Berlin: Time Off
I decided to take some time of touring. To focus on life in general, building up my new company in effect equipment KOMA Elektronik and to work on new compositions and releases. In a year I will return to my first love: the road. Untill than: please don’t forget about the good times we had. … Read more
Berlin: Fingers Crossed
As some of the frequent readers of this blog might know, I’ve been planning a working trip to the Sahara for quite some time now. Last november I was planning on going there, but the Dutch Embassy, who was so kind to sponsor the trip, couldn’t guarantee my safety in the by terrorism threathened Mauritania, … Read more
Berlin: Gather Dust, Build A Mountain
Time for some information. As some of my readers might know, I am working on a new Franz Fjödor album. Today, February 19 2011, I can announce the title: Gather Dust, Build A Mountain. Inspired by a Korean saying; Tiggeulmoa taesan (티끌모아 태산). To be released in September 2011. First song of Gather Dust, Build … Read more
Berlin: Listening
The last few months I’ve been working on a commissioned composition for the city of Dresden. My task is to explore the different aspects of Dresden life, scenery and history and to make a coherent composition about all of this. In December I went to Dresden to record the extraordinary sounds of the funicular railway. … Read more
Berlin: Party
Last night, after a good bottle of wine, I ended up in Berlin’s most famous club Berghain, where parties start fridayevening and end around the time when the sun comes up on monday morning. Around me, a lot of people getting drunk and danced their lungs out, fueled by large quantities of drugs. The dj’s … Read more
Nijmegen: Newspaper
A journalist wrote a column about me in todays regional newspaper “De Gelderlander.” In the column he writes about me not being on facebook, twitter and me not watching farmers datingshows on tv. I was wondering: how does he know all of that?
Nijmegen: Rough
The recording is going very well. At the moment we have the rough outlines of the 8 tracks that will be on the album. Some are loud and obnoxious, others are ballads with little sounds, fieldrecordings, vocals and ofcourse cello. Tomorrow we’ll work on the detailed mixes, adding new sounds and make sure we’ll get … Read more
Nijmegen: Fence
This morning children were waiting in front of the Albert Heijn supermarket, asking me and other customers for soccer playing cards, while standing behind a fence; else they would harass the customers too much… These are the moments you have to be patient with your heimat.
Nijmegen: Good
I am currently in the studio together with Audrey Chen. Today I’ve heard the most crazy sounds. The album will be good.
Nijmegen: Directions
On the train an older woman asked me if I was going to the airport. I told her I was heading to Nijmegen. She was going to Schiphol Airport herself and wondered if I could help her with some information, it was the first time she was going to fly. I helped her with some … Read more
