For those who want to to know everything, nothing spicy, shocking or special Murdochish up here
........but take a deeper look into my humble kitchen sink an take a trip into the deep. The process of creating something from nothing is only possible
when I let myself go. Doing it immediately from the void! So much fun I had!
And sorry soundengineers, I ain't one, the sound had to be a big blasting powerhouse. I guess you would do a more professional thing here.
Thanks to all of you that have listened this last year, your feedback has made my self-confidence (
Orson Nietes) grow a little bit more. Already teased the hungry listener with the first 11 tracks on bandcamp. And now finally,
I bring you these 24 stories, doing it like it's a full blown double vinyl album, my 15th album:
(hey pssss...GRAB me....it´s over there, somewhere on the right...it's the "lite"version for now
)
01.Back In The Race
Sort of a comeback song isn't it? No, it isn't. Well, that pushy drive (banging out on the piano) got me to these competetive words. A little edgy (rock energy). I wanted a full, organic bandfeel. For me this had to be the opener.
02.Bigger Things
Had a lot of ideas floating around, some didn't immediately fit. Two of them I melted into a bigger one. Just sing along and feel happy,
think BIG.
03.Alice Tea
Goofy humor? A trippy LST or LSD song
with a lot of Chaplin Slapstick to set that goofy mood.
Sugar
your tea honey. Aktion- reaction effect
s from the soundlibrary
and yours truly.
04.Leak
Yes, it's about leaking in general and it's about those wiki revelations, that won't go away. Gimme some truth
. I'm especially fond of the combination of melody and chords, so I kept it very direct and simple.
05.Suits In A Building
Elevator blues! Stuck in slowfunk. It started with a piano pattern. I doubled
different bass parts to make it more pulsing funky.
06.Showking
I'll show you! Rock'n troll pastiche. Quick, Short ditty on the piano
. Had a lot a fun
with myself, but only 1.19 minutes, ha.
07.Tweet
I had to write
this
.....
poor birdy
...retweet
08.Pukeman
I really got it going. Wrote all these crazy songs very quickly! (Alice Tea, Tweet, Showking)
. It's good to puke sometimes
. Karmacleaning.
Man, I had too much energy, I had to.
...
09.Bill Withus
To keep things fresh, I often switch between guitar and piano when I write. It started with this breaky melodic intro. All instinct, funky, groovy fingers hammering on the keys, basically around G7.
"Hey Bill, are you with us?"
The music busines vs Bill Withers. Very talented man, not taken seriously by these A&R guys. Well, watch the documentary...
Hope you like it Bill (although he'll probably never hear it).
10.Climb Another Hill
You can relax now. Variation in mood, tempo and theme right here
. Basically a lovesong
for the desperate ones, written and played on the piano, yours truly.
11.My Sweet Spanish Drama
I love spanish flicks and although I've never been there before, I feel something matadoresque bullying in my blood, si, si.
I was in a flamenco mood
.
Don't Stop now! (In the old days my turntable would repeat itself, scratching the vinyl at the end, so I had to flip it over to the other side, try to do that with your device!)
12.Citizen Able
"Started at the top, worked my way down", he said. This song tries to do the opposite. With a smooth latin beat
I worked myself up.
13.Mask
A sober approach, intimate atmosphere contrasts with the first half of the album
. I always try to vary with tempo, style, just to keep myself on my toes. A personal favourite. So revealing.
14.Jazz Off
"I do not play jazz", Miles said, just to get those jazzpurists reaching for their guns..
It's all music in the end
man
, and we all hear it in our own way .
I love it when musicians reach out, explore something they haven't done before. There is nothing new up here, but I'm always fascinated by hypnotic, repeated patterns or rhythms. I tried to sing unusual, different melodies on top of that (listen: Talking Heads- Remain In Light [1980]
.
15.Miracle
JoosTVD does a poppy one. Well, everything I do has got to have some sort of a melody. This I did on piano, quickly writing itself.
16.Sombrero
Siesta!
My sweet spanish drama under Mexican hideaways.
17.Sugar Tune
Something that's hard for me to do sometimes (sorry mom and the rest), so I write about it: a lighten up-live a little-song. Soft melodic one, written on the piano. Lost my teeth in there..
18.Mermaids In Bloom
The girl is growing up, finding her own feet.
You know who you are...
19.Entre Nous
Instrumental, consisting of two seperate pieces I had other plans with orignally. Found them interesting enough to melt together. But keep it "between us".
20.Has To Be
I'm a big fan of blue-eyed soul, (I think black music is rhythmically more subtle
) but offcours I'm just a plain, stiff euro-celtic.
It has to be this way....
21.Overdrive
At first I had this slow pianoballad version, but decided to change the tempo. The result: I combined those two. I love to play these chords on piano.
22.Flag Of The World
Think about that, mmm.......a dream......utopian music?
23.Machito
Mucho-Macho-Ma
cheato
. it was a combination of words, chords and the "Riders On The Storm" inspired Bass-pattern that made this fun to write.
24.Dad Waltz (The Song He Gave Me)
Basically me, touching strings. Heard it on his funural
....
Just flew back from old Rome, sort of a late holiday. Great to walk through, lots of impressions of the old and the new. In the meantime, I forgot to write about it- I brought pen and paper with me- but what the heck. Listened a lot to the new songs I've been working on, fellt like an emperor.....
That's why I keep my options open. you can find me on any online musicstores anyway...!
Let me tell you... music, is a very serious thing... right?... but,
there's nothing in the book that says it can't be fun... or even funny.
In fact, I believe that it even benefits a whole lot, when musicians are
having fun while doing it. And to those who may be inclined to think
that "playing with music" is just a subterfuge, think better...
remember, before you can even think about making whatever stunts, the
simplest they may appear to be, you have necessarily to learn a lot of
other basic stuff... and there are no shortcuts. Sure this album,
transpires a lot of fun... but it breathes quality and know how all
over. It's... an extended, but overall gratifying... funky based
production, leaded by an excellent performer, with a voice full of
personality and a full bodied singing, replete of irony and good spirit.
The music is quite addictive and sounds generally super well... and if
at this point and by any chance, you still have at least, the slightest
temptation, of thinking that this funky stuff ain't serious music,
then... most probably... you are in a desperate need situation, of
being funked... and funked real good.
Had a lot of ideas floating around, some didn't immediately fit. Two of them I melted into a bigger one. Just sing along and feel happy, think BIG.
Yes, it's about leaking in general and it's about those wiki revelations, that won't go away. Gimme some truth. I'm especially fond of the combination of melody and chords, so I kept it very direct and simple.
You can relax now. Variation in mood, tempo and theme right here. Basically a lovesong for the desperate ones, written and played on the piano, yours truly.
A sober approach, intimate atmosphere contrasts with the first half of the album. I always try to vary with tempo, style, just to keep myself on my toes. A personal favourite. So revealing.
Siesta! My sweet spanish drama under Mexican hideaways.
I'm a big fan of blue-eyed soul, (I think black music is rhythmically more subtle) but offcours I'm just a plain, stiff euro-celtic. It has to be this way....
21.Overdrive
Record Union: Orson Nietes
There he is. The guy who has VANISHED, claims to be JoosTVD and IS problably dutch. So why doesn't he come closer? HE CAME BACK and he agreed on this conversation himself. Ok, relax. Be careful what I say now.
A: "Ha ha, totally! No, shall I play them for ya to prove it?
