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Robert Artley – new slide show – Song: You don’t say a word

Posted by Robertartley on May 25, 2017
Posted in: Music. Tagged: acoustic music, Backpoch Stringband, Backporch, Cologne, Folk, fun, Gesang, Gitarre, guitar, Jam session, live, live performance, live recording, live-music, Robert Artley, singer, singer/songwriter, Stringband, unplugged, voice, Youtube. Leave a comment

For all my friends:

The pictures in this slide show are reflecting some moments of the last 2-3 years incl. my song “You don’t say a word” in the live version with the Backporch Stringband (first pic) – recorded at a jam session!

Have fun,

Robert

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Sarah Artley – 3rd Price Winner – State competition „Jugend musiziert“ – Solo Piano

Posted by Robertartley on April 2, 2017
Posted in: Music. Tagged: competition, contest, German, Germany, Gesang, Jugend musiziert, music, pop chant, Pop Gesang, Robert Artley, Sarah Artley, vocal, voice, young musician competition, young musicians. Leave a comment

After winning a first price in the regional competition of young musicians „Jugend musiziert“ (category: Piano), Sarah attended the state competition in Münster (NRW) last week. Of course we supported her and we had a great day. The weather was awesome and we spend some time in the outside between the registration and the performance. Finally Sarah won a 3rd price in her category and we are all proud and happy! See the picture taken during the warming-up:

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SONIC LiQUID – “Twisted Lies” – Slide Show, Music & Lyrics

Posted by Robertartley on March 28, 2017
Posted in: English, Fun, Music. Tagged: Cologne, Germany, Köln, lyrics, music, musician, new song, new songs, poem, Robert Artley, Rock, Rockmusic, singer, songwriter, SONIC LiQUID, twisted lies, voice. Leave a comment

I have recently uploaded a video of our latest song “Twisted Lies” in my YouTube Channel . This is showing pictures from my band SONIC LiQUID in our rehearsal room and on stage. I have added the lyrics as well so you can read along. 🙂

Have fun! Feedback welcome!

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New Song with SONIC LiQUID – “Twisted Lies”

Posted by Robertartley on March 5, 2017
Posted in: English, Fun, Music. Tagged: Cologne, Germany, Köln, lyrics, music, musician, new song, new songs, poem, Robert Artley, Rock, Rockmusic, singer, songwriter, SONIC LiQUID, twisted lies, voice. 2 Comments

from left to right: Thomas, Robert, Ralph and Armin on stage / Jens is on the very left - hard to see behind the drums

from left to right:
Thomas, Robert, Ralph and Armin on stage / Jens is on the very left – hard to see behind the drums

Inspired by the music arrangement of our guitar player Ralph, I wrote the lyrics of our new song. It is called „Twisted Lies“. This is more a poem than a song for me. Just listen to this and other songs on the homepage of my band SONIC LiQUID http://sonicliquid.de/public/index.php. Please send us your feedback!

Here they are the lyrics:

Twisted Lies

Lyrics by Robert Artley (25th February 17)

Music by Ralph Schnackenberg & Robert Artley

 

Fearful passion

Somewhere but there’s no release

Whispered seduction

Weakness but there’s no disease

Unfurled emotions

So painful – no kiss just a cry

Reckless abandon

No answer – just access denied

 

No one can feel my prayers

 

Behind a smile

Behind a word

Behind the eyes

There’s nothing but twisted lies

Pieces of hope,

Desperate and cold

There’s no disguise

There’s nothing but twisted lies

 

Dreadful feelings

Teadrops  – so bitter and sweet

Smiling sadness

And suffer your bruising defeat

 

No one can feel my prayers

 

Behind a smile

Behind a word

Behind the eyes

There’s nothing but twisted lies

Pieces of hope,

Desperate and cold

There’s no disguise

There’s nothing but twisted lies

 

I surrender my arms

Being out on a limb

Dare I hope to hope

Save my soul

 

Behind a smile

Behind a word

Behind the eyes

There’s nothing but twisted lies

Pieces of hope,

Desperate and cold

There’s no disguise

There’s nothing but twisted lies

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Sarah Artley – Young Musician Regional Competition – Solo Piano – 1st Price

Posted by Robertartley on January 29, 2017
Posted in: Music. Tagged: competition, contest, German, Germany, Gesang, Jugend musiziert, music, pop chant, Pop Gesang, Robert Artley, Sarah Artley, vocal, voice, young musician competition, young musicians. 2 Comments

English: Unbelievable – Sarah did it again!! She won a first price in the German regional young musician competition „Jugend musiziert“ (this time category: Piano, solo) and has got the chance to perform again in Münster. This will be the state-wide competion.

This was really very unexpected and she is super happy now (and: I am very proud of course!).

I took the video (parts of her programme with Bach, Beethoven and Mendelssohn) during the warm-up short before her performance. Enjoy!

Deutsch: Unglaublich – Sarah hat es erneut gemacht!! Sie hat einen ersten Preis mit Weiterleitung bei „Jugend musiziert“ gewonnen (dieses Mal in Kategorie: Klavier, solo). Jetzt darf sie beim Landeswettbewerb in Münster erneut ihr Können zeigen.

Das kam wirklich sehr unerwartet und sie ist super glücklich (und: Ich bin natürlich sehr stolz!).

Das Video (Ausschnitte ihres Programms mit Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn) habe ich während des Einspielens kurz vor ihrem Auftritt aufgenommen. Viel Spaß!

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Next performance of SONIC LiQUID with LOST IN LUCY and COLUMBUS / Blue Shell Cologne

Posted by Robertartley on January 22, 2017
Posted in: Music. Tagged: Blue Shell, Cologne, Columbus, deutscher Post-Punk, DeutschPop, German, german songs, Germany, Köln, live performance, live-music, Lost in Lucy, music, musician, new songs, POST-PUNK, Robert Artley, Rock, Rockmusic, SONIC LiQUID, voice. Leave a comment

Our next performance will be in the well-known Blue Shell Club in Cologne on the 31st of January (doors: 19:00, start: 20:00). In November 2015 we had our first concert in this club and here we are again for the 4th time in the same location. The German Pop Band LOST IN LUCY is organizing this concert and asked us to be part of it. This time the German newcomer Post/Punk band COLUMBUS (from Aachen) will support us. That’s their very first concert and we are pleased to introduce them.

SONIC LIQUID
Indie Rock/Pop

SONIC LiQUID @ SPH City Final Cologne - Blue Shell Club

SONIC LiQUID – Blue Shell Club

… besteht aus Musikern mit jahrzehntelanger Bühnenerfahrung. In einer cleveren Vermischung von zeitgemäßen Elementen aus dem Indie-Rock/Pop und Alternative Genre britischen als auch amerikanischen Ursprungs, bietet die Band Musik mit hohem Wiedererkennungswert. Damit wird ein sattes Fundament attraktiv und eingängig arrangierter Songs gelegt, auf denen sich authentischer und ausdrucksstarker Gesang ausbreitet. Die mitreißende Art der Band begeistert das Publikum und liefert einen kraftvollen, professionellen und jederzeit transparenten Bühnensound.

 

LOST IN LUCY
DeutschPop

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Lost in Lucy sind eine DeutschPop/Rock Band zu verorten zwischen Silly und Silbermond, mit einer Prise mehr Rock. 2012 gegründet und seit 2016 verschreiben sich die Musiker mehr und mehr der deutschen Musik mit Leidenschaft. 2017 folgt die erste Albumveröffentlichung. Sie nutzen klare Worte, reale Bilder und Geschichten, visuelle und akustische Kontroversen. Lost in Lucy ist nicht nur für Augen und Ohren, wohl mehr ein kleiner Chinaböller für die Seele, der sicher Spuren hinterlässt.
Lasst Euch fallen oder elektrisieren oder gleich zum Mond katapultieren… Verliert Euch in Lucy und seit bei ihrem zweiten Blue Shell Gig live dabei!

 

COLUMBUS
deutscher Post-Punk

COLUMBUS - German POST-PUNK - 2016

COLUMBUS – German POST-PUNK Band – 2016

Als Newcomer wurde im Sommer 2016 die Band „Columbus“ in Aachen gegründet. Columbus ist ein Quartett aus vier Jungs, welches sich seitdem ganz dem deutschsprachigen Punk und Post-Punk verschrieben hat.
Die Besonderheit Ihrer Musik findet sich in der speziellen Klangfarbe Ihrer Songs wieder, welche eine Anlehnung an Bands wie Marathonmann und Fjørt zulassen.
Es ist ihr Premierenauftritt, und somit ihre erste Gelegenheit ihre Werke vor Kulisse zum Besten zu geben…Das Blue Shell wird zum Tanzen eingeladen!

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SONIC LiQUID – Feedback and pics – SPH Bandcontest Prefinal in Bochum, Germany

Posted by Robertartley on December 12, 2016
Posted in: English, Fun, Music. Tagged: band, Bandcontest, Bochum, Club, Cologne, contest, fun, Germany, Köln, live performance, live-music, music, new songs, Robert Artley, Rock, Rockmusic, SONIC LiQUID, SPH, SPH Bandcontest. Leave a comment

English: That’s how it was during the prefinal of the SPH Bandcontest (Bochum, Matrix, Rockpalast). We had a lot of fun! (see the pics)

Feedback from the Jury:

“SONIC LiQUID really know what they are doing.  The musicians deliver every part very solidly and this results in clearly arranged songs, sometimes funky, sometimes rock style, but always neat. Also this time the singer succeeds to inspire the audience…”

Deutsch: So war’s beim Prefinal des SPH Bandcontests (Bochum, Matrix, Rockpalast). Wir hatten viel Spaß! (siehe die Fotos unten)

Feedback der Jury:

“SONIC LiQUID wissen wirklich was sie tun. Sehr solide bringen die Musiker ihre Parts rüber und es ergeben sich sauber arrangierte Songs, die mal funky, mal rockig, aber immer eingängig sind. Auch hier schafft es der Sänger, das Publikum sofort mitzunehmen……”

Ralph and Thomas
Ralph and Thomas
Jens
Jens
Robert
Robert
Thomas
Thomas
Ralph
Ralph
from left to right: Thomas, Robert, Ralph and Armin on stage / Jens is on the very left - hard to see behind the drums
from left to right: Thomas, Robert, Ralph and Armin on stage / Jens is on the very left – hard to see behind the drums

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First time ever – live and unplugged – Sarah & Robert Artley as duet

Posted by Robertartley on November 27, 2016
Posted in: Music. Tagged: acoustic music, German, Germany, Gesang, Gitarre, guitar, live performance, live-music, music, Robert Artley, Sarah Artley, singer/songwriter, unplugged, vocal. Leave a comment

English: Already approx. 2 weeks ago Sarah and I sang for the very first time one of Sarahs songs („With her dies the world“) as a duet. A few days before Sarah asked me to perform with her at an exhibition. Of course I said yes! As you see and hear in the video it was performed live and completely unplugged! It was great and we’ll certainly do this again.

Deutsch: Es ist schon 2 ungefähr 2 Wochen her, dass Sarah und ich das allererste Mal im Duett eines von Sarahs Songs („With her dies the world“) gesungen haben. Sarah hatte mich ein paar Tage zuvor gefragt, ob wir nicht anläßlich einer Ausstellung etwas zusammen machen könnten. Natürlich habe ich ja gesagt! Wie man in dem Video sehen und hören kann, haben wir live und komplett ohne Verstärkung gespielt und gesungen! Das war klasse und wir werden das bestimmt noch einmal machen.

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SONIC LiQUID – Great Concert – SPH Prefinal in Bochum, Germany

Posted by Robertartley on November 20, 2016
Posted in: English, Fun, Music. Tagged: band, Bandcontest, Blue Shell, Bochum, Club, contest, fun, Germany, live performance, live-music, Matrix, music, new songs, Robert Artley, Rock, Rockmusic, Rockpalast, SONIC LiQUID, SPH, SPH Bandcontest. Leave a comment

English: We had a great concert with all the other 8 bands at the SPH Bandcontest in Bochum (Matrix/Rockpalast) even though we couldn’t make it to the final. It was awesome to perform our own music on stage and it’s really super to get feedback by the audience which was as half old as we are! 🙂

Now we are focusing on our 1st EP, songwriting and the next concerts in 2017! See attached some pictures I took backstage.

Deutsch: Wir hatten ein großartiges Konzert zusammen mit den anderen 8 Bands beim SPH Bandcontest in Bochum (Matrix/Rockpalast) obwohl wir das Finale nicht erreichen konnten. Es war klasse wieder mal auf einer Bühne die eigene Musik zu performen und es war wirklich super das Feedback des Publikums zu bekommen, das im Durchschnitt halb so alt war wie wir.  🙂

Wir fokussieren uns nun wieder auf unsere erste EP, das Songwriting und die nächsten Konzerte in 2017! Hier eine paar Fotos u.a. aus dem Backstage Bereich in Bochum.

SONIC LiQUID - Backstage - Bochum Rockpalast - 18th Nov 2016

Way to the backstage area
Way to the backstage area
Stairway to the concert hall
Stairway to the concert hall
on the way :-)
on the way 🙂
stage
stage
Bochum - Rockpalast / Matrix - Backstage
Backstage light

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Yes we did it again: SONIC LiQUID – SPH Bandcontest – Prefinal in Bochum, Germany

Posted by Robertartley on October 26, 2016
Posted in: English, Fun, Music. Tagged: band, Bandcontest, Blue Shell, Club, Cologne, contest, fun, Germany, Köln, live performance, live-music, music, new songs, Robert Artley, Rock, Rockmusic, SONIC LiQUID, SPH, SPH Bandcontest. 1 Comment

English: Unbelievable, but true – after successfully passing the 1st preliminary round and the city final, we have also passed the regional final! The Blueshell club was really busy, we were in a good mood and the audience was absolutely fantastic!

Now we are qualified for the pre-final of the SPH-Bandcontest and we’ll play on stage of the Rockpalast / Matrix in Bochum (18th November 2016; see the flyer on the right). I have never received so much great feedback, and our fans really appreciated our new song “It’s Time”.

What more could you want!?

Please find down-mentioned the feedback of the SPH jury:

SONIC LIQUID from Cologne were the fifth band of the evening showcasing their skills. All five musicians seem as if they were created for their instruments. With these, they create straightforward but still diverse rock music, especially the singing expressive voice of singer Robert was especially remarkable. With his sympathetic, authentic and professional style he inspires both the audience and the jury. The whole band is on a high musical level and is thus in second place and in the pre-finals!

Our EP is not yet ready, so you have to be a bit more patient!

You’ll find a video of our song “Strong Enough” at the end.

Deutsch: Unglaublich, aber wahr – wir haben es nach der Vorrunde, dem Stadtfinale und dem Regionalfinale wieder eine Runde weiter geschafft! Wir waren gut drauf, das Blueshell war richtig voll und das Publikum war absolut fantastisch!

Jetzt sind wir im Vorfinale des SPH-Bandcontests angekommen und spielen am 18.11.2016 im Rockpalast/Matrix in Bochum (siehe rechts im Blog den Flyer). Ich habe noch nie so viel gutes Feedback bekommen und unsere Fans fanden den neuen Song “It’s Time” ebenfalls klasse.

Was will man mehr!?

Hier die Jury-Kritik zu unserer Performance:

SONIC LIQUID aus Köln stellen als fünfte Band des Abends ihr Können zur Schau. Alle fünf Musiker machen den Eindruck, als wären sie für ihre Instrumente geschaffen. Mit diesen erschaffen sie gradlinige aber dennoch abwechslungsreiche Rock-Musik, bei der vor allem der ausdrucksstarke Gesang von Sänger Robert auffällt. Mit seiner sympathischen, authentischen und dabei professionellen Art begeistert er das Publikum genauso wie die Jury. Die gesamte Band bewegt sich auf einem musikalisch hohen Niveau und schafft es damit auf dem zweiten Platz und in die Pre-Finals!

Unsere EP ist noch nicht fertig, also muss man sich noch ein bisschen gedulden!

Hier ein Ausschnitt aus dem SPH Regionalfinale “Strong Enough”:

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