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SVK "SVK" CD-R
Pug-Nose Records (2011) - PNR0005

Kr 75  -  € 7.29

Featuring: Håkon Nybø, Kristian Mäkinen, Claus Sohn Andersen

Description: Since the fall of 2010, the Big Friendly Giant (SVK) has roamed restlessly through cinematic soundscapes; from soothing drones to soaring heights. SVK consists of three musicians that studied Music Technology together at the prestigious Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). “We utilize bass, guitar, drums, a couple of thingamajigs and a watchumacallit to create an expression that’s both progressive and grounded,” explains guitarist and singer Claus Sohn Andersen. “I’d say we hint at both 70’s rock and modern noise-music.”

Håkon Nybø (bass), Kristian Mäkinen (drums) and Claus Sohn Andersen (guitars and vocals) recorded their self-titled debut in various studios at the university and the album consists of almost an hour of pure post-rock bliss. “We’ve played several shows in the Trondheim-area, and appeared at this year’s installment of the festival “Støy På Landet” (Noise in the Countryside). After actively playing together for more than a year we felt it was time to release our debut album,” Sohn Andersen elaborates. “The album is filled with various elements that further support the brilliant build-ups of timbre, dynamics and texture. We’re quite pleased with the outcome.”

The music itself blends characteristics from ambient, jazz, electronica, and experimental music with SVK’s own characteristics and touch. “Our music is best enjoyed with ears open and eyes closed,” says Sohn Andersen.

  
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Tore Stavlund "Gitararbeider, mars 2011" CD-R
SLMC (2011) - SLMC009

Kr 30  -  € 2.92

Featuring: Tore Stavlund, Hans Christian Almendingen

Description: "Gitararbeider, mars 2011" is the first of in a series of CD-Rs representing the solo guitar work of Tore Stavlund (LAND, IDIOM). The material is based on two sessions from March 2011 recorded in the IDIOM studio onto a Zoom portable recorder. The sound is ambient and hauntological yet material in its matter-of-fact aesthetic.

The tracks are slightly inspired by the "Solaris" soundtrack by Edvard Artemiev and the ambient dronescapes of Thomas Köner. "Uten tittel (Duo)" and "Uten tittel (Duo#2)" includes the percussion works of HC Almendingen (IDIOM, Plantrain, Dodeskaden).

 
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Lars Lervik "She A Ghost" CD-R
SLMC (2011) - SLMC011

Kr 30  -  € 2.92

Description: "She A Ghost" is an EP by Lars Lervik. The music is repetitive and melodic with a touch of melancholy, a lot of dark ambience and pure rhythmic minimalism. The sound textures are based on improvisations with electronics, guitars and programming.

Lars Lervik is based in Oslo. This is his second solo EP.

 
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Various Artists "Personal Best #1 : Noise, Music And Beyond" Fanzine
Marhaug Forlag (2011) - PB1

Kr 100  -  € 9.73

Featuring: GOLD SOUNDZ: Sindre Bjerga on the pros and cons of running a lo-fi label for a long time. BRUCE RUSSELL: Kiwi guitarist on beer, not listening and natural disasters. KERÄNEN: Finland's Tommi Këranen about the connection between Moomins, drones and LSD. CHULKI HONG: Stories from the Korean experimental music scene. C. SPENCER YEH: Yeh puts his violin down to express his love for Dawn of the Dead. UMPIO: Handyman Pennti Dassum explains how to build sturdy noise gear. SETE STAR SEPT: Ryosuke Kiyasu chats about how to start a grindcore band in Japan. OREN AMBARCHI: Aussie guitarist on how he got into AC/DC. SISSY SPACEK: First ever interview with John Wiese of the notorious LA noisecore unit. ZWEIZZ: Black metal singer and toilet artist spills it all. ARCN TEMPL: Vivian Wang on Singapore politics, singing at weddings and and a gory theme park. DANIEL MENCHE: Outdoors enthusiast on running, hiking and cute little dogs. VERY FRIENDLY: Ronnie Sundin about the urge to draw industrial music comics.

Description: Marhaug Forlag's fanzine. 90 pages of in-depth interviews and dazzling visuals. First issue published December 2011.

 
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Sudden Infant "Noise In My Head : The Actionistic Music And Art Of Joke Lanz" Book
Marhaug Forlag (2011) - ISBN 978-82-998765-0-6

Kr 300  -  € 29.18

Description: Joke Lanz was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1965. In 1989, he created the noise/music/performance art/installation project SUDDEN INFANT in connection with the Schimpfluch-Gruppe art collective. For more than 20 years, Lanz has been one of the most prolific and profound artists working in the border zones between performance/body art and improvisation/noise. NOISE IN MY HEAD documents Lanz's myriad activities and features.

The book features photos from installations, performances and actions, visual work including drawings and paintings, poetry and manifestos, a visual discography, reproductions of concert posters and flyers, new essays by Drew Daniel, Rudolf Eb.er, Leif Elggren, Steve Underwood, Mark Wharton and Daniel Menche, and an in-depth interview with Joke Lanz/Sudden Infant.

NOISE IN MY HEAD is a portrait of a remarkable artist, but also offers insight into the noise music underground Lanz has been working within for over two decades.

Hardcover. 160 pages (16 in colour). Edition of 300 copies.

  
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Maranata "Pig Magic" 7" + CD
Pica Disk (2011) - pica029

Kr 150  -  € 14.59

Featuring: Jon Wesseltoft, Dag Stiberg, Lasse Marhaug, Maja S.K. Ratkje

Description: Maranata is the free noise duo of Dag Stiberg (Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O, My Midnight Creeps, Now We’ve Got Members) and Jon Wesseltoft (Tongues Of Mount Meru, Cock Of Corpse, Dogun).

The 7" contains two studio tracks recorded in 2011 with Lasse Marhaug guesting on electronics. The CD includes two studio tracks from 2009 plus a 2011 live recording featuring Maja S.K. Ratkje on vocals and electronics. Stunning artwork by Mr. Marhaug. Limited to only 100 copies.

  
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Lasse Marhaug and Francisco Meirino "Flupentixol / Lamotrigine" 7"
Misanthropic Agenda (2011) - MAR027

Kr 60  -  € 5.84

Description: After more than 5 years in the making, Lasse Marhaug (Jazzkamer) and Francisco Meirino (Phroq) have created an aural equivalent to a hyper manic mental break down and the flip side, a chronic depressive crash. Two tracks, each named after popular pharmaceuticals used to treat the symptoms contained within.

This medication can be taken at both 33 and 45 rpm. Mastered and Cut by Rashad Becker. Pressed in a limited edition of 500 on clear vinyl in prescription packaging.

  
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Hornorkesteret "Fjær og Jern" CD
Panot (2011) - PANOT CD 002

Kr 120  -  € 11.67

Featuring: Jonas Qvale, Jan Krey, Torbjørn Benjaminsen, Mette Torvund, Mona Undisdatter, Jens Stegger Ledaal, Thomas Oxem, Tore Honoré Bøe (Origami Boe), Erlend Lien, Sigvat Brustad, Rune Fredriksen, Johannes de Gier, Tom Løberg, Stian Rødven Eide, Thomas Dunker, Magne Rudjord and guests Johannes Bergmark, Alan Courtis and Roberto Conlazo (Reynols), Joakim Solvang and Fridtjof Nansen.

Description: Hornorkesteret is a contemporary music group who use instrument inventions such as stringed and bowed antlers, bones, ice, coffee pots, rocks, and various woods together with vocals, flutes, drums and field recordings, creating an epic music touching on subjects like polar exploration, ecology, the cyclic forces in nature, animal urges, and the Norwegian mental and physical climate. Using spoken word, free improvisation, noise, folk, blues, drones and even rock 'n' roll, they have performed in concerts, at gallery performances, in theatrical productions and on studio recordings with varying line-ups since established in 1999.

"Fjær og Jern" is a collection of some of Hornorkesteret's best tracks and a great introduction to the band. It features ambient arctic mood music, field recordings, improvisation, traditionals and even a Mari Boine cover. Most of the tracks are recorded live to two tracks with no editing, some are studio recordings. Mastered by Kai Mikalsen (Kobi, Sketch, Ka etc.). Comes in digipack with booklet.

"SnowSpirits and WindWalkers squealing through mouth and bone and throat and horn — a Lovely Haunt Cartoon!" - David Tibet (Current 93)

"(...) as if WHEN's "The Black Death" was vacationing on the Cap of the North" - Gylve Fenris Nagell (Darkthrone)

  
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Layers Of The Onion "Hal-An-Tow" CD
[OHM] Records / Apartment Records / Droning-on Records (2011) - 2.4 ohm - aparec030 - droncd15

Kr 80  -  € 7.73

Featuring: Martin Powell, Fredrik Ness Sevendal, Aaron Moore

Description: Layers of the Onion are Martin Scott Powell and Fredrik Ness Sevendal. Presented here is their debut album, a total drone and folk filled fest from start to finish, with a special guest appearance by Aaron Moore of Volcano the Bear on one track.

Powell is from Birmingham, UK, but has found himself living and recording in Oslo, Norway for a few years now. Sevendal is an Oslo native. They have both been a part of the experimental music scene for years, with a long list of releases behind them. Powell is best known for his solo project Monolab, but also plays in Kobi, Cosmic Sonic Tag Team and 10 Seconds of Forever, to name but a few. Sevendal has released a couple of albums on his own as FNS, but is also involved in Slowburn, DEL, Kobi and Children and Corpse Playing in the Streets.

  
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Nils Rostad "Ujamt" LP
Tallerk Plater (2011) - LP 00111

Kr 189  -  € 18.38

Description: Ujamt has sixteen tracks/compositions, ranging from improvisations to rock-pop-punk tunes. Limited edition of 100 copies with screen printed cover, postcard art and hand-numbered sheets. Nils Rostad is primarily a guitarist. On Ujamt he plays nearly all the instruments and is also responsible for the included postcard art.

"Rostad plays like a pig and that is meant to be a compliment. Fake jazz drumming, humming like a monk, improvising all freely around weird guitar/bass parts, and pressing down random keys on the keyboard, something attempting at a melody, such as in the fifth track on the a-side. Its all actually quite diverse, from quite loud bits of noise like material to more introspective moments. Everything has that direct in y'r face quality, no hiding from there."
- Frans De Waard, Vital Weekly

"Rostad succeeded in disguising his excellence and professionalism in a wrapper of stumbling amateurism. His real skill at the guitar is constantly playing peek-a-boo with the listener."
- Jos Smolders, who mastered the album

  
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