EPEKTASIS by Nicklas Barker
Nicklas Barker (Anekdoten, Kosmogon & My Brother The Wind) plunges into minimalistic, ambient dark waters with "Epektasis", six meditations of shimmering, minimal, electronic soundscapes, recorded over two weeks in September 2021 in Stockholm and the mountain village of Åre using two Mellotrons and an ARP Odyssey synthesizer. A palette of vintage keyboards and percussion through four looping devices, summoning celestial voices with meditative drones, in soothing infinite mysticism.
Nicklas explains the genesis of the project:
”This music is rooted in the works of post-war, experimental, minimalist and electronic music composers such as La Monte Young, Eliane Radigue, Tony Conrad and Paulina Oliveros. All of whom have had an enormous impact on me through the years.”
"Epektasis" is the second release by Tonbad Grammofon, after last year’s atmospheric Kosmogon - "Mässan". The label was founded by Nicklas Barker and Sophie Linder and is dedicated to contemporary electronic, ambient, experimental and psychedelic music.
Tracklist
| 1. | Himlarymderna | 6:41 |
| 2. | Offret | 5:37 |
| 3. | Celest Mekanik | 6:39 |
| 4. | Mörkret på berget | 5:06 |
| 5. | Klingande solar | 6:28 |
| 6. | Klara skyar | 6:01 |
Credits
Nicklas Barker: Mellotron, Arp Odyssey & percussion.
Composed and recorded in Magic City Studio, Stockholm & Åre, September 2021 by Nicklas Barker.
Mix & mastering by Hans Fredriksson, Klaxon Audio, April 2022.
Executive producer: Sophie Linder.
Cover art by Daniel Fridlund Brandt
ⓟ & © 2022 Tonbad Grammofon.
License
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Swedish musician Nicklas Barker (1969) is best known known for being the founding member of Swedish band ANEKDOTEN. Also a member of KOSMOGON and MY BROTHER THE WIND and Morte Macabre. In 2011 he scored the soundtrack for Spanish horror movie El Ultimo Fin De Semana. In 2022 he released his 2nd solo album, an ambient work called Epektasis. He is currently writing a new Anekdoten album.