Ein Astronaut

my new friend and assistant here in keokuk. 💚 photo by @codyweberphoto https://www.instagram.com/p/B2UGD3ro2Fz/?igshid=9pupejozl6pu

Here are some photos by @codyweberphoto showing what’s been going on so far on my trip to keokuk. lots of music, lots of videos, lots of photos, lots of lovely people! glad to be here! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MYC6qov6I/?igshid=7dy0xp4r53r4

Feels so weird to spot myself in photos like this one. Been looking at pics by my firend @codyweberphoto for ten years now but we never had the chance to be in the same spot together... until now. Exciting days! We've already started creating. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2EeyUZoF5m/?igshid=1lqeuop82v900

final composing notes on my collab with @andreas_bonkowski we‘re close to the finishing line after two lovely days of recording. #studiolife #recordingstudio #analogrecording #fostexg16 #prophet600 #sequentialcircuits #drums #composing #writing #songwriting #songwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jARvKIFb8/?igshid=r9j4e4sk07lo

I made a new little something :-)

stodio re-calibration. ready for new experiments with lots of tape! #taperecording #tapemachine #recordingstudio #recallibration #newendeavors https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNG7M2Iiry/?igshid=n5i2b2h4ydsh

Hello old friend... it’s been 21 years! You’re home now. #fostexg16 #reeltoreeltape #tapemachine #recordingstudio #taperecording https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkNuyzocAm/?igshid=dipdv7br103o

While working on making music with just a light bulb, my cats decided to sabotage my instrument... damn, I didn’t record that sound! #recordingstudio #sampling #lightbulbs #experiment #challenge #studiocat #cat https://www.instagram.com/p/BwY8e0NHWKk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=20szy7czpbnf

It‘s that kind of a day... @ehx #recordingstudio #vintagefx https://www.instagram.com/p/BwUXLy-nH_B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i09o10vzz13e

CHALLENGE! name items you think I‘m gonna have a really hard time making music with! I‘ll pick the weirdest ones and accept! #challenge #music #sampling #video #youtube https://www.instagram.com/p/BwHYWFRHlE_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kabjujz0kdsl

Cover Photography by @codyweberphotography

I was so delighted to read all your lovely comments on my latest song and video! Thanks for paying close attention! --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJU7Qfww7I

The drum recording of this song happened almost one year before the rest of it was added - can you spot it by the length of my hair?! Linkilink in bio :-) #instamusic #videosong #recordingstudio #drums #drumrecording #haircut https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjqgcBnoEQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iy911f310e6t

DreamLog#01. Out of nothing I perform a breathing rc and can breathe. I'm in my childhood room. It's early morning. Everything seems so real, I can hardly believe it's a dream. I perform several more rcs but always can breathe. I must be dreaming but I still doubt it somehow. #dream #dreamlog #luciddreams #luciddreaming #dreamdiary https://www.instagram.com/p/BvhlHESnVyL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k24tbh4m3ubk

Did I mention: New song up on the tubes! Linkilink in bio! #instamusic #videosong #recordingstudio #prophet600 #sequencialcircuits #davesmithinstruments #vintagesynth https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvgtq71H8ZP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1aetqh8aj6ths

The basic workflow for this song was "intuitive playing". I had the idea of a simple piano pattern and recorded it on top of a drum beat I still had in my library. I then built the rest of the song on top of that. I wanted to avoid having too much thinking involved in the process and focus mainly on a musical flow. What do you think?