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Erik

My life needs an erase/rewind button...and volume control

About Me

Hi there and welcome to my profile. I hope you'll enjoy your visit!

My Interests

My main interest is life. My life, your life, life in general. This translates to a huge interest in music, ideas, books, philosophy, stories, dreams, visiting concerts, meeting kindred spirits and such.The band Seraphique is where I ventilate the impressions I receive through my life. I play bass guitar, but started my musical history as a guitar player. I enjoy writing new music, usually leftfield stuff. The interaction between musicians is one of the best things I know.As a person, I try to keep an open mind and learn and experience as much as possible. To quote dutch 19th century writer Multatuli: "Perhaps nothing is true, not even this".

I'd like to meet:

People with a passion for the good things in life, thinkers, musicians, hedonists and positive people in general. Oh and if you think of yourself as a 'Cat Person', you're in my good book!

Music:

Frank Zappa
Anathema
Chuck Shuldiner (Death & Control Denied)
Pink Floyd
My Dying Bide
Seraphique
Morbid Angel
Bolt-Thrower
Cynic
Pestilence
Nocturnus
Black Sabbath
Nick Cave
Leonard Cohen
Boudewijn De Groot
Jaap Fischer
'Wild Man' Fischer
Shape Of Despair
The Wounded (NL)
Delta Blues
Hendrix
Rainbow
Burzum
The Gathering
Slayer
Opeth
Cypher
Napalm Death
Solarisis
David Sylvian
Nick Drake
Jeff Buckley
Woven Hand
Angel Corpse
Cryptopsy
Carcass
Brutal Truth
Chilli Peppers
Faith No More
Paradise Lost
At The Gates
Candlemass
Motörhead
Sepultura (up to and including Chaos A.D.)
Obituary (first three albums are killer)
Deicide
Gorefest
Abigor
Manowar (Kings Of Cheese!)
Iron Maiden and so on...

Movies:

Once Upon A Time In The West,
Clockwork Orange,
2001: A Space Odyssee,
Spirited Away,
80's Action Movies (check out www.ruthlessrevies.com for details),
200 Motels,
Star Wars (I know...),
Waking Life,
Living In Oblivion,
Clerks,
Temmink,
LOTR,
Lola Rennt,
Funny Games,
Godfather 1 and 2,
Monty Pythons' Holy Grail,
Life Of Brian,
Bill + Teds Excellent Adventure,
Spaceballs,
Der Untergang,
Requiem For A Dream,
The Dark Crystal,
Labyrinth,
The Shining,
Eyes Wide Shut,
Hellraiser 1 and 2,
Battle Royale,
Evil Dead 1 + 2
Army Of Darkness
Akira,
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind,
The Sensous World of Aria Giovanni

Television:

Discovery channel, adds about German Schlager songs, shows on history, documentaries, news and backgrounds. Cartoons: Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy, Family Guy, South Park, I.M. Weasel, Cow and Chicken.

Books:

Umberto Eco - Baudolino,
Harry Mulisch - De Ontdekking Van De Hemel,
Chuck Pahlaniuk - Choke,
Jan van Aken - De Valse Dageraad
Multatuli - Ideas,
Nick Cave - And The Ass Saw The Angel,
Luke Reinhart - The Diceman,
Michael Ende - Momo,
Richard Bach - Jonathan Livingston Seagull,
The Freak Brothers comix,
Frank Zappa - The Real Frank Zappa Book,
David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas
Marion Bradley - Mist of Avalon
Simon Bisley - The Horned God
Donna Tartt - Secret History,
and so on...

Heroes:

My close friends, for who they are. Frank Zappa & Chuck Schuldiner for their musical legacy.

My Blog

Bass duties for Departure

L.S.! Hear ye! Hear ye! As you know, music is one of the main focuspoints in my life. Since my band Seraphique doesn't do a lot of gigs due to studio duties & missing vocalists (no longer missing,...
Posted by Erik on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

"Music was my first love": Long Live 90s Death Metal!

GROOOWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLAAARRGGGGHHHHHBHEUURRRGHH!!!!! Howdy, This morning, I am on a pleasant trip around band sites on Myspace, and consequently it´s a trip through Memory Lane. Starting from Solaris...
Posted by Erik on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:30:00 PST

I have decimated my hair + other adventures

Dear reader, On the tender age of thirteen, I noticed (whilst swimming) that it was time for me to get a haircut. A few strains were hanging bothersome in my eyes. But then it struck me. I would let m...
Posted by Erik on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:20:00 PST

Nighttime

Dear reader, It has been too long since I have had a night to myself to just sit and contemplate. Solitude tonight feels like a good friend that I haven't sat down with face to face for a long time. T...
Posted by Erik on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:24:00 PST

Bring The Bass (my new awesome cabinet)

Dear Reader, I'm so STOKED!! This weekend  (after months, even years of borrowing bass speakers for gigs and practice), I got myself a new bass cabinet. It's such a wicked feeling to have my shit...
Posted by Erik on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:49:00 PST

One of those Metal Surveys

1. What is your favourite metal genre? Can I pick a few? Death, heavy, doom. 2. Do you like Lars Ulrich?I like his drumming on the first 4 albums. I do not know him personally, nor do I care to.3. Las...
Posted by Erik on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:07:00 PST

"Manly Yes, But I Like It Too"

Dear Reader,     I can't believe how dismal and dreary the day is here in Zwolle, the Netherlands. Autumn is the season I can relate the most to, I guess. Spectacularly colourful and beautif...
Posted by Erik on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:11:00 PST

Current Affairs + New Pictures

Dear reader, It's been a while since my last blog. Usually all it takes for me to start ranting to no-one in particular in this highly unpersonal fashion, is being pissed off at irritat...
Posted by Erik on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:56:00 PST

The drug of the nation

Dear reader, Today, the local newspaper reported that a new tv show is being made at this moment, a show that takes the Big Brother idea another step beyond. The name of the show escaped me, but the i...
Posted by Erik on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:40:00 PST

Eyes Wide Shut

Dear fans, Manure the bear, for the love of boneless grandma! I cannot even imagine what my life was like all those years that I wandered this earth without seeing Kubricks' "Eyes Wide Shut". I mean, ...
Posted by Erik on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:05:00 PST