Displaying Music with the Tag: Vocals
Soon Is All We Have
-Joel Laviolette , June 28, 2023
A song for a weekly songwriting group that I'm a part of. The prompt was "Get Well Soon". I like this one. It has David Lang type vibes to me. The chord progressions is loosely based on a phrase in a Bach Chorale I've been learning (aren't they all?).
Tags: Chamber Music, Classical, Joel Laviolette, New Music, Vocals
Kufungira Matemai
-Joel Laviolette , June 22, 2023
I have been thinking about my teacher, mentor, and good friend Matemai who I have studied mbira with since 1998. He passed away in 2021 and this is a song based on the last mbira song I learned from him.
Tags: African, Ancient Forward, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, Mbira, Shona, Vocals, Zimbabwean
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
-Joel Laviolette , August 23, 2019
Old School Techno meets modular synth sound explorations in this new EP
Tags: Aggressive, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Glitch, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Modular Synth, Psy Trance, Sound Design, Synth Heavy, Techno, Vocals
Dudidodo
-Joel Laviolette , August 23, 2019
Old School Techno meets modular synth sound explorations in this new EP
Tags: Aggressive, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Glitch, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Modular Synth, Psy Trance, Sound Design, Synth Heavy, Techno, Vocals
Just Let It Go
-Joel Laviolette , May 21, 2019
Intricate synths and a bass interweave with sound design elements and percussion in this contemplative piece.
Tags: Aggressive, DJ, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Electronic, Glitch, High Energy, Joel Laviolette, Jump, Mbirame, Modular Synth, Psy Trance, Sound Design, Synth Heavy, Trance, Uplifting, Vocals
Fearless
-MbiraMe , February 5, 2017
A high energy Uplifting Trance track! Turn it up and dance!
Tags: Dance, Distorted, Drums, Electronic, Happy, High Energy, Joel Laviolette, Jump, Mbirame, Psy Trance, Sweat, Synth Heavy, Trance, Uplifting, Vocals
She’s Coming Back Again
-Ancient Forward , December 20, 2016
A man takes a dark journey through mysticism and secret teachings.
Tags: Aggressive, Angry, Distorted, Drums, Dubstep, Full Band, Guitar, High Energy, Jump, Loud, Mbira, Sweat, Synth Heavy, Trance, Vocals, Wobble
Going To The City
-Ancient Forward , December 10, 2016
A contemplative song exploring the struggles of the youth in Zimbabwe.
Tags: Contemplative, Distorted, Drums, Foreign Language, Full Band, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Shona, Story, Sweat, Trance, Vocals
Love Ourselves
-Ancient Forward , December 1, 2016
A dark afro-glitch dance song.
Tags: Ancient Forward, Distorted, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, High Energy, Jump, Sweat, Synth Heavy, Trance, Vocals
Chamukwenjera Chakoromoka
-Ancient Forward , November 16, 2016
A lively afro-pop song featuring Newton Gwara on vocals.
Tags: Contemplative, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, Happy, High Energy, Jump, Mbira, Profanity, Shona, Sweat, Trance, Uplifting, Vocals
Chemutengure
-Sevana Marimba , October 22, 2016
Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"
Tags: African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Kupira Marimba, Mafaro Marimba, Marimba, Mbira, Shona, Sweat, Vocals, World Music, Zimbabwean
Dudu muDuri
-Sevana Marimba , October 22, 2016
Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"
Tags: African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Kupira Marimba, Mafaro Marimba, Marimba, Mbira, Shona, Sweat, Vocals, World Music, Zimbabwean
En Galop
-Rattletree , October 31, 2013
Rattletree's brooding take on a Joanna Newsom classic
Tags: Contemplative, Cover Song, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Full Band, Story, Vocals, Wistful
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
-Rattletree , October 31, 2013
The original by Dead Or Alive twisted and brought to new places with the electonic marimbas of Rattletree!
Tags: Cover Song, Dance, Drums, Electronic, Full Band, Fun, Happy, High Energy, Sweat, Vocals
Fools Gold (Stone Roses Cover)
-MbiraMe , July 31, 2012
A synthed out version of a classic indie pop song by Stone Roses.
Tags: Cover Song, DJ, Dance, Drums, Dubstep, Electronic, Happy, Jump, Odd Time Signature, Synth Heavy, Vocals, Wobble
Om Shanti
-Joel Laviolette , July 31, 2012
An ambient soundscape that takes the listener on a downtempo journey.Audio sample taken from Guruji Patabi Jois doing the opening chant of Ashtanga Yoga.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Field Recording, Foreign Language, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Sound Design, Vocals, World Music, Yoga
The Earth Loves You
-Joel Laviolette , December 1, 2011
Intricate synths and a bass interweave with sound design elements and percussion in this contemplative piece.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Full Band, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Meditation, Odd Time Signature, Vocals, Wistful, World Music
Seems Like It’s Been So Long
-Joel Laviolette , April 11, 2011
A story of a man trying to find his way through the spirituality and ancient traditions of a music that he was drawn to.
Tags: Acoustic, African, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Demo, Downtempo, Drums, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Odd Time Signature, Singer Songwriter, Story, Vocals, World Music
When The Levee Breaks
-Joel Laviolette , April 4, 2010
The old blues classic set to hypnotic matepe and distant-and somewhat scary-vocals
Tags: African, Cover Song, Distorted, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Odd Time Signature, Sound Design, Trance, Vocals, World Music
Demos: Buddhist Forgiveness Prayer
-Joel Laviolette , January 1, 2010
The Buddhist Forgiveness Prayer set to music
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, Meditation, Prayer, Vocals, Wistful, Yoga
Standing Tall
-Joel Laviolette , January 11, 2009
Matepe music meets Zim-style Afrobeat. Recorded and originally released independently in 2009. Now available worldwide on Ecstatic Wave Records
Tags: African, Aggressive, Ancient Forward, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Full Band, Glitch, Guitar, Mbira, Shona, Vocals, Zimbabwean
In Her Smile
-Joel Laviolette , January 1, 2006
A song I wrote back in 2005. All brought about from a lunch with a stranger
Tags: Acoustic, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Demo, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Singer Songwriter, Vocals