2004-12-31
2004 summary: past, present and future >>> |
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2004
is over. a long and tricky year is done. if we look back 2004 was - in spite
of so many things that made everything more difficult - the year with the
most sven related releases so far. the change of the year seems to be always
a good moment to look back but also to look out: p a s t : sven : trinity. sven releases his third solo album. it is very heavy and very emotive. fans and critics even say it is his best work so far, well never before he sounded so vivid and powerful. dissident(en) club : gift. sven checked into a band again, but this time it was different. dc linked wave, idm, rock, pop and avant-garde. the result was the debut album gift, a masterpiece that you can only love or hate. the album was crowned by a support gig for einstürzende neubauten. record of tides : timber. jay and sven were searching for new directions. the debut timber is a strange little piece of music, fragile electronica without any use of foreign samples. p r e s e n t : so what is happening at the moment? sven said he is recently not working on a new album, he wants to slow down a little. but: he spent the last days of this year with the dissident(en) club in studio to record the gift follow up. he also admitted that he loved to work with sellafield, but all things which were in need to be done are done so, we have to wait. it is as simple as that. f u t u r e : on january 3rd zany music will release sellafieldīs permutations. according to sven the best electronica work so far. (indeed, this album is a masterpiece). next to it there is also the ep chylli lax, a release only for people who want to get in touch with sellafield or even have every other zm release!!! the dissident(en) club is recording and so we may expect the new album in 2005 - next to some gigs. so what about sven??? no comments so far but sven told before that he could think of starting to record the fourth sven album in autumn 2005. lets see. there is so much coming up. do not miss it. great expectations for 2005. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-12-21
sellafield "permutations" and "chylli lax" |
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we
are very happy to tell you that sellafield (the electronica project that
developed based on record of tides) will release its debut album "permutations"
on 2005-01-03. the album contains 10 great idm electronica tracks and has
an overall length of 78.30 min. next to it you will find also the tiny queer
ep "chylli lax". more info on the official sellafield site and in the releases
section. you can even download "sun worshipping" as mp3 or listen to it
on the svennet radio. great expectations for 2005, eh??? whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-12-11
dimebag darrell 1966-2004 |
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damageplan
guitarist dimebag
darrell abbot was
shot down wednesday night in ohio after playing the opening song with his
band. a mad "fan" jumped on stage, killed dime and fired into the audience.
next to the musician tour crew member jeff thompson was killed, too. according
to rumours the attacker blamed darrel to be responsible for the split of
pantera. a short statement by sven: it is really hard to comment this. i sat in front of the tv and by switching over the channels darrellīs name appeared on screen. "news on damageplan, finally" i thought, a few seconds later i realised what happened. dimebag darrel was a great guitarist, although he played very heavily you could hear that he was in love with every sound he produced. even when i think it is a little strange to so sing a paean of praise on someone who just passed away i have to tell honestly that dime made a big impression and coined my own guitar work. listen to "the great southern trendkill" and you might know what i mean. iīm sorry for every person who was harmed in any case that night. /// on the other hand i must admit that iīm very angry. isn't it a strange world in which you'll be killed by a fan (if you want to call him so)??? i can't put my feelings in words. we should think about our perception of others, idols, friends and colleges. we should never loose our respect, distance and appreciation. we must spend the time we have together as long as we share the same ideas and split up peacefully in biggest respect when it's over. we create the society we want to live in anyway - so give it a try! whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-11-20
dissident(en) club: present and future plans |
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above
you see the latest picture from herpes, sven and holy (left to right, image
by phoenix), the guys from dissident(en) club. allthough sven decided to
leave the band officially in may, the guys still played gigs together and
recorded in studio together. last week herpes and sven did a little impromptu
session. sven reported: it was already quite late, about midnight. we
wanted to record something, but i had no guitar or anything i could play
properly. after trying a lot with keyboards and midi (which we couldn't
use at all) i got some vine glasses with water in it. we simply recorded
every sound that i could produce with glasses and the sticks and edited
it digitally. the result was quite convincing." anyway, sven also mentioned
to come up with more input for the dissident(en) club again. these seem
to be good news. holy also said there is a gig scheduled for march 2005
in the stadttheater gelsenkirchen, but space and time are still in need
to be confirmed. herpes is recently very busy with many different projects
he is working on. (have a look on his site) it seems like the dc working
process is a little bit slow now, but not less effective. anyway, good to
know they still put their heads together for more genius strikes!!! J
by the way, svenīs other new project will be introduced here on svennet. the microsite can be expected around christmas, the album at the beginning of 2005. more info on the new stuff here. soon. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-11-12
new project announcement / title remains a secret (so far) |
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first
of all: alec smith seems to be happy with the recording results from
last month, maybe we can expect his debut album within the next month -
you never know, weīll see. record of tides on the other hand will
pause for a while, the next sven album is still (according to sven
) far away, so what is happening now? sven said that he is actually working on a new project, but he didnīt tell the name so far. anyway, it will be about music primarily but also on visuals like video and graphics and essays. sven will lead this open collective which will include contributions by phoenix, jay and hh neumann. (this is what it looks like so far). i had the chance to visit sven in studio and had the chance to listen to the new sounds from the upcoming release and, wow, this is far more out than anything he did before, words cannot describe this stuff! cute melodies mixed up with strange beat attacks, and everything is changing all the time. there is no release date so far but this record it too outstanding to keep it in the archive. be exited, folks! more info on the new stuff here. soon. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-10-26
alec smith recording session |
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as
in 2002 alec smith returned to moppelstudioz to record new songs. so far,
there is not much to say about this session - the guys didn't tell very
much. but anyway, we have some facts here. alec and sven recorded three
new songs, two with english lyrics one with german lyrics. alec stick to
his expressive singer/songwriter style while sven tried to arrange more
sounds around it. later sven reported with a smile: "alec wanted to play
most instruments on his own, so there was not very much left to do for me.
but i was able to bring in some electronica and alec said it is ok. i think
alec is quite happy with the result although he is extremely critical. i
guess these songs are the most bombastic ones we ever did together." sounds
like a productive day?! the link to the alec smith`s first ep can be found
here. more info on the new stuff here. soon. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-10-15
record of tides working on new visual concept and new album |
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record
of tides (jay and sven) just released their debut album timber in august.
now, just two months later they are working on the follow up record and
on new visual concepts. the site will be launched 2004-10-18 and combines
principles of math and nature (allegoric), it also functions as a audio-visual
jukebox and an "emotional trigger interface". the next album will not be
released before summer 2005. but anyway. according to sven, record of tidesī
second album will be more extreme: more cute melodies and even harder rhythm
strikes. it seems that the guys have found the direction. don't miss this
experience. the link to the new r.o.t. site can be found here. the current album timber can be found here whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-10-01
sven featured on newcomer festival cards and posters |
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if
you hang around in gelsenkirchen these days you may have noticed posters
and cards featuring an image sven in stage. these papers are from the bdkj
(bund der deutschen katholischen jugend in gelsenkichen) who are looking
for new bands for a music festival on 2004-12-04. although sven is pictured
on the adverts he will not be live on stage there. the image is taken from
the set of pictures photographed during the dissident(en) club gig supporting
einstürzende neubauten in march 2004. the original photo can be found
here if you are interested in playing live there please tell us here to get more info on this concert. by the way, sven is recently working with record of tides on new tracks. the next album can be expected around summer next year, the current album timber can be found here whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-09-24
portrait 5th anniversary / portfolio release tomorrow |
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yes, another year is over now! portrait, svenīs outstanding debut album from 1999 is five years old now, but it still sounds fresh! many releases and projects followed, first of all the solo albums diptych and trinity. to bring back some structure and orientation, zany music releases portfolio on 2004-09-25 - exactly five years after svenīs first release. sven has a message for you: "five years seem to be a long time, but if i look back, they seemed to race by in a second. now there is portfolio, a little retrospective, even when i do not like to look back. portfolio features one representative song from every album, "drop the pilot" from trinity, "mine" from diptych and "beam" from portrait. additionally to these hits "she's fragile" is put on it in a new 2004 mix. that song was originally recorded and released in 2000 as a single, but it is no more available for years, the remixes and the original mix are quite bad. the new mix sounds great, even when it keeps the spirit of the original song. i guess i am really happy with this version - and you can receive it. at least (track 5) "maisonette sunset symphony" is a kind of a medley of two already known songs in short versions. we wanted to have something more avant gardeistic next to the hit singles on the ep. it is a short summary of the last five years. i hope you like it, this ep is the perfect compilation to start. interested? this is planned to be a little give a way...enjoy!" by the way, portfolio
features a very special sleeve design which was developed by sven exclusively
for zany music. well, design is everywhere... |
2004-09-13
dissiden(en) club & sven live @ green party aftermath |
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wow!
that has been a hot gig. on saturday the dissident(en) club did a
small club gig suppurting bernd matzkowski from the green party who
is candidate for major in gelsenkirchen. sven joined the band on guitar
and it seemed like nothing had changed. although he announced to perform
on an acoustic guitar sven appeared on stage with his signature electric
to contribute heavy riffs and cutting solos. the performance was a small club gig, so there was enough space to talk to the audience after playing. the guys did a great job, so the was enough space to encore. although it was raining outside, the musix club became a real melting pot. "it was so damn hot on stage, i could see the sweat dropping from my face down to the floor. when i returned home later that night i still was wet. i must have lost some litres!!!" unfortunately the gig was not recorded but former pav2 artist phoenix photographed nearly every minute of the dissident(en) club action. more to come. for more info on bernd matzkowski and dates of further green events click here. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-09-10
dissiden(en) club & sven live @ green party |
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you might remember svenīs
drop out of dissident(en) club. anyway the guys will be live on stage
on saturday 2004-09-11. the gig will be only a small club gig, sven said
he is going to play only some acoustic guitar, so you may have the chance
to listen to the well known dc songs in a new sound. additionally there
are some rumours that they will perform a new song, too. the concert is
free and may be the last chance to see dc with this line up on stage.
more info (time and location) click here.
2004-08-27 zany music
launches website |
2004-08-20
sven recording with dissident(en) club again |
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some
happy news: after svenīs drop out of the dissident(en) club in may
the guys returned to studio together yesterday. sven will appear as guest
musican on the next dc release. they added guitar tracks to three songs.
if you want to find out what's going on in studio (did you realise the exclusive pics from studio above???) simply click here to read the dc news and holy and herpesī diary from studio. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-08-02
record of tides : timber out today |
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it was a long home stretch. the first tracks by record of tides were finished one year ago. from this time on r.o.t. tracks appeared on private tapes and tiny mp3s were found on the net. well, here it is, finally. timber combines everything jay and sven are searching for in music at the moment: melodies, strange beats, unknown sounds and deconstructed scapes. because we want you to have a clearer look on what's going on we have collected some features on record of tidesītimber: the link to the official
website can be found here at least we have something
very special: |
2004-07-18
timber in store / catalogue in new editions |
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as
you know from our last entry, timber will be released on 2004-08-02.
but - and here comes the big surprise - zany music has first copies in store
now. maybe it is time to place your order and maybe, (and here comes no
promise,) but maybe you will receive your timber a little earlier.
above you see a little spoiler: the front and the back appearance of timber.
but there is more from zany music: the new editions of all zany music releases (except timber) will include a little catalogue card as pictured above. it features all currently available releases (covers and track listings) featuring sven, like portrait, diptych, trinity, timber and gift, although gift was released on rising sign. ok, visitors of svennet can also access these information in the releases section, but you'll never now, maybe there is a minute in you life when you are not online. unbelievable... check projects for the right link to the record of tides web site or click here for track listing. two mp3s are still available. do not miss this music revolution/evolution! whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-07-05
record of tides: timber / debut album out 2004-08-02 |
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time
flies: one year ago jay and sven founded record of tides to explore
new musically boarders. after remixing "glamourshow mit tanz" for
gift se and producing many strange mp3 files on the net the guys
will release their very strange idea of music in august, exactly 2004-08-02.
and: the name of the debut album is "timber", please forget the title
which was used before. more info? check projects for the right link to the record of tides web site or click here for tracklisting. two mp3s are still available. do not miss this music revolution/evolution! whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-06-26
record of tides live mp3 / debut album coming up |
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after
the split of jayīs and svenīs band apologies in 2001 the guys founded
a new project called record of tides. even when the whole thing was
started in 2003 the debut album "seven poems" will be out someday
in august. record of tides differs a lot from everything they have
done before, there is no rock or pop or metal or something. the duo focuses
on minimal ambient. most of the tracks take much time to develop, so the
debut will be running about 73 minutes with 21 tracks. some of you might know the short version from north and west (check the radio). now you can download an exclusive live version from unicorn which will also appear on the regular album. check projects for the right link to the record of tides web site and the downloadable mp3 (right mouse click and save as). whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-06-19
drop the pilot video: directed by awo. coming up |
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many
of you will remember awoīs last work for sven. the pulse chasing anime adaptation
for mine collaborated perfectly with the music. tonight will be an
exclusive preview of awoīs work, as far as we know, the video comes up in
two versions and with a trailer. we really hope to present his work on svennet
very soon. you can use your time while waiting by watching his first work
for sven, click here. by the way, new live photos from the dissident(en) club support gig for einstuezende neubauten are available in dissidentenclub.com. access via projects or simply click here. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-06-01
dissident(en) clubīs "gift special edition" out now |
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many of you lingered to buy
the gift album so far because the special edition of dcīs debut album
gift was expected to be released with a limited bonus disc. now
it is available. you can order it here.
gift se features the regular album while the bonus disc contains
remixes and outtakes. here is the tracklist: whatever... please tell
us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? |
2004-05-14
sven leaves dissident(en) club |
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sad
but true: sven leaves dissident(en) club. anyway, the special edition version
from the debut album gift will be available 2004-05-31. we do not
want any rumours or any kind of thinking the wrong direction, so here is
a short statement by sven: "if you become a part of something, you might sometimes wonder when it will end. i thought of many reasons why i would leave the dissident(en) club, maybe because of personal differences or maybe because i could not stand our music anymore. but this case is different: i enjoyed working with these guys and iīm still very happy with the result, the debut album and our gigs. anyway, the time has come for me to drop. i have realised that it does not make sense to stay in this group if i cannot offer 100 percent. i am involved in so many things which do not allow to spend my power on making this band bigger and bigger. i am sorry for everyone i have to disappoint, but everyone knew that it was difficult for me to find the right time and the right mood to contribute good stuff. thatīs it. i do not know what is going to happen next, i have no idea, i can still imagine to play some guitars on the next album or care about the artwork or contribute photos or something, but it would not be fair for everyone to pretend to be still an innovative member of this group. weīll see, maybe iīll return one day, at the right time and the right circumstances. best wishes for herpes and holy, iīm looking for you further output! my own music activities will go on of course, but reduced as well. iīm looking forward for the record of tides debut and the next sven album (but this is really far away, maybe 2006 or something). hope to see you soon..." whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-04-13
trinity out today!!! |
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the
year 2004 was mainly coined by features and articles about trinity,
svenīs third album. anyway, trinity is out now and everyone at svennet
is sure that this album is a real hit. get it!!! if there is still something
not clear so far or if you do not know what we are talking about (why ever...),
have a look through all svennet trinity features: click here for an overview on tracklist and credits click here for a short press release, some words on the album (german only) click here for a free download of the first digital single drop the pilot exclusive features for svennet members here whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-04-04
trinity press release and member area features |
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there
is so much action these days, it is pretty hard to comment all of them.
well, first of all, trinity will be released 2004-04-13, i.e. next week,
you might have downloaded drop the pilot and you are looking for more information.
you will find a short press release in the new designed review section (a
part of the journal section) or you might click here.
we also redesigned the member area, enter it by the buttun below or by clicking
here.
the member area recently features more photos by phoenix from the dissident(en)
club gig and an exclusive download from north and west by record of tides. exclusive features for svennet members here whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? want to become a member? click here |
2004-03-28
dissident(en) club neubauten support gig aftermath |
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the
dissident(en) club supported einstürzende neubauten yesterday 2004-03-27,
20.00h in bielefeld, ringlokschuppen. one thing first: they did a great
job and it was a big sound. we hope to present more images and sounds from
this outstanding gig soon, but it may take some time. and a short message
by sven: "i did not comment the fact of our gig of this dimension, because i always thought it could be bad and i might look like a fool by inviting you to come. now i know it was great. i hope to hear the live recordings soon and give you any stuff i can find. anyway, i would like to thank some persons: first of all anna and phoenix for your support, you did a great job, then to all roadies for being careful with my stuff. at least a short hello to alec and dirk again, i hope you liked it, unfortunately i missed you after the gig...hope to hear from you soon. thanks to everyone involved and for supporting us, even when we were the supporters!!!" whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? click here exclusive member pictures click here |
2004-03-26
dissident(en) club will support einstürzende neubauten |
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the
dissident(en) club will support einstürzende neubauten tomorrow 2004-03-27,
20.00h in bielefeld, ringloschuppen. they will perform songs from their
debut album gift, which is available now. as herpes wrote: "ich kann
es jetzt noch nicht glauben" this gig seems to be unbelievable, but true.
anyway this will probably be the greatest gig from the dissident(en) club
in the next time, so do not miss it. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? click here |
2004-03-22
dissident(en) club : gift out today!!! |
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the
dissident(en) club debut album gift is released today. you have been
waiting so long and there have been so many things to fix, but anyway, the
long awaited debut is available now. as you know, dissidentenclub.com is
already online, and there you will have the chance top listen to sippets
form every song. if you are interested in getting the album, please contact
dc via their website. but wait, if you are a real hardcore fan, you might
wait a little for the special edition from gift, featuring a bonus
cd with remixes and rarities. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. -or any questions? click here |
2004-03-19
dissidentenclub.com is online now: listen to all songs |
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the
dissident(en) club debut album gift will be released on 2004-03-22
after many delays. if you are looking for sounds you will find the right
link here.
dissidentenclub.com is online now, take your chance and get any info on
dc and gift. new on svennet: you can enter the dc forum via our chat section. whatever... please tell us what you think! thank you. click here |
2004-03-12
trinity: first sounds in the v5 radio: drop the pilot |
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letīs
sum it up again: trinity will be out directly after easter on 2004-04-13,
but it's quite a long time isn't it? here is you temporary remedy: you can
listen to the first single "drop the pilot" on the new svennet radio
(you'll find the right link in the navigation bar above) or (and this is
the point to get exited) download the promotion mp3 for free by clicking
here.
easter seems so far away... questions? whatever... please tell us what you think about this song! thank you. click here |
2004-03-05
welcome to the home strech: dissident(en) club gift out 2004-03-22 |
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there
are good news from svenīs side project: the dissident(en) club debut album
gift will be released on 2004-03-22 after many delays. if you are
looking for sounds you will find the right link here.
only five days after the release day dc will support einstürzende neubauten,
get more infos on herpes
site. three of our svennet members
are already on the guest list, you know who you are, it it a very special
priviledge, isnīt it? questions? whatever click here |
2004-02-26
trinity: the new sven album will be released 2004-04-13 |
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isnīt
it strage how time flies? here it is, svenīs 3rd album. and as
he posted ""trinity" may be released around easter. oh, did i really
post this???" his brave idea seems to become true. directly after easter
trinity will be out. we hope to present interviews and reviews, and
maybe some sounds, it is more or less the same procedure as every time,
but it is always exiting fun. what do you think??? whatīs next: more on trinity can be found here. soon. questions? whatever click here |
2004-02-15
trinity: first preview and tracklist |
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it
is always exiting to expect a new album, even when you know that it is going
to be another step into the right direction. even when sven posted that
we can expect trinity around easter there are always many things
which might be tricky. above you see a little preview of the forthcoming
album and below, yes, is the tracklist: 01 inside you 02 drop the pilot 03 easylife 04 a better life 05 try try try 06 shining star 07 donīt dare 08 closer to you 09 closer 10 go through whatīs next: more on trinity can be found here. soon. questions? whatever click here |
2004-02-01 dissident(en) club exclusive pre-listening: "komm mit (free)" | |
even
when the first month of the year was coined by svens new work "trinity"
and a lot of things which delay it, we will not forget that another production
is going to be released in the next months: the dissident(en) club
debut album "gift". yes, we know, you have been waiting so long and
nothing seems to happen - but, wait, now you an listen to one great song
exclusively on the dc site! check it! you will find the right link here.
"komm mit (free)" sums up the unique dc sound: herpesī deconstructed
lyrics, holyīs electric beats and svenīs heavy riffing. do not miss it.
whatīs next: more on trinity can be found here. soon. questions? whatever click here |
2004-01-21
heavy recording iii: sven recorded five new songs / trinity done |
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and
again, a new message from studio. this seems to be really utopic! yesterday
sven recorded five(!) new songs and finished the album. the opener is called
"inside you" and is a real heavy track with a long guitar solo and striking
electronics. the last song will be "youīll go through", a very calm track
which is based on the record of tides track with the same name. then the
acoustic and country-like "easylife" which is full of sampled acoustic guitars.
the most shocking track may be "donīt dare to touch my stuff" which needs
no guitars at all, but distortion keyboards and an autechre-esque end. and,
well there is another song, but no information at this point. it is really unbelievable how fast everything works, or where it may lead to. anyway, "trinity" is going to be the heaviest sven album so far. whatīs next: sven needs some time for post-production, mixing and mastering. if there are any new sounds - youīll find them here!!! questions? whatever click here |
2004-01-17
heavy recording ii: sven recorded four new songs |
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and again, a new message
from studio. today sven recorded a country-like song today, which fades
into heavy rock in the end: "a better life comes tomorrow" questions? whatever |
2004-01-13 heavy recording:
sven recorded two songs today |
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after all this programming
and stuff, sven was in studio today to record two songs. the first one
is called "try try try" and the other one is "shining star". sven himself
was wondering how fast everything happened. alina mori, on the other hand,
said she was allowed to listen to short samples of both songs. she said
the rough mixes are hard to take, but the songs and arrangemends reminded
her of nuno bettencourtīs music... questions? whatever |
2004-01-01
heavy rotation: phoenix and sven name their best records from 2003 (happy
new year to all of you) |
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women artist phoenix and
sven present their favourite records from 2003, most of them are still
their favourites. phoenix: 1 cowboy bebop - vitaminless (ost) sven: 1 boards of canada - geogaddi what about yours? |