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J D Rachel

My brain burns like a styrofoam candle.

About Me


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Just spent five weeks in Kampala Uganda and had the pleasure of working with some of Uganda's finest entertainers. Much of the time I was recording in Sylver Kyagulanyi's studio in Ntinda with Prisca (formerly of the Dream Galz) and producer Charz Wrayce, truly one of the most talented musicians in the world who Africanized my ideas and productions. Sylver is East Africa's most prolific, famous and successful songwriters (winner of the Pearl of Africa Music Award for Songwriter of the Year 2006), who has written hundreds of hit songs. Just while I was there he had five songs on the four major pop stations in Kampala serving the over 5 million music lovers in that part of the world. Sylver and I co-wrote several songs which we hope will be recorded by the Obsessions and Juliana, two of Uganda's most popular and highly polished acts. Writing with a man of this calibre was both an honor and an unforgettable experience!! Overall, the five weeks were intense, insane, inspiring and exhausting. For contrast and to recover, I am now situated in Sasayama Japan, a sleepy, pastoral and historically-rich village close to Osaka and Kyoto. Here I will be finishing a host of songs and productions in various stages of completion, and mount my assault on the J-Pop scene. That will be a whole chapter (maybe an entire book) in itself.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/4/2007
Band Website: speedoflightmusic.com
Band Members: John Rachel, Producer/Engineer
Influences: Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Luther King, Ralph Nader, Jimmy Carter, Beethoven, Vivaldi, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Sting, Neil Postman, Dr. Jared Diamond, Dr. Andrew Weil, Trevor Horne, George Martin, the Neptunes
Sounds Like: Spheres dissolving in the ether of infinite space.
Record Label: Speed of Light
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ALWAYS (Lyrics)

1st Verse: Can you feel the rush and the rising of the tide?Inhibitions crushed by the hurricane insideEven when we brush like a feather in a glideI see your body blush and I need to take the rideMy h...
Posted by J D Rachel on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:47:00 PST

GIVE ME YOUR LOVE (Lyrics)

Chorus: I want your love I need your love Give me your love I want your love I need your love give me your love1st Verse: Well it’s three o’clock in the morning And I&rsquo...
Posted by J D Rachel on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:43:00 PST

LONG LONG WAY TO BARCELONA (Lyrics)

1st Verse:It’s so hard to describe The kind of man who drives a woman crazyBut a photograph of you right thenWould have a lot to sayI was drowning in your eyesAnd I didn’t want anyone to s...
Posted by J D Rachel on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:38:00 PST

GOTTA GOTTA (Lyrics)

Intro: Gotta gotta Gotta get next to youGotta gotta . . .1st Verse: I hate the nightBed so cold and narrowThey promised me a lifeBut who can trust the Tarot?I see your facePeering from the sha...
Posted by J D Rachel on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:35:00 PST

HANDS OFF (Lyrics)

Hook: Hands off Hands off Hands off If you ain’t buyin’ Keep your hands off the merchandise Rap: I won’t even give most guys a second glance I’m looking for a ...
Posted by J D Rachel on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:26:00 PST

I COME APART (Lyrics)

1st Verse: Hearts are breaking all over the world It’s very sad but it’s what I see So I say life is too short to let the good things get away You think avoiding me is somehow bein...
Posted by J D Rachel on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:21:00 PST