DD Reggae/Funk/Pop/New wave/Jazz/Fusion/Chill ...wizz !

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Rainy day vibes

Collabs with Alexis

Collabs & Jams

Collabs avec DDJohn

GIANTS in Rock

Collabs

I wrote a song, completed a recording of it myself, then imagined Wheelwright's golden timbre'd voice and decided to ask politely if he might employ it on this track. He agreed. I said get as creative as you want. He worked diligently, changing my original lyrics and sent me these quite wonderful vocals and sound effects. My original vocals remain in the chorus, I think we sound OK together! Wheelwright also made inspirational suggestions, I think we incorporated them all! ;-)

Here we have the collaborative result which is sufficiently different from my original song to be regarded as a stand-alone McWalter-Wheelwright composition. I learned so much from working with Wheelwright and am so grateful that he found time to give to this project. The man is so very talented. I know this might make him blush and slightly cross, but listen to him, he *is* amazing ;-)) www.soundcloud.com/wheelwright

Big thanks to Ray McGinnis https://soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis for his feedback and support on the embryonic mixes. 

@wheelwright: Lead Vocals, Effects, Inspiration
@phil-mcwalter:      Composer, Instrumentalist, Backing Vocals, Arranger and Producer

Shouting On My Own [6M]

Sound of distant thunder
Lightning so far away
This storm will surely come but
It’s so still here

Drawn into the night
Strayed so far from home
Between two worlds
To face this storm 
In my dressing gown

I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all, yeah
Shouting

On my own

Don’t you tell your children, hush don’t make a sound 
They should be swimming in the rivers 
They should chase the fish around

I could be shouting on my own  
On my own
I should be shouting 

Sound of distant thunder
I’m soaked through to the bone
Woken by the bird song
Feels so alive, feels so alone

I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
On my own
I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
On my own

Sometimes  I bang my head 
When I get into the car 
I am not as flexible as I once was
Can’t bend what is wrong into what is right

McWalter-Wheelwright © Nov 2013

Image: Detail: Francis Bacon's study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X blended into a forest scene reminiscent of Anselm Kiefer's work, to my mind.

Inspiration: The Tempest - Shakespeare's last play c.1610-11

Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices
That, if I then had waked after long sleep
Will make me sleep again; and then in dreaming
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked
I cried to dream again  (III.ii.130–138).

This speech is Caliban’s explanation to Stephano and Trinculo of mysterious music that they magically hear. Other thoughts were of King Lear and the Fool in the storm: 
"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout
Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks!"

I Could Be Shouting

Wheelwright's Page

Shouting On My Own - ft Wheelwright

Starting Line

Broods - Bridges (The Lonely Astronaut Remix)

Here is "Remind Me" from the forthcoming album "Further".

"This track is a journey through violin melodies and electronic sounds. I enjoyed creating the different parts for this track. One of the more soulful tracks on the album."

Remind Me and Healing are now available for pre-order.

Remind Me

Just played the Bass over it... this nice composition is from DD John ;-)

Collaboration with DDJohn... playin Bass over his "Javelin Spear it" song

An exploration in reggae universe with my old clarinet  ;-)

Clari-Reggae

Harper - Island

An early version of Day Tripper recorded when the band was more into fusion and prog rock, only later developing into a proper pop group.

Dazed Tripper

Composed Arranged & Produced By Splintered Finger

Drifting Across The Cactus Highway

Update 04/02/2017
Bruce released a wonderfully mastered version from Abbey Road studios  of his original track !! Really worth a check ;-))
https://soundcloud.com/conover/driven


This beautiful track from Bruce Conover (https://soundcloud.com/conover/driven) took us way back  ...  down under ... to  Australia  ... Hope you like this little  dreamtime imagined with the complicity of Alexis (@alexis-roche-2):)
This is another (!) remix of Bruce Conover's  really great track 'Driven' :)

Music, lyrics, vocals, all instruments except guitars, didge and clarinets, arrangements, production: Bruce Conover (@conover)
Reversed electric guitar: Barry Snaith (@barry_snaith)
Acoustic guitar: Alexis Roche (@alexis-roche-2)
Slide Guitar, Didge, clarinets, additional "soundscape" effects (from freesound: fire, australian birds and nightlife ..)(@stevee101)

Previous remixes of this beautiful song may be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/barry_snaith/driven-conover-the-inconsistent-jukebox-remix-feat-echocosmic

https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2/driven-conover-pashtoon-edit-feat-the-inconsistent-jukebox-and-alexis-roche

Driven

I have been a driver
And I have been Driven
And I have come across this road before
I am not a Holy man
But I have been taken
to the promised land before

This has been the longest road
that I have traveled and I wound turn back now

Driven ...down under... (remix of "Driven"  by Bruce Conover) (USA SWI  ENG FRA)

This is a cover of Neil Young's "Downtown" from his 1995 album "Mirrorball."  The tune is basically an ode to the old days of rock&roll where you could go into the city and see bands like Zep or Hendrix at the Fillmore on any given night. 

I did the arrangement of this and am playing lead and rhythm guitar, BG is on vocals and even layed down the bass on this one.  We took this pretty loose-ly, trying to get the garage band vibe that the song demands - nothing fancy or polished here :)  I tried to approach the solos on this as if Page or Young were playing them - lots of major scale and some pretty standard ripoffs from both of their styles, including some standard sloppiness, which was unintentional but was just about right, so I didn't bother fixing it.

Thanks to BG for the collab - was fun to do a straight rock&roll tune!

bass and vocals:  Bronzed God (@bronzed-god)
guitars: Justin Valente
drums: Groove Rock from Betamonkey (@betamonkey)

Downtown (Neil Young cover featuring Bronzed God)

Riddim: Jon K.T Lindley (soundcloud.com/jon-lindley)
Lyrics, vocals : https://soundcloud.com/arnaud-tranquil
Clarinets : DDJohn (Steph) : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn

Et Après

Et Après nous, man, que restera-t-il ?
quand nous ne serons plus que des poussières inutiles
bien malgré nous, man, souvenirs futiles
d'une vie souvent rasoir et vécue sur le fil

Deviendrons nous, man, de vieux fossiles ?
quelques mots dans l'histoire oubliée d'une ville
mais ne crois pas , man, que cela est facile, 
quand la vie choisit pour nous des routes si fragiles

Et Après nous, man, que restera-t-il ?

Et Après ....(Arnaud Tranquil) - Riddim from Jon K.T Lindley

Let me present you those awesome musicians who have participated at this Reggae Jam!
Bass: Mirko Borach @soundcloud.com/stringburner
Steel drums: Jamie Rhind @soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
Clarinet: DD John @soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Djembe: Apha Roots @soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
i played the melodica, the organ solo, rhythm guitar, reggae keyboard bubble and drum programming.

Back To Roots with Mirko Borach, Jamie Rhind, DD John and Alpha Roots

02 /12/2016 : This is now a very special song to me and all of us ...I'm thinking of Michel Martineau  @michel-martineau who joined this little adventure so special to me  ...We miss you Michel 
This is our tribute to Georges Brassens, on one of his most popular songs celebrating friendship and fraternity :))
Hope you enjoy :))
(Magic) Clarinet solo and additional arrangements for the second instrumental part : https://soundcloud.com/michel-martineau
Violin : https://soundcloud.com/drkatrinamaxwell 
Drums : https://soundcloud.com/papagno
Bass - 1st part : https://soundcloud.com/chris-pendergraft
Banjo : https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar
Vocals (from start) : https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2
Vocals ( alias Michel Simon..ahahah), slide : https://soundcloud.com/imre-lodbrog
Vocals (from "Au moindre coup de Trafalgar"), lead guitar, rythmic guitar : https://soundcloud.com/pierrou

Thank you all so much :))

Vocals (from "fluctuat nec mergitur") , rythmic guitar, clarinet arrangements, mix and so much  fun : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn

Georges, on t'aime !! :))

Bien fraternellement à  tous 

Steph

Collab description : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-clarinets

All contributions can be found at :https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/les-copains-dabord-george

For our english speaking friends, no need to learn French to sing along !!  here's a great western style version totally in the same spirit and the best translation I think ;-) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDO254-d6_k
Lyrics : http://lyricstranslate.com/fr/asleep-wheel-friendship-first-les-copains-dabord-lyrics.html
Another beautiful brazilian version :
https://soundcloud.com/trio-esperanca/les-copains-dabord
The original with Mr Georges : www.youtube.com/watch?v=rslShTbqNbo

Les Copains d'abord (Georges Brassens) by Le Hot Club de SoundCloud (Québec -USA-SWE-SWI- FRA)

Music by Samuel Aaron Bennett
Produced by Gianluca Buccellati

Falling

This is the original version of Plastic Doll. 
Written, sung and produced by me. 

xo, Julia

Plastic Doll (Original)

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Recorded and mixed at the TLSS studio, Homerton (May-Oct. 2015
Terry Reeves: Vocals
Steph Laporte: Clarinets
Nik Paravatos: Guitar / Bass / Synths /Effects and Noises
Gary Reeves: Drums

I have always enjoyed being a Dad but things do change so incredibly fast.  One moment you’re getting them ready for school and in seemingly double-quick time, they’re all grown up, with all of the problems the transition into adulthood inevitably entails.  They acquire ‘significant others’, some of whom you like and some you’re pretty sure are never going to make the cut.  From a distance, you look on with increasing interest, watching them struggle with the intricacies of romantic involvement.
This song involves the machinations of my youngest son’s relationship with one particular girlfriend, who seemed to have an issue with any form of commitment.  Sometimes she’d show up out of the blue, wanting to spend every moment with him, then disappear into the ether and not contact him for days.
He and I had quite a few Father to Son conversations about her, primarily because we were both concerned about her mental wellbeing.  He’d try to contact her to check if everything was alright, often without success.  Then, without warning, she’d be back on the scene, the whole merry-go-round starting all over again.  I did my level best to help but she truly was an enigma and I was never really sure if what I had to say was helping the situation.  As with many such tricky equations in life, no obvious solution came to light and things slowly ground to a halt.  To this day, though, he says she was one of the most confusing people he ever met.
As is my habit, I decided to write a song about her, calling it ‘Take’ because it was an anagram of her name (by all means have a guess…), hoping to delineate the complexities of the things she both said and did.  Gal really loved the song and going through a marriage break-up as he was at the time, asked if he could contribute a few lines to the lyrics as a way of describing the bewilderment he was feeling, which proved an interesting window into his thinking.
Our brilliant engineer Nick thought slowing it down would give it a kind of Massive Attack feel, an approach that suited it to a tee.  But we needed something else, something magical in the mix, so Gal suggested asking our good friend Steph Laporte (‘DDJohn’ to his SC friends) to record a lead break along with some additional, extra-slurpy licks on his clarinet.  Steph is a wonderful player and as I’m sure you’ll agree, his contribution proved exactly what was needed.  It’s a real favourite of mine - so different from anything we’ve done before.  By the way, anyone worked out that anagram yet?  (Terry Reeves)

Would like to thank Gordon (https://soundcloud.com/gordon_m) for his invaluable help.  I sent him a copy of the penultimate mix and he was good enough to return a detailed list of possible adjustments, all of which were entirely spot-on and made the job of getting the final mix completed in the allotted hour very achievable, something in some doubt but for his assistance. 
(Gary Reeves)

You can say what you like but don’t say what you want to
You can think what you like but don’t think like you need to
You want to like how you look but don’t look how you like to
You never see in the dark ‘cause the darkness is inside you

Guarded observations unexplained
Is there any need?

You like to hide from the truth but the truth always finds you
You want to stay out of sight when you’re always in full-view
How can you look to the past when there’s so much behind you?
How can you be brand new with those voices to remind you?

Redundant complications unexplained
Is there any need?

You never sing out of key when the music suits you
How can the melody change when the words serve to mute you?
You laugh so loud when your good friends entertain you
You don’t understand that the real joke is about you

Another conversation unexplained

TAKE (Cripple Club collab with DDJohn) *download

"Summertime" by George Gershwin  #HomeBrewJazz
Vocals recorded on the front porch on a beautiful afternoon... listen closely and you can hear the birds chirping 
Erin Holmes - vocals
Will Saulsky - drums

#HomeBrewJazz

AutumnTime

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This is a real pleasure for me to present this collab with my dear friend Alexis :) https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2
Some time ago,  I proposed to Alexis a cover of this "cult" song for our generation in France named "Le vent nous portera" by the very popular group (at the time) Noir désir fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_vent_nous_portera . 
I thought his voice would really go well on this kind of mythical song ..reminding us of our student years :)
I must confess I was also very motivated to try the clarinet solo .... such a beautiful solo from https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akosh_Szelev%C3%A9nyi with the metal clarinet .. I think ...this is unique in French Rock'n roll ...or Rock'n roll in general ! We  hope you like our version of it !
Alexis is singing and playing two beautiful guitar parts (nylon strings and electric solo) , I took care of the rest !
Original : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrgcRvBJYBE

Le Vent Nous Portera (Noir Désir) - by Alexis & Steph

The "Chaussettes Noires" were one of the first rock'n roll band in France https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Chaussettes_noires#Discographie
The "twist du Père Noël" was their hit title from their album "Noël de l'an dernier (1961)".  
What best present to offer to Santa Claus for Christmas ? A guitar which make lots of noise ! That is the great idea of this song ! 
I'm very very happy to welcome Alexis and Pierrou on this cover of this cult song and to wish you all a very happy Christmas ! Thank you for your  listening !
Alexis https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2: Lead singing 
Pierrou https://soundcloud.com/pierrou: guitar solos (Telecaster 52)
I took care of the rest !

Lyrics 
Noël ! Noël ! Noël !
J'ai un cadeau pour le Père Noël
Un beau cadeau pour le Père Noël
Ce cadeau-là c'est moi qui l'ai choisi
Et je vous jure que j'y ai mis le prix
Il aura des étrennes, lui aussi, c'est promis

J'ai un cadeau pour le Père Noël
La nuit où il descendra du ciel
Il le verra devant ma cheminée
Bien enveloppé dans du papier doré
Jugez de sa surprise quand il saura ce que c'est
Il en aura une barbe blanche qui frémira
Il sera tellement étonné qu'il en restera bouche bée

J'ai un cadeau pour le Père Noël
Un beau cadeau pour le Père Noël
Je vais vous dire ce que c'est, les amis
Une guitare qui fait beaucoup de bruit
Et nous jouerons ensemble du twist toute la nuit

Il en aura une barbe blanche qui frémira
Il sera tellement étonné qu'il en restera bouche bée
J'ai un cadeau pour le Père Noël
Un beau cadeau pour le Père Noël
Je vais vous dire ce que c'est, les amis
Une guitare qui fait beaucoup de bruit
Et nous jouerons ensemble du twist toute la nuit
Allez petit père !

****

in english 
Christmas ! Christmas ! Christmas !
I have a gift for Santa Claus
A beautiful present for Santa Claus
This present  is me who chose it
And I swear I put the price
He will have presents, too, it is a promise !

I have a present  for Santa Claus
The night he descends from heaven
He will see it in front of my fireplace
Well wrapped in golden paper
Judge his surprise when he knows what it is
He will have a white beard that will shudder
He will be so astonished that he will be left speechless

I have a gift for Santa Claus
A beautiful gift for Santa Claus
I will tell you what it is, friends
A guitar that makes a lot of noise
And we will play together the twist all night

He will have a white beard that will shudder
He will be so astonished that he will be left speechless
I have a gift for Santa Claus
A beautiful gift for Santa Claus
I will tell you what it is, friends
A guitar that makes a lot of noise
And we will play together the twist all night long
Go Go Father Xmas !!

Le twist du Père Noël - Les Chaussettes Noires - with Alexis and Pierrou

I am very grateful to my dear soundcloud friend Stéphane aka DDJohn (https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn) for joining me on this track. This was initially intended to be a pure guitar-vocal song but, when playing it for myself, I could feel that something was missing. I called Stéphane on rescue to add some more Parisian flavor. Once again, he put his incredibly versatile talent into operation, and delivered a beautiful performance, so merci Dédé! 

Cover picture by Vincent Carayol (https://soundcloud.com/vincent-chansons-bleues). Heureux que tu aies aimé Paris, mon ami.
Keyboard: DDJohn (https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn)
Guitars, vocals: Alexis

Adieu Paris

Dans les balloches
Dans le fond de mes poches
Dans un dédale de rues
Dans un rêve incongru
Dans les plis de mon âme
Au fin fond de Paname
Je t’ai cherchée partout
Et puis je suis parti

Loin
Poussé par le vent
Incertain
Magnifiquement
Adieu Paris

Un vrai baltringue
Dans un costard cradingue
Affalé sur le zinc
Bras en croix de Berny
J’avais plus beaucoup d’sous
Et j’étais vraiment saoul
Peu importe le train
Pourvu qu’il parte aussi

Loin
Que souffle le vent
Incertain
Fatidiquement
Adieu Paris

Comme un voleur
Gentleman joli-coeur
J’ai laissé un bristol
Avant d’me ranger des bagnoles
Si je reviens un jour
Pour épingler l’amour
Sûr que je te dirai
Là où il se planquait

Bien
A l'abri du vent
Dans quel coin
Il était vivant
A Paris...

Alexis Roche's Album

Adieu Paris (starring Dédé Djeune)

Music, all instruments, backing vocals: Tom Régnier (https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier)
Lyrics, vocals: Alexis Roche

Tom's initial instrumental track: https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier/days

Au printemps, flâner dans la ville
En pensant à des choses futiles
Quand reprend le cycle des saisons
Prendre un peu l'air, prendre son temps
Le temps a toujours raison

Après la pluie et la tempête
Les ombres que la vie nous jette
Marcher au soleil, comme c'est bon
Narguer le temps tout en sachant
Qu'il aura un jour raison

Raison de nous
De nos joies, de nos peines
De nos révoltes, nos rêves
Du pareil au même

Parfois je m'assois
Et je compte tout bas
Le temps qui reste
Et je dis à quoi bon?
Si c'est le temps qui a raison

Et ces passants passés si vite
Ces regards lassés que j'évite
Raisons de plus de traîner au square
Métro d'avance ou de retard
Aussi vaines soient nos raisons

Raisons de nous
De nos joies, de nos peines
De nos révoltes, nos rêves
Du pareil au même

Parfois je m'assois
Et je compte tout bas
Le temps qui reste
Le temps qui restera

L'horloge (Tom Régnier/Alexis Roche)

I asked Stéphane if he would consider playing some clarinet on this little tune of mine, and he came up with this magnificent arrangement... That's the DDJohn effect! Welcome on board.

Clarinet: Stéphane (https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn)
Voice, ukulele, guitar: Alexis

Dansons!

Quand le bateau coule
Quand le monde croule
Et les cœurs sont transis

Qu’il n’y a plus d’appel
Ni terre ni ciel
Si sombre soit la nuit

Dansons, dansons
Quitte à rester debout
Happés par la foule anonyme
Eh bien trémoussons-nous

Dansons, dansons
Au milieu des remous
Seule ou lasse, faites-moi signe
Pour danser avec vous

Fi de la panade
De la débandade
Au diable les soucis

Le démon m’appelle
A entrer en selle
Et le bon Dieu aussi

Dansons...

Dansons! (with the DDJohn Clarinet Section)

Music, all instruments, backing vocals: Tom Régnier (https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier/soleil-frais-1)
Lyrics, voice: Alexis Roche

Parapluie

C’est la pluie dans les rigoles
Et son clapotis
Sur le capot de ta bagnole
Où capote ta vie

Tu décolles
Dans le ciel gris
Pour un vol de nuit

Ca ressemble à une montre molle
Ta tragédie
À une histoire sans paroles
Une comédie

Et tu bricoles
Pour les galaxies
Des gymnopédies
Et tu bricoles
Des gymnopédies

Happé dans la farandole
De tes notes jolies
L’âme embrumée par les alcools
La poésie

Tu vois à peine les lignes
D’une silhouette approchant
Qui s’arrête et te fait signe
De baisser ta vitre un moment

Et tu rigoles
Quand elle te sourit
Sous son parapluie
Et tu rigoles
Quand elle te sourit
Tu rigoles
Sous son parapluie

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Parapluie (Tom Régnier/Alexis Roche)

I'm so glad Baking Jazz Power (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower) 
 made me discover Tuba Skinny and a wonderful track from this wonderful New Orleans jazz band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2auDwCIIM3s
i've had loads  of fun implementing clarinet and bass arrangements from his wonderful track (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower/shake-it-break-it-tuba-skinny-guitar-cover)

Hope you like this version !
Steph

Shake it and break it (Tuba Skinny ) with Baking Jazz Power

This is one of those classics that swings :))https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek_to_Cheek_(chanson)
 I'm very glad Kat (https://soundcloud.com/canette3-frostie) proposed a gipsy jazz version of it , On my side I found an amazing version with Benny Goodman ...and here we go !! 
Hope you like our Gipsy jazz version with Benny Goodman fantastic inspiration for the clarinet part !
Have a happy swinging Christmas !

Cheek To Cheek with Kat

It's Christmas soon !  Time for a jazzy cheerful tune !
I'm absolutely thrilled to present this jam on a very dear song to me and with very dear friends from SC small planet. By order of appearance for the choruses :
- Maestro BJP at the guitar solo (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower)
- Maestro Julien Apelian at the keys (https://soundcloud.com/jules-keys-1)
- Maestro Jamie Rhind also at the keys (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind)
I had the fantastic pleasure to bring the clarinet solo part and to wrap this all up !
Happy a Merry  Cheerfully Swingy Christmas !

Blues Clair (D. Reinhardt)by the Christmas Hot Club de SC (BJP, Julien Apelian, Jamie Rhind, DDJohn)

This is one of those classics that swings.
I'm very glad Stéph (@DDJohn)agreed to make a Gypsy jazz version of it , He took a little advice from Benny Goodman ... and this is the result. 
Hope you like our Gypsy jazz version with Benny Goodman fantastic inspiration for the clarinet part !
And Stéph - MERCI! :-)

Cheek To Cheek - Stéph Laporte aka DDJohn

This song started from Tom Régnier's "Celestea Time" instrumental
track (https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier/celestea-time). I put some words on it and made an acoustic guitar arrangement, then we thought it would be nice to link up my version with Tom's, resulting in a new concept of collaboration where people don't play at the same time. But we still very much hope you like it. Dream on...

Voice, nylon guitar (1st part): Alexis
All instruments (2nd part), mix: Tom (https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier)

Rêvé

J'ai rêvé un nouveau monde
Au-delà de ces contrées
Et des barrières de neige
Dans le vent qui me repousse
Comme poussière égarée
J'ai rêvé, je rêve, je rêverai

J'ai rêvé une étincelle
Dans ses yeux qui souriaient
Le battement de ses ailes
Dans la nuit bleue irradiée
Quand les étoiles filaient
J'ai rêvé, je rêve, je rêverai

J'ai rêvé d'une planète
Aux sentiments distingués
Pour nos enfances fragiles
Qui donnerait en douceur
Quelque chose à espérer
J'ai rêvé, je rêve, je rêverai

J'ai rêvé un paradis
Au-dessus de nos planchers
Pour continuer d'être ensemble
Et les rêves envolés
On pourra les retrouver
J'ai rêvé, je rêve, je rêverai

Rêvé (Tom Régnier/Alexis Roche)

Composed by Pierrou (song for my son)
All guitars Patenotte D256 - Pierrou
Clarinetts DDjohn https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Bass-Drum Impro-Visor ; 2nd drum DDJohn

Titi (DDJohn & Pierrou)

[Remixed November 16, 2022]

"Blé" means "wheat" in French, but is also one of many slang words for "money".  It is incredible how many trivial French expressions are related with money - and, for sure, the same goes in many other languages. So, you see, plenty of words for money, and plenty of people wishing they had plenty of money without doing plenty of work... That's basically what this song is about.

Voice, ukulele, cavaquinho, keyboards: Alexis
Clarinet, percussions, accordion, tuba (real or fake, don't want to know): Stéphane (https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn)

The phrase "palper du blé sans rien glander" is borrowed from Renaud, "Deuxième génération" (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1q3g2)

Du blé

Palper du blé sans rien glander
Allongé sous les cocotiers
Humer la mer le cul à l'air
Regarde un peu ce que je sais pas faire
Pendant que des cons en métropole
Vont au turbin dans leurs bagnoles
Pour payer leurs crédits leurs loyers
Ben moi je palpe du blé!

Y'en a qui espèrent loto bingo
Troquer le bleu de chauffe et l'escabeau
Pour les tongues, le calbut à fleurs
La courte-échelle vers le bonheur
Et puis y'a ceux qui se lèvent tôt
Pour prendre le monde dans leur rateau
Moi je leur lève tous mon mojito
Et je dis: rêver, c'est beau

Mais bronzer sans en foutre une ramée
Vous êtes pas prêts d'y arriver
C'est pas souvent qu'elle brasse la thune
La grande roue de la fortune
Comptez pas sur la baraka
Comptez pas sur l'Abbé Faria
Un coup de génie, un coup de poker
Gardez les pieds sur terre

Tant d'efforts, tant de coups fourrés
Pour des clopinettes, des yeux cernés
Et moi avec mon héritage
Pas besoin de bidouiller dans le garage
Pas besoin de bûcher à l'école
Pas besoin de me pousser du col
Moi ma vocation, mon métier
C'est de palper du blé

Du flouze, de l'artiche, du pognon
En rente, en bakchich, en cacheton
Gros virements et petites coupures
Convertible d'espèces en nature
De compte en compte, de port en port
Au gré des sociétés offshore
Du pèze qui en voit du paysage
Qui se fait la maille, bon voyage!

Palper du blé sans rien glander
Allongé sous les cocotiers
Humer la mer le cul à l'air
Regarde un peu ce que je sais pas faire
Pendant que des cons en métropole
Vont au turbin dans leur bagnole
Pour payer leurs crédits leurs loyers
Ben moi je palpe du blé!

Du blé (avec DDJohn)

Music, all instruments: Tom (https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier/looking-for-the-summer)
Lyrics, voice: Alexis

Dans nos montagnes de silence
Il y a parfois une pensée
Qui vole dans la plaine immense
Vers des montagnes à renverser

Il y a des histoires qui commencent
Sur des versants ensoleillés
Et des trésors en abondance
Restés sur les cimes enneigées

Des gestes emprunts de nonchalance
Et des montagnes de regrets
Ensevelis sous le silence
Qui nous défieront à jamais

Au sommet de nos indulgences
Restera la pointe acérée
Par les rêves passés, les chances
Que nous n'aurons pas su tenter

Montagnes de silence (Tom Régnier/Alexis Roche)

Continuing my series of sea-related songs, I am very pleased once more to welcome DD "clari magique" John (https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn) onboard. 

Au-dessus des poissons

Hissée voile
Prends le vent
Les courants forts
Sur l'océan

Cap au nord
Fends l'écume
Baleines à tribord
Reflets de lune

Terre en vue
Sémaphores
Passé le phare
Bord-à-bord

Sur la vague
Dans le vague
Ramé en galère
Par vent contraire

Le tout c'est de rester dans le vent
De toujours regarder devant
Pour voir quelquechose à l'horizon
Au-dessus des poissons

Au taquet
L'aventure
Et des embruns
Pleins la figure

Découvert
L'Atlantide
Bordé de sirènes
Aux chants fluides

Des voyages
Des naufrages
Il restera
Des coquillages

Disparus
Sous l'écume
Avec les murènes
Les poissons-lunes

Au-dessus des poissons (with DDJohn on clarinet)

Tom Régnier (https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier): music, mix
Alexis Roche: lyrics, vocals

Madrugada
Un rêve qui s'achève
Quand la nuit s'en va
Un léger souffle de vent
Le bruit d'un volet battant
Et je reviens à moi

Madrugada
Fragile insaisissable
Revoilà la joie
Avec le soleil levant
Comme par enchantement
Je n'en reviens pas

Madrugada
Il y a de l'amour dans l'air
De l'air sous mes pas
La déprime les ouragans
Le monde à feu et à sang
Tout ça s'effacera

Madrugada
Envie de soigner la vie
Guérir mon karma
Face au soleil souriant
En un pur rayonnement
O que será será

Madrugada
Un rêve qui s'achève
La nuit qui s'en va
L'herbe couchée par le vent
Le goût d'un baiser brûlant
Tout recommence déjà

Madrugada...

Madrugada (Tom Régnier/Alexis Roche)

Involved in different local music associations with my clarinet  (in classic and jazzy mode) ,  I also  love to play the guitar, I love to try to create and produce music with Cubase and different other instruments at home. I love all forms of music. 
Thank you reading these lines, for your kind words , listens and all forms of appreciation and support, I'm always happy to explore,  discover new sounds  and collaborate on this unique platform with wonderful musicians  !!

2022 Collabs, Jams and Chansons :
https://on.soundcloud.com/pkz71
Proud to be inducted  in 2022 as an Official Lunatics after this:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn?si=aa7c346eca754497a8e4168605590197&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Still so happy to listen to this one with my french SC buddies in the memory of Georges Brassens on this one :
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra?si=ec03fb2f0b8b42b1b57522bf07221d14&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
...and loving to play with friends in the marvelous style of Django Reinhardt
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/collabs-with-lami-bjp

Album/EP featurings @ the clarinet :

https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download?in=ddjohn/sets/2015-1/

https://open.spotify.com/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW
.... and @ the guitar :
https://chrispendergraft.bandcamp.com/track/aint-seen-the-worst-of-it-yet-tribute-to-jimmy-page