Mosaik's Leandi Times Two

I interviewed the Swedish musician and artist Jakob Svanholm recently. It just got published on the magazine Original Sound Version. I reviewed his last EP on the netlabel Softphase some time back, which can also be read on the same site. The style goes in the broad field of electronica, but I deeply recommend it to anyone who wants to experience a talented artist at his best.

Jakob is one of those guys who have continued to publish music for free for many years and have some very interesting perspectives to share. I definitely believe he hits a spot when he mentions that we need better ways of directly supporting artists. I strongly believe that support for the artist whose work you enjoy should be encouraged. Otherwise we might reduce the idea of freedom of the internet into taking peoples dedication, love and labor completely for granted.

Anyway. The Leandi EP is a lovely instrumental offering which I would do well to pass on to any reader of this blog. Enjoy the ride! :)

Tiny little Sparks

Tiny little Sparks
Originally uploaded by Suecae Photography

Captured 3 Dec 2009. I got some small lens flare when I took this, which I thought contributed to the interestingness of the image. They look a little like 'tiny little sparks', which is where I got the title from.

Animating the Sand

This performance is captured from the tv-show Ukraine's Got Talent. The portrayed artist Kseniya Simonova art is something called Sand animation. When I saw this I was speachless. Needless to say she went on to win tv-show in question - personally I hope that her art will continue to blossom for many years.

A Moment of Numinous Beauty

A moment of Numinous Beauty

Suecae - A Moment of Numinous Beauty by Suecae_Sounds

I have written a song in which I try to capture a sense of wonderment. I wanted to set a positive tone and find an outlet for a sense of newness which January brings. In this song I attempted to 'synthesize' more acoustic oriented instruments, and let them play a more prominent role in my music. The Xylophone and the persian guitar like instrument Tār (تار) can be heard, together with a less techno oriented type of percussion.

This song is my contribution for the KVR-Audio January contest. My last contribution on KVR - Under (the sea), which I wrote about before finished in sixth place.

I hope you enjoy the listen!

Jazz from a Norwegian point of View

One of my favorite contemporary Jazz artists is trumpet player Nils Petter Molvaer. He has written a few album's which aside from his own take on Jazz reminiscence Scandinavian folk music as well as borrowing techniques from the electronic avant garde. It is in other words a fusion in the truest sense of the word.

If the name does not ring any bell, I advice you to take a moment and listen to these two songs.


On Stream from the album Khmer.

Sober from the album ER.