Interglacial by Kuggur

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The Story - Interglacial (Album)
We live in interglacial times. Interglacial times are unstable times of great change.
Change is the only constant in nature, without it, things stagnate and freeze. After a great freeze comes a thaw, but when things heat up too much, we seek colder climates.
The great change is upon us, like a glacier it has been advancing slowly towards us, but now it's calving in front of us, it comes crashing down upon us, sending shockwaves not just through the muddy glacial waters of the music industry, but through every corner of human intuition and artistic creation. We're heading to an AI glacier maximum, where the machine will replace the human mind. But the machine is dead, the machine is cold, the machine is frozen. If we are to survive as artists and as humans, we'll need to learn to live side by side with the machine, carving out warm, creative valleys between the machine's frozen outletglaciers.
This is the first time I've had to state this, but it won't be the last; no AI was used in the creation of this album. Every note was placed where it is by the human hand, guided by the human ear, dictated by the human mind. Enhancing the humanness of the album is a Swedish legend, Anders Ericsson, known from Lustans Lakejer and a former member of Ubangi. Anders now operates under the moniker Svart Tulpan, and as far as I know, he's not AI, but I've never met him, so I can't say for sure. 
Anders did an amazing job, bringing warmth and emotional depth to three of the songs; There's no reason to be afraid, Doesn't mean you can't dance, and the title track. 
As usual, my human friend and longtime collaborator, Henry Barboza from Henryaudiouk.com mixed and mastered the album, and as per usual, he did an outstanding job. 
Interglacial wasn't supposed to be a concept album. I just wanted to make dark dance music for the depressed. But it took this turn nonetheless because we live in interglacial times, and interglacial times are times of great change. Change. There it is. Don't focus on the frozen wastes. Change is the keyword here. The glacier wax and wane, the depressed learn how to dance. Everything changes. This is just a phase we're passing through.
This text was supposedly not written by AI      Guðmundur Óli Pálmason / Kuggur 

Svart Tulpan was formed in Bagarmossen, Stockholm 2023, and delivers catchy, neo classic pop in Swedish. With their energetic and organic sound – someone called it “indie yacht rock” – they combine strong melodic hooks with melancholic lyrics. The front person and singer is Anders Ericsson (guitarist/member of Swedish synth/new wave pioneers Lustans Lakejer; previously also iconic pop group Ubangi, feat. Orup/Cia Berg; Ratata etc.). His vulnerable yet forceful voice has been compared with Swedish pop royalty such as ”…a young Thåström” as well as with Markus Krunegård and Jacob Hellman.
Svart Tulpan´s debut single”Nu när vi ändå talar om döden” was chosen one of 2024´s best songs by Zero Music Magazine and has rotated on the Music Magazine GAFFAs Alternative/Indie-lista since its release in August 2024. Fans include several Swedish pop legends: Mauro Scocco, as well as Peo Thyrén of Noice, have both contributed with remixes and cheering. Among Svart Tulpan´s fans are also Pelle Lidell (former A&R; Universal Music, jury member of Swedish Idol, etc.) and Isse Samie (A&R legend who signed Håkan Hellström, Teddybears and Hurula).
Pelle Lidell about Svart Tulpan: “May try, but extremely few will nail it. You have nailed it! As far as I know, there is no other pop music in Swedish like Svart Tulpan.”
Zero Music Magazine,  ”…one of this year´s most exciting new artists on the Swedish music scene.”

Although Kuggur is a new musical entity, its sole member Guðmundur Óli Pálmason is no newcomer to music, being currently active in Icelandic post-doom/black metal band Katla as well as having been a founding member and drummer for twenty years in Sólstafir
Kuggur's music is of a new ilk though,Guðmundur uses Kuggur to explore previously unvisited musical landscapes without any pre-set limitations.

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