Gringo Locomotion

Music:

Member Since: 10/24/2007
Band Website: chilltriberecords.com/
Band Members: Ian Ion feat. Aviaja Lumholt, Yadunandana Das and Monica J
Influences: The High Priests of And/Or, Biosphere, Pete Namlook, Boards Of Canada, Future Sound of London, The Orb, KLF, Brian Eno, Robert Leiner, Ian Boddy, Lenny Ibizarre, Woob, Thomas Newman... and more
Sounds Like: It all started with silence. Literally. I had helped design a new octaphonic sound system at the Roskilde Festival’s D-Day area, capable of delivering massive, loud and crisp ear candy and suddenly we couldn’t use it. Five thousand people in one tent and no sound? Well, sure we had plenty of music, but in the aftermath of the Scandinavian E-craze, the police ordered us to have a one-hour break every four hours to avoid the crowd overheating. And while I’m sure they had our best interest in mind, it certainly went against the D-Day concept of a non-stop aural experience. So Niels Træden from the festival asked me if I had something unobtrusive to fill the gaps. And thus the foundation for this album was made: a one-hour sonic journey that would keep the listener in a state of relaxed anticipation. The final work was so well received that I expanded the concept and my “secret” career as an ambient artist was born. Gringo Locomotion is a blend of music, sounds and location recordings from the last ten years since that first Roskilde intermission. The album contains some of the best moments of my sparkling working relationship with half-Inuit singer, Aviaja Lumholdt (Scarborough Unfair) and the inspired guitar piece created in the Krishna temple with Yadunandan das (Sunshy). It also features my own recordings of Tokyo sidestreets, the Australian rainforest, a take of my old agent on the phone from San Francisco and other quirky sounds from near and far. A lot of the material presented here is pure ambient music in the strict tradition of the old masters - but with my own touch. It’s a blend of moods generated over time, all mixed with great care to deliver you the same excitement that I had when I built the first piece at Roskilde. Unlike my dance stuff, this music is meant to fill your room almost unnoticed, get under your skin and provide you with a one-hour intermission from the movie of your life. Enjoy! Ian Ion, Copenhagen 2007
Record Label: Chill Tribe Records/Sofa Beats
Type of Label: Indie