His Story

My father was according to the accepted history an actual bonafide free passenger and hid on a cargo ship bound to Europe/Marseille no less than two times. The first time he was fifteen years old and that would have been in 1957 and then he repeated the voyage in 1959. Why two times? That is… Continue reading His Story

Raw Iron

It is “Sinterkula” an iron sphere that is a product of iron ore extraction. I found it in Norberg; 60° 5′ 0″ N, 15° 57′ 0″ E (at the Festival); it is approximately ⌀24 mm in diameter, quite heavy, it is oxidated and it is most definitely made of iron Fe26. Sinter, geologisk och kemikalisk… Continue reading Raw Iron

HL, A449/19 [No Ground-R – NG-R01, 2003]

“A449/19″ is the title of the very first No Ground-R release an independent label activated in Great Britain. Releasing music and visuals on their main format of choice 3” discs. “A449/19″ features ambient and slightly menacing soundscapes drowned in low frequency assemblies playing the leading role of structure. According to the background information the 20… Continue reading HL, A449/19 [No Ground-R – NG-R01, 2003]

Quench, Dyn [U-cover – U-COVER16, 2003]

R&D Funcken have done it again! And what is that you may ask and the natural answer is: produced and recorded another epic mile-stone-esque full-length album! “Dyn” is released by quality label U-cover, it’s their 16th release and it features the one-of-a-kind masters R&D Funcken under their Quench moniker. You get 11 tracks of the… Continue reading Quench, Dyn [U-cover – U-COVER16, 2003]

Gridlock, Formless [Hymen – ¥736, 2003]

Tougher than though Gridlock delivers a fantastic album entitled “Formless” is quality music through and through, make no mistake about it. Gridlock chooses to focus on the less furious side of things and have managed to compose an album that is intense, beautiful and filled with atmosphere. “Formless” is yet another great album out on… Continue reading Gridlock, Formless [Hymen – ¥736, 2003]

AMBit3, Enwrapped [Nature Records – NAT2122MCD, 2003]

The opening track “A.M.beat” sets the mood for this mini-album entitled “Enwrapped” its produced by AMBit3 and released by Nature Records. Nature is home to number of celebrated artists among them the illustrious Passarani. “A.M.beat” is a fine tuned piece of melancholic electronic music containing feather light beats, understated yet with a lot of forward… Continue reading AMBit3, Enwrapped [Nature Records – NAT2122MCD, 2003]

Lusine ICL, Condensed [Hymen – ¥734, 2003]

“Condensed” is a brilliant collection of tracks taken from singles made by the equally brilliant Lusine. You get the excellent “Chao EP” released by Mental Industries that contains a superb Crunch remix, a track from the Delikatessen 10″-series, a track from Jip’s “1st Year”, Lusine’s offering to U-cover’s “Perspective Fragments” compilation and much more. 13… Continue reading Lusine ICL, Condensed [Hymen – ¥734, 2003]

Vessel, Fold [Expanding Records – EVS2:03, 2003]

It’s made by Vessel what can you say? Returning in style for 2004 on the evs series, where he also started his expanding adventure, after his acclaimed debut album was released on Expanding last year (2003). And his contribution is a treat indeed. In “Fold” the production is second to none, top-class beats in combination… Continue reading Vessel, Fold [Expanding Records – EVS2:03, 2003]

Dudley, Seasonal LP [Autres Directions In Music – MOULIN002, 2003]

The loveable DIY label Autres Directions in Music are back with their second offering: Moulin 002. The second release is delivered by Dudley and is entitled “Seasonal LP”. This release is continuing on the musical path struck by the first release Moulin 001, where the very same artist also contributed with a remix of one… Continue reading Dudley, Seasonal LP [Autres Directions In Music – MOULIN002, 2003]