Oh man, so good! Heavy, melodic, with some unexpected hooks. I hear a bit of Lungfish, Kyuss, and We Were Promised Jet Packs. But more than that too.

One of my older songs updated this week, I may remix the tune with a classical treatment in the future. 

In the meantime, I wish you sweet dreams. I also hope that fears or threats are vanquished as quickly in your life as they are in my Bedtime Story. Happy trails!✨

90 bpm with tempo shifts 
DAW Apple Logic Pro X 
MIDI Akai Pro MPK  
E-instruments: 
Steinway Grand Piano 
SoCal Ballad Piano 
 Flamenco Echoes
Steel String Acoustic
Upright Ballad Bass
Violas
Cellos
French Horns
E-drum kits:
Latin Kit Pandeiro, Tambourine, Congas, Bongos
Pop Kit Maraca, Shaker
Classic Hip Hop Remix Analog Kick, Gated Snare, Hi-Hats, Cymbal
Atlanta Hi-Hats, Crash
Mystic Groove Chimes

Audio
* Bird chirps recorded live May 29 and June 15, 2024.
* Cicadas recorded live June 22, 2024
* Train recorded live October 17, 2023
* “I’m gonna get ya” vocal recorded live July 11, 2024, of my voice transposed 4 steps down. Sounds like LL Cool J’s voice to me. 😀

Cover art: A Photoshop composite of many photos from pexels.com as follows:
* Woman in body of water by Pixabay
https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-body-of-water-235469/
* Brown Monolith Under Teal and Gray Milky Way by Eberhard Grossgasteiger
https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-monolith-under-teal-and-gray-milky-way-1624360/
* White Swan (wings) by Anthony
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-swan-132479/
* White Horse on the Beach by Missi Köpf
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-horse-on-the-beach-6215909/

Bedtime Story

THE SAILOR´S BRIDE.wav

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

Sometimes you go to a dark place.

WRETCHED BEGGAR

Ooooo….
Ooooo….

I don’t want you
I don’t need you
Why don’t you 
Why won’t you
Why can’t you
Get out of my way 
It’s my way

All you do
When I’m in your arms
All you do 
To twist and turn me
All you do
To look the other way
Alll you do
To ignore me

I should leave you
I can’t bear you
Why don’t I
Why won’t I
Why can’t I
Get out of my way 
Gotta be one day

A little devil in my mind
Poking me with his red hot trident
White smile on his face
I feed him 
I feed him
That fat little bastard
I’m gonna get the wretched beggar

All I do
To forget myself
All I do
To erase myself
Never do
Anything I used to
Never do
Anything I want to

Better for you
Better for me
I think we
I believe we
I hope we
Get out of my way 
Never better than today

Wretched Beggar

Boss Fight

The second album by BarrelHaus. 

Marc Challans: vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, recording, mixing & mastering.

Ian Mitchell: vocals, guitars & bass.

Tracks 1,3,5,7 & 9 by Marc Challans.
Tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8 by Ian Mitchell.

Special thanks to Grace & Alice.

The Ballad Of The Former Mariner

BarrelHaus

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