AL SLAVIK: News
PART 11 of the recordings in Austria - 29 September 2008
In Part 11 Al goes insane..no other way to describe it...
Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 11 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 11 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
PART 10 of the Recording Process... - 25 September 2008
Nice mood on this episode...
Robert gets lost in sounds and Al plays Chapman Stick..afterwards: a typical evening on the countryside...
Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 10 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Robert gets lost in sounds and Al plays Chapman Stick..afterwards: a typical evening on the countryside...
Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 10 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
You guessed it...PART 9 ! - 22 September 2008
Robert makes it sound "FAT"..Al plays bass...(surprise;-)
Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 9 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 9 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
PART 8 of the recording process ! - 19 September 2008
more from the studio...work on "Love Gone" featuring Phil Gould on drums..
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Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 8 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
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Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 8 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
And here is PART 6 of the recording series - 12 September 2008
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Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 6 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 6 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Part 5 of the "Recording in Austria" series - 6 September 2008
Al is warming up and Robert is making "sound"...
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Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 5 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
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Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 5 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Recording in Austria (Part 4) - 12 August 2008
This time drummer Christian Eigner joins us to listen to some tracks he played on...also featuring Captain Nemo the goose...
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Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 4 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
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Al Slavik recording in Austria Part 4 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Recording...Part II - 3 August 2008
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Al Slavik recording in Austria PART 2 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Al Slavik recording in Austria PART 2 (Aug 08) by Al Slavik
Recording in Austria - 2 August 2008
hey hey..
another update would you believe...
Been pretty busy (I know..thats what they al say ;-)
Having a great time in Europe right now ..
Right now iam on the Austrian countryside to record more for my upcoming album yet untitled...
here´s the first video from day one..
enjoy
best
Al
Al Slavik recording in Austria PART 1 (Aug08) by Al Slavik
another update would you believe...
Been pretty busy (I know..thats what they al say ;-)
Having a great time in Europe right now ..
Right now iam on the Austrian countryside to record more for my upcoming album yet untitled...
here´s the first video from day one..
enjoy
best
Al
Al Slavik recording in Austria PART 1 (Aug08) by Al Slavik
Interview - 27 July 2008
heya
Here is a link to a radio interview i did in Austria (WARNING!! its in German (actually its more "Vienniese" ;-)
Because we (my hosts Gunkl,Thomas Niessner and I) had such a great time you can listen to two shows (one hour each)
In these interviews we talked bout how it all began ...my roots,first gigs,etc..I also brought my Stick along and tried to explain how it works...
Funny for those who understand german and even funnier for those who don´t ;-)
enjoy
Al
click here:
http://www.bs.download.at.tf/
Here is a link to a radio interview i did in Austria (WARNING!! its in German (actually its more "Vienniese" ;-)
Because we (my hosts Gunkl,Thomas Niessner and I) had such a great time you can listen to two shows (one hour each)
In these interviews we talked bout how it all began ...my roots,first gigs,etc..I also brought my Stick along and tried to explain how it works...
Funny for those who understand german and even funnier for those who don´t ;-)
enjoy
Al
click here:
http://www.bs.download.at.tf/
A moment of madness - 5 June 2008
So iam sitting in front of my computer in Vienna and its midnight...been a long day,meetings,phoneconversations etc..and when i got back to what i really should do more often iam just too confused to actually do something which will bring a bit more clarity into my life..no no,its all fine..its just those darmn computers...
lots of impressions of my hometown Vienna where iam staying at the moment..great to hear the familar birds singing, great to walk down the streets i´ve known since my childhood...
at the same time iam getting to know my new software ....always a treat for those who know;-)
over time we as creative minds are supposed to do it all (and i try;-)...thats what all those audioprograms offer...you can be your engineer,producer,editor,mixer,teaboy (no problem)...a one man operation...hmm.. hang on for a second...isnt it way more fun making music with likeminded souls?
you can bounce off each other..you get something back ..a smile,a swearword..weird facial expressions .. even a fart..SOMETHING ...but with those machines its all a mirror...what you put in ..you get!!
.as long as it doesnt crash of course...
maybe i wasnt born to work on computers..my mind is way too messy,i jump around a bit...as soon as i work on a song those creative juices start coming and all of a sudden one idea brings me to the next...ohh...another song...so where should i go now??
work on the one i started with..? (and remember...programming isnt my favourite past time ) or play around with the new idea..(...you bet!)
and thats why creative chaos is just round the corner,too many songideas,not enough patience to sit and edit my behind off ;-)
as some of us might know:
we´re definately not machines,we have feelings and moods..everyday is different..but why am i telling you this?..maybe i just needed to let off some steam..
anyway..just listened to some recordings that are in the pipeline and right now i wish i could put some of them out into the open...
the time will come,
oh well,
enough ranting for now...
tommorrow is another day
best
Al
ps:
and as it is a moment of madness i listened to a song called Madness (..makes sense,doesnt it ;-)
I wanna leave you with a little clip of "Madness" recorded in Brisbane (written and performed by a dear and ohhh sooo talented friend of mine)
enjoy
lots of impressions of my hometown Vienna where iam staying at the moment..great to hear the familar birds singing, great to walk down the streets i´ve known since my childhood...
at the same time iam getting to know my new software ....always a treat for those who know;-)
over time we as creative minds are supposed to do it all (and i try;-)...thats what all those audioprograms offer...you can be your engineer,producer,editor,mixer,teaboy (no problem)...a one man operation...hmm.. hang on for a second...isnt it way more fun making music with likeminded souls?
you can bounce off each other..you get something back ..a smile,a swearword..weird facial expressions .. even a fart..SOMETHING ...but with those machines its all a mirror...what you put in ..you get!!
.as long as it doesnt crash of course...
maybe i wasnt born to work on computers..my mind is way too messy,i jump around a bit...as soon as i work on a song those creative juices start coming and all of a sudden one idea brings me to the next...ohh...another song...so where should i go now??
work on the one i started with..? (and remember...programming isnt my favourite past time ) or play around with the new idea..(...you bet!)
and thats why creative chaos is just round the corner,too many songideas,not enough patience to sit and edit my behind off ;-)
as some of us might know:
we´re definately not machines,we have feelings and moods..everyday is different..but why am i telling you this?..maybe i just needed to let off some steam..
anyway..just listened to some recordings that are in the pipeline and right now i wish i could put some of them out into the open...
the time will come,
oh well,
enough ranting for now...
tommorrow is another day
best
Al
ps:
and as it is a moment of madness i listened to a song called Madness (..makes sense,doesnt it ;-)
I wanna leave you with a little clip of "Madness" recorded in Brisbane (written and performed by a dear and ohhh sooo talented friend of mine)
enjoy
"Freestyle Bass" - 21 February 2008
Yep,its another video update...this time a little treat for Bass lovers...
"Freestyle Bass" shows another side of me.... I love to write and perform songs but everynow and then something hits me and I start playing something on my Bass (if the others on stage are cool with it :-)....To me its like letting yourself fall and see what happens...
Thanks to Paul Breier for recording this video!
"Freestyle Bass" shows another side of me.... I love to write and perform songs but everynow and then something hits me and I start playing something on my Bass (if the others on stage are cool with it :-)....To me its like letting yourself fall and see what happens...
Thanks to Paul Breier for recording this video!
Interview - 16 February 2008
Listen to an interview i gave back in September 2007.
please go to the "Press " section
please go to the "Press " section
Two shows in Sydney - 5 February 2008
Australian band Matt Finish invited me to be a special guest at a Fundraiser concert for the Jimmy Little Foundation & Kidney Foundation on the 9th of February.
8:30-9:30pm 'TIZZA'S BIG THING' @ MANLY RUGBY CLUB
with GANGgajang, Jimmy Little and more...
after this show we will play another show the same night:
10:45-12:15pm BIZZO"S @ Caringbah RSL
see ya in Sydney ;-)
8:30-9:30pm 'TIZZA'S BIG THING' @ MANLY RUGBY CLUB
with GANGgajang, Jimmy Little and more...
after this show we will play another show the same night:
10:45-12:15pm BIZZO"S @ Caringbah RSL
see ya in Sydney ;-)
A blast from the past - 16 January 2008
One of you lovely people just send me an email with the following link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJgh709uWcI&eurl=http://www.alphavilleforum.com/showthread.php?t=2168&page=7
This video shows me playing a TV show with German Pop band Alphaville back in 96...i was touring with them for a while just after i moved to London...
you might have heard of the song "Forever Young "..its been a hit back then and only one year ago an Australian band called Youth group had a No 1 hit with the same song on the Australian charts...
thanks for that Tina ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJgh709uWcI&eurl=http://www.alphavilleforum.com/showthread.php?t=2168&page=7
This video shows me playing a TV show with German Pop band Alphaville back in 96...i was touring with them for a while just after i moved to London...
you might have heard of the song "Forever Young "..its been a hit back then and only one year ago an Australian band called Youth group had a No 1 hit with the same song on the Australian charts...
thanks for that Tina ;-)
"Unchain St Kilda.org " - 3 January 2008
Slava Grigoryan and i joined Hollywood actress Rachel Griffiths for a "Unchain St Kilda .org" media event.
Since i live in St Kilda and dont want to see a massive developement destroy the charm of this beautiful seaside area it was a nobrainer to support the good cause.
you can find pictures of this event which was covered by all TV stations around Australia on the photopage...
for more information you can go to: http://www.unchainstkilda.org/
Since i live in St Kilda and dont want to see a massive developement destroy the charm of this beautiful seaside area it was a nobrainer to support the good cause.
you can find pictures of this event which was covered by all TV stations around Australia on the photopage...
for more information you can go to: http://www.unchainstkilda.org/
"Desperation" LIVE VIDEO - 2 January 2008
Another titel for this video would be:"How to tune your bass while playing..."
After a few Sticksongs i picked up my bass but forgot that the E string was still tuned to low D from the song before ;-)
This Live Video was recorded on July 28th 2007 in Melbourne...
Davey Porter on drums and Steve McKay on guitar...
Many thanks to Paul Breier who recorded and edited this Video...
After a few Sticksongs i picked up my bass but forgot that the E string was still tuned to low D from the song before ;-)
This Live Video was recorded on July 28th 2007 in Melbourne...
Davey Porter on drums and Steve McKay on guitar...
Many thanks to Paul Breier who recorded and edited this Video...