Tomas Halberstad

First live-show in… forever.

Tomas Halberstad — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:45:06 +0000

This week sees me walk on to the stage and perform [facebook-event] for a group of people for the first time since 2005. Granted, it is not a show of my own. I am going to be a part of the new 047 album, Elva, release gig, as I am singing on one of the tracks.
Do not feel nervous just yet, but think I might. Not only because it has been a long time since I performed, but also because I will not have a guitar (or drums for that matter) covering me, so to speak. Just me and a mic.

If you are in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 10:th of June, do pop by.

Up and running?

Tomas Halberstad — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:31:56 +0000

Have not visited the admin page of my blog; this blog for quite some time.
Now that I do, all looks different. Going to take some getting used to.
I’ll try to write more stuff here. It’s been a though spring. Now life seems to be settling down a bit. Which is for the better.

Back soon!

Lyric Writing.

Tomas Halberstad — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:56:42 +0000

For the past couple of months I’ve been trying to write lyrics. I’ve never had writers block like this. Or, I don’t know if I have writers block now. Everything I write, every sentence, even word, either feels overused; done, or just icky. I’m jumping from song to song, trying to get things done. I have a chorus here, a verse, or half a verse there. Can’t complete a thing.
Super frustrating. There’s an album to get done!

Recording with 047.

Tomas Halberstad — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:07:39 +0000

Yes, following our song ‘Let You Go‘ [spotify link] and remembering the ease with which it was created, the guys in 047 and I decided to record some more. So, today, I was over at their place and recorded the basics for two tracks. (As I talked about in this interview.) When these two songs will be finished and where they will pop up (if at all) remains to be seen.

Back to ‘Let You Go’; here’s some of the places where you can find it:

YouTube, Vimeo, Last.fm, Sound Cloud, Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, WiMP.
Released via Killing Music.

Let You Go!

Tomas Halberstad — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:01:20 +0000

Today sees the release of 047 (feat. Tomas Halberstad)’s new single ‘Let You Go’!
The single is a collaboration between the guys in 047 and myself. We think it turned out super! And, we hope you do to.
The song is released via Killing Music and will, as of today, be available in all major digital music outlets.

Enjoy!

Or, if your vimeo-kind-of person. Here’s a link to the video on vimeo!

New Single! ‘Let You Go’.

Tomas Halberstad — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:18:16 +0000

On March 21 the guys from 047 and I will release the single ‘Let You Go’ via Killing Music.
Stay tuned for the tune and a video.
’twill be fantastic!

New Album: 1989!

Tomas Halberstad — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:11:13 +0000

This is the sound of 1989. This is a soundscape for time travel. Listen to this music while in familiar surroundings. Familiar to you in 1989. Put on your headphones. Turn up the volume and escape.

Exclusively releases over on Sound Cloud. Go give it a listen!

Pure Volume = Dead.

Tomas Halberstad — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:26:09 +0000

Today I deleted my Pure Volume page. For those of you who do not know what Pure Volume is, and honestly, I’m guessing that’s most of you, it’s a service much like My Space. (Another page I will be deleting soon.)
Why did I delete it? Well, it sucked. Did not give me, or my artistry anything. I mean, I have no aversion against social medias, or networks, but enough is enough. If I were to sign up for every social media; network thing I’d do nothing else.

It, the deleting, is also yet another step in cleaning up; streamlining my presence here on the Internet.
Call it a strategy if you will.

Deleted and Crap.

Tomas Halberstad — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:00:12 +0000

I’ve now deleted my blog I’m Thinking! I’m Thinking!
I started that blog in order to write study, student and research related stuff there. That has not happened. Nor, will it… obviously. That stuff will, as before, turn up here. As will all most of my Internet-outlettings. I will, bit by bit, change this site to some sort of super-feed. Much like my about.me-page; one page where you can reach all. Right now, I’ve only managed to include my Twitter- and Flickr-feeds. (That’s because those are the only ones allowed/provided by WordPress’ widget-thingy.) I hope that will change. I hope to get in tough with someone who can help me with this.

So, from now on: No more wondering which blog to put my stuff on, ending up putting it on none. More ramblings here. Enjoy! And, this weekend I’ll post an evaluation on the ‘social-sites’ I signed up for. Stay tuned!

New Album…

Tomas Halberstad — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:30:16 +0000

…but no, not ‘the’ new album.

Next week, or the week after that, I’ll release a new album. It’s an instrumental album, an electronic album. Initially I’ll release it over at my Sound Cloud-profile then we’ll see. It will feature a cover made by the one and only Stooss.

This album won’t be for everyone. But then again, my music rarely is.

So, check back here, or on my Twitter-account, or on my Last.Fm-profile.