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All lyrics & music played and composed by Jef De Corte • AERONAUT
DREAMS ARE BURIED HERE IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM iTUNES, MUSICLOAD AND MANY OTHER DOWNLOAD STORES:
Visit me at MI7: one of the best communities for musicians.
We were proud to be "member of the week" in January 2008.
Influences
Philip Glass, Peter Hammill, Peter Gabriel, Schubert, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Puccini, Pink Floyd, Nicholas Lens, The Beatles, JS Bach, Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Barclay James Harvest, Nick Drake, Tim Buckley...Just to name a few, there are simpy too many.
But maybe I am influenced the most by my lovely wife, Karin Wauters, a talented ceramist.
"In the Light of the Sun" was one of the 10 finalists in the Real World Contest at MI7 from over 1500 entries.
+++ CURRENTLY READING +++
Love you, mean it. A true story of love, loss and friendship by Patricia Carrington, Julia Collins, Claudia Gerbasi & Ann Haynes
The story of four young women widowed by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center...
Now available: "An Ocean Of Dreams" by Mindmovie
Please take your time to check out this beautiful solo album by my dear friend Mindmovie, who I met on MI7 and myspace.
Mindmovie is a talented guitar player and composer and a member of the german band Flaming Bess.
I had the honour to collaborate on one of the songs and I did the artwork and layout.
This album is highly recommended!!!
Also available on iTunes, Musicload and other download stores.
+++ OTHER PEOPLE'S MUSIC +++
Below I want to present you here some albums I purchased recently and that made a lasting impression on me. I invite you to explore this music, and buy the albums from these remarkable artists.
To keep the list at a reasonable size, I have moved albums that featured here for some time to a new photo album called "Recommended Music Albums". All the albums in that album have been tagged to the corresponding myspace pages for your convenience.
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"Espurnes d'anima", the beautiful music of Eybec the Catalan duo Eysa & Bernat, finally available on CD.
Highly recommend! This music will enchant you...
"Like a Prefix World", discover the wonderful music of Prefix the japanese duo TK and Mairi, the people behind the wonderful japanese version of "On the wind".
"Pretend I'm fur", the new EP by Arrica Rose. Now on iTunes.
"OURANIO TOKSO (RAINBOW)", the long awaited cd debut by the lovely and talented Antigoni Katsouri. Listen to "Thalassa" and other enchanting songs.
"For You", the first single by dutch Anne Brown is now available on iTunes. She combines a beautiful voice and warm personality with great songwriting together with Dani Zmóbek.
"In This Trance", the brand new album by the lovely Tima Montemayor.
I can never get enough of the beautiful sensual voice of Tima. Highly recommended!
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VISIT MY "ON THE WIND AROUND THE WORLD" PROJECT: click the image below
NEW TRACK: 風 の 行方 (Kaze no yukue) the japanese version by PREFIX...
When I first heard the wonderful music of Prefix I immediately though they would be the ideal duo to tackle the japanese version of the song. Everything was there, inspriring music, skilled composers and producers, a beautiful voice...
So I was very excited when TK and Mairi answered my request saying that it would not be easy, but that they were more than willing to take on the challenge.
When you will listen to the resulting track, I think you will agree with me that they have done a great job, and I hope it will inspire you to check out more of their music.
Click on the image below to visit the dedicated webpage, and read more about the making of this version.
RELICS IX: ELEGY FOR AN ABANDONED DREAM
When I was a little boy, I always dreamed of being an airline pilot, spending so much time in the air above the clouds seemed amazing to me. However, soon I discovered that, because of my bad eyesight I would never qualify for such a job. This dream was one of the first I had to give up.
I still love flying and when I see pilots walking by in the airport I still think, what if...?
At a young age, I had to alter my goals and now I have become a different kind of aeronaut. These days, I take people on an imaginary journey through my paintings and music.
Having a dream can be a powerful motivation, and I believe we should all dare to dream, dreams keep us young.
A man with no dreams will turn old fast.
On the other hand, one should also be prepared to let go when realizing that a dream is unattainable. Stubbornly pursuing an impossible dream could turn out to be immobilizing, prevent you from growing and make you very unhappy.
This is an elegy for an abandoned dream... a sad and loving goodbye...
For the people who are interested in the orchestration:
Like in most of my music, a lot of the instruments are from the Vienna Symphonic Library : solo violin, solo viola, appassionata strings, concert guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet.
The sad wind instrument is the Armenian Duduk. It is often used in soundtracks (Gladiator, Passion of Christ, Rome, ...). This is the sampled version of the Silk library by East West.
From East West I also used the Bechstein piano, and the Symphonic Choirs.
The soprano and tenor are from Bela D Media. Although I like the samples, I would like to record this piece with real soloists some day.
The clematis picture was taken by my sister Gerda.
You can watch her beautiful photography at Flickr .
Songs of Love and Loss
For some time I have been working on a song cycle called "Songs of Love and
Loss". Since march this year I began recording the vocals with Ann Van Canegem, a vocalist with lots of experience in jazz and blues. This unexpected combination of my more classical background and her bluesy voice brings a special flavour to our music.
We are steadily recording and remixing all the songs and hope we will be able to release the album in 2008.
Every song has a dedicated page on my website, where you can listen to it along with the lyrics and read some song notes.
RELICS
“wandering in your mind
you might uncover the dust
of long forgotten memories
and relive days gone by
hear your laughter
as a little boy or girl
with sparkling dreams
of a future bright and promising
maybe you will catch a glimpse
of a loved one
who crossed the edge of forever
and read a book of love
once written in your heart
or perhaps, recover
that sweet moment of surrender
finding peace
listening to voices of hope
amid the relics
in your mind”
Relics is a journey into the mind
a collection of instrumental pieces, with variations on a recurring theme “Relics II” in between.
This video was made with pictures that I took in summer 2008 at Arlington National Cemetery, the Vietnam Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and the WWII Memorial in Washington DC.
You can watch the video in HD on my website and download a version for your iPod.
"Dreams are buried here..." is a collaboration with 2 dear friends from MI7 (and also on myspace - see my top friends): Artie Q and Mindmovie.
You can listen to the complete piece along with the lyrics and read about the collaboration and history of the piece on my website. Please support our music and buy the tracks from iTunes or another download store.
The poppy pictures for the cover image were taken by my 15 year old son Corneel.
The poppy is used as a remembrance symbol for the fallen soldiers of World War I.
"In Flanders Fields" is one of the most famous poems written during the First World War, and has been called "the most popular poem" produced during that period. It is written in the form of a French rondeau. Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote it on May 3, 1915, after he witnessed the death of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, the day before. The poem was first published on December 8, that year in Punch magazine.
You can read more about it on Wikipedia.
This is the link to the "In Flanders Fields" museum
My favourite museum... The NMAI in Washington DC
My wife and I are supporting members.
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Thank you for your friendship. I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to listen to your most beautiful and creative music... Where have I been! So many new doors are opening up and I am in awe...Thank you! Much love sent your way. ~ petals ~
Hey Jef.....thanks for the awesome comment and for reading the interview with Crossroads Resonance. I am grateful to have met you on My Space...you are truly gifted my friend. I am continually fascinated by the nusic that you, Achim and Artie create! Really masterful. Take care...and keep in touch. Mark
Dear friend, i am stopping by to enjoy your awesome sound here and to wish you a beautiful and magical new week. i am less commenting last time as allover here is so much beautiful and great music i want to listen and enjoy ... love ulli
Hi Jeff ,..
How are you? I hope well!! Lots of Love
Thanks for your friendship. May the Solstice Sun and the Full Moon Rising bring Light to Your Life and Bless you and Yours with Life's Abundance in All Forms!
Walk In Beauty Always in All Ways!
All Good Medicine
BUT THE LOVE OF REAL TRUE FRIENDS .............................................. HELLO MY DEAR FRIEND , HOPE ALL IS WELL I JUST PASS BY TO SAY HELLO ..... AND WISH YOU A WONDERFUL WEEK AHEAD ..... MAY YOU ALWAYS BE BLESSED WITH TRUE FRIENDSHIP , HAPPINESS AND LOVE ............FRIENDS FOREVER........ XOXO MP
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude
By friendship you mean the greatest love, the greatest usefulness, the most open communication, the noblest sufferings, the severest truth, the heartiest counsel, and the greatest union of minds which brave men and women are capable.
- Jeremy Taylor
have a wonderful weekend my friend , may peace ,love and light follow you always ........ HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all .... we call DAD......much happiness and respect ...........
Great Thoughts Always Come From The Heart. - Marquis De. Vauvenargues The heart has a wisdom of its own. It is a nobler wisdom than that of the mind. Thoughts and beliefs differ. But the heart of humanity transcends differences and beats as one. It is difficult to know the complexity of another’s mind, but easy to know the simplicity of another’s heart.
Listen to the thoughts of your heart today…..Heart to Heart!! …Love Hope
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