Sound and Silence Expressed Trough Time

My blog sucks..

Soundscape 15/2/2010 10:44

Okay, my blog sucks…

I’ve promised a lot of things so I wont do that anymore!
It’s been a while since I posted something because i’m too busy with other things, it’s bad..

Yesterday I finally took some time to pick up a microphone and record something.

I really got inspired by soundscapes. This is because of the soundscape lessons from Hans Timmermans I recently got on school. By means of his productions I made this recording.
I only used a spoon and a can filled with beer recorded by a CAD cardioid condenser mic, and finally edited in Ableton.

I hope you like it..

Good news, bad news

12/1/2011 16:54

Bad news: I’ve been lazy…
No songs last week! And now that Ableton gaven up to me I can’t get any further on my songs… I guess I need to buy that shit someday haha.
But I’ll make it up to you!

Good news: Eurosonic! 
This afternoon I got a phone call from a classmate. I knew they asked him to play at the Eurosonic Afterparty. I was quite jealous about this because is a big thing!
No need for jealousy anymore, he asked me to go with him and play a DJ-set with him!
So tomorrow evening I’ll be doing my first DJ-set at the Eurosonic Afterparty in Groningen! 

So if Ableton loves me again, my remix will be finished by tomorrow so I can play it loud in Groningen!

Love yah

Back on the road again…

3/1/2011 8:07

School has started already, far too soon for most of us I guess. I’d like to inform you I’ve got somen stuff to upload this week. Most of my vacations I spend sleeping, gaming and partying. This time I’ve managed to spend at least a few days making music. It’s satisfieing. I’ve came up with some productions and some songs for the band, but also my preparation for my first DJ set went wel. Most of you wont know but 11 februari I will be performing at the Mezz (Breda) as support for the band Hunting The Robot as the Johnny Stardust DJ-set. I am very excited about this because its my first time and I hope to do this more as well.

In about an hour and half I’m back at school again… Wish me luck!

Oh, and happy new year ;-)

Here is something to cheer you up…

Cheerfull 8/12/2010 11:51

It’s been almost a week since I did my first post and “Breaks” is has already been listened a 100 times! Despite the fact the weather is so depressing today, that really cheered me up! I hope my next submission it will be even more!
I’m still working on it though, so no song today.

But no stress! I need you to take a look at this artist. His name is Adam Taylor (uk). I found this guy’s soundcloud on “youllsoonknow.us”.
I really love his ‘bit-pop’ kinda style, it’s really enjoyable. The soundtrack Forum made me think of producing a soundscape. I was never into this stuff but when I was listening the first time I was in the bus off course, and everything fell in place. The movement, the sound, the sun, it became whole with the music. Lovely moment…

Oosterhout -> Hilversum Sportpark

Oosterhout -> Hilversum 7/12/2010 15:43

As I promised earlier on twitter, here is a compiled version of an audio recording made during my trip to school. Every day I travel 168 km (round trip: 3 hours total) to get to school. Most of the time i’m working on my music home or work during the trip, often I attend to extend my night. Thats the fastest, but most aimless way of traveling.

Yesterday I recorded (I used a Zoom H4N hand-recorder) 1 whole hour of my trip towards school and compiled it to a 3 min clip. You can hear the bus, the station, the street accordion-players, you can even hear me order cappuccino like I do almost every day. I’m aware of the ‘wind-clips’, I’m still looking for a wind-shield.

It’s not supposed to function as a song, it will be a part of my sample database and could be used as an ambiance in my future songs. So, just put on some good headphones and close your eyes and listen how much noise the street actually produces. 

Enjoy…

Breaks

Breaks 2/12/2010 13:18

It happened so easy. That’s rarely to me. Even better, if it won’t happen easy, I get bored. Guess that’s a bad thing. But when it do happens I get so excited, I get the feeling I need to finish it right away. My whole room is a mess now, didn’t had time to put everything back. It was quite late already and really needed a rest.
Everything in this song is played by hand. I used the Microkorg and an old Ibanez guitar. Hope you like it. If you ever need a ‘Bad-Ending’-song in your movie, here it is. Free to download. Free to comment too off course.