…says “this track is a bop.” I agree. Also a Walk in the Park. (Or on SoundCloud, if you prefer.)
Category: Ba Ren Chi Music
The Thaw
During two winters of Covid lock-down, I looked out a window onto the January snow and ice and wondered what it would be like when we all emerged, a little like the spring thaw, and I started working on this piece. At first it was just atmosphere, then it started to feel rhythmic, a little… Continue reading The Thaw
Seven Spot
Ba Ren Chi topped 6,500 listens on Jamendo recently, which is nice, but much nicer is this new piece I finished. “Seven Spot” is all about sevens, nines, and other assorted (mostly odd) numbers. I was busy with everything, but it was haunting me. Maybe it won’t be waking me up so much in the… Continue reading Seven Spot
Topping 5000 listens, and a new album!
Ba Ren Chi hit 5000 listens earlier this week, a little less than a year from when I started using Jamendo as its main distribution platform. The other one I use is LANDR, which puts the music into a lot of other places (Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, AppleMusic/iTunes, YouTube Music) but doesn’t seem to get as… Continue reading Topping 5000 listens, and a new album!
4000 Listens
I’ve been clocking the listens for Ba Ren Chi on Jamendo by the thousand, and it seems to hit a new threshold every couple of months, but I missed the four thousand mark a week or so ago. 4000 listens! Fantastic! Hello, listeners! In the meantime, since I can’t release a single on Jamendo and… Continue reading 4000 Listens
Topping 3000 listens
Ba Ren Chi’s music on Jamendo topped three thousand listens a couple of days ago, which makes me happy. This since I first started making it available in October of last year, so about six months overall. It comprises the album Cool 7, a remastered version of Meaner Than That and then the singles Oni… Continue reading Topping 3000 listens
Lontan Da
This piece, which at the moment I’m calling “Lontan Da,” just flowed out of me and still feels like it’s flowing. I couldn’t tell whether I was working with a melody or the counter melody first, then the acoustic section expanded with the guitar and oboe d’amore, then the choir oohs and strings, and of… Continue reading Lontan Da
2000 listens
I’m very pleased that Ba Ren Chi’s music on Jamendo has close to 2,100 listens at this point, only a few months after the first release back in October of 2020. By far the favorite piece so far, according to the stats, is Lalo Sí with a little over 700 listens on its own. That’s… Continue reading 2000 listens
Da Levante
Decided to add Soundcloud to Ba Ren Chi’s outlets. Composed a new song for the occasion: “Da Levante.” It’s here. Had quite a ball making this. I hope listening takes you somewhere. At the same time, I remastered “Oni Daiko” with a slight change in instrumentation that makes a big difference to my ear. Now… Continue reading Da Levante
Oni Daiko and Too Cool
Ba Ren Chi has two new singles out, both available (for free as always) on Jamendo. The first is called Oni Daiko, or “Demon Drums,” and is my take on a traditional Japanese summer festival form, in which the performers wear some scary looking oni, or “demon,” masks during part of their performance. I’ve seen… Continue reading Oni Daiko and Too Cool
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