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North or South

Daniel Johannes Carlson was 22 years old when he left Minnesota and stood alone on a landing strip in Lima with a large bag and no plans to return. For the next six years he traveled, making his way through South America, the Virgin Islands, India and Nepal. One day he found himself riding on the back of a speeding motorcycle through Delhi with two other passengers, grazing car fenders, dodging cows and brawling baboons just to buy a sitar. The sitar was waiting for him when he got home. Back in Minnesota he set out to find musicians who could help him tell his tales of the road. The band Johannes weaves these intricate storylines with piano, electric guitar, horns, strings and a deconstructed drum set. The anxiety and urgency of the lyrics are often juxtaposed with slow and sedated chord progressions illustrating the fickle balance between calm and chaos in many latitudes. His forthcoming release “North or South” examines the search for contentment in the perfect place with the perfect person, and the misgivings that can follow once it seems to have been found.

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