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.
Castle of Cards
Castle of Cards
One of my favourite arrangements with synth-guitar sax/horn hooks, some hot lead guitar, rap verse lyrics with traditional chorus vocals, and an alternative bluesy progression, portraying our disastrous western political landscape.
Down From the Sky
Down From the Sky
Feel good, classic rock regarding positive karma and UFOs, featuring multiple lead guitars, piano, synths, and a bit of electronic. A prayer for benevolent, extra-terrestrial, planetary intervention.
Alive and Well (Turmoil and Reprieve)
Alive and Well (Turmoil and Reprieve)
An ominous soundscape ending in redemptive triumph.
Homeless
Homeless
A touching piano and orchestral ballad regarding the plight of the homeless. Some nice lead guitar work during the end fade out. Lyrics and song story below.
Fortunate Son
Fortunate Son
Cover of CCR's Fortunate Son, featuring, guitars, piano, horns, synths, bit of electronic...
Old Souls
Old Souls
Art-Rock exploration of mystic experience. Omens, deja vu... have we passed this way before?
Ataraxis
Ataraxis
Upbeat trance featuring a main synth-brass theme and a secondary piano theme which then unite into an ultimate "peace of mind" counterpoint, in the latter part of the track.
Ethereal Quest
Ethereal Quest
A riveting, mostly instrumental, electronic rock-symphonic overture with some heavy guitar accents and vocals.
Cold Rain
Cold Rain
A moody piece of electronic, classical crossover rock, recounting a time I sometimes had to catch a train on dismal days at lonely stop.
Conquest of the Conundrum
Conquest of the Conundrum
Instrumental rock-electronica with some added Strat and synth guitar leads.
