The art of David Lynch made a lasting impression on me. In tribute to his life, which ended a year ago, I decided to jot down some personal recollections of his work. This is the third part of how I remember Twin Peaks. Twin Peaks had a very distinct way of storytelling. It was captivating […]
The art of David Lynch made a lasting impression on me. In tribute to his life, which ended a year ago, I decided to jot down some personal recollections of his work. This is the second part of how I remember Twin Peaks. Even though my interest was sparked years before, I approached Twin Peaks […]
The art of David Lynch made a lasting impression on me. In memory of his life, that ended exactly a year ago, I decided to jot down some personal recollections I have of his work — the first being Twin Peaks. September 1st 1991 was the first time Twin Peaks was broadcast on Dutch television. […]
Happy happy 25th birthday to Fireflies.nl!
David Lynch, one of my all time heroes, whose works of singular magic left warmth in my soul and scars on my heart forever, has passed.
Further revision of the message I posted yesterday: it has been even longer since I last finished a hardware only song. The tracks I posted on SoundCloud in 2013 were made somewhere between 2002 and 2006, so that would place the last one of those tracks some 17 or 18 years ago.
I moved away from DAWs and plugins and made my first two tracks with hardware only finished my first two tracks using hardware only in 11 years: Bid, Raket, Maan and Paaspoezenijne.
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance listen to “Beautiful Song” (YouTube) Skullcrusher – Quiet the Room listen to “You Are My House” (YouTube) DEHD – Blue Skies listen to “Bop” (YouTube) Tomberlin – I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This… listen to “Happy Accident” (YouTube) Ghost Car – Truly Trash listen to “Selfish, Spoiled” […]
Finally having some time to finish up a new song resulted in “Firma“. As always, it doesn’t take any longer than is needed for getting the point across.
My favorite albums of last year: Midwife – Luminol listen to “Enemy” (YouTube) Dummy – Mandatory Enjoyment listen to “Daffodils” (YouTube) Low – Hey What listen to “Disappearing” (YouTube) Yasmin Williams – Urban Driftwood listen to “Dragonfly” (YouTube) Squirrel Flower – Planet (i) listen to “Hurt A Fly” (YouTube) Caithlin De Marrais – What Will […]
My favorite albums of last year: En Attendant Ana – Juillet listen to “In/Out” (YouTube) Melenas – Días Raros listen to “En Madrid” (YouTube) Gum Country – Somewhere listen to “Jungle Boy” (YouTube) Lady Di / Mega Emotion – I Know You Know I’m Perfect / Move, Motherfucker listen to “Peanut Cup” (YouTube) Frances Quinlan […]
For the first time in about eight months I found the time to finish a song. It’s called “The Morgai“.
Mark Linkous was an exceptional artist who spent most of his life in relative obscurity. Although he was somewhat of a hermit, his musical collaborations went far and wide, and included even my other unfathomable hero: David Lynch, someone Mark himself admired. But the music that touched me the most were the songs he made […]
I made yet another song, going for something different this time. I called it “Exy“, a title I partly took from the Speedy Ortiz song “Hexxy“.
New Wolfshoek song called “Katydid“, that has been half-finished for about a year. You might recognize the drums from Death Cab’s “Amputations“.
My favorite albums of last year: Pip Blom – Boat listen to “Ruby” (YouTube) Mannequin Pussy – Patience listen to “F.U.C.A.W.” (YouTube) Club Night – What Life listen to “Thousands” (YouTube) Bill Callahan – Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest listen to “747” (YouTube) Caroline Polachek – PANG listen to “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” […]
Made a new song, a bit different from the sweet little tunes I posted earlier. It’s called “De Luwte”
Twenty years ago today, I first saw “The Blair Witch Project”. You’ve probably seen it too. I went into the theatre knowing just enough about the movie to spark my interest, and yes, I was fully aware it was all fabrication. It turned out to be a nerve jangling experience from which I never fully recovered. […]
Pitchfork retroactively reviewed a b u n c h of Stereolab’s earliest records, which is great. Even though the band is in the process of reissuing some of their back catalog through their own Duophonic label, I don’t believe these five each are part of that. And Pitchfork didn’t even review all of Stereolab’s early albums, […]
I never felt sure about the respawning of Sleater-Kinney. Their breakup in 2006 was a blow to the stomach – more so because I never saw them live, coupled with the fact that they quit right after releasing 2005’s earth-shattering The Woods. Sleater-Kinney left behind a legacy that’s out of this world. They unexpectedly returned ten […]
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