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Last months recreations, discovering the cloud of sounds, learning to play new real instruments (bass, didgeridoo, trumpet), having fun with my old clarinet and guitars,  andl happily learning how to make music   ! :)

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.... to collab in music is wonderful ! ... and I still love every single track ! thanks so much to all musicians involved, and to all listeners. Thank you for inspiration .... and thank you for feedback !

joerxworx collabs The BIG COLLECTION :)

EVERYTHING IS BROKEN by Bob Dylan

Broken lines, broken strings
Broken threads, broken springs
Broken idols, broken heads
People sleeping in broken beds
Ain't no use jiving, ain't no use joking
Everything is broken
Broken bottles, broken plates
Broken switches, broken gates
Broken dishes, broken parts
Streets are filled with broken hearts
Broken words never meant to be spoken
Everything's broken
Seems like every time you stop and turn around
Something else just hits the ground
Broken cutters, broken saws
Broken buckles, broken law
Broken bodies, broken bones
Broken voices, broken phones
Take a deep breath, feels like I'm choking
Everything's broken
Broken hands on broken ploughs
Broken treaties, broken vows
Broken pipes, broken tools
People bending broken rules
Hound dog howling, bullfrog croaking
Everything's broken
Every time you leave and go off someplace
Things fall to pieces in my face
Broken hands, broken ploughs
Broken treaties, broken vows
Broken pipes, broken tools
People bending broken rules
Hound dog howling, bullfrog croaking
Everything's broken
Everything's broken
Everything's broken
Everything's broken
Everything's broken
(Broken, broken)
It's all broke down
Everything I see is broken, broken
Everything's broken
Everything's broken
Everything's broken, broken
Everything's broken
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Bob Dylan
Everything Is Broken lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

EVERYTHING IS BROKEN-Dylan cover lyrics here

Loss And Hope by Joerxworx (Russ Remix)

smooth flute from Jörg and some guitars, loops, drums and weird stuff from me ;-)

Beach Walks feat joerxworx on flute [One Minute Group]

Words and music by Christopher Pendergraft
Steph plays guitar along with me on this track, he is the first one in on the solo- I played the slide parts- sound like he has a single coil pickup-
Amazing musician from France - please take som time with him!
https://soundcloud.com/stevee101
Influence Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page. Thank you for teaching me EVERYTHING I know. Love.

Ain't Seen The Worst Of It Yet Ft. DDJohn (Full On)US-FR

Check out the full version here
https://soundcloud.com/soquelle/there-is-no-tomorrow

Late night instrumental dub demo, made entirely on the SP1200 & a little saxophone. 

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Soquelle - There Is No Tomorrow (Instrumental Dub Mix)

Featuring Jorg https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx on sax


In The Dark Feat Joerxworx on Sax

This is like a musical journey in David Krakauer's most awesome musical universe, an adaptation of "Kickin it for you"  from his last album ancestral groove,  inspired from the live version of Coutances festival (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNZ-R_-c4iM)..and extracts from the full concert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbLN8ZM62AA)
I am very happy to play along/dialog with Jörg  whose sax play is just so beautiful and soulful. Please visit his wonderful creative musical universe. (https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx)

Hope you enjoy the ride !! (please fasten your seat belts  ;-)
Sax : https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
Rythmic samples (flute, sax, funky guitar , bass, drums) from Cubase.
Clarinet Bd (and A !), jamming guitar, mix : Steph (https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn)
A SC version of this song (merci David !) : https://soundcloud.com/david-krakauer/kickin-it-for-you-krakauers


Kickin  It For You  (David Krakauer) - with Joerxworx

Here's a bit of my Saxophone on this second collaboration with DDJohn: that's where it started: https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/kickin-it-for-you-david-krakauer-demo-track-collab
All background info on Steph's cloud. https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
This track is  a Krakauer cover and I won't miss it to deal with this great clarinet player! It has been a wonderful challenge to have a dialog with DDJohn's clarinet on this cover. ... and I hope I got the Klezmerian Spirit :)
It was exciting to follow the development of the piece! There are endless versions, praise to the persistent work of DDJohn, from konzept, all the versions, his mixing and mastering! Now here it is, I would call it Klezmer Funk!!!

Kickin It For You / Sax on a Krakauer-Cover by DDJohn

This track has been possible thanks to the help of artists from USA/Russia/Germany/France on the base of a simple base track with leading ideas of giving tribute to French authors/composers Maxime Leforestier and Claude Nougaro's wonderful melodies (see links herebelow) supporting awareness on important issues at their time ...and nowadays still it seems .... Further melodic routes were found by all through musical interactions ... 
I feel I owe so much recognition to these great artists who understood my first musical ideas ...and pushed them to a height I would never had imagined :)

@kat330 for her singing (I love her idea of evoking native americans incantations)
@joerxworx whose sax is so soulful and who plays so well with other instruments (clarinet in particular which he understands and plays very well ;-)
@project-managers-trio : (Igor) for his amazing satrianesque/pagesque guitar solos 
@jules-keys-1 : for his amazing duduk play (armenian oboe)
https://soundcloud.com/johnbodi : for fantastic classic/jazzy colors added with the piano
Wonderful graphic image from : JT Lindroos


I'm the one behind all this, I play all other real (including rythmic guitar and my brother's old trumpet ! ..) or vst instruments ..; I  have been so happy to mix everyone's inputs 
Steph
@ddjohn

Places we were born : 
-  in the village of Salem in a land called Indiana (Kathleen "kat330" )
- in the small town of Nizhnie Sergy,  South Ural mountains area (Igor)
- In Köln, one of the major European metropolitan areas, located on both sides of the Rhine River, in southeastern Westphalia (Jörg)
- John was born in Szeged, the "city of sunshine", in the Great Southern Plane, on the banks of river Tisza.
- Stéphane was born  in Lyon, between Paris and Marseille, in the Rhône-Alpes region,  where the Rhône and Saône rivers converge 


 OUR sources of inspiration : 
Claude Nougaro : 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n63woek9vzc 
Maxime Leforestier 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8dJQEF4cSk
Led Zeppelin : www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ed98_le…n-kashmir_music
The Beatles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVf5Cr4M-F8
Joe Jackson (at the very end ! !)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oDAkmfoAgA
Joe Satriani 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c0WVU3tXBE

and my SC friends Barry and Chris !
https://soundcloud.com/chris-pendergraft/love-star-ep-ft-the-inconsistent-jukebox

Born Somewhere (Né quelque part)- feat Kathleen, Igor, Jörg, John &  Julien

... on this track I'm ... ONE ... among a lot of wonderful musicians, with my saxophone of course ....)
Visit: https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/born-somewhere-feat-kathleen-igor-john-julien
IMPORTANT: this is DDJohn's project, idea, wonderful clarinet, arrangement and so on!!!!
I only can wish and recommend to visit this track on his page to read the description, and see the very cool artwork, which is the best ever for this track!
here is everybody involved:
@ddjohn clarinet, rhythmic guitar, trumpet, vst - concept, mix and mastering
@kat330 vocals
@project-managers-trio guitar solos
@jules-keys-1 duduk
@johnbodi piano
joerxworx saxophone
graphic image from : JT Lindroos

DDJohn's Born Somewhere (Né quelque part)- feat Kathleen, Igor, Jörg, John & Julien

This time I'd like to invite you to the great mountains of The Dark Priest's realm, right into Crialla's Pass. Hope you enjoy the journey.

For the artwork I used the extremly talented Darren Benton's picture, called Snowy Pass.

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The Pass of Crialla

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Soquelle - Cancer

(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

Giving thanks to all that is 

This song is for freedom

It is a blessing to be a part of this SoundCloud community

Fun fact! This song evolved from this song: 
https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots/binghi-biscuits

I was so inspired by Alpha Roots original Nyabinghi drumming I had to make another original song using the Binghi Biscuits drum stem that showed my great respect and love for Nyabinghi chants in Reggae Music. 

Alpha Roots: Nyabinghi Drums, Organ
https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
Russell Sinfield: Bass, Guitar, Main Mixing and Mastering
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
Joexerworxx: flute
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
Mark Rodriguez: Backup vocals
https://soundcloud.com/mark-rodriguez-33
Couch King: Vocals, Lyrics, Production
Ill Dub Productions: Final Mastering 
https://soundcloud.com/ill-dub-productions
Chris Pendergraft: Art
https://soundcloud.com/chris-pendergraft

Lyrics:

On a day sweetened by a breeze that enlightens us with prana
I wanna climb this earth to find a place where we will sing hosanna
hosanna, hosanna
I wanna climb this earth to sing hosanna

And in sweet meditation we will meet to dance in ultimate freedom
Floating in the universal ghee outside of Vishnu’s dream in Eden
In Zion, in Eden
We will meet to dance in ultimate freedom
In Eden, in Zion
We will meet to dance in ultimate freedom 

Alpha Roots & the Couch King / Russell Sinfield / Joerxworx / Mark Rodriguez - Hosanna (For Freedom)

When  you experience hectic public transports (vive la RATP !) , wait for substitute buses under cold rain,  and finally miss your plane , there's only one thing that can make you happy : think of the famous Soul Train Show ! (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Train)
That's what happened to me this week :)) Hope you enjoy this bluesy funky ...kind of rocky (?) one ;-)

I'd like to thank https://soundcloud.com/orlando-lund very much for the dowloadable drum part https://soundcloud.com/orlando-lund/go-go-beat which inspired me as well and which I used for this track. What a groove :))

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lyrics (well ...so to speak ..;-)

Slow Train 
I'd rather be in the soul train 
Cold rain
I'd rather be in the soul train 

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There has been a great show on french TV (ARTE) on Soul Train presented by Aline Afanoukoé (in the picture)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn4-lOw24Y8

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We had a wonderful (virtual !) jammy session with my friend Jörg on this one  with his fabulous sax : Check it out ! ;-) https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx/sax-on-soul-train-by-ddjohn-special-wind-instrument-jam

Soul Train Blues

... Steph gave me his track to jam on : I did :) He made the mix/mastering with my tenorsax, and returned the track to me! Enjoy! --------------------Thanks a lot Steph!!!!!
Please, please - check his version for his description!!!!!! https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/soul-train-blues ------ I asked myself who is the lady he used for the track picture: and found the reason on his track: "There has been a great show on french TV (ARTE) on Soul Train presented by Aline Afanoukoé (in the picture)" - I tweaked the picture a bit ....... 

sax on SOUL TRAIN by DDJohn / Special Wind Instrument Jam :)

Eterne

Wonderful take Jörg just did on https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/wide-open-jam! 
Sax : https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx

Wide Open (blacks Seeds) - Jam With Jörg (WIP)

I appreciate the opportunity that this time gives me to reflect on my values, ideas, and beliefs. The interactions between the different generations, cultures, environments, and technologies will constantly be an agent of change and catalyst for our further evolution. I wish to be a part of this change with open mindedness, free thinking, and a nonjudgmental attitude. 

Massive thanks to Tophonicus who got this track started, i don't know...maybe a year ago...It requires a lot of patience to work with me, lol. Tophonicus' original track is massive and was instantly inspirational. 

Many more thanks flow out to She's Excited for assisting with the vocal arrangement and adding some pure style to the track. She's Excited is incredible and I love working with her. I bow down to Joerxworx, Styrmonix, and Alex Sinfield for their passionate, skillful, and creative horn blowing contributions. I want to go on tour with all these guys!!!

Finally, big thanks to the one and only Russ Sinfield for his many hours mixing and mastering and actually making this song sound good. I often give him a mess to work with, especially since I only record with my built in computer mic and refuse to use my real mics, lol  

Tophonicus: Guitar, Bass, Keys & Drums 
https://soundcloud.com/its-tophonicus
Marcus Swambo: Bass Ideas
https://soundcloud.com/fraudstein
https://soundcloud.com/helenswambo
She's Excited: Lyrics & Vocals & Song Art 
https://soundcloud.com/she-s-excited
Joerxworx: Sax 
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
Styrmonix: Trumpet 
https://soundcloud.com/styrmonix
Alex Sinfield: Backup Baritone & Tenor Sax
https://soundcloud.com/alex081099
Couch King: Lyrics & Vocals, Drums & Production
Russ Sinfield: Mixing and Mastering
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
https://soundcloud.com/the-exe-stencilists

Lyrics: 

I feel the pain and I wanna 
ignite
You feel the pain and you wanna incite 
We feel the pain and we wanna start a fight
fight
Put us all together and shit about to go down right

tell me bout your trouble i can always tell you double we rebuttle to rebuttle struggle just to validate the struggle using mental muscle as the words start to fumble and the logic starts to crumble gotta hold it all together and stay inside the bubble
now i’ma break free from all that 
the truths no longer evident as lies become more prevalent from shouting out of sentiment
now we ain't gonna take it back

yea
now we ain’t gonna take it back
yea
now there’s no turning back
yea
now we ain’t gonna take it back
yea
now there’s no turning back

we all done being polite wid it
time we all sayz it like we feelz it 
fuck any feelings time to handle your biz
people out there bout to grow up real quick 

it’s about freedom of speech, it’s about freedom to preach, it’s about critical thinking, it’s about not simply believing, it’s about having discerment, sometimes it’s bout fucking the government, sometimes it’s admitting your wrong, sometimes it’s bout not getting along, 
it’s always bout seeking the truth but it’s not only bout speaking and hearing your truth, it’s about growing our rights without infringing on rights, it’s about being taking pride while showing love to the people worldwide
let’s pause 
for a moment now
let’s pause 
just for a moment now
let’s pause 
just for a moment now
let’s pause 
and give strength to the cause 

Sit down, be still
Isn't that nice

Hey Hey
We are the ones
No More
We are the ones
Hey Hey
We are the ones 
That we've been waiting for
And we are the ones
To know on your door
You can't ignore us anymore

I’m about to blow up, all you gotta do is show up and the fists start to go up and the (click click) start to throw up and the (siren) start to roll up see the whole worlds gone and woke up take close up we done grown up real bad 
the devils done shown up torn up and real mad 
shit about to get real quick cause we’ve had
enough of all that wack shit talking smack shit we ain’t gon be violent but aint never gonna be silent

Tophonicus, She's Excited, Joerxworx, Styrmonix, Alex & Russ Sinfield, Couch King - We Are The Ones

All right I did it ! 
This is my little quick tribute to our dear French Elvis, Mr Johnny Hallyday ! 
Adieu Johnny, tu vas nous manquer ...
Music  homemade with the help of Cubase for the drums
Guitars : my old Vantage for the acoustic and my old Telecaster for the elec guitar

Gabrielle (RIP Johnny)

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

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)

Lost Dog Street Band, War Inside Of Me, GemsOnVHS

Midnite - Due Reward (live)

Passionate Musician & Sound Explorer Clarinetist (classic & jazz), guitarist, and home producer—my musical journey is all about creation, improvisation, and connecting with fellow artists. From jazz manouche to electronic experiments, I embrace all forms of music and love blending genres.
🎤 On Stage & In the Studio
•	2025: Concerts with the band Catimini (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1416649306133283&set=pcb.1416649352799945)
Concerts with the TDB of Veneux les Sablons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoF7mwm60t0)
•	2024: Featured on UK’s SoulRootsRadio ( after 1 :14 @ https://www.mixcloud.com/SoulRootsRadio/dj-murzi-the-murzi-show-64/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOqA_5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe4rznifwfxQVuqJtHt1DnYnFQxAqt2b7rZ0cj3ux89HfVZkklGSzSFGaGi9s_aem_5NIKjvG7RqcEdEzvAeN9cQ) 
•	2023 : Performing as clarinetist for OPPF (Orchestre Philharmonique du Pays de Fontainebleau) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9AxNVZJVqQ
•	2022: Proudly inducted as an Official Lunatic71 after collaborating on Skyline with Cosmic-Ratzzz  on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn)
•	Collaborations on SoundCloud since 2013: From jams to finished tracks, like my tribute to Georges Brassens (https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Ddjohn%20%E2%80%93%20Les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra) or Mountain Songs (clarinet on Take Cripple Club https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download) or in reggae mode  (https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW?flow_ctx=a0564696-da34-4b8f-88e4-d25761e2a0f5%3A1765666094)
🎛️ Producing at Home I craft my music using Cubase, mixing acoustic instruments with electronic textures. 
🌍 A Musical Community SoundCloud is my playground for sharing, discovering, and connecting. Thank you for listening, your kind words, and your support—it means the world to me.
🔗 Influences & Projects:
•	Inspired by the Beatles, Supertramp, Django Reinhardt, Georges Brassens, 80’s music and everything in between.
•	Played guitar on Ain’t No Sunshine by Chris Pendergraft (Bandcamp)
💬 Let’s Collaborate! Hit me up for gigs, projects,or just to talk music!