Frederick Serafim
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Down From the Sky Down From the Sky
Feel good, classic rock regarding positive karma and UFOs, featuring multiple lead guitars, piano, synths, and a bit of electronic. A prayer for benevolent, extra-terrestrial, planetary intervention.
Fulfillment Fulfillment
Upbeat piano and synth guitar jazz-rock tune regarding life's best approach.
Little Life Little Life
For anyone who's suddenly lost a pet. Great Latin beat with some very sweet lead guitar and vocal duo with Catherine Clarkson.
Not of This World Not of This World
Mostly electronic mid tempo tune with vocals and some guitar, written for people who are comfortable feeling excluded from the mainstream world.
Call of the Dream Call of the Dream
Up-beat prog-rocker recalling the angst of earlier anti-war social dissent and the constant lure of selling out to the call of the American Dream.
The God-Quest Medley The God-Quest Medley
Four brief orchestral folk-rock tunes, interspersed by a symphonic heavy metal instrumental and a triumphantly majestic, classical crossover intro, bridge and outro theme.
Someday We'll Shine Someday We'll Shine
Rocker with a multi-faceted arrangement featuring various mood, key and melody changes, with strangely optimistic lyrics.
Refugee Tale Refugee Tale
Although I support the right of nations to control immigration, the harrowing allure is all on the side of the refugees. Hence this song featuring vocals, a driving bass line, some blazing guitar licks, piano and strings.
Mighty Miss Andrist Mighty Miss Andrist
A touching, pretty tune from the standpoint of a very precocious young boy in love with his teacher, who ironically is a a kind but misandristic 30 year old women's libber.
Jungletown Jungletown
Upbeat alt rock n roll / Blues / R&B, regarding the urban jungle, featuring a catchy dual lead guitar hook, sax solos and non-traditional chordal progressions.
Strange Streets Strange Streets
Streets... tranquil, amusing, exciting, violent... Bass, drums, piano, 3 voice synth lead guitar.
White Life White Life
Haunting and hard hitting, mostly spoken word hip hop/symphonic rock tune decrying racism and discrimination from the standpoint of a very concerned white man.
Phantom of the Opera Phantom of the Opera
I used to do a live vocal duet version of this song with the late Catherine Clarkson, using this self-recorded backup track. We never did record the vocal rendition, and so instead I added this improvised lead guitar instrumental.
Conquest of the Conundrum Conquest of the Conundrum
Instrumental rock-electronica with some added Strat and synth guitar leads.
Shadow Walking Shadow Walking
Mystical verses flower into an uplifting, melodic chorus, depicting a couple living in the shadows and dealing constructively with inner ghosts and issues.
Ultimatum Ultimatum
Jazz-rock instrumental with a great hook. Bass, drums, piano, 3 voice synth guitar.
Roar City Survival Roar City Survival
Compelling vocals and instrumentation drive this humanitarian plea.
I Remember I Remember
Majestic rock-symphonica rendering of the early days with my wife.
