What’s cooking
Entering the second half of August, the summer is plugging on with hot and dry days. It’s a busy time of the year here and while the days are still pretty long and light and summery, I’m starting to switch into a different mood. It’s about preparing for the times ahead - both with getting the produce from the garden preserved (been fermenting cucumbers and making dried eggs) - but also keeping the music and creative side of my work running. This is also a time where a bunch of deadlines for applications suddenly appear out of the blue each and every year, and also a time to start booking shows for next spring and summer.
I find writing applications for fundings quite rewarding. Obviously if the funding is granted, it’s a huge help to keep this boat floating on these stormy waters, but also just the fact of being forced to write down the visions and projects in a way that other people can understand. Making timelines and budgets and strategies. I like that kind of stuff. When all these things are done, it’s a lot easier for me to get the projects and visions off the ground and the art in them start to manifest.
In the Afenginn corner, I’ve started brewing new music, which slowly will manifest into our eighth album. The concept is taking shape and I’m having a good feeling about it. It feels clear and exciting and I’ve carved out a good amount of time this autumn to really start fiddling with all the nuts and bolts and themes and structures and all. It’s a big project and I’ll try to write a bit about the process as we go. After years of meltdown in the Afenginn-newsletter-camp, I’ve finally got around getting that up and running again. I’ve written a bit about it on facebook and here, where you also can sign up if you want.
In the Klingra corner there’s a lot of activity as well. Next week I’m going back to the Faroe Islands for three shows, which I’m really looking forward to. Our debut album will be released in early 2023 and we have a lot of things to do regarding that. Meetings and layout and creating videos and choosing which singles to release when and recording some bonus things and this and that. As well as the main thing of playing of course. We’ll try to post some pictures on social media. Check it out if you like!
Cheers in earl grey!