ODD SEEDS

UPDATE 20/11: listen to ODD SEEDS (PART 1) now: https://fanlink.to/OddSeedsPart1

We’ll release a new double album called ODD SEEDS on December 18th!

After a couple weeks of being indoors during the Corona quarantine/lockdown of March 2020, I wanted to show a sign of life to the outside world. I couldn’t really do a live stream concert, because the internet connection wasn’t reliable enough, so I made a video of me playing one of my songs “live” instead. The response was lovely and inspired me to try it again the next day. Different song, same concept. I felt like continuing the next day and the next, until I ended up doing 50 videos in (a little over) 50 days. 

It gave me a very defined purpose to fulfil each day, which was a nice thing to have in that strange purposeless time. I got to revisit many old songs that I hadn’t played in a long time, some songs even made a live debut during the video series. Some songs I played in a similar way as they appear on their respective album recordings, but for most songs I tried to switch things up a bit. I reinterpreted these songs using a different instrument, switching guitar for keys or the other way around for instance. I played a bit with melodies or structures here and there and made a lot of songs into new versions of themselves. This was a fun exercise which helped me to keep it interesting for those 50 days.

Along the way the idea arose to have (part of) the series released as an album, so people would be able to listen to these new versions, but also to commemorate that weird period in time and to actually come out of it with a reward: a new double album!

The 50 songs totalled over 2 hours worth of playtime. 26 songs were chosen to cut this down to a manageable length. The sound was polished up a bit and the chronological order of the songs was abandoned and a new tracklist sequence was created to perfect the listening experience, which resulted in this two part album, called ODD SEEDS!

You can already order the album now. More info and pre-order HERE or on BANDCAMP

The pre-orders come with a few extra gifts in the form of stickers and tote bag!