PERSONAL

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What is your name?
Erik Paulsen, but people call me Paul, Paulus or Edwald

What kind of role do you play in the band?
I play all kinds of roles and I@m the master of bad puns

When did you join the band?
In 2003, not too long after the release of "Orgasm"

When and where were you born?
April 11th 1979, Trondheim

Where do you currently reside?
Trondheim

What are your sideprojects?
Jørgenson/Paul & Helmer (70´s progrock trio)

WHAT IS/ARE YOUR…

…favorite Atrox album?
"Binocular"

…favorite Atrox song?
"Orgone"

…favorite Atrox moment?
Ransäter 2007

…worst Atrox moment?
Arriving @ Hole in the Sky 2004 discovering that we had forgotten my bass...

…musical influences and favorite choice of music?
Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Chick Corea, ELP, After Crying, Rush, Primus, Genesis, anything with Mike Patton

…worst choice of music?
Dance, trance and all brainless, commercial, overproduced music.

…favorite food and drinks?
Anything that is NOT hairy cheese, crab, lobster, shrimps, parmesan or insects

…favorite movies and TV-shows?
The Game, K-Pax, Donnie Darko, American Beauty, Naked Gun-series, Hot Shots, UHF, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, Heroes and anything by Monty Python

…favorite authors and books?
Thor Heyerdahl - Kontiki

…favorite video games and comics?
Half-Life 1 & 2, Counter-strike, Sid Meyer´s Pirates, SSX3, Pro Evolution Soccer, Warblade

…favorite season of the year and day of the week?
Summer - Friday

…favorite places around the world?
Copenhagen

…favorite colors?
Green

…favorite technology gadget?
FoX´s iPhone

…interests/hobbies?
People, computers, computer games, design, drawing, making music, coffee, beeeeeeeeeeer

what do you remember from the following years?
 
1980?     Not much
1985?     First day at school
1990?     The release of Nelson Mandela
1995?     Started my design education
2000?     D-day, when Bush came to shove.
2005?     Grønnhuset

LIVE GEAR
I like it simple:
Ibanez SRS595 5-string bass guitar
Musicman HD-130 tubeamp, custom tuned
Boss Bass Chorus pedal

COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY
Dausprængt Kaillkauk (band: Decibel 1997)
Eiszeit (band: Eiszeit 2006?)
Binocular (band: Atrox 2008)