Title | Published | Genre | Picture |
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And Then We Die (2024) Pop song with lyrics sung by me. The song is about my life philosophy: Live your life while you still have it and do not let anyone tell you that they know better than you, how to live your life. The title sounds dramatic but the song is actually upbeat and should bring a smile to the faces of most people. I wrote and recorded this song in 2012. Here is 2024 I just lost my father. He made it till 81 years old. I was not close to him and the major reason I have not been active in iBandstand is mainly that he died in Sweden, but all 3 children live in Denmark, and the red tape I am facing and the total lack of flexibility from Swedish institutions is draining me of time and energy. I mean.. I send an email to a bank in which he just had a credit card and the account is in the red so we owe the bank money. They refuse to answer with a final statement by email. They insist on sending it my snail mail to the my fathers address. And then they send me a paper letter to my Danish address saying that they send the statement to the Swedish address. Yes, then I can travel from Glostrup in Denmark to Tyringe in Sweden which takes two hours of driving each way and a bridge fee of 350 DKK just to pick up a letter. The estate also has an account in Denmark. No worries there. They send everything by email. And that is just one bank. It is utterly horrible the way the Swedish society handles things when a person dies, especially when the children do not live close to their dead relative. It is like they are trying to force you to spend 10000s on lawyer fees. All because everything happens with paper and no flexibility. I actually have no issue with the Swedish language. I understand Swedish pretty well. Nah, But back to the song. Here in 2024 I completely changed the arrangement, added more instruments, added vocal harmonies. Only my own vocal from 2012 remains. |
06 Aug 2024 | Pop | ![]() |
Picnic In The Meadow I do not know where this song came from. I just felt like making a waving romantic old fashioned tune. When I played it for my wife I asked "What shall I call it?" She said: "I see a picnic in a field". "Hmm", I said, "Let us call it Picnic In the Meadow, that sounds more romantic" I think the Meadow could be somewhere in France. Does that make sense? |
02 Jun 2024 | Inspirational | ![]() |
I Still Love you In April 2024 Dave (Sprout) posted a song "I still Love You". I loved the melody and it stayed in my head for weeks and I kept on going back to listen to it. Finally I asked Dave for permission to make a cover version which he accepted. Here is the result. Music and Lyrics: Sprout All instruments played by Kenneth Lavrsen Arrangement, mix, and additional lyrics by Kenneth Lavrsen Vocals are generated from midi and text and love using Synthesizer V Also available in full CD Quality |
25 May 2024 | Pop | ![]() |
Punk Moments It is time for a little style change. You may think "He forgot to take his pill" when you hear this. Years ago I wrote a song called Moments That Matter as a request from my wife for a work event. And later I made a version for my own work place. The lyrics were sort of corporate BS. So I also made a punk version just for fun. It was never published because I did not know how to make distorted guitar sound right. I have since learned. Power chords! That is the secret. I had a lot of fun making this including the horrible picture of me as an angry old punk. I hope you get the humor. And as Billy Joel sang - "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". I'd better take my pill now |
14 May 2024 | Pop | ![]() |
Midnight Child Another great song by Stan Loh All instruments played by Kenneth Lavrsen, April 2024 |
14 Apr 2024 | Pop | ![]() |
Circle Dance (Acoustic Orchestra) Genre this time is folk music with a Nordic sound and feel. A folky tune that would be great to grab each other in the hands and dance in a large circle. Like I experienced people doing in Barcelona when they dance the Sardana. I originally published this in 2013. In 2024 I created two new versions. This version is a new fully acoustic classical orchestra version The instruments you hear are in order of appearance - Upright bass and piano - Cymbals - Clarinet - Domra and mandolin - Female voice, celeste, bassoon - Flute, alto saxophone, acoustic guitar, violins, violas - Shakers, conga drums, timpany, hi-hats - Hand claps, cellos, double basses, oboe, female voices (singing pa pa papapa), tubas You should also check out the new synth/acoustic 2024 version Also available in full CD Quality |
31 Mar 2024 | Folk | ![]() |
Circle Dance 2024 Genre this time is folk music with a Nordic sound and feel. I use a mix of traditional instruments, synth, and voice. The rhythm is slow (75 bpm) and strong but without heavy drum beating. A folky tune that would be great to grab each other in the hands and dance in a large circle. Like I experienced people doing in Barcelona when they dance the Sardana. I originally published this in 2013. In 2024 I created two versions. This one is a completely new version with better instruments and better mixing and mastering. You should also check out the acoustic version You can also listen to the file in full CD quality |
30 Mar 2024 | Folk | ![]() |
Spring 2024 Back in 2015 on iCompositions JCLeonard and I did a collaboration. He posted a beautiful track for open collab. A classical style piece with a lovely simple progression and nice harmonies and decorations by a piano and bells. When I heard it, a melody started forming in my head and I knew I had to record it. The thing with open collabs is that it is always a patch work and choice of instruments and the chords, the harmonization, may not fit the melody perfectly. I always wanted to redo the harmonization and write a chord progression that fit the melody better and also to arrange the orchestra and remove elements that never really fit my melody. So here is Spring in a 2024 version, completely rewritten and rearranged. So here it is. A slow elegant piece that describes the wonderful spring that we are in the middle of. My favourite time of the year. |
31 Jan 2024 | Classical | ![]() |
Time (vocal version) I have earlier posted an instrumental version of this song and I always promissed myself that I would write lyrics for it. I take a long time to write lyrics. Especially this song took time because I had a clear idea what I wanted to say in the song and it was difficult to find the right words. But here it is. A piece with huge orchestration. One of those that took quite some time to make. Originally made in 2019. I remixed it and replaced some sound libraries in 2023. And in 2024 I added the lyrics and recorded it. The voice is Kevin from Synth V. |
31 Jan 2024 | Pop | ![]() |
Where To Find Me Where to Find Me Music and Lyrics by Stan Loh Stan was inspired by an original poem by Catherine Prutton Musical instruments played, arranged, and mixed by Kenneth Lavrsen The image is from Google Earth and shows where to find Stan and me . Note the long physical distance but short artistic distance. |
22 Jan 2024 | Pop | ![]() |
Night At The Lake This piece tells the story of walking around a lake in the forest in the middle of the night. We hear the animals. Then the early morning begins and finally the sunrise in its glory. The night piece is a string instrument and flute. Then as the twilight begins the main theme is played on piano and as at the sunrise we hear the full orchestra. I hope you enjoy the trip |
04 Dec 2023 | Classical | ![]() |
Sophisticated Hoods A new song written by Stan Loh. Stan sings, plays guitar, and also provided a drum track. I added two additional guitars, acoustic double bass, a synth based on vocal sample, and some percussion. And I mixed the result. |
30 Nov 2023 | Pop | ![]() |
The Joys Of Life Stan writes: A reflective song about love life. Kenneth Lavrsen developed, arranged, and did all the instruments in this wonderful backing. |
20 Nov 2023 | Pop | ![]() |
Hymn of Peace 2023 This is a new version of a song I posted in 2012. A simple song with simple melody, simple chords, and a simple message. I always wanted to repost this song one day with actual lyrics. The occation is that we need peace right now more than ever. Voices are a mix of AI voices and my own voice. |
13 Nov 2023 | Classical | ![]() |
Rhône Rhône is a song I have been working on since 2014. It started as a chord progression and a theme which is still in the final version. What took time was to arrange it and add additional themes so that the song got the variations and development that makes it worth listening to. Rhône is one of the main rivers in France and Diane and I love to visit the wine districts along the river and drive around in the French Alps |
09 Nov 2023 | Pop | ![]() |
The Perfect Couple The Perfect Couple. That is Diane and I naturally. This song started by making some fun chord progression with several key changes. And then I bought Synthesizer V - a fantastic vocal synth software. And as I played with it making rubbish lyrics, the whole thing ended up with this result. Some background. When I do not make music, I automate things in our house. The geek! And the suitcase story goes back 10 years where Diane had been travelling and she woke in the middle of a nightmare where she dreamt that she had lost her suitcase. At the same time I played with music in Garageband on my iPad and the very first primitive song I did was called "Where is my suitcase?" which I never published. I hope you have as much fun listening to this as I had making it. The singers are Synth V voices Solaria and Kevin |
09 Nov 2023 | Pop | ![]() |
Idea It started as a musical idea. And it ended with a lot more ideas And the title became Idea |
21 Oct 2023 | Pop | ![]() |
The Night It has been a year since I released a song. This has been worked on for a long time and what started as a Banjo country inspired song ended up as an upbeat synth instrumental The image is made at a random image AI site where I asked it to make a cover picture for a song called The Night |
22 Jun 2023 | Pop | ![]() |
Everyday Hero Everyday Hero was composed with a dear friend and colleague in mind. A special one that put his own health at risk to help me when I needed help. A friend that waited for me in a hospital waiting room till 4 AM in the morning. Thank you, my everyday hero. You know who you are |
29 Mar 2022 | Classical | ![]() |
Charming Charming is the working name of this song. It ended up as a complete mess of genres and there is no story behind it. So charming it is. It starts jazzy and ends up as a 4 to the floor banger. |
28 Mar 2022 | Pop | ![]() |
Tapas Tapas Tapas This track is inspired by Spanish music. It starts with an Andalusian cadence but then develops all over the place. When Diane and I were in Sevilla (Andalusia, Spain) in 2003 we heard the restaurant waiters calling for the tourists passing by shouting "Tapas, Tapas, Tapas". And yes we love tapas and we had a lot of tapas. |
11 Feb 2022 | Latin | ![]() |
The Little Things This is an instrument slow tempo pop song. The title is the work title I started with. The little thing in life that matters. |
24 Jan 2022 | Pop | ![]() |
Julehygge Julehygge. Danish for Christmas cosiness. A song written in December 2021 inspired by home life decorating for Christmas, drinking Christmas beers, eating Christmas cookies. |
31 Dec 2021 | Pop | ![]() |
Lake Como A jazz waltz inspired by a really nice vacation at Lake Como, Italy, 2021 |
31 Dec 2021 | Jazz | ![]() |
Lydia Goes Crazy This piece of music started as with playing around with Lydian mode but then the song developed and went back to major and minor and some double harmonic and.. it just went crazy - but I like the result |
11 May 2019 | Pop | ![]() |
Off Site Meeting Off Site Meeting was a song I wrote after coming home from .... an off site meeting. A simple synth piece - upbeat. |
11 May 2019 | Electronica | ![]() |
Space Waltz Space Waltz - the music and title is inspired by the Space X mission of the Falcon Heavy Side boosters landing side by side - like they were dancing. Only the music was missing. Here it is. |
11 May 2019 | Pop | ![]() |
Time (instrumental) Time is a one of those songs that are just waiting for lyrics. The idea of the music is to be about life, getting older. There are several places in the song that fits with "time goes by". A piece with huge orchestration. One of those that took quite some time to make. Originally made in 2019. I remixed it and replaced some sound libraries in 2023. In January I created a vocal version |
11 May 2019 | Pop | ![]() |
Murder That Nagging Wife A music piece with a story A woman is nagging her husband over and over again. - I want a new floor in the kitchen. - I want the hallway painted. - I want this, I want that. The husband gets more and more annoyed and one day he has had enough. He grabs the wife, ties her up, brings her to the railway track and ties her to the rails. We see the fast train approaching. We see the terrified eyes of the woman - who we all know deserves it. The train driver sees the woman and pushes the brakes all he can. Will the train stop in time? Well the music suggests that the train stops. But did it stop in time? Only the composer knows! The piece starts with a quiet synth arpeggio and a sad melody played on a typical DX7 type bell synth. This is the sad nagging. A B piece follows on guitar-like string instrument. The husband is building up his rage and frustration and drags her to the rails. We move to the C piece where the song changes into full symphony orchestra introducing a pompous melody with drums. The train is approaching. The B peace is played by glockenspiel backed by the cellos and flute. We are in the locomotive looking forward. Now we reach the final where the C piece is played by the horns and the DX7 is back playing the sad A melody backed by full orchestra. It all comes to the climax. The train getting all too near, and the fear and anger all mixed up. And the train slows down. The music and the train stops.... Many hours of work and a fun mix of classical orchestra and modern synth instruments. 26 tracks. |
24 Jul 2018 | Classical | ![]() |
The Beginning The Beginning... of it all. I tried to create a dramatic piece that could be used as a film score. The idea behind it came from playing with a sound that was made as 11th chords. I recorded a small progression and it all matched up nicely and invited for a mystic and grotesque melody to grow out of it. As I created the song I made additional themes that fit the progression and at the end I layer it all up. |
22 Jul 2018 | Electronica | ![]() |