This is my submission to the Piano Soundboard's "Left hand Challenge" where we are challenged to produce a piece of music for the piano using only the left hand.

https://www.facebook.com/events/100414570380981/

This track is dedicated to my wonderful wife.

An interesting fact about this track is that the instrument used for the bassline is in reality a hi-hat that has been processed and filtered.

This was the original intro for what became https://soundcloud.com/dreamlandfantasy/the-mermaids-reverie, but was cut from the final version.

Written for The Piano Cloud's Haiku Challenge.

A haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry. The haiku that inspired this track is:

A train goes by,

its smoke curling

around the new tree leaves

- Masaoka Shiki

Original railroad tracks photograph by Linda Thomas which is in the public domain and available from http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=10948&picture=railroad-tracks

It's been a long while since I've written any new music. This track was written mainly just to get me back into the swing of things and to try out some new mixing and effects techniques. I hope that you enjoy! (^_^)

If you are interested in remixing this track, the stems are available here: https://soundcloud.com/dreamlandfantasy/sets/the-mermaids-reverie-stems-for-remixing

Artwork credit: John William Waterhouse (artwork is in the public domain)

http://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-waterhouse/a-mermaid-1900