I recently got the killerpack of Bong-Ra‘s album Monolith. Click each image for a bigger version. The vinyl, or should I say vinyls. Sadly, they had been abused by the postal service. Inside the gatefold case was a poster. A toetag with some information on, including my name missing the J in Hjort. The toetag [...]
February 14, 2012 – 00:01
My usual way of celebrating Valentine’s Day. Click image for full-size.
A few days ago I bought a used Roland SPD-6. I’m mainly gonna use it for triggering sounds, but for the time being I don’t have the cable I need. So here’s some random play on it.
A short while ago I was contacted by a journalist from Upsala Nya Tidning, they were going to ask a bunch of local music acts about their favorite covers. And they wanted me to participate. My list is as follows: Marilyn Manson – Sweet dreams (are made of this) (Eurythmics) Frida Snell – Bullet with [...]
My friend shwS wanted me to make a mixtape for her, so I did two. Introducing: Saltsten Mixtape. Side A Bloodhound Gang – Mama’s Boy (Hjort edit*) Krumelur – The Antpeople Dödfödd, DFT & Omikron – (En) Lång stubin Einstürzende Neubauten – Seele Brennt Beatfanatic – Jorden Skall Kalla (Earth) Venetian Snares – Sajtban Big [...]
Another day, another recording session. Took the bus to IKEA, recorded their three escalators, then onward to Bolandcity where they had removed the escalator I saw some months ago and really wanted to record. They did have a new escalator but it wasn’t making too many interesting sounds, still – it needed to be recorded. [...]
It was time for another escalator recording session so I went to Gränby köpcentrum. There were more escalators than I remembered, but then again, I haven’t been there for over a year. I don’t really have much to tell, because everything went fine. Except for a H&M person telling me I had to ask their [...]
Today I set out with my faithful Edirol R-09 to record the escalators downtown. I didn’t really know how many locations I would be recording at, but I had an estimate in my head. My first stop was Uppsala Konsert & Kongress but I was told by a security guard that the place was closed [...]
February 14, 2011 – 17:46
I enjoy my own made up traditions, so here’s this year’s picture. Click for full-size version