GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY director Dan Algrant realized that when he hired Jann as a featured vocalist and guitarist in the Jeff Buckley biopic that stars Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots. The movie will be released April 16th, 2013 by Tribeca Film / Focus World.
Jann’s album MOSAIC follows the indie success of REVERIE (2008) and SACRIFICE EP (2010) and the music video for DOING TIME. Produced by Grammy winner James Frazee (Esperanza Spalding, Blondie, My Morning Jacket) and David Bendeth (Paramore, Bruce Hornsby, Elvis Presley) MOSAIC was recorded between Fall 2011 and Winter of 2012/13. Double GRAMMY-winner Warren Russell-Smith, mastered MOSAIC.
MOSAIC’s songs tackle personal and topical subjects and bring together a variety of instruments, musical and lyrical styles from street influences of reggae and punk to calypso, to classic rock, and the folk and Afro-beat that has addicted fans of all ages to Jann’s music. Songs include Jann’s originals, “Still,” “Make It Better,” “Four Leaf Clover,” “On and On,” “Falling Tears,” and a playful duet “Beautiful One” with Rounder Records’ Carrie Newcomer. The album ends with a stunning a cappella cover of Tim Buckley’s “Song To The Siren.” Jann’s band The Edukators, Chris Marolf on bass and banjo, drummers Rob Mitzner and Patrick Carmichael, keyboardist/accordionist Lars Potteiger, and violinist Leah Potteiger worked on the album and contributed to the arrangements. Other featured guests include guitarists Florian Opahle (Ian Anderson, Greg Lake) David Bendeth, flautist Tia Roper and oboist Megan Marolf (Phillip Glass, Roger Waters).
Jann’s been as comfortable performing with pop and folk singer-songwriters from THE VOICE’s Rebecca Loebe and Brett Dennen to Suzanne Vega and Pete Seeger, as he has with jam bands including his friends in Rusted Root and songwriting partner Gary Lucas. He’s performed with acts rooted in jazz and blues such as Vonda Shepard, Michael Kaeshammer and the late Les Paul, and classical rockers Renaissance (both with Annie Haslam and the group’s co-founder Jim McCarty, also of The Yardbirds). Critics have placed him in the chamber pop as well as the singer-songwriter genres, and Jann welcomes their varied reflections, “There are no limits when it comes to making music. I’m defined by who I am and what I do, not how some marketing executive pigeonholes me. It’s melodic, lyrical, and rhythmic music. Music is about what the listener hears.”
Born in Germany, raised in Kenya, South Africa, and Hamburg, Jann came to the States as an exchange student in Cleveland, and performed in a wide range of musical projects including the Cleveland Opera Chorus, touring productions of Broadway shows (JEKYLL & HYDE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR) as well as portraying The Pinball Wizard in THE WHO’S TOMMY before he started his band.
Jann’s music is heard on the GRAMMY-nominated HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT, on MTV CRIBS, the movie “Dead Broke” (Warner Bros.) featuring Paul Sorvino. He maintains a steady touring schedule of about 75-100 shows a year in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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Jann Klose Lyrics
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The blink of an eye saw me falling
Passing through the grip of your hands
Intending to land on my feet again
If I ever pass this way again
Think me fondly still
No I never meant to run away
In these eyes there's a longing so deep
I never believed I'd see you here again
Looking into the void that you keep
Hidden from me I see you played for keeps
If I ever pass this way again
Think me fondly still
No I never meant to run away
And I love you still
In these lands there's a weight in the sky
The blink of an eye saw me falling
Passing through the grip of your hands
I managed to land on my feet again
If I ever pass this way again
Think me fondly still
No I never meant to run away
And I love you still
The lyrics of Jann Klose's song Still suggest the presence of personal conflict that may be associated with love or regret. The lines, "In these lands there's a weight in the sky" and "The blink of an eye saw me falling" may describe a situation where the singer is feeling overwhelmed by a sense of hopelessness or despair. The phrase "passing through the grip of your hands" could imply the loss of a loved one, perhaps due to death, a break-up, or some other form of separation.
Although the song might initially appear to be about heartbreak, the lyrics suggest that the singer still harbors strong feelings for the person he has lost. Lines like "Think me fondly still" and "I love you still" indicate that the singer still cares deeply about this person, and regrets the fact that they are no longer together. In the line "Looking into the void that you keep", the singer is searching for meaning in a situation that seems to offer none.
Overall, the lyrics of Still convey a profound sense of longing and loss, mixed with a flicker of hope that the singer and his lost love might be reunited in the future.
Line by Line Meaning
In these lands there's a weight in the sky
There is an oppressive atmosphere in this place
The blink of an eye saw me falling
Things changed suddenly and I was caught off guard
Passing through the grip of your hands
I was under your control, but I escaped
Intending to land on my feet again
I planned to recover and start again
If I ever pass this way again
If I return to this place
Think me fondly still
Please remember me positively
No, I never meant to run away
I didn't want to leave
And I love you still
I still have feelings for you
In these eyes there's a longing so deep
I have a strong desire that comes from within
I never believed I'd see you here again
I didn't expect to see you in this place
Looking into the void that you keep
I am trying to understand what you hide from me
Hidden from me I see you played for keeps
You concealed your intentions and were serious about them
I managed to land on my feet again
I was able to recover and start again
If I ever pass this way again
If I return to this place
Think me fondly still
Please remember me positively
No, I never meant to run away
I didn't want to leave
And I love you still
I still have feelings for you
Contributed by Carter E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.