New Video for No Lockdown posted
Out now, the latest single No Lockdown.
This was the lost pandemic song.
I'd released 2 albums during the pandemic (Wonky and Walken400's Kindness, Jazz and a Bit of Tidying Up) and this song had been completely lost due to a failed hard drive and then forgotten about, or so I thought....
It was written and recorded in May 2020 in the midst of the early months of the pandemic, and but for a different hard drive search would have probably remained lost and forgotten forever.
I listened again and felt it deserved it's moment in the sun and so it is available for free/pay what you want on Bandcamp only as my latest single.
This was the lost pandemic song.
I'd released 2 albums during the pandemic (Wonky and Walken400's Kindness, Jazz and a Bit of Tidying Up) and this song had been completely lost due to a failed hard drive and then forgotten about, or so I thought....
It was written and recorded in May 2020 in the midst of the early months of the pandemic, and but for a different hard drive search would have probably remained lost and forgotten forever.
I listened again and felt it deserved it's moment in the sun and so it is available for free/pay what you want on Bandcamp only as my latest single.
New homegrown video for - Why Don't They Come For Us, from the Chippa album.
I cant get out as much as I used to lately, so that usually means me making #lofi #DIY videos in my garden.
This one was shot on my wildlife camera pointed upwards to the sky if you must know, I'm a big fan of looking up, it's highly underrated.
The song was born from my active imagination and a bass guitar rift that I came up when improvising and wouldn't leave me.
It was then embellished with a computer click track, human stationary percussion and an array of guitar, piano and keyboard chops via pedals, effects, and odd looking boxes that I had lying around.
Recordings of train stations and people going about their daily business were there before much of the sound collage arrived and always seemed to be a natural fit with the music and the subject matter.
I enjoyed making it this song and it was the first recording from the Chippa sessions.
The video is just a little #homemade thing, and Essex skies are contagious after all.
I'm told The Chippa album is worth a listen if you need your spirits lifted.
Thanks to Luke Barwell for his mastering skills on the music.
#Clouds #SnippetCuts #Snippet #aka #JohnnoCasson #Colchester #Essex #lookup #Bassplaying #handpercussion #soundcollage #guitarpedals #nylonstring #cordobaguitars #homegrown #DIY #English #Music from the #borders and #margins where all the interesting stuff happens.
I cant get out as much as I used to lately, so that usually means me making #lofi #DIY videos in my garden.
This one was shot on my wildlife camera pointed upwards to the sky if you must know, I'm a big fan of looking up, it's highly underrated.
The song was born from my active imagination and a bass guitar rift that I came up when improvising and wouldn't leave me.
It was then embellished with a computer click track, human stationary percussion and an array of guitar, piano and keyboard chops via pedals, effects, and odd looking boxes that I had lying around.
Recordings of train stations and people going about their daily business were there before much of the sound collage arrived and always seemed to be a natural fit with the music and the subject matter.
I enjoyed making it this song and it was the first recording from the Chippa sessions.
The video is just a little #homemade thing, and Essex skies are contagious after all.
I'm told The Chippa album is worth a listen if you need your spirits lifted.
Thanks to Luke Barwell for his mastering skills on the music.
#Clouds #SnippetCuts #Snippet #aka #JohnnoCasson #Colchester #Essex #lookup #Bassplaying #handpercussion #soundcollage #guitarpedals #nylonstring #cordobaguitars #homegrown #DIY #English #Music from the #borders and #margins where all the interesting stuff happens.
I've been compiling Spotify Playlists of music I like, click on a picture below to check them out - they are full of beautiful music to soothe your soul.
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DIY video for Happy Place (It's A Call out)
I shot this video on my phone whilst I was laying on the grass in my garden, a very happy place for me - where I can just chill and listen to the garden breathing.
A radio edit version of Happy Place (It's A Call Out) and the original track appears on the Chippa album.
Written, played and produced by me and mastered by Luke Barwell
I shot this video on my phone whilst I was laying on the grass in my garden, a very happy place for me - where I can just chill and listen to the garden breathing.
A radio edit version of Happy Place (It's A Call Out) and the original track appears on the Chippa album.
Written, played and produced by me and mastered by Luke Barwell
Delighted that Happy Place (It's A Call Out) from my new #Chippa album is the closing track on this weeks #bbcintroducing #Mixtape on #BBC6Music thanks to the amazing Tom Robinson
Thanks so much Tom, my love for being featured on this show never wanes and I'm really #blessed and #proud to be included alongside some great music, including personal faves #sunflowerthieves
It drops Monday 2nd May
Thanks so much Tom, my love for being featured on this show never wanes and I'm really #blessed and #proud to be included alongside some great music, including personal faves #sunflowerthieves
It drops Monday 2nd May
Lovely review of Chippa from Neil King, the head honcho at Fatea Magazine
"Chippa really does lift the spirits in both sound & lyric, Chippa - well worth spending some with.”
"Chippa really does lift the spirits in both sound & lyric, Chippa - well worth spending some with.”
My new album #Chippa is included on the Bandcamp 'New and Notable' page amongst some crisp new music.
"Bright and sunny pop music with radiant guitars and sunshine-y melodies, specifically designed to lift spirits"
Great review of the Chippa album by Paul Scott-Bates for At The Barrier
"It’s the sort of album that a non-English speaker could enjoy as it possessed such a feel-good quality. It makes you tap your feet and smile and want to do silly, childish things with controlled abandon. You’ll find yourself dancing in the shower and smirking in the car. You’ll feel a warm glow from track to track – you might also get a little tingle down your spine. If you haven’t guessed already, Chippa is a delightful album.
Lyrically, he’s been compared to Ray Davies and Ian Dury – clever rhymes, highly descriptive situations and storylines that we can all relate to, he is a torch-bearer for songwriters everywhere. With instrumentation that is wonderfully layered yet somehow simplistic, it’s the perfect combination.
As summer approaches, it’s time to get some sunlight into your life – Chippa is the answer".
"It’s the sort of album that a non-English speaker could enjoy as it possessed such a feel-good quality. It makes you tap your feet and smile and want to do silly, childish things with controlled abandon. You’ll find yourself dancing in the shower and smirking in the car. You’ll feel a warm glow from track to track – you might also get a little tingle down your spine. If you haven’t guessed already, Chippa is a delightful album.
Lyrically, he’s been compared to Ray Davies and Ian Dury – clever rhymes, highly descriptive situations and storylines that we can all relate to, he is a torch-bearer for songwriters everywhere. With instrumentation that is wonderfully layered yet somehow simplistic, it’s the perfect combination.
As summer approaches, it’s time to get some sunlight into your life – Chippa is the answer".
New lyric video of I'll Be There For You, from the Chippa album
Great review of the Chippa album from Angry Baby
"Chippa is an album that can be summed up in just one word: joyous.
It’s an early contender for best album of 2022."
"Chippa is an album that can be summed up in just one word: joyous.
It’s an early contender for best album of 2022."
New lyric video for From The Mouths Of Babes from the Chippa album
New lyric video for The Clerk Of The Office from the Chippa album
Hi all
My new album #Chippa is out today as a Bandcamp only exclusive early release, people were askeing for the complete album to be available so they can hear it all at once, rather than a few tracks here or there.
Well now it is - all 17 tracks - CD & Download.
I loved making it over the past 18 months & I hope you love listening to it
Johnno
xx
My new album #Chippa is out today as a Bandcamp only exclusive early release, people were askeing for the complete album to be available so they can hear it all at once, rather than a few tracks here or there.
Well now it is - all 17 tracks - CD & Download.
I loved making it over the past 18 months & I hope you love listening to it
Johnno
xx
New video by Adam Roxby just added - Today I'm Gonna Be Happy
First single from the upcoming Chippa album.
First single from the upcoming Chippa album.
The Human Spirit - Johnno's homemade video of a song from the new Chippa album
JUST ADDED
The Chippa Bundle of Joy - Ltd Edition Special Offer
I really wanted to offer this discount from the very beginning for my friends & followers.
The Chippa Bundle of Joy - Ltd Edition
includes a screen printed Chippa T-Shirt, CD, Album Download, plus a Chippa pin badge & 2 Chippa postcards
All for £22
My gift to you.
Enjoy
x
The Chippa Bundle of Joy - Ltd Edition Special Offer
I really wanted to offer this discount from the very beginning for my friends & followers.
The Chippa Bundle of Joy - Ltd Edition
includes a screen printed Chippa T-Shirt, CD, Album Download, plus a Chippa pin badge & 2 Chippa postcards
All for £22
My gift to you.
Enjoy
x
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I'm happy because the recordings & mixing of my new album are done.
It's going to be called #Chippa & its 44 minutes of joyful goodness made by my fair hand over the last year.
Next its mastering and artwork & I have little butterflies of happiness tickling my insides already.
Can't wait to share it with you.
It's going to be called #Chippa & its 44 minutes of joyful goodness made by my fair hand over the last year.
Next its mastering and artwork & I have little butterflies of happiness tickling my insides already.
Can't wait to share it with you.
My new single Here Come The Freaks is voted by the public into Fresh On The Net's
'Fresh Faves'
With a great review from Neil March
'Fresh Faves'
With a great review from Neil March
Here Come The Freaks
Available NOW as a Bandcamp exclusive, new single -
You can purchase the single and see Jonny Drop's ace video for it too
Available NOW as a Bandcamp exclusive, new single -
You can purchase the single and see Jonny Drop's ace video for it too
Out on 1.10.21 from all half decent online retailers -
Here Come The Freaks
Here Come The Freaks
New release(s) from Old Tramp - 1 track a month throughout 2021 from the new album Tunes
Brand new album from Johnno (as Walken400) -
Kindness, Jazz and Bit of Tidying Up
Kindness, Jazz and Bit of Tidying Up
From Johnno's lockdown project - Walken400 -
Kindness, Jazz and a Bit of Tidying Up - This is the video for Bad Vs The Good Good
Kindness, Jazz and a Bit of Tidying Up - This is the video for Bad Vs The Good Good
World Needs Changing features on Angry Baby Music Blog
New Single 'World Needs Changes' released on 12 June 2020
FREE Download
I've been so angered by the deep seated racism in America and the UK, and the horrible murder of George Floyd that I wrote a song about it.
Being a white guy from Colchester I had thought, how can I possibly write a song about George Floyd, Black Lives Matter & the protests across the world and really know how it feels for the people deeply impacted by it?
I had thought - what right have I got to comment on people's stories from another country, people who live on the other side of the ocean and who's life is so different from my own but then I thought - I've seen this evil racism all my life and I am disgusted by it, I've seen how the police treat people of colour, I grew up in a multi cultural Hackney and have witnessed (and stood against) racism and division.
I have never felt so disgusted with authorities in America (and across the world) as I have this week (and I already know of the evil and deep rooted hatred that lives in the heart of the president, as I've followed American politics for the best part of 30 years and fear it's only going to get worse with him).
I have watched the video's of how the police treat black people in the U.S, I have listened to the stories, I have read the news and I have understood what is going on in America and recognised it is the same story on our streets and in our homes in the UK (perhaps without the guns) and I feel that white people really need to call out the hatred, the division and the deep rooted racism that continues to eat away at our our communities and I stand in solidarity with the people this is impacting, it will only change if we all stand together and demand change.
One thing I can do is to write a song and call out racism and so I have - this is World Needs Changing.
If the song reaches you, share it on
Thanks
J
x
FREE Download
I've been so angered by the deep seated racism in America and the UK, and the horrible murder of George Floyd that I wrote a song about it.
Being a white guy from Colchester I had thought, how can I possibly write a song about George Floyd, Black Lives Matter & the protests across the world and really know how it feels for the people deeply impacted by it?
I had thought - what right have I got to comment on people's stories from another country, people who live on the other side of the ocean and who's life is so different from my own but then I thought - I've seen this evil racism all my life and I am disgusted by it, I've seen how the police treat people of colour, I grew up in a multi cultural Hackney and have witnessed (and stood against) racism and division.
I have never felt so disgusted with authorities in America (and across the world) as I have this week (and I already know of the evil and deep rooted hatred that lives in the heart of the president, as I've followed American politics for the best part of 30 years and fear it's only going to get worse with him).
I have watched the video's of how the police treat black people in the U.S, I have listened to the stories, I have read the news and I have understood what is going on in America and recognised it is the same story on our streets and in our homes in the UK (perhaps without the guns) and I feel that white people really need to call out the hatred, the division and the deep rooted racism that continues to eat away at our our communities and I stand in solidarity with the people this is impacting, it will only change if we all stand together and demand change.
One thing I can do is to write a song and call out racism and so I have - this is World Needs Changing.
If the song reaches you, share it on
Thanks
J
x
Johnno was a special guest on the Tom Robinson show on BBC 6 Music.
Click here to hear the hour long interview (with lots of Johnno/Snippet/Old Tramp songs)
Click here to hear the hour long interview (with lots of Johnno/Snippet/Old Tramp songs)
New video for Working Class Man by Martin Case .
Taken from the #Wonky album
New video by Adam Roxby of 'Run' Taken from the #Wonky album and all proceeds from this song will go to Refugee Action Colchester
New video by Martin Case of 'Wondering' Taken from the #Wonky album
Hey, you can pre-order my new album Wonky now on digital or CD.
With a free DL of first single Wondering
Plus you can now order brand new Wonky
T-Shirts via this link
Ladies and Gentlemen I bring you a #Wonky Announcement!
Here's the tracklist for the Wonky album
Out 20.3.20
#JohnnoCasson #Snippet #COLCHESTER #Hackney #NewMusic
Mastered by @LukeBitmap
A brand new 10 track album 'Wonky' will be released on 20 March 2020 on Quirky Sounds.
10 nuggets of the finest British #SnipHop goes #WonkyPop
#Wonky #JohnnoCasson #Snippet #COLCHESTER #Hackney #NewMusic
In the meantime you can stream previous releases - over on Spotify
Tom Robinson features new Snippet song
'Down The Swanny' on both his Saturday night BBC 6 Music show & the BBC Introducing Mixtape.
"Sounds to my ears like a major return to form" Tom Robinson
The track is taken from the future album Wonky currently being recorded
Click here or on the picture above to listen again (3 tracks in)
You can Now Order
'The Best Of Johnno Casson'
A special review of #TheBestOfJohnnoCasson by Fatea
A clip below - Go here for the full review
A special review of #TheBestOfJohnnoCasson by Louder Than War
A clip below - Go here for the full review
Great review of #TheBestOfJohnnoCasson by Angry Baby Music
A clip below - Go here for the full review
The Best Of Johnno Casson - Snippet - Old Tramp album is released on 26th April on Quirky Sounds (via Bandcamp)
Hurt For You was the most voted for song by the public so features in the Fresh Faves
The track from the Human Good album was reviewed by Chris Ingram
Fatea review Human Good
OUT NOW - Human Good
Bandcamp
Grab a little piece of my heart
Lovely new merchandise in -
CD's, T Shirt's and The Little Book of Human Good Lyric book
HERE
Lovely new merchandise in -
CD's, T Shirt's and The Little Book of Human Good Lyric book
HERE
Louder Than War's Paul Scott-Bates reviews Human Good
"This, is how pop should be written. It’s perfect, from an artist who has that enviable talent. Listen and be impressed once more"
"Ever clever song writing talent to tease your emotions"
Ralph's Life talk all things Human Good
"Another stonker of an album"
Angry Baby Music Blog reviews Human Good
New video for Human Good, taken from the forthcoming album Human Good
Purchase link
Gentle Days in on the latest BBC Introducing Mixtape
Human Good is voted by the public into Fresh on The Net's Fresh Faves
"Hooky pop sensibilities topped with thoughtful, uplifting lyrics"
Gentle Days features on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music show (about 58 mins in)
Gentle Days features on BBC Suffolk Introducing
The new video for Gentle Days, taken from forthcoming album Human Good
Purchase link
Pre Order the new album Human Good
Coming Soon - Human Good - a special new album from
Johnno Casson aka Snippet
Coming Soon - Human Good - a special new album from
Johnno Casson aka Snippet
Being Yourself from the Future Melancholy Pop Music album on Folkwit Records features on the latest BBC Introducing Mixtape from Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music (Hear it at 53 mins 38 secs)
"Thats 'Being Yourself' by Johnno Casson, also known to long time listeners as Snippet. It's got a great video with Johnno doing just that , being himself quite brilliantly straight to camera.
It comes from his latest solo album Future Melancholy Pop Music, dedicated to the memory of dutch producer Wim Oudijk" Tom Robinson
Hope Can Win
Though originally planned to be part of the next album, it seemed apt to share this new song on the week of the UK General Election
Out now - Future Melancholy Pop Music
Thanks for the support x
Purchase Links
iTunes UK Customers: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
iTunes US Customers: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
CD & Bandcamp - https://folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/future-melancholy-pop-music
A message from Johnno
Hi
So many of you have been wonderful supporters of what I do and I know I've been banging on about this for a while but this one means a lot to me for a myriad of reasons so please indulge me.
The #FutureMelancholyPopMusic Album is out this Friday 7 April on Folkwit Records and features the production of the wonderful Wim Oudijk Will Harris Jeanette Lynes Claire Hollocks Johnny Rhys-Lewis TheOcean OfTunes Arkestar Dawn Casson.
15 tracks of British Pop Music over 47 Minutes, some are saying its my best work yet, I'll let you judge for yourself.
*This album is dedicated to my producer and longtime friend and collaborator Wim Oudijk who sadly passed away during the recordings for the album, his loss will continue to be felt and this album is testament to his production talents “it was simply wonderful to have a last hurrah with the nicest man I never met”
Thank you
x
Links
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
CD & Bandcamp - https://folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/future-melancholy-pop-music
Album Launch (Sunday 9th April) https://www.facebook.com/events/1868451470105669/
Colchester Gazette
New video for Middle Class Ways
Video made by Allison Burke
Future Melancholy Pop Music is now available in a variety of formats
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
Folkwit Bandcamp (including CD's) - https://folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/future-melancholy-pop-music
and you can listen/stream it on Spotify https://play.spotify.com/album/6Qo3kHxWKJJTEeiMiAavBL?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open
DON'T FORGET our SPECIAL OFFER for purchases from iTunes
If you pre-order or purchase Future Melancholy Pop Music any time from iTunes from now until 7 days after the release date, email us at mail@folkwit.biz with proof of purchase and we will send you a link for 3 exclusive bonus tracks. Go check it out now:
UK Customers: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
US Customers: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
If you pre-order or purchase Future Melancholy Pop Music any time from iTunes from now until 7 days after the release date, email us at mail@folkwit.biz with proof of purchase and we will send you a link for 3 exclusive bonus tracks. Go check it out now:
UK Customers: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
US Customers: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/future-melancholy-pop-music/id1207835048
Get your copy of Future Melancholy Pop Music on iTunes and Bandcamp
Future Melancholy Pop Music - The Album Launch -
9th April, The Minories, Colchester
