TUESDAY 20th FEBRUARY 1990

Recording: '11th floor jam'
Recording:
Stef's bedroom - afternoon - Present: Dude, Stef. P: Dude.

I'd just met Stef at the time, and this is our first recording together. Everything here is improvised. This may sound out-there but to me it has a special flavour because I'd never used samplers and drum machines before, and because it was all experimentation. Note how the acoustic instruments fits perfectly in the stereo field: the electric stuffs went through Stef’s hi-fi and were sent to two speakers, each in front of one mike of the cassette-recorder. The acoustics were played live BEHIND the speakers, so you get the impression of depth and the nice surround effect you can hear.

SUNDAY 4th FEBRUARY 1990

Recording: 'Ace's high'
Recording:
Recording: 'For whom the bell tolls'
Recording:
MJC, Richemont - afternoon - Present: Dude, Hervé F., Frédéric W. P: Dude.

RAINBOW WARRIOR' is the name of my very first band, which was born circa 1987, but was 'put to life' in this rehearsal. What you can hear is an aspect of how we used to sound at the very beggining of our 'professional band career'. Hervé was a very good friend of mine and Fred is actually my cousin. In this recording, he was playing the drums since less than 6 months. This took place in Richemont, at the MJC. After one year and six months of fun the band broke up for several reasons. Here is the list of the songs performed during the recording:

-Aces high by Iron Maiden, written by Steve Harris.
-For whom the bell tolls by Metallica, written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Burton.

Not recorded, but also played during that period are other Maiden tracks such as: Sanctuary, Wasted years, The rime of the ancient mariner, Total eclipse...

Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990

Recording: 'Keeping it dark'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's -  P: Dude.

This half-improvisation is based upon a musical motif from the Genesis track ‘Keep it dark’. Hence the title.

Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990

Recording: 'Jugband blues'
Recording:
Recording: 'White queen (as it began)'
Recording:
Recording: 'Soul brother'
Recording:
Recording: 'Why don't you write me ?'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's -  P: Dude.

I've always enjoyed singing songs that I loved with nothing but an acoustic guitar. These are just some of those many covers I do all the time. Simple, direct, badly sang and played, but sooooo... pleasant to do. Note that 'WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME' is actually 'TELL ME YOU LOVE ME' but the lyrics were adapted just because I was feeling angry about a person I was expecting a letter from.

Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990

Recording: 'Slides on the ice'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's -  P: Dude.

This is one of the very first songs I've ever written. At the time I was figuring to be George Harrison. The lyrics were written after my first 'broken heart’ affair.