J.O. Simon

Second Tale

März 2025

The Duck
Exercise #16

Odds & Ends

Remix/Remaster Album von 1999

Stab & Run
Don't Mess With Me
Allures
Forgotten
Canard Prog
My Body




Cover mit Bing Image Creator erstellt.

Erik Satie Is In The Kitchen

Drums, Kontrabass, Gitarren, E.Piano, Gospel Chor und Tenorsax
Es ist mir bekannt, dass Satie Klavierspieler war und nicht auf dem Küchentisch Saxofon gespielt hat.
Das Cover-Bild wurde mit dem Bing Image Creator erstellt.

First Tale

August 2023 bis April 2024
Let Clouds Go By
A Small Boat
Introduction Mona Lee
Dead Head I've Seen You
The Wicked Wizard
The Magic Toothpick
Talking Salad
Like A Muppet In Your Hand
Swingin' Snake
A Kind Of New Disease
Alone Again

A Curious Look Inside

Februar 2023

1 Boogaloo (3:13)
2 Interlude #7 (1:00)
3 When You're Down (2:31)
4 Coming Down Hard (2:59)
5 Stop It (2:06)
6 You Did Everything For Me (3:55)
7 Rückwärts (1:48)
8 Don't Wanna Go Back Home (4:58)
9 Wahwah Swing (3:25)
10 Your Complexion (4:08)
11 Are You The One (2:20)
12 Exercise#11 (2:25)
13 Outta Time (2:10)
14 The Same Again (3:58)
15 Exercise#12 (2:11)
16 I Bring To You (2:42)
17 Exercise #13 (3:50)
18 Now That You're Here (2:41)
19 Exercise #14 (3:26)

Studies XI

September 2022 bis ...

[1] Study 50
[2] Study 53
[3] Study 58
[4] Study 123
[5] Study 124
[6] Study 125
[7] Study 126
[8] Study 127
[9] Study 128
[10] Study 129

[16] Electric Muzak

Studies X

August 2021

[1] Study 107
[2] Study 108

Inside

Dezember 2020

[1] Don't Cry (3:52)
[2] Harry's Dream (3:16)
[3] When I Was A Prince (4:22)
[4] My Cinematic Dreams (3:53)
[5] Yom Deoh (3:10)
[6] It's True Oooh (3:08)
[7] And When She's Down (3:11)
[8] Eiri AM (3:26)
[9] The Turnstile (8:31)
[10] Life Has Just Begun (3:27)
[11] A Raven On A Stone (4:05)
[12] The Heat (1:56)
[13] Cross Eyed Sally (2:26)

The Adventures Of Ciko

Album von 2003

[1] Cold Wind Blowin‘ (4:27)
[2] Get Off The Bus (5:07)
[3] Twisted And Confused (3:36)
[4] You‘re So Cute (2:41)
[5] I‘m Through With You (3:33)
[6] Without You (3:29)
[7] Don‘t Know Where To Go (1:52)
[8] This Dying Light (2:58)
[9] The Evil Waltz (4:23)
[10] Inescapably (3:16)
[11] It‘s Stormy Weather (4:22)
[12] Leave Me Alone (2:18)
[13] The Adventures Of Ciko (16:08)

Nähere Informationen auf http://www.usimon.com

Studies IX

Oktober 2017

[1] Study 95 (3:00)
[2] Study 96 (2:50)
[3] Study 97 (3:52)
[4] Study 98 (4:46)
[5] Study 99 (4:15)
[6] Study 100 (2:38)
[7] Study 101 (9:19)
[8] Study 102 (1:25)
[9] Study 103 (5:49)
[10] Study 104 (7:18)
[11] Study 105 (3:18)
[12] Study 106 (3:19)
[13] Exercise #1 (3:03)
[14] Exercise #2 (4:42)
[15] Exercise #3 (0:52)
[16] Exercise #4 (1:44)
[17] Exercise #5 (3:12)
[18] Exercise #6 (1:14)
[19] Exercise #7 (1:45)
[20] Exercise #8 (3:40)
[21] Exercise #9 (3:39)
[22] Exercise #10 (1:26)

Six Feet Under

Februar 2016

[1] Marilyn I Love You (2:58)
[2] Last Chance (2:04)
[3] Oozy And Juicy (3:02)
[4] That‘s Me Oh Yeah (4:00)
[5] Now You See Me (3:13)
[6] Six Feet Under Swing (4:38)
[7] You Keep On And On (2:57)
[8] I Don‘t Wanna Dance With You (3:46)
[9] Is It Me (3:18)
[10] I Don‘t Know (3:16)
[11] How Does It Feel (4:18)
[12] Is It Easy (2:39)
[13] My Birthday Party (2:48)
[14] When I‘m Down (1:52)
[15] Unload (3:19)

Studies VIII

November 2015

[1] Study 83 (1:45)
[2] Study 84 (4:53)
[3] Study 85 (3:18)
[4] Study 86 (3:11)
[5] Study 87 (4:00)
[6] Study 88 (3:08)
[7] Study 89 (3:38)
[8] Study 90 (4:35)
[9] Study 91 (8:47)
[10] Study 92 (4:13)
[11] Study 93 (3:28)
[12] Study 94 (3:26)
[13] Study 134 (3:32)
[14] Study 135 (2:27)
[15] Study 136 (2:31)
[16] Study 137 (3:04)
[17] Obsidian (4:52)
[18] Ecco moriro (Gesualdo) (1:06)

Ten Out Of Twenty

Und jetzt die Renovierung der ersten Cassette von 1985. Das war eine 90 Minuten Cassette, weswegen es wieder 2 CDs geworden sind. Auch hier wurden wieder alle Songs neu arrangiert und eingespielt.

Disk 1

[1] Tiny Tiny (2:27)
[2] 1st Scene (5:02)
[3] Please Wait For Me A While (2:06)
[4] Ten Out Of Twenty (2:27)
[5] 2nd Scene (0:46)
[6] Crazy But True (4:38)
[7] Beauty & Money (3:01)
[8] 3rd Scene (1:02)
[9 Time For Tea (3:40)
[10] Does It Mean I Love You (2:38)
[11] 4th Scene (1:25)
[12] Tootling (2:51)
[13] Who Comes At Night (2:48)
[14] 5th Scene (3:20)
[15] Wendy (4:09)


Disk 2

[1] None Out Of Ten # 1 (26:10)
[2] None Out Of Ten # 2 (20:51)

Self-Deception And Other Daydreams

Juni 2014

Renovierung der zweiten Cassette aus dem Jahr 1984. Daraus wurden zwei CDs. Alle Songs wurden neu arrangiert und eingespielt.
Das Cover-Bild hat Ellen gemalt.

Disk 1

[1] Overture (6:01)
[2] Vanilla Ice Cream (4:08)
[3] Interlude #1 (3:20)
[4] In The Morning (3:07)
[5] Joe At The Bus Stop (3:04)
[6] Carmen At The Bus Stop (4:40)
[7] Disillusion (2:57)
[8] In His Dreams (3:23)
[9] The Harp (2:36)
[10] Now You See Me Now You Don't (8:24)
[11] All This Music (3:18)
[12] And I Still Remember (3:40)
[13] Can't Get Her Out Of My Head (4:24)
[14] Deep In Your Eyes (2:49)
[15] If You Don't Come Back (3:46)
[16] And I Still Remember (Reprise) (0:48)

Disk 2

[1] Washed Away (4:24)
[2] Through Fire And Rain (3:35)
[3] That's The Way It Goes (3:37)
[4] Before We're Through (3:36)
[5] Interlude #2 (3:13)
[6] I Love You (3:52)
[7] Touch Me (3:17)
[8] Interlude #3 (2:39)
[9] Interlude #4 (3:40)
[10] Alas This Was A Summer (3:32)
[11] I Told You (3:17)
[12] Interlude #5 (11:52)
[13] Over And Out (2:58)
[14] Interlude #6 (1:42)
[15] Frustrating (4:24)
[16] The Rampampam Lullaby (1:37)

I'm Younger Than You'll Ever Be

An diesem Album arbeite ich bereits seit 1996, unterstützt von vielen Musikern: Achim (Gitarre, Bass), Bille (Gesang), Annick (Gesang), Ines (Gesang), Alain (Texte), Tom (Gitarre), Joey (Bass und Texte), Gunther (Schlagzeug), Silke (Gesang und Gitarre), Simone (Viola), Felix (Baby), Norman (Bass). Außerdem haben viele Musiker bei der Vorproduktion mitgewirkt, die auf dem Album nicht zu hören sind, bei denen ich mich vielmals bedanke, Wolfgang, Martina, Dorle, Ingeborg, Jennifer (alle Gesang), Jörn (Bass), Ulli (Schlagzeug), Axel (Keyboards), Michael (Kontrabass).
Das Album wurde im Dezember 2013 veröffentlicht.

[1] I'm Younger Than You'll Ever Be
[2] Boomerang
[3] Back In Town
[4] There Ain't No Cure For Garlic Breath
[5] Too Slow
[6] It Makes Me Smile
[7] Your Father Told Me
[8] Angelina
[9] Supercilious Demeanor
[10] Honeymoon
[11] You Gotta Come
[12] Vicious Angel
[13] Dogs Are Abstruse
[14] Nameless Heartbreak
[15] A Little Bit Dumb

Male Chicks

Dezember 2012

Weiter geht's: Neuaufnahmen von zwei Cassetten aus dem Jahr 1984 stehen an. Das Album "Male Chicks" bedient sich bei der ersten, die im Februar entstand. Verfügbare Songs kann man auf meiner Homepage hören: www.usimon.com

[1] When The Moon (3:13)
[2] Square (2:54)
[3] Be My Sweet Girl (3:28)
[4] You Might Remember (3:11)
[5] What Can I Do In Canada (12:06)
[6] Absentminded (4:15)
[7] The Idiot Song (3:19)
[8] It's Understood (3:18)
[9] Dumb Little Girl (4:14)
[10] Dance Your Life Away (3:23)
[11] Frankie’s Napkins (5:46)
[12] A Light Depression (3:29)
[13] Sky Is Grey (1:45)
[14] It's Winter (3:03)

Studies VII

Oktober 2012

Die Aufnahmen zu diesem Album entstanden zwischen Juli 2010 und Oktober 2012. Alle Instrumente wurden gespielt bzw. programmiert und ein Stück gesungen (It's Not Sally) von mir.

[1] Achtung Ida (4:08)
[2] Study 74 (4:51)
[3] Study 75 (4:09)
[4] Study 76 (3:14)
[5] Study 77 (3:26)
[6] Study 78 (4:16)
[7] Study 79 (4:14)
[8] Study 80 (4:34)
[9] Study 81 (4:08)
[10] Study 82 (2:25)
[11] Triptychon # 1 (6:11)
[12] Triptychon # 2 (3:23)
[13] Triptychon # 3 (4:48)
[14] Could It Be The Weather (3:47)
[15] It‘s Not Sally (5:04)

Alle Kompositionen von J.O. Simon

Bobby's Dream

Mai 2012

1983, ein produktives Jahr, insgesamt habe ich in diesem Jahr sechs Cassetten mit Eigenkompositionen eingespielt. Das Album "Bobby's Dream" war das erste vom Februar. Vor ein paar Jahren habe ich begonnen, diese Kompositionen neu zu arrangieren und neu einzuspielen.

[1] The Black Rubber Hand
[2] On A Rainy Day
[3] Bobby's Introduction
[4] Laugh In My Face
[5] Dying World
[6] Watching The River Flow
[7] Keep Your Eyes Skinned
[8] Daughter Of Puzzle Zero
[9] She Turned Around
[10] Far Away
[11] In The Night
[12] The Spider With Almond Eyes
[13] Traffic Drum

1983 Sessions

Hier kommen alle Songs rein, die 1983 auf den Cassetten waren, aber jetzt nicht auf den Alben sind.

Snowman

März 2012

Das Album basiert auf der letzten von sechs Cassetten, die ich 1983 aufgenommen habe. Alle Songs wurden neu arrangiert, eingespielt und gesungen.

[1] The House (2:35)
[2] I Can't Sleep (3:34)
[3] Dyeing Your Hair (2:40)
[4] Studied & Stupid
[5] Accidentially Imbecile (2:26)
[6] Hallo Mary-Ann
[7] I Can't Follow
[8] Excited
[9] The Last Kandriki
[10] Lost Without Trace
[11] You're The One
[12] You Are So Strange (3:05)
[13] Yes And No (3:25)
[14] I Can Stand It Without You
[15] Little Incidences (3:32)
[16] Ruby Gloom (2:45)
[17] Tiny Monsters (3:10)
[18] Bow Oink

Up & Down

August 2011

Und noch ein Album mit Kompositionen aus dem Jahr 1983. Neu arrangiert und eingespielt 2009 bis 2011.

[1] Baby I Love Your Tears (3:55)
[2] If You Don't Love Me (3:42)
[3] Love Is Strange (3:28)
[4] Crazy Town (2:17)
[5] On The Way To The Sea (1:27)
[6] Killing Time (3:38)
[7] Upstairs (6:02)
[8] Duet For A Bunch Of Instruments (2:26)
[9] Everything Went Wrong (3:32)
[10] No More (3:31)
[11] And Then One Day (2:23)
[12] Under A Silent Moon (4:16)
[13] Plain To See (1:13)
[14] The Beginning (2:38)
[15] I'm Reelin' (2:23)
[16] Reprise (3:57)

A Ripple In My Ink

"A Ripple In My Ink" enthält Songs, die ich in Kooperation mit anderen Künstlern produziert habe.

Das Album erschien am 1. November 2010 zum Download bei iTunes, Napster und Konsorten.

[1] Fish In The Sea (2005) - Jennifer L. Carlton, Gary Gordon
[2] Dreamland (2004) - Jennifer L. Carlton, Gary Gordon
[3] Low Flyin' Cat (2004) - Jennifer L. Carlton, Archie F. Bowen
[4] Rock Zombies (2005) - Jennifer L. Carlton, Gary Gordon
[5] The Amazing Voltar (2009) - Jennifer L. Carlton, Gary Gordon
[6] Love Vampire - Jennifer L. Carlton, Gary Gordon
[7] The Fullest Of Moons - Gary Gordon
[8] Drumiliation - Annick Moerman
[9] Strange Lines - Minouche
[10] Car Of My Dreams (2004) - Jennifer L. Carlton, Gary Gordon
[11] Frogs Attack - Annick Moerman
[12] Lovin' My Only One - Gary Gordon
[13] Study 55 - Tetsuroh Konishi

Studies VI

Das Album stammt aus dem Jahr 2009.

[1] Study 63 (4:07)
[2] Study 64 (4:11)
[3] Study 65 (1:36)
[4] Study 66 (7:03)
[5] Study 67 (3:22)
[6] Study 68 (7:17)
[7] Study 69 (5:00)
[8] Study 70 (5:28)
[9] Study 71 (2:54)
[10] Study 72 (4:22)
[11] Study 73 (3:14)
[12] Looks At Erna (7:52)
[13] Canard Bebop (Lingner/Simon) (10:34)

... unter Mitwirkung von

Annick (Gesang)
Achim "Swami" (Gitarre)
Frank (Schlagzeug)

No Message

Ein weiteres Album mit Liedern aus dem Jahr 1983, neu arrangiert und aufgenommen.

Das Album ist im November 2008 fertig geworden.

[1] I've Got A Message
[2] Talk
[3] With Your Blue Eyes
[4] Pretty Momma
[5] The Peasant's Wedding
[6] Pack Your Bags
[7] Too Late
[8] Whippin' Boy
[9] I Got The Blues
[10] I Am
[11] Lend A Hand
[12] The Big Apple
[13] I'm A Drinker Not A Thinker
[14] You Don't Think So

Join Me

Die Songs dieses Albums stammen aus dem Jahr 1983. In den letzten Jahren nehme ich meine alten Komposition mit einem neuen Arrangement und teilweise mit neuen Texten wieder auf. Das Album ist im November 2007 fertig geworden.

[1] Join Me
[2] Once In A Lonely Road
[3] Summer In Chicago
[4] I Wanna Be
[5] A Ship With Seven Sails
[6] On My Own
[7] Yes I Am
[8] Please Call The Doctor
[9] The Key
[10] Black Memories
[11] Dream
[12] Such A Lousy Day
[13] Dreamin' In The Weed
[14] Please Don't Come Back
[15] Ghosts

Studies V

Album aus dem Jahr 2007 mit lauter kleinen und großen Studien. Renovierungen aus dem Jahr 2011.

[1] Study 10 (2:47)
[2] Study 11 (2:03)
[3] Study 14 (4:13)
[4] Study 16 (4:17)
[5] Study 17 (3:14)
[6] Study 20 (2:15)
[7] Study 25 (2:59)
[8] Study 26 (2:07)
[9] Study 27 (1:28)
[10] Study 28 (1:44)
[11] Study 30 (2:41)
[12] Study 31 (2:07)
[13] Study 35 (1:38)
[14] Study 38 (1:02)
[15] Study 39 (7:33)
[16] Study 40 (3:08)
[17] Study 41 (16:32)
[18] Study 42 (3:02)

Studies IV

Ein Album vom Oktober 2006 mit Studien und Experimenten. Einige Stücke sind in Zusammenarbeit mit Klaus Gronau entstanden.

[1] Study 3 (2:32)
[2] Study 5 (3:50)
[3] Study 6 (1:06)
[4] Study 7 (2:08)
[5] Study 8 (2:24)
[6] Study 9 (2:09)
[7] Study 59 (Moerman/Stein/Simon) (3:43)
[8] Study 60 (1:09)
[9] Study 61 Jazz Annoyance (6:09)
[10] Study 62 (2:28)
[11] Black Memories (6:02)
[12] Funky New Experience (1:37)
[13] What A Night (3:29)
[14] Sorry A Train (2:21)
[15] X-Static OS (9:02)
[16] Silly Transition (1:00)
[17] Silence QB (Gronau/Simon) (4:46)
[18] Not Strong (Gronau/Simon) (3:19)
[19] IMoogDes (Gronau/Simon) (3:27)
[20] Ne (Gronau/Simon) (4:59)
[21] Sequenced On Demand (Gronau/Simon) (5:07)

Studies III

August 2006

Gäste:
Jennifer Carlton (Vocals)
Annick Moerman (Vocals)
Maxine Young (Vocals, Lyrics)
Ullrich Stein (Drums)
Ed Drury (Didgeridoo, Percussion)
Axel G. Dalz (Composer)
Tetsuroh Konishi (Trumpet)

[1] Study 48 (4:20)
[2] Study 49 mit dem Huhn(4:14)
[3] Study 51 (3:35)
[4] Study 52 (2:10)
[5] Study 54 (2:50)
[6] Study 55 (Konishi/Simon) (3:06)
[7] Study 56 (3:36)
[8] Study 57 (4:09)
[9] Yalixxa's Nightmare (Moerman/Stein/Simon) (7:21)
[10] Study 13 (4:13)
[11] Daughter Of Puzzle Zero (5:27)
[12] Pedro‘s 1st and 2nd Movement (3:08)
[13] Traffic Drum (1:49)
[14] An Afternoon In June (7:17)
[15] Konzert für elektronische Oboe (6:27)
[16] We Were Talking (Double D) (Drury/Simon)(4:02)
[17] Variations On A Theme By A.G. Dalz (Dalz/Simon) (2:54)
[18] Lost (Young/Simon) (2:10)
[19] Ur Ma (Carlton/Simon) (1:40)

Listen To My Alibis

Album aus dem Jahr 2005:
Ines Stöcker (Gesang)
Tom Knauer (Gitarren)
Gunter Ziebart (Schlagzeug)
Jörn Bösel (Bass)
Sibylle Ruppin (Violoncello)
Manfred Lindner (Tenorsaxophon)
Ulrich Simon (Gesang, Gitarren, Bass, Tasteninstrumente, Programmierung)
Robert "Roko" Kohlmeyer (Mix und Master)
Jennifer L. Carlton und Gary Gordon (Coverart)

Studies II

Album vom November 2004.

[1] Low Flyin‘ Cat (Carlton/Bowen/Simon) (4:28)
[2] Study 43 (Simon) (3:42)
[3] Simonized Rhythm Eggs (Gronau/Simon) (2:51)
[4] The Secret Of Music (Simon) (4:54)
[5] Into Light (Gronau/Simon) (4:34)
[6] Study 44 (Simon) (4:30)
[7] UDonnoWhatUGot (Gronau/Simon) (8:01)
[8] Study 45 (Simon) (4:23)
[9] Air (J.S. Bach) (3:11)
[10] Vietgest Diaries (Simon) (6:17)
[11] Variation On Nancarrow‘s Study 21 (Simon) (0:56)
[12] Metapher (Simon) (0:50)
[13] Her Name Is Hazel (Simon) (2:47)
[14] Sinfonia BWV 29 (J.S. Bach) (3:40)
[15] Son Of Cave Appartment (Gronau/Simon) (3:14)
[16] Pneumonia Blues (Simon) (1:56)
[17] Inventio 1 (J.S. Bach) (1:07)
[18] Study 46 (Simon) (7:29)
[19] Inventio 2 (J.S. Bach) (1:32)
[20] Study 47 (Simon) (4:42)
[21] Inventio 3 (J.S. Bach) (1:07)
[22] 4jIjIjIjI (Simon) (2:35)

Like A Muppet In Your Hand

Das Album stammt ursprünglich aus dem Jahr 2002. Ich habe es 2021 vollständig renoviert.

Lovin' (Gordon/Simon)
Rosy
Underneath
Let Me Be
Stupid One
Staying Awake

Studies I

Dieses experimentelle Album stammt ursprünglich aus dem Jahr 2000. Es wurde 2011 ein wenig renoviert.

[1] The Dirty Little Secret (3:12)
[2] Study 1 (2:43)
[3] Study 2 (3:03)
[4] Study 4 (3:31)
[5] Study 12 (3:29)
[6] Study 15 (2:31)
[7] Study 18 (5:12)
[8] Study 19 (9:33)
[9] Study 21 (6:20)
[10] Study 22 (5:06)
[11] Study 23 (2:24)
[12] Study 24 (2:54)
[13] Study 29 (3:48)
[14] Study 32 (2:07)
[15] Study 33 (3:30)
[16] Study 34 (2:03)
[17] Study 36 (3:27)
[18] Study 37 (3:18)
[19] Study In 12st 5th #5 (5:36)
[20] Exp 1 (0:38)
[21] Pretty Little Variation (1:20)
[22] Airport (Schäfer/Simon) (2:50)

Sometimes...

Vom Juli 1981 stammt eine erste Cassette mit meinen Songs. Ich habe diese Lieder mit neuen Arrangements 2008 wieder neu aufgenommen. Und seit 2011 nehme ich sie wieder neu auf.
Das Cover ist nicht von Van Gogh.

[1] Sometimes... #1
[2] Wendy
[3] Only Cheatin'
[4] If You Can't Stand It
[5] Girl From The Country
[6] Drown In Her Kisses
[7] Trapped
[8] What You Gonna Miss
[9] Wendy's Revenge
[10] You Gotta Go
[15] Nothing To Say
[18] You're Not The One
[24] Invocation

In The Gutter

Album von 2000

[2] Scenes From A Night
[5] I've Seen Ya

Little Lies For Everyone

Mein erstes Album "Little Lies For Everyone" ist aus dem Jahr 1996 und enthält folgende Titel

[1] Slow Hand
[2] I Try To Suite Everybody's Taste
[3] I'm So Shy
[4] Little Lies For Everyone (François/Simon)
[5] No Sports!
[6] Get A Move On
[7] Mists Of My Heart (François/Simon)
[8] I Guess She's In A Mess
[9] And When She's Down
[10] Michael Loves His Toys
[11] Three Angels
[12] Only Good Stuff (François/Simon)
[13] Let's Commit A Crime
[14] No Shoes
[15] No, No, Only You
[16] The Fish In My Bathroom (François/Simon)