Anger management. Catatonic, explosive rage. We all know people with a short fuse. Once it blows it is like a neutron bomb on steroids. This is a song about someone with a temper that cannot be controlled. It engulfs everything. It destroys all. The oceans boil. Black holes collapse. Dark matter is twisted. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

Recorded with a Gretsch through a Fender amp.


This is a track from my first album, Dead Sea Scrolls, recorded and mixed in four days at Sonika Studios in Stockholm over Christmas 2024 and in to January 2025. Brilliant conversations between takes. Producer, Christopher, shared my love for geology, politics and musicology. It was a really special time. 

The songs, some were written in 2024. Others are older. All are like children in a way. Now they are grown up and out. No longer my responsibility. 

Wheezing, gasping and grating. What can I say about reed organs? Throughout a common theme are deep, low reed organs. I love them. The deeper the better.  

My other love is Gretsch guitars and Bigsby tremelos. This album combines these two loves for some reason. 

The songs. I don't know where they come from. Well, I do. But often not until much later. My father dies in 2022. I very good friend died way too young in 2023. Way too young. I can feel tears well as I type this. The pandemic, fin de siecle vibe, a scratch I had to itch, a moral obligation, a defence against burning out. All these things. But more than anything, I needed to channel energy into something good and positive. 

Sympathy for the Devil. I don't know why I chose to cover this song. It is a difficult one. The original is of course a crazy fast samba beat. Everything about it is distinctive. But a year back, I was playing acoustic out on my deck, alone except for the forest (so, definitely no alone) and started messing with an arrangement like this where the chorus takes place over silence. It gives the song a different edge. And I had this kinda nice riff to anchor it. And of course the reed organs.

Let my rage blow (Sail away to Cartagena)

This album was recorded in four days at Sonika Studios in Stockholm over Christmas 2024 and in to January 2025. Brilliant conversations between takes. Producer, Christopher, shared my love for geology, politics and musicology. It was a really special time. 

The songs, some were written in 2024. Others are older. All are like children in a way. Now they are grown up and out. No longer my responsibility. 

Wheezing, gasping and grating. What can I say about reed organs? Throughout a common theme are deep, low reed organs. I love them. The deeper the better.  

My other love is Gretsch guitars and Bigsby tremelos. This album combines these two loves for some reason. 

The songs. I don't know where they come from. Well, I do. But often not until much later. My father dies in 2022. I very good friend died way too young in 2023. Way too young. I can feel tears well as I type this. The pandemic, fin de siecle vibe, a scratch I had to itch, a moral obligation, a defence against burning out. All these things. But more than anything, I needed to channel energy into something good and positive. 

Sympathy for the Devil. I don't know why I chose to cover this song. It is a difficult one. The original is of course a crazy fast samba beat. Everything about it is distinctive. But a year back, I was playing acoustic out on my deck, alone except for the forest (so, definitely no alone) and started messing with an arrangement like this where the chorus takes place over silence. It gives the song a different edge. And I had this kinda nice riff to anchor it. And of course the reed organs.

This is how I will die

Rio 2025

24 04 2028

Önceden Keşke

Yeşil Bir Alan

Gece Pazarı

Jam On It

6120 Roadster

Country Tony's Ballad

Ghosts They Are Real (WTJB) 5-29-25

A little demo where I finally got to use the sm7b on a couple things. Needs work of course!

You are you

Seth Lipscher & Tim Merrigan rocking tune performed by the Fat City Rockers

Bubble and Squeak

A solo on that well known chestnut played  on my Gretsch 6120 Players Edition Chet Atkins.

Zip Fast

Acoustic guitar; folk; Americana; jam band influences; blues; rock; old time; bluegrass; grungey stuff. Even some electro and EDM vibes occasionally. I play a wide mix of music with a lot of different people.

CoonToonStudios has been using whatever technology that was available to record audio and shoot film/video since 1981 in Houston, Redondo Beach, Santa Barbara and Westlake Village. Watch at www.youtube.com/coontoonstudios.

Guitar pieces played on my Gretsch 6120 and Les Paul...and some Saxophone stuff too.

Frank Wood is an amateur songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose music lives in the space between memory and reflection. Drawing from decades of lived experience, his songs are rooted in classic storytelling but framed with modern production, creating tracks that feel both timeless and deeply personal.

From the nostalgic haze of “Time Far Away”, the aching honesty of “Here’s Your Sign” and the vivid imagery of “Bonnie’s Kitchen”, to the spiritual "Mortality" and "I'm Gone, So Long", Frank’s catalog is a mosaic of life’s moments—ordinary yet profound. His sound blends warm acoustic textures, soulful electric tones, and carefully layered arrangements, often colored with vintage reverbs, synthesizers, and analog-inspired processing.

Frank produces his work in Studio One, leaning on tools like the API 512V and SSL Six preamps, microphones such as the Nemann TLM103 and Lauten Audio FT-387, and a collection of plugins, outboard gear, and virtual instruments to capture performances that feel raw and alive. Every song carries his fingerprints—hands-on, detail-oriented, pragmatic, and unafraid to explore.

Playlists like “The Best I Could Do” showcase his versatility: heartfelt ballads, country-tinged rock, synth-driven pop, reflective folk, and experimental instrumentals. At the core, however, each track is driven by authenticity—songs that tell stories, carry emotion, and invite listeners into his world.

Frank Wood’s music is as much about looking back as it is about moving forward. Whether it’s a dusty car disappearing into the horizon or a voice echoing through a family kitchen, his songs capture the fleeting yet unforgettable moments that define us all.

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