Archive for July, 2005

New song… that I can’t release. :(

I actually found time, don’t ask me how, to finish a new tune. That’s the good news. The bad news is I can’t release it here. It’s a cover. According to my understanding of the Swedish copyright laws, you have to get a license (from STIM) for the song in question in order to release a cover on the internet (or some other medium).

Anyway, I got really sick of that “Crazy Frog – Axel F” cover that’s been playing all summer, so I made my own version. I’m quite satisfied with it. It’s a damn shame I can’t release it. Of course, I’m quite convinced that nothing would happen if I did. I mean, come on, about five people worldwide would find it and download it. But I wan’t to play by the rules…

Speaking of covers, a couple of months before my son was born, I did a trance version of the title theme from “Star Trek Voyager”. Guess I can’t release that one either. Sigh. Oh well, it felt great creating some music again.

James Doohan – R.I.P.

Today, James Doohan, more known as the original Star Trek series Scotty (you know, the Scottish engineer? "Beam me up, Scotty?"), passed away at age 85. I was never a fan of the original series. Star Trek TNG (The Next Generation) was more my cup of tea. Nevertheless, he was a very charismatic actor and he will be missed.