Detached from the ground. The floating tree… A shimmering light, in a wide open space... I started this side project to create a safe haven for some of my musical works that never saw the daylight. While cleaning up my cellar I found a box with some of my old demo cassette tapes. Amazing, how many ideas just end up in a box somewhere hidden in a dark place... Over the years I have totally forgotten about most of this stuff... So, instead of casette tape dying of old age in a dark dusty corner, why not have some of this stuff out here on my site? In the music player you will find a collection of some of my old demos and recordings that never have been released before. Most of the songs are old 4 track cassette recordings. Some of the vocals on it are merely guide vocals to be replaced later on. Unfortunately, later didn't come.... My aim is to reuse these initial ideas, rerecord the songs and someday release the refreshed tracks as a complete 'Floating Tree' album... Meanwhile, on this page, you can listen to the old stuff.  And yes… Some of the songs definitely have a kind of 'retro' touch to it. Most of the demos were written in the late eighties. Some of the stuff was created even before I first joined Clan Of Xymox in 1985...

Frank Weyzig

The Floating Tree (1983)

The Dragon (1986)

Mountain XTC (1989)

Two BORN FOR BLISS members, Frank Weyzig and Remco Helbers, decided to join forces again to produce new music. For their StarGazing Project, the main source of inspiration was the Internet. Inspired by the many mysteries of our modern times: conspiracies, alien abductions, UFO encounters and other strange events, Frank and Remco searched the Internet for unusual sounds and strange recordings. These elements give shape to the StarGazing project in a very peculiar way...

At some point, they came across a spoken interview in which a woman claims to be abducted by aliens. This interview triggered the initial idea for the StarGazing project. The song "Stargazing", that was build around the audio recording of this interview, reflects the mood and state of mind of the woman, who is clearly emotionally affected by the experience...

While they were writing the music for the album, it became clear that all the songs were breathing this same strange emotion. Even the lyrics are being affected in the same way and drift seamlessly from dream to reality. After editing, mixing and placing the songs in a particular order, there appears to be an underlying storyline, the sory of a woman who seems to have lost her grip on reality. A story being told from the perspective of the woman's friend. But, is this woman really losing her grip on reality after all?...

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Frank Weyzig:
vocals, guitars, keyboards, sampler & programming

Remco Helbers:
programming, sampler, Chapman Stick, keyboards

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"The Soundtrack to the movie that hasn't been written yet... Where Syd Barrett meets Bryan Eno..." That's what fans say about Stargazing Project's debut album 'Stargazing'...

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BORN FOR BLISS members, Frank Weyzig and Remco Helbers, decided to join forces again to produce new music. Inspired by the many mysteries of our modern times: conspiracies, alien abductions, UFO encounters and other strange events, Frank and Remco searched the Internet for unusual sounds and strange recordings. These elements give shape to the StarGazing project in a very peculiar way...
 
At some point, they came across a spoken interview in which a woman claims to be abducted by aliens. This interview triggered the initial idea for the StarGazing project. The song "Stargazing", that was build around the audio recording of this interview, reflects the mood and state of mind of the woman, who is clearly emotionally affected by the experience...
 
While they were writing the music for the album, it became clear that all the songs were breathing this same strange emotion. Even the lyrics are being affected in the same way and drift seamlessly from dream to reality. After editing, mixing and placing the songs in a particular order, there appears to be an underlying storyline, the sory of a woman who seems to have lost her grip on reality. A story being told from the perspective of the woman's friend. But, is this woman really losing her grip on reality after all?...
 
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Frank Weyzig:
vocals, guitars, keyboards, sampler & programming
 
Remco Helbers:
programming, sampler, Chapman Stick, keyboards

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"The Soundtrack to the movie that hasn't been written yet... Where Syd Barrett meets Bryan Eno..." That's what fans say about Stargazing Project's debut album 'Stargazing'...


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