>> Miniatures to myself: #12 Room 51

Hey there!

We almost made it to spring. Winter felt long this year – at least to me – and at some point life just took over. I meant to share miniature #12 with you a while ago, but a chain of unpleasant events kept me from uploading it in time. Anyway, this is how last year ended. Lots of energy and exhaustion at the same time.

People keep asking me, why ‘Mantric Jogging’ comes with a key. Or I even got e-mails like: “Eva, you forgot the key to room 51 in the sleeve of your record.” Mmmhm. No, it’s yours now. And this is the story.

Hope to see you soon again,

Eva Sterk

***key to room 51*** ***dark night’s dream*** ***don’t stop the car*** ***key confusion*** ***cigarette thoughts*** ***red shirt chances*** ***shut all windows*** *** ***owls and nightstands*** ***fern frost fear*** ***morning map*** ***caffeine comfort***

Guitar: Derek Ullenboom
Drums, bass: Tristan Henderson
Saxophone: Gal Liraz

Recorded by Tobias Neugebauer.
Mixed by Tristan Henderson.

>> Miniatures to myself: #11 Paper Plane Poem

***aeroplane*** ***coffee kingdom*** ***hula hoop thoughts*** ***delayed daydream*** ***unsent postcard*** ***emptied ashtrays*** ***paper plane poem*** ***bike bell signal***

Guitar, Bass: Derek Ullenboom
Violoncello: Isabelle Klemt
Trumpet: Simon Fagan

Recorded by Tobias Neugebauer.
Mixed by Tristan Henderson.

Pictures are taken by Luis Alonso Collado.

>> Miniatures to myself: #10 Earthquake Island

Hey.

October has been a quiet month. Took all the time that I needed to sort myself out.

Eva Sterk

P.S. #11 should be online within the next days… There will be an airplane, a paper plane and someone who’s daydreaming too much. I’m sorry for the current delay. Sterk’s apparantely a lot better at building time machines than fixing audio equipment…

***who are you*** ***red water*** ***paradise bird*** ***drumming mind*** ***earthquake island*** ***bird monitoring station*** ***soft skin sea*** ***shore driving moment***

Guitar: Derek Ullenboom

Recorded by Tobias Neugebauer.
Mixed by Tristan Henderson.

Drawing by Luis Alonso Collado.

>> Miniatures to myself: #9 Deep North Home

Hey,

My mind is ahead of myself and thinks it is already winter. Sometimes it’s difficult to live in the moment…

Eva Sterk

***it’s all for the best*** ***things just come to you*** ***bird monitoring station*** ***we are already on our way back home*** ***guess I’m doing fine*** ***solitude swing*** ***heimat*** ***open window*** ***room 51*** ***winter thoughts*** ***rescue rituals*** ***mountain cabin story***

Guitar, Mandolin: Derek Ullenboom

Recorded by Tobias Neugebauer.
Mixed by Tristan Henderson.

Pictures are taken by Luis Alonso Collado.

>> Miniatures to myself: #8 Lepidopterophobia

Dear friends,

I already met Derek Ullenboom a couple of months ago and you’ve heard his beautiful guitar playing in the songs of June and Juli.
This month his band øddbøx from Canada was playing a couple of shows in Berlin. I met them on the third night of the month and immediatly fell in love with their sound. Thanks you guys so much for such an amazing recording session! Miss you a lot!

Saying hi to the other side of the ocean,

Eva Sterk

***it’s too late now*** ***persistent absence*** ***current thought*** ***coffee cup universe*** ***cracked surface*** ***it is a butterfly*** ***soothing toothbrushing*** ***bitte & danke***

Guitar: Derek Ullenboom
Bass Guitar: Søren Nissen
Drums, Backing Vocals: Tristan Henderson

Recorded by Tobias Neugebauer.
Mixed by Tristan Henderson.

Pictures are taken by Luis Alonso Collado.

>> Miniatures to myself: #7 Desert Antidote

Hey,

another month passed and this is just another snap shot. Reality is shifting constantly, but in some moments the picture becomes less blurry.

Eva Sterk

***mosaic moments*** ***cool cool cool*** ***temporary truth*** ***don’t ask questions*** ***desert antidote*** ***who’s your thought administrator?*** ***heart of fear*** ***kaleidoscope nights***

Guitar: Derek Ullenboom
Bass Guitar: Milan Kappe
Saxophone: Gal Liraz

Mixed by Wladi Gelwich.

Pictures are taken by Luis Alonso Collado.

>> Miniatures to myself: #6 Paradise Pleasures

“Under the shower I washed away the strangest dream
When my arms slid to my back and grew a plumage
When my nose turned all black and was a beak
When the current dragged me all the way to the bottom of the ocean
When my beak gently touched the reddest mud.

A rain shower cleaned the window of their car
When its doors opened to the top like the wings of a falcon
When the water turned the road into a piece of red earth
When the puddles surrounded all the newborn islands.
When their feet formed a paradise of their own in the mud.

Under your shower I don‘t want to wash away the smell of today
When the owl on your nightstand looks away
When my silent smile turns into laughter
When I feel as spotless as never before
When the red gown is waiting for me to cover my skin.” 

***stars and fishes*** ***branches from one tree*** ***don‘t hijack my soul***
***alien communication*** ***create your own paradise*** ***unshared thoughts***
***take care of your own crazy*** ***adapted normality*** ***x***

Guitars: Derek Ullenboom
Percussion: Sebastian Flaig

Mixed by Wladi Gelwich.

Pictures taken by Aljoscha Redenius.

>> Upcoming Shows

Hey there,

Eva Sterk is playing at 48h Neukölln, please check the official festival website for further information.

Friday 15-06-2012, 21:45h at locht43, Kiehlufer 43
Saturday 16-06-2012, 18:30h at Multimedialer Schlachthof, Kienitzer Str. 11

Here’s more info about the 48h festival at locht43.

Also there will be a show at Fête de la Musique.

Thursday 21-06-2012, 16:15h at Klingendes Museum, Zingster Str. 15

Check the facebook event for detailed information.

Picture taken by Bastian Beyer.

>> Miniatures To Myself: #5 I miss your smile

Hey there,

first of all apologies for my delay. It’s probably part of the process to learn that a song takes the time it needs.

This month I spend quite some time in a bar called Geist im Glas. Please do read the same-titled tale from the Grimm collection, it’s a nice one. The genie gets trapped back in the bottle and the nice guy keeps the superpower of healing all wounds.

A lot of a liquor inspired evenings and a surreal sad situation in this bar led to this month’s song.

So many people have been helping me during the last weeks. I’m kind of overwhelmed by all of this support. Thanks to every one of you!

Take care,

Eva Sterk

***like travelling but staying in the same place*** ***angelus novus*** ***do everything you do for real*** ***I miss your smile*** ***don‘t worry*** ***water always finds its own level***

Piano: Daniel Kahn
French Horn: Simon Fagan

Mixed by Virgil Segal.

Pictures are taken by David Nassim.

>> Miniatures to myself: #4 Vulcano Song

Dear friends,

sudden changes will always surprise us. There’s nothing to be surprised about. Life always changes within a minute.

During the last month a lot of unexpected things happened to me. I got to see everything from a different angle. It’s a good thing summer kind of already started.

I hope you enjoyed this nice and warm weekend!

Eva Sterk

***never sleep*** ***sun burned my face*** ***vulcano song*** ***lava luxury*** ***symbols of a bizarre story*** ***dedicated drone*** ***I can hear you through the wall*** ***chaos cosmos*** ***three months in one week*** ***don‘t dry my tears***

Guitar: Hannes Buder
Trumpet: Simon Fagan

Mixed by Raphael Armin.

Pictures are taken by Miabel Genosko.