Nicole's blog (working title)

Watching this video for the first time made me wanting to be in...

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:23:24 +0200

on .

Watching this video for the first time made me wanting to be in a band, too. Weird, huh?

And here’s another track by alt-j: Breezeblocks

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:18:00 +0200

And here’s another track by alt-j: Breezeblocks

alt-j : Mathilda (demo) Thanks to Mr Lightbody (who...

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:16:00 +0200

alt-j : Mathilda (demo)

Thanks to Mr Lightbody (who recommended another song, Fitzpleasure?) I discovered this band. Album due in June I think…

New Maximo Park album soon. Promising. Love Paul’s...

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:13:11 +0200

New Maximo Park album soon. Promising.

Love Paul’s accent. :-)

The only track of the new Kent album that actually sticks out...

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:22:50 +0200

The only track of the new Kent album that actually sticks out after the first listening. Disappointment.

Listening to fluxfm in the car made me discover this. Before...

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:19:18 +0200

Listening to fluxfm in the car made me discover this. Before that I had listened to the new Kent album, which left me disappointed. :-(

recent itunes purchase… very addictive

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:56:00 +0200

recent itunes purchase… very addictive

Photo

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:11:59 +0200

Good-bye San Francisco

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:18:42 +0200

Good-bye San Francisco

blocpartyofficial: can i let you in on a little secret...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:37:28 +0200

blocpartyofficial:

can i let you in on a little secret internet? i dont really like recording.

dont get me wrong i love records and i love making music but there is something so definite about recording that i find slightly overwhelming. its hard when you have been living with an unfinished idea for months, sometimes even years. its been going round your head in so many different permutations and then you are given an opportunity to crystallize it forever, knowing that it will always exist for people even after you die. you will never be able to change it again, that thought itself can be quite intimidating.

knowing what to add to a song to make it better and not worse is a very delicate thing. so when we started making this record i promised myself that i wouldnt listen to the songs during playback. i wanted this whole process to remain fresh for me as it could be.

it was only when i was alone in the studio this weekend trying out vocal ideas that i was able to take stock of where we are at right now in the process. im so glad that i did not immerse myself in the music like i have done previously. this way i was able to hear things that i have never heard before, things that inspired me in different ways. i realise now that it is the best feeling to be able to be able to experience your own music in the way that strangers will experience it.

although recording is definetly the most challenging part of the process, at times it can also be the most magical.

kele

Marionberry Pie rocks

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:49:08 +0200

Nothing to add here. No photo sorry, I ate it all.

The final photo, before I killed my camera. :-( RIP Panasonic...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:44:33 +0200

The final photo, before I killed my camera. :-(

RIP Panasonic Lumix

Missed gig no. 3

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:07:12 +0200

Did I mention that I’ll miss not only SP and KC by some days but also Coldplay, playing the Rose Garden in Portland on the 24th?

I’m so envious. I’m just right at the wrong end of...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:05:13 +0200

I’m so envious. I’m just right at the wrong end of the country at the moment. What a bummer…

Buying wine in Oregon ... not

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:01:00 +0200

Tried to buy a bottle of wine at Roth’s (supermarket) today (to bring with me to an invitation for dinner). I TRIED.

Got asked for my ID ! I look nowhere near 21! They wouldn’t accept my German driver’s license and I didn’t carry my passport with me. Weird.

Missed gigs

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:42:00 +0200

Did I mention that I missed / will miss the Kaiser Chiefs and Snow Patrol in Portland by just a few days? Bad timing! Didn’t see the Cribs on the 4th either, no time…

That’s Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast - so beautiful!

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:39:31 +0200

That’s Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast - so beautiful!

Portland and Mount Hood

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:38:22 +0200

Portland and Mount Hood

Oregon

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:37:27 +0200

Unbelievable - it’s been one week now. Jet lag’s gone, got used to driving the automatic. Still haven’t got used to the amounts of food on the plates, the American accent (haha people look quizzically at me when I talk about “queues” and “cinema”) and the lack of good music on the radio (every station seems to play new country of the cheesy sort or Bon Jovi). However, surprisingly, the Starbucks in Salem played “Life-ning” the other day - what a nice surprise.

Everything runs smoothly with my students (try to avoid using “kids”) so far (neither with my colleague’s in the other group), was so proud of them when they had their presentations and games with the kids in middle school the other day.

We made a bus trip to the coast the other day - BEAUTIFUL!

Portland yesterday - really liked it. Have to come back with some time on my own to check out the record shops and bookstores, yes, “stores”. ;-)

hard rock cafe, orlando

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:18:00 +0200

icanhover:

us tour starts in orlando, florida at the hard rock tomorrow night (fri 29th of march). tickets left so don’t be shy. come as you are. looking forward to getting the us tour up and running. two months long. think it might be the longest we’ve done. the wonderful ed sheeran is our special guest for the whole tour. gonna be a blast.

peace and love and you know what else.gL.x

“you know what else”: understanding? penguins? :D

BTW it’s not Friday. It’s Thursday 29th! Today!