Anders Kjaerulff - bass, Jens Nyholm - drums, Frank Carvalho - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Anders and I decided to start playing again in 1988. Unfortunately, Johnnie had decided to move to Copenhagen, to attend the danish conservatory of beat music, so we had to find new people. An attempt in 1988-89 to make an Etcetera '2.5' work with a new drummer and
keyboard player failed miserably. We managed, though, to compose
Trespasser and Suite no. 5 with this line-up.
Then we met drummer Jens Nyholm, and the third version of the band was a reality.
We worked as a trio with no dedicated keyboard player, so I switched
back and forth between guitars and keys. This had the effect that the
sound got tighter, without too many instruments battling to get
up-front. My keyboards comprised of the Diamond/Leslie 147 organ,
Wurlitzer electric piano, MiniMoog and... Harmonium! This is a
simple, but yet effective key setup for a guitarist.
It took us a long time to write and rehearse new songs, but in 1990 we were ready to make a new demo.
Recorded in Tage Lutkens studio in Sondrup Bakker, Denmark, February 1990 on TEAC 8-Track, mixed on ReVox 2-Track at 38"/sec.
Produced by Anders and Frank.
Engineered by Anders, Frank and Tage.
Michael Munch-Hansen guested on vocals, and
Mads Wadmand guested on some of the keyboards.
Instruments used at this occasion: Ibanez 12/6 string electric
double-neck, Washburn Falcon, ESP Navigator bass, Rockinger bass,
Fender Precision fretless, Rickenbacker 4001S, 12-string accoustic, Yamaha
steel 6-string, Yamaha B100 bass top, Music Man tube bass top, Fender 2x15"
cab, Fender 1x12" cab, Vox AC-120 Twin, Vox AC-30, Vox 710, Diamond CRB900
organ, MiniMoog, Wurlitzer A200, Leslie 147, Midiverb, Boss overdrive, flanger and stereo chorus, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone, Tama drums, Simmons electric drums, and some more stuff... Check out the equipment page.
Trespasser is yet another 20 minutes piece of music, with only few lyrics, and
a lot of instrumental parts. Most of it is strictly in the 'classic' prog vein.
Erratic Behaviour was already being rehearsed when
Etcetera #1 folded (as were bits and pieces to Trespasser).
It was always a bit experimental by nature, and is an instrumental, using jazz chords
and song structure, yet it remains within the confines of rock music.
The Hunter was a folk song from Etcetera #1 played on an
accoustic guitar with vocals, and Frosty Days is another song in the same vein.
Suite no. 5 was Anders contribution to the project. This piece has both
'cantebury' and traditional prog elements to it, with Anders beutifully playing the
theme on his fretless Precision bass. I think the whole project may best be described
as prog with a tiny touch of jazz and folk to it.
The entire demo session, entitled ETCETERA - THE DIFFICULT SECOND, is now available upon
request. Just contact me at:
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