PuppetXeno

Quite a while ago I did a gig with Grainshifter which wasn't only a lot of fun, it was recorded for a local TV station aswell. The YouTube version of the broadcast is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N5ThsIeRp0&feature=channel_page

Yey I'm famous!

1) I'm old! Oh no!
2) I got my diploma for Radiation Officer! Hoorah!

Ok to come back to 1)

My mother gave me the awesomest birthday present:



It's a painting of the family dog she made... It's beautiful, she really captured his character entirely.
and it's life-sized, he looks as big in the picture as he was in reality.

 (Bruise 7- 11- 1990 / 14 - 5 - 2007)

Sometimes, movies are more interesting than books.
Sometimes, video games are more interesting than movies.
Sometimes, books are more interesting than video games.

However, there's always music in the background.

Hi,

As some may have noticed I've become more active on the Amp again. That's because I have a little bit more time now that I've diminished my interest in playing a certain online game which I have consciously done to free some time to study on a course I'm following.

I believe the proper english term of what I'm studying for is Radiation Officer. In the Netherlands, this comes in 5 levels and I'm following the 2nd level (which is called 4, 5 being the first level). So far so good, and if all goes well I will go for 3 aswell. The examination will take place on the 8th of december.

Level 4 (nr 2 in the Netherlands) is a post-academic course which only has a handful of students every two years. The final level has only been achieved by a handful of scientists, Stephen Hawkings being one of the very few. But so far, I myself am only learning how to operate a x-ray machine (among other things).

Anyway, one can only study so much on one day. And I'm sure as hell not going to play addictive games in the spare time because I know where THAT will lead to. So here's me with spare time on the Amp just like good old times.

Cheers.

.... So we scheduled our first gig to take place somewhere in July, which is right around the corner! However, our guitarist managed to BREAK HIS IFFIN PAW so he's down for a few weeks.

Dam sod took on a brick wall and the brick wall won. Naturally, walls have a tendency to not budge when under attack by a mere human fist of flesh and bone... He should've used a armored car or explosives of some kind instead...

Good part is that he's recovering fast and our gig plans might not be in jeopardy yet. As a band, beside forementioned misfortune, we've been doing really well and are ready to wash all over town with our sonic tonnage testing.

Remember to bring your earplugs.

You will need them. Badly.

This is a remake of an old tune. It has quite an intense history, the making of the original, but by now it has evolved into a filmic "storytelling" of some kind, about two seekers who could be lovers, who fall prey to nihilism.

Special thanks to Ramona who provided female vocals, give her a cheer.

... And cover your ears!

Hi peeps,

I've been having an amazing job related field trip to Chernobyl and the abandoned town of Pripyat - staying in Kiev for a couple of days basically having a great time!

Which ofcourse is in contrast with the fact that my visit there is directly connected to that disastrous event of April 26th 1986 - the most terrible accident in the history of nuclear energy with the most dire consequences...

Still I'd like to share with you these pictures.

Let the images speak for themselves.

Cheers.

Been trying my hand at writing minimalist acoustic tunes, recording them with my nifty DAW-app on ipod, with it's inbuilt micro mic :P

It's a great way to quickly put song concepts together with just ac. guitar, ac. bass, a little percussion and vox. This song in particular, however, just aches to become a fully fledged, fully produced track, so it may be used one day for what it now suggests to be.

If there's any arrangement ideas or other suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Anyways, ... "enjoy"

cheers

I walk outside
I walk upstraight
And I can think
Whichever way

Don't need no one
To tell me where
I should go
What road to take

I don't like gods
I like my choice
My freedom sings
And joins the noise

In between half way writing a new tune, I decided to quickly toy with some equipment and created this ditty in under an hour. It's all about enjoying a "sunny day" despite what weather conditions one may find oneself in... A truly good mood comes from inside, no?

Tightness and mix balance far from perfect, but atleast it is new! Recorded 16-07-2011