LBP NEWS: MARHAUG & JOHANSSON CD // ORQUERE CD

[Dan J]

 

LBP009 ORQUERE Foundations  cd
With an explorative approach Orquere organizes concrete
sounds into experimentalstructures of cold and dry sonic
landscapes where sounds appear as objects.Stripped
down to their bare essence. No effects. No electronic noise.
Just raw analogue manipulations with magnetic tape which
carves out a sound that has its roots in both industrial, field
recording and sound art.
Orquere is Viktor Ottosson, sound artist active in Gothenburg, Sweden.
V O was one of the key figures of the now defunct Utmarken collective
and he's currently in projects as Ättestupa, Blodvite and Krökta Rum.
Also owner the excellent cassette and vinyl label Järtecknet.

http://youtu.be/XgdPk4KMUY4

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LBP008 LASSE MARHAUG & DAN JOHANSSON
Distort Orgasm cd
Sometimes there is this sensation: "I knew this was going to happen."
It clicked right away when Dan mentioned they had initiated a
collaboration with Lasse. I have a deep respect and decent knowledge
of their past works, but I could not imagine what to expect (besides
it being a first class job). Lasse is a chameleon-like collaborator
and Dan has been firmly straying from the scorched domains of harsh
noise. After a long and anxious wait, playing "Distort Orgasm" reveals
a work where both artists' contributions are sensible without being
just trivially lumped together. Subtle yet recognizable components are
carefully blended, both dudes left their fingerprints all over the
place but the ensemble is too cohesive to be disassembled. There's
Sewer Electionian decayed noir looming over the plains of the
bulldozed ruins left behind by the Michelin Man of noise. In a way, it
could be regarded as a downright back-to-basics album, but that would
be daft oversimplification. Anyhow, one thing is clear: "Distort
Orgasm" sits at the harsher end of either man's oeuvre. Or in fact, of
anyone's. Rich and deep harsh noise by the two masters, what more to
ask?
- T.KERÄNEN

http://youtu.be/sdQeQma6Rkg

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LBP007 ONE DARK EYE - Manic Depression cd
Experimental tape recordings by Rodger Stella from the early to mid nineties.
Psychedelic analog noise and drone consisting of tape manipulation, obscure
electronics, shortwave, field recordings and acoustic delay. Edited by Dan Johansson.

http://youtu.be/irxhLgWXnN8

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LBP006 INCAPACITANTS - Zashikiwarashi Effect cd
It is just not possible to hate Incapacitants. Some may be indifferent
but it is incomprehensible they would bring up dislike as most artists
do. Their sole raison d'être is noise - pure, loud, rich, and deep
noise. The world around us has changed drastically over the three
decades Incapacitants have been with us. If you follow their tracks,
it is apparent the essence of the band has not changed much, if at
all. However, there are slight refinements, tiny variations of theme,
and tweaked approaches, whatever might serve the noise. It is hard to
pinpoint objective factors that would explain why one record from
their discography makes a stronger impact than another. Thus it is not
surprising that their latest opus "Zashikiwarashi Effect" (Ljud & Bild
Produktion, 2012) feels immediately familiar even though there is
something lurking in the shadows. Convulselectronics spark and
crackle, a welcoming envelope of buzz and sizzle embraces right from
the onset. But isn't there an aura of a senior citizen, that genuine
and unfakeable authority? Purely from a theoretical point
"Zashikiwarashi Effect" appears just as good as any other
Incapacitants release. What's important is that we have a new,
scorching work in our hands that expands the notion of noise.

http://youtu.be/eNGvZRuAdMA

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LBP005 ARV & MILJÖ Orientering i Denna Värld cd
Debut album from Arv & Miljö, one of the few remaining acts now when the dust
has settled from the closing of Utmarken. Orientering i Denna Värld reconnects
with Matthias Andersson's previous cassettes on Posh Isolation and Järtecknet
with a minimalistic approach, no-hope-bleakness and short tracks, although this
time around he presents a album with a more refined and focused composition
and more attention to details. Orientering i Denna Värld is stripped down to its
bare minimum, barren textured noise, raw field recordings and loops that molds
in to a highly personalised expression of cassette primitivism/barbarism in its most
true form.

http://youtu.be/zSh9MJKT2-U

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LBP003 LETTERA 22   Lack Of Attention cd
46 minutes unique blend of failed electronics, crude tape manipulations, field recordings
and feedback from Italy's finest, Matteo Castro & Riccardo Mazza. Closing the album is
a 15 minute feedback piece. Airy, delicate and just stunning. Sounds like a drone piece
someone dug out from the 60's. Essential.

http://youtu.be/_atKCGEoVmU

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LBP002  KERÄNEN  Moon Over Torrelorca cd
Cold and glacial drone recorded at the prestigious EMS in Stockholm. 58 minutes of
northern iciness. Moon Over Torrelorca, the second album from Keränen, serves as
a great follow up to his amazing debut album Bats In Attic that Lasse Marhaug's Pica
Disk released last year. In contrast to the high energy multi-layered noise- bomb the
debut offered, Moon Over Torrelorca instead showcases a carefully composed drone
piece from this highly skilled sound artist. It's cold up north.

http://youtu.be/gEf4asPUadM

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