Not sure if it's a problem at my end, John, but there's a definite discrepancy in the sync'ing of the audio and the video (the video is slightly ahead). Noodlesome improv, though. And .... the pickups on that bass!!???

This is a compilation of all the tracks that Garry and I have played together in 2017. These tracks are completely improvised on the spot - no prior arrangement. I usually ask "are you ready?" then hit record. One or two of the tracks have added MIDI instruments (e.g. "2017 The Year of Beer"). I usually do this on a whim to see what an enhanced band would sound like.

Garry Brown & John McLaughlin 2017

SUPERSONIC SKY

This track at first seems to be a straight forward instrumental rocker, but from there hovers into different modes and territories where I try to give a free and more floating exploratory feel. At times while playing I imagine the sensation of flying through the clouds at supersonic speed...

From your captain on this ship wishing you a pleasant flight! -Dan

Music written, arranged, recorded and mixed by Dan van den Berg, April 2024
Guitars, bass and drum programming by Dan van den Berg
Guitar: Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM Mahogany Natural
Bass: Fender Performer Jazz Bass
Guitars recorded with AmpliTube
Music mixed and mastered in AURIA PRO
Cover art in Midjourney AI by Dan van den Berg

SuperSonic Sky | Dan van den Berg

A cappella nonsense (or maybe not) created with random lyrics and no instruments, except for a couple of synth percussive FX.

Humalong (2024 Remix)

This track was played on my new secondhand Gretsch Streamliner, the one with the licensed Bigsby tuning issues and the rattling tun-o-matic bridge. They sure do make them like they used to.
I wanted to do a backwards guitar track, so i played things that sounded good when the recording was played backwards.
I exported the finished backwards track and then copied and pasted the MP3 back onto an Ableton audio track and reversed it so the backwards track then played forwards, and it sounded pretty good so i stuck the two tracks together and hey presto, bing bang bong and Bobs your uncle
First the forwards track followed seamlessly by the backwards track.

Image - The Gretsch with blu tack stuck over the rattling screws in the bridge.

There and Back

A Slow Ride on the New Bike

Original song: R.Planes ©2024 

Ruben Nievas: Piano Rhodes (@ruben-nievas-445742486)
Rodolfo: Guitar, Fretless Bass, e-Drums, Synthetizer (sax)
Recorded in Ushuaia - 2023

6994

'6994' featuring Ruben Nievas

A Cupboardful Of Hats

Old Mother Hunt

Trumpet and Studio Work: Arne Hiorth
Vocal arrangement and vocals: Oddrun Eikli  @oddrun-eikli
Piano arrangement and piano: Debra Buesking

Thank you both for your incredible gifts to me!  This makes me laugh out loud.


"Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, and Ira Gershwin.
The song is sung several times throughout Porgy and Bess, and in act 3 by Bess, singing to Clara's now-orphaned baby after both parents died in the storm.

Summertime | Arne Hiorth.  Oddrun Eikli. Debra Buesking

She Never Buys Me Nice Flowers

Me 10 Yrs Old on the piano ;o)

'Turn The Tap' is a mid tempo Fusion track.

Walking The Straight And Narrow

Turn The Tap

Those of you who may find seventeen minutes a bit on the long side for a track, I have uploaded the end section of the recently uploaded track A Night on the Tiles so that you can hear some wonderful bass-playing.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to the amazing Mr. Garry Brown!

A Night On The Tiles - Resolution

This is the first of two improvised pieces by Garry Brown on bass and me on guitar recorded today (9-Feb-17). Imagine, if you will, that Pablo Picasso was your plastic surgeon - this may well be the result! This is a long piece, so, sit back, breathe deeply and wait for the anaesthetic to kick in... and whatever you do - don't look in the mirror!

Cosmetic Surgery By Picasso

The second of two tracks recorded today (9-Feb-17) with Garry Brown on bass and me on guitar. This one is a good deal shorter than the first track (Cosmetic Surgery by Picasso), but at nearly 12 minutes, you will still need to get comfortable before hitting play. This track could be seen as a result of the first!

A Poke In The Eye With A Sharp Stick

This is the first of two improvised pieces by Garry Brown on bass and me on guitar recorded yesterday (16-Feb-17). As I had broken a string on my Harrison Custom Merlin, I brought out the Homer Simpson guitar for the occasion. This is also a hand-made guitar with Seymour Duncan pickups (see picture here - https://soundcloud.com/john-mclaughlin/the-homer-simpson-guitar-theme)

Putin The Boot In

The second track from Garry Brown on bass and me on guitar recorded on 16-Feb-17. This once more features the "Homer Simpson Guitar" (pictured). During the recording of this, we suffered an uncharacteristic dropout, giving the track it's title. Rather than edit this out, I have left it in all its sudden glory.
I have just realised that this is no. 800 of my public tracks (I have another 118 private tracks). SoundCloud on the PC is a little tardy at recording this, but checking my smartphone confirmed 800.

Cut Off In Our Prime

Well, it's been a long time coming, but finally Garry and I have made a video of the two of us doing what we do. Recorded at the North-East Noodle Factory, you will be able to witness the intense communication between us as we dance around each other; see the ideas resonating off each other and being reinterpreted with the utmost alacrity. To the uninitiated, it may just look like two old farts noodling about and generally ignoring each other, but I am sure that you will know better.
See for yourelf: https://youtu.be/8PVDfIYQ77M

Garry And John - The Video

3-Dec-23
Ex-guitarist, now a dodgy keyboard player.
With the exception of a handful of covers, everything is unplanned, first-take improvisation: switch on; record; post.
Make of it what you will.

Garry And John - The Video

John McLaughlin

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