«selfRenewal» — Andrey Klimkovsky & James Hill

The track «selfRenewal», as it seemed to me — as the author — should look like the culmination of the entire musical narrative in its album. True, the listeners chose another (or the Internet chose so — by the number of views). But James Hill — an American jazz trumpeter — clearly defined the track «selfRenewal» as the trajectory of his creative flight and as a new joint work with me.

Initially, «selfRenewal» in James Hill's interpretation appeared online on August 30. James recorded and edited everything himself — relying only on the album version of the track. I wanted to get his trumpet part from James and make my own mix. This came true yesterday — September 21. And today — exactly on the autumn equinox — we present an updated version of our joint track «selfRenewal» (an updated version of «selfRenewal» — "there is no end to renewal" — a completely mind-blowing expression turned out).

I express my deep friendly gratitude to James Hill for this cosmic cooperation.

I wish you, Friends, pleasant viewing/listening, and to wake up every day in a renewed state, with a smile on your face, ready for everything new and beautiful, and let everything new and beautiful become the basis of your Path in this World.

• https://youtu.be/72aPd4CnKxo

PS: Let me remind you that the track «selfRenewal» in the original version sounds in the album «past - music - future» of my project «HEAVEN». This album was released in July 2024 — completely new. The link where you can buy/download the album is below:

• https://klimkovsky.bandcamp.com/album/past-music-future

Amber 2024 I — Andrey Klimkovsky & James Hill

A completely unexpected and amazing version of Amber from James Hill. He, being a modest man, indicates my authorship here, and to himself he only mentions playing the trumpet. But he breathed more Life and Love into this work than I ever could. Plus, he also made this wonderful video.

Thank you very much, my Friend!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROUAiShEp0A

Song of the setting sun (version 2023 — with James Hill, trumpeter)

«Song of the setting sun» is an updated version, albeit based entirely on the one piece from maxi-single of 2005 year.

• https://youtu.be/0df18_bxMyg

I and James Hill — American jazz trumpeter — spent some time choosing a piece for our next recording together. It must be said that electronic music is specific, and classical jazz instrumentation cannot be easily used everywhere. But the «Song of the Setting Sun», it would seem, itself asked for the brass section - its leading timbre was an electronic imitation of brass, and the trumpet is very much in tune with brass. In addition, this work is marine, and the trumpet is probably the most marine instrument in terms of its energy.

James recorded the trumpet part very quickly and accurately in his TCAB Studio, and sent me the record. I, as usual, could not refuse to make some adjustments to the overall mix, and suddenly realized that the work needed to be completely remixed — it's 2023, and you can't leave the sound of 20 years ago.

I disassembled the composition into parts, digitized them again, even added another new one part to them, and connected everything in a way that I could not do before. And besides, a completely new Sea now sounds here.

You can compare versions. In the Youtube channel of James Hill sounds the very first — traditional — version of the «Song of the Setting Sun»:

• https://youtu.be/5khk4LfiwpE

And there is a completely different video.

There is a new version of the work on my channel, and a slightly different sounding trumpet. And the video was created with the participation of the BlueWillow neural network.

Friends, you can subscribe to James Hill's Youtube channel:

• https://www.youtube.com/@tcabstudio

There is exceptionally beautiful music, and excellent videos.

And subscribe to my channel too, if someone has not already done so.

Aerobatics Exam (James Hill trumpet RMX)

Unexpected collaboration with American jazz trumpeter James Hill.

Nothing foreshadowed such a turn of events. I just wrote a review of one of the experimental electronic albums of a musician I know from the social network Facebook. In that album, a completely divine trumpet sounded, from the voice of which I shed tears, and began to search the network for this trumpeter, who, like God, is able to breathe soul into everything created on Earth, and make it heavenly.

To my own surprise, I soon received a comment from James Hill on an earlier version of this composition. James liked it and would like to record a trumpet part for this tune. And a day later I was already listening to the beta-version. All I had to do was balance the mix and in the meantime James made a video version.

By the way, there is another version from James — much more free and jazzy. It — with the same video sequence — is presented on the Youtube channel of James Hill's TCAB Studio.

Friends, I can't listen to James play without emotions and tears. I am sure that voices of the trumpet and the feelings invested in them will not leave you indifferent either.

Many thanks to James for collaboration and such an unexpected surprise.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrlmgVwG2hI