Feldermelder - Euphoric Attempts

-OUS

£20.70

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: OUS030
Barcode: 7640136115273
Release Date: 14 Oct 2022
Genre: Classical / Electronic

01: Fragments of Yesterday - Feldermelder
02: Wendys Hollow Path - Feldermelder
03: Less Real Than You - Feldermelder
04: In Sosteso - Feldermelder
05: L'Ennui Hâté - Feldermelder
06: Moving Tiles - Feldermelder
07: Melee - Feldermelder
08: The Place Is What Emerges - Feldermelder
09: Setting Things Apart - Feldermelder
10: Perhaps Significant - Feldermelder
11: Non C'é - Feldermelder
12: Indefinable Basement - Feldermelder
13: Dance of the Forgotten - Feldermelder
14: Shaping the Experience - Feldermelder
15: L'Anticipazione del Futuro - Feldermelder

"While focusing on the current conditions we find ourselves in and bracing for what seems like the collapse of humanity, I made this collection of music in an attempt to ignite the essential remnants of my inner euphoria, and perhaps yours too" - Feldermelder

"Euphoric Attempts" is a finespun, voluminous manifestation of euphoria, a testimony to creativity, produced at a time when the outside world seems to be slowly disintegrating. The musical language is pure, vast, resilient, and vulnerable. The compositions of Feldermelder have a tonality both strange and familiar, intensified and influenced by classical music, yet distinguished by the coalescence of contrasting styles.

"Euphoric Attempts" relates to the state of our external surroundings but also refers to our inner life: it passes through our memories — through our organism — through our stories, and intends to elude the cold grip of analytical listening, instead retrieving intrinsic truths. The track titles signify a form of homage to our inner individuality, existing in parallel with the severities of the tangible, the external.

For this album, Feldermelder draws together compositions from his extensive archives, focussing on material that reflects the simple joy of making music. As a counterpoint to the abstract complexities and intricate rhythms of his live performances, here Feldermelder creates candid compositions of purity and minimalism, finding a sense of elegance in the details. "Euphoric Attempts" discovers the prospect of liberation and vitality in concealed intimacies, capturing their resemblance in gentle, elaborate, and prodigious movements of sound.

Feldermelder is a Swiss musician, sound designer, producer, and installation artist. He is co-founder of -OUS and part of the audio-visual collective Encor.studio. He has previously released several releases on -OUS, both as a solo artist, and in collaboration with Sara Oswald and Julian Sartorius. Feldermelder's influences range from pioneering early electronic music to contemporary analogue electronics to classic jazz and beyond. The diversity of the music that inspires him is mirrored in his own work, which illustrates an ever-evolving sound, and indicates that influence is seen as both map and compass, guiding divergent inclinations.