52 archives found in "Ramblings"

You might have read my tweets when I prepared for my gig at the watertower in Bernau and wondered why on earth I would spend so much time sorting out the live setup, troubleshooting and rehearsing for one single concert. No one can have sooo much stage fright! Nope, but it wasn’t just another [...]

There are always people asking what sound is what somewhere in my songs. So how about a little making of blog post for each new song here? For now written, maybe later as little video blogs. Enough, let’s dive right in: In Time I don’t think I have to say anything about the subject [...]

Hi blossoms, I’ve got a question for you. Those of you who follow this blog already know about Mingle – the Minutia Remix Project. The first 6 remixes are fantastic and waiting to be downloaded for free at bandcamp. About as many are still in the making and I can’t wait to hear [...]

Hi there,     I meant to write this post months ago, but then so many things happened and needed to be done, I felt the urge to work on new songs etc. Alas, here it comes at last.     (Step 0: Make a prototype and figure out what works and what doesn’t. Make changes in the [...]

Surprise, surprise! The jury deemed me worthy and put me through to the finals in the Hobnox Evolution 2 competition. So please, give me your daily vote starting today until December 14: http://www.hobnox.com/contest/evo2/Madeleine-Bloom [...]

Finally there’s time for a day off and an update of all things bloomy. As planned I recorded some mbira for ‘A Little’. I came up with some really nice melodies, but they made such a huge difference to the whole feel of the song that I ended up having to change the bass line and [...]

I’m here at my parents and since there’s nothing much to do here tonight I thought I’d finally catch you up on what I’ve been up to. I don’t want to apologise for not writing for so long… I’ve been busy finishing the album and living my life. If you want [...]

Yep, missing in action. The action being the finishing touches for the album. Sorry for being such a slacker. It’s for the greater good 😉 Drum roll: 6 songs finished. That’s half of the album. That’s the good news. The bad is… still no time. I’m going for a 3 day [...]

Been a busy bee singing singing singing. Then listening back and editing. I’m starting to get sick and tired of hearing my voice all the time. One day I love what I’ve recorded, the next I don’t like my voice. Major mood swings. For the next album I have to remember not to record [...]

After writing last time I gave myself a four day break from my music. Spent the days cleaning and tidying up my flat (couldn’t stand the mess anymore), clothes shopping (it’s sale after all) and visiting my grandparents for the first time in ages. Taking time off helped getting some [...]