The Formant

March 17, 2017 Mischa Mathys

Benjamin Finger – Ghost Figures

Beguiling piano motifs haunt an otherworldly dimension as strings resonate in solemn reverie against a superficial backdrop of electronic miasma. Disquiet ensues in the empty spaces between intervallic leaps as the player purposively caresses dormant keys in simple gestures redolent of Satie in one of his more contemplative moments. Dust

March 14, 2017 The Formant

Once you enter the world of Bertoia you don’t want to leave – An interview with John Brien of Important Records

Norwegian sound artist Asbjørn Blokkum Flø delves into world of Harry Bertoia and his Sonambient sound installations with John Brien, who released a large collection of these recordings, through his Important Records label. One of the most interesting releases of 2016 was the 11 CD Box Set Sonambient: Recordings of Harry Bertoia.

February 24, 2017 The Formant

Off the Score: A Q&A with Hilde Marie Holsen

Hilde Marie Holsen, since her debut album “Ask” hit the shelves with critical acclaim, has carved out something very particular and niche in music. Processing her trumpet in the electronic realm, she blends the mournful tone of the brass instrument with the explorative field of electronic music to make music

February 22, 2017 The Formant

In another room: A Q&A with Stian Balducci

Stian Balducci approaches music with a keen intellect. Whether he is orchestrating his scholarly pursuits at Kristiansand conservatory, working with the Punkt collective, or in the skin of his Techno moniker, +plattform, there is an inquisitive consciousness to the way he produces, plays and listens to music. His instincts and

February 15, 2017 The Formant

Watch: Benjamin Finger – Distance of a Shadow (Ghostflowers)

The creative polyglot, Benjamin Finger returns in 2017 with a brand new album Ghost Figure and as a pretext to the upcoming release via Oak Editions, he has shared the first single and video taken from it album. Distance of a Shadow (Ghostflowers) follows the eccentricities of 10, Finger’s last album,

February 15, 2017 Mischa Mathys

Omnipresent: The music of Tokyo

The moment your feet touch solid ground at Narita Airport in Tokyo Japan, a wave of calm and serenity envelopes you on the sonic plain. There’s a quiet, light hum from people scurrying to their final- or next destination, but filling the noticeable void where noise usually resides in western transport

February 13, 2017 The Formant

55 with Stian Balducci & Hilde Marie Holsen (Live Ambient set)

Stian Balducci & Hilde Marie Holsen (Live Ambient set) | K3 (Ambient DJ set) If a tree falls in the woods does it make it a sound? Irrevocably, yes. At what point can we distinguish that sound from its origins and at what point do we interpret the objectified sound

January 19, 2017 The Formant

Dekmantel UFO – A New Frontier

The Dekmantel name, which today carries it with it the kind of distinction and respect of an elder statesman of club music, outnumbers their years by some degree when it comes to their achievements. What started out in the latter part of the last decade in the minds of Casper

January 12, 2017 The Formant

Listen: Fredrik Handsome – Hochl

Tellstroem’s Djupet label, which bestowed upon us The Recognition‘s Jackin Beats last year via there free download channel, is back with Fredrik Handsome. The unknown artist has given Djupet Hochl as a belated christmas gift to download. Quirky guitars and eighties synth-pop arrangements spill over funky bass-lines a reverb-laden beats that engage with its audience on a

January 11, 2017 Mischa Mathys

Various Artists – Domestic Documents Vol.1

In an age where everything is available to anybody and the only borders that exists are within the irrational mind, a sense of community is slowly unravelling, and while on a socio-political level this has its benefits, in music this has created something of a void. It’s a void where