The back catalog.
From Something Fell…’s early-’90s independent releases to a 2010 live set, a guest appearance, and clips from the archive — a running record of the music Rob has been part of over the years.
The recordings.
Grouped by project, roughly chronological.
Something Fell… 1990–1993
Something Fell… came together in the summer of 1990 — a group of Newburgh-area friends writing and playing acoustic-based original music. The core lineup centered on Lawrence Roper, Bryan Lynch, Scott Clark, Ron Bath, and Rob Johnson, with Matt DeLuca joining on drums in 1991. Between 1990 and 1993 the band self-released three independent recordings.
Tall Enough To Reach
The first of three independent releases from Something Fell…’s original run, prior to the addition of Matt DeLuca on drums.
asleep
The second of three independent releases from Something Fell…’s original run, largely consisting of tracks from Tall Enough to Reach with the addition of Matt DeLuca on drums, and Jimmy Alto appearing on “Tall Enough (Part One)”.
Sojourn
The third and final independent release from Something Fell…’s original run, with Joe Bywater on alto saxophone on “Untitled No. 1”.
Rob Johnson & Scott Clark
The Lost Time Experiment
A 2002 demo collaboration between Rob Johnson and Scott Clark.
Live Recordings
Slash Root
Live at the Slash Root — Something Fell…
Something Fell… — Scott Clark, Rob Johnson, and Lawrence Roper — recorded live at the Slash Root Café, the grassroots tech café in New Paltz, NY, on November 12, 2010.
Listen on ReverbNation →Guest Appearances
PErFect ThYroID — “Party at My House”
Rob — along with his friend, the late Kynan Phillips — recorded backing vocals on “Party at My House,” from the 1995 release “Which One of Us is Me?” by New York ska / punk / funk band PErFect ThYroID.
Related Projects
The Furry Turtles — “Reverie”
The Furry Turtles is a singer-songwriter folk-rock project led by Scott Clark. “Reverie” includes new recordings of three Something Fell… songs — “Tall Enough… (Parts 1 & Asus2),” “It’s Like Digging!,” and “Milo’s Folly” — available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer, and more.
Rob’s contributions: guitar & vocals on “Tall Enough… (Parts 1 & Asus2)”; guitar on “It’s Like Digging!” and “Milo’s Folly.”
Choose Your Platform →From the archive.
A couple of videos of Something Fell… on stage, early 1990s.
Something Fell… — Rockin’ Bradley Park
Live at Rockin’ Bradley Park in Walden, NY, September 21, 1991.
Something Fell… — Summer Metal Meltdown
Live at the Summer Metal Meltdown in Plattekill, NY, summer 1992.
Recordings are great. Live is unforgettable.
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