Kom nu, vind!

Kom nu, vind! by Suecae Sounds on Mixcloud

 

Come now, wind! is a poetry inspired mix of some of my favorite music, a follow up to bordering between neo-classical, ambient, hints of jazz and sound experiments, all while focusing on labels such as Serein and Erased tapes. 

The title is a reference to words by german poet Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin, associated with the artistic movement of romanticism. In a book by Aris Fioretos, Kom nu, eld! he translates and interprets Hölderlin in swedish. 

This is a dialouge between the world and music, which is related to poetry and all reference the nine daughters born of Mnemosyne and Zeus, the Μουσα, godesses of dance, music and a source of insperation to poets. 

Tracklist:
1.Something has changed by Peter Broderick 
2.Such owls as you by Brambles 
3.Absolutely heavenly by Diazo and Retoriation 
4.The sea & electricity by Imprints 
5.Slate by Wil Bolton 
6.In the androgynous dark by Brambles 
7.Wolf v359 by the The colossal Ithaca trio 
8.Four hands by Nils Frahm 
9.Proun by Strië

Looking Back (While going Forward)

I recently decided to do a re-release of my EP Looking back while stepping Up, originally released for free as mid-quality mp3's through the netlabel Mephtik, back in 2008. This blog existed back then too, and I recall promoting the release via this venue, among other places.

Originally this EP were released for free under a Creative Commons license, I decided last month that I thought they could be online under my self-managed Bandcamp site. This time in full quality, as intended. After looking through my archives, I managed to find the music, together with unreleased outtakes.

These were the liner notes, written for the original release, by game music enthusiast Jayson Napolitano:

"We have a special treat for listeners with this release. We're proud to present Suecae Sounds out of Sweden with this beautiful 3-track EP.

The opening track, "Jag Som Ingenting" is a mystifying vocal track with pumping electronic beats, gorgeous belltone arpeggios, and undeniably addictive vocals. It is truly a pleasure to listen to.

"Inside These Walls," on the other hand, has some of the trappings of traditional techno, providing a melancoly atmosphere. The chorus section really stands out with heavy percussion and bass notes. "Watching While the World Goes By" rounds the EP off with a busy ambiance created by constantly progressing percussion and a contemplative synth line.

We hope you enjoy listening to this EP as much as we have. We look forward to hearing what comes out of Suecae Sounds in the future."

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Interviewed on Flight of Hermes

I was recently interviewed by Soror FSO, who has been a dear friend of me for several years now. The interview is focused on the parallells on music and esoteric spirituality, and also brushes on what can be seen as the deeper aspects of my EP Alpha 3. Read it all here.

* Hermes was in greek mythology and pantheon considered to be the messanger of the gods. Flight of Hermes publishes articles about esoteric beliefs, connected to the syncretic practises associated with the Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn and the orders that draw on its legacy today.

These reviews just in (swedish)

Alpha 3 has been available for precisely one month and one day. I've gotten cheers, sales (but not that many) and three swedish reviews (that I know of) - and I am happy to see that they all contain interesting reactions on part of the reviewers.

Firstly, I got a fine review in Tidningen Kulturen. That article can be read here. Also the regional paper Värmlands Folkblad had a short but sweet text likening my work to that of Digital Mysticz, Third Eye Foundation and James Blake. VF thinks my work is: "in the twilight between ambient and bleak dubstep" and TK thinks I reminence the danish avant-pop act Choir of young believers. I feel honored.

Last but not least, my friend Daniel Kristiansson wrote down his impressions on his blog, in a piece I am also happy to link here.

This far I haven't gotten any english speaking reviews, but I've gotten positive reinforcement on behalf of listeners, and a few from my fellow producers. Of course, if you are a reviewer - do not hesitate to contact me. And if you haven't, feel free to listen and perhaps buy yourself a copy of Alpha 3, and tell me regardless what it makes you feel. 

Alpha 3 Out Now!

Today my newest EP just went live. It is called Alpha 3 and is available for listening and purchase through Bandcamp. It represents the pinnacle of my works written during 2012. Rewritten, finalized  and mastered 2013.

There has been many, long nights writing these musical pieces. All of these works have been available for listening through my Soundcloud, but the tracks have been rewritten and remastered to fit into this conceptual whole. Feel free to listen to Apha 3, feel free to tell me how it makes you feel. It's audible announcment can be found here.

Mako Reaktor

I have a new mix out, exclusively done for Materia sounds. It goes generally in a similar style as my mix on VKRS - but with all different tracks. The title of Mako reaktor is a homage to the classic video-game Final Fantasy 7.

Seeing as my mix is their 12th pod-cast, there has been a lot of fascinating music featured previously. I especially recommend everyone to listen to You are Buddha, by Martin Nonstatic, featuring a lot of his own material flowing freely and seemingly effortlessly. Naono's Oceanic wonder is also a quality listen, inspired by everyday sounds and surroundings from which I presume is his city of residence - Athens, Greece.

There are of course more to be found, so heading over to Materia Sounds is not a bad idea.

Suecae - Mako reaktor:

Postscript: Mako (魔) means "magic light", it is a liquid form of lifestream of the earth of Final Fantasy, and is the primary energy source used throughout the world of the game. This energy is harvested by man to generate electricity, and a latent idea found in the game is that it's continued extraction would mean the death of the planet. Read more about this on Wikia.