical verses flower into an uplifting, melodic chorus, depicting a couple living in the shadows and dealing constructively with inner ghosts and issues.
Not of This World
Not of This World
Mostly electronic mid tempo tune with vocals and some guitar, written for people who are comfortable feeling excluded from the mainstream world.
Friends Across Enemy Lines
Friends Across Enemy Lines
R&B tune with a breezy, lilting tempo and a exhilarating instrumental bridge, regarding the dire need for international dialogue and goodwill.
Fortunate Son
Fortunate Son
Cover of CCR's Fortunate Son, featuring, guitars, piano, horns, synths, bit of electronic...
White Life
White Life
Haunting and hard hitting, mostly spoken word hip hop/symphonic rock tune decrying racism and discrimination from the standpoint of a very concerned white man.
Jungletown
Jungletown
Upbeat alt rock n roll / Blues / R&B, regarding the urban jungle, featuring a catchy dual lead guitar hook, sax solos and non-traditional chordal progressions.
Rebel at Heart
Rebel at Heart
Retro folk rocker regarding a chapter out of psychiatry's checkered history, influenced by The Band's Lowrey organ, lead guitar harmonic squawks and piano instrumentation.
You Don't Have to Cry
You Don't Have to Cry
Vocal, acoustic guitar, trombone and flute regarding R.D. Laing's "sane reaction to an insane world".
Curbside Shuffle
Curbside Shuffle
This shuffle is my earliest song both written and recorded. Lyrics and album story below.
If It's My Life
If It's My Life
Similar words have been sung before but it's a powerful enough sentiment, well worth rephrasing with a new twist, that warranted this guitar and keys rocker.
I Remember
I Remember
Majestic rock-symphonica rendering of the early days with my wife.
Romance Heartthrob Dance
Romance Heartthrob Dance
An upbeat R&B shuffle satirizing human sexual foibles, whereby our tragically comic species is ironically driven by our risk-prone sexuality, in order to ensure our continued existence. A much darker song could be also written, but for now...
When Every Day is Monday
When Every Day is Monday
One of my favourite arrangements with a synth guitar sax/horn hook, some hot guitar and an alternative blues progression, portraying a pressure-cooker office environment.
Give Me Time
Give Me Time
A cosmic request for time and opportunity, featuring two vocal verses and lots of improvisational lead guitar work, employing polyrhythmic flourishes towards the end.
Leavin' Town
Leavin' Town
A powerful chorus, plus some pretty pan flutes and verses highlight this coming of age tune.
These Days
These Days
Haunting verses and an upbeat pop chorus, portray a hectic day in the typical 21st century urban setting, and its disparate elements.
Lighthearted Lovers
Lighthearted Lovers
Steely Dan-ish, feel-good jazz/rock vocals with some brash instrumental work portraying a setting of urban civility.
Elvis Is King!
Elvis Is King!
I was invited on an all expense paid trip to Memphis for Elvis Week 2012, and this song and video was used to promote the trip. Lots of fanatical devotion from his fans for the earliest rock n roll phenom and arguably the all-time best pop singer.
