

The sanxian is a traditional fretless 3 string instrument from China with snake skin used as the head.
The sanxian is a traditional fretless 3 string instrument from China with snake skin used as the head.
The saz (or bağlama) is an instrument of middle-eastern origin. Naming conventions vary a bit but this larger saz is often known as a bağlama. I also have a smaller one known as a cura saz.
The cura saz is an instrument of middle-eastern origin, especially the areas around Turkey. Naming conventions vary a bit but this small saz is often known as a cura saz. I also have a larger one known as a bağlama saz.
The pipa or Chinese lute is a traditional Chinese instrument with four strings. Typical tuning is A2, D3, E3, A3. One of the tuning pegs on this pipa is broken and needs repair or replacement.
The sitar is an instrument of Indian origin.
A mandola made by Andrew Tatnell mandolins from Australia. It has a King Billy pine top, tiger myrtle back, sides and neck, gidgee fretboard, ebony bridge and a K&K pickup.
Limits in the Key of 50 Hz (Industrial Decay) by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) is a piece composed with certain guidelines in place. It takes influences from ambient, downtempo, minimalism and other styles and has elements of an industrial feel to it. It is not in standard western equal temperament tuning but in a scale based on 50 Hz which is between G and Ab and is the frequency of electricity in Australia.
It was created from one single, fairly short sound sample with the additional limitations of the sample only being able to be modified by stretching, shrinking, reversing or trimming the sample and by the use of EQ. The sounds are tuned to a harmonic series based on a 50Hz fundamental with all harmonic series notes up to 1600 Hz. Following on from those limits means no synthesizer or other sound source was used with it just being direct manipulation of the sound sample.
Locria and Beyond by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) explores the locrian mode before moving to the super locrian and then ultra locrian before settling again in locrian. Partly minimalist in nature this instrumental piece attempts to explore the unsettled and unsettling nature of locrian.
Lament III by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) is the third in a series based on the lament bass. It is somewhere between ambient and downtempo with a slightly disturbing undertone.
Waves Upon Waves by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) is a downtempo/ambient electronic instrumental.
Lament I by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) is the first in a series inspired by but not restricted to the lament bass. It is an electronic ambient instrumental.
Lament II by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) is the second in a series of pieces inspired by but not limited to the lament bass. Lament II is an ambient/downtempo electronic instrumental piece.
Peaceful Morning Disturbed by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams is a downtempo/ambient instrumental. A peaceful morning in a rural setting disturbed by the gunshots of the nearby farmers.
Ten Pentas by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) is an exploration of ten different pentatonic scales that can be created using certain rules (2 x minor 3rd, 3 x major 2nd). It uses some techniques of serialism, math & aleatoric approaches to create an ambient piece.
Remember by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) is an electronic piece with computer generated vocals.
Fragile is a song by Andrew Charman-Williams.
I’ve been through so much pain before
And now you come to give me even more
Oh yeah I can see it in your eyes
Don’t say a thing don’t tell me any lies
Please don’t hurt me I’m fragile
Handle me with care
Please don’t hurt me I’m fragile
Show me that you care
I’d always hoped that we would never part
But now you’re here to stab me in my heart
Are you so sure that there can be no way
For us to be as one for love to always stay
I’d try to smile but the pain gets in the way
I can’t help but it hurts so much today
Please don’t hurt me I’m fragile
Handle me with care
Please don’t hurt me I’m fragile
Show me that you care
I know that there will be more pain and sorrow
But for me there will be a tomorrow
I have taken oh so many knocks
Maybe you should stamp upon my box
Please don’t hurt me I’m fragile
Handle me with care
Please don’t hurt me I’m fragile
Show me that you care
Please don’t hurt me I’m fragile
Handle me with care
Fragile
Going Home is an electronic instrumental piece by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams that is ambient/downtempo in style.
Alchemic Memories is an electronic piece by Spiral Net (written by Andrew Charman-Williams) that is ambient/downtempo in style.
Articulated Night by Spiral Net (music: Andrew Charman-Williams)
I didn’t mean to fall in love with you
I didn’t want all the pain it’s put me through
Unspoken love
Though I’m sure you knew
Unrequited love
All I have with you
My feelings for you are easier left unsaid
But it’s a battle between my heart and my head
Unspoken love
Though I’m sure you knew
Unrequited love
All I have with you
I’m sure you know how I feel in my heart
But I’m glad it stays unsaid so we’re not pushed apart
Cause your friendship is so special to me
Wouldn’t want that wrecked for something that can never be
Unspoken love
Though I’m sure you knew
Unrequited love
All I have with you
How I wish it could be another way
But it can’t so it will always stay
Unspoken love
Though I’m sure you knew
Unrequited love
All I have with you
Unspoken love
Unrequited love
The first time I was not ready
I have to wear the blame
This time I could give my love to you
But your heart is his to claim
Will we ever be
In the right place and time
Will I get the chance again
To make you mine
You come back into my life
Turn my world inside out
I could easily love you
Of that there is no doubt
Will we ever be
In the right place and time
Will I get the chance again
To make you mine
Will there be another chance
An opportunity
With nothing to obstruct
The love between you and me
Will we ever be
In the right place and time
Will I get the chance again
To make you mine
Will we ever be
Will we ever be
Will we ever be
Together
Will we ever be
Together
Will we ever be
Together
Will we ever be
Together
Will we ever be
Together
Will we ever be
Together
Will we ever be
Together
Will we ever be
What can I do to make you happy
What can I do to ease your pain
How can I ease the pain you feel
How can I help you fly again
Oh it hurts to see you this way
Lacking in joy and full of pain
Seeing the spark go out of your eye
Watching you hurting watching you cry
I can’t understand why he’d hurt you this way
Breaking your spirit turning it grey
What can I do to make you happy
What can I do to ease your pain
How can I ease the pain you feel
How can I help you fly again
I’ll always be there for you for whatever you need
Always to help and not to impede
You know that I’m there for you however I can
Anything you want though I’m not your man
I can’t understand why he’d hurt you this way
Breaking your spirit turning it grey
What can I do to make you happy
What can I do to ease your pain
How can I ease the pain you feel
How can I help you fly again
I can’t understand why he’d hurt you this way
Breaking your spirit turning it grey
What can I do to make you happy
What can I do to ease your pain
How can I ease the pain you feel
How can I help you fly again
What can I do ohhh
What can I do yeah
Oh so quickly things have changed
From love to nothing in two weeks
How can things change so fast
To put our love into the past
Is it just you meeting someone new
Someone who is much more exciting than me
How can things change so fast
To put our love into the past
Did you ever really love me
Or was I just someone to pass the time with
How can things change so fast
To put our love into the past
Separated by distance and circumstance
Kept apart from you
Separated by distance and circumstance
Stopped from doing all that I’d like to do
I hate knowing you’re so sad
Not being able to help you feels so bad
Separated by distance and circumstance
Kept apart from you
Separated by distance and circumstance
Stopped from doing all that I’d like to do
You know the way I feel about you
But I know there’s little I can do
If it was just one or the other
It may not keep us apart
But being both it stops
Me sharing with you my heart
Separated separated from you
Separated separated from you
Separated by distance and circumstance
Kept apart from you
Separated by distance and circumstance
Stopped from doing all that I’d like to do
Separated
Separated
Separated
Talking to you tonight it hit me
What I should have known all along
I thought that you might have grown to love me
But now I see that I got it wrong
Oh I wish that it was true
That I was meant to be with you
But now it’s obvious to me
That’s not the way it’s gonna be
All of this time I’ve been so blind
It was all only in my mind
I thought you might be meant for me
But now it’s plain that’s not to be
Oh I wish that it was true
That I was meant to be with you
But now it’s obvious to me
That’s not the way it’s gonna be
Baby, baby don’t you want me
But hold me tightly in my dreams
Baby, baby, lie to me
Tell me sweet nothings in my ear
Now I see that you don’t want me
Now I know that you don’t care
I thought we might be good together
But for you there’s nothing there
Oh I wish that it was true
That I was meant to be with you
But now it’s obvious to me
That’s not the way it’s gonna be
Now you’ve gone away from me
Now I’m alone again
With my heart in a million pieces
With no self-esteem at all
No hope for the future
And filled with despair
I’ve got to believe I will find love again
Even if I don’t know how even though I don’t know when
I’ve got to move on with my life I’ve got to try and find the way
To accept me as I am to enjoy each brand new day
So I’ll move on with my life
And keep looking for some hope
Find the good inside of me
Look for the possibilities
Clear the emptiness away
Give myself a brand new start
I’ve got to believe I will find love again
Even if I don’t know how even though I don’t know when
I’ve got to move on with my life I’ve got to try and find the way
To accept me as I am to enjoy each brand new day
I’ve got to believe I will find love again
Even if I don’t know how even though I don’t know when
I’ve got to move on with my life I’ve got to try and find the way
To accept me as I am to enjoy each brand new day
loneliness
emptiness
futility
no self belief
little self love
what I need
to find in myself
is the ability
to be truly
happy alone
what I need
what I want
who I am
who I’ll become
what I want
what I need
who I am
who I’ll become
how do I find
peace with myself
loneliness
emptiness
what I need
who I am
what I want
where should I be
who should I be
where do I go from here
who I am
who I’ll become
what I want
what I need
I need to find
peace with myself
what I need
to find in myself
is the ability
to be truly
happy alone
all of the good things in my life
all of the wonderful things
surely outweigh the bad
help me pass through this
help me enjoy life again
what I need
to find in myself
is the ability
to be truly
happy alone
what I want
what I need
who I am
who I’ll become
how do I find
peace with myself
It hurts that you’re leaving
It hurts that we’re through
It hurts that you dropped me
For somebody new
How long until time heals the pain
And I can start to love myself again
I know that it’s my fault
But there’s nothing I can do
I can’t become social
I can’t make myself anew
How long until time heals the pain
And I can start to love myself again
I wish I didn’t hate myself
I wish I could be
More attractive more social
More talkative more confident
So it’s time to learn to love myself
And keep the hate at bay
Time to enjoy my own company
Somehow I need to find the way
How long until time heals the pain
And I can start to love myself again
How long until time heals the pain
And I can start to love myself again
My heart ripped apart
That part gone for good
Time to let it heal
And make a new start
Another person no longer loves me
Yet another relationship ended
How many times can a heart be broken
Before it can no longer be mended
A scar left behind
Never fully healed
Joins many more in
My heart and my mind
Another person no longer loves me
Yet another relationship ended
How many times can a heart be broken
Before it can no longer be mended
Now time to move on
And hope that the scars
Won’t shut down my heart
That love isn’t gone
Another person no longer loves me
Yet another relationship ended
How many times can a heart be broken
Before it can no longer be mended
I thought that we had something special together
I thought that what we had would last forever
I don’t know where to go since you’ve gone
I don’t know how to go on
But then you went away and left me all alone
And what we had together was all gone
I don’t know where to go since you’ve gone
I don’t know how to go on
And now everything turns to grey
As I pass each lonely day
I don’t know where to go since you’ve gone
I don’t know how to go on
Will I ever find someone as special as you
Could I ever feel the same with someone new
I don’t know where to go since you’ve gone
I don’t know how to go on
Just a glimpse of heaven
Before it’s ripped away
I wish I could retrieve it
But I can’t see the way
In no time at all you grabbed my heart
You are stuck in my mind
Just a glimpse of heaven
Before it’s ripped away
I wish I could retrieve it
But I can’t see the way
Such a strong connection
But still you can’t be mine
Just a glimpse of heaven
Before it’s ripped away
I wish I could retrieve it
But I can’t see the way
Maybe some time I’ll find the way
Until then it remains
Just a glimpse of heaven
Before it’s ripped away
I wish I could retrieve it
But I can’t see the way
We are walking through streets of rain
We are battling those walls of pain
Will you come dance with me
Like we used to do
Oh will you please lay with me
Like we weren’t through
How could we drift so far apart
And still reach through to break each other’s heart
Will you come dance with me
Like we used to do
Oh will you please lay with me
Like we weren’t through
I still want you
After all that we’ve been through
I still love you
I just wish you loved me too
Will you come dance with me
Like we used to do
Oh will you please lay with me
Like we weren’t through
But we keep walking those streets of pain
Will we ever find our love again
Will you come dance with me
Like we used to do
Oh will you please lay with me
Like we weren’t through
Like you still loved me
Like you still cared
Like you still wanted me
And the things we shared
All I wanted was to love you
But you’re gone now and I’m alone
I know that I could not offer much that you needed
But you came in and gave me hope for love in this world
You came and gave me your magic and rekindled my dreams
But I should have never believed it should never have given my heart
And now the dream’s gone a nightmare left in place
You have your freedom girl yes you have your space
So now I’m lost and lonely left with no hope at all
Waiting for time to heal so I can make a new start
A start towards being able to accept myself as I am
To pick up the pieces and to rebuild my self-esteem
And now the dream’s gone a nightmare left in place
You have your freedom girl yes you have your space
All I wanted was to love you
But you’re gone now and I’m alone
I think that I may be destined to be alone
That the love I can give will never quite be enough
So I’ll bury the hurt and try to enjoy my own company
And try and accept that maybe nobody wants my love
And now the dream’s gone a nightmare left in place
You have your freedom girl yes you have your space
You have your space girl
And I’m alone girl
You have your space girl
And I’m alone girl
All I wanted was to love you
But you’re gone now and I’m alone