LIVE and Kicking

The live on thursday was amazing. The club was packed tight and some people couldn't get in. It was -20C outside but on the inside the Djs were bringing the heat.

I put on my latex jacket which I had recustomized just hours before. I used the "Pacman suicide pact" theme(it was also the opening track with it's atmospheric intro). Mixed with the nerdy glasses and voila the french electro teachers pet look was created.

One of the guests described the music as "getting kicked in the face in a good way". Also my kid sister was there for the first time and she was quite pleased with it. Altogether I am very pleased with the crowd in Tartu, a lot of friends in the crowd and people just let loose. I haven't received the photos yet, they are being promised for Monday and I'll upload them when I get them. Also AloTV was filming my live and did and interview with me in the end. It will probably air in two weeks.

Playing live is really more of a job than partying, it's a fun job but it's still a job. Any track will be played for about 2-3 minutes. During that time you have the mixing with the previous and the next track and any effects I want to apply. While doing all that the only time to see the crowd and the party is when I check that the people are dancing. And all the spare time I have left, I just pogo up and down. Also the people who come to ask for eather requests or E have to be communicated with. And on two songs I'll shout the lyrics live.

Me with the neon nerd look and kiwanoid at a secret party.

The keytar has become quite obsolete, because of my new nanoKontrol although the keymapings for killing the three frequencies and ending a track are still mapped on the keyboard and serve their purpose. Also the assignments triggering the vocal samples are mostly on the numpad. But there's no denying that it looks interesting.

In 2010 I'll probably work more on remixes and collaborations. There are some that need to be done already.

The party was organized by http://wellplayed.wordpress.com/

My bedroom studio and gear

Hey!
Sorry I haven't written for some time. I've been busy mostly with school but also some music stuff. My new K8 MOSH Ep hasn't reached as many people as it should have and many people still don't have a party because of that. So if you haven't downloaded and listened to it, I suggest you do it.
Free at http://xlr.ee/?c=release&l=en&release=12

Also give it to your friends also, let them love it or hate it.

So pictures of my gear or rather the absence of it. On the first picture my desktop computer. Also my fresh nanoKontrol that I am happy with. I like using it for my liveshows, adding effects crossfading, adjusting volumes and other parameters, triggering samples. Also the oxygen 49 for playing melodies.

My laptop. Not the latest skin.

This circuitbent "Popdada Fm" used to be a radio it has a nice two output thing. One of them is amplified and the other is not. I could carry it around and play on it outside. At the moment it is broken, because one of the wires is loose and although I attempted to solder it before a show (I was kind of dipsy) I couldn't get it to work again, but I shall try again. I used it to perform in KUMU. It was a great show.

I have already introduced this piece of equipment. It's my WSG that I buit myself. It can be manipulated by pressing on the circuit. I am still missing the knobs for it.

My keytar and some circuitbent stuff is missing but I'll add them in the coming posts. In other news the remix should be soon released possible also played on the radio. I still have to tweak the sound somewhat. A lot of different projects are on the way, one of them is an exhibition and another one is a dance play. Also a vjdeo is in the making for Windshield Pfeiffer. For the people in Tartu, I will be playing this weekend in Maailm at the popular event "Neljapäev with Lazers"

K8 MOSH Ep free download

My new Ep is available on XLR netlabel for free.

http://xlr.ee/?c=release&l=en&release=12

Listen to it, see what you think, pass it to your friends

who could enjoy it. Leave me comments on the Ep and

your favorite tracks.

Barthol Lo Mejors K8 MOSH Ep is served best for dancing at parties or home alone.

Friday night - a double espresso and an earfull of K8 Mosh and the

night can continue on a hyped pace.

W A R N I N G ! - the high levels of electropunk may cause euphoria and bruises.

For a safe landing we reccomend the last track, which will [almost] restore your life

to normal at dawn on monday.

In other news, I had to cancel my gig in Tallinn because I was sick but luckily there will

be the Y-Mas(my name idea) party on the 26th of december. Where I will come out with

some new tracks. One of them is a remix of my friends blues-rock band Kassidele Iirised

(kittens on butterscotch). It will be a ravish dance track with hoovers'n'shit.

The other track I look forward to completing is a track with an old hardcore sound and

quite interesting lyrics. A bit influences by the track "To the rave".

Okay C ya and don't forget to comment ;)

Accessorizing

My new interest is designing earrings. They make a perfect bday present for a girl. A special kind of girl in my case. I just completed the second pair of earrings. For the first one I used the knobs left over from building the synth. They were broken so no other use for them anyways.

For the other pair I used heads of lego figures. Not the classical ones, but some piratish guy with a moustache. Very decadent :D

They are still with me but will find a new owner soon.

In other news K8 MOSH Ep will be released on xlr.ee real soon. That's is the cover up there.