a r t i s t : Ljudbilden & Piloten
t i t l e : One Hundred Fifty-Five
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Nosordo (NSRD009)
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2008
t r a c k s : 15
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 66,10 MB
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Composed and performed by Kristofer Str÷m. Recorded and mixed
between 2005?07 in Malm÷, Sweden. We are thrilled to present
"One hundred fifty-five", the latest release from
award-winning illustrator, animator, and musician Kristofer
Str÷m (Ljudbilden & Piloten). After several highly-acclaimed
limited edition singles and EPs (paired with such names as
Kama Aina and Gregg Kowalsky/Osso Bucco) "One hundred
fifty-five" is essentially Ljudbilden & Piloten's first full
length album. The deluxe digipack CD cover comes replete with
a special full-colour collage for each track, and YouTube is
already heaving with special videos made for this release (one
video per track). With echoes of Greg Davis, John Fahey and,
dare we say it, Pink Floyd in the mix, "One hundred
fifty-five" will surely make people sit up and take notice of
this extraordinary musical talent.
The unique sound of Ljudbilden & Piloten (pron. "yude-bill-den
oak pee-loe-ten") is the result of Kristofer?s relentless
search for new sounds. He has used a range of objects in the
creation of loops and rhythms. On any one of the 15 new tracks
on "One hundred fifty-five" you may hear sounds as diverse as
those of Elmo (Kristofer's dog), a glass, a zither, a handclap
or two, an egg slicer, a guitar, a bass and a trumpet.
Based in Malm÷, Sweden, Kristofer has worked with a variety of
different bands over the past decade, yet it is his solo work
as Ljudbilden & Piloten where he can really flex his creative
muscles, which combines video work, illustration and his
trademark use of unusual percussion objects. He says he is
inspired by everything and everyone. "I can't put my finger on
just one thing that inspires me the most. It depends from time
to time. One day it could be an e-mail from someone, another
day the silence. Movies, photos, art, friends, music. I can't
decide what inspires me the most. It wouldn't be fair to the
tree with no leaves if I turned around and said I got more
inspiration from looking at its friend who has leaves."
Kristofer has composed music for theatre, dance-theatre and
for short film productions. Last summer he also worked as a
music pedagogue at NEON Gallery space in Malm÷, Sweden,
alongside Lisa Nordstr÷m from Midaircondo. He has toured
Sweden with David Balula, Domotic and O.lamm, Dead Texan, and
has performed in Denmark and Spain. 2008 will see more live
performances, in support of "One hundred fifty-five".
His animation work has earned him such awards as the Gold
Award for "Best Budget Video" at the Cads Music Vision Awards
(London, UK), an award for "Best Video" at the Kolla Awards
(Stockholm, Sweden). His work has been presented on Swedish
national television (notably on Kobra and Musikbyrσn/SVT) and
to celebrate the success of his stop-motion video for the band
Minilogue (over 2 million views on YouTube so far) the
producers Son Kite made and special presentation a over an
hour of Ljudbilden material (released, unreleased, live,
upcoming and sketches).
"Ljudbilden & Piloten says everything I've ever wanted to say
about how magnificent life is, in much better ways than my
measly words could ever express." - Eden Hemming Rose, Foxy
Digitals (USA)
With support from The Swedish National Council for Cultural
Affairs.
www.ljudbilden.com
www.nosordo.com
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01-You Know You're Doing Ok [05:46]
02-Plokk [04:42]
03-Pianosong Two No. 2 [01:55]
04-A. Klingtmann [05:51]
05-N. Vaerlinge [03:26]
06-Flock [03:18]
07-Wedding [04:46]
08-I Will Turn You Down To The Stage [00:39]
09-Arms And Legs Together [02:13]
10-Care Of [03:45]
11-Three Tacht [04:52]
12-Pianosong Two [04:02]
13-(Bjorn) One More Year [05:35]
14-Pen On Paper [04:46]
15-Wednesday [02:02]
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57:38 min