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artist ■■ nova june
release ■■ ground
year ■■ 2002
genre ■■ lo-fi
label ■■ maxelect records
catalogue ■■ mex003-2
website ■■ www.maxelect.com
date ■■ 22-mar-2003
quality ■■ 192kbps/44,1khz
source ■■ compact disc
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01 did it all again 7:32
02 another day 6:27
03 coming home 6:25
04 twilight 8:02
05 nothing's wrong 5:37
06 baby baby 6:29
07 crystal 6:35
08 ground 6:05
09 turn it on 6:21
10 where its at 5:57
11 beauty 7:15
playtime ■■ 01h 12m 45s
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what do you associate with sweden? ikea, pine furniture and vodka?
there is a lot more to it than that, the country does have more
exciting export products. for instance, when you hear for the
first time what the swedes come up with during the long mid-summer
nights in secluded wooden-panelled studios, you realise why they
need their isolation most - to compose music.
in their project nova june, jan derek and norman falk, two decent
scandinavian guys, have not just set themselves the goal of
melting the swedish ice. music is universal, sounds have no single
language. the two musicians have been working on the basis of this
simple, but effective principle for seven years now. they
originally worked separately, but then decided to join forces four
years ago. their experiences of music and composing seemed to bind
together like fresh snow when they went into the studio together
for the first time. they quickly became a team that not only
composed and produced music for listeners as the swedish film
industry soon took notice of nova june. stockholm film producer
vilhelm gunnarsson turned to jan and norman to produce the title
song for his short film ôresorö. music for the eyes.
you see immediately how well the music of nova june interacts with
moving pictures. each individual track tells a story, sometimes
sad, sometimes full of hope, but always with depth, a wealth of
ideas and using well-worked sound creations. music for the soul.
electronic instruments are just as important as real instruments
for the lads from nova june. sensitive string sequences alternate
with synthetic chords, drifting sound layers are tied down by
heart-rending vocal parts. nova june know how to play with the
listenerÆs feelings without hurting them and thus create a mood
that you want to experience time and time again. you discover new
elements, new harmonies, new sides to the album each time you
repeat the tracks. music as an accompaniment.
ôgroundö is in no way down-to-earth, but at the same time not
over-refined. ôgroundö is unique, individual and remarkably
different. so next time you relax with a glass of absolut vodka in
your ikea armchair, think about nova june...