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workin on evolving peacefully

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John butler classics

Summersalt 2025

West Virginia

(1) Glimpse Of Light
Write It On The Wall (2023)

Write It On The Wall

Glimpse Of Light

Stardust

Take It Easy

Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, the seven piece “Reggae / Rap / Rock” fusion, Shrub, has been rapidly gaining momentum and building a solid national fan base since being voted by readers as High Times Magazine’s Unsigned Band of the Month in September of 2010.

Recently, Shrub released their first full length album, Highceratops, which debuted in the Top 10 on the iTunes Reggae Charts. The album features guest appearances by C-Money from Slightly Stoopid, Dubmatix, and Kimberly Freeman from One-Eyed Doll.

The band garners comparisons to artists like: Sublime, The Dirty Heads, Atmosphere, Gym Class Heroes, and G. Love, but Shrub maintains an innately unique and raw sound all their own. With the addition of new guitar player, Kevin Oliver, former member of the world’s funkiest band, Parliament/Funkadelic (George Clinton), Shrub’s sound has now quickly become full-grown.

“The Midwest has long been a hotbed for successful rap artists, but Shrub’s eclectic fusion of rap, reggae, and rock brings a whole new flavor to the scene.”
- High Times Magazine

Fast Lane

KBong & Johnny Cosmic - Ganja In My Garden (with Mike Love)

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LYRICS:
Got the ganja in my garden
Got the ganja in my garden
Got the ganja in my garden
So nice

This herb starts with a seed
Water
Sunlight
Everything you need
It grows and grows
The roots run deep
Into the earth
The green valley
When the time is right
New season is upon us
Everybody's getting ready for the harvest
Chop em down and hang it up to dry
Smell of the herb got ya feeling alright yeah

Got the ganja in my garden
Got the ganja in my garden
(There it goes)
Got the ganja in my garden
So nice
Got the ganja in my garden
Got the ganja in my garden
(There it goes)
Got the ganja in my garden
So nice

Please excuse me while I light this spliff
Celebrate nature’s gift
Gather round
It’s about to go down
Bless up the herb all over town
We'll take a journey onto higher meditation
No worries with a sweet sensation
For those in need weed is medication
Lift your mind
A positive elevation

Got the ganja in my garden
Got the ganja in my garden
(There it goes)
Got the ganja in my garden
So nice

Break it up, roll it up, spark it up, burn it up, brother
Meditate, contemplate, motivate, there is no other
That can do, what you do, sweet and true beautiful flower 
You are the word 
The sound 
The power
Oh your flower makes me feel so nice
Takes me to the corners of my mind
Medicine that heals the young and old
You reveal the secrets of my soul

I got the ganja in my garden 
I got the ganja in my garden
I grow it with my roots, my greens, my tomato
Always pure, clean and organic Jah Jah know yeah

Got the ganja in my garden
Got the ganja in my garden
(There it goes)
Got the ganja in my garden
So nice
Got the ganja in my garden
Got the ganja in my garden
(There it goes)
Got the ganja in my garden
So nice


Got the ganja in my garden
Yes I blaze it every morning
Yes I
Ya
Ganja in my garden
Always

Music by KBong & Johnny Cosmic
Lyrics by KBong, Johnny Cosmic & Mike Love

Ganja In My Garden (with Mike Love)

You Should Run

A Complicated Truth

The Second Act

The In-Between

Craters

When 4 Became 3

Still Searching

Celt Blues

Running To Keep Up

East And West

Reflektions

Collide

God’s Whisper

The Present

You May Be Blue

This special re-recording was captured in 'The Compound', his studio in his hometown of Fremantle Western Australia in February 2012. Having performed the track to a worldwide audience over the past 12 years, 'Ocean' is today available FREE as an MP3, grab your copy here.

"OCEAN is a very interesting aspect of my life. It is part of my DNA. It conveys all things I can't put into words.
Life, loss, love, spirit. As I evolve so too does 'Ocean'. The song was first recorded as part of my first album/cassette,
"Searching For Heritage", which I sold when I busked, then for my first self-titled studio album 12 years ago -- "John Butler (1998)".
The song has been watched online incredibly over 25 million times in various formats, nearly always live, be it from MusicMax Sessions or from one of the many festivals I have had the pleasure to play. I'd like to thank you for your continued support over all these years; it means so much to me. I would like to thank you by offering this first studio recording of 'Ocean' in over a decade as a free download.
I recorded it in my favourite studio, The Compound here in Fremantle Western Australia, a studio you helped me build.
This marks just another fleeting moment in a career that is very much ongoing.
I look forward to bringing you many new songs and albums into the future and continuing this amazing journey with you ALL.
THANK YOU,
J.B"

Ocean (2012)

John Butler performs 'Pickapart' from his solo 'Tin Shed Tales' tour on Australia, 2012.
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Pickapart - John Butler - Tin Shed Tales (live & solo)

Smooth Operator - Gonzo

Written, recorded and mixed by Raphael Elmiger, Bern.
Mastered by Carl Saff, Chicago.
Artwork by Judith Roelli.
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Silver Firs - Orion

The John Butler Trio are John Butler, Grant Gerathy (Drums), Byron Luiters (Bass)  http://www.johnbutlertrio.com @johnbutlertrio