New EFS office!

Sorry for the lack of the updates but I've been busy with more or less unrelated things, mainly a number of trips to various concerts (Basswood Dollies and Quelles Paroles, both on Electric Fantastic Sound and as a light director for the first S.P.O.C.K show in Germany since 2002!) and some other stuff. For example, Electric Fantastic Sound - the label we all know and love - is getting a new office! Pictures and stuff coming soon!

Finally...

...some Diskodiktator news in this blog! Today I've started on a cover version of the classic song "Islands in the Stream" that was originally sung by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. I have somewhat of a relation with Kenny since my father for some strange reason ended up in Mr Rogers private jet sometime in the late 1990's...

Since this is a duet I've invited my good friend and partner in crime Christopher Panov - the lovely voice from the duo Godlike - to help me out with the vocals. It will be soooo lovely! :-)

A few days ago I went to a Basswood Dollies concert where I used my new videocorder for the first time. After some initial problems (the whole clip of the concert was somehow erased from the memorycard!) I now think there might actually be some result availble soon.

And for those of you reading my blog just looking for gossip: The Hof had another date with Mäklaren tonight. I set it up. :-)

Exx-citing news and more

Our favourite French band, Exx from Paris, are just about to release their second single on Electric Fantastic Sound - a little ditty called "Anywhere". Fear not - allthough the song is in English it is still very French and if I didn't tell you you probable wouldn't be able to hear it anyway... :-)


And our Swedish friends of Basswood Dollies are about to release their new album entitled "United States Of Hate". Check it out as well! Good time electro bliss from Malmö and a killer cover of the White Stripes classic "Seven Nation Army"!

Both releases will be released on May 1st but you can preview them already!

Homepage stuff

For reasons way beyond my grasp I've spent some time today updating the Electric Fantastic Sound homepage, adding some really neat features. For example - on every page presenting the various bands on the label there now is a "Share this on Facebook" button, and each page is automagically given a special little presentation text along with a special image for each band... Really nothing hard or complicated to code, but still I was very excited when I started noticing these little bumpers appearing on Facebook a little while later.

Also added was a "Diggit" button on each page - hopefully people will show even more support and help us gain some attention, mainly in the US where we want to get bigger!

On a personal level I have also given my trusted old bike (no, it's not rust - it's SAAB brown!) a much needed make over, fixing the brakes for example. Now I can stop when I want to and not just when a heavier object in directly infront of me. :-)

Godlike remix

Seems like it's going to take a while to get the new Diskodiktator material ready - at the moment I am working on a remix for the coming single by fellow Electric Fantastic Sound band Godlike entitled "21". It has nothing to do with the game but everything to do with Praktikanten for some reason... :-)

In other news: today I spent about an hour cultivating my indoor garden, or in other words my apartment. For those with an eye for details and numbers I've got 54 plants around the place and it takes a while to water and cater them. I should get a gardener!

Hardware status

Today I made an attempt to incorporate the Korg MS-50 that has been hiding under a desk for a long time but sadly time doesn't heal all wounds - it still makes a loud humming noise that is not supposed to be there. I have made contact with a very talented technician to try and fix it and since these old machines are basically just a bunch of more or less standard components it shouldn't be too hard to figure out what's wrong...

So in the meantime I will plug my Korg VC-10 vocoder into the setup that is currently the following more or less obsolete equipment:

2 x Korg MS-20 with different filters
2 x Korg MS-10
1 x Casio CZ-1000 digital synthesizer
1 x Korg SQ-10 analog sequencer
1 x Fricke MFB512 rhythm box

On a more personal level: I went for a long walk with the Electric Fantastic Sound PR manager today: 7268 steps to be exact. Burned some 455 calories as well! :-)

Nothing to report at the moment

Never the less, there are a number of very cool releases coming up on Electric Fantastic Sound - if you haven't already you should go check them out!

If you are familiar with the label and the bands and the releases: go check out this vintage interview I made about a thousand years ago with Swedish band Sista Mannen På Jorden.