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[ latest entry: 24 aug 2000]

Well, I began working on this project early this spring, aming to get ready for some "roading" in the middle of the summer. But things didn't work out exactly as they were planned.
But now, after a few changes in the line-up (in fact, there’s been three of them all ready!..!..), it looks like we’ve finally found the right musicians to fit the band.

The current line-up is:

- Frode Synstelien – vocals, rhythm guitars, keyboard
- Trond ‘Cage’ Fjeld – lead guitars, backing vocals
- Anders Grønvold – drums
- Willy Skjellaug – bass

The whole idea behind the band is to start off doing covers of some of the best, well known, rock music today. Starting back in the seventies up to to present, with songs from bands like REM, Manic Street Preachers, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Kula Shaker, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Waterboys etc.
We're also planning on writing some own material for this project in the future.

As you all ready know, this band has nothing to do with The Fidra Lighthouse. The Fidra Lighthouse is a thing that stands all for itself, and is a complete different project.

As I mentioned before, the future plans for East End, beside getting out doing gigs, is to write some music for the project, which could be an interesting process. Frode, the singer, and me are planning on working together on this. We’re somehow very different in musical directions, but this might as well be a strength rather than a problem.

I’ll tell you more later...

Ok, "Porcelain" is soon to be finished, and will probably see the light by the end of this week.

First of all I'd like to say that this, untill now, has been a project where everything from writing all the material, to the recording of everything on the album, to the producing and at last mastering has been done by one man only. It's been recorded at the "bed & room ministudio", which contains a 4-track MiniDisc porta-studio and as well as other cheap equipment.

After all this is a demo, but I've dicided to release it through the internet. This to give the people who are interested a taste of what "The Fidra Lighthouse" will be in the future, when a band line-up is established, "live-work" gets going and "real" recordings are to be released.

By the way: The songs from "Dark, blue streets" which are included on "Porcelain", are remastered and the sound is better due to a small investment in the studio.

The album itself contains songs that are written mainly over the last six months, and includes eight tracks. Some of them are longer pieces, and there's a couple of small "dreamscapes" included.

To give you a sense of direction towards the album..... in four words, it will be something like: