A forgotten gem I just found while cleaning up the studio. It features Edith Tvede on vocals and me on harmonium:
There I found time to write what might be five new songs.
In Sweden they have the wonderful cloudberry.
Life is good...
Today bass player Jesper and I went to a guitar exhibition in Copenhagen. There were lots of guitars in all shapes and sizes, and it was very geeky. Even for us.
A couple of years ago, I would have bought something, but today I didn't. I think my passion might be wearing off.
Anyway, who's in for this guitar:
After the exhibition we had a nice discussion about the future of the band... And music in general.
Set list:
Cloudberries
Truth Serum
Escapism
Brocken Spectre
Blue Sky Café
Blue Sky Café (reggae improvisation)
Maleficence
Incantations
Garden of Exile
The Noise (With David on guitar and me on drums)
The band:
Tanja Hollerup: Vocals
Christian Lundstrøm: Keyboards
David Jeppesen: Drums
Jesper H. Petersen: Bass
Me: Guitar
and special guest Anders Brandt on lead guitar
Next concert:
Fri. August 16th 2013
Salen
Kulturhuset Islands Brygge
Islands Brygge 18
2300 København S
Band:
Tanja Hollerup
David A. jeppesen
Jesper H. Petersen
Christian Lundstrøm
Ste van Holm
Plus a very, very special guest
Her design is almost complete, and I am looking very much forward to it.
I hope I'll be able to use a prototype next time I play live.
Two new music videos have been released. The first one being Incantations, the second being Black Stalks.
The video for Incantations came out of nothing. I was cleaning up the hard drive and I stumbled upon these clips I did with Jesper a few years ago. I can't explain why, but I tried to play them while listening to Incantations and realized that they matched perfectly. Two hours later, the edit was done....
You can watch the videos in the 'visuals' section.
Speaking of Jesper, and speaking of working very fast, Anders and Jesper spend some time in the studio a few days ago.
We were recording tracks for Anders' forthcoming acoustic album called 'K.I.S.S. in Session'. K.I.S.S. meaning 'keep it simple, stupid'. The album was recorded in a rush, and my attitude towards the edit and mix was that less is more.
The album should be out very soon, and I'll write some more about it then.
/Cheers
The Harvest show took off last night to a receptive audience. Despite some false starts, unaudible guitarsolos and general fuck-ups, the concert was a highly satisfying event.
The night's special guest were Stina Madelaire who joined in for the encore.
Yet another year came and went, just to make space for a new one.
Last year saw the release of my fifth album, Harvest, which to my current ears is my best so far. But I guess that's the way it should feel. It would be rater odd to release something that I didn't feel I'd given my best shot.
The new year will kick off with a concert in Copenhagen on january the 19th. After that I'll release a new musicvideo, and with a bit of luck I'll do some more concerts. Perhaps a 'World Tour of Northern Zealand'. How does that sound?
If anyone might be interested, the concert will be held:
Sat. January 19th 2013
7pm
Teatersalen
Indre By Kulturhus
Charlotte Ammundsens Plads 3
1359 København K
The lineup is:
Tanja Hollerup
Minella Ribert
Anders Brandt
Christian Lundstrøm
David Jeppesen
Jesper H. Petersen
Ste van Holm
Plus special guests