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MÖRMAID:Within the creative depths of Oslo you'll find the artist and music producer Mörmaid. Inspired by a vibrant sound universe, she threads influences from stars like Grimes, Röyksopp, SOPHIE, Burial, Kelly Lee Owens and Arca, stitching them together into her very own musical tapestry.
Mörmaid's creative evolution traverses an eclectic sonic landscape, driven by a flow of influences ranging from free jazz's wild improvisations to the pulsating rhythm of techno, from ethereal dream pop to boundary-pushing hyperpop. The result? A palette as ethereal as it is hypnotic, as enticing as it is danceable—a refreshing intersection of the catchy and the experimental.
So far, she has collaborated with artists such as Ben Alexander, Bård Berg, and Murmur, and has remixed for acts including Sea Change, Ida Stein, Marie Sahba, and Aggie Frost. Her first self-released EP, "No Sharp Edges," was unveiled in 2020, featuring tracks like "Turn Away" and "G.R.B." which were recommended by P3 Urørt.
Over the past two years she has appeared at both by:Larm and Trondheim Calling, and in 2022 she signed with Beat Palace Records, where she released her second EP, "Push Pull." Since then, she’s had several features on BBC Radio, been remixed by nu-disco icon Lindstrøm, and interviewed by the prestigious audio engineering magazine Sound On Sound.
Mörmaid ended 2023 with an explosive teaser from her forthcoming debut album. The single "Manicfest" is a powerful and playful club anthem that shook listeners out of their comfort zones. In January 2024 she presented us with her second single, the loose club cut "I’m Trying”, which made it’s way to New Music Friday playlists all over Scandinavia, cult pop playlist Popjustice as well as BBC Radio.
MARTIN MIGUEL ALMAGRO TONNE PERITA:
Martin Miguel Almagro Tonne: Gitar/synthgitar
Karl Hjalmar Nyberg: Sax/EWI
Håvard Aufles: Keyboard
Martin Morland: Bass
Henrik Lødøen: Trommer
Martin Miguel Tonne’s Jazzland Recordings debut “Perita” is a multifaceted assault on the senses. Gritty Lo-fi and crystalline Hi-fi tones and textures layer and interweave, angular riffs merge with broken melodies, chugging repetitive beats morph into polyrhythmic hustle and bustle, and at any given moment, everything can jump or slide onto a completely new set of ideas. Perhaps best known for his work in Pom Poko, he has also appeared on recordings by Kalle (including the eponymous 2020 album on Jazzland) and Lillebror.
Much of the music was played and programmed by Tonne himself (guitar, bass, percussion, synth, drum programming, etc), but he is also accompanied by others: The interplay between Tonne and sax player Karl Hjalmar Nyberg (particularly on the track “Microton”) is frequently nothing short of magical as they conjure unexpected unisons and harmonies or break free of each other to create dramatic counterpoints. Lyder Øvreås Røed (trumpet) joins Tonne, Nyberg, and Hans Hulbækmo (Drums) on “4444”, a melodic song that drifts and soars, and has a strangely nostalgic air, yet manages to feel like some species of indie rock.
The drummers get their moments, too – Axel Skalstad, Hans Hulbækmo and Henrik Lødøen – each providing playing that ranges from almost sterile interplay with programmed beats through to textural and expressive playing. Martin Morland (bass) appears on “Smaken av grus” where he contributes a killer solo, and “Coral Part 2”.
“Perita” is one of those albums that is simply unclassifiable – shot through with mid-1960s proto-psychedelia, moments of cool jazz, late 1980s Latin House, shoegazer elements, Beefheartian jagged riffs and counterpoints, whispers of pop, choral, ambient, experimental improvisation, and just about anything else that comes to mind: all musical substance is grist for Tonne’s mill, and he clearly relishes it.
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