Erik WØllo Silver Beach

Abstracke

£28.78

Format: 2LP
Catalogue No.: ABST018
Barcode: 5055869583428
Release Date: 12th March 2021
Genre: Experimental

Minimalistic electronic instrumental music from Scandinavia. Erik Wøllo is an unique norwegian musician that has been active since 1980, covering a wide range of styles but mostly known for his very personal take on electronic ambient music. “Silver Beach” is his fourth album, and it meant a new direction in his compositions. Gentle rhythms hold center for lush beautiful melodies to unfold, manifesting a restrained elegance in the way the chords hover around this percolating heartbeat. The result is synthetic walkabout music, an album of simple yet vibrant sophistication, perfect for wandering around, or sitting contemplating imaginary beautiful vistas with eyes closed. These fifteen stunning tracks create a sense of ceaseless motion without arrival, the pleasure of travelling without destination: walking on a outer limits beach. An early electronic music masterpiece, it was made using the latest MIDI technology at that time. Everything was composed and recorded on the now vintage Roland MSQ700, and all the diverse synths and rack modules were mixed directly down to 2 track analog tape (no multitrack tape was used). The original Silver Beach album was released on vinyl on the Norwegian label Cicada Records in 1986. In 1988 the album was released on CD (also Cicada) and included the additional and very rhythmical tracks “Little Big Tune” and “Mountain Train.” The album was also re-released on CD on the Spanish label Margen Records in 2005, remastered and fine-tuned with 5 additional previously unreleased tracks from the same era. This tunes just refuse to be forgotten, their glittering beauty having both an air of nostalgia, but also of vigency, as they continue to haunt new ears. There's no doubt that this is a classic of European eighties electronic music composition, a polished artwork with the best aesthetic and emotional signifiers of its era.

Track list: A1- Four A2- Panorama A3- The Open Room A4- Journey B1- The Emeralds B2- Crystal-Ice B3- Dark Eyed Drums B4- Silver Beach C1- Little Big Tune C2- Recitation C3- Mountain Train C4- Aural Light C5- Chrime D1- Sequenza D2- Amiga D3- Lakeside D4- The Wintergarden Ethereal