Artist : ╙lafur Arnalds And Nils Frahm
Album : Collaborative Works
Year : 2015
Genre : Ambient
Quality : 229kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : CD
Playtime : 1h 41m
Size : 176.1mb
Label : Erased Tapes Records
Catalognr : ERATP074CD
Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Four 3:07
02. Three 4:18
03. Wide Open 5:47
04. W 6:42
05. M 5:13
06. A1 7:04
07. A2 4:46
08. B1 13:37
09. Life Story 5:41
10. Love And Glory 5:23
CD 2
01. 20:17 5:55
02. 21:05 5:15
03. 23:17 5:20
04. 23:52 5:54
05. 00:26 5:52
06. 01:41 4:09
07. 03:06 5:02
08. Untitled 2:53
Releasenotes:
╙lafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm announce Double-CD release 'Collaborative Works' û
comprising all three vinyl EPs 'Loon', 'Stare' and 'Life Story Love And Glory'
as well as 7 new songs from their 'Trance Frendz' studio film
'Stare' (2012) was the very first collaborative recording made by ╙lafur Arnalds
and Nils Frahm û a true family effort featuring long-time collaborator and
cellist Anne Mⁿller, which took place in 2011 between Reykjavφk and Berlin.
Originally released as a strictly limited 10-inch vinyl record exclusive on
Record Store Day 2012, this long sold-out must-have was re-issued on July 17,
2015 û this time in 12-inch format. ╙li and Nils recorded and mixed their first
collaborative record between Reykjavφk and Berlin as a surprise release for
label founder Robert Raths.
'Loon' (2015) is a synthesiser-led 5-track EP that was recorded in autumn 2014
across five days at Nils's Durton Studio in Berlin, and continues with the
ambient sounds of 'Stare' but with the addition of more percussive elements and
dub influences. For 'Loon' they wired the Oberheim 4 Voice and a Korg PS3100 to
the patch bay/mixing desk and performed live takes. With all four hands on its
pots, all mixes were recorded straight onto 2-track ╜-inch tape.
'Life Story Love And Glory' (2015) is a 2-track live improv affair on two
pianos, also recorded at Nils's place in October 2012, the day before the two
went on the road for the Erased Tapes 5th Anniversary Tour. It was released on
August 21, 2015 as a surprise 7" available through record stores only, two weeks
ahead of its digital release, and entered the Official UK Vinyl Single Charts at
#3, still remaining in the Top 10 after 3 weeks.
'Trance Frendz' (2015) is the audio recording of their intimate 45-minute studio
film. Originally planned as a short video session of previously released tracks,
instead the two ended up recording seven brand new improvisations û showcasing
the nature of their musical friendship. It was revealed on September 1, 2015 as
part of their joint website www.arnaldsfrahm.com
"The music on this CD is a collection of our studio collaborations from recent
years. We would meet in Reykjavik or Berlin with the intention to share some
days off work, hiking, swimming or eating pizza. That is great for a couple
days, but after a while we would always end up back in the studio, fiddling with
synths or pianos. This collection of recordings cannot be an album. It will
remain a collage of our studio experiments of the past. It simply is convenient
to have them all together here, so you don't need to look out for some limited
10" somewhere or deal with a nerdy record dealer in Japan to track down this one
7 " which will turn out to sound pretty rough anyways... consider them as
moments in space and time where we shared the same room for some days to come
down and enjoy making music. After deciding to release the studio
collaborations, we planned to do a video session of us performing an improvised
duet to promote the release.
On the 28th of July 2015 we met up at Durton Studio in Berlin and invited
Alexander Schneider and his camera to document it. But instead of ending the
session after the first take we continued improvising throughout the night,
ending up with several new pieces written and recorded in 8 hours with no
overdubs and no edits. We felt there was something special in these songs as
they arrived so quickly and unexpectedly, remembering that our friendship and
collaboration originally started with live improvisation on stage. At the end of
the night we had all this music that sounded unfamiliar even to us, loudly
asking to be included in this collection." (╙lafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm)
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