Samy Ben Rabah music

Episodes

1. 41

   From A Distance (with Jeff Wiedenfeld)

   A new collab with Jeff @jwiedenfeld

   Mar 23, 2020

   4 min
2. 40

   Far

   Mandolin with some delay here and there and there and there...

   Mar 5, 2020

   4 min
3. 39

   Letters

   Letters by Samy Ben Rabah

   Feb 29, 2020

   3 min
4. 38

   Over Sleepy

   Some cat trivia: cats can sleep as much as 20 hours per day. ps: sorry my acoustic guitar doesn't have a correct pitch - I need to get a decent one Pictured: a retrospective of my cat's achievements in the past year (published with her authorisation https://www.instagram.com/thedailysqueak)

   Feb 21, 2020

   4 min
5. 37

   The Funeral March of the Möbius Strippers

   As the name implies, Möbius Strippers are inhabitants of the Möbius Strip, which is this strange surface with only one side. During their funeral procession, the Strippers walk endlessly on the strip without ever reaching the cemetery as they always come back to the same point, continuously…

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   Dec 31, 2017

   <1 min
6. 36

   2017 is over. Thank you for coming

   We're closing year 2017. Thank you for coming. Don't forget your belongings. Happy new year to all of you! I wish you an excellent musical year 2018.

   Dec 27, 2017

   1 min
7. 35

   Bağlama(Jeff Wiedenfeld & Samy Ben Rabah)

   Here's another collaboration with my talented friend Jeff @jwiedenfeld!

   Dec 13, 2017

   2 min
8. 34

   Just Passing Through II (Jeff Wiedenfeld & Samy Ben Rabah)

   My friend Jeff (@jwiedenfeld) recently posted this inspiring track : https://soundcloud.com/jwiedenfeld/just-passing-through. I sprinkled some mandolin.

   Dec 7, 2017

   3 min
9. 33

   Celestial Need (with CrazyCompass)

   ( this was posted earlier by CrazyCompass). Nata had the good idea to add her voice on one of my tracks (Kind of Superfluous https://soundcloud.com/samybr/kind-of-supefluous). I never imagined a voice when I made this music and this came as a very good surprise. Thank you Nata! Vocals, drawing:...

   May 20, 2017

   4 min
10. 32

    Saz Explorations V

    When I wrote that "Saz Explorations IV" was the last one, it was a total lie. This is hopefully a forgivable lie.

    May 17, 2017

    2 min
11. 31

    Saz Explorations IV

    My last saz exploration track. This time it seems to have drifted to the African continent - I guess because of an increased tectonic plate activity , what else?. Not playing with a pick (called 'mızrap') on this one, but fingerpicking. This gives a totally different feeling and inspiration on…

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    Apr 27, 2017

    2 min
12. 30

    Saz Explorations III

    I continue some explorations on a saz a friend lent me. I'm quite far from the "orthodox" way of playing it, but that's the way it is.

    Apr 27, 2017

    3 min
13. 29

    Saz Explorations II

    I continue my explorations with a saz a friend lent me....

    Apr 18, 2017

    4 min
14. 28

    Saz Explorations I

    A friend recently lent me his saz and I'm trying a few things on this interesting instrument. Not playing it in an orthodox way, but I am having fun.

    Apr 16, 2017

    6 min
15. 27

    Reflections II

    This is the second reflection. Always good to think twice.

    Mar 24, 2017

    2 min
16. 26

    The Fool

    He's a fool, please don't blame him. A sad and tragic story.

    Mar 19, 2017

    5 min
17. 25

    Reflections I

    Nothing profound, just two guitars and a mandolin

    Mar 10, 2017

    3 min
18. 24

    Unexpected Journey

    I think I was trying something inspired by raga charukeshi and then it degenerated - oh no! Is it serious doctor? No dogs were involved in this track. Photo taken at the Karnataka-Maharashtra-Goa border

    Mar 7, 2017

    5 min
19. 23

    Prelude (to something)

    There's always a prelude to something n'est-ce-pas? Pictured is a view from Grožnjan (pronounced "Grožnjan", like in "Grožnjan"), a hilltop town in Istria, Croatia

    Feb 21, 2017

    1 min
20. 22

    МАЯКИ / Lighthouses (Samy Ben Rabah & Crazy Compass)

    Nata (aka Crazy Compass @crazycompass) did the vocals on this music I made. This is a poem of hers in Russian. She added Black Sea atmospherics. Nata Boundariver @crazycompass - poem and voices Ясный-Svetly @jasny-svetly - base drums (August 2015) Black Sea (Batumi / Georgia / july 2016) Me…

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    Feb 19, 2017

    2 min
21. 21

    A Few Drops...

    Maybe I'll try to make a song of this - maybe.

    Feb 13, 2017

    2 min
22. 20

    Meanwhile...

    Having fun with my new midi keyboard. Will practice a few years before I'm kind of playing the piano semi fluidly and then revisit this piece.

    Jan 19, 2017

    2 min
23. 19

    Ephemeral

    This the mood for the next minute and thirty seven seconds

    Jan 16, 2017

    1 min
24. 18

    Möbius Strip (with Jeff Wiedenfeld)

    Cycling on a Möbius Strip requires a certain openness of mind. Thank you Jeff for playing the solo trumpet on this one! Jeff Wiedenfeld (@jwiedenfeld): trumpet solo Me: guitar, bass, etc ... + mixing

    Dec 19, 2016

    4 min
25. 17

    Droughts

    Mandolin fun

    Dec 12, 2016

    2 min
26. 16

    Amore Che Vieni, Amore Che Vai (cover)

    During a recent road trip I discovered in a friend's car a cd from Fabrizio De André , a celebrated Italian poet, musician, songwriter and singer and his song "Amore che vieni, Amore che vai", a beautiful and poignant love song talking about love coming and going. I liked it so much that I…

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    Dec 10, 2016

    4 min
27. 15

    Working Class Rant (Chemobrainkid & Samy Ben Rabah)

    @chemobrainkid posted a working class rant recently. I added some proletarian atmospherics. Here's the original naked rant: https://soundcloud.com/chemobrainkid/naked-working-class-rant-1. Thank you Duane @chemobrainkid: rant Me: music, guitars, mixing

    Nov 6, 2016

    3 min
28. 14

    Beyond half Planck, certainly

    Found this track hiding on the cd I bought last time from the lady at the refueling station.

    Nov 4, 2016

    3 min
29. 13

    Andromeda

    Heard this piece playing in loop at the last refueling station before entering the Andromeda galaxy. I found it was a good repetitive and relaxing piece of cosmic elevator music so I asked the lady at the counter for the cd and a cheese sandwich for which I got a discount. It was a good move and...

    Oct 25, 2016

    4 min
30. 12

    Full Featured Fur (Jeff Wiedenfeld & Samy Ben Rabah)

    My friend Jeff, who is never short of good ideas, came up with this one. A typical feline jazz piece. @jwiedenfeld guitar, steel guitar, double bass Me: mandolin, mixing (sort of) Pictured: my cat Squeak (a.k.a Squeaky), who is kind of furry. Used with permission of course. She got a double…

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    Oct 21, 2016

    4 min
31. 11

    Meowing Tall (Jeff Wiedenfeld & Samy Ben Rabah)

    Another musical collaboration with Jeff (@jwiedenfeld)! Jeff: Gambian bass, string bass, environmental acoustics Me: Mandolin

    Oct 16, 2016

    3 min
32. 10

    Lost Pools (Jeff Wiedenfeld & Samy Ben Rabah)

    The always inventive Jeff (@jwiedenfeld) secretly recorded a mermaid and played along on his piano. I played some guitar to accompany them. Jeff (@jwiedenfeld): mermaid, piano Samy: mixing, guitar, whale guitar

    Oct 6, 2016

    2 min
33. 9

    Petite musique d'automne

    Petite = Little Musique = Music Automne = Autumn ================ = Little Autumn Music (French is not that complicated after all) I was trying some sort of classical piece on the mandolin. I might have heard bits or patterns here and there, so if you recognise something, let me know. Warning...

    Oct 2, 2016

    2 min
34. 8

    Beds of Reeds (Jeff Wiedenfeld & Samy Ben Rabah)

    Jeff sent me a splendid dilruba track and I added the mandolin. That's pretty much it. Jeff Wiedenfeld (@jwiedenfeld): dilruba Me: Mandolin The inattentive listener could be fooled into thinking that the background noise is far away waterfalls, but it's just that: plain white noise coming from…

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    Sep 28, 2016

    2 min
35. 7

    Ambient Jor (Samy Ben Rabah & Martin Kirwan)

    I'm happy that this is my first collaboration with Martin Kirwan (@martkirwan)! I play the mandolin part on a drone track that Martin created. He also plays the e-bow part which is that great voice-like singing you can hear. Here "Jor" refers to the form played in instrumental hindustani music...

    Sep 24, 2016

    4 min
36. 6

    L'arbre à palabres

    Rough piece on the mandolin for this afternoon. You can even hear some sloppy fingering - proof that it's not generated by a computer (although...). In French, "arbre à palabres" refers to the tree under which people gather to discuss, debate or listen to the village sage. It's a tradition…

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    Aug 15, 2016

    2 min
37. 5

    Kind of Superfluous

    Having fun. Sorry, one string is a bit off by a few hertz in the mandolin solo (oh no! why?) Pictured: Squeaky my dear little South Indian cat (picture used with her permission) https://www.instagram.com/thedailysqueak

    Jul 22, 2016

    4 min
38. 4

    Aym CeeGeeDee Twenty Four

    Mandolin and guitar, bass played by me. Drums and percussions are samples and loops because I cannot play them which is very unfortunate .

    Jul 17, 2016

    2 min
39. 3

    Točka The Panda

    A little piece on the mandolin created this Saturday afternoon after a nap. Crappy microphone + crappy sound card = crappy sound + scratches. No mystery to this equation. Točka (pronounced tochka) means "dot" or "spot" in Croatian and is the name we gave to a little kitten who appeared one day in...

    Jul 2, 2016

    2 min
40. 2

    Indus

    Piece I initially started when playing some notes of raga Marwa (one of my favorites!) on the mandolin, but which degenerated into something totally unrelated. Mandolin, guitar played by myself + bass/percussion/drums layered on top. I was planing to add a small alap (slow introduction) at the...

    Jun 29, 2016

    6 min
41. 1

    Quest for Something

    Piece I created with mandolin/guitars + other instruments added electronically. Most of the mandolin parts are recorded twice and superimposed, which might give an impression that there were a lot of people playing. - but that was just me playing at different positions in space-time. Pictured:...

    Feb 19, 2015

    5 min