My latest tracks- 2018-2019 spotlight

A piece of music inspired by winter walks in the woods. The snow, the cold air, the frozen lake, a sweet friend...
Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, synths, drum sample programming. 
Recorded, mixed and mastered at the cottage, winter 2021.

Walk In The Woods (with you)

Title of this track is inspired by my work lately. The repetitive motion of tinting wood, apply, wipe off, repeat...Apply, wipe off, repeat...Apply, wipe off, repeat...
Produced at lake Clyde by Joé Johnston, April 2021.

Apply, Wipe Off, Repeat.

Having fun with music on this beautiful spring day. Being inspired by all the flowers coming out, the leaves in the trees, water warming up in the lake...
The flower on the photo grows in my garden, one of many... Makes for a very inspiring place!
The track is played by me on bass, two layered tracks. I found royalty free voice clips on youtube, thought it would be fun to mess around with them! 
Drums are programmed by me.
Produced at lake Clyde studio, Canada, may 2021.

Fresh As A Flower

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing by.
Who has seen the wind? 
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing through.

Taken from the public domain, poem written by Christina Rosseti.

Track inspired by a public domain poem i liked.
I recorded this with the purpose of adding some guitar over my bass parts, yet, after many hours of trying different things, i decided to leave it drum and bass only. Had lots of fun recording this piece.
Joé Johnston- Vocals, bass guitar, drum mixing and programming.
Produced  and recorded at Lake Clyde Studio, Canada, June 2021.

Who Has Seen The Wind?

Open collab offer! If you are interested in adding something to this, vocals or whatever, be my guest! Make sure to mention me in your description, and show me your result!
After more than a year of silence on Soundcloud, i present a piece of music! Yes, i do still record music regularly, but, work and life has got me very busy. 
This piece happened spontaneously one evening here, at the lake.
The image comes from my dock, a very large spider lives there...
We can hear my favorite music genre in this, funk... Based on a bass riff, the rest came naturally.
All played by me, exept my programmed drum samples.
Recorded at lake Clyde studio, Canada.
Produced by Joé Johnston

Spider's web

Joé Johnston- Keyboards, Bass guitar, Guitar and drum sample mixing. 
Recorded,mixed and produced by Joé Johnston.
4/20/2016

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Cardboard Box

One shot deal, having fun! 
Joé Johnston- Vocoder, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Keyboards and drum sample mixing.
Lyrics by Joé Johnston
Written, played, recorded, mixed and produced by Joé Johnston

Unknown album (2017-03-14 02:21:46)

The Keys Won't Speak

Unmastered test track.
Joé Johnston: Bass guitar, All guitars, Keyboards and synths, Drum sample mixing.
Written, played, recorded, mixed and produced by Joé Johnston.

Crazy Beat Man (Instrumental test)

Total improvisation to blow off steam. All mistakes left intact :-)
I felt like barking at the moon the night i recorded it...so i put it in music. 
Joé Johnston- Bass Guitar, all guitars, drum sample mixing.
Produced by Joé Johnston
Moon photo by Joé Johnston
Copyright 2017

Barking at the Moon (Jam)

Barking At the Moon (Jam)

Raw track to celebrate 100 Soundcloud tracks since i joined. Nothing formal, just something to have fun!  
Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, keyboards, all guitars and drum sample mixing.

Track One Hundred (Raw)

Recent events in my life have brought me much despair personally. People that are close to me know my story. I am not going to get into details, but I had a work accident at my day job last year. It left me changed and unable to do all the things that made me complete in life. Thanks to music and writing, i have an outlet to express my feelings and keep me some what sane. This song or should i say text was written in a moment of sorrow. I thank all my close friends and family for all the day to day support. A nervous breakdown can happen, we need to speak out and ask for help. Talking about it is the first step to recovery. 
Lyrics by Joé Johnston. 
All instruments but the drums are played by Joé Johnston.
All music copyright 2017

Nervous Breakdown ©

Joé Johnston- Bass Guitar, all Guitars and drum sample mixing.
Lyrics by Joé Johnston.
Copyright 2017

Freak out Mode ©

Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, all guitars, Vocals, Vocoder and drum sample mixing. 
Written, played, recorded, mixed and mastered by Joé Johnston.
All music copyright 2017.

Wanna Hold You Tonight ©

For my last upload of 2017, I had the honor and pleasure of working with the very talented Nathalie B20 once again. She completed this track beautifully with her sweet voice and synth playing. 
Enjoy!
Lyrics and music by Joé Johnston and Nathalie B20.
Art by Nathalie B20
© 2017

Shine In The Light Ft Nathalie B20 ©

Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, Vocals,  all guitars, organ, drum sample mixing. 
Lyrics by Joé Johnston
Written, played , recorded and produced by Joé Johnston.
© 2018

Walk Fast Run Slow

Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, all guitars, vocals and drum sample mixing. Witten, played, recorded and produced by Joé Johnston.
Copyright 2018

Awake

Instrumental track to blow off some steam. I had a lot of fun doing this track. 
Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, synths, sample and drum sample mixing.
Written, played and produced by Joé Johnston.
Photo by Joé Johnston
Copyright 2018

Chaos In D

After being absent from Soundcloud for almost a month now, i am glad to return with a collaboration with the very talented Nathalie B20.
My track was a simple intrumental and she brought it to life with her sweet voice and sound effects. She also had the idea for the lyrics and story to the track. 
Always such a pleasure to work with her. Enjoy!
All music copyright 2018

Three Forty Two -Ft- Nathalie B20 ©

Here is a track I almost posted as an instrumental, but changed my mind after writing a text that seemed to fit well with the energy of the track.
Kind of a 'happy' chaos... Many layers going on
My music being a means for me to escape and be happy, having my life in shambles right now emotionally. Music is and always was a savior for me.
Photo artwork by Jerry Lochman. https://soundcloud.com/time2cclear
Mix-down and final mastering by Jerry Lochman. https://soundcloud.com/time2cclear
All instruments but the drums by me so as the vocals of course :-)
Here is the text in it's original form;

Murky Waters.
Universe crossroads, no traffic light.
Thin ice turning point.
Trust misgiving.
Life lottery.
Pitfall of transience.
Shift the weight convolution.
Tangle in the web.
Stay there, bewildered.
Sudden confusion.
Instant mistrust.
Unpredictable vagueness.
Irresolution, ambiguity.
Brain puzzlement.
Word guesswork.
Think, wonder, store and delete.
Odds creeping out.

Track written, performed and produced by Joé Johnston.
Copyright 2018.

Murky Waters

Don't you feel like venting about life sometimes? Well i did just that with this song. I've been going through very difficult times in many spheres of my life and one night, a few weeks ago, i had to vent...Get it out... I am feeling better as things settle down. Doing this track was beneficial to say the least. 
It is all -off the moment- so to speak. All mistakes left intact, played live in my studio, part by part. No clipping in my voice, it's my new voice stomp box distortion effect...
A special thank you to my sister Camille, she inspired me the image. I wanted to stay nice but she made me realize what i just lived through needed a proper banner... So thanks sis, you're the best!

Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, all guitars, Vocals, drum sample mixing.
Produced 2018.
Copyright.

WTF?...I Ask?

I am glad to present you a collaboration between the very talented PACMAN and me. A while ago, he sent me some piano and string parts that triggered the making of this track, real fast. I wrote the words after making the music and the track sat for a while. After a few listens, here it is! 
Sending love to everyone! 
Piano, strings and original track melody by PACMAN.
Bass, guitar, vocals, drum programming and lyrics by Joé Johnston.

The World We Face- PACMAN & Joé Johnston Collab

Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, all guitars, keyboards and drum sample mixing.
Having fun with music, using up some free vocal samples i had laying around. Vocalist unknown...
Produced by Joé Johnston.

Photo Bomb

Here is an instrumental piece that has been sitting on the shelf for over a year.
 I recorded this after a fight with a friend, feeling very sad... After recording my last guitar part, i was crying and slammed my guitar strings... and left that sound in the track, as a 'damn it'...




I met that person online, talked for a very long time, yet when time came to either meet or talk in real, that friend made everything possible for that not to happen, like if i was to discover something i should not know...





Never talked to that friend again, and even if i moved on, i still miss that friend very much....Weird....That is part of life i guess, some people come and go, some stay for life no matter the hurdles.
Be kind to your precious friends, life is all about the people and the moments.
All recorded 'live' in my studio, all mistakes left intact.
Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, all guitars, drum sample mixing.
Copyright 2018-2019

Being Real

A track inspired by the image...
Poor lonely little potato! 
Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, keyboards, vocoder, sample mixing and button pressing.
Copyright 2019

Lonely Little Potato

HOAX

I am so cold
It is so dark
Can not see the light
I am so cold
It is so dark
I Can not see the light

I need your love,your touch
Guide me through this night
Get me out of this HOAX baby, please
You kept me up with your sweet talk
You wanted me to become your true love
We never met, just had a chat
It was fun, it was cool,  it was real nice
I am totally sad now, cold as Ice

Your face is on the net on several places
I am in doubt 'cause who is the faker?

Are you a faker baby? Tell me
Are you true,  are you real or a faker?
Are you cruel, are you false, just a moneytaker?

All those questions messing with my mind
Oh my God you just stayed so kind

I am so cold
It is so dark
Can not see the light
I need your love, your touch, guide me through this night

Show me your face
Meet me in real life

Deliver this virtual, digital wife

Get me out of this HOAX
Get me out of here baby
Deliver me

Get me out of this HOAX, please
I am so cold
It is so dark 
Can not see the light
I need your love,  your touch,  guide me through this night

Get me out of here baby
Please deliver me
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A big warm thanks to the very talented Mirjam, who once again added the missing touch to my instrumental. She wrote the lyrics for a specific person, a long time ago,  but I resonated a lot with her words, a part the fact that for me, i fell in love with the person, she did not 'want me to become her true love' like the lyrics say...And was not fake so to speak either...
Mirjam got caught by a fake man living in a different country, passing as someone else giving her false hope of deep love... 
Basically, people who live in text messages and never show their true face, even if they hurt people badly with their actions. People who are not who they portray to society. 
The universe sees your actions, remember that!
Oh, and never forget... Don't piss off a songwriter, most songs are written from real life you know... 

Joé Johnston - Bass guitar, all guitars, all keyboards.
https://soundcloud.com/mirjam-keijnemans Mirjam Keijnemans- Lyrics and vocals.
Drum track by Jim Dooley.net
Mixed, mastered and produced by Joé Johnston.
Image; Phoebe-Strafford- Unsplash , edited by https://soundcloud.com/nicklaslofstrand, big  warm thanks Nicklas!! You are awesome!

Hoax - Joé Johnston & Mirjam Keijnemans

A track to have fun, i just needed my electronic fix... Of course i had to add bass and guitar... To keep it somewhat 'organic'... 
Sending love to all!
Joé Johnston- Bass Guitar, all Guitars, Synths and Keys, Sample mixing.
Photo (me) by Noëmie Forget  https://www.instagram.com/noemieforget/
Copyright 2019

Trippy Road of Life

After a long break from posting music... A long wait, here is a track about waiting...... 

Joé Johnston- Vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drum sample mixing. 
Copyright 2020
Photo by Noëmie Forget  https://www.instagram.com/noemieforget/

C'est Long

This track was directly inspired by this beautiful hand drawing by my dear and talented friend,
Noëmie Forget.
Her message accompanying the drawing hit a creative nerve inside.
To resume her message, our art should be done because we love doing it, because it is fun to us. Period... Not for pleasing others... 

For her, she used to love drawing since a very young age and by adulthood, stopped by lack of 'reality' and 'perfection' in her drawings. Only to recently start drawing again to pass time, because it is fun. 
I have to say, she made many more after this one and they are all uniquely beautiful, i salute you my friend, keep shining with your art, you inspire! 

When i saw the message, i was drawn to my music machines. I have been keeping my work to myself so much lately, because of many personal hang-ups i guess. This ain't finished enough, this could be better, that isn't quite 'polished' enough. Well, in the end, who cares??? I make this music because i like doing it, that should be the only reason, if it is a little 'rough' who cares if i like to listen to it? 
Now the track has been done for a while now, i was stuck at trying to find a proper image for it, then i said to myself, what if i asked Noëmie to use her drawing? After all, it inspired me to create... Well, she accepted in no time, sooo glad i aksed her!  Now you may ask who is she? 
She is a highly talented photograher, you know her work directly from my own Soundcloud profile, she is the one that took all my social media photos.  
She has a unique eye in photography, her work is truly admirable. 
See her work here;  https://www.instagram.com/noemieforget/
We have known each other for ages, we where high school sweethearts in our teens, very happy to have kept in touch. A very awesome person she is. 

So yeah, loosen up, have fun, create for the fun of it... And in these crazy times, humanity needs authenticity more than ever! 
I had a lot of fun dancing on my chair mixing up these sounds, i thank you very much Noëmie for inspiring me to get creating again. I actually made more, if i could just decide on which one to post next!! Coming soon! 
Produced by Joé Johnston
Cover art by Noëmie Forget https://www.instagram.com/noemieforget/   https://www.noemieforget.com/
Copyright 2020

Do It Because You Love It

After close to 4 months of silence... I bring you my latest creation. All recorded at the cottage by the lake in my time off work. Been really busy with life!
This is a song about first loves. It is a consensus (well almost) that our first love is , most of the time, unforgettable. We experience deep love, a connection with another at a deep level for the first time. I am very grateful to have had the best first love in my teens. Someone very special indeed. All those memories will follow me till i die! 
 Here is the text, not in specific order as to how i recorded it, but how i wrote it originally.

That feeling I'll never forget.
First time deepness, one energy.
Warm tingles in the gut and spine.
Still feels fresh, even if it's been an eternity.
They say first loves never die, i agree.
Never forgot how pure it was
Never forgot how deep it felt.
Never forgot that loving feeling.
Never forgot how much you cared.
Never forgot how much i loved you.
Never forgot that sweet face.
Never forgot you...
Never forgot you...
Because first loves never die.
The warmth of your neck , under your ear...
The softness of your skin.
The authentic feel you have.
The kindness of your touch.
Your sweet laughter is music to my ears.
I remember you since forever, and I'll love you forever.
Because first loves never die.

Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and drum programming. Recording, mixing and mastering.
Photo credit; Noëmie Forget
Copyright 2020

Never Forgot

Music inspired by life at the lake. The photograph was taken by me, on my dock, right before winter arrived. I am very fortunate to live where i am, it is very isolated, one has to walk in the woods or take a boat. No road leads to my home. It is surrounded by beautiful nature, wildlife, large trees and of course, the lake. 
I have been absent from social media, or very quiet. Life here is different, i have to tend to my firewood, water in the cottage is an issue i have to constantly tend to...Water comes from the lake, it needs filtering to be potable. Lots of snow to clear and stuff to do, all that while working full time, something i am very grateful for, these times have got a lot of people without work...
Music is still very present for me, even if i don't share much on here...More shall come, i keep recording all my practices, i am sitting on a few good pieces of music in the making.
Thanks for listening, commenting and sharing! 
Joé Johnston- Bass guitar, all guitars, drum sample mixing. 
Recorded between fall 2020 and winter 2021. 
Copyright 2021.

OneThreeThreeTwoTwo

Joé Johnston- Multi instrumentalist / Writer / Producer / Arranger / Sound designer.
Electronic music meets organic music, anything goes. Welcome to my bubble!
My influences are wide, from funk, psychedelic rock, synthpop, house music, disco, rap,classical music, weird sound the door spring makes...If it sounds good, i like it!
Vinyl lover and collector,hi-fi geek. Amateur photographer.
 All the music on this page is played by me.
 I play Bass, Guitar, Keyboards and vocals.
 All tracks are originals from me, exept when noted otherwise 
For everyone who wants to reach me, I speak english and french.
Keep creating people! This world needs it! 
Profile photos by Noëmie Forget www.instagram.com/noemieforget/


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