Down to Earth from UKK, Sept 14th 2024
“Caverns” from the concert at UKK on Sep 14th, 2024
“Return of the Hero” from the concert at UKK on Sep 14th, 2024
The concert at UKK (UPpsala Konsert & Kongress) was the first one held in a black box type of venue. It made it possible to work with the lighting in a whole new way compared to before. You might say this is where it all came together, This is how QLX should be! Here’s one of the songs from the upcoming album, “Return of the Hero”.
First reaction to a self-playing organ and automatically controlled leslies
Before the first concert at Katalin, I was in full swing exploring the monster I had created. Here I have recorded a small clip that is looped, while the leslie controller had the “Wave” program that continuously moves the fast speed between the cabinets.
To then just stand next to it and both watch and hear this was absolutely incredible. I was filled with a rush of joy only to burst into hysterical laughter. I think the video says it all.
Excerpt from the premiere concert May 27th, 2023 at Katalin
Here is a clip from the premiere concert. It shows most of the musical concepts used but a minute or so from each part. It is also interesting to observe the audience, how they move around and experience the whole thing.
Listen in stereo or with good headphones, It’s not really possible to recreate the surround feeling in the room, but the four cabinets are aligned in the stereo image so you can still get the feeling of how the sound jumps around.
Example of loop effect and different speeds in the leslie
Here is a clip I made for the premiere showing how the loop effect can be used. The looped loop is played through two of the cabinets, and the rest is played through the other two. I really like how you can mix sound and leslie speeds like that. The two cabinets that play the loop have been disconnected from the control of the organ and just spin slowly the whole time.