Decision time

Well here we are, Oscillator is dragging on and on, and I know you’re getting tired of only reading about nothing but delays. So after some thinking I went and made a decision. *who-hoo*

Instead of waiting a few more months to get the remaining tracks done I am now stopping all new material so I can have Oscillator avaliable to all of you before Christmas. This means there’s only some minor re-touches and final mastering left to do. This also means that the album will be shorter (some 35 minutes), but all the tracks not making it here will come on later releases. And yes, that is an image of the tracklist as it will look on the cover.

So keep your eyes and ears open, this will happen before you know it. And best of all – I’m releasing it under the Creative Commons – i.e. a free download. What do you think about that?

Peace::Interzone

 

18 Dec - UPDATE!

As I type this the final versions of the tracks on Oscillator is being uploaded to RecordUnion for distro to iTunes, Spotify and so. When they are out, I will – as promised – release it as a free download in the Interzone web shop.

It has been a year in the making, and it feels great to have it done!

A few words about the album and the tracks. First off – this is a release I’ve wanted to do for many years. Most of it its a pure tribute to the synth-, symphony- and progbands I grew up with. Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, ELP and Eno are but a few examples. I really hope that those of you who also were fans of this music will hear and feel the homage that is in here. And for you who didn’t – I still hope this might put you on the path of exploring my old heroes.

Finally – Romana is a Time Lord from Gallifrey. Halamshiral is the capital of the Dalish Elves, in the south of Orleas. Andrin is both a beautiful person and a spirit of the forest. Tau Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus very similar to our Sun.

So there we are. Just in time for Christmas we will see Oscillator released. Happy holidays to you all!

Peace::Interzone

Early Xmas Gift

Well, it sure seems I was a bit optimistic in thinking that Oscillator would be done this fall. As it looks now, it’s more likely that I will have it done in early 2012. So far I’d say that two-thirds of it is completely done. I have gotten quite a few email about the delay, and without getting too specific and technical I can say that what takes so long is me re-creating the analogue -70:s sound throughout.

But in the meantime I would like to give you all an early Xmas gift in the form of a free compilation album; Incarnations II. It has tracks from n3Xt and onwards, plus a never released bonus track. And just as with the first Incarnations release, the cover art is done exclusively by the wonderful German art designer Klangwelt. Great stuff and a great blog, check her out.

So from all of me to all of you, I say merry listening!  As usual it’s available over here as a free download. I hope you will enjoy it.

Peace::Interzone

The first Reich

This is a track I made about half a year ago, before I started the work on Oscillator. Yes, this piece is not only very inspired by Steve Reich, it actually contains the entire piece Clapping Music, written by him.
Plus some …augmentation by me.

I’m not trying to break new ground here, this is a straight up homage to one of the best contemporary composers we have.

I hope you like it.

 
Peace::Interzone

Teasing Sample

As I have stated before, the work on my n3xt release, Oscillator, is underway. And I thought it would be fun/nice/cool to give you all a small preview of what I’ve been tinkering on. Because there are two things that set this release quite a bit apart from the others. First the fact that it’s mostly – maybe 80% – recorded using analogue technique. Pure or emulated, but analogue. Second thing that alters the impact of the tracks is that most of them now are focusing on more melodies and harmonies.

So I am very curious as to how you all will react to this …change in Interzone music. For me, this is/was a necessary thing to do, and I have no clue if it’s a permanent change.

And here we have it, nothing big or fancy, just a half minute short excerpt from one of the tracks on Oscillator. I really hope you will love it.

 

Peace::Interzone

Residual Tears is is here

Elpamusic, the wonderful distributors of really great and free music has been kind enough to offer me to contribute to their 67:th release.

So I had two small previous releases, Residue and Two Tears, but only the latter was a free download. And since they are pretty similar musically, both with a mood of melancholy and thoughtfulness, I thought why not make Residue free and combine them into one album.

And here we have it: Residual Tears, an appropriate name – parts of it was written during the separation with my wife and other parts during the emotional aftermath. A very personal release.

So where can you download it? Right here!  

Here is the tracklisting:
1. Remembrance (4:50)
2. Steps Away (4:02)
3. Divinity (3:54)
4. Two Tears (3:02)
5. Reminiscence (2:38)

I really hope you will enjoy this release, and also remember that after night follows day.

Peace::Interzone

 

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