KING KING is the prototype of a Scottish blues-rock band that not only blows the socks off older musicians like me, but younger ones too. I didn't even try to imitate Alan Nimmo's whiskey-soaked, raspy voice, but stuck with my own, and I think we've managed to do a pretty good cover again, with Karsten's rocking organ and a perfect mix. We hope you enjoy this handmade music in these computerized times.

Hi, the song is about my youngest son who was a little kid with ADHD (Attention Deficiency Hyperactivity Disorder). At home, he was accepted for who he was. As he became more and more aware of his condition, he tried to hide his specialness. In this song I slip into the role of my son. (Remixed and improved vocal sound)

This vocal/guitar remix is based on an incredibly great instrumental by Vinz Sarkasty. A brilliant Indonesian guitar player. I got to know him when I was recently looking for interesting music or interesting musicians on the WEB again. Vinz was looking for a vocalist for this certain song and I accepted the challenge. I realized that the vocals here wouldn't follow the usual procedure of – verse – verse – hook – solo - verse - hook - end. The original title of the song is kabut malam (night mist), but I don't know what Vinz associated with this title. That's why I created my own theme and simply thought about the way of managing life. Finally I decided on a mix of melodic singing with a slight vocoder effect and speech fill ins.

I would actually describe myself best as a guitarist and singer. But I've always been fascinated by good bass players. A new era began in the mid-70s when Stanley Clarke and others stepped out of the shadows of being only an accompanist and showed what it was like when the bass was used as a solo instrument. One of my absolute favorites was Wayman Tisdale, who unfortunately died far too early. There was so much vitality and musicality in his bass playing that you simply couldn't escape it. I asked Karsten if he would like to play a tribute song for Wayman with me. He said yes, and so the cover of "Watch me play" was born. A song that expresses exactly what I have quoted above. We hope you like it too.

I've always liked the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. On the one hand, because their songs had melodies that you could sing along to the second time you heard them. On the other hand, I like the voice of Tom P. His singing may seem unspectacular at first glance. Not bombastic, like Freddy M., or rocky, like Joe C., but honest and melodious in a very specific way. But the most important thing for me is that I have the same vocal range as Tom P. It was only a matter of time before I would do a cover of one of their songs. Karsten agreed. I wanted to make the playback a bit more rocky and bass-driven, but Karsten put a spoke in my wheel. His argument was that if my vocals sound so similar to Tom P., then we might as well try to get as close as possible to the original sound. I agreed with him and Karsten did everything he could to create another perfect mix. But maybe I'll do a reprise, a short instrumental with a different musical playback, we´ll see. ;-))