In June 1994, my brother (drums) and I (guitar) integrated Éric Docquier (guitar and vocals)'s Metal band that didn't have any real name; we thought about names like D.I.E., Maelstrom (I use to do a Maelstrom digital logo), Ragnarok (Éric use to draw a Ragnarok logo when he continued as a one-man-band), Black Philosopher and so on, but none have ever been chosen.
When Éric left us to continue as a one-man-band in December 1994, we founded a Down Tempo Metal band named Black Swords from the ashes of his band (with a bass player that, later, left the band); our first compositions was what my brother and I wrote and/or compose for Éric's band but didn't use. I then began to sing (keeping my guitar). After a few line-up changes, ΚΦ became our bass player and later, my father (August 4th 1940 - May 30th 2007) became the keyboard player of this band. When he died, we stopped rehearsing, then, because of problems between my bother and I, we didn't start the band again, so, the band is on hold. The band made two demo tape—made by recording an instrument or two, then by adding another or two with the tape playing what was recorded (by recording in another tape), and so on, that resulted to put lots of whistle; for the second demo, the drums and keyboard was programmed—and made five gigs before becoming a recording band and planing to change its name after the recording of a demo (that's not recorded) in Optimistic decay.
I became the singer of a Down Tempo Atmospheric Metal band, we first rehearsed in December 1996. This band changed its name a few time: for a long time, it has been named Eidôlon (Laurent, the guitar player and Mélina, the sister of the keyboard player use to draw an Eidôlon logo that I digitally reworded later) and finally, it has been named So Far a Way. There has been few line-up change, ΚΦ comes among others from that band, my brother was one of the last members. We made two gigs under the name Eidôlon. We began to record a demo digitally to keep a trace of the band as it was splitting; having other preocupations, it was not finished after a few years of recording; then there has been a hard drive problem a few years after the last recording and I don't want to reinstall all the stuffs with unfree softwares and with the back-up in about twenty compact discs; indeed, I'm the only one who really still have something to record (all the lead and solo guitars and some vocals that have to be recorded again; by the way, this recording also really have to be remixed because, presently, it doesn't sounds well at all) and I really lack of interest for it. So, the recording is on hold and the band is to be concidered as split.
So Far a Way's website archive.
In October 1997, I created a project with a woman that had to sing with me on nu-classical music composed by my-self, the lyrics of the first song was the one I wrote first for the band then called Eidôlon but didn't use with them as their music didn't fit with those lyrics. We decided to call that project Winter Solstice, but I finally lost contacts with her, so, I continued alone and decided to change the name that became Daily Feeling; the objective became the experimentation with synthetised classical instrument programmed and vocals. I recorded two demo digitally, I was not enough experimented for the first one, so, there are lots of recording/mixing/mastering little problems, the second demo sounds quite better. This project is in hold, I don't know if I'll come back to it one day, for now, I don't really want to continue it, but who knows?
Note that the logo is drawed by Schrobiltgen Renaud.
Daily Feeling's website archive.
In August 1997, my brother, his best friend and I created a band we first named Épiphora. ΚΦ integrated the band. Later, we changed the name that became cueille la nuit. A few years later, after one gig, the members decided to become a group of persons whose aim's to write texts and illustrate it in any way that's artistic. Being inactive since 1999, I seriously doubt it will restart one day, but, once again, who knows?
cueille la nuit's website archive (in french).
I took back two songs I wrote for cueille la nuit because it was about the story of two friends. Knowing those one would be on Black Swords' last gig, I played those songs with my brother and ΚΦ as an unnamed opening band. Later, a bit before those two friends got married, I recorded those two songs the same way I recorded Black Swords' second demo (so, the sound is far to be good even though it sound better then Black Swords' demos, moreover, I used a guitar amplificator that was not mine and the distortion sound sounds enclosed), I released it under the name F.O.R:.
F.O.R:'s website archive (following a problem with the master recordable compact disc while creating better musical files, I must digitally record the demo again (that's on analog tape) to have proper musical files to propose in download, and it might takes time).
In November 1998, I replaced the first vocalist of Clouds of Sadness, an Atmospheric Death Metal band, to then also become their second guitar player. The band and I parted in December 1999 and Clouds of Sadness use to split a few years later. I recorded on their second demo, I wrote a short story to accompany the album we never recorded and I played with them at their third gig.
Note that the logo's double-cross is drawed by Chantal Mayer.
Clouds of Sadness' website archive.
I took back the short story wrote for Clouds of Sadness and created Unveiled hypocrisies with Baroque music made with instruments programmed on a synthetizer. I created it to keep the concept of having songs telling the same story then the novel. Latter, it became an novel and I forgot about the music, then decided to translate it in french to find more easily an editor here in Belgium or in France, but this novel is not really finished: I still have to auto-correct it and finally to make it read to test it.
Unveiled hypocrisies' website archive.
I played guitar in Dark Ages (the Walloon band that played Heavy Metal) from June to October 2005. ΚΦ was one of the band members since the first singer ceased to play bass guitar. After few month of inactivity, the band clearly use to split whith the death of its drummer Romuald Gallo (July 19th 1975 - October 9th 2006). We made a gig in his homage in October 6th 2007 with Nicolas Konikiev at the drums.
Note that the logo is certainly drawed by Nicolas Van De Walle (who use to be one of Dark Ages' guitar player).
In January 2007, I became the singer of a Metal band we created with Fabrice Crahay (drums), Bruno Moes (bass) and Frédéric Gayda (guitar), a Dark Ages former member, and whose initiator abandoned the idea before the creation of the band. The name dip deep has been considered. Having other occupations, Frédéric left the band, another guitar player auditioned; founding another band he really wanted to be involved in, Bruno left the band; so, not being convinced by the guitar player that auditioned, Fabrice and I decided to give-up in March 2007.
Since August 2007, I play bass guitar in Mactabis (Black/Down Tempo/Thrash Metal), a band formed by my friends M. Il (drums) and Neglicted (guitar). Taking back my studies, I've been inactive during the scholar year 2008/2009 and approximately when I reintegrated the band, the owner of the rehearsal local kicked us out to earn more money from that place. In October 2011, we founded a rehearsal local and started to rehearse again.
Note that Shadow ⅩⅢ (Mactabis' singer) drawed the logo and that, later, I reworded it digitally a bit.
Between the end of January and the beginning of March 2008, I sang in Caligula, a Metal band created by Michel Debois (bass player, and, main composer and author) with among others M. Il (drums), but my vocals didn't fit to what the band was expecting.
Note that Michel Debois drawed the logo.
Between June 2009 and april 2010, I sang in Mental Vortex, a Thrash Metal band created by Jean-François Grégoire (guitar) and Olivier Lespagnard (drums). About two weeks after I integrated the band, Antoine Paterka became our bass player. Jean-François took back the microphone after I quit. At the end of jully 2010, laking time, Antoine discusted with the other band members and they decided that he will not be a member of the band anymore. We recorded digitally a demo (later, Jean-François recorded again the vocal of one of its song) and made two gigs together.
Mental Vortex's website archive.
The reasons why I left Mental Vortex are explained on this statement.
Gloom.
