He is serious about this.
Dan lives in Amsterdam.
He writes emotional music. (That's how he likes to think about it). Music inspired by the knowledge that we have limited time and resources and we have to make the best out of them. While we can. Or like Mr Morrison used to say: 'I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames'.
There are lots of trials and tribulations under the surface. Music is a good way to channel them out. So it goes there with full pressure. Usually people feel that in the live performances. Maybe he's too intense, like his girlfriend would say.
Otherwise his daily life is spent mostly like in a
Scott Walker song. (he knows this particular song is a Jacques Brel original but he prefers Scott's style).
In order to make 'Songs For The Ghosts' happen I needed help from 2 important characters.
They are
Ro Halfhide (Producer) and
Sjors Buiting (Bass Player).
I am grateful for Ronald's trust in me when he accepted to produce the EP.
He really pushed me to record my parts as spontaneous performances, without much post production corrections or manipulation.
This is why the songs
have an organic feel and everything is very true to its original sound.
Ronald also brought the spacious and airy sound to my songs. It fits very well and certainly it raised the quality of my recordings.
Sjors Buiting's bass lines give the groove of this EP.
His influence is all over the place. I have programmed the drums emulating his bass parts. And I played the guitars on top of the rhythm section. So it's easy to see how it is all connected to his fingers.
Other important contribution of Sjors to this EP are his backing vocals. Check
The Candle That Always Burns for a start.
The website's graphical elements and the artwork for 'Songs For The Ghosts' EP were created by the hugely talented
Anneke Caramin from Antwerpen, Belgium.
A very interesting aspect of Anneke's work on this project is the entire type she created especially for this.
You can admire it as it is used in this website's menu and on the
'Songs For The Ghosts' artwork.
Photos on the website's gallery by
Octavian Todirut and Sergiu Julinschi.
The website's concept and development were executed by
Under Surface.
