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	_____________________________________________________________________________ THE SILVERTONE ORGAN [2009.08.26] Today we bought one of these little bastards: I have a feeling it will be a nice addition to our live instrument collection. _____________________________________________________________________________ GOSPELS [2009.08.18] People are saying nice things about me -----------------------> here. _____________________________________________________________________________ 000001 [2009.05.02] ___________________________________________________ 000000 [2009.04.02] ___________________________________________________ TRIANGULUM NEBULA [2009.03.31] __________________________________________________________ ETA CARINAE [2009.03.20] Spring is here. Reborn. New wheels are in motion. __________________________________________________________ Ten on the turntable: Dear Euphoria "That you would" Lassus "Here comes no ray" Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: "You are lost" Blur "Ambulance" Red House Painters "Void" Prince "I wish u heaven" Neko Case "People got a lotta nerve" Sandro Perri "Double suicide" Sunny Day Real Estate "Pillars" Teenage Fanclub "Guiding star" ________________________________________ ALICE [2009.03.15] My dear grandmother has passed away. The funeral was nice (as funerals go). Lots of flowers, lots of memories and beautiful horn music. She will always have a special place in my heart. __________________________________________________________ WE HAVE A WINNER! [2009.03.12] We are very happy to announce that we have a winner in the ferris wheel competition. His name is Kioskgreven and below you can see him and his hat. Our judge Jimni-Jimny asked me to say thanks for all the nice hats you sent him. It was a tough call, but in competitions like this, there can only be one winner, and aren't we damn proud of this one! Click small pic for bigger pic. Footnote: Kioskgreven will receive his well deserved price next weekend in Tingstadstunneln. __________________________________________________________________ THE FERRIS WHEEL COMPETITION [2009.03.11] Question: Are we spinning clockwise or counter clockwise? Write down your answer on a big towel (or a small tower), burn it to ashes, mix the ashes with one pint of blue blood, and then use that blend to shape a hat. Send the hat to this guy. The winner will receive 12 of these. Thanks for participating. __________________________________________________________________ A BIRTHDAY [2009.03.09] Today I turn 31. How exciting. Hip, Hop, Hurray! I took the day off from work, had me a big breakfast and a nice, long walk with the dog. Tonight I plan to drink at least 31% of my head off at some bar with my friends. Feel free to join in. Currently reading: Alex James - Bit of a Blur: The Autobiography Currently seeing: Trailer Park Boys (Season 1) Currently hearing: Depeche Mode - Wrong __________________________________________________________________ WEARY EYES AND ACHING BONES [09.02.25] Yesterday, me, Mr. Olsson and Dr. Eriksson hung out and recorded some parts for two new songs ("Cannonballs" and "The Laughing Gas") at the house of music. We also had some coffee and semlor (in celebration of Fettisdagen). Olis at the piano. Later in the evening, someone/something snuck out of the oven and handed me a cup o' fever, so this morning I had to call in sick. Today's sporting activities will include trying out different bed positions, as well as resting my weary eyes on the tv and computer screen. Sorry for writing in Hebrew. Your autopilot, Martinus. _______________________________________________________________ [09.02.23] http://www.youtube.com/v/OM9KRpEkGfY _______________________________________________________________ THERE WILL BE NO SWIMMING [09.02.22] _______________________________________________________________ FIGHT! [09.02.19] _______________________________________________________________ THE 10 LEGGED GATOR [2009.02.16] _______________________________________________________________ DOCTOR'S ORDERS [2009.02.15] Ring så spelar vi: Scott Tuma - Newjoy Fog - Plum dumb Chihei Hatakeyama - Bird above the ocean Stephan Mathieu - Auf der gasse Goldmund - Gifts Hecq - Red sky _______________________________________________________________ TEN ON THE TURNTABLE [2009.02.03] Bill Callahan - The Breeze/My Baby Cries Former Ghosts - Unfolding Beirut - Scenic World Jacaszek - Taniec Animal Collective - My Girls Thom Yorke - A Rat's Nest TV On The Radio - I Was A Lover Pluramon - Drowning In You Ezekiel Honig - Material Instrument 1 Gregor Samsa - Du Meine Leise _______________________________________________________________ DRUM'S NOT DEAD [2009.01.26] _______________________________________________________________ SAD NEWS [2009.01.21] Our booking agency 2 for the road have called it quits. Thank you Ralf, Peter and the rest of the crew and good luck with all your future endeavors. _______________________________________________________________ OLD AND NEW FRIENDS [2009.01.20] I wrote and recorded an instrumental piece for the short movie "Gamla och nya vänner" ("Old and new friends"). The movie was directed by Magnus Söderstedt and will premiere this week at the Göteborg International Film Festival. You can listen to the song here. .............................................. CRYPTOMUNDO [2008.12.16] The top 50 cryptids from around the world. Cryptids are the yet-to-be discovered animals or recovered supposedly extinct zoological species that are being sought by cryptozoologists, zoologists, anthropologists, and other researchers through fieldwork in the wild, reexaminations of specimens in zoological collections, and searches of archival materials. .............................................. AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT [2008.12.10] Yesterday, I recorded a Christmas song. I call it "Silent Night". I've heard some other people do to. Listen to it (and download it for free) here. I also added two versions of "Burn This Flag" to the myspace jukebox. The "Sigur Sputnik Version" and the "Choir Version" (aka "Untitled"), both taken from the "Quiet Maneuvers" EP. As of now you can also order "Quiet Maneuvers" digitally. The price is 3 euros. Click click. .................................................................... BE DARK NIGHT [2008.12.09] .................................................................... SEDNA [2008.12.06] The Inuit goddess Sedna, who rules over the seas (from the collection of M.E. Brown). Symphony of today: Lou Harrison - Symphony No. 2 "Elegiac" 1. Tears Of The Angel Israfel .................................................................... MUNGO POLLY [2008.11.26] .................................................................... BACK IN BLACK AND BLUE [2008.11.15] I'm feeling better. Kind of like this... http://www.youtube.com/v/ZfIBWQVNBac In other news, I'm working on five thousand projects. Or three. Depending on how you count (or how many fingers you've got). The gnarly weather outside makes me very creative anyways. Thank you, gnarly weather. I've also upgraded my home studio. New microphones, monitors, headphones and some other sweet stuff. Currently in progress are of course the fifth Boy Omega album. This is taking longer to finish than what I'd planned, but I promise you it's gonna be worth the wait. I'm really excited about where it's going. If everything works out the way I want it to, it will see the light of day come spring 2009. Moving on, we have the second Kubot-album. Yes, I know I said we'd finished it, but then I found a couple of dents and cracks that I wanted to re-record, so that's what I intend to do. Besides from all of that, me and some friends are putting together a brand new orchestra called Bats And Black Magic. The plan is to get together once a week in the Kepner Treg studio, compose a song on the spot and put it to tape. I'm looking forward to it. Very much so. Have a great weekend everyone. Love, Martin. .................................................................... FINALLY! [2008.11.13] http://www.youtube.com/v/m5_AJ8WTDAY .................................................................... THE ASTRO STORK [2008.11.11] .................................................................... THE FLU [2008.11.10] Today I had to cancel the show at Kontiki due to a good ol' flu. I'm really sorry about this, but it's damn near impossible to reason with a virus. Anna Von Hausswolff is still playing, so if you had plans to go, I definitely think you should still do so. .................................................................... HORST [2008.11.09] .................................................................... SATURDAY NIGHT VISION [2008.11.08] .................................................................... DAVID BYRNE INTERVIEWS HIMSELF [2008.11.03] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE-mxVxFXLg .................................................................... IT TAKES A FOOL TO REMAIN SANE [2008.10.25] .................................................................... DA TUBES [2008.10.21] .................................................................... TAKE YOUR PROTEIN PILLS AND PUT YOUR HELMET ON [2008.10.15] Go here and listen to the song "Mathematics" from the new 3" ep "Quiet Maneuvers". You can also listen to "Explode (Polar Disco Version)", "Fool Around (Band Version)" and "We Might Not Be Real (Slow Version)". I will use that page to post unreleased and self-released stuff and also old songs wearing new clothes. Tomorrow, I will have the pleasure of seeing Xiu Xiu live in action for the very first time in my life. Can't wait. And whatever you do, always remember this: There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist. x 10 TV On The Radio "Halfway home" Antony & The Johnsons "Another world" The Cure "Six different ways" Laura Palmer "Runs in the family" Joanna Newsom "Emily" Radiohead "Motion picture soundtrack" Bauhaus "Double dare" Bat For Lashes "What's a girl to do" Low "In the drugs" Wilco "On and on and on" .................................................................... [2008.10.12] http://www.youtube.com/v/oc95LLSfIWI .................................................................... HUNTING AIRWAVES [2008.10.10] I spent a few days in Malmö. I was DJ-ing for the first time in probably ten years. It was fun. I also got to ride a very light and fast japanese track bike. You can actually ride backwards on those. Hi-tech, huh? Me and The Mountain also happened to finally finish the second Kubot album. We started working on that album in the year 2000, so it was not a day too early. Only nine years in the making. Ha ha. Now all we have to do is master the masterpiece and after that find a nice label who are willing to work with us. It's three in the morning. Gotta get some sleep. Until next time... Don't eat the yellow snow. .................................................................... CRUELTY-FREE LOOKS GOOD ON YOU [2008.10.03] Please have a look at your personal care products. Some companies, such as L'Oréal, Unilever, and Johnson & Johnson, remain in the "dark ages", performing cruel and crude tests on rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, and other animals. Companies like these drip caustic chemicals into the sensitive eyes of rabbits, blinding them before they kill them, or they pump nail polish down animals' throats to see how much they can endure before dying in agony. Major corporations, including Revlon, Mary Kay, Method Home, Estée Lauder, Bath & Body Works, and others, have signed PETA's pledge against animal testing. In the last year alone, 44 companies have licensed PETA's cruelty-free bunny logo, which certifies their stand against cruel and unnecessary tests on animals. While you're at it, also have a look at this page (Chemical safe skincare campaign). .................................................................... THE DOGS AND THEIR INVISIBLE REMOTE CONTROLS [2008.10.02] They unlock and open doors. Don't ask me how, but every now and then they do. Ear candy: .................................................................... IT'S THE WORST TIME OF THE YEAR! [2008.10.01] ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: IT'S THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR! [2008.09.30] .................................................................... SMALLTOWN JIU-JITSU [2009.09.26] Last night as I was walking my dog, we heard some weird noises coming from the woods. After a while I saw two police men and a police dog stepping out of a car. They had flashlights and they were clearly searching for someone/something. Maybe this lil' fella'? To celebrate this, I feel asleep and dreamt I was levitating. One of my all time favorite dreams. I wish you all a nice weekend. I'm gonna spend mine in the southern woods of Sweden. Balsamico for the soul. The pressquotes and parts of the biography have been updated. .................................................................... BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, RIGHT? [2009.09.25] These are my ten favorite instrumental albums from the year 2007. Eric Malmberg "Verklighet & beat" (Häpna) Stars Of The Lid "And their refinement of the decline" (Kranky) Eluvium "Copia" (Temporary Residence) Rafael Anton Irisarri "Daydreaming" (Miasmah) Erik Enocksson "Farväl Falkenberg" (Kning Disk) Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto "Cendre" (Touch) Peter Broderick "Docile" (Kning Disk) Circle "Tower" (Last Visible Dog) Alva Noto "Xerrox" (Raster Noton) Supersilent "8" (Rune Grammofon) ......................................................................................................................... There you go. What else? Today I moved this homepage to a new server (Thank you, Daniel Drama!). The old one kept fucking things up. One day it was working. The next day it was not. From time to time I wanted to rip its electronic heart out. I'm thirsty. Have a nice Thursday. RUBOT! [2009.09.24] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkft2qaKv_o .......................................................... XPLODERA MIG 2000 [2008.09.22] I just added the song "Explode (Polar Disco Version)" to our myspace-player. It's taken from the brand new EP "Quiet Maneuvers". The original version of "Explode" appeared on my second album "The Black Tango". This new version doesn't sound a lot like that one though. It was originally remixed by my closest friend Martin Bergström (1/2 of Kubot), and after that I added new vocals, guitars, piano, percussion, handclaps and vocoder. Hope you like it. Order your very own version of "Quiet Maneuvers" by clicking on the Paypal-link below. The price is 7 euro including postage and shipping worldwide. Thank you for supporting independent music! I AM KURIOUS ORANJ [2008.09.22] ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN ALL TIME LOW [2008.09.15] So, I thought I'd summarize the tour in three simple words. It was great. I don't believe I've laughed this much, since the first time I heard the song "Bosse Parnevik" by Povel Ramel. Thank you Martin (aka "Lundmarkarn") and Pär (aka "Päry Päry") for joining me. I'm very glad to be your friend. Thanks to Peter at 2fortheroad for booking the whole shebang. Thanks also to the promoters, the sound and light engineers, the bartenders and barmaids, the cooks and last but not least the audience. I send my love to you and I hope to see you again next year. Here's a final stroll down memory lane. Camp Omega. Pengabrorsan. Beer and beard. Our house. In the middle of the street. Be gentle with the monitors. They are actually cats. Goth tan. Soon I'm entering various locations to record album #5 (and 6?). I'm so excited. I just can't hide it. I'm about to lose control, and I think I like it. Ear candy: X The show in Copenhagen got cancelled thanks to this guy! Or do you want the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me god? Ok. The show got cancelled because there had been lots of complaints from the neighbours living in the same building as the venue, so from now on there will be no more shows at Din Nye Ven. Sad but true. Thanks anyway, Maja! The soup, the bread and the beer tasted great. SYNTHESIZED SAXOPHONES AND RUGGUGGLOR ARE DANCING IN THE NEON LIGHTS [2008.09.11] Waking up in the morning I was amazed to find out that I'd been looking like a pruning shears the night before. On our way to Kiel we passed dozens and dozens of military vehicles (tanks, trucks, jeeps et al). We decided it would be a good idea to honk the horn for Der Fänrik. To show him our appreciation, you know? He felt very amused and happy about it. See for yourself. The venue "Weltruf" in Kiel is really something special, cause it's a ship. A real ship with pirates and everything. Both me and Lundmark really enjoyed playing there yesterday. Thanks to everyone who showed up. Later in the evening we watched a youtube clip of Noel Gallagher being pushed off stage during a show in Toronto. After that we decided it was time to hit the big drum. The celebration drum. When you have the right tools, it's as easy as ABC and 1,2,3. 1. A Jacuzzi. 2. Champagne. 3. Grapes (and other assorted fruits). In the car stereo: Björn Kleinhenz - Georgia Swan Damien Jurado - Ohio Chris Rea - Lady in red Audrey - Next left FYRA BUGG AND A CUP O' COCO [2008.09.10] In Darmstadt we played at the Oettinger Villa. Turns out it used to be the home of Der Kaiser back in the days. Later in the evening Lundmarkarn found a brand new instrument. Plinky plonky. We played the theme song from Titanic using air, lips and beer bottles. This guy was extremely proud of his washing machine. He carried it with him wherever he went. After that and after that we sat down and had a very interesting discussion about our top 500 wars, top 500 childhood memories and finally our top 500 whispering movements. After that we fell asleep. The morning after we woke up to a strange noise in the hallway. Turns out it was only Jimni Jimny doing his world famous Vademecum dance. Thank you Markus and the rest of the crew at the villa. We had a really good time. Pär sa ha! Tomorrow: Kiel. LAPTOP AND IPOD ENTERTAINMENT: Californication (Season 1) Weeds (Season 1) The Cure - Pornography THE WHEREABOUTS OF HERR NILSSON [2008.09.09] Upon arrival in Rorschach, we decided to sit down. After that Päry took a quick dippi dippi. The promoter was nowhere to be found, so we borrowed a boat and went on an escapade. After a while the police came and helped us. Still no sign, so they had to send in "the dog". It turned out the promoter was hiding behind an old oak tree under water made of oak. Oh happy Hitzlsperger! At the venue (which we were told used to be an old whorehouse), I ate the best apples I've ever eaten. 10 out of 10. Smooth soundcheck. Great technician. Delicious food. The show ran as smooth as the little white stone in the swedish tv-series "Den vita stenen". Nice and quiet audience. Thank you for your support. This is me and my friend Marko. Hope to see you again next year! Later in the evening Lundmarkarn got his eardrum broken. To celebrate this, we drank some "up in the cellar" (or was it apple sallad?). Tasted a bit like the swedish national drink Jägermeister. After that we had a very interesting discussion whether or not Herr Nilsson has broken up with Pippi, or if they're still a couple. In the morning we took a swim. The best hangover-medicine there is. Shadowboxing. After that someone told me to do "the V-sign", so I did. Songs of today: Wu Tang Clan - Bring da ruckus Goldmund - In a notebook **************** Very good! Favorite late night track! Philip Jeck - Fanfares forward The National - Racing like a pro Tomorrow: Darmstadt. ULMI ULMI [2008.09.08] According to our tourbook it was supposed to be a 650 kilometers drive from Salzburg to Ulm, so because of that we got up very early. It did however turn out that it was merely 300 kilometres. Oh happy times. We passed tons of leather men. After that we had an extremely interesting discussion about whether or not there is any person in the milky way that might go under the name Jimni Jimny? After that we arrived in Ulm (aka "Ulmi Ulmi"). We found a church and listened to some organ music. After that we found an amusement park. At the venue Päry Päry put a sticker of the german soccer-player Thomas Hitzlsperger on my laptop. Happy fun! We ate pizza. Quattro Formaggi. First junkfood on this tour. It tasted really good. At least me and Lundmark thought so. Pär said it tasted like old ladies wrapped in metal. The venue was pretty cosy. Lit candles here and there. The audience were sitting on sofas. Nice and quiet. Great DJ as well. In the middle of the show I burst out laughing, cause all of a sudden my mind was in another galaxy. I felt like I was back in school. You know when the teacher tells you to shut up, and you try to think about starving kids or something, but it's not helping at all, you just keep laughing? That's how it felt. Very refreshing. Thanks for the roll of paper by the way! Rabarberpajboi. Sonnenshineboi. The day before. The day after. Tomorrow: Rorschach. Sorry for the hassle with the home page. I don't know what happened. We haven't had any internet access for a couple of days, so here are no less than four big updates. Scroll down and start at VEM ÄR KONRAD? [2009.09.03] to read the full diary in its right ordnung. All photos are taken by Pär Hugo Kjellén (aka "DJ Ötzi"). Enjoy. SALZY SALZY / SKINNY DIPPY [2008.09.07] Salzburg was very nice. We got really good taken care of and the food was delicious. Big thanks to Stefan and the rest of the crew at the Rockhouse. When we arrived to our apartement we opened the door with a keyi keyi. On stage I played a brand new song that I wrote two days ago when in Vienna. Earlier in the day, we had a very interesting discussion whether or not Båtsman is still alive. We passed a cornfield. We sang power ballads in the backstage area, and I did yet another interview with a radio station. Sadly Pär forgot to take any photos, so I'll just wrap it up with this instead. Tomorrow: Ulm. WEYER DYNAMIC [2008.09.06] Weyer was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. See for yourself. I might move there one of these days. The people at Bertholdsaal were all really nice and we had a really good time. We stayed at a beautiful place in the countryside. In the morning we had some breakfast and hung out with the animals. In Weyer even the goats have their own post boxes. After that we took a swim in the atlantic ocean. Quack quack quack! Der Kaiser (The Emperor) stopped by for a quick dippi dippi. A piece of plum got stuck in my right ear. Thankfully I found the perfect removal tool. Lundmarkarn had to work his ass off to get a cup o' coco. Songs of today: The National - Guest house Radiohead - Last flowers Tomorrow: Salzburg. JOHN, YOKO AND A CUP O' COCO [2008.09.05] The Bronett Brothers taught me this trick a long long time ago. Vienna was great as always. A big thanks to VSA and everyone who came to the show. We had a wonderful evening. Setlist: 1. Sucker for your smile 2. Suffocation street 3. Scarecrow 4. Pocket knife 5. If only 6. For I cannot breathe 7. By midnight we'll give it a go 8. The laughing gas 9. Burn this flag 10. Explode 11. The isle 12. Ghost, flute and dice 13. The lamb 14. Somewhere I'm human 15. Here the sharks swim 16. Change of plans Pär and his best friend Nöffi Nöffi joined us on stage for the encore. What else? We saw a church. We saw horses in the streets. We felt sorry for the horses. I did a phone interview with a radio station in Kiel. Lundmarkarn got his beard pierced. That's about it. Tomorrow: Weyer. Ear candy: Duffy - Distant dreamer Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas? Andrew Bird - The trees were mistaken Sun Kil Moon - Lost verses Hauscka - La dilettante PRUSSELUSKAN FOR PRESIDENT!!! [2008.09.04] Frankfurt was... Frankfurt. We had an interesting discussion about people who long to be slapped with a big chunk of salad (or a bible in the neck) when having sex. After that we shot some pool. I won of course. ********************************************************************* Lundmarkarn was searching the net for a cup o' coco. We decided to drive straight after the show. We found a nice little motel in Laaber. Lundmark enjoyed his bålkudde quite a lot. I fell asleep listening to the latest album by Stars of the lid. Pure beauty. Extra extra!!! Go to the merch table and ask Pär about "Nussi". He will tell you a funny story and show you an even funnier trick. Tomorrow: Vienna. VEM ÄR KONRAD? [2008.09.03] So, I decided I'd try to write a tour diary for a change. Two hours of sleep and off with our heads. Eight hours later our ship set sail in Hamburg. First stop at the radio station Byte FM where I did an interview and played a couple of acoustic songs live in the studio. You should be able to listen to it here. After that Pär got thirsty, so he bought a cup o' coco. After that we found this: Later in the evening we had an interesting discussion about oil platform divers, bridge builders and Helmut Kohl eating a big plate of human hair and butter in front of Sweden's former prime minister Göran Persson. My friend Ralf brought me a copy of the compilation "About songs vol 3". I didn't know about it until now. "Tonight I'm swimming" is the first song. A really good compilation actually. Check it out here. After that Lundmarkarn got thirsty as well, so he bought a cup o' coco. The show ran as smooth as the little white stone in the swedish tv-series "Den vita stenen". Great crowd. Thank you so much for your support. Olki molki. Time fleisch. We're in Frankfurt now. Gotta go and treat myself with a cup o' coco. Headphone Sex: Mogwai - The sun smells too loud The Bear Quartet - I know my owner Nils Petter Molvaer - Kakonita (Deathprod Mix) Audrey - Big ships THE DEER IS THE MOST POPULAR ANIMAL IN NOSELAKE AND SOUTHERN PARAGUAY [2008.09.01] Yo! Yip jump! For this upcoming tour, Papa has a brand new release in his bag. It's a 3" cdep titled "Quiet Maneuvers" including these four fine tunes: 1. Mathematics 2. Childhood Summer Revisited 3. Burn This Flag (Sigur Sputnik Version) 4. Explode (Polar Disco Version) The artwork you say? Well... Have you seen the old Shellac seven-inches "The rude gesture, a pictorial history" and "Uranus"? No? Well, they look about the same (the folding that is). The cd itself is all black (just like them plywoodstation-cd's). Radical dudes and dudettes will have to get their tongues on this one. I've been told it tastes great and that it's totally legal. Self-released, handnumbered and strictly limited to 525 copies worldwide makes for a collector's item. You will be able to buy it on the upcoming tour and after that you'll be able to buy it from this page, the boi moega myspace-page and from a few selected online stores. All songs/versions on this release are previously unreleased. Pre-order a copy by sending an e-mail to boyomega[a]gmail.com The price will be 5 euro + shipping no matter where in the world you live. PS: I will also bring 50 new copies of "A Distant Foghorn" on this tour. Ten on the turntable: Simple Minds - Real to real Cocteau Twins - Evangeline Silverbullit - Axe man Low - Dragonfly Talking Heads - Born under punches Scott Walker - Cossacks are The Bear Quartet - Class trip Goldmund - In a notebook My Bloody Valentine - To here knows when Xiu Xiu - You are pregnant, you are dead SEPTEMBER TOUR [2008.08.12] Hello world! Come and see us play live. 02 SEP 2008 Hamburg - Grüner Jäger ............... 03 SEP 2008 Frankfurt/Main - Elfer ............... 04 SEP 2008 Wien - Vorstadt ............... 05 SEP 2008 Weyer - Bertholdsaal ............... 06 SEP 2008 Salzburg - Rockhouse ............... 07 SEP 2008 Ulm - Cat ............... 08 SEP 2008 Rorschach - Mariaberg ............... 09 SEP 2008 Darmstadt - Oetinger Villa ............... 10 SEP 2008 Kiel - Weltruf ............... 11 SEP 2008 Copenhagen - Din Nye Ven .............. REVIEWS [2008.06.22] 1, 2, 3 new reviews of "Hope on the horizon"... 1. Ox Fanzine.de (9 out of 10) <--- in german 2. Soundsxp.com ("Boy Omega’s most satisfying record"). <--- in english 3. Penny Black Music.co.uk ("a real gem") <--- in english INTERVIEW [2008.06.10] Here you can read an interview I did for the Spanish Clone Magazine. Song of today: Alarm Will Sound - Avril 14th Goal of today: Petter Hansson (Sweden 2 - Greece 0) Movie of today: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters MYSPACE UPDATE [2008.06.03] Today I added three songs from "The Grey Rainbow" to the Myspace Jukebox. ("For I Cannot Breathe", "The Aisle" and "Divebomb"). Enjoy. What else? * The tour with Christian + crew was really nice. A bit short perhaps? * I'm working on a couple of new releases. Check back for updates. * The sun is shining outside and I'm off to play some badminton with Olum. ONE MORE KRUSTY FOR THE ROAD [2008.05.13] In less than two weeks, me and Olis will once again be supporting Christian Kjellvander and his band on tour. I'm really looking forward to it. We had a great rehearsal today. Here are the dates, venues, towns and countries: 23/5 - Café Trauma, Marburg (DE) 24/5 - Kammgarn, Kaiserslautern (DE) 25/5 - Studio 672, Köln (DE) 27/5 - Gleis 22, Munster (DE) 28/5 - Op Der Schmelz, Dudelange (LU) 29/5 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH) Songs of today: Yann Tiersen - Les Deux Pianos Jonny Greenwood - Open Spaces Philip Glass - Barbara's House Khonnor - Man From The Anthill Devotchka - Undone TESLA [2008.05.06] IN THE STUDIO [2008.04.28] I'm writing and recording again. The last couple of weeks have been both creative and productive. SONGS OF TODAY [2008.04.23] Pavement "Strings of Nashville" + "We dance" Eluvium "Thoughts for Johann Pachelbel" Frou Frou "Let go" Markus Krunegård "Noiserock i Japan" Kraftwerk "The telephone call" Bonnie 'Prince' Billy "Dreaming my dreams" THE NORTH SEA AND RAMESES III - NIGHT BLOSSOMS WRITTEN [2008.04.20] Listen to that one and some other great stuff here. A GOOD START IN THE US [2008.04.11] 5+++ Review from Babysue.com: Parasol.Com Top Sellers: TOURS, US-RELEASE, INTERVIEWS ETC. [2008.04.01] Today a friend wrote me and said she'd sent me a package three weeks ago. It was returned to her with a note saying "deceased". That's a tad bit spooky, right? I might be a ghost from time to time, but I am very much alive. The tour with the full orchestra (13/11-1/12) was really nice. I miss stroking the monitors in between the songs, as if they were cats. I miss late nights in the bus, listening to songs that are worth cranking up the volume for. Songs like "Been here and gone" with Elmo Williams and Hezekiah Early. Keep on! Like a damn ham! Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantegert/ Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacoleccionista/ .............................................................. The tour with Christian Kjellvander and crew was nothing short of top notch. We all got along really well and because of that we will do yet another tour together in May. Olis in Wiesbaden. .............................................................. "Hope on the horizon" has now been released in the US of A by Acuarela/Darla [http://www.darla.com/] You should be able to get it just about anywhere over there. If you want to order it online, try insound, parasol or amazon. .............................................................. I've done quite a few interviews for Spanish media lately, and I might publish some of them (in english) in this blog soon. .............................................................. Last but not least, I've turned 30 years old and I've (almost) quit smoking. Hipp hipp Hurrah. .............................................................. NICHTS SOLO! [2008.02.10] I will not play solo on the tour with Christian. My good friend (and long-time-member of the Boy Omega Orchestra) Mr. Per-Ola "Olis" Eriksson will join me on stage playing piano, elektro-guitar and synthesizer. SOLO TOUR WITH CHRISTIAN KJELLVANDER [2008.01.27] I'm going on the road again. This time I'll be supporting and travelling with the great Christian Kjellvander and his crew. We'll visit Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Dates = Feb 21 - Mar 9. Venues and more info can be found at www.2fortheroad.de Kinder! Earball shakey! On the turntable: Johann Johannsson - Virðulegu Forsetar SONGS OF TODAY [2007.11.06] Beck - Everybody's gotta learn sometimes Carissa's Wierd - You should be hated here Ed Harcourt - The birds will sing for us Johnny Logan - Hold me now Iron And Wine - Trapeze swinger Broder Daniel - What clowns are we TORA! TORA! TORA! [2007.10.31] Upcoming shows: 03.11 Tanned Tin Festival, Spain w/ Xiu Xiu, The Ex, Mia Doi Todd, The Sea And Cake, Wolf Eyes, Frog Eyes, Deerhunter etc. 13.11.2007 Münster, Luna Bar (DE) 14.11.2007 Köln, Blue Shell (DE) 15.11.2007 Luxembourg City, Dqliq (LUX) 16.11.2007 Freiburg, Auditorium Minimum (DE) 17.11.2007 Modena, Vibra (ITA) 18.11.2007 Pistoia, Melos (ITA) 19.11.2007 Rorschach, Mariaberg (SWI) 20.11.2007 München, Orangehouse (DE) 21.11.2007 Innsbruck, Bierstindl (A) 22.11.2007 Wien, Szene (A) 24.11.2007 Stuttgart, Schocken (DE) 25.11.2007 Traunstein, Café Festung (DE) 26.11.2007 Prag, Club 007 (CH) 28.11.2007 Leipzig, Café Mule (DE) 27.11.2007 Nürnberg, Club Stereo (DE) 29.11.2007 Berlin, Bang Bang Club (DE) 30.11.2007 Dresden, Scheune (DE) 01.12.2007 Halle, Objekt 5 (DE) 13/11-1/12 = Booked by www.2fortheroad.de The touring orchestra: Martin Gustafsson - Vocals, El & Ac Guitars, iPod Per-Ola Eriksson - El Guitar, Piano, Rhodes Andreas Lassus - Drums, Percussion Karin Wiberg - Violin, Melodica, Glockenspiel Per Baltzar - Saxophone, El Guitar, Keyboard, Rhodes, Glockenspiel, Percussion Mikael Lundgren - Bass Tove Lindeborg - Cello THE IMPORTANT NEWS [2007.10.29] "Russian man arrested for stealing a bridge" MOSCOW, Russia - Russian police have arrested a 45-year-old municipal worker for stealing a bridge.The 5-meter span metal bridge disappeared from a river crossing in the Ryazan region, east of Moscow. Russian Police said they tracked it down to the man, who had used his work truck to remove it and then chopped it up and sold it for scrap. "A five-meter metal bridge over the Yaroslavka River was stolen, but the thief was successfully traced following a manhunt," a local police spokesman said. The police said the 45-year-old suspect is believed to have dislocated the bridge in the region's Shilovo District and carried it away using a vehicle owned by the utilities company he works for. He then sawed it up, and intended to sell it to a scrap yard. "This is the largest object to be stolen this year," the spokesman said. CURRENTLY ADDICTED TO: I'LL BE COMING HOME. WAIT FOR ME. [2007.10.25] - Garaget till Dammiddan! Garaget till dammiddan! Kom! For some reason the album is called "Hope IN the horizon" in Scandinavia. I talked to both Vanheden and Klabbarparn about this, and they promised to sort things out. I'm feeling sentimental. Alla trummor och trumpeter... Songs of now: Sunshine Club - Annie's Song Thåström - Brev från 10:e våningen Thåström - Fan, Fan, Fan Antony And The Johnsons - Cripple And The Starfish The Beach Boys - God Only Knows The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody PUSTERVIK SCHMUSTERVIK [2007.10.16] Imorgon (Torsdag) har vi releasefest för nya albumet "Hope on the horizon" på Pusterviksbaren i Göteborg. Eftersom vi befinner oss på hemmaplan, så bestämde vi oss (helt sonika) för att slå på stora abundatrumman. Detta gav i slutändan resulatatet att vi uppträder som ett tiomannaband bestående av: Martin Gustafsson - Sång, Gitarr Per-Ola Eriksson - Piano Andreas Lassus - Trummor Mikael Lundgren - Bas Karin Wiberg - Violin Emma Strååt - Violin Tove Lindeborg - Cello Adam Svanell - Saxofon Helena Lundström - Sång Camilla Lindberg - Sång Uppträder gör också Marcus Birro och Jennie Abrahamsson. Det är fina Parapluie som anordnar alltihop. Här kan du boka en biljett. Inträdet är 100 riksdaler. Dörrarna öppnar kl 20:00, och schemat för kvällen ser ut som följer: kl. 20.15 Jennie Abrahamson kl. 21.00 Marcus Birro kl. 22.15 Boy Omega Nya albumet kommer under aftonen säljas till ett mycket förmånligt slaktpris. Det var allt för nu. Tack te di. Du vet vad du har gjort. Det vet vi alle. Album of the week: Radiohead - In Rainbows SLIPPERY WHEN WET [2007.10.13] We got a fax earlier today from this family, saying that our new album has been receiving some really nice press in Germany. 5 out of 5 - Laut.de 5 out of 5 - Amazon.de 9 out of 10 - Soundmag.de 8,5 out of 10 - Cdstarts.de "Album of the week" - Deutschlandradio - Kultur "Album of the week" - Titel-magazin.de "Album of the month" - justmag.net The release date for Scandinavia has been postponed to October 22. VIVA LA FRANCE! [2007.09.24] Today the album was released in France, with help from Talitres Records. The release date for Scandinavia has been set to October 8. To celebrate this, me and Frankie Boy took a nap. Photo: Sara Hasselgren. Wake up! It's time to go to bed! Songs of today: Rachel's - Frida Kahlo Kate Bush - Hounds of love Efterklang - Mirador Susanna - People living TODAY IS THE DAY [2007.09.14] Hurrah! The new album "Hope on the horizon" was released today by Glitterhouse Records in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The album comes in a really nice and thick Digipack including a 6-page booklet with all the lyrics. The album has already been selected "Album of the week" at Deutschlandradio - Kultur (Nationwide) and at Titel Magazin. Soon it will also be available here: (Distributors in parenthesis) Scandinavia (Playground) Benelux (Munich Records) Italy (Venus Distribuzione) France (Differ Ant/Talitres) Greece (HitchHyke) Croatia (Dancing Bear) Slovenia (Panika) Hungary (Neon Music) Poland (Gusstaff Records) Serbia & Montenegro (Mascom) Russia (Soyuz Music) So all you people out there, run to the nearest store and buy it! It is also available worldwide from iTunes. Just follow this link. Order it online from the Glitterhouse Store or if you prefer Amazon.de If you have Paypal, you can order it directly from us. Just enter the store. United Kingdom: The album will be released in the UK on October 1st by Stereo Test Kit, but is already available for pre-order from their online store. The first 20 online orders will also receive a free copy of the previous full-length, 'The Black Tango'. Later on in October, "Hope..." will also be released by the great Acuarela Discos in Spain, Portugal and Asia. You can listen to four songs taken from the album on our Myspace-page. Be sure to check back often, cause we will switch between the new songs every now and then. Also check out LastFM for some snippets. That's all for now. Have a bloody marvelous weekend! Martin. Current reading: "Hardcore Troubadour: The life and near death of Steve Earle" by Lauren St John. ......................................................................................... SUFFOCATION STREET VIDEO [2007.09.08] This is the video for "Suffocation Street". The song is taken from the forthcoming (and fourth) album "Hope on the horizon". The song will also be featured as the title track on a forthcoming ep, which will also include 4 previously unreleased and exclusive songs. The video was directed by Sara Hasselgren and Martin Gustafsson and edited by Isabella Eklöf. The video was shot on location in Bäckafall, Småland, and on a roof in Göteborg. Click here to download an mp3 of the song for free. Right click and choose "Save target as..." Song of today: Sambassadeur - Subtle changes ......................................................................................... THE TRICK [2007-09-02] Frankie Boy is showing Karin how to do a proper handstand. Movie of today: Pan's labyrinth Song of today: The Concretes - A whale's heart ......................................................................................... NICOTINE vs CANDY MACHINE [2007.08.28] I've only had three cigarettes in ten days! Do I deserve a trophy? Naah... Not yet. Every now and then it feels like there are thousands of spiders crawling inside of me. Their eyes are rivers. They give me shivers. Movie of today: This is England Song of today: Rachael Yamagata - I'll find a way ......................................................................................... E-MAIL ALERT! [2007.08.24] Today I accidentaly erased an e-mail from someone called "Marcel". I believe the subject was "Suffocation Street Video". Please write to me again if you see this. Thanks. And if anyone else has written to me lately without getting a reply. Please write again. It seems as if a few non-spam e-mails gets marked as spam (even if they're not). /M. ......................................................................................... DRUM'S NOT DEAD EITHER [2007.08.24] Boom boom! Boing! Boom! Tschak! ......................................................................................... SITE'S NOT DEAD [2007.08.23] Oi oi! We're back in business! Alive, kicking, breathing and spitting. From now on this homepage will be updated a lot more often. At least once a week. That's half a promise. So... First of all, the tour with Maria Taylor and her band was great! I'd like to send a big box of love, gravy and rainbows to our new friends Maria, Alan, Macey, Kate, Taylor, Zach and Ingo for taking such good care of us, and of course Ralf for making it happen. I hope we'll do some more touring together in the future. Here are some pictures from the tour... These were taken by Zach Evans. The following pictures were taken by Mr. Pär Kjellén: Song (and music video) of today: Kevin Drew (BSS) - "Backed out on the..." Movie of today: Ocean's thirteen ......................................................................................... TOUR WITH MARIA TAYLOR [2007.04.20] We're going on tour with the great Maria Taylor and her band. Thanks so much for letting us tag along! Here are the dates and venues: The first 19 shows (Ludwigshafen-Kristiansand) I will perform solo and travel with Maria and her band in their van. When we arrive in Oslo I'll hook up with five other pieces of the Omega puzzle: Karin Wiberg (Violin), Per-Ola Eriksson (Electric Guitar and Piano), Andreas Lassus (Drums, Percussion), Martin Lundmark (Bass) and our driver Pär Kjellén, who'll join me for the final 10 shows of the tour. I'm so looking forward to this. And the best thing is that I've been sick for three days now, which hopefully means I'll be able to stay healthy for the whole tour. Hope to see you on the road. Love, Martin. WE RETURN AFTER THESE BRIEF MESSAGES [2007-02-17] [Photo by Adam Svanell] First off, I'd like to embrace all you nice folks who came and saw me play at my solo-tour in Germany. Even though I was sick a couple of days, I had a really great time. So many kind words, it feels like I'm still blushing like Oleg Blochin. Up until now I've always been touring with a back-up-band, and only played a few shows solo, so this was kind of a test for me. I must say I enjoyed it a lot, and I will do it again. A big Santa Claus-hug to The Book of Daniel. It was a pleasure travelling together. SONGS APPEARING ON SCREEN "Somewhere I'm human" is featured in the snowboard-movie "Prediculous" from Isenseven. "We might not be real (slow version)" will appear in a movie from the Indonesian Independent Community. "From us to eternity" appeared in the online Christmas-calendar "Sudd". "Burn this flag" will appear in an episode of "Skolakuten" on Swedish National Television. THE RAINBOW "The Grey Rainbow" scored 5 out of 5 in the UK-magazine "Maverick". They write "This really is the album that you have searched for throughout your whole life". Read the full review here. It also scored 8,1 out of 10 in the US-online-music-site Firesideometer.com They write "Unique album... There's not a truly weak track...". Read the full review here. And here's the first review I've found in swedish: OLIS AND HIS SWORD THE DOG I've bought a dog! His name is Frank. He's a fine blend of Chinese crested powder puff and Chihuahua. At the moment he's learned how to "Sitt", "Ligg", "Vinka", "Upp på tå" and "Rulla runt". He's a very good jycke, I tell you. SOME PLANS FOR 2007 Finish and release the fourth Boy Omega-album "Hope on the horizon". Finish and release the second Kubot-album. Write and record more songs for my instrumental solo project. Write and record songs for Boy Omega-album #5. Write, rehearse and record some songs for the side-project Hell is in Hello. Move to a bigger apartment. Tour both solo and with a bigger orchestra. Walk the dog. As always I've compiled a list of my favorite albums from the past year. You'll find it .....................................................................................here. JUVELER OG EN FLASKA SAMBA [2006-10-29] "The Grey rainbow" has now been released through Riptide Recordings/Cargo and on Nov 13 it will be released by Stereo Test Kit/Shellshock in the UK. So far it's been blessed with some great reviews. Here are some of them that I've found on the internet. They are in German, but you can use Babelfish to understand a bit of what they're saying... 9/10 - Crazewire.de 8,5/10 - Burnyourears.de 8/10 - Allschools.net 8/10 - Blueprint-fanzine.de 5/6 - Noize.cc 4/5 - Fomp.de 4/6 - Nordische-musik.de 7/10 - Soundmag.de 7/10 - Bumbanet.de And here are four reviews in English... "It's the next step in the impressive career of Martin Henrik Gustaffson aka Boy Omega. After this year's critically acclaimed album "The Black Tango" this EP not only holds the high standard of the album, 'cause to me it's even better. The music: Think about Notwist-alike electronica along with dreamy string arrangements not unlike Sigur Rós or The Album Leaf accompanied by a sad piano and a voice that will please every Bright Eyes or Arcade Fire fan. To me these 7 songs were a better introduction to the greatness of Gustafsson than "The Black Tango". Recommended!" - The Dance Of Days [www.thedanceofdays.org] Boy Omega is more or less a solo project of Martin Gustafsson from Sweden who on this record is backed up by some friends who play the few instruments that he doesn't play himself. Together they produce an intimate pillow of sound woven out of acoustic guitars, keyboards, violins, computed drum patterns and other gadgets reaching from glockenspiel to crackle electronics. This is singer/songwriter music in the most Scandinavian way possible. It sounds like dogma 95 movies look like: authentic, melancholy and drenched with the bitter beauty of life. Commuting between big pop gesture and indie earthiness Mr. Gustafsson draws landscapes of rural urbanity. To me this is just as irresistible as the music of Björk or Múm or to name something unnordic Architecture in Helsinki. The first and the last track, "burn the flag" and "a heart is a heart", are my favourites. Very, very good! - Yellow Is The New Pink [www.yellowisthenewpink.com] The Grey rainbow hits a new level of consistency. This is emotional folky pop recorded at home and employing programmed percussion and frequently manipulated vocals. It's mostly all Martin and his I'm-gonna-kill-myself-you-see-if-I-don't vocal but variously the gang is still all here. Notably, of course, violinist Karin Wiberg particularly when From us to eternity and The isle starburst into life and on Control's stirring string refrain amidst tinkling bells. For the most part it's achingly melodic, gorgeously pained heartbreak stuff typified by Divebomb and A heart is a heart. - Really Rather [reallyrather.blogspot.com] Acoustic instruments are blended with digital production techniques and field recordings, to produce a sound that is as melancholic as The Cure, but also as vibrant as Arcade Fire. Tracks on "The Grey Rainbow" veer from the 80's influenced synth pop of "For I Cannot Breathe" to the bare and stripped down balladry of "A Heart Is A Heart". However, the stand out track must go to the excellent ,"The Isle". The Arcade Fire comparison rears its head again here, as marching band drums introduce this song. Around the halfway mark an infectious violin and piano segment is unleashed, sending the song spinning in a joyous new direction. It's a moment of pure inspired genius. "The Grey Rainbow" is a more than decent effort that should please fans of perfectly executed electronic pop songs. However, the melodies along with innovative drum programming, the myriad of instruments used and the field recording techniques, places Boy Omega well ahead of their peers. - Boring Machines [boringmachines.blogspot.com] The Rainbow was also "Album of the week" at Radio Mephisto 97.6 (Germany). They did a phone-interview with me on the release-date. Order "The Grey Rainbow" online: GERMANY: Amazon Pleasure Syndicate Alpha Music Bol Temeon Buch Ace Music JPC Wishkah Records AUSTRIA: Substance A & M Trost Records USA: Stick Figure You can also help me pay my rent, by ordering it directly from me. Have a look in the webshop. THE CANCELLED TOUR AND THE LAST MINUTE TOUR As you may or may not know we were supposed to do a 30-day-tour with US-band Hanalei in Oct-Nov. I've gotten some e-mails from people asking why the tour was cancelled, so here goes... Some shows got booked in the beginning, but then all of a sudden the booker disappeared. It was impossible for both us and Hanalei to get in touch with him, so in the end we had no other choice but to cancel the tour. We're very sorry for this, but don't blame us. We really wanted to do it. You can also have a look at what Trapdoor Fucking Exit wrote at their homepage, since they seemed to have the exact same problems as we did, and also had to cancel their tour. We will make up for the cancelled dates in Austria by touring there in Spring 2007. We love playing in Austria! A couple of weeks ago my dear brother asked me if I wanted to join The Book of Daniel on their upcoming tour playing solo, since they had one seat available in their van, and I said yes. I'm thinking of playing some brand new songs on this tour. Once again I gave it a name. 01.12.06 D Dresden, AZ Conni 02.12.06 D Berlin, Privatclub 03.12.06 D Hamburg, Haus 73 04.12.06 D Karlsruhe, Nun 05.12.06 D München, Sunny Red 06.12.06 D Frankfurt, Clubkeller 07.12.06 D Köln, Kulturbunker Mülheim 08.12.06 D Bochum, Bastion 09.12.06 D Braunschweig, Nexus All shows w/ The Book of Daniel NEW BOOKING AGENCY We also wanna tell you that we have a new booking agency. It's 2 for the road. We'll be in fine company. Welcome to the Omega-family Ralf, and thanks for taking us under your wings! Hugs and kisses to Tobi and Björn at Under the stars, me! for everything you've done for us. We're eternally grateful. THE SALT SEED TOUR Thanks to everyone who came and saw us play in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany. We love you! More pics from the tour will be up soon. VIDEO I've started working on a music-video. I'll be using some of my art (drawings, paintings, photographs, this and that), and then Oskar Gullstrand (who did the Explode-video) will help me attach everything into moving pictures. TETRIS Andreas has broken my Tetris-mobilephone-highscore by scoring 411 lines. Damn! I will do everything in my power to beat that in the back of the van on the upcoming tour. Hope to see you in December. Wear your warmest jacket and your furriest legs. /Martinum. THE GREY RAINBOW [2006-09-04] The new homepage is finally up and running! I hope you like it. There's a lot more space now, and I just had to bury the old one, since I grew really tired of it. Among a lot of new stuff, this one also has a webshop where you can purchase most of the releases and some other merchandise (pins, t-shirts etc) using paypal, bank account or well-hidden cash in pink envelopes. NEW RELEASES I've just finished the recordings of a new mini-album titled "The Grey Rainbow". It includes seven new songs and will see the light of day on October the 12th through Riptide Recordings and through Stereo Test Kit in November. I do believe it's my best work so far. You can download and listen to the first song "Burn this flag" here. You can also read a review (from Fingertips Music) of that song here. EXPLODE VIDEO AND MP3-SINGLE Go here and have a look at the brand new video for the song "Explode" from "The Black Tango". It was made by the great Oskar Gullstrand of Splinter Arts. A version with better quality is available for download here. Stereo Test Kit has also released a free download single w/ downloadable artwork featuring Explode, Fool Around (Band Version), We might not be real (Slow version) and the video for Explode. Get it here. THE SALT SEED TOUR OF SEPTEMBER The September tour is coming closer. This time we gave it a name. 14.09 @ Sounds of Sweden (Admiral Bar), Glasgow (UK) w/ Suburban Kids With Biblical Names 15.09 @ The Tin Angel, Coventry w/ Flipron (UK) 16.09 @ The End of the Road Festival, Shaftesbury/Larmer Tree Gardens (UK) w/ Ryan Adams, Badly Drawn Boy, Jolie Holland, Ed Harcourt, Howe Gelb, Josh Ritter etc. 17.09 @ The Windmill Brixton, London (UK) w/ Christian Kjellvander 18.09 @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (UK) 20.09 @ Temporary Art Centre, Eindhoven (NE) 21.09 @ Stereo Wonderland, Köln (DE) w/ Downpilot 22.09 @ Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg (DE) w/ The Rapture, Arrested Development, Karl Bartos etc. Playlist: The Book of Daniel - Songs For The Locust King [Riptide] Pan.American - For Waiting, For Chasing [Mosz] Dusty Springfield - The Silver Collection [Polygram] Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther [Bella Union] Yo-Yo Ma - Plays Ennio Morricone [Sony] We hope to see you on the road. Until then... Take care out there in the mouth of madness. /Martin.