Cloud Code by NODFELD
The idea for the album came in summer 2020. At first I only played around on my piano for myself. More and more ideas came up and I started to take recordings. After producing electronic music for more than 20 years and publishing it under different names, the corona pandemic slowed life down. For me the chance to try new things and find a new way to make music. Without the club context, I was free in my mind. Making music right out of myself was a liberating feeling. I could do what had been dormant in me for a long time. There were attempts now and then, but in the end I couldn't get rid of the feeling of always doing techno. Nice too, but not everything for me.
Many inspirations of my music come from artists such as Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds, Yann Tiersen, Martin Kohlstedt, Poppy Ackroyd and many others, as well as nature, forest and city noises. And often from the instruments themselves.
I switched my setup in the studio from the electronic to a minimalist instrument setup, just piano, double bass and a Moog synthesizer. I also like the background noise that comes from an instrument, like the hammers and dampers on the piano, the fingerboard and bow noises of the double bass. So I tried a lot of recording techniques and microphones until I found the sound I was looking for.
After a few recordings, a number of pieces came together that went well together. I decided to finish it as an album. Some of them are one-takes with the associated imperfections, others are recorded and arranged layer by layer in the studio. I also used field recordings. A warm summer rain was the starting point for "Rain".
The album will be released in May 2021 as a limited vinyl edition and digitally on my newly founded label "Feldeffekt".
Review Gezeitenstrom Magazin:
https://gezeitenstrom.weebly.com/reviews/nodfeld-cloud-code-2021
Tracklist
| 1. | Stacco | 3:35 |
| 2. | Dream | 6:10 |
| 3. | Steps | 3:51 |
| 4. | Waves | 3:26 |
| 5. | Sinus | 1:19 |
| 6. | Night | 4:58 |
| 7. | Rain | 6:09 |
| 8. | Nira | 3:01 |
| 9. | Planet 9 | 3:07 |
| 10. | Gravy | 2:24 |
| 11. | Dream | 6:10 |
Credits
composed, recorded and produced by Nodfeld
mastering by DIAL-audio
℗ © 2021 Feldeffekt
License
All rights reserved.
Nodfeld is a German musician with roots in the techno scene. He learned the double bass late in life and taught himself to play the piano, resulting in a unique minimalist style of neoclassical, jazzy and electronic elements. In 2021 and 2022 he released his albums “Cloud Code” and “Off”.
His latest work, "Oscillations," was released in September 2024