' . : ' © rB/rMRS81! : daniel blomqvist - skallberget : °·<'))>< ____ ` '.' ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ '.' ` ____ \ \__._____| |_____\ \____\ \_____ | | \ \____._____\ \_____ _\__ \ | ___ ____/ _ \_ _ \|_ | _\__ ___ ____/ _ \ \ _ | | | | | | | | | | % / |__\ _ | | | | \____\_ | | | | | | » | | | | | | / | \ | » | | | | | / | _| | ' | | | | | | | ___/| |\ \ _| | | | | | % / \__\ % |\______/ | |_ \_____/ _| | |________/_\ | | |_\_______/ . .. \___| . .... . \___/ ... ... \___/ ... ....... .. \___|. \___/ .... .. . ... . . .:.. .... ... : ... .:.. ... :..: :..: : :..: :..: : :..: : :... : APL044 >> DANIEL BLOMQVIST - SKALLBERGET [15.05.2007 | FROSTY PASTORAL POPAMBIENT] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Skallberget" is Daniel Blomqvist's debut release which has found a natural home at netlabel Autoplate. Daniel has been experimenting with electronic music for 15 years - spending his leisure time "sculpting melody, noise and beat to fit what ever mood I happen to be in." The songs took their form in the Skallberget region of the Swedish city of Västerås where Daniel resides. Using a laptop, and being mainly a diversion, the songs were created over an extended period of time during the late evenings in the living room of his home which he occupies together with his girlfriend. Daniel's music is personal and emotive being inspired by events or moments in life and serving as a reflection of his mood. His music is varied, drawing its inspiration from several genres, although, ambient seems to be especially significant to "Skallberget". The ambiance of "Skallberget" is smooth and harmonious - born of carefully selected sounds and samples and then meticulously sculptured into poignant soundscapes that are perfectly suited for nighttime listening - so you'll not find anything coarse or overtly dissonant here. The ties that bind these songs, that is, those qualities that give "Skallberget" its sense of cohesiveness, are the underlying ambient backdrop working in unison with the compelling emotional connections behind each song . Other musical styles are also at play here which are clearly intertwined within the aural fabric of "Skallberget". "När Andra Sover" and "Själdestruktiv" are dub-inspired soundscapes with the former being minimal and sparse while latter is slightly more robust and dense. The misty electronics, beautiful melodies, and clear traces of pop-influences on "Juninatt", "Cement Och Glas", and "Frost" suggest some comforting pastoral moments. As alluded to in their titles, the melancholic melodies and hazy, static minimalism of "Risk För Ras" and "Midnatt Råder" hint at a late night urban landscape bringing to mind images of dimly lit, deserted streets. A blend of conversational voices, piano samples, and warm orchestral ambience on "Tjuvlyssnat" allow for a homey, nostalgic mood. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: 08 tracks :: 42min 17sec :: 59.582 MB :: 01: Daniel Blomqvist - Självdestruktiv 02: Daniel Blomqvist - När Andra Sover 03: Daniel Blomqvist - Frost 04: Daniel Blomqvist - Cement Och Glas 05: Daniel Blomqvist - Midnatt Råder 06: Daniel Blomqvist - Risk För Ras 07: Daniel Blomqvist - Juninatt 08: Daniel Blomqvist - Tjuvlyssnat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [AUTOPLATE.RELEASES] APL001 VA - "Bauhaus" APL002 Andrey Kirichenko - "00.00" APL003 Danny Kreutzfeldt - "Furtherspace" APL004 833-45 - "Solar Cycle" APL005 Affective Disorder w/ Undacova - "Study Of A Ladybug On A Rope" APL006 VA - "Constructions for Andrey Kirichenko" APL007 Taavi Tulev - "Televiisor On Tuksis" APL008 Vultrapia - "Autopianotationalismasoschism" APL009 Dighom - "Vibrating Colours - Coloured Vibrations" APL010 Sable - "Dusk" APL011 Randomajestiq - "UnclassifiEP" APL012 Gultskra Artikler - "Gruppa Turistov" APL013 The Moglass w/ Andrey Kirichenko APL014 Off The Sky - "Studies of Lifeform In Transit" APL015 Johan Wieslander - "Gas" APL016 Fernando Lagreca - "Suave" APL017 Marsen Jules - "Lazy Sunday Funerals" APL018 tlon - "acoustic lazy dolls" APL019 Gultskra Artikler - "Gololed" APL020 VA - "Many Things Worth Living For" APL021 Konrad Bayer - "Shall We Go To The Park?" APL022 Normal Music - "Let's Do Really Strange Things And Call Them Normal" APL023 Marsen Jules - "Yara" APL024 Konrad Bayer - "Songs For Sunhi (Summerrain)" APL025 Kenneth Kirschner - "May 3, 1997" APL026 Arrial - "this is my beauty, show me yours" APL027 color by numbers - "The Transitions" APL028 lomov - "Holzwege" APL029 Fernando Lagreca - "Nadador" APL030 tlon - "from elsewhere to nowhere" APL031 Lou Teti - "Night Pieces" APL032 you dee - "Nur die Harten kommen in den Garten" APL033 Off the Sky - "Caustic Light" APL034 Motionfield - "Music for Pictures" APL035 Move D - "Johanniskirche Live" APL036 Emil Klotzsch - "Tiefe Berge" APL037 Protogroup - "Love Gives Strength To My Soul" APL038 Arrial - "For The Love" APL039 Segue - "Forest Refrations" APL040 Fern - "This First Day" APL041 Fernando Lagreca - "Colpi Di Sole" APL042 Klotzsch & Sudermann - "Holzlaub" APL043 Various Artists - "A Summer Frost And A Winter Thaw" APL044 Daniel Blomqvist - "Skallberget" -------------------------------------------------------------- AUTOPLATE is a THINNER sublabel for versatile electronic music. 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