Hoezee! Op naar de Melkweg.

Waarom spreekt niemand hier van 'Psysicist'
volgens mij hét album van DT. Meer Strapping Young Lad eigenlijk, maar staat op zijn naam uitgekomen.


ZAAAAAAAAAAAALIG

Dikke heersch, Physicist! Moest eerst ff groeien destijds, toen de teksten dr bij gepakt, helemaal in op gegaan. Geweldig.
Terria blijft mijn nr. 1 nog steeds.
En SYL van Heavy as a really heavy thing for old times sake (en SYL heerscht sowieso). Het 1e SYL-nr da'k toevallig hoorde toen ie net uit was middels een Century Media-sampler.

[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door FRNK op 16-06-2006 17:19]

SYL - City (met teksten en al) staat al eeuwen in mijn top 10 aller tijden.
Psychodinges vind ik waarlijk formidastisch. Maar het is echt niet bekend dat album. zonde!

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Op 16 juni 2006 17:17 schreef FRNK het volgende:
Het 1e SYL-nr da'k toevallig hoorde toen ie net uit was middels een Century Media-sampler.

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identity of zo? Bij mij ook!

a large bear , a big bear , and the bear ate the kid of zo

[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Hypnos op 16-06-2006 17:28]

Devy heeft een baby. Toe maar, allemaal : AWWWWWWW

HEVYDEVY RECORDS

PO Box 153, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 7G1, Canada

Email: hevydevy@shaw.ca Web: www.hevydevy.com Fax: (604) 460-1263

Issue #75


The big news this time is an addition to the HevyDevy family. Devin and I would like to announce the birth of baby boy Reyner Liam Johnstan Townsend (to be called Reyne – pronounced “Rain” - in daily life) on October 4, 2006, weighing 8lbs 10oz. He’s awesome. It’s an old cliché but words really can’t describe it.





While Devin has taken time away from touring to spend with his new family, this does not mean that he has been idle. He finally finished his second ambient album called The Hummer [samples of Hummer can be heard over the menu section of the Synchestra DVD] that has been submitted for printing and should be ready to order about November 15. Devin says “Like DevLab, some people may not want to take a risk on it but I’m incredibly proud of it and have been slowly working on it for 2 years. It is an ambient record that is supposed to be relaxing and if you loop it, it is intended to be nice to snooze to.” Album art is by Konrad who also did DevLab.



Also occupying his time in the past month has been work on his puppet show. The first puppet is coming together with Devin just sculpting the finishing touches. The main character is Ziltoid the Omniscient, an alien with ideas on destroying the Earth. It will consist of five minute episodes with Ziltoid interviewing artists and musicians, seeking from them some reason not to blow up the world. He is working with many other people on the project including Travis Smith (metal CD layout master), Marcus Rogers (Vampira video), among others. Ziltoid will be beaming episodes to the web when he sees fit, and he may be releasing Ziltoid merchandise later in the year. There is no set timetable for the show as it will be done when time is available. “Ziltoid the Omniscient is something I have wanted to do since I was 15 years old [Devin says] and people will wonder why so much energy was put into making him but I saw the movie The Dark Crystal and thought it was so creative that I wanted to do something like that. This is nothing on that scale but some of the puppet-making techniques have been incorporated. It will be in your best interests to like Ziltoid or he will have to lower himself to destroy you.” Ziltoid’s theme song is already written and will be made into a video as well.



Devin filmed a 15-minute instructional video for the website describing his guitar rig and gear specifics on how he gets his sound. He demonstrates examples of various songs through all of the gear that he is currently uses. That video will be ready for viewing and uploaded later in the year.

While Strapping Young Lad and the DTB are on hiatus for a while, on this break, Devin has already written five new songs that don’t fit in with either. He hopes to record a full album in project style (like Terria or Infinity) in Spring of 2007.



February 20 Devin starts producing the new Darkest Hour album in Vancouver. It is the second time working with the band. The last album did really well for them so Devin is looking forward to topping that one. He will also be mixing this record.



I apologise for any inconvenience but until the new year only the mail order aspect of HDR will be operational so I can focus my attention on Reyne. During this time only the filling of orders and direct correspondence regarding orders will be answered. Thank you for your understanding.












[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door FRNK op 17-11-2006 16:46]

Zo vanmiddag de nieuwe al gedownload. Veeeeeeeeeedddddddddddddddddde shid

Het 2e en 3e nummer zijn echt briljant en het is een beetje meer in de Syl richting.

Het thema is ook tegek
Een alien die het ALLERBESTE kopje koffie wil!

Moet ook eens wat gaan beluisteren, ben namelijk weer erg benieuwd naar wat nieuw materiaal

The following report was posted on the U.K. web site Jukebox:

"[On May 2, 2007] InsideOut Music and the Tora! Company held an exclusive media showcase for the new Devin Townsend solo album 'Ziltoid The Omniscient', including an appearance and Q&A session with the man himself. This turned out to not in fact include a musical performance from Devin, but a hilarious puppet show using Devin's superb hand-made rubber Ziltoid puppet he uses in the videos on the Ziltoid MySpace page, and held a press conference from a booth on the stage of the Underworld in Camden, London. Ziltoid took questions from the audience and during his answers he mentioned Devin would be moving into the mountains, never to be seen from again.

"The audience thought it was part of the Ziltoid act, but after a while a tired looking Townsend emerged and confirmed that he is, indeed, quitting and moving to a remote town in Northern Canada. He plans to continue to make 'a ton of music,' some of which will be heavy, some ambient, like his other new CD 'The Hummer', and everything in between. He's going to build a new studio at his new house, and will be keeping his studio in Vancouver where he produces other bands. So every now and again a Devin Townsend album will emerge, possibly on the Internet, but he won't tour and won't be doing any other kind of public appearances, like interviews etc.

"Eight months ago he and his wife had their first child, Reyner Liam Johnstan Townsend, and his arrival has accelerated Devin's decision to back away from the limelight, but is not the sole reason for it. He said these are feelings he's had for some time, and is just so tired of touring and doing interviews and being the focus of things. He also said he's tired of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. The last tour was a real struggle for him to muster any enthusiasm, mostly because SYL was initially created to vent all his frustrations, which no longer exist. He's not the angry early-twenties nutter anymore. He's a mellow mid-thirties nutter, and doesn't feel the need to be screaming at everyone.

"So, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD is over for good. So is the DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND. Devin's music will be made solo from now on, and he will continue to produce other people's music, but will not tour."

(Thanks: Matias Autio)



KUT!

Zo'n verassing vind ik het feit dat hij met SYL, en de rest, kapt niet. Ik heb al in meerdere interviews, met de heer zelf of één van de andere bandleden, gelezen dat Devin de band vooral in leven hield omdat hij wist dat de rest van de jongens er zo gek op waren.
Maar toch: jammer. Ik had ze graag nog een keer live willen zien

Door de jaren geen heeft hij strapping al meermaals opgegeven om dezelfde reden. Benieuwd hoe lang het nu weer gaat duren.

OH woeps, heb hier net een nieuw tipoc over aangemaakt

als SYL echt niet meer tot leven gewekt gaat worden, dan ben ik blij dat ik ze in 2006 in de Melkweg heb gezien! Maar echt jammer zeg....

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kan het nóg duidelijker? dat is zijn absolute meesterwerk en een rasechte klassieker

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en damn @ no more SYL enzo, maar ach, het gaat idd vast wel weer es kriebelen hehe

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Op 11 mei 2007 19:09 schreef FRNK het volgende:


en damn @ no more SYL enzo, maar ach, het gaat idd vast wel weer es kriebelen hehe

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Idd ja, na City zat er toch ook een pauze van een paar jaar?

ja idd. En toen ook platen van andere projecten uitgekomen. Zal wel weer 'goed'komen dus (hopefully, en vast wel, hopelijk, enzo )

Zonde, maar SYL staat bijna compleet in de kast bij mij en ik draai ze nog vaak! In elk geval hulde aan het werk dat we hebben gekregen dus

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Op 11 mei 2007 10:02 schreef Henke het volgende:
"So, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD is over for good. So is the DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND. Devin's music will be made solo from now on, and he will continue to produce other people's music, but will not tour."

(Thanks: Matias Autio)



KUT!

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kan er geen seconde wakker van liggen. hopelijk gaat gene hoglan nu weer een cd uitbrengen met "the almighty punchdrunk"of nog beter met dark angel (een mens kan hopen he)

Als je dan toch hoopt: Death

[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Skyggesang op 12-05-2007 12:51]

Jammer dan, Gene zit momenteel even bij Unearth

Interview over KI:

http://www.nuvideo.nl/achterklap/27058/devin-townsend---ki.html

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Op 23 mei 2009 2:04 schreef MR. N het volgende:
Interview over KI:

http://www.nuvideo.nl/achterklap/27058/devin-townsend---ki.html

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ik zou al een hele tijd geleden een interview met de man gehad hebben maar ging potverdorie niet door

Wat vindt men hier eigenlijk van de nieuwe plaat?

Ikzelf dacht bij de eerste keer luisteren: he bah, liftmuziek maar intussen ben ik "hooked"!