• May 2009! •
(30 April 2009)
Hey!
Just a quick little update as Spring has properly arrived here in London, always a great time of year, people are out, things seem possible.. It's a good feeling don't you agree? Stuff is picking up too, more work, more gigs etc.. I had the pleasure of visiting Zürich (with Jamie Scott & The Town) for the first time earlier this month and what a posh and clean place that is.
Anyway, a few things; I'm now on Twitter as the rest of the losers who think the world won't function without even more useless info being pumped into it... Nah, just kidding, if you're interested hit me up here: Twitter - I'll try not to bore you.
Also, after playing about 10 gigs in March and another good handful here in April I'm again out and about in May, confirmed gigs coming up are:
06 May 2009, 20:00 - Loom Bar, Clipstone Street, London W1W 6BB, £5 (£3 guest list!)
17 May 2009, 21:00 - The Phoenix Pub, 37 Cavendish Square, Oxford Circus, London W1G OPP, FREE
21 May 2009, 21:00 - The Pumphouse, 1 New River Avenue, Hornsey, London N8 7QD, FREE
24 May 2009, 15:00 - Diversion Studios, London Bridge, London SE1 (private party)
27 May 2009, 21:00 - Powers Bar, 332 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 2QN, FREE
30 May 2009, 20:00 - Porter Cellar, 14 George Street, Bath, BA1 2EN, tba
To stay up to date on the gig front please visit my Myspace profile.
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We're still in the process of compiling the TRY ME single, now looks like we're gonna have 4-5 remixes on it. I have received excellent work from top world engineer and producer Steve Orchard (George Martin, Travis, U2, Paul McCartney etc) and the legend that is Jon Auer of The Posies, one of my favourite bands of all time. Both have done me a huge favor in remixing TRY ME and giving their time to this project. Still waiting for another couple and I'll also be adding a couple of sweet bonus tracks from the 'FACTION sessions'.
Apart from the gigs and the bits and bobs May looks chocker, in my spare time this month I'll be on the set of Gulliver's Travels, mainly at Pinewood playing a Royal Trumpeteer, yes, you heard right.. Jack Black is Gulliver so should be fun, I'll try fill you in if 20th Century Fox doesn't take me out.. ;-)
Peace and may the force be with you, and remember it's all bullshit, there is no war on terror, there is no swine flu, there's only what you have here on your hands so make sure you play your cards right, enjoy!
urz
Hen
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Buy Henrik’s debut album FACTION here:
CD:
Lojinx (ships worldwide)
Amazon (ships worldwide)
Phonoteket (Good old fashioned record shop in Elsinore/Denmark)
Download:
Itunes (UK only)
Amazon (UK only)
Keep up to date on these sites:
Henrik
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Tourdates
Twitter
Just a quick little update as Spring has properly arrived here in London, always a great time of year, people are out, things seem possible.. It's a good feeling don't you agree? Stuff is picking up too, more work, more gigs etc.. I had the pleasure of visiting Zürich (with Jamie Scott & The Town) for the first time earlier this month and what a posh and clean place that is.
Anyway, a few things; I'm now on Twitter as the rest of the losers who think the world won't function without even more useless info being pumped into it... Nah, just kidding, if you're interested hit me up here: Twitter - I'll try not to bore you.
Also, after playing about 10 gigs in March and another good handful here in April I'm again out and about in May, confirmed gigs coming up are:
06 May 2009, 20:00 - Loom Bar, Clipstone Street, London W1W 6BB, £5 (£3 guest list!)
17 May 2009, 21:00 - The Phoenix Pub, 37 Cavendish Square, Oxford Circus, London W1G OPP, FREE
21 May 2009, 21:00 - The Pumphouse, 1 New River Avenue, Hornsey, London N8 7QD, FREE
24 May 2009, 15:00 - Diversion Studios, London Bridge, London SE1 (private party)
27 May 2009, 21:00 - Powers Bar, 332 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 2QN, FREE
30 May 2009, 20:00 - Porter Cellar, 14 George Street, Bath, BA1 2EN, tba
To stay up to date on the gig front please visit my Myspace profile.
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We're still in the process of compiling the TRY ME single, now looks like we're gonna have 4-5 remixes on it. I have received excellent work from top world engineer and producer Steve Orchard (George Martin, Travis, U2, Paul McCartney etc) and the legend that is Jon Auer of The Posies, one of my favourite bands of all time. Both have done me a huge favor in remixing TRY ME and giving their time to this project. Still waiting for another couple and I'll also be adding a couple of sweet bonus tracks from the 'FACTION sessions'.
Apart from the gigs and the bits and bobs May looks chocker, in my spare time this month I'll be on the set of Gulliver's Travels, mainly at Pinewood playing a Royal Trumpeteer, yes, you heard right.. Jack Black is Gulliver so should be fun, I'll try fill you in if 20th Century Fox doesn't take me out.. ;-)
Peace and may the force be with you, and remember it's all bullshit, there is no war on terror, there is no swine flu, there's only what you have here on your hands so make sure you play your cards right, enjoy!
urz
Hen
________
Buy Henrik’s debut album FACTION here:
CD:
Lojinx (ships worldwide)
Amazon (ships worldwide)
Phonoteket (Good old fashioned record shop in Elsinore/Denmark)
Download:
Itunes (UK only)
Amazon (UK only)
Keep up to date on these sites:
Henrik
Myspace
Ilike
Tourdates
• Update March 2009! •
(03 March 2009)
Hello everyone!So much for an update a month but hey February was short this year no...? I actually used to dream about having my birthday 10 days later (mine's 19th) as it would then have been 29th of Feb and I would have 'stayed young forever'... BUT then I wouldn't have been writing this to you now and you wouldn't have been reading and... you know what I mean......
Anyway, February I kicked it off with a gig at The Pumphouse in North London, ended up playing a full 12 songs as none of the other artists showed up.... I must mention it was the evening when London was hit by the heaviest snow fall for almost a generation. Not a mention of wrong type of snow here... ;-)
I did another two gigs in Feb, one at a little pub near Warren Street called The Tower Tavern and yet another at The Pumphouse. These were really good nights, felt much more confident and the set's really starting to flow. I'm writing this as I have booked a good string of small intimate gigs/showcase nights for March, just me with the acoustic, trying out new songs and making sense of the old ones, so if around and out and about you can catch me on these following dates.
Henrik ‘acoustic in London’, March 2009:
03 Mar 2009, 20:30 @ Tommy Flynn’s, 55 Camden High Street, Camden, London NW1 7JH - £4
05 Mar 2009, 22:00 @ The Edinburgh Cellers, 125 Newington Green Road, Islington, London N1 4RA - FREE
18 Mar 2009, 20:00 @ Powers Bar, 332 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, London NW6 2QN - FREE
19 Mar 2009, 21:30 @ The Pumphouse, 1 New River Avenue, Hornsey, London N8 7QD - FREE
24 Mar 2009, 20:00 @ The Eagle, 2 Sheperdess Walk, City Road, Old Street, London N1 7LB - FREE
26 Mar 2009, 20:45 @ The Camden Eye, 2 Kentish Town Road, Camden, London NW1 9NX - FREE
29 Mar 2009, 19:00 @ The Phoenix Pub, 37 Cavendish Square, Oxford Circus, London W1G OPP - FREE
I'll of course have hard copies of FACTION with me on these nights so hit me up if you want a copy and please refer to my Myspace profile for updates/changes etc.
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We're also moving closer to the release of the next single and it’s going to be TRY ME. The song was featured last month on THE WORD CD so some of you might know it already. I think it's one of the more accessible songs on FACTION hence us releasing it as a single. I have a little handful of friends that are remixing it as we speak and having heard one of these already I can honestly say, you will not be disappointed. It’s basically mint! A video will also be shot so this next month will be full steam ahead.
Stay tuned and speak soon!
Henrik
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Some people say this of FACTION:
“FACTION has style, sounds great and is properly lovely” – THE WORD MAGAZINE
“A work of understated atmospheric beauty” – Q MAGAZINE ONLINE
“FACTION is a very gentle ambient record. There’s lots to like on Faction" – AMERICANA UK
“An air of gentle experimentation” – CD TIMES
“If you like Elliott Smith or Sigur Ros you won't be disappointed” – BBC NOTTINGHAM
“Promising” – ATOMIC DUSTER
“FACTION positively excels” – BEAT SURRENDER
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Buy Henrik’s debut album FACTION here:
CD:
Lojinx (ships worldwide)
Amazon (ships worldwide)
Phonoteket (Good old fashioned record shop in Elsinore/Denmark)
Download:
Itunes (UK only)
Amazon (UK only)
Join me on these sites:
Henrik
Myspace
Ilike
Tourdates
• Party like it's 2009!? •
(16 January 2009)
Dear all!
Happy New Year to everyone & welcome to another update about what's happening in the musical world of HENRIK!
My aim for 2009 (and beyond) is to drop at least one proper update a month, the small bits in between I'll post on the Myspace and Facebook networks so if you want to know when I wash my hair, watch Newsnight, go jogging on the old track and shit like that feel free to join me there.
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Now, let's recap:
This November gone saw the release of my debut album FACTION here in the UK through indie label Lojinx. Just previous to that and with accompanying video we put out the single 'THIS TIME' incl. acoustic version & Pete Lazonby's mint 'International Space Station' remix, available worldwide on all Itunes stores.
For the moment FACTION is only officially out in the UK. To buy directly from me please visit Lojinx to get the posh 6 page digipack CD version with artwork by Wendy Plovmand. This incl. CD only bonus songs 'OKAY' & 'TO BELIEVE'. Price is £7.99 for UK and we (of course!) ship worldwide for only £8.50 (all incl. postage!) You can also go to Amazon or maybe even your local (UK) CD store have a copy.
To download the album (UK only for now) please visit Itunes or the MP3 shop @ Amazon.
As an exclusive FACTION is available at Phonoteket, Stengade 36, 3000 Helsingør in Denmark, so if you're in that part of the world you can get it there and at the same time support your local record shop.
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Late in November I again had the pleasure of playing bass for US singer/songwriter Kim Richey. We did a handful of gigs in and around London with full band, flutes and all. Thanks to everyone who came and saw my own set I did with Alex Dickson & Paul Winter-Hart (as support for Kim) at The Borderline on 27th.
In December I teamed up with Farrah frontman Jez Ashurst, Kula Shaker drummer Paul Winter-Hart, Kim and Farrah member/producer & wizard Andrew Campbell at Diversion Studios in London Bridge to record my song 'IT'S CHRISTMAS BUT LISTEN!' for the 7 track Lojinx EP CHRISTMAS PRESENT, a FREE download for the festive season of 2008. If for some random reason you're still spinning 'Last Christmas' etc. the EP is still available here. BTW by New Years Eve over 4000 people had downloaded the EP so thanks to all of you.
Before we got to the end of the year I had the slightly surreal pleasure of reuniting with my old 'school band' The Royals. We did a one-off show at Galaksen just outside Copenhagen, Denmark on 27th December. Thanks to Morten, Anemonemand & everyone who came and made the evening a special one for me, Kasper, Nicolai and Michael. There'll be some more Royals or (Royalz) action when the time is right.
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So here we are in 2009. News this week is that the kind people of THE WORD have my song 'TRY ME' on the CD that's out with the latest issue (February) of the magazine. Other artists on the CD incl. The Fireman aka Paul McCartney & Youth, The Milk & Honey Band and Swedish songbird Nina Persson's solo project A Camp. WORD man Rob Fitzpatrick also wrote a cool review of FACTION back in the December issue and in the next update we'll bring the best bits of the wide range of reviews FACTION has received over the last couple of months. Stay tuned!
I know this went on a bit so many thanks for reading. Pick up THE WORD or even better a copy of the album, it's the weather for it init... also try spin it with Big Brother on the telly (without sound!) it might just take you to THAT place....
Happy January to everyone!
urz
Henrik
For up to the minute streamed music, pictures, notes and more info etc. please join me on these sites:
Henrik
Facebook
Myspace
Ilike
Happy New Year to everyone & welcome to another update about what's happening in the musical world of HENRIK!
My aim for 2009 (and beyond) is to drop at least one proper update a month, the small bits in between I'll post on the Myspace and Facebook networks so if you want to know when I wash my hair, watch Newsnight, go jogging on the old track and shit like that feel free to join me there.
____________
Now, let's recap:
This November gone saw the release of my debut album FACTION here in the UK through indie label Lojinx. Just previous to that and with accompanying video we put out the single 'THIS TIME' incl. acoustic version & Pete Lazonby's mint 'International Space Station' remix, available worldwide on all Itunes stores.
For the moment FACTION is only officially out in the UK. To buy directly from me please visit Lojinx to get the posh 6 page digipack CD version with artwork by Wendy Plovmand. This incl. CD only bonus songs 'OKAY' & 'TO BELIEVE'. Price is £7.99 for UK and we (of course!) ship worldwide for only £8.50 (all incl. postage!) You can also go to Amazon or maybe even your local (UK) CD store have a copy.
To download the album (UK only for now) please visit Itunes or the MP3 shop @ Amazon.
As an exclusive FACTION is available at Phonoteket, Stengade 36, 3000 Helsingør in Denmark, so if you're in that part of the world you can get it there and at the same time support your local record shop.
____________
Late in November I again had the pleasure of playing bass for US singer/songwriter Kim Richey. We did a handful of gigs in and around London with full band, flutes and all. Thanks to everyone who came and saw my own set I did with Alex Dickson & Paul Winter-Hart (as support for Kim) at The Borderline on 27th.
In December I teamed up with Farrah frontman Jez Ashurst, Kula Shaker drummer Paul Winter-Hart, Kim and Farrah member/producer & wizard Andrew Campbell at Diversion Studios in London Bridge to record my song 'IT'S CHRISTMAS BUT LISTEN!' for the 7 track Lojinx EP CHRISTMAS PRESENT, a FREE download for the festive season of 2008. If for some random reason you're still spinning 'Last Christmas' etc. the EP is still available here. BTW by New Years Eve over 4000 people had downloaded the EP so thanks to all of you.
Before we got to the end of the year I had the slightly surreal pleasure of reuniting with my old 'school band' The Royals. We did a one-off show at Galaksen just outside Copenhagen, Denmark on 27th December. Thanks to Morten, Anemonemand & everyone who came and made the evening a special one for me, Kasper, Nicolai and Michael. There'll be some more Royals or (Royalz) action when the time is right.
____________
So here we are in 2009. News this week is that the kind people of THE WORD have my song 'TRY ME' on the CD that's out with the latest issue (February) of the magazine. Other artists on the CD incl. The Fireman aka Paul McCartney & Youth, The Milk & Honey Band and Swedish songbird Nina Persson's solo project A Camp. WORD man Rob Fitzpatrick also wrote a cool review of FACTION back in the December issue and in the next update we'll bring the best bits of the wide range of reviews FACTION has received over the last couple of months. Stay tuned!
I know this went on a bit so many thanks for reading. Pick up THE WORD or even better a copy of the album, it's the weather for it init... also try spin it with Big Brother on the telly (without sound!) it might just take you to THAT place....
Happy January to everyone!
urz
Henrik
For up to the minute streamed music, pictures, notes and more info etc. please join me on these sites:
Henrik
Myspace
Ilike
• Debut album FACTION out today in the UK! •
(03 November 2008)
Hi there!
Not only is it the week of The US election but it's also, and more importantly, the week of the release of my album FACTION. Yes it's out today in the UK on old fashioned digipack CD (incl. 2 bonus songs) so pop into your local HMV and see if they stock it. It's also available from Itunes (only the UK store at the moment) and Amazon + all other good download sites.
I will though suggest if you're really into the music that you buy the CD direct from me over at Lojinx @ only £8.50 incl. P&P and we're shipping worldwide!
FACTION:
A couple of years in the making using the very basics of garageband and a wee bit of pro-tools to beef it at the end. Main instruments were my farfisa, micro korg, bass and acoustic guitar straight into the back of the Mac with overdubs sponsored by my dear friends; Alex, Caroline, Ben, Paul, Tim C, Erik, Thorunn, Tim, Luke and Guy wherever they happened to be at the time, sometimes at mine. Artwork was in the hands of Danish artist Wendy Plovmand and the response has been amazing, now I only hope the music does it justice ha!
Lastly I hope that everyone's well, happy and busy, any questions or dead links etc please let me know.
Enjoy!
urz
Hen
Not only is it the week of The US election but it's also, and more importantly, the week of the release of my album FACTION. Yes it's out today in the UK on old fashioned digipack CD (incl. 2 bonus songs) so pop into your local HMV and see if they stock it. It's also available from Itunes (only the UK store at the moment) and Amazon + all other good download sites.
I will though suggest if you're really into the music that you buy the CD direct from me over at Lojinx @ only £8.50 incl. P&P and we're shipping worldwide!
FACTION:
A couple of years in the making using the very basics of garageband and a wee bit of pro-tools to beef it at the end. Main instruments were my farfisa, micro korg, bass and acoustic guitar straight into the back of the Mac with overdubs sponsored by my dear friends; Alex, Caroline, Ben, Paul, Tim C, Erik, Thorunn, Tim, Luke and Guy wherever they happened to be at the time, sometimes at mine. Artwork was in the hands of Danish artist Wendy Plovmand and the response has been amazing, now I only hope the music does it justice ha!
Lastly I hope that everyone's well, happy and busy, any questions or dead links etc please let me know.
Enjoy!
urz
Hen
• 'This Time' is out on Itunes worldwide today Monday 22nd September 2008! •
(22 September 2008)
Hi there!
After the FACTION launch at Nambucca on Saturday (big thanks to everyone who came!) and the Limp-Power charity gig at JAMM in Brixton last night I'm happy to tell you that the single 'This Time' is available on Itunes worldwide as of Monday 22nd September 2008... yes, it's today love!
Tracklisting is:
1. This Time
2. This Time (acoustic)
3. This Time (Pete Lazonby ISS mix)
The acoustic version I did live with Scottish guitar genius Alex Dickson at Diversion Studios, London Bridge a few weeks back, well we did the main guitars and vocal live, then dubbed the Rhodes, an electric guitar and the bv's. Pete Lazonby very kindly came back with his International Space Station (ISS) mix and I think it really hits and beef the Scandi vibe of the song.
If you still haven't seen the video you can find it here on the site or over on YouTube.
That's it for now, sign up to the mailing list at the top of this page to stay in touch.
Enjoy!
urz
Hen.
After the FACTION launch at Nambucca on Saturday (big thanks to everyone who came!) and the Limp-Power charity gig at JAMM in Brixton last night I'm happy to tell you that the single 'This Time' is available on Itunes worldwide as of Monday 22nd September 2008... yes, it's today love!
Tracklisting is:
1. This Time
2. This Time (acoustic)
3. This Time (Pete Lazonby ISS mix)
The acoustic version I did live with Scottish guitar genius Alex Dickson at Diversion Studios, London Bridge a few weeks back, well we did the main guitars and vocal live, then dubbed the Rhodes, an electric guitar and the bv's. Pete Lazonby very kindly came back with his International Space Station (ISS) mix and I think it really hits and beef the Scandi vibe of the song.
If you still haven't seen the video you can find it here on the site or over on YouTube.
That's it for now, sign up to the mailing list at the top of this page to stay in touch.
Enjoy!
urz
Hen.
• Single 'This Time' is track of the day on Q Magazine's website! •
(04 September 2008)
Oui!
The people over at Q Magazine have been very kind to choose 'This Time' as the track of the day on their website, read more here, The Q Daily
There's been a few other online press things popping up with more info, another couple of links to the video + exclusive web track ‘Know Where I’ll Be’ can be streamed. I’ll make that track proper available at some point in the future.
Sonic Dice
Rythm Online
Elbows
Angryape
Band Weblogs
The people over at Q Magazine have been very kind to choose 'This Time' as the track of the day on their website, read more here, The Q Daily
There's been a few other online press things popping up with more info, another couple of links to the video + exclusive web track ‘Know Where I’ll Be’ can be streamed. I’ll make that track proper available at some point in the future.
Sonic Dice
Rythm Online
Elbows
Angryape
Band Weblogs
• Video for 'This Time' is up! •
(26 August 2008)
The video for my first single, 'This Time' is up now! The single (with bonus 'acoustic version' and Pete Lazonby's ISS mix) will be available from this page and on Lojinx from 22nd of September. If you for some random reason would rather see the main bulk of your dough go to Itunes, Amazon or another ancient relic, it's also available from those sites.
Anyway, we did about 37 takes but ended up using the test shoot from a couple of days previously, and yes, I'm now trying to live my life like that... no rehearsals (or just that?), live life as it comes every second rather than prepare and think too much... kinda tricky but fun trying out I suppose...
Also, a bit of press is slowly filtering through, I'll blog tomorrow again with links, also for the non-album track 'Know Where I'll Be' which is an old acoustic-thigh-slapping-type-of-thing.
Now, enjoy the wonder of one take technology!
urz
Hen.
Anyway, we did about 37 takes but ended up using the test shoot from a couple of days previously, and yes, I'm now trying to live my life like that... no rehearsals (or just that?), live life as it comes every second rather than prepare and think too much... kinda tricky but fun trying out I suppose...
Also, a bit of press is slowly filtering through, I'll blog tomorrow again with links, also for the non-album track 'Know Where I'll Be' which is an old acoustic-thigh-slapping-type-of-thing.
Now, enjoy the wonder of one take technology!
urz
Hen.
• Update on a couple of side projects! •
(25 July 2008)
News just in is that an album I played bass on last year ‘Further Than Tomorrow’ by the late Matthew Jay has a 4 star review in the August edition of Q Magazine. The album came into being because the estate of Matthew Jay wanted people to hear the demos that he’d put down for his second album before his untimely death in 2003. These recordings were handed to my friend Diogo Vasconcellos aka Vasco who arranged them and we then beefed the songs in rehearsals. The 12 chosen songs were then proper recorded over 3 sessions in 2007 with producer Curtis Schwartz at his Berry Studios in Surrey, England.
Apart from being an emotional and surreal experience, I mean it’s not everyday that you rehearse or record with a dead mans voice in the PA or in the cans, I again got the chance to record with my good old friend Andy Maclure, we did Kim Richey’s album in January 2007 and Andy also helped me out with my Royalz’ session for the recording of ‘Every Bitter Drop’ for ‘Beautiful Escape: The Songs of The Posies Revisited’, both albums now on Itunes.
Anyway, rumour has it that a major label might be proper releasing ‘Further Than Tomorrow’, I’ll be in touch if that happens.
Enjoy the rest of July!
urz
Henrik
• ’FACTION’ will be out in the UK this October!! •
(07 July 2008)
Hello, hope everyone's sweet!It's official!! My album 'FACTION' will be out in the UK through indie label Lojinx in October. There's more to come on this website, gigs, videos, blogs, lyrics etc!
So before the storm, enjoy the calm!
Love
Hen
• Henrik Q&A! •
(23 March 2008)
Was going through stuff on the desktop today and found this Q&A from 2006 I did with Australian independent radio station PBS 106.7 FM, go here to check it out: HENRIK Q&A
• Mastering of 'FACTION' at Air Studios! •
(25 February 2008)
Thought I'd let everyone know that I just got back from the last mastering session with Giles Martin at Air Studios. The 10 songs that make up FACTION are in the can. Hurrah! Today we also beefed the tracks 'To Believe' and 'Okay' that will be bonus songs on the CD version of the album. They feature my dear friends CatHead and Luke Potashnick repectively.
Can't wait to present this album to you, hang in there!
urz
Hen.
Can't wait to present this album to you, hang in there!
urz
Hen.
• Merry X-mas! •
(25 December 2007)
Hello,
Just a quick one to wish everyone a happy christmas and a great new year. What a year it's been, never been busier with music than now. Needless to say I'm most chuffed with finishing me own album 'Faction', been a couple of years in the making but it's turned out a rather neat, close-up, warm, introspective (hopefully not too much!) little collection of songs. The artwork is in the hands of Danish artist Wendy Plovmand and just the other week I was approached by UK indie label Lojinx to put it out through them in 2008. All very exciting me think and I can't wait to get started..... actually it's started already, it's always starting isn't.... no, it's always going, that's it, we're always going.... somewhere..... whether we want to or not.... whaaaat? you know what I mean ; )
Keep it real, and don't forget to vote with your wallet.
'Here's to the future my friends, whatever it holds in store, I hope that each day from now on holds more.....' Ken Stringfellow.
urz
Hen.
Just a quick one to wish everyone a happy christmas and a great new year. What a year it's been, never been busier with music than now. Needless to say I'm most chuffed with finishing me own album 'Faction', been a couple of years in the making but it's turned out a rather neat, close-up, warm, introspective (hopefully not too much!) little collection of songs. The artwork is in the hands of Danish artist Wendy Plovmand and just the other week I was approached by UK indie label Lojinx to put it out through them in 2008. All very exciting me think and I can't wait to get started..... actually it's started already, it's always starting isn't.... no, it's always going, that's it, we're always going.... somewhere..... whether we want to or not.... whaaaat? you know what I mean ; )
Keep it real, and don't forget to vote with your wallet.
'Here's to the future my friends, whatever it holds in store, I hope that each day from now on holds more.....' Ken Stringfellow.
urz
Hen.
• Update!! •
(28 October 2007)
It's been a while and a lot stuff has gone down here in Los UK, where to start, where to start...?Oh yeah, I've finished my album 'Faction', years in the making but with last minute infusions from various (very!) helpful people, it's now officially done. We're working on cover now and if I'm not too busy baking, cleaning or something third, the album will be available here and on the various digital outlets Itunes, Napster etc. not too long into the new year. I am also looking into prober distribution but more on that later. Song list for 'Faction' is:
1. Hey Ho! (Dickson/Henrik)
2. Any Old Day
3. Try Me
4. Isit?
5. Giving
6. This Sound
7. Carmex
8. This Time
9. About You Today
10. 10 Seconds
Also, as you might know I've joined Jamie Scott & The Town, done a lot this summer, the various festivals, Ireland, Scotland & Germany. The album 'Park Bench Theories' is out on Polydor so go get your copy. We're off to Germany supporting Take That (don't tell anyone!) today but it's gonna be good to play the set in a big setting and no doubt help build a following on the Continent.
Actually this turned out short but that's it for now, hope everyone out there is doing what they're meant to be doing, and don't forget to vote with your wallet!
urz
Hen.
• Update!! •
(01 March 2007)
Here we go…. time is moving at an insane speed eh? 1st of March already, jeez, wasn't it just Christmas? Anyway, did an hour 'cloud-watching' this morning with Caroline through our bedroom windows, well, the one on the right. Weird shapes came and went, pretty sure that the Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters walked over Hampstead Heath and through The Village a couple of times… I feel it's already a good day, what about you? Bar the mad situation between Police and the 'dirty' youth of Copenhagen of course, but hey, the Government must have seen it coming (they sold the building that's been 'housing the youth' of Copenhagen for 25 years to some religious organisation… Pythonesque I know!) Maybe if it had just been the messed up rich kids coming in from the suburbs to let go of their frustrations, the current (fascist?) right-wing government of DK would have kept the thing going, maybe even installed and funded a sensible shoot-up room with a dental-care unit at hand??!!… I actually think that would have been a very good idea, they should definitely try it over here. Isn't it time we as a human race took some chances, I mean, we know the Universe will take care of everything in the end, there really isn't that much to do right or wrong, only our own ideas about the two…. And do they work? Hmmm…Who cares?… it's a good day, actually, it's a great day!
Anyway, I wanted to give you an update….
Kim Richey's album was a treat to do and it's sounding great. Andy Maclure and I finished our basic bass and drum tracks at Eastcote studios around mid-January, Giles Martin and Kim beefed stuff further there and went on to AIR to overdub more vocals and guitars etc… very happy that me mate Alex Dickson got involved in the end, he could easily be the best guitarist in the country. I'll let you know when the album's out etc, think it'll be July. I'd love to play those songs again sometime… Kim?….. Kim??
For my own album I still have two songs to wrap and mix but will get down to that in the next two weeks… if the stars align maybe even earlier. I'm recruiting friends back home to help me with the cover, and I have a few cool ideas…. simple but effective as they say… can't wait to have it wrapped and ready to zip. Talk of DK, I'm going back in a couple of weeks to jam with new friends in Copenhagen, don't know what will happen of course, but the outset/overall idea is a new and fresh power-pop unit… the sounds we have in mind stem from say Jellyfish, Raconteurs, The Lads etc…. basically as much singing as possible…. will be in touch on that one if the spirit of the project decides to join us here on earth.
Another new thing, I've joined forces (once again!) with two good friends of mine, Karl Brazil and Luke Potashnick. We've been recruited as the rhythm section of new band The Town, we've done some rehearsing, and did two songs last Wednesday at Kensal Town Studios in Kensal Road, but that's kinda all I can say right now…. but keep an eye out for The Town in the not too distant future….
Love
Hen.