Signalsubstans (Swedish for "signal substance"):
A one-man constellation formed in fall 2007 to cure the abstinence problems caused by a long inactivity in the musicmaking process. Signalsubstans has an ambition to create music that will give the listener either goosebumps, dyspnea or both. In order to achieve that goal, Signalsubstans creates music classified as monotonous, epic and dynamic.
The four recorded tracks below are now available on the first Signalsubstans demo called "Brytpunkter" (breakpoints). If you want a copy, with a fancy layout, just mail me and I will definitely maybe arrange that.
The first track (â€Norrlandâ€) was the first song I wrote and recorded. It is a pretty simple song built around a lonely, echoing guitar melody, meant to resemble the solitude of northern Sweden, hence the title. As the songwriting went on, I felt the need for making something in the song that would take it to a higher level. I think the distorted guitar during the second half of the song helped creating that extra level. It gave it a little more bite.
The second track (â€E4â€) was to be the interlude to the other two songs but since I threw an idea of a concept-EP out through the window, this is no longer the case. However, I still think the song fits good between the other two songs. It is named after the highway that stretches from the northern part to the southern part of Sweden. The main theme in this song is a melancholic guitar melody and a droning bass, created when playing an old Yamaha synthesizer through a Zoom effects processor. The song also contains drums with lots of reverb programmed in Acoustica Beatcraft, just to give the song more of a push. The slow pace in combination with the main theme is meant to resemble the monotonous feeling when driving on a apperantly never-ending highway without traffic. Desolation and loneliness are the keywords.
The third track ("PÃ¥ gränsen") is swedish for â€On the borderlineâ€. It..s built around the half-tone change between G and F and a tiny variation of the melody throughout the entire song. I managed to slip two â€heavy†parts and some guitar mis-treatment in aswell. I guess you can find a pattern in the way I write music. I like the small changes and monotonous grinding that suddenly explodes in a crescendo. It is interesting and hard as hell to make that kind of music without being boring.
The fourth track ("Motljus") was recorded during some well spent time-off from work. It features some "valium-drums" from my old keyboard played through the pedal and some other outdated sounds. Can you hear the flute and the ukulule? Did not think so. Old and crappy sounds transformed into something new is actually pretty interesting. The usual "wall of noise"-distorsion is also included. No reason to be disappointed.
Enjoy your listening!
