What old people like me used to call a concept album! :-) 

See the individual track captions for some hints of the evolving story of AI space craft, Stardust, from her creation to an end, of sorts, and perhaps a new beginning..

I'm planning to build out a more complete back story, in the future, so DM me if you'd like to hear more, when I do ..:-) 

cheers
Goff Johnson

Stories of Stardust

Young And Free

Stardust

Stardust - Retro Mix

Witches Daughter_Blue Arrangement

The (Hell Of A) Ride

Seems Like It

Simple and old fashioned singer / songwriter piece, first penned when I was a fresh faced 18 year old! Re-released in 2024 and remixed and mastered Oct 2025 by Gyp Buggane at Ballagroove Studios, Isle of Mann

Slight Country flavour in this version but originally influenced by The Velvet Underground's "Lisa Says" and "Sweet Jane" :-)

Jane

Jane (2024 rework)

Track 1 of a New Age collab CD I did many years ago, with my friend Tim Myers

Pathways

01 - The Calling

Track 2 of a New Age collab CD I did many years ago, with my friend Tim Myers. 
Dark and atmospheric continuation of the journey we started on Track 01

02 - Darkness and Diamonds

My first venture into AI generated music! A reflective piano rework of my Seems Like it track, which will be part of an upcoming AI / AI hybrid album collection.   
The AI has used some very different phrasing of the verses compared to the original, but I think it really works!
Hope you enjoy!

Miles Away (Seems Like It Piano Reprise Mix)

An AI supported rework of my Stardust track, and the opening track of the Stories of Stardust album.  Hope you enjoy the space opera ! :-)

..JaSON a new-gen interface and communication AI, jaded by a world stifled in sameness, encounters something new and incredible - inspiration ! ...

Stardust - The Story Begins

Continuing the Stories of Stardust playlist, with a hard driving guitar rock track!

.. JaSON joins Earth's AI angel fleet in a desperate race against time...can they answer the SOS before disaster falls?...

SOS  (To your Stations!)

Strong Female Lead EDM track, continuing the journey through the Stories of Stardust album.

"..You're a machine!  How could you begin to know how I feel?..."  Arla meets an unexpected companion on her journey to the stars....

Lady Liberty

Part of the scene setting for the Stories of Stardust album.  A thoughtful alternative rock track with a strong female vocal lead...

..Arla is a refugee. Harassed and displaced from one "safe" location to another, in an ever more crowded, depleted and polluted world, there is finally only one place left to venture....

New Horizons - Arla’s Song

Continuing the Stardust series, with a reflective EDM/ alternative rock track.  

...Arla and the refugees arrive at their beautiful new home, with hopes for a bright new future - but is it all that it appears?...

A Place Called Home

A great collaboration version of the Seems Like It track, with MASSIVE thanks to ManuLaGratte, for guitars, musical arrangement and general Hard Rock consultancy!  Check out Manu's other fantastic work, on his SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/manulagratte-mlg/tracks 
HUGE thanks also to Laurent Capel, for lifting the guitar solo work to a whole different level! 
Who says there's no European collaboration after Brexit?? :-)    Thanks Guys!!

Seems Like It - Euro Collab Mix (Feat. ManuLaGratte & Laurent Capel)

A bit of fun and a reminder of our Christmas holiday in Spain !  :-)

Shiny Boots and Plastic Trousers

Continuing the Stories of Stardust, with a power female rock ballad:

...The mysterious threat has gone, at least for now, but Stardust is lost.  The refugees must now plan for the future of their world.

After The Fire - Early Release (Rock) Version

Continuing the Stories of Stardust space opera album, with a power female alt-rock ballad:

...The mysterious threat has gone, at least for now, but Stardust is lost.  The refugees must now plan for the future of their world.

After The Fire - Arla's Pledge

A narrative bridge in the Stories of Stardust playlist:

...an unknown threat emerges, which could shatter everything the refuguees have strived for ..Stardust must act..

Part II - Fractured Frontier

Concluding the Stories of Stardust album (at least Chapter 1 :-) ) with a soaring rock ballad.....

What does an AI do when the purposes and priorities it has built itself around are no longer relevant in the world? ...  

JaSON has served the new world for many human lifetimes. 
Arla and the refugees are now only distant memories, for most of the world,  but the civilisation they helped to found thrives and grows, just as they promised it would... 

and now..after so many years....a vanishingly faint, but familiar voice is calling somewhere from the far edges of the dark  ....

Echoes of Stardust (JaSON's Last Journey)

Echoes of Stardust - JaSON's Last Journey

A final reflective piece, from the Stories of Stardust album, looking back at Arla, JaSON and Stardust's story. 

Arla and the refugees kept their promise and built their new world, for others to continue their own stories.  JaSON has left to follow an ancient echo and perhaps to find his own destiny.  And what of Stardust?  

If you'd like to hear more about the back story for this album DM me.  My plans are to turn it into a short story, in the future..

Among The Stars - Epilogue (A Place Called Home reprise)

This is a repost of a collab with the brilliant Todd J McLean, originally posted on his Soundcloud account, 15 May 2025. Soundcloud.com/todd-j-mclean/water-to-wine?si=2debfe8ca9744b878dfc380a1a8ac430&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing)

WATER TO WINE
 
Words & Music: Goff Johnson
Vocals: Todd J McLean
Keyboards & Rhythm Guitar: Goff Johnson
Drums and Hammond Organ: Kat Hendrix
Lead Guitar: Tim Porter
 
Mixed and Mastered by Kat Hendrix at Absolute Time Studios, Vancouver, May 2025
 
About the Song

"Water to Wine" is a song about the appeal of perfection we often see online, contrasted with the seemingly unremarkable and ordinary lives that most of us lead. It’s a reflection on the emotional toll that comes from chasing validation through likes and follower counts— and the emptiness that can follow when the spotlight fades.

Our value, though, goes far deeper than what shows up on a screen and authenticity holds more power than appearances. Take a deep breath and if we look up from the scroll and take a brave look at the world — and each other — we might find something much more real!

Behind the Song (from Goff Johnson)

Ironically, while the message of the track talks about isolation and the cost of surface-level connection, the making of Water to Wine was the exact opposite of that! It came to life through collaboration with the incredibly talented Todd J McLean, who, in addition to his awesome vocals, and red-hot music connections, also created the cover art (Woman in Yellow Chair) for the track! The overall result is something far richer than either of us could have created alone.

Working together brought depth, direction, and new energy to the song — proof that the best things happen when we connect for real. No filters, just music, shared purpose, and mutual trust!

Final Notes (from Todd)

This is my first collaboration on SoundCloud. I could not have been more fortunate than to work with Goff Johnson, an immensely talented singer/songwriter/musician. When I first came across Goff, I listened to his entire Stories of Stardust album end-to-end .

Although Water to Wine is not part of Goff’s Stardust series, it is nonetheless a beautifully written song and it’s been a privilege for me to sing it. Besides, I love to sing the Blues. Thank you so much, Goff!

We owe a huge shout-out to both Kat Hendrix, a master musician and our producer, and Tim Porter, a virtuoso on guitar. It is a real privilege to work with these West coast legends.

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Someone wrote a playbook for perfection 
with lives of photo ops, their outtakes seldom seen 
today a star, the next you’re a pariah 
“Be Kind” they say, but that ain’t what they mean 
 
Chorus: 
Well I never watched the water turn to wine, 
and i never took a flower out of the desert, 
but i walked until my feet bled, and I looked until I was blind, 
and I reached out for a hand to hold in mine 
 
Verse 2 
Well there’s nothing quite as quiet as “the silence” 
after fame has passed, so flashbulb fast, away 
and i wonder if it really makes a difference 
cos the next in line wait for their time, to shine but not to stay”

Chorus: 
Well I never watched the water turn to wine, 
and i never took a flower out of the desert, 
but i walked until my feet bled, and I looked until I was blind, 
and I reached out for a hand to hold in mine

Cover Art: Woman in Yellow Chair, Todd J McLean

All rights reserved

Released by:
Why I Outta Records
Release date:
15 May 2025

Water To Wine

Track 6 of a New Age collab CD I did many years ago, with my friend Tim Myers

06 - Dolphin Dance

Track 5 of a New Age collab CD I did many years ago, with my friend Tim Myers

05 - Ocean Majesty

This is a repost of a collab track first published on MissHearMeClick's SC page on 29th July 2025.  https://soundcloud.com/misshearmeclick/lost-in-the-music?si=932f52f4d24c4b7a95666387b1de6980&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing We had a great time working on this track, which was the first venture into the EDM genre for both of us! 

As well as being a great collab partner, lyric writer and vocalist, MissHearMeClick is also phenomenally tech and media savvy and nailed all the playlist and radio pitches, as well as video and social media material around the release  - wow I have been very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with such a multi talented artist!!

Thanks must also go to Joseph, at JRL Music, Oklahoma City,  who not only mastered the track but very generously (and patiently!) shared his technical experience with us!  I, for one found this a massive and brilliant learning experience ! :-) Joseph - I'll try to give you less pain next time !! 

Lost in the Music

[Verse 1]:
I let the music pull me deep inside,
Had enough of games, it’s time to say goodbye.
My heartbeat flows with the beat and lights.
My soul awakens, I’m dancing through the night.

[Prechorus 1]:
I’m lost inside of a moment now,
Your words feel empty, breaking me down.
I let it slide, I played along,
But now I see where you went wrong.

[Prechorus 2]:
You thought I’d stay, but I’m over it,
And love don’t work when it feels like this.
One day you’ll see, you’ll feel the same,
When someone walks in and plays your game.

[Chorus 1]:
Got lost in the music
Your love was toxic
But now I feel magic, yeah
Got lost in the music
Your love was toxic
The moment was cosmic , oh yeah

[Verse 2]:
I took my time, and now I’m moving on. (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
You played your part, I’m better off alone.
(I’m dancing up in a rhythm)

[Prechorus 2]:
You thought I’d stay, but I’m over it,
And love don’t work when it feels like this.
One day you’ll see, you’ll feel the same,
When someone walks in and plays your game.

[Chorus 2]:
(I found my peace) got lost in the music
(Escaped your grip) your love was toxic
(You held me down) but now I feel magic, yeah
(I found my peace) got lost in the music
(Escaped your grip) your love was toxic
(You held me down) but now I feel magic, yeah
(I found my peace) got lost in the music
(I broke away) the moment was cosmic , oh yeah

[Verse 3]:
You can't break me,
I move like fire through the dark.
(Lost in the Music)
Endless paths await,
It’s mine to mold.
(Lost in the Music)

[Prechorus 3]:
You thought I’d stay, but I’m over it,
(I’m lost inside the sound)
And love don’t work when it feels like this.
(I float on every note)
One day you’ll see, you’ll feel the same,
(Drifting through melodies)
When someone walks in and plays your game.
(My soul lives in the song)

[Chorus 3]:
(I found my peace) Got lost in the music
(Escaped your grip) Lost in the music
(You held me down) Lost in the music, 
(I found my peace) yeah 
(I broke away) ooohh 
And finally, I’m me.

Lost in The Music

The THREE LINE WHIP 

A little satirical nonsense about how our politicians speak to their long suffering voters …so lets dance the “Three Line Whip”…

Words and Music by Goff Johnson 

Lyrics

Verse 1
Theres’s artistry in politics, beyond the lies and dirty tricks
And paths to power through ivy schools, and Law degrees and intern pools
See you gotta learn to communicate, in ways us simple folk relate 
And you only need to count to three - and build it incrementally!

Chorus
[ONE] First of all don’t take the blame, “we got this mess from what’s-his-name” 
[TWO] Next find some common story we might buy
[THREE] Then stitch the pitch to things you do – might not be relevant (or even half true!) , but you always gotta end it with “That’s why…” 

[and that my friends is how you dance the “Three line Whip”] 

[“a-one, two three…AND”]

Verse 2
Now I know you think we peeps ain’t bright, whereas you’re mental dynamite 
So it’s “Build Back Better” n “Fix Foundations”, all jazzed up with alliteration  
But the Three Line Whip only works this way, if we don’t know what your gonna say
Cos then instead of looking slick, well its just a ten cent party trick!

Chorus

[..that’s why folks…]

SOLO 

[“Take your partner by the hand, pick their pocket where they stand..”]
[..c’mon Chancellor, do keep up”] 
[..”now where did I leave that bloody expenses claim form?..”] 

Lying, cheating, that’s appealing, misdirection, double-dealing
Look sincere, it’s easy if you try  
Three lines could help your re-election, fall in love with your reflection
Leaving you and me to wonder why ..

[Good Lord, is that the time?] 

Then finally five years are done, and now its time to have some fun 
When folks pick out in faith and trust just who comes first and who goes bust
A perfect time for coming clean, with what you say and what you mean 
And draw a line under what’s past and pin your colours to the mast
Well sorry folks I’ve got news for you, the very opposite is true
We’ve got no idea what we exchange for that little cross next to your name
 And you’d think you’d say why you should stay but no you point the other way  
I know we’re crap but the other guy’s worse -  Don’t trust them with the public purse!

[..and round and round we go…] 
[a-one, two, three AND]

Chorus (with special BV’s from Minnie the Shitzui…)  


The Three Line Whip

ABOUT

This track has been on the back burner for a (very!) long time and started out as an outline composition in support of a short film, about a reincarnated witch.   As it turned out the film didn’t happen, but the song continued to evolve, and somewhere along the way got renamed to Selene!

It’s a song about two women, separated across time, and could follow several different themes: haunting, possession, reincarnation or perhaps love.. I'll leave you to decide..It touches on separation and isolation, the power of connections and perhaps a life rebuilt, for both the songs characters.

I’ve been very fortunate to be ably assisted in creating this track, by two fantastic pro musicians; Glenn Welman, on drums, and an absolute POWERHOUSE soprano vocal performance from Marion Schneider (Mioune) Without their talent, innovation and, in Marion’s case, a ton of advice, Selene would not be the track it is!  Thanks should also go to Joseph, at JREL Music Studio, Oklahoma City, whose mastering skills put the finishing touches to a track that I really am pleased with!  Thanks a million guys! 

Selene, Music and Lyrics:   Goff Johnson
Drums: Glenn Welman
Vocals: Marion Schneider (Mioune) 

Lyrics

Verse 1: woman

In the quiet of the night,
Something stirs the wind
The silence isn’t right, I don’t know where
There’s some-thing lost inside,
 
Verse 2: Ghost 

I was a sigh behind the moon
A darker shade of night
A story ended far too soon, and far from sight 
But longing for the light 
 
Pre-Chorus: woman

I’m filled with questions with no answers
A masquerade without a dancer
 
Chorus: Ghost

Reach through the night — awake within my dream
Reach for the light
 
Verse 3 (duet)

There’s a truth to be revealed
Through shadows and through time
Throughout the counting of the years 
Our stories will entwine
You’ll be my voice, I’ll be your flame  

Pre-chorus 2 : both

The veil is torn, all doubts are gone
our souls are joined, our names are one
 
Chorus: both 

Reach through the night — awake within my dream
Reach for the light 
 
Middle Section : Ghost  

I thought I’d never be complete
A will without a form
You’re the spell I couldn’t speak
I’m the storm you’ve always worn 
                      
Final Chorus: both

Reach through the night — awake within my dream
Reach for the light 
 
Outro Chorus (quiet reprise)

Tonight — wake within my dream (ghost)
Reach for the light (woman)

Selene

*** NEW MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK RELEASE, SELENE NOW OUT ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS!!***

What a great place Soundcloud is !  I can honestly say I never imagined there were so many talented and generous artists, composers and producers,  to be found in one place!  It's been my very great pleasure to meet and collaborate with some of you, already, out there in the WWW,  and I hope many more in the future! 

I've written and recorded music since I was a teenager  (... that's a long time ago!!) and about half the tracks posted here are purely my own work. I also experimented, for a while,  with A.I. supported music, which I used to help build up a Sci Fi "concept album" (for those that remember them!) titled "Stories of Stardust", released 26th Feb 2025.  

A.I music can be a divisive topic, but I've no wish to use it as a replacement for human musical talent, and going forward I'm back to  working  with real people again. That's where the magic is to be found!  Which brings me to....

Collab is ALWAYS welcome!!  In fact it's my favourite way to work - check out my Collabs playlist for some recent examples!  Really enjoyed working with these talented artists!!   

For me the collab journey is only just starting so please (please)  gimme a shout if you think we could work together in the future! 

cheers, and keep the music playing !! 

Goff

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