History page
| his is my history page, taking you all the way back to the basement rehearsal room in your friends garage that all musicians know so well. You may take it serious, or if you wish, consider it the typical story of yet another guitarists, and have a good laugh. Forgive me if it appears unbearably silly, but after all this is my first web site! |
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Johnnie McCoy - drums, percussion
Frank Carvalho - guitars, piano, hammond, minimoog, vocals
Anders Kjaerulff - bass
Michael Munch-Hansen - piano, vocals
After many years, Johnnie and I reconnected, and we decided to launch a new project to re-record the original Etcetera #1 material, but now with the experience gained in the intermediate 20 years. A sort of "what would we have sounded like then, if we had had the experience we have now?" Since spring 2010, we have been re-recording "Dance of the Daemons I and II", "In Medias Res" "Camel" and "Enigma of Erses Tree". But to hit the exact sound and feeling of the original Etcetera, it has to be played by the original Etcetera, so we asked Anders and Michael to join us, and we added Michaels songs "18 Years" and "Blandede Bolscher" to the song list, which now has a striking similarity to the set list we used in 1986! The concept was to stick to the original arrangements and instrumentation. This is an interesting approach, as it still produces a different result than originally, while maintaining the vibe of the music. Keyboards were restricted to the original analogs; Hammond, MiniMoog, Korg PolySix and Crumar Multiman, with the sole addition of a mellotron. (I always wanted mellotron on these songs, but I could never get access to one). These instruments can do a lot of different things, and even thought the instruments are the same, we use them with a different sense of tone now - and the result is similarly different. Anders has found his own fretless bass sound now, and Michaels voice has matured. Johnnie is at his best and plays with great confidence on his 60'ies Slingerland set, and I now have the luxury of having access to exactly the guitar and amp combinations I need. With some luck we may eventually be able to release these 50 minutes of original anachronistic retro-music. Johnnie and I are also working on some new material, both Etcetera-styled and non-Etcetera-styled, and hopefully this will also produce something worthwhile. So far it sounds promising, I think.
Johnnie McCoy - drums, percussion
Frank Carvalho - guitars, keyboards, sequencer, sampler, weird effects, vocals
Per Solgaard - bass, weird effects, keyboards, vocals
After Tales of Ardour and Deceit we worked as a trio with Per Solgaard, an inventive bass player with a lot of good ideas in the area of free form improvisation. The trio format was a radical concept for Etcetera. All material was re-arranged for this format. This means that I (Frank) took up the challenge of switching between keyboard playing and guitar. Second we decided to make free form improvisation a much more integrated and prominent part of our music. Third we aimed directly at becoming a live outfit, and fourth we submitted to the use of occasional live sequencing. This trio made its first appearance in years at a private arrangement in September, featuring a number of songs that have never been played in public before.
The free form improvisations produced many magical moments, but unfortunately the heavy reliance on sequencing and instrument switching proved disasterous in live performances of the highly arranged songs of the CDs. And the dynamics of this band did not work well either, so eventually, in August 2004, Johnnie announced that he quit the band. That was effectively the end of Etcetera for a long time.
Johnnie McCoy - drums, percussion
Frank Carvalho - guitars, keyboards, sequencer, sampler, weird effects, vocals
with
Anders Kjærulff - bass
Michael Munch-Hansen - vocals
Per Solgaard - Moog solo
This was the lineup that recorded Tales of Ardour and Deceit. Anders and Michael found time to record parts, and we also briefly had Per Solgaard playing Moog. Other guests assisted in the recording of this album of songs with a classic 70'ies prog feel.
Johnnie McCoy - drums,
Rene Esmann - bass
Frank Carvalho - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Christian Lauridsen - keyboards, piano, vocals
After the recording of Fin de Siecle, a few live opportunities came up, and these were fulfilled by a new version of Etcetera. Bass guitar was played by Rene Esmann from our Jethro Tull-cover side project, and keyboardist Christian Lauridsen. New music wass being written for a possible new album, but while the album became Tales of Ardour and Deceit, it was not recorded by this lineup.
Johnnie McCoy - drums,
Anders Kjaerulff - bass
Frank Carvalho - guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
Michael Munch-Hansen - piano, vocals
Winter 95/96 I had a stock of music ready for recording, and so I called Anders, Michael and Johnnie, to see if they were interested in making a proper recording. Michael declined, but Anders and Johnnie liked the idea, and this resulted the Etcetera #4 demos. Michael and Anders got involved in more recordings and with the previous demos it ended up becoming the album Fin de Siecle.
As the old band members now live distant from one another, regular rehersal was not possible. The release of Fin de Siecle made it clear that a personnel change was inevitable if the music was to reach a live audience. So by summer 1999 Michael and Anders left the band again.
We had the oppportunity to get Etcetera #1 together and play a one-off concert. This was great fun.
Jens Elbøl - bass,
Johnnie McCoy - drums,
Frank Carvalho - guitars, vocals
This band was started when I moved to Copenhagen. It was a live cover song outfit, not a prog rock band, although we did have plans to make experimental songs too.
Anders Kjaerulff - bass,
Jens Nyholm - drums,
Frank Carvalho - guitars, keyboards, vocals
with
Michael Munch-Hansen - guests vocals on demo.
This time around Anders and I teamed up with drummer Jens Nyholm. This band existed for a long time, and we rehearsed many new songs and made a lot of exciting extended trio jams.
In February 1990 we recorded a 5 song demo, from which you can hear sound snippets, if you like.
Johnnie McCoy - drums,
Frank Carvalho - guitar, bass, keyboards
with
Morten Elbaek - saxophone,
Mads Wadmand - keyboards
This was not a proper band, but rather a tape project. Johnnie and I felt that a lot was left undone when Etcetera folded, and we wanted to make proper recordings of some of the songs made in Etcetera #1.
Details about the recording project can be found on the Etcetera #2 page and you can hear sound snippets on the sound page
Anders Kjaerulff - bass,
Michael Munch-Hansen - vocals, keyboards,
Lars Soegaard - flute, saxophone
Johnnie McCoy - drums,
Frank Carvalho - guitars
This band started as a high school band, but after graduating, we decided to make a real band out of it. This was the original Etcetera prog rock band. In the relatively short period the band existed, it was very productive in terms of composing. Unfortunately most of the songs were only recorded on cassette, but a lot of the compositions have popped up on later occasions. One demo tape was recorded with the entire band, but unfortunately the sound quality isn't quite up to standards.