Norwell - Grasslands by Norwell
Norwell - Grasslands
"Budapest based Norwell is the kind of producer who draws up epic tales using very few instruments. Yes, his music is overflowing with brooding synthesizers, soaring filter sounds, relentless beats and dramatic melodies, but Norwell’s main instrument is time. The precisely engineered song structures always take center stage to demonstrate what the subtractive approach and repetition are capable of. With his self-released second album, Grasslands he follows the same principles in the footsteps of German electronic music pioneers – whether that be 70s kosmiche composers or 2000s minimal techno producers. Be sure to check out standout tracks Fictional Islands and Random Rider for an exquisite course on the subject.
Eight original songs and two remixes (by S Olbricht and Le Révélateur) complete Norwell’s second LP which is also available on cassette."
All original tracks were written by Balázs Semsei during 2014-2016 in Budapest.
Remixes by Le Révélateur & S Olbricht
https://soundcloud.com/le-revelateur
https://soundcloud.com/s_olbricht
Artwork by Péter Bakonyi
https://www.behance.net/peterbakonyi
Mastered by Erik Bánhalmi
Special thanks to Matyas Csiszar for visuals
http://matyas.vintagedigitalism.hu/
Self-released in 2016, Europe
Tracklist
| 1. | Fictional islands | 6:00 |
| 2. | Circulated | 5:35 |
| 3. | Waters of June | 6:03 |
| 4. | Grasslands | 8:21 |
| 5. | Birds of the Hill | 6:16 |
| 6. | Saunterer | 5:20 |
| 7. | 1004 | 6:48 |
| 8. | Random Rider | 6:28 |
| 9. | 1004 (S Olbricht remix) | 9:17 |
| 10. | Grasslands (Le Révélateur remix) | 5:24 |
Credits
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Hypnotizing, uplifting yet grounded, Norwell blends an astute use of grainy analogue synths textures to modern electronic music structures to create a sound that resonates with every nooks and crannies of the human body.