Last Friday the Norwegian singer/songwriter Ingvild Koksvik released her new album Mørketidssanger. The album has new songs with her familiar melancholic sound, which I love so much.

A little while ago she announced that her release tour would start Tuesday 11 October 2022, and the first gig would be held at Naustet at SALT here in Oslo.

This was Ingvild Koksvik’s first concert in a good while, and the first time I’d heard her live since I saw her at Time stasjon in Bryne in 2013.

Nausted was a small venu, and really cozy. The only negative thing about it was that it should have been better insulated. We could hear the music being played over the loudspeakers outside. That being said, I really enjoyed the beautiful music. It was a magical time, and I just wish it had lasted longer!

For many years, I’ve loved goth music. Goth rock in particular, but also some of the other stuff. I’ve made a playlist on Spotify I’ve called “The Dark Side of Music”, where I have a bunch of goth music, and I made it open, in case others might want to listen to it.

So, the other day my friend Øystein texted me asking me if he could e-mail me a song he had made. I said “of course”, and that I wasn’t afraid of telling him my opinion. Which he already knows, of course, he knows me well enough. After a bit I found time to sit down and listen, so I opened up my inbox, and downloaded the song, called “Flowing”.

I was listening to the song carefully, and not only did it give me goosebumps, but it also made me cry. I found it so sad… Songs hardly ever have that effect on me. I then texted Øystein, and I told him about my reaction to the song, and the he said “I wrote it to you”. Needless to say, I was speachless. It made me cry even more, though not of sadness. What a beautiful gift to get from one of your best friends! The song is online, and can be listened to for free on Soundcloud.

This is probably, by far, the greatest gifts I have ever been given. It might not have much value money wise, but to me, it’s worth everything. So, what’s the greates gift you have been given?

Went to see CrüxShadows on Saturday. It was great. We had to wait for quite a while before they finally went on stage, but it was worth the wait. I was slightly disappointed by how few people had turned up. A pity people don’t come to see them when they’re finally here…

I took a few photos, but I hadn’t brought a camera, as I was going to visit someone afterward, so I used the mobile. Needless to say, mobile phone photos don’t turn out good, but they could have been even crappier. It doesn’t matter, they make nice memories anyway.