'Open Window' - new original!

[DardisMusic]

Just back for another listen. It sounds so fresh. I'm almost proud of you because our adventures on YT started at almost the same time - and because I sincerely believe this ride will take us both somewhere.

A love found.

[SilentDilemma]

Thank you kindly, my brother in arms. It's been a great journey so far - and to think that it's really only been a few months since this adventure began! And there'll be many more adventures before the year is over - of that I have no doubt!  :)

[danieleemusic]

Wow. That's all I have to say.

You have some great lyrics. I respect musicians who write great lyrics.

Great song!

[dleeoriginals]

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that is awesome no one deserves more

love your songs

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

"Love unfound"....What a beautiful way of expressing that notion. This song is wonderfully soft and understated almost in a way. Enjoyed the 6 mins of mellowness it afforded me - thanks :) With kindest wishes, Sunbeam

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

'Love unfound'....What a beautiful way of expressing this notion...I love this song - so gentle and unassuming - yet a theme most of us will have identified with at some point or other. Gorgeous! With kindest wishes, Sunbeam xoxo

[IchFeierBisZumUnfall]

hey, good job! i like your songs. do you have to sing them lots of times before u think they are good enough to put them on youtube? do you practise them?

keep it up

[sabaw22]

downloaded all ur songs from myspace. love them. there's something very comforting about them. they're the sort of songs i would use if i were to shoot indie movies. something to make u relax or reflect on life. for a creative critique though, the only thing that might be a problem for you if u want to make it out there is that the songs sound familiar. maybe u can work on ur style to make u stand out more from the rest. good work though! keep it up!

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks for watching and commenting, sabaw22. :)

[scotthoot]

good song i like it

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Scott!

[DyinGaul]

cool, nice song and amazing voice

cheers

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks for watching, DyinGaul.

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks sl!

[sarahlou77]

if you could get the sound of raindrops falling just in the background sound that would fit in nicely in the gaps/bridges between the verses and chorus i think [= so beautiful.

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Sarah! I think it was actually raining outside at the time. Maybe that's why the song has such a rainy day feel! :)

[redflags123]

The more I hear this song the more I like it. Imagine it with a synth and cello accompaniment!

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Red. I'm trying to be as organic as possible with these recent songs, so I'll probably won't be going down the road of synth. But when I record these properly I'm certainly hoping to get some strings in there! I love the cello.

[redflags123]

The cello would be behind the guitar, doing a rhythmic strum, same key, different notes in a motif. Say, "dum-dum-dum-dum..." like a motif in cello in a Philip Glass song. Or, to sum it up in my crude semi-musical argot, doing an arpeggio motif in the lower registers behind

the guitar.

A synth could imitate that sound fairly convincingly. And I'll wager that you already have a keyboard...

Hey, but what do I know? As far as music is concerned, I'm pretty much "dum-dum-dum..."!

[SilentDilemma]

I do indeed have a keyboard, although it's a 'dumb' midi keyboard - if I need a synth I use software. At the moment I'm sticking with the acoustic sound but some time in the future, you never know. When I get around to recording this song 'properly' it'll be in a local recording studio, and I'm hoping I can hire a session cellist for this and another couple of tracks.

[shaun1912]

great song

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Shaun!

[shaun1912]

thats ok,did u write it your self?

[SilentDilemma]

Yes, it's an original song written by me. :)

[TheFatAussieBarstard]

nice

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Pete.

[magicbuntonghininga]

woo. i really see your influences here... gives me the same ol postal/dcfc rainy day melancholia..

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks! There's no doubt I'm a dcfc fan, amongst many others. And I imagine that does come through in my music from time to time :)

[EasyRaoul]

Cool Beans!

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Raoul!

[reigninblood12345]

i love the guitar parts, the vocals sound a bit echoey, and the lyrics do sound rushed. hence the book.

nice work.

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks for the feedback, Kyle!

[blacksabbathA15]

he actually sounds a fair bit like the dude from REM

[xxxPARTYBOYxxx73]

Pure Class!!!! One true artist!! you ROCK!!

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks again, Andy!

[TheRavenOfPoe]

Brilliant song, Steve! You have yourself a happy new subscriber =)

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Jennifer! Nice choice of screen name, too... I love The Raven. :)

[TheRavenOfPoe]

You are most welcome! =) Yes, I love that poem too ^^

[ShaneHusbands]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh your fucking legend! the harmonies in this are fucking amazing! end of!

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks man!!  So when can we expect a new vid from you?

[NutNBaby]

Perfect. End of story.

[SilentDilemma]

Wow - thank you so much! And thanks for watching. :)

[SOSOMEE]

i luv it

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Soso!

[GhostieProductions]

Kewls.

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Ghostie!

[redflags123]

Great voice, great harmonics, beautiful song. Thank you.

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks redflags!  I appreciate it. And thank you for watching. :)

[DardisMusic]

I really love this song so much.

[Dardis1]

One might call this an obsession.

[SilentDilemma]

See, DardisMusic and Dardis1 are the real alter-egos! ;)

Thanks Big Kev, I really appreciate your encouragement, mate.

[hallbe]

Gorgeous! A real pleasure to hear!

Thanks!!

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks hallbe! Much appreciated. :)

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks for your kind words, Kate. And thank you for watching! :)

[RickyShoreSings]

nice work

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks guys.  :)

[schabitu]

this is an amazing song! it made me feel..

[SilentDilemma]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.

[Mabel81]

beautiful...

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Lizzy! :)

[DardisMusic]

Really nice - an instant favourite. The music is really nice and the sentiment too and your vocals are just so perfectly measured - maybe the video would have been a bit more powerful if the picture had been more of a close up but ... that's a very minor thing (and I'm not even sure about it). Anyway, 5*, Fav., and I'd subscribe again on the strength of that if I could.

[SilentDilemma]

Wow thanks for the great feedback, Kevin. I really appreciate it. I've been keeping my distance from the camera while doing music because I'm a bit camera shy! Doing a vlog it's not so bad but for some reason when I'm singing it's a different story. I'm sure I'll get over it.

[redact11]

'Open Window' has been great company this evening. I better FAVORITE this vid so I can just click to hear it again from the comfort of my own channel:)

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Amy! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)

[redact11]

This song walked right in...inside of me. Simply beautiful.

[rcalliec]

gorgeous!!! tear-worthy!

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Callie!

[Deena815]

Love it, very beautiful. Reminds me a bit of Andrew Bird, but perhaps that's just me.

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Nadine. I can't say that I'm too familiar with Andrew Bird - looks like I have some listening to do! :)

[SilentDilemma]

I'm listening to an Andrew Bird track now... love it!

[Deena815]

Cool! His song "Weather Systems" is so beautiful.

[amillionfaces]

Wonderful! I love your music.

[SilentDilemma]

Thanks Ela! :)

[FilmArtMusic]

Wonderful as always!

[SilentDilemma]

Cheers Bruno!