This song is about one of the best days of my life. It was in 2021 and I spent the day at Port Crescent State Park in Michigan. It was a perfect temperature, crystal clear blue sky day. In the image, that is a picture taken of me with my hand under the sun like I am holding it. 

If I was going to guess my influences on this I would say some of the keyboard stuff comes from listening to a little Miles Davis over the years and the little bass guitar solo spots definitely mimic the great Steve Harris of Iron Maiden whom I wanted to emulate when I taught myself how to play many moons ago. Specifically, the bass solo in Rime of the Ancient Mariner I can hear echoing out of those. Hope you enjoy!

2 Bass tracks Peavey Milestone III
1 track Yamaha Electric Acoustic 6 string 
Yamaha MOXF8 Keyboard
Rode Microphone

Thank you for listening!!!

Your friend, J.J.

Holding The Sun

An improvised live take recorded on an Iphone using the Spire app.

Ingredients: Me🧍‍♂️
old Les Paul Custom 🎸 | THD Univalve amplifier 🎶 | Ditto x 2 looper pedal.

© Noisepalette 06/08/2023

Time Lapse

Rinascimento
Piano improvisation based on a hummered melody
Recorded "live"; played on a Yamaha PSR-E373

Rinascimento

Extract V6

A Rock song with a bit of string quartet , hmmm , interesting ! Keeping up the one a week , just so you don't forget me ha ha ! The next one on the 1st of December is Nothing Left To Sell , a moody slow Rocker , followed by me and Charlotte on the 5th with an earworm , a feel good Rock/Pop song . Hope you like this , and thank you for sparing your time to listen !

I Won't Wait Anymore

Originally by The Who, made famous by Limp Bizkit and covered by me with enhancements

Oh I Wish

Behind Blue Eyes

Cover Blondie's RAPTURE

Cover Blondie's Rapture ( Jano and the Electronix)

SmallPaul - The Rat Race

The Rat Race

2024

Hate Sells

hate sells

all our days

God I hope you hear me – hope I don’t go unnoticed – I plan to be defiant – because you need to hear this – you yourself have vanished – and we’re all stumbling through our lives – when left to our devices – we’ve proven to fail every time
I always thought you were a holy roller – till the day that I got to know ya – turn your back on me I understand – after all you’re the only one who knows who I really am – but turn your back on the best I got a problem I’m gonna say what I feel that’s how you made me aint gonna save me  if you don’t like too bad – sorry god you took all I had
You are my god-  but if this is what you choose – to let it come to an end – I have to let you know – I will begin again – cause I’ve been down before-  always swimming towards the shore – and I’ll be on dry land – when your wave comes crashing in
God I hope you hear me – hope I don’t go unnoticed – I plan to be defiant – because you need to hear this – you yourself have vanished – and we’re all stumbling through our lives – when left to our devices – we’ve proven to fail every time
I always knew you were defiant like me - always knew you we’re dying to hang with me – sorry dude I aint going nowhere – I got shit to do – I just can’t leave here – people round me they depend on me – like I depended on you – before you let me down – so don’t come around no more lest you accept me for who I am – I’m just like you GOD DAMN!
You are my god - but if this is what you choose – to let it come to an end – I have to let you know – I will begin again – cause I’ve been down before-  always swimming towards the shore – and I’ll be on dry land – when your wave comes crashing in
You are my god but if this is what you choose – guess what dude I got nothing lose – and even though you’ll turn a deaf ear – I know you’ll hear me – blink your eyes and make me disappear – send your wrath send that wave I hold my breath when it comes crashing in you’ve taken it all from me anyway but in the end you know what God? I’ll always begin again
You are my god-  but if this is what you choose – to let it come to an end – I have to let you know – I will begin again – cause I’ve been down before-  always swimming towards the shore – and I’ll be on dry land – when your wave comes crashing in

all our days

open strings