Report: new boreal sounds from Havdis...

As the game for resource domination continues into the 21st century the global powers turn and lift each and every stone in their quest to satisfy the needs of their hungry markets, like Passerines feeding their young in the summer nest. Living and working on the northern fringes of Scandinavia means that our Norwegian friend Havdis is close to the events now unfolding in the Arctic. Powerful players seek to claim and extract precious materials from the seabed and meanwhile the ice cap keeps on melting. Arcticmantra is a haunting soundscape from the frozen vistas of the north and a poignant reminder of a world that may well disappear in a near future.

Arcticmantra (let us keep the ice) by havdis

A dark embrace

With last weekend's equinox firmly behind us we can now look forward to six months of darkness, wet and cold here in Scandinavia. Already the nights have turned pitch black and soon the afternoons will begin to follow suit. We'll have a new batch of releases out in a few weeks, doing what we can to combat the darkness.

New track "And I Touched The Sky" by Solar Ocean

Available on the artist's soundcloud page since a few days ago is this wonderful new piece by Solar Ocean. An assembly of old basic tracks and inspired by a recent trip to Mount Elbruz (Caucasus, 5 642m) by some of his friends. Dreamy floating ambience with a rugged lava foundation. And I touched the Sky by Solar Ocean

Enter September

Arriving just in time for the mental gap which bridges summer and autumn, our meteorologists have indeed announced the spread of autumn inside our realm. Many of us already look back at the long summer nights, now lost beyond the clouds which hang over wilting flowers, puddles of mud and dark water. Meanwhile, work continues at gterma headquarters and we look forward to announcing some new projects shortly.

Report: "Suns" out now on Phonospheric

Well known collaborators Mystified and Seetyca have joined forces again and their most recent work "Suns" has just been released on the small British label Phonospheric. Vivid drone works perfect for late night listening. Copies appear to be low in number so don't snooze for too long if you are interested. Available on CDr via the label website. Mystified & Seetyca - Suns - Phase 1 by Phonospheric

When it rains it pours...

It seems the only holidaymakers who can claim to be really pleased with this year's summer are the snails. In a not exactly atypical fashion, most of the Scandinavian (and I'm sure elsewhere...) summer disappeared in a fuming, chilly cloud of moist. What better then, than to escape into the foglands with some deep mesmerizing soundscapes? We do have a few brand new suggestions for you, of course...

[gterma003] : Parsick & Reuter - Lament (out now)

Stephen Parsick and Markus Reuter have once again met up to brew their own kind of dronescapes. The path leads into sonic hinterlands where processed guitar fuses with experiments of a decidedly electronic nature. Complex structures are erected from out of a mysterious tonal language, and the journey meanders between cold and harrowing audioscapes into the blooming fields of the outer reaches of the psychosphere. Comes in a jewelcase with a 8-page booklet.

[gterma005] : V/A  - Gyalpo (out now)
 
Dedicated to the great protectors of our realm comes this tributary to the Four Heavenly Kings of Caturmaharajika. Four artists (A.P, Earth Vibration, Mathias Grassow and Indo) each provide an interpretation of one of the four guardian kings and their continuous efforts to ward off all evil that threatens our world. Expect longform ambient with a mysterious twist. The album comes in a jewelcase with a 16 page booklet.

[gterma017] : Seetyca - The Luminous Deep (out now)

When the final faint rays of light shine upon motionless limbs, colours begin to fade as the pelagic darkness bides a welcome with its cold and soft embrace. The descent continues, unevenly adrift on an unknown current. The boundaries of time and space no longer apply. Finally at rest on the distant seabed new life is destined to spring from this empty shell anew. Comes in a jewelcase with 16-page booklet.