Category Archives: Journal

Exciting new chops

For the past few years I have been working (at times) heavily on my double bass technique. Some 8 years ago I had mastered the double stroke roll with my feet in addition to some compound stickings. This was enormous … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

A fast update

I’m moving in to new rehaursal space in august and I’m excited about starting to work on my drumming, amongst other things. I will also start working on Rodrigo Mendoza’s album soon after that, excited about that one. My new … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

From James Brown to Mahavishnu

Take a taste of Jan Hammer, Jimmy Hendrix, a funkadelics disco grooves and hard rock guitar riffs, blend it together with Tangerine Dream synths and some Mahavishnu orch. and a slice of 80′s gothic, and you have that surreal dance … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

All roads eventually lead to where you are going

I want point out that those are just my own personal opinions and not based on actual facts or laws of nature.  I sincerely hope that you judge my words in this article for what they are, they are a … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

Online Masterclass

A couple of years ago I published on youtube.com some instructional video clips. Although I was meaning to add more clips I haven’t gotten around to it.  Still here’s the whole class in one clip which lasts about 25 minutes … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

An ongoing process

The album; “Black Matter” is moving slowly but surely and everybody’s parts are piling up on the multitrack. As you can see this is a pretty amazing bunch, there’s Rodrigo Mendoza my partner in crime in Mexico City, Anthony Long … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

Sonic Empire

  It seems this album is taking forever. Take it outside, was an album that took a long time and incredible amount of work but this one is going through a whole different game, namely the economic crises here in … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

Metric modulation

It´s great fun working on this album. Ewery day is fresh and new when it comes to making music. Yesterday I did something I have never done before, I played a 12 bar drum break in 3/16 time at 120 … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | Leave a comment

New album in the making

  I have a number of things in the works now, I have gotten quite involved with politics lately here in Iceland and I’m starting a political Newspaper in connection with that. But I am also starting a new album … Continue reading

Posted in Journal | 1 Comment