Yes! Finally we managed to get the material online of the four tracks I played with Dosa Jhana opening up for Cynic in Amstelveen, september 2009!
Check the videos via the following links:
Track 1: Dosa Jhana
Track 2: Awakening
Track 3: Reliance
Track 4: Karma To Burn
Man, was that great to do! Seeing this stuff makes it all come alive (almost literally). Cool!!!
After a succesful and fun show with Dosa Jhana opening up for Cynic, we had ample time to connect with the guys! And so I got the chance to add another picture with one of my Greatest Drum Rolemodels Of All Time: Sean Reinert!
All in all it was sort of a life altering experience: I really felt opened up music-wise and I received so much inspiration, it really affected my playing. Just like 15 years of listening to one CD and trying to figure out what they actually are doing…
Dosa Jhana rehearsal 1
The first rehearsal with Dosa Jhana was great! We had a good time and also we managed to play through all the songs without a lot of trouble. Of course there where a couple of glitchy things on the road, but we pointed them out and we know aht to do. so, I dare to say that not a lot will be standing in the way of a mega cool performance supporting the almighty Cynic!
Obsidian shows
Next we have some show coming up with Obsidian: one the weekend after the Cynic gig with Dosa Jhana and another one in November in Eindhoven with Model 101 and Misantropicana.
Project 'Psyclus'
Next to this all, I've finally started a project in which I'm trying to create music out of some rhythmic ideas that have been floating in my head for some time. I've been wanting to do this for quit some time, but I hjust never got to it. Now I finally did and I found Sjaak (Obsidian) and Kees (Sphere of Souls) willing to help me out on respectively guitar and bass. Also Ewell (Industrial Passage) and Tobias (Sacrilegious Mind) have been helping me with converting two texts I've written into a soundscape and a synthesizer loop, both of which I will be using in the project.
Yes dear people, it's that time again: time to replace some old and try out something new. As splashes tend to do, mine cracked after a long period of good use, so I wanted to replace it with exactly the same type (being a 10" Meinl Soundcaster Custom), as it proved to play nice and sound good.
Then my little stack of old splashes also needed replacing. During recordings I felt that the sound is a bit too dry and snappy and over all too soft, compared to my other cymbals. As I always was a sucker for china like noisy metal thingies, I decided to try out a 10" Meinl Generation-X Filter China. I'll be receiving them in a couple of days and I'm dying to check out how they will work out in the rehearsal room! (more…)
I'm starting with writing some new material. This will be solo-stuff, so it's not going to be Obsidian related. I'm planning to write some tracks that showcase my personal approach to drumming and melody as it developed in the past years. I've been playing with some ideas for a long time and it just feels like the right time to start.
To make my idea's into something concrete I'll be working on the PC (very modern) and Marcel (my drumguru) was so kind to lend me a trusty and ancient Tascam Portable Studio (not very modern) to record stuff without very difficult technical hassle. I also have my eye on a couple of very talented musicians and good friends to help me out on the melodic part, but I'll update you on that later. I'll keep you posted on the progress!
For your leisure, ladies and gentlemen: the first official studio video report featuring the recording of the drumparts!
Enjoy and let us know what you think!
