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We went to Walmart to stock up on bread, ham, cheese. Even bought a sandwich grill AND a smash burger grill.  Made a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. Yum. Also got me a 4-pack of Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino. It’s not…

Man, that was a bumpy ride. Woke up at a rest stop. Quick in and out. Bought a burrito and a Starbucks Vanilla ”coffee”. Not ideal breakfast, but what is one to do? Loooong bus ride today to Leesburg, Virginia. …

Day off today. Slept until 9am. Had breakfast. Same as yesterday – we’re in the same hotel. Then back to bed, slept until 1pm. Shower. Made a cup of ”coffee” in the room.  Walked over to the venue. Very hot…

Flew in yesterday. Straight from the airport to the venue to start unpacking gear and stuff. Hung around for a bit, met a lot of friends that I hadn’t seen in years. That made me very happy.  This morning started…

This album was conceived a bit differently than my other ambient records. This time I got a basic idea down, then I would improvise the overdubs and added layers. On previous records I would work on something until I ”had…

Drop-and-go today, same as last time. ”Bring all you need for the day because the bus will be parked outside of the city”.  Oh. Sweet. Lord. This arena, La Défense, is enormous. Apparently holds 45,000 people.  Had breakfast in a…

Woke up to the sound of ”it’s a drop-and-go”, which means that you have to take what you need for the day because the bus will be parked elsewhere.  Stood outside the Ziggo Dome arena waiting for clearance to get…

This is record is inspired by the music of bass player/producer/all-around creative genius Bill Laswell. The music is bass-driven, spacey, slightly ambient, but with a beat. Faux Dub, if you will. My main objective for this album was huge bass…

Final show of the tour and a hometown show for me (and the Katatonia guys).  Nice venue, never been here before.  Not the best catering, kind of bland and uninteresting. But there was coffee, so I’m happy.  At soundcheck we…

Nöjesfabriken is definitely one of the best venues on this tour. Big, spacious, clean. Lovely people working there. I missed breakfast, so my breakfast was lunch. Traditional Swedish Christmas food. Not my favorite, but it was very well-made.  Did some…