(Re-mixed [new]: added automation, cleaner mix, less bass, better EQ especially on drums, mix made even quieter, plugins fixed, less mess)

(Re-mixed [old]: louder drums, new plug-ins and slightly more textured drums, with two new tracks on emphasised crash notes; whole mix made quieter so that the music is not over-compressed)

New song I wrote sitting in the car: a fast-paced electronic/rock track that I wrote based off a cool bassline idea that I had. Composed on Garageband for iOS.

Slightly dodgy production in places and ridden with imperfections, but overall, I'm fairly proud of this song. Full version with vocals to come soon!

The whole piece is made up of MIDI triggered notes (which some I recorded manually and some I have clicked in but done my very best to "de-quantise" to sound natural), but the vocals to come will be recorded.


Song specs:

Tempo: 174 bpm
Key: 2 flats (C dorian, G minor/phrygian borrowing)
Time: 5/4 (intros), 6/4 (first verse), 4/4 (the rest)
Length: 4:40
Date started: Friday 13 Aug 2021
Duration of writing: Many hours (spanning over about 8 days)


Composition, lyrics, mix and production by Jonathan Penman. I own this music.
Photo and cover art by Jonathan Penman.

Words & Music © 2021 Jonathan Penman
Audio ℗ 2021 Jonathan Penman
All rights reserved

Mother Love (Voxless)

Cool track I started two days ago.

A small weekend project. I tried to go for a very atmospheric approach, inspired by some of Björk's music as well as admittedly by one or two previously trending TikTok tracks (I'm sorry). To create such an atmosphere, I basically spammed reverb. Composed on GarageBand for iOS.

Song specs:

Tempo: 164bpm
Key: 6 flats (Eb minor)
Time: 4/4
Length: 6:54
Date started: Saturday 24 September 2022
Duration of writing: About 7 hours (spanning over 2 days)

Composition, mix and production by Jonathan Penman. I own this music.
Photo and cover art by Jonathan Penman.

Music © 2022 Jonathan Penman
Audio ℗ 2022 Jonathan Penman
All rights reserved

Infatuation

-DEMO-

Corny little synth-pop vocal track I started a while ago.

I wrote this song a couple years ago, but never really continued work on it until recently. The first vocal track I've uploaded on to SoundCloud, and probably not the last. This is also just a demo of the song, and one of many at that, so the quality is a bit mediocre at this stage. I will likely re-record this if I ever find myself with some studio time—or not, if I've written many better songs and decide that this song is not worth re-recording.

Song specs:

Tempo: 98 bpm
Key: 3 flats (C minor)
Time: 4/4
Length: 5:06
Date started: 13th November 2022 (start of recording process)
Duration of writing: Unknown

Composition, lyrics, sound design, programming, production and mix by Jonathan L Penman.
Photo and cover art by Jonathan L Penman.

Music © 2023 Jonathan Penman
Audio ℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman
All rights reserved

I Want You (Original Demo)

-DEMO-

An instrumental version of a song.

The production and mixing needs could do with a bit more work—it's quite low-mid heavy at the moment.

Inspiration for this song lies mostly across electronic music from the 80s up to the 10s as well as my imagination.

The music is mostly made from MIDI-triggered sounds, bar percussive sounds such as most of the drums, which I created myself, as well as other sample effects.
Made with GarageBand for iOS.

Visuals:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zV6sHDO6yG7SJQVFBsVZIwMV_U6RNY7F/view?usp=drivesdk


Song specs:

Tempo: 81 bpm
Key: 3 flats (C minor)
Time: 4/4
Length: 7:22
Date started: 29th May 2023
Duration of writing: 9 hours

Composition, lyrics, sound design, programming, production and mix by Jonathan L Penman.
Photo and cover art by Jonathan L Penman.

Music © 2023 Jonathan Penman
Audio ℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman
All rights reserved

Legacy / Suffer With Pleasure (Old Mix)

Slowed + Reverb

Composition, lyrics, sound design, programming, production and mix by Jonathan L Penman.
Photo and cover art by Jonathan L Penman.

Music © 2023 Jonathan Penman
Audio ℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman
All rights reserved

Legacy / Suffer With Pleasure (Slowed + Reverb)

Instrumental sketch of an incomplete song about a surreal escape from the bounds of modern-day Western culture.

The structure that can be heard is the intro, first verse, pre-chorus and chorus. It is lacking a post-chorus section and further repetitions, as well as other sections, such as bridges or ad libs.

Part of the "sketches" series uploaded on Thursday 3 Aug 2023.

© 2023 Jonathan Penman
© 2023 Jonathan Penman

Castle of Sin (Instrumental Sketch)

I Want You (Original Mix – Instrumental)

An almost ambient 20th-century-style club/dance track reminiscent of the style of 80s and 90s Eastern-European/Asian synth-pop—an almost haunting, yet peace-inducing 12-inch-style experimental/IDM track.

Part of the "sketches" series uploaded on Thursday 3 Aug 2023.

© 2022/23 Jonathan Penman
℗ 2022/23 Jonathan Penman

Project 154 (Asia) [Sketch]

Not quite sure what this is. Some form of backing track, with a bass line inspired by Mareux's Night Vision as well as Depeche Mode's Happiest Girl.

I could add lyrics, but I have not written a melody yet. At the moment it is just an instrumental with a tense energy and a very ambiguous structure.

Part of the "sketches" series uploaded on Thursday 3 Aug 2023.

© 2023 Jonathan Penman
℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman

Him (Sketch)

An interesting and poorly mixed take on the up-and-rising phonk genre of the 2020s, featuring out-of-tune cowbell melodies and an odd slap-bass sample bass line.

Part of the "sketches" series uploaded on Thursday 3 Aug 2023.

© 2023 Jonathan Penman
℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman

Phonk Beat (Sketch)

I Want You (Spit Mix – Instrumental) [Edit]

Music written, arranged & produced by Jonathan Penman
Production & mastering by Jonathan Penman

Created on GarageBand for iOS

Music © 2023 Jonathan Penman
Phonographic Copyright ℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman
All Rights Reserved

Legacy / Suffer With Pleasure

Words & music by Jonathan Penman
Instrumental work arranged & produced by Jonathan Penman
Vocal work arranged & performed by Jonathan Penman
Production & mastering by Jonathan Penman

Created on GarageBand for iOS

Words & Music © 2022 Jonathan Penman
Phonographic Copyright ℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman
All Rights Reserved

I Want You (Spit Mix) [Edit]

World In My Eyes (Depeche Mode Cover) Demo 3

Words & music by Alain Jourgensen
Instrumental work arranged & produced by Jonathan Penman
Vocal work arranged & performed by Jonathan Penman
Production & mastering by Jonathan Penman

Created on GarageBand for iOS

Words & Music © 1985 Wax Trax! Records, Inc.
Arrangement © 2023 Jonathan Penman
Phonographic Copyright ℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman
All Rights Reserved

Every Day Is Like Halloween (Ministry Cover)

Words & music by Martin L. Gore
Instrumental work arranged & produced by Jonathan Penman
Vocal work arranged & performed by Jonathan Penman
Production & mastering by Jonathan Penman

Created on GarageBand for iOS

Words & Music © 1990 Mute Records Ltd.
Arrangement © 2023 Jonathan Penman
Phonographic Copyright ℗ 2023 Jonathan Penman
All Rights Reserved


Lyrics:

Let me take you on a trip
Around the world and back
And you won't have to move, you just sit still

Now let your mind do the walking
And let my body do the talking
Let me show you the world in my eyes

I'll take you to the highest mountain
To the depths of the deepest sea
And we won't need a map, believe me

Now let my body do the moving
And let my hands do the soothing
Let me show you the world in my eyes

That's all there is
Nothing more than you can feel now
That's all there is

Let me put you on a ship
On a long, long trip
Your lips close to my lips

All the islands in the ocean
All the heavens in motion
Let me show you the world in my eyes

That's all there is
Nothing more than you can touch now
That's all there is

Let me show you the world in my eyes
Let me show you the world in my eyes
Let me show you the world in my eyes
Let me show you the world in my eyes
Let me show you the world in my eyes
Let me show you the world in my eyes
Let me show you the world in my eyes

World In My Eyes (Depeche Mode Cover)

So lies the life that you want to live
With junk and girls and all God can give
Well, I can give it too
I can dream for you

The lullabies of God sing to you
The stars revolve around over you
Far and far away
In the clouds you lay

No, I don't ever want
To hear of you complain
That anything I give
Is not enough
And I don't ever want
To hear you speak of pain
When all you've ever lived
Is more than life
Is more than life
Is more than life

We can be
High in the sky together
Just you and me
Yeah, that's what I want
We can be
High in the sky forever
Just you and me
Is that what you want too?

The boys, they want to get a good ride
The girls just want to have a good time
Love and lust for all
Pleasure never falls

So lies the life that you want to live
And all the godly things man can give
Well, love can give it too
God can dream for you

Do you ever want to
Experience these pleasures
When all your little plans
Are high forever?
Do you really want to
Live a life of pleasure
Where my one living cost is
The pain to love her?
The pain to love her
The pain to love her

We can be
High in the sky together
Just you and me
Yeah, that's what I want
We can be
High in the sky forever
Just you and me
Is that what you want?

We can be
High in the sky together
Just you and me
Yeah, that's what I want
We can be
High in the sky forever
Just you and me
Is that what you want?

More than life
Is the pain to love her
It's more than life…
…The pain to love her

We can be
High in the sky together
Just you and me
Yeah, that's what I want
We can be
High in the sky forever
Just you and me
Is that what you want?

We can be
High in the sky together
Just you and me
Yeah, that's what I want
We can be
High in the sky forever
Just you and me
Is that what you want?

We can be
High in the sky together
Just you and me
Yeah, that's what I want
We can be
High in the sky forever
Just you and me
Is that what you want too?

More than life
Is the pain to love her
It's more than life…
…The pain to love her

–

Song specs:

Tempo: 70 bpm
Key: 4 flats (F natural minor)
Time: 4/4
Length: 4:47
Date started: 21 January 2024
Duration of writing: approximately a week


Composition, lyrics, mix and production by Jonathan L. Penman. I own this music.
Photo and cover art by Jonathan L. Penman.

Words & Music © 2024 Jonathan Penman
Audio ℗ 2024 Jonathan Penman
All rights reserved

What You Want (Demo)

Inadequate

Multi-instrumentalist; spanning through single-reed woodwinds, guitars, basses, keyboards and drums.

Also a songwriter, composer and producer.

Best in genres such as dance-rock and synth-pop, with a slicked gothic approach to music; attempting to create a profound, energetic, broad sound that represents a view of many of the world, with of course, variation to other genres and moods, namely for example upbeat synth-rock or downbeat ambient.

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