Purple Rhapsody (Terry)
@purplerhapsodyx.bsky.social
Composer, recorder & producer of many genres - https://linktr.ee/purplerhapsody
Also coder, baker, family man, and supporter of independent music.
Also coder, baker, family man, and supporter of independent music.
28th November - 2 weeks and counting...!
(It's either a mark of genius 🧠 to release an album on Black Friday, or the stupidest idea ever 🙃 I guess I'll find out soon!)
(It's either a mark of genius 🧠 to release an album on Black Friday, or the stupidest idea ever 🙃 I guess I'll find out soon!)
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
28th November - 2 weeks and counting...!
(It's either a mark of genius 🧠 to release an album on Black Friday, or the stupidest idea ever 🙃 I guess I'll find out soon!)
(It's either a mark of genius 🧠 to release an album on Black Friday, or the stupidest idea ever 🙃 I guess I'll find out soon!)
Becalmed...
Immerse yourself in Fractal Landscapes Forever, releasing 28th November on @hartshornmusic.bsky.social
Immerse yourself in Fractal Landscapes Forever, releasing 28th November on @hartshornmusic.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Becalmed...
Immerse yourself in Fractal Landscapes Forever, releasing 28th November on @hartshornmusic.bsky.social
Immerse yourself in Fractal Landscapes Forever, releasing 28th November on @hartshornmusic.bsky.social
SEND HELP...
CAN'T ESCAPE...
TRAPPED IN FRACTAL LANDSCAPES...
FOREVER
CAN'T ESCAPE...
TRAPPED IN FRACTAL LANDSCAPES...
FOREVER
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
SEND HELP...
CAN'T ESCAPE...
TRAPPED IN FRACTAL LANDSCAPES...
FOREVER
CAN'T ESCAPE...
TRAPPED IN FRACTAL LANDSCAPES...
FOREVER
You know you're going through a prog/rock phase when your Spotify algorithm-generated Daily Mix consists of artists like Mike Oldfield, Alan Parsons Project, Queen, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, @fearthebearswe.bsky.social , and @the-furnaces.bsky.social
(also off screen... IQ, Genesis, Rick Wakeman)
(also off screen... IQ, Genesis, Rick Wakeman)
June 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
You know you're going through a prog/rock phase when your Spotify algorithm-generated Daily Mix consists of artists like Mike Oldfield, Alan Parsons Project, Queen, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, @fearthebearswe.bsky.social , and @the-furnaces.bsky.social
(also off screen... IQ, Genesis, Rick Wakeman)
(also off screen... IQ, Genesis, Rick Wakeman)
Excited to receive my copy of Apocalypse Suite ON VINYL today 🎉
It looks and feels fantastic... but now I need to go visit my friend who has a record player 😂
Liner notes include a track by track breakdown of the story of the album.
elasticstage.com/monochromemo...
It looks and feels fantastic... but now I need to go visit my friend who has a record player 😂
Liner notes include a track by track breakdown of the story of the album.
elasticstage.com/monochromemo...
May 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excited to receive my copy of Apocalypse Suite ON VINYL today 🎉
It looks and feels fantastic... but now I need to go visit my friend who has a record player 😂
Liner notes include a track by track breakdown of the story of the album.
elasticstage.com/monochromemo...
It looks and feels fantastic... but now I need to go visit my friend who has a record player 😂
Liner notes include a track by track breakdown of the story of the album.
elasticstage.com/monochromemo...
Today I've been rerecording a first demo of a track I actually wrote 10 years ago when my late wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's disjointed and jarring in places but has this beautiful "pastoral" section in the middle...
Might be on my next album...
#CancerIsABastard
Might be on my next album...
#CancerIsABastard
May 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today I've been rerecording a first demo of a track I actually wrote 10 years ago when my late wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's disjointed and jarring in places but has this beautiful "pastoral" section in the middle...
Might be on my next album...
#CancerIsABastard
Might be on my next album...
#CancerIsABastard
Good afternoon from a beautiful sunny Rovinj, Croatia. Last day of an awesome cruise holiday, then back to the daily grind in a couple of days when I start a new job back home.
(Which reminds me of this piano track of mine 😂 purplerhapsody.bandcamp.com/album/interl...) #ShamelessSelfPromotion
(Which reminds me of this piano track of mine 😂 purplerhapsody.bandcamp.com/album/interl...) #ShamelessSelfPromotion
May 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Good afternoon from a beautiful sunny Rovinj, Croatia. Last day of an awesome cruise holiday, then back to the daily grind in a couple of days when I start a new job back home.
(Which reminds me of this piano track of mine 😂 purplerhapsody.bandcamp.com/album/interl...) #ShamelessSelfPromotion
(Which reminds me of this piano track of mine 😂 purplerhapsody.bandcamp.com/album/interl...) #ShamelessSelfPromotion
On holiday on an Eastern Mediterranean cruise...
Beautiful sunrise this morning over Mount Vesuvius 🌄
Got out of bed early this morning especially to see it and was not disappointed. The camera doesn't quite capture the natural beauty of it as well as my eyes did
Beautiful sunrise this morning over Mount Vesuvius 🌄
Got out of bed early this morning especially to see it and was not disappointed. The camera doesn't quite capture the natural beauty of it as well as my eyes did
April 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
On holiday on an Eastern Mediterranean cruise...
Beautiful sunrise this morning over Mount Vesuvius 🌄
Got out of bed early this morning especially to see it and was not disappointed. The camera doesn't quite capture the natural beauty of it as well as my eyes did
Beautiful sunrise this morning over Mount Vesuvius 🌄
Got out of bed early this morning especially to see it and was not disappointed. The camera doesn't quite capture the natural beauty of it as well as my eyes did
Wondering if @soundcloud.dev team can time travel? 🤔😂
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Wondering if @soundcloud.dev team can time travel? 🤔😂
Sneak peek #2 of Apocalypse Suite - this snippet is from The Old Guard.
The track is about the resistance to change by the "establishment" which accelerates our journey into dystopia.
Apocalypse Suite is out everywhere on Tuesday and there'll be a listening party on Wednesday (9pm UK time).
The track is about the resistance to change by the "establishment" which accelerates our journey into dystopia.
Apocalypse Suite is out everywhere on Tuesday and there'll be a listening party on Wednesday (9pm UK time).
April 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Sneak peek #2 of Apocalypse Suite - this snippet is from The Old Guard.
The track is about the resistance to change by the "establishment" which accelerates our journey into dystopia.
Apocalypse Suite is out everywhere on Tuesday and there'll be a listening party on Wednesday (9pm UK time).
The track is about the resistance to change by the "establishment" which accelerates our journey into dystopia.
Apocalypse Suite is out everywhere on Tuesday and there'll be a listening party on Wednesday (9pm UK time).
Fancy a sneak preview of Apocalypse Suite, which releases everywhere on Tuesday (thanks to Monochrome Motif
@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)?
Well here you go - a 1 minute snippet from The End of Everything. Which surprisingly isn't the end of the album 😂
@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)?
Well here you go - a 1 minute snippet from The End of Everything. Which surprisingly isn't the end of the album 😂
April 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Fancy a sneak preview of Apocalypse Suite, which releases everywhere on Tuesday (thanks to Monochrome Motif
@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)?
Well here you go - a 1 minute snippet from The End of Everything. Which surprisingly isn't the end of the album 😂
@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)?
Well here you go - a 1 minute snippet from The End of Everything. Which surprisingly isn't the end of the album 😂
Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.
March 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.
Post a picture of you that's actually not a picture of you...
March 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Post a picture of you that's actually not a picture of you...
I'm EXCITED!!! On Friday the first single from my forthcoming orchestral cinematic album Apocalypse Suite is out.
It's called Last Waltz - and will be available on Bandcamp from this Friday (7th).
The single is released by Monochrome Motif Records (@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)
Watch this space...
It's called Last Waltz - and will be available on Bandcamp from this Friday (7th).
The single is released by Monochrome Motif Records (@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)
Watch this space...
March 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I'm EXCITED!!! On Friday the first single from my forthcoming orchestral cinematic album Apocalypse Suite is out.
It's called Last Waltz - and will be available on Bandcamp from this Friday (7th).
The single is released by Monochrome Motif Records (@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)
Watch this space...
It's called Last Waltz - and will be available on Bandcamp from this Friday (7th).
The single is released by Monochrome Motif Records (@hartshornmusic.bsky.social)
Watch this space...
I love it when something is visibly happy to fulfill its purpose in life. In this case my crème brulee. 😂
January 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I love it when something is visibly happy to fulfill its purpose in life. In this case my crème brulee. 😂
Sunset off the coast of Fuerteventura this evening.
Apparently there's a haze combined with sand from the Sahara Desert in the air this evening.
Apparently there's a haze combined with sand from the Sahara Desert in the air this evening.
January 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sunset off the coast of Fuerteventura this evening.
Apparently there's a haze combined with sand from the Sahara Desert in the air this evening.
Apparently there's a haze combined with sand from the Sahara Desert in the air this evening.
On a sea cruise at the moment, and the only sunset pictures I have are of me and my wife with sunset behind... But how about sunrise while at sea off the coast of Morocco?
(Could I have blagged it and pretended these were sunset? How can you tell the difference with no landmarks to tell direction?)
(Could I have blagged it and pretended these were sunset? How can you tell the difference with no landmarks to tell direction?)
January 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
On a sea cruise at the moment, and the only sunset pictures I have are of me and my wife with sunset behind... But how about sunrise while at sea off the coast of Morocco?
(Could I have blagged it and pretended these were sunset? How can you tell the difference with no landmarks to tell direction?)
(Could I have blagged it and pretended these were sunset? How can you tell the difference with no landmarks to tell direction?)
I don't just make music I love baking too. I woke up stupidly early this morning and so I made some gluten-free frangipane-topped mince pies (US = mincemeat pies, NZ/AU = fruit mince pie) before work.
If anyone is interested... here's the recipe.
glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2020/12/19/g...
If anyone is interested... here's the recipe.
glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2020/12/19/g...
December 24, 2024 at 10:29 AM
I don't just make music I love baking too. I woke up stupidly early this morning and so I made some gluten-free frangipane-topped mince pies (US = mincemeat pies, NZ/AU = fruit mince pie) before work.
If anyone is interested... here's the recipe.
glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2020/12/19/g...
If anyone is interested... here's the recipe.
glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2020/12/19/g...
Whoever the 3 of you are, that have me as their top artist... I just wanted to tell you that I love you ❤️
December 24, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Whoever the 3 of you are, that have me as their top artist... I just wanted to tell you that I love you ❤️
Looking forward to trying these Christmas cakes on Christmas Day!
My wife made the fruit cakes (to a gluten free recipe) and I then decorated them.
Do I have to wait until Wednesday to eat any??? (The answer, unfrotunately, is yes 😂)
My wife made the fruit cakes (to a gluten free recipe) and I then decorated them.
Do I have to wait until Wednesday to eat any??? (The answer, unfrotunately, is yes 😂)
December 22, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Looking forward to trying these Christmas cakes on Christmas Day!
My wife made the fruit cakes (to a gluten free recipe) and I then decorated them.
Do I have to wait until Wednesday to eat any??? (The answer, unfrotunately, is yes 😂)
My wife made the fruit cakes (to a gluten free recipe) and I then decorated them.
Do I have to wait until Wednesday to eat any??? (The answer, unfrotunately, is yes 😂)
Does anyone else plan their Christmas Dinner cooking and preparation like a military exercise?
December 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Does anyone else plan their Christmas Dinner cooking and preparation like a military exercise?
In the process of mastering my orchestral album for release next April on Monochrome Motif - @hartshornmusic.bsky.social
The whole dynamic range of an orchestra should be heard so I'm deliberately stepping away from the loudness wars. We've all got volume controls on our devices, haven't we?
The whole dynamic range of an orchestra should be heard so I'm deliberately stepping away from the loudness wars. We've all got volume controls on our devices, haven't we?
December 17, 2024 at 6:48 PM
In the process of mastering my orchestral album for release next April on Monochrome Motif - @hartshornmusic.bsky.social
The whole dynamic range of an orchestra should be heard so I'm deliberately stepping away from the loudness wars. We've all got volume controls on our devices, haven't we?
The whole dynamic range of an orchestra should be heard so I'm deliberately stepping away from the loudness wars. We've all got volume controls on our devices, haven't we?
All of my spare time and energy going into my current long instrumental project so apologies for not being here much.
But here's another excerpt - this is about 20 minutes in, it's the reflection before the upbeat end.
This is DEMO quality, not mixed or mastered...
Does it remind you of anything?
But here's another excerpt - this is about 20 minutes in, it's the reflection before the upbeat end.
This is DEMO quality, not mixed or mastered...
Does it remind you of anything?
December 14, 2024 at 7:48 PM
All of my spare time and energy going into my current long instrumental project so apologies for not being here much.
But here's another excerpt - this is about 20 minutes in, it's the reflection before the upbeat end.
This is DEMO quality, not mixed or mastered...
Does it remind you of anything?
But here's another excerpt - this is about 20 minutes in, it's the reflection before the upbeat end.
This is DEMO quality, not mixed or mastered...
Does it remind you of anything?
Picked up my old Fender Strat for the first time in about 3 years! It's got the perfect sound for this section of my long prog rock(ish) track.
This is about 14 minutes in and is a nice peaceful interlude before it goes a bit mad.
Not mixed, not mastered, apologies if it hurts your ears!
This is about 14 minutes in and is a nice peaceful interlude before it goes a bit mad.
Not mixed, not mastered, apologies if it hurts your ears!
December 8, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Picked up my old Fender Strat for the first time in about 3 years! It's got the perfect sound for this section of my long prog rock(ish) track.
This is about 14 minutes in and is a nice peaceful interlude before it goes a bit mad.
Not mixed, not mastered, apologies if it hurts your ears!
This is about 14 minutes in and is a nice peaceful interlude before it goes a bit mad.
Not mixed, not mastered, apologies if it hurts your ears!
I cobbled this together for my wife on our 6th Wedding Anniversary. I really hope she loves me enough to share 😅
December 5, 2024 at 10:54 AM
I cobbled this together for my wife on our 6th Wedding Anniversary. I really hope she loves me enough to share 😅