söndag 6 februari 2011
Millis Music Magazine with Nnoiz Papp
It is almost a year ago since Apmel took me to listen to Nnoiz Papp, but it was not until the concert number two I really got hooked on his music. Nnoiz plays an exciting mix of funk, electronica and world music with a lot of different sound elements in his songs and it sounds like nothing else I've heard. Apmel have written about him several times on his blog.
The man behind Nnoiz Papp lives in Germany and is a musician and a form of sound artist. His music and work is on his websites http://www.nnoiz.com/ and http://www.krachmaschinen.de/ . Nnoiz also has his own sim there he has built it all by himself and there is the opportunity to experiment with music and sounds. He says that everyone is welcome to his "papp-o-phonia island".
How would you describe your music, what style is it?
I´m playing in different styles. Mostly I play modern grooves with oriental elements. I also play experimental concerts with dark ambient sounds. In this concerts I play with inworld sound elements. I have programmed some audio objects for this.
How long have you been doing music?
Very long ....;-) Starting in the age of 8 with piano, then with 13 I began to play oboe and guitar.
Are you writing your own songs?
Yes, I only play own stuff.
If you do, what comes first when writing your songs, the lyrics or the music?
I perfom instrumental music only.
Where do you find the inspiration for your music?
I listen to very different music. Much barock music (Bach), many ethno music, much oriental music, funk music, and progressive metal.
Who are your role models in music?
Many, many....some are:
for synthesizer playing: George Duke
polyphonic composition: Bach
oboe playing: Albrecht Mayer
funky: Herbie Hancock
metal: Meshuggah, Gojira
arabic voices: Amira Said
ambient music: Brian Eno
How long have you played in SL?
Since 2,5 years.
Do you also play in RL?
Yes. I´m playing in a silent music group named TRIOGLYZERIN.
What is the difference between playing in SL compared to RL?
I have no dress code at home ;-) Its possible for me to have all instruments available, thats not possible on stage in RL, or much work.
Why did you join SL? Was it because of your music-making or something else?
I did´nt want to make music at all. I wanted to have a furniture shop or something, or a garden shop ;-) I started with building and sculpturing. I had many textures done in other 3d programs. so I had to tranfer them to SL. I like the interactivity in SL. You can build something and others are looking to it in the same time, thats great, or you can build together with others.
Which is your favorite venue to play in? Which is your favorite song to perform?
I have no special venue. I like it to play underwater....nice concerts I had a Bryn OH´s places.
Do you remember your first SL gig? Please, tell us about it.
Yes, I remember. I was completely tired after it. Its hard to concentrate to play music with all this other tools. This was new for me. It is necessary to be able to multitask....
What are your plans for the future in SL?
I want to promote my music better. I´m starting to play my music at japanese SIM´s this month.
Nnoiz wants to show the readers two videos from Youtube with his music. Listen and enjoy:
Thank you Nnoiz for answering my questions and the best of luck with your musical career in SL/RL.
The man behind Nnoiz Papp lives in Germany and is a musician and a form of sound artist. His music and work is on his websites http://www.nnoiz.com/ and http://www.krachmaschinen.de/ . Nnoiz also has his own sim there he has built it all by himself and there is the opportunity to experiment with music and sounds. He says that everyone is welcome to his "papp-o-phonia island".
How would you describe your music, what style is it?
I´m playing in different styles. Mostly I play modern grooves with oriental elements. I also play experimental concerts with dark ambient sounds. In this concerts I play with inworld sound elements. I have programmed some audio objects for this.
How long have you been doing music?
Very long ....;-) Starting in the age of 8 with piano, then with 13 I began to play oboe and guitar.
Are you writing your own songs?
Yes, I only play own stuff.
If you do, what comes first when writing your songs, the lyrics or the music?
I perfom instrumental music only.
Where do you find the inspiration for your music?
I listen to very different music. Much barock music (Bach), many ethno music, much oriental music, funk music, and progressive metal.
Who are your role models in music?
Many, many....some are:
for synthesizer playing: George Duke
polyphonic composition: Bach
oboe playing: Albrecht Mayer
funky: Herbie Hancock
metal: Meshuggah, Gojira
arabic voices: Amira Said
ambient music: Brian Eno
How long have you played in SL?
Since 2,5 years.
Do you also play in RL?
Yes. I´m playing in a silent music group named TRIOGLYZERIN.
What is the difference between playing in SL compared to RL?
I have no dress code at home ;-) Its possible for me to have all instruments available, thats not possible on stage in RL, or much work.
Why did you join SL? Was it because of your music-making or something else?
I did´nt want to make music at all. I wanted to have a furniture shop or something, or a garden shop ;-) I started with building and sculpturing. I had many textures done in other 3d programs. so I had to tranfer them to SL. I like the interactivity in SL. You can build something and others are looking to it in the same time, thats great, or you can build together with others.
Which is your favorite venue to play in? Which is your favorite song to perform?
I have no special venue. I like it to play underwater....nice concerts I had a Bryn OH´s places.
Do you remember your first SL gig? Please, tell us about it.
Yes, I remember. I was completely tired after it. Its hard to concentrate to play music with all this other tools. This was new for me. It is necessary to be able to multitask....
What are your plans for the future in SL?
I want to promote my music better. I´m starting to play my music at japanese SIM´s this month.
Nnoiz wants to show the readers two videos from Youtube with his music. Listen and enjoy:
Thank you Nnoiz for answering my questions and the best of luck with your musical career in SL/RL.
Så mycket bättre än Melodifestivalen
Efter melodifestivalstittandet så kändes det väldigt skönt att logga in i SL för att få annat ljud i skällan. Först blev det nästan en hel underbar timmes Skye Galaxy som uppträdde för en stor publik. Publiken var så stor så att hälften rezzades aldrig under den tiden jag var där.
Efter Skye blev det lite partyfirande för Apollon som fyllde år tidigare i veckan. Fullt med folk på One Love och bra drag på de DJ:s som jag hann höra innan jag försvann vidare.
Som avslutning på denna lördag kväll/natt blev det en stunds [engrama]. Deras suggestiva musik var perfekt som avrundning av en underhållande kväll i SL.
Efter Skye blev det lite partyfirande för Apollon som fyllde år tidigare i veckan. Fullt med folk på One Love och bra drag på de DJ:s som jag hann höra innan jag försvann vidare.
Som avslutning på denna lördag kväll/natt blev det en stunds [engrama]. Deras suggestiva musik var perfekt som avrundning av en underhållande kväll i SL.
lördag 5 februari 2011
Snack om spanking
Nu var det ingen diskussion huruvida lite smisk förhöjer samlivet eller ens i närheten av det utan mer ett konstaterande att det var längesen vi såg spanking i en local chat. Apmel och jag dansade på The Drome igår när spankingen drog igång och då började vi prata om det.
Jag minns såväl för två år sen när Ormdricka var ganska så nyöppnat och där spankades det en hel del. Alla, mer eller mindre iaf, smiskade varandra, mycket och länge. Några fixade nån typ av motspank så det spankades tillbaka och så höll vi på. Rätt så bisarrt när man tänker tillbaka på det men även roligt.
Jag minns såväl för två år sen när Ormdricka var ganska så nyöppnat och där spankades det en hel del. Alla, mer eller mindre iaf, smiskade varandra, mycket och länge. Några fixade nån typ av motspank så det spankades tillbaka och så höll vi på. Rätt så bisarrt när man tänker tillbaka på det men även roligt.
Bär bikinin i både RL och SL
SHAN är ett kanadensiskt RL-företag som har lagt in en del av sin klädkollektion, mestadels badkläder, till både beskådning och försäljning i SL. Ett spännande grepp som säkert ger PR för sin kollektion i RL. Det finns säkert fler exempel på företag som satsar på samma sätt i SL.
Till SHAN i SL
Till SHAN i SL
torsdag 3 februari 2011
Millis Music Magazine with POL Arida
First out of the artists I´m curious about is POL Arida. I remember very well the first time I heard him. It was spring in 2009 and he was playing after Bara Jonsson in a venue. POL started hammering the guitarr and I remember it sounded amazin. Then I crashed and I couldn´t come back to the venue because it was full and I was so disappointed because I wanted to hear a lot more of the guitarr. I didn´t hear more of POL that night but I have been doing that a lot of times after that.
(Bild hämtad från flickr.com)
POL Arida is a sing-songwriter from Scotland with a very special voice and a very special guitarr technique and you can read more about him at his excellent website, in this article and in one of my earlier blogposts.
How would you describe your music, what style is it?
My music is not of a perticular style, I suppose alternative acoustic. I tend to try and write things which are a bit different from styles I have heard. I don`t really listen to music as that tends to influence me too much.
How long have you been doing music?
I have been writing all my life, but stopped about 15 years ago. 5 years ago I picked up the guitar and started hitting it:~) Then started writing again.
Are you writing your own songs?
All my songs are self written.... go to http://polarida.com/ for music, video, words and pictures...and much more.
If you do, what comes first when writing your songs, the lyrics or the music?
I write `subject specific` songs about subjects that I want to analys. The musical part sometimes comes first, but then there is a long delay as I decide on subject and words.
Where do you find the inspiration for your music?
Well I open my eyes:)
Who are your role models in music?
None.
How long have you played in SL?
Nearly 3 years now.
What is the difference between playing in SL compared to RL?
I like SL because people can hear the words and can ask questions about songs. It allows people to experience the words on a much more personal level.
Why did you join SL? Was it because of your music-making or something else?
I came to SL to have a look and relaised they had live music. I thought...I could do that:)
Which is your favorite venue to play in?
Here are many cool venues....Pixel Hill is one I love as it specialises in original music, but there are many many more I have played that I love, some owned by friends of my music. I also like creating my own venues.
Do you remember your first SL gig? Please, tell us about it.
I cannot remember my first gig, it may have been the Hummingbird or Pixel Hill.
What are your plans for the future in SL?
To create more interesting projects involving original music and crossing over sl and rl in innovative ways.
I asked POL if he wanted to pick out a video who plays his music from Youtube and he choosed this one:
Thanks POL for answering my questions and the best of luck with your musical career.
onsdag 2 februari 2011
Min hemlighet
Jag har läst att Apmel har skvallrat om att jag har en hemlighet. Nu är det så att hemlisen inte är speciellt upphetsande eller dramatisk utan det är bara ett litet intervjuprojekt som jag kom på i början av januari och nu har det startat. Det är så att ett av mina stora intressen är att lyssna på livemusik och jag har under min tid i SL hört många artister som jag gärna lyssnar på om och om igen när de uppträder. Idén som jag fick var att jag vill få veta mer om artisterna och deras musik och kunna sprida det vidare till mina bloggläsare. Sagt och gjort, jag ställde samman ett notecards med en förfrågan om en intervju och ett antal frågor som jag skickade ut till några av mina favoritartister.
Till min glädje har jag fått några svar och jag hoppas på fler så nu kommer jag allteftersom lägga ut svaren här på min blogg och det under rubriken Millis Music Magazine. Jag kommer redovisa svaren som de kom till mig utan översättning och inläggen kommer vara på engelska. Redan imorgon kommer den första lilla intervjun och det med POL Arida.
Till min glädje har jag fått några svar och jag hoppas på fler så nu kommer jag allteftersom lägga ut svaren här på min blogg och det under rubriken Millis Music Magazine. Jag kommer redovisa svaren som de kom till mig utan översättning och inläggen kommer vara på engelska. Redan imorgon kommer den första lilla intervjun och det med POL Arida.
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