Jon Johnson
Rantamentations Rantamentations
Loud to mellow to loud, lamentation about today's state.
Horizons Horizons
Melodic guitar based song with Dylan-esque cautionary warning lyrics. It's about where did all that future vision we had not too long ago go? Do you know where?
Choose Your Future Choose Your Future
Electronic, synthesizer driven piece with atmospherics. Reflective intentions.
Unanswered Questions Unanswered Questions
Steady tempo romantic infused guitar piece with obscure vocals.
A Wink And No Prayer A Wink And No Prayer
Dark quiet atmospheric guitar with vocals into an orchestral apocolypse returned to the original theme at the beginning of the piece.
Shaft Of Light Shaft Of Light
Me performing on my Roland GR50 and Korg Wavestation AD, along with looping various themes. Was originally performed live at Damascus Church in March 2001.
Panic Button Panic Button
Somewhat fast paced techno dance music. A hint of aggression.
Stolen Thunder Stolen Thunder
Another one of my "big concept ideas". Slow beginning into a slow tempo-ed synth ambient piece.
Out From The Inback Out From The Inback
Performed and composed on Propellerheads Reason software.
Megan's Chinese Anthem Megan's Chinese Anthem
Performed only using a Roland GR50. Ambient synth piece.
Spirit's Flotation Device Spirit's Flotation Device
Ambient, deliberately slow song, performed using a Roland GR50 Guitar Synthesizer only.
Vertical Rejoinder Vertical Rejoinder
Ambient synth piece that closes out the album.
Linear Avenues Linear Avenues
Big long form concept piece that opens the album. Considers that past and future together. There actually 4 movenments involved with this piece.
Desperate Days Desperate Days
New Age, Modern Jazzy, World song, with different changes at places, and a little mid eastern, Moroccan flavored spices
Joy Of Silicon Joy Of Silicon
A repetitive assembly line of instruments converging together celebrating their sounds. Very much in the vein of Klaus Schulze.
Looking Past Lives Looking Past Lives
A somewhat dark and haunted ambient piece. Still I think it's more mystery than haunting darkness.