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SVERIGE LP COMPILATION (RTB#70)
The final RTB release focuses entirely on new electronic sounds from the Swedish underground. Initiated in 2011 and curated with a strict hand, the intention with Sverige was to showcase what's currently going on here and at the same time avoiding safe names and too established acts. All focus set on the new breed. From Malmö, we have Arkhe and Amph. From Göteborg, there is Feberdröm, Arv & Miljö, Implicit Ruin and Blodvite. Stockholm is represented with Händer Som Vårdar and Landvarelser. The result is a 40-minute compilation with a huge variety, from the subtle death rumblings from Arkhe via the beautiful dronebliss of Amph, to the industrial and loop-infected destruction from Blodvite closing everything off. A great glimpse of the current stirrings up in the cold north. Black vinyl, one-time pressing of 275 copies. Mastered by Viktor Ottosson. Comes with a 12-page A5 booklet.
More info about everything: http://www.releasethebats.com
Still a few copies left of the Girlseeker LP and Händer Som Vårdar/Megan 7".
Trepaneringsritualen is now sold out from RTB but should still be easy to find at various distributors.
Proud to be part of the SVERIGE lp. It is a great collection of cuts indeed, showcasing the NEW Swedish elite - perhaps similar in spirit, but disparate in approach and attitude. Beautiful release as well, especially the booklet.
RIP!
Malignant will get these?
I heard about this compilation a while back with some anticipation. I didn't know it would be the last cry from RTB. I'm sad to hear that.
I'll see if there's a way I can bring some copies over for the UK people.
One of my fav labels from the last years, HAIL
SVERIGE LP COMPILATION coming our way for the distro btw!
Still waiting for responses from many distributors, will post list later on.
LP samples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8_t-eYdQCU
Note: Due to a late discovered mysterious technical error, the Timeless Reality 7" is currently not available. If you have ordered this 7", you will receive an e-mail with further information shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience, news regarding this matter will be posted as soon as possible.
LPs available now or shortly from:
Järtecknet (Swe)
Millstone (Swe)
Börft (Swe)
Fylkingen Record Shop (Swe)
Dödsdans (Swe)
Lust Vessel (Japan)
Posh Isolation (Den)
Insula (Den)
Freak Animal (Fin)
Avant! (Italy)
Backwards (Italy)
Holidays (Italy)
Nil By Mouth (Italy)
Autarkeia (Lit)
Terror (Lit)
Malignant (US)
White Centipede (US)
Black Horizon (US)
Second Layer (UK)
Turgid Animal (UK)
Cipher (Aus)
A few copies here!
Video + photos from the semiofficial releaseparty which took place a few nights ago:
http://nattmaran.tumblr.com/
Updated list of distributors.
Who is Holydays?
Boy, you're not overwhelmed with compilations on vinyl nowadays, so I applaud this brace decision! Also, I haven't really paid attention to many younger swedes so this could maybe be a good introduction. So - how is the music then and does it match up with the more known names of yesterday and today? It's hard for me to not see this comp in the light of earlier swedish ones like Esthetics of Cruelty and Höga Nord for example but i'll try to be as objective as possible. Arkhe actually reminds me a LOT of the IZL "Klirrfaktor" LP with its chilling feedback and deep, low background. But while said LP has 45 minutes to evolve I feel this track fails a bit due short length, but I absolutely think this has potential. There's a definite edge to this which I enjoy. Feberdröm - makes me think of ConSono (!) with their out of tune pianomelodies, there's some interesting structurework here but doesn't come out too well in the end, too many sounds at the same time, would have worked better with a more minimal structure but maybe the track length limits made them over-ambitious. Händer Som Vårdar then. Looped tape noise evolving like this always has a good effect on me, working of course in a long tradition of earlier composers but these both near and distant sounds of wind, malfunctioning machinery, and start/stops makes a good track. This one on the contrary, benefits concerning the track length, I can really see this working perfectly on a 7". Arv & Miljö - pretty high volume synth (?) background loop, with arrival of other more lo-fi loops of high end feedback and radiosamples (?) . Would work better without the synth background which takes over a bit too much of the overall sound picture, it gets "heavy" in a way that seems unnecessary to me. Flipping the vinyl - Amph first. OK, this is classy stuff, these guys knows their Deutsch Nepal-albums from top to bottom. Perhaps a bit too much of the radiostörung-signals but overall an impressive wall of sound, never noisy but not really ambient either. Landvarelser – sorry, this reeks. The sounds themselves are totally bland to me and the lack of any red thread besides one feedbackloop getting back in sometimes just makes me stare at the wall. Too many sounds at once that don't really fit together either. Avoid this! Only plus is their picture in the booklet which reminds me of some of John Anderssons comic works. Implicit Ruin – bodes well with it's rhythm section and while I like the sounds (some on the border of more academic works) and atmosphere it doesn't really get anywhere. Last one then - Blodvite – not too far away from some of Sewer Election's more recent works with feedback, scrap metal and tapemanipulations, but maybe with a darker overall edge and more use of a wider spectrum of sounds, especially in the last part of the track. One things that strikes me with a lot of the newer swedes is the lack of structure, pulse or rhythm, call it what you will, but there's most often a more chaotic and/or unwant for distinct rhythm sections/base, if it's not loopbased of course where rhythm is unavoidable. I can't say if it's a "reaction" to earlier swedish industrial music or just a general "trend" - not necessarily a negative one, it's just something i've thought of as a distinct difference. But, maybe this is not something I've experienced in full regarding this album, more a general thought here. In short – while I may not overtly enjoy most groups contained herein on their own, I find myself listening to the LP quite a lot and that's a good sign! I will definitely delve deeper regarding a few.
Nice, thanks alot Love!
The FEBERDROM track would have been excellent without the melody. It doesn't work. ARKHE = The Sound of Svenskt Murr. The AMPH track is very good but sounds more like a first track on an entire album. A kind of intro before everything kicks off. Is he/she/them/it from Malmo? I'm interested in this project. This is a respectable final release for RTB. Shame it had to end but at least it ended on a good note.
Now back to IRIKARAH!
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on June 18, 2012, 12:30:07 AM
Arkhe actually reminds me a LOT of the IZL "Klirrfaktor" LP with its chilling feedback and deep, low background. But while said LP has 45 minutes to evolve I feel this track fails a bit due short length, but I absolutely think this has potential. There's a definite edge to this which I enjoy.
Thanks. I take that as somewhat of a compliment, the comparison to IZL. Perhaps not as much a direct inspiration soundwise, but more the approach towards a more minimal compositional form that I'm moving towards - a movement in which PROIEKT HAT/IZL of course has been beneficial. The track could definitely have evolved as it only moves through one section more or less, but that was part of the point.
Thanks for constructive critisism.
Yes, the Feberdröm track was indeed suffering from the length. This was indeed the first time I ever tried to compose a track under eight minutes, normally around that time recordings varied between 15 to 30 minutes and it proved harder than I thought to compromise the way I work. I felt it important to keep my basic methodology, otherwise it would have felt like another project altogether. But, I'm quite pleased anyway. I haven't really heard the final version though, since my stereo is dead. In a longer format the same sounds would have been used but stretched out, obviously. I think I am quite fond of it anyway. Now I suddenly felt an interest in re-recording a much longer version of it just to see what comes out of it.
Less than 40 copies left here.
Two reviews (swedish language only):
http://www.soundofmusic.nu/recension/sverige
http://nmfhu.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/manniskohav-har-jag-piskat-till-blod-och-deras-oroliga-brus-har-jag-tystat-for-evigt-dagens-outfit/
TR 7" ready shortly.
After several delays and technical errors, we have been forced to cancel the Timeless Reality 7". Hopefully this will be released on another label in the future, material is killer!
Last 10 copies of the Sverige LP now...
Someone uploaded the HSV track here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3zlJbmhq8s