Written by Judson Henry/Recorded by Dreaded Chupabolos

Dreaded Chupabolos

Cab Salvation

Banana Peel Protocol

Somewhere Went West

Late Nights

John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats recorded this, and I'm suddenly regretting that I didn't ask him for his story ideas earllier.

Star Wars: the Official Soundtrack

The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All the Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones

Midnight at the Insect Club

Traveling alone for centuries and then showing up for a brief, dazzling display to make us all dream of wonderful worlds.

Comets

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Lyrics (see below) and music by Scott Albert Johnson.
Produced, engineered, and mixed by Scott Albert Johnson.
All instruments played, sung, programmed, and/or arranged by SAJ EXCEPT rhythm guitars and outro guitar solo by Kevin Sibley.

Mastered by Jeffrey Reed, Taproot Audio Design - http://taprootaudiodesign.com/
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Video production by Paul "Alfie" Garcia: https://www.instagram.com/el_balcon_d...
Additional videography by Charlie Johnson
Video production assistant: Benjamin Johnson
Thanks to Chalmers Davis, Kenny Graeber, David Watkins, Jeremy Amen, Tracy Fort, and David Pigott.
Special thanks to all of my family and friends for your support over the years... especially my wife, Susan Margaret Barrett... my Dad, Al Johnson, and my in-laws: Margaret Barrett-Simon, Ed and Lorre Barrett, and my many sisters-in-law.
In memory of my Mom, Barbara Johnson, who taught me how to "hold on"... and my stepfather-in-law Al Simon, who taught everyone "to remember how to feel."
Dedicated to Charlie, Benjamin, and Lily Margaret. I hope we can leave you a brighter future "back down" here.

LYRICS:
Stranger times I have not seen
Think you know just what I mean
Something's missing from this present day
Someone's taken everything away
I can't seem to tell a friend from foe
Not so sure that I really want to know 
What’s coming around the corner, tell me please 
Help me fly away from this disease  

And then I’ll float above it all
All the evil big and small
I’ll float towards the light
And sail right out of the night

Now here I am, a million miles away
How I got here, I couldn’t say
No fear, no hate to throttle my affection
No plague to give my soul infection
No lies to tell me what is real
No conspiracies to teach me what to feel
Nothing here to make me give a damn
Nobody to remind me who I am

But you could float up here with me
Across infinity
And we'll rise above the sadness
We’ll escape from all the madness

But that’s not the way it works, I know
To disappear is not the way to go
And now you say it’s time to come back down
Time to face the demons and the clowns

But one day we’ll float away
Far from these hollow days
We’ll hold on to all that’s real
And we’ll remember how to feel
In a place that’s clear and bright
Where we’ll sleep right through the night
And as we wish upon a star
We’ll discover who we are

Float

You'll keep climbing up and up, and see more and more, and each step will open new worlds that you never even knew existed. - Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Charlie

Flights of Fancy

Revelers

Something in the water, alright
Can't read but we're going to write
Illinois, Missouri blight
Cruising with the current all night

False Blues

“Scott Albert Johnson manhandles his harmonica with a master’s flair. He is a triple-threat artist who can sing, write and blow his emotions clear on out of his harmonica like nobody’s business.”
Goldmine [USA]
 
“Scott Albert Johnson is a great songwriter. He writes about man's journey: who we are, where we stand and where our lives take us. His musings about life are cast in clever melodies, sung by a voice that seemingly knows no limitations. He is extremely versatile on the harmonica… sometimes you hear the influence of Toots Thielemans, then Howard Levy, and then Stevie Wonder. Johnson has made another excellent record.”
Rootstime [Belgium]
 
"Scott Albert Johnson’s new record Going Somewhere knocks me out. The songs are memorable, the singing intense, and the harmonica new and powerful... It’s the most daring rock harmonica record since Blues Traveler came along to shake everybody up with a completely different take on the instrument."
 Richard Hunter, author of Jazz Harp (the original instructional book on jazz harmonica), hunterharp.com

"Scott Albert Johnson is a virtuoso harmonica player and an excellent singer and songwriter as well. After a few spins, the lyrics remain all around in your head. Johnson has made an equally beautiful and special album. ”
Rudolf’s Music [Netherlands]
  
“Scott Albert Johnson is fiercely original. This isn't just an album to listen to. It's an album to explore. Great songs, vocals and harp and instrumentation.”
Jon Gindick, author of Rock N’ Blues Harmonica and one of the preeminent harmonica teachers in the world, gindick.com

 “There are harmonica players and then there is Scott Albert Johnson… One of the best harp players in the world.”
Cashbox Music Reviews

Born in St. Louis and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Scott Albert Johnson was bathed in the wide range of the American songbook, as well as the sounds of his 1970’s and 80’s childhood.  The soul and spirit of that diversity is at the core of his new album, Going Somewhere. Johnson incorporates elements of rock, jazz, blues, funk, country, and world music, mixed with thoughtful lyrics, strong vocals, and virtuosic harmonica playing, to create a unique, modern concoction of sound.

“I’m influenced by almost every kind of music that I’ve ever heard,” says Johnson.  “Growing up in the heart of the South, obviously blues has had a big impact on me.  It’s also the heart and soul of virtually every type of modern music.  But I also grew up a big fan of artists like Peter Gabriel, the Police, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Hornsby, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Daniel Lanois, John Scofield, and Rush, just to name a few.  So I draw on all of that, and I try to write lyrics and music that have an emotional as well as intellectual impact.  Then I throw in some harmonica for good measure.”

Johnson has become a true harmonica master, utilizing a unique and difficult technique known as “overblow,” which allows the diatonic harmonica to be played as a fully chromatic instrument.  He is one of a small group of players who can do this.  He also utilizes digital effects to expand the sonic palette of the instrument, and he counts such harmonica masters as Toots Thielemans, John Popper, Howard Levy, Stevie Wonder, and the late Chris Michalek as major influences.  Yet Johnson sees the harmonica as just one piece of what he does musically.

“I've always felt most influenced by artists who are kind of what I would call triple-threats,” says Johnson. “They sing well, they play at least one instrument very well, and they write great songs. I take each of these three parts of the equation as seriously as any other part. I also feel most in-tune with artists who kind of are ‘their own genre,’ borrowing from many different kinds of music. I hope my music reflects that.”

Float

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