Aqualion's Daily Blues

Lines hang broken on the screen
Lines of black symbols
Lines of lies and truth, all mixed together
Lines you read

It is a dark and rainy night
I have semi-cold coffee in a gold rimmed glass
On the table in front of me
I also have a half-full ashtray
Containing several butts

I am alive
In the drowsy company of a small lamp
The ticking of the window sill clock

Nights like this have come and passed before
Some of them stayed longer than others
Some of them even stayed for a cup of coffee and a cigarette
Leaving butts in the ashtray
Most nights left me sleeping

How will this night leave me?

So, I settle for a journey into the unknown
Guided and guarded by the spirits of the Moon
The forces of darkness will descend upon me
And show me the path

As before

There is a black river in front of me
It slowly and silently runs through the night
From the mountains of the North to the Sea of the South
Will I ever dare to cross this river?
Will I ever pass this test of strength?
Or shall I stand eternal motionless
On the dark beach, dreaming?

Nothing but lines
Hanging broken on the screen
Lines you read

In my quest for new sounds and noices
to use when composing music on my computer,
I have finally found adequat vocal samples.

However, putting music to vocals is not easy.

I decided to test the temporary results in puplic.


So, I bring you

The Daily Blues International Song Contest

I've made it easy for you.

We have only two contestants:
a female and a male vocal.

Listen to the songs
and give your vote.

You have only one vote.

The contest runs exactly one week,
and the result will be revealed at
20.00 hours on Friday the 13. of November.

Enjoy!


Number One


Number Two


PS: You are, of course,
welcome to leave any sort of comments.


If you have trouble with watching embedded objects,
you can find the YouTube link
in the right hand side bar.
The songs are the last two videos posted there.

As some of you already know, my wife and me have moved into new quarters.

About one week after a succesful relocation, the postman came with a parcel. It was a present from a couple of old friends. It contained the item, depicted in the image below. As you can tell, it is now situated outside the frontdoor of our new home.

The message is partly true.

Do you remember 'The Cleaner'?

Finally, he's back! However, due to economical circumstances, there will be no cinematic entertainment.

In stead we bring you an exclusive: experts from the 1976 comic book series on which The Cleaner's story line is build.

We hope you enjoy...


This is from Issue 34, 1978, 'The Cleaner Strikes Back'.





This is from an appendix to Issue 45, 1981, called 'Deep Space Dumping'.