Dear viewer...
"Black night, silence, presence, enchanted expectations. "In My Darkest Hour" the wily "Demon Alcohol" slowly seduces me, his poison dissolves in my blood... I let go... ............................................................ ...............
Delirium... nightmares... hallucinations.... "Drain" me!
When I wake up I'm "Sitting On Top Of The Rainbow" gazing freely into this mystery world, It glows. A revelation reveals landscapes of musical eternity where I'm guided by a strong irresistable force within. A force I've known since early childhood with its origin from an abyss located somewhere deep down inside. I knock on the door to a black hole where destruction reign, everything is beyond my control. The darkness invites me to play and as I enter the void the force transform and its spirit starts to generate intuition, awareness and a massive strength into the depth of my soul. This subconcious phenomen is the guide in my life and even though it's a mixed blessing, this is my source of inspiration, my passion and my possession.
Provocative, strange... even bizarre!? No, just something out of the ordinary.
However, I'm not afraid of honesty, neither the truth and therefore I'm free. Reduction of oneself and self-conceited minimalism is not for me, it's for cowards who are depending on a collective oppinion to maintain social status in a group of people. I live and breath my philosophy and I do not care what other people think about me. By nature "I Aim High" and when the music player kicks off I'm the dark force personified, I'm everywhere, and every night I'll be your guide. I'm the chosen one, I'm the "Dark Star"
So... before the church bells toll, before your time has come..."
Let's get it on!
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The songs on this page are continuously in progress and each one will be upgraded to the extent that I have time, health and energy. But until then you have to put up with a lot of rough and "unpolished" material.
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The Moon got in orbit 1995, shortly after I had quit playing with the psychedelic rockband Qoph . At the time for my departure I had been guitarist & songwriter in Qoph for 3 years (1992-95). I also were one of the founding members of Qoph back in 1992 together with drummer Federico de Costa among others.
Diary of a madman... 1998-2005
I've always been very serious when it comes to songwriting and playing music but unfortunally the rest of the band didn't see things the way I did. I really wanted take THE MOON a step forward, but we never even rehearsed... I knew that the material I came up with had potential but when bandmembers don't contribute or gives you the feedback you need, things can't happen... By the end of 1997 I got fed up with the whole situation. All that constant nagging on people who finds it more important to watch the latest episode of "Fresh Prince In Bel Air" than rehearse new songs. It just wasn't worth it... THE MOON were unable to live up to my expectations and I decided to call it a day.
Disappointed with most things in life at this point, I abandoned my musicianship totally in early 1998 and started to focus on hard drinking and getting high 24 hours/day. I really enjoyed escaping reality and the main aim were always to get as wasted and intoxicated as possible, no limits. In the year of 2000 though, it became clear to me that I had to leave Stockholm because I lived a very dangerous and unhealthy life there at that time. So I ended up moving to a small cottage located in the deep forests of north-Sweden where I lived a hermit's life for a couple of years. Still unhealthy, but the new way of living finally made it possible for me to get rid of my "worst" bad habits and to move on.
The very last memory I have from my hometown has stuck to my mind. It was my last night out, the day before moving and I'm sitting on a bench outside the pub together with this guy. In a blur I watch him tie up his arm, he pushes in the needle, starts shooting up the smack and I remember thinking: "I've had enough of this shit, thank god I'm leaving tomorrow..." (with a souvenir from the event in my pocket of course) However, it reminds me of the present and the past and the imporance of making the right choices in life.
Looking back in retrospect my decision to leave Stockholm is probably the reason why I'm still around today, because I was out of control, destructive and didn't mind playing with death. The more danger or greater risk the bigger thrill. I used to tempt fate with this "russian roulette-thing" just about every day, so I realize that I've really been lucky, VERY lucky... or there must be a guardian angel watching over me. It's nothing I'm proud of but at the same time it's a fact that I can't disregard. I've been "there"... in the black hole where nothing matters, where life and death becomes equal. The new songs are strongly connected to my dark past but also to where I am today, which is in a glade of sunshine (for a change) , surrounded by true, loving and caring people.
2005
On february 17th 2005 the 3 demo-sessions recorded by The Moon way back in 1996/97 were smashed together and released as an exclusive foldout vinylalbum by German label Nasoni Records .