Keys to Peace
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Delicious Excitement Mother Waiting
Summer Swallow Sweet Relaxation
The Purest Affection TENDEREST TIME OF DUSK
SENSE OF STRANGENESS hypnotic Dance
Grey streamers of dawn Delighted Anticipation
shower of sparks
Myroslav Levytsky(p) and Rens Newland(g), both great personalities on their instruments, came together the first time in 2001. In the following years a cooperation developed itself between Braty Bluzu (the band of Myroslav and his brother Oleg) and Rens Newland. Myroslav has classical and eastern roots, Rens has Blues, Rock and Jazz, so western roots. They had a small Tour in Austria which resulted in a Live Album "Myroslav Levytsky & Rens Newland Project "One Autumn Concert" released in the Ukrain. This is the second album of just the two, again recorded in Vienna in Rens' Orange House Studio. It's mainly inspirational and meditative solo Piano pieces. Three tracks feature Rens Newlnd on steel string guitar.
01. Mother Waiting 6 : 24
02. The Purest Affection 5 : 13
03. Tenderest Time of Dusk 5 : 21 mix - Magic Moreno
04. A Shower of Sparks (Dr. Ford Mix) 4 : 42 mix - Daniel Robert Ford/DrFord
05. Summer Swallow (Alan Flexa 3D mix) 2 : 29 3D mix - Alan Flexa
06. Delicious Excitement. 6 : 09
07. Grey Streams of Dawn. 4 : 42 mix - Heikki Savolainen
08. Delighted Anticipation. 4 : 47 mix - Tim Douglas Dolbear
09. Sense of Strangeness. 3 : 59 guitar - Rens Newland
10. Sweet Relaxation. 5 : 38 composer,guitar - Rens Newland mix - Daniel Robert Ford/DrFord
11. Hypnotic Dance. 2 : 37 guitar - Rens Newland
12. Mother Waiting (The Ruch Remix) 6 : 24 remix - Jason Ruch
13. Grey Streams of Dawn (The Savolainen Remix) 4 : 42 remix - Heikki Savolainen
14. Sense of Strangeness (The Moreno Remix) 2 : 29 guitar - Rens Newland remix - Magic Moreno
15. The Purest Affection (The Dolbear Remix) 5 : 13 y remix - Tim Douglas Dolbear
16. Mother Waiting (The Dolbear Remix) 6 : 24 remix - Tim Douglas Dolbear
composer - Myroslav Levytsky except Tr.10, piano - Myroslav Levytsky , mixes - Rens Newland except where mentioned, recordings - Rens Newland
Singles, Grooves & Memories
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Frisky Frog Funk Sibirian Husky Voodoo Guy
Having Real Fun Like the Lakes Two Roots
This here is Rens Newland's big journey through time, from 1974 to 2022. Singles recorded by him, most of them his originals. From collaborations with Scope (Netherlands/Germany), to OSTINATO or Fuse Bluezz project (Vienna, Austria). Also solo guitar pieces and a lot of studio productions through the years on which he played or programmed all instruments. With SCOPE you hear Rik Elings on bass, Rob Franken on rhodes & synthesizer, Henk Zomer on drums. On "NEWLAND" you hear Tommy Böröcz on drums, Alee Thelfa om Percussion, Harry Gansberger on keys, Heinz Jäger on Bass. On OSTINATO you hear additional Gina Charles (later Charito) & Martin Fuss. On FUSE BLUEZZ you hear Simon Springer, Peter Gruber & Martin Wöss.
01. Frisky Frog Funk - Single 1974 | 02. Sibirian Husky - Maxi Single - 1984 | 03. Fingerflow 1 - Nylon in A - 2021 | 04. Voodoo Guy - 1984 (Instrumental Edit 2022) | 05. Having Real Fun - 1988 (Edit 2022) feat. Gina Charito| 06.Fingerflow 3 - Ferro in G7 - 2021 | 07 Lovin you . 2018 (Instrumental Version by Rens Newland) originally sung by Minnie Riperton composed by her & R. Rudolph | 08. Sway Shuffle - 2020 | 09 My Daily Dove Dance - 2020 | 10. Vienna Got The Blues - 2021 | 11.Like the Lakes - 2020 | 12.Baddest Beat in Town - 2022 | 13. |New Wide View - 2022 | 14. Two Roots - 2022 | 15. WAR -what is it good for? (2022 Edit by Rens Newland, originaly written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong, performed a.o. by the Temptations)
Blues Indeed (w. Fuse Bluezz feat. Ric Toldon)
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You‘re So Mean Blues Indeed Need A Wah Guitar
Bad Day‘s Blues I‘m Sliding
Red White Blues
As Rens Newland's roots were in the 1960s Blues, the Electric Blues of John Mayall, Eric Clapton and in Holland Cuby & the Blizzards or Living Blues. and he always tried to keep this deep music feeling in all the projects and styles he did in the meantime, it was no big jump to get back into that and make a Blues album. He and his friend Peter Gruber (bass player) were talking now and then in the last years, that they should do such a project together! Now finally in the Corona times, they did it. Finding the right singer is not easy, but they found him: Ric Toldon is a cool american guy (is also percussionist) living in Vienna, who even met Jimi Hendrix and was around at Woodstock and when the Stones played in the USA. As drummer the young Simon Springer was their first choice, as well as Rens' main keyboard man Martin Wöss for the piano and synth additions. The basic sound is of course build on Mr. Newland's guitars, here he used some of his dearest instruments, like Gibson ES 335 and L5, Fender Strato and Tele, Godin Red Line, Parker Fly and Takamine Acoustic Steel. The Tracks show the broad possibilities of the Blues in form and sound: Delta Blues, Funkblues, Jazzblues, Rockblues, Acoustic Blues and more. Some instrumental tracks are of course also part of the concept! All the music is by the bandleader and most of the lyrcs, some are by Ric Toldon, like "Sneeky C" with humour and desperation at the same time.
01. The Balcony Blues 3:59 02. Fonky World 3:10 03. Sneeky C 3:57 04. Vienna Got The Blues 5:21 05. You‘re So Mean 5:29 06. Blues Indeed 4:22 07. Need A Wah Guitar 4:19 08. Bad Day‘s Blues 5:24 09. I‘m Sliding 4:36 10. Red White Blues 4:53 Cover design by Rens Newland for GRFX
Tribe Trio Tracks
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Silent to Strong Wild Coolness Careful & Curious Sweet Little Devil
Funny Smart Boy Sage & Singing Good Girl, Mad Girl Creative Guy
Wonderful Innocence Jolly, Tough and Tireless
Feeling Fine Against All Odds The Steady One
These are basically trio versions of all the songs from my former "solo" album "Family Trax", which are dedicated to his people (his tribe). The first production was very precise and with emphasis on the compositions and the many different guitars. Here on these recordings he got the thing more powerful, groovy and vivid by the added drums (Oliver Gattringer) and bass (Willi Langer). It brings up other essences of the characters he describes here. it's an unusual idea indeed to release two different versions of the same material! The musical styles go from Funk and Jazz to Rock and Hip-Hop, but all in his range of taste!
Again he used a lot of different guitars out of his collection to get the right sound to each vision.
01. Silent to Strong 02. Good Girl, Mad Girl 03. Creative Guy 04. Feeling Fine Against All Odds 05. Funny Smart Boy 06. Sweet Little Devil 07. Wonderful Innocence 08. Careful & Curious 09. The Steady One 10. Jolly, Tough and Tireless11. Wild Coolness 12. Sage & Singing
Acoustic Daydreams
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Variety and virtuosity. Lots of acoustic guitars (some electric), solos, duos (with himself), trios (three - or more - tracks played), in a relaxing mood.