posted by Allan Haverholm on Jun 12
It’s been a fun few weeks, MoCCA coming and going, the whole NY experience and all.
I managed to have the Black Sabbath single done for the festival, plus a similar-format outline of the entire project. The latter may be up on the site as a PDF in a few days.
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posted by Allan Haverholm on Feb 3
I dare think we have established the concept of Astoria by now (and for those who came in late, see the “About” page) but there’s still one important part of the project we haven’t touched upon yet. As a further twist on the music-translated-into-comics concept, there is now being made a soundtrack to the book!
Astoria will be put into music by one of the most gifted young musicians I know, singer of up and coming Danish thrashcore band Angrified, my own brother Martin “Martincore” Haverholm. The family tie is really just a convenient means of extortion (“If you don’t finish that demo on time, I’ll tell mom!”), I don’t think it would be possible to find a more fitting collaboration outside my family 
Martin is as committed to rock as I am to visual narrative, and about as prone to experimentation in his chosen medium. Also, we share much of the same tastes in music, which is why he has been given free reins in converting Astoria into sound.
Like the graphic album, Astoria: the Soundtrack will consist of thirteen songs that closely correspond to the comic counterparts. The musical material is intended to be pressed in vinyl and ship as an integrated part of the book, stressing again the close relationship between music and visuals in this project.
Martin is now officially a co-author of the production blog, and will soon post demos and news about his work progress and inspirations. Unless he’s out touring with his little band …
Mo-o-om!!
Photos: Jesper Bolo Petersen
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