It’s been four years since my last album. The unrecorded songs are piling up and it’s time to make another record. For the next 20 weeks I will produce a song every two weeks and I want you to contribute as I post tracks.
Originally conceived of over the last year as “Folk Dub,” I’ve spent Jan and Feb refining my formula, both for the album and the biz behind it, into “Fok Dub,” an acoustic-soul reggae-remixed set of ten songs.
There is a funky, syncopated feel and a frequent beach theme running throughout the songs below, making them a perfect set to subject to a reggae-remix production.
- I Can See You - reggae soul
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- God Has Been Good To Me1 and 2 - gospel funk
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- Sat Morn (video) - funk folk
- Mi Estilo Es Tranquilo - reggae tejano
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- Un Momento Perfecto – folk samba jazz
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- Lake Rules - reggae kids fun
- All The Above - pop folk rock funk vocal
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- Speeding1 and 2- reggae folk rock bluegrass
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- Nobody Knows What It Means – soul pop horns and harmonies
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- Dub Lub – stone cold reggae jam (needs lyrics?)
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After trying to crack Obama’s communications code, I’ve broken my philosophy down to the following five principles.
- Truly believe in your cause: Nothing is more important than making and sharing great art, song. This year I need to make a great album, site, and share it with Austin (DC, New York, San Diego…) and the world.
- Spread the word: I am a songwriter who cares about lyrics and poetry. Non-disposable words and a palette of folk, funk, soul, jazz, latin, rock and reggae. Everyday J making poetry pop.
- Make it urgent: Countdown to the next album: 6 months. It’s been 4 years since my last album and I’ve got scads of unrecorded songs. I’ve been in Austin for 13 years and am almost completely unknown beyond my friends. The time is NOW! Make a great album, show, site. Get on the map in Austin, at the very least.
- Give the power to the people: Solicit feedback and collaboration on everything I do. Create ways for fans to easily share with their friends. Be accessible to fans, creatively reward. Always offer clear opportunities for engagement.
- Report from the front-line: Keep doing cool stuff, trying new things. Don’t sit around. Keep pioneering innovative approaches to writing and playing; bring your sketchbook, recorder, camera, and guitar and get some good footage for the folks that can’t be there live.
That’s FoK DuB. Over the next six months I will make an album out of these songs with full band, horns, and backup singers while at the same time asking friends, fans, and the public for feedback and colaboration. As I post songs every week please make sounds of your own, send to me to remix, or remix yourselves. fOk dUb.
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