Felix Olschewski

Author: Felix

  • Blood and Souls

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    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/audio/bloodandsouls_samples_192/BloodAndSouls_excerpt.mp3"] This song is about Elric and Stormbringer. It is about power and capability and superiority and relationships…

  • Alone

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    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/audio/bloodandsouls_samples_192/Alone_excerpt.mp3"] No one can see the visions and pictures in your mind. And no one will ever see the world from your point of view. I guess this is what Elric must have felt…

  • How to play Too Numb to Cry (Zakk Wylde) Video tutorial

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    Here is how to play the intro of “Too Numb to Cry” by Zakk Wylde. Zakk plays variations of this part throughout the entire song, varying some notes here and there. I play it in normal tempo first and slow down for the second pass. I have been looking for a way to play this…

  • Forever Terrorized (Video)

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    I’ve just finished and uploaded my music video for “Forever Terrorized”. You can find it on my YouTube-channel and of course here on my website in the “Videos” category. I’ll try to come up with new camera angles for the next video to keep things more interesting.

  • Addicted to Creation

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    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/audio/bloodandsouls_samples_192/AddictedToCreation_excerpt.mp3"] This combination of time signature and tempo turned out to be more difficult to work with than I thought. Enough 6/8 for now…

  • To Tame a Dragon

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    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/audio/bloodandsouls_samples_192/ToTameADragon_excerpt.mp3"] This song turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. While I thought “Forever Terrorized” was hard to write music to, this one felt almost impossible and it certainly ruined my schedule of posting one new song every month (even if only by one day).

  • Forever Terrorized

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    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/audio/bloodandsouls_samples_192/ForeverTerrorized_excerpt.mp3"] This song is about a theme I’ve had in mind for a long time. There is no obvious connection to the works of Michael Moorcock – but his stories about Elric, Corum and Erekose always reminded of this idea.

  • Lord of the Snow

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    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/audio/bloodandsouls_samples_192/LordOfTheSnow_excerpt.mp3"] This song was inspired by the character of Jon Snow in George R. R. Martin’s wonderful “A Song of Ice and Fire” (A Game of Thrones).

  • CVT vs Pillars: Review of “The Four Pillars of Singing 2.0”

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    Previously here was a review/comparison between “Complete Vocal Technique” and “The Four Pillars of Singing 2.0”. That caused a couple of misunderstandings and eventually resulted in a huge and unnecessary argument. What is important, what is right and what is wrong depends on the views of each and every one of us and that can…

  • How to expand your vocal range

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    Practice. Seriously. At least for those of us who are beginners the one magical thing you can do to improve your singing is to practice, practice, practice. It does not even cost one cent. Using this fabulous method I increased the range of my chest voice by a fourth from E4 to A4 within just…