Great sound on the guitar...real clean. Loving it!

Very smooth build-up of intro...it fits and feels as it should!

Really like the chord shift preparing us to swings back to the start of the next verse.

Love the slowdown after the high-tempo...BIG small BIG is always a great technique to keep things interesting for the listener. Great job.!

Love the doubling of the vocals. Adds another piece of texture as we arrive at the BIG finish before the outro. Awesome!

John...u smashed it out the park on this one bro! NO jokes. I was blown away by the quality of your recording, song writing, singing (boy you can sing bro), your arrangement, and mixing. If you home recorded and mixed this yourself you did a fantastic job mate. Another great tune for music lovers to enjoy yesterday, today and tomorrow! Peace from NZ brother!

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Eddie Q - Your Picture  (New Version)m4a

Mixed and Mastered by Woods Studio
@woods_studio

Written about that first big unreciprocated crush.

Lyrics:

In those long distant wilderness days, 
When we paddled on the rivers and the warm waterways,
And every night there was a fire and a song, 
And the group would all be singin’ 
With me strummin’ along,
Yeah, it was then that I started to fall, 
And it was then that I really thought you had it all,
A mystery fever that I couldn’t resolve,
It wasn’t something that I thought I could speak of,
I kept it hidden in a bottle of love.

You were lost in another affair, 
It was pretty obvious that it was goin’ nowhere,
But as my feelings continued to churn, 
You endlessly described it and I suffered the burn,
And all that time there was a glorious pain, 
A euphoric obsession in an overwrought brain,
And all that time the sun was mixed up with rain,
Then I knew what they had all been speaking of,
But mine was stuck inside a bottle of love.

Over the years our companionship grew, 
Lots of music, lots of friends along the way,
Over the years I held no magic for you, 
But I was okay for occasional play.

Instrumental

Regardless of the why or the who, 
Only time is the healer and for me it was true,
Another chapter opened out of the blue, 
Another love, another life upon a new avenue,
And if it all didn’t have any meaning, 
And if it all was as tangible as sand through a glove,
And if it all was just a brief intervening,
Then it’s a memory I don’t want to speak of,
But let it slumber in a bottle of love.

Bottle Of Love

https://open.spotify.com/track/1EwtNg7MUwxP9s3BTCoLsM?si=LPvqNZ-iQh-YyGP2c4Cjmg&utm_source=copy-link

Available on all digital platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, Tidal, among others.

Mixed work composed of five short pieces for Clarinet in Bb, Guitar and Cello, in addition to the use of Soundscape. Each piece is connected to a characteristic location of Valparaíso (a city in Chile, South America) and to a musical style, using the Trolley as a connecting element.

00:00 - Open Air Market (Minimalist)
02:15 - Trolleybus
02:50 - Park(Tonal)
05:48 - Trolleybus
06:10 - Port (Atonal)
08:02 - Trolleybus
08:45 - Promenade/Vantage Point(Impressionist)
11:53 - Trolleybus
12:16 - Stadium (Rhythmic)

Composer: Wladimir Martinez.

#Valparaiso #Valparaiso #Chile

Obra mixta compuesta de cinco piezas breves para Clarinete en Bb, Guitarra y Violonchelo, además del uso de Paisaje Sonoro. Cada pieza está vinculada a un sector característico de Valparaíso y a una corriente musical, usando el Trolley como elemento conector.

00:00 - Feria (Minimalista)
02:15 - Trolley
02:50 - Plaza (Tonal)
05:48 - Trolley
06:10 - Puerto (Atonal)
08:02 - Trolley
08:45 - Paseo/Mirador (Impresionista)
11:53 - Trolley
12:16 - Estadio (Rítmico)

Compositor: Wladimir Martínez.

#Valparaiso #Valparaiso #Chile

Una Ruta Porteña: Cinco Piezas Breves Para Valparaíso

Mixed and Mastered by Woods Studio
soundcloud.com/woods_studio

Lyrics:

Lost little angel, you have left your heavenly host,
Oh little angel, perched upon your lonely post,
My little angel with your silver glow, all dusted by the snow.
Lost little angel, wonder how you came to be
The lovely crown that’s on the top of my Christmas tree?
Oh little angel please relate your tale, upon your goodness I will prevail.

You tell me that you have a heavenly assignment,
Lonely though it may appear to be.
Years ago you sowed the seeds of what turned into,
A wonderful eventuality.

Lost little angel you were part of a holy choir
Creating music that would set the suns on fire,
But on a blessed night you lost your way, 
While pursuing a star’s bright display.
You followed it until it led you to a place,
Where Endless God was finding birth in the human race,
The holy host had sought and found you there, 
And they joined in jubilation and prayer.

From that time forward you earned a special mission,
All the other angels did agree,
At Christmastime you would appear among the humans,
To help a lost and lonely one like me.

Lost little angel, guess you’re right where you should be,
Giving me guidance from the top of my Christmas tree,
Oh little angel you’re not lost at all, your serenity says it all.

Halle…  Halle… Hallelujah!

Lost Little Angel

The Ghost - John Albert 

The Ghost knocked on the door just like they did all the times before 
I thought I’d invite them in and see if they might sit with me again, I said,
“Why did you go away?” And then “Where have you been?”, “How long can you stay?” And why…
"Why are you still around when you should be in a box in a hole in the ground?"

The Ghost said not a word but only looked at me and then I heard
A clear and sudden sound like a lightning clap had hit the ground 
And I jumped up right away and when I looked at the Ghost I heard somebody say that I’ll
Never see another day unless I grab those keys and drive away, So..

Now we’re out on the street
And The Ghost sits still in the next seat 
As I careen into turns
I can see them smile as the tires burn
And I made up my mind, 
They’re gonna ride with me till dying time
Well you might see me out on the road, 
but only I see The Ghost 

The Ghost made not a sound but I could sense each turn we flew around 
And I seemed to know the way without a chart for the stars or the light of the day
It seems like forever now that we were on that road all alone somehow and then 
The Ghost stuck a finger out and I could see in the mist stood a lonely town

Now we’re out on the street
And The Ghost sits still in the next seat 
As I careen into turns
I can see them smile as the tires burn
And I made up my mind, 
They're gonna ride with me till dying time
Well you might see me out on the road, 
but only I see The Ghost 

Lead

The Ghost then tapped the door so I locked up the brakes and they were gone
I sat with an empty stare thinking maybe they were never there
I got back on the road but then I saw this shadow as I drove and now
The Ghost leans on a pole but there’s one less driver to take him home.

The Ghost - John Albert

VIDEO https://youtu.be/FDjNav6gvLw

"un-controlling" for cello, piano and two ebows composed by Dika Chartoff (ASCAP 2022) 

Dave Eggar, cello
Clare Longendyke, piano
Christian Amonson, recording engineer
Louis Ng, recording engineer

In memory and celebration of my friend Ben who was a wonderful friend to so many; amazing son, brother and father; a passionate surfer and sailor who lost his life to suicide after a long battle with depression.

During the opening, characterized as Poetico quasi senza mesura (poetic and unmeasured), the e-bow is used as an ostinato - a constant sound triggered by a magnet that vibrates the piano strings. Essentially, it’s a noise that’s calming and seductive at times, but much like depression, or tinnitus, it’s an unwelcome guest. The second part, giocoso (lively and humorous), is an innocent and technical interlude that culminates in climbing adrenaline; such as surfing a giant wave. Finally, Lento Irrealmente (slow and surreal) is a free fall of reverberating, vibrations and letting go. The e-bow is not present at that moment and perhaps a sense of hope, is restored.

un-controlling

Mindkiller

Dark Blood: Kill By Fire

Hot Rod

Live version of "Rainbow" recorded at the Loreto Club, Greenock, Scotland, one or two summers ago.....and it was raining : ) 

Rainbow (Live)

Hey everyone! Welcome to my Soundcloud Page!

  These DEMOs were recorded on a home studio using very basic equipment. I am hoping to attract a producer one day to polish them into professional sounding songs. There are always enough songs to use for an album and I have many more that I haven’t posted. Thanks to all for your kind words of encouragement and for the likes and plays!

The Ghost - John Albert

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