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Ignoring the scene since -96...

Current focus:
Pokerface - Electronics, IDM (since -96) - My soloproject and outlet for My creativity.
Traveller - Progressive, spacey rock (since -03)
The Örjan Karlsson Project Band - Noise, experimental (since -97)

Other projects: Brända Jordens Bönder - Hip-hop
(inter)(face) - Improvised electronics
Michael Horvath & Stefan Gustafsson - EAM, poetry

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/28/2006
Band Website: pokerface.enquilon.com/
Band Members: Live band:
Stefan Gustafsson - Computer, Vocals, Glockenspiel
Mattis Karlsson - Guitar
Olle Prim - Drums

Influences: MUSIC:
Frank Zappa, Devin Townsend, Goblin, Chris Clark, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Meshuggah, Botch, Breach, Mikael Ramel, Bo Hansson, Vangelis, Reyn Ouwehand, Martin Galway, Matt Grey, Enema & Gejonte, John Barry, Howard Shore (Cronenberg), Leonard Rosenman, John Carpenter, Jeff Buckley, Thom Yorke, Martin Gore, MÃ¥rten Harket

MOVIES:
Donnie Darko, Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta, Tonari No Totoro, Krtek Ve Snu, Krtek Ve Meste, Ravenous, Ghostbusters, The Goonies, The Evil Dead Trilogy, George Romero's movies, Thrashin, Solyaris, UHF, Crash (Cronenberg), The Beyond, The Neverending Story, Suspiria, American Splendor, Howard Stern's Private Parts, Danger Diabolik, Labyrinth, Where Eagles Dare, John Carpenter's movies

TV:
Wolf's Rain, Paranoia Agent, Twin Peaks, Garfield And Friends, Ren & Stimpy, Trailer Park Boys, The Young Ones, Monthy Python's Flying Circus, Alf, Automan, Full Metal Alchemist, Oz

BOOKS:
The Neverending Story, The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy-books, The Dirk Gently Books, The Great And Secret Show, Everville, American Gods, Lord Of The Rings, Momo, H.P. Lovecraft, Elric

GAMES:
The Last Ninja Trilogy, The Castlevania Series, The Phantasy Star Series, The Streets Of Rage Series, Secret Of Mana, The King Of Fighters Series, Street Fighter II, Capcom vs SNK

MACHINES:
c64, SEGA Master System, SEGA Mega Drive, Neo-Geo, Roland Chorus Echo

HEROES:
My cats - Schizo and Kerry K, my friends, Frank Zappa
Sounds Like: Me
Record Label: Holk Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Studioreport

Just started working with the drumtracks from this weekends recordingsession and it sounds bloody marvellous! Andreas did a bang up job with the production and Olle plays amazingly well! I'm really ps...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Wed, 21 May 2008 05:30:00 PST

Masshole

Yo.Jez dropped in to say that Petter and I recorded some more demos for his upcomming LP Accordiac Arrest. The track Aldrig Mer is up on his player and we'll continue to work with the pre-prod when th...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:40:00 PST

Releaseparty

The 14th of june we're going to celebrate the long anticipated release of örebro.zoo, Holk-Records hiphop and electronica compilation.The party is taking place @ the Backstage Bar - Örebro and feature...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Thu, 08 May 2008 06:55:00 PST

The cat’s not in the cradle, he’s in the sofa

Later today I will have the next recordingsession for the new pokerface-album.This time around it's time for some cello-action.Next session will be in about three weeks, then it's hammer-time!The firs...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:58:00 PST

Pop that on ya melon

I have used my brain today.So much that it actually physically hurts.But in the process I managed to put together an arrangement that I have gotten nowhere in for months. This has in turn completed th...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:26:00 PST

Rocket from the crypt

Begun preproduction on my friend Petter Rapps forthcomming album Accordiac Arrest last saturday and it went really well. We have a new session next month and hopefully it will follow the tradition of ...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:01:00 PST

Nil By Mouth

Home at last after the gig in Uppsala.It went very well and we got a good vibe from the audience :)The people arranging the gig where awesome.We had a great time!Thx to Apoteket Apan and Long John Bro...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:27:00 PST

Vlad Tepes

Recorded the violintracks today for the new Pokerface-album.It turned out better than I expected. It's always cool to hear what stuff sounds like in reality rather than in your head :)Production is mo...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:36:00 PST

Taramasalata

Just want to plug the new Meshuggah-album obZen.I can't wait to put it in my cd player and listen to it in good bitrate.I just listened to it on their myspace-page and the song "Dancers To A Discordan...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:23:00 PST

Find her finer

Tired.Happy.Smelly.These three things easily sums me up for the moment.Continued the production of the Traveller-album today by laying down some new guitar-tracks. The final song on the a-side is near...
Posted by pokerface/Stefan Gustafsson on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:39:00 PST