Thursday 15 January 2009

Looms of Fate

Here are two records of original electronic music. Both of them make great use of tampered sounds repeating unpredictably as they kind of grow into compositions.

The first is by Kim Hiorthøy who is also an acclaimed graphic designer and artist (great stuff by him can be seen here). "Melke" was Kim's second album, released in 2001 and known to be compiled of various tracks that were either from already singles and remixes as well as some originals and alternate versions. This makes it less of a "thought out" album but I think the variety shows how much range his core style has.

While you could argue that Kim Hiorthøy's sound is based in hip-hop and other sample based music, the Lucky Dragons album "Widows" released in 2006 is a bit more out there. Saying that, it can be a surprisingly relaxing (but still engaging) listen.


"Melke" by Kim Hiorthøy



"Widows" by Lucky Dragons

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