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| This is what I did today, the poster for the upcoming Vorspiel mit Frans |
I've been busy. Musically, privately, working. But I'm still here. Without a very well-thought-out plan, Kristian and me decided we'll arrange another Vorspiel mit Frans evening. It's this friday, the 10th. It might come as a shock to you, and I admit, it is to me too. All of you who'd care to come will have possibilities to buy beer, wine, coffee and probably some kind of strong booze. And my CD is also available to buy.
Last week, I "played" in a tent on the main square in my hometown of Lund. My audience consisted of two of my friends, three sound technicians, two girls and two reporters from the newspaper Sydsvenskan (here's the article in swedish with a nice, gloomy picture of yours truly: http://www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/article1314369/Pr-flopp-satte-stopp-for-lysande-succé.html). It was -10 degrees celsius. I had forgotten the power cord for my guitar FX box. My I-pod, from which I was to playback the backing tracks, died because of the cold, and I couldn't feel my toes a and fingers anymore. The catastrophe was a fact, and I left the stage before actually having finished the set. I was scared I might freeze something (my sister did last winter, hence I take no risks) and had no choice but to go inside.
I guess you learn something from every dramatic gig like this. At least I didn't get too angry (I even forgot to bring my CD:s!) but thought, "what the heck, next time will be sooo easy compared to tonight". I'm looking forward to playing my two new songs, "Costa del Sol" and "Timeless", even though they are still at a sketch level. "Timeless" somehow mark my attempts at writing sunny pop, while "Costa del Sol" is meant to be a introverted, noisy track, hopefully a base possible to improvise around live. When I release these to songs on the net, they will be accompanied by illustrations thought to capture the overall feeling. I intend to continue this plan, so that, one day, there is a picture representing each and every one of my songs. The reason why I'm doing this is, I feel a need to express myself both audibly and optically, that no song is fully complete without the scenery I picture. A future album might contain these "snapshots".
See you on friday, Berliners! (I hope!)
F
