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Music

There are two important aspects to music: making it and listening to it.

Making music

The only instrument that I learned to play is the piano, but I can do that reasonably well. I also spent one year learning harmonics, so I can improvise a little bit and compose my own songs. That I do rarely, and if I do it, I don't use the piano but my keyboard/computer set-up. Currently I'm practicing to play Debussy's Clair de Lune (but it isn't progressing much).

My computer set-up uses a CS1x synthesizer and a ordinary soundcard. This works rather well, and isn't very expensive, I like the analogue possibilities of the CS1x. I wish I had money for a real drum-computer, a Vintage Keys MIDI-module and a DAT-recorder, but well, I'll just have to wait and dream a little longer...

Listening to music

I like Björk and Kate Bush, and listen to U96 at the moment. You might deduce a preference for house-like music, but I also like Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky. Well, a 20th century Russian composer lover, you might think, but then I switch over to ELO, Pink Floyd...

In short, I like many kinds of music, and am not hesitant to try other, new things.