Smash

Funky instrumental piece featuring horn section, cutting guitar and plenty of groove

Coffee Break

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPWQ9R8R9DQ
Brand new song about dreaming of escaping into the dark unknown and being free (inspiration Into the Wilderness). I think I was expressing my own need to follow artistic inspiration and not be concerned with streams, money, licensing etc. Musically influenced by heavy 1960s Rock (you'll recognize them) but it also sounds a little like something Drac would've sung had Transylvania Hotel been a musical. Enjoy :-))

Wilderland

Jazz Funk instrumental piece with a melancholy edge featuring saxophone, bluesy guitar and tight funky groove

Blue Funk

Melancholic classic Pop-Rock instrumental influenced by Pet Sounds era Beach Boys with a retro feel; soundtrack music for an empty beach or a lonely sunset

Equinox Day

Stripped down remix of my song Cavities with chamber orchestra, piano and organ

Cavities Orchestra & Vocal

Dark bluesy instrumental version of my song Witches Woo

Witches Woo Instrumental Version

Alternate version of my protest Blues-Rock song about people wanting to control your life instead of worrying about their own

Well, people trying to say what's right for me
What I shouldn't take and what I shouldn't eat
You can't do this and you can't do that
It'll make you ill or it'll make you fat
No one ever said that we were here for good
I wouldn't hang around that long if I could
We're all gonna try and get our kicks just the same
And people still smoke though it's bad for them
And people still smoke though it's bad for them

There's a trend I see now throughout the land
They're gonna babysit you and hold your hand
They might be righteous, they might mean well
But those good intentions can lead to hell
I never had much time for politics
What's correct for one can make another sick
When my time comes I'll have me to blame
And people still smoke though it's bad for them
And people still smoke though it's bad for them

Oh, where will it end?
Put your laws on my body, controls upon my head
Don't try to tell me that you still need more control
What we do good or bad is just between us and our souls
You can't do this and you can't do that
You can't do this and you can't do that
You can't do this and you can't do that

Well it's just the same as it ever was
Busy-bodies they're trying to run us
On the highest mountain, some wise guru
He's gonna say in the end that it's up to you
Don't preach to me about what I should do
As if on yourself there weren't some work to do
Nobody's perfect, we're all the same
And people still smoke though it's bad for them
And people still smoke though it's bad for them

People Still Smoke (Alternate High Energy Lead Vocal)

Hard Rock instrumental featuring slide guitar, orchestral mid section and lots of driving energy. Great music for a vintage biker movie

Sticked and Stoned

My name is Carl Schonbeck and I love Blues & Classic Rock as well as Jazz, Soul and good Country. I'm originally from Boston MA but I've made Milan Italy home for many years. I home record with Cubase 5 and various plugins and I love being able to record my songs and get them here and other places on the web. Hope you enjoy what I'm doing and to hear from you.

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