We have started a collaboration with video artist Mimi Hasslof. She has been making pictures for both StrykninY and Grand Mal x. More will follow.
StrykninY: Are among us
Grand Mal x: IV
More of Mimi’s work can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/eyeconmimic/videos
StrykninY did a remix for italian schamanic artist Mushy. The track is called “Catch the wind”, video by Mushy:
New artwork for “This evening“:
Grand Mal x is a unit based on cooperation between cells from different parts of the world. The mission is to explore patterns, textures and structures. These can be applied to spaces, worlds, bodies – for the situation that requires it and is perceived as relevant.
Welcome.
The Genes (voice: Kingspoit):
IV (voice: Brenda Sue):
Four Chambers (voice: Kara Wulf):
The first release “Shattered forest” got some nice words in Dutch webzine Vital Weekly German/ Austrian Kulturterrorismus and British ATTN:
“Seven pieces of heavily drone based music. Minimal, yet intense. The use of analogue gear may hint at cosmic music, but its all too dark and alien to be cosmic. No arpeggio’s (unless slowed down a lot), but keys stuck to the bottom, and modulating in ever growing and expanding circles. Highly moody and atmospheric. If you like labels such as Cyclic Law and Malignant and what they are bringing to the table in utter black ambient, then this one should be straight up your alley too.” / Vital Weekly, nr 779.
“Shattered Forest is, as the debut, a good performance by the man from the north. Strong expressions and intensity are here, which is not due to a congested structure, but in a minimalist droning, which often tend to pull in the direction of meditation, but with an emphasis on electro-acoustic effects. In addition, the diversity of the pieces are persuasive, not a second of boredom…” / Kulturterrorismus, RaF.
“Much of Shattered Forest sounds like the aftermath of something terrible – lingering drones, echoes of demented voices – coming across as the gloomy sonic imprint left by whatever hideous, destructive occurrence dwelled in the soundscape previously.” / ATTN, Jack Chuter.
Shattered forest is out on Pale Noir. The sounds were recorded between 2008-10 at EMS and in the home studio. The main tools were different types of analogue equipment. Tracks 6-7 were mastered by Henrik Nordvargr Björkk. It’s available as CDr (limited to 50 pieces) and download here.
“We need new and powerful images in order to survive. Or we need new images to liberate all units.
The falsification that we face daily is the ultimate form of control. The patterns resulting from this flow are not based on freedom of choice or individual. They are planned and based on categories.”
New recordings from northern suburbs of STHLM:
A batch of tracks recorded between 2008-10 will be released under the title Shattered Forest on Pale Noir in April. The format is CDr, the edition is limited and hand numbered. The sounds goes from early experiments in the dark ambient vein to electroacoustic mashups. First track from the album (in SC’s low quality):
Full album available here. “… Highly moody and atmospheric …” – Review Vital Weekly here. Another review from ATTN Magazine – “Much of Shattered Forest sounds like the aftermath of something terrible…” here.
