Premiere: Ørneborg

22 Jan 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

I met David Ørneborg at a hostel in Berlin last summer while spending some warm and carefree days there with my Norwegian friends. We would spend the days getting drunk on weissbier in public parks and areas around Prenzlauer berg until the sun rose, while Natalie from Australia would tell us crazy stories from her travels all around the world and cook us delish vegetarian breakfast the morning after. However, it wasn't until recently that I discovered David's dark minimal techno/house project, which has still not gotten any particular notice within the borders of his hometown Copenhagen. Nor does he have any promo pictures, artworks or even any official information about himself or his music — which also gave me a good excuse to make him the temporarily artwork above. With a deep, almost underwater-like sound, Ørneborg digs up his trippy tunes from the very core of minimal tech house, like Lindstrøm on ecstacy in a fully packed club in Tokyo, making you feel like you're dancing your mind away in slow-motion, in a never-ending night between flashing lights and drunk bodies. Download his so far three released tracks below, or head over to Myspace to stream some tracks from his 2010 EP Smells Like Spring. ørneborg - ? = lost ørneborg - Kassettendeck ørneborg - Cuckoo Read more → I met David Ørneborg at a hostel in Berlin last summer while spending some warm and carefree days there with my Norwegian friends. We would spend the days getting drunk on weissbier in public parks and areas around Prenzlauer berg until the sun rose, while Natalie from Australia would tell us crazy stories from her travels all around the world and cook us delish vegetarian breakfast the morning after. However, it wasn't until recently that I discovered David's dark minimal techno/house project, which has still not gotten any particular notice within the borders of his hometown Copenhagen. Nor does he have any promo pictures, artworks or even any official information about himself or his music — which also gave me a good excuse to make him the temporarily artwork above. With a deep, almost underwater-like sound, Ørneborg digs up his trippy tunes from the very core of minimal tech house, like Lindstrøm on ecstacy in a fully packed club in Tokyo, making you feel like you're dancing your mind away in slow-motion, in a never-ending night between flashing lights and drunk bodies. Download his so far three released tracks below, or head over to Myspace to stream some tracks from his 2010 EP Smells Like Spring. ørneborg - ? = lost ørneborg - Kassettendeck ørneborg - Cuckoo

Mind Altering Dynamics.

21 Jan 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

I've been waiting patiently for new work by our much talented Canadian rapper and producer Emay (aka Mubarik Adams) for a while now, and after finally getting my hands on his free mini-album Mind Altering Dynamics last week, my breath was literally taken away. It's interesting to see how much he has developed ever since the bandcamp release of his take on Karen O & The Kids; now with an even tighter and spiced up sound than ever before. Especially notable is the gorgeous track So Beautiful, where Emay once again proves to eras the borders between hip-hop and (experimental) pop, or also the lovely remix of Blackbird Blackbird's Ups & Downs, featuring the even lovelier Steffaloo. And really, don't be surprised when this guy is world famous. Emay - So Beautiful

Emay - Ups & Downs (feat Steffaloo)

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I've been waiting patiently for new work by our much talented Canadian rapper and producer Emay (aka Mubarik Adams) for a while now, and after finally getting my hands on his free mini-album Mind Altering Dynamics last week, my breath was literally taken away. It's interesting to see how much he has developed ever since the bandcamp release of his take on Karen O & The Kids; now with an even tighter and spiced up sound than ever before. Especially notable is the gorgeous track So Beautiful, where Emay once again proves to eras the borders between hip-hop and (experimental) pop, or also the lovely remix of Blackbird Blackbird's Ups & Downs, featuring the even lovelier Steffaloo. And really, don't be surprised when this guy is world famous. Emay - So Beautiful

Emay - Ups & Downs (feat Steffaloo)

Motion Sickness of Time Travel.

21 Jan 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Motion Sickness of Time Travel is the solo project of Rachel Evans of LaGrange, Georgia, who happens not only to be the wife of Grant Evans, but also the co-runner of Hooker Vision, the label we introduced earlier today, and together with Grant the other half of Quiet Evenings. However, it appears fair to say that it's the MSOTT moniker that reveals her most unique and creative side, at least at the moment. Her initial release Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious had originally been dropped by Digitalis on tape in an edition of 80 in the middle of 2010, but now the album has finally been blessed with an LP version on the same label. It's selling pretty fast and is already sold out on Digitalis and Boomkat - right now, Forced Exposure seems to be the best bet. So don't lose any more time, as Seeping Through... is, without any exaggeration, among the best pieces of drone-infused psychedelia I've ever stumbled across. Sublime soundscapes, slowly meandering synth patterns that are informed by kraut and kosmische as well as minimal electronics from the past three decades, and above all captivating layers of Rachel's beautifully ethereal voice. This is a perfect piece of music all along, so perfect actually that it confuses me how it could manage to hide from my attention for almost half a year. This is aural magic. If the vinyl should be sold out as well, you should check MSOTT's bandcamp, as Rachel has recently started to put her entire oeuvre up there, and she'll make available for download everything that's out of stock physically. And in any case, it appears we won't have to wait too long for new gorgeousness to emerge out of her head: This week, the new video for A Drug-Induced Phenomenon has been revealed, another masterpiece that is set to be on MSOTT's forthcoming cassette A Disembodied Voice in the Darkness, to be put out very soon via Teosinte. Motion Sickness Of Time Travel - Telepathy (taken from Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious) Read more → Motion Sickness of Time Travel is the solo project of Rachel Evans of LaGrange, Georgia, who happens not only to be the wife of Grant Evans, but also the co-runner of Hooker Vision, the label we introduced earlier today, and together with Grant the other half of Quiet Evenings. However, it appears fair to say that it's the MSOTT moniker that reveals her most unique and creative side, at least at the moment. Her initial release Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious had originally been dropped by Digitalis on tape in an edition of 80 in the middle of 2010, but now the album has finally been blessed with an LP version on the same label. It's selling pretty fast and is already sold out on Digitalis and Boomkat - right now, Forced Exposure seems to be the best bet. So don't lose any more time, as Seeping Through... is, without any exaggeration, among the best pieces of drone-infused psychedelia I've ever stumbled across. Sublime soundscapes, slowly meandering synth patterns that are informed by kraut and kosmische as well as minimal electronics from the past three decades, and above all captivating layers of Rachel's beautifully ethereal voice. This is a perfect piece of music all along, so perfect actually that it confuses me how it could manage to hide from my attention for almost half a year. This is aural magic. If the vinyl should be sold out as well, you should check MSOTT's bandcamp, as Rachel has recently started to put her entire oeuvre up there, and she'll make available for download everything that's out of stock physically. And in any case, it appears we won't have to wait too long for new gorgeousness to emerge out of her head: This week, the new video for A Drug-Induced Phenomenon has been revealed, another masterpiece that is set to be on MSOTT's forthcoming cassette A Disembodied Voice in the Darkness, to be put out very soon via Teosinte. Motion Sickness Of Time Travel - Telepathy (taken from Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious)

Hooker Vision: January 2011 Batch.

21 Jan 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Hooker Vision is a tiny imprint that specializes in small runs of cassettes and CD-Rs, run by Grant Evans of Quiet Evenings and blessing the world since 2008. The wonderful, literally d.i.y. label is about to drop the January 2011 batch, its biggest one yet in terms of release number and edition size. The batch includes five releases, four cassette tapes and one double 3 inch CD-R, by the likes of Afterlife, Thoughts on Air, The North Sea, Dry Valleys, Hostage Pageant, Mannequin Hollowcaust, and Mark Bradley, showcasing some seriously quintessential underground experimentalism from start to finish. The Afterlife/Thoughts on Air split is purest breathtaking ambient music, with Brooklyn's Afterlife choosing dual synth, while Hamilton's Thoughts on Air approaches the other side of our consciousness with some slow-burning guitar picking. The North Sea is Brad Rose of Digitalis from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who offers dark and noisy electronic distortions that'll just suck you in, not intending to release you anytime soon. Fort Wayne, Indiana's Dry Valleys is equally captivating yet somewhat more gentle, slow synth soundscapes that evoke an almost contemplative feel. The latter might eventually not be said about the Hostage Pageant/Mannequin Hollowcaust split, as both projects deliberately intend to simply blow the listener away with rolling clouds of harsh electrostatic noise from another world. Finally, things return to smoothness with Portage, Indiana artist Mark Bradley, who creates pretty patterns of ambient synth work. To say the least, every release is mind-boggling in its own right, but getting them all neatly put together is nothing short of bewildering. Listen to two minute excerpts of each artist below, and then head over to Hooker Vision to make sure you don't miss a single second. Also, watch out for Hooker Vision's first vinyl release planned for later this year by Grant's own project Quiet Evenings. Read more → Hooker Vision is a tiny imprint that specializes in small runs of cassettes and CD-Rs, run by Grant Evans of Quiet Evenings and blessing the world since 2008. The wonderful, literally d.i.y. label is about to drop the January 2011 batch, its biggest one yet in terms of release number and edition size. The batch includes five releases, four cassette tapes and one double 3 inch CD-R, by the likes of Afterlife, Thoughts on Air, The North Sea, Dry Valleys, Hostage Pageant, Mannequin Hollowcaust, and Mark Bradley, showcasing some seriously quintessential underground experimentalism from start to finish. The Afterlife/Thoughts on Air split is purest breathtaking ambient music, with Brooklyn's Afterlife choosing dual synth, while Hamilton's Thoughts on Air approaches the other side of our consciousness with some slow-burning guitar picking. The North Sea is Brad Rose of Digitalis from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who offers dark and noisy electronic distortions that'll just suck you in, not intending to release you anytime soon. Fort Wayne, Indiana's Dry Valleys is equally captivating yet somewhat more gentle, slow synth soundscapes that evoke an almost contemplative feel. The latter might eventually not be said about the Hostage Pageant/Mannequin Hollowcaust split, as both projects deliberately intend to simply blow the listener away with rolling clouds of harsh electrostatic noise from another world. Finally, things return to smoothness with Portage, Indiana artist Mark Bradley, who creates pretty patterns of ambient synth work. To say the least, every release is mind-boggling in its own right, but getting them all neatly put together is nothing short of bewildering. Listen to two minute excerpts of each artist below, and then head over to Hooker Vision to make sure you don't miss a single second. Also, watch out for Hooker Vision's first vinyl release planned for later this year by Grant's own project Quiet Evenings.

Singapore Sling.

20 Jan 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Totally stoked by this slick'n'sleazy late night jam by Sacramento's Tony Bonanza (who we introduced sometime last summer), taken from their brand new Baby B. EP, up for download on their bandcamp. Passionate mourning over a slow drum machine pattern, a seriously 80s infected synth bass line and some ambient sounds drenched in reverb might sound like a cheap trick, but we absolutely don't mind as long as the outcome is as captivating as this, instantly throwing you into some half-forgotten soft porn TV drama from '86. Tony Bonanza - Singapore Sling Read more → Totally stoked by this slick'n'sleazy late night jam by Sacramento's Tony Bonanza (who we introduced sometime last summer), taken from their brand new Baby B. EP, up for download on their bandcamp. Passionate mourning over a slow drum machine pattern, a seriously 80s infected synth bass line and some ambient sounds drenched in reverb might sound like a cheap trick, but we absolutely don't mind as long as the outcome is as captivating as this, instantly throwing you into some half-forgotten soft porn TV drama from '86. Tony Bonanza - Singapore Sling

New Teen Daze: Together.

20 Jan 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Here's a very lazy afternoon dream of a tune sent over by Vancouver's bedroom mastermind Teen Daze, the a side of the first digital 7 inch to be dropped by Cultus Vibes, a brand new label that Teen Daze's Jon has launched together with some close friends to showcase some of his pals' and his own new music. In his own words: I've come to find that in the last few years, one of the reasons I've been as inspired and challenged to make the music that I make is because of the strong influence of the people around me. This label is a way for me to help share some of the successes that I've had in the last year with some people that I think deserve a chance to be heard. The label's releases will be all digital and all free. Nice move, Jon. Teen Daze - Together Read more → Here's a very lazy afternoon dream of a tune sent over by Vancouver's bedroom mastermind Teen Daze, the a side of the first digital 7 inch to be dropped by Cultus Vibes, a brand new label that Teen Daze's Jon has launched together with some close friends to showcase some of his pals' and his own new music. In his own words: I've come to find that in the last few years, one of the reasons I've been as inspired and challenged to make the music that I make is because of the strong influence of the people around me. This label is a way for me to help share some of the successes that I've had in the last year with some people that I think deserve a chance to be heard. The label's releases will be all digital and all free. Nice move, Jon. Teen Daze - Together

Clarity.

18 Jan 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Here's an apparently new cut from Christelle Gualdi aka Stellar OM Source, uploaded to her Soundcloud today - Clarity is a thrillingly upbeat synth monster, deeply minimal wave-informed analog sounds that instantly electrify even the most stubborn and ignorant towards sheer synthesizer awesomeness. I promise, this one is simply overwhelming. Stellar OM Source - Clarity Read more → Here's an apparently new cut from Christelle Gualdi aka Stellar OM Source, uploaded to her Soundcloud today - Clarity is a thrillingly upbeat synth monster, deeply minimal wave-informed analog sounds that instantly electrify even the most stubborn and ignorant towards sheer synthesizer awesomeness. I promise, this one is simply overwhelming. Stellar OM Source - Clarity