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Jesus — free song by Heiko

This demo was written and recorded by Heiko at Seaside Studio, Espevik, in late october 2004. Listen and download now »

Nobody Knows — free song by Pocketful

This demo was written and recorded at Grand Height Studio in 2005. Listen and download now »

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August 18th, 2009

Free song by Pocketful “Nobody Knows”

Pocketful Evergreens – A Collection of Demo Recordings #5

This demo was written and recorded at Grand Height Studio in 2005.

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Pocketful — Nobody Knows

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June 16th, 2009

Free song by Pocketful “And Once Again”

Pocketful Evergreens – A Collection of Demo Recordings #4

We have now come to the fourth evergreen by Pocketful, enjoy!

Jerker’s comment:

This chord sequence has been lying around for more than 10 years. Last summer, after numerous rough arrangement ideas over the years, this vocal-based version began to take shape. It coincided well with my ambition to experiment with other song structures than the classic ones you always find in pop music. Also, I wanted to write a song without an apparent beat.

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Also available (all free!):
Evergreen #1 – The Hundred Miles (send an email to pocketful(at)ovanbeck.com for download link)
Evergreen #2 – Infection (see above)
Evergreen #3 – Keep the Engine Running (download on www.ovanbeck.com)

June 11th, 2009

Summer update

Here is the latest news from Ovanbeck.

Heiko is trying to get themselves into the studio to finish off their album with soft alt-country songs. The summer warmth can be a problem.

Pocketful is working hard on a new album. We have no more details on that one yet. But we hope to get a sneak peak in the weeks to come.

Sissy Ven is delayed. We are trying to get him to release a single but he insists on at least releasing a EP. Hopefully this summer.

J&B is delayed.

New act in the making.

May 11th, 2009

Free song by Pocketful “Keep the Engine Running”

This is the third free demo song released from Pocketful’s vault of evergreens.

For every record release there are hundreds of songs that didn’t make the cut. We are glad to give you some of the evergreens from Pocketful’s years in the studio.

Today we bring you “Keep the Engine Running”.

Jerker’s comment:

“Keep the Engine Running”, written and recorded back in 2006, was one of the first tunes that we uploaded on the Pocketful myspace site and I happily recall that we got some really positive feedback from many listeners.

The song is definitely one of my personal Pocketful favourites. The pieces fit so well together and I am also very pleased with the sparse arrangement. This version is slightly remixed and remastered. We really, really hope you will enjoy “Keep the Engine Running”!

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April 29th, 2009

Progressor review of Pocketful’s Ambiguous Signs

ProgressoR has written a great review of Pocketful’s latest EP Ambiguous Signs. 4 out of 5 is the verdict.

Pocketful’s latest EP is making waves in the progressive music community. Progressor / Uzbekistan Progressive Rock Pages has written a great review and giving Ambiguous Signs 4 out of 5. So if you are a progressive rock fan and don’t believe us when we say that Ambiguous Signs is a really great EP read this review. Does great music equal mainstream?

Pocketful’s musical territory is first and foremost residing within the mainstream department, melodic, radio-friendly and with a broad general appeal. Their compositions are more detailed and elaborate than most artists in this field of music however, and although not recommended as such to a progressive rock audience I would suspect many within this crowd might find this album interesting, despite it’s strong commercial leanings and lack of truly adventurous escapades.

Read the whole review at www.progressor.net/review/pocketful_2009.html

April 27th, 2009

Ovanbeck is now a bird

As always Ovanbeck is on top of the technical side of the Internet bandwagon. We are now twittering.

Twitter this, twitter that and twitter some about the great music from Ovanbeck. We are now in the micro blogging business. So if you want to now about the micro details of the work we are doing here at Ovanbeck join us on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/Ovanbeck.

March 1st, 2009

The Court now on iTunes

Now Heiko’s EP “The Court” is out on iTunes.

Good news for all you iTunes buffs who have been waiting for the Heiko release. It is now live on iTunes Music Store. Go and get it here ».

February 25th, 2009

Wallpaper for The Court

Get the new wallpaper for The Court.

We all love the new ep by Heiko and we can now show that on our computers. Download the wallpaper here.

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February 22nd, 2009

Ambiguous Signs now on iTunes

You can now get Pocketfuls Ambiguous Signs on iTunes.

The latest release from Pocketful is now online on iTunes. Check it out here »

February 21st, 2009

“The Court” new ep by Heiko

Today we are very glad to be releasing the first ep by Heiko.

Cover for The CourtThe Court is Heiko´s first release on Ovanbeck Records. The three track EP displays a wide variety of rock influences from the 70s rock to more contemporary rock.

Fans will recognize the playfulness of traditional rock themes in the songs “Showdown” and “The River” and the more polished suavy sound of “Kings and Queens”. Turn the music up and get a tour of the rock ages while trying to keep your hands from drumming along!

Track list
1. Kings and Queens
2. The River
3. Showdown

And don’t miss the live concert tonight at 18.00 on ovanbeck live!

Heiko — Kings and Queens

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Jesus

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And Once Again

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Keep the Engine Running

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