Reflection by Amir Beso

As I was listening to the music of some of our friends on MySpace, I came across a song called "Reflection" by Amir Beso out of Seattle, WA. This is a guitar driven piece and has a hint of the Flamenco sound to it. This song is the kind of music you can relax or chill to; it makes you feel good. It has a lovely melody and a moderate tempo. The skill and talent of the artist is clearly revealed in the song.

I can't say that a specific image is elicited when listening to "Reflection." I suppose it could actually serve as background music for a time of reflection, but I prefer to just enjoy the beautiful melody, the sounds of the guitar and let myself be enveloped by the music. I find it definitely to be an enjoyable listening experience and would recommend checking it out.

Sweetly Alone by Rafael Zacher

One good thing about being involved in different music websites is the new musicians and music you discover. I came across the music of Rafael Zacher, from Barcelona, on Reverbnation. There is one of his songs in particular that I really like, "Sweetly Alone;" the tune kept playing over and over in my head. "Sweetly Alone" is a piano piece. It has a lovely melody and combines sections of fast, lively tempo with slow, more solemn sounding ones. Listening to this song, I think about the title the musician has chosen for it and how, to me, the music so accurately "describes" the state of being alone. Being alone can be "sweet," a time for quiet reflection, a time of doing what you want to do without the need to consider the desires of someone else. But, it can also be a sad, solemn time, when you ache for the presence of another human being with whom to share the moment.

I don't know that this is what Rafael Zacher had in mind with this piece. But, I think it is an enjoyable song to listen to, and the catchy melody is definitely one that stays with me.

music2work2 cds

Since the time that I was posting here on a regular basis - prior to breaking my hand - music2work2 has sent four more cds to CD Baby for sell and distribution. So far, CD Baby has only completed "doing what they do" to one of the new cds and have distributed it to places like iTunes, Amazon, etc. along with the first cd "music2work2 people 1, 2006." How exciting to see music2work2 available on a site like iTunes. It signifies a huge step taken for music2work2 in the music business. It makes the "dream" really real! I hope the other cds will be distributed soon; we will be sure to let everyone know when that happens.