Platene til duoen Sketch har ikke v¾rt tilgjengelig pŒ en god
stund. NΠrelanserer Beatservice Records det de omtaler som
Óklassisk norsk ambientÓ.
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- Katalogen til plateselskapet Beatservice har v¾rt tilgjengelig i
digitalformat i mange Œr, men det er f¿rst de siste par Œrene, med
introduksjonen av iTunes, at den digitale omsetningen har tatt helt
av, melder Vidar Hanssen i Beatservice.- Digital distribusjon stŒr for
en stadig st¿rre del av de totale inntektene for musikksalg, og
dette er ogsŒ noe som ÓsmalÓ musikk nyter godt av.
Sannsynligheten for at en smal, norsk, elektronisk utgivelse skal
finne veien via distribusjonsledd og butikkledd til for eksempel en
liten landsby i Nord-Frankrike er relativt liten, men gjennom iTunes
og andre digitale kanaler er de tilgjengelige verden over med noen
fΠtastetrykk!Beatservice mener dette dermed er en fin anledning til
gjenutgivelser av sjeldenheter som tidligere har hatt begrenset
tilgjengelighet. Sketch er en norsk ambientduo som har gitt ut fŒ
utgivelser med varierende grad av tilgjengelighet, men som likevel
har opparbeidet seg en kultstatus.Duoen bestŒende av Tor
J¿rgensen og Kai Mikalsen produserer ambient musikk med en god
posjon dub, organisk og teksturrikt. Inspirasjonskildene skal blant
annet v¾re Brian Eno og Jon Hassel, samt ÓmoderneÓ ambient som
The Orb og Biosphere. H¿ye priser pŒ eBayHanssen forteller
videre om bandet:- PΠbegynnelsen av 80-tallet vanket de i samme
milj¿ som Geir Jenssen, og introduserte han for eksperimentell
elektronisk musikk. De kan sŒledes sies Œ ha en liten lillefinger med i
suksessen til Biosphere. Geir fikk anledning til Πgjengjelde tjenesten
da han tok med demoen for deres f¿rste album ÓReasons to SwayÓ
til R&S, som gav dette ut i 1994 pΠunderlabelen Apollo. De sendte
ytterligere to album til R&S men fikk ingen respons, sΠde gav disse
to albumene ut pŒ egen hŒnd i begrenset opplag (500 ex) som
dobbelplaten ÓAbeyanceÓ i 1997, i et nydelig forseggjort
utbrettcover. I 2000 kom de med studioalbumet ÓZincanodeÓ pŒ
Racing Junior, og livealbumet Ó59¡56'N 10¡44'¯ 21.09.00Ó via
designbyrŒet Subtopia.R&S/Apollo er nŒ nedlagt. ÓAbeyanceÓ og
ÓZincanodeÓ er utsolgt og har ikke v¾rt tilgjengelig i utlandet.
Sketch-albumene sΠdermed ut til ΠgΠinn i musikkhistoriens
glemmebok, visstnok kun tilgjengelig for avsindige priser pΠeBay.
Beatservice satser nΠpΠen komplett re-release av hele katalogen i
digital form. I l¿pet av 2007 kommer hele f¿lgende titler fra Sketch
ut som digitale album. Releaseplan for Sketch back-katalog i
2007:8. juni: Reasons To Sway 16. august Abeyance vol
1/Abeyance vol 21. oktober: Zincanode
lytt http://www.looop.no/sketchsounds/english.php?cat=abeyance
Dog&Sky, the band
Video from 7" single
klubb kanin sommer 050702
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3JvCgc-aI
@ klubb kanin
DIM006: origami statika "fucking hell" cdr - straight out of the northern
hemisphere comes origami statika with its circuitbend madness... a
collaboration between resin and s.u.n., artwork by marcel herms (2 different
covers!) - numbered edition of 33 copies mp3
Ò The entire spectrum of sound is covered throughout... simply the most
beautiful piece of music committed to tape I've heard in many, many years
(and quite emotionally uplifting with each listen)É a brilliant step forward for
MG and friendsÉHighly recommended to anyone in search of first class
instrumental music. Essential listening for 1998 and many years to come ÉÓ Ð
BRAINWASHED.COM
29 oct 2006, 20:00 - origami
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Descripci—n:all things noise and acoustic improvisation show at the
Obelisco! the monument that seems to be a giant white pencil in the centre
of Buenos Aires, to add something of art from the south edge to this
week. archives: origami
skandimaffia
22 jun 2007, 18:00 -
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Alberta,
CA
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27 jun 2007, 20:00 -
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CA
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CA
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Vancouver, British Columbia
CA
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Descripci—n: Commissioned one-hour radio piece of
environmental collage by origami boe. Find the piece here
18 feb 2007, 20:00 - origami arktika at MIR, oslo
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Toftesgt 69
Music Is Not Important - a speech on various issues
Forced Feminization Ersats - a vocal piece (loop)
Doing The Dishes - smashing it all up
Absolutely Not Flaut At All
headliner
A'capella & Actions Of Deviance
por ejemplo:
El Jinete de Heroes Del Silencio; Bisbal, David / Sanz, Alejandro / Tenorio,
Manu
Bowie: Cygnet Committee / Rock'n'roll suicide 1974
EinSt. Der Kuss...
bio
A series of lectures based on a true story. This is proof positive of what impact
the
modern experimental art blow-up and melt-down has had on a normally
balanced
family father, fairly established art musician and amateur painter. It has been
in the
cards for a while this return to the testing of limits. Intimidation and
awkwardness.
In brief moments - at home on stage in streets, he sets out creating disastrous
yet
sexy theatre pieces vaguely based on self humiliation, forced feminization
very
Macho macho, energy Body hand over to the spirits that may be, blast off
Indulgence, sexual stresses released, paradox rejected and inspired.
Sometimes funny, most times annoying, yet brought on in the self-defining
Actions
of deviance style. Ungraspable like foretold, childish, impure art (that) is not
for
anyone else, Nihil Est once a while, the stage and self-confessional meeting
inner
monsters And the laughter stuck in the throat. Brutal celebration of life and
deviancy. Having sex with your best friend without you ever knowing it just
as a
friendly gesture.
members
Boe A22 with occasional helpers and hinderers
influences
RŸnzelstirn & GŸrgelstock, Leslie Nielsen, Headless Piss, Crank Sturgeon, Cock
E.S.P., Masonna, De Hoendenkoekjesfabriek, The Bongoleeros, Kim Xmazz A108,
Lasse Marhaug Band, Japanese screaming contests, Maja Ratkje, Mayoman,
Origami Replika, Charlie Chaplin,
gullfisk fremheves, mens faktum jo er at de fleste er sšlvfisk.
six-shooting at the rustlers out of hell's fighting legions,
the kind of
TORE HONORƒ B¯E - SERUM (10" by Komkol
Autoprod)Last week when I opened my mailbox there was
something hard and shiny inthere. When I finally had the
nerve to take it out it appeared to be thisgrey 10"
record without a sleeve. On one side there is a label
withNorwegian stamps and my name and adress and a
green 'B economique' sticker,covering the hole. On the
other side it indicates the name and title. Nowthis is a
very nice surprise of course. At the same time the means
oftransportation indicate the subtitle of the record:
postal system scratchdj version. It seems that Mr. B¿e
has taken the meaning of the word scratchvery literally.
Indeed the record is severly scratched by its
unprotectedjourney here. Obviously this is part of the
concept, so I put it on withouthesitation. After playing it
twice I decided on the 33rpm version. It isdifficult to hear
through the crackling vinyl at first, also because themusic
starts fairly late. And when it starts its volume is very
low. Thisplay between composed sound and random
damaging is certainly interesting,although I feel that the
music is actually too subtle at times. The samecan be said
for the other side. I wouldn't mind hearing the music
withoutthe scratches, because it is defenitely good
enough. Then again, I wouldn'thave had such a nice
surprise in my mailbox. Last but not least I have tomake a
note here: the resemblance with Christian Marclay's
Record Without ACover of 1985 is of course very
obvious. But somehow I don't really mind.(MR), 265
TORE HONORé BE - SISTA' EP (7" by Mold)TORE HONORé
BE - MELATONIN (Mini-CD by Mold)KA - 00 (7" by Mold)T.
H. Be has made one of my favourite Cd's ever: Siesta. He
is now back withthese two recordings. The 7" is a short
edit of recordings made in New York,live and in the field
and later edited. Environmental sounds mix
withelectronics, silence mixes with noise and everything is
very dynamic. I have toadmit that this was somewhat of a
surprise after Siesta. Then again, Mr Be isa very versatile
person and proves so instantly on side B, which is only
veryfaint in the beginning and later goes full
blast.Melatonin is an edit of various live recordings in
Norway and the USA andstarts quite subtle with some
background sounds, sometimes distorted byseemingly
malfunctioning electronics. Field recordings are added to
thespectrum, but everything is still very silent. And then
track one is over,sadly. Track two also starts very silent
with distant sounds and a soft rumbleand later a few tiny
beeps and again it's over already, and again sadly.
Trackthree continues with the beeps getting a little
louder and shuffling sounds areadded. Then a rumble
fades in and with that crackling noises and a
feedbackhere and there. And again this track simply
stops too soon I feel. So far myabsolute favourite
disc.KA is one of Be's bands, and this 7" contains live
recordings as well. Andonce more the volume is quite low
in the beginning, later getting louder.Sounds of footsteps
and other movements are on top of a layer of
deep,stuttering bass. When volume increases, the layers
interfere and create somedistortion. Field recordings are
also used. The other side starts with a loopmade of bells
or metal, to which live metal is added. Things get a
littlerougher here and there, but in general it has the sam
quiet atmosphere. I hadto think of Kapotte Muziek live
now and then. Another nice record on a niceformat.(MR)
303
MBD - MP3 SINGLE (MP3 by Null Spenn Records)MBD is a
live collaboration of Michael Francis Duch, Lasse Marhaug
and Tore Honoré Be. The first track starts as a pretty
classic improv piece with regular instruments, but steadily
electronics are taking over, pushing aside percussion and
piano. In the end one can hear a cell phone ring, which
seems to be a good end.....There seems to be a new way
for improvisation music, because more and more it starts
including electronics, which I think is a great development.
Track two proves this point: noises generated by the
players blend without any problem into each other and
create a rich texture. (MR)Address:
www.kunst.no/origami/null/mbd 315
TORE HONORE BOE & FRIENDS - SERUM RECYCLED (2CDR
by Hacienda)TORE HONORE BOE - BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS
IN FOUR MINUTES (5" by Like A/AnEverflowing
Stream)Back in Vital Weekly 265 we reviewed a strange
10" release by ToreHonore Boe, a record with no sleeve,
not even an inner sleeve, andwith hardly any sound
captured in the grooves. The whole idea wasthat the
postal system would scratch the copy before it would
bedelivered and everybody has an unique copy. Of
course, these thingscall for a remix project. Now that is
available, though notofficially released, as a double CDR
on Boe's own label. Here theremixes are either people
working with 'just' the sounds delivered onthe vinyl or
people who use this record in their DJ set. Included
arepeople I never heard of like Jan Bang, Scientifically
Speaking withIrene Moon, The Noisettes, Snail, Courage,
LCA but also people likeRonnie Sundin, Lasse Marhaug,
Francisco Lopez, Freek Kinkelaar andKapotte Muziek are
included here. Overall it's a release that is onthe noiser
side of things, as one can imagine with the raw,
staticcrackles as their input. I must say I like those who
(seem) to workwith just the given material and do not add
their own thing. Thosewho really go 'inside' as it is and
discover the variouspossibilities. As I understood this
release is available, but it'salso open for anyone to
release it, so grab y'r chance.In the meantime, Tore also
releases a 5" lathe cut record, with twopieces for
unprepared piano. On '2.02 (Opus For Naked Piano
+Traffic)' one may recognize the sounds of strings being
rubbed and onthe '2.02 (Opus For Warm Piano + Ebow)'
there are hints of an e-bowplaying the strings - but both
tracks have some computer treatments,which render the
original beyond recognition. A strange littlerecord. (FdW)
389
JOHN HEGRE - COLORS DON'T CLASH (CD by Dekorder)By
far and wide known as one half of Jazzkammer, who are
curiously now named Jazkamer, together with his long
time pal Lasse Marhaug, but also responsible for a great
CD with Maja Ratkje, 'Ballads' (see Vital Weekly 519), as
well as other collaborative projects, but never solo - at
least not release wise. On his debut release, Hegre plays
guitar, like he used to do before turning all things laptop.
It seems as if Hegre wants to convince us that he knows
how to play the thing, since it starts out with a rather
soft and sweet multi layered guitar piece of gentle guitar
sounds. However Jazkamer fans shouldn't worry: noise is
here too, just as in 'Worry', 'They' and 'Never' (the five
pieces read as 'Don't Worry They Never Do' as a
response to the title of the CD - all to be said by
Snakefinger in an interview in 1987 just before he died),
both of which die out in a very slow manner. Hegre's
version of a blues piece closes the CD and that is the
only piece in which there is an actual band playing,
including bass, drums and Tore Boe and family on vocals.
'Worry' is for me the best piece, since it combines in a
single tracks various approaches, but make throughout a
great piece of music. Hegre shows us all the possibilities
of the guitar as an instrument, or perhaps, his instrument,
and as such he produced a pretty varied album, but we
can wonder if it's perhaps not a bit too varied. One could
wonder: what does Hegre want with this? A display of his
no doubt great skills, but the coherency of the album is
somewhat gone. But fans of Jazkamer, once again, will
pleased with this. (FdW)Address:
http://www.dekorder.com 551
SKETCH - ABEYANCE (2CD by Mold)Wow what a package:
on beautiful recycled paper, full colour printedenveloppe
with cards and booklet (all with an
organic/geographicreference). But what about the music
inside? Sketch apperentely hadreleases before on
R&S/Apollo, which I didn't know because I'm not
adedicated follower of that label and operate, to put
things bluntly, inambient dance areas. The two CD's seem
to fall apart in two distinctstyles. One is more the up-
tempo rhythmic one and the other has tracks thatare
more... organic. These flow around simple sound sources,
but are, forme at least, more deep and mysterious. The
dancy CD was less interesting,even though I hasten to
admit well entertaining. Both these CD's do notcontain a
new insight on either ambient or dance music - they seem
tooperate where a lot of the ambienists left the
development a few yearsbefore the next hype came in.
Oh well - entertainment is o.k. (FdW)Address:
98
ORIGAMI ARTIKA - FAQUL (CD by Ohm Light)To speak
about the work of Origami is not easy for me: everytime I
think Ihave a clue what they are about, I think I miss out
something. I guess theyare a collective of artists
(musicians, painters, poets etc.) who workinternationally
on a wide variety of art projects (if indeed they
createart..., or their intention is art: I do not know).
Anyhow, I got send thisCD by one of the core members,
who is responsible to putting together thisCD. It's a re-
vitalized documentation of a tour held in 1994
(throughSlovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Czech Republic and
Germany). The music producedhere (as I believe the
Origami's make a wide variety of music) is bestdescribed
as 'mood' music. Dark sampled sounds and ditto dark
synths.Underneath there are electro-acoustic sounds but
well-transformed (as in'beyond recognition'). Were the
female voice drops in, it tends to be a bittoo kitschy for
me. But in general it is nicely put together, dark
andgloomy and well-documented. (FdW) 162
CATZENJAMMER (4xCDR compilation by Tib Prod)There is
no doubt about it: the world of CDR releases is a
confusing one. Every week new bands, new labels, side-
projects: if I wasn't this close to the fire, I am sure it
would all be Chinese for me too. But the good thing is
'Catzenjammer' a 4CDR set by Tibprod (sometimes
spelled as 'Cat-zen-jammer', 'Catz-en-jammer' and
'Catzen-jammer'), which is probably the most complete
guide to bands that release CDRs, not just on Tibprod,
but also all these other labels that flood the headquarters
here. Four times seventy minutes per CD, makes a total
of sixty-nine tracks. Phew. It contains a few people who
have released real CDs, such as Lasse Marhaug, Kobi,
Aidan Baker, Jan van den Dobbelsteen, Shifts and Tore
Honore Boe. They are probably the heroes here.
Otherwise it contains some of the most active players in
this underground, names you see a lot, like Chefkirk,
Guignol Dangereux, Sound OO, Taming Power, Tzesne,
Sindre Bjerga, and it (re-) introduces us to Your Name
Here, Subinterior, The Suncd Project, Makinoize, Skylined
and Monotonos. The music ranges from the softest
ambient, via musique concrete collage to harsh noise, all
thrown together, but that is the biggest charm here: it's
not the individual quality that matters, but the overall
impression. A nearly complete guide to this year's
underground... (FdW)Address: http://www.tibprod.com
496
galaktika
Here at Silber, mothers have always had a special place in our
heart. So weÕre happy to finally get a compilation together to pay a
little bit of the tribute mothers are so dearly due. Everyone has a
different style of song to show their love from heavy metal (Wrong
Brothers) to post-rock (Glissade, Electric Bird Noise) to noise
(Moral Crayfish) to simply acoustic guitar (Remora). While most
went the instrumental route, the songs with vocals by Plumerai &
Miss Massive Snowflake show the tongue-in-cheek comedy that we
all use to tell our moms we love them. So maybe you should stop
reading this & call your mom & tell her you appreciate her.Date:
2007-04-30
http://www.archive.org/details/silber060-silber-hearts-mom
http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/33about.html
The theme is Òrock & rollÓ dads; though I guess it is a little
bit of a stretch to call most of the music covered rock &
roll.Ê The inspiration for it has come from a lot of things.Ê
IÕve been reading a few interview books like Songwriters
on Songwriting & Studs TerkelÕs Working & wanted to try
something where I dive in a little deeper into a subject
when doing interviews.Ê Several of my friends lately
seem to be making the commitment either to have kids or
have a surgery to make the commitment to not have kids
(which would be another issue altogether).Ê & of course
thereÕs my personal interest/fear of children of my own
since I am starting to turn into one of the ÒadultsÓ instead
of one of the ÒkidsÓ in pretty much any setting I find
myself in.Ê Now after all the hours of work on the
interviews, IÕm still not sure I understand what I personally
should do any better.Ê But I think when Rune Flaten kinda
explains everything with, ÒIt is not like you are necessarily
made a better person if you have children.Ê Everyone
doesnÕt have to become a parent, it is very okay not
to.ÓÊ Anyway, I hope you dig this issue. IÕm thinking
about making a print version available for people to give
as gifts to expectant fathers.Ê Thanks for all your time &
support as always.
Hrt Brian John Mitchell
When I first met Rune, it struck me that he didnÕt quite fit
the Origami Republika mold.Ê Respectible, responsible,
well groomed, holds a steady jobÉ but then I saw a live
performance where his instrument was a microphone in a
wooden box & he controlled feedback by opening &
closing the lid.Ê So there you goÉ.
QRD Ð How old were you when you first realized you
wanted to be a professional musician?
Rune Ð It was an accident.Ê I just had some time on my
hands & a band to go on tour with.Ê But when I had
experienced playing live for an audience, there was no
way back.
QRD Ð What are a few highlights of your musical career?
Rune Ð Oh.Ê Mostly that would involve playing with other
bands or people, like the Naro Giraffe Group at Riddu
Riddu festival.Ê Or with Tanya Tagaq, or the amazing Jen
Paches.Ê Yes.Ê & Lee Pui Ming.Ê Interaction with unknown
(or known) people is good.Ê Ah! & thereÕs the infamous
Òrar musikk festivalÓ in the woods here in Norway.Ê We
were for some mysterious reason scheduled as Òorigami
fururamaÓ some years ago, & played the part.Ê Ha!Ê
Vancouver Breakfast TV after a long night of anything but
sleep.Ê Trust me, kids; it is great to play in a band.
QRD Ð At what age did you decide you wanted to become
a father?
Rune Ð Once again, I didnÕt as much decide that I wanted
to become a father.Ê It was more like deciding not-to-not
want kids.Ê All my kids are happy & wonderful accidents.
QRD Ð What are some positive & negative impacts your
family has had on your career?
Rune Ð The obvious positive thing is that having a family
alters your views on most things in life.Ê You have to put
your own needs in the back seat, & try to see the bigger
picture of whatÕs important for everyone.Ê I think that
has affected my view on how to make music as well.Ê
Another thing, with small kids there is not much time left
for doing other extra-familiar activities, like playing
music.Ê So the time available for playing music is very
valuable.
QRD Ð What are some positive & negative impacts your
career has had on your family?
Rune Ð Well, they are not very happy when I leave them
to go out drinking & playing.Ê &Ê itÕs not like they are
great fans of my music either.Ê But the kids love to play
around with my instruments & stuff.
QRD Ð Have your children effected the music you make
&/or listen to?
Rune Ð I think it has affected my music, but it is difficult to
tell in what direction.Ê I certainly know & have recorded
more lullabies since I started singing them regularly at
home.Ê & I cannot listen to all the wonderful noise I like
whenever I like.Ê So the music I listen to has changed a
lot.Ê But that is also for the good, as I have explored
other directions, learning about folk music from around
the globe.
QRD Ð Have you had problems with the lack of steady
money from a musical career providing the security you
feel necessary in your household?
Rune Ð IÕve never had much money.Ê Not a problem.Ê
Keep your expenses low.
QRD Ð Given the limitations having a family has on being a
touring musician, would you have toured more earlier in
life if youÕd known?
Rune Ð Certainly.Ê But the time is approaching when
touring is easier again, as the kids get older & more
independent.Ê It is a period of five to ten years, when
touring is difficult.Ê After that it gets easier.
QRD Ð Do you think being a father or a musician has a
greater impact on your community?
Rune Ð What is my community? I think I live several lives,
in different communities.Ê & in some my role as a father
has greater impact than in others, where people know me
as a musician.
QRD Ð Would you rather see your child eventually become
a musician or parent?
Rune Ð Both, preferably.Ê But I donÕt think people/my kids
have to have children of their own.Ê It is not like you are
necessarily made a better person if you have children.Ê
Everyone doesnÕt have to become a parent, it is very
okay not to.
QRD Ð Both family & music seem like things that will take
up as much of your time as youÕre willing to put in.Ê How
do you end up dividing your time?
Rune Ð Family is more important than music.ÉÊ Whatever
spare time is available goes to the music.Ê But then
again, the spare time available increases when the kids
get older.
QRD Ð What do your children think of your music?
Rune Ð They think it is strange, but some of it they like.Ê I
mostly sing traditional folk tunes, & the kids know most of
them as I sing these around the house most days.
QRD Ð Do you think you could ever do a musical project
with your children?
Rune Ð Naturally!Ê I have recordings of them, & as they
are getting older, I want to do things together with
them.Ê Hell, IÕve got three boys.Ê ThatÕs drums, bass, &
guitar right there.
QRD Ð Any words of advice to young people?
Rune Ð No.Ê Go figure it out yourselves.Ê ItÕs not like
youÕd listen to me, anyways.