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Up Jumped the Devil​.​.​.​.​Discovering the music of Robert Johnson part 1. A Sound Liaison 'One Mic +' Audiophile Recording.

by Carmen Gomes

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    A song is like a dream, and you try to make it come true. They're like strange countries you have to enter. —Bob Dylan


    By framing each of Robert Johson’s songs with small instrumental miniatures
    Carmen Gomes Inc. have created an album that sounds like an imaginary road movie.
    Listening one perceives Robert walking late at night, en route in the Mississippi Delta, reflecting back on his life.
    The low A, 27.5 khz, from the bowed down tuned double bass representing the Mississippi night, the drums creating the sounds surrounding the night and the guitar being Robert’s mind.
    More than playing parts, guitarist Folker Tettero and drummer Bert are playing moods. I actually asked Bert to play the lyrics instead of the drums, a task I knew especially he would be able to fulfill.
    Throughout the album Folker is in constant dialogue with Carmen's melody line. Sometimes edging her on and at other times comforting her.
    Folker decided to use an electric 12 string guitar on the small miniatures. The sounds he creates adds a whole new aspect to his musicianship and emphasizes his deep affinity for the blues.
    Carmen is at the top of her game here. Her never the same way twice saxophone like phrasing showing her jazz heritage and why jazz is in such great debt to the blues.
    Love in Vain in particular being a good example.

    Engineer Frans De Rond created a one mic + set up. Adding two Josephson C700 microphones to the central Josephson C700s.
    The benefit sound wise compared to the pure one mic setup being that Carmen’s voice and my double bass sound would not suffer when the band would at certain moments would raise the dynamic level.

    Arranging Robert Johnson's songs for Carmen Gomes Inc. turned out to be very easy. Somehow each song was telling me instantly what to do. Even When You Got a Good Friend, with it's J.S. Bach inspired counterpoint or Love In Vain where the harmony used has more to do with Bebop than blues, where written very quickly. It was as if they materialized instead of having to be arranged.
    Same goes for the instrumental compositions which were made on the spot, they took no effort, they played themselves.
    Peter Bjørnild

    A big thank you goes out to Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow. Their book:
    "Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson"
    Has been very helpful in clarifying Robert Johnson’s life and lyrics as well as being a direct inspiration on the mood of the whole album.
    Peter Bjørnild

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1.
Tunica 01:20
2.
Hellhound On My Trail Robert Johnson I got to keep movin', I got to keep movin' Blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail Hmmm-mmm, blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail And the days keeps on worryin' me There's a hellhound on my trail, hellhound on my trail Hellhound on my trail If today was Christmas Eve, if today was Christmas Eve And tomorrow was Christmas Day If today was Christmas Eve, and tomorrow was Christmas Day Aw, wouldn't we have a time, baby? All I would need my little sweet rider just To pass the time away, huh-huh To pass the time away You sprinkled hot foot powder, mmm Mmm, around my door, all around my door You sprinkled hot foot powder All around your daddy's door, hmm-hmm-hmm It keep me with ramblin' mind, rider Every old place I go, every old place I go I can tell the wind is risin', the leaves tremblin' on the tree Tremblin' on the tree I can tell the wind is risin', leaves tremblin' on the tree Hmm-hmm hmm-mmm All I need's my little sweet woman And to keep my company, hey, hey, hey My company
3.
Rosedale 00:44
4.
Mmmmm-mmmmm I's up this mornin' Ah, blues walkin' like a man I's up this mornin' Ah, blues walkin' like a man Worried blues Give me your right hand And the blues fell, mama's child Tore me all upside-down Blues fell, mam's child And it tore me all upside down Travel on, poor Bob Just can't turn you 'round The blues Is a low-down shakin' chill Yes, preach 'em now Mmmmm-mmmmm Is a low-down shakin' chill You ain't never had 'em, I Hope you never will Well, the blues Is a achin' old heart disease Do it, now You gon' do it? Tell me all about it Said the blues Is a low-down achin' heart disease Like consumption Killing me by degrees I can study rain Oh, oh drive, oh, oh, drive my blues I been studyin' the rain and I'm gon drive my blues away Goin' to the 'stil'ry Stay out there all day
5.
6.
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm You better come on in my kitchen Well, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors Ah, the woman I love, took from my best friend Some joker got lucky, stole her back again You better come on in my kitchen It's goin' to be rainin' outdoors Oh, she's gone, I know she won't come back I've taken the last nickel out of her nation sack You better come on in my kitchen It's goin' to be rainin' outdoors Oh, can't you hear that wind howl? Oh, can't you hear that wind would howl? You better come on in my kitchen Well, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors When a woman gets in trouble, everybody throws her down Lookin' for her good friend, none can be found You better come on in my kitchen Babe, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors Wintertime's comin', it's gon' be slow You can't make the winter, babe, that's dry, long, so You better come on in my kitchen, 'cause it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors
7.
Penton 00:47
8.
When you got a good friend, that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend, that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time, love and treat her right I mistreated my baby, and I can't see no reason why I mistreated my baby, but I can't see no reason why Every time I think about it, I just wring my hands and cry Wonder could I to bear apologize, or would she sympathize with me? Mmm-mmm-mmm, would she sympathize with me? She's a brown-skin woman, just as sweet as a girlfriend can be Mmm-mmm, babe, I may be right or wrong Baby, it's your opinion, oh, I may be right or wrong Watch your close friend, baby, then your enemies can't do you no harm When you got a good friend, that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend, that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time, love and treat her right
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11.
Hazelhurst 00:51
12.
Love In Vain 05:51
I followed her to the station, with a suitcase in my hand And I followed her to the station, with a suitcase in my hand Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, when all your love's in vain All my love's in vain When the train rolled up to the station, I looked her in the eye When the train rolled up to the station, and I looked her in the eye Well, I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome, and I could not help but cry All my love's in vain When the train, it left the station, with two lights on behind When the train, it left the station, with two lights on behind Well, the blue light was my blues, and the red light was my mind All my love's in vain Hoo-hoo, ooh, Willie Mae Oh oh hey, hoo, Willie Mae Hoo-hoo, ooh, eeh, oh woe All my love's in vain
13.
14.
Everytime I'm walkin' down the streets Some pretty mama strat breakin' down with me Stop breakin' down, yes stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind. I can't walk the streets, Now consolate my mind Some no good woman she starts breakin' down Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind Now, you saturday night womens, You love to ape and clown You won't do nothin' but tear a good man reputation down Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind Now, I give my baby, now, the 99 degree She jumped up and throwed a pistol down on me Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down Stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind I can't start walkin' down the streets But some pretty mama don't start breakin' down with me Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
15.
Martinsville 02:06

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This album is also available in various audiophile formats at www.soundliaison.com

A song is like a dream, and you try to make it come true. They're like strange countries you have to enter. —Bob Dylan


With “ Up Jumped the Devil, Discovering the Music of Robert Johnson”
Carmen Gomes Inc. have created an imaginary road movie by framing each of Robert Johnson’s songs with small instrumental compositions, portraying key events in Robert Johnson’s life.
Imagine Robert walking late at night somewhere in the Mississippi Delta, en route to his next booking, reflecting back on his life.
The low A, 27.5 hz, from the bowed down tuned double bass representing the Mississippi night, the drums creating all the sounds surrounding the night and the guitar being Robert’s mind.

Tunica;
where his wife and child dies during childbirth.

Hellhound On My Trail;
‘“blues fallin' down like hail, and the days keeps on worryin' me, there's a hellhound on my trail.”

Rosedale;
town where RJ was en route to Tunica when she died.

Up Jumped the Devil;
“the blues fell mama's child, tore me all upside down.”

Dark Corner Cemetery,
where his wife and the infant child got buried.

Come On In My Kitchen;
“it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.”

Penton,
the town where they got married.

When You Got A Good Friend;
“that will stay right by your side, give her all of your spare time, love and treat her right.”

Robinsonville,
the location of the juke Joint where Son House, who had a big influence on Robert, played..

Ease The Pain;
“love is best left alone.”

Hazlehurst;
where R.J. went to look for his father but instead found the mysterious virtuoso guitarist Robert Zimmerman who learned R.J. to really play.

Love in Vain;
“I felt so lonesome and I could not help but cry.”

Clarksdale 61/49;
the crossroads where Robert sold his soul to the Devil, in order to gain complete mastery.

Stop Breaking Down;
“The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, it'll make you lose your mind”

Martinsville;
Robert; falls in love again but the girlfriend, despite being pregnant, does not want to live with him, he goes back on the road. Never to settle anywhere again.

Arranging Robert Johnson's songs for Carmen Gomes Inc. turned out to be very easy. Somehow each song was telling me instantly what to do. Even When You Got a Good Friend, with it's J.S. Bach inspired counterpoint or Love In Vain where the harmony used has more to do with Bebop than blues, where written very quickly. It was as if they materialized instead of having to be arranged.
Same goes for the instrumental compositions which were made on the spot, they took no effort, they played themselves.
More than playing parts Folker and Bert are playing moods. I actually asked Bert to play the lyrics instead of the drums, a task I knew especially he would be able to do.
Folker decided to use an electric 12 string guitar on the small mood pieces. The sounds he creates shows his deep affinity for the blues.
Carmen is at the top of her game here. Her never the same way twice saxophone like phrasing showing her jazz heritage and why jazz is in such great debt to the blues.

Engineer Frans De Rond created a one mic + set up. Adding two Josephson C700 microphones to the central Josephson C700s.
The benefit sound wise compared to the pure one mic setup being that Carmen’s voice and my double bass sound would not suffer when the band would at certain moments would raise the dynamic level.
Peter Bjørnild


Carmen would like to thank; Folker Tettero, Peter Bjørnild, Bert Kamsteeg, Frans de Rond, Piet Dissel, Milan Bjørnild, Ben Gomes and all my dear friends and family.
This album has been prepared and recorded amidst COVID - 19 times. It has been a most intense and rewarding experience.
And a big thank you to Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow. Their book “Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson”
has been very helpful clarifying Robert Johnson’s life and lyrics.
If you like this music it is a must read.

“At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say, or play. It was hard-core, more than anything I had ever heard. After a few listenings I realized that, on some level, I had found the master, and that following this man's example would be my life's work.”
― Eric Clapton

credits

released September 29, 2020

Carmen Gomes - vocals
Folker Tettero - guitars
Peter Bjørnild - double-bass
Bert Kamsteeg – drums

Recording and mastering by Frans de Rond.
Produced by Peter Bjørnild.
Recorded at M.C.O, Studio 2, Hilversum, The Netherlands, on the 16th and 17th of July 2020.
Music arranged by P.Bjørnild.
Artwork by Piet Dissel.
Photography by Milan Bjørnild.
Executive producer: Carmen Gomes.
This is a Sound Liaison audiophile recording.

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''Her style is bluesy and intimate with a sexy voice that's sweet as dark tupelo honey. ''
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