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OJO

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Experiences :

Yeah what can I say , experienced in life .

Only played with one band that I have to say had potential to reach someplace in the music arena , but we comitted a so called rock & roll suicide , with living like there is no tomorrow.

Effects of this was bass player one triggered a hidden illness , manic shizofrenia.

Second bass player evolved into psyckedelic trips into the universe , and has not returned yet as far as I know.

The drummer becoming an evangelist , after like 5 study trips to India etc.

The vocalist so in shock of all this that just dropped out of it all and got himself a family , and never been into more music making of any sort.

And me as the writer and guitar player , I was just continuing with my writings and practicing and rolling further in life.

So that is the short story of my one and only band , I will never meet and get such closeness with anyone like them ..thanks all of you !

But I have to continue with my own electronic music , that seem like it have some sort of right to live and be heard , just been informed that OJO Elektronic music is put in the rotation list for airplay on a radio station in Hamburg Germany.

Influences :

So where did it all start , hmm I think the first one that put a mark in me was Cat Stevens , because the strong lyrics and a clear and simple guitar sound , that I could relate to.

I must have been in the 5th grade when I met Brian OHerin from St.Lois and he played and sang Cat Stevens songs to me , and it sounded better than from my little tape recorder.

Of course I was now almost a teenager and my taste was changing and getting a little more demanding.

So then came the Rolling Stones into my mind , then others like Slade , Deep Purple , Rush , and then also discovered Bob Dylan and the way he could tell the stories and play. And also David Bowie was a good artist for me at that time.

Then came the 80s and I was a big Ac/Dc listener , and the Swedish Yngwie Malmsteen was a big guitar guru at the time.

And then came Frank Zappa along the road , that was something special , I listened new ways of presenting lyrics and music , and also showed me it could be a lot of humor in music.

About Norwegian bands , I think only one made a little mark on me , Mods from Stavanger , they had songs about life , that was just as life was for me.

And now Morten Abel is a well known solo artist , I doubt if he still remember when we where sitting in the stairs of Dom Church in Stavanger centrum when we were about 17-18 , drinking cola and smoking cigarettes.

Then came some Germans with something that also showed me new ways , Pyrolator , Einsturzende Neubaten , Bahaus .

Also Rap is something I like for the way to express yourself , Murder Inc , Jay Z , Dr.Octagon and J Majiik is some I consider as clever ones.

In this area I also have to include some Portuguese bands like , Da Weasel , Mind The Gap , Yellow W Wan and Primitive Reason , all of these have also english lyrics , so there is nothing that should stop anyone from listening to them.

And of course , Photek , the master of drum & bass , really inspired me in my own making of electronic music , even if it can not be compared , it ment a lot.

So from England in the 80s it was Gang Of Four , Joy Division and The Clash , in recent days Future Sound Of London is a little special band worth listening to.

Other musicians/bands of importance to me is Brian Eno , Sonic Youth , Soul Coughfing , Jazzmatazz , Morphine , Howie B , St.Gemain , Cinematic Orchestra , Rinocerose , Underworld , Thievery Corporation , and of course whom I consider the master of reggae music , Prince Far I .

computer keyboard guitar microphone acid pro fruity loops and whatever that comes into my hands.

CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT

I am a clever weaver

I am a faithful beliver

I am a truthful deceiver

Who are you

what can you do

can you escape wodoo

I am a long distance transmitter

I am a short time comitter

I am a creator of cosmic glitter

I am a unique universal master

I am a total complete disaster

I am a very flexible blaster

I am a single lurking predator

I am a sneaking silent sedator

I am a strong violent investigator

I am a man nothing in between

I am an invisible human born to be seen

I am a builder of an everlasting dream

I am a glowing immortal spider

I am a serious ultimate provider

I am a solid excellent divider

I am a tasteful fluid of vengance

I am a colorful painting of resistance

I am a delightful sound of provenance

I am a powerful one of a kind magician

I am a stupid fool following some tradition

I am a never ending story of futuristic visions

I am a truly comitted sinner

I am always starting as a beginner

I am in the end standing as the winner

I used to be a little boy

I used to be filled with joy

I used to be hunting a new tomorrow

but now I'm caught in the moment of sorrow

OJO 2004