Year: 2010

  • Hi there, I am right now at Ocean Sound Recordings mixing a “Live at Ocean Sound Recordings”-concert that I did in connection with the annual Sommerfesten on the isle of Giske, Norway this summer. The event took place in front of 80 seated people in the live room of the…

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  • It seems that the whole of my set was filmed by different members of the audience at my Paris gig last month. Here’s the setlist with a video attached to the song. 1. BOUNDARIES TO SHAKE 2. THERE’S ONE THING 3. LANDING 4. FRONTLINE 5. OUT OF SKILLS 6. BIG…

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  • So the conclusion is I must return to Germany very soon. After 5 days on the road and 4 shows held I totally understand why Germany is told to be one of the more convenient countries to tour. If a tour is well-planned just like the Katzenjammer’s was, you get…

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  • Last day in the studio for now. I have recorded 9 songs. Roughly mixed 8 of them. 2 were cover songs (1979 and Ship Song). I have mainly used the studio’s (or to be correct – Ante’s) Martin 000-28EC (Eric Clapton Signature Acoustic Guitar), as well as my own Moon…

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  • It’s incredible how tremendously energetic I feel when doing what I love and loving what I do. It’s insanely difficult to achieve just what I expect of myself when doing things the way of which I always have felt a need to do them. To find the right moment is…

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  • I bicycled to the studio. Flat tire, too much gear. Soft breeze and sunshine. Day one is always hard. Especially for a man like me who never is too much prepared. I have 105 demos, but I can’t seem to know where to begin. So I began with listening through…

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  • Packing my bag, guitar and computer. I can see the building from here. I have a five-minute walk to get there. Ocean Sound Recordings – the magical studio on the edge of the sea. So convenient it is to have settled on the same island for a while. From here…

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  • I will be by myself, attached only to a guitar and a backpack, and will be doing a series of house concerts throughout Europe. I need you in a particular city who will find a large house (maybe a coffee house if no houses are suitable), hopefully that can comfortably…

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  • Saturday I commenced what I have chosen to call “Acoustic Spring”. The first show of the year, a new beginning – new songs, new sound. Focusing on what I started out with, my voice and an acoustic guitar. All in all – plenty. It was an uplifting experience, even though…

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  • Check out the new album, new tour dates, videos and pics and share the widget with the world around you! [clearspring_widget title=”Widget” wid=”4a37fac83c457251″ pid=”4b7db020ce3fef51″ width=”400″ height=”160″ domain=”widgets.clearspring.com”]

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  • Today I moved office from my house in Ålesund to the countryside of Giske. It’s nice to get away from all stuff that keeps me distracted from doing what I am supposed to be doing. Now – updating the world wide web on Flight 2010ROPOMUSIC.

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  • I Am Pretty Pretty, Pretty Pretty Speechless And Numb Numb The Numbers Are Vast And I Can Only Cry ‘Cause We All Are On The Other Side Of The World As We Say I Wonder Why Why Why Can’t We Even Try? Try Trying Is A Sport Everyone Can Be…

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