OK.
Merry merry.
The Structures Sonores label just released structures sonores ..1, the debut album by Gothenburg power trio Sonores . It is now available for purchase.
http://www.structuressonores.com/label/
http://www.structuressonores.com/work/
BUY "ON A WINTER'S DAY" THROUGH KALLIGRAMMOFON . (Now even more linked up on the internets.)
http://www.kalligrammofon.com
To be released may 15 2006!
Artist: Viktor Sjöberg
Title: On a winter´s day
Media: Cd album
Catalogue number: Kalligrammofon ..1
Viktor Sjöberg has been working in various fields of music over the past years. He started to compose music around 1995 and, using his own words, these compositions "was built around a naïve idea of what hip hop could be. More often than not, it failed, with the end result not even remotely resembling hip hop. This was the starting point. As time went by, actual hip hop was produced and therefore producing "real hip hop" soon became boring and predictable. New ideas came into play and I began developing my sample based music, his firm belief being that "hip hop is the ultimate free form music".
Today the musical expressions of Viktor Sjöberg are diverse but consistent. His soundscapes are unambiguously urban. His use of rough, often unprocessed field recordings as well as his sampling of phonograph records, creates a musical output which is as aware as it is attentive.
On a winter´s day is with no doubt about motion. It is in many ways an album that captures the relations and dynamics between the sometimes dramatic development of everyday life and the constant changes in nature. I find that its fragile yet shimmering atmosphere describes an ambivalence, moving between feelings of reverence and an anxiety that is caused by a lack of control.
Viktor himself describes the album like this:
"On a winter's day" is based around a musical theme which was constructed by stealing the opening chords of a very famous pop song. These few chords provided a sketchy foundation which was approached and abandoned in several ways.
"On a winter's day" revolves around the sound of the acoustic guitar. The acoustic guitar is the number one instrument used when musicians try to create the illusion of intimacy and authenticity, and the decision to reflect a very personal experience through acoustic guitar is a playful way of criticizing as well as acknowledging that myth.
"On a winter's day" tells a story of love. The setting is Gothenburg, Sweden.
/Gustav Rosengren curator, Kalligrammofon recordings
"The discography on his website is extensive as though it was a weathered veterans. I am aware Ive only heard bits and pieces from his total production but if everything measures up to the quality on these tracks, it would mean society is far more flawed than I could imagine: this guy should naturally be spoken about, written about and celebrated. () He delivers track after track, never tiring in his struggle to piece together the best fragments of his record collection to new original material. If he is able to create such wonderful music from the seemingly impossible position he is in (from a commercial point of view, that is), it is my damned duty to celebrate him as I have done here. It is in this music I can find reasons to keep up my interest for new music. It is in this exquisite creativity we still can find hope. Im so grateful that he lets me listen. Billy Rimgard, http://www.thecricket.se"
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