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When I released my first EP last year, I couldn’t even begin to think how hard it would be to gain public attention. Especially, if it’s not a momentary spike in interest you’re after – but something which lasts for some time. Unfortunately, to be at least somewhat noticeable in modern music reality one has to spend a great deal …
I’m happy to present to you today Calfskin’s 2nd release since the debut EP in 2011 – ‘Standing Eight’ EP. This is a record which took a lot of time to make. Even though the songs were written mostly in one take, the mixes took a lot of time. I really strived to develop my own – Calfskin sound. The …
I’ve finally managed to prepare a small taster for those, interested in the tracks from the upcoming EP. Here is a small video featuring 40s snippets from each of the tracks. Enjoy! I should also add that the release is really around the corner, you can already pre-order the EP here.
You know how sometimes artists talk about songs which almost write themselves? Well, this is the one. Ironically, it took me afterwards almost a month to develop the mix you’re about to hear. This helped me to define the sound of the upcoming EP. Needless to say – I’m very happy with the final result. I hope you will enjoy …
So here is the final schedule of releases for May. “One Step Over” “One Step Over” is a 2-track Digital Single. It’s going to be released on 18th of May. The single is going to be exclusively available as free download for all Calfskin Mailing List members. Otherwise, it’s a paid download on all popular internet music stores. “Standing Eight …
Following up with the story of Calfskin’s YouTube Channel – here are direct links to the little videos created for the selected tracks off the latest EP. Overall, I must say that YouTube definitely did help with promoting Calfskin tracks. Especially, once the ‘classic’ video for ‘Land Of Miracles‘ went online – it definitely pulled some good attention. Which is …
A couple of weeks ago I was approached for a short interview by ‘Unsigned Europa’ e-zine. Turns out, it’s an e-zine of Spanish origin about darkwave/industrial. Now, a few weeks later the first edition of the e-zine is online and you can find the interview and the corresponding feature Calfskin track below. We’re talking about music influences, getting attention of …
I’ve been thinking of making a video for at least one of the tracks from “Dust Off The Stars” EP for quite some time now. It happened so that several months ago I had a chance to meet with a very talented director Ozair Rao. Luckily, he was very passionate about my music. After some discussion we agreed that he’ll …
It seems that almost everyone is on YouTube lately. So why not Calfskin? So here we are – welcome to the Calfskin YouTube Channel! So far, only a few tracks from the latest EP are available, but there’s definitely more in stock. So do stop by once in a while and don’t forget to comment what you see/hear! I do …
It’s been already a number of years since ‘touch’ surface controls were introduced in various music production devices. I’m still fascinated by all these new controllers, but for some reason I can’t get myself to try one. Somehow I have expectations of ending up with something cool looking vs. actually useful. Since I’ve been a big fan / user of …