In the beginning, was the intention to rip-off “Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed. (Or at least it’s famous bass line thingy)

In the middle, someone dared to add in more happy-happy things, like guitars, harmonics and ding-ding.

In the end, there’s even a positive bend, on loan from country music. (Not that I’d ever return it) That was meant to be the “open door” in OPEN DOORS.

Uh oh, lots of name-dropping going on this month.

Here’s one more: Phyllis.

How many famous Phyllis’ can you name?

My Phyllis count stops at 1. Logan.

Now I’m off to listen the Lovejoy main theme. It’s soooo good.

Octave bass. It’s great, isn’t it?

To answer my own question, yes, you’re absolutely right! Octave bass is wonderful!

Although it’s heyday was a good 40+ years ago, I still think it’s somewhat too dominating element to be used frequently. It’s like you have to hear it being used by someone else to gain the permission to stick it in your own music.

You know what, I did hear it being used.

Therefore UNKPOP has it.

Hmm, listening Maurice White & Co. more often would grant me a truckload of octave bass-tokens.

Mother of all hmms.

Producing SPELKLOKK was a theoretical struggle. It was all about taming the chords – making them sound smooth, although the structure is actually pretty complicated.

Well, maybe not that complicated. More like clever.

The process reminded me of something my high school finnish teacher said about writing a good essay: The writing part must be hard in order to make the result easy to read.

Well said!

So, what you’re hearing today is domesticated nightmarish glockenspiels.

Then some metal.

With COLD SUN SILENCE, my starting point was Paradise Lost / Amorphis-sort of stuff. You know, that melodic guitar hovering over power chord mass.

(Maybe there’s more of the latter, with it’s folksy & grim feel)

And yes, the lead guitars go in thirds, like those boys in Thin Lizzy & Iron Maiden used to do. Although in this kind of heavier context, they sound more “hetfieldistic”.

Small chunk of winter.

Right. Let’s get this over with.

WASHED was the first tune I made, when these times begun. You know. So, washing your hands was pretty much the thing to do.

Like otherwise I wouldn’t wash my hands dozens of times a day… With moisturising soap or not… Washing after coming home, washing at work, washing at friends, at public places when possible… Washing before, during and after cooking, eating & doing dishes… Washing after visiting a certain room found in every house that has running water, but where you extremely rarely cook in… Washing in the morning, during the day, in the everning…

Washing free zone is located in the sleepy lands.

Also, things me & you should always do, even when we’re not told to:

– Not to sneeze / cough on other peoples faces
– Try to maintain one Abdul-Jabbar (2.18m) of safety distance to other people
– Wipe your feet before entering any indoor space
– Say thank you / sorry when necessary
– Not to drink battery acid even when very thirsty