In The Middle of the Ocean / Lullaby of the Sea (original song)

[onewomanandsomesongs]

Karl, this is absolutely my favorite song of yours. Carnival's another one, but I am so memerized by that line, "I can't remember who I killed, it could have been me." That falls under "lines I wish I had written." That line says so much about self awareness to me. The production on this is amazing too. I visit this song often, and I thought I'd leave a comment this time. :) Janet

[karlmahlmann]

@onewomanandsomesongs Hey Janet, That's great feedback, thanks. You know, songs are like dreams, they're not real - but there's always something in real life that inspires them. But I'm trying to get through life with never having killed anyone - especially myself :-) Hey, you take care good friend - Karl

[SashkaBlack]

This is a wonderful piece of music, good job! I The intro, the vocals, the lyrics, everything is hypnotizing!

[karlmahlmann]

@SashkaBlack Thank you so much. I'm so glad you enjoyed this and really appreciate the nice comment.  Have a wonderful weekend, Karl

[MrsCatification]

Very interesting piece of music. I think the lyrics are excellent and so are the vocals and the atmosphere that the music creates. Great!

Viveca

[karlmahlmann]

@MrsCatification Hi Viveca. I really appreciate your perspective. And I'm really glad you enjoyed this. All the best, my friend, Karl

[Bidyyy]

very nice............!!!!!!!!!!

[karlmahlmann]

@Bidyyy Thanks Ernest & Sarah. All the best, my friends - Karl

[bluemoonlady1]

a very unique tune. I enjoyed it . Thanks for sharing. The vocals are excellent. Thumbs up

[karlmahlmann]

@bluemoonlady1 Thanks Shirleymae - Really appreciate your kind words. All the best, Karl

[ImOfTheWoods]

This is all very unique - the music is kind of mesmerizing - great song and I enjoyed it.

[karlmahlmann]

@ImOfTheWoods Thank you so much. Really glad you liked it.

[jarrettscoastline]

really cool

[karlmahlmann]

@jarrettscoastline thanks my friend

[TAZBO264]

excellent

[karlmahlmann]

@TAZBO264 Thank you very much.

[nessyvt]

Wow this is a great song! I really like your sound. Being from the east coast the nautical/sea theme is appealing too. Vanessa

[karlmahlmann]

@nessyvt Thanks Vanessa for the kind words. I really like the beaches on the east coast. The water on the west coast is always freezing. My goal is to get to the beach this summer.

[SUNNYD3322]

nice song and music!!! thanks!!

[karlmahlmann]

@SUNNYD3322 thanks my friend

[cogermax91]

very beautiful music !love !

[karlmahlmann]

@cogermax91 Thanks, my friend. Glad you enjoyed. Best wishes from America

[karlmahlmann]

@cogermax91 thanks for the kind words my friend

[cadwalladee]

Now this has the really clean balanced sound I am looking to achieve in my own stuff. Really intrigueing & a nice mix of instrumentals & voice! Great song!

[karlmahlmann]

@cadwalladee Thanks my friend. I really appreciate the feedback from fellow musicians. Really glad you thought the mix was good. - Karl.

[KenLattari]

Cool sounding song-Crisp & clear, interesting sounds. Sounds great. Peace.

[karlmahlmann]

@KenLattari Thanks Ken. - I've been enjoying your work also.

[maurah16]

great originals. specially this one!

[karlmahlmann]

@maurah16 Thanks my friend, glad you enjoyed it.

[56stargazer]

Really excellent guitar playing. Great song. Love the recording. Top notch song.

Frank

[karlmahlmann]

@56stargazer Thanks Frank. You have some really beautiful original music on your channel. Thanks for this compliment.

[experimentalrock]

Nice melodies. You have a really nice awareness of your voice and instrument. I take it this was all keyboards?

[karlmahlmann]

@experimentalrock Thanks my friend, that's a very thoughtful compliment, coming from another musician. The truthful answer to your question is no. That's a cool looking studio you have in your videos. I envy everyone that lives in Hawaii.

[cheryllynnmc]

Very nice.

[karlmahlmann]

@cheryllynnmc Thanks my friend, glad you liked it.

[destoman1]

Superb, I love this. *****

Take care

BoB

[karlmahlmann]

@destoman1 Thanks Bob for this compliment. Your feedback means a lot to me.

[melaniesuehine]

Very cool song Karl,very talented with a lot of imagery. Cool guitar with added keys ,vocals.Excellent one!

wade

[karlmahlmann]

@melaniesuehine Thanks my friend for the kind words and encouragement

[VanessaSurian]

There's a nice ambiance to the track, I always like music that makes the silence after they've finished louder. I always think it's because my ears are missing the song =)

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Vanessa. I tried to create the ambiance. In the 2nd part of the song there is just the sounds of guitar & organ. Even though it was kind of strange, I liked it so i decided not to add anything else.  Sometimes less is more. Keep rockin in Malaysia. - Karl

[rbheiss]

This is an absolute treasure! GREAT ART!

5 stars

Rolland

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks my friend - for this, and all your encouragement. It really means a lot to me.

[dudeanwalker]

this is a pleasant surprise karl, Good Lyrics or should I say poetry, *****!!!

Rock on!

Dudean

[karlmahlmann]

Thank you my friend. Keep rockin in the Netherlands.

[ZotMalakhov]

WOW!! Thanks, my friend! You very good musician!! You very great guitarist! Excellent video and music and very good performance! Very well made song, and very nice voice!!!

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Zot. I'm very pleased to get such a compliment from a guitarist as accomplished as yourself. You are an amazing musician мой друг. - karl

[alexandraxxxxxx]

Karl this is a fantastic original....love your voice...

many stars I send your way ...;0)

[karlmahlmann]

Thank you my friend for these kind words. You have some very cool songs of your own.

[marywinmusic]

Love what you've done with the guitars, is there a technical term for their rhythm and "doubled" sound? wonderful lyrics and singing.

[karlmahlmann]

Mary, thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate your comments. There are several guitar lines going on in a fugue-ish way and the stereo separation is high which creates the effect I think youre referring to. The technical term is "luck" if it works (and other terms if it doesn't). You have a fabulous original sound of your own that continually amazes me. Thanks again my friend, Karl

[rhopen]

I didn't see this one for some reason, Karl. I am glad to catch up with it now, it is great. You have a very unique and very recognizable style both in sound and lyrics. The organ was a excellent compliment to the guitar synth sound. Your compelling lyrics really set you apart from the ordinary on YT. -Ron

[karlmahlmann]

Ron, Youre a fine musician and I value and appreciate your comments. Glad you liked the instrument sounds. The organ tones are very square wave-ish. with some syrupy vibrato added, like portable organs sounded in the early days of transistors when I was a kid. Again, thanks for the kind words. Karl

[kylemarney1]

This is defferent but I like it! Great job! Kyle

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Kyle - I'm enjoying your work also.

[FaeVorite]

You are very unusual Karl....I can't help but like this song. It is unusual and unique, the lyrics are just different...I give you a A plus!!

Fay

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Fay. Also, a very nice job on your "Single Again" - a very cool song.

[jadeeslayton]

fabulous video production. love the opening. you have a great sound and style! nice visual too :) hugggz

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Jadee. My wife did the artwork. She's the one with all the talent.

[suuzzee5]

Excellent song.  Love these lyrics....very moving.

[brucewbowser]

Another cool song Karl. You really do have a great original voice ! !

The music is very interesting and different, please remember me when you're famous ! !

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Bruce. I got a new mic for this -in the vain hope it would do my voice some good. If you ever get the time I've got a song I would love to get your guitar licks on.

[Pianopod]

♫ ♥ ♫

Great lyrics, hints of Dylan and Cohen!

Well done.

♫ ♥ ♫

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks my friend. I was riding on the Mayflower when I thought I spotted land. Yes, I'm a big fan of Dylan, Cohen as well.

[TAZBO264]

HI, had to listen again great words. might learn this and use it on an open mic night. cheers

[karlmahlmann]

TAZB0264, That would be cool. I would be flattered. cheers.

[TAZBO264]

great sound, faved

[CurtisMateer]

Another great song Karl. Sort of sounds like a sequel to I Need Your Money. Hard to think of many people around who can layer midi sounds and use no other instruments that achieve an effect this striking.

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Curtis. I used a lot of the same techniques in both songs. Hopefully, Im refining them along the way. I opted to make this one sparse, only a few tracks which made it a lot easier. I really appreciate your kind words. Karl

[sixstrings2650]

Your lyrics are incredible. Growing up I was so into King Crimson , Fripp and Eno and the such. You are right there with them. A musical journey.

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks beyond measure. I was a big fan of Court of the Crimson King and fascinated with their Mellotron. As musicians, I think we should never stop experimenting, even if it's in subtle ways. I think there's risk-taking in all art. Thanks again, Joe, for the encouragement.

[oiooioo000]

very nice you are great liked that sound and voice

[karlmahlmann]

あなたの親切な単語をそんなにありがとう。 私はまたあなたの優秀な仕事を楽しむ。

[karlmahlmann]

That's Dave. really glad you liked it

[Falke58]

Hi Karl!

Lovely song and I really

loves the organ who remind

me of late sixties and early

seventys.

Favorated it and

5*****shining STARS

Best Michael

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Michael. Your comment really makes my day. I had a Farfisa Mini-Compact organ in the 60's.  That was the retro sound I was shooting for. -Karl

[chapmanyasuki1]

Nice.

[karlmahlmann]

ありがとうございます。

[onewomanandsomesongs]

Karl, this is just awesome! I love your haunting music and lyrics...lines like 'I can't remember who I killed, it may have been me" are just brilliant. They fall under the category of "lines I wish I had written."

This one's going on my favorite's list.

BTW, I owe some posts and channel visits to folks...I have a crazy day here, hehe, but I will answer soon. :)

Janet

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Janet for the encouragement. You have quite a few great lines in your music also. "Without the likes of you" is a classic country song for which I have great expectations.

[frankieloveband]

Nice song- 5 stars

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks, my friend, for the kind encouragement

[pseudosun]

Karl, i don't know what you're doing on they keys, but it sure is unique. Clear recording, nice story.

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks my friend, I guess I'm still in the experimental mode. I really enjoy your work also.

[ljped]

Atmospheric lyrics. Great arrangement.

Well done!

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Jack. And, as I've said before, you have the hippest band on youtube.

[chuxtrux]

very good musicianship and strong vocal. quite well done, be well, chuck.

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Chuck. This is a new mic for me. I'm not sure I've got it optimized but it really helps the vocals project. Take care my friend, Karl

[nidgetucker]

Excellent song/Lyrics and Singing, love the Playing it's got my Vote my Friend*****

[nidgetucker]

Excellent Lyrics/singing Love the Tune

Worthy of a Big Five Karl at least.

[karlmahlmann]

Thanks Nidge. I really appreciate your comments and encouragement.