Name: Rachmaninoff Prelude in D Major Op. 23, No. 4 by Connor Chee
Duration: 4 min 45 s
Description: Rachmaninoff Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4

Produced by Tim Lefebvre 
Executive producer – Eugene Petrushanskiy

Mixed by Jason Kingsland at Frenchtown Sound 
Mastered by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering 
Recorded at Sonic Ranch - Studio A in Tornillo, TX
Recording engineer -  Felipe Castaneda
Additional recording at Big Orange Sheep, Brooklyn, NY by Christopher Benham
Overdubs made at Blackbird Sessions in Tucson, AZ 
Additional recording made in Moscow, by Sasha Mashin

Album art – Vika Kogai
Photography by Eugene Petrushanskiy
Video by Eugene Petrushanskiy and Rachel Eckroth
Package design by – Dimitri Komedea, 271dsgn

Song Credits:

1. Dracaena – 4:19
Written by Rachel Eckroth
Rachel Eckroth - Yamaha CP70, Prophet 6, Omnisphere 
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone
Tim Lefebvre - Electric Bass, Guitar 
Christian Euman - Drums 

2. Under A Fig Tree – 6:17 
Written by Rachel Eckroth
Rachel Eckroth - Piano 
Andrew Krasilnikov - Soprano Saxophone
Tim Lefebvre - Upright Bass, Electric Bass 
Christian Euman - Drums 

3. Low Hanging Fruit – 4:43 
Written by Tim Lefebvre and Rachel Eckroth
Rachel Eckroth - Piano, Wurlitzer 200a, Prophet 6 
Tim Lefebvre - Electric Bass
Christian Euman - Drums 

4. Dried Up Roots – 7:12 
Written by Tim Lefebvre and Rachel Eckroth
Rachel Eckroth - Piano, Voice, Korg Minilogue
Nir Felder - Electric Guitar 
Tim Lefebvre - Upright Bass, Electric Bass 
Christian Euman - Drums 

5. The Garden – 5:16 
Written by Rachel Eckroth 
Rachel Eckroth - Piano, Mellotron, Prophet 6 
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Alto Flute
Tim Lefebvre - Upright Bass 
Christian Euman - Drums 

6. Black Eyed Susan – 4:08 
Written by Rachel Eckroth 
Rachel Eckroth - Prophet 6, Juno 106, Roland SE02, Voice 
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone 
Tim Lefebvre - Electric Bass 
Austin White - Modular Synth 

7. Vines – 5:03 
Written by Rachel Eckroth 
Rachel Eckroth - Yamaha CP70 
Tim Lefebvre - Upright Bass 
Christian Euman - Drums 

8. Oil – 6:10
Written by Rachel Eckroth 
Rachel Eckroth - Wurlitzer 200a, Yamaha CP70, Prophet 6, Korg Minilogue 
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone
Tim Lefebvre - Electric Bass, Roland SE02 
Christian Euman - Drums

The Garden

Dracaena

During the pandemic many of us found ourselves in unusual places with respect to relationships.   Since everything is meant to be, this song suggests "putting your heart in it to make it mean something".

A Different View

If You Leave

This is one of the singles from the "A Different View" EP, and focuses on the difference between our online world and what is truly important in life.

World Of Illusion

Album Title:  Rixile Elixir
Artist:  John Kline  (BMI).
Distributor:  Sound Cloud
All songs and entire sound recording Copyright© 2023, John Patrick Kline (all rights reserved).

Cover Art by Kashif Majeed (KM Designz)

Record Label
Wet Present

UPC
198015306290

Recorded between 1/1/2022 and 4/18/2023
Release Date	 4/20/2023
All tracks engineered, produced, and mastered by John Kline
All guitars, bass, woodwind, and keyboards performed by John Kline
All Drums performed by Magnus Brandell / Oddgrooves (recorded in MIDI format) with the exception of “Agent of Change”   (Track 6).   Drums for “Agent of Change” were sequenced by John Kline from a Core Jazz 4:4 groove  from the free version of Steven Slate Drums 5.5.    
All tracks mixed and mastered by John Kline using Presonus Studio One 6.0.

Guitars included an Ibanez Jem 7VWH, a JEM7V SBL, a JEM7EAFX, an Ibanez JS1000, and a Paul Reed Smith Hollowbody II with piezo.    The PRS is also fitted with a wireless Fishman Triple Play MIDI controller.   Some guitar tracks were processed with a Mesa Boogie FormulaPre direct into line inputs, others with a Mesa Boogie FormulaPre through a Mesa 50/50 amplifier through Reyes Tube Tamers and Eminence Delta Pro 12A speakers and a Seismic Audio cabinet.    Finally, some guitar tones were accomplished with the UAD-2 ENGL Savage 120 emulation with Presonus and UAD-2 plugins.

Keyboards were performed on an M-Audio Hammer 88 Controller.   Sound engines include UVI Orchestral Suite, UVI Falcon, Synthogy Ivory Italian Grand, KV331 Audio Synthmaster 1,  and Presonus Mai Tai.

Bass guitar was recorded with a Fender Jazz Bass with Bartolini Pickups through a Tech21 Sans Amp and an Origin Cali 76.

Track list

Artist(s)/Group Name	 John Kline  
Album/Track/Single Title	Rixile Elixir / 1 /  Neurogenesis
Track listing (Album)	Neurogenesis, Made It Home, Happy Little Echoes, Rixile Elixir, 
Friday Song, Agent of Change, Drive to Mobile, Water Song,
To the Sky, Illusion (Life's Dance)
Track Length	04:51
Recording Date(s)	between 1/1/2022 and 4/18/2023
Release Date	4/20/2023
Group Member Names (if applicable)	N/A
Producer(s)	John Patrick Kline 100%
Engineer(s)	John Patrick Kline 100%
Mixer(s)	John Patrick Kline 100%
Mastering Engineer(s)	John Patrick Kline 100%
Songwriter(s) 	John Patrick Kline 100%  / Best Alternative Jazz Album
Language of Lyrics  	N/A
Record Label	Wet Present
Publisher(s)	CD Baby
ISRC.	USDY42398347

01 - John Kline - Neurogenesis

(See Lyrics at the bottom.) Just finished this new American Roots Performance track. Was one of the first songs I ever performed as a singer-songwriter many moons ago. I had just returned from two years studying music in India and, that, along with my love of Blues and Stevie Wonder tended to move me towards melismatic vocalizing. Motherless Child was just about my earliest experimenting with that. 

The horrific suffering in Ukraine and amongst refugees everywhere brought the tune to mind again. I was inspired to write a new bridge for this traditional song; I'm sure my vocal performance is far more intense now than it was all those years ago. 
Master Recording ©℗David S. Goldman/WORLDWAVE RECORDS WWR-401-S
New section ©David S. Goldman/World Wave Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Matt Anthony and David S. Goldman
Engineered by Matt Anthony and David S. Goldman
Other Production and Engineering by Mark Dann
Vocals and Acoustic Guitar by David S. Goldman
Dobro by J. J. Appleton
Electric Guitars by Matt Anthony
Artwork by Karen L. Scheetz
Graphics by Brandon O'Sullivan
Arranging Consultant Shawn V. Lucas
LYRICS
Motherless Child (Revisited)
(Traditional, with new added Bridge, words and music ©David S. Goldman/World Wave Music (ASCAP)
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (3X)   
A long way from home, so far from home. 
Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone  (3X)
A long way from home, so far from home. 
Sometimes I feel like I’ve never been born  (3X)
A long way from home, so far from home. 

But I hear your voice, I know your sound 
Out on the road, I feel your ground
I call your name, can you feel my pain? 
I miss your touch, I hurt, hurt so much

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (3X)
A long way from home, so far from home.

Motherless Child (Revisited)

Never as Far
© 2023 Natalie Nicole Gilbert and Amy Tilson-Lumetta

V1
Since day number one
A day hasn’t gone by
That I didn’t think about you
I always feel your gravity
Tectonic shifts
Even if I don’t know the why
I know the who and how

CH
And where I stand
Will always be the same
Wide awake
When it's all
Going down the drain
You can call or you can message
And I’ll be there where you are
Never as far as your mind tells you I am

V2
Surely you must know by now
I could never forget you
And darling if you must know
I've never even tried
Even when the roses dried
Or tears died down
Or silence bled
Into your sounds
I can always hear you
Between your words and your fears
Months can feel like years

CH2
And where I stand
Will always be the same
Wide awake
When it's all
Going down the drain
Call or message
I’ll be where you are
Never as far as your mind lies and tells you

BR
I am
As close as your bones
As the songs in your soul
I know I’m not the only one
And I don’t need to be
But when you need me
I will run to your side 
and never leave til your ready
To stand on your feet

CH3/Alt w Tag
And where I stand
Will always be the same
Wide awake
When it's all
Going down the drain
You can call or you can message
And I’ll be where you are
Never as far away as you imagine

Never believe something erased
you from my mind
There’s no eraser big enough
No earthquake seismic enough
To rip you from the soil
These roots are firmly planted in
And where I stand
Is never as far 
as your heart 
tells you I am

Credits 
Vox & Keys: Amy Tilson-Lumetta
Songwriters: Natalie Nicole Gilbert &
Amy Tilson-Lumetta
Producer: Robert Eibach
Graphics: Amy Tilson-Lumetta
Label: Harbor Road

Never As Far - Amy Tilson-Lumetta

It All Comes Back to You
© 2023 Natalie Nicole Gilbert & Dana Bisignano
V1
One foot in front of the other
May have been a while
Since you took this walk
Well, it’s come back in style
Don’t worry, love
It all comes back to you

V2
Like riding a bike
Your first match strike
You may forget names
But muscle memory remains
It all comes back to you

Br
Some matchboxes are substandard
Might make you think
You've forgotten your angle
But, Angel, try try again
You'll get the spark you're after
If you just lift up your chin

Funny how the years have brought you back here
And how quickly they disappear

V3
A walk through Oxford Street
With rain beneath my feet
The cars sing their song
And I keep movin' along
But when I think of your smile
Your voice and your wiles
It all comes back to you



Credits 
Instrumentation: Dana Bisignano
Vox: Laura Savitz
Songwriters: Natalie Nicole Gilbert & Dana Bisignano
Producer: Robert Eibach
Graphics: Massimo Sabadin
Label: Harbor Road

It All Comes Back To You - Laura Savitz

Better This Time
Written by Natalie Nicole Gilbert & Robert Eibach © 2022
Vocals by Natalie Nicole Gilbert
Produced by Robert Eibach

I-I-I want to see you again
Oh and I-I-I crave to hold you again
Can’t stop thinkin’ how I wasted a chance
Want to getchoo outta my mind but I can’t 
Always tryin’ to dance around the facts
But I keep comin’ back, keep comin’ back

To the truth that you’re a part of me
I was blind babe, but now I see
So come hold me close let tensions go
Then we can pick it up where we left off

Only Better This Time
Time oh, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah

I-I-I need to feel you again
But I-I-I’m always left in suspense
I was a fool to walk away
From a good man ready to stay
I kept running, tried to escape
But I keep comin’ back, keep comin’ back

To the truth that you’re a part of me
I was blind babe, but now I see
So come hold me close, let tensions go
Then we can pick it up where we left off

Only Better This Time 
Time oh, yeah oh yeah
This time oh, yeah oh yeah

Only Better This Time
Time oh, yeah oh yeah
This time oh, yeah oh yeah

Only Better This Time (x3)

Better This Time - Natalie Nicole Gilbert

The creative process for this track started off with a melody created by sampling a synth that sounded distorted yet smooth at the same time. I got a solid groove by throwing in some punchy drums and a bass line, with some subtle hi hats. 

Throughout the track I create some variation in the electric piano chords, as well as the synth leads so that it doesn’t feel repetitive. Then I talk about what’s on my mind like I usually do and I try to not overthink the lyrics. Once the vocals are laid down, I start the mixing and mastering process. Fine tune the frequencies and compression, as well as reverb, delays and all that kinda stuff. After a few exports I usually get it right.

Lone Star

Rachmaninoff Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4

Rachmaninoff Prelude in D Major Op. 23, No. 4

Connor Chee

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