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Apr 30 2022

TO WHERE I AM NOW

Great gig tonight in Göteborg (Gothenburg), ripping through the songs, tearing them out of the guitars, banging them out of the drums and bass, coaxing them out of the Mellotron. Singing to an appreciative audience. In this set, for me, I’m playing the percussion on five songs as well as guitar and it’s a whole different feeling, maracas, shaker and tambourine, contributing to the rhythm instead of guitar parts, solos and riffs. Of course, there’s rhythm guitar too but that physical shaking, locking in with the drums, finding the groove, it’s another world and it’s interesting that musicians that play different instruments might experience the music differently. French horn versus razor guitar, piano versus trombone. They all contribute to the whole but they get there in a different way.

Our support on this tour is Soniq Circus. The guitarist, Marcus, who also organised these dates, takes his progressive love a long way by wearing a cloak on stage. The last time I saw that was when Yes (Anderson/Wakeman/Rabin version) played at Night Of The Prog and Rick Wakeman wore an over the top cloak of suns, moons and stars, hamming it up. Olivia handed me the bass player Markus’ camera and asked me to take some pics for them which I did. Their keyboardist Marco is Italian from near Trieste, he has a PhD in Neuroscience, brains and prog go hand in hand, multilingual, a talented musician and friendly. They’re all sweet guys, drummer Christer was very happy with the pic I took of him. The singer Alexander is unassuming, easy people to tour with.

Driving from Malmö today we experienced a flat Swedish countryside, yellow rapeseed oil crops for miles. On one side of the road the sea and on the other Sweden’s second-biggest lake Vättern. Driving in our splitter van, gear in the back, a table in the passenger area, we really are on the road, sadly it’s only going to be three shows. Outside the tinted windows of our ‘Starbus’ (Yes, that’s what it’s called) reality hit hard as we saw a train transporting tanks across the countryside.

We had to drive out of town tonight because Gothenburg has a reputation for nicking bands’ gear. So we arrived at the hotel, more of a hostel, single beds, no internet, so it’s mobile hotspot tonight and no research. We have to leave early in the morning, a six-hour drive to Stockholm and a late night, we arrived here and struggled to find our rooms, reception closed, middle of nowhere feeling. There’s a chill in the air despite Mayday pushing against the end of April but this is Scandinavia, it’s fresh.

The ends of my fingers are hard after all this guitar playing and no swimming. I have made it to the gym three times this week though and it’s felt good to keep it up whilst being on the road. The same could be said for writing the blog, not the easiest to keep up with busy days travelling, sound checking, playing the show, packing up and arriving somewhere late with an early start. I was joking with some of the guys today about how the pandemic has kept us from waiting around at a soundcheck.

Late news, we found a little piece of paper in the hotel drawer with an internet password, so we’re in. Have to sleep now, it’s a big day tomorrow.

Music today has been Nicklas’s playlist in the car and one of the stand-out artists was Mia Doi Todd. She’s an American singer, she’s made eleven albums and I’m not quite sure what kind of music it is. Her latest album is called Music Life (2021).

Music Of The Daze

Written by Marty Willson-Piper · Categorized: Blog

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This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there's any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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In autumn 2018 I went to Nashville, Tennessee, to In autumn 2018 I went to Nashville, Tennessee, to work with Salim Nourallah and his band, Richard on keys, Joe on guitars, Jason on bass and drums, and John on drums and bass and in a co-production role with Salim and as a fifth member of his band. After Nashville we retired to Dallas where all but Joe live (he lives in San Antonio) and worked on overdubs, mixing was next…then the pandemic hit. Finally, the album is now mixed and will be released in early 2023 but before that, we have the See You In Marfa EP from those sessions released yesterday on Bandcamp:

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A CD is also available and streaming will be from August 19th. The lead track on the EP is Hold On To The Night, complete with a video featuring an animated yours truly and co-written (a bit) by me: https://youtu.be/GhUk-MDm1VQ

This whimsical video was done by an Australian videographer/musician, Jordan Thompson.

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"These are awesome sessions that I highly recommend for guitar players of all levels. Very informative, frank discussions on everything related to guitar and music in general. Definitely a must for anyone pursuing songwriting."
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"Marty knows how to bypass scales and get to the heart of feel and timing. His musical knowledge spans multiple cultures and genres. Perhaps most importantly, Marty is a cool dude. I highly recommend his guitar guidance." (Jed B., MN, USA)

"Ok, so you’re sitting in your home and Marty is across the world but is actually right here teaching you how to play guitar and write songs. He is a delight to talk to and he is your teacher, meaning he wants to see you get something out of his lessons. You know he’s paying attention and wants to steer you in the right direction. I am so grateful and humbled that he offers his time in this manner. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone who admires anything from his enormous body of work. How often do you get to learn from somebody that inspired you in the first place? Amazing." (Ann S., CA, USA)

Missing

This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there’s any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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