April, by Ashley Helal

April

by Ashley Helal

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1.	Quiet Corners 03:25	buy track
2.	Afternoon Walk 02:27	buy track
3.	Homebody 02:00	buy track
4.	Swimming Alone 02:53	buy track
5.	Brighten Up 03:45	buy track
6.	Jenga 01:27	buy track
7.	The Portrait 03:28	buy track
8.	Ukulele in the Grass 02:53	buy track
9.	Paratroopa Park 01:30	buy track
10.	Looking Forward, Moving Backward 04:40	buy track
11.	Endless April 03:35	buy track
12.	Zebra Plant 01:17	buy track
13.	Midnight 02:16	buy track
14.	The Sims: Library Stuff 02:49	buy track
15.	Spacewalk 02:13	buy track
16.	White Onions 02:28	buy track
17.	The Highest Room of the Tallest Tower 03:16	buy track
18.	Corduroy 01:38	buy track
19.	Forgotten 03:02	buy track
20.	Time Perception 02:04	buy track
21.	Rooftop Friend 03:22	buy track
22.	Snow Globe Collection 02:22	buy track
23.	Planetarium II 03:53	buy track
24.	Jungle Green 02:30	buy track
25.	Oceanside 03:28	buy track
26.	Commercial Break 00:29	buy track
27.	Volendam 02:47	buy track
28.	The Starless Sea 03:48	buy track
29.	Drift Away 02:34	buy track
30.	April Ends 01:33	buy track

about

In April I challenged myself to write and record a new song every day. This album is the result. I came up with 30 song prompts and chose a random one each day. These were the prompts:

1. include kalimba

2. no ukulele

3. include clapping

4. ambient song

5. pop song

6. inspired by an old photo

7. named after a random word from a book

8. inspired by a piece of artwork

9. fictional Mario Kart course theme

10. ukulele fingerpicking only

11. springy song

12. named after a plant

13. electric ukulele only

14. fictional Sims game theme

15. electronic song

16. named after a food

17. fantasy song

18. inspired by a fictional character

19. theme for a sad scene in a movie

20. speeds up the whole time

21. finish a song I've already started

22. inspired by a memento

23. part 2 of one of my songs

24. named after a crayon color

25. summery song

26. song for a commercial

27. inspired by a place I've been

28. main theme for a book

29. lullaby

30. piano only

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released May 16, 2020

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Ashley Helal

I create nice instrumental music

discography

World Building

Jul 2023
April

May 2020
Light Years

Aug 2019
Swimming

Sep 2017

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