State of Mind blog
Some info on the upcoming album
My third full-length State of Mind album (or the fifth release, if you count EPs as well) is scheduled for release in the fall of 2012. And the upcoming single – due within the next month – should give you an idea of what to expect. While the songs still explore the darker corners of [...]
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Next release: Importance of the Work at Hand
A few words about my upcoming release, which is based on the writings of American engineer, pilot, film director and billionaire Howard R. Hughes. In the later part of his life, the Hughes developed Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Due to this condition (which was not diagnosed in his lifetime), Hughes insisted on rigorous and often bizarrely [...]
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Support a worthy cause
My good friends in the synth band Polyfon recorded a charity single, invited me to participate – and the finished release is out now. The song “Lonely Lives” is designed to raise our awareness of the famine disaster in East Africa. Please have a listen and donate as much as you can. Thanks in advance [...]
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New free download: “Art”
Off the seven-track release “I Can’t Help Myself” comes this free mp3 download: “Art”. And no – the title doesn’t lie – the song actually deals with the nature of art itself. Which is either refreshingly bold – or too pretentious for its own good. You decide. Get “Art” here: Filed under: music
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I Can’t Help Myself
… is the double-edged title of the latest seven-track State of Mind release, available for download since May 1 (select your vendor here). When I began writing the songs that that would later become Myotonic, I didn’t have any particular theme in mind. As the (downbeat, introspective) theme emerged, a lot of the songs didn’t [...]
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Christmas gift: Free mp3 download
For the holidays: Download Why Can\'t This Noise (Radio Edit) for free. Enjoy. But remember, though, that this is just a heavily abbreviated taste of the real work which is nearly twenty minutes long. You can purchase the real thing here. Filed under: Uncategorized
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Why Cant This Noise
Lately I’ve been working on a number of projects simultaneously, and finally the first of these has now been released. On a trip to Amsterdam a while ago, the phrase “why can’t this noise” popped into my head. And as I began toying with the idea of building a song around it, I soon got [...]
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The Seven Bad Habits of Truly Creative People
I have heard certain business types swear by the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey. Unfortunately, one of my few principles in life is to be highly sceptical of whatever business types like. In case you never heard of them, the habits are: Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put [...]
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New free track for download
Off the “Myotonic” album comes this cover version of the great Daniel Johnston’s rarely heard song “Poor You“. Check out the State of Mind podcast for more free music. Filed under: Uncategorized
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My trusty companion: The Korg MS-20
Originally written for synthgear.com When I was a teenager (in the late seventies), I got hold of an unexpected sum of money and promptly converted it into keyboard instruments: A used Fender Rhodes piano (which I got rid of a few years later) and a Korg MS-20 synthesizer â which Iâve kept to this day. [...]
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