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Mar 14 2012

Japan tour with Lulu GAINSBOURG

Last March we went to Japan with Lulu Gainsbourg to play a few gigs in Osaka and Tokyo, at the famous Billboard Live.

First time in Japan for me, and I fell in love with almost everything there...

My own…

Mar 2 2012

Defense Mechanisms - Track Analysis: 4/ Skuld

Track name: Skuld

Composed: 2003, revised 2009

(Skuld, page 1)

The Title:

Skuld is the name of one of the three Norns. The Norns are godesses from the kingdom of Asgard. Urda, Verdandi and Skuld, respectively decide the past, present…

Feb 21 2012

Defense Mechanisms - Track Analysis: 3/ Electric Cell Mutations

Track name: Electric Cells Mutations

Composed: 2010

(Electric Cell Mutations, page 1) (some annotations are missing)

The Title/The Music:

Some of the titles have no direct relation to the "Defense Mechanisms" concept. Let's say those tunes are just defense mechanisms…

Jan 21 2012

Defense Mechanisms - Track Analysis: 2/ Scapegoat 2

Track name: SCAPEGOAT 2

Composed: 2009-2011

(Above: Scapegoat 2) (some annotations are missing)

The Title:

Another "Scapegoat"? I guess I like the sound of that word... Note that this track is dedicated to both scapegoats and tormenters.

The Music…

Jan 19 2012

Defense Mechanisms - Track Analysis: 1/ Scapegoat 1

Track name: SCAPEGOAT 1

Composed: 2010-2011

This is the first in a series of blog entries about each of Defense Mechanisms' nine tunes. I will talk about the titles, the compositions, and the recording process. Some of the "tricks" will…

Nov 22 2011

Defense Mechanisms - THE COVER ART

DEFENSE MECHANISMS - THE COVER ART

For the cover art, I wanted to use a surrealist/visionary painting. There was no way I would put my face on the front cover (even on the back cover), I guess because 1/ I'm…

Nov 20 2011