This is my first public track. It's far from perfect but I hope you'll enjoy it...

Improvisation recorded on August 14, 2016 in Studio La Ramée, Belgium

Gear used : Hagstrom Super Swede, Dunlop Volume Pedal, Boss DF-2, MXR Carbon Copy, EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai, EHX Holy Grail Max, Vox Lil'Looper, Orange Micro Terror, Berhinger Xenyx 802, Zoom H4n

Heiffhem - Improvisation 1

Recorded on August 16, 2016 in Studio La Ramée, Belgium

Heiffhem - Improvisation 2

Recorded on August 15, 2016 in Studio La Ramée, Belgium

Heiffhem - Untitled 1 (version 2)

A short improvised instrumental track inspired by Dylan Carlson and Neil Young.

Played and recorded live by Frédéric Minne in Studio La Ramée, Belgium, September 2016 using an Orange Micro Terror amplifier plugged into a Berhinger Xenyx 802 mixer and a Zoom H4n digital audio recorder.

Gear used : Gibson SG Faded, MXR Distortion III, Catalinbread Semaphore Tremolo, MXR Carbon Copy, EHX Holy Grail Max, Korg Lil' Looper, Orange Micro Terror.
 

Heiffhem - Evocation Of The Otherworld (Part I)

A prog rock/krautrock/electro ambient track recorded using Korg synthesizers (Monotribe, Volca Keys, Volca FM), aguitar and some effects (EHX Micro Synth, MXR Carbon Copy, EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai, EHX Holy Grail Max). 

Interpreted and recorded in Studio La Ramée, Belgium on Sptember 2016. 

Heiffhem - Evocation Of The Otherworld (Part II)

A short track featuring Korg Synthesizers and a guitar + effects.

Recorded in Studio La Ramée, Belgium on September 2016.

Heiffhem - Intro

Improvisation based on a loop  made with an Electro Harmonix Microsynth pedal.

Heiffhem - Evocation Of The Otherworld (Part III)

Another track inspired by Dylan Carlson and Neil Young

Heiffhem - Outro

This album is not a traditional Tzouras but Drone ambient folk album.

All tracks played using a Tzouras (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzouras) with a K&K contact microphone, a violin bow, a Boss DF-2 (used as a preamp), a looper and various guitar effects.

My Tzouras has been handmade at the Polydorou workshop and bought at the Bouzouki Shop in Athens, Greece.

Heiffhem - Tzouras Improvisation 3

Heiffhem - Tzouras Improvisation 2

Those tracks are not traditional Tzouras but Drone ambient tracks.

All tracks played using a Tzouras (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzouras) with a K&K contact microphone, a violin bow, a Boss DF-2 (used as a preamp), a looper and various guitar effects.

My Tzouras has been handmade at the Polydorou workshop and bought at the Bouzouki Shop in Athens, Greece.

Heiffhem - Tzouras Improvisation 1

This track consists of guitar loops and drones.

Heiffhem - Drones 1

Heiffhem - Evocation Of The Otherworld (Part IV)

First test recording with my new homemade cigar box guitar (CBG). All sounds are from the CBG with the help of various effects, a bottle neck and an ebow. Drone generated using the CBG and a EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai. Recoreded in Studio la Ramée, Belgium, Januari 3rd, 2017.

Heiffhem - CBG - Test

Interpreted and recorded by Frederic Minne in Studio La Ramée, Belgium, February 20, 2016. 

Recorded using a zoom h4n, berhinger mixer, ebs session 30 amplifier, ehx 720 looper, ehx holy grail max, ehx superego, mxr carbon copy, boss df-2, vox big bad wah, gordon-smith electric guitar.

Heiffhem - Walking Down The Street - Improvisation

Heiffhem - Evocation Of The Otherworld (Part V)

This a test of my new Baritone Electric Guitar. I'm still inspired to Dylan Carlson and Neil Young on this one.

The guitar has been made by Augustin from Re-Bel Guitars (https://www.facebook.com/Re-bel-guitars-1395673017161040/)

custom baritone electric guitar > ehx double muff > catalinbread belle epoch > joyo space verb > vox lil looper > orange micro terror > zoom h4n

More to come soon, with better recording quality...

Heiffhem - Baritone Guitar Test

New song recorded on November 30th, 2017 

This song is a live improvisation over two short, synchronized loops.

Custom made baritone electric guitar through EHX double muff, catalinbread belle epoch, joyo space verb, vox lil looper, orange micro terror, recorded using a zoom h4n

Heiffhem - Demo 2018 - Intro

Song idea recorded on December 22nd 2017 

Gear used : custom 6-string baritone electric guitar, ehx pocket metal muff distortion, ehx small clone chorus, catalinbread belle epoch delay, joyo spaceverb reverb, vox lil looper, orange micro terror head, zoom h4n, audacity.

Picture of a Buddha statue in Musée L in Louvain-la-Neuve, taken by me

Heiffhem - Demo 2018 - Song Idea

A short improvisation based on a drone loop.

Recorded using a baritone electric guitar with ebow, some effects (ehx double muff, catalinbread belle epoch tape echo, joyo space verb), a vox lil looper, an orange micro terror head, and a zoom h4n digital audio recorder.

Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_great_sea-serpent_(Page_516)_BHL41617758.jpg

Heiffhem - Demo 2018 - The Great Sea Serpent

A first try to record a track with some "vocals"...

This track has been done using a baritone electric guitar and a microphone (for my voice), both going through several guitar effects (Bass Big Muff, Small Clone, Belle Epoch Delay and Space Verb) and a looper. Guitar noises made using a violin bow and an Ebow.

Recorded using a Zoom H4n digital audio recorder and an Orange Micro Terror amplifier (line/phone output).

Heiffhem - Evocation Of The Otherworld (Part VI)

Having fun with noises and effects.

Gear used: baritone electric guitar with violin bow and eBow, Green Bullet microphone, Bass Big Muff, Belle Epoch delay, Space Verb, Lil' looper, Micro Terror amp, Zoom digital audio recorder:

Heiffhem - Surrender To The Eye That Sees (Teaser)

Heiffhem - Demo 2018 - Il Regne Dans La Poussiere (version 2)

Abyme (Part 2)

Abyme (Part 1)

Live improvisation recorded on October 9th, 2018

Looking Through The Window

slow bluesy ambient track played on my baritone guitar and an electro faustus drum thing mini

if you are into gear, the signal path for this track is : custom baritone guitar and electro faustus drum thing mini into boss ls-2, dunlop volume mini, ehx stereo memory man with hazarai, ehx small clone, catalinbread belle epoch, hotone verb, vox lil looper, dunlop volume pedal, hotone mojo diamond, zoom h4n

Evocation Of The Otherworld (Part VII)

Heiffhem - Desert

Instrumental rock improvisation played on a homemade cigar box guitar with some effects and a looper pedal.

Heiffhem - Improvisation on a homemade cigar box guitar

Bowed electric guitar improvisation (baritone guitar, volume pedal, distortion, tape echo, reverb, looper, violin bow)

Recorded with a zoom h4n and edited using Audacity

Heiffhem - Twenty-Seventh

This EP is a tribute to Sunn O))) and Ennio Morricone.

Interpreted and recorded live by Frederic Minne (aka Heiffhem) on Friday November the 13th 2020 at Studio LaRamée in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Cover image remixed from "Tomb" by legends2k is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/5200721a-1018-4e38-8b99-a0f0902970df

MORRICO)))NE (part 2)

MORRICO)))NE (part 1)

Played and recorded live on a cigar box guitar on January 18th 2021 at Studio LaRamee, Belgium

Used gear : homemade cigar box guitar, volume pedale, spring reverb, analog delay, super ego synth engine, slide

Heiffeim - Untitled 2021.01

lo-fi ambient and dark improvisations and experimental tracks using electric guitars, bass, synthesizers, voices, various instruments and noises, drone, loops...

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