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The usual moanings and the end of 2020

I just realized I hadn’t written anything in my blog since August. OK, here we go. A little update of what I have been up to for the last four months.

We all know what a horrible year 2020 was. I won’t delve any deeper into that shit show. Apart from working from home and not seeing anybody but the closest family, I’m doing fine. I got a steady income, the family is fine, no-one has been sick.

Apart from watching movies and playing games, I’ve spent most of my spare time on three major projects. Making new music for my next album, modding Game Boys, and writing a book.

The music-making has been going slower than I anticipated, I admit. So far, I got five tunes finished for the next album. I want to do five or six more before that project is done and ready for release, hopefully sometime in 2021.

Modding Game Boys has been an ongoing project for a while. The feeling I have right now when writing this is that the next five will be the last ones I do for a long time. Maybe forever. Let us see how that develops. Contact me if you are interested in obtaining one of the last.

And finally, the book I’m writing. I can’t tell you much about it yet. It’s 80% finished, and it’s not fiction. More about that later.

And that’s that. A happy New Year to you all, and let us all hope 2021 turns out better. I’m confident it will.

December 31st, 2020|Blog|

What I’m listening to at the moment: Rival Consoles, Applescal, Datassette

We’re in the mids of a world wide pandemic but there is still so much great music coming out. Here are the top three new albums that I have found myself listening to recently. Music that inspires me.

Rival Consoles – Articulation

Applescal – Diamond Skies

Datassette – Void Fill Product

August 15th, 2020|Blog, I recommend, Music|

Video of me trying out my serviced and modded Roland SH-09

I recently spent a few days servicing my trusty old Roland SH-09, an analog monophonic synthesizer that has been with me since forever. Afterwards I was so astounded with how good it sounded now. The not so simple task of cleaning and re-lubing all the carbon sliders actually improved the sound A LOT. Since I also did the so called noise mod I can now blend in a selectable level of noise along with VCO saw or pulse (and sub osc). This is not possible on an un-modded SH-09. Check out my video and hear for yourself. I suggest using headphones or a good pair of speakers to enjoy the rumbling bassness.

July 20th, 2020|Analog, Blog, Synthesizer|

1000 followers on Facebook

My official Facebook page has grown quite a bit lately. Today it passed 1000 followers.

Head on over there and follow me, if you have not already.

July 16th, 2020|Blog|

Tokyo Modular is out on Spotify

Check it out. My latest single has been released. If you like it, please don’t forget to click the Follow button on Spotify profile. That way all my future releases will be added to your Release Radar.

June 19th, 2020|Blog, Music|

My next single will be Tokyo Modular

I made some new music recently and one of the tunes is a cheeky little thing called Tokyo Modular. It will be released on the usual places on June 19th. Set your calender.

Click here to pre-save and Follow me on Spotify.

June 1st, 2020|Blog, Music|

The Inbetween, new single is out on Spotify

My second single from my next future album is out today on Spotify and the other streaming services.

The Inbetween is another synth heavy dance tune from me, with the usual retro feels. The main synth sounds was created on real synthesizers which was then mangled with a selection of software plugins. If you like this tune, please make sure to click the Follow link in Spotify and then tell all your friends how much you like it. :)

April 17th, 2020|Blog, Music, Music production|

100 followers on Spotify

Yay! Spotify has informed me that I now have 100 followers (actually it’s 101 when writing this).

This makes me happy, but I would lie if I would say it doesn’t matter how many followers I have. Of course it does. I would love to see some more zeroes there, like 1000 or 10000 followers. Not because I would make any more money on my music (I don’t and I wouldn’t), but because more people would actually listen to what I do.

As many small-time, non-touring musicians and producers like me know, getting followers and people to listen to your music is really hard and more of a chance happening, unless you want to spend more time promoting that producing. Sure I could do what many seem to do, pay some money to a clickfarm in India or China. I would get a higher number of “followers” but in the end it would all be fake. It’s just a trumped up value and not an actual representation of real people listening to and liking my music.

Anyway, if you are one of these real 101 persons following me on Spotify. THANK YOU! If you are not, here is the link. :)

April 13th, 2020|Blog, Music, Spotify|

Latest modded Game Boys, Gray, Yellow, Green

Quarantine time is a great time for modding. Here are three new mods I did a couple of days ago. Original stock shells in Gray, Yellow and Green. As usual these Gameboys are shock full of mods for sound and video: Backlight, Bivert chip, Glass screen, Prosound, Cap on powerstrip, Bass mod, new silicon parts and switched or new buttons. Available for sale on my Ebay page, until sold of course. :)

April 4th, 2020|Blog, Chip music, Gameboy, Modding|

The Inbetween, new single out Friday April 17th

Horray! My next single is done and ready for release.

Set your calender to Friday April 17th or use this link as a reminder. Just like my last tune Two Waves Colliding it was made on real analog intruments in the studio, like the Arp 2600 clone TTSH (Two Thousand Six Hundred Mini Meanie) and the Roland SH-09. It was then mastered using a combination of software (like Izotope Ozone 9) and real hardware, like my Pultec EQ clone and the Prime 4000e SSL mixbus compressor clone.

The Inbetween is a synth heavy dance tune with a focus on melody and atmosphere.

April 2nd, 2020|Blog, Music, Music production|