Nice piece! I really like the tension the guitar brings in at about 2 minutes... and again at about 3 1/2 min. Also cool how you break it all down at the end.
First song of the year for me...
Recorded on New years day 2011...
-Good Times-
Words and Music By Tharek Mokbul
These Good Times,
In this Old Life
Are Earned...
Not Learned...
I’ve seen old faces,
Fade away,
In my mind…
(Lyrics posted below) A fun song I wrote with Kenneth from songcrafters.org. Its about having fun making music with friends from all over the world, connected by the internet and these great music sites that we all belong to.
I came in from…
My first attempt at a Blumlein or Mid/Side recording. This one is actually a mid/side recording as I used a directional mic in combo with a figure 8 ribbon mic set at 90 degrees from the main mic. Thanks to Pat Broaders for the loan of the ribbon…
"High Life" is a musical genre that originated in Ghana in the 1900s and spread to Sierra Leone, Nigeria and other West African countries by 1920. My friends from that part of the world consider this be the "go-to" rhythm for just about anything…
"Afoxe" is a rhythm played by carnival groups from Bahia in Northeastern Brazil. It is named after an instrument that is traditionally used to play this pattern: an afoxe is a beaded gourd; aka "shekere". In this rendition, I replaced the shaker…
Written/Recorded: December 25, 2010
Not really finished, not even sure what it is. I jst felt like playing some loud guitar...
EBEGAD (Capo III) and EADGBE.
This piece is an illustration of one of the episodes of a Russian fairy tale about a little brave Humpbacked Horse.
Instruments used: blues harp (harmonica), classical guitar and some bells-and-whistles. Narrated by Svetlana.
eshar asked me "if you ever feel like supplying some funky vocals...that would be awesome!
." I said "yes" instantly because i love what she comes up with. Here is the first attempt, all words are made up on the moment with no retakes. I think…
'...whys and wonders -AND wordless prayer for Heather J., Jim L., David Garcia, Jerry W., Dr. Choi, M. Sparks, John Fitch II, and dear Zea, among many others.
Comments on Johnny Stone's stuff
i see me by the river when i was a kid..running with the wind..great one man..
Am liking this one. Wow. Solid changes.
A lot happening in 2 minutes 10. Great stuff John.
Real easy. Nice and smooth.
Glad I found you. No one tells me nothing. Lovin' the new direction. Now, I'll listen to the rest :)
great job
Cool mix, booms.
It's really pretty, and I love the seasonal effects. Groovy percussion!
spectacularly strung out but definitely not stressed....nice one ...good style synth and keyboard work....ta Jarvo
Nice textures and chord progressions!
Magical, sparkly and bright!
Loads of movement and changes of pace and I like the wind motif that runs throughout..... Jarvo
Happy New Year, Johnny! Refreshing sounds - beautiful melodies.
Love the melody in there Johnny. I like the bird song as a sign of hope even though the wind is wild. Beautiful instrumentation.
Great to hear some more stuff from you!
Nice one man! Very interesting
Nice one man! Love the tension that comes into play in places
This is a very evocative trac. I'd love to see some video or stills synced with this as a video.
Nice piece! I really like the tension the guitar brings in at about 2 minutes... and again at about 3 1/2 min. Also cool how you break it all down at the end.
Inventive and sweet - love the slow groove.
Comments made by Johnny Stone
Absolutely brilliant mate.
And a very happy new year to you mate. Great track mate great vocals top mix.
Nice one Dave great job mate very clever and very very cool.
Amazing sound mate great vocals.
Truly a great guitar player, great track Kirk. Thanks for your comments mate. This is very enjoyable mate.
Nice one mate great sound happening in this very cool. Thanks for your comments mate.
Top beat great track dig this very much.
Nice mate very cool.
Absolutely brilliant.
Great brilliant top job mate.
Very very cool mate.
Nicely done mate does it for me.
Nice one mate very cool.
Beautiful mate very nice
Nice one mate dig it
Another very cool one mate dig it.
Nicely done Kavin. Brilliant.
Nice mate great mix dig it.
Yeah I'm a fan of spoken word, ever since I heard Black Widow with Vincent Price. Very super cool Reg.
Nice mate very mellow and crisp.