"I guess it's coffee house type music? That's a genre available here on subscription radio."
Stephen Ryan
(Canada)
"...half stand-up, half poetry, half music..."
Mike Illingworth
(UK)
"Back in Blighty is amazing! I am such a sucker for
easy listening type of songs... So relaxing and
exactly the song you wanna play during long drives!"
Jodelen Ortiz
(Admin Member - WikiMusicGuide)
"With the proliferation of singer-songwriters available for
your delectation, how do you manage to separate the
wheat from the chaff? Well my friend this is where I
come in, pointing you in the direction of John Zonn.
"Who?" I hear you cry. Well that doesn't really matter,
you just need to feel the warmth of the acoustic
songs that make up 'Portfolio Career', a selection of
songs from John's back catalogue re-recorded first
take in the studio. This decision is one that pays
dividends, as the rough unpolished edges are one of
the things that makes these songs special. The other
is that he writes lyrics that are at turns: funny,
heartfelt, happy, sad and much more about a range of
everyday subjects. The album features some intricate
guitar playing which can almost appear flamenco
at times ('You Make Me Melt') and some accentuated,
near crooning vocals. If by nothing else the
album justifies itself over the space of one song,
the heart rendingly sad 'Hands Of The Brewery'."
Russell Barker
('Russell's Reviews' Online Music Magazine)
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"Hi Zonn
Your latest release arrived yesterday - I knew what it was
before I opened it, it was singing in the envelope.
What did I find? a fresh sounding e.p. by someone who has
invented and mastered their own genre - 'Los Galgos' - a
moody Spanish opener which just makes you glad Zonn is
back in black.
'Mes parents' is full of subtle poppy chord changes and
pulls you in as you try to keep up translating with a grade
B in GCSE French - this is quite brilliant John.
'When science meets art' with it's intricate waltzy hooks
and lunatic narrative is its equal.
I'm serious when I say you have blown your previous high
standard out of the water - this is a very addictive e.p.
- listened to it several times already.
Salut! et bienvenue sur ma description de ‘myspace’.
I write songs and tunes, usually based on life-experience or imagined experience, which I think is how most people do it. My musical and literary influences are many, and these affect my song and tune-writing. Most notably, I used to have a penchant for 60's and early 70's psychedelia and prog rock, but later-on I turned to almost any style of music and joined a punk band and a folk-rock outfit. These have fallen by the wayside and now I am back to being mostly myself, with the occasional foray into the world of Irish trad.
Donc, alors. J'écris des chansons et des airs, généralement basé sur l'expérience de la vie ou l'expérience imaginée, qui je pense est de savoir comment la plupart des gens ce font. Mes influences musicales et littéraires sont nombreuses, et elles affectent ma chanson et musique-écriture. Plus particulièrement, j'ai l'habitude d'avoir un penchant pour les 60's et début 70's psychédélique et le rock prog, mais plus tard je me suis tourné-on à presque n'importe quel style de musique, et rejoint un groupe de punk et de folk-rock. Ils sont tombés au bord du chemin et maintenant je suis de retour à l'être surtout moi-même, avec l'incursion occasionnelle dans le monde du trad irlandais.
Anyway, the world of Zonn was big in the late 80's - when (as 'Alias' John Riley) I left a rock/goth band for the beauty of 'Mike Oldfield-style' home recording - and then again in the late 90's and early 00's - when I decided that I really am obsessed with pushing rhyming words into 'plucked and strummed guitar' or 'any-genre' musical backdrops.
Alors, à la fin des 80's, le monde de ‘Zonn’ était grand – lorsque (dans le caractère de ‘Alias' John Riley) je laissé d’une groupe ‘rock/goth’ pour la finesse d'enregistrement à domicile au façon de ‘Mike Oldfield’ – et puis de nouveau à la fin des années 90 et début des années '00 tôt – lorsque j'ai décidé que je suis vraiment obsédé par la poussée des mots qui riment dedans la toiles de fond musical de «plumé et guitare grattés» ou «toutes-genres».
Since my first live solo spot in 1997, I have moved towards creating a new expanded Zonn discography and concert output - whilst in turn, travelling further and further away from rubbish employment...
Depuis mes solo-concert debut, en 1997, j'ai roulée vers la creation d’une ‘Zonn’ discographie neuve et concert rendement – tandis qu'en même temps, je mis à plus loin distance, les emplois ‘McJob’…
2001 proved to be a boon in terms of songwriting and recording, with PHOTOCOPY OF MY MIND occupying the position of 'come-back' album for me. One track got played on Hospital Radio, Swindon.
L’annee 2001 se sont avérés être un avantage en termes de l’écrivant des chansons et l’enregistrement – le disque PHOTOCOPY OF MY MIND a occupée la position de billet ‘allez-retour’ pour moi. Le Radio de Hôpital Swindon jouée un chanson de la disque!
The next year, I had the cover for the 1988 album HARD FRUIT re-designed, and it is now available in CD format. Hear some tracks at Carbon Logic.
L’annee prochaine, j'ai eu la couverture pour ‘HARD FRUIT’ - l'album de 1988 - remodelé, et actuellement, le CD format est disponible . Ecoutez-vous des chansons au site ‘Carbon Logic’.
The single DON'T SPEAK TOO SOON was a huge minority success in 2004 -
Le ‘simple’ DON’T SPEAK TOO SOON était un success massif en l’annee 2004, avec une minorite –
- being on the playlist at: KIDN, KFMU & NPR radio stations, Colorado.
- étant sur le playlist à : Stations par radio de KIDN, de KFMU et de NPR, le Colorado.
Coupled with an extensive tour of parts of south-east England, the feedback from this single gave me the vavavoom to record the 'acoustic singer/songwriter' long-player PORTFOLIO CAREER, which is available to purchase through the johnzonn.co.uk website (see opposite) and which gave me a Silver
Artist Award at Radio Gets Wild online radio station.
Couplé à une excursion étendue des parties de sud-est Angleterre, la rétroaction de ce simple m'a donné le 'vavavoom!' pour enregistrer la PORTFOLIO CAREER de long-joueur 'de singer/parolier acoustique ', qui est disponible pour acheter par le site Web de 'johnzonn.co.uk' (voyez vis-à-vis de) et qui m'a donné une récompense argentée d'artiste à la radio obtient la station par ‘Radio Gets Wild’.
Soon afterwards, I got a bit understimulated with the response I was getting and chose to steer towards a couple of enjoyable sabbatical years, which ended in renewed vigour and realistically-lowered expectations. I think it's better not to care too much about what you do, and care more about how you do it...blah, blah...
Bientôt après, j’ai devenir un peu ‘sous stimulé’ par le reponse que j’ai été recevoir, et donc j’ai choisi pour conduire deux années sabbatical agréables, ce qui fini dans la vigueur remplacée et les espérances réaliste-abaissées. Je crois qu'il vaut mieux de ne pas s'inquiéter trop de ce que vous faites, et pour s'inquiéter plutôt davantage de la façon dont vous le faites... etc., etc...
OK. So since then, I have appeared in the Wiki Music Guide (with exclusive interview and biog) and in Rock Circle online music magazine (now-obsolete) - where one of my toons reached No. 1 in the charts! I have also been stretching my performing legs, with appearances at Scaledown, Viva Viva and the Six Bells Folk n' Blues Club - amongst the many notable venues available...
Alors! Depuis lors, je suis apparu du ‘Wiki Music Guide’ (avec l'entrevue exclusif et le biog) et en magazine en ligne de musique de ‘Rock Circle’ (actuellement désuet) - où un de mes airs atteint le numéro 1 dans les diagrammes ! J'avais également étiré mes jambes d'exécution, avec des aspects aux 'Scaledown', 'Viva Viva' et ‘Six Bells Folk n’ Blues Club’ - parmi les nombreux rendez-vous notables disponibles...
Most importantly, I released the 3-song EP LOS GALGOS that broke previous records: by being played 3 times at the poshest restaurant in Monsanto, Portugal (where it was also heard on Rádio Clube de Monsanto) and through selling 3 copies during the summer 2007 London/Oxford weekend tour...it's been played at The Juggler café in Hoxton, London as well...
D'une manière primordiale, j'ai fait disponible le 3-chansons EP LOS GALGOS qui a cassé les disques précédents : en étant joué 3 fois au restaurant le plus bourgeois dans Monsanto, Portugal (où aussi on l'a entendu sur Rádio Clube de Monsanto) et en vendant 3 copies pendant l'excursion de week-end de l'été 2007 de London/Oxford...il également est joué au 'The Juggler' café à Hoxton, Londres...
... vous pouvez attraper un chanson a ce moment au Virtual Open Mic...
December 2007 brought more good news when the classic tineolacide tune Night of the Moths achieved Song of the Day status at: BeatTheMix online music platform (again, now obsolete)...
Décembre 2007 a apporté des nouvelles meilleures quand l'air classique Night of the Moths a réalisé 'Chanson le Statut de Jour' à la plateforme en-ligne de musique de BeatTheMix (actuellement désuet)...
But that's not all. Last year I was judging for the 1st Annual Native-E Music Awards (for Native American & Canadian Aboriginal artists), which was celebrated in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the 20th September 2008 - check the Native-E Music Awards website. Congratulations to all who took part!
Car cela pas tout. Dernière année j'avais jugé pour les 1ères récompenses 'Native-E' annuelles de musique (pour les artistes Indigènes Américains et Canadiens Indigènes) qui etait célébré à Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique - visitez au site Native-E Music Awards. Félicitations à tous ce qui ont participé !
And finally (for the moment), the 2008 CD - BACK IN BLIGHTY - is still available, and the NEW CD - SEPARATION ANXIETY - is out NOW!!!
Et enfin (pour l'instant), le 2008 CD - BACK IN BLIGHTY - est encore disponible, et le nouvel CD - SEPARATION ANXIETY - est disponible MAINTENANT!!!
Have I said enough yet? You want more? Why not ask me to play a bespoke gig for you [johnzonn(at)fsmail.net] or buy a recording? Hey, and check out my friends!
Est-ce que j'ai dit assez encore ? Vous voulez plus ? Pourquoi ne pas me demander de jouer une gig personnelle pour vous [ johnzonn(à)fsmail.net ] ou achetez un enregistrement ? Hé, et découvrez mes amis!
How are you, John Zonn? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to wish you a happy November & hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can Hear it right Now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo OK, that's it for the shameless sel-promotion.Thanks for being a friend. adios for now! Pablo
hey:-) how are u doing? have a look on www.myspace.com/thesilentriotband you can listen to three recorded songs ;-) have still a nice sunday! best greetings and a big hug! jen
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High! Pablo here, reporting from Inner Space to wish you a great 2009! (we interrupt this comment with a brief announcement): Pablo's first new album in 5 years,"Take Two," Is Here & Now! -16 tracks of sugar coated insanity - Stop by my page to hear 4 new songs! (P.S. the new album is best appreciated on a higher plane....;)) God bless!!! P
Thanks for friending up! I hope you enjoy the music and don't forget to check out the press release for Retrospect Records 2008 release of "Meet My Demons" Press Release Here
Thank you for your kind words and comments! Its really something wonderful to fathom all the talent here. Stay strong in doing all you love! And please feel free to keep in touch and drop me a message or a comment anytime you'd like. Keep me updated on what's up and how you're doing.
On November 17th, my first new age style listening adventure, "Desert Seas" will be released. Please search for Miss Kristin on Itunes and you will find all 8 of my unique and special CDs. Check em out! Some rock and some groove, I'm sure you will find one just right for you!
Here are a few FREE tracks for now~ Click on the download button and then the GREEN CLICK HERE button! Save em to your computer :-)
We have lots more great music in store for you in the coming year too, so be patient, hold tight, stay tuned and sit righ
hey john:-) thx for ur message. tomorrow is a big day for me and katha cuz we are coming to brighton - AGAIN:-) *hurra* we really really hope to see u. we are going back to germany in the night from tuesday to wednesday. so, maybe we..ll give u a call or a text message when we are in brighton!!! i am so happy:-))) lots of love and best greetings from drummer girl KATHA. jen. xxx
