HAPPY ELF introduces himself

HAPPY ELF · Joined: Nov 17, 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Holland

Hi there, my name is Jeroen Elfferich and I live in Holland (tulips,windmills, Vermeer, van Gogh....) I am a recording artist for the last 20 years. I am a professional drummer,drumteacher, composer. I am crazy about the sound of analogue synthesizers and with my Roland Juno 6 and Yamaha CS10 I make a lot of electronic music. As a kid I liked the german group Tangerine Dream a lot, but also Keith Emerson ( THE synthesizer pioneer). Anyway, I finished my latest album (6 track) with synth-pop music in the style of Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode etc. It will be for sale at ELECTRO.MUSIC.COM soon. You can also check out my site : www.happyelf.nl

analgue greetings,
Jeroen Elfferich

egw · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 6:39 am Post subject:

Welcome Jeroen!

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 6:56 am Post subject:

Welcome Jeroen! Or do I say mr. Elf? Very Happy

egw · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 7:03 am Post subject:

With a name like HAPPY ELF, I guess you are not making dark ambient!

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 7:46 am Post subject:

I tried to check out elfland but the only thing I get on the page is a stats link?

Huh huh Very Happy

seraph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 7:54 am Post subject:

Hi Jeroen
when I tried to check your web site
http://happyelf.nl
I was redirected to
http://www.nedstatbasic.net/s?tab=1&link=1&id=1495513
Do you have to speak elfish to get in Question

seraph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 7:58 am Post subject:

I like Dutch people because they are nuts:
how would you call someone who want to move the ocean further away to make room for people Question

The fact is that they succeed: a Herculean task Very Happy

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:01 am Post subject:

I like beernuts too!

seraph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:02 am Post subject:

if you do not believe me check this link:
http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-612.html
I posted images of Vermeer, Van Gogh (the real Dutch pronunciation of that name is unrecognizable by anyone outside Holland), Escher.
What else can I say? I am a Van Gogh lookalike Shocked

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:03 am Post subject:

We are pretty close to a "Crunchy Frog" situation now. Prepare the larkvomit!

OK Carlo? Do you think this thread needs a friendly portion of arty lasagne too?
Cool

seraph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:08 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:15 am Post subject:

K.. listen..

You know why anarchists do not like tea? Because proper tea is theft!

AHHHHahahahahahahaha.... uhhhh... well.. supposed to be funny.. Shocked

seraph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:32 am Post subject:

Is this some kind of nordic humour?
you know I was born at 5 pm (tea time) on a Sunday. so please do not joke about tea. Have you ever heard of the tea cerimony?

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:36 am Post subject:

You know why anarchists do not like tea? Because proper tea is theft!

OK.. which would sound like:
You know why anarchists do not like tea? Because property is theft!

Very funny... trust me!

Ceremonial use of tea? Do you have pictures?

seraph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:47 am Post subject:

Posted Image, might have been reduced in size. Click Image to view fullscreen.

that's me preparing the mushroom flavored tea Very Happy

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:51 am Post subject:

I just KNEW you had pictures! Very Happy

mosc · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 7:37 am Post subject:

Welcome, Happy.

I've got your CDs and I'm going to put them up on the store soon. Good SynthPop music.

Mushrooms are a significant component of contemporary music. John Cage was more interested in mushrooms than in music. I've never been a big fan of them, but when I visited a friend in Bergen, Norway in September, this changed. He went up into the mountains and gathered fresh ones of many varieties. He served them at dinner, sauteed in butter and olive oil. At first taste I was in John Cage's camp. Let the music compose itself, spend your quality time with mushrooms... Laughing

seraph · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:05 am Post subject:

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

Well it wasn't Oklahoma City, that's for sure. Blasted...

Cyx

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:07 pm Post subject:

Nah.. It was Bergen.. me.. shroooms... never.....

HAPPY ELF · Joined: Nov 17, 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Holland

[quote="mosc"]Welcome, Happy.

I've got your CDs and I'm going to put them up on the store soon. Good SynthPop music.

Thank you for your positive reaction on my music. I'm still trying to find a recordlabel to release it. In Berlin are some fine alternative labels specialized in electronic music (Kitty-Yo ). In Europe the name ELECTRO represents a style of popmusic using synthesizers. I don't know if it's the same in the USA. When you look at : www.ent-love.org/links.htm you'll find some really interesting labels.

analogue greetings,
HAPPY ELF

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:13 pm Post subject:

The Java on the front page of the elf place does not come out with the SUN version of Java on OS X. However.. it works OK in Microsoft Interenet Explorer for OS X. Shocked

However.. the direct URL to the good stuff is : http://www.happyelf.nl/totaal.htm

So.. no need for reading the page source.. etc etc

I tried those file at.. hmm.. peoplesound.. but they kicked my ass saying that downloading mp3 files is unkool..

seraph · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:35 pm Post subject:

Do you know what Marcel Proust said after looking at this picture of Delft by Vermeer? That it was the greatest painting ever painted. I saw it at Mauritshuis in Den Haag. Absolutely awesome. I do not know if Proust was right but it wasn't wrong either Exclamation

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:39 pm Post subject:

Fantastic digital cams they had back then. They do not make them as good these days-

seraph · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:44 pm Post subject:

This must be retro-future humor.
We have a great future behind us, as we say in Italy Exclamation