Felix Olschewski

Author: Felix

  • The Eye and the Hand

    —

    by

    Felix
    in , ,

    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/audio/bloodandsouls_samples_192/TheEyeAndTheHand_excerpt.mp3"] This song was inspired by Michael Moorcock’s Corum Saga – a couple of extremely fantastic books which I highly recommend.

  • Considering singing lessons

    Considering singing lessons

    —

    by

    Felix
    in ,

    I have been considering vocal lessons for years. It’s not that I always wanted to be a singer and my rather introvert personality certainly (at least obviously) does not call for an activity as a a frontman. But I always wanted to have singing in my box of tools to express my feelings and add…

  • Vivid Colours

    —

    by

    Felix
    in , ,

    [audio src="http://www.felixolschewski.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/vividColours_r5.mp3"] Now this was a lot of fun to make. THIS is the music I want to make and I am serious about it.

  • Why I sold my POD HD300 and kept the Boss ME70

    Why I sold my POD HD300 and kept the Boss ME70

    —

    by

    Felix
    in ,

    I think it is ok to say with confidence that the new generation of Line 6 HD amp modeling sounds amazing – and a lot better than their previous devices and most of what the competition is doing. That includes Roland/Boss’ own COSM technology. A couple of months ago I bought a used Boss ME70…

  • Perfectionism

    Perfectionism

    —

    by

    Felix
    in ,

    Last night I gave up perfectionism. I’ve been an active musician for more than 16 years now and I did not really release a lot of tracks. Actually, I did not release a single track that was supposed to represent me as a musician. There have been a few jams, a few fun projects and…

  • My friend the squirrel

    My friend the squirrel

    —

    by

    Felix
    in ,

    …I was on my way to visit my friend the squirrel. The squirrel, you must know, lives on a small, corny Disney-castle-styled tower on a tiny island that’s located not too far from the shore on a gigantic lake. For no apparent reason, this lake is ice-cold all year long with huge blocks of ice…

  • Into the depths

    —

    by

    Felix
    in ,

    For a long time I have tried to figure out what aspects of a movie, a video game, a book or a song are important to me. I just couldn’t find a coherent thread – until now. I am a passionate music fan. And though I love Heavy Metal, I would not consider myself a…

  • Where credit is due…

    —

    by

    Felix
    in ,

    I am very proud of these two photos I took at a Motorjesus gig a week ago. I think they are pretty good. Well, kind of terrific even. Then again – I just pushed a button. Can there be art without intention? Come on, neither was I responsible for the lighting, nor for the fog.…

  • Der Gedanke zählt

    —

    by

    Felix
    in

    Wer Mitte der neunziger Jahre geboren wurde, wuchs mit Toy Story und The Matrix auf, spielte Videospiele, die Jurassic Park nach primitivster Technik aussehen ließen und wurde dauerbeschallt von Musik, die ohne Digitaltechnik nicht produzierbar wäre. Eine Trilogie wie Star Wars 4-6 anzuschauen scheint mit diesem Hintergrund angesichts der steinzeitlich anmutenden Produktionsmethoden unvorstellbar: Zu unglaubwürdig…

  • Der Wandel der Hörkultur

    —

    by

    Felix
    in

    Mit Einführung der CD Anfang der 80er Jahre wandelte sich auch die Hörkultur. Die Häufigkeit, mit der einzelne Songs auf Alben übersprungen wurden, stieg dank ‘Skip’-Funktion stark an. Was vormals noch durch heutzutage unbequem aufwändige, manuelle Koordination der Hände am Tonarm des Plattenspielers vorgenommen werden musste, ging nun bequem sogar per Fernbedienung. Hat dies vielleicht…